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Twentynet-70s

My childhood memories of the 1970s in England Flared trousers Platform shoes Long hair, sideburns, beards Abba and beautiful Agnetha Raleigh Chopper The Exorcist Open shirts Lava lamps John Travolta and Olivia Newton John Starsky and Hutch and Charlie’s Angels Star Wars Decimal currency Three piece suits, long collared blouses Hendrix, Callas, Elvis and Bolan die Carry on films with Sid James Brut and Hai Karate David and Angie Bowie Margaret Thatcher Workers strikes Jack Horne for Nette's TwentyNet contest

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Gwendolen Song

Date: 5/7/2011 1:31:00 PM

Those WERE THE DAYS, my friend. The middle of this piece has the greatest memories for me. Exorcist--Ah, I can hear Tubular Bells playing in the background!...greatest sound! I love the music of Grease...stunk at decimals while in elem school...ha ha. YOU captured it....I caught it! Great twenty-net form and content. Nette is a stickler in her judging. I have to rewrite mine. (smile)....High five! The eighties are STILL ALIVE!! Gwendolen

Wilma Neels

Date: 5/2/2011 12:07:00 AM

Jack this one made me smile 'cause I remember the music and the clothes from that decade you brought back awesome memories of my childhood.. Good luck for the contest ;)

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 5/1/2011 7:30:00 AM

Nice reccollections of U.K> of 70s, jack

Gwendolen Song

Date: 4/30/2011 8:27:00 PM

Memories.....all alone in the moonlight...........................oh yeah, Jack. Ya took me thru the crystal disco ball time warp! Fun stuff here. Nette will get a kick outta this one. Still strugglin a bit on mine..just like Andrea mentioned below. Hard style and limitting. This is where the CRAFT comes in. (seventies music fades.....) Gwendolen

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/30/2011 4:21:00 PM

a good approach, jack. I would have needed to do mine this way in order to get all the stuff in that I wanted to get in. But instead I said some things that took too manywords and I could not even get into my poem any of the cool names for movies or songs I liked, etc. I am posting mine later tonight. But I doubt I can do it to my liking. It's just too limiting with the number of words we can use. This was a fun walk on my 70's memory path. good luck in the contest!

James Foulk

Date: 4/30/2011 3:29:00 PM

i use to a bunch of flared trousers from 1971 on. this was a great write, enjoyed readning this. What did you think of the Wedding? thank you for commenting on The land just outside of heaven.