Do you remember the 60's?

Hi Robin, I found your site looking for some old toys. Ebay gets old after a while. Anyway I wanted you and everyone else to know there is a guy by the name of Ron that is selling a CD that can be played in your puter or DVD player with over 900 old toy pics from the 60's & 70's. The CD is called Christmas Wishes. He had some up on Ebay, but I haven't seen them lately. He gave me a CD because I let him photograph my collection. My favorite toys growning up - GI Joe, Captain Action, Marx Army playsets, Hot Wheels and Viewmasters. Here is Ron's email for anyone interested:Jagielski1522@Comcast.net Take care, John
John <RamosAssaultMethods@Gmail.com>
Griffith, IN USA - Sunday, February 12, 2006 at 09:12:22 (EST)

Great little site. Growing up in the 60's was probably a lot easier than the kids these days. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!! There was no email! We had to actually write somebody a letter... with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there! There were no MP3's or Napsters! You wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the damn record store and shoplift it yourself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! And talk of about hardship? You couldn't just download porn! You had to steal it from your brother or bribe some homeless dude to buy you a copy of "Hustler" at the 7-11! Those were your options! We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it! And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister! We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like "Space Invaders" and "asteroids" and the graphics sucked ass! Your guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! ... Just like LIFE! When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see, you were just screwed! Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 15 channels and there was no on screen menu and no remote control! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rat-bastards! And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove or go build a frigging fire...imagine that! If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that Stupid JiffyPop thing and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot. That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled.
mike <mblairboots2000@yahoo.net>
Des Plaines, IL USA - Wednesday, February 08, 2006 at 09:20:03 (EST)

I grew up in NY - some things I remember: Fizzies, Thumbalina doll, Yodels in the blue and silver foil, ton 'o gum, Bazooka gum that actually cost a penny, and the little comic inside featuring Bazooka Joe. The Dr. Brown's man used to deliver soda to our door. I had the biggest crush on Astroboy! I liked Tobor the Eigth Man, and Gigantor. 45's on my little record player. If you put on a 33, it stuck WAY out. My mom's record player had the stacker thing, where you could stack 3-4 records over the one that was playing. When it was done, the next record would plop down over the one that just played. My favorite show in 5th grade was DARK SHADOWS!! I loved Angelique and thought she was the most beuatiful lady I'd ever seen.
Paula Garrett
USA - Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 10:28:32 (EST)

Your site is wonderful. I did'nt grow up in the 60s, but my parents did. I am so jealous, It makes me sick to think of the decade I grew up in. I get a sensitive feeling whenever anyone talks about the 60s or 70s, how much things have changed from then to now. I love hearing stories about the past decades, and you have done an awesome job in doing that. If only I could go back 1 day and experience it.. oh that would be awesome.
Diane
MA USA - Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 16:44:06 (EST)

Hello Robin! I just love your site. The 60's is my favorite decade of all time, I just love the 60's. I'm a huge Beatle fan. The thing I love about the 60's is what they wore in those days. I love the music also. I've the 60's since the 5th grade. Now I'm a freshmen in high school. Please e-mail me back soon. Goodbye,Peace out
Victoria Leake <Vickiebeatles@>
Mesquite, TX USA - Sunday, January 15, 2006 at 11:52:40 (EST)

In regards to the Busy Buzz Buzz question: The toy was made out of red plastic and shaped like an electric drill. It had plastic yellow "wings" sticking out of it as well as "bee eyes". Its "nose" was where you inserted a removable pen element (think of a BIC pen guts) of different colors. There was an on/off switch on the handle which, when turned on, set the pen element spinning in an offset circle with a radius of about a quarter of an inch. You then used that to draw things as you normally would but with the pen spinning as it did, you ended up with very stylized squiggly pictures. That's all it did. I believe it was made by Ohio Art who also made the Etch A Sketch. It was likely a competitor to Spirograph but since it really didn't do much and still required you to draw what you wanted to, you lost interest fairly quickly since that's pretty much all it did.
60's Guy <60sguy@aol.com>
Cerritos, CA USA - Monday, September 19, 2005 at 17:44:16 (EDT)

