Was there really a battle of the bands raging between The Beach Boys and The Beatles? Just how did Lucille Ball come by that famous flame-red hair? And who was the original Ruth Martin on Lassie? Popular culture in the twentieth century was a wild, wondrous melting pot of unforgettable personalities and happenings that defined each era—and shaped the lives of the people who experienced those times. What’s more, recalling the crooners, comics, and cranks of those famed days is a sure-fire way to strike up a conversation across generations.
I Remember … My Pop Culture: 100 memorable pop culture moments 1924 – 1984 is the new collection from Memory Lane Publishers that gathers one hundred standout events. Offering vivid accounts of celebrated memories, as well as unusually interesting facts that lend rich insight to each memory, the collection is ideal to read aloud at gatherings that span generations or for those looking to connect with the elderly who are experiencing memory loss.
An ingenious, lighthearted look at singular sensations in music, movies, television, and more, I Remember … My Pop Culture is sure to move anyone to look at famed phenomena in a fascinating new light, and to learn more about the loved ones who experienced those events firsthand.
