Those Were The Days, My Friend

Those were the days my friend, we thought they would never end.

It was a great time to grow up. The war babies and baby boomers were the recipients of a time brought to us courtesy of the “Greatest Generation”.

Our parents had endured a depression, and a world war to set in place a time of prosperity never seen before in our history

We grew up in the land of bobby socks and blue jeans, rock and roll, blue suede shoes, white bucks and flat tops.

We were all about hot cars, loud music and dancing the night away. It was a time of innocence, sex wasn’t passed out like cotton candy and drugs were unheard of. We did overindulge in alcohol, but our shenanigans were mild compared to what came in the decades to follow.
There were problems, always has been, always will be. Divorce was practically unheard of, and many of the problems we faces today were present, but most people had a moral compass to keep them on the straight and narrow. People would stray and not always do the right thing, but sooner or later, most would somehow find their way back to leading a somewhat respectable life.

Little did we know, the negative elements of society that were emerging would someday lead to the possible downfall of our country.