Tim Redman
Yes, I agree. As one of those baby boomers, when I retire, I will have much more time for chess. The USCF has got to market for the retiring baby boomers. There’s lots of intelligence, time, and money in that market!
If you look at the membership numbers that were given to the Board and made available on the BINFO system on Saturday, you’ll see that paid senior memberships and the 65+ age group are both growing. (The latter includes those in other membership categories, including life members.)
Senior members may not be our most active tournament players (though some are very active), but they tend to be our most loyal members, having the highest renewal percentage of any membership category other than sustaining.
Guess I count as one those old fuddy duddy wood pushers huh?
And I agree entirely, that some emphasis should be put on those of us that have been around since the Fischer halcyon days.
But it won’t matter much. The problems that were around before the Fischer boom are still with us and STILL have yet to be seriously looked at.
Although I would like to see more senior tournaments taking place, I doubt that much effort will be put forth for it.
So let’s get used to the grandparents playing those 10 and 11 yo lollypop suckers.
As one who will become officially eligible for the senior category in less than a year, let me say that I still like to keep my mind alive. I jumped on the digital-clock-5-second-delay bandwagon long before it was a bandwagon, and I still like to experiment in the openings. Like most younger players, I prefer sudden death. I’m not so sure I’d enjoy playing in a senior tournament, as I prefer a variety of ages in my opponents. And, of course, I still make bizarre posts (some with strange new ideas) in these forums. 
Bill Smythe