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inviting some people to the toasters' show tonight, and andrew (who actually encouraged me to use his name in this post), being unfamiliar with the ska crowd, wondered what he should wear. not in a teenage-girly "i'll wear a skirt if you'll wear a skirt" sort of way, more in a "man, this is an all-ages show, and i don't wanna look like a school-dance chaperone" kind of way. this is the final email i got from him re: getting older and not knowing what to wear:
...While thinking about ska fashion, I realized that the only appropriate
attire I own would be my black doc martens. I purchased those shoes in
1989 (16 years ago). Tonight's show is all ages....which means that my
shoes will be older than many of the people in the crowd.
I actually hit another milestone of middle age last year: I went to a
doctor who is younger than me. He was....well, let's just call him a
"digestive specialist". OK, fine he was a colon doctor. Anyway, he was
younger than me by a few weeks. He commented on how he and his wife are
new to the area and he "never meets any young people at work". He
suggested that he and his wife, and me and my wife should all go out for
dinner some time. Normally, that would be a nice invitation. However,
this occurred DURING the "main part" of the exam! Probably a little too much information for 9am, but it's still a funny
story. I am really looking forward to the day when I get to address a cop as
"Son": "Don't tell me how to drive Son, I'm wearing shoes older than you."
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