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> Old and new concerns for people of the baby boom generation. > > > Here are the Honorable Mentions; > > Then: Long hair. > Now: Longing for hair. > > Then: Keg > Now: EKG. > > Then: Acid rock > Now: Acid reflux. > > Then: Moving to California because it's cool. > Now: Moving to California because it's hot. > > Then: You're growing pot. > Now: Your growing pot. > > Then: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your parents. > Now: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your kids. > > Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor. > Now: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor. > > Then: Seeds and stems. > Now: Roughage. > > Then: Popping pills, smoking joints. > Now: Popping joints. > > Then: Our president's struggle with Fidel. > Now: Our president's struggle with fidelity. > > And the Winners are: > > Fifth Runner-up > Then: Paar. > Now: AARP. > > Fourth Runner-up > Then: Being caught with Hustler magazine. > Now: Being caught by Hustler magazine. > > Third Runner-up > Then: Killer weed. > Now: Weed killer. > > Second Runner-up > Then: Hoping for a BMW. > Now: Hoping for a BM. > > First Runner-up > Then: The Grateful Dead. > Now: Dr. Kevorkian. > > And the winner: > Then: Getting out to a new, hip joint. > Now: Getting a new hip joint. > > > > >