Funny, I don't remember the Viagra ads promoting that kind of longevity. . .

Anyway, preserving music, in all that this implies (written word, tapes, records, etc.), is something that I know Deckman has been doing, by storing materials from deceased singing friends. The mnemonic device, the capo or tuning fork, is a key for each of us to rich memories of these individuals and the songs they collected and sang. The trick is to do something with the memories and materials so they become resources. I have boxes and boxes of stuff to organize of my father's. When I eventually turn that over to a university special collection, I'll keep the tuning fork for myself.

P.S. I thought Bob was only 133.