Yesterday my six-year old grandson let himself into my electronic studio, stepped through the door with an air of confidence. He noted the several PCs humming. One was writing a CD, another processing a Photoshop image, and the third was set up for a keyboard with several Vst instruments installed to filter the sounds I was making. I was playing “Fur Elise??? at a moderate tempo, working out some unusual harmonies. He looked around and sort of whistled. “I just came in to look at your stuff.???
I said “Even a cat can look at a king.??? Which is my usual way of saying I don’t mind him watching me too much.
Then he asked matter-of-factly, “Are you going to die pretty soon, daddy????
“I don’t know…??? I tried to keep a straight face, meanwhile “Maybe next week…perhaps Saturday,??? I replied in an off-hand sort of way.
“Well…??? he continued, “When you do… can I have one of your computers????
I laughed. “Well, by then they will certainly be obsolete. Kind of like me, too.??? No response, no problem with that word ‘obsolete’ but a longer glance around at some of my gear hanging from hooks over the keyboard- piezoelectric pickups and earphones mostly.
Finally, he asked again, “How many earphones do you have, daddy???? He paused, “I’ll count them! One, two, three… four… five…??? He concluded. “You have too many earphones!???
