Baby Boomers, Then and Now

Then: Long hair
Now: Longing for hair

Then: Keg
Now: EKG

Then: Acid rock
Now: Acid reflux

Then: Moving to California because it’s cool.
Now: Moving to California because it’s hot.

Then: Watching John Glenn’s historic flight with your parents.
Now: Watching John Glenn’s historic flight with your kids (grandkids).

Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.
Now: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.

Then: Seeds and stems.
Now: Roughage.

Then: Popping pills, smoking joints.
Now: Popping joints.

Then: Our president’s struggle with Fidel.
Now: Our president’s struggle with fidelity.

Then: Paar.
Now: AARP.

Then: Being caught with Hustler magazine.
Now: Being caught by Hustler magazine.

Then: Killer weed.
Now: Weed killer.

Then: Hoping for a BMW.
Now: Hoping for a BM.

Then: The Grateful Dead.
Now: Dr. Kervorkian.

Then: Getting out to a new, hip joint.
Now: Getting a new hip joint.

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