Getting Old

I dunno, young kids of today

I was there when they were ripping out the seats at the Odeon New Street Birmingham,
to make room to rock to Bill Haley & his Comets, Rock around the clock movie.

Not much changed there then

I had a diet of 1950's 78's, Little Richard, The King, Chubby Checker, Tommy Steel, Lonnie Donegan etc.

Even enjoyed my Dad's 78's of Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller etc.
ah those were the days

You young fellers dunno your born

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Yesterday
Late 70's early 80's Huge Cassette Boom Boxes that really annoyed people.

Today
Music played on Mobile Phones that sound like a bee in a box that really annoys people.
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Yesterday
Patches on worn out jeans.

Today
Pre-worn out new jeans!
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Yesterday
Cheap Japanese guitars.

Today
Even Cheaper Chinese guitars.
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Yesterday
Expensive guitars that had aged naturally.

Today
Expensive guitars that have been aged unnaturally.

Happy Days... my first guitar was a Columbus Les Paul. I loved that thing. I remember how gutted I was to find that the 'humbuckers' were actual single-coils in chrome humbucker surrounds! I felt so cheated.

Still, if it weren't for that little guitar, I wouldn't be the guitarist I am today.

My next guitar after that (yes, we had one guitar at a time in those days!) was a nutural ash Antoria Strat (mid to late 70's) and it was a BEAUTY! I still have the body but the rest is long gone, sadly.