Happy UN-Birthday July 39ers

July 39ers Celebrate the Red-White-and-Blue! 

Isn’t it cool that everybody celebrates your birth month, July 39ers?! Well, ok, many are partying for Independence Day—and then we’ll party on ‘til Labor Day—but hey, your “liberated youth” is worth a toast too!

So CHEERS to your UN-birthday 39ers, as we go red-white-and-blue for the rest of the summer.

39 Years Ago this Month ~ July 1978             

Yep, the picture disc is in my collection.

21^st – Peter Frampton may have experienced second thoughts about starring in a Beatles-related music film without The Beatles; even though the venerable Bee Gees provided the soundtrack. Sgt.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band debuted to vicious reviews and low box office sales. Nevertheless, it’s fondly remembered thirty-nine years later, along with the original Beatles album of the same name, celebrating its 50^th year (1967).

25^th – We celebrated the birth of our nation at the beginning of the month, and just a few weeks later, scientists celebrated the birth of Louise Brown, the world’s first test tube baby (IVF). Welcome, Louise, to the 39 and Holding Club!

What other summer hot stuff was goin’ on? Throughout July 1978 we spent our sunburned evenings enjoying the boob tube’s MASH, One Day At A Time, Little House on the Prairie, and Laverne and Shirley. Back in the day … as today … we watched shows with ATT-i-tude!

For 39ers who Follow the Stars …   

July’s gemstone via the American Gem Society is celebrated as the royal Ruby, but … “In 1912, in an effort to standardize birthstones, the (American) National Association of Jewelers met in Kansas and officially adopted a list.” (Wiki)  

The Ruby, specified by modern calendar methods, is said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love. Ancient astrologers, however, proclaimed Cancer (June 21-July 22) should enjoy the qualities of the majestic emerald, while Leo (July 23-Aug 22), rules with the mysterious onyx.

Based on all the info, I’m for wearing, buying, enjoying, whatever floats your boat!

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent* ...  that is to triumph over old age.

~ Thomas Bailey Aldrich;1836 – 1907, author The Story of a Bad Boy. [*And sometimes mischievously irreverent 😉]

Great cheese and wine need aging, but for 39ers … Age is a number … LIFE is ATT-i-tude!^TM 

Happy UN-Birthday JULY 39ers,

(Here’s lookin’ at you, kids – 39AHC Birthday 39ers, Gary [RIP], John, Yvonne, Ed, Nancy [RIP], Marilyn, Pat, Joyce – Phew! Lots of July 39ers! Winters were fun 39 years ago. 😊)

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Happy UN-Birthday March 39ers

Dancing the March Jig! 

If Irish dancing doesn’t get you up on your feet, nothing will. It’s hard to resist at least tapping your toes to the bouncy Celtic tunes.

This adorable two-year-old Irish lass proves the lilting music is irresistible! Being a former dancer, I watched this clip four times. Little Georgia is just too cute, joining an Irish dancer on the streets of Galway.

March Moods:  

11^th – Genealogy Day: Even if you’re not Irish and care less about family history, are you at all curious about your name? A good place to start … 

22^nd – As Young as You Feel Day: And finally we come to a “holiday” near and dear to 39ers. As Young as You Feel Day should be heartily celebrated!

We’ve adopted it—and the delightful vintage movie with the same name, as our official day and entertainment activity, to enjoy the age we feel in our hearts …

Take a minute and enjoy some history trivia to learn what VERY famous actress was catapulted to stardom with this movie!

Now that I have your attention, March 39ers, let’s get on with your UN-birthday!

39 Years Ago this Month ~ March 1978                      

The California Jam II was in full swing March 18^th at the Ontario Motor Speedway in SoCal. More than 350,000 screamin’ fans celebrated Rock & Roll and the month of March with Aerosmith, Foreigner, Ted Nugent, and oh, so many more. Were you there? Rock On!

For 39ers who Follow the Stars …   

Pensive Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) and airy Aries 39ers (21^st thru April 19^th) are proud to march through the month to their own drumbeat.

Pisces m’dears, try not to take on everyone else’s pain while you empathize with the world’s woes. Lighten up—it’s your month to party!

Audacious and valiant Aries—you’re always ready to grab the bull by the horns. You can’t be faulted for that, ‘cause it nearly always leads to success. Party On!

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

~ George Bernard Shaw; Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950. [Quotes.]

One thing we Irish know, is how to play! Play like there’s no tomorrow, because …  

Age is a number … LIFE is ATT-i-tude!^TM  

Happy UN-Birthday MARCH 39ers,

(Here’s lookin’ at you, kids – 39AHC Birthday 39ers, Steven, Pat [IM] Susan, and Jim!)

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