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I think you'll find it's 65.
(I'm 63 next month!)
"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"
"No Anchovies, Please"
I remember the days of Rin Tin Tin and Lassie also. Sad watching them fade away.
Very true,plus very few of those old performers had a career as massive as the Stones.Sinatra would be the only one close and he was selling out the MGM Garden in Vegas in the 1990s when he was something like 85 years old.
The Rolling Stones are part of popular culture and even if they weren’t I still wouldn’t let some punk kids dictate what’s hip and what isn’t to me.
i remember watching that bing special at my grandparent's house. bowie did a stunning version of "heroes" on the show, too.
(behind the back shed is where he hides his beetle albums).
don't fall for the distraction, people.
At 70 I am frequently being "attacked" by a pretty, 27 years young, woman (and it's not money she's after). How young should I feel? Maybe I should ask Mick?
Just let her change the sheets and bedpan and she’ll leave you alone.
Yeah, a stupid kid
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Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
loog droog
()
Date: December 14, 2018 19:12
OK, so I'm old enough to remember when the entertainers of my parents generation were the top dogs, and recall the whole time period during the 60's when they were on the way out and the 70's when they were basically irrelevant and done.
So last night I was watching a PBS American Masters episode on Bing Crosby--which was very interesting. When he was younger he transformed popular culture on a whole number of levels, but I recall him as a grandfather-with-a younger wife/family, an elder statesman of sorts. He did that duet with Bowie (which bridged about three or four generations of singers and pop music eras) right before he died on the golf course--at the age of 74.
A year younger than Mick is now.
I have to wonder if younger fans view Mick in the same way that I looked at Bing then.
So last night I was watching a PBS American Masters episode on Bing Crosby--which was very interesting. When he was younger he transformed popular culture on a whole number of levels, but I recall him as a grandfather-with-a younger wife/family, an elder statesman of sorts. He did that duet with Bowie (which bridged about three or four generations of singers and pop music eras) right before he died on the golf course--at the age of 74.
A year younger than Mick is now.
I have to wonder if younger fans view Mick in the same way that I looked at Bing then.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Natlanta
()
Date: December 14, 2018 19:15
yes they do.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
MisterDDDD
()
Date: December 14, 2018 19:37
Nah.
As life expectancy has gotten longer, the septuagenarians of today are more in line with how people viewed middle aged people then.
Past their prime? Sure, but still very vital in the entertainment industry.
As life expectancy has gotten longer, the septuagenarians of today are more in line with how people viewed middle aged people then.
Past their prime? Sure, but still very vital in the entertainment industry.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Stoneage
()
Date: December 14, 2018 20:24
I don't think so. First of all every generation (in the first world) grows older and older. Here they are talking about that 70 is the new 50 (not strictly true, of course).
The 40's generation is known as the "first" youth generation here. They grew up with pop culture, youth fashion, better education and considerably better economic conditions than their parents.
Sir Michael is in a way a product of that generation. The generation that never grows old. That dresses like teenagers even in their 70's. That certainly wasn't the fact with Bing Crosby.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2018-12-14 20:39 by Stoneage.
The 40's generation is known as the "first" youth generation here. They grew up with pop culture, youth fashion, better education and considerably better economic conditions than their parents.
Sir Michael is in a way a product of that generation. The generation that never grows old. That dresses like teenagers even in their 70's. That certainly wasn't the fact with Bing Crosby.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2018-12-14 20:39 by Stoneage.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: December 14, 2018 20:35
Now that I'm 58, 60 is the new 40.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Deltics
()
Date: December 14, 2018 20:44
Quote
Elmo Lewis
Now that I'm 58, 60 is the new 40.
I think you'll find it's 65.
(I'm 63 next month!)
"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
dmay
()
Date: December 14, 2018 21:04
Interesting to bring up Bing Crosby. He had such a good voice. A few of his tunes are in my permanent listening mix. One of them is him doing "Blue Hawaii" from back in the 1930s. It comes up and people look at me and go, WTF? I just smile.
What's interesting to me is that as I've grown older, not necessarily wiser, I find I have moved away from the music of my time (1960s/early 70s) and listen to a wide variety of music genres. I have family and friends who still listen heavily to the music of the 60s and 70s. I hear it and think about how dated much of it seems now, basically unlistenable as those songs have been played to death, IMHO. It's also why I listen to little of the Stones hits/warhorses. I prefer other songs that are on their albums or were never really popular. Same thing with other artists I love - Neil Young, Dylan, Beatles, Springsteen, etc.
