| TIME FLIES (EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT HAVING FUN!)Friday, April 25th Meadowlark Lemon (basketball player) was 76 (member of the Harlem Globetrotters)
Jerry Leiber (songwriter) was 75 (wrote "Stand by Me" amongst many others)
Al Pacino (actor) was 68?Bjorn Ulvaeus (singer, ABBA) was 63 Talia Shire (actress) was 62 (Adrian in 'Rocky')
Hank Azaria (actor) was 44 (star of 'Huff')
Andy Bell (singer, Erasure) was 44 Renee Zellweger (actress) was 39 (star of 'Bridget Jones')
Jason Lee (actor) was 38 (Earl on 'My Name is Earl')Saturday, April 26th Carol Burnett (actress, comedian) was 75 Duane Eddy (guitarist, songwriter) was 70 Roger Taylor (drummer, Duran Duran) was 48 Jet Li (actor) was 45 (star of 'Romeo Must Die')
Kevin James (actor, comedian) was 43 (starred in 'Hitch' with Will Smith)
T-Boz (singer, TLC) was 38 Jay DeMarcus (bassist, Rascal Flatts) was 37 Tom Welling (actor) was 31 (Clark Kent on 'Smallville')Sunday, April 27th Jack Klugman (actor) was 86 (Oscar in 'The Odd Couple')
Cuba Gooding Sr.(singer, Main Ingredient) was 64 Ann Peebles (singer) was 61 (sang the original version of 'I Can't Stand The Rain')Douglas Sheehan (actor) was 59 (Ben Gibson) on 'Knots Landing'
Ace Frehley (guitarist, Kiss) was 57 Sheena Easton (singer) was 49 Mica Paris (singer) was 39You're looking at this list and thinking, "Damn, I didn't know he was that old!" or "Wow, she looks good for her age!"I went to see my parents last weekend and took a walk with my father.?For the first time aged 76 he looked unsteady on his feet.?He had to stop to catch his breath every so often.We have no power to halt the irresistible march of time.?There is one thing you can count on: tomorrow, you will be a day older.Fortunately, my father has achieved a lot in his life and, thankfully, so have I.?If I were to lay on my death bed tomorrow, surrounded by my family, I would feel satisfied with my life.A while ago, I wrote a blog called 'Procrastination'.?It's an evil, unforgiving ailment.? |
| It's an evil, unforgiving ailment.?The more you procrastinate, the less you achieve.?The less you achieve, the more depressed you become.?The more depressed you become, the more you procrastinate."I'll wash the dishes later.""I'll mow the lawn when it gets warmer.""I'll start my diet tomorrow.""I'll start my novel next week.""I'll tidy the loft during the holidays.""I'll go and see my Mom when I get paid."The truth is: we all procrastinate (even me!)?And then you look at your Mom or Dad and wonder how much longer they've got on this earth!We all see some truly awful e-mails come around, containing puppies, flowers, schmaltzy poems and pieces of cod-philosophy.??
Nevertheless, there is one that I really like, and there's a line in it that says, "Live each day like it's your last."I try to observe that line and fill each day with as much as I can.?The photos in this blog represent my travels. |
| The photos in this blog represent my travels.Last night I had dinner with a friend I haven't seen since 1982.?We had a lot of catching up to do!Last weekend, I spent Sunday with my daughter and beautiful grandchildren.?Yes, my one-year-old granddaughter already has 'that look'.On the Saturday, I did my monthly radio show and our club night Tokyo Bottom Pinchers in London.?The night before, we did Tokyo Bottom Pinchers in Hertford.The weekend before, I went to see my Mum and Dad at their house in Hove, and met up with my sister and her partner.A few weeks ago, I went to a West Indian community centre in Birmingham to meet some young entrepreneurs, and Kiss FM DJ Big Ted, record producer Baby J and I dispensed (what I hope will be) some good advice.Last month, we launched Tokyo Bottom Pinchers, my new buddies Neil and Angela came to see us, and my old friend Andrew Roachford popped in as well.My Christmas present is being made use of.?I take it wherever I can, capturing images of my wonderful life.?You don't have to tell me: I know I'm lucky.?Wanna know my secret??I know it may sound morbid but I live each day like it's my last. |
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