How much were the tickets for Bowie?
I find that lots of younger people do want to go see certain artists -
people who are legends and cornerstones of music history - but these
artists price themselves right out of the younger generation's pocket book
why go see Bowie for $60+ when you can catch a band for $5-15?
anyone read Vice magazine? One of the past issues was dedicated to the
topic of parents/generation gap/etc.
There was a great rant about the baby boomer generation (in the US)
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This reminds me a bit of when my wife and I last went to see Bowie - except
that it was unnerving to see how old the crowd LOOKED. Seriously- one woman
challenged my abilities to tell if she was getting into the show or having
some medication issues. The most vibrant group looked like the WNIC (local
bad morning-radio show) secretary pool after a few too many Long Island
Teas - bellowing the Ziggy hits they recognized (ar at least the choruses).
The feeling I had was "do I belong HERE??" with the offputting realization
that it *was* my peers age-wise who surrounded me. My wife must have sensed
my distressed...she kept saying "honey, you don't look like them". I have a
few years on Greg, but still - most of these people looked like they were
in their mid-60s.
On the other hand, I do believe I relayed my experience on this list
from the last Movement where I had several teenies "interview" me as if I
were some sort of hip curiosity, asking "is your son spinning here?"...and
"do you folks like techno?". Can't win, I guess. Take it in stride. :-)
jeff
> > I had an odd experience the other night. I went to see Gang Of Four
> > play in Hollywood; they were absolutely brilliant - as if I'd stepped
> > out of a time machine and back into late 1981 or something. It was
> > a real thrill to see such a well-oiled machine at work. Rock music
> > hasn't given me that kind of a thrill in quite a long time. Meanwhile,
> > I was also somewhat encouraged by all the graybeards in attendance -
> > there were quite a few old faces I recognized (but I didn't know
> > them back in the day, so I didn't talk to any of them), which was
> > good to see....
