Monday Morning January 13 #SNL

We do most of our living between Friday night and Monday morning.  Monday morning is the time to reflect on the weekend and get back into our week day routine . As I get older it becomes more difficult to get myself  moving on Monday morning.   I guess that is part of what retirement planning is about - letting go of the weekday routine and spreading the rest of your life over seven days!

Monday January 13

As I watched the Golden Globes last night I was struck  by how much things have changed specifically  the influence of Saturday Night Live on today's entertainment industry.  Being a teenager in the '70s, I witnessed the birth and roots of this legendary show.

  SNL was the epitome of anti establishment TV.  It was  a parody of current culture and politics.  Definitely had a drug culture associated with it and the musical guests were the music of youth not our parents.
Without PVRs or videotape machines, no matter what we were up to on a Saturday night we would find a TV and watch the show.  The original cast including Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtain and John Belushi were awesome.  The show had cult following and was night and day different than late night TV at the time - 

Now 40 years later, even though the intent, premise and format of the show remains the same, former cast members have permeated the entertainment industry  Back in 1975, I would never have believed that two former cast members and writers would be hosting the Golden Globes.  That another former cast member, would be poised to takeover the premiere late night show of the industry - Jimmy Fallon.   I would never have guessed that SNL alumni would be successful movie actors, sitcom actors, producers and so on. It is a testament to the talent that show has recruited.

I still watch SNL sometimes live - but most often on the PVR