# Sammy Hagar Is 70!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846 "2017-10-14T19:09:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aufgeblassen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aufgeblassen/32/7321_2.png) [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/1 "2017-10-14T19:09:30Z")
Really make me\*\* really\*\* feel old at 60!!! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/2 "2017-10-14T21:57:28Z")
Cite? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/3 "2017-10-15T23:39:34Z")
I just saw the Eagles in concert, Don Henley is 70, Joe Walsh turns 70 next month. The last 3 concerts I attended also featured Paul McCartney (75), Steven Tyler (70 next March) and Blue Oyster Cult (3 members over 70). Also saw the Doobie Brothers, most of the members are rapidly approach 70. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/4 "2017-10-15T23:57:18Z")
Don’t forget Mick Jagger at 74, Keith Richards at 73, Roger Daltrey at 73, Pete Townshend at 72, Elton John at 70, and Ringo Starr at 77. For every rock star who dies too soon, it’s good to see how many septuagenerians there are who are still actively touring and recording music. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/5 "2017-10-16T03:19:31Z")
Wikipedia confirmed his overqualification for AARP. > [@](#): > > “I can’t drive. . . Fifty-five!!!” No crap, you old geezer. You’re in the fast late doing 48 with your left blinker on the whole way. You miraculously didn’t total Van Halen, but I dare say you left it with some bumps and scratches when you left. Get out of the way old man! Tripler This post brought to you by an imagination fired up by the album ‘1984’. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/6 "2017-10-16T03:39:28Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > Wikipedia confirmed his overqualification for AARP. > > No crap, you old geezer. You’re in the fast late doing 48 with your left blinker on the whole way. You miraculously didn’t total Van Halen, but I dare say you left it with some bumps and scratches when you left. > > Get out of the way old man! > > Tripler > This post brought to you by an imagination fired up by the album ‘1984’. Bob Rivers did a nice parody called _I Can’t Drive, I’m 65_. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i47nW6EZLFo/hqdefault.jpg "I Cant drive 55 (i'm 65) sammy hagar puppet bob rivers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i47nW6EZLFo) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/7 "2017-10-16T03:44:08Z")
Sammy collects Ferraris and other cool shit. He don’t drive no fuckin’ 55! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/8 "2017-10-16T04:36:41Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Don’t forget Mick Jagger at 74, Keith Richards at 73, Roger Daltrey at 73, Pete Townshend at 72, Elton John at 70, and Ringo Starr at 77. For every rock star who dies too soon, it’s good to see how many septuagenerians there are who are still actively touring and recording music. Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood just had babies, too. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/9 "2017-10-16T04:47:58Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood just had babies, too. Wow. Mick’s great-granddaughter is two years older than his youngest daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/10 "2017-10-19T02:59:19Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood just had babies, too. I didn’t realize they were a couple. Tripler Huh, never thought Ronnie Wood swing that way. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/11 "2017-10-19T03:09:31Z")
I don’t think it has anything to do with Sammy’s birthday, but Rhino just put out deluxe reissues of \*Montrose \*and _Paper Money_. The bonus material includes a live set that was broadcast on KSAN back in the day–tasty stuff. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/12 "2017-10-19T23:17:02Z")
_Dave lost his hairline But you lost your cool, buddy Can’t drive 55 And I’ll never buy your lousy records again_ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/13 "2017-10-20T09:59:03Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I don’t think it has anything to do with Sammy’s birthday, but Rhino just put out deluxe reissues of \*Montrose \*and _Paper Money_. The bonus material includes a live set that was broadcast on KSAN back in the day–tasty stuff. Ah man, Montrose is an album I still love tracks off of. I use _I Don’t Want It_’s groove to this day as a jam starter. If you haven’t played with people and are trying to feel them out, it’s effective - super-easy, infectious groove, but one not a lot of folks know, so while they get it, they don’t exactly _know_ it, so they have to pay attention. Do they? You can feel out their musical communication skills. And if we dial it in, it puts a big smile on everyone’s face to kick off the jam. We finish with a random ending and someone invariably goes "What was that again? That was _awesome!"_ You can even kick it off again and from there you can start tossing in Funk #49 type lead fills. 😉 Sammy’s livin the life. Talk about a rock and roll journeyman who ended up on the top of the world. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/14 "2017-10-20T10:32:29Z")
I can’t believe someone I thought was “cool” as a teenager is my mom’s age. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/15 "2017-10-20T10:40:17Z")
I’m still getting used to the future shock when I turn on the local classic rock station and they’re playing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/16 "2017-10-20T15:02:13Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > I didn’t realize they were a couple. > > Tripler > Huh, never thought Ronnie Wood swing that way. Hence my edit. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/17 "2017-10-20T20:33:54Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Ringo Starr at 77 I just saw him last week. He has Todd Rundgren playing guitar with him and Todd at 69 has more on-stage energy than I have ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sammy-hagar-is-70/798846/18 "2017-10-22T15:46:54Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Hence my edit. 😉 I’m glad _ **someone** _ got it! Tripler It’s been awhile. Thank you for that. 🆒