Baby Boomer Rewind Growing up in the 60's

After spending some time with his friends, recounting old stories about what it was like to grow up in the 60s and witness all of the great historic events of the time, it inspired Mario Russo to release “BabyBoomerRewind: Growing Up In The 60s”, published by Archway Publishing.

Told through a series of amusing and entertaining stories, Russo, the son of a second generation Italian American family, recounts growing up in the 50s and 60s.

He, together with other boomers, witnessed of the cold war, the threat of nuclear war, the Moon landing, Vietnam, the civil rights movement, the woman’s movement, the sexual revolution, and so much more.

The book is an easy and enjoyable stroll through memory lane for all boomers, even more so for those who grew up in the New York area. It will appeal as well to those who want to learn about the way things were when their parents and grandparents were growing up.

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Archway Publishing

After spending some time with his friends, recounting old stories about what it was like to grow up in the 60s and witness all of the great historic events of the time, it inspired Mario Russo to release “BabyBoomerRewind: Growing Up In The 60s”, published by Archway Publishing.

Told through a series of amusing and entertaining stories, Russo, the son of a second generation Italian American family, recounts growing up in the 50s and 60s.

He, together with other boomers, witnessed of the cold war, the threat of nuclear war, the Moon landing, Vietnam, the civil rights movement, the woman’s movement, the sexual revolution, and so much more.

The book is an easy and enjoyable stroll through memory lane for all boomers, even more so for those who grew up in the New York area. It will appeal as well to those who want to learn about the way things were when their parents and grandparents were growing up.

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Excerpt

… [Day 2] was fairly quiet, as most Woodstockers slept in, working off a hangover of one kind or another. Drug use seemed quiet, as everyone was reloading for the afternoon and evening activities.

The music started on Saturday, August 16, 1969, at about noon. For the next 24 hours, Woodstock fans were treated to what I believe was the best and most monumental musical show in the history of popular music, not just in America, but in the world… things ramped up considerably when Country Joe McDonald took the stage…Instead of starting with his usual “gimmie an F-I-S-H chant”, he engaged his audience to chant “gimmie an F, gimmie a-U, gimmie a -C, gimmie a-K “, to which the audience responded in kind. “What’s that spell, what’s that spell?”… This was all met with a roar from the crowd, after which the familiar stench of pot quickly filled the air. Even better, Country Joe followed this with his iconic Vietnam protest song, “I -Feel -Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die, which, at 500,000 strong, was possibly the largest sing-a-long ever…

…This song and lyrics captured the mood and emotions of the Woodstock Generation, as it was to be called, just perfectly. A combination of anger, despair, and fear of the future, all rolled into one song. I and everyone else sang along to the lyrics at the top of our lungs, to protest this seemingly purposeless war.