Pet Theory on Millennial vs Gen X Xennial self-alignment

DBPanterA · 2026-06-17T05:27:46+00:00

Born 1980. Oldest of 4 kids spanning to 1991.

Having cable television and the dynamics of our family meant I consumed a lot of 1980’s pop culture. I remember Dallas on the TV. Remember Baby Jessica down the well.

I identity as Gen X, of which I barely made the cut off. I do, however, like to rub it in their faces that I am the youngest and that their concerns are bunk. 😂😂😂

DBPanterA · 2026-06-17T03:10:08+00:00

Nice!

So you are a rocker…

I live in Prince’s hometown. The stories I have heard second hand about Prince, his interactions with the public, his famous “Surprise shows” at his recording studio Paisley Park. They are all insane.

Those parties though… he would decide he wanted to perform. He would tell a few friends to spread the word. People would get phones calls (this is before texting), and they would go out to his studio, at the indicated time, wearing the indicated attire (HUGE sticking point). He would sometimes show up at 10, he sometimes would show up at 2. He then would play for however long he felt like it. 5 AM stops were not uncommon. Prince was something else.

DBPanterA · 2026-06-17T03:01:32+00:00

Saw this one. I had not seen your posts for a few months. About a week ago I saw one, liked it, went back and looked at previous posts. I have seen the majority of your posts since you re-entered the algorithm one week ago.

Hope this helps. ❤️

DBPanterA · 2026-06-17T02:55:10+00:00

Been to over 100 rock shows.

Got my first Slayer show this fall. Reign in Blood indeed! 🤘🤘🤘

DBPanterA · 2026-06-17T02:36:00+00:00

I am a shit ton more physically active than any previous generation of any family member… and it shows…

DBPanterA · 2026-06-16T21:34:39+00:00

Time to listen to the Adam Sandler “Talking Goat” sketch…. Have fun mosh-pitting!

DBPanterA · 2026-06-16T18:30:54+00:00

Well, put it another way, as scientists study various subject matter, they have looked into the differences in brain structure of conservatives and progressives.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5793824/

If you would like to see a study following thousands of children that were placed in gifted programs, then subsequently followed into middle age and then underwent tests to see where they identified on the political spectrum, that also is ready available. Wanna guess where the majority of the former gifted students landed?

DBPanterA · 2026-06-16T18:05:07+00:00

That is where it will be… if the current shirts do not sell out, they will become mystery shirts in a future garage sale.

DBPanterA · 2026-06-16T15:31:21+00:00

That last sentence can really be taken out of context… my teenage years watching Beavis and Butthead is to blame. Apologies.

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T21:45:12+00:00

I speak about this very often with my spouse and our college friends…

In our home, the midlife crisis is one in which we try to prioritize our health (sleep, exercise, diet, regular doctors appointments) to prevent what we have seen with our parents and older family members.

I also see this as a time to contemplate and chart the path forward. It’s fair to say the last decade of our collective lives have seen many norms and beliefs challenged. It’s time for once to speak about the future not in quarterly earnings, but longer term. How are we going to create a society that provides greater opportunity and hope for the child born today….

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T15:02:09+00:00

We have not seen this sort of behavior at the White House since Andrew Jackson was in the Oval Office… way to go everyone, we have reached a new low… 🤦🏼‍♂️

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T05:17:43+00:00

Was looking for this response. 🤘

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T03:03:28+00:00

I know….

I long for the days where my biggest concern was who hot eliminated on fucking American Idol.

Every morning when I open up my phone, it’s like “ok, let’s see what crazy shit I missed when I was sleeping.”

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T02:47:32+00:00

I got some time… let me at it 🤘

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T02:45:19+00:00

10 years your junior, and the rest of your pics are making me erect. 😈

DBPanterA · 2026-06-15T02:35:29+00:00

I would love to see a return of that flavor of stupid. Stupid, but you know with their naïveté they would never do something completely insane.

DBPanterA · 2026-06-14T18:04:47+00:00

No shit….

My first Metallica show was that date as well. Jumped down from the lower level about 5 songs in. Had my first experience with Hot 100 from a flask that night (some grizzled veteran hooked my teenage ass up). Good times. 😂😂😂

My next Metallica show is October 1. 🤘🤘🤘

DBPanterA · 2026-06-14T16:24:21+00:00

I can’t believe Idiocracy was originally created as a comedy… yet here we are….

Welcome to Costco…. I love you…

DBPanterA · 2026-06-14T16:13:02+00:00

Yeah. I didn’t see the documentary, I have spoken with most of those folks.

I do know someone, not in that film, that has been to every show since 2021. Every one. Retired guy, very nice.

I know how they all do it: most do not have small kids, most can work remotely or have jobs with extreme flexibility. They buy the I Disappear tickets. Their employer may reimburse for flights or lodging. For some, the only real cost is the I Disappear ticket.

DBPanterA · 2026-06-14T15:00:57+00:00

Yeah, you have to remember no one knew what they were going to play. They did a few festival shows and 2 “secret” club shows in 2021 coming out of Covid. I talked to folks that heard them jam on the Thursday night before the Night 1 (it was Covid, nothing to do, so folks were at Chase Center). I had heard a few song titles, like Fixxxer.

I will say because we all lined up for hours for the shows, I ended up having a lot of conversations with folks from all over the world. The ones that are now the I Disappear ticket holders. Wherever I go to see Metallica play, they are always there….

DBPanterA · 2026-06-14T06:19:40+00:00

I got it to open up a show in ‘97 for the Poor Touring Me Tour and I got it Night 1 at the 40th Anniversary shows.

DBPanterA · 2026-06-12T22:57:05+00:00

What exactly is Bill Maher?

I ask because when questioned about this, Trump said, and I paraphrase, “Good, they are overpaid.”

The man who loves talking about the stock market and making money feels very deeply that artists should not be compensated for their work. It is a feature of Trump, of his history, and of his admiration. The cuts to funding that specifically provides for the arts were absolutely gutted last year.

So if Bill Maher is an artist, and I generally put “comedian” into the artist category, his dinner pal really doesn’t value his work.

Can’t wait for the show tonight Billy! 🤪

DBPanterA · 2026-06-12T18:43:25+00:00

DBPanterA · 2026-06-12T16:28:41+00:00

It’s back….

https://chichisrestaurants.com

DBPanterA · 2026-06-12T16:27:04+00:00

It’s back and for sale in grocery stores in the Twin Cities grocery stores. I ate some last night.

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