Twylarants
posted on Nov 19, 2007
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Tags: baby boomers, the 60s, the 70s, aging
the Dean begins his speech...... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Aug 11, 2007
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Tags: Music, the 60s
What an amazing year that was. Mickey and Roger competing to try to break The Babe's record. Then Mickey got a bad cold, was given a shot in the ass by a quack, developed an infection so bad that it took him out of the lineup with a... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Aug 14, 2007
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Tags: the 60s, Music
This was a pivotal year for pop music. We haven't had a more pivotal year since. The Beatles brought their energy and intelligence, and a lot of other British bands did too. Nothing would ever be the same. This year is a bit like... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jul 25, 2007
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Tags: Music, the 60s
The Civil Rights movement and the beginning of the coming of age of the baby boomers started to come together in 1965. You could hear it in the music.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Aug 11, 2007
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Tags: Music, the 60s
The early 1960s weren't what we think of as "The Sixties", with all the hippies and drugs and civil rights demonstrations. I'd have to say there was pretty much nothing going on in America in 1960. Nothing that a 9 year old would notice... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jul 04, 2007
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Tags: the 60s, the 60, music of the 60s, Music, Oldies
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look at all those little girls fainting! What could be the cause? It's The Beatles!!!!!!!
The Moptops. The Fab Four. It's John, Paul, George and Ringo.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Aug 12, 2007
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Tags: Music, the 60s
The last of the pre-Beatle years. Though the Beatles were already having number one hits in England this year, they were unknown in America until after Christmas. 1963 had a lot of girl groups... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Aug 12, 2007
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Tags: Music, the 60s
Peter Paul and Mary in 1962 pave the way for the folk movement which will popularize Dylan, Baez, Judy Collins, Buffy Sainte Marie, and the folk rockers Simon and Garfunkel and the Byrds.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jul 26, 2007
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Tags: 1966, Music, the 60s
For the third year in a row the Beatles were by far the most popular musicians in the world and they still didn't hit their peak. They had a song that many people call the best they ever recorded, Eleanor Rigby.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jul 27, 2007
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Tags: nostalgia, Music, the 60s
Sgt. Pepper came out this year, and many people call it the greatest album ever made. I don't think so. I can name a few Beatle albums I think were better - Revolver, the White Album, Abbey Road, maybe more.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jun 22, 2007
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Tags: Music, 1960, Oldies, the 60s
There's a redskin waitin' out there fixin' to take my hair. A coward I'm bein' called but I don't wanna wind up dead or bald. Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go. Please Mr. Custer, please don't make me go. (Forward....ho!)... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jun 30, 2007
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Tags: Music, Oldies, the 60s
Bob Dylan established himself as the greatest songwriter who ever lived in 1963. My Grammy for the year goes to his Masters of War, on the short list for greatest song lyric ever written.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jul 30, 2007
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Tags: the 60s, Music
I'll try to put together a concert of songs from 1969 that I like.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jul 28, 2007
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Tags: Music, the 60s
I made myself a homemade cd with 20 songs from 1968. I'll see how many of them are on You Tube by the original artists. Slices of '68.... read entire post
lfbno7
posted on Jun 23, 2007
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Tags: Oldies, the 60s, Music, 1961
I'm going to do you a favor. I'm going to tell you about the most beautiful instrumental song I ever heard on top 40 radio. I'm thinking you never heard it. It came from Hawaii. It's by Arthur Lyman and it's called Yellow Bird.... read entire post