Were the 60's and 70's like one long 20 year span? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Janice Johnson · 09-05-2007, 09:42 PM

For some reason, I find it really hard to tell the difference between the 60's and the 70's. For those of you who were actually around that 20-year span, did it seem like one 20 year span instead of two different decades?

Mr. Television · 09-05-2007, 11:02 PM

I supposed for some who were high it might have seemed like that.

Mikado · 09-05-2007, 11:29 PM

The late 60s from about 1967 till about 1977 seemed like one decade, to me...oh wait, it was!

Mikado · 09-05-2007, 11:33 PM

Seriously though.....the clothes and music from 67 to 77 were very similar, along with the politics, so, they did seem to blend in as one.

Nighthawk76 · 09-05-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I supposed for some who were high it might have seemed like that.

Hollow · 09-05-2007, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I supposed for some who were high it might have seemed like that.

i didn't live in either, but the 70's bring a more rainbowy image to me

Mikado · 09-05-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by safety pin

i didn't live in either, but the 70's bring a more rainbowy image to me

To me, they bring images of terrible clothes ( Like candy-striped bell bottoms ), horrid music and ugly cars that rusted in the dealers showrooms!

Mikado · 09-06-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Rock Chic

I actually LOVE the clothing from the 1970s; it was definitely far more causual, and less contrived than the fashion of the 1960s; there is a huge difference in the two decades when it comes to style; women's fasion, especially...

Well, i was talking clothes from a male point of view, Tara.......I have old pics of me in striped bell bottoms, bow ties and leisure suits from that era that no one will EVER see , outside my immediate family.....if them!

ThomasE · 09-06-2007, 01:22 AM

LOLOLOLOL...

Fleet · 09-06-2007, 02:18 AM

There were some differences.
There was no disco music in the '60s (a definite plus for me).
Then there was that ridiculous '70s fashion, like those wide ties, unlike the 1960s and earlier narrow ties.

But there were some similarities... there was no "new" Coke, cars still looked like cars (well, most of them, anyway) and TV was worth watching.

Number 9 Dream · 09-06-2007, 07:25 AM

I didn't live through the 70s, but I like the decade much better (fashion, music, etc).

With the exception of the Beatles living their glory days in the 60's, of course

Penny Lane · 09-06-2007, 10:26 AM

Leisure suits!

Mikado · 09-06-2007, 02:45 PM

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Leisure suits!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Take it AWAYYYYYYY......Im having a flashback to the disco wars!!!!!!!!

Sharop · 09-06-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

To me, they bring images of terrible clothes ( Like candy-striped bell bottoms ), horrid music and ugly cars that rusted in the dealers showrooms!

Oh, I love 1970s music. The Bee Gees were one of my favourite groups. Although they weren't just a 70s group - they started releasing songs in 1963 when they were still just kids and continued to do so through the 80s, 90s and early part of this decade. They're some of the nicest people in the business. I've very proud to be a fan of them.

Fleet · 09-06-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Rock Chic

I think men's fashion did not start to look completely obnoxious till the late 1960s, with nehru jackets, the flared, ourtrageously designed pants, the love beads, etc.; it was also during that time, that men started to wear their hair longer.

I agree. Right around the late '60s, with the bell-bottoms, flashy pants, long hair (for men), etc.

09-05-2007, 09:42 PM	#1
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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Seriously though.....the clothes and music from 67 to 77 were very similar, along with the politics, so, they did seem to blend in as one.

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