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Some of the best things on earth are on the Web... and nowhere else. On this page, we introduce you to some of those treasures:
Patty Swyden Sullivan has a wealth of information and advice on the complexities of families, relationships, and, of course... love.
You can find her here: http://www.pattyswydensullivan.com/index.2ts
Dugan and the Kendrick Road Kings play music that is made for the boomer generation.
Check them out here.
The National Third Age Foundation has found that resolving the unfinished business of your life is the key to staying young and rejuvenating your zest for living.
Boomer Women Speak, http://www.boomerwomenspeak.com is a great place for baby boomer women to "encourage, connect, and support one another online."
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Linda Morand is a boomer, fashion model, SuperChick, and.... and well,
you get the idea. You can check her out here: http://www.lindamorand.com/Superchick.htm. Her site has tons of pics of 60s and 70s fashions.
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Boomer and roadie Mike Marino has a great web site and accompanying book celebrating "where pop culture & chrome meet asphalt & art."
If your memories include muscle cars and James Dean; if 409 is, to you, an engine, not a kitchen cleaner, this site is for you. Check it out!
Our favorite New Age artist is Jeff Bjorck. Listen to portions of his terrific album here: http://www.purepiano.com. Visit his site and listen to selections from his 2 CD's. Better yet; buy them. If you like New Age music, you'll like his stuff.
Boomer John Ponton has written "MacArthur Park: The Novel." "MacArthur Park is a novel about growing up in the sixties -- about six kids discovering themselves and about the turbulent times they grew up in. It's about how some of them survived and how some of them didn't. It's about how the war affected them and forced them to make decisions that would shape the rest of their lives." You can download the book from http://www.1stbooks.com.
Sue Kramer wrote BBHQ to tell us about her book, "Lynette": "While the novel is set at the Jersey shore, much of the book takes a look back at the '60s as Lynette Wyckoff tells about running away with her boyfriend to Greenwich Village in 1967 to follow Abbie Hoffman and the civil rights/protest movement as it explodes across the country. Some of the things the two 19-year-olds take part in are the Levitation of the Pentagon, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and Woodstock as they explore the civil rights movement, the Vietnam protests, and the many refractory groups from the Diggers to the SDS and the Black Panthers." Click here for a closer look.
Boomer E. C. Bassett has written a novel about the boomer years:
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Journey back to the whimsical days of the 1950s, when life seemed simpler
and the world seemed purer. Dina Lovelace, a "plain girl in a plain
world," steps through the looking glass to live her fantasy. "Once in a Lifetime" is the intimate narrative of an idealistic girl catapulted into the thrilling, unsettling world of the newly born rock ‘n’ roll music industry. Counseled by Daniel Sparrow, teen idol and lead singer of the Four Tunes, the most popular group in the business, Dina and her three friends discover the rewards and pitfalls of success. Share in Dina's struggles to balance her upstart career with her undeniable yearnings for Daniel. |
Through her emotional and spiritual journey, Dina discovers how, as with us all, life's design can often be understood only in hindsight. In a time brimming with bright innocence, Dina’s dream is interrupted by life's startling realities. Rekindle the exhilarating ecstasy of first love, as well as the heartache of frustrating circumstances. Enter the world of Once in a Lifetime.
Take a look: go to http://www.1stbooks.com; enter "bassett" in author field and click. Then click on book's title: "Once in a Lifetime."
 
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Looking for some plain, simple fun, a diversion from the madness of the Internet? Check out The Worry Bank. |
Willard Scott and Eddie Walker were The Joy Boys. They appeared on WRC radio in Washington, D.C. in the 60s and 70. A true-blue fan has a wonderful web site dedicated to them: http://www.thejoyboys.com.
eBoomersWorld is a "no-fluff" directory of baby boomer and related websites: www.eBoomersWorld.com. (We're there, too.)
Baby Boom Memories are here: http://www.galaxymall.com/books/babyboommemories
Does the name "Bethel" ring a bell? It is the home of Woodstock. And now they have their own web site: http://www.townofbethel.com
The Broken Wheel Ranch was, as every good boomer knows, the home of Joey Newton, Jim, Pete and Fury. http://www.brokenwheelranch.com is a huge and wonderful web site dedicated to that classic boomer TV show.
"When I'm 64," is a humorous look back at us boomers as we reach " middle age." The book is published by 1st Books Library.
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http://www.rustyzipper.com: 1920's through 1980's vintage clothing for women & men. Swing dresses, gabardine shirts, disco shirts, leisure suits, fine vintage ties, hats, shoes, purses, bellbottoms, sewing patterns, fabric, home decor and more. KingPoodle.Com $10 & Under Vintage Clothing.
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| Healthy Connections, www.healthyconnections.com has a health information library on Vision, Hearing, and ENT, a healthcare provider search feature, and other info on how aging boomers may put their hearing and vision at risk. Try their free hearing test and other health risk quizzes. Very cool! | 
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Are you a Red Hat Lady? Drop in and see what's happening for the ladies
over 50! Articles on growing older gracefully will amuse and enlighten
you, learn how to make a purple boa, and find products that make your
life easier!
http://www.red-and-purple-fun.com
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Baby Boomer Passions is an online meeting place for boomers, and features personal ads for.... boomers, of course.
Grandparents Magazine is the free, fun online eZine for grandparents and parents. There are coloring pages, song lyrics, reviews, articles and more!
Curtis and his four piece band, The Rockers, will give you great music all night long and a real rockin' fun time. Curtis Cowan and the Rockers -- Country & Classic Rock & Originals.
(If you would like your web-only product or non-commercial service featured here... send a review copy or sample to us at Baby Boomer HeadQuarters, P. O. Box 11611 Tampa, FL 33680.
| The BBHQ Album of the Month is "Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)," by Simon & Garfunkel. If you were fortunate enough to see them in concert last year, I do not have to sell you. The concert was terrific! This album collection includes 55 songs, plus their new recording, "Citizen of the Planet," and one of the songs sung by the Everly Brothers during the concert. The DVD was recorded during their concert in Madison Square Garden in 2003. For any S&G fan, this is a must have! But then, you knew that already, didn't you? |
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The BBHQ Book of the Month is
"Vinyl Highway," by
Dee Dee Phelps. You remember her as Dee Dee, of Dick and Dee Dee.
Together, they took a decade long ride on the rock and roll roller
coaster. It was a heck of a ride! Dick Clark, Quincy Jones, the Beach
Boys, Glenn Campbell, Dionne Warwick, Bobby Vinton... Dick and Dee Dee
rubbed shoulders with all of them. This is her "behind the scenes" story.
It's pretty cool.
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