Originally posted by JacieFB
I'm amazed at how unaware of the actual definition of "groupie" people are these days...
A couple of years ago, I was sitting at dinner with a group of friends:
My wife
My wife's friend(50-ish)
My wife's friend's boyfriend(50+)
My wife's friend's daughter (23-ish)
Her daughter (maybe 4?)
Daughter's friend (23-ish)
(Not sure if it's relevant, but I'm late-20's and my wife early 30's. Just wanted to give the interesting age spread at the table.)
Eventually, the subject of my band came up. The 23-year-olds became quickly enamoured...especially the friend. After telling them where we play and what kind of music it is, the conversation eventually goes to...
"ooooo...that sounds soooo cool...can we be your groupies?"
Me: *fighting spraying my beverage all over the place*
"umm...sure?"
Nice... and the funny ones always happen with the SO there.
I've never had that one happen, but something that has happened to me a few times is being at the supermarket with the wife and a female shopper will say "Aren't you the guy in the band that played at so-and-so last week."
I'll say, "Why yes, yes that was me." And she will say it was a great show or whatever.
When she leaves my wife will ask if I need the bathroom and I'll say that I don't... she says, "I mean to clean yourself off."
I don't know exactly what that means, or what I'm supposed to clean off. I just laugh.