U2dork
Rock n' Roll Doggie
(Wasn't exactly sure where to post this...)
I?m not talking about playing music. I?m talking about being an active fan (collecting, concerts, fan boards, etc?).
A friend, who is in his 30?s, was telling me about a show he went to recently. He goes to several shows a year and always tells his coworkers and friends about them the next day. I would say that going to a rock concert is a hobby for him, sort of like how some people go to see Broadway shows. He was telling me about a strange reaction he received the other day when one of his friends asked him: ?Don?t?cha think it?s about time for you to grow up and stop going to so many shows?? He would have shrugged it off had someone else not said the same thing the day before. (These comments came from people who were in their early- to mid- 20?s.) Do younger people really feel that at some point you have to stop being an active fan in order to be an adult? I?ve always thought since most of the shows at big arenas also have big ticket prices that the average concert goer would be those ?middle aged? (terrible term) people who have some extra income. I mean, I can see how the concert thing would be weird if this guy were to show up at, say, a Britney or any other teen pop show, but I?m talking about a typical rock concert. Is it really all that strange to see people over 30 at rock shows? How about local shows in a college town where the average age is 21?
I?m not talking about playing music. I?m talking about being an active fan (collecting, concerts, fan boards, etc?).
A friend, who is in his 30?s, was telling me about a show he went to recently. He goes to several shows a year and always tells his coworkers and friends about them the next day. I would say that going to a rock concert is a hobby for him, sort of like how some people go to see Broadway shows. He was telling me about a strange reaction he received the other day when one of his friends asked him: ?Don?t?cha think it?s about time for you to grow up and stop going to so many shows?? He would have shrugged it off had someone else not said the same thing the day before. (These comments came from people who were in their early- to mid- 20?s.) Do younger people really feel that at some point you have to stop being an active fan in order to be an adult? I?ve always thought since most of the shows at big arenas also have big ticket prices that the average concert goer would be those ?middle aged? (terrible term) people who have some extra income. I mean, I can see how the concert thing would be weird if this guy were to show up at, say, a Britney or any other teen pop show, but I?m talking about a typical rock concert. Is it really all that strange to see people over 30 at rock shows? How about local shows in a college town where the average age is 21?