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LSDisease
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 02:28 |
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"Du gehst zu Frauen? Vergiss die Peitsche nicht!"
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Dean
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 03:05 |
I see no "rolly eye" ... I see a couple of "erms" ... in the space of nine years you have changed your tune from thinking we're all mainly a youthful bunch to thinking we're all a bit on the old side ... I find the idea that we've aged so much in 9 years to be very amusing, so I rofl'd.
The last prog festival I went to was indeed filled with people who look exactly like me, and the last prog gig I attended was also filled to capacity with people who look exactly like me. Neither of these observations are surprising as headline at the festival was Asia and the capacity gig was for The Enid - both attract an older demographic for numerous reasons. I suspect the gigs and festivals you attend are also those that attract a more elderly clientèle because the attendees are mainly of the older generation. The only modern Prog gigs I tend to go to are Prog Metal, there the audience is considerably younger and I'm one of the few exceptions at those giggles who needs a bit of a sit down mid-way through the set to rest from all that head-bunging. Gig attendance demographics do not necessarily reflect the true picture of the demographic that buys the CDs or downloads the music - there are prog fans who never attend live concerts and there are those whose interest fades during the bit of a band's set when they stop playing their greatest hits to air a new song so chose that moment to take a pee-break or another trip to the bar. We've already seen from other threads and polls that many of the PA members of the younger set are well versed in the older prog scene, and while not as prevalent, there are some of us geriatrics who are up to speed on the modern Prog and Prog Metal scenes; few of us like to be pigeon-holed and this is probably why we dig Prog.
Generalisations are tricky things, you have to consider all the factors involved and ensure that you are comparing apples with apples.
Edited by Dean - July 20 2014 at 03:07
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melotron98
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 03:06 |
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 04:58 |
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Gerinski
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 05:26 |
Right in the midlife crisis period, turned 48 recently
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twseel
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 06:16 |
haha you disintegrating fossils
I'm
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Xonty
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 06:23 |
Under 18 - quite surprised by the results though
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 06:34 |
twseel wrote:
haha you disintegrating fossils
| Once you reach a certain age, you too will become a 'born again creationist'
I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal
youth is arrested development. (Alice Roosevelt Longworth)
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twseel
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 06:48 |
ExittheLemming wrote:
twseel wrote:
haha you disintegrating fossils
| Once you reach a certain age, you too will become a 'born again creationist'I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal
youth is arrested development. (Alice Roosevelt Longworth) |
born again?
I don't really wanna go through all that mess again
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silverpot
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 08:23 |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
Glad to see a few wrinklies around here, I was starting to feel old with all the 20 somethings. I guess those 30 somethings grew up before the resurgence of prog as a niche genre
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I think that those 30 somethings are so busy with life, they don't have time to hang around internet forums. Kids and careers leave no time to pursue your own interests.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 08:48 |
Only ten years younger than my favourite number.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 09:12 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Only ten years younger than my favourite number. |
I think I know what that is, but it took some deep thought.
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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
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Dean
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 09:26 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 09:30 |
It's quite simply the answer to all things.
Tom Ozric is 42 at the moment. I guess he is feeling the effect by now.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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someone_else
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 10:06 |
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Luna
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 10:57 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
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I never would have guessed you were 59
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 11:04 |
I've always kept the keys
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 11:47 |
I joined the site at 18 years old and I am 26 now :)
Edited by Queen By-Tor - July 20 2014 at 11:47
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 12:00 |
silverpot wrote:
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
Glad to see a few wrinklies around here, I was starting to feel old with all the 20 somethings. I guess those 30 somethings grew up before the resurgence of prog as a niche genre
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I think that those 30 somethings are so busy with life, they don't have time to hang around internet forums. Kids and careers leave no time to pursue your own interests.
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I think this is the most likely reason, and if you checked just about any internet forum out there you would see a gap in the 30-something ages. 22 by the way
Edited by Triceratopsoil - July 20 2014 at 12:01
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: July 20 2014 at 13:51 |
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I love dogs, I've always loved dogs
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