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THE SIXTIES

Posted by Biggus on July 11, 2011 - 12:01
from the ABC set NOSTALGIA RULES

The sixties, what a decade
I was only five, when in 1960
The Beatles hit the scene
And the following year
JFK took office as President
In 1962 a very significant appointment,
That of Alf Ramsey as England Manager,
Who brought us the Wingless Wonders.
The reborn Manchester United
Rising phoenix like from the ashes of Munich
Won the FA Cup in 1963.
In 1964 I held hands with Carole Duffy,
A very wonderful event at the time,
1965 saw United win the League title
And the mini skirt first appeared
The latter was less significant when I was 10
Then in 66 England won the world cup
(And yes the ball did cross the line)
United won the League again the following year
And then fulfilling the dream,
So cruelly crushed 10 years before,
Manchester United won the European cup in 1968.
1969 was famously the year
That Linda McMahon first kissed me
Oh and Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
For me it was a decade of dreams coming true
A time when I thought life just couldn’t get any better
And I was right, because then came the 70s

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Comments

skinner_jennifer | July 12, 2011 - 11:21

Hi Paul,

sounds like you've been going down memory lane here,
but hey! you know the seventies weren't that bad,
I've got some brilliant memories of those days. But
then I suppose we're all different. I too have some
fantastic memories of the sixties.

Thankyou for sharing.

Jenny.

Highhat | July 12, 2011 - 11:30

Maybe personally the 70's weren't too merry for you? They were very merry for me- a great time but then I was an adolescent in the 70's and had some of my best years then. Nice little poem- you must have been very keen on football as a wee mite!

;)Pia

Biggus | July 12, 2011 - 12:15

Thanks Jenny,
Thanks Pia,
I think I did wander a bit and I have some good memories from the 70s as well.
I was mad on football back then, those were the days before footballers thought they were important.