Life's An Illusion, Aging's A Dream

Oh, man.

I have the TV on right now. I was in the other room waiting for a phone call. Suddenly, I hear the Buzzcocks song "Everybody's Happy Nowadays," and I thought, "Who is possibly licensing this song for a commercial? Tide? Twix?" I mean, I'm pretty much past caring after Devo redid "Whip It" for Swiffer, but I was still curious.

I walk into the other room and see images of people frollicking in gorilla suits, people throwing cake, people jumping in balloons. Fun! Everybody IS happy nowadays! And then the announcer comes on. It's for the AARP.

I guess Pete Shelley's got to eat, but Christ, I'm old.