Early Sixties  

The Four Seasons' song says: "Oh what a night. Late December back in '63. What a very special time for me. I remember - what a night!"  It might have been '60, '61, '63 or '64. The beat and the theme belong to '60, '61,'63 or '64. We were so young and the world held nothing but promise. All the doors were still open. Our lives lay, unexplored, before us. We did not know where Vietnam was. In Asia somewhere. We were going to beat the Russians to the moon. That was going to be cool. But, of far greater importance was that Saturday night dance. Especially if the Rockin Rebels were the band, and there were a lot of slow dances. Slow dances with a strong beat were perfect for the Point Caddie Shuffle. Remember? Remember the bitter-sweet last dance of the night?  The walks along the beach?   Visit Memories of the 60s or try Images or see if you can answer the questions in Memories. Remember the words to Try To Remember and Forever Young? Or if you would like to hear it, try Hear Forever Young.  See pictures of the new Biloxi High School opening in 2002.  Seen BHS lately? If you remember the old Saenger,  then Visit Our Biloxi Pictures Gallery. 

1962

In 1962 the cost of a new home averaged $18,200. A gallon of gas was 31 cents. The Dow hit a high of 767. Vaughn Meader's First Family about JFK won the Grammy. The top money maker of the year was Dr. No. The best actor of the year was Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird. The top twenty TV programs included Gunsmoke, Ben Casey and the Red Skelton, Danny Thomas, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason shows. Green Bay was the NFL Champ and Mississippi beat Arkansas 17 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl. The Yankees beat the Giants in the world series. Jack Nicholas beat Arnold Palmer to win his first major tournament. The world came its closest to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile crisis and Federal Troops were used to admit James Meredith to Ol Miss. William Faulkner and Marylyn Monroe died. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. Adolph Eichman was hung in Jerusalem. My Fair Lady closed after 2717 performances. Helen Gurley Brown wrote Sex and The Single Girl.  Try to remember.  Here are some pictures from the 1965 site. Or just remember 1962 in About 1962. Or revisit events of the 1960s.

Meet Impossible. You will see him here and there throughout the site. The reason is simple. Try to find a good Crab Po Boy outside Biloxi Mississippi. IMPOSSIBLE! Now the Biloxi we knew is gone. The loss is painful to the bone. It hurts to think about it. Here ia an article from Newsweek about the impact of Katrina:

We have links to humor on the web. We have a room called New Indian Echoes devoted to the memories that people choose to share. Send me an e mail with the word MEMORY in the subject and I will post it on the site as is without editing or commentary.

Also visit our albums for pictures from the old days and today.

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  The BHS 1962 Site was created and is maintained by Harry Mills of the Class of 1962. Please send an e mail with any suggestions about additions to the site or to report any problems. That e mail is drmills@pipeine.com