rant · moment 11 of 19
Dad's Late-Life Music Comeback and Giving Up Gracefully
from #182 - Beware the Villas | The Tim Dillon Show · #182
4 min
He recounts his father restarting a musician career in his 60s via local open mics, getting offered a tour, and wisely declining it, which leads into advice that older people chasing new dreams should stop.
- Tim's dad was a musician when Tim was younger, but gave it up to get a job and provide for his family.
- Dad started playing music again in the local Long Island scene after open mics, and younger musicians invited him to gigs upstate.
- Dad declined further opportunities, saying he's in his mid-60s and needs to go home and watch television with his wife instead.
- Tim tells older people following dreams to stop, because it's over and not the right move.
- Imagining dad telling his wife he's going on the road with the band at 67 and trying to get serious about music now.
- Tim explains that dad had his time with music, probably got some good experiences out of it, but there's no windfall money to chase.
- Don't use Rodney Dangerfield as the one example to justify older people pursuing stand-up comedy.
- There are guys in their 50s at open mics talking about making it—the solution is to go home to your villa and enforce parking rules.