What's interesting to me is that as I've grown older, not necessarily wiser, I find I have moved away from the music of my time (1960s/early 70s) and listen to a wide variety of music genres. I have family and friends who still listen heavily to the music of the 60s and 70s. I hear it and think about how dated much of it seems now, basically unlistenable as those songs have been played to death, IMHO. It's also why I listen to little of the Stones hits/warhorses. I prefer other songs that are on their albums or were never really popular. Same thing with other artists I love - Neil Young, Dylan, Beatles, Springsteen, etc.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: December 14, 2018 21:07
Quote
DelticsQuote
Elmo Lewis
Now that I'm 58, 60 is the new 40.
I think you'll find it's 65.
(I'm 63 next month!)
"No Anchovies, Please"
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
steffialicia
()
Date: December 14, 2018 21:15
I was talking to a woman in her early 40s who had a small group of Girl Scouts with her. We were chatting about life before cell phones, tv remotes, etc. The woman asked one of the little girls (maybe 9 years old) "do you know who the Beatles are?" The child replied they're bugs. That about sums it up.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Rokyfan
()
Date: December 14, 2018 21:21
Quote
loog droog
OK, so I'm old enough to remember when the entertainers of my parents generation were the top dogs, and recall the whole time period during the 60's when they were on the way out and the 70's when they were basically irrelevant and done.
I remember the days of Rin Tin Tin and Lassie also. Sad watching them fade away.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
lem motlow
()
Date: December 14, 2018 21:37
Quote
MisterDDDD
Nah.
As life expectancy has gotten longer, the septuagenarians of today are more in line with how people viewed middle aged people then.
Past their prime? Sure, but still very vital in the entertainment industry.
Very true,plus very few of those old performers had a career as massive as the Stones.Sinatra would be the only one close and he was selling out the MGM Garden in Vegas in the 1990s when he was something like 85 years old.
The Rolling Stones are part of popular culture and even if they weren’t I still wouldn’t let some punk kids dictate what’s hip and what isn’t to me.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
crholmstrom
()
Date: December 14, 2018 23:19
Quote
loog droog
OK, so I'm old enough to remember when the entertainers of my parents generation were the top dogs, and recall the whole time period during the 60's when they were on the way out and the 70's when they were basically irrelevant and done.
So last night I was watching a PBS American Masters episode on Bing Crosby--which was very interesting. When he was younger he transformed popular culture on a whole number of levels, but I recall him as a grandfather-with-a younger wife/family, an elder statesman of sorts. He did that duet with Bowie (which bridged about three or four generations of singers and pop music eras) right before he died on the golf course--at the age of 74.
A year younger than Mick is now.
I have to wonder if younger fans view Mick in the same way that I looked at Bing then.
i remember watching that bing special at my grandparent's house. bowie did a stunning version of "heroes" on the show, too.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
DGA35
()
Date: December 14, 2018 23:32
A comparison would be when I listen to Hampton 81, when Mick intros Time Is On My Side saying this is one we recorded when we were just real small or words to that effect. That was 1964. Only 17 years prior. It would be like in 2019 if he says we'd like to do an old one for you know and they play Don't Stop!
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
hopkins
()
Date: December 15, 2018 02:03
now that i'm 67 1/2/ it's def the new 16.
yay cannabis is legal. we won.
took long enough.
i had to wait all these decades for my very first experience,
always concientious about the law and spellingh.,
now i'm about to 'vape' as they say. hold on...
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[www.youtube.com]
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[www.youtube.com]
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yay cannabis is legal. we won.
took long enough.
i had to wait all these decades for my very first experience,
always concientious about the law and spellingh.,
now i'm about to 'vape' as they say. hold on...
.....
[www.youtube.com]
.....................
...............................
.
..........
..;
............
....
