I read this this morning and have been thinking about it all day. Yes, I still have the same dreams I had when I was younger.....put together a variety show and call it "Mark's Good-Time Hour," learn to play like Jerry Lee Lewis and become a R&R star, put together a multi-keyboard setup and do lectures on how music is made in today's era, find a female vocalist and do duets from the great musicals, etc. And that's as far as it goes these last few years. As Roy Orbison sang: "In Dreams"

Chas said: "Once in awhile we'll (I will) try to recapture those glorious 'fun-filled' days of our (my) youth, but........it doesn't go beyond a temporary daydream. If I took the time to think about it, I'd have to admit I just don't have the fire anymore. But, to be fair, I think a lot of it has to do with playing to today's audiences. They have no respect, short attention spans, obsessions with their smart-phones, and an ever-increasing need for the music to become much more than just music, i.e you've got to knock yourself out to put on a bigger and better show than the next person, which translates to lights, pyrotechnics, dance routines, screaming and shouting, etc. As someone said: "people listen with their eyes nowadays and not their ears."

Meantime I fool myself practicing my Jerry Lee Lewis licks daily and thinking "one day............"

I'm glad Chas posted this and more glad that it didn't slip by me!

And BTW, I read this in a book:

Life is a succession of "good-byes." As the years go on, you'll be saying good-bye to both people (through moving, change or death), and things (youth, that athletic body you once had, hair, prized possessions, etc).

I added "musical instruments" "good health" and "enthusiasm" to the "things."