Comments on: It Was 40 Years Ago Today http://blog.babyboomersus.net/2009/08/it-was-40-years-ago-today/ Information and Discussions Important to Baby Boomers Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Joe Hauckes http://blog.babyboomersus.net/2009/08/it-was-40-years-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Joe Hauckes Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:10:54 +0000 http://blog.babyboomersus.net/?p=128#comment-6 Hey HD, Sorry, your comment wound up in moderation, most likely because of your "handle" and the links in the reply. For some reason, the spam filter likes real names. ;-) Anyway, I have never heard of GenJones until now. Thanks for bringing me up to date on current generational attitudes. Where did the term "Jones" come from? Is it from a particular person(ality) or some other derivation? Either way, I'm still a Boomer (1953) even by your definition. My little brother on the other hand, is a Joneser (1960) and my little sister too (1955) now it seems my older brother (1947) and I are the only boomers in the family. And here I thought all us "kids" were in the same generation. I guess I'm out of the loop on this one. Hey HD,
Sorry, your comment wound up in moderation, most likely because of your “handle” and the links in the reply.
For some reason, the spam filter likes real names. ;-)

Anyway, I have never heard of GenJones until now. Thanks for bringing me up to date on current generational attitudes. Where did the term “Jones” come from? Is it from a particular person(ality) or some other derivation?
Either way, I’m still a Boomer (1953) even by your definition. My little brother on the other hand, is a Joneser (1960) and my little sister too (1955) now it seems my older brother (1947) and I are the only boomers in the family.

And here I thought all us “kids” were in the same generation. I guess I’m out of the loop on this one.

]]> By: HD4004 http://blog.babyboomersus.net/2009/08/it-was-40-years-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-5 HD4004 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:37:20 +0000 http://blog.babyboomersus.net/?p=128#comment-5 Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Arguably, the biggest legacy of Woodstock is its huge impact on the real children of the sixties...GenJones. This USA TODAY op-ed speaks to the relevance today of the sixties counterculture impact on GenJones: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Arguably, the biggest legacy of Woodstock is its huge impact on the real children of the sixties…GenJones. This USA TODAY op-ed speaks to the relevance today of the sixties counterculture impact on GenJones: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm

Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press’ annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009.

Here’s a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones:
http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

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