Pop Culture
"Many have passed away, and those who are still here are called
"the elderly.""
We were born in the 40s-50s-60s.
We grew up in the 50's-60's-70's
We studied in the 60s-70s-80s.
We were together in the 70s-80s-90s.
We got married or not and discovered the world in the 70s-80s-90s.
Adventuring into the 80s - 90s
We're settling into the 2000s.
We became wiser in 2010s.
And we’re going strong into 2020 and beyond.
Turns out we went through EIGHT different decades...
TWO different centuries...
TWO different millennials...
We've gone from phone with operator for long distance calls, pay booths, video calls worldwide.
We’ve gone from slides to YouTube, vinyls to online music, handwritten letters to emails and Whats App.
Live games on the radio, black and white TV, color TV, then HD 3D TV.
We went to the video store and now watching Netflix.
We've known the first computers, punch cards, disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.
We wore shorts all through our childhood, then trousers, ep pants or mini-skirts, Oxfords, Clarks, Palestinian scarves, jumpsuits, and blue jeans.
We avoided childhood paralysis, meningitis, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.
We've done roller skating, roller skating, tricycle, bicycle, moped, gasoline or diesel and now we drive hybrids or electric.
We played with the little ones
horses and checkers, ostrich and marbles, 1000 threshold and monopoly, now there's candy crush on our smartphones
And we read... much
And our schoolmates religion was not a subject...
We used to drink tap water and lemonade in glass bottles, and the vegetables on our plate were always fresh, today we get meals delivered
Yes, we have been through a lot but what a beautiful life we have had!
They might describe us as “ex-annuals”; people who were born in this 50s world, who had an analog childhood and digital adulthood.
We should add the Biological Revolution that we have witnessed. In 1960, biology was very descriptive. We have witnessed the event of Molecular Biology: the molecules of Life have been discovered: DNA, RNA etc. When you see everything that has come from it: gene therapy, gene fingerprints, and others the progress is considerable.
We kind of have "seen it all"!
Our generation has literally lived and witnessed more than any other in every dimension of life.
This is our generation that has literally adapted to "CHANGE".
A big congratulations to all the members of a very special generation, which will be UNIQUE.. "
Photo Woodstock 1969
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Top 25 Singles of 1975
1. "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille
2. "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
3. "Philadelphia Freedom"- Elton John
4. "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
5. "My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli
6. "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire
7. "Fame" - David Bowie
8. "Laughter In The Rain" - Neil Sedaka
9. "One Of These Nights" - Eagles
10. "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" - John Denver
11. "Jive Talkin" - Bee Gees
12. "Best of My Love" - Eagles
13. "Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton
14. "Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas
15. "Black Water" - Doobie Brothers
16. "Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet
17. "Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" - B.J. Thomas
18. "He Don't Love You Like I Do" - Tony Orlando & Dawn
19. "At Seventeen" - Janis Ian
20. "Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band
21. "The Hustle" - Van McCoy & THe Soul City Symphony
22. "Lady Marmalade" - Labelle
23. "Why Can't We Be Friends" - War
24. "Love Won't Make Me Wait" - Major Harris
25. "Boogie on Reggae Woman" - Stevie Wonder
Top Albums in 1975
1. AWB - Average White Band
2. Back Home Again - John Denver
3. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
4. Captain Fantastic & The Drown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
5. Heart Like A Wheel - Linda Ronstadt
6. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
7. One of These Nights - Eagles
8. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
9. Phoebe Snow - Phoebe Snow
10. Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship
11. That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire
12. Venus and Mars - Wings
13. Windsong - John Denver
14. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Popular Movies of 19751. Jaws
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. Shampoo
4. Dog Day Afternoon
5. Nashville
6. Hester Street
7. The Hindenburg
8. The Day Of the Locust
9. Tommy
10. Janis
11. Rocky Horror Picture Show
12. Barry Lyndon
Top TV Shows in 1975
1. All in the Family
2. Rich Man, Poor Man
3. Laverne & Shirley
4. Maude
5. The Bionic Woman
6. Phyllis
7. Sanford and Son
8. Rhoda
9. The Six Million Dollar Man
10. The ABC Monday Night Movie
11. Happy Days
12. One Day At A Time
13. The Waltons
14. M*A*S*H
15. Starsky and Hutch
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1975 verses 2025
1975: Long hair
2025: Longing for hair
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1975: KEG
2025: EKG
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1975: Acid rock
2025: Acid reflux
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1975: Moving to California because it's cool
2025: Moving to California because it's warm
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1975: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2025: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
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1975: Seeds and stems
2025: Roughage
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1975: Hoping for a BMW
2025: Hoping for a BM
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1975: The Grateful Dead
2025: Dr. Kevorkian
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1975: Going to a new, hip joint
2025: Receiving a new hip joint
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1975: Rolling Stones
2025: Kidney stones
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1975: Being called into the principal's office
2025: Calling the principal's office
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1975: Disco
2025: Costco
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1975: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2025: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
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1975: Passing the drivers' test
2025: Passing the vision test
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1975: Whatever
2025: Depends
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just in case this didn't make you feel old, this will certainly change things.
Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshmen.Here's this year's list:
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 2007.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," Or "de plane, Boss, de plane" .
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list. Notice the larger type: that's for those of you who have trouble reading. :)
--- Thanks to Mark Nelson for finding and submitting this "reality check" for our reading pleasure!---