Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Of course, the 20's wouldn't have been possible without the Industrial Revolution. I often remind people that eveything new that we have today, especially for communication, such as computers, cable TV, etc., wouldn't have been possible without people like T. Edison, A.G. Bell, S. Morse, etc.

I did think of including potsmoking in the 20's, after I hit the "submit" button.

Many did it, and Louis Armstrong smoked every day. He (and others) even did songs about it, including his "Muggles", which was another name for our favorite plant. You can find MP3's of "reefer" songs, one of the better ones being "Save the Roach for Me", from the 30's. We don't have anything on those generations when it comes to having fun. Now, New Orleans, where Armstrong was born, is probably in the worst shape that it's been in history.

You just can't beat the artists of the 20's - Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, journalist/writers like Mencken, musicians like "Pops" Armstrong, the greatest Broadway shows (which are still being revived), greatest songwriters like Porter, Berlin, and many others that continued beyond the 20's decade. Look at the animated films (cartoons) from the 20's and 30's: if that stuff wasn't "drug" influenced, especially Walt Disney and the Fleisher Brothers (Betty Boop, Popey, etc.), then I don't know what was. Even it it wasn't influenced by drugs, it was great. Some of this stuff beats any "modern" psychedelic art hands down, IMHO.

There's just no comparison: If I had the choice, I would have preferred to live then - these times suck in comparison. Their weed may not have been as strong as ours, but they were better off in life, and happier - which is the main point of life. The women looked great - they knew how to dress and act, to make themselves very attractive. These people had "class", and style, which are things that are no longer in vogue today.

Well, at least SOMEBODY got it right, lol.

yeah i agree there was that art deco thing going on, and the women were classy... except not everybody had indoor plumbing back then, so the women might of had a little BO..... and i don't think they shaved like they do today.. we are so sophisticated today, but it seems like we sacraficed so much to have it.. everybody is so stressed out about everything today, (me included).. it's hard not to get caught up in the rat race. back then it was farm houses, big families, and homemade everything..... i guess if you were so inclined you could live your life today like it was 1925, and you could pick and choose what modern thing you want in your life... have the best of both worlds....


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