From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "Jim D"  wrote in message news:201902121148382196-Not@ThisAddresscom...   
      
   > there have been some threads on 4Chan recently titled " boomer vs zoomer   
   > ". Basically cartoons to make fun of, point out the differences, between "   
   > boomers " what the thread refers to  for people born between 1985 and   
   > 2000, and " zoomers ", people born after 2000.   
      
   All sound like Zombies to me.   
      
   > Boomers in this context isn't referring to baby boomers, more just anyone   
   > over about 30.  Zoomers are anyone born since 2000, basically gen z.   
      
   More like DEjen.   
      
   > The point is, in these cartoons, the zoomers are shown listening to   
   > headphones or playing with their iphone. They listen to music at very low   
   > levels.  And their taste in music is beyond my knowledge, but is basically   
   > simplistic repetitive pablum.   
      
   Dumbed down Zombie Crap.   
      
   > The boomers, on the other hand, are shown as overweight, poorly dressed   
   > lugs that listen the screaming guitar rock music and listen to it LOUD   
   > ...... LOUD being a defining point.   
      
   And it's probably not even Real rock & roll, only a cheap caricature of it.   
      
   > Using these insights as a guide, the young people at our dances are   
   > zoomers.  That fits. They didn't grow up with LOUD music.  And guess what   
   > ? They don't really care for loud just for the sake of being loud.   
      
   I'm sure even to them it's merely what it can be, only meaningless sound -   
   what else could it be?   
   -----   
      
   > This weekend we're in a regular bar setting.  Wonder how this will go ?   
   > Our old drummer, Mr LOUD, called me yesterday.  Hummm.  If I weren't so   
   > thick, I'd have caught on that he wants to be the drummer in this weekends   
   > band gig.   
      
   > Not happening.   
      
   At least then things might not get too loud.   
      
   > We've been months working with the new drummer, learned new material,   
   > reworked the pa / monitors for the new much lower stage volume levels.   
      
   Maybe the loud drummer will get to see, and hear that, and maybe even get a   
   clue.   
      
   > Oh, and our " other guy " also called.  We're not taking him to these   
   > gigs, just don't need him, no point in bringing him along just to take a   
   > cut of the pay.  Turns out he was calling to get me to play guitar for him   
   > on a gig.  So, even if we were counting on him for our gig, he wouldn't   
   > have been available. He has a job of his own, which sadly he needs a   
   > guitar player for.   
      
   Is he a drummer too?   
   ----   
      
   > We have a pretty stable trio thing now.  That's a plan moving forward. All   
   > these old guys will just have to find something new to do.   
      
      
   JimD   
      
   Maybe they can wake up, get hearing aids, start writing Originals....NAH.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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