by Martin Pluss
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I was listening on the radio to an interview with a guy who has written a book about the 1960s. This got me thinking about what I can remember and what has shaped me for the five decades of my life.
So here we go Plu’s first 6 decades – a work in progress
I thought I would put together what I can remember experiencing of a significant nature, for each decade of my life.
The 1960s the kid
Landing on the moon – did they land?
1969 Balmain – Souths Grand Final
Vietnam War
Debate over contraception and the pill
Beatles Tom Jones Elvis Presley Music
TV Hogans Heros, Gilligans Island, Get Smart
1970s the care free teenager
There is a lot I remember about this decade and subsequent decades so the is here is restricting them to no more than 13.
It’s Time and Gough Whitlam
The Dismissal
Munich Olympics and Shane Gould and Marc Spitz
American Pie and Go Set
Watergate
Tree of Man
Disco
Borg
Abba
Columbo
1980s the self indulgent idealist
Gordon Below Franklin Dam
Triathlons Marc Dragon the Scotts Molina, Dave and Tinley and Marc Allen
The music just rocked and it was not rock
Bob Hawke
New Age
1989 Balmain Canberra Grand Final
America’s Cup
Dougie and MMM Paper Chase
Apple Computers
LA Olympics, Deek and marathons on TV
Miami Vice
State of OriginMArried Jenny
1990s the era of deferred personal goals
Nick and Ali born
Galaxy then Foxtel
Mobile phones
Monas – the runner
GST
Paul Keating The recession we had to have
Iraq War
Bushfires
Y2K
Lady Di
2000s the age of reason
9/11
War on Terrorism
Sydney Olympics
Running the Olympic course marathon
Cool Running
Blogging
GFC
2010s – community engagement
Murray dies
Running longer and slower
Port Ironman 2014
Pennant Hills Trust and Hornsby Council
Nick and Ali transition school, university workforce
Dad dies
2020s
COVID -19
