The guy sitting next to me had brought his wife and by looking at him I thought that he was close to my age. Maybe 5 to 7 years younger. So, we're talking and he says to me, 'Man, don't you wish we had been old enough to see them for Powerslave or the first 7th Son tour?' I shook my head and said, 'Um...I did.' So, I guess that means I look younger than I actually am, which is nice. I heard a few other guys down in front of me saying things like, 'Wow, Maiden hasn't lost it at all.' It made me wonder if they've paid attention since 2000. Do they even realize that they've released new material and have performed in front of millions of people in the last 12 years?
Interesting note: I saw a woman who was wearing an actual AC/DC-Queensryche shirt from 1986. That shirt should have been devoured by moths by now! I couldn't believe it. Many US fans seem to be stuck in a timewarp. They're perpetually stuck in the late 80's.