Boomer Stories

We Had Rock & Roll

…but they had comedy

Shopping At The Jew’s

My non-Jewish friends got the best toys because they already knew

Where Did You See ‘A Hard Days Night’?

The theater was as magical as the movie.

Thanksgiving Israel Style

It ain’t no Norman Rockwell painting.

The Father of the Bride

Now if I can only remember her new last name.

The Day The Music Died…Yesterday

Walter Becker, co-founder of Steely Dan, died yesterday, September 3rd.

Bob Dylan…Finally

As many of you know; or as many who have read any of my stories here; or simply my family members; or perhaps just Carol; I am…

The Day The Music Kept Us Guessing

Everyone talked about AMERICAN PIE and what it meant

Do You Mind If I Crash Here?

If nothing else, in college, specificity was paramount

If You Never Started Drinking And Drugging…

…you wouldn’t be an alcoholic or a drug addict!

1,2,5,7 Go

Remember White Cross?

I don’t know if White Cross still exists. I don’t know if I ever knew its pharmaceutical…

When I Wanted A Drivers License

Cars are like….big deal…it has a motor

Add Another Candle To The Cake

It happens faster than we think. We have been warned, and yet we’re always surprised when we get there. I don’t often think about my age but when I say it out loud, something in my gut screams “Holy shit!” You see, contrary to popular belief, people don’t actually feel old…

Are Other Baby Boomers The Only Ones Interested In Stories About Baby Boomers?

So You Think You Can Dance?

The year was either 1969 or 1970. Take your pick. I was in junior high school at the time. Good old JHS 52. New York City had a penchant for numbering their schools. I went to PS 98 for elementary school. In fact, schools didn’t have actual names until we hit high school. To this…

You Loved That Song!

Years later, Baby Boomers are a bunch of hypocrites

My Life Has Been A Tapestry

In 1971 my life expanded. I went to High School. That meant that new people were entering my life. Not…

Begins With An “F” And Ends In “Uck”

Of course it’s Fire Truck. Weren’t you ever a kid?

Take The A Train

Is it weird that I have an attachment to a train? And it has nothing to do with Duke Ellington. This was the train I took to get…

The Gowst

Because it was cool…that’s why

The only definition I could find for the word “gowst” (pronounced with a hard ‘g’)is…

The Gospel Truth

That’s Good Shepherd Church in the picture. At least that’s how I knew it, though evidently it’s called The Church of the Good…

Time Is A Motherfucker

All I wanted was for things to never change

What Can You Say About A 25 Year Old Girl That Died?

That we all wanted to be her, except for the dying part. That we all wanted to be as smart as she was around guys. That we all wanted someone to love us like that. The year was 1970 and I was 14 years old.

The Grass Is Greener Because You’re Stupid

Some people need to be told how good they’ve had it….by me