O/T, but I'm at that age where my favorite entertainers are aged, so I'm trying to enjoy them while they're still alive.
We saw Frankie Valli on New Year's Eve, he's still going strong at 81. My wife loves him, and he put on a great show, even if he was a bit under the weather.
While walking back to our hotel room to change, I saw about half of his band throwing back a few drinks in the bar. I went over and talked to them, and they were as congenial as could be. My son, soon to be 14, plays trumpet so I introduced him to the trumpet player.
I decided to get a beer, and I toasted them with a "Prosit Neujahr". Next thing I know, one of the other musicians starts speaking to me in German (he lived in Germany nearly two decades). That started a conversation that lasted an hour and a half. What a way to ring in the New Year!
very cool!