Baby Boom or Bust: Chronicles of Audacity Across Six Decades

Baby Boom or Bust is a mostly chronological, frequently irreverent memoir that crosses six notable decades. Baby boomers were borne of The Silent Generation, a large group of prolific breeders between the baby boomer and Greatest Generation eras. Following World War II, America evolved at seemingly exponential rates in critical areas such as technology, transportation, and infrastructure. The entire kingdom was ultimately handed off to baby boomers whether they were prepared or not.

The Silent Generation is most remembered for a strong work ethic and dedication to family, career and success. Baby boomers were the original slackers, chock full of idealism and rebellion. Almost everything in society changed as they grew up. In most cases, significant humor derived from lifestyle extremes begged to be mined. This story must be told from the twisted perspective of someone who lived through it. Why not me? Someone HAD to write it. After all, we're beginning to die off.

This book archives an adventurous, often out-of-the-ordinary childhood in the heartland of America during the 1950s and 1960s, entry into the workforce during the turbulent decade of the 1970s, and ultimately tackles significant (but generally entertaining) career challenges. Boomers like me often risked it all, across the globe and into a new century.

Baby boomers are widely known within contexts of what they invented, exploited, or enhanced. It was the generation of sex, drugs and rock & roll! Chapters are segregated into those three life-guiding categories, with emphasis on rock & roll. Along the way are colorful and occasionally famous characters, well-known places, and half a century of tawdry escapades. The story is part Forrest Gump, part Private Parts.

Many colorful escapades may be unique to the author but are easily relatable to most baby boomers who grew up during the same decades. Our generation turned out to be more pivotal in societal evolution than imagined, and a concise but humorous chronicle of the most important parts of the journey is long overdue. After all, we're beginning to die off.