I rarely post news releases on my blog, but I was an avid stamp collector when I was a kid and I love this. Pouring over the Littleton Stamp Company catalog was one of my favorite things to do. Today, the U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore...
Cat Got Me Through Some Stuff
I’ve had a total blast creating illustrations of my favorite Avon fragrance glace’ pins, which were popular in the 1970s. I had the red cat and the blue kite. Which ones did you have? In the experimental world of 1970s marketing, few products captured the imagination...
New 80s American Girl Doll Is a Care-Bears and Caboodle-Loving Gamer
The 80s American Girl Doll is Historical Character Courtney Moore Brings Iconic Decade to Life for Millions of Fans and Their Parents From the official news release from Mattel American Girl, the beloved brand known for helping girls grow up with confidence and...
Saturday Morning Drive-In Event To Feature Classic Cartoons, Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, Cookie Crisp and Trix
I love it when the target audience is Gen X but they never say Gen X and instead call you and 80s Kids. I ate Trix and Cocoa Puffs in the 1970s, General Mills. lol. Here is the official news release for this fun event that's happening at the actual Rose Bowl in Los...
Girl in Ronald McDonald Dress, Late 1970s (Daily Photo)
I have been hanging on to this photo of a little girl in a Ronald McDonald dress since 2014! She has to be one of the only kids in the history of the McUniverse to be photographed in this giddup on school picture day. Isn't she totally adorable? Her name is Lisa. She...
Generation X Pandemic Pantomime
The Generation X memes and articles during this dreadful pandemic are priceless, especially the video of the family pantomiming Journey's Separate Ways. I love it so much! I hope it puts a big smile on your face. There have been several articles written about the...
1983: Students Release Balloons with Messages
I'm gonna live my life Like every day's the last Without a simple goodbye It all goes by so fast... The Williams Brothers, 1991 Twice during my childhood, I released balloons with messages. My classmates and I wrote messages on small pieces of paper and tied them to...
Pics of 1970s Kids with Magic Mountain’s Heavily Sedated Lion
As if the 1970s weren't dangerous enough for kids, Magic Mountain let children pet and sit atop a heavily sedated lion inside their "Enchanted Cottage" attraction. Named Major, the lion once starred with Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan. Magic Mountain opened in Valencia,...
Blog Mentioned on Monster
My little corner of the Internet scored a mention on the popular job site Monster.com. Many thanks to the journalist! Here's my post on the Facebook page about it. Here is the excerpt that includes a link to a post I wrote about latchkey kids. Can’t Gen X Pick Up the...
Scary Easter Bunny Photos from Gen X Easters Past
Today, scary Easter bunny photos from Gen X Easters past are comedy gold. Bunnies with off-kilter, serial killer eyes, matted fur, and mouths frozen in maniacal grins created a golden era of child-endangering photo ops. Bahaha. Some of the bunnies wore tuxedos for...
Smalltown Parade: Newburgh, New York, 1975
A 1975 parade winds through the long avenues of Newburgh, New York. The town is located about 60 miles north of New York City. During the 20th Century it was a popular site for regional firemen's parades.
Swimming, September 1968
Happy Fourth of July, America. We had a nice day swimming at my mom's place. We enjoyed blue Jell-O with whip cream and strawberries. My mom made her awesome pineapple upside down cake, which totally made up for the fact I boiled the hot dogs. I showed those buns...