Category Archives: The 60’s

Songs of Summer

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Ellen Ross

As summer delightfully descends upon us, music on the radio only means one thing. It’s the 60’s and I’m back at New Trier High School and I’m in a cool car headed for the beach or 31 or the Teatro … Continue reading →

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Now and Then

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Ellen Ross

Hi, Dear Readers.  It’s great to be back.  Hope you had a wonderful holiday.  I sure did. One of the reasons is right here… The blurry photograph that graces (?) today’s post was probably taken circa 1962.  From left to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Avoca School, Childhood, Nostalgia, The 60's, Wilmette | 12 Comments

Forever in Blue Jeans

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Ellen Ross

That’s me.  Summer of 1980.  (I can tell because I’m still zaftig courtesy of Nick Ross’s baby weight.) I’m posing in my Winnetka back yard proudly sporting a cowboy hat and more importantly… My bleached blue jeans cut-offs. Circa 1965. … Continue reading →

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Shall We Dance?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Late Breaking Headline: Congrats to the Cubs!  Onward! Do you remember when and how you learned to dance?  Even though I have hazy recollections of teaching myself to jitterbug copying the kids on American Bandstand,***my formal training began at Avoca … Continue reading →

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Posted in Avoca School, New Trier High School, pop culture, Television, The 60's, Winnetka | 24 Comments

Class Reunion

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Ellen Ross

These are class photos from Echoes 1965.  My New Trier High School year book. (That’s me with the corsage- second row, third from the left. No idea why I’m wearing it.  Maybe this picture was taken on my birthday?) I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Dating, Memoir, New Trier High School, pop culture, Restaurants, The 60's | 8 Comments

Respect

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Dear Readers, do you know where you were on December 10, 1967?  I do.  I was in Madison, Wisconsin. My boyfriend Jon had just taken me to dinner here. (A pretty fancy joint on a sophomore’s budget.) But that was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Music, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 60's, University of Wisconsin | 14 Comments

“It’s Here”

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Ellen Ross

When I was a teenager on Chicago’s North Shore, dating usually meant going to tried and true venues. Like Friday and Saturday nights at the Teatro Del Lago movie theater in Wilmette. Or the Edens theater in Northbrook. Maybe once … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chicago, Dating, Music, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 60's | 20 Comments