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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an Oregon Trail Millennial (41 y/o) and am so jealous that I missed the boat on a lot of the GenX music scene. Missed all the best Nine Inch Nails and Lords of Acid concerts that my Gen X friends bragged about and the DC area Gen Xers literally won't shut up about their first Fugazi concert if you get them talking about it. Not sure if this is universal but Gen X at my undergrad got to enjoy $0.05 drafts at dive bars but then developers and inflation swooped in just as my class started our freshman year then suddenly you were carded at the door and even Bud Ice was $2. It's like Gen X was allowed to have legit fun before helicopter parenting and excessive boomer money came in to ruin it all.[/quote]

Haha!! You made me spit out my drink. I am 48. At college, it took exactly $5 to get a pack of cigs and an entry to all-you-can-drink shows. I lived in Baltimore with friends for $200 for my room in a 3-share, mid-90s. I moved to DC and spent $1000  for a few months on a very spacious Adams Morgan 1-bedroom with an extra sunroom, approx 9/11/2001. Decided that was too $$$, and got a group house that was incredible for $1500 split by 3 (the rest of my 20s). I remember $2 beer specials at the time (I want my two dollars!!) AND i saw NIN and Lords of Acid. You shoulda been born earlier, but you also have taste that is 10-20 years too old for ya. Cheers and love. I have a lot of sympathy/empathy for millennials, for real. I hope your day comes. Gen X suffers too, but we had our perks for sure.[/quote]

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