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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 6, 2008 6:58:40 GMT -6
My good buddy WC, over at Jill's forum, posted this link a few weeks ago, and I felt compelled to share the link here at the Diner!   This is a Flash video so sit back, relax, and enjoy some great memories! (Some of the things you'll have to read pretty quickly, though!   ) objflicks.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm |
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Post by Midge on Aug 7, 2008 0:22:13 GMT -6
That was groovy, especially the sound track. ;D Almost all of those songs are on my iPod.
I have to take exception with one of the statements, though. Most people didn't have party lines in the 1960's, at least not in California, where I grew up. Maybe this was more common in rural areas?
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Aug 7, 2008 3:24:26 GMT -6
That was groovy, especially the sound track. ;D Almost all of those songs are on my iPod. I have to take exception with one of the statements, though. Most people didn't have party lines in the 1960's, at least not in California, where I grew up. Maybe this was more common in rural areas? But what about Brad Allen/Rex Stetson and Jan Morrow, they weren't in a rural area? :unsure: |
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Post by Midge on Aug 7, 2008 3:54:55 GMT -6
But what about Brad Allen/Rex Stetson and Jan Morrow, they weren't in a rural area?  Who?  |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 7, 2008 4:11:17 GMT -6
But what about Brad Allen/Rex Stetson and Jan Morrow, they weren't in a rural area? Who? That's my question too! :unsure: |
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Aug 7, 2008 4:13:10 GMT -6
But what about Brad Allen/Rex Stetson and Jan Morrow, they weren't in a rural area? Who? They were the main characters in Pillow Talk with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. I liked all the 60s memories in that clip. I was wondering if Buffalo Springfield would be on there (For What It's Worth.) and I'm glad that it was. It's often used to set a certain tone and it is very good at that. It simply has to be one of the most plaintively evocative tracks of all time. Theme From A Summer Place is wonderfully evocative but in a much different way. It's impossible to hear those sweeping strings and not be be swept back to the late 50s and early 60s. |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 7, 2008 4:16:19 GMT -6
They were the main characters in Pillow Talk with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Ah, I see! It's been too many years since I've seen Pillow Talk, which is why I had no clue!  ;D Thanks for clearing that up, Jeff! :thumbsup: |
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Post by Midge on Aug 7, 2008 4:19:11 GMT -6
Thank you for clarifying that, Jeff. I thought the names sounded familiar, but I couldn't quite place them. I didn't live in New York City then, but I rather doubt that party lines were that common in big cities. I think that "party line" angle was just used as a plot device.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 7, 2008 4:22:02 GMT -6
I do remember when party lines were still around.  And, Midge, I do believe that they were primarily in smaller areas. :unsure: |
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Aug 7, 2008 4:31:10 GMT -6
I was just joking when I mentioned those three characters but it caused some confusion because the characters weren't recognised. I doubt very much if Brad and Jan would have needed to share a line, it was just for the sake of the movie.
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Post by circled27 on Aug 7, 2008 9:22:45 GMT -6
WOW! Larry, thanks for sharing that. I agree, Take Me Back To The Sixties. ;D
Midge--we had a partyline. We lived in the suburbs of Toledo.
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Post by Midge on Aug 9, 2008 4:31:50 GMT -6
Midge--we had a partyline. We lived in the suburbs of Toledo. I stand corrected. I was born in 1948 and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles and San Francisco. We never had a party line and never even heard of them except in areas that had spotty phone service, such as the country. |
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Post by circled27 on Aug 11, 2008 16:54:00 GMT -6
Its okay. ;D
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Post by Kimmer on Aug 11, 2008 17:42:06 GMT -6
We didn't have a party line, but my aunt and uncle behind us did have one. I can remember my aunt answering THEIR ring and having to tell someone to "hang up and stop listening!!" LOL ;D I also thought it was odd that "I Love Lucy" was included in the TV shows because it wasn't a 1960's show. |
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Post by Midge on Aug 11, 2008 20:18:48 GMT -6
I also thought it was odd that "I Love Lucy" was included in the TV shows because it wasn't a 1960's show. Good catch, Kim! I think by 1960 the Arnazes were not doing I Love Lucy any more as a weekly show, but they changed the title to the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and had a guest star in each episode. I don't think that was a weekly show; it may have been a once-a-month special. So technically Lucy and Ricky were still on TV in the sixties, but it wasn't I Love Lucy and it wasn't for very long. |
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Post by Kimmer on Aug 12, 2008 16:30:12 GMT -6
Midge, I'm not really sure, but I think "The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour" had also ended by then because....didn't Lucy and Desi get divorced in 1960?
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Post by hallway on Aug 12, 2008 16:37:28 GMT -6
Midge, I'm not really sure, but I think "The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour" had also ended by then because....didn't Lucy and Desi get divorced in 1960? My confidential sources tell me the final episode, entitled "Lucy Meets the Mustache" aired April 1, 1960. It was the last of a 13 episode run. |
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Post by Kimmer on Aug 12, 2008 17:03:11 GMT -6
Yep, but it was still a 1950's show!  I loved that episode....but I love Ernie Kovacs so that's to be expected! ;D |
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Post by hallway on Aug 12, 2008 17:10:35 GMT -6
Yep, but it was still a 1950's show! I loved that episode....but I love Ernie Kovacs so that's to be expected! ;D Not to be picky, but would that make "Gunsmoke" a 50's show? It ran from 1955 to 1975. It is the longest running prime time series in history, because William S Paley's wife liked it. Soon to be beaten by "The Simpsons." |
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Post by Kimmer on Aug 12, 2008 18:06:54 GMT -6
To me, it'd definitely make "Gunsmoke" a 50's show because that's when it started. That's what I base those things on anyway! ;D |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Nov 9, 2008 18:07:01 GMT -6
Someone posted this same song with some of the same memorabilia, but I couldn't resist posting it again. This is a slightly different version!!! :thumbsup: |
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Post by Midge on Nov 9, 2008 18:31:47 GMT -6
Ah, yes, I remember most of those things. Knickers, Lucky Strike green and Captain Midnight were before my time, though. Thanks, Larry!  |
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And, Midge, I do believe that they were primarily in smaller areas. :unsure: 
