Today Is Your Day Boomer

Today is your day Boomer! Or maybe November 29 is your day! That is the day of release for the latest Beatles' documentary entitled " Beatles 64". According to BANG showbiz, it "will focus on the 'electrifying moment' of the legendary group's first visit to America, and the global impact of the band at that time." The Fab Four film will be produced by Martin Scorsese and will be on Disney+. It will take us back to the moment the band arrived in New York City to unprecedented excitement ahead of their performance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' - which became the most watched TV event of its time, and shining a light on the bond between the band. The film will also feature rare footage restored in 4K, as well as, live clips from the group's first US concert at the Washington DC Coliseum, newly-filmed interviews with surviving Beatles Paul and Ringo, and discussions with fans whose lives were transformed by the band. I like it!! But I am a real

Today is your day Boomer! Most of you know I am a retired BC high school teacher and current school trustee. Education has been a huge focus in my life for almost 40 years....so, I read with great interest the educational "school" promises made by the top three political parties in BC. (1) Green: "The Greens would establish a digital literacy secretariat and ensure that every middle school and high school student receives a laptop for school work. Putting laptops in the hands of every student from Grade 6 to 12 is expected to cost $110.5 million annually, including software and cybersecurity costs. The Greens would also institute an universal school food program, as well as double the funds for mental health support staff in schools."(timescolonist.com) (2) NDP: "bring costs down for even more families through affordable before-and after-school care in every school district....Add tens of thousands of new, desperately needed accessible and affordable child c

Today is your day Boomer! You have to like it! A 69-year-old Boomer guy stepping out of his comfort zone with a sing-and-play public performance at an Okanagan beach! Why is this extraordinary, you say? Well, it was his first time doing this and the man had not even learned to play his ukulele until COVID....just a few years ago. John Wardley says "It took me out of my shell a bit. It was good for me, and I enjoy it. But I’ll stick with the ukulele. I can only manage four strings. Six would be too much.”(Penticton Herald) John was playing Beatles' songs like "Let it Be" with people walking by and boats coming in from the lake on a warm fall day. This takes courage: "I just do this for fun. I’m not after anything, and I find that people like it." I can relate to John. I also took up the ukulele during the pandemic and recently sang and played at a family memorial service. But you have to practice and gotta be brave. Boomers, don't you think we shoul

Today is your day Boomer! It's been a bad week for mortality Boomers....three of our favourite entertainment stars passed away, all in their 80's. Kris Kristofferson, actor and singer, with that deep baritone voice was one of them. Who can forget his role in A Star is Born with Barbara Streisand or his Highwaymen songs with the likes of Johnny and Willie(see picture!) Actress Maggie Smith also passed, perhaps best known for her TV role on Downton Abbey and numerous movies. "Again and again across an extraordinary career, Smith gave us painfully accurate portraits of British women, from steely and haughty to fragile and vulnerable – often simultaneously. She captured women’s fatigue with the social constraints imposed upon them and showed stunning glimpses of a world beyond those limitations, full of other potentials and possibilities."(theconversation.com) And then was the death of Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hit leader on the positive side....and negativel

Today is your day Boomer! We spent the final weekend of September camping at a beautiful lake in the southern BC interior.....joining many Boomers who like to "camp camp" in the cooler, less-busy spring and fall seasons. Positives: mixed sun and cloud weather made for good camping conditions, visited with friends and spent time hiking and eating with them, saw a beautiful in-forest waterfall, went fishing...twice, our dogs got lots of walks, used our travel trailer one final time, the BC Parks campground was in great shape, we paid the half-price rate of 11.50$, and had time for naps and reading. Negatives : the crowds arrived on Friday night and the noise level skyrocketed, generators....ahhh! generators, we had numerous mice invade our trailer, my one younger dog barked at everything and anybody, fire wood cost 12$ for a bundle of seven, I caught zero fish...not even a bite, and I suffered all 4 days with a severe tooth ache! Boomers, the good, bad and ugly of camping.

Today is your day Boomer! On the day after another assassination attempt on Donald Trump, do you care if so-called "celebrities" are endorsing their favourite presidential candidate? I guess these people believe their across-America influence is so great that they can help shape voters' minds. Or, are they just passionately-political people who want to get involved somehow? We know singer Taylor Swift came out in favour of Kamela Harris right after the recent debate and she is, perhaps, the most influential global superstar to get directly involved. If not getting votes for Harris, she certainly has inspired people to sign-up as new voters....almost 400,000 at last count, and Swift's endorsement will certainly get more young women to the polls this fall. What about other famous faces? Harris: George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, and Matt Damon. Trump: Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan, Dana White, Dave Portnoy, and Kid Rock. My take is....you would thin