Yesterday I made it official and announced my plans to retire from my 'day job' in early 2007 ... Had to do it so far in advance because I have a position with a fair amount of responsibility, and since my 'second in command' doesn't want it we have to search for a replacement ...
I'vehad this in mind for a long time, but actually saying it yesterday really drove it home ...
It's a great job, my staff is aces, and 'boss' leaves me alone ... I will really miss it when the time comes, ...
BUT, then I can concentrate full time on my dream of being a rock star !!! ...
t.

Way to go, Tony...in today's economy, it's a miracle if ANYONE retires...most jobs held by people over 50 are "eliminated".

I personally think that musicians make GREAT employees...younger thinking, can relate better to young associates and customers and are less resistant to change.

Too bad most day jobs start so damn early in the morning. I like to start of slow in the morning and then "taper off".

Best of luck. I tried to call just to say Hi, but got your machine. Duh, you were at work1

Russ

. thnx for the call, russ ... that's where I am ...
In 2007 I will be in my 40th year working for this organization !!! ... (I started as in intern in grade school ...NOT!!! )
t.

An old gentleman once gave me some good advice....YOU CAN NOT BUY TIME.

So I retired at 55 and I appear to get younger every day.

Good for you that you have taken the step.

I'm not gonna' retire. Carol says I can retire, but I have to wait till three days after I'm dead. Therefore, I figgure that if I have something to do every day, I don't have time to die, thus retirement is out of the question.

Cheers,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

You Guy's are certainly talk'in a lot of sense .

I've learn't something ,many thanks .

Giovanni

Gary , I guess it depends on one's definition of 'retire' ... I plan to retire from my "9 to 5" (or thereabouts), but certainly not from life ... I plan to work more gigs in the 'senior' circuit; I've had an offer to work a couple of days a week in as a 'ranger' on a golf course during the season (FREE GOLF !!!), etc; . ... and OF COURSE pursue R 'n' R STARDOM!!!
No couch potato here...
t.


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Great Tony Just great.
Let us all chip in and buy Tony a ticket to San Jose for the Tyros 2 Jam session next year. ooooooooooops first we got to buy him a Tyros 2. Hey Dan O, we need a real deal for Tony.
I retired from a reasonable slow life in my business at age 50, married a young good looking blonde and been going 100 miles an hour every since.
Now at age 74 I am ready to retire from the 100 miles an hour gig. I would like to get down to about 50 MPH
Bebop

I was tired yesterday. I am re-tired today.

Actually, I did retire from a stressful career in 1981 to do what I really like. No regrets.

I Yam what I Yam AHA

Eddie

YO EDDIE,
We must have went to different schools together
That is when I retired from my businesses also.
We bought a RV and headed to the Florida Pan handle for the winter. In the Spring we went traveling around the USA and didn't come home for 5 years. Now that I have been back home for 18 years I have bought a new motorhome 35 feet with two super slides and getting ready to go do it again. Soon as I can get Jann Retired
Best to you dude. Keep on keeping on
Bebop

Bebop....you be's my idol....when I grows up, I wants to be just like you.....you da man.......
Tony Rome

Bebop:

Good stuff, tell us more,especially interested in how to retire again and marry a young good looking blond? How do I get my wife to let me do this??....pose

Good choice!
I "retired" in 1978 at the age of 35. That's when I became a full-time entertainer. I've been able to play golf or fish nearly every day since, and play music at night. People actually PAY me to do this. Can you imagine?
DonM

Way to go Tony, congratulations on your up and coming retirement!! Good for you!! Hopefully, you'll stay in Lil Rhody so I can come out to hear one of your "Rock Star Shows"



Now that's what I call a great gig!!

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Retirement means getting up every morning doing the things you enjoy doing, if that happens to be work then great that one can do something they like and get paid for doing it, which I have been fortunate to do most of my working life.
Now at 68 and still full of energy to engage in hobby things like, cycling, kite flying, walking on the beach 1/2 mile away.
If you treat retirement correctly you won't have enough time in each day to do all the things you like doing.

POSE, First you have to get alimony Then you hire out as a one man band so you have no competition, then you smile a lot and look available and ask all the blondes for Resumes
In my day we worked piano bars and it was much more intimate. I could lean over the piano and smoooooooze or share a drink or etc.
the good life is the retired life.
I need about 9 more hours in every day just to keep up. My list of to do today is always a week long
Keep on keeping on,
Bebop