76 which means free skiing at Red and WH20. Age has to be good for something
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76 which means free skiing at Red and WH20. Age has to be good for something
Hah.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlpiNord
Reminds me of a day in the front four of Stowe many years ago. I get in from the singles line with three old dudes.
They’re giving each other shit about being old.
So I ask.
The young punk was late sixties.
The other three were late seventies.
And they were ripping.
Let’s go old farts.
You only get "old" when you stop sliding downhill on snow
Good for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by apex dave
Couple seasons ago a friend’s dad was turning 80 and wanted to ski Snowbasin for his first time. A free ticket on his birthday and some fresh refills absolutely made his day. I hope he is still skiing.
Old is when you can ski better than you can walk.
I like to think so.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by old goat
my first music purchase was a 45 The Who Tommy/pinball wizard
Album- Closer to Home- Grand Funk Railroad
45- Honkytonk Women- Stones
67 going on 19
First album? Zubin Mehta and LA Phil-Holst the planets.
2nd? Hot Rats by Zappa.
Not as far apart as you might imagine.
I have averaged 80 ski days/year since the mid 70s and now I am in my mid 70s. These days, lots of those "days" are actually half days and this former advanced skier now skis like a strong intermediate with elastic compression type knee braces on both knees....just happy to be out there, spending the winter in an Winnebago EKKO winter capable motorhome on a friend's property 18kms from Sun Peaks Resort.
This thread’s making me feel better about being chronologically achieved.
Same age as Snowbird...
I was 14 when I skied it opening year.
First 45, Hey Jude.
Album, Aqualung.
77 and waiting for the next storm ...
CK
96 is my guess
55.82 years old
76 gets me a super deal on Loveland season pass and free skiing at Snowy Range although the latter is a bit of a drive. Knees still holding out for telemarking.
This thread is awesome! Especially the time warp/gap.
Awesome that a bunch of you are older than me. I feel young again!
My first concert was Black Oak Arkansas/Blue Oyster Cult.
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Originally Posted by shera
Jim Dandy to the rescue.
I saw them too. Only Aerosmith was the warm up band.
Beastie Boys opened up for RUN DMC. It was 1987 at Rosemont Horizon. 8th row. I still have the shirt.
We filled our pockets with those 10 cent superballs from a gumball machine. Threw them on the stage. I accidentally hit MCA right in the dam head with my first shot. oops a daisy. But then they started chasing the balls around, slipping in beer, all over the stage.
My first concert was Bob Dylan at the Masonic Auditorium in Detroit, in 1965, during his first (half) electric tour. Unless you count Harry Belafonte and a couple of operas I went to with my grandmother. I still love Puccini but I'm not about to pay money to see him.
First concert > Elvis, not Costello
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guess I'm the youngster here.lmao
1st two were: Don Henly 1985 ish, pre high school was pretty tame but great show! ... & then monsters rock 89' was Party Time!
Best show: 1994 pink floyd , oakland coliseum
"By the end of the 70s, Black Oak’s popularity began to wane. Many of the bands they took on tour with them in the beginning – Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen – had gone on to major stardom, leaving Black Oak behind. It was time to regroup, pare down, get back to basics. And that’s when they realised their fortunes had dried up."Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
Black Oak Arkansas: the band who had it all, then gave it all away
There aren't a lot of places I can go and feel young at 46, but TGR is one of them. I could tell there were a bunch of older dudes on here by the level of grumpiness and knowledge. :D
We were young(er) once even here on TGR. This place has been running for such a long time now. I went away for a decade and now here I am again. It's not like before, but it's ok.
The more you know the grumpier you get.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnowMachine
If you had said Jimi and The Monkees I might have been more impressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
But on second thought, probably not.
Because you've come to realize it's all ... bullshit?Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Ozymandias Melancholia.
In 1969, while at the University of Akron, a frat brother offered me a seat in his VW bus and he said he was going to a rock concert at some place called Woodstock. I turned him down.
I'm at a point where some kidders are greeting me with " hey old man "
SO instantly fire back " get lost kid ya bug me" and they don't do that again
I guess the kidders don't like being called kid
edit: I think the first concert was Emerson Lake Palmer
First concert - Aerosmith in what must have been about 1988. When I try to look up the show, it appears Guns N' Roses opened! Next time I saw G'n'R was in 1991 (at the Worcester Centrum lol) and Soundgarden (who i'd never heard of) opened.
The older the audience here, the more time spent bitching about resort operations/management.
1st concert
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Ticket prices before The Death Star took over. Now it's $50.00 for a ticket and $143.00 in fees. :fuckyou:
Just looking at moguls from the lift tires me out.
55 years old.
The mind is very powerful.
Keep mt. biking and backcountry skiing.