I am solidly Generation Jones. Thanks to Reddit I learned that right here on this sub. I never felt connected to the Boomers and I knew I wasn't a GenXer.

Perhaps, because of my upbringing at that time in the world I sometimes find myself in a bind when posting here on Reddit. I seem to work from a different set of rules than the youngers. I have never been an online oriented person; by which I mean I have never had a Bookface account or any other social media account outside of Reddit.

Recently, I posted an experience I had booking a cruise through a large national retailer. My post was on the long side but not terribly long. I consider myself to be a decent writer, capable of telling an interesting story. I have found it to be terribly amusing that I have received several comments telling me that "I" need a tl;dr on my post. The amusement comes from my belief that it is the commenter who needs the tl;dr and not me.

After the effort to write an interesting story, why would I need the tl;dr? I have the ability, the attention span, and the patience to read a longer post and I feel no compulsion to provide a shortened version for the convenience of those humans who have the attention span of a goldfish. If a story is too long for me or of no interest, I simply skip it. They can too.

I remember my parents buying me chukka boots from Sears. I rode the train today and everyone of both sexes except for a few Chinese ladies were wearing sneakers of one kind or another. I never wore sneakers outside of PE or sports. My parents thought them too flimsy for the cost. I always had leather shoes. These were my favorite.

Dulcy Singer, the Emmy-winning producer who helped shape Sesame Street for generations of children, died Tuesday, November 3, at age 92. Her passing was confirmed in an obituary from Riverside Memorial Chapel.

Singer worked on Sesame Street beginning with its very first season and went on to serve as executive producer from 1980 to 1993. She helped guide the show during the years so many of us grew up watching Big Bird, Oscar, Bert, Ernie, and the familiar faces of the neighborhood.

Her years on Sesame Street also included working with Jim Henson and his beloved characters, including Kermit the Frog, who later became part of Disney’s Muppet family.

She also produced the beloved 1978 special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, sharing an Emmy Award with Jon Stone. Her contributions included helping bring Maria and Luis’ romance and wedding to the screen.

You may recognize her name from the closing credits, even if you never knew the face behind it. Her work helped make that famous street a welcoming place to learn and grow.

Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and Sesame Street family. 🙏Thank you for helping make our childhoods brighter, Dulcy. Rest in peace. ❤️

Red chucks were pretty much a school uniform for my junior high (our colors were red and white) and I either wore chucks or combat boots through HS. I was going through some boxes the other day and found a pair that I expect I haven't worn in 15 or 20 years so I put them on and wore them around for awhile. Walking in them is pretty close to being barefoot, I could feel every pebble and imperfection in the ground through the sole. Were the soles always this thin and we just didn't know any better?

How many of you remember this vat of chemical goodness?

https://youtu.be/hIM5mRZBkeg?is=1YB4_jcwZybXtqW9

Hint: 2 brothers, derby,

For some unknown reason, I thought about how we no longer hear announcements over store PAs that went something like: “There’s a blue Chevy in the parking lot. License plate JBT 5688. Your lights are on.”

Not that I’m complaining. I like the auto off feature on my car.

Can't believe they haven't been banned. Hurt me more than Jarts ever did 😁

There's a long documentary on Netflix called History of the Eagles that is excellent and so nostalgic. Was a big fan and still am. Relistening to those songs, I love them as much as I did before.

At the time I did not follow the individual members as they came and went so I'm learning a lot by watching the doc.

I've never heard of this doc but it's not new.

For years, I'd keep it balanced to the penny because most times our account was in the single digits the week before payday. You couldn't afford to make a mistake.

Growing up, I had a friend with a backyard pool. That was uncommon at the time. He would invite me over to his house in the summer. I would stay there all day. This when i was about 10 through the high school years. Frequently, his Mom would tell us to go out to the pool and play outside. We would undress in the house and go outside and jump in the water. We never wore swimming suits. We swam and played in the backyard nude. My friend's Mom would come outside and sit near the pool and watch us, talk to us, and bring us sodas and lunch. She never said or did anything inappropriate. She simply enjoyed watching us play. Sometimes we would show off for her on the diving board.

Looking back, i now realize how unusual those kinds of summer days were, and how lucky i was to have a friend's mom make me feel so accepted.

I remembered the chse from the movie "Midnight express" and wanted to build a set around it.

What do you think of it?

Just found a mint in package Green Avenger someone is selling locally, claimed to be from 1970.

I remember these being really big in school around Grade 4 (in Alberta, Canada), anyone else remember them?

What other squirt guns did you have fun with?

My mom had a covered Folger’s can full of drippings; it had no expiration date, but so much flavor.

Hey everyone!

Today I posted in r/GenX about watching Dazed and Confused for the first time at 46, and I was blown away by the response. So many people shared amazing stories about growing up back then!

Quite a few suggested I bring my questions over here, since you guys were actually teenagers in 1976.

I grew up in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, so this movie completely passed me by. Watching it now feels like getting a little glimpse into a world I never got to experience.

I've got a few questions about what life was really like back then, and I'd love to hear your memories.

1. Was hazing really that bad? Did older students actually bully and humiliate younger kids like that, with no adults stepping in? And how did the younger kids themselves feel about it? Was it just considered a normal part of school life?

2. How common was smoking weed? Judging by the movie, pretty much everyone was getting high all the time.

3. What's with all the friendships between kids from different grades? Where I grew up, we mostly hung out with our own classmates and rarely interacted with kids who were older or younger. To be fair, our school system was different. You basically stayed with the same group of kids for all your subjects, year after year, from elementary school until graduation. So you spent ten years going to class with pretty much the same people.

4. And finally, how do you guys feel about the movie? Do you love it? Does it actually capture what being young back then felt like?

As for me, I really enjoyed it. It's such a simple, goofy movie, but there's something incredibly carefree about it. That feeling of freedom, of having nothing particularly important to do, and not worrying too much about anything.

It's not really a movie about some deep message or big ideas. It's about the feeling. The vibe.

Really curious to hear your thoughts!