Re: RE: : Ramble On on J Leno

[cathy kelty <catharinak@xxxxxxxxxx>]

  Thanks for sharing that Pam.

  I had a similar experience to yours one day.  I was on a business
  trip and it turned out I had to do a bit of driving.  I didn't have
  music with me, so I went to a record store and browsed around,
  deciding on the Rolling Stones' "Let it Bleed," one of my favorite
  albums.  I have to say I was feeling quite middle aged approaching
  the register to pay for it.  Behind the counter were little fetuses,
  er, I mean, twenty-somethings with the requisite piercings and tats
  and cool clothes, and I practically wanted to put a bag over my head,
  buying a 38 year old release.  On physical media, at that.  Surely it
  was as uncool as my own parents buying a 78 of Benny Goodman in 1985!

  I got to the register and the guy behind the counter goes "Wow, great
  record!"  You could've knocked me over with a feather.  We got into a
  conversation about the music of the 60s and 70s.  After a bit a
  female co-worker who had been listening came over and said "You're
  really lucky.  I wish I grew up in the 70s!" The poor thing hates her
  own era.

  I've no doubt your daughters will one day realize just how cool you
  really are.  :-)

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  Believe.

  On Dec 17, 2009, Pamela Ford <jpford@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    No, all three of my daughters KNOW Led Zeppelin, but they roll
    their eyes and actually associate the group with the older,
    "uncool" generation of their parents. Something their mother
    likes could never be cool, right?

    I get things like, "I'll only ride with you if you promise to not
    to play Led Zeppelin."

    When Mothership came out, I was in line to pay for it behind a
    cool-enough looking, and my daughter later added, "really cute"
    older teen purchasing Pink Floyd's The Wall. He saw what I was
    buying and said, "I wish I could have seen them in concert, Led
    Zeppelin is my favorite band." I told him that he did indeed miss
    quite a show.  After the checkout we stood and talked for 5 more
    minutes about the music. Two equals in the music, no distance of
    years or gender or experience between us. My daughter could't
    understand it,  she was horrified.

    ...