why do i feel like i will get in trouble for wearing these in public/around my neighborhood they are swim bottoms
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Quakertrucker · 70-79, M
Where the hell do you live such that you would get in trouble for wearing those around the neighborhood.
I guess you could get in some trouble in Salt Lake City since the swim trunks might be too short to cover the Mormon "magic underwear" that male believers are supposed to wear - ask Mitt about those - but I can't think of many other places where you would have any problem.
Quakertrucker
I guess you could get in some trouble in Salt Lake City since the swim trunks might be too short to cover the Mormon "magic underwear" that male believers are supposed to wear - ask Mitt about those - but I can't think of many other places where you would have any problem.
Quakertrucker
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Quakertrucker · 70-79, M
@flappy
Sure, you can PM me if you wish, though I have no desire to get too private.
I just wanted to support your right to wear what you wish, and for you not to be concerned about what others thought.
One of my mottos is "Do the right thing, but don't let others decide for you what is right for you!
I was also just curious as to where you were - just in a general way - in Canada.
You mentioned that you live on the east coast, so I will assume you are located somewhere in the Atlantic Provinces.
From my days in college in the early 1970's, I was a diehard Greatful Dead fan - though I never had the time, money, or inclination to follow them on the road as the true Deadheads did. I tried to see them whenever they played a concert within 100 miles of wherever I was living at the time. I saw them when they came to me.
In fact, for about 10 years, my Michigan license plate (we were only permitted 7 characters) was "DED HED" - the "A" being silent in both words.
The day after Jerry Garcia died in 1995, I turned my plate in, as the Dead could not be the Dead without Garcia. When I turned 65, I got my first tattoo - all of which can be seen in my photo album. I now have 6.
The tattoo on my right arm is shown here.
[image]
The center of the tattoo is the album cover from "Steal Your Face", and the words around the design "What a long strange trip it's been" (remember I was already 65) are from "Truckin" off the "
American Beauty" album.
Just about the time that the Grateful Dead ceases to be for me - though I still listen to their albums a lot - a new band, that like the Dead appealed to all ages was being born in Newfoundland and Labrador at St. John's. This was "Great Big Sea", and, just as with the Dead, my wife and I went to several of their concerts when they were within 100 miles of our home, though we once went 400 miles to Chicago to see them.
My most memorable GBS concert was at a small hockey rink in Soo, Canada. There were people in the audience from the ages of 2 or 3 all the way up to our ages - then in our late 50's and early 60's, respectively - and well beyond. There were families there with 3 generations grooving to the music.
Then, about 4 years ago, Sean McCann wanted our, and the band broke up. I am now searching for the musical successor to the Greatful Dead and Great Big Sea, but have yet to find one that has the same great ageless appeal - to all ages - of these 2 bands. We have seen Alan Doyle, former lead singer of GBS, a few times - most recently in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Another great band that had a large eclectic following that spanned the generations was the Irish Celtic band, "The Pogues". They were contemporaneous to both the Dead and GBS, and they, too, broke up about 5 years ago. We were lucky enough to have front row balcony seats (so we could see over the hordes on the floor) in their first show of their last American tour - again, in Chicago.
One other eastern Canadian musician that we love and have seen several times is the Cape Breton fiddler, Natalie MacMaster. I highly recommend seeing her if you are ever in a position to do so.
Finally, if you are into high-energy Blues/Jazz/Rockabilly, one can do no better than Toronto native, Alan Gerber. His music is fantastic, and his energy level and excitement inducing enthusiasm are unbelievable. Again, do not pass up a chance to see him - even if it means a drive of a few hours. The last time that we saw him - a year or 2 ago - he was now touring with his son and daughter. Not only have they inherited his musical ability, they both encompass his jour d'vie (I think I fucked up the spelling - French for "Joy of Life") as well.
Enjoy your life; it's the only one that you will ever get!
Quakertrucker
Sure, you can PM me if you wish, though I have no desire to get too private.
I just wanted to support your right to wear what you wish, and for you not to be concerned about what others thought.
One of my mottos is "Do the right thing, but don't let others decide for you what is right for you!
I was also just curious as to where you were - just in a general way - in Canada.
