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Lord, I hope Heaven's a lot like my home town -- Bucky Covington
The hometowns and villages where baby boomers grew up have changed immensely.
Many of these places are now bustling cities with traffic lights and restaurants and people who don't know their neighbours. But back when boomers were growing up, everyone knew who you were.
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Growing up in Hawkes Bay — Part III
Brian Duggan : Hawke's Bay NZ : 1950s
Sited about the middle of Emerson Street, it was complete with a Wurlitzer jukebox and adorned with local 'dolls' or 'sheilas' as young women were called, who were in loud, excessive bad taste dress to match the guys . . . read on
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Growing up in Hawke's Bay — Part II
Brian Duggan : Hawke's Bay NZ : 1950s
We copied his greasy hair fashion and leather jackets and stove-pipe pants. Fashion denim was not available in New Zealand so we had to improvise the tight pants. T-shirts were unheard of here so we wore our jerseys back to front and it looked like a round-necked shirt as seen on the silver screen! . . . read on
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Growing up in Hawke's Bay - Part I
Brian Duggan : Hawke's Bay NZ : 1950s
The best years in Marewa for me were my early teens. Teenagers then had been recently identified as different from the rest of the human race. We had our own world view and it would not sit comfortably with the older generation's vision . . . read on
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