Back In MY Day...

WAKE UP THE MASSES!!! This is Something Clever.

My birthday is about 2 weeks away. Unfortunately, I will be entering my late 20's.


Don't worry: The dismal realization that all I've accomplished in over 2 decades of life is this blog is not lost on me.

Anyway, I was thinking about how much every thing has changed in the past years, and I decided to step back and take a look at how far we've come...or how far we've fallen, depending on how you look at it. Here's my short trip down memory lane:



I remember when cell phones were the size of cinderblocks, and they were used to call people.

I remember when MTV showed music videos instead of whores from New Jersey.

I remember when Apple was a fledgling, failing company, and the Macintosh couldn't do anything productive.

I remember when Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a goofy kid on Third Rock From The Sun. Now he's stealing secrets from you in your dreams.

I remember when dressing up like a woman was considered homoerotic. But according to Martin Lawrence and Tyler Perry, it's the only way for a black man to make it in Hollywood.

I remember when gangster rappers were ACTUAL gangsters.

Come to think of it, I remember rap music. Period. I don't know what's on the radio now.

I remember when Justin Timberlake was in a boy-band with a gay guy, an alcoholic, a giant and a nobody.

I remember when the Redskins, Bills and Giants were really, really good. And no one wanted to admit they were rooting for the Falcons, Bears or Patroits.

I remember when Saturday Night Live was funny, and being on that show meant that you'd be a movie star soon.

I remember when you had to have some sort of viable talent in order to be considered a celebrity.

I remember when nobody knew that Fight Club was a book.

I remember when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were "accomplished."

I remember when the New York Yankees used under-the-table tactics and a grossly overpriced budget to buy championships...oh wait...they still do that.

I remember when Nintendo was cutting-edge technology. And blowing on the cartridge was the best way to get it to work.

I remember when ONE family in your neighborhood had a TV bigger than 20-inches. And big screen TV's weighed so much, that when you moved out of your house, you just left it there.

I remember when Auto-Tune made OK singers sound like great singers. Now it makes idiots who shouldn't be singing in the first place sound like effeminate robots.

I remember when people who didn't go to college were doomed to failure. Now, most of the people I know who didn't go to college make as much or more than me.

I remember when Facebook was only for college students.

I remember when Will Smith and Mark Wahlberg were rappers.

And finally...this one is sad...I remember when a gallon of gas was a buck.

What do you remember? Comments are welcome.


See you friday.


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