I Think I Can

Several months ago, three of the eternally young names in music - Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince - hit 50. Mick Jagger is now 65, the once accepted age of retirement. And Tony Bennett is 82. Decades ago the word wondered how these talents were going to keep their prestigious and high paying jobs. But, they have endured. As long as they have age mates and new devotees and audiences keep coming, they will keep singing. Personally, I’m glad. When I wonder if I too should keep going, I look around me at people like these who are still going strong. Heck, we even have a once counted as down and out 72 year old running for president. It reminds me of one of my generation’s favorite books. The Little Engine That Could. By Watty Piper and I chug along saying: “I think I can. I think I can, I think I can.”