Pat Green-Gen X Watch

09/26/2025

Hi everyone, Jenny here. Let’s talk mixtapes – the playlists of our youth! We crafted mixtapes with love. We shared music with friends and crushes! We poured our feelings into those carefully chosen tracks!
According to Pat:
" A mixtape could say I love you, I get you, or even sneak banned rock behind the Iron Curtain (yep, our mixtapes helped spread music where regimes tried to stop it) It was more than music – it was art, made with dual cassette decks and hours of timing songs just right."
Whether you remember dubbing songs off the radio or receiving a tape that changed your life, check out my favorite Gen X Watch Article and celebrate that subversive art of the mixtape! What was on your favorite mixtape? 🎶 Share in the comments!

Link to story in comments!👇

09/26/2025

It’s Heather again. Pat said we have to tell you to check out the “Like Whatever, Gen-X” podcast This was my first episode and it is a must-hear: they dive into The Rocky Horror Picture Show and hilariously rant about “trad goth” vs “pink goth” culture. 😆 The hosts keep it real with that Gen X snark and heart. It’s like hanging with friends who remember dancing to Rocky Horror at midnight showings and aren’t afraid to poke fun at everything! If you need a laugh and a nostalgia fix, give it a listen.

09/26/2025

Hey Gen X Watch fam! Heather here! As Pat takes time to recover from a medical procedure, my friend Jenny and I (you might remember us from our guest posts and articles about us) are stepping in. We’re excited to bring you daily nostalgia and empowerment while Pat’s away. Stay tuned for throwbacks to the raddest 80s moments and shout-outs to fellow Gen X creators. 💖 Let’s have some fun!
– Heather & Jenny!

09/25/2025

09/24/2025

While it is important to and while we wait for the president to fulfill his campaign promise to , I think it is important to be patriotic as ordered by the new art institution in the National Mall in DC and celebrate friendship. Share with a friend.

09/22/2025

Kimmel is back, but this is not over. Brendan Carr is still in charge of the FCC and after Kimmel's suspension said we are not done yet.

President Trump has praised ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show after its host suggested the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk was linked to his MAGA movement.

09/22/2025

In a world where late-night hosts can be shut down and rock songs once get “Filthy Fifteen” labels, a book like mine—Hearts of Glass: Living in the Real World—might be next. It’s got grit, heart, and stories the censors don’t want you to hear.

Paperback : https://tertulia.com/book/hearts-of-glass-living-in-the-real-world-pat-green/9781967232000
eBook: https://www.barnstormerpublishing.com/product/hearts-of-glass-book-1-living-in-the-real-world-ebook/10?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=SROKYNZMZ6QRH74JNOZEBF26
Audiobook: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781967232185-hearts-of-glass
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09/22/2025

Read my article about free speech! Link in the comments!

09/22/2025

Free speech is under attack again. It happened in 1985. Rock stars and a Republican President narrowly defended it. Check out my latest article.

Are we safe if a comedian does not have free speech? Were we safe when musicians did not have free speech? Did the executive branch always hate the first amendment or is this a new trend? In September 2025, ABC/Disney abruptly suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after FCC Chairman Brendan Car...

09/22/2025

Tomorrow morning on Gen X Watch we will be talking about the First Amendment in 1985 and 2025.

09/20/2025

Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.
Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith for ever.
Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live
as long as God Himself.
Never.

Elie Wiesel. "Never Shall I Forget."

09/20/2025

I know i keep saying this, but my fave episode yet. and believe in women.

Glass ceilings were made to be shattered, and throughout history, extraordinary women have been doing just that. From the tennis courts to outer space, from courtrooms to football fields, these trailblazers weren't just the first—they fundamentall...