Comments by "David Cruse" (@davidcruse6589) on "American Reacts to 60s u0026 70s Aussie TV Commercials" video.

  1. Most Used to go to brash to get blank tape so you could copy the music of radio stations to play in car or boom box without adds Even used have competitions with family or friends who could record it the best so it was seamless when play did catch part of add or hear the tape recorder stop starting you weren't allowed to copy music they where sold for you to record yourself or family on tapes but that never happened then cds came in and that killed the tape decks and everyone recorded on cds music as was easier and lasted longer in car from the heat tapes used to warp and jam and the reels used to jam and tape would bread but keep unwinding you'd end up with miles of tapes all over place Cheers taken me down memory lane I remember screaming demo's and match box cars only wealthier families got stuff like that They where hard times so you used to look after anything you got it made you respect how hard it was and rare to get anything We where lucky if you got a class of soft drink or lollies sweets to you once a month crisp hardly ever but alot of home cooked cakes and biscuits was the most sweet things you got But we had fun get up in the morning told to get outside and don't want to see us again until lunch and them not until dinner time so you'd be outside running in the area out in paddocks alot of that was still around in suburbs then different times never scared for kids safety from predators unlike today everyone looked after everyone anyone hurt them you'd go to nearest house and they'd help and get parents most people knew each other or someone who knew you I really feel sorry today's kids miss out on this imagination was everything you'd dream about what you could be one day even though you had to do chores and it was hard work as well nothing was easy we'd be chopping wood splitting and stacking in large sheds as everything used wood to cook and hot water all by fire You where taught as boy as soon as you could lift axe above your head age 7 and walked everywhere shop was miles away so butcher baker fruit and milk man used to come with horse and cart going up and down streets and they'd stop pe did their shopping this was it was rare to visit a shop until 90s started changing 80s to 90s when more shop started popping up and the horse and cart disappeared I was born 1965 my brothers are older and remember different things from their time
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