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Someone else who likes Apocalyptica - does that make us young or old? Meanwhile the son who introduced me to Apocalyptica downloaded all of U2 from my itunes.</p>
<p>I had that Raising Sand soundtrack on for a few weeks–I was obsessed w/the haunting beauty but finally realized it was depressing the heck out of me!!! Between that and Emmylou Harris made you want to crawl under a rock.</p>
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<p>today I was in a convenience store and “Brick House” was blasting away. Haven’t heard it for quite awhile, but your post and created a bit of an ear worm. Then, to hear it today in the store, well I resisted the urge to start dancing and singing along in the frozen food section…but it wasn’t easy.</p>
<p>WHENEVER, I start to dance or sing along with ANY song, my DD turns to me and says (with a look that will keep my future grandchildren in check), “Don’t make me change that station.”</p>
<p>On my IPOD- Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, and all the rest of the gang…</p>
<p>Also have lots of oldies- Jan & Dean, Summer Song etc.</p>
<p>Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen make the cut as does Rod Stewart. Oh- and Meatloaf and the newest Eagles CD (country)</p>
<p>Current CDs in car: The Roots Rising Down; Cansei de Ser Sexy CSS; Old 97s Fight Songs; Juana Molina Segundo; Taha/Khaled/Faudel Un, deux, trois soleils; Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Wilco, Summerteeth. The new Old 97s and Death Cab for Cutie CDs and Aimee Mann’s Lost In Space were recently removed, and I wish I had the Vampire Weekend CD back.</p>
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<p>I adore the Eddy Vedder soundtrack from Into the Wild (also in regular car rotation), but I’ve met people who feel the same way about it as you describe with these.</p>
<p>My 16 yo son said to me a while back, handing me an ipod ‘ear bud’ – “Listen to this cool song.” It was ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ I said, “That would be great if it weren’t the 3,000th time I’ve heard it since I was 14…!!”</p>
<p>THAT is hilarious.
( has he heard nights in White Satin? FreeBird? lol)</p>
<p>Robert Plants voice annoys me after a while on some cuts, but this is a nice duet. I have better audio someplace.</p>
<p>[Pearl</a> Jam w/ Robert Plant : Chicago House of Blues 10-5-05 - Fool in the Rain-](<a href=“http://www.leechvideo.com/video/view1815357.html]Pearl”>http://www.leechvideo.com/video/view1815357.html)</p>
<p>Very funny thread! My 12 yr. old daughter advised me to stop tucking in my shirts (?##%%) and I actually DO like the top 20 station on XM radio. Having kids late in life has had its advantages, I guess!</p>
<p>I would like to add something: as a summer job between finishing grad school and starting my first job, I obtained work at Talbots. Talbots is a clothing hot spot for the 40+ crowd (although the new designers are giving it a completely younger makeover). Anyway, if I have to pick out clothes for another 50 year old wearing cheap underwear I will kill them. So here are some tips that everyone can follow:</p>
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<li><p>Get fitted for a bra and buy it at reputable lingerie store. Victoria Secret does not count here. Go to Bloomingdales, Nordstroms, a specialty store. Buy at least one color in nude and one in black. You cannot wear white bras under white shirts. The right bra will lift your middle-aged breasts to a good position.</p></li>
<li><p>If you are wearing white pants, you need to invest in a thong. I know this is scary, but buy a good one and it will change your life. Do not buy $80 pants and pair them with $2 underwear. You just waster 80 bucks.</p></li>
<li><p>Never, ever, wear jean shorts. That ages you about 100 years and indicates a low class background.</p></li>
<li><p>Never let your bra straps show. OKay this goes for everyone, but it looks tacky.</p></li>
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<p>I thought letting your bra straps show was a requirement for the actually-young set. It still grates on me some, but I’ve had to get used to it.</p>
<p>**Also, a trip to Denny’s or the local cafe for the early bird special will mean you must wear your Members Only jacket with the epilets. **</p>
<p>Rodondo Dave, according to this month’s Cosmo Girl, D says Members Only jackets are back…</p>
<p>[Fergie</a> Loves Her Some Members Only Jackets – The Cut: New York Magazine’s Fashion Blog](<a href=“http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/06/fergie_loves_her_some_members_1.html]Fergie”>Fergie Loves Her Some Members Only Jackets)</p>
<p>so that still makes you old for not knowing that (LOL)!</p>
<p>Ew, there is nothing worse than thin white pants with a thong… you can see EVERYTHING, every dimple and … just ew.</p>
<p>I buy some of my clothes from Chico’s and the other day a co-worker of mine commented on a shirt I was wearing and asked if I got it at Chico’s. I said yes, and that I love that store. I was thinking we were doing a little bonding, finding some common ground until she said “yea, my mom loves that store too”. Boy did I feel old.</p>
<p>^^^^ ACK! If a woman is that dimply, I think she should avoid thin white pants.</p>
<p>And, PUHLEEZE don’t tell dh that Members Only jackets are back.</p>
<p>^^^ LMAO! Idiot child. :)</p>
<p>Jeans shorts are low class?</p>
<p>What a low class statement to make.</p>
<p>And thankfully, the underwear I buy is no one’s business but mine, since I don’t wear clothes which are either see-through or that tight that anyone can judge.</p>
<p>Shopping at Chicos and Talbots is a sure sign of being old. I have some great things from Chicos, but when I’m in there I really do feel old. I think it is the sizing that is designed to make us feel good about ourselves (the biggest is a 3) and the elastic in many of the waists.</p>
<p>My mother is always buying my daughter things from Talbots, and my daughter is always somehow forgetting to wear them.</p>
<p>This has gone on for years, but I think recently my mother has finally gotten the message that her granddaughter is not enthusiastic about Talbots clothes.</p>
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<p>Equally puzzled here. I love seeing bright, candy-colored bra straps on anybody, although there were years of adjustment to accept this major societal shift. It beats safety-pinning them inside the shirts as we used to do. In those awful days, a visible bra strap was social death akin to spinach-between-the-teeth.</p>
<p>Last week I sat behind a middle-aged gal wearing clear plastic bra straps where the candy-cane color straps should be. I must admit I kept staring at them. Conceptually, they reminded me of the clear plastic sofa-covers my great-aunt used on her “davenport.”</p>
<p>D(s) & friends don’t even pretend to try and conceal their bra straps. They will wear razorback sports bras with their sports uniforms but for day to day wear, any color regular bra straps with any type shirt is the norm.</p>
<p>I guess the good news is they are wearing bras which is more than many were doing when I was growing up.</p>