Monday, 29 March 2010

Britain says "Happy Birthday" to Eric Idle

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Eric Idle, a founder member of the 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' team' is 67 today. Things you probably didn't know abo...
Friday, 26 March 2010

Britain's old men say "Happy Birthday" to an old American tv and movie actor called Leonard Nimoy.

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Leonard Nimoy is 79 today. For millions who remember the t.v. series from the 1960's and 70's and the movie spin offs, he will alway...
Thursday, 25 March 2010

Britain's Imperial War Museum is a place for school children and old men

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I went with my friend R.P. to the 'Imperial War Museum' in South London yesterday. The journey was tortuous, involving us driving fr...
Saturday, 20 March 2010

Japan is a country for old men

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A robot pet stimulating old Japanese with dementia, is an example of how Japan is catering for the needs of its ageing population. So, I hav...
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Britain is a country where old men can enjoy spring sun

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It is warm. My ancient cat and the crocus, crocuses or croci, whatever you want to call them, are, like me, enjoying the warmth of the sun. ...
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Monday, 15 March 2010

Britain is a country for cats with old cat owners

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We have had 6 cats over the years : One is still alive at 17 years. She has the feline version of 'Alzheimer's' but is still rel...
Sunday, 14 March 2010

Britian is no country for old baby boomers and the 'Daily Mail' and Dominic Sandbrook

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Dominic Sandbrook wrote the ' SATURDAY ESSAY' in the 'Daily Mail' this weekend. He began with a 'profound' statemen...
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Britain is a country where young industrial workers who are now old, were caught in aspic by a photographer called Maurice Broomfield

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While Bert Hardy was the British photographer of street life in the 1940's and 50's, Maurice Broomfield was the photographer of the ...
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Britain was once a country for young boys who are now old men who were caught in aspic by Bert Hardy

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I came across this photo in the 'Sunday Times' magazine in an article by Richard Woods in a feature called 'Photography under th...
Saturday, 6 March 2010

Britain says "Happy Birthday" Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

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Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE, was born on this day, March 7 1944, 66 years ago. Here is the weather chart for tha...
Thursday, 4 March 2010

The Sea Wall at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, is a place for old men to stroll in the spring sun

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I went for a stroll yesterday afternoon with my Old friend D.B. We were on the shore of the North Kent coast at Sheerness on the Isle of She...
Wednesday, 3 March 2010

One old Briton remembers Dave Berry

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I was 17 when Dave Berry released 'The Crying Game' in 1964 and it was probably 'apposite' for me then. http://www.youtube.c...
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Tuesday, 2 March 2010

One old Briton says "thanks" to Darrell Banks

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When I was 17 I thought I could dance. At parties I would flay my arms around in, what I thought was, a creative way. I went to university a...
Monday, 1 March 2010

Britain is a country where one old man has sharp auditory memories of Eden Kane and Billy Fury

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Eden Kane was born, Richard Graham Sarstedt in Delhi, India in 1941 and is 69. Billy Fury was born Ronald William Wycherley in Liverpool in ...

Comments on Alexander Chancellor's article asking : Why is it so fashionable to celebrate ageing ?'

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The Alexander Chancellor article entitled : ' Why is it fashionabble to celebrate ageing ?' provoked 65 people to send their comment...
Saturday, 27 February 2010

Britain is a country where the Labour Party celebrates ' Our Ageing Society'

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The 'Guardian Newspaper' journalist, Alexander Chancellor told us readers on Friday that : * The Prime Minister, had invited him to ...
Friday, 26 February 2010

Old Britons say " Happy Birthday" to Sandie Shaw.

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Sandie Shaw is 63 today and the 'Guardian' Newspaper says she is a ' singer and businesswoman'. I am intrigued and shall res...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Britain said " Happy Birthday" yesterday to Denis Waterman and Paul Jones

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Paul Jones is 68 today and Denis Waterman is 62. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i8oZUPKWOo Things you didn't know about Denis : * Born ...

Britain is a country for old men of 74 but not before or beyond

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I am going to have to wait another 12 years because, according to scientists, we are most content only when we hit 74. Apparently, a combina...
Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Britain this winter has been no place for old men but one with plenty of advice from the Government

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It's snowing again. The wet stuff, so it won't settle. This is the worst winter in Britain for 30 years and it's good to know th...