There’s a lot going on to prepare for the upcoming EngAGE Senior Olympics, with meetings to get organized and classes to get fit. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
San Antonio Gardens residents enjoyed a special visit from the band “Tylana,” a marvelous group that offered all types of music, from Spanish folk to classical and jazz.
Did you enjoy the Olympics? If you’d been reading our Facebook Page as well as this blog, you’d have seen a photo essay of athletes who were in the 1948 Olympic Games, which was the last time they were held in London. Take a look here at what was posted, and then look here to read our Facebook Page right now. You don’t have to be a Facebook member, though if you are, we hope you’ll “like” our Page. New items are posted daily, so enjoy more of the kind of information and entertainment you read here by following us on Facebook, too!
From dancing to swimming, from crafts to computers, residents at all of our EngAGE communities stayed active during July! Click on any of the photos to enlarge them.
EngAGE is delighted that our own Clarence Johnston is being honored by The Living Legend Foundation at “A JaZzabrationTM” on Thursday, August 30th, at the Regency West Supper Club in Los Angeles. Click here for the details.
For over fifty years, Clarence has been a world-renowned jazz drummer, traveling and performing with jazz artists Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dinah Washington, and many others. We’re fortunate that he now facilitates drum workshops and jazz history classes at our EngAGE communities.
You can read more about Clarence Johnston here on MM Media. Also, here’s a quote from his “Beautiful Minds” interview for the National Center for Creative Aging:
“Age is not in my mind at all. I’m a professional musician. All I think of is the next day. I don’t think of age. All I do is work to keep up with what’s going on!”
Congratulations, Clarence!
“Worth Repeating” is a new weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 8/22/11:
Medicare’s main website, www.medicare.gov, offers a list of seven useful websites that provide information about not only Medicare eligibility and enrollment, coverage, rights and protections, health plan options, prescription drugs, and programs for people with lower income, but also such topics as chronic diseases that commonly affect seniors, immunizations for adults, eligibility requirements for Social Security, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and even home weatherization programs. Click here to get the details.
Join us for Experience Talks Online, exclusive podcast interviews posted on our website. Carrying on the same tradition as our KPFK-FM/Pacifica Network syndicated radio show, the podcasts feature talented, creative people with experience worth talking about. Find our podcasts on the Listen Page of our website. They’ll post on an intermittent basis, so read this blog for updates about new podcasts as well as new Experience Talks radio shows. You can also like Experience Talks on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest news. ET Online is produced and hosted by John Semper Jr. and Cynthia Friedlob.
POSTING SATURDAY AT 8:00 AM PT – CLICK HERE to listen any time!
This week: Host John Semper Jr. talks with legendary a cappella vocalist Jerry Lawson, now lead singer of Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town
Jerry Lawson fronted the legendary a cappella group, The Persuasions, for nearly 40 years. He led the celebrated quintet and recorded and toured with numerous artists such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Joni Mitchell and Frank Zappa. Lawson sang lead on about 90 percent of The Persuasions albums, one of which, “Chirpin’,” was hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 LPs of the 1970s. His broad, warm baritone is regarded by many as one of the better kept secrets in popular music; a cappella being such a niche market. As music writer Rip Rense put it, “By any fair measure, Lawson is really one of the best singers of the last 50 years—up there with Sam Cooke, Brook Benton, Jerry Butler & Nat King Cole.”
Lawson is also responsible for the brilliant vocal arrangements on all 22 albums with The Persuasions. The last five of his highly original albums found acclaim from People Magazine to the Los Angeles Times.
After a very brief retirement, in 2004 Lawson was introduced to the members of the San Francisco-based a cappella group, Talk of the Town. He joined them as their lead singer and in 2007 they independently released their album, Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town. While certainly reminiscent of the Persuasions, the sound of TOTT was noticeably different, with more focus on a single lead singer and a smoother, tighter group harmony backing Lawson’s gruff leads.
Learn more about Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town at their website.
Anyone having a hard time affording healthy food can click here to read about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that might be available. There are income and asset limits, but if you (or someone you know) qualify, why not take advantage of this fine program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
If you’d like information about what kind of food you should be eating to stay healthy, click here for helpful senior nutrition and diet tips.
