Paul Simon

I went to see Paul Simon in concert the other night. I like Paul and I have certainly grown up on his music but I am not what you would call a raving fan. What I am trying to say is that I had no expectations about the concert.

It was about 90 degrees and very humid. I was killing a lot of time just people watching.... that is one of my favorite pastimes. What I really latched onto though was the great variety in the ages of the people who turned out to see Paul Simon. The great majority were my age the 40-55 year olds but you know there were a lot of teens and early twenty year olds as well. On top of that add the over 60 crowd and we had quite a diverse group.

Everyone was enjoying the concert despite the heat and I was struck by what a unifying force music is. Paul Simon's music really spanned many generations and hey...he's not even that old. Anyway I was truly encouraged by what I saw. Music really is a common denominator more than we think. Sometimes I find myself caught in that mindset of old people's music or kid's music....guess what? It's just music and like any form of art you either like it or you don't. It touches you in some way or it doesn't.

Going in with no expectations, I found myself leaving having received something I hadn't really imagined