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RE: Considering

That's a very good point. Each of us has probably spent years assembling a system that gives us pleasure and the reveals the passion embedded in the music that we have collected. Why not reveal as much to out progeny and let them in on the secret? Don't just tell them about the system you have put together-demonstrate it for them. Tell them about the significance of it's existence.

I speak from experience on this matter. In my early twenties I was fortunate enough to have been stationed in Germany and was led to wines by my Father. That led me to explore the best in life. What is considered the best and why is it considered the best? What is so good about it? I am not in my late 50's and have therefore spent approaching 40 years exploring the best life can offer-wines, food, cars, art, gardens, literature, comedy, cinema, architecture, furniture, textiles and many other genre. Why would you take the time and effort to assemble this fine assemblage of equipment and not take an equal time to pass on your knowledge to those who will inherit the Earth, like or or not?

Perhaps you could invite your children to bring their own music and let them experience the joy of music at it's best so they can make an informed decision about the fate of your equipment and your music? You never can tell what the future will hold. As an example when we were seventeen my twin brother took me into the living room and said, "Check this out!" He played Ode To Joy from Beethoven's ninth symphony. Consider this was something being played to someone who was a card carrying member of the junior hippie league who was steeped in music from The Beatles, The Who and Arlo Guthrie. I was enthralled. It was music! Forget that it wasn't cool. Forget that it wasn't current-it was music! It wasn't long after that that I started listening to Sinatra, Mozart, Art Blakey and others. I still listen to rock and roll, but my musical tastes have expanded over the years. If you give them the benefit of the doubt perhaps you will merely be planting the seed, a seed that will take many years to grow into a mighty oak of passion. But remember, the oak cannot grow if it is not first planted. Take the effort.

At very least you can give them detailed instruction of what to do with the music and the equipment when you die do they will at least reap some financial benefit from you days of toil.

Plant the seed. See what grows.


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