39 and Holding Club

Monday, May 7, 2018

Happy UN-Birthday 39ers MAY 2018

Make the Most of May, 39ers!

Heading out on the town this month to celebrate your 39 and Holding UN-birthday? That makes you a 39er! No matter how many times you’ve turned 39, in May it’s still a treat to toast the day with your mom. It’s their month, too, birthday or not. Happy Mother’s Day!

If it’s your first 39er UN-birthday, here’s what life was like for mom … 39 years ago this month …

39 Years Ago this Month ~ MAY 1979

May 18^th: “Disco Duck’s” antics of 1976 still influenced our music, with the Top Ten in major cities touting disco songs. Donna Summer brought on the heat with “Hot Stuff” at #1, KFRC/San Francisco. “Disco Nights” by G.Q. rounded out the top ten, as we boogied our way into summer. ♪ “And the music’s tight | on the disco nights …” ♪

May 25^th: Little green men? The “Grays”? Oh, no, when we met Alien this day in 1979, it was way more creepy and ominous than those cute little guys. It grossed out enough of us that it won the 1979 Academy Award for Visual Effects. Ewwww! "In space, no one can hear you scream."

May 31st: You might recognize the silly comic pup below. He often made us feel human on our worst day (and still does). This day in 1979 was a classic. You know how we dress up for a summer fling, lookin’ oh, so cool … and then stumble, spilling a red fruity drink on the person we were trying to impress? Snoopy always takes his faux pas in stride …

For 39ers who Follow the Stars …

Moms bring May flowers, right? Well, it seems like it, since MAY 39er moms—and the rest of you deliberate and down-to-earth Taurus folks (April 20-May 20)—are multi-faceted with complexity to match. Isn’t that a mom attitude?

But wait, there is more to May 39ers as some of you transform into quick-witted and chatty Gemini go-getters (May 21-June 20). Think fast around your favorite Gemini. Their twin-sign is energetic and versatile, and before you know it, you’re left behind on the way to Mothers’ Day brunch!

Looking for gifts this month? In the world of flowers, the May lily stands lovely and delicate, as it implies harmony and humility. Or the month’s emerald gemstone is a fine, deep green choice to match the sparkling May personality.

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude

Old age ain’t no place for sissies.

~ Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956; journalist, satirist, known as the "Sage of Baltimore")

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

Happy UN-Birthday MAY 39ers,

(This one’s for you, kids – 39AHC UN-Birthday 39ers: Susie, Pauline, Judith & Vicki!)

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Are you a 39er this month? Feel free to share your UN-birthday comments below and tell us how you really feel about your age and aging. Keep the stories coming!

LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past series, available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon, … The Psychedelic Seventies!

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Happy UN-Birthday 39ers April 2018

Ping Pong is April 39ers’ Extreme Sport!

Spirited Aries is leaping up and down in Springtime jubilance, while Earth-bound Taurus yells, “Quit jumping all over my petunias!” Welcome to April! Happy UN-birthday 39ers. Do you recall …

39 Years Ago this Month ~ APRIL 1979

April 1: If you claim to be a toddler 39 years ago … who are we to question it? Surely you recall this day when our favorite long-running TV station, Nickelodeon, hit the airwaves? Well, to be fair, it had been broadcasting for a couple of years as the Pinwheel Network. The name was easier to spell, but not as charming. Rebranding to Nickelodeon paid tribute to the first five-cent movie theaters of the early 1900s. Wow. Even I wasn’t around back then.

Apr 13: Remember ping-pong? Yes, it’s still around, and is even an Olympic sport, but game snobs call it table tennis. Back in the day, though, it was the family game for spring and summer. No self-respecting game room or garage was without a big ol’ green table. Speaking of family, the Guinness Book of Records (as it was known until 2000) says an April 1979 ping-pong match still holds the longest doubles record. Sacramento, California brothers Phil, Lance, and Mark Warren with friend, Bill Weir, spent 101 hours knocking that little white ball around! Now that makes it an extreme sport for me.

April 24: A treat for 39ers who long for “real” Rock ‘n’ Roll. Pioneering punk rock band, The Ramones, formed in 1974, threw their fame into high gear in the limelight of 1979’s musical film, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School. Centered around a fanatic fan, the band was the subject of her ultimate desires. Already gaining creds in the industry, The Ramones boosted their status as retro innovators, taking Rock back to its roots. Let’s sing along! ♪♪"We need change, and we need it fast / Before rock's just part of the past / 'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me" ♪♪

(“Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?” recorded 1979, released May 1980.)

For 39ers who Follow the Stars …

Aries (March 21^st – April 19^th) turns its spirited, energetic attention elsewhere mid-month, as we welcome reality-based Taurus (April 20^th – May 20^th) to help us celebrate Earth Day (22^nd). The down-to-Earth sign guides us firmly into the rites of spring.

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

Shopping for birthday gifts? Red flows dominantly through the Aries psyche, whether they know it or not; and of course, Earth green with tinges of golden brown falls into Taurus’s healthy spectrum. But it’s the clarity of the lustrous diamond that will capture the attention of both, as April’s glittering gemstone.

Aging with ATT-i-tude Platitude

Laugh, love and live voraciously, because you’re the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again.

~ Unknown (but oh, so wise)