Old Folks Rock
Yes, they had bouncers ID people to get into this party. Only it was to make sure you were a Baby Boomer and actually over 65 years old. Last August, nearly 200 of town’s esteemed elderly persuasion gathered in the barn of Barry and Debbie Smith off Twentymile Road for a raucous rager, cramming a plethora of Steamboat history under one roof to share good times and relive the glory days. “It’s better to be seen than viewed,” commented one reveler. The party was restricted to “Boomers,” or those born between 1946 and 1964, putting some attendees at 79. The Geritol-fueled get-together featured three bars, four bands, a potluck for the ages, and even prizes for entrants with such categories as “Worst First Job in Steamboat.” “Mine was cleaning the bathrooms at Pine Grove,” said one attendee. Flies on the wall picked up such conversation snippets as “I couldn’t read the categories to sign up,” to “What was the percentage-of-people-who-have-died ratio at your reunion? Ours was 19 percent.”
Ways to Sneak Into a “Boomer” Party
Too young to attend such a festivity? Consider the following ways to still get in (so you don’t have to crawl through a fence):
• Show a fake ID
• Dye your hair gray
• Break out an AARP card
• Show your prescription receipts
