Kids are funny. My five-year-old loves music. He heard me playing John Lee Hooker when he was two and has been a Blues fan since. I have been feeding him a steady diet of music of all types. I was doing some email earlier this evening, with The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart on the background. Just out of curiosity, I asked if he like the music, he said it was fine. 30 minutes into the first CD, he lifted his head from busily assembling his Lego Starwars and asked me with this puzzled look, "how come this song is so long?" "That's opera, Son" I answered. "Opera sure is boring!" was the reply.
Boy did I feel old at that instant! But I also felt better about what I do.Why?If I thought it was hard selling our products, just think about how tough it must be trying to market opera in this day and age!
Victor
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