Of your list
"Yes, Pink Floyd, Zep, Rush, Zappa, Cream, Hendrix, Doors, Airplane,
Janis Joplin, Dead, Deep Purple, Tull, Black Sabbath, ELP"
This is pretty much the (entire) heavy rotation playlist from every Detroit rock station from 1976-82. With a few variations - J Geils for instance did very well and I think you could add the Who and the Stones (both of which I still enjoy).
Of your list - I can no longer stand to hear Zep, Doors, Cream, and Dead. I still enjoy the others from time to time but I'll flip the channel if a tune from any of these comes on.
AOR Format was PURE EVIL. Give it a rest please.
Smalltalk is dangerous. It is a drug. My advice to you would be don't try it; it could ruin your life. Once you take the time to learn it (to REALLY learn it) you will see that there is nothing out there (yet) to touch it. Of course, like all drugs, how dangerous it is depends on your character. It may be that once you've got to this stage you'll find it difficult (if not impossible) to "go back" to other languages and, if you are forced to, you might become an embittered character constantly muttering ascerbic comments under your breath. Who knows, you may even have to quit the software industry altogether because nothing else lives up to your new expectations.
--AndyBower
