I don't remember Hula Hoops in the 60s. I do remember them from the 50s, particularly summer 1958.
My parents wouldn't buy one for us kids, but our carport was the only shady place for kids to play in our neighborhood because my mom didn't mind having a crowd of rowdy kids hanging around all day and so many of my friends parents wouldn't allow them to have friends over to play at their houses ... so I occasionally got to play with the hoops other kids brought over. I could keep it going for as long as my 8 year old attention span would last or until I had to give it up to someone else. I don't think I could keep it going that long today, and anyway I don't have a carport to play on anymore. On 7/13/2014 3:55 PM, knarf wrote:
Colleen works at the local health food store. She runs a little hula hoop thing on the side. Now in the 60's when I was a kid they were all the rage but I couldn't keep one going for more than 5 seconds before it spiraled to the ground. No matter, it was girl's stuff. So Colleen had a little "hoop jam" last night and within five minutes I'm hooping like a pro. Okay, not a pro but I could keep it going indefinitely. A tribute to her skills as a teacher to be sure. She was a bit more advanced but as you can see it's all fun: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-hoopster.html?m=1 And a really good workout, too! Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel
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