Chas, I'm an open book. WYSIWYG, so I'm not surprised that you "get" me at face value.
I appreciate our differences, and enjoy the playful banter of a solid debate. I'm just trying to understand how you could slam the generation that you're apart of for being "less hip" ... or something like that. Maybe I missed something in your words.
At any rate, (or age) I pride myself on being a darn fine entertainer/musician/singer AND DJ. When I look at a crowd, I assess the needs of the room, and choose my program material accordingly. Age is not a factor, I follow the hits charts. I have kids, I watch body language. I know how to engage a crowd, and I do it 6 nights a week ... for all ages. Granted, my core audience is baby boomers and older, but the rooms I play have a diverse representation, and I can usually please most of them. There are tricks you learn after 50 years on stage that work most of the time, and I know a lot of them.