We all think that when we were young the sun shone
23
hours a day
Not
altogether true
But
things always look better looking back
For
example, we didn’t have to endure
TV
ads for sanitary products and pantie liners
Thrush
medicine or hemorrhoid cream
We
only had the three TV channels which was enough
And
there was no such thing as daytime telly
And
the network shut down at 10.30
So,
we knew when to go to bed
The
soap of the day was Peyton Place
For
the kids Noggin the Nog
Mr.
Pastry or the Wombles
Captain
Pugwash with seaman stains
And
Roger the cabin boy
Comedy
like Sykes, the Good Life
And
Morecambe and Wise
Sid
and Hattie in the Carry On’s
Grasshopper
in Kung Fu
Land
of the giants, Blake’s Seven and Dr Who
You
could still watch sport on terrestrial
With
Grandstand on the Beeb
And
on ITV, Dickie Davis on world of sport
In
the music world the Rolling Stones
Were
closer to puberty than senility
The
first record I bought was good news week
By
Hedgehoppers Anonymous
You
could buy LP’s, singles and audio cassettes
Even
8 track though not very long lived
Petrol
was only five bob a gallon
While
beer was just 10p a pint
Penny
chews and sweets in a jar
Treats,
opal fruits and spangles
Oh,
for the time when gay still meant happy
And
everyone wore a ticka ticka Timex
When
we all wanted to be in love
Like
Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in “brief encounter”
Or
be suave and debonair just like Fred Astaire
And
dance with panache and savoir fare
When
Bette said “Gerry let’s not ask for the moon we already have the stars”
It’s
not that I’m a cup half empty kind of guy
But
things do look better looking back
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