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| From | "Ford Prefect" <poatway@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: oldest guy in the room |
| Date | Fri, 13 May 2005 15:32:24 -0400 |
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Firstly... OMD, Thompson Twins... what year is this?
Second... there's something really disturbing about a 50-year old feeling
"old" because he's surrounded by 40-year olds.
Third... if the band's too loud, you're too old to be there whether you're
50, 40 or 22.
Lastly, does anyone know a good Metamusil supplier?
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As I'm turning 50 in 12 days, age has been on my mind quite a bit. I had one
of those "oldest guys in the room" moments back in the late eighties, when
my
wife and I went to see OMD opening for the Thompson Twins at Madison Square
Garden.
We were going to see OMD (the Thompson Twins, other than a few songs, didn't
do much for us) for the first time. We both came straight from work, so we
were dressed up in corporate monkey suits, each of us carrying our
briefcases.
We sat down and instantly noticed that everyone around us was younger than
we
were by 10 years or so.
Listening to those around us talk made us feel strange, like we *were* the
oldest people in the room. Plus, being in those corporate duds made us feel
like our parents. We stayed for OMD and one Thompson Twins song, and left.
Oh
yeah...we thought the Thompsons were too loud.
Alan
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