Remember the 50's ??

I was young in the 50's, but I remember a lot of what went on. I had two older sisters that would have broken my arm, if I would have changed the channel during American Bandstand. They would sit in front of the TV and say, "Oh, there's so and so." And, "Look at so and so dancing with so and so." Heck, I thought they knew those kids from school. Now, the cars is a different thing. I am a motor head and love all the old cars. If I had to choose one, I couldn't. How about that '56 Chevy with the gas filler tube in the taillight? You know why they stopped producing that, right?

I guess the music was the best. So many great memories. I probably have all of the songs that were played in the video on my computer and hundreds more. I really liked the music, especially Doo Wop. Buddy Holly was ahead of his time. Jerry Butler and the Chantels, Robert & Johnny, Dion and the Belmonts, The Mystics, The Fireflies, The Platters, Johnnie and Joe, The Skyliners and on and on and on..............The drive-in restaurants and movies. It was a great time for a kid to grow up in. Sundays at our home was 'family day." Church, dinner and then the drive, maybe to just ride around or go visit relatives. All were good. My Dad and I did so much together. We were almost like glue. When he was home from work, if you can call being in the Army work, we would always be doing something together. Of course, I had my buddies and other friends, but no one got between my Dad and me. I lost my Dad in a fire in 1971, or as I still call it, the worse day of my life and it still is.
 

I remember the 50's, but being in the UK, TV was a bit different. We had (and still have) American imports such as The lone Ranger, The Range Rider, Whirlybirds, Ripcord etc... but not so much of the music - except on Radio Luxembourg - 208 mtrs.

Sundays were pretty awful as everything was closed and I was dragged off to church in my best clothes. My folks bribed me with sweets to eat during the boring bits of the service. I didn't always have a good relationship with my folks, but I had some good friends. In later years we drifted off to the corners of the world and made our own way.

I still prefer the music of the 60's.
 
My sister and I had this little record player that looked like a little suitcase when it was closed. We drove my mom nuts with Buddy Hollly and Elvis Presley -- 45s, of course! And smooching at the drive-in -- of course I remember all those.
 
Butterfly said:
My sister and I had this little record player that looked like a little suitcase when it was closed. We drove my mom nuts with Buddy Hollly and Elvis Presley -- 45s, of course! And smooching at the drive-in -- of course I remember all those.
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I had one of those 45 players too, Butterfly. Top would separate and make two speakers. Early stereo. Bought needles by the box full.
 
Well, guess it doesn't count that I remember that song from a 70's show, that's as much as I listened the rest started to look to fuzzy. I was in diapers at the very tail end of the 50's. I still like that Rock-around the clock song though.
 
I remember all, I had an older sister and the one that brought back memories was the 'Poodle' or 'Hoop' skirts. It didn't show the 50 or so starched 'petty coats' underneath. I remember on wash day she would spread them out all over the house it looked like those Morlock air pods from the original 'The Time Machine'. In the dinning room, living room and family room.
 
I was still a kid in the 50s, but I remember the cars, the clothes, the music, TV shows (black and white). It was all very exciting for me at that age...but I was just a spectator to a grown up world. Later in the late 60s I used to drive around in one of those two-tone chevy cars with my boyfriend.
 
I was 5 years old to 13 years old during the 50's. I remember getting our first telephone and TV when I was 8. Every Monday night at 8:00 pm sharp, I watched I Love Lucy. Saturday night was Gunsmoke and Rawhide. The Middle School years were horrible. Kids can be so mean then. I loved High School. It was a time of Elvis Presley, my favorite artist.
 
Re: The stroll:

Part of that dance routine seems to be to look as miserable as possible. So funny!

I was 5-14 during the 50's. Didn't care for the music then or now. Thank you, Beatles!
 
Yeah, the 50's were a sad, uptight time (post war McCarthyism, etc) - those poor kids look like they're being tested and those dances had steps to be followed - yes, thanks be to the Beatles and to Elvis and jazz and the Motown sound for releasing us.
 

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