Comments on: Pop culture anniversaries for Generation X

By: Mac and Cheese

Mac and Cheese — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:03:27 +0000

Thanks for the aging memories. I was raised on MASH and Barney Miller too. Throw in WKRP, and you’ll know every joke I’ve ever told.

By: MomOnTheGo

MomOnTheGo — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:07:40 +0000

Okay this one isn’t pop culture but some Gen Xers might be affected. A maternity ward in a Montreal hospital hasn’t been renovated since 1958. Yes, 50 years ago. See:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/01/18/qc-sacrecoeurmatward0118.html? I am so glad you’ll be at the Montfort, any day now, eh?

By: Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:07:37 +0000

You’re old? Honey, come talk to me. I’m a year away from my 25th high school reunion.

By: Cait

Cait — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:57:18 +0000

That even makes ME feel old! Reminds me of a radio phone-in I listened to a couple of years ago, where teenagers were talking about their favourite old tv shows. Most of them said their favourite old show was Friends…and I was sitting there thinking “Hmmm, yeah, I probably would have said Three’s Company (a favourite from ages 3 to 5. I called it “Jack”). What are those stupid kids talking about, Friends is a brand new show!”
Anyway, we miss you!!!

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:51:42 +0000

28 years since “Luke, I am your father.”
25 years since “Sister? I have a sister?”

(can you tell I was a total and complete dork?)

I graduated in 1987. My 20-year reunion was this past summer. Innnteresting. Verrrry Interesting……

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:12:08 +0000

I love, love, love The Princess Bride!!

Me? I’m very old. My husband and I started dating in high school and one of our dates that first year was to see the original Star Wars. The balcony of the theatre was a smoking section. Inconceivable. Really.

By: Elise

Elise — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:14:34 +0000

I was just thinking the same thing – how old I get and thinking about writing about this worldwide shared subject on my blog also… You know why ? Yesterday, at my local sushi restaurant, while I was waiting for my order, I “read” Cosmogirl. There was an article about “the sexiest man of your birth year” and the latest year mentioned was 1979.

I was born in 1978… yes, the year Grease was released (I didn’t know that) and yeah, you’ll think I am young. But I am turning thirty in exactly 1 month and three days. But I am still young – and we are all young in our minds, aren’t we ?

But I did not want to write about this in my comment. No, I just wanted to share the thought that globalization IS what’s actually very old. I am French (from France I mean) and I know more than half of the movies/TV shows you mentioned (and of course Britney and Bobby MacFerrin).

By: Fryman

Fryman — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:45:09 +0000

D – Thanks for depressing the hell out of me, since I graduated just about then – and I think helped you move!!!! Those were some times, weren’t they! I remember joking about the year 2000 as some abstract concept and laughing about how really old we would be, wondering how many kids we’d have by then, which brand of flying car we would drive, and which planet we would headed to for vacation….

Excuse me while I reminisce about Jennifer Beals and her oh so perfectly ripped sweatshirt……

By: DaniGirl

DaniGirl — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:03:24 +0000

Sin – I totally have a crush on Desmond!!

By: snackmommy

snackmommy — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:56:25 +0000

I had the Grease photonovel too!! My mom took me and my friends to the movie for my 10th birthday. I recall one of my friend’s mothers would let her go as she didn’t think it was appropriate. At the time I couldn’t understand what the problem was. Needless to say most of the theme of the movie went completely over my head, and years later I couldn’t believe MY mother took me to see it!

By: cinnamon gurl

cinnamon gurl — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:56:15 +0000

I would consider naming a second son Desmond, just because I like the character so much on Lost.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:38:20 +0000

Time sure goes too fast now, doesn’t it? I remember when 1080 seemed SO far away as my two friends and I perched ourselves on the picnic tables in the Junior High school yard contemplating the future! Love your post and visit often! I went and voted for you too! Have a wonderful day!