10. BEAT New York
3. It All Began in New York t he city of New York did not conform to the values of the suburbs and besides it had it own culture, with Jazz music at its core. Th e Good Old Days When our fathers or older people generally spoke of the "Good old Days", It would appear that they were referring to the 1950's when there was a post war boom in the economy, if you were a white, middle class and heterosexual (maybe throw 'male' into that pot) then the world was not a bad place for you. The values of western society were clear and unequivocal, there was absolutely no reason for change. Sure there may be a few issues, but these were exceptions and did not reflect society as a whole. We had the police and Penal system to keep Criminals, deviants and rebels at bay. But it was a society of appearances and the illusion of peace and tranquility was covering a multitude of social issues. Part of the problem was the fear of communication about issues that wer...