KEY WEST -- If you think Key West's annual 10-day drunken party where fantasies come to life and body paint passes for clothing is just for the young, think again.

During Fantasy Fest, grandparent baby boomers in togas -- and leather, chain and lace numbers that leave little to the imagination -- keep up with the iGeneration.

``Just because you've been around longer, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy life,'' said Judi Bradford, the white-haired organizer of the provocative Fantasy Fest parade. ``Old people here are not as old as counterparts elsewhere. We have found Ponce de Leon's fountain of youth.''

Fantasy Fest is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week with the theme ``Villains, Vixens and Vampires.'' Just as it did during humble beginnings in 1979, the debauchery draws people of all ages. Even the homemade bikini contest at the Hog's Breath Saloon attracts senior citizens.

``One year, a woman who definitely owned an AARP card wore cobwebs -- and that was it,'' said Art Levin, the bar's manager. ``She didn't get heckled. Nobody gets heckled.''

Beautiful young men and women with model bodies aren't the only ones asked to pose for pictures and videos. Dames in their 60s and beyond, gents that many would say are past their prime -- all are asked to strut their stuff while strangers document the moment via video to show people back home.

Suzie Walsh, a 64-year-old retired German and preschool teacher from Marco Island, obliged several requests. Her breasts and stomach were body-painted to complete her costume as Minnie Mouse.

``She's a virgin body painter,'' chimed in her friend, fellow retiree Cindy Crane, dressed as a Florida Gators cheerleader.

``My kids don't want to know,'' added Walsh, who has four children in their 30s and five grandchildren. ``I guess they'll find out now.''

Louise Johnson, a 54-year-old pharmaceutical consultant from a San Francisco suburb, strolled rowdy Duval Street in a see-through number that turned heads.

Johnson said she is comfortable flaunting what she has after 14 years of attending the radical Burning Man festival in a Nevada desert and going topless at Caribbean island beaches.

BARING HER CHEST

But baring her chest is not something she would have done in her younger years. ``Oh, God, no,'' Johnson said. ``I was a good Catholic girl.''

Juango the Artist has been body-painting Fantasy Fest revelers for the past four years. He said about 65 percent of his clients are 50 or older.

``They don't care if their body is sagging; they don't care what others think anymore,'' he said. ``It's all about having fun. Like one woman who had to be close to 70 -- she wanted SpongeBob [in body paint.]''

Ashley Hoover, co-director of Fantasy Fest, said: ``It makes sense that older people come down. That's the point of Fantasy Fest. If you are a lawyer, and have to be conservative most of the time because you work on Wall Street, you can come down here, put on a mask and be free. You can be whoever you want to be for 10 days.''

But, Hoover noted, organizers have spent many advertising dollars going after the 20- and 30-something market. That's one reason they chose three-time Playboy cover model Bridget Marquadt as grand marshal for Saturday night's parade.

``We picked her because we wanted to attract a younger group of people,'' Hoover said. ``We need to keep revamping.''