# getting older (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover getting older. Page: Feed: --- ## [ZZ Top Stories in Honor of Frank Beard](https://jdtorian.com/zz-top-stories-in-honor-of-frank-beard/) _2026-08-20 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you're from Texas, and especially if you're from Houston, ZZ Top looms large over the social, cultural, and musical landscape. They were huge in the '70s, and then in the '80s, when they took over the world and MTV with the Eliminator record, you couldn't get away from them. And these weren't sequestered rock stars. They were everywhere in Houston. You'd see them all around. Later, in my… ## [I've Been Enjoying Not Being Wanted](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/ive-been-enjoying-not-being-wanted) _2026-08-19 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ maybe sexual freedom isn't always about having more sex... ## [Just Don't Worry](https://jdtorian.com/just-dont-worry/) _2026-08-19 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ It’s definitely not covered really anywhere, but the early ’90s college music scene was super neo-hippie, so much so that there was a term: “neo-hippie frat rat.” I’m not sure there was anywhere in the world more full of neo-hippie frat-ratism than Austin. People were super into the Dead, and Allman Brothers, and Blues Traveler, and other little bands, smaller bands, like Allgood, the Grapes.… ## [Do Your Part and Move Along](https://jdtorian.com/do-your-part-and-move-along/) _2026-08-18 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In the great pantheon of Austin clubs, live music bars, dives, and dumps, Hole in the Wall on Guadalupe Street looms large. Probably top five. It’s been a thing since the early ’70s, and plenty of people have come out of there and played on the stage and all that kind of stuff. There’s all kinds of memorialization of folks in the front room. Photographs, drawings, paintings. There’s like a 50-head… ## [Here Comes the Singer](https://jdtorian.com/here-comes-the-singer/) _2026-08-17 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One of the cool things about being a kid in the ’80s is your band could win a talent show in a shopping mall. Anything more ’80s than that? In ’89—I think it was ’90—I joined a band through kind of a takeover in the lunchroom. There was a band playing, they didn’t have a singer, and I got up there and sang. I shudder to think what that sounded like now. But anyway, I ended up joining the band.… ## [Here Comes the Singer](https://jdtorian.com/here-comes-the-singer/) _2026-08-17 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One of the cool things about being a kid in the ’80s is your band could win a talent show in a shopping mall. Anything more ’80s than that? In ’89—I think it was ’90—I joined a band through kind of a takeover in the lunchroom. There was a band playing, they didn’t have a singer, and I got up there and sang. I shudder to think what that sounded like now. But anyway, I ended up joining the band.… ## [My Friends Have Ruined Dating For Me](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/my-friends-have-ruined-dating-for) _2026-08-16 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ my homegirls have shown me a level of effort I refuse to unlearn. ## [Wannabe or Ratherbe?](https://jdtorian.com/wannabe-or-ratherbe/) _2026-08-16 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ We went out to see a friend’s band last night, and I think it’s official, barring road gigs that must be seen—and you really do have to watch out with some of these older bands. Tracks, original member count, the ability to sing, stuff like that. It’s always a bit of a crapshoot, really. But--the point is that I don’t like being in the crowd. Yes, it’s good to see people, but a lot of these people… ## [Wannabe or Ratherbe?](https://jdtorian.com/wannabe-or-ratherbe/) _2026-08-16 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ We went out to see a friend’s band last night, and I think it’s official, barring road gigs that must be seen—and you really do have to watch out with some of these older bands. Tracks, original member count, the ability to sing, stuff like that. It’s always a bit of a crapshoot, really. But--the point is that I don’t like being in the crowd. Yes, it’s good to see people, but a lot of these people… ## [DJ Life Weave #?](https://jdtorian.com/dj-life-weave/) _2026-08-15 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One way to look at the whole DJing thing is whether you want to look at people’s fronts or backs. Personally, as a bassist, I wanna see the backs of people. I wanna be making things happen without being looked at directly. This is my issue with playing solo shows. And I think this is a binary thing for a lot of people. You are either lead guitar, lead singer material, or you are bassist material.… ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gFLaHCMVVFLq) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [DJ Life Weave #?](https://jdtorian.com/dj-life-weave/) _2026-08-15 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One way to look at the whole DJing thing is whether you want to look at people’s fronts or backs. Personally, as a bassist, I wanna see the backs of people. I wanna be making things happen without being looked at directly. This is my issue with playing solo shows. And I think this is a binary thing for a lot of people. You are either lead guitar, lead singer material, or you are bassist material.