My niece & nephew love the Beatles. They’re teenagers. I’ve overheard them making fun of old people (my mom & dad)… they don’t seem to realize Paul McCartney is 67 years old & he’s playing to sold out crowds at Mets Stadium this weekend.

Here is the Quote, written by Ron Kosloff regarding Vince Gironda:

“Bob Kennedy of Muscle Mag International was a good friend of Vince, and Vince used to write a regular column for his magazine. After Vince died, I called Bob and said, Bob, I’ve known Vince for 25 years, and I’d like to continue his column because I know his methods backward and frontward.” Bob replied, “Ron I would love to have you continue his column, but you know what?” I was getting complaints that Vince was too old. People complained, “Who wants to listen to what he has to say?” Well, that struck a nerve, and I would like to address those folks who felt that way.

In America, today, we have one horrible agenda that we practice. Madison Avenue has created the youth culture. It wants to sell things to young people with money. It wants to ignore older people, and of course, this is our culture… money. If you’re over 50, even sometimes over 40, no one wants to listen to you any more. It’s really a crime. Look at how the American Plains Indians treated their elders. They treated them with dignity and respect. Nobody wanted to listen to Vince because he was old, but nobody stopped to think that what Vince had was wisdom, knowledge and experience. If you go to any other country in the world and you are over 50, by God, you’re put up on a pedestal. People come to you for advice and knowledge, and you’re revered. But not in America. Vince was a tragic example of this shameful phenomenon. He went out of style.”

So True about this, In America, Old people, the elderly are treated like pets… not like human beings… & most people don’t even realize it.

Their parents get old & they stick them into old folks homes. My father took care of his mother every day until the day she died.