How old do you feel?

Ask yourself if you feel like an old man, or a spring chicken, or whatever.

OK?

Now, as long as you're not Digi Mike, scroll down......

Blue Monday will be TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD in a matter of weeks.

Now ask yourself again, HOW old do you feel?

PS: I mean the publicly released 12" Fac73, OK! Not playing any games of earlier live versions or relating it to 586 etc.

Was thinking along similar lines the other week Steve,

Its over 20 year since i first seen them live...

Well I heard Blue Monday for the first time on August 31, 1994 off Substance CD, so there you go - 13 years.

Now you asked how old I feel. Here's a thing. I'm 30 years old now and when you're of that age, people have certains expectations about you. And I try to live up to them but it's hard.

Now it's going to sound crazy, but everybody read The Portrait of Dorian Gray, right? And the idea sounds appealing: I also wanted I would stay young and handsome for ever because that's what you want when you're young, right? How stupid. Now I'm 30 but my mindset and mood are still of a 19-year old lad.

I have to really suppress myself to play an "adult" who is 30 years old and so forth. Because even though I have achildish mind, I also accumulated a profile of experiences over the years and I know how people react to this and that, so I don't want to give myself away too much because my real, immature nature shows up and I don't want to be perceived like that by people at least, professionally and in the outside world. Otherwise I would jump up and down, whistle and act foolishly. And I see some 30-year olds do it and get away with it but I'm afraid it would look dorky or people would get irritated by me easily or lose any respect for me (I "don't" care, but if it's people you deal with, you need something about yourself, right?) So instead I maintain that pretensious cool style that means minimum communication with co-workers and mostly anyone else.

I'm a kind person, fuck it. Yes, I feel sad when someone's hurt and more often than not, I don't express any concern verbally (people may think I'm thick). I always feel to help and when I can't, I become "indifferent" out of despair I can't help.

I trust people. I mean I WANT to trust people, but again with experiences accumulated, I can't get people have advantage of me, so I have to hide even my natural kind attitude towards people.

I'm always stressed everywhere but in my family and with my closest friends. But fuck even they get older, becoming "adults" with kids, washing machines and new curtains, old tiles and gasoline prices.

At my work I have to pose as that macabre cool dude who is dressed to kill, doesn't say a word and listens to some dark music in the corner (fuck, I'm listening to Goldie Lookin Chain and the Pet Shop Boys).

I noticed that strangeness about myself about 2-3 years ago. I thought it would go away, but apparently that's the nature.

You're not alone, Barcode ;o)

Growing older is inevitable*

However

Growing up is optional

*excluding dying obviously

Minx wrote: Growing older is inevitable*

However

Growing up is optional

*excluding dying obviously

I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Women mature slowly. Men just don't ;)

I like putting my knob though the hole in the sleeve and shouting 'dum dum dum'.

I used to be a crazy guy... jumping outta car windows at 25 mph, climbing the side of buildings, jumping outta 3 story windows, etc. but now if I do anythhing like that my body will hurt for two weeks.... just can't seem to do the things I love to do...

...I still play rough with my son's friends in the neighborhood, but I get outta breath quicker than before and just can't keep up.... (no pedophile jokes dammit!)

So do I feel old? My mind says no, but my body is screaming yes!!!

Growing old pretty much sucks... anybody who tells you different is lying to themselves... your life is not over by 35, still have hope... but after 40 years you better have a nice home to sit around and putter about cause you are over that hill

over 25 years since first heard it live at the hAc,

how does it feel to be 50 ,,in april,thought i was mistaken tell me now how does it feel

Think the first time i heard it was when Tommy Vance god bless im played it on the Top 40 one sunday evening in March/April 1983.I was sitting on the bog as i recall and he may have even played The Beach by mistake come to think of it.Then again it may have been the TOTP performance i first heard it and thought it sounded like shit!!

