Aw, David Cassidy - Page 2

Teflon · 20th November 2017, 20:14

You youngsters don't know what you missed out on

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Cliff

SplendidChap · 20th November 2017, 21:30

It was great, but I don't remember much about it...

Darcydog · 21st November 2017, 04:12

Yes being a teenager - and then young adult in the 1960’s and 70’s was fantastic. Teenagers today do not have as much to look forward to as we did.

I remember the long hair - which was a kind of rebellion against our parent generation - the falling apart of our manufacturing base by stupid management and intransigent unions mixed with a large dollop of of political idiotic dogma.

We had the music of the Beatles, the Beach Boys all played to us from Pirate Radio ships three miles off the coast. We had the swivelly eyed lunacy of Tony Benn trying to maintain the Governments Control of the Radio airwaves.

We had fellow students reading to us (without being asked to) from Mao’s “Little Red Book”. These idiots got quite nasty if you challenged them - they remind me today of the extreme man made climate change muppets.

Strange then that when the voting age changed from 21 to 18 we all voted Conservative to give us commercial radio in the U.K. and to move away from the suffocating political ideas of the likes of Tony Benn and his ilk.

It was a time of increasing freedom, opportunity and nut squashingly tight trousers - the two are quite possibly connected.

Georgies Dad · 21st November 2017, 06:37

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

Yes being a teenager - and then young adult in the 1960’s and 70’s was fantastic. Teenagers today do not have as much to look forward to as we did.

I remember the long hair - which was a kind of rebellion against our parent generation - the falling apart of our manufacturing base by stupid management and intransigent unions mixed with a large dollop of of political idiotic dogma.

We had the music of the Beatles, the Beach Boys all played to us from Pirate Radio ships three miles off the coast. We had the swivelly eyed lunacy of Tony Benn trying to maintain the Governments Control of the Radio airwaves.

We had fellow students reading to us (without being asked to) from Mao’s “Little Red Book”. These idiots got quite nasty if you challenged them - they remind me today of the extreme man made climate change muppets.

Strange then that when the voting age changed from 21 to 18 we all voted Conservative to give us commercial radio in the U.K. and to move away from the suffocating political ideas of the likes of Tony Benn and his ilk.

It was a time of increasing freedom, opportunity and nut squashingly tight trousers - the two are quite possibly connected.

Not forgetting we also had this

RPWC · 21st November 2017, 06:51

Apparently he’s has regained consciousness.Still in i c u though.

BoroRover · 21st November 2017, 07:09

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

I never liked loons - seriously cramped my bits. So I had the hipster jeans with wide flairs.

An ex MOD Parker and a series of Lambretta’s from an Li 150 to GT200 and an SX200. Then I saw the light and moved to Motorbikes - Norton’s and Triumphs - an AJS 500 single and a wonderful Velocette Viper 350 that to my shame I never appreciated just what a lovely bike that was.

My kids laugh at how we dressed then

I dispair that modern hairstyles seem to be the extreme short back and sides I hated and rebelled against. So yes - I did have a David Cassidy style haircut.

Oh the SX 200 !!!

Lancpudn · 21st November 2017, 07:40

I remember my missus wanting to do some smutty things to him in 1972

willshot · 21st November 2017, 07:41

70's fashion -mmmmm

In between long hair and heavy rock look I had a brief phase as a "smoothie". Crombie coat with red hankie, Levi stay-pressed trousers, Ben Sherman ckecked shirt, tank-top, brown brogues with yellow/black laces and red socks.

Thought I was the bees knees, luckily it didn't last long. No "bovver" was encountered during this phase. I liked the look and embraced reggae along with the heavy rock music.

That's not me in pic by the way.

stocktake · 21st November 2017, 08:52

Which one is You Will?

willshot · 21st November 2017, 09:21

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Which one is You Will?

That's me on the right before my op.

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Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	Yes being a teenager - and then young adult in the 1960’s and 70’s was fantastic. Teenagers today do not have as much to look forward to as we did. I remember the long hair - which was a kind of rebellion against our parent generation - the falling apart of our manufacturing base by stupid management and intransigent unions mixed with a large dollop of of political idiotic dogma. We had the music of the Beatles, the Beach Boys all played to us from Pirate Radio ships three miles off the coast. We had the swivelly eyed lunacy of Tony Benn trying to maintain the Governments Control of the Radio airwaves. We had fellow students reading to us (without being asked to) from Mao’s “Little Red Book”. These idiots got quite nasty if you challenged them - they remind me today of the extreme man made climate change muppets. Strange then that when the voting age changed from 21 to 18 we all voted Conservative to give us commercial radio in the U.K. and to move away from the suffocating political ideas of the likes of Tony Benn and his ilk. It was a time of increasing freedom, opportunity and nut squashingly tight trousers - the two are quite possibly connected.

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willshot Posted a thing or two Ex-ZI190 owner. ,Ford Focus RS Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Malton Posts: 1,573 Thanks: 1,123 Thanked 301 Times in 198 Posts	70's fashion -mmmmm In between long hair and heavy rock look I had a brief phase as a "smoothie". Crombie coat with red hankie, Levi stay-pressed trousers, Ben Sherman ckecked shirt, tank-top, brown brogues with yellow/black laces and red socks. Thought I was the bees knees, luckily it didn't last long. No "bovver" was encountered during this phase. I liked the look and embraced reggae along with the heavy rock music. That's not me in pic by the way.