I am too old for this...the 40 plus thread.

(my wife and I)

Definitely downshifting on various fronts, only been to a few shows this year, etc. etc. Not complaining, though -- the part of me that was always "I'd rather just chill and read/listen/whatever at home" is now feeling plenty justified, while I still have lot of great show memories anyway.

Our Amber went to see Taylor Swift with a friend and her mum, about 7 years ago. Bieber was support. She thought T was ok, B was rub.

Did not have to take her. I did take them both to see Busted, back in the day.

The funny thing is, the only live venue in Reading mainly puts on bands that people my age would go see (Bad Manners, The Orb, Cast, etc)

yes, also part of the great 48 and can't really tolerate, any longer, gigs where i have to stand for long periods, where it's hot or crowded, where there are poor sightlines or a noisy bar, where it's too big a venue, etc etc. can't imagine i will ever go to an outdoor festival of any description, again. on the plus side, the need for comfort, decent sound, attentive audiences etc has driven me towards many more 'classical' etc performances, which is a new and sustaining pleasure.

so i don't think i'm done w/ consuming stuff just yet.

Oh, we did Reading Festival like we used to: go see bands we want to, also go to stages at random and find bands we don't know but discover they're great, sort of thing.

Only difference is Amber is locked down the front w/ her friends.

Now that I'm almost 40, I'm really glad I wasn't 40 when I had kids.

yes, also part of the great 48 and can't really tolerate, any longer, gigs where i have to stand for long periods, where it's hot or crowded, where there are poor sightlines or a noisy bar, where it's too big a venue, etc etc. can't imagine i will ever go to an outdoor festival of any description, again. on the plus side, the need for comfort, decent sound, attentive audiences etc has driven me towards many more 'classical' etc performances, which is a new and sustaining pleasure.

so i don't think i'm done w/ consuming stuff just yet.

― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Friday, November 7, 2014 5:26 PM (4 minutes ago)

I feel quite good for an old bastard. The metal in the ankle occasionally throbs, the tinnitus drones at night, I get mighty tired sometimes and the eyesight is fucking terrible. I suffer from insomnia and sometimes worry about all the asbestos I have been exposed to. every time I look in a mirror some fucking bent-nosed grotesque with receding hair is impersonating me. Yeah I love getting old!

The sidies are getting grey mainly, a few eye wrinks, apart from that ..

The eyesight is much the same as it ever was, might even have got better as I thought I was going long. Full hairy head, you know its ok.

i don't really go to shows anymore, but for different reasons than being old

and my drastic nearsightedness has actually been eased by the farsighted tendencies of age

Just turned 49. I still go to a LOT of shows, but because I'm out in the suburbs with only a vague income for the time being I'm mindful about where I'm spending my $$$. Far more excited about $10 club shows than I am about dropping $60 + $parking at a fancier seated venue. The biggest show I go to these days is Austin Psych Fest.

The biggest change as I've gotten older is that I see far fewer movies in a theater.

and my drastic nearsightedness has actually been eased by the farsighted tendencies of age

I am waiting for this to happen to me.

i am only 31 but i DO have one kid and another on the way next year and tbqf i really love this thread

Josh in Chicago
Posted: November 7, 2014 at 3:30:53 PM
I feel like I turned 40 as soon as I had kids. Now that I'm almost 40, I'm really glad I wasn't 40 when I had kids.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaaa oh no

I'm weirdly feeling healthier as I trudge into my 40s (tbf plenty of reasons for that, mostly involving ahem well life and habit decisions). Weirdly timed getting my shit together far later than the rest of the world, so this seems like the golden awesome years most of the times. Still lots of shows (kid dependent), lots of friends on the same arrested development schedule, outside of oh shit my parents will die sooner than I want, my 40s are awesome.

Be back in a week when my organs all turn to mush and my hip explodes to recant.

i think when i turn 35 i'm just gonna force myself into a "i'm an awes 60 year old" mindset and aging will be a breeze

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/03/secret-fantasies-adults

i think when i turn 60 i'm just gonna force myself into a "i'm an awes 35 year old" mindset and aging will be a breeze

My thing is dancing, not rock, and dance clubs don't like people over40 much. I'm on a strict diet and exercise program so that I can look young and fit in the dark in dance clubs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh-9W19da-I

(for the first few seconds, but stay for the rest)

I just turned 60 today. I am trying to summon the mindset that I am an awesome 60 year old, but getting regularly zinged on ilx for the past few years opens the door to some pernicious doubts.

<3

Don't you mean >>>>>3?

Happy birthday, Aimless!

Congratulations.

but getting regularly zinged on ilx for the past few years opens the door to some pernicious doubts

God, no.

No the doubts are good totally keen on the doubts never stop doubting aimless

happy birthday aimless!

Oh yeah that top

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HB, Aimless...several fine upstanding people born on this day, and also me.

FP'd u for fishing for a hb in the guise of wishing a hb also hb

You too, WC. (Fish caught!)

he wants the hb.

HB, dudes.

I'll take the FP as well as the HB -- BRB, on my way to the WC.

...and many happy returns WmC!

Happy birthday to you too, WmC!

Happy natal anniversary, WmC. We who were also born today today salute you.

happy birthday, aimless and wmc.

There is only one thing worse than being zinged about.

a paper cut?

HB Aimless and Rock, you are both standup people I admire massively for all the reasons both of you have posted about over the years and then some. xx

I'm struggling a bit at 43 with my level of fitness - I smoke and drink way more than I did in my 20s, bit of a reverse childhood I guess? I have a partner with kids now, so these things weigh on me more than they might have, as well as said partner having a heart condition. Health and get up and go mean a lot now. Its like being a shark - move or die. I despair looking at my sagging face in the mirror but tbh for a 43 year old i know i look good (im way too fat though). I drink and smoke too much, but life is short and shit, so I'm grabbing it by the hojos.

so I'm grabbing it by the hojos

The Howard Johnsons?

Meant to post this yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPhLtIJIiyI

ffs today I pulled a muscle in my shoulder putting on a jacket

I woke up Monday morning and my left tricep felt like someone had snuck in overnight and kicked it with a boot. Still hurts even now. I have no idea why and my left arm is basically useless for anything other than hanging off of my torso.

what else would you do with it?

Star Wars 7 shit talk

Happy belated, Aimless

I am still free of fortysomethinghood, though not for that long