Tag Archives: creative aging
Designer Iris Apfel, 92, Shares Her Thoughts on Style
“Style is ‘attitude, attitude, attitude,’ Iris Apfel says. ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s what you do with it.’ The 92-year-old style icon, fashion designer, interior designer and TV entrepreneur sat down with T magazine editor-in-chief Deborah Needleman at the … Continue reading
Angelo Lo Forese Sings Opera Brilliantly in His 90s
Angelo Lo Forese, now 93, is an Internet sensation and most certainly a sensation in person, thanks to his incredibly powerful operatic voice. And yes, after a long career, he is still performing. Hear him sing, at age 90 in … Continue reading
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Master of the Hammond B3 Organ
“Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond organ for over five decades, [Smith, now 71,] has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with … Continue reading
Glenda Glayzer Says, “It Ain’t Over!”
Glenda Glayzer, a former resident of Burbank Senior Artists Colony, launched her performing career at the age of thirteen when she and her family, The Bell Family Gospel Singers from Temple, Texas, made their first vinyl recording. It was a long way … Continue reading
The Man Who Ran Away with the Moon
“In Russia in 2003, a man fell in love with the moon. Or that’s the story artist Leonid Tishkov presents in his Private Moon series, where he journeys around the Earth with his cosmic companion: a radiant, six-foot-tall crescent moon.” Click … Continue reading
Bing Crosby’s Radio Show from December 28, 1949
No performer of the 20th century was more associated with Christmas than Bing Crosby. From 1931 until 1962, he was the star vocalist of radio. His popular Chesterfield Show, sponsored by the cigarette company, aired on Wednesday nights from 1949 through 1952. Read more … Continue reading
100th Anniversary of the Crossword Puzzle
We like to celebrate longevity, so we’re marking the 100th anniversary this month of a brain-challenging pastime that so many people enjoy: the crossword puzzle. From the Washington Post: On a snowy evening in the early 1900s, a newspaper editor … Continue reading
