The Daily Whatever, April 27: GenX Anthems
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Now this was a lively Live, wasn’t it?
Lawrence Winnerman and I hosted Jonathan Small on the weekly GenXy recorded podcast (going live tomorrow), and we had so much fun, we decided to continue to conversation Live.
We were joined by about 30 of our favorite Substack pals as we explored the quintessential GenX anthems.
Some songs and artists we discussed: the Beastie Boys (“Fight for Your Right” versus “Sabotage”), Nirvana (“Smells Like Teen Spirit”), a slew of one-hit wonders (from “Take on Me” to “Tainted Love”), and a lively conversation about Prince, whereby Lawrence and I both admitted our young selves both thought the lyric, “I met her in a hotel lobby / masturbating with a magazine,” meant Nikki was literally using a magazine as an insertable device, and we were confused.
See, 45 years of friendship, and we can still surprise each other!
Jonathan has an article on the top GenX anthems—and a winner—going live tomorrow morning. I’ll update this story with a link once it’s live. I might not agree with his choice, but I’m 100% certain it’s going to be a great read.
Huge thanks to Karen Marie Shelton, Robert Sawers, and especially Jane W Shaw for joining us for today’s shenanigans.
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Dana DuBois
The memoirist
Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy. All stories by Dana
Lawrence Winnerman
The science fiction writer
Lawrence Winnerman is a science fiction writer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After twenty-five years leading technology programs at Amazon and Microsoft, he was chief operating officer of Blue Amp Media. In his Substack publication, The Hinge & The Near Field, he writes about AI and democracy and is serializing his novel Light Shines Through. He co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. All stories by Lawrence
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