Halloween 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 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 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 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 In 1978 I was living with my mother and...
View ArticleFilmmaker Looking for Teens in 1989 Film Featuring Children of Vietnam Vets
In 1989 filmmaker David Hoffman recorded a therapy session for Gen-Xers who shared stories about growing up with fathers who were Vietnam War veterans. The teenagers, all of whom appear to have been...
View ArticleWho did Homecoming Court Better, Gen-X or Gen-Z?
These are the days To hold on to But we won’t Although we’ll want to… Billy Joel, This Is The Time, 1986 I love homecoming games! I remember the very first one I attended in 1976. I was in 4th grade...
View Article25th Anniversary of the USS Stark Attack
Through the storm we reach the shore You give it all but I want more And I’m waiting for you With or without you… From U2, 1987 37 Sailors Died at Sea On May 17, 1987, 37 U.S. Sailors died when their...
View ArticleWookiees, By God, Wookiees, Are Our Thing
Wookiees Are Our Thing Jen Chaney of the Washington Post has written a commentary on Disney’s plans to purchase Lucasfilm and make three new “Star Wars” movies. “We so-called Xers…the ‘Star Wars’...
View ArticleEmpire Records Cult Classic of Late Wave Gen-Xers
When I created this map of Generation X movies from all 50 states I didn’t include the now cult classic EMPIRE RECORDS. The film, which was set in Delaware, was released in 1995. It’s a coming-of-age...
View Article20 Bicentennial Photos That Will Give You Intense Flashbacks to 1976
Happy Fourth of July, everybody! I’ve scoured Pinterest, Flickr and a bunch of blogs for these Bicentennial photos. Big props to the moms who made matching outfits for the entire family! Where were you...
View ArticleHarrowing Photos of the Post-Industrial World of the 1970s and 80s
The first hint I had about the growing post-industrial wastelands of my youth came from music. The first was in 1984 with My Hometown from Springsteen’s Born in the USA album. The second was from Life...
View ArticleCelebrate Skip Day for Gen-Xers
In honor of Ferris Bueller’s actual day off, June 5, 1985, we’ve declared today an official Generation X holiday. It’s Skip Day for Gen-Xers. This is an international event, y’all. Because of Canada...
View ArticleJacob Wetterling: Remains of Boy Abducted 27 Years Ago Found
Jacob Wetterling was abducted and killed 27 years ago today. It was October 22, 1989, when Jacob, along with his brother and best friend, rode their bikes down a rural Minnesota road. A masked man...
View ArticleIt’s Skip Day. The Official Gen-X Holiday
It’s Skip Day! The official, unofficial Gen-X holiday. As we announced last year, June 5, 1985, was the actual day Ferris Bueller took off. So, take the day off, Xers! And if you can’t miss work, by...
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 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 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 ArticleNews Omits Gen-X From Chart Defining All Living Generations
Generation X is not just a lost or forgotten generation. We are now an omitted generation. In a story that aired on January 11, CBSN completed omitted Gen-Xers from a chart titled “Generation...
View ArticleMust Read: New Documentary is My Dinner with Generation X
Canadian filmmaker Brian Stockton has created a documentary film about people who were born in the 1960s and came of age in the 1980s, and he’s named it My Dinner with Generation X. It premiered in...
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