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scottmandue

11-26-2014 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jyl (Post 8371054)

When I was a teen in the '70s, I was very into music from the '60s, but not earlier, and I had no interest in gadgets and stuff from that decade. This heavy retro thing is new to me.

Oh come on, we all know you were sneaking out to the garage and spinning Rachmaninoff on the Victrola!

I remember listing to my two older brothers vinyl (without permission), oldest was into Dylan... Peter, Paul, and Mary... Simon and Garfunkel... etc. Middle brother was into James Gang... Buffalo Springfield... etc.

No wonder I'm so messed up :cool:

Wonder if kids are going to get into flip phones? :D

widebody911

11-26-2014 04:22 PM

I hate to be the one to tell you this: your kid is a hipster.

I'm sorry. There is no cure.

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Originally Posted by jyl (Post 8370812)

Examples:
His dream car is a 1960 Ranchero (or El Camino).
He was aghast that I owned a '65 Mustang and didn't save it for him.
His bizarre affinity for cassette tapes and boomboxes.
I have to listen to Elton John, Donovan, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, all night.
He wears fedoras, an old Vance motorcycle jacket, pinstripe three piece suits.
An old flint and Ronsonol lighter was his favorite thing all summer.
His current glasses are vintage American Optical safety glasses with wire temples.
He has every GameBoy ever made.
The only watch he wears is a Casio calculator watch.
He keeps asking me to fix his typewriter.

Are you seeing kids going retro like this? Is it a good thing or stupid?

Rapewta

11-26-2014 04:28 PM

Back in the 80's, I went to a flea market with my little boys. 8 & 11.
Someone had an 8 track player/with speakers and a big box of maybe 20 8 track
tapes.
I bought it. Set it up in the youngest guys room.
After a couple weeks, all I heard coming from the 8 years old room was...
Inna-Godda-Divida.
He loved it. Had no concept of what was popular and what was history.
I got a kick out of it.
If I remember correctly, my older son was listening to Bon Jovi stuff like...
Wanted, Dead or Alive. I don't even know if it was Bon Jovi but it used to drive me crazy... Blah blah blah.... the steel horse I ride.
I hung out with the little guy more often when music was offered.

Shaun @ Tru6

11-26-2014 05:08 PM

how is the beard coming along?

jyl	11-26-2014 05:35 PM

Nah, he's a clean shaven kid. Kind of have to be, to be a dancer.

Nostril Cheese

11-26-2014 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 8372278)

I hate to be the one to tell you this: your kid is a hipster.

I'm sorry. There is no cure.

My dad had a different name for it. He used to say, "don't be an art fag. Nobody likes them".

Heel n Toe

11-27-2014 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by peteremsley (Post 8372315)

Not sure if this has been posted here, but there are some pretty sweet pics:

Dads are the Original Hipsters

Captain Ahab Jr

11-27-2014 01:21 PM

My 11 yr old son saved his pocket money for the last 2yrs to buy a 1982 Honda ATC 110 trike

The next thing he wants to buy is an old Land Rover

He loves 70's and 80's cars especially Group B rally cars

jyl	11-27-2014 04:22 PM

I guess having a hipster kid isn't surprising since we live in Hipster Central.

Shaun @ Tru6

11-28-2014 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jyl (Post 8373316)

I guess having a hipster kid isn't surprising since we live in Hipster Central.

Here's a simple test, show him a Ducati Scrambler and see what he says.:)

pavulon

11-28-2014 06:41 AM

270 lbs of pure dad swagger!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1417185483.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1417185546.jpg

scottmandue

11-28-2014 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr (Post 8373194)

My 11 yr old son saved his pocket money for the last 2yrs to buy a 1982 Honda ATC 110 trike

Just a heads up, those trikes are VERY roll over happy!

I have always been somewhat anti-fashion, more of a form follows function when it come to clothing... wore Vuarnets back when only skiers wore them... wore top siders before they were cool (and was major pissed off when they got popular and the prices went sky high).

I wore plastic framed glasses because they were comfortable and durable... got married and my wife was all "those are nerd glasses! Get some nice wire frames!"

Now guess what type of glasses our 20 year old daughter wears (and almost every other collage/high school kid)

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