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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mr Red Date: 05 Mar 01 - 01:53 PM okthen You know your growing old when you can't remember the words to a song. Particularly whilst singing....... One you wrote yourself. As for the song sounds familiar but otherwise can't add anything. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Don Firth Date: 05 Mar 01 - 01:41 PM Over the hill? How can I be over the hill? I never even got to the top! Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: okthen Date: 04 Mar 01 - 05:19 PM can anyone fill in the missing words, the above post reminded me of....... You know you're old and over the hill When your mouth makes promises your body can't fill something something etc FEATS DON'T FAIL ME NOW cheers bill |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mr Red Date: 04 Mar 01 - 06:23 AM Boogie Woogie Red (my hero) Song Lyric- "When your lips make a date your hips cannot take - thats when you know your growing old" been there not done that! Or did, if you see what I meana. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: wdyat12 Date: 02 Mar 01 - 02:54 AM mouldy, I often feel that I am growing old disgracefully when I find myself acting like I did when I was a kid, irresponsbly. I never will squelch the kid in me though. I may be a danger to myself and others, but please don't lock me away! wdyat12 |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: roopoo Date: 02 Mar 01 - 02:07 AM Last week I bought two books from a chain of nostalgia shops in the UK called Past Times. The books were on growing up in the 50s and being young in the 60s. They mix people's reminiscences with ads and photos of the period. I remembered an awful lot! They showed 5 typical albums of the late 60s - Pink Floyd, Doors, Moody Blues and a couple of others. Guess which ones I've still got in one form or another! Those of you who want to get wry comments on growing old disgracefully should listen to Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2 between 7.30 and 9.30 am GMT. The audience does appear to be international. Andrea
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Amos Date: 01 Mar 01 - 09:40 PM " I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than that it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor Every atom of me in magnificent glow, Than a sleepy and permanent planet. Theproper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them My time. Jack London |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Sailor Dan Date: 01 Mar 01 - 09:27 PM When my son was 10 he made the profound statement that young was up to 20, middle age was up to 30 and after that everyone else was old. Jokes on him. He is 47 and just retired from the Air Force and now works for CSX railroading, My 26 year old grandaughter works for Tri-rail as an Engineer driving trains and my 6 1/2 year old great grandaugter is learning to dance. I work everyday as a aircraft tech rep, drive and repair my bosses 72 foot yacht, carry a 188 average in bowling, shoot in the low hundreds in golf, I am learning to play the five string banjo, and my Irish heritage keeps the Guinness flowing, the Vodka and tonic flowing and can maintain a steady step with a snootful. My most fervent wish is to play the banjo and dance with my wife at my Great Grandaughters. I am going to be 69 in June, and dont have time to be grow up or grow old. I am active in my Parish and keep telling the Pastor that when I grow up I want to be like my friend ED who is like a Leprechaun. I still turn and look at a pretty girl amd a pretty woman. There may be snow on the roof but theres still fire in the furnace and not just in my mind. The head is still covered with hair, its silver gray, and not to thin. Hell, with my great-grandaughter I dont have time to get old?? Besides who wants to, I hate rocking chairs and I would miss to much fun. And everyday I thank My Lord for the first breath in my lungs and the sight of daylight and the realization that whatever happens for the rest of the day is up to me and him. OLd?? hell thats just a state of mind. Sailor DAn who still lurks in the background of the cat. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,Bardford Date: 01 Mar 01 - 07:39 PM Mickey 191, Good catch! I was utilizing poetic/temporal license. Wasn't thirty years, though. 1980, methinks. I lived in a co-ed dorm at university, and for a few bright shining weeks the majority of us were hooked on that bloody program. Saved a lot of money by not going to the pub those afternoons, but other than that, I'm not too proud of that aspect of my education. I remember walking between the two residence halls one afternoon, when a huge roar erupted from all the common rooms on all the floors. This was when Rachel stabbed Janet in the pool. Or vice versa. Or Mac stabbed Janet. Or Colonel Mustard poked Rex Morgan in the arm with a penknife.Or something. Don't think I watched much after that. And anyhow, space and time are curved- not only do I sometimes see things that happened thirty years ago, oftimes I'll see things that aren't even there. Cheers, Bardford |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: MARINER Date: 01 Mar 01 - 06:04 PM Age is definitely a state of mind (I hope). I'm a 56 year old grandfather (born 10-05-44)with hair down to my waist(hope it'll grow on my head by next year), fed up with being the only non musician in generations of my family, I'm learning the 5 string banjo.I have a ball, travelling around to music festivals in my old Transit. An old shipmate of mine told me years ago that it was better to wear out than rust out and I've been trying to follow that tip since. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mickey191 Date: 01 Mar 01 - 05:56 PM Mom says, as she struggles out of a deep set chair, "oh I'm getting old." Father watching says,"you're not getting old-you ARE old." He made it to 92, still riding his bike. He wouldn't give in to the passing years. There is a lesson there. Bardford, Would you tell me how you are able to see "Another World" of 30 yrs. ago? Thanks. Slainte. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Boab Date: 28 Feb 01 - 05:52 PM " What's the life of a man any more than a leaf? A man has his season, so why should he grieve? All thro' this life we appear fine and gay-- Like the leaves we will wither, and soon fade away! Had you seen the leaves but a few days ago, How beautiful and green they all did seem to grow; A frost came upon them and withered them all, Then a storm came upon them, and down they did fall. What's the life of a man----" Aye----Lonnie and me-------- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Pseudolus Date: 28 Feb 01 - 12:58 PM LEJ, It's a shame you missed your target and kicked the ball.....better luck next time!!! ;-)
An appreciative "old guy", |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Bardford Date: 28 Feb 01 - 12:58 PM This is as young as I'm ever gonna be, so I'm trying to cherish this, my advancing youth. Six or seven years ago, in my mid-thirties,I joined the neighbour kids in a road hockey game. Another kid rode past on his bike-"Hey, Brendan", says he to my young neighbour."Who's the geezer?" Little whippersnapper. I had half a mind to give him a good talking to, but the prunes kicked in right about then, and I had taken my dentures out for the hockey game, and anyway it was time for my TV program - Mac and Rachel had a big fight and Janet was standing by the door listening when the show ended on Friday,and I didn't want to miss this episode. And the outreach nurse was coming to do my feet. Also I needed to put some unwrapped candies into my cardigan pocket so I would have something to give to visiting children. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Amergin Date: 28 Feb 01 - 12:48 PM My, God, you're a crotchety old bastard, eh, LEJ? BLT, every time I turn a year I am amazed that I made it through....but, then, battling this damned genetic disorder since I hit puberty....(depression) gets a bit wearing...But, lately, I've been finding there are actually a few things worth living for...the future being one of them....and at 26 I have a bit to go.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Lonesome EJ Date: 28 Feb 01 - 12:25 PM In Safeway the other day, a kid about 7 was bouncing a rubber ball and saying "bounce it against the Seven Up....bounce it off of the potato chips...bounce it over by the Hawaiian Punch.." then he bounced it behind me and said "bounce it behind the Old Guy..." I gave him a good-natured smile and booted it into the frozen food aisle. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,Matt_R Date: 28 Feb 01 - 11:57 AM Old? I made that up myself! >>pout<< |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 28 Feb 01 - 11:37 AM awww Matt THAT old gem again!
