Author Archives: L Parker Brown

We’re Moving

Posted on November 8, 2012 by L Parker Brown

I started BBoomersnet.com in September 2010, because I found a serious lack of blogs for Baby Boomers in general, and specifically for African American Baby Boomers. Since then, I’ve discovered several blogs for Baby Boomers overall, although blogs for Black Baby Boomers still … Continue reading →

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Good English, Bad Grammar, and Lifelong Learning

Posted on July 8, 2012 by L Parker Brown

As loyal readers of this blog – all three of them – have reminded me, I haven’t posted anything here for nearly two months. While my sense of humor remains healthy, my excuses for inactivity on this site are lame. … Continue reading →

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Putting A Different Spin on Paper or Plastic

Posted on May 26, 2012 by L Parker Brown

Boomers, remember when you were a child and began receiving a weekly allowance? I don’t know about you, but my poor pals and I felt rich on allowance day when our parents dropped a few shiny coins — or, in my … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Multi-generational Chuck Brown

Posted on May 17, 2012 by L Parker Brown

Chuck Brown died yesterday. Brown, also called the “Godfather of Go Go,” was a Washington, DC legend and a 2010 Grammy Award nominee whose unique mix of funk, soul, jazz and Latin music transcended generations. Sometime during the 1970s, Brown’s style of … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to American Bandstand and Soul Train: Rock and Soul

Posted on May 2, 2012 by L Parker Brown

Many Boomers bemoaned the loss of  Dick Clark, the 82 years young, 30-year host of “American Bandstand” who died of a heart attack on April 18. Two months earlier on February 1, Don Cornelius, the original “soul man” and long-time host of … Continue reading →

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A Never Ending Open Season on Black Males

Posted on March 22, 2012 by L Parker Brown

Did the Sanford, Florida police simply take George Zimmerman’s word for what happened to Trayvon Martin on February 26? No questions asked. No investigation. No lockup. Did they see a cut and dry case of  stand your ground – Black man down? End of story? … Continue reading →

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The Winds of Change: A Boomer vs. Technology

Posted on February 5, 2012 by L Parker Brown

 ”If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your atittude.”                                                                                                                           Maya Angelou Baby Boomers, do you remember your first time?  Not that first time. I’m talking about the first time you used a personal … Continue reading →

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In Search of Black Baby Boomer Blogs

Posted on January 22, 2012 by L Parker Brown

As I have discovered, there is no shortage of Baby Boomer blogs. There are sentimental blogs that feature, among other things, entertaining stories about Boomers who were at Woodstock or who were among the screaming teenagers at the Beatles’ 1964 Carnegie Hall concert. And … Continue reading →

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One Life and Living It

Posted on January 7, 2012 by L Parker Brown

Some Boomers say that they rarely watch television, because there is nothing on it but bad news, grandstanding politicians and trashy sit-coms. It’s true. There is a whole lot of nothing on TV, but occasionally you will find an uplifting program. That was my good fortune … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Baby Booming New Year’s Eve!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by L Parker Brown

Every year, as the New Year approaches I reminisce about New Year’s Eves past. A few wonderful year end celebrations immediately come to mind, but the most outstanding was New Year’s Eve 1968. I was young, six months newlywed, and had recently moved to … Continue reading →

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