I've been in the States for roughly a century, but reading this made me want to jump on a plane and return to the UK so I could be proper friends with you lot. Ohh, what the hey: Get me a key made and pop the kettle on, because I'm moving in. Meanwhile, let me know if you ever want a guest post about my life as a professional Doctor Who fan in 1980s America. 😀 Thanks for the shout out, too!
Listened to the Top of the Pops podcast. (Also wondering since when Gen X are 'old'.) I watched TOTP from when it started in the 60s.
I had two mind-blowing moments: when Rod Stewart and The Faces did Maggie May and later, even more life-changing, when Bowie came on doing 'Starman'. I genuinely wondered if he was an alien.
The great thing about TOTP was that all the family watched it. It was a fantastic opportunity for elders to disapprove and take the piss out of their kids. I remember my mum dressing up as a punk to imitate me which I found slightly disturbing.
But it meant that older people knew what was influencing younger people. They knew what the fashions, music and dances were. Today it's all private, everybody on their own devices. Perhaps TikTok is the equivalent today, with whole families joining into dances and trending songs.
I've been in the States for roughly a century, but reading this made me want to jump on a plane and return to the UK so I could be proper friends with you lot. Ohh, what the hey: Get me a key made and pop the kettle on, because I'm moving in. Meanwhile, let me know if you ever want a guest post about my life as a professional Doctor Who fan in 1980s America. 😀 Thanks for the shout out, too!
Really enjoy everything The Metropolitan has done this year and glad to have had the chance to "meet" you via Substack. Keep it up!
Rowan Davies is one of my favorite Substack authors, hands down.
Listened to the Top of the Pops podcast. (Also wondering since when Gen X are 'old'.) I watched TOTP from when it started in the 60s.
I had two mind-blowing moments: when Rod Stewart and The Faces did Maggie May and later, even more life-changing, when Bowie came on doing 'Starman'. I genuinely wondered if he was an alien.
The great thing about TOTP was that all the family watched it. It was a fantastic opportunity for elders to disapprove and take the piss out of their kids. I remember my mum dressing up as a punk to imitate me which I found slightly disturbing.
But it meant that older people knew what was influencing younger people. They knew what the fashions, music and dances were. Today it's all private, everybody on their own devices. Perhaps TikTok is the equivalent today, with whole families joining into dances and trending songs.