You're right, Vic, I have myself fallen into the trap of pigeoholing someone significantly younger than me only to be pleasantly surprised. And the comments on today's attention span are also ringing true, as does the comment about people nowadays being much less prone to thinking themselves in one group or another based on musical preferences. Diane's comment on the preference of the younger generation (and not only them) for the festival as opposed to the club "scene" also makes sense.

We have to try and differentiate, it seems to me, between our wish for the music to be passed on, and the wish for the structures of old (read: clubs) to continue thriving fed by young blood. The former is not only the higher of the two aims, it is also the most likely to be achieved.

And I am in favour of anything that happens to help achieve it.