From bw@ashbysolutions.com Sat Jul 28 05:51:07 2012
Subject:Re: Rock & Roll and Age ..who is the elder statesman in our group ?

Hi All,

My comments, in no particular order -- OK, maybe in *some* particular order:

1. I was away this week helping my son move to his new home in OH.
We drove a truck with his car in tow. I came back tired and a
little overwhelmed by the amount of work I had to do, including
playing both Friday and Saturday at a local club. Then I saw a
huge thread about 'elder statesmen.' Frankly, any thread that
long has a strong potential to turn ugly somewhere along the way.
As list owner, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for *not*
going there!

2. I'm turning 57 in a little over a week, which somehow puts me in
the middle of the pack, give or take ...

3. Seeing people on this list in their 30s gives me some hope for the
future of keyboard music. (Some people in their 20s would give me
even more, but maybe they're too shy to post right now?)
Programming sounds and loops is cool and all, but so is ripping
off a great solo, or comping tastefully behind a singer.

4. I, too, am unsure of what the wealth of online resources means for
the future of music. OT1H, there are far more ways to learn how
to do things today, compared those available when I was young: a)
buy the sheet music, or b) wear out a record or tape looping
through a tough passage. OTOH, there's a huge valley between
seeing how it's done and being able to do it well. I've yet to
see a DIY video that ends with, "Now go and practice this 10,000
times ..." ;-)

5. Brock, the existence of this list of 'dinosaurs' doesn't make the
lugging of Hammonds and Leslies a sane act -- but it does prove
you have plenty of company! :-D

Regards,

-BW

Bruce Wahler
Ashby Solutions.com^(TM)
bw@ashbysolutions.com
http://music.ashbysolutions.com

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