I LIVED IN LOU, KY UNTIL I WAS 28, WHAT I REMEMBER THE MOST WAS WHEN WE USED TO CRUISE A PRYORS, WE WOULD DRIVE AROUND THIS PLACE AT LEAST 50 TIMES ON A WEEKEND NITE AND IF SOMEONE LIKED YOU THEY WOULD FLASH THEIR LITES AND YOU WOULD FIND A PLACE TO PARK AND MEET THEM, WE RODE IN MY FRIENDS YELLOW 65 MUSTANG, SUMMER,WINTER, YOU NEVER ROLLED UP YOUR WINDOWS AND THE RADIO WOULD BE BLASTING JOKER, BY STEVE MILLER OR SLOW RIDE BY FOGHAT, YOU JUST HAD TO BE COOL, THE CARHOP WOULD BRING CHERRY COKES AND FRIES WITH TARTAR SAUCE, GOING TO THE LOCAL LAKE TO WATCH SUBMARINE RACES AT NITE!! CRUISIN THE PARKS ON SUNDAYS THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 442,S, MUSTANGS, NOVAS, CHEVELLES, IT WAS JUST GREAT, I HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES, THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE
joyce <joycesonora2000@yahoo.com>
SONORA, KY USA - Monday, August 29, 2005 at 05:26:42 (EDT)

Who remembers the little dolls that came inside a plastic case and was a necklace just like Polly Pocket but a whole lot for fancy and the dolls had real hair. This would be late 60's early 70's. If anybody remembers the name of these please let me know. Thanks :-)
Holly <wasnhas@rcn.com>
MD USA - Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 22:05:31 (EDT)

wow!!!! i love your site, i was looking for costume ideas for my 16th birthday party, its gonna be 60's themed, you helped loads by listing the groups so now i know bout the music thanks again emma xxxxxxx
Emma <jordonelr@hotmail.com>
England - Friday, August 19, 2005 at 16:23:36 (EDT)

Cool site! I am doing a music assignment on the 60's Era, its really hard to find good sites about the 60's (ones that dont try to sell you stuff) thanks heaps, pat
pat <potato_peeler123@hotmail.com>
QLD Australia - Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 04:50:45 (EDT)

Woa! i thought this was a rockin page! peeps al round the world should read it! Imagine all the people living life as one!
Joel Robbinson <Joel_da_man@hotmail.com>
USA - Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 04:47:46 (EDT)

hi, i have a project to do on the 60's this site is brilliant and helped alot thanks chloe
Chloe <crazychloe22@hotmail.co.uk>
USA - Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 13:53:03 (EDT)

hi, i have a project to do on the 60's this site is brilliant and helped alot thanks chloe
Chloe <crazychloe22@hotmail.co.uk>
USA - Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 12:28:33 (EDT)

I am trying to find a copy of a game called Hey Pa! There's a Goat of the Roof. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Amber <amber.thomas@insightbb.com>
Bloomfield, USA - Thursday, March 03, 2005 at 09:16:00 (EST)

I work in a Pre-K classroom and my kids are doing a 60's Slumber Party for a Mother's day banquet. We get to make projects, sing songs, and decorate the room 60's style, and this helped out a lot.Thanks!!
Lindsey
IN USA - Monday, February 07, 2005 at 21:07:10 (EST)

I enjoy reading through this informal place. I will surely visit you again to see if anything new appears on it. Good luck for the future.
Sweet Sunny <sunny@e-imobilien.de>
USA - Thursday, January 06, 2005 at 05:17:21 (EST)

Wonderful site! I am from the 60's era. I have been looking for information about a pair of shoes that we wore during the 60's. They were called "British Walker". These shoes were very popular back then. I'd like to find a pair. Maybe, some shoe company would like to revive that style. If anyone knows about that particular style of shoe, please e-mail me.Thank
Barbara <hct006@earthlink.net>
St. Louis, Mo. USA - Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 18:55:40 (EST)

Does anyone remember a dart game called, I think, lucky louie/luigi. My dad bought it in Grantwood(cliffside park) nj back in the 60's. He had a tie you could shoot off, silver dollars out of his hands, a hat, etc. ANY help would be great. Thanks. PS Thanks for the trip down memory lane, it was great.
tom <feelingfit2001@yahoo.com>
fairview, nj USA - Wednesday, November 03, 2004 at 19:23:34 (EST)

OMG! this site ROCKS! yeh this is so kewl, me and ma buddy kae are doin a project on the 60's era and this has everything and more that we want! its hilarious too and so friggen cool, haha well we better jet, "make love not war!" PEACE!! :)
Vanner and Kae
Parry Sound, ont CANADA!!!! EH! - Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 15:09:42 (EDT)

wow this web site it asum i found it by looking up somestuff i thought i could wear for a back in the day day at my highschool and this web sitght gave me douns of ideas and i love it. Thanks to the creater and everyone else involved
meaghan <bubbles17820@kiwibox.com>
seattle, WA USA - Friday, October 08, 2004 at 17:57:41 (EDT)

