YPTD

So I went to a concert.. the opening of the new "go-between" bridge concert... The experience showed me that I am really really old...
First - OK its winter... I expect it to be cold... perhaps I am paranoid, perhaps I am simply now deeply entrenched in the "take a cardie" age group... so I rugged up, a couple of layers on top, stockings under my jeans, knee high boots, scarf and wool jacket.  The concert was out-doors - on the bridge over the water... and I knew a fair amount of walking there and back would be involved... it made sense to me!  Of course, I sweltered, stripped off layers that I ended up lugging around with me, and was surrounded by young things who clearly did not feel compelled to bring a cardie, let alone any pants.
Secondly - I was surrounded by young things... young things wearing bugger all... it was highly distracting!  and not in a good way... no, I was not perving, instead of listening to the music and soaking up the vibe, man, I was thinking about how cold they must be and why on earth anyone could come out in a summer frock to a winter night time open air concert, on a bridge.
Thirdly - it took me until the end of the night to realise that the band I was listening to featured some guy from the band "The Go-Betweens" ... and then another hour or so to realise that this was connected to it being on the "go-between" bridge... duh!
Fourthly... only the really old can be so very very uncool as to take the micky out of the young by mimicking their lingo so badly that no-one got it... Someone I was with commented on the number of young people jostling to get to the front of the audience, in front of all the people who had stood uncomfortably in one spot, forsaking food and toilets, for four hours to secure a view of the top-line act.... "YPTD" I answered... nodding knowingly... "Huh??" was the collective response...   "Young People These Days?"  I explained...  insert sound of crickets chirping... well, there would have been if the damn music wasn't so loud!