MMDT #8 - Pop Culture

Challenge number 8 was a photo challenge, to be inspired by pop culture from the decade you were born.  Well, here’s a little bit of info on the “pop culture” of MY decade…the 60s!

*Peace and love were the themes and the Civil Rights Movement changed society significantly.  The peace sign was everywhere!

*Man went into space and walked on the moon.

*TV is the new centerpiece.  COLOR TV arrived in the early 60s.

*Colors were bright and psychedelic.

AND….

* “The 1960's were a time of upheaval in society, fashion, attitudes and especially music. In 1963 and the years to follow, a number of social influences changed what popular music was and gave birth to the diversity that we experience with music today.”  Elvis returned from military service, the Beatles burst onto the music scene, and a huge variety of styles was born…the British Invasion, Motown, the revival of folk music, beach music, the emergence of “girl groups”, acid rock and psychedelic rock. Woodstock anyone?!

Well, anyone that knows me can tell you that I am a music junkie, and the classic rock of the 60s-80s is my favorite.  I love going to concerts with all of the classic rock bands of those decades.  When the “Happy Together” tour came to the MN State Fair, I had to go!  The show featured members of Sixties bands:  The Association (3 of the originals), the Buckingham’s (2 of the originals), the guitar player from the Grass Roots (unfortunately the lead singer passed away just shortly before this appearance), Mark Lindsay from Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Flo and Eddie of The Turtles. 

My photos aren’t as great as I would have liked, but at least I got some!  Some were taken of the members while they were shown on the big screens (an extension of the development of color TV in the 60s!).  I also used clips from the Happy Together poster. 

In my layout I incorporated the Peace sign cornerstone, the psychedelic patterned paper (from Recollections), and the bright colors of the 60s.  The grid paper is Raspberry, and the tiles and circles are cyclamin pink and black.  The first page pattern is a variation of Page Pattern #19.  The second, just making the pictures fit! :)

PEACE!