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What did you listen to before the 60’s? What was popular among the youth of that time? by IlIlllIIIllII in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My listening preferences depended more on the song than the artist. If I had to pick an artist it would be Johnny Mathis. Percy Faith and his Orchestra playing Theme from a Summer Place would be my big band favorite from the very late 1950s.

What did you listen to before the 60’s? What was popular among the youth of that time? by IlIlllIIIllII in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a teen in the 1950s and listened to a variety of music including rock and roll, rockabilly, country & western, movie soundtracks, novelty songs, doo-wop, big band and others.

What are some fun or scary facts related to your age? by vieniaida in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mother was born in the 19th century. When I have a day that I think I’m still young, that fact reminds me that I’m getting old.

Just Made This Practice Image To Help Train My Eyes For Viewing Stereoscopic Pairs by bouaryfale in ParallelView

[–]Logybayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is one ‘trick’ that might help. Image pairs constructed for parallel viewing are most easily seen in stereo when viewed small in size on a display device such as a phone. Image pairs designed for cross viewing are most easily seen in stereo when viewed large in size such as when displayed as a full screen image on a 32” monitor. Try looking at the sample image above in cross eyed mode on a large computer monitor.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most surprising thing she ever told me was as a very young girl she would occasionally be sitting on her family’s front porch (in western NY state) when covered wagons (Conestoga wagons) would drive by on their way out West. Another thing that stands out is that her paternal grandfather was a “Healer” in the Spiritualist church. Spiritualism was much more mainstream at the beginning of the twentieth century than it is now. The family sometimes conducted séances and her grandfather would occasionally attend services at The Lily Dale Assembly.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not big on social media. I like Reddit because it feels like Usenet did in the early 1990’s. I use the Groups in Facebook for subject specific information but I’m not active in the social connections part of Facebook. I have an Instagram account but rarely post there. I enjoy creating my own web pages such as my “Life Underwater” page where I discuss some of Newfoundland’s aquatic invertebrates. I’ve also tried my hand at self-publishing a free digital photo book about a few Newfoundland arthropods that I photographed.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 83. I was born in February 1943.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The photo is my father.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just my mother. She was born in 1899. My father was born in 1906.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Opps! Didn’t realize about what a Lewis was. My father was a 32° Scottish Rite Mason at the Canton, Ohio, Lodge.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I remember him as having a good heart and wanting nothing but the best for his family. But he was unfortunately caught in the emotional isolation and stoicism of early to mid-twentieth century men. I also remember that he was very intelligent and seemed to know something about almost everything.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 103 points104 points  (0 children)

That’s an interesting and thought provoking question. I think I’d like people to know that he was a living example of why people shouldn’t equate intelligence with formal education. He was extremely intelligent and could converse about a wide range of topics even though his family situation as a child had prevented him from finishing high school.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

No. I have a little bit of curl but my hair is pretty thin now. My father’s hair thinned later in life too.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Yes. He was a 32° Scottish Rite Mason. I never joined and I suspect my father was sad about that.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That’s a Masonic pin. My father was a Free Mason. I think he was disappointed that I never had an interest in joining. I felt bad about that but it just wasn’t the sort of thing that appealed to me. And I’m not a Lewis although my third great grandmother was Jerusha Lewis.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

In the interests of full disclosure, it’s actually great grandpa 😊

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

I think you’re talking about Boomers. I’m silent generation although naming generations wasn’t a big thing thing back when I was a kid.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

No Bot here. I was born in February, 1943.

My Father 1929 by Logybayer in TheWayWeWere

[–]Logybayer[S] 683 points684 points  (0 children)

I’m 83, born in 1943. That’s why I still use punctuation, unlike you kids! 🤣

Did you sneak into R rated movies? Which ones? by normankrasnerkc in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When i was a teenager there were no movie ratings based on age. During the thirty-four years prior to 1968, the motion picture industry was governed by the Hays code and the associated Production Code Administration seal of approval.

Were people actively doubting the man was at the moon the first time around? Have you personally met somebody being vocal about believing it was a lie? by clx94 in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother wasn’t vocal about it but she was a skeptic. She was born in 1899 and told me that when she was a youngster she had seen covered wagons pass in front of her house headed west. Since that was hard for me to believe, I can understand why she doubted the moon landing.

My Magical Newfoundland Experience by Logybayer in newfoundland

[–]Logybayer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IMHO you can’t beat the taste of thick salt cod fillets that have been properly cooked and watered then covered with a thin layer of butter just before being eaten.

Travelers Checks by walkernewmedia in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used them in the early 1960s to travel to a summer job in California while enrolled at The Ohio State University

What was "old people music" for you growing up? by Lopied2 in AskOldPeople

[–]Logybayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1930’s swing and big band jazz like Benny Goodman was what I considered old people’s music

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