"I think it's safe to say we're getting older, but we're also getting stranger. We can all be thankful for that."
This is my first 40 for 40 quote and why I chose it should be pretty obvious. It comes from John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. I'm not sure any band has come closer to capturing my mental state than TMBG. I suppose I should be very concerned about that, but there it is. Their ironic and often absurdist view of the world aligns very closely with my own.
And, like the Flans, I am thankful that I'm getting older and stranger.
For a bonus quote today, I quote the band's song "Older."
You're older than you've ever been,
and now you're even older,
and now you're even older,
and now you're even older.
You're older than you've ever been,
and now you're even older,
and now you're older still.
Time is marching on and time...
it still marches on.
40 for 40, #1
Comments
Happy Birthday Lars. Hard to believe we're all getting to our 40s. Glad we're all getting stranger.
I love TMBG. I need to listen to them more.
Posted by: Jason Dufair | February 9, 2007 1:06 PM
I too enjoy TMBG's style of humor, music and creative lyrics. I guess I appreciate what I would consider to be a "senselessness" that I detect. My own humor is rather strange and senseless as well.
Posted by: Phil | February 10, 2007 2:45 PM