1961

Year of 1961

1961 was a year that saw congress approve the Peace Corps as a permanent federal agency within the State Department, and Kennedy signed the legislation on September 22. If you were going to school you may well of had a Pets and Pals metal lunchbox with matching steel thermos from King Seeley. Crossing the road became a lot safer once a ...

Live and let die

Live and let die 1970s movie

I see even X-factor uses the Live and let die theme music these days. Understandably so as this 40 year old Bond theme just never dates and sounds as powerful now as it did back in 1973. Of all the Bond films I've watched, Sean Connery is in my opinion the best Bond, closely followed by Pierce ...

1970s Fashion Icons

1970s Fashion Icons

So when the seventies hit the high street, who was it having the big fashion input. Which seventies icon effected your fashion sense? Here are some famous fashion icons we think you may remember from the groovy decade Farrah Fawcett The seventies fashion icon Farrah Fawcett defined a generation of beauty queens with her bouffon beach-blond hair has to ...

1964

1964 Nostalgic Year

1964 was a leap year that saw Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize, James Bond released his third outing with Goldfinger along with all the merchandise and comedian Harry Hill was born in 1964. The Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. Meanwhile Roald Dahl was busy writing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964 If you were ...

1963

1963 Year

A 1963 Holiday took place around the country by driving around in your Volkswagen camper van. The Beatles couldnt seem to do anything wrong as everything went to number one. You probably started your day off before school in 1963 with either Cocoa Puffs,Cocoa Krispies or  Capn' Crunch cereal Hergé's Adventures of Tintin first became an animated cartoon in 1963, and while the ...

1960

Year of 1960

You may of been driving around in a 1960 Humber Hawk Series II while lower budgets enjoyed the 1960 Austin Mini Seven rather than the  Aston Martin DB5. Most bored kids had hobbies that nearly always included stamp collecting or postcard collecting. You may of been into gardening. If so then the 1960s UK Ladybird Indoor Gardening Book was essential for any ...

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode Discography

Over 30 years of Depeche Mode and they are still going strong. But how about these remixes from a 3 piece band. Not  Dave Gahan, Martin Gore or Andy Fletcher. They are called the Schrader family and they are something else - I just can't imagine how many hours rehersal they put into these 3 songs. Worth sharing this for other fans ...