Baby Boom Generation

For people of the baby boom generation here are top concerns then and now:

*Honorable Mentions*

Then: Long hair.
Now: Longing for hair.

Then: Keg
Now: EKG.

Then: Acid rock
Now: Acid reflux.

Then: Moving to California because it's cool.
Now: Moving to California because it's hot.

Then: You're growing pot.
Now: Your growing pot.

Then: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your parents.
Now: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your kids.

Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.
Now: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.

Then: Seeds and stems.
Now: Roughage.

Then: Popping pills, smoking joints.
Now: Popping joints.

Then: Our president's struggle with Fidel.
Now: Our president's struggle with fidelity.

*And the Winners are*:

Fifth Runner-up
Then: Paar.
Now: AARP.

Fourth Runner-up
Then: Being caught with Hustler magazine.
Now: Being caught by Hustler magazine.

Third Runner-up
Then: Killer weed.
Now: Weed killer.

Second Runner-up
Then: Hoping for a BMW.
Now: Hoping for a BM.

First Runner-up
Then: The Grateful Dead.
Now: Dr. Kevorkian.

And the winner:
Then: Getting out to a new, hip joint.
Now: Getting a new hip joint.