You guys – you know what I just realized? I’m a GROWN-UP. And you know how I know this? Because I was anxiously awaiting the Vice Presidential debate to begin, and I am watching it.
I remember being a kid at holidays, and sitting with the grown-ups, and having absolutely no idea how they could spend so many hours talking about world news and politics and the economy, when there were far more pressing issues to discuss – like recent happenings at the Charlie’s Angels Deluxe Hideout, and who was hotter – Shaun Cassidy or Parker Stevenson, and how lame the prizes in Cracker Jacks boxes were getting.
But now I’m ONE OF THEM. I care about things like STOCK OPTIONS and LIFE INSURANCE for god’s sake. When did this happen? I feel like it was just yesterday that the most important matters of any given day had to do with how high my bangs should be and whether or not I had enough Aquanet to support the chosen height.
Getting older SUCKS.
I’ve found myself watching this too. And I don’t even LIKE politics. I just feel the need to watch like a moth to a flame, I can’t help it.
If McCain gets elected, and God forbid something happens to him, I just can’t stomach hearing her horrible accent for the remainder of the term. I would rather have car alarms going off outside my window for the next 4 years than hearing her strange Chicago-esque accent.
Shaun Cassidy! Shaun Cassidy! Shaun Cassidy! I don’t care if Kirstie Allie did thank Parker Stevenson at the Emmys for giving her “the big one” every day. I always liked Jameson Parker better than Parker Stevenson, too.
I had that same epiphany at work last night. I got into a discussion with someone about voting, and the candidates. I realized when I meant every single word I said that I am finally a grown-up, and have to take this all seriously.
I see that I may have missed the point of this post. (Still – Shaun Cassidy!)
is this an election year or something?
I was hug SC fan when I was little. My uncle would buy all his old records for me when they were in the clearance bin for $1 in the late 70′s and early 80′s. I was only 5 years old when the Hardy Boys was on prime time. I had Shaun Cassidy pants, a silky SC baby blue jacket, a SC bio book, SC posters all over my walls and ceiling of my room. I even had a sweet SC felt pendant that came with the jacket. Loved loved LOVED Shaun Cassidy.
He has held up to age well, http://www.flixens.com/files/shaun_cassidy.jpg
Still looks great at the big five oh.
I have been checking out Shaun Cassidy on youtube. We were so easily entertained back then, weren’t we??
I couldn’t be home to watch the debate so I TiVo’d it – and now here it is almost midnight and I’m watching it because I can’t turn it off. Yep, I’m with you….all grown up!
Ok – Christine wins first prize for being the biggest Shaun Cassidy fan, but I saw him in concert. When I was like 8. My best friend and I were chaperoned, of course, and my mom hated the music so much that she made us leave EARLY. You can imagine our devastation.
But when Mini-mock goes to his first concert, I’m sure I’ll be all old and Ma’am like and be thinking, “These kids today. What kind of garbage are they listening too?” I already pull out the grown-up card when I see idiots with their pants around their knees, barely staying on, for the sake of fashion.
I knew I was older when I went from “Get off my cloud” to “Get off my lawn”
Thanks, Bob. I laugh-snorted coffee through my nose when I read your comment. (sniffle…reaching for another tissue)
The posters I had in my room around age 10 were: Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, John Travolta and Scott Baio. I also thought Barbara’s Italian boyfriend on “One Day at a Time” was cute, but they didn’t make posters of him. (note: Reminiscing about youth a desperate attempt to avoid being a grown-up, even though I watched the debate in its entirety and discussed things like health care with my husband)
Buckeye Bob, that was totally hilarious. But I can completely relate, since we live near a jr. high and a high school, a lot of kids walk by our house and they’re not always nice to our property. Caught some girls just this morning destroying a rock from our retaining wall. I was fit to be tied. I thought, “seriously girls, you’ve been reduced to vandalism?” I didn’t say anything though – just stood there and let my presence be known. At 5’3″ I’m a pretty ominous woman
Being a grown-up is a lot of work, and try as you might at fighting it, it just happens out of the blue and you wonder to yourself, “how could I let this happen?!?!”
I have a teenage step-daughter and find myself thinking things or saying things to her that my mom totally used to say to me or my siblings and then I stop and panic thinking “oh man, I totally sound like my mom.” but now I have more sympathy for all the crap she has to put up with.
Poooo on Shaun Cassidy….what about Donny Osmond!!!!! Loved him amd would love to see him in concert with his bros.
I had the same crisis last night. I told my husband how much our old age was showing when we were both anxiously awaiting the VP debate. I’ve never EVER been interested in politics until now.
I was an Andy Gibb girl, myself…
Bob that was awesome!…Shaun Cassidy 50…frieghtening.
Jenn, how could I forget about Andy Gibb?!?!?!?!? I had about 4 or 5 posters of his in the mix, too!
TOTALLY Shaun Cassidy. But despite my true love for him, I could never say “I do” because of his freaky Adam’s Apple. I just could never get past it. It sticks out like a pencil point, didn’t you people ever notice? But he was right up there, with Davy Jones of course.
OMG people! DAVID Cassidy was clearly the hotter brother. Although Shaun made an excellent vice-hottie (just a heartbeat away from hottest Cassidy). And Mock, sorry to hear about your early childhood concert trauma, but I truly believe it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Tikker – I had the Donny and Marie BARBIE DOLLS. Do you guys remember those? They were all purple and had fringe – brilliant!
Okay, so I had to Google Image search 90% of these people to have any idea who they are.
Also, does anyone else get a creepy incest vibe off Donny and Marie?
And don’t feel bad, general Mockdockers, for watching the debate. I watched and enjoyed it and I’m 17, so you aren’t all that elderly-acting.
LOVED the Donny and Marie dolls. Actually tried to post a link to a picture of them yesterday, but as I am computer impaired had no success. And let me just state for the record, looking at said dolls will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Donny is NOT a little bit rock n roll.