Suddenly Back Then

I turned the radio dial, Donovan's melodic voice rolled out of the speakers, and suddenly I was back in the 1970's.

I was reliving striped bell bottom pants, polyester shirts in floral prints, tie-dyed t-shirts, and platform shoes. From the back it was sometimes difficult to distinguish boys from girls as both wore their hair long and their pants low (though in those days the boys still knew what a belt was for).

Sit-ins were the preferred method for making statements, and holding up the the first two fingers of your hand in a "V" served as both a further message and a daily greeting.

College students confronted soldiers and music carried political agendas.

Those were the days my friend.  I thought they'd never end.