In my thirties, I became good friends with a woman in her sixties. We hiked together, cross country skied together, walked together, and talked together. I was the age of her kids, and she the age of my mom, but we were true friends. All I could think about was, "I hope I'm like her in my sixties.". She could out hike me at that point and I wanted to be active and positive as I aged. She's now in her 90s and I'm in my sixties, but for 30 years now, I have strived to be like her and shall continue to do so. While I don't think she could out hike me now, she is still the most positive, active 93 year old I know.
For the past few years, I've been thinking about people who created wildly unexpected things that, perhaps, seemed childish or immature but became part of our culture. Jim Henson, for example. I can't imagine some of the things people must have said and thought about him, an adult creating and playing with puppets. Yet, here we are, with Kermit the Frog, Yoda, E.T., Elmo and so many other characters being integral parts of many entertainment experiences.
Several blues guitarists/singers affect me: Tab Benoit, Walter Trout, Mike Zito, Gary Moore etc.. These musicians can bring out emotions in me that I wasn't aware of. It's said the guitar is the closest instrument to the human voice, A good blues performer will "talk" to me that way.
In my thirties, I became good friends with a woman in her sixties. We hiked together, cross country skied together, walked together, and talked together. I was the age of her kids, and she the age of my mom, but we were true friends. All I could think about was, "I hope I'm like her in my sixties.". She could out hike me at that point and I wanted to be active and positive as I aged. She's now in her 90s and I'm in my sixties, but for 30 years now, I have strived to be like her and shall continue to do so. While I don't think she could out hike me now, she is still the most positive, active 93 year old I know.
How lucky you found her! And she, you!
For the past few years, I've been thinking about people who created wildly unexpected things that, perhaps, seemed childish or immature but became part of our culture. Jim Henson, for example. I can't imagine some of the things people must have said and thought about him, an adult creating and playing with puppets. Yet, here we are, with Kermit the Frog, Yoda, E.T., Elmo and so many other characters being integral parts of many entertainment experiences.
Excellent observations!
Several blues guitarists/singers affect me: Tab Benoit, Walter Trout, Mike Zito, Gary Moore etc.. These musicians can bring out emotions in me that I wasn't aware of. It's said the guitar is the closest instrument to the human voice, A good blues performer will "talk" to me that way.
I've only heard of a couple of those, I'll have to look them up!