I think that was clear to anyone who had followed the whole conversation. Maybe it's our generation, or the regular contributors to this thread in particular, but there's a strong sense that we will not grow old in the accepted fashion but will simply wear out as the years take their inevitable toll. Youth is not a time of life; it's a state of mind. We are the youngest old farts around, enjoying life as though we are teenagers, while still possessing the mental faculties to realize that our behaviour is not quite normal. The point about our parents being older and looking older at every point in their lives is well made, and I'm sure it's partly the music that keeps us young. We are still adventurous, willing to try out new stuff, not reaching a point from which we can't grow. We are unshockable. Parental advisories to us mean keep the volume down when the kids are around. Above all, we have kept our sense of humour. We don't look for offence in every statement; a worrying trait in younger generations, IMO.
Back up for a bit. Another rainy day here. I got out for a touch before the rain and hit a few tag sales. I scored a passel of cd's at one of them. He was selling them two for a dollar and told me he'd do better if I bought a lot. I think it was a moving sale. He had to get rid of stuff. I bought a lot. I'm listening to one of them now. Above by Mad Season. It's an interesting grouping of mixed cd's. I personally think my best score of the pile was a bunch of time/life stuff called modern rock. I got about thirty of those and some were still sealed. I also got a smaller grouping called guitar rock, also by time/life. I'll be listening to these for a while.
