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Upon walking into the room, I saw familiar faces all around. Some of them people I had not seen in years. The inevitable problem that faces a tight-knit scene being that, eventually, we age ourselves out of it. New kids come up behind, those of us who have been around lose our edge and stop going out as much or keeping up with newer bands. I have never seen so many pregnant women at a rock show as on this night because, while I am on the younger end of the fan base by a little bit, even my peers are marching steadily into that relationships-jobs-marriage-kids realm which can, if you let it, really adversely effect the time you put in to your local music scene. The band sold baby clothes at the merch table.