that hard metal band

So, this highschooler, nice guy, big reader, gamer, latch-key kid, library regular, came up to my desk yesterday and asked for a set of headphones. We have a little hello chat and in the process he tells me that he wants to listen to a new band that he just discovered called Nine Inch Nails. Now, if you grew up in my generation then you’d probably know that this kid is grossly misinformed. Nine Inch Nails has been around since I was in Junior High. I try to set him straight but he refuses to believe me saying “No, you don’t understand. This is a really hard metal kind of band. You must be thinking of someone else.” I guess he must think I sit around listening to Enya and Fleetwood Mac all day or something.

I really felt my age.