POST BOOMERS/PRE X - finally, a thread just for us - Thread 3

[WIMom]

Last night, there was an anti baby boom thread that started with a rant, and before some disruptor trashed it, some of us who were born at the tail end of the baby boom - from 1956 to 1964 - were having some nice recollections. The things that we seem to have in common are the following:

1. We were too young to serve in Vietnam, but remember the news.

2. As far as we're concerned, the music, television and popular entertainment and heroes of the 60s were and still are a matter for personal taste, and don't represent the shining apex of all civilization, icons to be revered by generations to come - in short, the Beatles were just a band that some might not like, and old Trek was cheesy and not well written.

3. Old boomers came into adulthood at the ideal economic circumstance - we've had to work for ours.

4. Our clothes and music tended to be lighthearted, and we are more conservative/libertarian as a whole than the older boomers.

So post your memories of tunes, movies, shows, fashions, school stuff, etc.

And enjoy yourselves!

[WIMom]

Thread 1

Thread 2

[WIMom]

YOU WERE THERE!

[TXBubba]

I'll get my husband to check these threads out later. He is a Post Boomer. I fall into Gen X (I think? '66). My earliest memory is Watergate interrupting my Saturday morning cartoons.

[Dog]

I was born in 1956...I guess I can join.

I remember always listening to the Beatles as a kid....my older brothers would force me..

I hate the Beatles.....only kid in America that hated the Beatles!

[WIMom]

You fit right in. Check out some of the stuff on the previous threads, and have fun!

[WIMom]

We're having loads of fun. I'm 1958.

[Gothmog]

How about:

The White Shadow TV show, the Monster Mash

[Sabertooth]

From #207 on Thread 2...

"That was the brother of the kid who's stomach blew up from drinking coke while eating pop rocks. LOL "

Hah! I totally remember both of those tales growing up in San Jose.

But I believe there's a basis in fact to the pop rocks story... Isn't Coke and pop rocks the only known way to dislodge the 8 year old swallowed chewing gum from your intestines?

[Dog]

I had these plaid burgandy and grey bell bottoms in High School ...lord were they ugly but so cool......LOL!

[Jacvin]

1957

Emersen, Lake & Palmer

Joey Heatherton in the Serta Perfect Sleeper Commercial.Sigh

[listenhillary]

B. 1962 "the" definitition of a scorpio

Fara Fawcett, Wonder Woman, Goldie Hawn

Cardnal Baseball on the radio, HEAVY METAL magazine - incredible artwork

twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun get it all?

[WIMom]

I was told it was coke and aspirins.

[Godebert]

The "Last Boomer" checking in. 1964....and my dad was a WWII vet. I'll take a look at the previous threads.

[freesia2]

Great idea! Thanks for starting these threads. I tried to check back in on the rant thread last night, only to discover it had vanished. As an "ancient" student, I have to go study for two exams I have back-to-back tomorrow (ugh), but I'll be back to catch up on these!

[Dog]

Thank you for this thread .....with the world going nuts...a laugh helps...:-)

[Gothmog]

In case it hasn't been mentioned yet -- there was the girl who fell asleep with Bubble Yum in her mouth and it had spiders eggs in it. They hatched and she woke up with all these webs in her mouth, ha ha ha.

[Jacvin]

Big man Pete Rose beating up little Buddy Harrelson

Joe Willie

Weeb Eubank

"Ya Gotta Beleive!" Tug Mcgraw

[Josephine]

Yes! And even better, IMHO, was Fernwood Tonight. Now that was funny!

Also, how about The Streak song??

Hi Dog!! We are having sooo much fun!

[WIMom]

Did you wear them with the silk shirt with "puffy" sleeves?

[Dog]

Remember Black lights.... so cool.