Boomer Snippets

When you wish upon a star; makes no difference who you are. . . Johnny B. Good , Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier. . . dominos are falling down, falling down, like London bridges. But hey! comic relief. . . Milton Berle. . . and entertainment. . .Ed said: ". . . really big shew". . . and What's my Line? . . . and theree's always baseball. . .Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra . . . meanwhile, out there in the real world. . . all along the watchtower. . . there's Rosa Parks, James Meredith. . . Meanwhile, back at the ranch. . . Gunsmoke, Rowdy Yates, Matt Dillon and Chester. . .Ok Corral. Back in the real world: "Ask not what your country can do; but ask what you can do for your country." . . . "Let them come to Berlin. . ." but then: Dallas. . .

November 22 1963, where were you? That's how conditions were in Camelot. Meanwhile. . . back in la la land, late night radio: "She was just seventeen; you know what I mean". . . ferry 'cross the Mersey. . . along comes Mary, along with Peter and Paul, and Joan and Bob. . .in the watchtower. . . and back at the old school. . ."The hills are alive with the sound of music. . .So long, farewell, al vida zein good night". . . but, but the times they were a changin'. . .

all along the watchtower. . . comic relief: there's Alan King, Milton Berle. . .then "Come and listen to my story 'bout a man called Jed, poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed" and "Here's Johnny!" with Skitch Henderson. . . and. . . late night radio: "She was just seventeen; you know what I mean". . . ferry 'cross the Mersey. . . along comes Mary, with Peter and Paul, in a land called Hanalei . . . meanwhile, back in the real world, dominos falling. . . Vietnam, Ho Chi Who? Saigon. . . but, but, mersey beat. . . fab four back at home in England. . . "twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play" . . . "picture yourself on a boat on a river". . . and over here in the USA: turn on, tune in, drop out. . . "I came across a child of God; he was walking along the road. . ." to Woodstock. . . wavy gravy: "three days, man!" then. . . (what?) but then. . . what?. . . Altamont. . .

say what? all along the watchtower. . .must be some way outa here. . . Meanwhile back at the oval. . . Woodward and Bernstein, uncovering dirty tricks. . . as if things weren't bad enough . . . but, but then. . .

 . . .Tragedy. . .  even so, bringing the boys home. . . then. . . a Ford in the white house? . . . Plains, Georgia, say what? Jimmy who? born again!, a new birth for the nation too, but, but. . . double-digit inflation. . . 444 prisoners, or was it 444 days? Next thing you know. . . no more '70's. . .end of an era. . . a movie star in the white House? Morning in America! To be continued. . . King of Soul