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 "THE BOOMERHEADS"BABY BOOMER COMIC STRIP Bob and Barb Boomerhead are 21st Century baby boomers trying to stay up-to-speed. Looks like Grandma is moving in. Later, Bob gets a new ipod and the Boomerhead Family goes shopping for a "slide projector." Good Luck finding that! Read More...
The Passing of Baby Boomers & Their Favorites Here is the top 10 list of baby boomers we lost this year compiled by boomerhead.com. Plus some favorites of baby boomers who will be missed. Read More...
IT HAPPENS IN 3s!!!  The three 12-year-old singers of"I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS"R.I.P. 2009  JIMMY BOYD1939 - 2009 Goofy freckled-faced youngster Jimmy Boyd was a national sensation in 1952 with his squeaky-voiced rendition of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.” Hard to believe the innocent little tune was condemned by the Catholic Church as too suggestive saying it linked the holy day of Christmas with sex. What?! But the kid had moxie; he traveled to Boston himself to convince the church officials otherwise. Read More...  MOLLY BEE1939-2009She started as a pig-tailed moppet rocketing to fame singing the country version of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” in 1952. Molly Bee had no problem transitioning to adult star. A great stage personality with a crystal clear voice (and a penchant for yodeling) helped her become a staple in the country music field. Read More... MICHAEL JACKSON
1958 - 2009
He will join the ranks of top-echelon icons whose lives are continually debated decades after their deaths. Elvis, Sinatra, James Dean, Valentino, Marilyn, and now Michael. There has been a revived interest in all of his music. The Jackson 5's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (1970) featuring Michael as the high-pitched 12-year-old is a hidden gem. It's one of the best versions of the song. Read More...
BOOMERHEADBANGERS
2 LEAD SINGERS
R.I.P.
DICKIE PETERSON
of BLUE CHEER
One of the first “acid rockers.” Dickie Peterson (front) was the lead singer and bass player in the San Francisco-based group known in the late 60s as “The Loudest Group on the Planet.” He named his psychedelic blues band after a potent strain of LSD—Blue Cheer. The group recorded 6 decibel-splitting albums from 1968 to 1972 and one unforgettable single “Summertime Blues” —blazing the early trail of the metal scene. Read More...
 SKY SAXONof THE SEEDS(3rd from Left) 19?? - 2009He was the youthful driving force behind the 60s rock group known for flower power garage rock and psychedelia with an attitude. Sky Saxon of “The Seeds” (“Pushin’ Too Hard”, "I Can’t Seem to Make You Mine”) died almost unnoticed on June 25---the same day as Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. Read More...  MR. ED Sorry to report the passing of Connie Hines on Dec 18, 2009
What do George Burns, Francis the Talking Mule, and Studebaker have in common? They were all instrumental in bringing the first of the fantasy sitcoms of the ‘60s onto our TV screens. Before Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and My Favorite Martian, Mr. Ed had us suspending our belief, by making us accept a talking horse as a reality. Read More...
Here are the 31 daring Baby Boomers ranked from #31 to #1 who have shown their stuff on the popular ABC dance competition/reality show.Congratulations to Season 9 Winner Donny Osmond!! Can you just imagine where he lands in our standings?! Read More...  CHARLES M. SCHULZ MUSEUM
(Santa Rosa, CA) Long before television’s Dancing with the Stars took the nation by storm, Charles Schulz recognized the nearly universal appeal of dance in his Peanuts comic strip. Explore dance as expressed by Peanuts characters in the Charles M. Schulz Museum’s newest exhibition, May I Have This Dance, running January 6 through May 17, 2010 and featuring 70 original Peanuts strips. © United Feature Syndicate, Inc. ... courtesy Schulz Museum . ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
The Animals had their beginnings as the blues-based Alan Price Combo. But things started to change when deep-voiced Eric Burdon joined in 1962 as lead singer. The band’s name was switched to The Animals. Eric became a dynamic front man as he would howl and growl his way through the group’s repertoire. "House of the Rising Sun" remains one of the true classic rock and blues songs of the era. Read More.... BEATLES TOUR--LONDON
I was a little nervous as I embarked upon My Magical Mystery Tour. I had gone on other “LondonWalks” tours, but this was different. I had been raised on the Beatles – I can’t remember a time when the Beatles weren’t a part of my life. Who would my fellow walkers be? Would they really be fans? Or just people out for a stroll? Read More...
