Early Boomer Toys Became Classics — Part 2
Astute readers pointed out to Mister Boomer that in last week’s episode on classic toys of the 1950s, he ended the list with two that were released in 1960. However, Mister B would like to say this...
View ArticleHave Yourself A Very Boomer Christmas
Mister Boomer is caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season. So, this week, he suggests you check out these classic Mister Boomer posts of days of yore, and have a very Boomer Christmas: Boomers...
View ArticleKrampus vs. Santa: A Boomer Showdown
In the which-came-first question of Christmas figures between Krampus and Santa, Krampus has been around for centuries. Many different cultures had a version of the Krampus figure, especially in...
View ArticleBoomers Went Fourth and Grilled
Another Fourth of July weekend is upon us, and Mister Boomer is reminded that outdoor grilling was massively popular during his early boomer days. As it turns out, the parents of the Boomer Generation...
View ArticleBoomer Songs Sang About the Working Man
As we mark another Labor Day, it’s time for our national salute to workers everywhere. Boomers have always had a special connection to working class people. After all, it was the rise of the middle...
View ArticleBoomers Loved Their Thanksgiving Green Bean Casserole
It’s beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving, and with it come traditions deeply embedded in the memories of boomers from coast to coast. Though celebrations of the holiday date back to Abraham...
View ArticleA Mister Boomer Thanksgiving Memory
Mister Boomer’s mother-in-law passed away last month at the age of 90. Since this Thanksgiving will be the first holiday the family will be marking without her presence, it seems fitting that Mister B...
View ArticleBoomers Made a List for Sibling Gifts
If your family was anything like Mister Boomer’s, you had brothers and sisters. Between 1950 and 1960, the U.S. population grew 19 percent to pass 179 million. In 1960, the average family had two...
View ArticleBoomers Face A Christmas Tree Shortage
Not since the Great Thanksgiving Cranberry Scare of 1959 (previously posted by Mister B), have boomers faced a holiday staple shortage like what is expected this season — and for the next few years —...
View ArticleBoomers Know Real Christmas Music Classics
Recently, Mister Boomer came across a seasonal article comparing the “Christmas Divas,” Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani. While Ms. Stefani has released her first Christmas album this year, Ms. Carey has...
View ArticleA Very Boomer Christmas, 1967
At Christmas 1967, the Baby Boom was over and its earliest members had reached the age of twenty-one, while the last group of boomers celebrated their third Christmas. The year gave us the Spaghetti...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Mister Boomer
As memories of Christmas give way to the on-coming freight train that is the New Year, Mister Boomer wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! In order to allow Mister B to enjoy...
View ArticleBoomers Looked for the Union Label on Labor Day
Mister Boomer has noted what Labor Day meant to him and his family through the years; a holiday that called for a family gathering with his uncles, aunts and cousins, but also a dreaded school-year...
View ArticleBoomers Loved SweetTARTS
Every Halloween, boomers from coast to coast would rummage through their bag of booty for their favorite candies. Many of them were old favorites, like Milky Way, Snickers, Necco Wafers and Chuckles,...
View ArticleSome Boomers Got Christmas Greetings from the Beatles
Before the dawn of the internet and social media, celebrities relied on fan clubs as a more personal way to connect with fans. For publicity agents, they became an adjunct to the teen and celebrity...
View ArticleBoomer Christmas Songs Fifty Years Ago
When boomers were young, they listened to whatever holiday music their parents played on the family record player, or radio station to which they happened to be tuned. Consequently, for most boomers...
View ArticleMister Boomer Gets Caught Up in the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
The holiday season is upon us once again, and Mister Boomer is running late with his schedule; there are gifts to buy, cookies to bake, plans to make and friends to greet. Therefore, to offer him a...
View ArticleBoomers Made Holiday Visits
The holidays are all about traditions, and one annual tradition in Mister Boomer’s family was to visit family friends in the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Mister B saw his grandparents,...
View ArticleA Boomers’ Holiday
As the Fourth of July holiday fast approaches mid-week, Mister Boomer finds himself in a time crunch. Therefore, he humbly requests you enjoy these classic Independence Day stories from previous...
View ArticleBoomers Celebrate Labor Day
Mister Boomer is calling in a holiday this weekend. Until next time, enjoy your holiday and this encore presentation of a classic Mister B. Labor Day posting: Boomer Songs Sang About the Working Man
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