I watched a video on a bunch of hit songs that are turning 50 in 2024. My reaction was “weren’t they hot just a while ago?”. Time doesn’t fly… it time-warps,
The passage of time hits all of us this way eventually. Old movies are now from the 80s, not from the 40s, as they were when I was growing up. TV shows I grew up with are on the “classic TV” channels. And watching reruns of some of those favorite programs (M*A*S*H is a perfect example), I can’t help but think of how old even the last episodes are — never mind the more dreadful realization of how old the oldest ones are.
The only way I’ve found to fight it is to not get old — yes, I’m getting older, but I refuse to get old.
Superfrog 7 months ago
Maybe whisper it next time.
allen@home 7 months ago
I guess that does sound better that saying 40 years ago.
cracker65 7 months ago
Good music back then.
Olddog1 7 months ago
I know the feeling. Someone says 30 years ago and I’m thinking 1970 something. Then the shock sets in and I have to pour something and sit down.
Freebyrd1 7 months ago
Obviously a lot of younger people love as well or they wouldn’t rip it of for ads and rifts
Pickled Pete 7 months ago
1984 is a book.
tonyturney 7 months ago
From the moon landing to now is just about the same period of time as from the start of World War 1 to the moon landing. Where does the time go?
Direwolf 7 months ago
Yeah, I have moments like that.
dflak 7 months ago
I tell people that I like the Jeopardy category “The 20th Century” since I was around for more than half of it.
When I was born, there were still Civil War veterans alive.
I do not feel old unless I look back. So I don’t look back.
ladykat 7 months ago
I feel very, very, old.
magicwalnut Premium Member 7 months ago
I have a strong memory of walking into my bedroom in 1964 (65?) just in time to see the moon landing on the TV. Wow! how far we’ve come!
goboboyd 7 months ago
" Sorry, I get emotional every time the Bi-Centennial rolls around."
mokspr Premium Member 7 months ago
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Age is relative.”
Retrac Premium Member 7 months ago
Seems like yesterday.
KEA 7 months ago
I watched a video on a bunch of hit songs that are turning 50 in 2024. My reaction was “weren’t they hot just a while ago?”. Time doesn’t fly… it time-warps,
mistercatworks 7 months ago
Worse: all the things I’ve been saying happened “about ten years ago”, actually happened forty years ago.
ira.crank 7 months ago
“It Was a Very Good Year”
paullp Premium Member 7 months ago
The passage of time hits all of us this way eventually. Old movies are now from the 80s, not from the 40s, as they were when I was growing up. TV shows I grew up with are on the “classic TV” channels. And watching reruns of some of those favorite programs (M*A*S*H is a perfect example), I can’t help but think of how old even the last episodes are — never mind the more dreadful realization of how old the oldest ones are.
The only way I’ve found to fight it is to not get old — yes, I’m getting older, but I refuse to get old.