"This were to be new made when thou art old"

Pierce Brosnan's secret of eternal youth

I was a bit of a raver at university. One of the things I remember is that in our circles, there were always one or two older men (they were always men) who had seemingly never left behind the reckless hedonism of the rave scene, and who attached themselves anew to every fresh generation of club-going 20-year-olds, despite being into their thirties.

I wa…