How old do i feel though? I'm just amazed i'm still alive most days

First I heard it was late 84 or early 85 in the church youth club disco, I thought it was some fucked up remix of a Hazel Dean track. Dj told me what it was and said he only played it cos the sound2light controller freaked out on the bassdrum rolls.

Minx wrote: Growing older is inevitable*

However

Growing up is optional

*excluding dying obviously

Well said em!!

I normally feel like a spring chicken...till yesterday.Done my back in at work,so I feel about 80 at moment.

In 7 weeks time i will be 50.I should be bothered but i'm just glad to be alive.If i had looked after my body as well as i looked after by copy of BLUE MONDAY i could still have had HAIR.But unlike my 12inch record i have lived a LOWLIFE.Would i change things....DOUBT i could.So don't get all melancoly peeps as you will NEVER FEEL as old as i do.Now all i need to do is grow UP.Until then i shall carry on KEEP ON KEEPIN' on. I made a career out of not doing MUCH really. i love EMULATORs and MOOGs. Thanks for tuning in. Rocket Mick

Doctor? wrote: Ask yourself if you feel like an old man, or a spring chicken, or whatever.

OK?

Now, as long as you're not Digi Mike, scroll down......

Blue Monday will be TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD in a matter of weeks.

Now ask yourself again, HOW old do you feel?

PS: I mean the publicly released 12" Fac73, OK! Not playing any games of earlier live versions or relating it to 586 etc.

so you never said how old you feel steve ?

banshee wrote:

so you never said how old you feel steve ?

So you never said how old you feel banshee!

(Like 19' in an old useless body!)

NUNCA MAS wrote:

banshee wrote:

so you never said how old you feel steve ?

So you never said how old you feel banshee!

(Like 19' in an old useless body!)

it changes,maybe 42 early in the night,17 in the last 4 hours while drinking,74 at this time,you malc?

banshee wrote:

NUNCA MAS wrote:

banshee wrote:

so you never said how old you feel steve ?

So you never said how old you feel banshee!

(Like 19' in an old useless body!)

it changes,maybe 42 early in the night,17 in the last 4 hours while drinking,74 at this time,you malc?

PAY ATTENTION:

NUNCA MAS wrote: "(Like 19' in an old useless body!)"

But I'd probably go with the "74" too!

too old to pay attention

banshee wrote: too old to pay attention

Come closer so I can see you: and Speak Up! I Can't Hear you.

I turned 27 on Monday but I still feel about 18. Don't think I'll ever feel any older than that, either!

I feel like a perpetual teenager.

[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: I feel like a perpetual teenager.

you look like one too. A fantasy for 54 y/o c___s. Glad I'm not that old. Or a cunt.

Much Too Old.

i'm not feeling old at all, but lately i got tired early at the parties and potbellied

ROCKET MICK wrote: my 12inch record

Your record is 12 inches?

pumped full of drugs wrote: Growing old pretty much sucks... anybody who tells you different is lying to themselves... your life is not over by 35, still have hope... but after 40 years you better have a nice home to sit around and putter about cause you are over that hill

you know nebraska supposedly has no hills, so i said to someone who lives in nebraska that they'd better get to making some hills dammnit cos that just ain't right. course tornadoes love nebraska for that very reason, they don't have to maneuver ,.... oh fat ass nazi spy, i can't spell anymore...,over hills and shit.or jump over things as much.they can just uproot trees and plant them in some hillbillie's trailer as an early birthday present,kill a few cows,chickens,satan worshippers.,,,i hate hills ,okay.i live at the bottom of one.

i am nearly 27. all depends on whats going on that day.i feel 43 today.

Well I just thought I'd test out to see how old I feel...

...no, a little to left....

...a little right...

....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, right there!

nope not too old yet!

I feel about twice as old as I actually am today... Too much alcohol and not enough sleep over the weekend...

Snorri xxx

Today I feel like a 90 year old :dead:

Jem wrote: Today I feel like a 90 year old :dead:

bad influence on yourself too then :)

if it cheers you up any, remember what age i thought you were when i first began larfin me ballix off at yer.