I miss back when. . .

[Hometown]

Doesn't cost anything to come up with a new form or music, or invent the personal computer, or engineer a new lifestyle.

I haven't heard or seen anything new since about 1980.  You have borrowed from us shamelessly.

We rejected our parents.  You copied yours.

Ever heard the saying "Kill the Buddha."  Well, good luck, I'm not hopeful.

But we have loved and spoiled you and you are our precious babies.  Now take your credit card and charge a limo ride the prom.  Life just isn't fair.  We've got the numbers.

[Gaspar]

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

Doesn't cost anything to come up with a new form or music, or invent the personal computer, or engineer a new lifestyle.

I haven't heard or seen anything new since about 1980.  You have borrowed from us shamelessly.

We rejected our parents.  You copied yours.

Ever heard the saying "Kill the Buddha."  Well, good luck, I'm not hopeful.

But we have loved and spoiled you and you are our precious babies.  Now take your credit card and charge a limo ride the prom.  Life just isn't fair.  We've got the numbers.

Beautifully said!

God is too small to be God.

[FOTD]

quote:Originally posted by danno

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

quote:Originally posted by danno

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

In the good old days, before catalytic converters,  when gas had real lead in it (as did the paint), and aerosol was real chlorofluorocarbon.   Asbestos was used for everything.  Smoking was encouraged.  Waste treatment meant waste dumping.  Mercury was both a planet and something to play with when you smashed a thermometer.  

Good old days...I love it. Now we have people starting threads asking how they can have smokers ticketed because they can't stand the smell. I think you baby boomers are the biggest hypocrites.

It must be tough spending your life living in the shadow of the Boom.  

Try inventing something new for a change.

It's hard for us to invent something new, because your generation has depleted all of the resources.

On Jerry Garcia's birthday FOTD will leave you with this message from our dearly departed friend:"~~We need magic, and bliss, and power, myth, and celebration and religion in our lives, and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it. "

Don't pin your issues on us. Listen to the music play. Be thankful. Feel blessed. Seek peace.

[danno]

Let me point out that my favorite genre of music is that of the 60's and 70's. With that said, I'm sticking to my guns on this. My generation (your children) that are in their late 20's-early 40's never got to experience anything remotely close to the 'good old days' that you had.

[bugo]

quote:Originally posted by danno
I think you baby boomers are the biggest hypocrites.


It must be tough spending your life living in the shadow of the Boom.  

Try inventing something new for a change.



It's hard for us to invent something new, because your generation has depleted all of the resources.

I find it interesting that we've had exactly 2 Boomer presidents, and the next president will be either from the previous or the next generation.  Almost seems like a failed experiment.

[danno]

I never even thought about that regarding the next election. What year is the cutoff for baby boomers? I always thought it was the early 60's. Interesting.

[booWorld]

quote:Originally posted by danno

What year is the cutoff for baby boomers?

The Baby Boom Generation is often regarded as the 20 years after the end of World War II.

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by danno

I never even thought about that regarding the next election. What year is the cutoff for baby boomers? I always thought it was the early 60's. Interesting.

I always thought boomers were born within eighteen years plus nine months from the end of World War 2.

That would be June of 1964.

[booWorld]

The generations are used to study groups of people and to establish broad social and consumer patterns.

The Baby Boom Generation is often described as beginning in 1945 and ending around 1964 or 1965.

Generation X is often described as beginning around 1965.

[rwarn17588]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

quote:Originally posted by danno

I never even thought about that regarding the next election. What year is the cutoff for baby boomers? I always thought it was the early 60's. Interesting.

I always thought boomers were born within eighteen years plus nine months from the end of World War 2.

That would be June of 1964.

Beats the hell out of me.

I was born in March of 1964. My wife considers me a Generation Xer. My parents insist I'm a baby boomer, but barely.

Feh. I'm an American. I'm fine with that alone. Screw all of the "generation wars" bullsh*t.

[booWorld]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

I was born in March of 1964. My wife considers me a Generation Xer. My parents insist I'm a baby boomer, but barely.

Feh. I'm an American. I'm fine with that alone. Screw all of the "generation wars" bullsh*t.

You would be considered by some sociologists and advertisers as a very young Boomer or a very old Xer.

But I agree with you -- too much emphasis on generational categories.  The true key to life and deep understanding is your Zodiac sign.

[RecycleMichael]

I am a earth sign and my wife is a water sign...together we make mud.

[FOTD]

By betts and prestia
(c) 1994 sony music entertainment, inc.

Everybody wants to know where jimmy has gone
He left town, I doubt if hes coming back home

Well tony got a job, three kids and a lovely wife
Working at the commerce bank for the rest of his life

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody left to do the crazy things we used to do before
Nobody left to run with anymore

Im gonna hit the road, adios my friend
Go someplace and start all over again

Dont know where Im going, like a gypsy out on the road
Ill go someplace and join a traveling show

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody wants to do the crazy things we used to do before
Nobody left to run with anymore

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody left to run with anymore

I think jimmy must have had the right idea
Packed his stuff and he got right out of here

I dont know where hes at but Im sure that hes ok
Now I realize what jimmy was trying to say

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody wants to do the crazy things we used to do before
Nobody left to run with anymore

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody left to run with anymore


The baby boomers were the luckiest generation! What a wonderful time to grow up looking back on it. There was no fear except nuclear disaster and the commies. Luck don't last.

[Ronda74146]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

I am a earth sign and my wife is a water sign...together we make mud.

Iam a pieces and my husband is a scorpio what does that make us?

[breitee]

quote:Originally posted by Ronda74146

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

I am a earth sign and my wife is a water sign...together we make mud.

Iam a pieces and my husband is a scorpio what does that make us?

You are a "pieces"? Christ, learn to spell!