Am I Too Old For This?

GWAR is coming to town. That is right, the almighty GWAR, whom I have already seen live about 10 times, but really, the show never gets old. So when I heard that one of the greatest club acts in the history of rock was roaring through my state, I realized I had to go. I do not care that it is on a Tuesday night, and I have to be at work on Wednesday morning...after all it is GWAR. So I start trying to wrangle up a friend or two to go with me to the show...and to my surprise, I find NO ONE to go with me. My trusted concert companion declined, as did the rest of my concert crew. I have one potential prospect, but it is a long shot.

So it got me thinking...have I gotten too old for a GWAR show but I am the only one who doesn't realize it? Ten years ago, it was never a problem to get a crew together for a show. Have my friends matured and left me behind...a sad man-child unable to find a friend? What a downer!

Really, I love a GWAR show. The stage show is unmatched, and their musicianship (while often uncredited) is fantastic. Understandably, 10 years ago, I would have been up front getting soaked with blood (and other fluids), but now I just hang out in the back, try to stay dry, and just watch the craziness that is the show. But, at 35, am I the old guy at the club or the guy who stayed WAY too long at the party? Please, someone talk me off the edge of this cliff...