KALE ORZO
It's easy to make. And Kale is one of the best foods for nutritional value. Try it with orzo. Don't know what orzo is? It's the pasta that's catching on around the USA.
 A JAUNT THROUGH HAIGHT- ASHBURY
The Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco played a unique part in the history of baby boomers. The attraction culminated in the Summer of Love in 1967, as throngs of teenagers flocked to the area. Peace, Love, Flower Power. Tune in. Drop out. The counterculture seems so long ago. Fast-forward 40 years, and a jaunt down Haight Street is definitely in order for baby boomers who want to reminisce about a time that has passed. Read More...  ROSWELL UFO MUSEUM! It was 1947. Sightings of “flying discs” were being reported from various sections of the country. The nation was ready and looking..... Read More...  PETTICOAT JUNCTION Sitcoms ruled in the 1960s. Come ride the little train that is rollin' down the tracks to the Junction... where Kate Bradley (Bea Benaderet) had 3 beautiful daughters who poked out from the water tower in the opening sequence of every episode. Yes, you have arrived in HOOTERVILLE. Read More...  DENNIS COLE1940 - 2009He looked like he had been plucked from the surf of a Southern California beach. Photogenic blond hunk/TV star, Dennis Cole, didn’t have that signature role that would mark him specifically in pop history. Instead, he may be best remembered as 'what’s his name on TV' who was in…well….everything. Read More... JODY McCREA
1934 - 2009 He was one of the inhabitants of that infamous Southern California beach where Frankie and Annette hung out in the mid-Sixties. At 6’ 3”, Jody McCrea towered over the more diminutive stars of the Beach Blanket set playing the dim but amusing Deadhead (later renamed Bonehead) in 6 Beach Party movies. Read More...  GALE STORM 1922 - 2009
From Mary Pickford to Jennifer Aniston, there has always been an America’s Sweetheart. In the 1950s, it was Gale Storm’s turn. She was already a star in B-movies in the 1940s when she took the risky step of turning to television. “My Little Margie” gave her the signature role that would make her famous. But it was not all happy times—when the 1950s ended, so did her career. For 2 decades, alcohol helped her spiral downward. But her triumphant recovery would become an inspiration. Read More...  TOMBSTONE ARIZONA  NAPOLEON XIV
One of the wildest and weirdest novelty records of all times—“They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” was performed by songwriter/sound engineer/singer Jerry Samuels, aka NAPOLEON XIV. The song skyrocketed up to #3 on the charts in the summer of 1966. But when a number of radio stations stopped playing it after protests from various groups, it promptly zoomed back down. Read More...
 ROBERT QUARRYCOUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE1925 - 2009Playing the deadly Count Yorga in two successful low-budget films of the 70s has made Robert Quarry a cult film favorite. Originally conceived as a soft porn feature, “The Loves of Count Yorga” was switched to mainstream horror when Quarry signed on. His “Dashing, Dark, and Deadly” vampire character prompted AIP to groom him as Vincent Price’s obvious successor. Watch your back, Vincent! Read More...
DEL MONROE 1936 - 2009
 "VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA"
After multiple episodes of being clobbered, crushed, thrown, burned, frozen, zapped, attacked by sea monsters, and possessed by aliens as Seaman Kowalski in “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” Del Monroe finally succumbed in 2009 to leukemia. He was one of only 2 actors to have a featured part in both the series and 1961 film--a major feat after accidentally falling into the lagoon on one of his first days at work. Read More...
THE
SWINGIN’ MEDALLIONS
It sounds like you’re in the middle of a frat party. With a cheap organ and a lot of hootin’ and hollerin’, this South Carolina band is responsible for one of the biggest party records of all time. And believe it or not, the one-hit-wonder group still swings on stage today. Grab a beer, it’s the story of the Swingin’ Medallions and their 1966 smash hit “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love).” Read More... MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS
They scorched up the charts circa 1965-1967. Their brand of rock-pop craziness could yank you out of your seat and throw you into a frenzy. They specialized in revved-up re-tellings of old rocker songs. Their signature song and biggest hit was the wild and crazy “Devil With A Blue Dress On”. The song is a classic. Read More...
