In 2003, Media Orchard attended a concert by Simon and Garfunkel. We learned two things:

1. The average attendee at a Simon and Garfunkel concert qualifies for AARP membership.

2. Men in their 50s think that Hawaiian shirts are the coolest thing you can wear.

We’re not kidding: We thought Don Ho was the opening act. Perhaps we’d come to a timeshare convention by mistake. Was it theme night and no one told us? Is Paul Simon going to begin tossing leis into the crowd?

No wonder the Super Bowl is banning old people — that is, people the same age as the Rolling Stones — from watching the Stones’ halftime concert on the field.

Star Flow Entertainment has put out a casting call for 2,000 lucky fans to watch the Stones up close and personal at Detroit’s Ford Field. The sole restriction in the application appears to be age — only folks 18 to 45 need apply.

Reporters caught the irony and asked the NFL about it. The NFL responded that “the job is physically challenging” and that audience members must “be on their feet for long periods.”

Kind of like the Stones — who range in age from 58 to 64. Let’s be real; this isn’t about health concerns, is it?

It’s about the Hawaiian shirts.

(Via Jossip)

Update: The ban has been lifted.