Until very recently, the answer would have been: disappeared into thin air. Back in the good old days, a lot of baby boomers knew about me, but I jumped out of the spotlight overnight. That made me even more of a celebrity for a while. Unfortunately, I’m back and here’s my song (with apologies toRead the Rest…
“E” stood for euphoria, empathy, energy, escape. Baby boomers dubbed it the “hug drug” and the “love drug.” What came to be called Ecstasy began nonromantically as a blood clotting medication. A half century later, it was re-discovered as a mood-altering agent when therapists experimented with the substance for individual, couples and family counseling. InRead the Rest…
Sometimes I think: perhaps it’s best Michael lost the 1988 election. I loved the political limelight and wanted to be First Lady, but I may not have been ready. I was described as a tireless and articulate campaigner. But there were personal problems few knew about. After the defeat and those recriminations Michael suffered fromRead the Rest…
Hopefully, no baby boomer is asking, “Who is Werner Erhard?” I wasn’t a rock star or actor, but I became as famous as any pop culture celebrity. With lots more gravitas and lasting influence. My life has spectacular successes and spectacular controversies. The success remains and the controversy is rightly discredited. But throughout it all,Read the Rest…
Is there a baby boomer that doesn’t know who I am? Cuchi-Cuchi! My real name is Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Moquiere de Les Esperades Ana Romanguera y de la Nojosa Rasten, but I shortened it for my show business career. Lets clear up my real age. My Spanish birth certificate records 1941, but whenRead the Rest…
Character actors. Oh yeah, that guy. I see him in my dreams. Who is he? I’ve appeared in over 100 movies and countless television shows. Every baby boomer and her mother knows my face. Been nominated for Academy Award Best Supporting Actor, two Emmys, and a Golden Globe. If you’re not a leading man type,Read the Rest…
Before the 1960s, decorating was “traditional.” That meant orderly and consistent. Furniture and accessories matched and came from the same era. The baby boomer-led antiques and collectibles revolution didn’t blow tradition out of the water overnight. Uniformity still mattered, but there was greater variety. Still, if you liked old oak, your house was a seaRead the Rest…
I began as the brightest of political stars: a World War II hero, Yale Law degree, married to the sister of future President G. H. Bush, and elected to Congress from the “Silk Stocking” district of Manhattan. 6’4″, trim, charismatic, and devilishly good-looking, is it any wonder that when elected Mayor of New York inRead the Rest…
Its roots may be Southern but the branches spread out across America. Just good ol’ boys Never meanin’ no harm Beats all you’ve ever saw, Been in trouble with law Since the day they was born Dukes of Hazzard theme song Bo and Luke were fun-loving, kind-hearted mountain kids sentenced to probation for transportation ofRead the Rest…
1978. Baby boomer consumers have created a “collectibles” tsunami. Previously discarded junk turns into booty overnight. Who can keep up with the latest trends? Knowledge is power. Victory goes to the swift and bold. A dealer is breathing heavy. From under his coat, he produces a treasure scooped up at a garage sale that morningRead the Rest…
