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The Middle-Age Musical Test
Jul. 5th, 2009 01:16 amSorry, O noble SCAdians; there really is no "s" at the end of that compound adjective.
Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune presents this test to determine whether or if you have hit middle age. He lists the "summer hit" (the #1 song from the middle of August) from 1958 until the present, and asserts that when you hit one you can't at least kind of hum or sing, that's when you hit middle age. I note that it's possible to miss one (especially if it's from a genre you despised, e.g., disco) and not have it count.
( The songs are back here )
Using this test, I hit middle age at 28 years old in 1989; that may be a bit early, but of the next fifteen years, I can only hum approximately one-third. But I'm a sad case, and I'm sure most of you will be doing better :-)
Time to try to get diurnal for tomorrow; have a good night!
Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune presents this test to determine whether or if you have hit middle age. He lists the "summer hit" (the #1 song from the middle of August) from 1958 until the present, and asserts that when you hit one you can't at least kind of hum or sing, that's when you hit middle age. I note that it's possible to miss one (especially if it's from a genre you despised, e.g., disco) and not have it count.
( The songs are back here )
Using this test, I hit middle age at 28 years old in 1989; that may be a bit early, but of the next fifteen years, I can only hum approximately one-third. But I'm a sad case, and I'm sure most of you will be doing better :-)
Time to try to get diurnal for tomorrow; have a good night!
