Too Cool for 40
I was in the car the other day and my new cell phone type thingy decided to call my home all on it's own. It was in my pocket so that may have something to do with it. I was driving on my 2 hour commute back to the house from my office and I heard my phone ring. My daughter called to inform me that I have been calling home and that she and friends could all hear my music playing.
I like newer music. Not all of it , but a good portion. Sirius hits 1 was playing Chris Brown or Snow Patrol and my daughter's friends asked repeatedly if my daughter was sure it was me. Her Dad. They responded with certainty that it was in fact me. "That is so cool!" the friend states, "Your Dad listens to GOOD music."
This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). At what age does it turn from cool to wierd old guy? I like groups like Evanescence, Hinder, Snow Patrol, Chris Brown, John Mayer. But if I wanted to go to actually SEE one of these artist in concert, I would be the wierd old guy that as a teenager I always looked at and thought "why is he here?"
I would go though. I would be standing right up front singing at the top of my lungs right along with the artist I just paid $200 to go see. Yes, there would surely be some young punk looking at me.
I realize that most of my generation is hanging on to Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, ELO, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Rick Springfield, but it just isn't enough for me. There are so many artists out there waiting to be heard and I am just chomping at the bit to hear them. Are we as a society afraid of our image? Wouldn't it make more sense to let the youth know that we are as much alive as they?
For all of you 30 and 40 somethings, buy up the tickets. After all, WE have the money for tickets. Show our youth and the ARTIST that the market is much broader than just the little teenager downloading the song for free off the Internet. Maybe if the music industry sees that the people that are actually BUYING the CDs and MP3s are actually adults, they may do limited "senior citizen" shows.
Did you know...
The Devil Glitch, a 69 minute song containing over 500 verses, is the longest pop song ever recorded. It entered the record books July, 1997.
I like newer music. Not all of it , but a good portion. Sirius hits 1 was playing Chris Brown or Snow Patrol and my daughter's friends asked repeatedly if my daughter was sure it was me. Her Dad. They responded with certainty that it was in fact me. "That is so cool!" the friend states, "Your Dad listens to GOOD music."
This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). At what age does it turn from cool to wierd old guy? I like groups like Evanescence, Hinder, Snow Patrol, Chris Brown, John Mayer. But if I wanted to go to actually SEE one of these artist in concert, I would be the wierd old guy that as a teenager I always looked at and thought "why is he here?"
I would go though. I would be standing right up front singing at the top of my lungs right along with the artist I just paid $200 to go see. Yes, there would surely be some young punk looking at me.
I realize that most of my generation is hanging on to Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, ELO, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Rick Springfield, but it just isn't enough for me. There are so many artists out there waiting to be heard and I am just chomping at the bit to hear them. Are we as a society afraid of our image? Wouldn't it make more sense to let the youth know that we are as much alive as they?
For all of you 30 and 40 somethings, buy up the tickets. After all, WE have the money for tickets. Show our youth and the ARTIST that the market is much broader than just the little teenager downloading the song for free off the Internet. Maybe if the music industry sees that the people that are actually BUYING the CDs and MP3s are actually adults, they may do limited "senior citizen" shows.
Did you know...
The Devil Glitch, a 69 minute song containing over 500 verses, is the longest pop song ever recorded. It entered the record books July, 1997.
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