While you may be feeling a bit disappointed that you’re no longer young, you’re ecstatic that you’re no longer clueless. ~Marianne Williamson, writer The boomers’ biggest impact will be on eliminating the term ‘retirement’ and inventing a new stage of life…the new career arc. ~Rosabeth Kanter, business professor › The police address you as “Sir”Read the Rest…
Thanksgiving by the Numbers 1924: First Macy’s Day parade, called the Christmas parade then, with live animals instead of floats. 91%: Families eating turkey on Thanksgiving. 40 million: Green bean casseroles served on Thanksgiving in 2010. 42.2 million: Americans traveling 50 or more miles from home for the holiday in 2010. ***** Watch two bigRead the Rest…
My real name is Michael James Vincenzo Gubitoisi. I was one of those hot-shot kid actors who went on to a hot-shot adult career. Every baby boomer and his mother knew me. I had a miserable childhood. My old man was an alcoholic who slapped me around. I ran away from home at 14. AfterRead the Rest…
2008: First successful trachea transplant from a stem-cell created organ. 1985: President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time. 1984: New York Met pitcher Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest player to be named NL Rookie of Year. 1980: CBS television bans Calvin Klein’s jean ads featuring fifteen year old Brooke ShieldsRead the Rest…
“Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.” ~Darryl F. Zanuck, movie producer ►What was the first television series to show a married couple sharing a single bed? The Munsters Brady Bunch TheRead the Rest…
1995: Pigs can fly. Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton’s NFL all-time passing yardage mark. He’s still #1. 1991: On the 100th television episode of Full House those adorable twins are born. 1984: Space shuttle astronauts retrieve a satellite, representing the first space salvage. 1981: The first balloon crossing of the Pacific. 1979: In response toRead the Rest…
Hopefully, no one is asking “Who is Kato Kaelin?” For a magic moment, I was one of the hottest celebrities in the world. I guess I’m the baby boomer poster boy for that pop culture “15 minutes of fame.” In fact, a few years after the O.J. trial, I went on a speaking tour billedRead the Rest…
The product that became Play-Doh was used originally to: Clean wallpaper Caulk bathtubs Fill nail holes Plug ears One of the early Play-Doh cans It became the best selling and longest lasting baby boomer “toy,” as popular today (and likely tomorrow) as when first introduced in 1956. This fad had “legs.” There’s hardly a kidRead the Rest…
I was your typical suburban baby boomer kid, but cuter and very ambitious. I started modeling at 16 to supplement my allowance. A girl has expenses, you know. I got my big break when I landed a job on Hugh Hefner’s television show, Playboy After Dark, where I “hung out” for atmosphere with a bevyRead the Rest…
1998: John Glenn returns to space at age 77 as a payload specialist on the Discovery. 1988: 2,000 U.S. anti-abortion protesters are arrested across the U.S. for blocking clinics. 1982: Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking. He is later acquitted as the unlawful victim of a government sting. 1977: U.S. law bans discriminationRead the Rest…
