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Only thing is, I just am not compelled to post my "worst picture ever." There are a few of those. So - I'm opting for the least offensive (to me).
Harken back to 1974-75. According to The People's History, "What Happened in 1975", these are some fun facts you should know:
How Much things cost in 1975
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 9.2%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 858
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 7.25%
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Average Cost of new house $39,300.00
Average Income per year $14,100.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 44 cents
Average cost new car $4,250.00
Foster Grant Sun Glasses $5.00
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"Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."
- McDonalds
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"I'd rather be dead than sing Satisfaction when I'm 45"
-Mick Jagger, age 33
"We're gonna need a bigger boat"
- Roy Scheider, in 'Jaws'
"We answer to a higher authority"
- Hebrew National
"The ultimate driving machine"
- BMW
"Attica! Attica!"
- Al Pacino, in 'Dog Day Afternoon'
"Don’t leave home without it."
-American Express
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You might have wanted these litte gadgets: Mood rings, Pay Day, Pong (home version), Six Million Dollar Man action figures, Playmobil, Pet Rocks, Trac Ball
So I was kindergarten in the year 1975. Mom made my dress. The print is of the old woman in the shoe. It's hard to tell from the faded photo, but it was a light blue background with a red shoe, and there was some bright yellow in there somewhere. White bric-a-brac trimmed the dress. Note the white, plastic barrettes. Every little girl had those. I really did get haircuts. My hair was wavy-curly then, and so looks longer on one side than the other. Who knows - it may have been, I probably didn't sit still very well.
In 1975, we didn't go to the beauty salon for haircuts. In order to get straight bangs, my mom resorted to scotch tape across the bangs, then scissors - and hoped we'd sit still. One family member, who cuts hair for a living, still laughs when we talk about that. Anybody else experience the scotch-tape method of cutting hair?
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Kindergarten was a half-day, where I went to school. I didn't cry the first day, like many kids did. Girls wore dresses and knee socks to school, sometimes slacks. The only kids who wore jeans were the boys. We had rubber-toed tennis shoes for gym class.
We had recess.
We had a nap, or rest time.
We had lots of toys to play with, including a kitchen, dress-up toys, modeling clay, puzzles, etc.
The playground had monkey bars and a tall slide.
We walked to school, and had a crossing guard to help us safely cross the busiest street near our school. When it rained, we took an umbrella. If we were lucky, mom might take pity on us and pick us up.
We walked home for lunch, once we were in school full days. Even in the snow, we walked home for lunch. Snowpants went in the dryer while we ate, and were warm and toasty when it was time to put them on again for the walk back to school.
No Child Left Behind didn't exist. Kids were held back if they didn't meet academic expectations. Seseme Street was the last word in fun and educational television for children. Barry Manilow was on the airwaves. Our country was gearing up for the big celebration in 1976 - 200 years of independence.
Now it's your turn. Be daring. Dig up an old school photo of yourself and post it. Include a link in your comment so I can check out how darned cute you were back in the day. Go on - it'll be painless!
I am bubbling with common memories. I loved my mood rings. I loved Pay Day. And Pong. And I still wear Chuck Taylor's by Converse.
ReplyDeleteThe lowest I remember gas was 59.9.
Hard to imagine a new house was 39K.
Look what we have become.
It just all seemed so simple then. So true about the haircuts. I can't even imagine getting a regular cut. My hair just grew, I think until it just couldn't any longer. Pay Day was one of my favorites :). To go back...
ReplyDeleteYour dimples are adorable!! What a cutie pie. Did you get tired of people wanting to pinch your cute little face?
ReplyDeleteSo glad we crossed blog paths. School Photo Day has been a hoot!
I don't think I have any old pictures of myself. In fact, I know I don't have any.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think one of my earlier school memories was 4th grade and this blonde girl that liked to draw quite a bit....:)
Love the Mick Jagger quote. It's funny how the things we're so certain about when we're young come back to bite us later.
ReplyDeleteI had my share of mood rings, too!
So you forgot to mention that the monkey bars were made of steel and were rooted in blacktop! And no one's parents raised a stink at the board meetings that their child might end up with a concussion (or broken arm, which did happen occasionally) The metal slide would fry the back of your legs if you wore a dress and dared use it on a hot day...
ReplyDeleteThe scotch tape haircuts were miserable! I remember one time Mom tried the actual hair tape, but because it didn't stick well enough (i.e., didn't pull out anything that might've been left), she went back to the clear stuff...I was so glad when she decided to start taking me to the salon!