Almost forgot........98 today!!!

Just now noticed this thread.

Kudos babbie as you must be the granddy on here.

Kudos.

Good God....so many wonderful folks this year...so many friends here...I want to thank you one and all for your kind words....I love this place!

Please share Op at least on #1-#3. Ya know...for sciences. #5 would be really great

How could I miss this most important post of the year. 98 year old today, our dear Old Timer. A legend of his own, who I was blessed to get to know when we first exchanged messages about my avatar, with Buster Keaton in it.



Di y'all know that Buster Keaton and his wife were The Old Timer's god parents?



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So here's to getting to 100 and beyond my dear friend! Forever onward we go! Much love to you and your beautiful wife.

I'm wishing you a very happy birthday. I hope that you have a wonderful day.

Today, while clearing a fallen ash tree from the fence, I found another pawpaw patch.

Old Timer, do you like pawpaws?

How are you feeling? If you're happy, and feeling relatively well, I think you're going to live to at least 105.

OP, did your wife look a little like this?

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one of my favorites

Happy Birthday!! May you have many more!!

You must be having a good time living.

Best wishes my friend. I heard that one hundred is the new fifty, so you should be good.

Happy birthday... I love your contributions here on glp. I'll give you one for a secret to long life... I have never forgotten it.
When I first started writing in Hollywood... I was a 20-something and working at an event backstage with George Burns Paul Newman Etc many funny stories there.

Meanwhile mr. Burns asked me to be his dinner companion he was wont to ask the pretty young starlets to dinner evidently.
He was a complete and total gentleman ..of course Very witty and I was kind of a bubble head so he probably enjoyed my Gracie qualities and because of sitting with him I met every celebrity there...they came up to our table to pay him homage. It was quite a heady night for this newcomer to Los Angeles. I believe he was around 98 years old when I ran into him again on The Tonight Show a year later he completely remembers me and my name.
I found him truly amazing. In between me stammering and bubble-headed remarks I finally had the courage at the end to say mr. Burns what's your secret and any advice on a newcomer to the business? He studied me for a minute and said "I like you so I'm going to tell you the secret is do what you love and love what you do that's all it takes"

I like you old-timer and your posts so that's my birthday wish for you ...big hug and many more

Sure it wasn't 99 a few days ago?

That is a truly beautiful story and an even more awesome memory. Thank you so much for sharing that here with us. And you got the best advice there is.

Oh my....have not had any pawpaw seeds in a very long time....very tasty!!! unusual flavor but I do like them yes.

Well......George let the secret out......it was Mr Keaton himself that said about the same thing to me when I was in my early teens.....I never forgot it and if I close my eyes I can still see him telling me those words.....Do what you love doing....the satisfaction far outweighs any remuneration you may ever get.

Happy birthday and may you keep going strong well past your bucket list 100.
Wishing you the best day, week and the best year ever to follow.

Happy Birthday. Please do us the honor of some insight

1) Do you have a diet you believe in? What is it?

Bacon as much as can get.

2) Do you do a regular exercise routine or have obligatory
excersize. What is it?

Walking to the barn EVERYDAY....I feed all the animals and that gets me going just fine...stairs are out these days

3) any past or present large scale or long term drug,alcohol,tobacco or coffee/tea usage?

Coffee since I was a child....pot since I was a beatnik in the 50's....still consume both daily.

4) How old is your wife?

11/09/1930

5) Out of all the complete revelation paradigm shifting complete revelations that you have ever realized. What was the biggest craziest one and at what age did you achieve it?

I was a Captain by the time WWII ended....my post war assignment was with "Operation Paperclip"....on a personal level I thought it was the craziest this our country could do at ANY TIME....was a true eye opener

Thank you in advance!


Please share Op at least on #1-#3. Ya know...for sciences. #5 would be really great


Last Edited by The Old Timer on 05/30/2022 09:53 AM

Whoa...you were actually on operation paperclip?!?! <Mind blown>

YES......however it caused me to seriously question my prior years of "service to my country"....I knew I had to keep it to myself....it tore me up inside helping those people....some/most of whom were moral trash.

Well...

It's completely up to you TOT but it's now or never...

Blow the whistle.

Much of what is occurring is because of these transplants.

Thank you for your service regardless. It will not have been in vain in the end.