Life Is Not A Journey
I first saw this video posted last week in a private Google group on generations. It features a monologue by Alan Wilson Watts, a British philosopher. Watts was born in 1915, and a member of the G.I....
View ArticleGen-Xers Greet President Nixon, 1971 {Daily Photo}
Here are some wonderful 35 mm slide images of President Richard Nixon’s 1971 visit to Walla Walla, Washington. The photos first appeared on Bygone Walla Walla. They were taken by Howard B. Ludwigs....
View ArticleChurch of the Small Things
Melanie Shankle has a new book, The Church of the Small Things. I can’t wait to read it. The trailer is really lovely and features some great pictures from her Gen-X childhood. Shankle is one of my...
View ArticleVintage Home Movies From 1967 (Looking For Jennifer Steen)
A series of 8mm home movies were purchased at a flea market. The buyer reports that films were well shot, and according to the professionally-labeled reels, Jennifer Steen would have been born in 1967,...
View ArticleRevealing Letter: Austrian Gen-Xer on Kids Raised by Parents Traumatized By War
Editor’s Note: The following post was originally a comment about the Austrian childhood left on the Who Is Generation X page. I thought it made some fascinating observations about Gen-Xers from...
View ArticleBy The Time You’re 50
Like every other Gen-Xer born in 1967, I turn 50-years-old this year. In fact, yesterday was my 50th Birthday! Happy Birthday to me! After all these years, I’ve learned a thing or two and come to a few...
View ArticleRoute 66 Blue Whale
My father lived for roadside attractions along the rural byways of America. He loved to take Sunday afternoon drives and he loved to take long trips across country. Born in 1930, he was a member of the...
View ArticleHalloween 1973, Faded Photographs
The longer I blog about my generation, Generation X, the 13th generation of Americans, and the older I get, the more it feels as if I’m merely compiling a record of demographic nearly forgotten before...
View Article#MeToo Amulet for Gen Z: Latchkey Childhood Memoir About Sexual Assault
The following post, The Amulet for Generation Z, was originally a commentary about some unfortunate events that occurred during my latchkey childhood. Specifically, childhood sexual assault. After it...
View Article8 mm Halloween Video, 1972 (Lamco International School, Liberia)
The following 8 mm film was shot in 1972, and features a Halloween parade at Lamco International School, Liberia. It’s a short, beautiful film, and I loved seeing all the homemade costumes. Seeing so...
View ArticleVintage Ghostbusters Halloween Costumes from the 80s
Check out these Ghostbusters Halloween costumes from the 1980s. The new, all-girl Ghostbusters movie (loved it!), ensures another generation — Generation Z! — will enjoy Ghostbusters Halloween...
View ArticleTop 10 News Stories That Defined Generation X
Check out the top 10 news stories that defined Generation X, according to Top Tenz. Do you agree with their choices? You won’t believe what they left out! Join the conversation on Facebook. The post...
View ArticleSisters in Patchwork and Pinafores + Rebecca Goldstein
A beautiful picture of sisters wearing identical dresses. This photo was taken in 1976, and reflects the patchwork dresses with pinafores that were popular during the Bicentennial Era. Do you remember...
View ArticleFamily’s Lost 8 mm Memories, 1976-77 (Rocky View)
Frank went to a flea market in search of an 8 mm projector. He found one, and inside the case was a family’s lost 8 mm memories from 1976 and 1977. He uploaded the vintage film to YouTube in 2013. It...
View Article2018 Sundance Feature Films For Generation X include Joan Jett, Fred Rogers...
In January, the Sundance Film Festival will kick off in Park City Utah, with 110 feature films. Selected from more than 13,000 submissions, the films come from 29 different countries. I reviewed all...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley Boy Scouts, Vintage Years
Going through my mother’s cedar chest, we found our old Girl Scout and Boy Scout uniforms. My mother loved being a Girl Scout leader, and of course, she was awesome! Here’s my brother’s San Gabriel...
View ArticleThe Despair of Generation X: Addiction, Poverty, Broken Family Ties
A fellow Gen-X blogger, Solo Gen X Warrior, has written a pretty gut-wrenching post, The Despair of White American Gen-X and the 2016 Election. I wanted to pass along the link, and encourage everyone...
View ArticleChris Pratt, Generation X
Embed from Getty Images By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Chris Pratt’s speech at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. I wanted to post it here for posterity. Pratt is a late wave Gen-Xer born in 1979. The...
View ArticleSong In The New Apple Commercial: Story of An Artist
Listen up and I’ll tell a story About an artist growing old Some would try for fame and glory Others aren’t so bold Daniel Johnston‘s 1982 song, Story Of An Artist, is featured in a new commercial for...
View ArticleRepost: Life in Mossley in Lancashire, 1978
The following is an excerpt from My Life In Music: 1978, a post on the blog Imaginary Friends. That’s a well-chosen name for a blog written by a Gen-Xer. Excerpt Gen-Xers, Mossley in Lancashire via...
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