For me what is interesting is that I didn't live here in the late 60's, early 70's but have heard all the old stories through my years in the days of food co-op organizing.
It is a gas reading all these stories about those of you who have been here for a very long time. I didn't get to Minneapolis until 1974 and lived off 15th and Franklin. I have no idea what the rent was other than cheap by today's standards and it is similar to all the stories you have been telling. The sharing of roommates, friends and visitors.
Yes, those were the days.
So can someone tell me what I missed the last 30 years - what got so whacked out that we watch Bowling at Columbine and wonder why our society has become so afraid and fearful from the days when we all loved one another. I used to dream ( and not very long ago either) about a world in balance. What happened? The chemicals have gotten to us in more ways than one...we are a sick, sick place to be at the moment. Can the planet sustain all this anger, fear and anxiety.
Times seem to be very tough - this must have been about what our parents and grandparents were feeling in the late 1930's.
Didn't mean to go to a depressing note... but thinking about our wild, wonderful years when gasoline was .25 a gallon - it certainly makes you wonder - where we went wrong.
Fun to hear what you all were up to way back then.
Annie Young
East Phillips
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