"You must be older than Worldwide to drink in this establishment."

Where on earth?

"You must be older than the 'Carmen Sandiego' t.v. show to drink in this establishment."

"No, I get the joke. I just think it's unnecessary."

"You must be older than Necessary Roughness to drink in this establishment."

"You gotta have breathed some of the same air as Dr. Seuss to drink in this establishment."

They are kissing their hellos; I'm pretending not to hear them, and instead I

"You must be older than 'Tom's Diner' to drink in this establishment."

Very big caveat here:  The song is actually ten years older than this, and was released to little reception in 1987.  The British outfit DNA remixed it into the familiar version in the vid above in 1990, and it eventually wandered from England back across the Atlantic and charted here.  Vega herself put it out 21 years ago tomorrow, which is the only precise date I have, but quite possibly the reader will have heard it some time before then.

(I realize the earlier entry from today probably deserves the whole date to itself.  I acknowledge that.  But I like this song.  Write your own damn "semi-significant dates in history that make you feel old" blog!)

Nevermind

"You must be older than Nevermind to drink in this establishment."

Twisting and turning, your feelings are burning

"You must be older than Blood Sugar Sex Magik to drink in this establishment."

... no, this isn't the big one.  Keep waiting.

Here we go, yo

"You must be older than The Low End Theory to drink in this establishment."

Obviously this is a great album, but it's entirely dwarfed by another with the same release date.  Keep watching this space.

Happy 21st birthday, kids conceived on a date to see Bonfire of the Vanities!

... and happy birthday, Brita!

"Can I call it 'the last enjoyable appearance by Patch Addams I mean Robin Williams?"

"You must be older than The Fisher King to drink in this establishment."

John Jay Smith

"You must be older than the Michael Jackson episode of The Simpsons to drink in this establishment."

Nevermind the darkness; we still can find a way

"You must be older than Use Your Illusion to drink in this establishment."

"You must be older than Nightmares on Wax to drink in this establishment."

She twists and she whirls, dismissing it all away

"You must be older than Cerulean to drink in this establishment."

I'm really surprised to see the band's wikipedia presence is so limited.  I found them when someone, somewhere said "Hey, you like the Smiths? have you heard this?"

He met a girl out there with the tattoo too

"You must be older than 'Into the Great Wide Open' to drink in this establishment."

Oh, and as promised, here's another appearance.

Stay on top

"You must be older than 'Cream' to drink here."

"Dammit, kid, not that one."

"Uhh... no."

"Seriously?  You're just fucking with me, right?  Here, I'll do it my damn self."

Tailhook

"You must be older than Tailhook to drink in this establishment."

Riddle

What's got eight fingers and just crossed 1,000 page views?

The blog that just posted a picture of this guy!

It happened in the past few days, so thanks, unknown Russian Microsoft adherent who got here after a search for troll-face celebrity pics!

Gene Hackman and... a ballet dancer. Not quite what it sounds like

"You must be older than Company Business to drink in this establishment."

To my Brand Nubians you don't stop

Happy 21st birthday, first kids conceived in the Brand Nubian era!

Oh, uhh... whoops.  Wrong one:

Hoping, praying for you

Happy 21st birthday, kids conceived after the "Justify My Love" broadcast!

No matter where you go, there you are

"You must be older than Naughty by Nature to drink in this establishment."[fn1]

fn1:  The album, not the band.  Their first album was evidently a couple years before, but it garnered little attention.  "Garnered little attention," of course, was the catchy lyric from their lead single, "Ye of Ill Repute."

"What's it short for? It's short for 'Paaaaaaat!'"

Happy 21st birthday, first kids conceived after a "Pat" sketch!

... and happy birthday, Michaelle!