When I saw what my granddaughter was wearing today I was quite taken aback. Obviously I’m no longer ‘in the know’ as far as pre-teen fashion trends go; if I were it would not have surprised me to see an eight year old proudly wearing one of the Rolling Stones most iconic images. There she stood, right in front of me, wearing the very same image that hung proudly on my wall 35 years ago. I tried to explain to her where the image came from, she raised her eyebrows and gave me a sort of ‘’what is my incoherent granny going on about??’’ look. Like a demented granny on a mission it became imperative for me to instil in her just a little understanding. With a sudden flash of inspiration I delved into scrap books and long forgotten trophies to emerge proudly holding the original ticket.
The ticket to the Frankfurt Concert of ’73 which was part of the ’73 European Tour, the tour which made the image iconic in the first place. Needless to say, she was not impressed and still didn’t have the faintest idea why I should be so fanatically interested in her tee-shirt.
Oh dear when did I get so old??And how sad is it to save a ticket for over 35 years??, Like I said.....reality check I'm officially old. But joking aside, how strange that one image should span 35 years and link people across the generations.
OMG - wow you saw the Stones in 1973!!? How cool is that!!! What a great way to link the generations.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, fully understood. I now hear "Did you know Elvis in the olden days Grandpa?"
ReplyDeleteWhat I should say, since the jargon may not translate, is that I am totally impressed you saw the Stones.
ReplyDeleteAnd you saw them before they became fossilized. That was an icon for me too.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great ? /:-)
ReplyDeleteYou are cool, Loretta, & no mistake! How strange that the icon appeals still to such a young person. Has she seen a recent photo of Keef????? or my personal fave, Charlie Watts? That might dull her enthusiasm, perhaps, lol! although that would be a shame in itself. What a great blog topic! Have Fun!
ReplyDeleteLOL Now I'm feeling a little old! Has it really been that many years?!!
ReplyDeletehehehe she is cute though
ReplyDeleteLMAO!
ReplyDeleteAnd you didn't take your Rolling Stones albums out? The Playboy Bunny is popular here. Kids even have it on their mobiles.
ReplyDeletewow.... that's a great cosmic connection.... I remember when my son was in high school in the early nineties.... and I hear the doors music coming out of his room..... it was a whole new bond...... lol.... she is a cutie, and you are one cool grandma.....
ReplyDeleteGroooovy! LOL
ReplyDeleteI am not the biggest fan of the Rolling Stones and I only like a few of their songs. Jumping Jack Flash and Sympathy for the Devil.
ReplyDeleteI am a Beatles fan though. I would get the same reaction if I saw my Child or Grandchild in a Yellow Submarine Tee-shirt for instance.
We have some tee-shirts that go back to the 1990's when we had a comic shop but we don't have any concert tickets that are thirty-five years old.
It is amazing that in all these years you were able to hold on to it.
Ta.
ohh sighhhhh yes indeed it has been that many years and some................guess we are all getting old, problem is I only seem to age on the outside, the inside stays the same and no longer recognises the reflection in the mirror.
ReplyDeleteYeah...............thats what she thought...:)
ReplyDeleteWell I seriously thought about it but the old albums are packed away at the moment and buried even deeper than the scrap books. And yeah know what you mean about the playboy bunny..............I sort of think its an innapropriate image for a little girl to have all over her room but guess its just another image whose origins the kids know nothing about.
ReplyDeleteThanks folks...................I still have a little smile when thinking about this :)
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your blog loretta,,how neat,,and your granddaughter is a cutie :)
ReplyDeleteHiya Loretta....your page looks great as does your granddaughter in her Rolling Stones tee-shirt with your ticket. Pretty cool to see the Stones in Frankfurt.
ReplyDeleteI saw them in Birmingham around 1966 and that was that.....I was a young kid a bit intimidated by the loudness of the screaming girls and powerfulness of their hysteria. It was a lesson that has stood me in good stead over the years I think Loretta lol
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