1. This is perhaps the most controversial article on my entire site. The selections
below I made are strictly personal with the help of my wife and a few friends. I
invite your comments at njfineliving@gmail.com which I’ll publish in the blog
section.
Some Famous Boomers That Made a Difference
Ron Howard John Belushi 1949 Reggie Jackson 1946 Jay Leno 1950 John Roberts 1955
1954
Steve Jobs 1955 George Bush 1946 Rush Limbaugh 1951 Billy Joel 1949 Steven Spielberg
1946
Jeff Shapiro David Letterman Prince Charles 1948 Oprah 1954 Bruce Willis 1955
1946 1947
Elton John 1947 Madonna 1958 Hillary Clinton 1947 Mitt Romney 1947 Bill Gates 1955
Bill O’Reilly 1949 Billie Crystal 1948 Tom Hanks 1956 Howard Stern 1954 John Travolta 1954
Bill Gates 1955 Donald Trump Oprah Winfrey 1954 Princess Diana Robin Williams
1946 1961 1951
Meryl Streep John Travolta 1954 Sylvester Stallone Bruce Springstein George Clooney
1949 1946 1949 1961
2. Jeff’s Greatest Boomer Songs… Agree?
Me and Bobby American Pie-Don Do You Believe In What I’d Say-Ray
McGee-Janis McLean Magic-Loving Spoonful Charles
Good Vibrations-Beach Bad Moon Rising- All Shook Up-
Yesterday-Beatles Boys Credence Elvis
Satisfaction– Judy Blue Eyes-Crosby, Maggie May-Rod
Stones Stills & Nash The Wanderer- Dion Stewart
All Along the Rock & Roll Is
Light My Fire– The
Watchtower- Be My Baby-Ronettes Here To Stay-
Doors
Jimi Hendricks Danny & The Juniors
Bridge Over Troubled
These Times Are a Magic Carpet Ride- Fire & Rain-James
Water-Simon &
Changing-Dylan Steppenwolf Taylor
Garfunckel
Let’s Stay Stairway To Heaven- My Guy-Mary Wells Chances Are-
Together- Al Led Zeppelin Johnny Mathis
Green
It’s To Late-Carole Born To Run– I Want To Hold Your Book of Love-The
King Springsteen Hand-Beatles Monotones
3. Jeff’s Top 10 Artists That Changed a Boomer’s Life
Billy Joel Diana Ross
The Beatles The Who
Led Zeppelin Woody Guthrie
The Rolling Stones The Byrds
Bob Dylan Johnny Mathis
4.
5. Jeff’s Best Boomer TV Shows…Agree?
American Love, American
All In The Family Twilight Zone Laugh In
Bandstand Style
Dir.'s Kildare & Mission The Young and
M*a*s*h Gilligan’s Island
Casey Impossible The Restless
Star Trek Shindig I Dream of Jeanie The Mod Squad Naked City
Taxi Dallas Three’s Company Beretta My Three Sons
The Fact’s Of The Mary Tyler The Ed Sullivan
Soul Train Hogan’s Heroes
Life Moore Show Show
Chico and The
The Odd Couple The Love Boat Kojak The Rifleman
Man
The Adam’s Huckleberry
Happy Days Fantasy Island Bonanza
Family Hound
6.
7.
8. Jeff’s Best Boomer Movies…Agree?
Hard Day’s
Godfather 1&2 Lawrence Of Arabia Love Story Annie Hall The Sting
Night
The Deer Blazing
Dr. Zhivago The Graduate Easy Rider The Exorcist
Hunter Saddles
Saturday Night
Jaws Rocky 1-3 Star Wars Animal House Marathon Man
Fever
Rosemary’s Raiders of the When Harry
Back To The Future Princess Bride Tootsie
Baby Lost Ark Met Sally
Dog Day
The Wild One Dirty Harry Deliverance Tommy Scarface
Afternoon