Other Baby Boomers News & Observations
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Awww, how disappointing to hear one of your ole favs has been dissin’ ya (i’zat how they say it these days?) all these years! I was just over at The Rock Relic’s blog catchin’ up and read that Dave Clark of The Dave Clark Five wasn’t REALLY playing the drums when the rest of his buddies were REALLY doing their thing.
I’ve got to give thanks to Alexa Pierce over at The Aging Hipsters. Earlier this week she was hard at work paving the way for some of us younger Baby Boomers contemplating whether or not our sixties really are the new thirties. She was a smart woman way back when it was thought women “could bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan” (you’ll see what I mean when you read her post) so I wasn’t the least bit surprised at how she’s embraced her entry into her sixties. I’m no longer feeling as though I’ll be on a rapid downhill slide when I tip over to the other side of 50 (hmmm…does this mean I’m only going into my twenties?) later this year as far as enjoying the rest of my life after reading her observations.
Rhea at The Boomer Chronicles shares a book and a couple of links that will provide some tips to catch up on your retirement savings.
Have you ever seen the original concept of a sports car that inspired the Ford Mustang? Ron Enderlund shared a picture of it in his post about the appearance of the Ford Mustang as well as a little of its history. I think I prefer the sports car concept Lee Iaccoca came up with and I’m sure you’ll agree.
There’s another blog I was going to mention here, but I decided to save it for sometime next week. Stay tuned cuz I KNOW you’ll enjoy this one if you haven’t already discovered it out there. Oh, and prepare to take a trip back to the late 50’s and early 60’s when the teens DID have something fun to do and watch in the afternoons after school.
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You’ve got a VERY cool list of sites there, ever-so-young BB! And, man, I LOVE your writing style!
Y’know, it’s kinda interestin’ that DC’s never come out about this subject … (oh, man, I just got a BUZZ!! Goldie McJohn’s awesome lead-in to “Magic Carpet Ride” got stuck in my speakers, and kept repeating itself. I thought my friggin’ CAT was snoring! It’s my PC’s fault … but now I gotta apologize to Dudette. Hang on …)
Now … as I wuz sayin’: Dave has YET to defend himself; in fact, he’s burrowed even further into the woodwork!
KEEP ROCKIN’, WILD CHILD!! Your blog is makin’ this whole PC thing worthwhile!!
Comment by The Rock Relic — August 11, 2007 @ 2:43 am
Thanks, Relic! And ever so young I intend to stay!
I have to wonder if DCF fans would’ve reacted the same as the fans of the duo in the 80’s (cannot for the life of me remember the name of the duo, can anybody else?) when it was discovered they weren’t really singing if this had come out in the 60’s.
Comment by angela — August 11, 2007 @ 9:54 am
Angela, you’re probably thinking about the “duo” of Milli Vanilli, which hit (or something that RHYMES with it) on the scene back in 1989 with “Girl, You Know It’s True”. Looked like they were gonna pull off the scam, except for the “hiccuping” tape during a “live” performance (incidentally, any of us who’ve been behind the mixing boards can tell ya it was a set-up. SOMEBODY wanted to “blow the whistle” on those guys! Loops and tapetrax don’t skip on their OWN …)
Anyway … Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus tried to vindicate themselves by putting out stuff with their REAL voices, but, by then, nobody was actually BUYIN’ it (figuratively speakin’).
So Rob, in a serious depression, committed suicide in 1998, one day before they were to tour (at least, I … THINK … he did. Might’ve used somebody ELSE’S death, and went through the motions to make people think HE died …)
A movie about Milli Vanilli’s coming out soon, so (yawn!) look for it (ohhhh, if ya WANNA, I guess. I’m goin’ to sleep …)
RELIC
Comment by The Rock Relic — August 11, 2007 @ 3:21 pm
That’s IT!!! I was wracking my brains trying to remember their name!
I LLLLOOOVED that song, too!
Sleepy? Me, too. Slept ALOT the last few days. I think the heat is gettin’ me even though I’m fortunate enough to have a good workin’ A/C.
Comment by angela — August 11, 2007 @ 3:28 pm