Father Orthoduck wishes to make us babyboomers “feel better” by giving some ages that may surprise you.
How old is:
Smokey the Bear — He was “born” in 1944, so he is now 65 years old and ready to receive Social Security.
Annette Funicello — She was born in 1942, so she is now almost 63 years old. Her birthday is in October.
Frankie Avalon — He was born in 1940, so he is now almost 69 years old. His birthday is in September.
Goldie Hawn — She was born in 1945, so she is now almost 64 years old. Her birthday is in November.
The Smothers Brothers — Tommy was born in 1937 and is 72 years old, while Dick was born in 1939 and is almost 70 years old. His birthday is in November.
Davy Jones (of The Monkees) — He was born in 1945, so he is now almost 64 years old. His birthday is in December.
Keith Richards (of The rolling Stones) — He was born in 1943, so he is now almost 66 years old. His birthday is in December.
Are you feeling old yet?
Goldie Hawn on Laugh-In, 1968
not any older than I already feel, but you might want to check your math on Annette
Sock it to me…sock it to me…sock it to me.
My Dad and I used to laugh like crazy at that show.
……Yeah…wow..we’re getting old (er)….we’re at the place where we cant fight it anymore…i’ve lost most of the WILL to resist it..i’ve peaked and now am losing ground.im gradually surrendering to the notion of being an old man..it’s a difficult psychological hurdle for me.to accept my aging..now i find myself sometimes wondering HOW i will die when my time is over and how will i face that moment of truth and fear as i take my last breath….
What’s really scary is when you hear the voices of these cartoons. Tony the Tiger, Winnie the Poo, Bugs Bunny and any of the Looney Tunes cartoons- they have all changed as the people who did the voices for them passed on. I think Samuel Elliot is doing Smokey’s voice these days. It’s disconcerting, just as the day you realize that nobody’s called you “kid” in a long time, and worse still you start calling more people “kid”. Fewer people understand what you really mean when you say they’re “drinking the Kool-Aid”. Why the need for generational names? Who established these names, and was it done to sell something or in order to separate one generation from another’s perceived folly?
I grew up in the 1960’s.
It all seems like yesterday, but it was many, many years ago.
Am I feeling old yet?
No, but I’m getting there.
George Vreeland Hill