Category: Nostalgia

The Gen X Watch Thanksgiving Special!

I want so much to talk about how awesome Thanksgiving was in the 80’s. To thrill you with the stories of yesteryear. But there is something weighing heavy on my heart. It has to do with the people I am most thankful for. There were some things that were amazing. The Macy’s Parade felt different…
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November 27, 2024
Band Aid Released Do They Know It’s Christmas

On November 25th of 1984 a song released by a one song supergroup assembled by Bob Geldof. It featured some of the hottest musical stars in the UK and Europe of the day. They had one mission, raise money to help relieve famine in Ethiopia by recording a song. It raised more then 8 million…
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November 25, 2024
Music Will Change Your Life: Stranger Things

Season 1 of Stranger Things was the beginning of Gen X Watch. It presented a compelling thought. Some of our nostalgia and trauma are intertwined in a beautiful dance. In season one young Will Byers is missing. He is trapped in the Upside Down, a dark and mysterious realm coexisting with our own. It is…
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September 2, 2024
We Need to Talk About Uncle Rico

I am going to assume that you have seen Napoleon Dynamite. It is a hard movie to describe, but it is a fun indie film about friendship. The movie has a unique and fascinating antagonist. Uncle Rico. Uncle Rico is sent in to care for Napoleon and his brother Kip after their grandmother suffers an…
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August 12, 2024
I Want My MTV: A Birthday Remembrance

MTV began broadcasting August 1st, 1981, at 12:01am from New York City. The famous opening was the launching of the space shuttle and footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The words “Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock n Roll!” were the first words ever spoken on the network which was only available in the state of…
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August 5, 2024
Gen X Music Was The Best Music For Gen X

Was the music of our generation the best? Does today’s music just not connect as well? Kind of. There’s a lot to unpack. When I was a teenager I got to constantly hear Boomers and the Silent Generation tell me that my music was simply noise. Unless that Boomer was Tipper Gore or a Minister,…
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June 26, 2024
Unveiling the Queer Coding in Miami Vice: A Perspective

Did the 80’s TV show Miami Vice change television as we know it? Was Miami Vice pushing the envelope on many topics? Is there an episode (arguably one of the best according to fans) that is not available on streaming? Did this banned episode have queer coding laced through the episode? Is it possible that…
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June 19, 2024
The Atari 2600 Was More Important Than Nostalgia

Is the Atari 2600 nostalgic joy? Did this game console change an industry? Did it affect our culture in ways we did not think about? Oh god yes! Finding My Heart Losing the Keyboard and Grabbing a Joystick I had to stop writing and play some pac-man and pitfall to find my soul for this…
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May 29, 2024
The Breakfast Club Library Confessions and Beautiful Tribes

Does The Breakfast Club have insights we still need? Did belonging to a club or team help many of us find friends? Is it okay that these tribes were imperfect and the same as other tribes? Memorial for a Friend Last weekend I was at a memorial for a dear friend from high school who…
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May 8, 2024
Being Pretty in Pink And How Not to Drown

Name Redacted I recently interviewed one of the most popular women we’ve written about in Fem Fridays. You first met Heather in my Madonna Piece, “When Material Girls Make a Rule.” Her essence and mentions of her were in other stories, but more popular than the Fem Fridays is Heather’s interview. In the interview Heather…
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May 6, 2024