chris_b Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='cetera' post='1162880' date='Mar 15 2011, 11:11 AM']....the daughters will ALWAYS be more interesting than their Mums....[/quote] OK, I admit that was too much of a generalisation, but have you driven past Oceana and the Worx lately? Quote
Truckstop Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 A haiku: Hair blows in the wind Wind will always blow Sadly, no more hair I think that's how it goes. Truckstop Quote
cetera Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='chris_b' post='1162997' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:57 PM']OK, I admit that was too much of a generalisation, but have you driven past Oceana and the Worx lately?[/quote] Not lately, but I'll try to get caught on the Kingston one-way system at the earliest opportunity! Quote
icastle Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 I'm 47 now. No beer belly, still got all my own teeth, hair and joints . I keep myself fit and everything still works the same way it did when I was 20. Gear wise, I got to a sensible level of quality (for me at least) when I was in my mid 20's and have just maintained that level over the years. Just starting to go a bit grey now, but that gives me an air of authority when I'm doing something really stupid. Quote
TimR Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127185"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127185[/url] Quote
gazhowe Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Turning 43 this year. The main difference is that one of the first questions I ask about a new gig venue these days is "It's not an upstairs room is it?" I still love the whole gigging experience, its just that the body takes a lot longer to recover these days. Edited March 15, 2011 by gazhowe Quote
Paul S Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 I'm 53 and was going to say something poignant but now can't remember. Quote
karlfer Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 40. Wish I could remember that far back. Karl. Quote
Telebass Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='karlfer' post='1163579' date='Mar 15 2011, 07:54 PM']40. Wish I could remember that far back. Karl.[/quote] +1 *sigh* Quote
E sharp Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='cetera' post='1162880' date='Mar 15 2011, 11:11 AM']I hit 40 this year.... and the daughters will ALWAYS be more interesting than their Mums... [/quote] 42 this year , and I think you're wrong there mate . Quote
stef030 Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 53 and counting,you young chaps will learn that age is a wonderful thing you can say and do things you would not dream of in you 20s and 30s thats if you can remember what you were on about in the first place oh thats another thing, what who hello ten past five alz what oh bugger ha only kidding cheers stef me nah sorry officer Quote
nick Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) [quote name='gazhowe' post='1163570' date='Mar 15 2011, 07:45 PM'].... The main difference is that one of the first questions I ask about a new gig venue these days is "It's not an upstairs room is it?"[/quote] Yeah, thats me too. Hit 42 about a month ago. I can have the best of both follicle worlds; balding & grey! However, been shaving my head down to a zero for last twenty years, so most people haven't a clue. Personally OK with getting old. Despite having bit less stamina, bad recovery rate & sometimes feeling a bit achey - I'm at least not making the same stupid, sometimes painful mistakes that I used to do. Edited March 15, 2011 by nick Quote
Spike Vincent Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='chris_b' post='1162627' date='Mar 15 2011, 01:03 AM']You discover that the mums are far more interesting and fanciable than their daughters. Did I just say that?[/quote] Especially when one has a 23 year old daughter. Quote
Pete Academy Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='uke' post='1162608' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:11 AM']See when you hit 40, get a bit bald, or grey and undoubtedly the bass man gut! how unfair is it that you can now afford all those toys you could only dream of when you were 21! you went off the radar a wee bit when the kids came along and now you find yourself playing "Free" songs with a few numpties a lot less talented than you! At least we can take solace in that we have the best gear available, and have like minded friends on here! Rant over It's good to talk [/quote] You're as old as the woman you feel. Quote
Blademan_98 Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Now the penny drops........ I've been bald for years but always been fairly well built with no gut. Since I took up bass last year (aged 45) I've put on 3 stone and got 4 tattoo's Still, I'm happy and enjoying the ride (still got my motorbike too!) Quote
dougie Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1162622' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:56 AM']When i hit 40, i still had very long hair no grey and no bass man gut! It's unfair now that im 49,32 yr old wife,3 kids under12 and a Harley,still no bassman gut,cant now afford all the toys i had when i was 40,or anything really! Im off the radar kids came along and still love playing "Free" songs .And im going grey/bald.And im joining a band of much less tallented numpties soon. I think i might have f****d up,but i give less of a toss about it now than i did then. [/quote] Your life actually sounds quite balanced apart from owning a Harley. Quote
Blademan_98 Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='dougie' post='1163789' date='Mar 15 2011, 10:04 PM']Your life actually sounds quite balanced apart from owning a Harley.[/quote] +1 Yeah, my Fireblade is far more fun Quote
cetera Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='Johnston' post='1163561' date='Mar 15 2011, 07:37 PM']But your Gene Simmons your supposed to be a dirty old letch [/quote] Oi!! I resemble that remark!! Quote
icastle Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Blademan_98' post='1163775' date='Mar 15 2011, 09:55 PM']Since I took up bass last year (aged 45) I've put on 3 stone and got 4 tattoo's [/quote] Damn that heavy ink... Quote
lovetheblues Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='1162652' date='Mar 15 2011, 03:13 AM']Indeed. Growing older is compulsory. Growing [i]up[/i], however...[/quote] Jimmy Buffett wrote a song about just this thing "Growing older but not up" a classic... Quote
lettsguitars Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 your only as old as the woman you feel so they say. personally, i can't wait to die. Quote
martin8708 Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 I'm 47 , hair went 20 years ago but have my own teeth /knees. But at least I look in better shape than the drummer ! Quote
Juzgoez Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 When I was 40 it was wooden ships and iron men......Well, not quite.....I'm just being dramatic because the worms in the garden always lick their lips and point when I'm around........ Quote
Bassman Sam Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) I am 56 with shoulder length dyed blond hair, false teeth, glasses and wrist supports. I feel like a dodgy eBay Fender. "Honest Gov', I'm an original 1955". Edited March 17, 2011 by Bassman Sam Quote
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