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Post by Skellinton on Oct 19, 2018 0:07:50 GMT
Book- Anne of Green Gables Music-Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, any alternative 80’s Movie- Nightmare Before Christmas, Grease and Shop Around the Corner
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Post by peabay on Oct 19, 2018 0:12:24 GMT
For a school project, my teen needs to know the favorite movies, books, and music of “middle aged” 30-50 ish age group women. So, what are your favorite books, movies, and music? Book: The Road by Cormac McCarthy Movie: It's a Wonderful Life (omg, could two things be more opposite than The Road and It's a Wonderful Life?!?!?) Music: Rock, if he needs more specifics classic rock and more specifically, Bruce Springsteen
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Post by flanz on Oct 19, 2018 0:40:59 GMT
I'm in my late 50s...
Book - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Movie: Life is Beautiful Music: Jason Mraz, P!NK, Roy Orbison
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2018 1:44:25 GMT
Movies: stargate, star wars ,Star Trek. Harry Potter. End of the world movies. Day after tomorrow is my favorite.
Music. I had old parents so I grew up with glen miller, and the ink spots are my favorite.
Books: Christmas romance ones.
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Post by lovemybabes on Oct 19, 2018 1:59:48 GMT
I'm 39.
Books: The Hobbit, Harry Potters, The Secret Garden
Movies: Dirty Dancing, The Terminator, Hocus Pocus, Star Wars (the old ones)
Music: Def Leppard, 80's, 90's, Country, Eminem, Dr Dre, Reba... I am a fan of mostly everything. LOL!
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Post by stumpedagainof3 on Oct 19, 2018 2:53:10 GMT
Book:Wicked
Movie:Grease
Music: Journey (specifically Steve Perry)
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Post by berty on Oct 19, 2018 3:22:43 GMT
Books: Jane Eyre, anything by Agatha Christie, A Tale of Two Cities movies: Gone with the Wind music: depeche mode, Duran Duran
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 19, 2018 5:05:13 GMT
I'm in my early 50's.
Music:Hair bands, 70's & 80's classic rock, 70's pop(Barry Manilow, Ambrosia, Andy Gibb) Books: Danielle Steel Movies: Romantic Comedy- Notting Hill, The Holiday, etc.. Drama- Good Will Hunting
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Post by Marina on Oct 19, 2018 6:14:09 GMT
Book: Harry Potter series, Pride and Prejudice Movie: Sleepless in Seattle, BBC Pride and Prejudice Music: Cannonball Adderley jazz
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Post by styxgirl on Oct 19, 2018 13:17:52 GMT
Books: books on organization and time management
Music: STYX, Lifehouse and classic rock.
Movies: I like comedies. My Cousin Vinny, Tommy Boy, Happy Gilmore, Going The Distance, Ever After, 13 Going on 30, RV and the list goes on!
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 19, 2018 13:32:19 GMT
Book: Summer Sisters, Divine Secreta of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and any well written psychological thriller
Movies: Labyrinth, Something’s Gotta Give, 10 Years (seriously people, watch this movie, it’s wonderfully nostalgic), and pretty much all great Horror Movies (Halloween, the conjuring, the exorcist, etc).
Music: Foo Fighters, Panic! at the Disco, almost all alternative groups, and some pop and some pop/country.
I’m 37
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Oct 19, 2018 15:10:56 GMT
...just gotta say, if this survey was hoping to get some sort of consistency out of this, it certainly doesn't look like it from these responses!
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Post by peano on Oct 19, 2018 16:50:12 GMT
Book: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Katherine
Music: Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, The Ramones
Movie: The Fabulous Baker Boys, Local Hero, any Jane Austen novel made into a film
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psiluvu
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Post by psiluvu on Oct 19, 2018 16:55:32 GMT
Book: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Music: Garth Brooks
Movie: Dirty Dancing
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Oct 19, 2018 17:42:03 GMT
Book: Charlotte's Web
Movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Music: They Might Be Giants
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 20, 2018 2:03:30 GMT
Favourite book - The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Favourite Movie - Pulp Fiction Favourite music - 80's Aussie rock
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Post by bdhudak on Oct 20, 2018 2:34:17 GMT
Book- Atlas Shrugged Movie-Brigadoon Music-Motown 50’s
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Post by mama2three on Oct 20, 2018 2:58:51 GMT
Book. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Alchemist Movies. Moonstruck, Sleepless in Seattle Music. Rodrigo &a Gabriella; Diana Krall; Jim Brickman; Mozart; Vivaldi; 70s Rock and Folk music; Imagine Dragons...yeah, I'm all over the board. Could go on and on.
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 20, 2018 3:27:10 GMT
Books-anything Harry Potter Music-showtunes and classical Movies-Harry Potter 6; Marx Brothers anything; Mel Brooks anything; Tootsie; Sound of Music
Oh, I'm very mid-50's.
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Post by penguin on Oct 20, 2018 3:30:31 GMT
Book-Gone with the Wind Movie-The Godfather Music-Bowie, Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, etc.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 20, 2018 4:41:34 GMT
Book-The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon Movie-Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley (2005) Music-Marillion after 1989 when Steve Hogarth joined the band as lead singer, Tori Amos
I'm 58.
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Post by duchess on Oct 20, 2018 4:48:28 GMT
Well I'm only 57 and I think of myself middle aged. Now I have to think of my self as old. But just in case: Favorite Book: Outlander Favorite Movie: Elf Music: Anything by Boston or Journey
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Post by kelly8875 on Oct 20, 2018 6:09:34 GMT
43, middle aged woman here!
Book: Wild, by Cheryl Strayed Movie: national Lampoons Vacation (the original) Music: 60s-70s-80s, like the Beatles, M Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, CC Revival
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Oct 20, 2018 6:38:37 GMT
My favorite in each category is:
Book: Bible
Movie: The Wizard of Oz
Music: classic jazz
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Post by mlynn on Oct 20, 2018 8:01:37 GMT
Movies: Steel Magnolias, Undercover Blues, Frequency, Sneakers
Books: Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series, Sarah Paretski's VI Warshawski series, Rachel Caine's Stillhouse Lake series
Music: Barry Manilow, early 80's (ie Bee Gees, etc)
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Post by leslie132 on Oct 20, 2018 8:42:21 GMT
Books.... Dr.Sleep (S.King) Nora Roberts(any) Movie...Marvel , 16 Candles Music.....Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5
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Post by theshyone on Oct 31, 2018 15:50:39 GMT
Thank you for all your help. The project is done and everyone’s answers were helpful.
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