… ## [Why Wouldn’t Somebody Want to Book You?](https://jdtorian.com/why-wouldnt-somebody-want-to-book-you/) _2026-08-14 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One thing I’ve come to realize as I navigate this world of event people is, if you’re a musician or DJ and have your act together—like, you’ve got a thing, you’re presentable, your equipment is good and all that—you need to realize that it is a seller’s market. There are not enough good, smart, talented people to fill the jobs that need to be done. Only problem being: people don’t know how to… ## [DJing and the Mammalian Undertow](https://jdtorian.com/djing-and-the-mammalian-undertow/) _2026-08-13 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In my younger days, when I just had one sister, who was three and a half years older than me, she did all the talking. And when I say all the talking, I mean all of it. My mom sometimes jokes that she never heard a peep out of me until I was eight years old. This, combined with a huge inclination toward music, made me a very internal person. Still, to this day, I can--at times-- be so quiet and so… ## [DJing and the Mammalian Undertow](https://jdtorian.com/djing-and-the-mammalian-undertow/) _2026-08-13 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In my younger days, when I just had one sister, who was three and a half years older than me, she did all the talking. And when I say all the talking, I mean all of it. My mom sometimes jokes that she never heard a peep out of me until I was eight years old. This, combined with a huge inclination toward music, made me a very internal person. Still, to this day, I can--at times-- be so quiet and so… ## [Maybe There Is No Reason...](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/maybe-there-is-no-reason) _2026-08-12 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ I think one of the hardest things about getting older is realizing that not everything has an explanation. ## [Conditional Conditions for A Lot of Great Music](https://jdtorian.com/conditional-conditions-for-a-lot-of-great-music/) _2026-08-12 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In an earlier post, I talked about all the ’90s music I was digging up as I was learning it for a solo show this month. Which, by the way, had a complaint. Someone complained about a song. No information, no song, no other things were said, but I’ve never had a registered complaint. I’ve gotten a lot of bad looks and stink eyes and shrugs and over-the-shoulder kind of business, but never an actual… ## [Don't Listen to the Luddites. Ever.](https://jdtorian.com/dont-listen-to-the-luddites-ever/) _2026-08-11 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Today we call them Luddites and gatekeepers. But back then they were just a bunch of d\*cks. For me, I listened to music in the '70s and '80s, and then became a teenager and found my own music (the Police). It was fine, but generally, all the classic rock people would never not let you know that their music was actually and exclusively real music. Whatever you were doing at the time, and listening… ## [Faith Does Not Work Without Do-The-Work](https://jdtorian.com/faith-does-not-work-without-do-the-work/) _2026-08-10 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ When I was in sixth grade, I can distinctly remember a guy named Todd, who I still see from time to time these days, telling me I should play bass. I was interested in it anyway, because of my love of The Police and Sting. This would have been the mid-'80s. And that was it for me. Bass was my instrument. But I never really fought hard enough to get one. I tried to play upright in orchestra, and my… ## [I Think Every Girl Needs a Signature Drink](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/i-think-every-girl-needs-a-signature) _2026-08-09 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ Every main character has a drink ## [Stuff and Things Blah Blah ...](https://jdtorian.com/stuff-and-things-blah-blah/) _2026-08-09 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Welcome to the (continuing) Sunday Ramble© series I was looking back at some music files that I’ve been working on, and it looks like--basically, I haven’t opened Ableton Live all summer. I think I really peaked when I did the South by Southwest show in March, an electronic set. I feel like I did a great job. But it wasn’t, like, 100%-good what I can do. And I think what’s really come up is I’m… ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Zs1flKglDIYY) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Earn Your Dings](https://jdtorian.com/earn-your-dings/) _2026-08-08 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you play guitar or have ever shopped for one somewhat thoroughly, you know that there’s a huge market for cosmetically aged guitars. That is, you can go to the guitar store and buy one that looks like it’s from the ‘60s. That looks like somebody’s played it, smoked on it, and defecated on it every day of their life. And it’s showing the battle scars. The idea is that you get the look and feel… ## [Earn Your Dings](https://jdtorian.com/earn-your-dings/) _2026-08-08 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you play guitar or have ever shopped for one somewhat thoroughly, you know that there’s a huge market for cosmetically aged guitars. That is, you can go to the guitar store and buy one that looks like it’s from the ‘60s. That looks like somebody’s played it, smoked on it, and defecated on it every day of their life. And it’s showing the battle scars. The idea is that you get the look and feel… ## [The Cost of Believing People Mean What They Say](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-believing-people-mean) _2026-08-07 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ I think my biggest flaw has always been that I believe people mean the things they say. ## [Pass The P Test](https://jdtorian.com/pass-the-p-test/) _2026-08-07 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Back in the mid-90s in Austin, there was less than nothing to do. So we’d all go to school or work and then come home, watch The Simpsons , and then play guitars and talk about guitars. Mexican Fenders were a new thing. And the Japanese Fenders were coming back into the market too. And I remember actively making fun of a guy for having a Japanese Stratocaster. It seems ridiculous