Some People....

Miss Vicky · #1 04-15-2005, 09:57 AM

Just feel like venting, but I'm sure a lot of younger Ledgies who like older (60's, 70's, and even 80's) music can relate.

It really irritates me when older people treat younger people like they don't know anything just because they're young. I'm not talking about life experiences - but simple factual things. They're older than you, so therefore they must be right.

I'm talking about things like what happened at my work yesterday. My friend, who is a major Fleetwood Mac fan, was at the register when the song "Magnet and Steel" came on our sound system. The customer starting singing along so my friend asked her if she was a Walter Egan fan. She said "Oh is that who this is?" and my friend answered "Yeah, with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks on backing vocals." And the stupid lady told my friend that she was wrong and that it was CHRISTINE singing, not Stevie! My friend explained that she is a FM fan and an Egan fan and that she'd seen FM twice on their last tour. And the lady still insisted she was wrong saying "Yeah well, I was around when this came out, you weren't so I'd say I'm right about this one." My friend told her she wasn't so the lady said "Well I'm going to check my albums when I get home, 'cause I know I'm right."

What's even worse though is back when Carnie Wilson had her stomach operation, some ladies at my then job were talking about it and one of them said "You know, Carnie Wilson, Dennis Wilson's daughter?" When I corrected her she insisted that Brian Wilson is the one that died and that Dennis was the father, and of course, that she had to be right because she was alive back then and I wasn't.

Anybody else have this problem?

DrummerDeanna · #2 04-15-2005, 10:05 AM

Ah yes- I have, indeed, had this problem...

Too many times to remember....but I can recall a couple of times....

In high school we had this teacher who claimed to be the biggest Beatle fan ever...well the only problem was he didn't know didly over squat about the Beatles!! He was constantly getting information wrong...very simple things - and then my best friend and I would call him on it.....he stopped even mentioning the Beatles when we were around....he'd alway insist HE was right because he was around when they were

Then I was at a store once when that Kenny Loggins/Stevie Nicks song came on....a woman SWORE that it was Linds/Stevie and not Kenny Loggins

I finally just gave up even arguing....SO annoying...

Um....lets see...I can't think of specifics but I know this very frustrating thing has happened to me.....but eh - what can ya do...there will always be stupid people around

SuzeQuze · #3 04-15-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Just feel like venting, but I'm sure a lot of younger Ledgies who like older (60's, 70's, and even 80's) music can relate.

It really irritates me when older people treat younger people like they don't know anything just because they're young. I'm not talking about life experiences - but simple factual things. They're older than you, so therefore they must be right.

I'm talking about things like what happened at my work yesterday. My friend, who is a major Fleetwood Mac fan, was at the register when the song "Magnet and Steel" came on our sound system. The customer starting singing along so my friend asked her if she was a Walter Egan fan. She said "Oh is that who this is?" and my friend answered "Yeah, with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks on backing vocals." And the stupid lady told my friend that she was wrong and that it was CHRISTINE singing, not Stevie! My friend explained that she is a FM fan and an Egan fan and that she'd seen FM twice on their last tour. And the lady still insisted she was wrong saying "Yeah well, I was around when this came out, you weren't so I'd say I'm right about this one." My friend told her she wasn't so the lady said "Well I'm going to check my albums when I get home, 'cause I know I'm right."

What's even worse though is back when Carnie Wilson had her stomach operation, some ladies at my then job were talking about it and one of them said "You know, Carnie Wilson, Dennis Wilson's daughter?" When I corrected her she insisted that Brian Wilson is the one that died and that Dennis was the father, and of course, that she had to be right because she was alive back then and I wasn't.

Anybody else have this problem?

What a b*tch. "I know I'm right cuz I am." Blech. But you WERE right and she is obviously so concerned with being right that she felt like a huge assmuncher when she realized she was wrong.

I don't remember this happening to me with the age thing being the factor. But my Mom always has to be right so I've gotten into it with her. Also, my ex from a long time ago started a huge fight with me because he insisted that Stevie sang all of the songs on Rumours. I told him Lindsey and Christine did too and he told me I was wrong. I looked at him like he was on crack and he got so pissed at me. YOU ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE RIGHT blablablabla. What a pain in the ass he was.

cliffdweller · #4 04-15-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

And the lady still insisted she was wrong saying "Yeah well, I was around when this came out, you weren't so I'd say I'm right about this one." My friend told her she wasn't so the lady said "Well I'm going to check my albums when I get home, 'cause I know I'm right."

she is going to feel SOOOOOOOOO stupid when she "pulls her albums out!!" What she needs to do is pull her head out of her ass!

cliffdweller · #5 04-15-2005, 10:43 AM

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then she killed herself not long after and all feelings of intellectual worth turned to guilt.

how utterly horrible!

jannieC · #6 04-15-2005, 11:06 AM

My husband and I are a a bit older (36 and 37) and we have a tendency to hang out with younger people. I have found that people in their 20's are so much more mature and grounded than I was at that age. Sometimes I do find myself thinking I'm somewhat superior to the younger people who work for me (ha!), only because of life experience, though. I would never SAY anything demeaning to someone just b/c they were younger, though! One last thought- most of you younger people ARE smarter than us oldies. I know this by the math homework my fifth grade step-son brings home every night!

estranged4life · #7 04-15-2005, 11:47 AM

thus the lack of intelligence on the part of 90% of humanity...George Bush is ideal proof of my theory.

wondergirl9847 · #8 04-15-2005, 12:13 PM

Not only do they treat you like you don't know crap about crap, but since I look like I'm a teenager, I get treated like one...even though I'll be 30 next year.

