Lessons of youth

My first system was an all in one zenith. Spent many a night listening to Santana, moody blues, and when I could my dads frank Sinatra lps. Loved that time.

 I recently asked my son (now 20 and knows everything) if he wanted me to put together an audio system with some of my extra equipment. He said , no thanks, I can listen to all the stuff I want on my phone and headphones/ ear buds. Needless to say, I was disappointed. I understand, it’s all about priorities to him. Hee is a great young man, works 2 full time jobs( line cook at a restaurant, coach with a high school football team) and goes to a local college full time . So, he has no time for a hobby like audio. It’s kind of a “cats in the cradle” thing. But I love him and that’s what matters. 
 I respect the young man mentioned. Give him time, he’ll come around.

"Better yet, I've been talking to him about doing some minor 'upgrades' that he could afford but he's not really interested."

Don't pollute an innocent mind and most definitely don't mention audio forums.

@tablejockey @twodogs112 I'm definitely not mentioning forums! He get's enough drama in his photography group. I haven't approached the subject again but he really enjoys shopping for vinyl. I'll help him the next time he asks for advice---in the meantime, I'm just letting him have fun.

Photography forums can be real ego trips for some… 

LOL, I visited one of those photography forums back in the film days when one could develop and print his own pictures. No one talked about what one did to take pictures only about things like the resolution of a 35mm lense on a 36 inch print or the supposed improvement in your work depending on whether it was a Leica, Canon, Nikon, etc. ( And I want you to know I used a Nikon F3 and a 1.2 50mm lens. I was, presumably, then a serious photographer! No? :-) The real fun was in just taking snap shots of interesting stuff and playing with the negs in a dark room for my own enjoyment. 

The real fun in audio is listening to the music! The rest is just filling empty time.