Babyboomer RV'ers Have Experienced it All!

The official name of the generation born between 1905 and 1924 is the GI generation. Then came the Silent Generation (1925-1944).

Popsie wrote:
Well, I'm too old to be a baby boomer, but my parents were born during World War I, and lived through the great depression, and my father and father-in-law were in the Army during World War II.

Tom Brokaw labeled them as The Greatest Generation, and I think he got it right.

I will agree with you on your post 100%..but having been born during the afore mentioned time frame...we are Baby Boomers, (I was born July of 1950)...never said we were "the greatest generation", just that we're "Boomers".

I agree with Brokaw.

2oldman wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
It is truly the last generation of real music. Singers all had their own bands. The bands had instruments and could read and play music and most of them 'wrote' all their music.

The only musicians who could read were studio players and symphonies. And studio players (ie the Wrecking Crew) made up a lot of stuff on the spot. Bands read music? No.

I still hear good new songs all the time.

Back up the truck! What about Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney?

(I got The Pet Sounds Sessions for Christmas and am still immersed.)

I remember those movies! The Thing and etc.
Those were the best of times!
Great music and some of the music told a story or we could understand what they were singing about.
Many in that generation fought in the military.
Many even respected their parents and the elderly. Try to get a seat on a crowded bus now days!
I remember The Who, Crosby Stills and Nash, the Doors and many more. T

Movies too... remember the original THING, scared the **** out of me. First version of The Day the Earth Stood Still, all the WW2 movies, sigh!


Jim

JesLookin wrote:
Along this same subject: 57 years ago yesterday was the Day the Music Died. "Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and "the Big Bopper" died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959"

I remember that day. I was 12 and my sister was 16. She cried all day, Girls. :R

Jack_Diane_Freedom wrote:
I too am a boomer it yes those were wonderful times. However the fastest cars are the supercharged cars of today.

Absolutely. We did have the best music and the coolest cars but we only thought they were fast back then. Today's turbo/supercharged engines with present day suspension would have left the baddest back then in the dust!!!

SoundGuy wrote:
Cute, but inaccurate as the term "Baby Boomer" applies to anyone born between 1946 and 1964 ... I should know as I'm one myself, and yes we did have the "best" music! :B

Not inaccurate! He was just talking about the portion of boomers that were born in the 50's.

born 1947
my first car was a 51 Pontiac
saw the Animals, chuck berry, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, "the highway men", tom t hall, and many more
loved the Early beatles, did not care for their later stuff, loved Elvis, saw all the movies, owned a new 68 mustang, until it burned in 1976, the ONLY brand new car i ever bought
every generation has their own music, its just part of being who we are

JesLookin wrote:
Along this same subject: 57 years ago yesterday was the Day the Music Died. "Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and "the Big Bopper" died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959"

I had the opportunity a few years back to drive up to Clear Lake, and see the Surf Ballroom, where they last preformed before that faithful flight.



Glad to be born in the 50's, I agree the best music, for about three decades!!
50's Fleetwoods Come Softly Darling

Born to be Wild Stepphenwolf 60's

Then there is this Classic!

In a Dadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly

70's Eagles "Witichy Woman"