I was lucky enough to grow up in the bestest decade ever. Glam rock, punk, new wave, tank tops, flares, TOTP with Jimmy Saville and the hairy cornflake. A decade of innocence and brutality juxtaposing with one another. Pete Duel and Elvis topping themselves with burgers, peanut butter and guns. Heady days indeed. Perhaps Dev can tell us what it was like growing up in the 50's?
This thread is a result of a rare window of lucidity from the OP . Please treat it with the respect it and he deserves .
Ah yes, the 70s: of the decades I've experienced, it's in the top 5 of my personal favourites. Here's some memories: Having long hair and being mistaken for a little girl. Buying a bag of sweets for 10p, the chews and bubble gum balls etc were 1/2p each in the shop across the road. The scorching summer of 76, our tortoise died crossing the lawn. Confusing Gary Glitter for Alvin Stardust, thankfully only on the telly. Test match cricket shown on the BBC. Her Majesty The Queen's Silver Jubilee, each pupil at school received a commemorative mug, probably still got that, be in one of the cupboard's at mother's house. Getting a little bottle of milk at school every morning till Maggie correctly removed this uneccessary luxury. Going shopping in Stevenage, the beautiful clock tower and fountain* in the town centre used to have punks and skinheads sitting all around it. * The iconic clock tower and fountain in Stevenage after all the punks and skins had departed: please log in to view this image Waiting for telly to start in the morning, Anglia TV had this on a loop for I guess about half an hour before programmes started: [video=youtube;n6fxtP3eY_M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6fxtP3eY_M[/video]
Bowling down to St Tropez in a Mk1 Cavalier and watching Cloughie's Forest win the European Cup when I got there.
The other thing I remember about that trip was stopping for petrol on the way back.I had just driven off the hovercraft and pulled into services.The first time I ever paid £1 a gallon!
Anyone remember sharing their telephone line with one of the neighbours (a party line)? Can't imagine my lad sharing his iphone5 with anyone. And he'd probably think a party line is a premium rate number you ring for a good time that charges £3 a minute.
Dead bodies not being buried. Everyone on strike. Bins being collected by the Army. Power cuts. By christ, those were the days.
May 1976 at Wembley, little Bobby Stokes getting on the end of a Jim McCalliog pass and knocking the ball past an outstretched Alex Stepney. Southampton 1, Northern Bastards 0 !!! The hottest summer in living memory. Under 16s night at the Mecca on The Pier. Oxford bags and tank tops, "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton. Black Sabbath at Southampton Gaumont. The Damned and The Adverts at Southampton Uni. Led Zeppelin at Knebworth. Getting beaten up by Teds on the Isle of Wight. Getting pissed on Woodpecker Cider. Buying a quarter of rockie for £6.
