To the Editor:
The point in life is not to slave away for years until the age of 65 and then say, “Phew, glad it’s over!” Rather, it is to make sure that we do not die with our music still in us.
Fred Thornbrugh
Vineyard Haven
To the Editor:
The point in life is not to slave away for years until the age of 65 and then say, “Phew, glad it’s over!” Rather, it is to make sure that we do not die with our music still in us.
Fred Thornbrugh
Vineyard Haven

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