UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, July 6, 1994
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Generational walls fall at concert
Trudging in the heat in Arrowhead Stadium's parking lot to the Pink Floyd concert last month, my friends and I knew there would be an out-of this world light show and some good music. It didn't enter my mind that the capacity crowd would witness the connection of two generations.
On the way to my seat, while passing toilet stands, concession stands, beer stands and standing in line at one of the T-shirt stands, we noticed quite an array of people of all different shapes, sizes, styles and ages. My feet were also tired from all that standing.
There were older couples, younger couples, students, parents, hippies, preppies, white-collar types, blue-collar types, ring-around-the-collar types, children, grandchildren, ticket sealers, people looking for ticket sealers, ushers and police officers.
This diverse group was the focus of the conversation I was having with my friends after finally reaching my seat and receiving oxygen treatment for the altitude change. Each of us needed the many different people we see in and around the stadium. One
thing was certain; we were all shocked and amazed at all the older people there. There must be room for clarification here because we didn't mean to put down our parent's generation, but none of us Generation X'ers had seen their kind at a concert before.
The reason we had time for people watching was the work of parking attendants. Those bright faces snag your money at the gate and proceed to lead you on a wild ride through the parking lots to that magical space. And no matter how hard someone will try, it will elude them for hours after the concert is over.
officials soon turned toward the older crowd. What right did these responsible, parental-type figures have buying all the tickets our friends couldn't get and ruining the show for everyone, including the band?
The anger we felt toward parking
Armed only with cigarette lighters and our youthful frustrations, we set out to rid the area of anyone over the age of 35 or any student from K-State. However, the heat and altitude soon got to us, so we settled back down into our seats to work on Plan B, which never seemed to materialize.
The conversation about age reached a turning point when we realized that the Floyd trio is about the same age as our parents.
My deft mathematical skills proved this idea because the average age of my parents is 50.0 years, and the mean age of the three members of Pink Floyd is 48.3 years. The thought of our parents on that mammoth stage in front of $9,000 plus fans drove the four of us into a mad frenzy. It was stopped by the band taking the stage and soothing our minds with its music and lights.
By the intermission, everything had fallen into place. These "old people" were here to reunite with their peers and listen to the sounds of yestereary. It's similar to what our generation will do in another 25 to 30 years for the big Pearl Jam reunion tour. For a few hours that hazy night, they were 21 again, kicking back and letting the memories flow all around them. The entire crowd stood as one and called for an encore after the band left the stage. It was now apparent that the connection had been made.
We no longer saw the original Pink Floyd fans as our elders but as dear friends who shared the love of the music. It was like a scene out of "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" except the music was much louder, and it didn't have a tendency to put me to sleep. While sitting in the traffic jam afterward, I knew the band didn't just make a few more million dollars. It helped two generations learn they have a lot in common.
Tom Erickson is a Baton Rouge, La., sophomore in Journalism.
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