Tag Archives: 60’s

Rap Song? The Rapid Fire Delivery Suggests So

Posted on November 11, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Like a Rolling Stone (1965) As far as I know, Rap music didn’t exist in 1965. But when Bob Dylan wrote and performed this song, something changed, permanently. I saw, somewhere, that Dylan even surprised himself when the first four … Continue reading →

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At Fifteen, I was Oblivious to This “Feud”

Posted on November 8, 2025 by cdsmiller17

John Lennon vs. Bob Dylan Admittedly, “Rubber Soul” showed a different side of The Beatles. They started using acoustic guitars, for example. And there’s a tacit agreement that this change was a direct result of meeting Bob Dylan in London … Continue reading →

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The 1960’s Became a Free-for-All Sexually

Posted on May 9, 2025 by cdsmiller17

FDA Approves First Birth Control Pill (May 9, 1960) Sometimes you have to look back in time to see how (and why) things turned out the way they did. There are two inconjuncts: I expect they would have been there … Continue reading →

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She was the Prototype of the Women I Married

Posted on April 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Yesterday, I got the urge to look up a woman who was a friend to a gawky youth in the early 1960’s. She would have been only four years my senior, but in those days she was a grownup, while … Continue reading →

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Does Anyone Really Care What Happened to This Man?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Jimmy Hoffa (February 14, 1913 – July 30, 1975) So, here’s the thing: a mobster connected, former Teamsters’ Union president goes missing in the summer of 1975, and most people said, “Good riddance.” One less guy for the world to … Continue reading →

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If I Could Just Explain What My Generation Was About:

Posted on July 27, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Dear Next Generation I’m borrowing this image to help introduce a delicate subject matter: advice. The so-called Baby Boom generation were the children of people who survived World War II. That kind of says it all, but the missing bit … Continue reading →

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He Wasn’t Called “Tricky Dicky” for Nothing

Posted on June 13, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Richard M Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) I have a rather jaundiced view of this time period in American history. I was still young enough to be an idealist, and I had a decidedly (small ‘l’) liberal … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History XII

Posted on April 10, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Rita Moreno Wins an Oscar (April 9, 1962) On this day in 1962: Actress Rita Moreno becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961). It’s hard to believe this … Continue reading →

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“Mixed Feelings” about the Truckers’ Blockade:

Posted on February 11, 2022 by cdsmiller17

It’s Been Two Whole Weeks Now Wow! This ‘protest’ has been going on for a fortnight. And, as is usually the case, it is divisive as hell. Now, my normal stance in these matters is to side with the ones … Continue reading →

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“Owl’s Talons Clenching My Heart”

Posted on October 15, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) We watched a short documentary about this tortured soul‘s short life two nights ago. She was too far ahead as a feminist in the 1950’s to stay unaffected by society’s pressures … Continue reading →

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