Each generation has its own name and description:
Lost Generation (1883–1900)
Greatest Generation (1901–1924)
Silent Generation (1925–1942)
Baby Boomers (1943–1960)
Generation X (1961–1981)
Generation Y (1982–2001)
Generation Z (2001–)
For us Baby Boomers (who are now getting a bit long in the tooth), as for Generations X, Y Z etc, a song can transport you back to a particular time in history or a time in your life. So it is that lately I have had Ode to Billie Joe going round in my head after I came across it on You Tube whilst looking up something else.
So set the Wayback Machine to 1967 Sherman, visit
and have a listen to Bobbie Gentry from Chickasaw County, Mississippi sing that Worldwide No 1, Ode to Billie Joe. Then let's consider what actually was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
