The basis of his idea is the dream of creating a niche retirement community called "Rock Till Ya Drop." I have included a link to help my interested readers find more information about it at the end of his guest post.
I'm not sure how he would go about buying and developing the land to create this niche retirement community. When you read his full post, you will discover that he envisions homes, townhomes, condos and apartment houses, as well as restaurants, shops and bars. It is a complex development. I know that my own brother-in-law, who is also an old rocker, used to spend a lot of time living in his RV at Slab City next to the Salton Sea in the Southern California desert. There he was able to connect with many other Rock and Roll musicians and spend his winter evenings jamming with them. However, Slab City is nothing compared to what CAD Man would like to create.
Perhaps one of the developers of niche retirement communities will see CAD Man's concept and decide to build a version of it. If you think it is a place that sounds like the perfect retirement community for you, you may want to weigh in on it.
Keeping all this in mind, here's a re-print of the first part of the creative concept that CAD Man has for a retirement community that is sure to appeal to a certain niche market of Baby Boomers. Out of respect for the SodaHead website, if you want to read more you will have to click on the link at the end of the post. In addition, because CAD Man had reprinted his entire SodaHead post as a comment on my blog, I was forced to delete his comment from the Niche Retirement Community article to avoid accusations of plagerism. However, I thought it was only fair to give CAD Man's idea a voice here.
The Rock Till Ya Drop Retirement Community
"We've been tossing around (for 6+ years) a concept for a retirement community called the 'Rock Till Ya Drop'
If you don't minding reading, you may find our thoughts interesting... enjoy.
Being a part-time musician and full-time lover of live music, I've been rolling this idea around in my head for the last 5 years and it's time to set it free... Why not band together with other musicians, artists, and anyone who truly loves live music and the arts to build the 'Rock Till Ya Drop' 55+ community (RTYD for short).
Here's the vision...
Build a small community (800-1000 residents) of various types of dwellings (single family homes, town homes, row homes, lofts, commune homes, and rental apartments) around an old-fashioned town square. The square would be built around a multi-purpose performance venue ..."
If you are interested in this niche retirement community, you can read more about it on SodaHead's webpage at:
http://www.sodahead.com/living/the-rock-till-ya-drop-would-this-be-a-cool-retirement-community/question-3201317/
If you are looking for interesting places to live after retirement, you may also be interested in reading:
Finding Niche Retirement Communities
Retirement Community Amenities
Simplifying Your Life for Retirement
The Best Sunny Places to Retire
Best Places to Retire Outside the US
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Photo of rock musician courtesy of www.morguefile.com
