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By Jeff and Judy

The Age of Party

Based on absolutely zero representative research – other than some recent very long late nights with Jeff and two dear visitors here on holiday from England and slowly entering the age bracket allowing them to concur with me – I’m hereby prepared to stick my neck out and assert that only teenagers can – and do – party ‘til dawn more than us sexagenarians.

“What?” I hear you cry incredulously, “that’s utter nonsense. The whole mega-entertainment business including restaurants, cinemas, night clubs and bars would collapse if it weren’t for the people between 25 and 55 with sacks of money to spend and an inordinate desire to spend it.”

But read my first paragraph again and note carefully that I specified, “‘til dawn.” And thereby hangs the difference.

Because the big money group also have two built-in barriers preventing them from wining, dining and beach cavorting until the sun comes up. Baby sitters and the need to report for work next day at a reasonable time to generate the added income needed to support their unquenchable quest for entertainment.

Neither of which are conditions causing the slightest concern to teens and retirees.

I immediately knew this theory had validity when we emailed digital pictures of the four of us oldsters boogying after midnight at a local club to our sons and daughter spread around the globe. “Wow, you’re certainly partying more than we do,” said one son with two delightful infants under the age of 5 and a baby-sitter who no-doubt has to be home by midnight. “Just wait ‘til we come and visit, we’ll show you, if you’ll baby-sit for us,” said another with two equally delightful infants under the age of 8 and still baby-sitter challenged.

“How lucky to burn the candle at both ends,” said our daughter whose older children could at a pinch be left alone, “but your favourite son-in-law and my darling husband has just hired more staff, built an extension and is now working 18 hours a day instead of the 16 I’d got quite used-to over the past ten years. All partying is therefore out for the foreseeable future.”

And how do I know teenagers also party all night? After a recent massive outdoor calypso concert Jeff and I were at least 45 years older than 99% of all the other people heading to the beach for some sun-up cavorting.

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Just who are Jeff and Judy? Judy and Jeff Sellers are a US couple who love sunsets, world travel, fine wines, good food and each other. As often as possible and not necessarily in that order. They currently seek a congenial publisher for their "Frisky after Sixty" book ('A Good in Bed Read') and after many requests from friends all over the world waiting impatiently for their local newspapers to carry this column. To find out more go to Frisky After Sixty.

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