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Babyboomer Flashback
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My blog is all about pop culture through the decades . . . I'm a dedicated follower of fashion, trends, entertainment, celebrities and pop culture in general :)
Recent Posts
Johnny Depp . . . Public Enemies
A Johnny sighting on the set of his new movie . . .Johnny Depp channels his inner gangster while filming Public Enemies Monday in Chicago.In the movie, he plays Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger.Do you think that maybe I need a "Johnny blog"?...
Cheech and Chong
Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong define the 70's and 80's generation of hippies, free love and the drug culture.They became a successful comedy team by releasing many successful comedy albums and starred in a series of low-budget commercials be...
Hula hoops . . . awesome childhood memories
The hula hoop . . . a plastic toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck . . . what a fabulous fad it was . . . Wham-O sold 25 million hula hoops in the first four months and over 100 million in the first year it was released.It is no ...
George Carlin: Thoughts on aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six a...
The Midnight Special
The original late night rock n roll show on Friday nights . . . a weekly ninety-minute live concert series that followed The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, returning as a regular series on February 2...
Gilda Radner . . . It's Always Something
Gilda Radner, an Emmy Award winning American comedienne and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. In my opinion, she was one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century....

