BradTaylor

NYC 2011: Ways I Know I’m the Old Guy

So, during my recent trip to NYC2011 as a sponsor with the North Central Ohio District NYI, I began a list of ways I knew I was the old guy. This list was apparently met with delight by many, especially those who work or have worked in youth ministry. So, back by popular demand, here’s the complete list of Ways I Know I’m the Old Guy!

1. I’m way more excited about Francis Chan than TobyMac.
2. I’m reading the newspaper on the bus ride to #nyc2011. And I’m not ashamed of it.
3. Monday at 1:15, #nyc2011 hasn’t officially started yet, and I’m ready for a nap!
4. I freakishly enjoyed the Louisville Slugger Museum, and I’m quite excited about the baseball game.
5. The caffeine I’m drinking at the All-You-Can-Eat Porch will certainly keep me awake later tonight.
6. Of the six of us around the Starbucks table, I’m the only one who brought napkins.
7. I never heard of half the card games being played on the riverboat lunch cruise. #WhatTheHeckIsKemps
8. Who the heck is Starfield?
9. I just ran into my friend @jameswsmith, who I’ve known for nearly 30 years!
10. In my spare time, I’m reading a 550-page book on the life of Dieterich Bonhoeffer.
11. I sat down for lunch during Ministry to Others Day, and had trouble standing back up. #decrepit
12. I think the bass beat may be altering my pulse. But it’s rockin’! #tobymac
13. I just sang “In the Light” with #tobymac. It’s the only song I’ve known all night!
14. I observed how tonight’s speaker, Francis Chan, looks like Montel Williams. “Who?” asked the teens.
15. I haven’t ordered a single pizza after midnight this week (though I may have eaten some).
16. I’m reading Lesslie Newbigin in the hour leading up to Session 5.
17. I am not interested—in the slightest—in riding an elevator already holding 71 people.
18. I would certainly have been trampled by the crowd attacking the David Crowder stage.
19. When @starfieldtim makes us get down and dance, I can feel the BURN in the thighs.
20. I had a great week but can’t wait to get home…to my beautiful wife and sweet boys!!