The Late, Great Chuck Berry

The Late, Great Chuck Berry, Dead at 90 Since Chuck Berry’s licks have been ripped off by other artist since the day he hit the public eye, I thought it only fitting to steal the eulogy from my own Facebook page: Chuck Berry, you have been worshipped, imitated, irritated, you’ve sold out shows, been applauded, … Read more

Beatles or Stones?

beatles versus stones

Beatles or Rolling Stones? The Debate Goes On So…  how about you? Were you Team Beatles or Team Stones? and Why? Did you consider the Beatles the “Good Guys” and the Stones as the Bad Boys”? Did it bother you when John Lennon declared that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus? Do you think maybe … Read more

Rock Concerts of the 60s

Woodstock Nation

Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum Although my initiation into the music at the inception of my coming-of-age was the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show at the tender and impressionable age of 11, I didn’t attend my first rock concert until I was 15. I went with my Cousin Michael to see Cream at the Spectrum … Read more

Boomers and Beatles and Bands, Oh My

THE BEATLES Ask almost any baby boomer if they remember the first time they saw The Beatles and I guarantee that more likely than not, they’ll remember it vivdly. There are few milestones in life that compare to the first time our generation saw the and heard the Beatles our very first time. For most of us, … Read more

My G-g-g-generation

60s family gathered around the television set

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation! They say a successful website has to have a color theme. At least that’s what I recently read somewhere. But while deciding on what color a theme about baby boomers should be… when trying to decide what my “target audience” looks like, it became clear to me that  baby boomers can’t … Read more