I went to Best Buy one time and was looking at FM albums, an employee came up to me and said "You like Fleetwood Mac? You're too young to like FM." I was like "They're my favorite group, I love them. And btw, I'm 27 years old." He goes "Well, you're still too young. I remember listening to them when I was in the Army back in the 70's." Goody for you, here's a doggy bone. Now, can you tell me who sings Black Magic Woman? LOL I didn't say that, but I should have. He probably would have said, "Santana."

Sigh....people are dumb.

estranged4life · #9 04-15-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Not only do they treat you like you don't know crap about crap, but since I look like I'm a teenager, I get treated like one...even though I'll be 30 next year.

was a teen, My bad

amber · #10 04-15-2005, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Not only do they treat you like you don't know crap about crap, but since I look like I'm a teenager, I get treated like one...even though I'll be 30 next year.

I went to Best Buy one time and was looking at FM albums, an employee came up to me and said "You like Fleetwood Mac? You're too young to like FM." I was like "They're my favorite group, I love them. And btw, I'm 27 years old." He goes "Well, you're still too young. I remember listening to them when I was in the Army back in the 70's." Goody for you, here's a doggy bone. Now, can you tell me who sings Black Magic Woman? LOL I didn't say that, but I should have. He probably would have said, "Santana."

Sigh....people are dumb.

I hate those kinds of conversations...."Why, I remember when blah blah, you're so young, you like them? blah." Then they say stuff like "what's that lead singers name again?" Barfelah.

estranged4life · #11 04-15-2005, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

I hate those kinds of conversations...."Why, I remember when blah blah, you're so young, you like them? blah." Then they say stuff like "what's that lead singers name again?" Barfelah.

When I was young we used to walk to school in 90' of snow while barefoot without jackets and carrying a ton of books...Thank God the school was across the street"

Brian "Stevie Nicks? Aint HE a singer, And aint he dead?" j.

skcin · #12 04-15-2005, 12:27 PM

One of the doctors I work with was talking with me about music & such. Mac was brought up & she told me she remembers hearing Don't Stop all over the place her senior year of high school. She graduated in 1976.

I am 17 years younger, so she kept insisting that I wasn't around then so I had it wrong.

I had to find the specific release dates on the internet for her to finally believe me. And then she was pretty ticked about the fact that she had it wrong.

amber · #13 04-15-2005, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

When I was young we used to walk to school in 90' of snow while barefoot without jackets and carrying a ton of books...Thank God the school was across the street"

Brian "Stevie Nicks? Aint HE a singer, And aint he dead?" j.

I also love "Are they still working?" Yarg! don't make me roll my eyes then kick your ass!

Jessica Leigh · #14 04-15-2005, 12:28 PM

oh god i hate this!!!!!

I have a great story for you guys....

about a year ago i was bartending and a FM song came on- i was singing along and a customer (about 45 or 50 yrs old) asked if i liked FM so i told him that i love them etc... he goes "well my grandfather discovered Fleetwood Mac when Stevie Nicks started the band in 1967 in Phoenix. He also engineered their first album which they recorded in a tiny little studio in phoenix in 1967." i couldn't help but laugh and tell him that Peter Green... England... 1967 etc.... and he goes "no it was stevie in phoenix in 1967." and i go "dude, first off, stevie was in college in san jose in 1967. She didn't even know who FM was! And besides, Christine McVie was the first woman to join FM and that didn't happen until several years after the band had started." this went back and forth for several minutes and he just insisted that i wasn't born yet so i have no idea what i'm talking about and that his grandfather discovered FM when they started in phx in 1967 so he should know.

then he asks me if i know what marching band was used in tusk and i go "yeah it's the USC marching band and they recorded it in dodger stadium." and he just stares at me open- mouthed and doesn't say a word. f*cking idiot. he seemed to really hate me at that point for "arguing" with him- but he still tipped $20 on a $78 tab. i hope he went home and researched the history of FM.

DrummerDeanna · #15 04-15-2005, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

oh god i hate this!!!!!

I have a great story for you guys....

about a year ago i was bartending and a FM song came on- i was singing along and a customer (about 45 or 50 yrs old) asked if i liked FM so i told him that i love them etc... he goes "well my grandfather discovered Fleetwood Mac when Stevie Nicks started the band in 1967 in Phoenix. He also engineered their first album which they recorded in a tiny little studio in phoenix in 1967." i couldn't help but laugh and tell him that Peter Green... England... 1967 etc.... and he goes "no it was stevie in phoenix in 1967." and i go "dude, first off, stevie was in college in san jose in 1967. She didn't even know who FM was! And besides, Christine McVie was the first woman to join FM and that didn't happen until several years after the band had started." this went back and forth for several minutes and he just insisted that i wasn't born yet so i have no idea what i'm talking about and that his grandfather discovered FM when they started in phx in 1967 so he should know.

then he asks me if i know what marching band was used in tusk and i go "yeah it's the USC marching band and they recorded it in dodger stadium." and he just stares at me open- mouthed and doesn't say a word. f*cking idiot. he seemed to really hate me at that point for "arguing" with him- but he still tipped $20 on a $78 tab. i hope he went home and researched the history of FM.

BUT good for you for arguing with the guy.....

Seriously. I would have just smiled and nodded then thought about what an idiot he was....but it's awesome that you actually spoke up