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The Boss Is 60!
By Cathy Hall
 Wait. A. Minute. Bruce
Springsteen is 60 years old?
The marathon rocker, belting
out ballads and rousing
anthems, is a sexagenarian?
(Which, when you think of all
those names for folks over 50,
sexagenarian is hands-down
the coolest-sounding one).
But, still. Bruce is 60.
Apparently, he’s pretty happy
about the whole age thing. Of
course, turning 60 sure beats
the alternative. And honestly,
Bruce could easily pull off 45. I watched his last concert and
was mightily impressed with
those biceps and tight jeans.
The singing was nice, too.
When Elton John and Billy
Joel played here recently, I
made Mr. Hall drive all the
way downtown, in ATLANTA
TRAFFIC, so that I could
see them live, up close and
personal. Technically, we
were neither up close or
personal because those tickets
were the price of my house
payment. And I’m rather fond
of keeping my home.
But I’m fond of Elton
and Billy, too. So, I sat in
the nosebleed bleachers and
rocked out to my sexagenarian
buddies. We were sitting right
next to a couple of collegeaged
kids who tried to rock
out, too. But these kids
weren’t even born when Elton was wearing big sunglasses,
glittery jackets and platform
shoes. No way were they
going to know all the words to
every song, like yours truly.
It was a rockin’ fine concert,
even with the annoying
college-aged kids messing
up the lyrics. Personally, I
try to be nice to the collegeaged
kids, especially my own.
Because one day I may need
them.
Oh, not for any of those
burdensome chores that might
come up during my senior,
senior moments. But 20 years
from now, give or take a few,
I might want to see Sir Paul
McCartney. He’ll be sitting
on stage in a nice, comfy
orthopedic chair, his reading
glasses perched precariously
on the tip of his nose, his
electric guitar setting off his hearing aids. Will I still need
you, will I still feed you, when
you’re 84?
Oh, yeah, Paul. This
septuagenarian will be there,
singing her fool head off. If I
can get my forty-year-old son
to give me a ride.
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Cathy Hall is a freelance
writer who loves to get
published. Read her blog at
cathychall.blogspot.com
if you want to find out
where she meets Fame and
Fortune along the way.
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