There are some good analogies here. I'm a 1956 baby and my wife is a 1959 (just) baby. This means our late teens, and early twenties, were the 70s. Despite the Vietnam War this was an era searching for positive change, and for many of us that has continued.
Although I am a younger Boomer born in the late 50s I also participated in the tail end of the Civil Rights movement and protests against the Vietnam War.
Yes, my sister (1964), and I (1959) relate. Interestingly though, we are even of two different eras. Both scrappers, hard working, take nothing for granted. Raised on two different eras of music, levels of social awareness. Rail end of one generation and barely starting another one. Yes, Gen Jones really fits. Just feel right. thank you for writing this💕👍
Great article... I'm writing one for my website and was doing research. This one came up and I found it quite interesting. It included some unique information that I had not found in other articles. Thanks!
I didn't experience "the optimism at the tail end of World War II" because I wasn't born yet. I was born in the late 50s. I can relate to most of the rest of what you've written about Generation Jones.
There are some good analogies here. I'm a 1956 baby and my wife is a 1959 (just) baby. This means our late teens, and early twenties, were the 70s. Despite the Vietnam War this was an era searching for positive change, and for many of us that has continued.
Although I am a younger Boomer born in the late 50s I also participated in the tail end of the Civil Rights movement and protests against the Vietnam War.
I identify as a GenJones. Or as the youngsters would say, “hard relate”.
Yes, my sister (1964), and I (1959) relate. Interestingly though, we are even of two different eras. Both scrappers, hard working, take nothing for granted. Raised on two different eras of music, levels of social awareness. Rail end of one generation and barely starting another one. Yes, Gen Jones really fits. Just feel right. thank you for writing this💕👍
Great article... I'm writing one for my website and was doing research. This one came up and I found it quite interesting. It included some unique information that I had not found in other articles. Thanks!
I didn't experience "the optimism at the tail end of World War II" because I wasn't born yet. I was born in the late 50s. I can relate to most of the rest of what you've written about Generation Jones.