The British Invasion may have continued to grab headlines, but America fought back with soul shouters, garage rockers, country weepers, and the birth of the rock double-album.
Even just those honourable mentions would have made it a year to remember, let alone all the features pics. Great post as always, and glad to see you're a fellow The Good, The Bad and The Ugly fan - just a perfect movie!
I thought I must be dying as images of my 1966-self imbibing all these cultural 'memes' (not a thing back then) flashed before my eyes. You shook loose a remembrance of my coming across "Revolver" when my family stopped at a Holiday gas/convenience store on the way home from an outing in far-north Wisconsin. Had no idea that The Beatles had a new album, but checked my cash, discovered I had the 5 bucks to buy the album, and that fall/winter spent many hours immersed in what know-nothing-me considered the best album the Fab Four had conjured so far.
Herb Albert - I think I still have that Whipped Cream album I inherited from my mom's record collection, also her Merle Haggard albums. I played Sergio Leone's movie soundtrack nearly as often as Revolver! The Ghost and Mr. Chicken - a family movie outing. I could go on and on and on ....
My lord, but you hit my pop culture mother lode with this one! Only one bit left me clueless: Thunderbirds Are GO! If I ever heard of it, I must be among the ones "who could forget" it.
Well, I'm not dead, but I am eternally grateful for this Magical Mystery Tour - thanks for the memories!
Very comprehensive look at '66. I would say though that "Dark Shadows" has a LOT of still very devoted fans, myself included. While that first year wasn't its best, it definitely became a major cultural phenomenon.
Peter Graves wasn’t in the 1966 season of Mission: Impossible. He came in for the next year’s season, replacing Steven Hill as Dan Briggs. Just FYI.
Even just those honourable mentions would have made it a year to remember, let alone all the features pics. Great post as always, and glad to see you're a fellow The Good, The Bad and The Ugly fan - just a perfect movie!
Indeed….The only thing it lacked was Claudia Cardinale!
I thought I must be dying as images of my 1966-self imbibing all these cultural 'memes' (not a thing back then) flashed before my eyes. You shook loose a remembrance of my coming across "Revolver" when my family stopped at a Holiday gas/convenience store on the way home from an outing in far-north Wisconsin. Had no idea that The Beatles had a new album, but checked my cash, discovered I had the 5 bucks to buy the album, and that fall/winter spent many hours immersed in what know-nothing-me considered the best album the Fab Four had conjured so far.
Herb Albert - I think I still have that Whipped Cream album I inherited from my mom's record collection, also her Merle Haggard albums. I played Sergio Leone's movie soundtrack nearly as often as Revolver! The Ghost and Mr. Chicken - a family movie outing. I could go on and on and on ....
My lord, but you hit my pop culture mother lode with this one! Only one bit left me clueless: Thunderbirds Are GO! If I ever heard of it, I must be among the ones "who could forget" it.
Well, I'm not dead, but I am eternally grateful for this Magical Mystery Tour - thanks for the memories!
Thanks for reading, and I’m glad it spurred so many memories!
Very comprehensive look at '66. I would say though that "Dark Shadows" has a LOT of still very devoted fans, myself included. While that first year wasn't its best, it definitely became a major cultural phenomenon.
Absolutely...couldn't resist taking the piss a little (as the Brits say). It was one of my mom's favorite shows when I was a kid.
Thanks for reading!
Peter Graves wasn’t in the 1966 season of Mission: Impossible. He came in for the next year’s season, replacing Steven Hill as Dan Briggs. Just FYI.
Right you are, sir - post corrected!
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