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A previous generation's pop culture references by gil asakawa views: 43 | rating: 10 | comments: 12

September 17, 2006 10:55 AM EDT -- One of my ongoing passions is pondering the passing of pop culture references. Baby boomers have lived through decades of new hip phrases -- for instance, the hip word for "good" has evolved . . . more

Introduction to The Toy Book by Gil Asakawa and Leland Rucker by gil asakawa views: 7 | rating: 10 | comments: 5

October 11, 2006 08:10 AM EDT -- Note: I'm re-posting this because when I orginally posted it, it was under the ID boomers.gather.com. I'm leaving that one up since there are a couple of comments on it and links to it. But I wanted . . . more

Timeline: 1957 by gil asakawa views: 35 | rating: 10 | comments: 14

November 06, 2006 09:32 PM EST -- As a history fan, I have many research resources on hand with information year-by-year. My specialty was putting popular culture in its news/historical context, with each year's significant facts and . . . more

"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.": an excerpt from "The Toy Book" by Gil Asakawa & Leland Rucker by gil asakawa views: 10 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

October 08, 2006 10:35 AM EDT -- Authors' note: "The Toy Book" is a social history of baby boomer-era toys. This is an excerpt from "The Big Bang Theory" chapter, which starts out covering the cowboy craze of the . . . more

The original King of the Monsters by gil asakawa views: 11 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 3

September 10, 2006 10:29 PM EDT -- Note: I'm re-posting this to a couple of other groups. I feel it's especially worth discussion in light of North Korea's frightening entry into the age of nuclear warfare. I recently finally . . . more