As you went to buy yourself a drink, a nod, a wink or even a hand gesture to he guy who felt unwelcomed may have been enough to get him seated. A friendly hand on the shoulder & a "thanks for showing up" as you passed him by 'on purpose', would have encourge him to play.

Your job is/was to see that you played well with others,,,,,,all the others!

and that all the others had fun playin "well" with you! It's everybody's sand pile!

That is your responsibility.

You love the music enough to play it well-----then it is your
responsibility to make sure that says well loved & doesn't dies by mistreatment it can die off easily enough on it's own, without the help of others!!!!

You love yourself, treat others well so they'll love you in return, that's doing yourself a favor, just do that much for your music.

Treat your music & my music the same way!

We love it when you young people come onboard & do it better than us, we then know we did "OUR JOB" well. We are well satisfitied when we hear young people playing better than us, we know that what we've done & loved all our lives will continue on & is in capable & loving hands.

You will never be a threat to us "older" players & singers, you are the kids we've loved & waited for all our adult lives, ever since we were the young'uns & you will at some point pass it on to your kids,,,,,,,,,,our grandchildren, we'll love watching them become even better players than you!


Barry