OLD GUY SUES HEALTH CLUB BECAUSE THEY ONLY PLAY NEW MUSIC

A 64-year-old personal trainer sued a London health club where he worked for age discrimination because they refuse to play any music that is more than 18 months old. Fitzroy Gaynes has been working at the London health club chain Third Space since 2001. But recently, he wanted the club to start playing some of his musical preferences – some oldies – and they wouldn’t. Their policy says any music played in club has to have been recorded within the past 18 months. Mr. Gaynes claimed he was being age-discriminated against by the policy, but his complaint was thrown out by an employment tribunal back on December 20. The club argued that tracks recorded years ago just don’t sound as good when played through their sound systems.
* Richard Simmons would be proud of Fitzroy Gaines for Sweatin’ to the Oldies.
* Not to split hairs, but what about new covers of old songs?
* In the club’s defense, playing so much Korean boy band music keeps people from hanging too long at the club, and frees up the machines faster.
* How about a compromise: the club will play any older song if the artist is still alive.
* Sadly, though, sometimes you gotta change with the times and stay current, am I right? Here’s Tom Petty. (or whomever else you are required to play right now.)