Out of the Loop

My sister says I should just blog about whatever is on my mind of late - so I have this to share - because it is on my mind right now --  I am old!  I know I am not really old, if we are just going by calendar years I suppose.  But I am watching the Grammy's tonight and it is reminding me that I am no longer "in the loop."  I don't know half of the people who are up on stage either presenting or receiving awards, I don't know the songs, and I think that half of the clothing choices are "eccentric" at best.  Wow.  I don't know that I was ever "in the loop" - lets be honest I wasn't the most popular kid growing up - but I certainly feel out of it now.  I feel like a crazy old person because I want to say things like "this sounds like monkeys in a zoo" or "kids these days" which would be inappropriate, I know, but I still have this knee jerk reaction and want to say them.  I just don't know what's current anymore.  Case in point to demonstrate how out of things I am nowadays, this is the a gchat conversation that I had with my father-by-marriage (Chuck) tonight over the Zac Brown band's performance at the Grammy's:


me:   . . . Is this the "chicken song" btw? 
Chuck:  No it isn't.  I never heard this song.

me:  I like "toes in the water" better

Chuck:  Yes.  They did the same thing at the American Music Awards playing another song. . .

Now this is the chicken song!!

 me:  I've never heard it but I like it . . .

do you think he [the lead singer of the band] is cold and that's why he needs to wear a hat?

 Chuck:  The name is "Chicken Fried" and the toboggan knit hat is like a trademark of his.

 

He might have well said *snap* because a) its clear I barely know who the Zac Brown band is and only know one song of theirs, which is clearly not their most popular song and b) that I don't even know the signature look of this band.  This is the man that is the father of my husband.  I feel ashamed.  Like I should go stick my tail between my legs and run away because clearly, I have no grounds to stand on anymore.  And this is but one example . . . 

I know that much of my younger life was sheltered because I was raised in Europe or "with European values" (aka my parents were overly strict and protective), which explains why I've never seen an entire episode of "90210" or the fact that since I didn't have cable for much of my life why when people discuss "The Real World" my eyes just gloss over.  But come on now, folks, I am well into my mid-20's and listen to Satellite Radio and read People.com fairly regularly and watch the Captivate Network and whatnot.  I mean, I knew about OctoMom, and John and Kate Plus Disaster, and all of that type of nonsense.  So why is it that I am clearly so oblivious to all of these music stars and their music?  Someone remind me to blog more about this at a later date because for now its bedtime but I really am lacking here in my pop culture references . . . . In the meantime, I am going to huff off to bed aggravated that the Grammy's are presenting MJ's song in 3D -- who has 3D glasses in their home anyway?  Gah - is this another "cool" thing that I am out of the loop on??