Category: All Manner of Things
#FBF: 51 years and 1 day ago
Fifty-one years and one day ago Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. On that day, Robert Kennedy was in Indianapolis for a presidential campaign rally. But instead of campaigning, Kennedy announced the death of King. His speech was improvised, empathetic, and — despite the… Continue Reading “#FBF: 51 years and 1 day ago”
#FBF: Spaghetti Westerns
We Americans love our Westerns. There’s just something about the battle between good and evil fought by two gunslingers on the dusty road outside the saloon with Miss Kitty (because there’s always a Miss Kitty) rooting for the good guy (for whom she secretly… Continue Reading “#FBF: Spaghetti Westerns”
#FBF: Junk Food
Hey, junk food junkies! Did you know that a lot of the snacks you love were first enjoyed in the 1960s? So, next time you’re at the grocery store and wonder how we ended up with aisles upon aisles of nutritionally nonessential food items,… Continue Reading “#FBF: Junk Food”
Listening to Abraham, Martin, and John
When I was a kid in the 80s we had a giant station wagon, the kind with the seat in the way back that faced rearward. Despite my propensity for car sickness, that rear facing seat was my very favorite. I’d sit back there… Continue Reading “Listening to Abraham, Martin, and John”
#FBF: Fun Slang from the 1960s
The 1960s introduced some fun slang into the vernacular. Often, these words were already in use, but were given a new definition. While some of them endure today, others fell out of use. Some of them need to make a comeback, my friends! Why?… Continue Reading “#FBF: Fun Slang from the 1960s”
#FBF: Paper Dresses
The 1960s was a decade of — ahem — interesting style choices. One that my mom mentioned to me years ago was the disposable paper dress. Yeah. That’s right. Paper dresses. By 1967, these paper dresses had become popular enough to be sold in… Continue Reading “#FBF: Paper Dresses”
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