My parent's are so rock and roll

So I got off from work yesterday and was checking my voice mails while driving home. I noted that my Mom had left one and as always, I slightly panicked hoping that everything was OK. While I was awaiting the automated voice to shut-up and play my mom's message, I suddenly heard this voice of pure excitement on the other end of the phone. It sounded something like this:

"Oh my God. Jackson Brown. Coming in November! Dad and I got tickets! (gleeful laughter followed). Call me back. Oh my God! Jackson Brown!!!"

I was sitting there listening, thinking to myself "Who was that?!? when I realized it was my Mom. She sounded like a little teenager going to see her favorite band. It. Was. Too. Cute.

So obviously, I called her right back, She answered:

Mom: "Hello" (giggle giggle)

Me:"Hey! How are you?"

Mom:"Good." (Jeez I could feel her smiling through the phone.)

Me:"Are you excited?"

Mom: (lots of giggling and spastic, random sentences) "Oh my God. Eek! So excited! It's Jackson Brown! 4th row tickets! Oh my God! Jackson Brown! Eeek!"

Me: "I don't think you're excited."

Mom: (laughing like I just told the best joke in the entire world). "Yeah. Dad and I went and stood in line for tickets this morning. "(How cute is that?)

Me: "From what I can tell, it sounds like you're seats are really close. Are you going to be able to handle it?"

Mom: "Hmm hmm." (shriek of giggles)

Me: "Are you sure? Because he's pretty hot."

Mom: "I know! And it's just going to be him and his acoustic guitar! (Just let me say here how completely jealous I am.)

Me: "Wow. Dad might have to pack along your breathing machine just in case." (She has sleep apnea)

Mom: (fit of giggles...I haven't heard her this excited since I told her Andrew and I are engaged. In fact...this might take the cake over that!)

We continued to talk about each others weeks and the pets and wedding stuff, blah blah blah and then we hung up the phone.

As I was walking into my house, I couldn't help thinking to myself, wow, my parents are pretty cool. They are 6o years old and going to a concert in Asheville. I can't think of very many older couples who would take the effort and time out to do this. But my parents have always been this way. Music has always been such a huge factor in their lives and they passed it on to me and my brother Pat. I can't tell you how very grateful I am to have been exposed to such artists as Bob Dylan, Pete Segar, Elvis, The Beatles, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez (the list goes on and on) at such a young age. It's so very awesome to know how cool my parents really are. And it's small moments like these that remind me, you're only as old as you think you are.

You're so Rock and Roll mom and dad! I hope you guys have a blast!