Growing my parents believed every child should learn to play an instrument (they were part of the greatest generation).
I wanted to play guitar but it was 70's and
everyone was playing guitar (including my two older brothers, so I took up trumpet in 4th grade and continued to the 11th grade. I never really practiced, was a mediocre player, eventually got bored with so let it go by the wayside. (sad because looking back I made a lot of friends and had some great experiences playing in the school band).
Now I am into jazz and wish I had kept it up... could have been a cool cat.
Oh, and wish I had a chance to race in one of these:
