OT--Feeling Older,Not Getting Younger,Looked On As Boring

[mikemarrs]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

[larryfromnextdoor]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

what the heck dude,, spray them with the hose.. dont try to talk with them..

[Rick]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

Don't sweat those little snot noses. lol I'm 46, look 56 and feel 106.

[madsplash]

I hear you. It's just sad that they think Lil Wayne is good music.

Poor kids.

I'm making sure my 9 year old daughter is getting exposed to Journey and other great music. She can make her own choices, but she's gonna be educated.

[annie89509]

My boys (20,15,14) wonder why Mom is always in her room listening to "old folks music." Hubby says I'm going through a mid-life crisis. This started 3-1/2 yrs. ago. Yes, discovering SP singing Journey songs was a life-altering experience .

[Don]

Give them some laxative laced candy and send them on their way.

[mikemarrs]

i knew the tide was turning sometime in the mid 90's.gave a neighbors kids lift to the corner store.put in some good 'ol van halen and always brought people to life while driving but not on this particular day.cranked eruption and this guy said and i quote...'dog that crap hurts my ears,turn that crap down and throw this joint in'......i looked at what he wanted me to throw in the cassette player and it said thugs incorporated.i ask what it was and he said gangsta rap fool.i think this was in '94 or so and that year i saw more kids than ever before doing the same thing.i started to wonder if i was the one looking foolish or outdated but thank god i came to my senses before these idiots could convert me.than goodness i was already entering my twenties then because i still think the nineties was when kids really started running out of good stuff to watch and listen to.right around this time sadly violence became the norm.kids back then had kurt cobain and tupac shakur as icons and both are dead.one was shot to death and the other shot himself to death.

[Maui Tom]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

11 year old flips me that crap I tie him to a chair and crank REO in his face til he defecates himself....

[SherriBerry]

I think most kids listen to and profess to like what their peers think is "cool", but the second they are out of highschool it no longer matters, so they listen to what they really like. I graduated in '90 and I remember a guy in my class who used to listen to the heavy metal that was part of the in thing. The second summer after grad, he drove past my house and I could hear Garth Brooks playing from his stereo. No one goes from head banger music to country that fast, but he no longer had to worry about what other kids would say and probably liked it all along. Come to think of it, quite a few people got into country rather quickly after grad that never would have admitted it before, but it could have just been about Shania Twain

I've actually heard a couple of teenagers recently say that music today is crap and they like listening to 70s and 80s stuff. I nearly fell over when I heard that, but it gave me hope! I feel sorry for the kids who have today's garbage as the soundtrack of their youth.

[yulog]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

Stop trying to play journey In the hood!

[Ehwmatt]

Fuck that shit dude, I'm not yet 23 and I won't have any of that crap for a second in my car or home stereo. It's all melodic music all the time, whether it be from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s. Very biased towards the older stuff in general...

[cyndy!]

i have hope that games like guitar hero & rock band will expose a whole new generation to good classic rock. at my last family event, my 7 year old gamer cousin was so excited to talk to me about mötley crüe & the red hot chili peppers! i couldn't believe he was telling me which of their albums he liked & disliked. he's seven! he was even referring to "saints of los angeles" by its acronym SOLA. his dad, who's my age, but not into this music, was looking at us like we were speaking a foreign language.

[jrnyjunky]

Just tell those little bastards to go home.

[Moon Beam]

You know what's even sadder?, a 41 year old man trying to hang onto his youth by listening to Rap.
Yup I'm married to it, to bad I still love him.

[lights1961]

You know what's even sadder?, a 41 year old man trying to hang onto his youth by listening to Rap.
Yup I'm married to it, to bad I still love him.

old white guys...and rap dont mix... just saying. now me I am stuck from 1978-1983...maybe sprinkle in a few early 70s to boot.

[Deb]

i have hope that games like guitar hero & rock band will expose a whole new generation to good classic rock. at my last family event, my 7 year old gamer cousin was so excited to talk to me about mötley crüe & the red hot chili peppers! i couldn't believe he was telling me which of their albums he liked & disliked. he's seven! he was even referring to "saints of los angeles" by its acronym SOLA. his dad, who's my age, but not into this music, was looking at us like we were speaking a foreign language.

Sounds like me and my nephew. My sis hasn't got a clue.

Lots of kids have Journey on their IPODs nowadays.....especially Don't Stop Believin. I had to laugh at my daughter telling me she HATES Open Arms, cuz it used to be her boyfriend's and his ex's song. OMG deja vu, LOL told her me and her dad broke up and made up a few times, to that song over 20 years ago too.

[G.I.Jim]

I came into the house yesterday after working out in the yard, and I hear my 12 year old son listening to Kee Marcello (Europe) play the "Superstitious" solo. I asked him if he liked it, and my wife says "he's been checking out all of Kee's songs on Youtube!". I asked him if he wanted me to make him a copy of Europe's Album, and he goes "Nah...I just like hearing his solos...fingers aren't made to be that fast, and it's just cool to watch!"

[MBPL]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

Don't sweat those little snot noses. lol I'm 46, look 56 and feel 106.

snort loved that response, Rick! Well done! Well, I'm 49, but my brain thinks I'm 29 and my body, on a good day, reminds me that if I don't take care of it toot sweet I will wake up feeling 109!

I personally am not a fan of snot-nose, bebe's kids, then again youth and maturity do not always mix. My mother played all types of music, Miriam Mekeba; Hugh Masekela; We Five; Mormon Tabernacle; Peter, Paul & Mary; Credence Clearwater, Simon & Garfunkel; Pete Seegar; Carly Simon, etc. My brother and I hated it! We were into the Jackson Five.



We did not appreciate the aforementioned music until we got older, of course. Now, I find myself reveling whenever I hear the radio playing all those great sounds!

[StevePerryHair]

i have hope that games like guitar hero & rock band will expose a whole new generation to good classic rock. at my last family event, my 7 year old gamer cousin was so excited to talk to me about mötley crüe & the red hot chili peppers! i couldn't believe he was telling me which of their albums he liked & disliked. he's seven! he was even referring to "saints of los angeles" by its acronym SOLA. his dad, who's my age, but not into this music, was looking at us like we were speaking a foreign language.

Sounds like me and my nephew. My sis hasn't got a clue.

Lots of kids have Journey on their IPODs nowadays.....especially Don't Stop Believin. I had to laugh at my daughter telling me she HATES Open Arms, cuz it used to be her boyfriend's and his ex's song. OMG deja vu, LOL told her me and her dad broke up and made up a few times, to that song over 20 years ago too.

I'm telling you, my son is 15 and most of what he listens to right now is mainly Led Zep, Pink Floyd and Nirvana. Other than certain Led Zep songs, I have no idea what he is listening too, and it's old stuff! To ME it's old stuff! He wishes he had lived in the 60's and 70's He got irritated over the weekend when his sister had a video on the TV and it was by that Lady Gaga women, or whoever she is, and my son walked away shaking his head saying "what is wrong with music today" He sounded like an 80 year old man!!! He loves the guitar though, and is self teaching himself all kinds of riffs and he definitely is drawn to it. It's fun to watch.

[cheekymonkey]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

11 year old flips me that crap I tie him to a chair and crank REO in his face til he defecates himself....

Kids these days, can't live with them, can't kill them...LOL I used to lament not having some of those little bastards, ( have dogs and cats instead) but the older I get, (50 this june) the happier I am that I didn't do it, especially as a single parent. I know there are exceptions to the rule, but the ones I see around are just mouthy, little snot nosed bastards with too much attitude and not enough brains. Wheww, I feel better now.

[Michigan Girl]

i had some kids playing outside the house today and had the greatest hits album by journey cranked up.this eleven year old boy told me to throw on some lil wayne and lose that boring crap that i was playing and throw it in the trash and quit living in the 90's.well in his words anyway.then his friend chimed in and guessed i was forty although i'm in my mid thirties.i started a pitch for all things good and all things eighties.these kids called me a boring old fart and said they couldn't imagine living back then.i told them i'm glad i wasn't coming of age now,lol.

what the heck dude,, spray them with the hose.. dont try to talk with them..

I am LMAO!!! I agree with Larry, but don't do it until
I get there, I want to watch and throw stuff!!!

[Jubilee]

Kids these days, can't live with them, can't kill them...LOL I used to lament not having some of those little bastards, ( have dogs and cats instead) but the older I get, (50 this june) the happier I am that I didn't do it, especially as a single parent. I know there are exceptions to the rule, but the ones I see around are just mouthy, little snot nosed bastards with too much attitude and not enough brains. Wheww, I feel better now.

+1

I'm with ya on this one Cheeky, although I have never for one moment regretted not getting tangled up with one of those little bastards. I know, I just KNOW I would have eventually ended up on the six o'clock news in handcuffs doing "the perp walk".

[walkslikealady]

Are you talking about what I call "waste of sperm"...today's kids? Were we that bad as teenagers? Doesn't seem so to me...I was into "peace and love" and "stop the war" when I was that age during the 60's and 70's. Listened to rock music...particularly British bands.

Yeah, it's official! We're old fogies.

[stevew2]

Give them some weed and tell tell them"get the fuck off my land"

[cheekymonkey]

Give them some weed and tell tell them"get the fuck off my land"

Isn't that a waste of good weed? Just tell em to get the fuck off!!!!

[Don]

Ask them if their mom found your watch under her bed yet.

[cyndy!]

[Rick]

Great movie.

[Peartree12249]

I guess it's to be expected that each generation has their own music to listen to and thinks that for the most part their parent's music is crap. Music is so powerful. I can hear a melody and it immediately evokes a person, place and/or time. I often wonder if 20-30 years from now, when a rap song comes on the "classic" rap station assuming there will still be something like radio, will these kids turned adults have the same emotional response? I can't help but feel they won't, but who am I to judge. My parents thought the music I listened to was terrible but it certainly has stood the test of time.

[artist4perry]

I think this is the first Generation to tell the older Generation to "Turn that CRAP down!" My son tells me my music is too loud all the time, I say, "WHAT?!" and Turn it UP! LOL!