For The Times They Are a Changin'...
Growing up in the 50's, we all saw a lot of changes! Musically we were evolving from Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin to Buddy Holly and Ricky Nelson...to The Beach Boys and The Beatles!
I also remember growing up with 6 channels on the TV - 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11.
Does anyone remember this screen popping up around 10:00 p.m. when the "day's programming was over?"
Also, for those of you that can recall those days...remember how every show made us laugh and/or think?
And, some of the shows actually dealt with life's REAL PROBLEMS!
For instance; the carefree but sometimes serious problems of just being a kid...
like learning how to settle our differences with friends...
or trying to earn some money...
or just hanging out.
But at the end of the day, all was well...(nite Petey!)
Then, the '60's came around and a lot of us started "Feeling Groovy"!
The music was great!
The Beatles, Stones, Mama's & the Papa's, The Four Tops, Diana Ross & The Supremes ( I don't know about you guy's, but I miss those days when black people used to sing! Whitney Huston, may your music shine on...) The 5th Dimension, Jimmy Hendrix, Louis Armstrong, John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gay, Chubby Checker, The Doors, The Grass Roots, The Rascals,...there are just too many to list!
Side note...2015, 50 years later and their music is just as incredible now as it was then...
Do you really think in 50 years, they're going to remember - who recited which poem?
Side note...AND THEY ALL HAD TALENT! Not by winning a stupid and useless TV show! They worked hard. They paid their dues. They wrote their own songs and played musical instruments! Not like today...please don't get me started.
Next, the 70's and now the MOVIES started to change...
G — General Audiences. All Ages Admitted.
PG — Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children.
PG-13 — Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13.
R — Restricted. Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian.
Let me ask you a question...does this rating system make any sense? As long as you're going with "an adult," you can be 10 yrs. old and see an R rated movie...another joke by the movie industry.
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