So they say middle age starts around forty.. Ive been reading this book called Book of Ages, it is chronologically captured from the age of zero to one hundred years of significant people who have made some contribution of history regardless of origin and deed committed to destiny. Such as fascinating read! This book bascially tells living actual accounts of people who have lived and died and any age and some how left a mark on this planet. I feel pretty much this same way today as I hear about his Jack passing. Felt also when I met Pat Burns (former coach of the Montreal Canadians Hockey team) in that same city. I was ?? 18 at the time and I remember he told me to consider coming to Toronto if I wanted to pursue acting ( it was 1987) ..In Montreal I stayed as I heard The Habs were fans of a cheesy soap opera I was a starring in 1988....I heard The Habs loved catching an episode after a practice or before a match at 4:30 pm. Now with jack I met him and Olivia at the Actra Awards in Toronto. He was so pleasant and we spoke twice on subjects of the arts and possible leeway to grants..Life does happen and I guess It sure did to Jack as we wont have that chance now for a personal endorsement but ..we must live on..there has to be a bigger picture than ..the passing of a great one. The man was 61..Twenty years shy of my shy youthful 42 .. Middle age..as I felt ..I did that when I was ..25-35.. The hard revolutions..the survival tactics of cool. I think we got it all wrong. Jack Layton and Pat Burns were fighters of a different generation still part of mine where now middle age is starting to kick in for any one over 70 least we forget that Mick n Keith are over that. Falling off coconut trees on pirate movie sets and knocks up some young 20 year old model. Hugh Hefner..good Lord will he ever fuckin grow up! ? I feel the new term will be called Old Age Crisis or Death Watch on bets.. The elderly in France .. Italy these days are chillin and ain't going anywhere soon as long as that ritrovol aka red wine in Europe flows like Cod liver oil. For now it is really survival of the fittest and I and aint middleing now age crisis! Except for some back pain. oi..
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
Very nice. I imagine that I'll be stuck in mid-life crisis for the next 20 years. It was a shame to lose Pat Burns and Jack Layton at such an early age (for a Canadians' standard that is). I may have to move to Montreal for the Hockey.
Post a Comment