"Dude, there's old people here"

EvilClosetMonkey

my first concert..... 1991 Oakland... how awesome am I?

Bentleyspop

Ok here goes.....

1st Concert - February 10, 1975 - Led Zeppelin - Capital Centre Largo, MD
2nd concert - March 8, 1975 - Bruce Springsteen and E St. Band - DAR Constitution Hall - Wash., DC
(20 years later saw PJ there)

and many many many more since then

-Buru-

High Fidelity 2000 wrote:

That's fucking awesome! How many people alive today can say they saw the Beatles??! AND you like Social D and Pearl Jam too... You should have asked that kid how many original members are still in "Social Distortion" today and then taken him to school!

"Bitch, I saw the Beatles" could also be a handy catch phrase.

I love the last phrase.

I think it's great that "older" people go to shows
I will probably be one of them in some time.

Why should you stop going to shows if that is what you love?

I saw Jethro Tull a couple o days ago, and they were amazing. Needless to say, I was amongst the younger in the crowd, but I did not mind at all. Good music is good music, and there to enjoy for anyone who wants to.

fox_mulderX

SD276683 wrote:

This is a comment I heard directed at me at a recent Social Distortion show. The irony of this is that I am 8 years older than Mike Ness; the kid making the comment was at least 30 years younger than Mike. The older I get, the more I run into this sort of “ageism” at shows. Getting older does not diminish my love of music, it actually makes it grow as there are more and more bands to hear and appreciate. So, when you see a little “old” lady at PJ20, remember that I love PJ as much as you do. By the way, 9/4 will be the 47th anniversary of my first concert, the Beatles. I’ve also had the pleasure of seeing Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Who, The Doors, and Led Zeppelin, to name a few. Age does have its rewards. So, if I live through another Lollapalooza, I hope I am able to meet some of you and to celebrate my all-time favorite band with you all.

HUH? speak up i can't hear you!

fox_mulderX

there's a lot of old people on this message board.

shouldn't you all be in bed?

Gary Carter

fox_mulderX wrote:

there's a lot of old people on this message board.

shouldn't you all be in bed?

melflash

I'll add myself to the old school roster. My mom took me to see the Osmonds when I was 6 or 7. My first rock concert was Peter Frampton. Best show ever (besides PJ) was Queen in 1980 - blew my 15-year-old mind.
Going solo to Alpine too, see ya there!
46

Sprunkn7

melflash wrote:

I'll add myself to the old school roster. My mom took me to see the Osmonds when I was 6 or 7. My first rock concert was Peter Frampton. Best show ever (besides PJ) was Queen in 1980 - blew my 15-year-old mind.
Going solo to Alpine too, see ya there!
46

There will be 4 of us together (mid 40's) so find us! We plan on going to the pre-prarty Friday night!

Black73

SD276683 wrote:

I've seen them 3 times, would love to tell him about the shows. He's out of luck on the ticket stubs though. They are the only thing I collect and love looking through them about once a year and remembering the shows.

I wouldn't dream of you parting with a ticket...his mind works like "If she paid $4.50, I'll offer her $5!" Hope we get to meet you at PJ20, and keep rocking!

Claireack

Well, I'm pushing 44. Don't feel too old though, plodding along.

dimitrispearljam

so many old people here..thank God im only 23...if i remember well...

howIchoose2feel

How I choose to feel is how I am. I am 54 and one thing that comes with "maturity" is that you don't give a fuck if you're being judged because you're not "acting your age" What the fuck does that mean anyway? There is no generation gap when it comes to this band - I've rocked with people older than me, less than half my age, and all those inbetween, and will continue to as long as I choose to.

GD274660

Turned 43 in May.

Still act 23. (suffering a hangover after watching the Bruins win the Stanley Cup last night)

My first concert was Cheap Trick with Ratt at the Berkeley Square theatre.

Good times....good times.

PJForceofNature

Like Catwoman, I was a big Herman's Hermits fan, and I first saw them in concert in 1965. In 2005, I went to see Peter Noone in concert, had a chance to meet him, and told him "It's only taken me 40 years to meet you!"

When I first met my husband in 1971, we went to see the Who, and it was one of the best concerts I ever attended! I even still have my copy of the 45 they gave everyone who attended-"Won't Get Fooled Again". It's one of my most cherished pieces of memorabilia.

