Happy UN-Birthday MAY 39ers

First of Many Merry Mays  

Are you a first-time 39er? Welcome to the club! Seriously … don’t fret … 39 and Holding is a badge of honor, not a lamentable milestone.

This is the moment in life when you’ve accrued enough wisdom and knowledge to pursue your lifelong passion, or discover the passion that will enhance the rest of your life!

Or … are you 39 and Holding … again?! Yahoo! you’re enjoying freedom of the mind and the joy of ATT-i-tude.

39 Years Ago this Month ~ MAY 1978             

Rock & Roll movies made a big splash heading into summer, the year you first-time 39ers were born. Do the rest of you remember …

13^th: even beating out The Beatles for a while, Barry Gibb’s prolific songwriting passion finally paid off. He climbed the music charts to become the only songwriter to grab Billboard’s top spot with four consecutive #1 singles. Barry eventually expanded that to six #1 tunes, and shares the record with Lennon and McCartney. He kinda had a push up the charts—it all started on a Saturday night in December 1977.

18^th: more movie magic came in the release of The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey. It picked up the Academy Award (1979) for Best Music and several more; and solidified Gary as a bona fide major Hollywood player, in his nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Doesn’t it seem to you that the best movies include Rock & Roll??

31^st: National Senior Health & Fitness Day – I know, I know, you newbies don’t want to be called “senior” yet. However, if you’ve been sedentary in the past couple of years, it’s time to get moving. Love this year’s theme: With Movement… There’s Improvement. And that’s especially true for you 39ers who have been 39 for a couple-ten-years-or-more. J

For 39ers who Follow the Stars …   

Just like moms and May flowers, MAY 39ers are multi-faceted with complexity to match. Deliberate and down-to-earth Taurus (April 20-May 20) transforming into quick-witted and chatty Gemini (May 21-June 20) is a big leap. Even if your mom or other loved one is on the cusp and caught between, you gotta love ‘em anyway!

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude 

What’s the point of eating healthy and exercising? Who wants to live to be 89?

   Response: Someone who’s 88.

~ From BBC television series, Midsomer Murders, Season 3, Episode 3: “Blue Herrings”

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

Happy UN-Birthday MAY 39ers,

(Here’s lookin’ at you, kids – 39AHC Birthday 39ers, Susie, Pauline, and Judith!)

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Happy UN-Birthday APRIL 39ers

Like a Diamond in the Sky 

April ATT-i-tudes

12^th – Walk on Your Wild Side Day: It’s been declared by somebody … no one seems to know who, but I’m all for it! What can you do this day … month … year … that is just a tad out of your comfort zone? Need a nudge? Try an offbeat daily excursion in your town or city. Here’s a list for Los Angeles … Wheeeeeeee!

24^th - International Sauvignon Blanc Day: Join The Wine Club Group in celebrating a celebrated grape! Don’t know much about it? All you need to know … and then some. Yum … I’ll drink to that! And if you couple it with your new Wild Side … check out how much fun grape stomping can be.😉 (Yep, you Boomers know where the link goes … LU-CY!)

39 Years Ago this Month ~ APRIL 1978  

Quirky Annie Hall won best picture at the 50^th Academy Awards. The 1977 movie starred Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, in a poignant romance that captured the era and endeared itself in the realm of classic movies.

While Annie stole our hearts, April 22^nd captured our funny bones. The Blues Brothers rocked onto the Saturday Night Live stage for their first appearance on the iconic show (back when it truly Rocked!).

For 39ers who Follow the Stars … 

As Aries (March 21^st – April 19^th) turns its spirited back on us in mid-month, reality-based Taurus (April 20^th – May 20^th) picks up the slack to guide us into the rites of spring.

Have you ever noticed that both Sun Signs feature horns? Hmmmm … says a lot about free-thinking Aries, and stubborn … I mean, practical and dedicated … Taurus.

 

Shopping for birthday gifts? Red permeates the Aries psyche, whether they know it or not; and of course, Earth green … for Earth Day on the 22nd… falls into Taurus’s earthy spectrum. But it’s the clarity of the lustrous diamond that will capture the attention of both, as April’s gemstone.

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude

Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.

            ~ Luis Buñuel Portolés; Spanish filmmaker, 1900-1983.

Cheese and wine can age, but for 39ers … Age is a number … LIFE is ATT-i-tude!^TM 

Happy UN-Birthday APRIL 39ers,

(Here’s lookin’ at you, kids – 39AHC Birthday 39ers, Uncle Elvin! Whoohoo – 95 years young!)

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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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