Tag Archives: 60’s

The Beatles’ First Time on an American Television Show

Posted on August 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Ed Sullivan Show (February 9, 1964) Obviously, I’ve written about this event before, in my ebook “At This Point in Time”. But, when I first looked at the chart, I was not focused on inconjuncts and the hidden agendas … Continue reading →

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Do You Wonder Why They’re Called “The Wonder Years”?

Posted on August 19, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Dwight D. Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) My childhood took place during Dwight D Eisenhower‘s presidency. I have no conscious memory of anything before him. (In Canada, we had a couple or three Prime Ministers during the … Continue reading →

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In View of Everything I’ve Learned Recently…

Posted on November 10, 2020 by cdsmiller17

You Only Live Twice (1967) Of all the James Bond films, this is the one that ‘bothered’ me the most. Now I understand why. Past life memory can be a spur to look deeper, but it took something else to … Continue reading →

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The Whole World’s Watching…

Posted on October 24, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Another chapter in the history books, this time highlighting injustice in an American courtroom. Let’s face it, it was a media circus, and the participants knew they were on trial for who they were, … Continue reading →

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Sonny to Cher: “I Got You, Babe”

Posted on September 20, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Not a particularly happy-looking couple, were they? Have you ever wondered why? Sonny was more than a decade older than Cher, so it holds that he may have played a significant ‘father-figure’ role in her life. She needed a place … Continue reading →

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My First Look at James Bond in 1963

Posted on September 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

This is the second film in the series, but it’s the first one that I saw in the cinema. The photography was so crystal clear, and the scenery, Byzantine: what more could a fella want? Girls? There’s plenty of them, … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Have Always Mattered

Posted on June 3, 2020 by cdsmiller17

More Than a Smokescreen I’m convinced that history ‘comes around again’ when the underlying causes of social unrest are not resolved, but only swept under the carpet. The USA is under siege yet again, and during an election year. Billy … Continue reading →

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I Knew There Must Have Been More to This…

Posted on May 29, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Scandal (1989) At the time of the Profumo Affair, as it is known, the idea that a ‘call girl’ could be sleeping with a government minister under Harold Macmillan and associating with a Soviet consular official at the same time … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Newspeak

Posted on January 29, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The New Age Lexicon I am conversant with these terms. That’s what makes this book so delightful. But because most of the entries are cleverly written and sometimes so ironic, that unless you know what the original purpose of the … Continue reading →

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Modern Art: What’s It Worth?

Posted on January 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Heartbeat: House Rules (Season 12, Episode 22) This show, as always, is full of nostalgia for the 60’s. And, once in a while, it raises questions about cultural issues. The comedy part of this week’s show (being shown on TVO … Continue reading →

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