Life starts at 50, gets great at 60 and primo at 70.
A Southern California boomer, born in 1952, envisions a serene 73rd birthday in 2025. The day begins with a Northridge sunrise, Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” and coffee. A Venice Beach stroll follows, with Rolling Stones tunes and a vibrant Hawaiian shirt, dreaming of world peace. Lunch features Jack in the Box tacos shared with son Jordan, with wife Kim daughter Alexis and sister-in-law Kirsten. Afternoon joys include painting, planning a herb garden, and storytelling for pureaudacity.com. Evening brings a streamed sermon, stargazing, and family chats, cherishing life’s moments over youth-chasing fads. Life is good at 73.
The movement originated on university campuses in the U.S., though has spread to other countries, including Canada and Britain. The name comes from hip, a term applied to Beats from the 1950s, such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, generally considered to be precursors to the hippies. Although the movement emerged partly in opposition to the United States participation in the Vietnam War (1955-75), hippies were generally not actively involved in politics, in contrast with their activist counterparts known as the "Yippies" (Youth International Party). Hippies were primarily a middle-class, white, teenage to twenty-something group that was part of the so-called Baby Boomer generation by demographers.
