General Chat

I was born in 1948, so I was a Fifties Kid. I had blue suede shoes - from Dolcis in Oxford St. Drove my Mum mad till she bought them for me. I used to wear my big brother's V-necked jumpers - far too big and all the more fashionable for it. He played in a skiffle group and I had to play the notes on my recorder for him to tune his guitar. Everybody's sitting room had a radiogram, some had cocktail cabinets, a pouffe was a footstool, and there was 'contemporary-style' furniture. My Dad called it 'contemptible'. We read the Beano and the Dandy, then the Beezer came out. The first issue had a folded cardboard thing inside it that made a loud bang if you shook it hard. (We were easily amused!) We had Davy Crockett fur hats, sang 'My Old Man's a Dustman' and watched Popeye and The Cisco Kid on other people's TVs because only a few people had them then. Just think! In those days people were actually scared by the latest horror movies! These days, they're just a laugh. CB >|<

Little sir echo and woody woodpecker on the sunday lunchtime music programme. Blackpool for the illuminations.

Two weeks holiday, you lucky moo xx :o)

Saturday morning pictures, picnics with jam sandwiches and bottle of squash, out all day and feeling safe. Mum always at home when you got home from school, two weeks holiday in a caravan in the summer. Christine

Bread and dripping sarnies the billy cotton bandshow with his wakey wakey on sunday which called you home for lunch

Saturday morning radio, that exciting song "the runaway train went over the hill and she blew, she blew, the runaway train went over the hill and she blew on and on and on, but l loved it. Champion the Wonder Horse and the Lone Ranger, sugar sandwiches!! lol

How about Tizer in bottles with the funny tops. Changing winter shoes for clarks sandals in the summer term. Penny ice lollies that went white when you sucked all the juice out. Sherbet dabs. Dick Barton on the radio early evening. Much Bimding in the Marsh with kenneth Horne and richard Murdoch (Friday evenings after the weekely bath), Childrens hour - Ballet Shoes, just William. Ann Glos

Cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, a big bar of chocolate for 6d and 5 park drive cigarettes for 1s and the sun still shone

Born in the 50s but I don't remember them! nell

Hi Helen Six five special on telly Rendezvous Club at Dreamland Ballroom Marcari,s coffee bar Roller skating Herne bay pier What Days Ronnie

Those were the days girls did we feel safe Yes, i lived in leytonstone till i was 7 you could leave your front door open we had the smell of nevilles bakery, every day jonny mathis on the radio memories a???

Hula Hoops Hopskotch Warm coke and smiths crisps roller skates and playing marbles in the road and the sun always shone lol

Blue suede shoes (for the men) :)) sorry I mean boys

I know a lot of you were not even born then!! But for those who were, - Rock and Roll, luminous socks!! hooped petticoats, black and white telly,Sunday dinner at 1 o clock sharp, sixpence, thruppeny bits, 10 shilling notes, Anymore you remember?? Helenxx