tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post4485064356613861211..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: What I want to look like when I grow upJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-1743246771415303062015-11-24T20:59:38.994-05:002015-11-24T20:59:38.994-05:00Birdie --
Sad, yes, but not tragic. He was 77, and...Birdie --<br />Sad, yes, but not tragic. He was 77, and lived a full, rewarding life. The Alzheimer's was tough, but up until then, in many ways, he was very lucky. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-56550804834897976102015-11-24T20:52:05.500-05:002015-11-24T20:52:05.500-05:00I assumed from the headline that he JUST died. My...I assumed from the headline that he JUST died. My mother has dementia (it's heartbreaking). For him to have had Alzheimer's, that had to have been tough on him (and his loved ones). I'll read up on him shortly. God bless him. From your descriptions of him, he sounded like a gem of a man. How sad.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-21392038064116065472015-11-24T20:19:59.691-05:002015-11-24T20:19:59.691-05:00Birdie --
Wow, that was the first I'd heard of...Birdie --<br />Wow, that was the first I'd heard of that. I just looked it up; he died eight days ago, on the 16th. He usually swam two or three times a week, often at the same time I did. Towards the end his Alzheimer's was becoming more apparent, and I had to help him find his locker a few times. But even though his short term memory was gone, he was still gracious, and still looked magnificent. <br /><br />He had a pool at his home, and swam in that during the summer months, then usually would start coming to the Y again in September. This year he hadn't appeared at all, so I had a feeling that he wasn't well. Anyway, I'm sort to hear this. Despite being a big star he was unassuming, and he went out of his way to be complimentary to a nobody like me.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-74169164121269914902015-11-24T19:55:35.233-05:002015-11-24T19:55:35.233-05:00I just read a headline on another website, stating...I just read a headline on another website, stating that this man died. May he RIP.<br /><br />-birdie<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-14313848788503077012014-12-07T10:07:00.983-05:002014-12-07T10:07:00.983-05:00Anon --
Thank you.
Just looked up Reed. Yes, hig...Anon --<br />Thank you. <br /><br />Just looked up Reed. Yes, high testosterone. I can see why they considered him to play James Bond.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49307661475498278022014-12-07T09:50:26.176-05:002014-12-07T09:50:26.176-05:00Great post. I've never really met any "st...Great post. I've never really met any "stars" owing to growing up Australia however I was told by a friend that the male stars have really big heads! this goes along with the exaggerated features you mentioned.<br /><br />I have a man crush on the middle aged Oliver Reed. His antics also demonstrate a high testosterone man. Getting in drunken fights, humour and sexism. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com