MAY IS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH (and don’t you forget it!)
May is OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. I’m pretty sure I qualify as an older American because, as George Washington told me, “The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves”….or maybe I’m thinkin’ of Lincoln (incidental details, like who said what, can get a bit hazy at my age). No matter — either way, it proves I’ve been around long enough to establish my bona feces.
As long as I’m quoting bigwigs I have known or could have known (as the case may be), no doubt you will be interested in other memorable quotes that I remember, most of which admittedly weren’t said to me directly, but which I either overheard, or were whiskered to me in confidence by the quotees under their goatees (or beards, as the face may be):
Old age is no place for sissies. –Bette Davis (whose facial hair at the time was confined to a mustache, as I recall)
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. –Truman Capote
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. –Jennifer Yane
If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. — variously attributed to Eubie Blake, Adolph Zukor and Mae West, among others
There is no cure for the common birthday. —John Glenn
You’re only as old as the girl that you feel. –Groucho Marx
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. –Chili Davis
Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician. –Anonymous
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. –Anonymous
So there you have the story of my anonymous existence: just when I’m on a roll, I run flush out of time. C’est la vie. Take it on out, Pops (Louis) and Schnoz (Jimmy):
Carmen 1:26 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Speaking of toilet paper – I don’t know about you mistermuse, but I’m looking forward to forgetting all the stupid sh*t I’ve done. . . 🙂
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mistermuse 8:29 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
I don’t mean to spoil your hopes, Carmen, but may you have a long time to wait. 🙂
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scifihammy 7:19 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
haha I like the quotes – and the fact that you knew George Washington! 😀
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mistermuse 8:45 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
I not only knew him — we were so close, he admitted to me that he didn’t chop down the cherry tree — it was a SLIPPERY ELM (which is why it took him so long to get a handle on it….not to mention that the handle was missing a blade).
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scifihammy 10:11 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink
haha 😀
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GP Cox 8:15 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Forget what? (just kidding – I think). It’s about time us old folks got an honorable mention around Blogsville!
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mistermuse 8:52 am on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Well, at least I got an honorable discharge, with a 21 musket salute. I’d post a copy of it, but I forget where I put the parchment.
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GP Cox 3:30 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink
hahaha
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Don Frankel 12:27 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
They give us a whole month? Some of us might not use all of it. But when it comes to time sometimes its the same…
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mistermuse 3:40 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Don, this is for those who “might not use all of it”:
Note: Billie is backed this time by (among others) jazz legends Lester Young on tenor sax, Roy Eldridge on trumpet, and Teddy Wilson on piano.
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Don Frankel 8:19 am on May 10, 2018 Permalink
Great recording. No great great recording.
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mistermuse 9:08 am on May 10, 2018 Permalink
You got that right, Don. It doesn’t get any better.
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D. Wallace Peach 8:08 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Oh goodness. I’m among this crowd. At least the sense of humor remains intact! The quote from Chili Davis is my favorite because it’s 100% true! Keep up the laughter. 🙂
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mistermuse 10:43 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Thanks, Diana. I almost didn’t use the Chili Davis quote because initially, I couldn’t decide between it and a similar one by Ogden Nash (“You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.”). I finally chose the Davis quote because I couldn’t stay undecided indefinitely. 🙂
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D. Wallace Peach 11:00 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink
I’m glad you included the Davis one. I’m still trying not to grow up… 🙂
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eths 10:44 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
I love the quotes!
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mistermuse 11:00 pm on May 9, 2018 Permalink |
Thank you. I especially liked the Capote, Yane, Glenn and ‘t.p.’ quotes because they were new to me, whereas the others were familiar.
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Silver Screenings 9:37 am on May 10, 2018 Permalink |
I’ve never seen this clip with Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante. The both of them have SO MUCH CHARISMA!
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mistermuse 12:16 pm on May 10, 2018 Permalink |
Louis was long past his trumpet-playing prime by the time of that clip, and Jimmy was even older (by 7 years), but they both still had ‘it,’ charisma-wise. Interestingly, Jimmy also started out as a jazzman, playing piano and (in 1916) organizing the Original New Orleans Jazz Band (in New York!).
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restlessjo 12:58 pm on May 12, 2018 Permalink |
All of them true, alas 🙂 🙂 But I won’t let it spoil my weekend.
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mistermuse 3:06 pm on May 12, 2018 Permalink |
Do you know the definition of “weekend?” It’s the shortest distance between Friday and Monday — so enjoy it before it’s over! 🙂
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RMW 12:47 pm on May 24, 2018 Permalink |
A little late commenting but my excuse is I was in Brighton, England (my birthplace) celebrating my birthday on this very day. So, as it was a big number birthday this post was very appropriate. Although I’m getting older, life is getting better. I’ve been saving the best for last. However, I do agree with the toilet paper analogy.
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