Name something you used to do that today's whippersnappers have never heard of.

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249. The Top 40

WLS radio,Chicago had their top ten survey and each day they would play part or all of those tunes till the last one which was #1 at the time would be played at 6 p.m. It was great for those of us who did not have that record,knowing that at least once every day we got to hear it! They also had their DJ's visit what we called teen clubs(little more then old stores--mainly grocery store size). The stages were little more then a couple tables smacked together at many of these "clubs" and the DJ's would have some silly contest to give away promo 45's or T-shirts. It was all music then. Politics never entered our top 40 radio station. In the late 60's WLS had competition come to town. I can't remember the station but they had a wonderful studio in Marina City Towers that fans could visit and hold up signs that DJ's may or may not announce on the air. It was a fun time. Girls especially would carry a case of 45's to a party or simple get together. We seemed to treasure those 45's. Later when we could afford to advance to albums girls would actually carry them to school(they usually left the LP's at home) but that cover of The Beatles,Stones,Monkees--whatever went with them to their classes. I can remember sitting with several other girls who studied the music/words of artists such as Dylan,Garfunkel and discussed what they thought the songs were about. We wanted a better world and many thought nothing of handing out flowers to anyone who looked like they needed a bit of cheering up in the park. Peace was more then a word in those days.