November 20th, 2008
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 35
Help Us Lead the Way
It's not always easy being the first in a field, whether it's setting world records for free-fall parachute drops, like Joe Kittinger, or publishing a magazine devoted to happiness, like Pilar Gerasimo. We started Growing Bolder because we didn't see anything else like it; a Web site focused on smashing stereotypes and living a longer, healthier, more fulfilled life. By becoming a member, you also become a leader. If you haven't joined yet -- why not take the leap today? And bring your friends along. The party's just getting started.
An Amazing Man You've Never Heard Of
Another Major Award for a Truly Unsung Hero
If you believe Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, you're wrong! Joe Kittinger got there first, and without a spacecraft. 48 years ago, in near secrecy, he accomplished a feat that no one has ever equaled. His courage paved the way for the success of the space program. This week, he received the highest honor awarded by the Smithsonian. Not many know his story, but you're about to relive it with him.
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Confronting Cancer: Part 3
Getting Past the Pain
Meg Gaffney confronts problems head-on, and when doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer, she didn't miss a beat. She dove right into studying her treatment options -- for herself, and to help other women facing the same choices. As a patient advocate, Meg is committed to getting the best care, but she does have one fear: pain. And as we found out, even Meg didn't know how bad it would get.
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Keep Moving and Keep Smiling
Poster Child for a Long Life
This week we dip into the GB archives to visit a gentle man with a killer forehand. Herb Hauser was the best 90-year-old tennis player on the planet when we went one-on-one with him. He was active, had a great sense of humor, and the love of a wonderful woman. Unfortunately, Herb has since passed away, but his message is still powerful today: "Get off the couch. Have some fun. Take some chances."
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Reality Bytes: Behind the Microphones
Out of Control in the Control Room
Anyone who listens to talk radio knows it's focused on what's wrong in life. There is one show that shines the light on what's right. The Growing Bolder Radio Show gives voice to authors, celebrities, worldwide thought leaders and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. To hear examples, just click on Dick Smothers and Pilar Gerasimo in this newsletter. How do we put it all together? Listen, learn, laugh and live.
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GB Radio: Dick Smothers
Like most siblings, Dick and Tommy Smothers were rivals, but these brothers managed to spin their relationship into one of the most successful and daring comedy duos of all time. They've been making people laugh for more than 50 years, with humor that has been relevant for generations. Dick talks with Growing Bolder about how the issues dealt with in the '60s are still at the forefront today.
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GB Radio: Pilar Gerasimo
Pilar Gerasimo took her passions and zeal for life and turned it into Experience Life Magazine. Five years later, the magazine has grown to a readership of 600,000. Gerasimo has created and lived by the motto "Healthy. Happy. For Real." She is definitely for real about living an active lifestyle, and she talks with Growing Bolder about how she keeps readers interested with her simple and organic living ideals.
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In the next Growing Bolder Insider: These beautiful birds fly high in the sky, but they may soon be grounded forever. GB takes a special look at the planes and the pilots that got us through some of the toughest times in American history. Plus, a folk music legend became an Internet sensation with his hilarious song about baby boomers. Now, in his 60s, Tom Rush has finally hit the big time.
Archive
Deep Thoughts
"Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better."
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
A Look Back
March 30, 1981
President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C. hotel. The gunman, John Hinckley, Jr. says he did it to win the love of actress Jodie Foster. Reagan is able to joke with his wife in the hospital, saying "Honey, I forgot to duck," a quote made famous by defeated boxer Jack Dempsey.
March 31, 1964
The Beatles hold the top five spots on the U.S. singles chart. "Can't Buy Me Love" is No. 1, followed by "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Please Please Me." No one has dominated the charts like that ever since.
April 2, 1969
Frank Sinatra's version of "My Way" enters the U.S. record charts for a stay of 122 weeks. The song becomes a Sinatra signature for the later years of his career.
April 3, 1993
Ray Charles becomes the first performer to have hits on Billboard's charts in six different decades when his version of Leon Russell's "A Song For You" enters the R&B chart.
April 4, 1968
One day after his famous "I have been to the mountaintop" address, civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King's life and legacy is honored every year with a national holiday, and in 2004, King is posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
April 4, 1975
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Harvard College dropout Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Today, it employs 80,000 people in 102 countries with a global annual revenue of more than $51 billion dollars.