AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points
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Our very own inimitable
plus Gorgeous George, the pianist, are bringing their very lively Dirty Blues Show to Crazy Coq next to Piccadilly on May 8th. Why not join us down there? Book here - https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/the-dirty-blues-show/?instance_id=1336808&fbclid=IwY2xjawJZAjRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTI8ZP_hp7T9HrNMmf5rb7k59qAqQGLbHteaO_BtLxV4G7xtbb0CPKk4Q_aem_ZBruHKFsvYpBd3PLeb0b0A
Madame Jeanne Louise Calment earned our total admiration! ‘Meet Madam Jeanne Louise Calment, who had the longest confirmed human lifespan: 122 years, 164 days. Apparently, fate strongly approved of the way she lived her life. She was born in Arles, France, on February 21, 1875. The Eiffel Tower was built when she was 14 years old. It was at this time she met Vincent van Gogh. "He was dirty, badly dressed, and disagreeable," she recalled in an interview given in 1988.
When she was 85, she took up fencing, and still rode her bike when she reached 100. At the age of 114, she starred in a film about her life, at age 115 she had an operation on her hip, and at age 117 she gave up smoking, having started at the age of 21 in 1896. She didn't give it up for health reasons; her reason was that she didn't like having to ask someone to help her light a cigarette once she was nearly blind.’
We loved Mickey and Iris. ‘What a pair! They met on a dating site three years ago. Iris is 80, Mickey is 77. They're from East Sussex but had been on holiday to Liverpool. They returned to get married and ride their mobility scooters to the Cavern. Woohoo!’
A wonderful bunch of AofAers went down to Lana Citron’s inaugural WIP Flash bi-monthly literary salon. And it was fun. Most of us read poems or stories. Suzanne sang. I read three love poems to the cherry blossom, to Mohammed who runs my corner shop and to the Making Love Retreat that my partner and I went to a few years ago. Was in a great place - the new Colony Rooms in Heddon St. Painter Darren Coffrey has moved his Colony Rooms archive over there and it’s great place.
Congratulations to the splendiferous and endlessly talented Yayoi Kusama who has turned 96!
We could only remain open-mouthed at the news that 90 year old Flo Meiler is still doing the pole vault! What what! No-one else her age has every attempted it. Brilliant Flo. May you go on inspiring us.