… you’re too old. Apparently that saying is absolutely right. Last night we were at Mohegan Sun to see Styx & Boston. I had gotten Frank the tickets for his birthday. When we were heading over, we guessed, correctly, that much of the crowd would be middle aged people. I’d say at least 75% were 50+ with a few younger and older mixed in.
The concert itself was good, but there were a lot of strange things about it. Like I said, it was so loud. So loud my ears were ringing. And I am not really into that feeling where everything inside you just vibrates from the sound waves blasting your body.
Then there were the band members. Sure I know they’re gonna be old but guys in their 50s and 60s with long hair and tight pants, jumping around like they’re 20 years old just doesn’t do it for me. I’m not quite sure what I expected. I mean I didn’t think they were going to come walking out in suits or anything.
Let’s move on to the audience. I’m sorry but I just found it hilarious that all these 50 & 60 year olds were standing for the entire concert, jumping around, dancing, acting like they were teenagers. Hey, if they have that kind of energy & they’re not hobbling around on a bad foot, I guess that’s a good thing, eh? While that was a bit weird, there were 2 things I found very weird.
One was this guy who had to be about 60. He stood the entire time with his hands in the air, swaying. He kept turning around to everyone around him, motioning them to do the same. Yeah, in your dreams. Maybe if he hadn’t been a guy, I might not have found him so bizarre but he was just plain weird.
Then there was the woman who moved to stand by our seats when the other people near us left. She was beyond thrilled to find out a band member was from Maine. (Does that mean there aren’t too many people from Maine in bands??) But that’s okay. She can cheer her home state. The weird part was her standing there dancing around with her belly hanging out. Maybe her blouse shrank?
In my opinion, there is something slightly disturbing about so many people all gathered in one place, all trying to act like they are 30 years younger than they actually are. That so did not take place at the Carrie Underwood/Keith Urban concert.
