William Sommerwerck wrote:
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My point was about "television worth watching". There was little
"entertainment" programming really worth watching in that era.


Yet we all watched with rapt attention. There were some shows which I
will still catch today, notably 'The Twilight Zone'. It was the best we
had, and for those of us in rural areas, perhaps the best that can be
imagined at the time.

Like Brenda, I did a lot of odd jobs...mostly farm stuff. I was bucking
hay bales at 14. Before that I drove the tractor and the trucks in the
field. Machinery played a big part in my life, and sometimes I think I
missed my calling as a heavy machine operator. OTOH, being a farm boy,
animals were a constant concern and joy as well...horses especially.

The atmosphere, despite the Cold War, Vietnam and the Six Day War (among
others), not to mention the almost annual political assassinations, was
somehow more relaxed.

jak

The atmosphere, despite the Cold War, Vietnam and the
Six Day War (among others), not to mention the almost
annual political assassinations, was somehow more relaxed.

This was probably because "things" changed more slowly, and we weren't
deluged by what has become nearly omnipresent media.