Does anyone remember a website a few years back that would post scans of crafts and recipe books from the 50's-70's for the sole purpose of making fun of them for being horrible? I think it had "Lavender" in the name somewhere? It might be still going. It was a huge site with a lot of different sections of content and all of it was really funny. [more inside]
posted by amethysts on Nov 2, 2009 - 9 answers

Was there a measured increase in drug addiction due to the hippie movement? What were the drug addiction rates like in the 1950's compared to the 60's and 70's. Are there any resources that have historical data on addiction rates and the particular substances popular at the time? [more inside]
posted by TheJoven on Oct 25, 2009 - 14 answers

What is a good book to read about late 60s early 70s England? Non-fiction preferred but well-researched fiction is fine too. [more inside]
posted by AbsoluteDestiny on Oct 10, 2009 - 14 answers

60s song filter: We are trying to find the song from the 60s (?) that is about a car/motorcycle crash. The song has singing and a narrative part if memory serves. At one point the girl screams: "Lookout! Lookout! Lookout! Lookout!"
posted by Drasher on Jul 12, 2009 - 16 answers

Heard a good song on the radio, but can't find it anywhere... i'm guessing it's from the 60s, because it sounds kind of dylan-y/protest-y and there's a lyric that goes something like "i need someone to help explain the war"... i thought the song title would be I'M A CHILD or I AM A CHILD because the song is made up of lyrics like "I need someone to help me tie my shoes/I am a child, "I need someone to help me lose the blues/I am a child"... I made those up, but you get the idea... ring any bells?
posted by LittlePumpkin on Jun 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I get Japanese (Korean?) cover versions of American music from the 40's, 50's and 60's? (And, more specifically, the cover versions that feature as incidental music in Robert Altman's film M*A*S*H) [more inside]
posted by Jofus on Mar 27, 2009 - 14 answers

Q: What do Butch Cassidy and Bonsai Kitty have in common? A: A terrific, zany soundtrack. What kind of music is this? [more inside]
posted by andromache on Jan 3, 2009 - 5 answers

My mom has a memory of a TV show or movie she saw in the early 60s and she cannot figure out where it came from. It involves a boy going on a picnic and then there being a car accident where everyone but the boy and the dog died; he responds to a picture of a dog while in therapy and then he gets reunited with the dog. Her full description after the jump. [more inside]
posted by NoraReed on Dec 29, 2008 - 3 answers

Why does early 60s black and white television look so good? [more inside]
posted by Andrew Brinton on Jan 9, 2008 - 16 answers

I'm looking for advice, instructions, and products to achieve a 60's hair and makeup look. And by adopt, I mean look like this every day. [more inside]
posted by pieoverdone on Oct 8, 2007 - 21 answers

If you weren't dead in the 60s or know more than me, help me understand this "Beatles-Stones rivalry." [more inside]
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Sep 7, 2007 - 39 answers

60's movie: Robert Swan? [more inside]
posted by AnyGuelmann on Jul 23, 2007 - 2 answers

Where can I find women's mod style clothes similar to this in NYC? [more inside]
posted by deinemutti on May 22, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm looking for sixties party music. [more inside]
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Mar 18, 2007 - 27 answers

I'm looking for way to get a CD or record single of an obscure 60s Saskatoon band. They're called Witness Inc. [more inside]
posted by sleslie on Dec 11, 2006 - 3 answers

I will be working behind a bar at a 60's themed art opening... So what should I wear? [more inside]
posted by vernondalhart on Oct 10, 2006 - 10 answers

My friends and I are throwing a large, time-travel themed dance party. I need recommendations for funk, soul, and R&B to play during the 50s, 60s, and 70s, as I'm deeply asea in this area. [more inside]
posted by deafmute on May 9, 2006 - 16 answers

Nowerdays we have ratings on films (PG, PG-13, 15, 18, etc). In the 50's or 60's what was the certificate for the films? [more inside]
posted by spinko on Apr 15, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm looking for good non-fiction books about the US in the 60s. I'm interested in the social upheavals that occurred then and I'm particularly interested in the anti-war protests and things like the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
posted by pombe on Mar 22, 2006 - 30 answers

I love old cars from the 50s and 60s - especially pickup trucks - and I've always dreamed of owning one. Unfortunately my auto expertise is limited to oil changes and, vaguely, what a carburateur does. I assume you have to have a lot of knowledge to keep an antique car running. Then again, they are much simpler machines than modern vehicles. Right? Where would you recommend picking up the necessary know-how? [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky on Jul 1, 2004 - 10 answers

Prog Rockers? It's safe to come out... even if only for a couple minutes. That's it, c'mon. I'm looking for people's opinions when it comes to "desert island" must-have progressive rock album classics from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Can you recommend a few?
posted by Witty on Jun 22, 2004 - 35 answers