Saturday, October 07, 2006

Random Thoughts From Boomerville

The current age range for boomers is 42 to 60. What does a 42-year-old really have in common with a 60-year-old?

A 42-year-old’s favorite songs from high school could include Foreigner’s “Waiting For A Girl Like You” or Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical.”

A 60-year-old’s favorite songs from senior year in high school might include “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles or “Hello Dolly” by Louis Armstrong. That year, by the way, would be 1964, the year the 42-year-old was born.

I have learned that my blog gets frequent referrals from Google searches. My most popular posts include song titles. This post should get a few extra hits.

Boomers turning 60 this month include:
Connie Chung,
Pat Sajak,
Ben Vereen and

... Suzanne Somers!


Also turning 60 this month: the electric blanket.

Miscellaneous events from October, 1964:
• composer Cole Porter and former president Herbert Hoover both died,
• Ringo Starr got his driver’s license,
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize and
• the Rolling Stones appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.


Miscellaneous activity from October 7th in history:
• Births: Oliver North (1943), John Mellencamp (1951) and Yo-Yo Ma (1955)
• Deaths: Edgar Allen Poe (1849, at age 40)
• Milestones: Robin Givens files for divorce from Mike Tyson after 8 months of marriage (1988); American Bandstand premieres (1957); Henry Ford debuts the moving assembly line (1913) and Chicago beats Cincinnati in the 2nd game of the 1st World Series (1882).

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