What do you get when you mix a bunch of octogenarians and nonagenarians with The Who?
You get this:
It's a band called The Zimmers. Members range in age from 69 to 99. I particularly like the mass instrument smashing at the end of the video. I have to admit, however, to the near irresistable urge to respond to the lyric "Hope I die before I get old" with "Too late!"
Even so, I hope I can still rock if I make it to my 80s or 90s.
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!
"MY generation baby!"
Zimmer, presumably from 'Zimmer Frame', the English term for a walker.
Wow, something to look foward to 30 or 40 years down the track.
Oh, c'mon, the best frame was the last one.
Regarding the last frame, I wonder where he picked that up. The English version of that gesture involves two fingers.