Falling into the Generation Gap

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. ~Christopher Morley

We have always had generation gaps what we haven’t had before was 30 year old music and 55 year old musicians being played by our teens. This is an opportunity!

For me It begins with talking to teenagers, and five year old nieces and the girls across the street... driving long distances together listening as one person dj’s the music and everyone comments... And then one person begins to sing something about cutting my hair changing my name and becoming a rock star...which is funny and (kind of) endearing and that song will forever be the song of the cottage drive...Or yelling Hey! that’s song’s going to blow my speakers when my son chooses: Love Lockdown by Kanye West, which begins a discussion on base and bands, ear plugs and hearing loss... Moving right along to why so many rockers use drugs... Kris Kristofferson said in an interview that it was because facing the massive crowds and being ON and at the TOP of your game – required some help...

TV and Video games divide us...because they exclude real life interaction. Playing Rock Band, the interactive game, together and/or good old fashion drives in the country provide the opportunity to tell stories, ask questions and establish trajectories for personal experience sharing. A recent trip to Italy prompted a story which became an inside joke with my daughter, which is now a story written down for posterity [ http://nora-creativechaos-unbridled.blogspot.com/2008/07/here-is-story-i-shared-with-my-kids.html] Make the Time and Take the Trouble to get to talk with as many generations as possible. A lunch out with small children is so worthwhile that the expense can be written off as focus group testing or research and development... Stay with your own sort, your own generation and grow narrow and long toothed.
~Nora

Stubborness does have its helpful features. You always know what you are going to be thinking tomorrow. ~ Glen Beaman