[scarecrowbob]

I play a lot of music with folks older than me... I'm 37, and the drummer in a blues band I play with is 73 (he's a neat guy- he was in the 13th Floor Elevators).

I've played with folks in their late 80s, and most of the folks I play with weekly in a large jazz band are between 50 and 70. I also play bi-weekly with an orchestra with members ranging from 12-82.

Maybe I lack the same perspective I lacked when I was younger (and thought that 45 was pretty old), but I absolutely don't see how 60 is old. 80 is old, maybe, but 60 just isn't that old, and I don't mean that in the attitude sense, as with:

"The ones that love me say I'm really young, and I appreciate that. I think they mean my thinking is flexible, and I'm excited about the future, like a young person might be."

[AndrewWright]

Am I the only one who noticed "he was in 13th Floor Elevators"? Whoa! That's rad! And props on making music the priority, not worrying about age.

[whyaduck]

No you're not. I'm listening to "You're Gonna Miss Me" right now.

So is he in touch with Roky?

[scarecrowbob]

They are actually playing next weekend:

http://www.austinpsychfest.com/portfolio-item/the-13th-floor...

It's kind of funny... I just thought he was some random (occasionally iffy, somewhat nutty) drummer.