Oliver Kalkofe

Never before was more beautiful than now
A boomer looks back to the future | Boomer boy Oliver Kalkofe on the traces 
of his time We had nothing, but much more of it. It was actually a wonderful time 

Is that really true? Or have our gracious brains simply erased a few unpleasant details from the memory album 
named "The good old days" from the mental 
hard drive? Such as the physically palpable boredom, the 
cigarette smoke in the beastly cramped vacation car, mullets and perms on all 
heads, stuffy paneled party basements, pet hedgehogs and only two 
television programs with a closing time. 

A fabulous boomer boy on the trail of time - the new book by the SPIEGEL bestselling author 

In his new book, Oliver Kalkofe opens up his boomer heart and his personal 
photo albums. He takes us on a journey back in time to his own youth and asks himself on behalf of all baby boomers: Was there really more tinsel in the past? What does the 
past have to do with the present - and can the present be understood at all without the 
past? 

Personal and funny: a satirical parody with heart 

Oliver Kalkofe analyzes the supposedly golden boomer times with proven 
drastic comedy and sophisticated wordplay. He puts himself and an entire 
generation in front of the mirror: Were the idiots back then really even smarter than they are today 
Were we ultimately just drinking the 70s, 80s and the years around them - or 
were we lucky enough to grow up in the best decades of all?