> >I met up with Kevin Aylward at my local music venue on Saturday. He's
> >the guy who effectively took my place when I first left Studiomaster
> >(pro-sound company) and does the Anasoft simulation software.

> >Had so much to chat about, we're going to have to meet up several more
> >times just to cover the basics I think !

> >Anyway the venue closes late ( 2 pm ) and Kevin left about midnight.

> >So I went to my favourite place where you can see the band (good band
> >btw) quite well without being deafened plus it's handy for the bar and a
> >little while later, this cute blonde pushed in next to me to order a
> >drink.

> >Next thing I know, she made an offhand comment to me (girls do this -
> >it's their technique) and next thing we're chatting away nineteen to the
> >dozen.

> >Now, it was easy to tell she was quite young, but I wasn't expecting as
> >young as 23 ! (sort of been there before and really wasn't sure what to
> >do about nearly a decade ago). I don't think she was expecting me to be
> >54 either (she had me lined up as 40 something).

> >And the longer we were chatting, the more I realised she was absolutely
> >lovely ! Great looks, nice personality.

> >Mind you she was a bit ! drunk - but that's what let's your inhibitions
> >go.

> >Later she had to go for a wee and I suspect her friends picked her up
> >and got her home.

> >Now, she's told me where she works, and it's dead easy to go there.
> >She's a manager at a clothes shop that does both guys and gals clothing.
> >She called it the 'IKEA' of clothing and was wearing some herself and it
> >looked damn good to me.

> >Funny thing is..... I haven't been able to stop thinking of her since.
> >She has great taste in music and you know sometimes how you just 'click'
> >with someone. It can be almost instantaneous.

> >I have to say, it's raised my spirits a lot but what do you think of the
> >31 year age gap ?

> >Graham

> Too bad you didn't take her home. It might have been amusing to see
> the look of horror slowly spread across her face the next morning as
> she awakened in the harsh morning light and realized what she had
> done. ;-)

> Well, it's six years less age difference than Rupert Murdoch and his
> wife Wendi, so there is concrete evidence that it can work in some
> specialized circumstances.