I think somewher between youth and experience, probably lies the truth. Everyone has a valid opinion on something. There are people whose opinions I generally attach more weight to than others, and some of those people lie in both ends of the spectrum. With the passage of time comes wisdom, but also comes jading and bitterness. I know people possessed of an idealistic zeal that I miss about my youth. We learn over time, but we also accumulate weaknesses as well as strenghs over time. I generally respect anyone's opinion to a degree until they demonstate one way or another the value of their opinion, either in a given category or in general. For example, I have a friend who knows a good bit about acoustic blues and jugband music. He has shown time and time again that in those categories I will enjoy the artists he recommends, but I wouldn't ask him what Irish bands I should make a point in seeing. Rich