now, but this is… ## [Pass The P Test](https://jdtorian.com/pass-the-p-test/) _2026-08-07 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Back in the mid-90s in Austin, there was less than nothing to do. So we’d all go to school or work and then come home, watch The Simpsons , and then play guitars and talk about guitars. Mexican Fenders were a new thing. And the Japanese Fenders were coming back into the market too. And I remember actively making fun of a guy for having a Japanese Stratocaster. It seems ridiculous now, but this is… ## [They Desired Me. They Didn't Respect Me.](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/they-desired-me-they-didnt-respect) _2026-08-05 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ For a long time, I confused being desired with being deeply valued. ## [Your Emotions Are Meant to Be Felt](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/your-emotions-are-meant-to-be-felt) _2026-08-02 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ Somewhere along the way, we started believing our emotions had a hierarchy. ## [I Miss Hanging Out at Somebody’s House](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/i-miss-hanging-out-at-somebodys-house) _2026-08-01 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ Maybe it’s because I’ve been rewatching Insecure, Girlfriends, and Living Single, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately... ## [The Noise We Mistake For Peace...](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/the-noise-we-mistake-for-peace) _2026-07-29 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ I don’t think we’ve forgotten how to be alone. ## [Things I’ve Changed My Mind About](https://thediaryofanadultteenager.substack.com/p/things-ive-changed-my-mind-about) _2026-07-26 · thediaryofanadultteenager · thediaryofanadultteenager_ I think one of the weirdest parts of getting older is realizing you’re allowed to change your mind. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8pqA8uabzraU) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Irish American](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/07/09/irish-american/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=irish-american) _2026-07-09 · Sue Gregson · When Falls the Coliseum_ I’m a dead ringer for my late mother. Auburn hair and freckles. People took one... The post Irish American appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [Tale of the tub](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/06/24/tale-of-the-tub/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tale-of-the-tub) _2026-06-24 · Sue Gregson · When Falls the Coliseum_ I have a tub. It’s the best bathtub in the world. Probably in the universe.... The post Tale of the tub appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [Entitled git](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/06/03/entitled-git/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entitled-git) _2026-06-03 · Sue Gregson · When Falls the Coliseum_ I dinged your black BMW in West Chester today because when I returned to my... The post Entitled git appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [A brazen slush fund](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/05/19/a-brazen-slush-fund/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-brazen-slush-fund) _2026-05-19 · Sue Gregson · When Falls the Coliseum_ I tossed and turned all night trying to figure out a way to write this... The post A brazen slush fund appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [Tell them Minnie sent you](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/05/05/tell-them-minnie-sent-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tell-them-minnie-sent-you) _2026-05-05 · Sue Gregson · When Falls the Coliseum_ We got Minnie in 2014 from a Philly rescue called Diamonds in the Ruff. She... The post Tell them Minnie sent you appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [Menopause mayhem](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/04/21/menopause-mayhem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=menopause-mayhem) _2026-04-21 · Sue Gregson · When Falls the Coliseum_ I blame my mother. She didn’t have the decency to warn me about some of... The post Menopause mayhem appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [When Up Was Down](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/03/06/when-up-was-down/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-up-was-down) _2026-03-06 · Scott Stein · When Falls the Coliseum_ The stock market was down. Gas prices were up. Home values were down. Inflation was... The post When Up Was Down appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [Real life is not a romance novel](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/02/13/real-life-is-not-a-romance-novel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-life-is-not-a-romance-novel) _2026-02-13 · Sophia Mattia · When Falls the Coliseum_ Romance novels made me fall in love with literature. This is not a fact that... The post Real life is not a romance novel appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [I Want It All!](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2026/01/29/i-want-it-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-want-it-all) _2026-01-29 · Alex Hoffman · When Falls the Coliseum_ A comic about wanting things that don’t belong to you. The post I Want It All! appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum . ## [Leave the em dash alone, please](https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2025/12/01/leave-the-em-dash-alone-please/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leave-the-em-dash-alone-please) _2025-12-01 · Sophia Mattia · When Falls the Coliseum_ If you haven’t already heard by this point, the em dash is the distinguishing mark... The post Leave the em dash alone, please appeared first on When Falls the Coliseum .