> > >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.

> I still can't get her out of my mind. Now several women have had quite an
> influence on me over the last few years but this is something else.

> I'll be visiting that shop soon. That'll tell if it was an awful mistake on her
> part or not. Mind you, the things girls do these days ...... I could give you a
> list. They're not shy like they used to me.