People Used To Entertain Themselves Quite Well, This Was Before Mass Media Took Over…

@PoetryNEmotion you know when my daughter was about 10 years old I gave her this little toy that cost me around $15. It was called a music maker, had a little keyboard on it and a little booklet with songs and which keys to press. She learned to play every single song on that little toy and did good. When she got to 5th grade the orchestra teachers came to the class and played their instruments and asked them if they wanted to join orchestra. My daughter came home & told me she wanted to learn to play the viola. I met with the teacher who advised us not to buy cheap instruments because most were made in China and poor quality. She told us about the music store where we could rent to buy good used orchestra instruments and make payments in case they dropped out and just return the instrument and not owe any more money. So I did that and she did really good learning how to play it. We didn’t have all this electronic stuff like kids do today, we had a TV and a DVD player, no cable tv either because I didn’t want her to watch MTV or shows that were risqué for kids to watch. So she read quite a bit and did things like play with that little toy music maker, and crafts and art etc. She learned to sew too and did well with basic clothing items. Most kids these days aren’t motivated to do anything like that after they get electronic games then IPads and then phones.

@cherokeepatti I hear you. Your daughter is exceptional snd you cared to mskw an effort. I doubt many parents do that now. The parents are addicted to technology too. It is sad.

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I believe that in the early days of radio and TV the programs were financed by the product companies who bought ads on that media. The "king Biscuit Flour Hour" on early radio ads and of course the TV "soap operas" were to sell detergent to housewives who were home during the day who were watching the "soaps". That's just my understanding of what those media were really doing at that time.

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I believe you speak the truth man,Good Bless.

@DeWayfarer Well I was thinking more of neighborhood level and private gatherings. Not to make money busking. But that’s good too I guess.

@cherokeepatti you know how soul music got started in New Orleans? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@BlueGreenGrey You're right. I spend a lot of time outside doing things I like.