I'm Old. There's no getting around it anymore.

#27
#27
jakez4ut said:
I decided to be nice this year and i got my wife Dave Matthews Band tickets for this past week. i really did it up. the concert is always at an out door ampatheater, and we usually get lawn seats when we go there. not this time, i got seats in the dry, and actual seats.......plus a parking pass....dinner....the works.

Now, i've been going to DMB concerts since 1994. My wife since 1996. i tell you that just so you know that i know what goes on, and have participated on many occaisions....so it's not my first day....which also makes this kind of sad.....

And Tuesday night as i walked in to the venue i coudln't help but think to myself......."God, i hope i wasn't this freakin' annoying when i was that age."

the girls, while hot, were all drama queens. how i had the patience for that back then, i guess i'll chock up to youthful indifference due to hotness.:p

the rest of the concert was filled with what you think you would find at a DMB concert with a bunch of 21-25 year olds...drinking, drunkenness, some annoying yelling, but nothing out of the oridnary, but again, at this point, it was still annoying to someone that has a babysitter making 10 bucks an hour at home, a job to go to in the morning, and a wife. i guess my priorities have changed?

lastly........when they left the stage prior to the obligatory encore, something else had changed. used to be people just held up lighters.

i found it completely ridiculous to see half the crowd holding up their cell phones with the screens displayed.

a sidenote about cell phones.....when did it become acceptable to talk, text and email during a concert? I'm now convinced the downfall of Western Civilizaton will be due to the cell phone.

it's just not the same as a crowd full of open flames.

youth is truly wasted on the young......either i'm getting more mature or i'm going to make one hell of an old man.

time will tell.:)
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You my boy BLUE!!!!!!!:)
 
#30
#30
Plano Vol said:
I've sat at a dinner with 12 middle aged professionals and no less than 10 were texting. It's not unique to the kids.
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You should've slapped the closest one and told him to wake up, there's people around here...
 
#31
#31
jakez my friend Holly is 37 and her husband love going to DMB and like yourself have been for years. They still sit in the grass, not under the pavillion and have a great time. I've never heard her mention any of the things you listed. I'm sure they see it. Your still younger than me.
 
#32
#32
If I may throw out a comment from a really old fart, when it comes to music there is a paradox. Some brings the generation gap closer (classic rock) while some spreads it wider (rap). When I was a teenager, the Beatles and Stones were the hot groups, and the "old fogies" were down on them and how the kids reacted to them, probably mainly because of how the kids reacted. In other words, nothing has changed, except respect for others, and our elders. Speaking of which, one day Windy will get her head out of her keister and say, "hey, those guys did know what they were talking about". Once she can admit she can actually be wrong. Just wish it would be sooner than later, for all benefit.
 
#33
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rbroyles said:
If I may throw out a comment from a really old fart, when it comes to music there is a paradox. Some brings the generation gap closer (classic rock) while some spreads it wider (rap). When I was a teenager, the Beatles and Stones were the hot groups, and the "old fogies" were down on them and how the kids reacted to them, probably mainly because of how the kids reacted. In other words, nothing has changed, except respect for others, and our elders. Speaking of which, one day Windy will get her head out of her keister and say, "hey, those guys did know what they were talking about". Once she can admit she can actually be wrong. Just wish it would be sooner than later, for all benefit.
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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that. :birgits_giggle:
 
#34
#34
Jakers, "old" is all in perception adn attitude. Let down your guard and have fun. I still love seeing great music!
 
#35
#35
jakez4ut said:
as for the babysitter.....she does good work, and i'm of the belief you get what you pay for. the care for my child is one of the things price is not the most important factor.
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I was surprised to see the 10 bucks getting comments like "well paid". I haven't paid less than 15-20/hr in 3 years. We use a sliding scale with the sitters - 1 hr = 20, 2 hrs = 30, each additional hour is 10 more bucks per.

I must be getting ripped off....again.
 
#36
#36
UT IE 95 said:
I was surprised to see the 10 bucks getting comments like "well paid". I haven't paid less than 15-20/hr in 3 years. We use a sliding scale with the sitters - 1 hr = 20, 2 hrs = 30, each additional hour is 10 more bucks per.

I must be getting ripped off....again.
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Dude? $15-20/hour for a babysitter? Unless you have 4 kids or one with serious medical needs, that's insane.

$8-10/hour, tax-free, for a job that largely consists of watching TV or talking on the phone and requires no education/degree is "well-paid."
 
#37
#37
kiddiedoc said:
Dude? $15-20/hour for a babysitter? Unless you have 4 kids or one with serious medical needs, that's insane.

$8-10/hour, tax-free, for a job that largely consists of watching TV or talking on the phone and requires no education/degree is "well-paid."
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That's the going rate here - and I agree, it is insane. 2 kids, no special needs. It's pricey to get good dependable help at a moments notice.

If it was a neighbor kid I could probably get away with cheaper, but I like the piece of mind that a young mature adult brings. We typically go with a high school senior or a daycare employee.
 
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