Not Just Another Petty Grievance The day Tom Petty died was probably one of the saddest Mondays in the history of the world. Earlier in the day, a shooter killed 58 people and wounded 489 others in a crowd ranging in age from 20 to 67. They were mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, husbands, wives and … Read more
NORTHEAST PHILLY BABY BOOMERS Facebook groups created by and for baby boomers provide a great deal of nostalgia and entertainment for many of us. A great way to find a lot of “that was then, this is now” comparisons. One of the first baby boomer groups that I became aware of was the “Northeast Philly … Read more
Happy 95th Birthday, Betty White Recently, as the internet is wont to do, someone posted another Betty White is dead hoax on Facebook. I was so distraught upon reading the “news”, I almost reposted it without checking the validity of the story. Fortunately, I did check it out and was grateful to find that Betty … Read more
2016 – A Baby Boomer Retrospect Hal A. Cohen Live For the Living A recent post by one of my Facebook friends really got me to thinking about all things related to celebrities; all of the music icons, movie stars, historical figures, my real world friends, myself – and our relationship to each other. To paraphrase, … Read more
Leon Russell April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016 It’s been a rough week. Two days ago, Leonard Cohen died. Yesterday it was Robert Vaughn, the Man from U.N.C.L.E., Today Leon (born Claude Russell Bridges). They say these things happen in threes. I can hardly take it any more. This has been one of … Read more
Robert Vaughn has died at the age of 83 “With a modest amount of looks and talent, and more than a modicum of serendipity, I’ve managed to stretch my 15 minutes of fame into 50 years of good fortune.” What started out as an outlandish exaggeration of the Bond films quickly morphed into the vehicle that … Read more
Leonard Cohen 9/21/1934 10//10/2016 In Nowhere, Tennessee, there dwells an old medicine woman named Pipsissewa. Actually, her name back when I knew here in Philadelphia, when we were both teenagers, is, Lisa. Today, she is an authentic herbalist and a retired nurse. I met Lisa during the late 60’s when we were both just out … Read more
Adventures in Grocery Shopping – And other short stories from a cereal aisle aficionado This is a book that I feel very, very good about recommending to any friend or stranger. I was introduced to Dan May through a mutual friend, fellow singer/songwriter Liz Miller. She suggested I send a friend request to Dan, because … Read more
Swedish Academy Still Knockin’ on Dylan’s Door Calling Bob Dylan. Helloooo? By now, everyone probably has heard that the Swedish Academy has awarded the Baby Boomer’s own inimitable poet laureate, Bob Dylan, the Nobel Prize for Literature. A controversial decision on some counts, but exciting news for the rest of us. But, the wayward bard-slash-balladeer … Read more
This is what the British Invasion has ultimately led to. The headline on the My News L.A. website reads, “McCartney, Jagger, Dylan Rockin’ in their 70s: ‘Oldchella’ Tix On Sale…” OLDCHELLA?!! Man that hurts. Yeah, I know we baby boomers have gotten up in years but, let’s face it… Seeing it in wrtiting – a rock concert featuring the … Read more
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