Teen Age Wasteland

On the way home from work Friday eve I heard a song from The Who that still stands the test of time. Maybe not so much the lyrics or the vocals or the arrangement, but as an entire package it is still a pleasure to listen to. I remember rocking to this  song when it first came out, accessible to the first time listener and yet complex enough for those of us who seek deeper meaning and soul satisfaction through music. Not that I was thinking that The Who were deities but as craftsman their work stands the test of time on vinyl or c.d..
I did catch The Who, or at least the last two remaining members, for the super bowl and just as I had expected Sir Roger and Sir Peter were better on their LP's of the 60's & 70's than at the woeful live performance.  Some how seeing teenage wasteland performed by mid-sixty year old men was not how I remembered the music...best to keep my memories. That's what I think about all these groups from 20, 30 & 40 years ago, better to remember them and us as then and not now.
I feel that same way about myself, better to leave my ways in the past than try to morph myself into a regurgitated version of my 20 something self. Feeling young in heart, mind and spirit is great and I want to be young at heart for the rest of my life. But it's not the same as going to see these old guys just to capture a bit of yesteryear and P A R T Y like they used to, that's not reality.
I always wanted to be a rocker. I like rock and roll, weather from the 60's or the 21st century if it's good I play it. Of course it's good according to my taste maybe not yours but I really love it when someone turns me onto new stuff I want to hear but didn't know it.

A few years ago I was in the fashion district of Tokyo and while looking in the rock clothing stores I bumped into a nice young woman who was from Orange county of all places and we started to talk.  When I asked what brought her to Japan she said her boyfriend was in a band touring there. I asked the name of the band and if they were playing a club so we could go see them. Her reply was they were not playing clubs but the big arena in Tokyo. As we were talking this tall guys came up beside her and she introduced us and the name of the band he played drums for, Avenged Sevenfold. I spent some time listening to the music and focused on the art of his drumming. I never became a hugh fan but it still is evident that his skill was of great and his soul was in every beat.  This is for the A.S. site and their tribute to friend and band member, Jimmy Sullivan 'The Rev' : http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/   With deep sympathy to Fiona and the Sullivan family.
So anyway be well all and cycle fast be cause if I pass you on the road stop at Peets, your buying.