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Do you remember riding a bicycle without a helmet?

Do you recall roller skating without elbow and knee pads? We did those things, not because we were daring, but because such protective gear didn’t exist. Did you ever eat dirt, have rock fights, or get your head stuck in a porch railing? Do you remember being told to go outside and play, not to get dirty, and be home for supper? How about black-and-white television with only four stations, and watching only what your parents allowed you to watch? The 1960s were many things to many people, a transitory time for many aspects of our lives. For two young boys born in the second half of the 1950s though, the 1960s were just their childhood: simpler times, simpler activities, and simpler problems. It’s not that the 1960s were better than any other time, it’s just that to us, they were simpler. We remember them with fondness. Join us for some stories of our days of adventure in the Boston suburb of Everett.