Was anyone a teenager in the 50's, 60's, or 70's?

Hi! I need to talk with some people were were teenagers in the 50's, 60's, or 70's for a high school english school assignment.

The assignment is the study of "cool" and how the view of what's "cool" has changed over the years.

If you grew up in any of these decades, I would love your help! All you have to do is answer these questions:

1. What was considered "cool" when you were a teenager? (Things like appearance (clothes %26amp; hair). What were the "cool" kids of school like? What would make someone cool or popular? What were "in" things to own? ect...anything you can think of!)

2. What celebrities were considered "cool" when you were a teen?

3. (This is kind of a weird question) What is considered "cool" for your generation RIGHT NOW? If you saw someone your age, what things might make them "cool"? (Ex: If you're a soccer mom, what would you have to be like to be the "coolest" of the soccer moms?)

If you could leave your first and last name that would be great! Thanks

Was anyone a teenager in the 50's, 60's, or 70's?

Well my mum and father were both teenagers of the 60's in the USSR. I'm a curious person so I've basically already asked similar questions to them about this.

1) My father enjoyed listing to 'Russian rock'- ( the name referred to Rock music made in Russia and/or in Russian. Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots.)

And of course 'Melodiya.' In both my parents schools whomever had the best grades was the most popular.

It閳ユ獨 hard to speak about fashion in Soviet Union.

The production of clothes, was in the hands of the State.

So there was not much choice. All stylish clothes from the Western world countries were forbidden.

People wearing such clothes were called 閳ユ笩tilyaga閳?

( 'dandy' with very negative connotation). But still within these strict moral borders, there was a fashion in Soviet Union.

You know, the high hair sprayed hair, nail polish and tight fitting knee high dresses for the girls and sleeked hair and jeans for the boys.

2) Yuri Gagarin. Most everyone thought him a hero.

My mum had a crush on him too. Who wouldn't? :P

Also there was Vladimir Vysotsky, and Bulat Okudzhava.

Many of the politicians were the most popular of 'celebrities.'

Then olympic winners and movie stars were a close second.

I've forgotten most of their names. Well actually it will be to hard and long to write all them.

3) My parents don't even know what 'cool' means.

But if your successful in life then you are to be admired.

Was anyone a teenager in the 50's, 60's, or 70's?

I wish I was a teenager in the 70's, I am so infatuated with that era....but I can try to answer the question.

1. Bell bottoms were in, polyester, plaid, Afro's, and platforms. The cool kids in school were the jocks and cheerleaders. And the item to own was a record player....or a 8 track in your car.

2. Pam Grier! and some lady named Bo Derek.

Was anyone a teenager in the 50's, 60's, or 70's?

got the 50s and 60s covered brain teaser . dont recall hair stles for the ladies big hair not like todays big hair, it was called a beehive because of the shape. the thing i rember about this hair style was the odour of hair spray in the classroom , and the girls washroom as you gagged your way by. of course the ladies had the same problems the world famous duck tail was in style, stench of brylcream and it did take more than a little dab to do you , this was soon followed by hair cement called brillantine , cloged more drains than roto roter could cover up . razor nicks were a sign of being cool but nobody shaved . having a packefe of gigarettes in your shirt pocket was cool owning a kighter the ultimate in cool of course you smelt like lighter fluid that was cool . then the brute after shave really bad . long aleeved shitrs lower sleeves rooled up yo mid forearm , white jeans . converse sneaks . very wide belts . the ladies had to were skirts or dress while in class could change to pants at school to go home in bad weather . rat rods were the cars of choice if you had a part time job big engine no weight loud had to have mags drove your parents car bad . those two decades were the best to be young and cool lots part time work grade twelve was all you needed toget great paying job . post secondary education affordable . the ultimate in school , brillintine gigareetes being a jock with brute and a rat rod . for the ladies high beehive mini skirt cossack boots .celeberaties elvis frankie avalon aneete funiccello johnny carson . then the beatles blew everyones mind . our public school in canada banned beatle boots, beatle jackets, i wore long hair , got dragged into the mans office told it could not go past collar of my shirt. my father had just passed at a young age had more problems than hair length. my school attendence did decrease since i had to work close to full time once teachers found out circumstances , amazing won provincial football championship was not going to waste mothers money or mine to buy jacket . coaches made me go they got me the jacket. did not want to go grad cermonies mother wanted too . recieved two scholarships one a lot of money second full ride jock . put finicial award on house mortgage. mother never forgave me . took full ride jock graduated with diploma age 19 . former baby sitter owned box lacrosse team in quebec 32 games no mortgage left . i cannot see this happening now strong advocate of how little our generation left younger generations very ashamed that cicumstances have left a ton of debt for young people . hard to describe what is cool now . it seems to me carrying a tremendous credit debt as ridicoulus as that sounds . to be a cool soccer mom , designer cloths 400 dollar sunglasses scream at your children force them into a game the dont like . make absurd statements regarding the sport , use profanity and ignorance . eg live small community started box lacrosse program . have many rings etc had person who had never held a lacrosse ask me what i was doing when adjusting his sons stick . fellow beside he has rings also , i went outside , to cool off , he followed me out they lost the chance to have world champions assist . two of us held clincics and got equipment for the fininacial troubled youngsters they still play after clinics at the tennis couts the yuppies kids gone . great time would love to be that age again buy not in this time frame, a teenager now no a younger person now no 1950s yes 1960s oh yeah 1970s yes 1980s yes post 1980s no . i want to apolige to you for the conditions we left behind . we took everything from you and left nothing . WE ARE THE GIMME GENERATION AND WE SUCK . thank you name richard bell major enbaresment 5 sport hall of fame inductions for being oversised with bad temper