My Generation!

Hi Guys,
I like that salutation, but most people probably don't identify. It's from the old deodorant commercial. Right guard, I think. This guy would be standing in front of his medicine cabinet, as we used to call it. He would open the mirrored door and someone on the other side would say "Hi Guy!" and proceed to tell him things like "You don't actually wear those 5-day deodorant pads under your arms. Then there was the wet-head is dead! I liked that. No more brill cream, Vitalis, hair tonic and all that. Thank my generation for the "dry look". My generation also brought color tv. Ironically, most of the best movies were black and white. Yeah, we brought in a lot of trash. Someone please take that out. Cars became cool in the sixties, bucket seats, four on the floor, muscle cars. How 'bout rock and roll? I know some of it's bad. But some is good. You don't put down painting just because some idiots paint bad things. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. In the old days, way before my time, families used to share the bath water. They had to bring it in from outside and take a bath in a big wash tub. Adults first, then kids and then babies. By the time the little baby got her turn the water would be so dirty that when they threw it out, someone would holler, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water". Thank my generation for clothes dryers, microwaves and hamburger stands.

Most of the old rock and rollers are now in their sixties, of course, I'm not. I saw a movie a while back bout this guy who put together group of really old timers to form a rock group. These guys were so old that sometimes one of them would croak before the performance. You never knew who would live to be in the next show. They sang rock and roll stuff! I don't think they sang "My Generation" but it would have been perfect. Often when I hear a song now, I listen to it with the mindset of an old-timer. Try it! You'll be surprised how often it makes sense!

You have to picture these guys with their spectacles, hearing aides, walkers and wheelchairs!

My Generation by The Who

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

Want to hear it? This video has a Tommy Smothers introduction. You'll have to copy and past this. I'm lucky to be on here at all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZOrWK6d4g

Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye - I say Hello.

Good-Bye