Phil Collins – Part Two: Another Day in Paradise (1986-2016) On a roll, baby boomer Phil Collins reunited with Genesis members to write and record songs for the next Genesis album, Invisible Touch (1986). The title song lyrics were written by Collins and the single went to #1 in 1986. The soundtrack for the 1988 … Continued
Phil Collins – Part One: The Genesis of it All (1951-1985) New senior citizen and singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor & author Phil (Philip David Charles) Collins was born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, England. A self-taught drummer starting at age 5, baby boomer Collins was inspired by drummers like Ringo Starr (The Beatles) and Buddy Rich … Continued
Alan Alda was named Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo when he was born on January 28, 1936 in New York City. (Alan Alda early 1960’s Photo: Friedman-Abeles, New York) The multi-talented Alan Alda has won six Emmy Awards so far in a film career that has spanned 7 decades, beginning with his first appearance in a guest-starring role … Continued
Today, January 27, is the anniversary of the Auschwitz Death Camp Liberation. It’s also the same day that Jewish Canadian journalist, author and screenwriter Mordecai Richler was born on back in 1931. Trilingual (English, French, and Yiddish) Mordecai Richler was born, raised, and educated in Montreal, Quebec. His parents divorced when he was 12 and … Continued
Born Theodore Scott Glenn on January 26, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor Scott Glenn almost did not survive his childhood. Below, a younger Scott Glenn near the beginning of his film career, in the 1976 movie Fighting Mad. (Scott Glenn 1976 Fighting Mad Screenshot) Now a physically fit and healthy septuagenarian senior citizen, Scott Glenn … Continued
Neil Diamond, Part 2 of 2: 1973-2016 (Neil Diamond 2008 Photo: neal whitehouse piper | Flickr Some rights reserved) Neil Diamond continued to rack up Top 20 hits during the remainder of the 1970’s. He wrote the song Longfellow Serenade (1974), supposedly inspired by an incident from his teens where he (a poetry lover) used … Continued
Neil Diamond, Part 1 of 2: 1941-1973 (Neil Diamond 1976 Photo: Jessie Eastland | Wikimedia CC 3.0) Musician and singer-songwriter Neil Diamond was born on January 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York. Although he was not chums with classmate Barbra Streisand at Erasmus Hall High School, he was a member of the Freshman Chorus and … Continued
Dolly Parton Turns 70 Part 2: Crossover, Film & Business Success (1977-2015) (Dolly Parton with a friend’s baby, 1983 Photo: Alan Light | Flickr Some rights reserved) Fresh off her cancelled Dolly variety show in 1977, Dolly Parton recorded the Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil song Here You Come Again (1977), which was her first big … Continued
Dolly Parton Turns 70 Part 1: Tennessee Roots & Going Solo (1946-1976) (Dolly Parton 1977 Photo: RCA Records) Today baby boomer and American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton celebrates her 70th birthday. Parton was born January 19, 1946 in Sevier Valley, Tennessee, one of 12 children. A bronze sculpture of Dolly Parton can be found on the … Continued
Everyone has their favorite type of pet and especially when it comes to dogs, a favorite breed. Personal preferences and individual dog temperaments aside, the type of dog that is ideal for an active family with young children, will be very different than a dog suitable for an older, less active adult or a senior … Continued