Old Geezer Moments

“I wish I wrote a blog for old geezers after my experience today,” my mom just laughed on the phone.  And, after hearing her experience and realizing that I easily could have encountered the very same “Old Geezer Moment” (*GULP*), I knew I had to share her tragic tale with you.

AFTER SEARCHING TARGET’S MUSIC SECTION, WITH NO LUCK:

CANDY’S MOM:  I’m looking for Billy Joel.  Or did he just fall off the face of the earth…?

20-YEAR-OLD TARGET SALESWOMAN:  Just a sec.  Let me check.  (SEARCHES DATABASE, THEN:)  What did you say the name of the CD is again?  Falling Off the Face of the Earth?

CANDY’S MOM:  No.  Billy Joel.  His greatest hits collection.

AFTER SEARCHING THE DATABASE AGAIN:

TARGET SALESWOMAN:  Here, follow me.

AS SHE LEADS MY MOM TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC SECTION:

CANDY’S MOM:  I don’t think this is right.  He doesn’t sing country.

TARGET SALESWOMAN:  (UTTERLY CONFUSED)  What does he sing?

CANDY’S MOM:  Um, more like pop?  Rock?

AFTER SEARCHING THE DATABASE YET AGAIN:

TARGET SALESWOMAN:  Oh!  Okay.  Yeah.  Looks like we have his Essentials CD back in the storage room.  We can get it for you.

CANDY’S MOM: “Essentials…?”

TARGET SALESWOMAN:  That’s the new word for “greatest hits.”

CANDY’S MOM:  (UTTERLY CONFUSED)  Oh.

LATER, WHILE SHARING HER TALE WITH ME:

CANDY’S MOM:  They didn’t even have his CD out front!  He’s been relegated to storage.

ME:  Yup.  Billy Joel has been replaced by Justin Bieber CDs.

CANDY’S MOM:  Thanks.  You just turned my laughter into tears of sadness.