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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

10 months ago

A punk girl, a boy in a suit, and a girl in a dress. Caption Reads: They weren't supposed to meet. But they couldn't survive alone.

A punk girl, a lost boy, and a preppy girl who signs. Together, they’re more than misfits. They’re heroes.

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#HOG #HOGLivingIRL #livingIRL #YA #YAnovel #YAbook #80s #historicalfiction #heartsofglasslivingintherealworld #genx #genxwatch

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

10 months ago

45 years ago today, this was the #1 song on the charts! I don't feel old at all, I feel awesome! Wonder if my AARP membership has discounts on records...

#blondie #callme #debbieharry #onthisdayinthe80s #genx #genxwatch #80s #1980s

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

10 months ago

Monday's article will be on Tuesday. I've been working on a heartfelt tribute to Jill Sobule since I heard the crushing news on Jane Wiedlin's social media. Like the Clem Burke article the poignant ones take more time than my rants. Also, I have a headache today.
#genxwatch #genx #jillsobule

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

10 months ago

This isn't the 80s you remember.
It's the one we survived.
-Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World!

#RealYA #SpeakTruth #HeartsOfGlass #HOG #HOGLivingIRL #livingIRL #GenXLife #Survivor #HeartsOfGlass #YAfiction #GenXBooks #1980sVibes #SurvivorStory #genxwatch #80s

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

10 months ago

Phil Collins and the Long Long Way to Go Now - Gen X Watch Is the world too hard to handle? Do we need to face the suffering? What happens when we turn off empathy? Phil Collins’ “Long Long Way to Go” is a punch to the gut, a reminder of the world I came of a...

Don't look away! Phil Collins and Sting knew we had a Long Long Way to go. They also knew we cannot look away even when it is hard! Read, share, be moved on your weekly dose of nostalgia!
#philcollins #longlongwaytogo #sting #genx #genxwatch #empathy #apathy

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

10 months ago

Books! check
Zines! check
Members Only Jacket! check
Ray Bans! check
Boom Box! check
Luft Balloons! check
Polo! check
See you soon Peoria!
#peoria #booksigning #heartsofglass #yabooks #HOG #HOGLivingIRL #livingIRL #heartsofglass #genx #genxwatch #yanovel #ya #illinoisauthor #indiebookstore

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

11 months ago

This is what the 80's smelled like.
#80s #1980s #polo #pologreen #colors #colorsbybennenton #oldspice #obsession #obsessionformen #luckystrike #luckies #scents #genx #genxwatch

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

11 months ago

Being interviewed by a youtuber about my book in one hour. Totally calm!

#genx #genxwatch #HOG #HOGLivingIRL #LivingIRL #book #YAnovel #interview

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

11 months ago

What were your favorite snacks in the 80's and is this why I am type 2?

#80s #1980s #diabetes #type2 #snacks #candy #genx #genxwatch #retro #snackattack #nomnoms

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

11 months ago

PEORIA PEEPS! By reader request we will be in Peoria at the Peoria Book Rack Gift Booktique! Author talk, Q&A, and signing! Thursday April 17th from 4:30-7:30.
#peoria #indiebookstore #80s #genx #genxwatch #malls #bookrelease #mallverse #HOG #HOGLivingIRL #livingIRL #ifitplaysinpeoria #booktour

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

11 months ago

Cruising With Gary Neuman on Uncertain Roads! - Gen X Watch I couldn't sleep so I took a drive just now. Then I deleted what I was going to publish, and wrote this instead. I'm not sure what this is going to become, but the drive felt peaceful and I was awash ...

A late night freestyle column after a drive... I was cruising with Gary Numan on uncertain roads... in cars!
#cruising #80's #1980s #garynuman #genx #genxwatch #HOG #HOGLivingIRL #LivingIRL #montecarlo #driving #freedom #autonomy #control #runningoutoftagideas

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Hearts of Glass Recalibrates the Moral Compass - Gen X Watch In a world that often asks us to settle, to compromise, or worse—to look away—Pat Green refuses. Instead, he acts and he writes. He writes about heartache, survival, and the complex human spirit that ...

A GenXWatch fan favorite reviews Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World. It will recalibrate your moral compass.

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#genx #genxwatch #moralcompass #bookreview #HOG #HOGLivingIRL #livingIRL #Chicagoauthor #illinoisauthor #YAnovel #YAseries #linkinbio #linkincomment

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Be Part of the Hearts of Glass Story and Mission! Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World is an important book. Set in the 80s 3 teens face big odds! | Check out 'Be Part of the Hearts of Glass Story and Mission!' on Indiegogo.

Want a book set in the 80's mostly at a Mall? Want to get some VIP perks AND help teens in shelters get copies too? Click the link & get exclusive perks available!
#HOG #HOGLivingIRL #livingIRL #publishedauthor #heartsofglass #YAbooks #genx #genxwatch

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Why We Need Indie Bookstores to Resist & Hope! - Gen X Watch How have used and indie bookstores survived the winds of change? Do they matter? What can we learn from them? Over the last two weeks I have lost count how many bookstores I have been inside and had c...

Let's talk about bookstores and why we needed them then and now!
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#genx #genxwatch #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #HOG #HOGlivingIRL #livingIRL

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

How to Celebrate National Retro Day - Gen X Watch Happy National Retro Day! We talk about healthy and unhealthy nostalgia at Gen X Watch often. Today is the day to have fun with nostalgia, lean into it, and have a little bit of fun. Why Does National...

