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50 GEN X THROWBACKS FOR WOMEN OVER 50

I grew up on mixtapes and home-by-the-streetlights. I'm bringing some of that back.

Bucket 17 of 20 · 1,000 Things

50GEN X THROWBACKSFOR WOMEN OVER 50

I grew up on mixtapes and home-by-the-streetlights. I'm bringing some of that back.

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REMEMBER WHEN THE WHOLE WEEKEND WAS YOURS?

We grew up with a house key on a shoelace and nobody checking where we were until dinner. We made our own fun because nobody was going to make it for us.

Somewhere between careers and carpools, I stopped doing the things that made me feel like me. These fifty are me getting some of it back.

Some are silly. That's the point. Tap the ones that make you grin.

Grace

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01
See my favorite '80s band live before it's too late
02
Make a mixtape playlist for every year of my life
03
Hunt down the cassettes I owned and build the collection again
04
Buy a Walkman on a whim and listen to a whole album, no skipping
05
Go to a retro music festival and dance like nobody's filming
06
Watch the music videos of my youth on a big screen with friends
07
Visit a vintage record shop and buy one album on vinyl
08
Attend a tribute band show and sing every word loudly
09
Make a playlist of slow-dance songs and play it at my next party
10
Write down the ten songs I want played at my 100th birthday

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ROLL THE CREDITS

Same movies. Better company.

11
Rewatch the movies that shaped me with someone who's never seen them
12
Host a John Hughes movie marathon with junk food from the era
13
Go to a drive-in movie and bring the lawn chairs
14
Take a road trip to a famous '80s or '90s movie filming location
15
Throw a Saturday morning cartoon breakfast with sugary cereal
16
Rent a VHS player and watch the tapes in my closet
17
Dig into the behind-the-scenes stories of my favorite teen TV shows
18
Learn the choreography to a music video I secretly loved
19
Start a Gen X book club reading novels from my teen years
20
Reread the teen magazines and paperback series I hid under my bed

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AFTER SCHOOL

Home by the streetlights. Mostly.

21
Go roller skating like it's 1985
22
Spend an afternoon at a retro arcade and chase my old high score
23
Host a latchkey-kid reunion with frozen pizza and after-school TV
Grace's pick
24
Plan a mini golf and milkshake night like it's a Friday in 1987
25
Play the board games and handheld games of my childhood again
26
Plan a mall walk through the last great shopping mall near me
27
Learn to solve the Rubik's Cube I never cracked in 1982
28
Go to a skate park and finally try the thing I watched others do
29
Ride my bike at dusk until the streetlights come on, just because
Grace's pick
30
Teach a grandkid or young friend the games I played outside

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THE OLD CREW

The ones who knew me with feathered hair.

31
Find my old yearbook and call someone I signed it for
32
Host a slumber party for grown women, prank calls optional
33
Start a group chat with my high school crew and name it something ridiculous
34
Create a mixtape for my best friend and hand it over in person
35
Host a trivia night that only Gen X can win
36
Go to my high school reunion, even the awkward one
37
Write a letter to my 16-year-old self and mail it to a friend
38
Recreate my senior portrait, feathered hair and all
39
Track down my first-ever concert T-shirt or a perfect replica
40
Make a scrapbook of concert ticket stubs and backstage memories

I've changed more than MTV.

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STILL TOTALLY RAD

No explanations offered.

41
Throw an '80s prom do-over with all the taffeta it deserves
42
Teach a younger friend how to rewind a cassette with a pencil
Grace's pick
43
Recreate my childhood bedroom wall with posters for one weekend
44
Take a family photo in full '80s attire, no explanations offered
45
Build a time capsule with the stuff my kids or friends think is ancient
46
Wear neon to a party where no one asked me to
47
Take a class in breakdancing, or at least the worm
48
Visit a pop-culture or music museum devoted to my decades
49
Make a family tree of my favorite bands and who influenced whom
50
Plan a weekend that would make my teenage self scream with joy

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