From Woodstock to woodstoves to the World Wide Web
From "Say kids, what time is it?" to "Up against the wall, NOW"
From fall-out shelters to Internet service providers
From "Can't Buy Me Love" to IRAs and 401ks....
The nation's population increased 19 million in the 1940's and
by 30 million in the 1950's. This was known as the baby boom and
continued until the mid 1960's. During the 1950's, school enrolments
increased 13 million. Sales of music instruments went from $86
million in 1950 to $149 million in 1950. "Keep up with he Joneses"
was the slogan back then. Whatever my neighbours have.. I shall
Lou Phillips, born in June 1950, the typical baby boom child
who was showered in toys, music lessons, Girl Scouts and could
have whatever her hearts desire... Or was she?
Lou grew up without a father. Her original father had died in the
Guatacanal war and her step father died of a heart attack when she
was only 7 years old. In this day and age, she would have been
considered poor. She moved around alot with her brother Bill, who
was only one year older than she was, and her mother, Marguerite
who was a school teacher, trying to provide a decent life for her two
children. The largest house they've ever lived in was a 3 bedroom 2
bathroom house. She lived mostly in Tyler, Texas, a small town at the
time. It was middle America and traditional. Most of her mothers
friends stayed home and the fathers went to work. The girls were not
allowed to wear pants. They could only wear skirts and the boys wore
In 1962, she began middle school and started to notice the
changing begin. She feels that the influence of the music changed.
Everyone use to wear the bobby socks and the big petty coat skirts
...