Tomorrow is my birthday and I celebrated it early today.
First, I finished my current book, "Paul Newman, a Life" by Shawn Levy. Being a big Paul Newman fan (for several reasons), this was a welcome read. It went behind the movies, races, food products, etc. and looked at his complete life. While I bear no likeness or degree of talent, I have been drawn to him since college. I like movies. He made great movies and many are my favorites. I like car racing. He has won championships and owned great race teams. I respect people who give because they want to and not to be noticed. I was influenced by him early on to not worry about power, or powerful people. He showed that you could be yourself no matter what. The book gives a good insight into what made him tick. I was also surprised that his oldest son died exactly a year to the day before my daughter died. A dispute with the New York Post led him to make the movie, "Absence of Malice". When I had my dispute with the local paper, I reminded them of this very movie.
This is a good read.
Second, tonight I went to see the Doobie Brothers concert. These guys started out in the early 70's (same as me) and are still performing at a fantastic level. A lesson for me.
Both Paul and the Doobies remind me of my favorite Jimmy Buffet song title, "I'm growing older but not up!"
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