### John Fisher

Well, I’m 73 and I still like new music. And old music. And classical music. And jazz. And reading about music.

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#### Recent Notes

- **Jun 16, 2025**  
  It is premature to talk about optimism. What we do NOT need is a return to the status quo. What we need is a movement (and I do not think the Democrats have either the vision or the balls) that addresses head on the structural changes necessary for the United States to survive as a democracy. From income inequality to megacorporations an…

- **May 22, 2025**  
  “For What It’s Worth” is my third favorite song of all time, after “A Day in the Life” and “Waterloo Sunset. What we need now is another mobilization like the one that (eventually) ended the war in Vietnam, but instead of “thousands of people in the streets,” we need tens of millions. Times have changed!

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