Today is your day Boomer! My focus the past few days has been protest blogs.....so, how about something different? Let's do lifestyle Boomers, and getting out there and enjoying life again! I see Alice Cooper is coming to Penticton this spring and this reminds me that many of these old rockers are, or will be, touring North America again very soon. My wife and I have seen three great concerts in the past few years: McCartney, Elton John, and The Doobie Brothers. Another Boomer couple we know saw The Eagles, and then check out this concert list from my sibling and his wife: John Pine, John Sebastion, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Don McLean, Tony Bennett, Stephen Stills, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Sergio Mendes.....and more, like James Taylor in this picture who sung incredible hits from the 1970s like "Fire and Rain" and "How Sweet It Is". This Boomer couple, in their 60's, usually travel to these shows with another couple and make a holiday of it...adding in camping, or boating, or maybe even a train ride. It is such a great idea and apparently many of the concert tickets are reasonably priced....Alice Cooper is about 50 bucks. Boomers, maybe it's time to grab some good life again?! Cheers!

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