Does behaving like an adult mean relinquishing fun? That’s the perception of a man who was seated near me at a barbershop today. He confessed that he no longer visits his favorite watering hole because he senses he’s aged out.
I didn’t tell him that I’m often the oldest person in the room in basements, bars and concert halls during musical performances. Am I embarrassing myself? Maybe. I prefer to think of my apparently undignified sprees as extended play.
Krystle Warren seems to feel the same way. While she has yet to reach my advanced age, the Paris based Kansas City native is old enough to relish the double entendre in the title of her new release Extended Play.
The eight songs on the 28-minute recording display the late-career maturity of her like-minded inspirations Joni Mitchell, John Lennon and Nina Simone. Warren understands that there comes a moment after which each new day seems like a gift.
Reflective songs like “When I Look Back” invoke the tired axiom about age and wisdom. Maturity clearly suits Warren. As for myself, I’m praying my extended play lasts until the moment I perish.