[www.youtube.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018-12-15 02:05 by hopkins.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Ket
()
Date: December 15, 2018 02:13
It seems to me that young people either dont know anything about Jagger or respect him but i have not heard any teens-early 20's trash him.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Stoneage
()
Date: December 15, 2018 02:33
Why should young people care about The Rolling Stones today? Kids are inclined for the future, The Rolling Stones is a phenomena of the past.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018-12-15 03:17 by Stoneage.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018-12-15 03:17 by Stoneage.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
NeverMakeASaintOfMe
()
Date: December 15, 2018 02:42
I'm 17 years old and I view every member of that band as "young" and I have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that 75 years old is "old" because of them. They have completely changed my perception of people that are elderly.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
marianna
()
Date: December 15, 2018 02:58
Bing Crosby looked old when he was young. His hairline receded early and he had lines on his face early in life, too. He was supposedly a drinker for some time in his life. He's more of a Keith type than a Mick type,
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
tatters
()
Date: December 15, 2018 04:35
Muddy Waters seemed ancient when I saw him in 1980. It's incredible to think that he was only 65 then. He may have seemed pre-historic to me, because I was only 21 at the time, but more than that, it was because he acted so geriatric, putting in what was little more than a guest appearance at his own show. In fact, he was onstage for only three out of the nine songs his band performed! I don't know, I guess the average 65-year-old is just in much better physical condition nowadays.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
stanlove
()
Date: December 15, 2018 04:39
People back then dressed, acted, and looked older. Big looked to be in his 70's when he was 50. Age is a whole different thing today. I recently saw a picture of my grandparents when they were in their late 40's and it was unreal to think my sister now is older then they were then. They looked to be in their 70's and she is in her mid 50's and looks to be in her mid 40's.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Rockman
()
Date: December 15, 2018 05:03
Heck when I first saw the Beatles I thought
they looked old … you know in those matching
suits and the hair just touchin the ears....
I didn't wanna look like that …..then when my
Gran said Ringo and Bert Newton looked cute
all I wanted to do was go puke behind the back shed ….
ROCKMAN
they looked old … you know in those matching
suits and the hair just touchin the ears....
I didn't wanna look like that …..then when my
Gran said Ringo and Bert Newton looked cute
all I wanted to do was go puke behind the back shed ….
ROCKMAN
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
hopkins
()
Date: December 15, 2018 05:16
Quote
Rockman
Heck when I first saw the Beatles I thought
they looked old … you know in those matching
suits and the hair just touchin the ears....
I didn't wanna look like that …..then when my
Gran said Ringo and Bert Newton looked cute
all I wanted to do was go puke behind the back shed ….
(behind the back shed is where he hides his beetle albums).
don't fall for the distraction, people.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Rockman
()
Date: December 15, 2018 07:21
hid stacks of stuff behind
that shed .…... did a lotta sins too ….
ROCKMAN
that shed .…... did a lotta sins too ….
ROCKMAN
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
georgie48
()
Date: December 15, 2018 08:58
Quote
DelticsQuote
Elmo Lewis
Now that I'm 58, 60 is the new 40.
I think you'll find it's 65.
(I'm 63 next month!)
At 70 I am frequently being "attacked" by a pretty, 27 years young, woman (and it's not money she's after). How young should I feel? Maybe I should ask Mick?
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
lem motlow
()
Date: December 15, 2018 10:28
Quote
georgie48Quote
DelticsQuote
Elmo Lewis
Now that I'm 58, 60 is the new 40.
I think you'll find it's 65.
(I'm 63 next month!)
At 70 I am frequently being "attacked" by a pretty, 27 years young, woman (and it's not money she's after). How young should I feel? Maybe I should ask Mick?
Just let her change the sheets and bedpan and she’ll leave you alone.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Rolling Hansie
()
Date: December 15, 2018 11:18
Quote
steffialicia
The child replied they're bugs. That about sums it up.
Yeah, a stupid kid
-------------------
Keep On Rolling
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
Rolling Hansie
()
Date: December 15, 2018 11:22
Quote
Stoneage
The Rolling Stones is a phenomena of the past.
Past, present and future
cheers-------------------
Keep On Rolling
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
jlowe
()
Date: December 15, 2018 12:48
Quote
Stoneage
Why should young people care about The Rolling Stones today? Kids are inclined for the future, The Rolling Stones is a phenomena of the past.
Except for the copyright owners!
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
jp.M
()
Date: December 15, 2018 13:25
... but theirs records are still here...!Quote
Stoneage
Why should young people care about The Rolling Stones today? Kids are inclined for the future, The Rolling Stones is a phenomena of the past.
Re: Fans of a certain age--wrap your mind around this
Posted by:
DaveG
()
Date: December 15, 2018 17:13
Quote
lem motlowQuote
georgie48Quote
DelticsQuote
Elmo Lewis
Now that I'm 58, 60 is the new 40.
I think you'll find it's 65.
(I'm 63 next month!)
At 70 I am frequently being "attacked" by a pretty, 27 years young, woman (and it's not money she's after). How young should I feel? Maybe I should ask Mick?
Just let her change the sheets and bedpan and she’ll leave you alone.
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