Re: Retirement
Retired in 2001, 57 years old, 30 years of civil service so I was "maxed." Had been playing music nights and weekends, decided after retirement to work on it a bit harder. Now up to about 200 gigs per year, mostly small potatoes, lots of seniors' work, libraries, historical societies, coffeehouses. Don't make enough to live on, but my pension takes care of basic needs, music helps fund "extravagances" like strings, picks, vacations, etc.
Advice: pick out something you'd like to concentrate on in retirement; don't just retire and say, "What now?" Internet and cable can waste much of your time. There's house repairs, yard work, visits with friends and family, exercise -- all great, but that avocation or "second career" is the ticket.
Gotta go, got a St. Pat's job tonight.
Allen Hopkins
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