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Notes - You're absolutely right about TV. When people have paid the cable bill they feel they ought to stay in and watch it.

Back in the 70s we we gigging five nights a week and the venues were full. Don't ever see it coming back.

ROG.




There's a reason why sales companies sort potential customers into demographics: people are different, and what appeals to one group doesn't appeal to all groups. While I would agree that the younger generation is indeed wired and streaming Netflix, online games, thousands of cable channels etc, I still think that as retired baby boomers swell into larger numbers, there WILL be a resurgence in gig opportunities for people playing oldies music.

As stated several months ago, the past few times I've been out to hear live music, the audience was PREDOMINANTLY older people. The upcoming opportunities won't be in clubs, but in restaurants, civic recreation areas, political rallies, animal clubs (elks, lion, eagles etc)

The boomers grew up on live music, and we played it for them the first time... we can play it again, Sam.

AS they have retirement time on their hands, I think they will seek to recreate the past when they were bored teenagers with too much time on their hands.

Boomers just started retiring recently... we haven't seen the crest of the wave yet, and won't for several more years. But I think there is opprtunity ahead for anyone who sets his demographic and starts looking for gigs where those people go.

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