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Happiness, health and prosperity to you in 2012! Don't you say that every year? I'm sure you mean it. I'm sure you're very sincere. But instead of just “wishing” it, would you be willing to help someone, or even help yourself increase the odds of achieving it? It's really very simple. All you have to do is stop being a passenger. Stop watching the days and years of your life roll by...

On June 12, 2011, a legend of rock 'n roll passed away and nobody noticed. Carl Gardner who died at the age of 83 was one of the most unique characters in the history of rock. Yet, his name is mostly anonymous to listeners today, and that’s just wrong! As lead singer of the Coasters in the 1950s, his is the voice that propelled the classics Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown and Poison Ivy straight up...

Here's a poem from one of my favorite entertainers. Trevor Strong is an author, musician and comedian. But mostly, he's a keen observer of life. He's part of the tremendously talented musical comedy group The Arrogant Worms. I've been a huge fan of theirs for 20 years! I think you'll love them too, so be sure to take a look at their site. Anyway, each week, Trevor creates what he calls a new...

Nobody has to tell me that I should be more active. Every study ever done confirms that if you hope to live longer and live better you simply need to keep moving. So why do I spend so many evenings riding the sofa? Sometimes I wonder if these amazing people we all meet here on Growing Bolder make things worse! I mean, I'm NEVER going to be anything like the amazing 70-year-old Sandy Scott! My...

If you have a vintage radio or know anyone who does you're going to want to remember Dennis G. Williams. He is one of a very few people you can turn to for expert, full-time antique radio repair and restoration. He has four decades of experience at his craft and his business, Radio Relics has a reputation for quality, honesty and integrity that spreads clear across the country. The only thing more...

Her dream was to be an actress, but she was in her 90s. Too late? Not when you're Growing Bolder! Mae Laborde decided to give it a shot. She came on the Growing Bolder Radio Show to tell us the whole story about how she figured she had nothing to lose! She told us how she'd always loved entertainment and it was time to throw her own hat into the ring. So she did. And since...

It's the hottest rumor going today, that Led Zeppelin will reform without lead singer Robert Plant, record a new studio album and then tour with the fill-in singer. So where do rumors like that come from? In this case, straight from Jimmy Page's manager, Peter Mensch. Just yesterday, (Jan 6) he made headlines when he told the BBC that the band was indeed searching for a new singer to record...

Ed Begley, Jr. started growing bolder when growing bolder was NOT cool. He learned as a young boy never to waste anything. He was a starving actor down on his luck in 1970 when he bought an electric car. He said it wasn't as much to help the environment as it was to help him afford to commute. But the bug bit, and soon, he was into reducing his carbon footprint before anyone knew what that meant....

The world's oldest musician is closing in on 101, still Growing Bolder and still performing live! Bill Tapia, who is known as the Duke of Uke, played with Bing, Louis and Fats and still has the wit and skill to delight audiences all across America. When we heard about this guy, we realized we had to get him on our radio show. But how is a centenarian going to come across over the...

It's been 36 years since the release of Frampton Comes Alive. And now there's word that there may be another. Not an album, but another Frampton in the entertainment biz! Peter's daughter, Mia Rose Frampton has a role in a new ABC Family Channel drama. It's called Perfect 10 and it's about young gymnasts training for the Olympics. Right now, it's just a pilot,...