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    “Hey Lady, Why Do You Have a Mustache?”

    After 50 years I finally understand how CBS came up with the name of the Art Linkletter Show, Kids Say the Darndest Things! For women in menopause, the new version of that show is:  Kids Ask the Darndest Questions.    In Church...

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    Thursday's Buzz: February 21, 2008

    In 1960, GB pal Joe Kittinger jumped from 102,000 feet, a record that still stands. Now a stuntman wants to break it. Read about the new attempt in Today's Buzz. Plus, an amazing Video of the Day.


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    Trent Lane

    Trent Lane is not your average 95-year-old. Heck, he's not your average 40-year-old!

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    Ardell Lien

    Two years after receiving a heart and kidney transplant, a 70-year-old man sets out to sail around the world to highlight the importance of organ donation. Hear his story.

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    Charlie Futrell

    Charlie Futrell is an 85-year-old superman.

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    Bold in Beijing

    Think you have to be a teenager to be a big star in the Olympic Games? Check out these athletes who are proving you can still be a sports star in your 40s, 50s and even 60s!


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    Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, March 6, 2008

    Swayze battles cancer. Dems dig in. 101-year-old man to run London Marathon. Disturbing new study about colonoscopies. The new world's richest person. When are we going back? All in today's Buzz.


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    Keep Moving and Keep Smiling

    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. His message: "Get off the couch. Have some fun. Take some chances."

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    Boomer's Buzz: Friday, April 4, 2008

    Remembering Dr. King, the amazing 101-year-old marathoner who stops for a beer and a cigarette, the good news about caffeine and your brain, why you may be drinking too much water, beach police in 1922, and the clothes off Princess Di's back.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, April 24, 2008

    Today's Buzz: Barracky -- The Movie, 95-year-old defends herself and house with a screwdriver, 10 things to do before you die, what families around the world eat in a week and what it costs, and more.


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    Leo Luken

    One of the toughest feats in golf is to shoot your age. Not only has one 88-year-old golfer done it at least six times, he beat golfing greats Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player in the process.

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    Maya Angelou

    Born: April 4, 1927
    Author, poet, playwright, actress, director, educator and activist who overcame homelessness to become one of the nation's most celebrated women.


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    Betty Olds

    The fact that she is older than the tree didn't stop an 86-year-old Berkeley woman from climbing it to protest its planned demise.

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    Iris Davis 2001 Competition

    64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.

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    Morning Buzz: February 2

    It's Groundhog Day and it's now official! At 7:20 AM EST, 120-year-old Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow at Gobblers Knob. The seer of seers saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.


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    Iris Davis Competition

    64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.

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    Iris Davis Pairs Competition

    64-year-old Iris Davis is a champion bodybuilder and now helps others reach their fitness goals.

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    Thurlow "Turbo" Rogers

    Cycling legend Thurlow "Turbo" Rogers has raced away with more than 300 victories in his career, and the 47-year-old says he's only getting better with age.

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    Bill Hoag

    Bill Hoag loves to sing. The 84-year-old is the baritone for the renowned barbershop quartet The Retreads.

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    The Top 20 GB Videos

    What your friends are watching. Every week we stack em' up and count em' down. This weeks big mover: Banana Battles Back. If your favorite isn't on the list, spread the word and get your pick to the top.


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    Going Green Everyday

    Earth Day is just one day out of the year -- how can you help save the Earth the other 364 days of the week? Check out these inspirational stories to get motivated, and get moving!


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    Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 5, 2008

    Start the weekend with the Buzz: Clintons earn big bucks, more contraception choices for women over 40, how husbands make 7 hours of housework a week, the 60-year-old $136 million lottery winner and a Growing Bolder business story.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Saturday, April 26, 2008

    66-year-old triahlete killed by shark, rebate checks are almost in the mail, top chain restaurant fare, the electric cars ready to take over the road, Hey Jude, and more.


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    Kudos for Growing Bolder

    The Growing Bolder Media Group received the prestigious Senior Vison Media Award for 2008, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. In just it’s first year online, GrowingBolder.com has presented a vision of the 50+ population unseen anywhere...

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    Doping Ban Upheld

    The yellow jersey has officially been revoked. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a decision made after the 2006 Tour de France which stripped Floyd Landis of his title.


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    Walter Cronkite

    Born: Nov. 4, 1916
    For nearly two decades, Americans overwhelmingly turned to Walter Cronkite for the day's news.


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    Roger Gentilhomme

    At an age when many people are just happy to be alive, 97-year-old Roger Gentilhomme is competing in multiple sports.

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    Nelsen Mandela

    Born: July 18, 1918
    He's much of his life fighting apartheid, the racist system used by the former white government of South Africa to suppress the majority black population.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

    Today's Buzz: Obama to 82-year-old woman -- 'Will you be my running mate?" Purple Haze? Alleged Hendrix sex tape to be released, inventor of LSD dies, how to shoot better photos, and get down with the most unusual prison rehabilitation program anywhere.


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    Romancing the Road

    This is an unusual love story involving an 89-year-old woman and her beloved Chariot. The two have been together for decades and traveled more than 540,000 miles across this nation's highways and side streets.

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    Violet Sesco

    Eighty-year-old Violet Sesco is a great-great-grandmother and a member of the Professional Women's Bassmaster Tour

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    45-Year-Old Crowned Next Big Supermodel

    She has the look, and it appears one of the biggest modeling companies in the world agrees! 45-year-old Tanya Hutchinson just landed a major contract with Wilhemina Models, Inc., after winning TV Land's reality series called "She's Got the Look."


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    In Honor of his Country and his Life

    Honest, hard working people like 94-year-old Bill Macias are the backbone of America. As we celebrate Independence Day, he celebrates his incredible life and the country that made his dreams come true.

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    A College Success Story

    54-year-old mother, grandmother and nurse's assistant Jennie Long had plenty to keep her busy. Then, she decided to add homework to the mix, by going back to school.

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    Alex and Nicole Nilsson

    To promote health and fitness for seniors and to educate people about the preventable disease of Type II diabetes, one 70-year-old decided to rollerski his way across Canada.

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    Boomer's Buzz: Wednesday, March 5, 2008

    Hillary wins Texas and Ohio to keep her campaign alive. McCain clinches GOP nomination and Huckabee bows out. Plus, cancer risks and hormone therapy, "60 Minutes" blackout mystery, publishing scandal, failed dogs, and Star Wars according to a 3-year-old.


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    75-Year-Old Turns Green

    He's called "The Car Czar." Robert Lutz developed some of the biggest, baddest muscle cars in the world. He spent decades keeping major car companies in the black. Now, he's determined to turn them green.



 

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