40 - the new 30?

I was driving home tonight listening to the radio – “classic hits from the sixties, seventies, and eighties – the songs you grew up with” (cheesy I know, but they often play cool stuff), when the DJ mentioned this thing about “40 being the new 30.” I nearly drove into a wall, “that’s me – this is my demographic” (I am 39). When did I get to be so old? I think I am still pretty hip. But maybe not.

As shocking as it may seem, I was talking with some youngsters recently about Flavor Flav, and apparently he is a bit of a joke now with his own reality TV show and everything. I mean, I know the clock is a little silly (it was “whack” back in the day as well), but the Flav is half of Public Enemy, and they were incredible. What happened?

Worse though is that it seems that my generation has lost its mind. I didn’t have the patience to read this article, but the trend is basically that people my age (old people) dress, act, and run around like they are still 20 and hip.

Is the whole world crazy? And how did Duran Duran become cool and retro?

March 13th, 2007 General, Heavy Metal