50 years

[Serge Forward]

We had another one at the end of the street that we used for bommy night.

 

[not a trot]

That one about knowing your neighbours... everyone in our street was 'uncle' or 'aunty'. And bomb sites were dead good too. We had a flattened brickworks at the back of our prefab, known by us kids as 'the sand pit'.

used to get dragged around to mrs Heggertys (auntie Edna) for bloody Tuppaware parties. She had loads of cats and the house always smelt of piss.

 

[hash tag]

I can't say I ever went anywhere near a bomb site. The thing that struck a chord with me was Sunday School. I never went, but I knew someone who did

The first flight of Concorde was in '69 Concorde - Wikipedia

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Return of Django by the Upsetters entered the UK Singles Chart 4.10.69, one of the first Trojan Chart Hits.

 

[marty21]

I started primary school in Sept 1969 ffs

 

[BCBlues]

A Tribute To 'In The Court Of The Crimson King,' Released 50 Years Ago Today

My brother used to listen to this sort of stuff. I didn't mind him handing down his Led Zep albums to me but this lot...

 

[Maggot]

Monty Python's Flying circus was first aired in October 1969.

Monty Python at 50

 

[hash tag]

Yes are 50 and still touring, albeit with Howe and White as original members YES50 LIVE: Released Today! - Yesworld

 

[hash tag]

The year of: Butch Cassidy, Midnight Cowboy and

The Italian Job

 

[Argonia]

My Primark bag tells me it's been going for 50 years. I thought it was much newer than that.

 

[Proper Tidy]

My Primark bag tells me it's been going for 50 years. I thought it was much newer than that.

Penneys in Ireland, no idea why they changed the name for everywhere else

 

[hash tag]

Not really my bag. I can remember all around my hat and the like and it was OK. I've found out they are going on a 50th tour
History - Steeleye Span

 

[Argonia]

50 years since Rupert Murdoch bought the Scum 'newspaper'.

 

[Sprocket.]

I started primary school in Sept 1969 ffs

You young uns!

 

[hash tag]

One of the greatest inventions of the modern age, The Internet ( as opposed to world wide web) was launched 50 years ago.

Internet - Wikipedia


Click, Happy 50th Birthday, Internet!: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0009q01 via @bbciplayer

 

[Argonia]

Fifty years since the Clangers

 

[Puddy_Tat]

cousin who is the oldest of my generation of the family turns 50 this week.

my turn not that far off

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Official Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company


A lot of good Trojan. And Sugar Sugar by the Archies.

Which you are now humming. Sorry.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Which you are now humming. Sorry.

an antidote

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Who's that?

The Upsetters

Well, that's what they're doing

(My wife has no taste)

 

[Puddy_Tat]

(My wife has no taste)

 

[Argonia]

Tess Daly is fifty

 

[Sprocket.]

Israelites, Return of Django and The Liqidator were constantly being played 50 years ago. Desmond Dekker’s Israelites was the first record I bought.

 

[hash tag]

Tess Daly is fifty

I couldn't pick her out of a line up.

 

[hash tag]

50 years this coming year since Hendrix died. Tonight...
BBC Two - Jimi: All Is by My Side

 

[belboid]

50 years this coming year since Hendrix died. Tonight...
BBC Two - Jimi: All Is by My Side

Yup, we’ll be getting a lot of jimi and Janis and Jim next year

 

[JuanTwoThree]

50 years since the '69 Springboks' tour
How a rugby game became a battle against apartheid

 

[Argonia]

50 years since Kes.

 

[hash tag]

Liked especially for Brian Glover and Ken Loach

 

[hash tag]

Gawd blimey guvnor. Chitty is 50!

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years

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I'm in the NFT and have just been reminded of this and still shocked and horrified.