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YOUNG EAGLES FLYING HIGH

January 23, 2016 by

Baby boomer life has a soundtrack. We’ve heard it all from Elvis, The Beatles, Big Hair rock, punk, grunge, and Adele. Then there’s The Eagles. Not quite country, not quite rock, but able to nail either style with what? Country Rock. They weren’t the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, or Poco. You didn’t need some insider vibe […]

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Baby Boomer Music Died In 1973?

July 31, 2013 by

Did it die of natural causes? A new book explains how it happened. It wasn’t the plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper in Iowa. Lynyrd Skynyrd members also crashed without killing music. It wasn’t Bob Dylan plugging a Fender Strat in at the Newport Jazz Festival. Bruce Springsteen didn’t kill anything when […]

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Use The Portland Blues

July 8, 2013 by

Portland baby boomers have more choices for a music festival. Any summer weekend you can go downtown for a free concert at Saturday Market. One weekend a year you can go to the big show by the river. If it’s good enough for Robert Plant, why not you. All that’s left is choosing your company.

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Boomer Blues Backlash

July 1, 2013 by

Robert Plant Headlines Waterfront Blues Fest What’s the greatest fear of going to a Classic Rock concert? Baby boomers face this one all the time. Is it watching a dream weaver come undone in front of your eyes? That the singer shows up so out of shape they huff and puff through their set? That their […]

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THE AGING RACE

March 2, 2013 by

NO ONE WANTS TO FINISH FIRST As a writer on Baby Boomer culture, one aspect is unavoidable: end of life decisions for us and our parents. It’s not an every day thought until the time comes, then it’s an every minute thought. One day you’re out on the football field playing while your parents cheer […]

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