Imagine my surprise when I opened the internet today and there was an article that said the amazing 1984 album from Van Halen is 35 years old. I first thought this cannot be possible. Then I remembered I am not 15 anymore.
I turn that album on and I still feel like that kid. I anticipate getting a drivers licence. Every time Diamond Dave utters about easing the seat back I can still remember the feelings I had back then. I would dream of having a hottie, probably Christie Brinkley by my side, left hand on top of the wheel, right hand on her knee driving down I-25 headed on a hot date in Denver. Obviously, not reality, but that is the image that fires in my brain to this day.
It may not be this album for you, but there is one out there that does it I am sure. Well, don’t think about getting older, just remember the fun that you had back in the day. When it is all said and done, remember that music keeps us the same age for a long time.