I grew up with the music and culture of the fifties in my early years and I believe it had a profound effect on my development. I also believe the pre-cursor to the awakening of the sixties and seventies happened in the fifties which prepared our coming generation for great changing times where the youth stood up and took notice of the world around them.
As a young girl in elementary and junior high school, we had those fire and bomb drills where we hid under the desk with our hands over our heads. I never understand how that would protect me or anyone else from a close bomb blast. Those sirens still haunt me today. Every time I hear one I look around to see where its coming from and to notice if people are scampering to a bomb shelter somewhere nearby.
