Radio's demise was predicted with the advent of television. Didn't happen. And television was also supposed to doom movie theaters. Bets on this one were so strong that the msjor movie studio cancelled the contracts of many of their top actors and actresses. That was premature judgment to say the least. After being the lastet thing back in the "I Love Lucy" days, television took its rightful place in the mainstream. Sooner the later the Internet and its "children"(IPods, MP3's, etc) will do. Sooner or later many of the computer hobbiests of today will get burned out and cut the usage time considerably. And when Internet burnout sets in it's very likely that folks will once again want more face-to-face contact, just like when television reached maturity.

And I'm sure that live music venues will survive as well. There are a couple of venues that aren't full time, but do have concerts a few times a year. They are located in churches, providing a haven from the drinking. I'm not actually that sure folks are drinking so much less today. The number of neighborhood taverns has declined over the past couple of decades, yet the number of liquor stores has remained steady or even garnered a slight increase.

Last edited by beechnut79; 10/08/09 12:25 AM.