Old Folks

Many old folks have a lot to offer…experience,

common sense, life stories. Our big handicap

is that we’re not very attractive…perhaps even

repulsive looking. If you see anyone’s heart, you

can tell they’re beautiful…but, it’s an acquired 

taste. That’s why I wear rainbow socks, 

colorful shirts and ties. And perfume: you can

smell an old person often before you see them.

We may not say much, not because we’re 

stupid or demented, but rather because we’re 

exhausted by useless chatter, and few young 

people are bright enough, interested enough, 

to ask the right questions. 

Take my generation. Luckily, there’s enough 

material, films and such, from then, so current

generations don’t have to reinvent the mandala.

Burning Man, for example, is just an evolution

of Haight Ashbury and Woodstock.

“What was it like when you took acid in the Old

Days, Grandpa?”

“Same as it is now.”

(they only get that after they’ve taken their first trip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp3TkNUqo_Q