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,Matt_R Date: 28 Feb 01 - 11:29 AM Men get older But women remain timeless. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Lyrical Lady Date: 28 Feb 01 - 11:27 AM OLD!.... been there .... done that! I'm closer to 50 than 40 and my life is just beginning! LL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 28 Feb 01 - 08:59 AM I'm 28 soon! I can't believe, the kids I used to baby sit for, are now, graduated from university, at university, and old enough to go to the pub, and bump into me when I am in the pub. Makes me feel old! Also can't believe it's ten years since my first neice was born, I have been graduated for nearly 6 years, it was 10 years since I left school. That I don't like Radio one so much now, and most of all I'm getting closer to 30! Oh! Ella |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: blt Date: 28 Feb 01 - 03:40 AM I will be 50 this year. I never planned to be 50, it just sort of happened, and I'm not sure I even know what it really means. My memory extends farther than some, not as far as others, I'm still in college (my father avoids answering any question about my age when his friends ask him how old his daughters are), I have a grandchild (!)who's 8, I don't own a house--I can't quite get used to the fact that it's 2001. I remember thinking when I was 10 or 12 that MAYBE I'd be alive when the century turned. I think I work with teenagers because I like to remember what it's like to be so alive, so torn by hormones and emotions and uncertainties--even though I think teenagers today have to deal with things I was thankfully unaware of (and some that weren't even invented yet when I was 16). There is also something very poignant about realizing that I'm no longer an adolescent, a state of being I think I dragged out for a much longer time than I could have. If I had any doubts that I'm an adult, they're certainly gone now. I've worked for the last week with a gently autistic 15 year old girl, who has a tendency to say exactly what's on her mind--the first day I met her, she said, you're kinda old, huh. I agreed that I was, kind of. She wanted to know exactly how old. I said I was over 40. Oh, she said, really, really, really old. Then she said, you have kinda thick eyebrows and you should really shave off that mustache. I have to admit that I felt more than a little self-conscious the rest of the evening. But I don't know about shaving... blt |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Stewie Date: 28 Feb 01 - 02:27 AM Yes, Amos, it is a lovely haiku. It has stuck with me for decades, particularly as, in the wet season, our garden is filled with myriad of those tiny creatures revelling in their brief existence. I am 58 with 6 grandchildren, but I can honestly say that I have rarely reflected on how old I am. There is so much to learn and enjoy. If I ever started thinking about how little time is left, I could become dejected or even bitter. Fuck that! --Stewie. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Amos Date: 28 Feb 01 - 01:03 AM A beautiful reflection, Stewie. It clearly indicates that the successful formula is not to die young, but to stay yyoung until you _do_ die -- and then to get used to it quickly!!! A |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Stewie Date: 27 Feb 01 - 11:53 PM I'll try that again:
Very soon they die (Trad Japan) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Stewie Date: 27 Feb 01 - 11:45 PM Very soon they die But, of that, There is no sign In the cicada's cry (Trad Japan) --Stewie. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Cap't Bob Date: 27 Feb 01 - 08:14 PM You are really old if you can remember: When the ice man (driving a horse drawn wagon) filled your ice box with lake ice. When you had to wind your victrola in order to hear your favorite record. Eggs came in a sack rather than a carton. The milkman brought milk to your door. The cream floated on top of the skim milk. There was no TV black and white or colored. There was no plastic. Cap't Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: ddw Date: 27 Feb 01 - 07:29 PM Jeez, KimC — if you're only 33 now, I'm surprised your mother let you stay up late enough to hear that old SNL schtick — which wasn't then on prime-time. I finally figured out I was getting older when I found I wasn't attracted to most women under 35. david — kickin' the bejeezez outa 58. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mr Red Date: 27 Feb 01 - 05:36 PM As old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth. As Gerrard Hoffnung used to say "I was born at an early age- 'cos I wanted to be near my Mother". As the fiddler on the roof said of his kids "I don't remember growing older, when did they?" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Jim Krause Date: 27 Feb 01 - 05:26 PM I remember the Old Folks telling me I'd better develop some skill so's I could get a job to fall back on if music didn't work. Funny thing is, I've fallen back on music because the real job didn't work. I ain't growin' up. Still got long hair, all of it silver and tied up in a ponytail. The ladies, most of 'em still like it, but I notice they're all about my age, too. I been living with my Mother-in-law's daughter for so long, she thinks I was born with long hair and a guitar in my hand, and singing a folksong, like a regular Gypsy Davey. