F*** getting older

Ahh, was he singing directly to YOU? Bublé can do that, even through the radio! Don't try to no-sell, all he really wants for Christmas IS YOU! ;)

My moment like this was starting to like Rush. I hated them for years, and in Canada, the CRTC (horrible Canadian bureaucrats/thought-police that make sure you have as little fun and save as little money as possible) will make sure you get LOTS of exposure to Canadian content. I don't think I was brainwashed (still can't stand Nickleback, Avril Lavinge, Beebs, Mendes, etc...), it just kinda happened, I think it started with Futurama using Tom Sawyer on Fry's walkman as he saved the Earth from destruction at the hands of Lur of the planet Nintendoo Sixty-four. The last nail in the coffin for me, even as I fought it, was the Closer to the Heart episode of the Trailer Park Boys (Ricky kidnaps Alex Lifeson to play for his homie Bubbles!). I slowly became a closet fan of Rush, then realized they're probably world famous and loved because they're pretty godamned good! Didn't like it, but there it was, I OPENED MY MIND after being slowly and unknowingly worn down by the years!

:)

I truly believe that the majority of the general public's opinion on Rush as a band is solely based on "Tom Sawyer" (which is one of my least favorite Rush songs) and fuck all about the rest of their amazing discography.

What a shame to live amongst so many uncultured swine.

Honestly, I was kind of like that about Rush until I played the Rock Band series. Their songs are some of the most challenging yet fun to play in the entire franchise (well, outside of vocals anyway lol). They're not a really good "radio" band as Zealot pointed out but they had the concept album thing down pat. They're not my favorite group from the era or genre but I don't dread them now like I did 15 or so years ago. I'll never care for that voice but everything else about their sound is pretty great.

And lol BakFu 's interpretation of Bublé

Heartburn, mysterious aches, and Bublé
Definitely in middle age now!

I think my music-based realization of Sudden-Onset Oldness was when my stance on hair metal shifted from "DEATH TO FALSE METAL KILL ALL POSERS AARGGHH" to "oh wow, there's a Britny Fox song on the radio, ha ha, oh man years ago"

I was explaining Betamax (my friend's stepdad was a HUGE betamax guy, swore by it, rented movies and dubbed them to Beta.) to a group of my younger coworkers. I was also relating the story of how the technologically superior beta lost out to VHS because the porn industry started filming in VHS, allowing people to watch porn in the comfort of their own homes instead of sitting in a trench coat in a janky-ass theatre next to pee wee herman... They laughed and told me I'm old.

I remember as a kid I was thrilled by any piece of mail I might receive. Even if it was just junk mail but my name was on the envelope, I was stoked. Now that I'm old, receiving any mail at all just fills me with dread because I know it can only be bills. Coming home to an empty mailbox is a rare joy.