Alex Kristan, 50 Shades of Schmäh

Alex Kristan has turned 50, or as the optimist in him puts it: "The first third of my life is over." And because his thirst for action is still greater than his nightly urge to pee, he's taking this milestone birthday as an opportunity to treat himself to a new solo show. After all, when you suddenly find yourself in the 50+ demographic as a so-called "best ager," only a good laugh can help combat the lead in your legs and the silver in your hair.

They say 50 is the new 30. Or does that only apply locally? Even if 10 p.m. becomes the new midnight, your new skincare doesn't have to be Voltaren instead of Nivea. It still pays to buy long-life milk. Making diet plans, dyeing your hair, whitening your teeth—all that's for pop-up seniors who see community fundraising as a detox. His motto, on the other hand, is: "Being sensible is like being dead, only before," and it resurrects the snotty old fogies.

Right at that pivotal point in life, where looking good and being looked after, one asks oneself whether everything really was better in the past, and if so, why not? Short-sightedness is now compensated for with foresight, and as long as the cake still costs more than the candles on it, one isn't old anyway.

Alex Kristan's alter egos naturally accompany him on this journey, offering advice and support when it comes to the truly essential questions in the life of a man supposedly in his prime. It's a start-up into a new phase of life, where the game is gout or truth.
And the truth is, he's 42 net, meaning excluding VAT. Growing older is a wonderful thing. Especially considering the alternative.

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