re: #49 Dark_Falcon

Upon hearing “The Great Pretender” played at a restaurant where we were having lunch, my father remarked that the band sing it was The Platters, to which I replied “I know”. My father then told me they had sung at a dance at his high school back in the 50’s. Foolishly though, my response to that was to say “You do realize how old that makes you look, don’t you?”, an asshole line I wish I’d never said.

LOL Only a “kid” would think of that as an asshole line. Here’s a hint: those of us who are older know that we are - it isn’t a surprise or an insult. I don’t know about your dad but I wouldn’t trade my age or experience for anything. He’s enjoying that memory of the Platters, one that you missed, too bad for you cuz that would have been awesome. I wouldn’t trade my experiences, having seen Janis Jopin and Jimi Hendrix live in concert among many others and having my young life shaped by the incredible changes in the 50s and 60s, coming to adulthood in the 70s. If anything, I pity y’all who will never understand that social force of changing attitudes that we were fortunate to experience.

Frankly, I’m happy to be where I am now, essentially at retirement and the last lap of my life. Again, I don’t know your dad but I would be surprised if he felt any differently. Thinking that was an asshole line is thinking that youth is superior to age so calling attention to that age is an insult. It isn’t. I hope you make it to that age that you will be as amused as I am that you think it is.