tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486151158146489940.post6208130061103971783..comments2023-07-27T01:43:13.172-07:00Comments on The Ginger Files: I Am Freakin' OldMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17933349506129495734noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486151158146489940.post-15167051225080824892008-09-09T21:29:00.000-07:002008-09-09T21:29:00.000-07:00Oh... and I like pandora.com-- it introduced me to...Oh... and I like pandora.com-- it introduced me to some new folks. (New to an old lady like me.)<BR/><BR/>Now go git mama her reaching stick! S'almost time for my stories!Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486151158146489940.post-61289444507137334502008-09-09T21:27:00.000-07:002008-09-09T21:27:00.000-07:00Those Jonas Brothers get around... one apparently ...Those Jonas Brothers get around... one apparently is betrothed to a student of mine!<BR/><BR/>Don't feel bad about the music. Don't feel bad about getting old. Just start practicing how you'll shout,"GIT OFF MY LAWN YOU KIDS!"Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486151158146489940.post-18011779972243712482008-09-09T05:19:00.000-07:002008-09-09T05:19:00.000-07:00No, you're right. There's a lot of music I loved ...No, you're right. There's a lot of music I loved when I was young that I never listen to anymore. The greats remain -- Nirvana, U2, REM, the Chili Peppers, Madonna (She and I go sooooo far back that I couldn't leave her if I tried), but the rest have floated away. When I moved, I got rid of a TON of CDs that I once LOVED but realized I hadn't listened to in years. Thank goodness for i-tunes and all those download services. That way, I can download Duffy or Paramore or Vampire Weekend without getting stuck with a CD that I never listen to.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it was also kind of nice to finally hear some of these bands. All I knew of the Jonas Brothers was that apparently one of them is going to marry one of my Drama Club kids -- only he doesn't know it yet. Or so she says.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933349506129495734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486151158146489940.post-38899945246614959442008-09-08T18:37:00.000-07:002008-09-08T18:37:00.000-07:00I embrace my "oldness". I used to be like you (th...I embrace my "oldness". I used to be like you (though my rural upbringing did not allow luxuries such as "cable" and MTV was treasured viewing at my friend's or grandparent's houses). How many of the CD's of your youth do you still listen to? Sure, there are the Pearl Jams and the Nirvanas, but there was also a lot of crap you probably bought because you heard one cool song. Here are a few from my collection:<BR/>"Ace of Base", "The Badlees", "Better Than Ezra", and "Dishwalla" - and that's just A-D! In fact, we probably don't have much overlap of crap, since you're, like, as old as my boyfriend!<BR/>I like to think that I have more discriminating tastes now. I still love finding new music. I just make sure I listen to a few more songs before I buy the album. Sure, my new attitude no longer fits into MTV's business model, but I do not despair. There are lots of independent radio stations out there that cater to me! (Do you have a station that airs "World Cafe"? It's definitely worth a listen - I hear great new music all the time! And the best part? They sort through the "Jonas Brothers" of the world and just let us listen to the "Paramores")NICKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918315917202471513noreply@blogger.com