1960's Entertainment

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Have you ever wondered what it was like to watch movies and TV shows, read books, and gossip about the newest fads and popular stars in the 1960’s? Have you ever wondered how the 1960’s entertainment influenced modern day entertainment? Or how you found out about entertainment that time of the century? Well, we are about to show you the best and the brightest 1960’s entertainment! From Barbies to Afros and everything in between, this time travel will get you up to date with the culture of the 1960’s. Get ready for the biggest, and the brightest entertainment of your lives! Now let’s jump right into the 60’s!
Let’s say that you live in the 1960’s, and you are at the drive-in movies. You need to pick a movie to watch with your family and friends. But what movies are playing? Here are the most popular movies around that time. Romeo and Juliet was a popular movie then! Oh Romeo Romeo, where art thou Romeo! Or you could choose the classics, Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music. There are only 2 more choices at the drive-in movies. Batman the Movie, or The Jungle Book. They are popular movies in our time too!
After you just watched The Jungle Book, all you want to do is to settle down and read a book before bed. But what should you read? Some of the classic books in the 60’s and we even read them now, are Where
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Obviously, they didn’t have all of the technology we have today, but they did have television, radios, and newspapers like we do now. For example, if you were in the 60’s you could have heard that the popular movie Bonnie and Clyde has recently been released by reading the newspaper at breakfast. Or maybe you see a commercial for the newly published book, Island of the Blue Whales right before you get up to change the channel. Now you jump into your 1964 Ford Mustang and hit the drive-in to see the newest released

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