| Where Were You In 1965? |
Subject: Where Were You In 1965? by TommyT-Bone on 2009/8/9 12:40:37 If you weren't born yet, be patient. I'll catch up to you soon enough. In 1965 I was in the the 4th and later the 5th grade. I had noticed the development of some of my female classmates and was trying at that time to make lots of new friends. I attended a parochial school. At that time I took flut-o-phone (recorder) lessons with many of the rest of my classmates. Living in Boston provided plenty of opportunity to enjoy seasonal events. Hockey, basketball, baseball and football were all played by kids in the neighborhood. We also threw everything that was not tied down. Rocks, sticks, snowballs, eggs. I can remember gathering a grocery bag full of nuts for an upcoming acorn fight. Learning how to whip an acorn, pignut or stone was most important. Going to the movies or to the local park for a summer event or to the skating rink in winter, all part of the childhood fun. Riding the Red Line, the trollies and the busses just to go to places in town you've never been. Beach days with the family or another family that invited you for the ride. Hiking through the hillsides, making forts or climbing at the rock pit. There was Dairy Dan the Ice Cream Man, local penny candy stores that actually had candy for a penny, soda fountains and ice cream shops. Hop scotch, jump ropes, climbing trees. In 1965 there was always something to do but somehow I managed to get bored from time to time. Then it was time to kick back and listen to the AM radio or watch your favorite program on a black and white tv. You could pick a program from one of the five available channels. Aahhh ! 1965 .......... Where were you in 65. |
