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No, MY Decade Was the Best!
Funny to think how protective people can be of their decade. And by that, I mean the decade where they really started to figure out just who the hell they are. For most folks, that tends to be in their 20's to early 30's. Can I back up that assertion? No, so all you eager little fact-checkers can calm the heck down. I'm an indie author, not some expert on psycho-social development with a string of impressive letters following my name. I make shit up. That said...
Ever notice how someone's favorite books or movies or music were the ones they read/saw/heard when they were in or just out of college? And - BAM - just like that, whatever decade that happened to be instantly becomes THE BEST decade for books/movies/music.
I'm no exception. I was born in the mid-70's, and graduated from high school in the early 90's. My first go at college found me sporting Birkenstocks and spinning to Phish, and then getting progressively grungier as I was exposed to Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Helmet, and Mother Love Bone. My favorite movies were, in no particular order, Braveheart, Event Horizon, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, The Usual Suspects, Groundhogs Day, Rushmore, and the Blair Witch Project. My favorite books were High Fidelity, Fight Club, and Into Thin Air.
I know, right? Pretty impressive stuff! One could even argue that those are some of the best bands, books, and movies EVER!
And that's my point.
Which is a bit surprising, since I almost never have a point when I post to this particular blog...
Ever notice how someone's favorite books or movies or music were the ones they read/saw/heard when they were in or just out of college? And - BAM - just like that, whatever decade that happened to be instantly becomes THE BEST decade for books/movies/music.
I'm no exception. I was born in the mid-70's, and graduated from high school in the early 90's. My first go at college found me sporting Birkenstocks and spinning to Phish, and then getting progressively grungier as I was exposed to Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Helmet, and Mother Love Bone. My favorite movies were, in no particular order, Braveheart, Event Horizon, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, The Usual Suspects, Groundhogs Day, Rushmore, and the Blair Witch Project. My favorite books were High Fidelity, Fight Club, and Into Thin Air.
I know, right? Pretty impressive stuff! One could even argue that those are some of the best bands, books, and movies EVER!
And that's my point.
Which is a bit surprising, since I almost never have a point when I post to this particular blog...
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