Welcome to
Robin
remembers
the
60's!
Now
that I have lived half of my life, it's nice to occasionally sit back, close
my eyes and visualize memories, people, places and situations of days gone
by.
The 60's was a special era in the 20th century and I'm glad that I was there
to experience it. It is a distinct pleasure to share my memories with you.
Enjoy and remember!
**Special Notice:
Please realize that these are my personal
memories. This 60's section made its appearance
on my site in October 1997 and was one of the first pages of its kind on
the internet. Unfortunately, this section of my site, as well as the 70's
section, has had the content stolen, re-posted elsewhere and miscredited
numerous times.
It took me many years to type and develop my original content. Please feel
free to link to this site but not to files themselves (aka="bandwidth stealing")
and please do not misappropriate (steal) my material. There IS a
difference between INSPIRATION and taking what does not belong to
you.
I get a lot of kids looking for information for school reports of what life
was like in the 60's. THAT is fine... just please do not take my material
and make a web page with it. If you like my content that much, make your
own original web page and link back to my site.
Thank you for being respectful of my memories and my copyrights and
enjoy your visit here.
Proceed:
The 60's.... I was a kid, but I was there!
I remember!
My Fond Childhood
Memories......
Back
in the "olden days" when our mom's would let us ride our bikes anywhere we
wanted......we used to go the "Five and Dime".
We
bought: Hershey's Chocolate bars, Rock Candy,
Wax
Candy that came in lips and mustaches (oh, the smell!), Miniature soda bottle
six packs filled with sickeningly sweet syrup, PEZ,
"Lucky
Strike" candy cigarettes, Bonomo Turkish Taffy, Colored "Dots" on a sheet,
Fizzies, Malo Cups, Big Buddy gum, Giant Sweet Tarts and Charms Lolly Pops.
Remember how big Reeses uses to be? I remember when "Krackle"
first came out. Then there were the bins with penny candy.
(I found and bought all this cool 60's candy at an Amish market not too far
from where I live!) Click on candy to enlarge, then hit BACK.
The
milkman delivered milk in glass bottles with the paper lid and cream on top,
that Mom used to let me drink. Heaven! We also had a delivery man that brought
potato chips! They were called
Charles
Chips and they are still made to this day. Mom says she loved
the blueberry pies that Charles Chips delivered.
Here
are some miscellaneous tidbits to start you off and get you in the mood:
Remember driving with your parents and being
able to identify a car from it's headlights?
Christmas trees had big light bulbs, silver
tinsel and red, blue, and green bulbs.
Riding Mini-bikes!
Phones had dials.
Talking to an Operator.
Party Lines!
Prank calling.
Flash cubes on cameras! I still have
my "Brownie" somewhere.
The 1964 World's Fair
Ordering a dozen pizzas to a neighbor you
didn't like and watching them be delivered.
Halloween being sooo much fun.
The plasticy smell of the costume and the mask.
Toilet papering houses in your neighborhood
Look Magazine
When you asked your parents why they called them
hamburgers?
When straws were made out of red and white paper.
When you figured out that Baskin-Robbin's had more
than 31 flavors.
March
3, 1998