Remembrance of things past

I was sitting at the desk the other day, at the storage company where I do some part-time work, and I had the most wonderful flashback. No, it wasn't drug-related.
There was a pop clip that I saw years ago: an Aussie band, dressed as ninjas, singing something about a stop sign. Yes yes, I know it sounds like an acid flashback, but this was for real. And there I was, sitting down, minding my own business, when the name of the band came back to me - TISM. So, it was off to YouTube and there was that song, and a heap of others from this rather weird and wonderful band (now no longer with us, apparently).
If you're dying of curiousity, the song is called "Greg The Stop Sign!" - here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSTm9aititM
I was thinking about other things I've seen recently which reminded me of earlier times. A great documentary on surfing in the 1980s (lots of memories for me since I worked at a TV station at that time and met quite a few of the main surfers of that period). And there are always the songs that you were listening to at that time - great stuff. It's funny, but my kids tell me to turn the sound down when I'm listening to music. I wonder how long that will last?
As the years go by I find it easier and easier to imagine myself as an old man. My Dad is 83, and he's become a lot more nostalgic in recent years. Memories of climbing mountains in Austria more than 60 years ago are fresher to him than things which happened last week. I can imagine the same thing happening to me: I'll be flashing back to events in the 1970s and 1980s when it's 2030 - this will probably be quite confusing to my middle-aged kids, but I suspect it's all part of the journey we have. I look forward to listening to the madness of TISM when I'm an old fart in my 80s - if I'm still alive, I'll be doing my best to embarrass some people. Seems only right.
I'm still working on my Joomla! site. I think I'll soon be at the stage where I'll pass it on to a professional to do the finetuning. I'll have to get access to my existing database and have that converted; new fields have to be entered; it sounds like hard work to me.
A very big hello to Luke - my third follower! Soon I'll be able to form a religion. I promise vast tax breaks to my first 20 followers, so join now and beat the rush. It's lovely to see. Thanks Patrick for pointing the way.
Everyone stay well until next time!