BABY BOOMERS - THEN AND NOW

Old and new concerns for people of the baby boom generation.

Here are Honorable Mentions;

Then:  Long hair.
Now:   Longing for hair.

Then:  Keg
Now:   EKG.

Then:  Acid rock
Now:   Acid reflux.

Then:  Moving to California because it's cool.
Now:   Moving to California because it's hot.

Then:  You're growing pot.
Now:   Your growing pot.

Then:  Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your parents.
Now:   Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your kids.

Then:  Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.
Now:   Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.

Then:  Seeds and stems.
Now:   Roughage.

Then:  Popping pills, smoking joints.
Now:   Popping joints.

Then:  Our president's struggle with Fidel.
Now:   Our president's struggle with fidelity.

And the Winners are:

Fifth Runner-up
Then: Paar.
Now:  AARP.

Fourth Runner-up
Then:  Being caught with Hustler magazine.
Now:   Being caught by Hustler magazine.

Third Runner-up
Then:  Killer weed.
Now:   Weed killer.

Second Runner-up
Then:  Hoping for a BMW.
Now:   Hoping for a BM.

First Runner-up
Then:  The Grateful Dead.
Now:   Dr. Kevorkian.

And the winner:
Then:  Getting out to a new, hip joint.
Now:   Getting a new hip joint.