Where the hell are all of DU's Seniors? I know there are a bunch of us.

[trof]

The last thread posted there was almost a MONTH ago.
Come on.
Let's talk.
We're supposed to be the wise ones.

[blm]

1. Uh….aren't we being wise out here in public?

Y'know…like guiding the younguns to GOTFV and, uh…..judges.

: )

[trof]

19. Not necessarily talking politics.

Although we could sure discuss that there.

I enjoy reminiscing.
Nostalgia.
How things were when we were young(er).
Radio and TV shows.
etc.

[blm]

40. Need more Michael O'Donoghue stories? Jerry Garcia? I gotta bunch of 'em…heh.

Yeah, kiddo….I know what you mean. Plus….This has been a really tough year for those of us who really loved and lived our music.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

2. I'm one.

I'll add the Forum to my subscription list. What should we talk about?

[trof]

20. See post 19.

[guillaumeb]

3. Still trying to program "senior group" into my DU GPS.

[blm]

8. I'm still trying to program a vcr ….these newfangled inventions

Seriously, baby blm is 16 now and she has to keep helping me with my iPhone. I've had it for 2 months and it still confuses me. I am NOT a click or swipe person. ; )

[NightWatcher]

4. I really want to make a joke with the words early, bird, Golden, and Corral.

But I'm not going to do it.

[trof]

10. I'm more into 'Forest Cooking'.

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[Jim Beard]

17. The rest of your don't bother me but "Golden"

throws me into fits. Not a damn thing Golden about it. Fist, I don't know how long I am going to live so a budget is impossible. I need to keep my search engine so I can figure out my new diseases and ailments. I love my grand kids but I am a cranky old codger and call all of them by the same name including my son. Can't remember my daughter-in-laws name period.

Getting out of bed is pure hell. Sometimes it is easier to roll out. I still smell the ointment I put on my feet a week ago.

I like Jane Fonda but she got the golden thing wrong.

[trof]

22. Buddy, I HEAR ya.

Getting your knees working again every morning is a major operation.
(Not to be confused with actual knee replacement surgery.)

[blm]

45. You had me at 'call all of them by the same name'

.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. I won't be a senior till I am 80.

So there.

[patricia92243]

60. Yep!

[pinboy3niner]

6. Every time I start to head over there I forget where I was going

[blm]

9. lolololololol

I know whatyamean

[Jim Beard]

18. Same here

[babylonsister]

32. Haha!! nt

[YOHABLO]

7. Define Senior

[trof]

12. It's the year after Junior, junior.

Look, I'm 75.
I'm facing facts.
I've already lived most of my life.
By a fairly large margin.
So I consider myself to be a geezer.
A so called 'Senior Citizen'.
Possibly a bit of a curmudgeon, but with a sense of humor.
Definitely a cynic.
Oh yes.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

11. Is that the same as the boomers' group?

[trof]

13. Nah. We're the war babies.

I was born before Pearl Harbor.
FDR was president.
I remember his death.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

26. Wow!!

FDR!!!

And nature, wild lands...I bet you remember a lot more Nature.

[left-of-center2012]

14. I once was a senior

I graduated in 1964.

[trof]

16. High school? I graduated college a year before.

ROLL TIDE!

[left-of-center2012]

25. Yes, high school

New Kensington, PA

[ghostsinthemachine]

15. I'm only a senior when

I get a discount. Other than that I am still in my (very) late forties.

[MineralMan]

21. Hell...I'm 71 and I'm still trying

to figure out what I'm going to be when I grow up.

[Runningdawg]

23. I am sort of new here

I didn't know there was a seniors group, could someone give me directions?

[Lebam in LA]

38. I've been here since before I was a senior and

I didn't know about it either

[rug]

44. Turn left at the house where the dog is licking his balls.

Can't miss it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

67. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1183

Put it in your Subscription queue and you can click on it when you want to.

[Runningdawg]

72. Thank you

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear trof!

I am most definitely a senior............er, maybe a senile senior.

I don't think I was aware of any Senior group.

I'll see if I can find it.

[LongTomH]

27. Been here all along!!!!

[trof]

28. Y'all really didn't know there was a Seniors group? Here ya go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1183

[spartan61]

34. I have been a DU member since

2004. This is the first time I ever heard that there is a Seniors Group. Sounds like fun! Thanks for the link.

[Tess49]

47. Just added it to my subscriptions. Thanks. Didn't know about this group.

[planetc]

29. You rang?

I'm older than Hillary is, and I am the woman in the cartoon, voting, who's thinking "Grope THIS."

The only problem with wisdom is nobody listens to you because they all know all there is to know, and will be glad to tell you all about it. So it calls for infinite patience, of which I was born with a deficit.

But with age, many things become clearer: A taco truck on every corner? Great! How about a samosa truck to keep it company?

Michelle Obama for Illinois Senator? Excellent. Wish I lived there.

Barack Obama with his own podcast? Bring it on. I don't think Stewart is coming back.

