In the US, we don't prize our elderly. We don't respect their wisdom. We hide them away in homes because they become unsightly and forgetful and querulous. Why? Because they remind us we're heading there ourselves. They make us think about death, so we try to shove them under the proverbial rug.

That isn't the case in Mexico. There aren't really any old folks homes here. They stay with their families until they die, end of story. I suspect it's like that in other countries as well.

Well, not all seniors are ready to be put out to pasture. Read this article. Seriously. Do it. Now!

That just charmed the shit out of me. These folks rock for real. And now, I'm gonna work your soft spot like you wouldn't believe. Watch this: Not a dry eye in the house, right? Our music, when taken by another generation, gains a whole new meaning, like when Johnny Cash sang Hurt. I salute you, Young@Heart, and I'm buying your CD, Rockin' at Heaven's Door, when it comes out.

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