Happy National Retro Day! We have ideas on how to celebrate and a challenge!
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#retro #notalgia #genx #genxwatch #naitonalretroday #genxwatch #80s #1980s

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Tomorrow is National Retro Day!!! How this is not a federal holiday I will never understand! Get ready! In the morning we will have an article...and a contest!
#genx #genxwatch #retro #nationalretroday #vintage #vintagevibes

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

BOOK update! To see the rest of the vid/podcast go to: www.patreon.com/posts/hearts...

#HOG #HOGlivingIRL #livingIRL #YA #publishedauthor #ILauthor #genx #genxwatch #HOGtrilogy #indiebooksellers

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Photography of a book cover. Text on book reads Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World by Pat Green Features image of hand drawn blond woman surrounded by broken glass.

Pat Green holding copy of book called Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World by Pat Green

Pat Green holding copy of book called Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World by Pat Green

BOOK BOOK BOOK! The proof arrived! Pre Release launch party for Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World in April! Link below for advance copies!
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#HOG #HOGlivingIRL #livingIRL #YA #publishedauthor #ILauthor #genx #genxwatch #HOGtrilogy #indiebooksellers

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Performative Allyship While High On Memes - Gen X Watch What is Performative Allyship? Are memes harmless escape or is there a dark side? How does our brain respond to memes and is there an impact on our ability to be empathetic and think critically? Are w...

Are we the allies we think we are? Are we helping or hurting? Are we high?

#genx #genxwatch #genz #allies #ally #perfomativeally #meme #memes #dopamine

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

You Need Better Friends! Being There - Gen X Watch "You need better friends! I'll be there." That is what she said to me. It changed my perspective and can change yours. Together we can do the same for others. Do you have the friends you deserve? What...

Do you have a ride or die or ride and bye? What do you deserve? Someone told me I needed better friends in the 80's, was she right? What about you? Click the link and share your thoughts!
#genx #genxwatch #friendship #toxic #toxicfriends #abuse #courage
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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Ian Curtis in a black and white side profile smoking a cigarette in a canvas field jacket.

JoyDivision/New Order are nominees for the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame as one band. How does that work? What does it have to do with pacts, promises, and beauty from tragedy?
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#genx #genxwatch #neworder #joydivision #iancurtis #punk #postpunk #newwave #techno #edm

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

A year ago today everything changed at Gen X Watch! You fell in love with a Joan Jett fan from the 90s named Sarah.

Fem Friday Features grew, led to collabs, the upcoming book & the tour! Thank you!
#joanjett #riotgrrrl #femfriday #genx #genxwatch #heartsofglass

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Happy Valentine's Day from Gen X Watch! Make your loved one a mix tape!
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#genx #genxwatch #mixtape #80s #1980s #mixtapememories #love #loveislove #valentines #valentinesdays

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Zen and the Art of Origami Texting (Passing Notes) - Gen X Watch Before there was texting there was the art of passing notes. Experts who are teachers and teenagers report that the artform has not completely died, but is on life support. What made the notes special...

Passing notes in class! The types, the folds, and the delivery methods and why they mattered! An investigative nostalgia report! #genx #genxwatch #notes #passingnotes #lovenotes #chainnotes #nostalgia #80s #1980s #zen #scroll #squire #courier
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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Coming tomorrow on Gen X Watch! Tactile Origami Texting in the 80's!
#passingnotes #letters #oragami #friends #nostalgia #texting #pretexting #genx #genxwatch #1980s #80s

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Bill Murray as Phil Conners holding a news microphone with a crowd behind him as his character gives a newscast about Groundhog Day.

We made it to Feb 3rd! How long did it take Phil Conners? What can we learn from Groundhog Day!
#groundhogday #philconners #billmurray #genx #genxwatch #andiemacdowell #today #tomorrow #doover

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Billy Murray driving with a groundhog in front of him holding the steering wheel.

Debbie Harry from Blondie wearing a leather flatcap and black leather jacket with long blond hair in front of a spraypainted brick wall.

Happy Groundhog Day! Coming this week on Gen X Watch! Groundhog Day and Europa! #genx #genxwatch #groundhogday #blondie #debbieharry #billmurray #moviereview #songreview #socialcommentary

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Wat to see more? What to see it properly formatted? To see/listen to the podcasts, go to www.patreon.com/patlgreen CC available!
#genx #genxwatch #nostalgia #politics #news #yabooks #heartsofglasstrilogy

GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Deaf Culture Wins & the Turning Point Threats - Gen X Watch Barely a few weeks into 2025 GOP Conservatives are attacking essential services to the Deaf Community. These voices include Turning Point leader Charlie Kirk, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute ...

What have conservative pundits said about ASL? Why? What is at stake that was gained in the 80's? And why is today the day we should pay attention to this?
#genx #genxwatch #asl #deafcommunity #marleematlin #linda #sesamestreet #tty #humanrights #civilrights

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GenXWatch Pat Green

@genxwatch.bsky.social

1 year ago

Soon! Christmas is goth, punk, post punk, new wave, motown....everyone! In the meantime, here is a little high to offset holiday stress!
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#genx #genxwatch #high #robertsmith #santa #cure #thecure #goth #punk #postpunk #christmas