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#8 5/2/13 4:54 PM

Originally Posted by davidm:
How many parents have sent their kid to college and spent thousands of dollars and had the same kind of result?

I'm spending enough on my sons’ music right now that I could easily put him in a 305 Sprint Car. Will he make it to the Boston Pops or the New York Philharmonic? Heck if I know, but we're gonna support him and try to give him every chance he needs to get there. He's 12 and puts in 18 to 20 hours a week playing, there's a lot of work and pressure but he loves it. Comparing racing to music is a bit of a stretch, but both require resources, time and a lot of dedication. Some will reach the top and many won't, but you won’t know unless you try and give it a shot.

Actually I think comparing music to racing is a great example!! They are very similar. Many musicians try and make it big. They all love music and it's in their blood, and they're all talented in their own way...but like racing, there's hundreds, maybe thousands of others trying to do the same thing. It doesnt mean you're bad, it just means there's someone who's either better or has better luck getting noticed by the right people...or both.

If you dedicate yourself to ANYTHING, and never give up, and always try to be better...I don't think you should ever feel that you've failed or let anyone down...as long ad you know you gave it 100%. Sometimes people need to accept the fact that there's always someone better. Even the best fall down sometimes...

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