The post-60s people take delight in playing their favorite instruments for all ages, but especially for military veterans and their fans. As the young band director (grammar school) observes, there is a great deal of effort and satisfaction for those people.
They began with military music and the patriotic songs we know best. My skin raised bumps all over, which began and ended the extensive program.
The band had many offers, but the top was the band of veterans listening to everyone. The veteran I know best has just passed his 99th birthday and remains active, still using his walker alone.
Our public school system was insistent on singing and instruments. Yes, I was pushed into playing the flute in band and orchestra, drums in the everlasting marching down streets, across football fields and more.
My wife Christina and I went to one rock concert a block away from the field. That was our last rock concert and almost our last hearing tubes. We wondered how bad the cacophony could be - in the future - and we saw that in the worst way possible.
The beauty of Creation, the fragrances, and so much more is lost today. That is explained in great detail in the Psalms and the Interpreter of St. John's final work.
