The Good Old Days

So in 1970, it was no big deal for 12 year old girls out by themselves to ride right up to a grungy looking full grown male vietnam vet hitchhiking down the middle of the road and not give a seconds thought about being, you know, raped and killed like we teach our kids now that every stranger will do to them. And not only are they not raped and killed but they actually come out of the meeting with a real life lesson and some wisdom over a shared soda and some cigarettes. No wonder you millennials are afraid of everything and dont have any common sense! And nevermind Scary Pete.

In fact this whole movie gave me nostalgia to growing up before the umbilical chord of the cell phone came into the picture and in an era when we would just jump on our bikes and pedal for miles without telling ANYONE just to go to an arcade or play at some glass covered playground somewhere. I tell young parents now to imagine their kids doing that today and they have to sit down and breath into a paper bag for ten minutes. *sigh*


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