 ARTHUR LEE & LOVE Eclectic cult rock group, “Love”, will be of specific interest to older West Coast babyboomers. Even though Love never quite made it big nationally, their influence on the 60s music scene was substantial during their brief heyday. Their third album, “Forever Changes”, is included on many contemporary music critics’ best album lists. Read More...  THE STANDELLS
The Standells snarled their way up the charts in 1966 with the enduring smash hit “Dirty Water.” The swaggering bravado of lead singer and former-Mouseketeer (!) Dickie Dodd’s vocals, along with the bluesy and raunchy arrangement make this a favorite among current garage and punk bands and baby boomers twice their age. Read More... GORDON WALLER (left)  ofPETER & GORDON1945 - 2009
Singing duo Peter & Gordon were in the first wave of the British Invasion. Their voices were magical together—those smooth harmonies were a prelude to the upcoming folk-rock sound. They had 10 Top 40 hits between 1964 and 1967 including their first-- #1 smash “A World Without Love.” The rise to the top was extremely swift. Why? It didn’t hurt that Peter’s sister Jane Asher was Paul McCartney’s girl friend. Paul handed over four of his compositions to the boys—all of which landed in the Top 20. Read More...
 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN
It was a very strange start! Tony Orlando & Dawn had 2 huge hits and sold millions of records before the members of the group even got together! Their out-of-the-park smashes, “Candida” and “Knock Three Times”, were recorded separately, with Tony recording in New York and the "background" singers recording their part in Los Angeles. When the group finally melded into a trio (Tony, Telma Hopkins, and Joyce Vincent-Wilson), they went on to become one of the biggest selling pop groups of the 70s. Their popular 3-year television variety show enhanced their improbable success. Read More...  THE GRASS ROOTSA baby boomer favorite, The Grass Roots had over 20 hits from 1966 to 1972, being on the Billboard charts for a record-breaking 307 consecutive weeks (1967-1972). Quite a nice run for a group with such an unusual genesis—the band name was registered even before the actual band was formed! Read More...  MR. EDWhat do George Burns, Francis the Talking Mule, and Studebaker have in common? They were all instrumental in bringing the first of the fantasy sitcoms of the ‘60s onto our TV screens. Before Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and My Favorite Martian, MR. ED had us suspending our belief, by making us accept a talking horse as a reality. Read More... 25 BOOMERHEADSTONES OF 2008     Here is a list (and their obits too) of the boomerhead.com favorites who we lost in the year 2008. Most are not baby boomers, but we grew up watching, listening, and enjoying them! Click Here for all 25! Read More...    
 THE SPINNERS This group has successfully changed their lead singer 4 times and gone on to obtain Top 40 hits with each one of them. Going from ‘50s doo-wop, to ‘60s Motown soul, to the ‘70s R&B “Philly Sound,” to two Disco hits in 1980, the Spinners fall into an unusual category. But as they changed musically with the times, seamless harmonies were always their most prominent trademark. Languishing under the super-groups (The Four Tops, Temptations, & Miracles) for years at Motown, they finally broke through in the 1970s establishing themselves as the leading R&B group of that decade. Read More... SAD NOTE: Original member Pervis Jackson (top right),who had still been touring with the group, passed away at age 70 on August 18, 2008. Known for his deep bass voice, he was nicknamed 12:45, after the phrase he sang in one of the Spinners’ biggest hits, “Games People Play.”  LESLEY GORE stands tall in the girl-group category where she is strangely categorized. The diminutive solo artist won over early baby-boomers in 1963 with her #1 smash hit “It’s My Party.” It was the first and biggest song of her career and embodied the trials and tribulations of young teen-age girls across America. Poor Lesley, that evil Judy, and what was Johnny thinking! Read More... BOOMERHEADBANDS
 BOBBIE GENTRY
Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” stands out as one of the greatest narrative recordings of the rock era. Interspersed with mundane dinner table conversation giving this masterpiece an eerie flavor, the song weaves an intriguing tale of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of one Billie Joe MacAllister--circumstances that people still debate 40 years after the record was released! Read More... 
