December 3rd, 2008
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 30
WE HAVE LIFTOFF!Growing Bolder has officially launched! One of the most unique sites on the Web is now rocketing through cyberspace. Come along for the ride. Be part of a community that celebrates life without limits. Watch videos and listen to interviews that touch every emotion. Get advice from nationally known experts. Discuss issues that interest you. Meet amazing people who prove that it's never too late. Now is the time to tell everyone about the positive, life-affirming message here. Why not click on the 'send to a friend' link above? Thanks.
King of the Road
A True Harley Hero
Bruce Rossmeyer is an unlikely corporate icon. He's parlayed street smarts and a willingness to gamble into a major business empire. As Rossmeyer approaches his 65th birthday, he's putting the finishing touches on the crown jewel of his empire -- a major attraction that's drawing visitors from around the world. In a GB exclusive, we visit Rossmeyer and find a man motivated not by money, but by fun.
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Is Rowing the Ultimate Fitness Sport?
Something unusual is happening all across America. Men and women are getting up before the crack of dawn to participate in one of fastest-growing sports for the over-40 crowd. Actually, it's more than a sport. It's a lifestyle. It's friendship, teamwork and commitment all wrapped around what may be the ultimate total body workout. We just had to check it out.
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Baddest Boomer on One Wheel
The Unigeezer Shocks the World
Do you find exercise dull and boring? Then find something else! Two years ago, Terry Peterson turned 50. A piano tuner by trade, he didn't want his life to hit a sour note. He needed to get in shape. But how? He remembered that as a child, he loved his unicycle. So, he went out and bought one. What he's done since has amazed the world. He's now known far and wide as the Unigeezer, and he rolls in for a lively conversation with Growing Bolder.
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Bad to the Baton
Still Marching After All These Years
They can't walk down the sidewalk without drawing stares, but that's no problem for a group of women living in The Villages, Florida. They love the attention, and they're getting plenty of it as they cross the country, performing their baton twirling show at festivals, parades and on cruise ships. Growing Bolder is invited backstage for exclusive access, and we're bringing you along.
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Bernie and Big Bertha
A Lifetime Relationship
More than 50 years ago, Bernie Lee sold his car to buy a bass. He says it's the best deal he's ever made. He's been strumming Big Bertha ever since.
A car can take you around town, but his bass took Bernie around the world. His music led him on a journey through poverty and prejudice; through triumph and tragedy. He's taken every step with dignity and class -- now Bernie's story is the story of America.
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Emily Post's Etiquette Lives!
Great-Great-Granddaughter Keeps It Alive
When was the last time you saw a man open a door for a woman? Ever wonder, if she were still alive, what would Emily Post do? Emily is no longer with us, but Anna Post is. You'll be amazed at what she had to say to Growing Bolder about etiquette's role in our lives today. Anna is encouraging people to realize that etiquette is less about worrying about which fork to use and more about treating people with consideration, honesty and respect.
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In the next Growing Bolder Insider: Get your motor running, because we're taking you on a rocky motocross ride.
Meet the biggest names in one of the fastest-growing segments of the sport.
Plus, the curtain goes up on one couple's dream, as they show off a real labor of love for the first time.
Archive
Deep Thoughts
"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."
-- Hugh Downs
A Look Back
Feb. 24, 1976
The Eagles album "Their Greatest Hits" becomes the first to go platinum after it ships more than 1 million copies.
It has since passed diamond status, shipping more than 40 million copies worldwide.
Feb. 24, 1981
Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. They divorce in 1996 and Princess Di is killed in a car crash a year later. See how her legacy is helping women today by clicking here.
Feb. 25, 1964
In what will become one of the most well-known sporting events in history, Cassius Clay (who later changes his name to Muhammad Ali) becomes the world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. After the win, Clay yells "I'm the greatest!" and "I shook up the world," a scene that will be rebroadcast for decades to come.
Feb. 26, 1983
Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" reaches No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, where it stays for 37 weeks. It becomes the second most successful album of all time.
Feb. 27, 1902
Author John Steinbeck, one the most significant figures in 20th Century American Literature, is born in Salinas, Calif. He will go on to write "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath."
Feb. 27, 1999
While trying to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, 48-year-old Colin Prescot and 45-year-old Andy Elson set a new endurance record of 233 hours and 55 minutes.
Feb. 28, 1983
The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA, becoming the most watched television episode in history, with 125 million U.S. viewers.