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Remember when games were on network TV, Monday nights were sacred, and “steroid” wasn’t part of the sports vocabulary? In our next newsletter, we revisit the stars of our youth who shaped their own destinies and dragged us along for the ride. Subscribe today. generationxcellent.kit.com/42b13023b7
And now that Tommy Tutone song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the week.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
And now that Tommy Tutone song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the week.
Your cries of “6-7” don’t scare me, boy. I was raised in the age of “suck it!”
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Your cries of “6-7” don’t scare me, boy. I was raised in the age of “suck it!”
Surviving a Gen-X childhood was no joke. There was some fresh new danger lurking around every corner, ready to snuff us out.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Surviving a Gen-X childhood was no joke. There was some fresh new danger lurking around every corner, ready to snuff us out.
Stay warm, everybody.
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Stay warm, everybody.
Nine times out of ten, I’d rather be walking around a mall in the ‘80s than whatever I’m doing at the moment.
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Nine times out of ten, I’d rather be walking around a mall in the ‘80s than whatever I’m doing at the moment.
The wisdom that comes with age.
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The wisdom that comes with age.
I feel this in my bones.
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I feel this in my bones.
Not only was he picked last, he was probably the first to get nailed in his wrinkle berries.
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Not only was he picked last, he was probably the first to get nailed in his wrinkle berries.
Remember when games were on network TV, Monday nights were sacred, and “steroid” wasn’t part of the sports vocabulary? In our next newsletter, we revisit the stars of our youth who shaped their own destinies and dragged us along for the ride. Subscribe today. generationxcellent.kit.com/42b13023b7
January 19, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Remember when games were on network TV, Monday nights were sacred, and “steroid” wasn’t part of the sports vocabulary? In our next newsletter, we revisit the stars of our youth who shaped their own destinies and dragged us along for the ride. Subscribe today. generationxcellent.kit.com/42b13023b7
Back when “sending it” meant launching your Schwinn off a plywood ramp and hoping for the best.
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Back when “sending it” meant launching your Schwinn off a plywood ramp and hoping for the best.
As my dad used to say, “It’s snow, not plutonium. Get your ass to school.”
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
As my dad used to say, “It’s snow, not plutonium. Get your ass to school.”
If I ever got three wishes from a genie, I'd probably waste two of them on this.
January 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
If I ever got three wishes from a genie, I'd probably waste two of them on this.
Unresolved rage is our pepper spray.
January 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Unresolved rage is our pepper spray.
Happy birthday to Susanna Hoffs, who single-handedly taught an entire generation that sometimes there's nothing more fascinating and sexy than a sideways glance.
January 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Happy birthday to Susanna Hoffs, who single-handedly taught an entire generation that sometimes there's nothing more fascinating and sexy than a sideways glance.
A thousand years ago, this is how I’d be spending my three-day weekend.
January 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A thousand years ago, this is how I’d be spending my three-day weekend.
This magnificent bastard knew every lyric, had no career plans, and believed eardrum-shattering music could keep the future at bay.
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This magnificent bastard knew every lyric, had no career plans, and believed eardrum-shattering music could keep the future at bay.
I miss mall food courts. Nothing says “treat yourself” like eating teriyaki chicken next to a jewelry store.
January 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I miss mall food courts. Nothing says “treat yourself” like eating teriyaki chicken next to a jewelry store.
Mean Joe Greene delivers a textbook sack whack and Cleveland responds like someone just pulled a fire alarm in a biker bar. God, I miss real football.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Mean Joe Greene delivers a textbook sack whack and Cleveland responds like someone just pulled a fire alarm in a biker bar. God, I miss real football.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
I feel seen... and personally attacked.
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I feel seen... and personally attacked.
It's not our music, it's Boomer stuff. Yet somehow, going to a Dead & Co. show became the most Gen X thing you could do. Read more in our free newsletter. Subscribe to Gen-Xcellent today. generationxcellent.kit.com/42b13023b7
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
It's not our music, it's Boomer stuff. Yet somehow, going to a Dead & Co. show became the most Gen X thing you could do. Read more in our free newsletter. Subscribe to Gen-Xcellent today. generationxcellent.kit.com/42b13023b7
I don’t miss being young. I’d just trade every algorithm on Earth to be back with my friends for one more song.
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I don’t miss being young. I’d just trade every algorithm on Earth to be back with my friends for one more song.
This is as far as freedom went in the ’80s.
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is as far as freedom went in the ’80s.
I'm in my 50s, and riding in the wayback of a station wagon, sans seat belts, still feels like the best way to travel.
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I'm in my 50s, and riding in the wayback of a station wagon, sans seat belts, still feels like the best way to travel.