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Do you sometimes find yourself longing for “the good old days”? Do you laugh at yourself for even thinking this because – after all – you’re not even 50 yet? And - upon seeing some of the things the kids of today have, or when you see how easy they have it, do you catch yourself thinking out loud “When I was a kid…” only to cover your mouth in horror as you realize that you sound just like your parents? Do you feel a jolt of…you’re not sure what…when you realize that you’re thinking of the 70’s? How good things were in the 70’s?

Join the author as he recounts his own experiences growing up in this avocado green and burnt orange decade. The things we had and the things we didn’t have; the things we took for granted and what family life was like in those years. Remember together the music, the movies, the cars, the toys, the fashions, and so much more as your nostalgic and sentimental recollections play once again before you like a worn out 8mm movie in your mind .

We were kids in the 60’s, teens in the 70’s, and now we’re almost 50. This is a humorous, melancholy, pensive, and fun-filled essay on what it was like to grow up in this generation. Try to keep up with the fun as you revisit your childhood memories, and be prepared to perhaps once again find yourself longing for “the good old days”.

 

 

 

 

"Did you grow up in the 1970s? Then you should pick up a copy of My ‘70s Book by Darryll Sherman ($11.95, Dog Ear Publishing, softcover) Not only is it an entertaining look at that decade, but a reminder of how different it was from the current one. Darryll had to grow up without computers, CDs, and cell phones. How he survived those primitive times, I will never know. Well, truth is I do know because I was considerably older and to me the 70s was all about the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. Enjoy the movies, the music, and how life was lived then. You can check it all out at http://www.my70sbook.com

Alan Caruba – Bookviews.com


"I remember my son recently said to me, “Dad, all you want us to do is play outside”.  Yes, that’s right!  We were camping a couple of years ago at a forested campground on a lake and we had two of our rowboats there.  We had only been at the campground about two hours when one of our boys said to me and my wife, “I’m bored, there’s nothing to do”.  After our initial outburst of laughter, I realized what a sad statement that was.

Is this due to the culture that our kids grow up in?  The fast-paced, action-packed, McDonald’s mentality (I want it and I want it now)?  Or is it our failing as parents in some way(s)?  I suspect that with our kids, it’s a result of both of these, and some other criteria.

…the bottom line is that I enjoyed reading this book because I could personally identify with it.  Once I began reading I couldn’t put the book down because I was so intrigued, and I’m not one who reads books very often."

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John Lagerquist

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