I agree and it saddens me, I don't think it would work. Overall it doesn't seem that quality is appreciated anymore. Many young people I know (I have a 19 year old son) don't even like guitars. They think that rap and hip hop is the real deal. Sad state of affairs. I just have to hope in due time they will come around.
It is nice to see on You Tube that some young people, seems to be Europeans more so than Americans, do appreciate quality music. Here is what one 16 year old from Italy posted regarding Mark:
"Mark Knopfler might not be as fast as, don't know, Timo Tolkki, or Kai
Hansen, or others metal guitarists, but the cleannes of Mark's sound,
his fingerpicking, and the indescribable feel of his song, make Mark
just UNIQUE, and surely one of the best guitar players of our time.
So, yeah, long live heavy metal...but BOW in front of the SUPERIORITY of this man!"
I am hoping to get really good seats for Mark's concert in Los Angeles (assuming he's going to play LA), and I am going to take my son with me (I think?!). I just hope he goes with an open mind.
I am also glad that the Greek Theatre is a small venue, capacity of about 6000, I think. It would be heartbreaking to look around and see empty seats. But who knows, maybe many/most venues will sell out.
Bottom line, whatever musical journey Mark wants to take us on is fine with me.