Interesting date, in a numerological kind of way.
The world is changing.....in big ways, bigger even than the '60s, when the Love Generation tried for center stage.
There was more to it than love beads and incense. More than free love and white lipstick, go-go boots and tie-dyed shirts. These things were mere trifles, ornaments for what was going on inside.
But this? What is one to wear to such an occasion as today's form of revolution? A HAZMAT suit with a bullet proof vest and riot gear accessories? (Camouflage neatly replacing tie-die swirls) And don't forget the steel tipped boots! Bible, Koran or other book of religiosity in one hand, AK 47 or better in the other, gas mask strapped to the face, ammo pack strapped to the back....now THAT's a look to get attention.
These are the days in which we live.
So for today, Fifty Five Is The New Fashion Statement....every generation has one....how do we look today?
When I was heading toward my Double Nickel Birthday in April 2009, the age 55 seems to be a lot of things. In this blog I will chronicle my thoughts about 55 Is The New, for the year beginning December 2009 because...well...that's when I felt like starting the blog. The entries will include that important day, my actual Fifty-Fifth birthday on April 14, 2010 and will continue for my entire fifty fifth year, concluding on April 14, 2011.
Randi on stage @ 1444 Market Street 1997
Randi on Stage 1997 at 1444 Market Street, SF, CA
Jack and yours truly today
Randi and Jack on the "Cadillac Campsite Tour"
Welcome To Fifty Five Is The New!
Hello out there!
What's it to you, turning the age of Fifty-five? You don't have to be turning it tomorrow, you could have already turned that corner a while back. That part doesn't matter so much.
While it's important what one feels, what matters most of all that one feels, that one feels anything at all.
So, as an exercise in self-examination and a way of getting over an incredible writer's block, I submit this blog to the World Wide Web, and I submit myself to a bit of mirror gazing.
Inspired by the movie "Julie & Julia," I will blog for one year, which will include my turning fifty-five, and see what I find.
Who knows? Maybe fifty-five will be something fantastic...like the New Me.
What's it to you, turning the age of Fifty-five? You don't have to be turning it tomorrow, you could have already turned that corner a while back. That part doesn't matter so much.
While it's important what one feels, what matters most of all that one feels, that one feels anything at all.
So, as an exercise in self-examination and a way of getting over an incredible writer's block, I submit this blog to the World Wide Web, and I submit myself to a bit of mirror gazing.
Inspired by the movie "Julie & Julia," I will blog for one year, which will include my turning fifty-five, and see what I find.
Who knows? Maybe fifty-five will be something fantastic...like the New Me.

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