realistic67

1976

I was 9 years old living in Rossland B.C.

America and anything American was cool. Even in Canada, on the west coast, American flags were in. Sure, there was the 76 Olympics in Montreal but for a kid at age 9 on the other side of the continent, Quebec was another country. I do remember watching the gymnastics events with my sister and this girl Lizzy.

I remember indian style leather fringe jackets, ( I had one ) and Engineer boots were everywhere. And "Chopper Style" Bicycles..... Dirty Harry.....In 1976 Clint Eastwood was god. People wore clothing that had odd colours like and beige, off yellow and browns in them. Western shirts and really blue GWG's with red stitching. Girls wore bell bottoms, with jeans that had no pockets. And wore their hair in pony tails like Nadia Comenicei

My next door neighbor's were an old but, hip family. The Dad was an old 50's Biker, and worked at the Cominco smelter plant my Dad was an accountant at. The Mom, baby-sat us ( me , my Brother and Sister ) To me they were who I thought American's were. Supper cool, listened to Rock and Roll. And they let their kid, Calvin eat sugar coated breakfast cereal and pop tarts. A gangly teen, he lived downstairs in a tiny room near the garage. Where he smoked pot and stared at blacklight posters all day.

The other Neighbor's Dad....He had a yellow Dodge Charger and the coolest black chopper motorcycle, which never seemed to run. It had a Black Widow Spider painted in the tank. And a chromed Iron Cross on the low Sissy bar. I loved that bike. I wanted to buy it. He was always welding stuff in his garage.....

Wow, looking back it feels like another time ( like I'm describing the old west )