I'm looking for the name of the red-handled pump-up gun from the '60's used for dirt clod propulsion & scaring the hell out the neighbors...any help as to its name would be greatly appreciated..thank you
Sam DiLiberto <diliberto_s@hocking.edu>
nelosnville , Ohio USA - Monday, October 04, 2004 at 10:18:40 (EDT)

Hi fnxs 4 the site it really helped me on a school project of mine based on the 60's x x x x x
clare <LadieKenzie130@hotmail.com>
London , cro United Kingdom - Monday, September 27, 2004 at 11:27:24 (EDT)

Cool site! I'm doing "research" for a novel I'm writing - sometimes my memory remembers wrong LOL -- so I want to make sure I'm getting the toys, references, clothes, etc., in the right time -- don't want to have something in 1965 if it didn't come out until 1966! Horrors for me if I let that happen! So, thanks - I've been at the computer for an hour now scouring boring sites-this one is fun! km
kat <kmtrain@hotmail.com>
USA - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:05:01 (EDT)

Great site. I grew up in Riverdale, New York in the 60's & 70's. I remember that place very well. I lived very close to Manhattan College. Does anybody remember - Ultra Man, The 4:30 Movie, All those "B" Sci-Fi movies, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL-5, Astro Boy, Marine Boy, Aqua Man, It's About Time It's About Space, Kimba The White Lion, The Bannana Splits, The Double Deckers, Lancelot Link Secret Chimp, Love American Style, The Courtship of Eddies Father, Mannix, Bonanaza, Gunsmoke, Flipper, Gentle Ben, Lost In Space(Dr Smith), Batman, The Time Tunnel, Land Of The Giants, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Johnny Quest, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, The Beverly Hill billies, Cannon, The Streets Of Sanfransisco, The Invaders, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Mission Impossible, Hawaii 50 . It seems like yesterday. Does anybody remember Nehi Blue Cream soda? How about Purple Passion Soda? I always love Drakes Funny bones. Egg creams in the corner candy store. How about Creepy Crawlers, Hot Wheels, Aurora Race tracks, Gi Joe(When he was big), Major Matt Mason and his Space Station. It would be great to hear form some of you
Mathew Zito <tones@mindspring.com>
Las Vegas, NV USA - Friday, September 10, 2004 at 14:29:52 (EDT)

Great site! I am looking for two board games. One called "what shall I wear" and the other Stop Thief. Both 70s games. Any good sites out there they may be of any help would be appreciated.
Shashie <shashiegirl@webtv.net>
St. Louis, MO USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 03:40:12 (EDT)

Hey My name is Eli, and I am a 21 year old male, not that any of you care lol. But I am really interested in the 50's 60's and 70's and I would love to hear some stories from people about what it was like. The music, the cars, School, Weekends. What every day to day life was like. The becoming of credit cards, the interstate system being developed. It all interests me so if you could email me some of your stories, or post the short ones on here I would really appreciate it. If you wanna email them rather than post them here. Email me at fcsdmoel305@rescueteam.com Thanks a lot everyone!
Eli <fcsdmoel305@rescueteam.com>
Colorado Springs, CO USA - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at 16:05:29 (EDT)

I have been looking for three games from when I was young. The first is hey pa, there's a goat on the roof, everyone thinks i'm crazy because they've never heard of it and think i'm inagining it. The second is mystery date, the one from the 60's. And lastly, there was a game my brother had, it was a scarecrow and it was a target shooting game. When you hit the target with the dart all of the clothes fell off. Anyone know where I can locate any of these?
pattie manuel <kenswife78@msn.com>
neptune, nj USA - Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at 14:54:22 (EDT)

Hi there: I had a toy in about 1968 that was a series of plastic parts one could assemble into something that looked like a Chinese rice paddy worker!!!. The bodies were always two colors one side blue and the other yellow, or half orange and green or red and white. There were little pieces that you could stick in holes in the bodies for arms and legs and one hole in the top of the head for the hat. The cone shaped kind the workers wore. The weird thing was there were two holes on each side for arms and three holes in the bottom for legs. Maybe they were circus performers but they were definitely meant to look Chinese... this was back before PC so...There was a Mandarin looking guy on the box. I would appreciate if anyone has ever heard of this crazy sounding toy if you could let me know. Thanks p.s. I really enjoyed the memories shared here. Some stuff I had forgotten about really made me laugh.
anne <katu@interlog.com>
Toronto, USA - Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at 10:04:35 (EDT)

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