Pax,the future does indeed look dark.However the past year or two has been a lot better than the last 10 put together.In just the last year I have had the pleasure of seeing The Pat Travers Band,Blue Oyster Cult,Riot,The Outlaws,Judas Priest,UFO,Rick Derringer,Thin Lizzy,Deep Purple,Joe Satriani,Krokus,Charlie Daniels,MSG and a few others I forgot.Each year we lose a few members from bands we love,so I take nothing for granted now.Steve