| The Sixties. All you have to do is say it
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| | What can be said? Everything changed.
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| out loud, and people of a certain age
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| | Everything. Radio and music created the
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| immediately smile. Kids today are wearing
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| | first rock superstars during the Sixties,
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| Sixties fashions - bell bottoms, peasant
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| | and bands from Britain's rock underground
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| tops, faux fur trimmed jackets - largely
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| | erupted with real force, moving
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| in tribute to this great decade. When the
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| | throughout the world with their new
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| Sixties happened, the Western world came
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| | musical messages about love and freedom
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| of age. It was a ten-year renaissance;
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| | and real issues. Like the Romantics of
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| music changed, art changed, computers
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| | the early 19th century, rock musicians
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| came into widespread use, and the
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| | turned the world upside down to find out
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| television changed the way people
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| | what was on the bottom.
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| perceived their relationship with the
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| | In Britain, the Beatles, the Rolling
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| Establishment forever.
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| | Stones, and other rock bands took over
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| Shouts Heard Round The World: Sixties
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| | the music scene. The Americans weren't
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| History
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| | far behind; Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and
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| For a decade that claimed to be all about
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| | Aretha Franklin emerged as major talents
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| peace, the Sixties were remarkably
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| | in the second half of the decade. These
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| violent. In America, President Kennedy
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| | bands are still played regularly on the
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| was assassinated, followed by his
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| | radio today, and those who are still
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| brother. Reverent Martin Luther King Jr.
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| | alive still perform today.
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| was shot. War erupted in Southeast Asia -
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| | Have It Your Way: Sixties Food
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| again. In Britain, troops went to
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| | Yet again, the Sixties contradicts
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| Northern Ireland in a "limited
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| | itself; at the same time fast food
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| operation," where they remain to this
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| | restaurants started to develop the
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| day. Violence begat violence on campuses
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| | patterns they still hold today, health
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| all around the world. And the youth
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| | food and vegetarianism were gaining
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| started making their voices heard.
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| | steadily in the eating habits of ordinary
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| But there was much more to Sixties
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| | people. Hippies and other
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| history than violence. In fact, the
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| | socially-conscious groups chose to eat no
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| refrain "Make Love, Not War," was the
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| | meat because they didn't believe in
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| true chant of the younger generation, led
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| | killing animals, and they grew food
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| by emerging rock bands like The Beatles,
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| | organically because they believed in
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| The Rolling Stones, The Who. And with
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| | harmonizing with their environment.
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| these rock bands, Britain re-invaded and
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| | But the Sixties is where McDonalds
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| conquered its former colonies; there were
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| | started growing strongly, challenged by
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| times that American rock bands couldn't
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| | Burger King and Burger Chef, and when a
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| even make it onto the charts.
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| | 65-year-old loser named Harlan Sanders
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| But if the British conquered America's
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| | opened a restaurant he called Kentucky
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| music scene, America slipped in and
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| | Fried Chicken. While some were eating
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| conquered the British television and
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| | healthier food than people had ever eaten
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| movie scene - at least for a while. Star
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| | before, others were eating food that
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| Trek and cartoons like the Flintstones
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| | would lead to obesity and many other
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| became wildly popular in Britain, just as
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| | serious health problems that still exist
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| they were in the States. And Marilyn
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| | today.
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| Monroe and John Wayne stalked the big
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| | Fun For A Girl And A Boy: Sixties Toys
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| screens, both mesmerizingly attractive in
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| | The golden couple of the Sixties was
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| their own ways.
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| | undoubtedly Barbie and Ken (although
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| With the invention of the birth control
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| | Sindy and Paul were pretty close). These
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| pill, free love became another mantra
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| | lifelike, though not anatomically
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| (and "mantra" is another word introduced
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| | correct, dolls and their armies of
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| in the Sixties). Young men and women were
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| | friends and accessories fulfilled many
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| freer to have relationships with one
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| | little girls' dreams, and shaped how they
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| another, and they did. With this one
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| | thought about becoming a woman. Barbie
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| change, the entire relation between men
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| | was the first career woman many girls
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| and women was undermined; no longer did
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| | came in contact with, and she was very
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| "good girls" have to stay celibate to
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| | unlike their mothers! The boys weren't
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| remain out of trouble. And now both young
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| | left out, though; Matchbox cars were
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| men and women were free to explore their
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| | introduced for them, and vintage Sixties
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| sexuality. It made a more profound impact
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| | Matchbox cars are still collectors items
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| in Western society than most of us want
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| | today.
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| to admit, even today.
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| | For older kids, Twister was invented in
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| All You Need Is Love: Sixties Events
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| | the Sixties; it's still popular today
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| Renaissance. From the bottom to the top,
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| | both as the old game and as more adult
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| the Sixties were a time of change on
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| | versions.
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| every level. And you could tell. The most
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| | They Had A Dream: Sixties Celebrities
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| remarkable change was in the
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| | The Sixties were a time of excitement,
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| transformation from the
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| | and there's no denying that this was
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| socially-conservative fifties to the
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| | because of the people of the Sixties.
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| anything-goes seventies. This volcanic
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| | From cultural icons like Marilyn and the
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| change was brought about by huge changes
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| | Beatles, to politicians and leaders like
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| beneath the surface.
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| | Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK, to group
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| Probably the most important change was in
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| | movements like hippies and Black
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| how people saw one another. Women and men
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| | Panthers, the unique energy of the people
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| suddenly had a different, and more
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| | of the Sixties gave shape to the decade.
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| complex, relationship than ever before.
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| | Do You Remember When We. . . : Sixties
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| Ethnic groups, too, were making their
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| | Memorabilia
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| voices known in more and more places
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| | Today, you can get a little taste of the
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| around the world. In the US particularly,
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| | Sixties again by collecting memorabilia.
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| Blacks and Native Americans participated
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| | There are people who decorate entire
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| in radical movements to change the
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| | rooms in a Sixties theme. If you don't
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| discriminatory habits of their homeland.
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| | have the money to pick up authentic
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| This enormous social and cultural
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| | Sixties collectibles, you can always buy
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| movement spilled over into Europe and
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| | some of the newer Sixties-inspired
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| Africa, and was watched with great
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| | products.
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| interest by the rest of the world. Would
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| | For instance, lava lamps are back with a
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| America be destabilized or changed
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| | vengeance, as are psychedelic colors and
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| forever?
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| | designs. There are entire stores based
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| Art and music, influenced by the changing
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| | around selling Sixties movie and concert
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| social attitudes, the influx of drugs,
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| | posters. Beatles memorabilia, authentic
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| and a more free, independent spirit born
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| | memorabilia, is not as expensive as you
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| in the Beatniks of the fifties, underwent
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| | might think; the Beatles were the first
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| a transformation. Pop art, both paying
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| | celebrities with their faces stamped on
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| tribute to and casting scorn upon the
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| | practically everything, and as a result
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| modern world, became influential. Rock
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| | you can find coffee cups, coasters,
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| music and concerts became a primary mover
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| | plates, clothes, and lunchboxes
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| of society; rock artists were not only
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| | generously decorated with the Fab Four's
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| performers, but political activists.
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| | faces. Inflatable furniture is back too,
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| You Say You Want A Revolution: Sixties
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| | just like bell bottoms and miniskirts.
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| Music
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