growing up gen x: r.i.p., m.c.a. :(

growing up gen x

r.i.p., m.c.a. :(

(CNN) -- Adam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the pioneering rap band Beastie Boys, died Friday after a nearly three-year battle with cancer.

Thanks for the awesome, aggro music.

From the soundtrack of my teen years, Beastie Boys' Sabotage:

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Taguig, Philippines

I came into the world in the late '70s. I played outdoors, listened to new-wave pop songs and watched Hanna-Barbera cartoons in the '80s. I became a fan of the X-Files, sported a pixie haircut and wore hideous grungy outfits in the 90s. I remember what I was doing when Kurt Cobain died. I witnessed Michael Jackson change color. I'm technically part of Generation Y, but I identify with X.

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First Row: Michael Jordan slam-dunking, Cyndi Lauper, Monica Lewinski's stained blue dress, Clueless movie poster, Darth Maul, a smiley, Doc Martens, Kermit the Frog and Lamb Chop, Swatch watches.
Second Row: a transparent plastic backpack, Darth Vader, the loser sign from Loser, Pong Pagong, Fido Dido, Voltron, Reebok logo, straight-cut jeans, Power Rangers, Ninoy graphic.
Third Row: bow scene in Titanic, Ronald Reagan, shawarma, Spice Girls, Lego, Yoda, The Ultimate Warrior, pager, Death from The Sandman.
Fourth Row: Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club, analogue cellular phone, Orange Swits, Ken of Streetfighter, Tron movie poster, Prince in Purple Rain, old computer, the Police, glow-in-the-dark shoelaces.
Fifth Row: slinky, Pearl Jam's Ten album, Madonna and her pointy bra, plastic balloon, Autobot sign, MC Hammer, Nirvana's Nevermind album, Rainbow Brite and Starlite.
Last Row: Kurt Cobain, Guns n' Roses' Use Your Illusion album, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Pac Man, Vanilla Ice, Care Bears, Tamagochi, Friends

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