January 9th, 2009
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 12
Gather round the computer and get ready for another volume of the GB Insider.
How do we pack at least 20MB of inspiration, amusement and education onto a single page, week after week?
Boldly.
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Strong Bodies, Strong Family
He's one of the most influential voices in the history of strength training. Dr. Ellington Darden helped revolutionize the way we work out.
Now, he's at the forefront of one of the hottest trends in fitness -- weight training for the 50+ crowd. And guess what?
Dr. Darden says you can get impressive results in just 15 minutes a week! In this Growing Bolder exclusive (thanks, Adora!), we visit Dr. Darden at home and find a brilliant man surrounded by a strong family ... a very strong family. And after you check out our story, make sure you check out Dr. Darden's training tips on his Web site.
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GBTV
This Week's Episode: Teaching the Techies
This letter showed up in the GB Email Bag: "I'm president of a Computer User Group of over 200 mostly seasoned citizens. Growing Bolder is an especially intriguing concept to us. As you can see, it snagged me! Would you consider being guest speakers at our next meeting to help us all start Growing Bolder?" Tom Thiel, Lake-Sumter Computer Society. How could we say no? And anyway, we needed an event for this week's edition of GBTV!
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Going Gray and It Feels So Good
Anne Kreamer has ignited a national debate on hair dye. She kicked off the Gray Wars two years ago when she decided to stop dyeing her hair.
Her experiences prompted her to write the book, "Going Gray: What I Learned About Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity and Everything Else That Matters." Anne, who was one of the creative forces behind projects like Sesame Street and Spy magazine, told the Growing Bolder Radio Show how she fared in job interviews and on online dating sites when she tried to do both with and without gray hair.
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GB Radio
Breaking Baseball's Race Barrier
As another World Series gets under way, it's time to take a moment to remember the men who paved the way for today's players.
Originally tapped to be the first black player to break the color barrier, Monte Irvin instead decided to take some time to recover from his stint in the Army. But when he finally made the jump to the Major Leagues from the Negro League, he showed the world that talent is colorblind. The Hall of Famer talked to Growing Bolder about his historic career and how Jackie Robinson's style and grace helped all who followed.
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Vocal Locals
Karaoke Crooners at the Villages
If music is the purest form of art, then karaoke is the cup of turpentine you wash your paintbrush in! Yet, something fascinating is taking place. Despite hauling in over $2 billion last year, the industry saw a sharp decline in young users. Guess who's picking up the slack. Yep, it's the over 50 crowd. Why not? Karaoke takes the passive act of listening to music and turns it into a lively social activity! Or at least it WAS until Bill Shafer got involved!
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We Say Go, You Say Fight
Move over Ricky Martin -- these ladies know how to shake their pom-poms and they do it in color-coordinated style.
The Villages cheerleaders show up at sporting events, special functions and more ... and the Growing Bolder crew found them loud and proud at a charity walk this week.
Stretch out, lace up and hit play for proof that you're never too old to become a cheerleader.
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In the next Growing Bolder Insider: The GB Gang gets into the spirit of Halloween and goes undercover. Who will we be? You'll have to tune in to check us out. Wiiiiiiiiiiii! Who says games are for kids? Meet some grandparents who hijacked their grandkids video game systems and haven't given the controls back yet.
Archive
Deep Thoughts
"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."
-- Actor John Barrymore (1882-1942)
A Look Back
Oct. 22, 1797
Frenchman Gets High! Parachute pioneer Andre Jacques Garnerin makes the first successful descent. He jumps from a hydrogen balloon at 3,200 feet. He was still jumping and innovating at the age of 54 when he was struck by a beam and killed while preparing his balloon for flight.
Oct. 22, 1966
The Supremes become the first all-female group to hit No. 1 with their album, Supremes a Go-Go.
They cranked out 12 No. 1 singles between 1964 and '69 and opened the door to mainstream audiences for future R&B groups.
Oct. 23, 1925
Johnny Carson is born. In 1962 he
Oct. 24, 1901
Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first to survive plunging down Niagara Falls in a barrel. Talk about Growing Bolder, she was 63 years old! How was the ride? "I would sooner walk up to the mouth of a cannon knowing it was going to blow me to pieces than make another trip over the Falls."
Oct. 25, 1881
Pablo Picasso is born. The father of cubism is still prolific at the age of 87 when his works become even more daring, colorful and expressive. Dismissed as "the incoherent scribblings of a frenetic old man," after his death, critics realize he had created a whole new style -- neo-expressionism. He creates with unabated vigor until his death at 91.
Oct. 25, 1964
The Rolling Stones make their American debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They are considered so lewd that Sullivan apologizes for allowing them on the air. He promises viewers they will never be back. Newsweek writes that the band is obsessed with pornographic lyrics.