Whenever I make friends with a Baby Boomer, I always ask questions about what it was like growing up in the 50s and 60s. Especially the 60s because it was a decade of so much change. A really good friend of mine answered a question in a way that sums her up in one sentence. I asked," So, you were a hippy then? Or weren't you?" She said, " Well I wanted to be but I didn't like the clothes...."
ha ha ha. That about sums it up.
ReplyDelete:) Well, that probably does about sum it up!
ReplyDelete(I liked the clothes :)
I like the clothes too.
ReplyDeleteIt was/is about soooo much more than the clothes. It was also about the hair. hahaha
ReplyDeleteI was a late hippie (I was born in early 60s). I wore long cotton skirts with indian block-printing on them and silk kurta shirts from India, hand-embroidered, or jeans with knee-length suede moccasins. And a do-rag - always a do-rag for YEARS.
ReplyDeleteThe thing I hated was the patchouli oil. Barf. Oh, and the drugs. Never was into the drugs.
Oh suede moccasins! I'm dying for some! I've been looking and looking.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of patchouli either.
try googling minnatoka moccasins. I bet they have them.
ReplyDeleteOk thanks.
ReplyDeleteMinnetonka Moccasins are a product of my home state ... duh. They're classics. I had some at age 6.
ReplyDeleteI have a love/hate relationship with Boomers.
I love it.
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We all do Maurey....
ReplyDeleteI liked the clothes and long hair but not the drugs or indiscriminate sex.
ReplyDeleteWhat a loser, huh?