Posted by Ted (other posts) on February 19, 2014 at 06:55:52 Previous Next
In Reply to: Sorry for all of the typos! (N/T) posted by Ken in SF on February 19, 2014 at 06:31:18:
: : : A fairly lengthy article, for those who may be interested...
: : : --Val
: : WOW, absolutely fascinating, I loved reading this (got up to page #5 so-far; but am too sleepy right now to continue, so will pick up where I left off a later...) -- yjaml you so much for sharing it!
: : I was born in July of '53, so was 11 years old at the time of the British Invasion; but my dad absolutely forbid any rock & roll music in his house (even Elvis Presley was not allowed - LOL); so I only got to hear Beatle's music whenever I was over at another kid's house whose parents would allow modern music. A few years later, when my brother closest in age to me would sneak into the house various rock bands' music, we eventually got away with going to a few rock concerts during our late high school years; but my dad still insisting we wear a white shirt & dress pants and a tie before we left the house (but we hid in our backpacks jeans and tie-dyed T-shirts, which we changed into at the concert bathroom - LOL)!
: : My brothers and I were all forced to keep our hair short all throughout our high school years, and even during my one year away at college I got a lot of grief from him when he saw my hair touching the tops of my ears -- OMG, hard to believe it now; but it was his over-reaction to the era at the time.
: : Just one month before my 19th birthday I left my dad's house forever, choosing to go out into the workforce rather than to continue with college and endure any more of my dad's oppressive household rules -- and at least began to feel freer to grow my hair out to at least "long-ISH"...
: : Yes, music plays a HUGE role in influencing people, especially the young -- including of course hair length and styles!
: : THANK YOU, Beatles (and other Rock groups of that era), I never did like my hair short even BEFORE you invaded the USA -- but thanks to your influence, I now have the hair I've always wanted (yes, even as a kid I remember crying in the barber's chair)!!!!
: : Thanks, Val, GREAT post!
: : - Ken
Hi Ken,
Your posts are so fun to read we don't mind the typos my friend!
Ted