Ten Again"Hey, Mike, what're we gonna do today?"It's 1960, and Mike is ten again, at least in his mind. Looking back on his final year of elementary school, he reflects on the many challenges that confronted him then. Junior high and the opposite sex loom on the horizon-his mini-version of the New Frontier. From the neighborhood baseball field to the local movie theatre, from Halloween to Christmas morning, and from Bozo buckets to a once-in-a-lifetime trip across the country to Disneyland, Mike is constantly in motion-and often in trouble. But he has his younger brother Tommy and a few close friends to help him navigate the vast suburban wilderness. This snapshot of a bygone era shows the last generation allowed to be kids taking full advantage of it-and having the time of their lives. |
Contents
3 | |
10 | |
18 | |
God Bless America | 25 |
Laugh Your Troubles Away | 32 |
Nighttime is the Right Time | 41 |
PART IIFall | 49 |
A ManySplendored Thing | 51 |
PART IIIWinterSpring | 91 |
You Better Watch Out | 93 |
Winter Wonderland | 102 |
TV Time Buckets of Fun | 110 |
Lights Out | 119 |
Upchuckin on the Oregon Trail | 127 |
The Final Bow | 133 |
PART IVVacation | 141 |
Movie Mayhem | 59 |
And the Moon is Full and Bright | 66 |
Oscar | 77 |
Skunky Spunky | 84 |
Westward Ho | 143 |
When You Wish Upon a Star | 150 |
All Aboard | 157 |
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