Baby Boomers of the Hippie Era
According to the London Daily Mail, the main thing which sets the boomer generation apart is that we will still be playing the same old music we liked when we were young … at least the newspaper paid for a study that learned that factoid.
The "golden age" of baby boomers in the '70s.
The paper says boomers – or hippies, as we are known in Britain – were the generation of free love, mind-expanding drugs and a contempt for all things conventional.
Yet as old age approaches for the hippies, rebellion now tends to be the last thing on their mind.
Their retirement years are likely to be spent pursuing home improvements, saving for holidays and going for long walks, a study suggests.
Click here to read the whole story … which was obviously written before the economy went bust.
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Category: Boomer Lifestyle
The music of the 60s and 70s reflected our lives and was musically excellent, stoned or sober. I listen to it now, and so do my kids – now grown – and so do my grandkids. Hey – we made good music. We made good changes in our world. We woke some people up to new points-of-view. And we do consider ourselves young. We're a driving energy in the world, still. Boom shahkalahka boom boom.
mkp
“Rich relations may give you
Crust of bread and such;
You can help yourself
But don’t take too much.
Mama may have
And Papa may have
But God bless the child
who can stand up and say,
‘I got my own.’”
–BST
Sadly, the years have taken from us some dear friends. Those of us who have survived society’s knocks and the values system’s denials can share some quiet relief and satisfaction knowing that we’re OK despite.
Stay mellow. Ciao.
You know there was some awesome music back then. (Not all of it was, but what we remember is the stuff that was worth remembering.) My kids prefer the music of the 60′s to a lot of the current stuff. The current stuff is not all bad, and the chaff of this generation will blow away and be forgotten just like it did for the boomers. I gotta say, though, I love Ipods!