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,D_hand Date: 27 Feb 01 - 09:03 AM my hair don't reach the top of my head anymore - but it's coming out of every orrifice on the way up |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Bugsy Date: 26 Feb 01 - 09:08 PM God I miss the old days of Gas TV and Coal Fired Radio. I remember Derek Brimstone relating a story to me one day about his kids watching an old Black and White movie on the TV and him explaining to them that that's what it used to be like in real life when he was a kid. No colours, just black and white. Even I'm not THAT old! Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Bill D Date: 26 Feb 01 - 06:44 PM When I hear some of these radio stations advertise that they play the "oldies", I laugh right out loud! (for 'some' folks here, the 'oldies' mean before 1700) Bill D....61, going on 29.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Feb 01 - 05:10 PM I knew dirt when it was a subatomic particle. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Hollowfox Date: 26 Feb 01 - 05:04 PM When somebody bullyrags you about being old, just say,"Older than dirt? I knew dirt when it was a rock!" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:30 PM (He didn't notice that I'm closer to 70 than 30!) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:26 PM (smart-mouthed kid again) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Amergin Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:21 PM No, Mary, now you're closer to 70 than you are to 20.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Doctor John Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:21 PM The Cavern, Nutty? Yes I used to go there when I lived in the 'pool a year or two ago. It's a jazz club in a banana warehouse. None of that pop rubbish. Must go again: I hope Kid Ory's on soon. Dr John |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,Bruce O. Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:14 PM tradsteve, given up on mating? People don't get that old. In case no one told you yet, you're dead. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 26 Feb 01 - 11:49 AM LEJ, I understand the "Far Out" response. I taught my daughter's 8th grade algebra class. She was so afraid I would embarrass her that she wanted to advise me on what to wear each day. When I finally resisted and told her I'd wear what I wanted, she informed me, "OK, go ahead, everybody will laugh." Hollowfox, a good friend and I were talking to her mother about how we couldn't work half as hard as our mothers. This lady said the same thing about her mother. Then she remarked, "Guess you girls were just diluted by your fathers' genes." Kendall and Amos, I'm really enjoying my granddaughter. The funiest thing is when my daughter realizes that I just might know a thing or two about kids. She always leaves Hubby and I with instructions on how to babysit...we can't wait 'til she walks out the door! Dave, I remember when I was 31 and somebody told me I was closer to 40 than 20. Now things like that just don't seem to matter. Mary (soon to be 52) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Kim C Date: 26 Feb 01 - 09:55 AM I am only 33, I have a few gray hairs, and I remember when they couldn't say "Jane you ignorant slut" on prime time television. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 26 Feb 01 - 09:19 AM Each generation of students look younger than ever, and now the new lecturers look barely out of kindergarten. When I regale my younger colleagues with tales of "when we first got a photocopier/computer etc." I can see them thinking: "Was the old fart on the ark as well?" RtS (older than Rick & 'Spaw but younger than Art & Kendall!) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Steve Latimer Date: 26 Feb 01 - 08:00 AM I occured to me last week that it won't be very long before we hire someone at work who was born in the eighties. I'm sure this has already happened to some of you.
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Deckman Date: 26 Feb 01 - 07:46 AM I'm so old that my hometown has a scout troop stationed at street corners just waiting to earn merit badges helping me cross the street! They say that you are only as old as you feel, and MAN do I feel old! Truthfully, I'm still building decks every day of the week and I have a very hard time finding younger carpenters that can keep up with me. CHEERS, Bob (deckman) Nelson |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: tradsteve Date: 26 Feb 01 - 03:53 AM 19 and it's all downhill from here. My ever-increasing waistline, my greying hair. I've all but given up on mating. I remember when I was young and with it... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: GUEST,Bruce O. Date: 26 Feb 01 - 02:24 AM I think I'm now a little older than Dick Greenhaus was when he started the digital Tradition. That's not ancient, but we're no spring chickens. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: wdyat12 Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:32 AM Am I really that old??? No, I'm in love. wdyat12 |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Feb 01 - 12:15 AM Ahh, your body is young but your mind is very old? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Am I really that old??? From: Amergin Date: 25 Feb 01 - 11:47 PM Only my soul is old..... |