Today I was shoveling snow that weighed a ton per sq. inch. Could somebody fix the weather?

[trof]

30. OK, if I wasn't happily married, I'd ask you if you wanted to go steady.

But I might be too old for you.

[blm]

41. There ya go….cheating on me already.

Besides, I was gonna hit on planet. ; )

[Agnosticsherbet]

31. There is a Seniors group?

I guess I will join.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. Do join, my dear Agnosticsherbet!

I just added it to my Subscriptions!

[Agnosticsherbet]

35. Me too.

[mike_c]

36. I didn't know there is a seniors group...

...but you know the old Woody Allen joke about not wanting to join the sort of club that would admit me as a member?

[blm]

42. heheheheheh…..

.

[trof]

64. I think that originated with Groucho.

[whistler162]

37. Sorry bathroom break.

It takes awhile nowadays!

[Warren DeMontague]

39. Mmmmmmmm....All of DU is the seniors group.

Sorry, it's true.



Example: I posted something about Michael Stipe campaigning for Democrats and it was "WHO????? never heard of him"

And believe me, this sentiment was coming from the peter frampton direction, not the tame impala one.

[kwassa]

46. Stipe is retired now, isn't he? AARP material?

[Warren DeMontague]

48. that's what I'm sayin. I mean look at the guy.

Hell, they added the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Superbowl lineup 5 years ago to appeal to "older viewers".

So like I said, DU skews pretty far towards boomers, in my experience. It's probably why I like it, because an old Gen X crank like myself still gets lectured and finger wagged like I'm an errant whippersnapper.

[kwassa]

49. what about the recent Desert Trip concert? Geezerpalooza?

Shit, I bought a 3-day ticket to Woodstock for $18 .... I can't possibly afford current ticket prices. I saw the Stones for $10, way back when.

Being a geezer myself, I agree with you. I actually feel young around here sometimes. I am also not retired, so I don't have the time to argue incessantly here.

My art school classmates became the Talking Heads. They have been out of business for over 30 years.

[Warren DeMontague]

54. Good God, the Talking Heads were fucking awesome for a few years.

Up to & including True Stories. Pure brilliance.

I think Stop Making Sense gives The Last Waltz a run for "best concert movie ever"

[kwassa]

56. I saw them at the Greek in '83.

Jonathan Demme was at the same concert and inspired to make the film.

The concert was better, the best rock concert I have been to. Jaw-dropping.

[Warren DeMontague]

58. Man, I bet!

You have made me jealous. That incarnation, that era, simply COOKED.

[kwassa]

66. This is my favorite ....

In the concert I saw, this song seemed to go on forever, and everyone was dancing on their seats.

That's Bernie Worrell from PFunk starting the whole thing off on keyboards.

[dixiegrrrrl]

68. Interestingly, it was my son who introduced me to that group

He insisted I see the movie with him, and you know how long ago that was.......

[cemaphonic]

71. Ha, the OP title made me laugh for the same reason

Social media is weird for us Xers huh? Around here, we're children, but most of the other places I post online, I'm ancient at 42.

[MFM008]

43. Here

There.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

51. I just turned 60 last month.

I hope I qualify cuz I just subscribed

[Freddie]

53. Me too!

We can be the young'uns in the Seniors group.

[recovering_democrat]

52. reporting in!

just re-started DU after a few years of crisis and not being here. Will do subscription for this. Lots of my issues will come up there! Thanks for the info.

[williesgirl]

55. I never knew there was a seniors group.

[Elwood P Dowd]

57. Same here. My 69-year-old eyes must have missed it. (nm)

[Skittles]

59. you want I should kick some DU geezer ass, trof?

YOU KNOW I WOULD DO THAT FOR YOU MY SWEET

[trof]

65. I can always count on you.

[Solly Mack]

61. My doctor had an intern following him about and my doc called me "elderly"

As in when patients, elderly ones, reach a certain age... he was attempting to impart wisdom about body changes and changing health needs as a person gets older, but "elderly"?

First time ever I considered the word in conjunction with myself.

[dixiegrrrrl]

69. This is what I hear from my GP, who is 20 years younger than I am

in response to a stated problem with my joints, for example...
"Well, you have to expect things like that at your age"

I think I am gonna "forget" to pay her bill next time.

[Solly Mack]

73. lol! Tell her you had a senior moment.

[greymattermom]

62. Right here

and voting for Hillary in Georgia. This year it looks like my vote might matter.

[Hekate]

63. Say what? I checked into DU as a robust middle-ager, and a few weeka ago I turned 69.

I really felt like, "How the hell did that happen?!" And I keep tripping over these whippersnappers here. Now you tell me there's a Seniors group?

I guess I'll have to briskly walk over and have a look.

[dmr]

74. I was middle aged, too, Hekate!

I was a nice 48 year old, minding my own business. I blame it on Bush*. Those years unfairly aged me. (stomping my feet)

I get the last laugh. I'm really still 23.

[pinboy3niner]

70. What's all this fuss about punches of seniors?