So, let me begin this diatribe by saying I just had the fortunate opportunity of seeing "Clerks" 1 & 2 back to back, thanks to the miraculous invention of DISH network. And though the second one may have been more commercially friendly and less intellectual than its original, it none-the-less describes perfectly what has happened to the "Generation X"-ers out there. Those all too serious yet darkly humorous Lollapalooza goers.
A generation I'm all too acquainted with. Not because I am one, but because I feel like a part of the lost generation that falls significantly proceeding it.
I grew up with friends and family of the Generation X. A group raised on new and upcoming technology and alternative music. A generation of eternally philosophical slackers. But, alas my group growing up was too young to experience this era. We grew up watching our brothers and sisters, the kids a couple of grades ahead of us, cousins, neighbors, etc. You know the ones who turned you onto Nirvana and Pearl Jam, before you could understand what the music was about. A generation that always showed promise, but lacked the motivation to excel. This is shown most in "Clerks". A movie I was turned onto, but couldn't understand until late.
