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Ive never watched the show....BUT......if you can remember the 60's you werent really there
Yeah, I've heard that before but please know not every young person in the 60's was high on drugs and a hippie. Some were seriously in college or working hard. It was possible to be an early feminist and an anti war activist and not get involved in drugs.
jeez....ya didnt think the big grin was there for a reason?
I, during the 60's was an Air Force enlisted man and never once considered drugs......but damn, there were a bunch that did.....
I was around drugs a great deal being involved in the anti war and feminist movements but I never felt pressured to join in. I did smoke a bit and yes i did inhale! but my involvement was such that i never bought any grass or kept any in my home. Just took a drag or two when offered socially.
however some of my friends really got into it. A dear friend still today surprised me when I asked her "Didn't you get really into drugs in college?" and she said "No, not really. I took a few acid trips from time to time but nothing more than that." Yikes--she considered dropping acid as "not being into drugs"? I can only imagine what she considered being really into that scene. She had a very rough patch where she cleaned houses (with a college degree from a top ivy league school), got divorced and struggled. At least she never had kids. Today she is a revered high school teacher. Kind of boggles the mind.
I'm looking forward to more Mad Men if I can stomach some of the relived rage at the sexual harassment scenes. I remember being told by a boss it was time for me to go file so he could "get his jollies for the day". Today I could sue for such a crude comment but then it was nothing new and I just had to tolerate it. Even with an MBA and a boat load of experience my husband and I decided I would stay at home after the kids came along. I simply had had a belly full of that kind of treatment and decided if i didn't have to bring money in I would rather exit that scene. I later owned several business of my own.
I haven't read the book but it sounds interesting. It's about a woman like Peggy Olson who made it in an ad agency in the 60's.
I thought I would mention the other night I saw the actor who plays Roger Sterling, John M. Slattery, on an episode of "30 Rock" where he played a crazy politician. He was hilarious. I didn't recognize him at first. When I realized who it was, I could hardly believe it. I had to check the credits for the name.
I haven't read the book but it sounds interesting. It's about a woman like Peggy Olson who made it in an ad agency in the 60's.
I thought I would mention the other night I saw the actor who plays Roger Sterling, John M. Slattery, on an episode of "30 Rock" where he played a crazy politician. He was hilarious. I didn't recognize him at first. When I realized who it was, I could hardly believe it. I had to check the credits for the name.
The book is fantastic. I'm almost done with it. She isn't quite Peggy as she didn't start as a secretary but as a jr. copywriter and worked her way up to VP of several different agencies while being a mom of two little girls. Her husband was very supportive and seems like he was a good man. I've thoroughly enjoyed the book and would definitely recomend it.
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