Well done @paradigmprospect ... I'm glad that you added the 're-cap' at the end of your post; a kind of synopsis...

I made music years ago before the digital age. What I remember of the 'finer' or best sets, it was as if I had been in a 'trance-like' state, with perhaps 'another' hand reaching out 'from the sky' to guide me...Perhaps one of those 'masters' who never fall from the sky, but sometimes, reach out with an enlightened hand.

Many regards, and best wishes for the future.