Always remember go to the back row and let the guys out of the trunk!
unless it's a buck a carload night:)
Welcome T0 The Unforgettable Fifties
Times To Be Remembered In Our Hearts Forever!
Movies of the fifties, on the gotta see list
Oh yes, us oldies but goodies had fun too!
KIDS IN THE FIFTIES
Were you a kid in the Fifties or so ? Everybody makes fun of our
childhood!
Comedians joke. Grandkids snicker. Twenty-something's shudder
and say "Eeeew!" But was our childhood really all that bad? Judge
for yourself:
In 1953 The US population was less than 150 million... Yet you
knew more people then, and knew them better... And that was
good.
The average annual salary for your Dad was under $3,000...and
your Mom took care of the house and that was her only job. Yet our
parents could put some of it away for a rainy day and still buy a
house and live a decent life... And that was good.
A loaf of bread cost about 15 cents... But it was safe for a
five-year-old to skate to the store and buy one... And that was
good.
Prime-Time meant I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet, Gunsmoke and
Lassie... So nobody ever heard of ratings or filters... And that was
good.
We didn't have air-conditioning... So the windows stayed up and
half a dozen mothers ran outside when you fell off your bike... And
that was good.
Your teacher was either Miss Matthews or Mrs. Logan or Mr.
Adkins... But not Ms Becky or Mr.Dan... And that was good.
The only hazardous material you knew about...Was a patch of
grassburrs around the light pole at the corner... And that was good.
You loved to climb into a fresh bed... Because sheets were dried
on the clothesline... And that was good.
People generally lived in the same hometown with their relatives...
So "child care" meant grandparents or aunts and uncles... And that
was good.
Parents were respected and their rules were law.... Children did not
talk back..... and that was good.
TV was in black-and-white... But all outdoors was in glorious
color....And that was certainly good.
Your Dad knew how to adjust everybody's carburetor... And the
Dad next door knew how to adjust all the TV knobs... And that was
very good.
Your grandma grew snap beans in the back yard...And chickens
behind the garage... And that was definitely good.
And just when you were about to do something really bad...
Chances were you'd run into your Dad's high school coach... Or
the nosy old lady from up the street... Or your little sister's
piano teacher... Or somebody from Church... ALL of whom knew your
parents' phone number...And YOUR first name... And even THAT
was good!
The 1950's was an exciting time to live in. Harry Truman and Dwight D.Eisenhower were presidents
Harry S Truman
32nd President: 1945-1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower
33rd President: 1953-1961
1943
Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
Cast
Lon Chany
Bela Lugosi
Ilona Massy
Patric Knowles
The Egg and I1947
Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurry
James Byron Dean
February 8 1931 Marion Indiana
September 30 1955 (Auto Crash )
James Dean Starred In "Rebel Without a Cause" ( 1955 ) "East Of Eden" (1955 ) and In 1956 Starred With Elizabeth Taylor In "Giant "
James Dean He Was Keen ;)
Humphrey Bogart ( Bogey )
December 25 1899 New York City Ny
January 14 1957 Los Angeles California
In 1951 Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn Stared Together In "The African Queen". His Many Oter Films Include "Key Largo," "Maltese Falcon," "Casablanca," "To have Or Have Not"
"Here's Looking at You Kid"
The Blackboard Jungle
Cast
Oklahoma
Cast
Gordon MacRae
Shirley Jones
Eddie Albert
It's A Wonderful Life
1946
Cast
George Bailey : James Steward
Mary Hatch: Donna Reed
Mr. Potter: Lionel Barrymore
Clarence: Henry Travors
The Wizard Of Oz
1939
Cast
Dorothy: Judy Garland
The Scarecrow: Ray Bolger
The Tin man: Jack Haley
The Cowardly Lion: Burt Lahr
Glenda The Good Witch: BillieBurke
Death Of A Scientific genius
Albert Einstein 1879 - April 18 1955
This Time Also Gave Welcome To The Birth Of Rock'N'Roll And Many Of Its Greatest Songs. Along With The Era Of Doo Wop And Some Great Country Music By Mr. Hank Williams Sr. and The Man In Black...Mr. Johnny Cash. Elvis Aaron Presley Rocked The World !
Singers Of The Fifties
Little Richard
1956
"Good Golly Miss Molly
Jenny Jenny"
"The Girl Can't Help It."
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley "The King "
January 8 1935 Tupelo Mississippi
August 16 1977 Memphis Tennessee
Songs Include "All Shook Up " "Love Me Tender" "Heart Break Hotel" And Many Many More.
The Platters
The Platters
Hits Include "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" "The Great Pretender" "Red Sails In The Sunset " "Enchanted " And Many More.
Don & Phil Everly
The Everly Brothers
Don Everly January 1 1937 Brownie Kentucky
Phil Everly Jan 19 1939 Chicago Illinois
Hits Include "Wake Up Little Susie" "All I Have To Do Is Dream" "Bird Dog ""Cathys Clown""Till You Kissed Me" and Many More.
Ricky Nelson
Eric Hilliard Nelson
May 8 1940 Teaneck New Jersey
December 31 1985
Hits Include "Hello Mary Lou"" Sweeter Than You" "Garden Party" and Many More.
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
Born: 3 October, 1938, Albert Lea, Mn.
April 17, 1960 London, England (taxi crash)
Hits include "C'mon Everybody" (1958),
"Twenty Flight Rock" (1956), "Iddy Bitty Betty" (1959)
Most famous for "Summertime Blues" (1958)
The Day The Music Died
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & The Big Bopper
In 1959 The World Was Shocked By The Tragic Deaths Of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.p. Richardson). On a cold winter's night a small private plane took off from Clear Lake, Iowa bound for Fargo, N.D. It never made its destination. It Is Widely Known Now, As "the Day The Music Died " As In A Song Sang For These Three Legends Of RocknRoll By Don Mclean Called "American Pie." which was The Name Of The Plane They Were In.
The Big Bopper "Chantilly Lace" Ritchie Valens:" La Bamba" Buddy Holly " Peggy Sue" The World Lost Many Legends From The Fifties But Their Lives Did Make a Difference In The Way We all Grew Up.
The World Will Never Be The Same as It Was In The Fifties!!
Sill A Classic Love Of Most Of Us Baby Boomers Is The 1957 Chevy!!! Think We all Owned One ;)
Noted People Born In 1951
Dale Earnhardt April 29,1951 - February 18, 2001 (auto accident during accident during Daytona 500 competition)
competition)
Jane Seymour: February 15 1951 (Actress)
Season Hubley: March 14 1951(Actress)
Kurt Russell: March 17 1951( Actor)
Steven Seagal: April 10 1951( Actor)
Peabo Bryson: April 13 1951( Singer )
Luther Vandross: April 20 1951( Singer)
Tony Danza : April 21 1951( Actor)
Bonnie Tyler: June 8 1951( Singer )
Cheryl Ladd: July 12 1951( Actress )
Jesse Ventura: July 13 1951( Wrestler And Mayor )
Michael Keaton: September. 9 1951( Actor )
Sting: October 2 1951( Singer )
John Mellencamp: October 7 1951( Singer )
Miss Molly: November 3 1951
1951 Ford
What a Year ;)
!951 Ford
psp face tubes to make above pictures from jcw design
1956 ..........OH WHAT A GREAT YEAR
The following were some comments made in the year 1956:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long when $5000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage,"
"Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail hair cuts make it
impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls,"
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying damn in "Gone With The Wind," it seems every new movie has either Hell or damn in it."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday that they will be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."
"It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorces at the drop of a hat."
"I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to Congress."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I
seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick any more, $35.00 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood."
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