Earlier today, I was driving in my car and listening to the local oldies station. I was singing along pleasantly to the end of "Hang on Sloopy" by the McCoys; as it segued into the next song, I nearly slammed the brakes in horror. What was the next song? Madonna's 1984 hit "Borderline."This wasn't the first time I heard 80s music on the so-called oldies station, but for whatever reasons I was much more aware of it this time. 1984? Since when was 1984 considered old enough for the oldies station? That was a year before I was born! That can't possibly be old, because if it were, then, well, that would mean I'm getting old. Right?
Things are more distressing than this clear oversight of my local oldies station. Spongebob Squarepants, that little critter in the pineapple under the sea, supposedly turned 10 this year. How is that even possible? I could've sworn it was maybe 3 years ago, 4 tops, that this show debuted. There's no way the world has experienced a decade of Spongebob. Kids are still watching Rugrats and Tiny Toon Adventures these days, right? Right?!?I'm not getting hysterical...I always breathe like I'm hyperventillating...
But it's okay. Just because the relics of my childhood are being put out to pasture doesn't mean I have to panic. I just need to focus on the things I can tell this generation of young whippersnappers, like, "I remember a time before the Internet," or "When I was your age, Pluto was a planet." How about, "There was a time when MTV played music videos." I rather enjoy, "Our telephones were plugged into the wall, and the farthest you could walk around when talking was the 6-foot length of your cord." Oh, nostalgia!
~The Original Fong~
**You wish you could pull off being me**
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