Age of PA folk

53, I wish I was born a couple of years earlier even if that would mean I would be older now.

56

I was born in 1981, yet due to a violent and traumatic turkey (animal) attack and our battle [with the help of the older kids who were throwing stones to the combative turkey, while I was fighting tooth and nail with it and risking my skull while protecting my eyes; moreover I thought the stones were being cast to me, while I was seeing them from between my bloody fingers, which made me think how brutal life is then, haha. (I was saved by my hero daddy, in the end.)] , I vividly remember from 1983 and after with awesome clarity. The turkey made me open my eyes very early, people!

I think the 80s were the best period (not for prog, but for the atmosphere), so due to my extraordinary memory, I'm glad about the year I was born.

Edited by Odvin Draoi - November 29 2019 at 05:31

Chaser wrote: Odvin Draoi wrote: I was born in 1981, yet due to a violent and traumatic turkey (animal) attack and our battle [with the help of the older kids who were throwing stones to the combative turkey, while I was fighting tooth and nail with it and risking my skull while protecting my eyes; moreover I thought the stones were being cast to me, while I was seeing them from between my bloody fingers, which made me think how brutal life is then, haha. (I was saved by my hero daddy, in the end.)] , I vividly remember from 1983 and after with awesome clarity. The turkey made me open my eyes very early, people! I think the 80s were the best period (not for prog, but for the atmosphere), so due to my extraordinary memory, I'm glad about the year I was born.   Wow!  That sounds incredibly dramatic and traumatic!   What happened to the turkey?

It was a huge gobbler, so only daddy could handle the situation. Grabbed it and threw it away. No harm done, I guess. Yet lots of stones were cast on it. Hope it survived. 

And thanks. 

Edited by Odvin Draoi - November 29 2019 at 06:23

Grumpyprogfan wrote: A lot of olds in these here forums. Is prog on the decline for the youngs or do they just not participate in this forum?

I guess it is related the era they were born and/or raised in: The Social Media Madness; at least to a great extent.

They were spoon-fed with things in their "chosen" circle, and might not easily adapt to such "adventuresome" and heterogenous alien platforms.

We learned to give value to our limited options, yet especially the millennials have had such abundant options that naturally they don't value anything, unless they are really outstanding.

I'm not convictive and judgemental, yet I think this is the main reason, for the majority of the youth.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: someone_else wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: I was born in 1959 and I wouldn't want to be a year younger or a year older. 1959 was the perfect year to be born for a music lover. I'm old enough to have lived through the Beatles era, but young enough to enjoy the Internet era, where I can rediscover the great music that passed me by in the 1960's and 70's.   Seconded . It's nice to know there's Someone Else here who's the same age as I am.

I'm always curious how those under 35 or so get into prog. Is it through their parents or Dream Theater or what. It always interests me because they are obviously to young to have gotten into it during the golden era(even those a little bit older).

Oh boy here we go...

I’m 18, 19 in a few months.

Hrychu wrote: I got into prog through SBB, which I found by accident while digging for samples.