December 3rd, 2008
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 62
We are living in extraordinary times. From the Wall Street crisis to the hotly contested presidential race, there is a lot to talk about, and many of you are coming to GrowingBolder.com to make your voice heard! Weigh in now on the presidential debates, the economy or the state of health insurance. Or, better yet, start your own blog or forum and spark a discussion today!
Bottom's Up for Boomers
If you think Disney World is just for kids, then you're missing out! One event that will really whet your appetite is the annual Food and Wine Festival at Epcot. Foods, wines and beers from around the world are showcased -- sure beats standing in line for the Dumbo ride!
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GB Radio: Otis Day
Looking for another reason to head to Epcot this month? The man who made you want to "Shout!" in the 1978 classic "Animal House" will have the people in the crowd kicking up their heels. Find out how this exciting performer almost turned down the role of a lifetime.
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How Tupperware Helped Women Grow Bolder
The plastic bowl with the airtight seal helped transform American society and advance the women's movement worldwide, and today, a Tupperware party is held every 2.5 seconds. Most likely, none of it would have happened if it wasn't for a man named Gary McDonald.
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GBTV Is On the Air!
In case you missed it, the premiere episode of the Growing Bolder TV Show aired in Orlando last week and the reviews are in: "No doubt that GB will be picked up by many other PBS stations. Underwriters had better be all over this one," wrote blogger Chuck Nyren. Orlando Sentinel TV critic Hal Boedeker said,"[It] celebrates [those] who have life-affirming, age-defying attitudes." Want to see it for yourself? Click here for all the details.
GB Radio: Denny Tedesco
Want to know a secret? Many of your favorite bands didn't play on their own records! A group of studio musicians created the sound of a generation, playing for everyone from Sinatra to The Beach Boys. Filmmaker Denny Tedesco tells the unknown story of The Wrecking Crew.
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Growing Bolder Motivation: Pass It On
What inspires you? Here at Growing Bolder, your stories motivate and challenge us in our own adventures. A recent story on Lucky's Lake Swim not only inspired GB.com's Marc Middleton and Katy Widrick to exercise, it motivated them to get up at the crack of dawn and swim across a lake that is rumored to be home to a lake monster! Marc blogs about how important it is to challenge and support your friends and family to grow bolder today!
5 Questions With: Ellen Whitehurst
Ellen Whitehurst is a writer who helps others find happiness through holistic medicine, feng shui and more. But her path to success and financial freedom was a long and winding one, that started on Wall Street. Click here to see what she tells Growing Bolder about the family crisis that changed her life, and why helping others makes her find her own happiness.
Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Like many empty nesters, GrowingBolder.com member babyboomerbev has discovered one of the joys of sending a child off to college -- a closer relationship. In her new blog, Bev describes how much her relationship with her daughter has changed since she has gone off to college. And here's something you parents of teenagers may not believe -- she says they're having REAL conversations every day now!
In the next Growing Bolder Insider: She sings for seniors and charms them with her charismatic presence. Find out why she feels she gets more than she gives. Plus, you've seen the pink stuff everywhere, so you probably already know it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But when you meet one survivor, you'll never look at the disease the same again.
Archive
Deep Thoughts
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
-- Desmond Tutu, who turns 77 this week.
A Look Back
Oct. 5, 1961
Neil Sedaka records "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen," which will become his eighth US Top 20 hit. Neil celebrates 50 years of touring in a Growing Bolder interview.
Oct. 7, 1968
Ten months before Jimi Hendrix performs a rock version of The Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock, Jose Feliciano causes controversy with his slow, Latin jazz version of the national anthem at the World Series.