Thursday, Jul 30, 2009

BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation - Joe Speaks

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"Joe Speaks" - The creator of Boomerbyte podcasts steps out from behind the keyboards and dials and discusses his views of the baby boomer era and the inspired podcast as well as inviting listeners to email their recollections.

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Sunday, Jul 19, 2009

BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation - LBJ

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He came to power in 1963 as a result of a shocking, tragic assassination. He left power in 1968 amidst similar circumstances. In those five years, however, no President attempted more than LBJ except, perhaps, FDR and Abraham Lincoln. Although he lacked Kennedy’s charisma, he carried forth JFKs ideals by putting an end (at least legally) to discrimination and waging a war on poverty heretofore not seen. His Achilles heal, of course, was Viet Nam. His landslide victory over Goldwater in 1964 signaled to boomer teens that he would be THE man to confront the difficult issues of our time. And whether one agrees or not that he was successful or a good President, LBJ certainly was at the center of controversy during the height of the 60s. Caught between his own party’s left wing who wanted the U.S. out of Viet Nam altogether, and the right wing who wanted to use nuclear weapons and end the war, LBJ dropped out of a second elected term and called it quits.

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Friday, Jul 03, 2009

BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation - The Ads They Are 'A Changin'

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By the late 1960s it was more than clear that boomers were not going to repeat the sheltered, conservative lifestyles of their parents. Elvis, Rock&Roll and The Beatles saw to that!
Madison Avenue adeptly picked up on notions and nuances of change in their young customers. Advertisements adroitly packaged our needs to be young, fresh and alive all into highly marketable products that appealed to our libidos. This mash-up of tv ads takes us from the 50s through the 60s and reflects the changes in our maturing boomer society. Do you know what's going on, Mr. Jones?

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