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re: 1975-1989 was the golden age for growing up as a kid in the U.S.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:11 am to TigerTalker16
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:11 am to TigerTalker16
There was an arcade, on a major thoroughfare, but on "our" side of it, within our neighborhood boundaries. We could, thus, ride our bikes to it. Two dollars was enough to keep us occupied for an hour or so, and in the air conditioning, before we went off again.
Couldn't beat that. Our biggest worry was riding our bikes on the inside streets where folks drove fast (except for my Mom and my grandfather.)
Couldn't beat that. Our biggest worry was riding our bikes on the inside streets where folks drove fast (except for my Mom and my grandfather.)
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Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:12 am to TigerTalker16
The late 50s and early 60s (before 11/22/1963) and it's not even close.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:17 am to TigerTalker16
Did you suffocate this morning?
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:25 am to TigerTalker16
All of the kids in the neighborhood would meet at one person's house every day of the summer and we would do shite from sun up to sun down, and after school during the school year. There was no such thing as a "play date" arranged by our parents. We rode the bus to school and made friends and made our own play dates (which was every day as long as we weren't punished).
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:27 am to TigerTalker16
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The mid to late 70's was the golden age for growing up as a kid in the U.S.
I might drop back a decade or two
For sex, drugs, and rock & roll the sweet spot was 65' to 75' so you wanted to be at least 18 in 65 and preferably 21. If you were a kid in the 70's then 18 to 21 would have meant an 80's early adulthood and by then cocaine and STD's had put a definite chill on the freewheeling lifestyle.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:27 am to TigerTalker16
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The mid to late 70's was the golden age for growing up as a kid in the U.S.
It didn't feel like it at the time, but it's easy to have nostalgia for the 70's. I was more 60's than 70's. The main advantage kids had in the 70's was that they didn't have Vietnam hovering over their childhood. It was a relief seeing the U.S. involvement come to an end while I was in Junior High.
The short answer is that everything seems more special when it's in limited supply. 99% of cartoons only on Saturday mornings, porn almost unavailable, four or five TV channels, movies in theaters as your only option, AM radio as your main source for music... made everything more valuable to you.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:32 am to TigerTalker16
Include through mid/late 80s and I would agree.
Unless your last name is Basley Ford, apparently.
Unless your last name is Basley Ford, apparently.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:34 am to TigerTalker16
The 80’s were a great time to be a kid. Sorry you missed out.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:35 am to TigerTalker16
moving the goal posts... 
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:37 am to TigerTalker16
Born in 1994, thinks the 70s were a great childhood.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:37 am to TigerTalker16
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1975-1989 was the golden age for growing up as a kid in the U.S.
Brett Kavanaugh agreed with you until about 3 weeks ago
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:40 am to TigerTalker16
1975-1989
From drivers license to marriage-
Good times!
From drivers license to marriage-
Good times!
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:56 am to TigerTalker16
I agree but I'd extend that time frame to the mid/late 90s.
Before the age of iPads and smartphones I remember there being so much hype about toys. There were so many more commercials aimed toward children advertising toys/food. Toys actually came in boxes of cereal and you didn't have to mail off 5 UPCs to get them. Rarely see commercials aimed toward children and Saturday morning cartoons on nearly every channel from 6am-noon are gone.
Before the age of iPads and smartphones I remember there being so much hype about toys. There were so many more commercials aimed toward children advertising toys/food. Toys actually came in boxes of cereal and you didn't have to mail off 5 UPCs to get them. Rarely see commercials aimed toward children and Saturday morning cartoons on nearly every channel from 6am-noon are gone.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:00 am to TigerTalker16
As a Sr. '89, the 2 decades were incredible. Ask Me Anything.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:20 am to TigerTalker16
I believe your updated OP suggests your mind has changed previously.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:24 am to TigerTalker16
I can't disagree with the OP.
There's a reason you still hear 80's music everywhere. Things changed quickly then in music, movies, fashion. Everything is stale now as people bury their heads in their phones and stress way too much about politics and such.
It was also fun wondering when a drunk Russian somewhere in Siberia would hit the wrong button and vaporize the planet.
There's a reason you still hear 80's music everywhere. Things changed quickly then in music, movies, fashion. Everything is stale now as people bury their heads in their phones and stress way too much about politics and such.
It was also fun wondering when a drunk Russian somewhere in Siberia would hit the wrong button and vaporize the planet.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:30 am to TigerTalker16
Bull shite. I grew up in the 80’s and I would give anything to have had access to porn like the kids do now. My pecker was always my favorite toy.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:46 am to TigerTalker16
As a kid in the 50s to 60s, life was totally outside. There was hardly a fat kid around, very few, if any. Still, fun stuff was endless.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:30 pm to TigerTalker16
Exact time I was growing up, preteen and teens.. 
Awesome times....
Awesome times....
Posted on 10/1/18 at 12:38 pm to TigerTalker16
I grew up during that time. It was fun and all, but my kids have it better now
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