The first New Years Eve we spent together as a married couple was in 1972
It is funny to look back on that year and remember with some embarrasment!! but mostly nostalgic happy memories about what we were doing and wearing and listening to ....
I came up with these.
Things that happened in 1972 in no particular order......
Murrays hair was nearly as long as mine
I was probably wearing mostly Indian caftans and leather sandals!!!
Gough Witlam was elected our new Prime Minister[it was Time]
Australia finally pulled out of the Vietnam war
Six school kids and their teacher were kidnapped for a ransom of a million dollars
Carlton won the V.F.L. Grand Final
Piping Lane won the Melbourne Cup that year
Australia drew the Ashes Test against England2-2
Shane Gould won three gold medals at the Munich Olympics
Pat Rafter[the tennis player]was born as was the fabulous Australian actress Toni Collett
On telly we were watching the contriversial debut of No 96
We were listening to ....
Led Zeppelin
Cat Stevens
Neil Young
Deep Purple!!!
We were reading....
Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Watership down!!!!
We bought our first house that year for $12,000 dollars!!!
Ah!!! the memories........
"HAPPY 2010 EVERYONE"
2 comments:
did you forget that the six students were kidnapped by a chap that your husband went to school with...but there's no other connection
I didn't like to say.....but seeing as how you've mentioned it!
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