My twelve year old son just asked a very insightful question

[mimi85]

13. Good for your son! And good for you for playing good music!

Yes, I feel some hope as well.

My pre-teen granddaughter is not a Beiber fan, which I find very encouraging. She's into some boy band called One Direction, so there is that. I seem to remember her grandmother (aka Mimi) being into a couple boy bands called the Beatles and The Rolling Stones. My dad seemed to blame the state of the world on them until the day he died. Of course, when he picked my friend and me up in Long Beach after seeing them on their first tour, he took one look at my shredded stockings and torn mini-skirt and said I'd never go to a concert again. He was a moderate Republican and was wrong about the concert and the GOP.

I'm still proud that when my best friend and I went to Woolworth's with our $3.33 to buy a record, I picked the Stones first album, she wanted Herman's Hermits. Fortunately, I "won" in two ways. We got "The Rolling Stones" and she's still my bestest friend. It's our 50th friend anniversary year and I feel so fortunate.

I was SO glad that Nugent wasn't shown during the SOTU. At least on MSNBC and I think (though don't know for sure) that there was one feed and not every network had cameras. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. Happy Heart's Day to all!