Ahhhh, the good old days of Generation X. We had good music, good movies, good TV shows, etc. But good taste? Well…
Hey, Gen X includes me, so I’m allowed to laugh and mock it all I want.
A Twitter user threw out this question and the Twitter-verse went all aflutter with great responses.
What’s the most GenX thing you did?
— Rex Sorgatz (@fimoculous) May 14, 2019
Take a look at some of the best responses.
1. The Singles soundtrack was definitely a landmark.
Okay, one more:
I wrote a review of the Singles soundtrack for the student newspaper that was entirely about having a crush on the girl behind the counter at the record store.
— Rex Sorgatz (@fimoculous) May 14, 2019
2. Ouch…I have a feeling you’re not alone.
Got a tattoo based on some mediocre art I saw at a Seattle music venue.
— Harry Heymann (@harryh) May 14, 2019
3. The classic yin-yang tattoo strikes again.
I think I can beat both of these — I got a tattoo of a yin-yang symbol on fire because something something eastern religion + some creativity bullshit. It stopped me from getting any more tattoos for 25 years.
— Gavin Purcell (@gavinpurcell) May 14, 2019
4. Hit the road and be like the Beats.
I went to teach Korea after college on my way to some sort of grand adventure inspired by the resurgence of the Beats (which is the most GenX thing, appropriating / recycling culture). Hey, it turned out ok!
— Gavin Purcell (@gavinpurcell) May 14, 2019
5. $3? Pssshhh. I’ll catch ’em next time they come through.
I did not see Nirvana when they came to play at my college because it was $3.
— jessamyn west (@jessamyn) May 15, 2019
6. Hahahahaha. Still completely over EVERYTHING.
rolled my eyes at this question
— Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) May 14, 2019
7. You had to improvise, that’s for sure.
My cassette deck would record both sides, then stop. Waited for "120 Minutes" to start, recorded first 90 minutes. After several weeks, I'd listen to the tapes at work and jot down the contents, then collect the best bits on a mixtape. Did same for cable-only #KTSB (now @KVRX).
— Michael Burns (@TangentBurns) May 15, 2019
8. Kind of ironic, isn’t it?
Here's another:
On summer break, I packed my suitcase with six Burroughs novels for my trip to Alaska to work in a fish canning factory owned by a Japanese conglomerate.
— Rex Sorgatz (@fimoculous) May 14, 2019
9. Why did CDs used to come in those HUGE boxes?
Saved the longboxes from my CDs. Which I bought at Sam Goody. Which I taped for friends on those clear Memorexes. pic.twitter.com/0Nw8qfB0n3
— [ominous synth music playing] (@TheCakest) May 14, 2019
10. Listen, it’s too mainstream, bro.
When I was a music editor at an alt-weekly, I refused to make Radiohead’s “Amnesiac” a lead review because it was “too mainstream”
— Melissa Maerz (@MsMelissaMaerz) May 15, 2019
11. Saturday morning TV was the best!
School house rock!
— Marshmallow Smurf (@MarshmallowSmu1) May 15, 2019
12. The great milk crate craze of ’94.
Decorated my college dorm room with stolen milk crates
— Denise D. Meringolo (@DDMeringolo) May 15, 2019
Growing up as a Gen X’er was a glorious time! So much great music and pop culture. And also those weird little quirks that define every generation.
Some more than others…
Share your favorite Generation X memories in the comments!
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