If you had "cool" parents, you knew about cool 60s and 70s music too. While my mom listened to Joan Baez and other folk music, my dad had a ton of cool old records like Cream, Led Zeppelin, Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, even some early Bowie. And Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. I loved going through his record collection and of course we had a huge cabinet stereo. We also knew a ton about disco and somehow had a ton of disco 8 tracks.

Square Pegs

Star-studded cast:

Sarah Jessica Parker
Amy Linker
John Femia
Jami Gertz
Tracy Nelson
Merritt Butrick

Anyone remember "the magic garden"? Carol and Paula were hippy chicks singing children's songs, puppets. Based out of Long Island, I think

Anonymous wrote:Brady Bunch
Saturday morning cartoons
"I learned it from you, alright? I learned it from watching you!"
"This is your brain on drugs"

the fried egg!

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of baseball, The Baseball Bunch with Johnny Bench. And speaking of Saturday mornings, Saturday morning cartoons is something that ended with Gen X, isn't it?

Speed Racer and Ultraman? Speed was on Saturday mornings, and Ultraman was on when I returned home from school.

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Anonymous wrote:Led Zeppelin, Clockwork Orange, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, and Pink Flloyd "The Wall"

You must be a first wave Gen X'er. Those are borderline 70s things.

The Wall was '79. That's not borderline.

the others? yes

They still influenced me as a kid. My parents switched from Neil Young to ABBA, etc... every weekend.

Brady Bunch
Saturday morning cartoons
"I learned it from you, alright? I learned it from watching you!"
"This is your brain on drugs"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Led Zeppelin, Clockwork Orange, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, and Pink Flloyd "The Wall"

You must be a first wave Gen X'er. Those are borderline 70s things.

The Wall was '79. That's not borderline.

the others? yes

Gen Xers with older siblings were totally into all of the above as kids .

I had Boomer older cousins and knew all of the "oldies."

Anonymous wrote:Wearing men's boxer shorts as shorts under the Limited or Benneton shaker knit sweaters -- and hair sprayed bangs.

Yes! I wore the boxer shorts, too.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Led Zeppelin, Clockwork Orange, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, and Pink Flloyd "The Wall"

You must be a first wave Gen X'er. Those are borderline 70s things.

The Wall was '79. That's not borderline.

the others? yes

ZZ Top was big in the 80s too. Remember Sharp Dressed Man? Legs?

Yes, that's true! I always hated ZZ Top, however. Remember the Honeydrippers? Robert Plant!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Led Zeppelin, Clockwork Orange, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, and Pink Flloyd "The Wall"

You must be a first wave Gen X'er. Those are borderline 70s things.

The Wall was '79. That's not borderline.

the others? yes

Gen Xers with older siblings were totally into all of the above as kids .

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Led Zeppelin, Clockwork Orange, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, and Pink Flloyd "The Wall"

You must be a first wave Gen X'er. Those are borderline 70s things.

The Wall was '79. That's not borderline.

the others? yes

ZZ Top was big in the 80s too. Remember Sharp Dressed Man? Legs?

Levi 501 button-ups (early 80s), followed by more fitted jeans (Guess?) with the bottom rolled to taper.

Jams

REO Speedwagon

Feathered hair, followed by permed hair with the rooster bangs.

Speaking of baseball, The Baseball Bunch with Johnny Bench. And speaking of Saturday mornings, Saturday morning cartoons is something that ended with Gen X, isn't it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Led Zeppelin, Clockwork Orange, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, and Pink Flloyd "The Wall"

You must be a first wave Gen X'er. Those are borderline 70s things.

The Wall was '79. That's not borderline.

the others? yes