TOMMY ROE
Known mainly for memorable bubble gum hits like “Dizzy” and “Sweet Pea,” Tommy Roe’s successful early rocker era (“Sheila”, “Everybody”) is sometimes overlooked—as are his songwriting credentials. He wrote many of his Top 40 records (11 in all) between 1962 and 1971, making him one of the most commercially successful singer/songwriters in the singles market and AM Radio. Starting out in a Billy Holly mode and ending up vying for title of bubble-gum king, Tommy Roe has had a dizzying career. Read More...
THE STORY OFTHE FOUR TOPS
Few groups stay together totally intact for as long as The Four Tops--41 years. Starting as a jazz group called The Four Aims in the 1950s, they went on to become one of Motown's top-tier groups--recording some of music's most memorable tunes ever. Read More...
BOOMERHEADBANDS
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
Besides “I Love Lucy” there are very few black and white sitcoms from the ‘50s that are still actively seen on TV. This chestnut is one of them. “Leave it to Beaver” has quietly gone into iconic stature leaving fellow family sitcoms (Father Knows Best, My Three Sons, Ozzie & Harriet, & Donna Reed) in the dust. Why is that? It’s got to be more than its catchy title. Read More....
MIKE SMITH
of THE DAVE CLARK FIVE
1943 -2008
He was the voice of a musical group that rivaled the Beatles in 1964—but his name has gone largely unnoticed. Mike Smith, the rather anonymous lead singer & keyboard player of The Dave Clark 5, displayed his singing or what Rolling Stone called outstanding "soul-shouting” on 17 Top 40 hits between 1964 and 1967. Read More... BOOMERHEADSTONES DENNIS YOST
of THE CLASSICS IV 1943 - 2008
He had a voice that could touch you. As lead singer of one of the very first soft-rock bands ever, Dennis Yost fronted The Classics IV. 40 years after the songs were recorded—“Spooky,” “Stormy,” and “Traces of Love” remain timeless musical pieces that can transport you to a really good place. Read More... BOOMERHEADSTONES
 GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP
He is blessed with a rich and distinctive voice that can soar over lush orchestrations. He fronted a band decked out in Civil War regalia that produced 6 songs dripping in melodrama. In 1968, the group actually sold more records than the Beatles! Just a year earlier, they had been headlining at a San Diego bowling alley lounge. It’s the tale of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap! Read More...
.  TRANSFORMING YOUR TREASURES
Need to downsize, but you just hate to throw away that sentimental knick-knack or piece of furniture? Sometimes it just has to go! However, some baby boomers are re-inventing their "treasures." Read More...
 CREATIVE RE-IMAGININGCleaning out your garage, attic, or closet? Find an interesting piece of junk while out on a stroll? Unleash your imagination! Read More...  MRS. MILLER
The operatic warbling of Mrs. Miller singing the rock tunes of the mid-sixties is truly a bizarre novelty. It was 1966 when the 59-year-old choir lady/housewife released 2 of her off-kilter pop albums. Tackling such songs as "Downtown," the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” and Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” she sang in the style of your Aunt Mildred at a music recital. The cringe-worthy results proved hilarious and she extended 15 minutes of fame into a lucrative 18 months of enjoyable parody. In the process, Mrs. Miller would become one of the first successfully marketed “so-bad–it’s-good” commodities. Read More... BOOMERHEADBANDS
2007 DEATHS OF BABY BOOMERS & THEIR FAVORITES
Dan Fogelberg, Evel Knievel, Mr. Whipple, Yvonne DeCarlo and
   the rest.... Here is the list (and obits too) of some of the people we loved and lost in 2007. Read More...
FORT SUMNER, NEW MEXICO
A visit to Fort Sumner is vital in any Billy the Kid odyssey. This rural town is where Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy in 1881. There are 2 museums plus Billy the Kid's actual gravesite. Read More...
  THE “GHOST TOWN” OF LINCOLN,NEW MEXICOIt was the site of Billy the Kid’s most infamous escape and the turbulent Lincoln County War. It now stands bizarrely frozen in time, enabling you to literally touch the history of the Wild West. Read More... BOOMERHEADTRIPS
ALSO: BUCKINGHAMS, HARVEY KORMAN, CHARLES SCHULZ'S "PEANUTS", STEPPENWOLF , PETRIFIED FOREST, BOBBY "BORIS" PICKETT , ORIGINAL ERNIE PYLE GRAVESITE MICHAEL BLODGETT AND MORE!
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