The Gen X Experience

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59 Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Escobedo was 59.

Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader, and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III died on Tuesday morning, Kimmel announced on social media. ❤️🎶💔

Rest in peace, Sally Kirkland.
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Diane Ladd, Laura Dern’s mom and Oscar-nominated actress, dead at 89 “She is flying with her angels now.”

Rest in sweet peace, Diane Ladd.
❤️💔❤️

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HEE hee!

June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from 'Lassie' and 'Lost In Space,' dies at 100 June Lockhart, beloved for her roles in “Lassie” and “Lost In Space,” has died at 100. She died Thursday of natural causes at her Santa Monica home.

❤️💔❤️ Rest in sweet peace, June Lockhart.

Dave Ball, Soft Cell Musician Known for ‘Tainted Love,’ Dies at 66

Dave Ball was a producer and one half of the pioneering English synth-pop duo. ❤️💔❤️

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Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers died on Saturday. His bandmates are praising him as "pure magic" and "the soul in the sound."

Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday. He was 48.

If you really wanna freak out about inappropriate behavior, watch movies from the 1950s and 60s. They’re horrifying.

Also, unfortunately, Columbus was presented to GenX students as being a hero. It was long, long after graduation that we learned the truth on our own.

Gen Xers are the non-psychos who write “haha.”

Brian. It’s Brian.

Fifty and out: How Gen X became the biggest work losers (with 10 years still to go) As the heyday of the creative economy boom becomes a distant memory, Stephen Armstrong looks at the generation who were once the high-rollers and are now facing an uncertain future as younger workers ...

If anyone is having a good day but wants to be depressed, I’ll just leave this right here.

DO IT!

Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 Ace Frehley, the Spaceman of Kiss who played with the group from their formation in 1973 until 1983, and then again in the Nineties, has died at 74.

Ace Frehley, the wild Spaceman of Kiss, died on Thursday in Morristown, New Jersey. He was 74. Rest in peace, brother.💔🎸

Award-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79 ACTRESS Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, a family spokesperson has confirmed. She is best known for her roles in classic movies The Godfather, Manhattan and Annie Hall for which she won the …

I will always especially remember your brilliant performance in the Godfather movies. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us, Diane Keaton. ❤️💔❤️

Ex-Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Drummer Thommy Price Dead at 68; Veteran Rocker Played With Scandal and Billy Idol Ex-Joan Jett and the Blackhearts drummer Thommy Price has died at age 68; the veteran rocker also played with Scandal, Billy Idol, and many more famous artists.

Drummer Thommy Price Dead at 68; Veteran Rocker Played With Scandal, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Billy Idol ❤️💔❤️

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Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88 A vintage rock 'n' roller who wrote both the rebel anthem “I Fought the Law” and the theme to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Sonny Curtis has died at 88.

Curtis also wrote the classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

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Robert Redford, magnetic Hollywood icon and Sundance founder, dies at 89 Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma.

Robert Redford. Oh my heart.

❤️💔❤️

“Kiss my grits,” Polly Holliday’s character, Flo, was known to say. But that high-profile role was just one facet of a long, busy stage and screen career.

Rest in peace. ❤️💔❤️

#GenX

Rick Davies, Supertramp frontman and co-founder, dies aged 81 Death of British singer, who wrote and sang hits including Goodbye Stranger and Bloody Well Right, comes ‘after a long illness’, band says

The death of Rick Davies, who wrote and sang hits including Goodbye Stranger and Bloody Well Right for Supertramp, came ‘after a long illness’, the band says. ❤️💔❤️

HAHAHAHAHA

You were at the right place and the right time for excellence in fashion. Rest in peace, Giorgio Armani. ❤️💔❤️

Our generation’s JFK-level loss, Princess Diana. ❤️💔❤️

Where were you when you heard?

Jerry Adler, Broadway Stage Manager and Beloved Actor on The Sopranos, Mad About You, Dies at 96 - TheaterMania.com Adler worked with everyone from Julie Andrews to Larry David.

You were much more than just Hesh, but you were such a wonderful Hesh. ❤️💔❤️

Rest in sweet peace, Jerry Adler.

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GenX Problems

Just hit me that the Berlin Wall has been down for more years than it was in place.
A good thing.
Even if it makes me feel old