Marvel Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Let's see, I hit 58 this past June. It has been a great year so far. 2005 was not as good as my wife passed away from skin cancer. Life moves on and you learn from it. I am pretty satisfied with my life right now. Got a girlfirend, and we're serious about each other. Kids are doing pretty well. Job is going ok. Yup, life is good. And what if everything else was falling apart? Life would still be good. I have my reasons for saying that. Cheers, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted August 3, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 3, 2007 Happy Birthday BigStewMan!!!! I'll be 49 this Christmas. Life gets better everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 at age 47 I'd officially outlived my Father, it was a very strange feeling that year. you'll be fine, it's just another day. take em one at a time, like they're given to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I am guessing it will be the same as year 46 only it'll hurt a little bit longer;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 STEW MAN,it's just a number, it's all what you make it I guess. This time last year, I thought I wouldn't make it to this point, but I did. 59 closing in, 60 next year.............Old God damn Geezer........Yeah Man, but I earned it.......What hurts the most, is loss of friends, you can't stop it, but it still hurts. Me, I'm to the point where I'm Thankful for everyday I have on this earth........as we all should be, good day or bad day !!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Oh great.... so when I graduated from HS this was cool?? 1980 Chevrolet Citation OK, shoot me now! I will be 46 in a few months too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Happy Birthday B.S.M. and fellow Leo...[G][^] I turn 44 on the 13th so I guess you will have to wait 4 years before I can tell you how year 47 is. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 4, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 4, 2007 Except for a couple people, I feel older with every person who post ! [O] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Today is my 56th bday and I don't feel 9 years older than 9 years ago. Did that make sense? It does take longer for the morning aches and pains to resolve themselves, but eventually it's 'come on, lest's go.' Happy Birthday to you and me. jerol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted August 4, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 4, 2007 Happy Birthday Jerol! To steal a line from Daddy Dee.....congratulations on another trip around the sun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Hmm, 47...let's see... I'd say expect more frequent hemmoroidal flare-ups, more objects disappearing from where you just set them down, and an increased appreciation for Barry Manilow. Dee and dtel, you guys are too funny! Christy, you made a typo, I think. Didn't you mean 39?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm only 44, but mentally I feel like 24. On the other hand, physically I feel like 84 (damn flat feet...damn knees...damn back)! If I make it to 47, I'll let you know how I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 at age 47 I'd officially outlived my Father, Me too...and I'd already outlived my mother...and my second father (i was adopted after my parents death). My dad died at 35 (cancer), my mom at 33 (killed by drunk driver on Thanksgiving Night 1968), and my adopted dad died at 45 (cancer). i don't feel old; but it is a real strange feeling knowing that by this age, my parents were long dead. To quote of the midwest bands (that were great in the 70s) REO Speedwagon, I just "Keep Pushin On" and "Roll With the Changes." Sidenote: REO is a real good example of a group taking the band away from the guitar player (Gary Richrath) and giving it to the singer (Kevin Cronin). When they did that they started their decline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I don't think I'll ever forget what a friend told me when I was 26. She was in her early to mid-50's. She said, "Dee, you know, I still feel just like I did when I was 16.... (she paused and glanced down at her hands and smiled)... only now I have my mother's hands." Now that I'm looking back from that age, what she said makes alot of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 REO is a real good example of a group taking the band away from the guitar player (Gary Richrath) and giving it to the singer (Kevin Cronin). When they did that they started their decline. Gary was in a group that used to practice at my house... sometime around 1970. Maybe just after. The Vietnam War was still going on. He was a very nice guy, and an incredible guitarist, even then. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 REO is a real good example of a group taking the band away from the guitar player (Gary Richrath) and giving it to the singer (Kevin Cronin). When they did that they started their decline. Gary was in a group that used to practice at my house... sometime around 1970. Maybe just after. The Vietnam War was still going on. He was a very nice guy, and an incredible guitarist, even then. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 REO is a real good example of a group taking the band away from the guitar player (Gary Richrath) and giving it to the singer (Kevin Cronin). When they did that they started their decline. Gary was in a group that used to practice at my house... sometime around 1970. Maybe just after. The Vietnam War was still going on. He was a very nice guy, and an incredible guitarist, even then. Bruce Bruce--that's cool. people laugh at me; but i think gary is the most underrated guitar player. what kind of guitar was he playing back in those days? i've seen them several times in concert, and i think he was always playing a les paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 BigStew---you are actually in year 48 since you are 47 years old. Don't you feel better now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Happy birhtday Stew[] Expect the unexpected at all times[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 BigStew---you are actually in year 48 since you are 47 years old. Don't you feel better now? No; but i feel a year wiser! Thank you for pointing that out. Thank you all for the birthday wishes. i just had my third "free" lunch from co-workers. unfortunately, one co-worker told the server that it was my birthday and they did that embarrassing bringing a cake to the table and singing happy birthday. good intent; but why do they always bring chocolate cake? I've been chocolate-free since '83 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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