Valley girls, swing votes and impressive Gen X authors. The latest edition of Generation X headlines is out and here are some bits to chew on.

Valley Girls To the Breakfast Club

Here’s a great little opinion piece that provides insight on everything from Valley Girls to the Breakfast Club. Check it out. (Spartan Daily out of San Jose University, written by Adam Browne.) Here is an excerpt:

Some people in Generation X were called “posers” because we couldn’t decide on what we wanted to be, so we tried to be other people. Not me personally, but others around me, and friends from my school days. “Stoner”, “slacker”, “rocker” and “punker” were also common. I wasn’t really one of them, but I knew them.”

I like that he acknowledges how much Bruce Springsteen’s work defined some members of Generation X. That would in part apply to me. The music of slackers, rockers, stoners, and punkers really didn’t appeal to me, although I admit, I once had a picture of Michael Jackson in my locker. And, I loved all the usual suspects like Amy Grant and other early artists on the Christian pop scene; Styx, Foreigner, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Night Ranger, etc. But, Springsteen’s lyrics were the first I really connected with, and to this day his messages (although I hate some of his new stuff) transcend my youth and continue to resonate with me more or less.

This next article from Conde Nast Portfolio.com, is about Generation X having enough money to now spend on Super-price Art, which in this article refers to old comic books.

Business Week has an article about people over 40/Gen X going to business school.

Springsteen Draws Gray-Haired Gen X For Obama

Here’s an article about Springsteen performing at a voter registration rally in Pennsylvania in an effort to aid Obama. The article mentions that he performs to a mixed crowd of Gen X, gray hairs, and 30-somethings. The writer, Shumartis of the Northern Pennsylvania Times, is not informed enough to realize Gen X IS the 30-something crowd.

Are Gen X Women the Swing Vote?

Here is another article that states divorced Gen X women have all the power in the world right now. They continue to be identified as the swing vote in the presidential election. This article talks about Gen X being the first colorblind and gender-neutral generation.

Here’s a pretty cool blog that talks about impressive Gen X writers.

Here ‘s a blog post that asks Is the generational gap really that interesting anymore?

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