You should be in a museum - Wait You Are!

Museums are for old stuff. Crusty, ancient, boring, old stuff.

Just like you boomers. Old and crusty.

For its latest exhibit, the Clark County Historical Museum bypassed the area’s formative years and opted for a slice of recent history.

“Boomer!” explores the baby boom generation and its impact on today’s popular culture. Visitors will see how the generation, which was born between 1946 and 1964, influenced popular music, politics and lifestyles.

Along with national trends and events, “Boomer!” reflects how the baby boom generation lived locally with a focus on music festivals, discriminatory laws and hot spots for drivers.

What the exhibit doesn’t do is tell boomers what to think of their place in history.

“We’re trying to get away from the museum voice that tells you what something is and why it’s important,” said Marie Naughton, the interpretive planner who wrote the exhibit’s text. Instead, several of the exhibit’s panels ask questions of visitors, such as if the “Summer of Love” was a time of exploring new freedom or simply a case of teenage rebellion. Boomers can decide for themselves.

It's interesting that the boomers can decide for themselves. Because we know that they will decide it was the greatest thing ever.

The rest of it would look at this crap and say, "wow, what a bunch of crap." I say, would look at it, because, we are never going to go pay money to look at it.

We've had to look at this shit our entire lives. I have to tell you, I'm sick of looking at it.

President John F. Kennedy represented hope for a better future to the boomer generation. “He was symbolic of the youth culture that the boomers symbolized,” Naughton said.

How does a guy in is forties symbolize the youth culture? Did he wear tie die in the White House? When it comes down to it he was a womanizer, got us into Vietnam and caused the Cuban missile crisis which he then lost by taken our missiles out of Turkey. His crowning achievement; getting shot it in the head. (Back and to the right.)

The post-war baby boom inspired many toys. The Pet Rock gained popularity in the 1970s and to Naughton it symbolizes the frivolity afforded to boomers, who were experiencing disposable income for the first time in their lives.

That right, a hit toy of their time was one that did nothing. Just sat there. The Pet Rock. Way to go guys. Proving the fact that these folks will buy anything.

At the heart of boomer fashion was a rebellion against the styles of the 1950s. Out went skinny black ties and white shirts. In came bell-bottoms, platform shoes, love beads and leisure suits. “It was 180 degrees away from what their parents were wearing,” Naughton said.

I'll let you make up your own mind about this one.

So boomers, off to the museum with you. And knowing the boomers they'll pay money to see this crap too. "Look dear a pair of bell bottoms."