The do you remember thread for oldies

Dorsetmike

Member
Well to be honest I suppose pop ceased to qualify as music sometime in the late 70s early 80s, the same could be said of quite a lot of classical in the same period.
 

teddy

Duckmeister
To my mid pop died when they started manufacturing groups. In the old days kids learned to sing at school and at church. They got hold of old guitars and taught themselves or if they were lucky took piano lesson. Maybe they played in a school or boys brigade band. They in effect took an apprenticeship. Nowadays they shove a mic in the their hands and tell them they are great. I am not even going to go into rap.

teddy
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Some of the best Jazz evolved around the old pop tunes and the musicals of that time
 

methodistgirl

New member
I was talking about a time when you had the Fleetwoods,
the Beach Boys, Rick Nelson, Round Robin, Leslie Gore, and
more old favorites of the late 50s and early 60s. Even the
country music of that day consisted of Loretta Lynn, Patsy
Cline and even Marty Robbins. I cried when Marty Robbins
died thirty years ago.
judy tooley
 

teddy

Duckmeister
The game of hopscotch is practically defunct over here. The police tend to warn off children who use chalk on the pavements and threaten them with anti-graphitti laws. I always wanted to play, but as it was deemed a girls game I did not have the nerve to join in.

teddy
 

teddy

Duckmeister
Ah those innocent childhood games. Spin the bottle, sardines, postmans knock. Happy days ;)
 

teddy

Duckmeister
I miss the days when children would aotomatically call adults Mr or Mrs rather than assume it is alright to use their christian names. Favoured adults would be addresses with the honorary title of Uncle or Auntie. As childrem we would no more address an adult in such a familiar fashion as most children do nowadays as fly to the moon. Still, I suppose good manners are out of fashion.

teddy

teddy
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
I miss the days when children would aotomatically call adults Mr or Mrs rather than assume it is alright to use their christian names. Favoured adults would be addresses with the honorary title of Uncle or Auntie. As childrem we would no more address an adult in such a familiar fashion as most children do nowadays as fly to the moon. Still, I suppose good manners are out of fashion.

teddy

teddy
I blame the government, we are not even allowed to give a good kick up the A.....
 

teddy

Duckmeister
I agree Colin. This attitude was encouraged in school with teachers encouraging the use of christian names. Also sloppy dress codes. Our yeachers not only wore ties but also gowns when teaching. You had someone to look up to.

teddy
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
I agree Colin. This attitude was encouraged in school with teachers encouraging the use of christian names. Also sloppy dress codes. Our yeachers not only wore ties but also gowns when teaching. You had someone to look up to.

teddy

teddy, I suppose it all comes back to respect, the old saying 'familiarity breeds contempt' is pretty close to the mark as are the majority of old sayings that are born out of experience a few spring to mind:
spare the rod and spoil the child
a Leopard can't change its spots
give me a child until 5 years old and I have him for life etc

I mentioned this one before [a father in NZ was prosecuted for flicking his sons ear when the child "about 6 years old" had ridden his small bike onto a road when told not to] the Courts now admit they were wrong to prosecute, be interesting to see what happens I think the Father is taking action but who knows what if anything will happen.
 

teddy

Duckmeister
Anyone remember when Doctors would visit you at home. When listening to your troubles was part of their brief, because it might uncover the underlying problem. When you did not have to dial a premium rate number to get through to the surgery. When necessary drugs were available, because you had paid into the NHS all your life and were therefore entitled to them. And when nurses nursed, instead of pushing pieces of paper around. Beam me up Mr Scott. I am ready for liftoff.

teddy
 

marval

New member
Yes I remember those days, and when you phoned you got to talk to a human being. Unlike press1 for flu. 2 for diabetes and 3 for test results.


Margaret
 

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
I was an ardent listener to Luxembourg and AFN which broadcast some fantastic Jazz.
 

Dorsetmike

Member
When in the RAF I spent 30 months in the middle east, used to listen to Voice of America every evening, 2 hours of big band and jazz.
 
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