I am a brand new PJ fan, having first discovered them at Bridge last year. Having been a Neil fan for over 40 years now, I had never been to Bridge, and am I glad I went!

I plan to keep on rockin' til I can't rock no more!!

stuckinline

It does not matter if you are 5 or 105.

As long as you are into the music and respectful of the people sitting near you.

The Oracle

iluvcats wrote:

SD276683 wrote:

This is a comment I heard directed at me at a recent Social Distortion show. The irony of this is that I am 8 years older than Mike Ness; the kid making the comment was at least 30 years younger than Mike. The older I get, the more I run into this sort of “ageism” at shows. Getting older does not diminish my love of music, it actually makes it grow as there are more and more bands to hear and appreciate. So, when you see a little “old” lady at PJ20, remember that I love PJ as much as you do. By the way, 9/4 will be the 47th anniversary of my first concert, the Beatles. I’ve also had the pleasure of seeing Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Who, The Doors, and Led Zeppelin, to name a few. Age does have its rewards. So, if I live through another Lollapalooza, I hope I am able to meet some of you and to celebrate my all-time favorite band with you all.

I love hearing oldster's stories of shows before my time. I bet you are the only one here who will know of this singer I met in 1991 -- Gary Puckett. Although you may not since he sang mush, but I still like him, lol.

My first pj show was on the lawn at Merriweather in columbia in 1998. I saw a white haired lady knitting, sitting on the lawn alone! She had to be 70 and I thought that she went to some good shows in her life.

Wow - good taste you got there - saw him at a club in Sydney last year - he looks great, but his voice is not as powerful as in his 1960's hits, songs re-arranged in lower key to suit his current voice. He had hits such as Young Girl, Woman Woman, Lady Willpower, This Girl is a Woman Now. Mush alright, but great pop songs I reckon!!

rick1zoo2

ok, maybe I am not as old as some posting here, but it made me think back to my early concert going days. Here is some of what I remember:

My first concert was Def Leppard and Billy Squire at the Spectrum in Philly March 29, 1983, I was 14.
Iron Maiden - Allentown Fairgrounds - August 18, 1983
Dio with Twisted Sister - The Tower Theater in Philly Oct 12, 1983
Ozzy with Motley Crue - Spectrum in Philly - Jan 15, 1984
Van Halen with Autograph - Spectrum in Philly March 20, 1984
Motorhead with Mercyful Fate - The Tower Theater, Philly Dec 8, 1984
Metallica with WASP - The Tower Theater in Philly in Jan 12, 1985
Rush with Blue Oyster Cult - Spectrum in Philly April 14, 1986

JTH

rick1zoo2 wrote:

ok, maybe I am not as old as some posting here, but it made me think back to my early concert going days. Here is some of what I remember:

My first concert was Def Leppard and Billy Squire at the Spectrum in Philly March 29, 1983, I was 14.
Iron Maiden - Allentown Fairgrounds - August 18, 1983
Dio with Twisted Sister - The Tower Theater in Philly Oct 12, 1983
Ozzy with Motley Crue - Spectrum in Philly - Jan 15, 1984
Van Halen with Autograph - Spectrum in Philly March 20, 1984
Motorhead with Mercyful Fate - The Tower Theater, Philly Dec 8, 1984
Metallica with WASP - The Tower Theater in Philly in Jan 12, 1985
Rush with Blue Oyster Cult - Spectrum in Philly April 14, 1986

I really wanted to see Ozzy/Crue but none of my friends' parents would let them go and my parents sure as hell weren't going to take me or let me go by myself.

Here are all the pre-high school shows I can remember.

1984 (Rosemont Horizon):
VH/Autograph on March 13. I was 13.
Maiden/Twisted Sister on December 21, a couple weeks after my 14th birthday. We camped out for tickets at the local Sears (Ticketron outlet).

1985 (Poplar Creek Music Theater):
Maiden again with Accept on June 16 (13th row center!)
The Power Station/OMD on August 12 -- I went with my friend and his older brother and we were pretty sure we were the only people smoking weed on the sparsely-populated lawn, with the possible exception of a couple we saw waaaaaaaay at the top of the hill.
Dio/Rough Cutt on August 27

RockMama

Well, I 'm 57 and made it through another Bonnaroo last weekend. My first concert was the Beatles too, but in 1966. The ticket says it cost $5.75. If the Stones can keep Rockin' so can I.

JaneNY

My first show was Queen. When Freddie was still with us.