What happened to you in your mid life crisis?

Icey101 · #1 09-29-2011, 07:19 PM

for me it wacked me big time when i hit 40.....

More drinking with the boys on Friday nights

Got back into motor biking

Got into some crazy down hill mountain biking and got hurt a few times too..lol

Got serious into the bass and bands

Hit the gym big time, heavy weights

Had visions of me being in a nursing home and didnt have long before my life went by and i was dead

I had a conversation with a doc friend of mine who said it often happens to 40 plus year olds who are married with kids and settled down as you would say.

My theory is hormones lead our lives and as the testosterone levels in our bodies drop there becomes a trigger point to where our brains react and stuff happens, which might be a mild form of depression that we fight by doing lots of exciting stuff to try and cover it up

seanm · #2 09-29-2011, 08:04 PM

Luckily, mid-life crisis hasn't kicked in yet

I figure if I can hold off till 55, then I will live to at least 110!

Buster Brown · #3 09-29-2011, 08:07 PM

My mid-life crisis hit when I was 50......went out and bought a new Harley Fatboy. My Wife then told me that my mid-life crisis was over........

Bassquest · #4 09-29-2011, 08:09 PM

Got divorced after 20 years and married the first lady that came along. Been married 12 good years now. Still friends with my ex.

groooooove · #5 09-29-2011, 08:15 PM

i mean this in the nicest way possible but-

nobodys lamer than the middle aged dude on a harley. or in a new red convertable.

i really cant imagine myself ever doing "that." then again, thats a long way in the future.

Wasted Bassist · #6 09-29-2011, 08:17 PM

I turned 11. (I set my life expectations short)

BassGen · #7 09-29-2011, 08:30 PM

I don't think I've hit it yet but since I turned 40 I started playing bass, bought a $--- load of gear and also bought a car that I drive because I enjoy it instead of because it's big enough for the family.

Some of the gear

The Car

Surely that's not a mid-life crisis is it? I look at it more like the company I started just before I turned 40 is doing well enough that I can finally afford some nice toys.

treekiller · #8 09-29-2011, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by groooooove

i mean this in the nicest way possible but-

nobodys lamer than the middle aged dude on a harley.

I guess I'm lame then, I have 3 Harleys and like my basses they will pry them out of my cold, dead, hands!!! My Shovelhead FLH is like a wife to me and I'll ride her until I can't kick it over anymore(anybody remember kickstarters???) Like the old saying "If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand"!!!

BassGen · #9 09-29-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by treekiller

I guess I'm lame then, I have 3 Harleys and like my basses they will pry them out of my cold, dead, hands!!! My Shovelhead FLH is like a wife to me and I'll ride her until I can't kick it over anymore(anybody remember kickstarters???) Like the old saying "If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand"!!!

No pics, no Harley.

groooooove · #10 09-29-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by treekiller

I guess I'm lame then, I have 3 Harleys and like my basses they will pry them out of my cold, dead, hands!!! My Shovelhead FLH is like a wife to me and I'll ride her until I can't kick it over anymore(anybody remember kickstarters???) Like the old saying "If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand"!!!

haha well, im sure you get that i mean the dudes that look like they've never touched a bike before, not the bike-enthusiests. theres a clear difference.

Mike 257 · #11 09-29-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by groooooove

i mean this in the nicest way possible but-

nobodys lamer than the middle aged dude on a harley. or in a new red convertable.

i really cant imagine myself ever doing "that." then again, thats a long way in the future.

I have ridden crotch rockets from age 18 to 30 , then bought my first Crusier a Harley Ultra Classic , Have owned several over the years, Last year an iron horse chopper , I have been riding 32 years now. Owned my 1st Vette in 85, and my second in 07. Last month picked up a Challenger SRT8
Dont see anything lame about it, Dont knock it till you try it .

Rockmusician · #12 09-29-2011, 08:44 PM

I am 51 and is hasn't hit me. Maybe it's because I honestly don't believe in it. I have a degree in Psychology and feel that it is a load of crap. It is nothing more than an excuse to justify behavior or getting out of an unhappy situation such as a marriage.

treekiller · #13 09-29-2011, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BassGen

No pics, no Harley.

If I could figure out how I'd do it, I'm not high tech. I'm more of an "obsolete technology" kinda guy, I'm still kick-starting Harleys!!!

BassGen · #14 09-29-2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockmusician

I am 51 and is hasn't hit me. Maybe it's because I honestly don't believe in it. I have a degree in Psychology and feel that it is a load of crap. It is nothing more than an excuse to justify behavior or getting out of an unhappy situation such as a marriage.

Maybe for some but for others it's the age where you have enough disposable income and you can actually start treating yourself to some of the things you used to dream about. I never felt I was "having a crisis."

bassplayer8953 · #15 09-29-2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by groooooove

i mean this in the nicest way possible but-

nobodys lamer than the middle aged dude on a harley. or in a new red convertable.

i really cant imagine myself ever doing "that." then again, thats a long way in the future.

Get back with us when you reach 40, see if you still feel the same way. Toys are cool, no matter what your age. And inside every middle aged man is a 19 year old dying to get back out.

Got back into playing bass & guitar just before I turned 40, bought a Mustang convertible, waited until 50 to buy the (2nd) Harley, now I'm 60, and my midlife crisis is on the wane. (Still have a bunch of basses, both Harleys, the big-block Corvette I bought when I was in my mid-20's...and the most important: my wife, who's put up with all my boy/man hobbies & toys through the years. She's the only part of my world I would not live without...besides my kids).

treekiller · #16 09-29-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by groooooove

haha well, im sure you get that i mean the dudes that look like they've never touched a bike before, not the bike-enthusiests. theres a clear difference.

Yes there is, and there is nothing scarier than a guy who maybe rode a moped as a teenager getting an 800lbs.+ Big Twin bagger hitting the highway!!!

Mike 257 · #17 09-29-2011, 08:56 PM

For me I did feel strange going to a music store talking with younger guys about Bass , then actually buying one , At that point I wondered if that is what a mid life crises was .

Mike 257 · #18 09-29-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BassGen

Maybe for some but for others it's the age where you have enough disposable income and you can actually start treating yourself to some of the things you used to dream about. I never felt I was "having a crisis."

+1

Rockmusician · #19 09-29-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BassGen

Maybe for some but for others it's the age where you have enough disposable income and you can actually start treating yourself to some of the things you used to dream about. I never felt I was "having a crisis."

I am well beyond the point of having enough disposable income but I also do not consider it a crisis. I consider it the result of a lot of hard work. To me a mid life crisis is something to do to make yourself feel better about getting older. It's kind of like being in denial ("I'm not old, see I own a sports car"). Or like a friend of mine who at age 55, decided it was a good time to start playing ice hockey again. The result, shoulder and knee surgery. As I said, many people use the term "mid life crisis" as a way to justify behavior.

BassGen · #20 09-29-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bassplayer8953

Got back into playing bass & guitar just before I turned 40, bought a Mustang convertible, ...and the most important: my wife, who's put up with all my boy/man hobbies & toys through the years. She's the only part of my world I would not live without.

It was the wife and I decided we wanted a convertible. We were looking at Mustangs (She loves Mustangs) then it was her who said "It has to be a 2-seater so that when the kids say "Can we come for the ride" we just say No!

So we bought a Vette. And for the record, my 2002 convertible is the least expensive vehicle that I've bought since 1993 and is definitely the most fun to drive.