You mentioned that you live on the east coast, so I will assume you are located somewhere in the Atlantic Provinces.
From my days in college in the early 1970's, I was a diehard Greatful Dead fan - though I never had the time, money, or inclination to follow them on the road as the true Deadheads did. I tried to see them whenever they played a concert within 100 miles of wherever I was living at the time. I saw them when they came to me.
In fact, for about 10 years, my Michigan license plate (we were only permitted 7 characters) was "DED HED" - the "A" being silent in both words.
The day after Jerry Garcia died in 1995, I turned my plate in, as the Dead could not be the Dead without Garcia. When I turned 65, I got my first tattoo - all of which can be seen in my photo album. I now have 6.
The tattoo on my right arm is shown here.
[image]
The center of the tattoo is the album cover from "Steal Your Face", and the words around the design "What a long strange trip it's been" (remember I was already 65) are from "Truckin" off the "
American Beauty" album.
Just about the time that the Grateful Dead ceases to be for me - though I still listen to their albums a lot - a new band, that like the Dead appealed to all ages was being born in Newfoundland and Labrador at St. John's. This was "Great Big Sea", and, just as with the Dead, my wife and I went to several of their concerts when they were within 100 miles of our home, though we once went 400 miles to Chicago to see them.
My most memorable GBS concert was at a small hockey rink in Soo, Canada. There were people in the audience from the ages of 2 or 3 all the way up to our ages - then in our late 50's and early 60's, respectively - and well beyond. There were families there with 3 generations grooving to the music.
Then, about 4 years ago, Sean McCann wanted our, and the band broke up. I am now searching for the musical successor to the Greatful Dead and Great Big Sea, but have yet to find one that has the same great ageless appeal - to all ages - of these 2 bands. We have seen Alan Doyle, former lead singer of GBS, a few times - most recently in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Another great band that had a large eclectic following that spanned the generations was the Irish Celtic band, "The Pogues". They were contemporaneous to both the Dead and GBS, and they, too, broke up about 5 years ago. We were lucky enough to have front row balcony seats (so we could see over the hordes on the floor) in their first show of their last American tour - again, in Chicago.
One other eastern Canadian musician that we love and have seen several times is the Cape Breton fiddler, Natalie MacMaster. I highly recommend seeing her if you are ever in a position to do so.
Finally, if you are into high-energy Blues/Jazz/Rockabilly, one can do no better than Toronto native, Alan Gerber. His music is fantastic, and his energy level and excitement inducing enthusiasm are unbelievable. Again, do not pass up a chance to see him - even if it means a drive of a few hours. The last time that we saw him - a year or 2 ago - he was now touring with his son and daughter. Not only have they inherited his musical ability, they both encompass his jour d'vie (I think I fucked up the spelling - French for "Joy of Life") as well.
Enjoy your life; it's the only one that you will ever get!
Quakertrucker
flappy · 31-35, M
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Quakertrucker · 70-79, M
@flappy
Photo looks fine - ENJOY!
By the way, I have a couple of notes/questions from my last post:
First, by living on the East Coast, did you mean the east coast of Canada or the United States?; makes a big difference - socially, politically, linguistics, etc.
Second, whether you live in the United States or Canada, if you are interested in the first 3 bands that I mentioned - The Pogues (Irish), the Grateful Dead (Psychedelic American Rock), or Great Big Sea (Canadian/Celtic Folk) - all 3 of these bands have sites on Similar Worlds, of which I am a member and sometime - though more earlier - commentator.
Good luck, and fun, with your outfit decisions.
Photo looks fine - ENJOY!
By the way, I have a couple of notes/questions from my last post:
First, by living on the East Coast, did you mean the east coast of Canada or the United States?; makes a big difference - socially, politically, linguistics, etc.
Second, whether you live in the United States or Canada, if you are interested in the first 3 bands that I mentioned - The Pogues (Irish), the Grateful Dead (Psychedelic American Rock), or Great Big Sea (Canadian/Celtic Folk) - all 3 of these bands have sites on Similar Worlds, of which I am a member and sometime - though more earlier - commentator.
Good luck, and fun, with your outfit decisions.