Fred_C Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 "I grow old...I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." -T.S. Eliot The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock I'm 67 years old today, but behind my eyes I'm still 25. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER FRED and may you have many more!!! I'm right behind you at the tender young age of 66! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Happy birthday old timer. I just started singing "When I'm 64" myself a couple weeks back. Brain still works, body increasingly less responsive to commands. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Happy Birthday! Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmac Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Happy birthday. I am 65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Hey, happy birthday, Fred C.! "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Happy Birthday, my friend, and many, MANY more! You're not olde- - you've just lived a long time and had a LOT of experience. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Happy birthday, Fred. And in the immortal words of Jethro Tull, "You're never too o-o-old to rock and ro-o-oll if you're too young to die!" Not sure how that fits into the jazz world, but let's hope it still applies! "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I'm 67 years old today, but behind my eyes I'm still 25. 73 here, and never growed up........ My momma once asked me; "when are you going to grow up"? My answer was, "never". And I never did in the way that she meant it.. But I digress. Happy birthday amigo, and many more happy and healthy ones as well. dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Only 63 here, a young punk by ANY measure........ meaning I've got to "respect my elders"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'll be 65 in eight days, but often feel years older, but still act much younger( my wife says TOO much younger ). I know it's belated, but didn't catch this until this morning, so... HAPPY BIRTHDAY anyway! Like it's been said here before, ANY day spent ABOVE the dirt is a good one. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Nice literary choice. Happy birthday Fred! I hope for a day when we stop talking about numbers, and talk about journeys. Based on what I see daily, we have a long way to go. But it`s an ideal. anyway... PM me for my thoughts on age, I`ll spare the forum. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just remember that worn out story about the two horses on a hilltop, one a young Stallion and the other an old Mustang, looking down at a pasture of young mares. You know...the young stallion says to the elder, "hey pop. What say we run down this hill and bang us one of them mares?" And the old horse replies, "What say we WALK down and bang them ALL?" Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuJu Kwan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Happy birthday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Skip, I, as well as many other forum members, would be very interested in reading your thoughts on aging. Why not post them? If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Happy birthday, Fred. And in the immortal words of Jethro Tull, "You're never too o-o-old to rock and ro-o-oll if you're too young to die!" Not sure how that fits into the jazz world, but let's hope it still applies! Dan, I don't rock. But I can still lay down a pretty decent uptempo Blues improv. Rock on, Bro.! If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 My sincere thanks to all for the kind words. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbqbob Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 "I grow old...I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." -T.S. Eliot The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock I'm 67 years old today, but behind my eyes I'm still 25. Happy birthday Fred! Seeing as I turn 62 in September, I can relate. Even though I have my aches and pains and cannot party as much as I could when I was 25, I look in the mirror and wonder who that fat old bastard is standing in front of me. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yeah, it IS kinda scary when you look in the mirror one morning and see your GRANDPA staring back at you! I still like what my MOM once said about it all.... "No matter how hard you try, GRAVITY always wins!" The only "thought" I had on aging, and the only "victory" I seek is to still be able to remember my past, be aware of my current surroundings, and to never confuse the two. And perhaps put off the alternative for as long as possible. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Given the age range in the Forum, I'm trying to picture the retirement home that would take all of us! "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 <---it would have to be a home that this song reminds me of! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 "I grow old...I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." -T.S. Eliot The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Just because- the mood of that eloquent couple o' lines o' poetry brought this to my mind: Cat The fat cat on the mat may seem to dream of nice mice that suffice for him, or cream; but he free, maybe, walks in thought unbowed, proud, where loud roared and fought his kin, lean and slim, or deep in den in the East feasted on beasts and tender men. The giant lion with iron claw in paw, and huge ruthless tooth in gory jaw; the pard dark-starred, fleet upon feet, that oft soft from aloft leaps upon his meat where woods loom in gloom far now they be, fierce and free, and tamed is he; but fat cat on the mat kept as a pet he does not forget. - J.R.R. Tolkien Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Caev, That's so like deep. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Caev, That's so like deep. I thought you'd like that. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I remember back in '92 when PBS showed a concert that celebrated Bob Dylan's 30th year in "the biz", I satirically re-wrote the lyrics to "It's All Over Now(Baby Blue)" to be a song about how a man's life had changed over the years. From being a young idealistic "hippie" type guy to now having to deal with middle age. For instance... In Dylan's tune, the last line of each verse was "It's all over now, baby blue." And in MINE, it was, "It's all over now, BABY BOOM!" Lines like, "The music that the elevator plays/ are all the songs from your old rebel days" or..., "Your empty headed Father now seems like a sage/ At times you swear both he and you are the same age!"...."Your flower child bride's long since lost her bloom/And it's all over now, Baby Boom!" And.....just WHO was Caev calling a "fat cat"? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 You're just 25... with 42 years of experience at being 25. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/reifspano/Cakes/th_dirtcake.jpg Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 You're just 25... with 42 years of experience at being 25. I LIKE that! My Mother( and my daughter has since picked up her "banner") never celebrated birthdays at a certain point. She mused, "I'm celebrating ANNIVERSARIES of my 29th birthday!" Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED! Nice literary choice. Happy birthday Fred! I hope for a day when we stop talking about numbers, and talk about journeys. Based on what I see daily, we have a long way to go. But it`s an ideal. anyway... PM me for my thoughts on age, I`ll spare the forum. I love that journeys vs numbers idea! Given the age range in the Forum, I'm trying to picture the retirement home that would take all of us! Now that's a great picture! 'Where did I leave that dang tube screamer?!' Guitar Speak Podcast www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com https://www.facebook.com/guitarspeakpodcast www.itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/guitar-speak-podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Ummmmmm............Skip..... Journeys?....I dunno. You reach an age(hopefully) where there's only ONE journey left to take, and it's one we all hope to put off for as long as possible. I DO remember a clever minister at a funeral I was at a few years ago or so, He began his eulogy by saying... "William Shatner, at the opening of the old "Star Trek" TV show, says 'Space: The final frontier', but that's not entirely true...." Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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