I hate to say it but it's hopeless in some cases. Some people just can't get past the "OLD" thing. My son and his friends like U2, but my 12 year old daughter and her friends are a hopeless case. They just will not accept or acknowledge anyone "OLD"- age is always the bottom line with them, they just can't think someone as old as their parents are good looking or cool. Very sad.
Also, we who are that age and have grown up with rock and roll are not your nerdy parents like people in the 'old days' were, I know my husband and I aren't so I don't know where she gets this, oh yeah, from her friends, mostly TRL airhead types I'm afraid.
She spent the night at a friend's slumber party Friday and called me Sat. morning to tell me they were watching MTV and had seen the Stuck video! I hadn't seen it yet and she was telling me about how funny it was and how the girls thought the actor who played Hewson was a hottie! I asked her if U2 looked cute and she said "They're OLD guys!" SIGH. That's always the end of it with some young girls.
I really can't understand it, not just because I love U2 so much, but when I was young I never cared how "OLD" somebody was. It never even entered into my opinion at all. Either someone was good or the sucked, good looking or ugly, that's all. When I was a teenager my favorite guys were Roger Daltrey of The Who and Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Wings, who were big at that time. I knew they were much older than me and had wives and kids but their pics were still on my wall and I liked their music and their looks more than any of the younger guys, well them and Cheap Trick!
It's sad Mona, and in a way it's like discrimination and prejudice and you can't get it out of their heads. If you can save one person, you'll be lucky. If you save none, it's their loss. You are the one with the quality taste, don't forget!
