Old in quotes because I was quite obviously NOT the old in this story however I did try something new. Sort of....
We were given tickets to attend a concert and in most cases when this opportunity comes up I usually say "nah, not going". First and foremost because I try to avoid being around crowds of people and secondly because concerts just are not usually my thing. Usually, in my experience, the band or singer is just never as good in concert as when they are digitally re-mastered in the studio. (Except for you Ms. Bette Midler - you rock lady! As six million drag queens would attest!) So this one time, even though I had knowledge of just a few songs of this artist, we decided to pack up our friends and hit the show. Got ya guessing? Neil Diamond. Seriously. I went to a Neil Diamond concert! Even though I only knew a few of his songs (because my mom did not listen to him when I was younger, which apparently is a strange occurrence) it truly was a great concert. After finding out the dude is 74 freaking years old I have to tell you I was a little worried about the man. Every time he put his hand over his heart (visualize every love song, so often) I wondered if he was having a heart "episode" right there on the stage! His performance was solid and unwavering. It was absolutely the first concert I have been to where the predominate smell was not weed but old lady perfume! Oh the old birds were dressed up to take that Singer Man home! Being in crowds of people in this case provided the most interesting people watching. We did a little research study before the start of the show and the results were 7 old to 3 young. (Debate on what the age is for the term "middle age" ensued after. All agreed "middle" must be around 60 with the caveat to change number at any given time). All in all we had a great time and you can never have enough "Sweet Caroline!" (right Hawkgirl?)
