Born in "57"

AutumnOfMyLife

AutumnOfMyLife

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Having been born in 1957 I still find it weird to see items from my childhood in the antique markets. Whew!
 

Yes, I know what you mean. I was born the same year. I feel so old when filling out forms online and I have to back track way to 1957 to set my year of birth. Where did the time go?
 
Welcome Darlin'. First hubby was ten years older, second was five years. Hey you figure out what need be. I was born in 1962 but between big brother and first hubby, yup I got the hippie scene down yeah wow groovin'.
 
I have occasionally said I wished progress had stopped in 1957. We had penicillin and aspirin and great cars, the economy was good, I had ridden my first horse, and pony -- what more could we need? And now I see that a lot of cool people were born that year, so, see, progress could have stopped! :)

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Guitarist said:
I have occasionally said I wished progress had stopped in 1957. We had penicillin and aspirin and great cars, the economy was good, I had ridden my first horse, and pony -- what more could we need? And now I see that a lot of cool people were born that year, so, see, progress could have stopped! :)

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Oh cry, folk in Cuba are still running around in those cars. Born in 1957 and old folk post, that makes me laugh. I was born before the start of WW2 in Britain work that out:D:D
 
Back to OP of toys. Two toys from hubby's youth that come to mind, he's vintage 1956. He remembers Mr. Potato back when he was a box of spiky sharp objects you stuck in an actual potato...or your brother if he was in the way. Then there was the springy horse...
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After five kids the horse is still in the attic. I never felt safe about that thing but hubby has fond memories.
 
I was born in '45. So by '57 I guess I was just beginning to show an interest in (gulp) girls!

I was actually born on the day that the Americans and the Russians shook hands in Berlin at the end of WW2.
 
I was born in '46 -- the first wave of boomers. HS class of '63. I can't believe I hit the big 7-0 this year. Only yesterday I was worrying about what I was going to wear to the prom -- and now I'm 70?? Gotta be some mistake somewhere! And who's that grey haired lady in the mirror??
 
I was also born in '57, I remember growing up in the 60's playing baseball at little league getting ice cream cones after the game. I thought life could not be better, then the 70's came along and I learned about girls and other finer things in life. Oh boy, what a time that was. I sure do miss the 70's it was a very good time in my life.
 
My wife was born in 1957. I'm a standard 1952 model with some body work/repairs done but still have good rubber on the tires. I was in High School during the late 60's, those were some crazy times.
 
I was just discharged from the USAF in 1957 after serving four years, with two years in Korea/Japan and two years in North Africa/Florida and started College on the Korean GI Bill.
 

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