Grand Thoughts: Grandparents at the Stones, It’s a gas, gas, gas

The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards perform at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Georgia Tech's Atlanta campus on June 9. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards perform at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Georgia Tech's Atlanta campus on June 9. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

By Karen Nazor Hill June 29, 2015 3 min read

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Grand Thoughts: Grandparents at the Stones: It’s a gas, gas, gas

Chattanoogans Betsy Browder, left, with her mom, Becky Browder, at the Nashville Rolling Stones concert.Contributed Photo

Sharon Chapman, of Atlanta, formerly of Chattanooga, at the Stones concert in Ohio.Contributed Photo

The O'Steens, from left, Scott, Dana and Jen, of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., at the Stones concert in Nashville.Contributed Photo

Hank and Karen Nazor Hill were on the 27th row at the Rolling Stones concert in Nashville.Photo by Karen Nazor Hill

Trevor Hill, formerly of Chattanooga but now in Knoxville, with girlfriend Brooke Bagley at the Stones concert in Nashville.Contributed Photo

Karen Nazor-Hill

We were like kids in a candy store – anxious, excited. We also were screaming, not usually part of candy store visits.

My husband, Hank, and I, our friend, Mickey Dobo, a former Chattanoogan living in Nashville, and about 48,000 other rock’n’roll fans were at the Rolling Stones “Zip Code” tour June 17 at LP Field in Nashville. It was hot. It was crowded. And we didn’t care.

We were seeing the Rolling-freaking-Stones.

I have seen them three times and, though each concert was incredible, this one broke the record for phenomenal. Age was not a factor.

Sizzling seniors

Artists with grandchildren who are still out on the road, touring and performing:› Paul McCartney, 73› Neil Diamond, 74› Robert Plant, 66› Bob Dylan, 74› Lionel Richie, 66› Chaka Khan, 62› James Taylor, 67› The Who: Roger Daltrey, 71; Pete Townshend, 70Source: grandparents.com