Mellotronists

In a message dated 2/16/2005 8:10:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jonesalley@... writes:

> "See, I told you Paul McCartney was in a band before he went solo!"
> 
> EEK!
>  
> 

I had a serious senior moment the other day, relating to the above.  I was at 
the grocery store, stocking up on goodies just prior to the super bowl.  I 
overheard the girl bagging the groceries (she must have been 18 or so)  ask her 
co-worker who would be performing at the half-time show.  After he said that 
he didn't know, I chimed in "It'll be Paul McCartney".  She looked puzzled, 
like she didn't hear me, so I repeated "Paul McCartney!".  She actually said to 
me "Who's that"?  I responded, "cmon, your kidding right, he used to be in the 
Beatles, you know?"  That didn't seem to help much.

Of course, by that time several people came to my rescue and chimed in "how 
could you not know who Paul McCartney is" to the flustered girl.  Strange thing 
is, all of these people were senior citizens (I do live in Florida, after 
all).  Anyway, I left the store feeling that the situation I just experienced 
would become more common, going forward.  I guess time marches on....  I wonder 
how long it will be before we see the first Mellotron on the "Antiques 
Roadshow"?  I can see it now.  "We didn't know what this thing was, so we consulted 
with an expert in the field, Professor Jerry Korb.  He said that this actually 
used precorded tapes......fascinating..."

Ken M.