Too Old or Too Much Fun?
How to Keep Up With a Forty-Year-Old (If you’re Sixty)
The second half of October and the first half of November proved to be entirely too busy for this old man. Between a big weekend outing in mid-October, a newspaper deadline and delivery plus regular Monday practice, Tuesday dance class, Wednesday jam, Thursday TV shoots plus a Sunday night (nov. 11) out that went from 6 p.m. until midnight (MERF Event), trying to drive to Lexington for a recording session, then home, then go out with the above-mentioned forty-year-old for an evening for ‘bar research’ a.k.a. ‘bar crawling’ - even with a designated driver, proved to be wearing. The following Saturday, I crashed completely, did little or nothing all day and basically took the same road on Sunday.
So what advice for keeping up with a forty-year-old? Ha! Best be in excellent shape, not inclined to drink too much and take naps in the daytime. I have managed to get in pretty good shape for an old, sedentary guy, thanks to the Flamenco dance lessons. I gave up excessive alcohol some years back (I still drink beer if I’m out of the house in a bar.) and I’m perfectly happy to take naps. So that’s the only advice I have. Otherwise, don’t try.