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Don Drummer
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how do you think I am...?

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I have been prompting people to respond to this question for the last month by saying: " well,I don't know" to which I respond: "I turned 65 eleven months ago" I been waiting 40 some years to say that. I feel better now.
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how old

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How old do you think I am? See the above
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steve takacs
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Post by steve takacs »

67 so far but feel younger than that due great family and friends, music and other hobbies. Pedal steel has Kept me feeling young though I am marginal at best. Stevet
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Andy DePaule
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Old as I feel, Wheeeezzzee

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Old as I feel depending on the time of day.
Hit 71 last December with a 39 year old girlfriend.
Not a problem now they have this Viagra stuff it's just like being 20 again except for the wheezing! :lol:
They say it's bad for your eyesight so I'll stop when I need coke bottle glasses... :lol:
My sweetheart gave me a birthday cake that said 17 because she said that looked better :roll:
On the plus side, I no longer have to deal with my cow lick, it done run off somewhere! :whoa:
Started playing PSG when I was 28 and kept getting better until about 6 years ago. It's certainly taken a downturn of late, That is sad but at least I'm still breathing. :cry:
I'm shooting for at least 100 years old and have had many talks with the management up above about that. :roll: He still hasn't gotten back to me about my request! :eek: :oops:
My doctor said I should loose weight. He is 36 and I wanna see what he has to say about it when he's my age? I'm only 90 pounds more than when I got out of the army in 1968. :oops: :lol:
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Post by Kevin Fix »

66 in a couple months…….
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Bob Bestor
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Post by Bob Bestor »

55. But I don't look a day over 54. Two and a half in PSG years.
Keep on truckin'
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Don Kuhn
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Post by Don Kuhn »

Old enough to want to and fool enough to try, can't wait for July to get here so I can go on Miedicare which means 65.
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Post by J R Rose »

Turned 78 last December, Thankful for everyday I wake up. But my health is pretty good. It just SUCKS getting old.
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Post by Jeff Neal »

Just turned 45 today
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Post by joe long »

79.
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Post by Charlie McDonald »

J R Rose wrote:It just SUCKS getting old.
Compared to what?
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Age

Post by Dale Foreman »

65. Started playing in the 70's.🤠
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Post by Donny Hinson »

Times change, and point of view is everything. Fifty years ago, when I played at the local Moose or Elks clubs, they were filled with older people.

But now, it's just a bunch of young 'uns.

:mrgreen:
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This old

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James Mayer
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43
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Lee Baucum
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Post by Lee Baucum »

Well, we're all 2 years older since this thread started!
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Post by Bruce W. Roberts »

Double-Nickle. 55. Started playing 5 months ago. Still starting.
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How old are you?

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83 June 24.
Regards, Jay Thompson
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Post by Terry Winter »

65 in a couple of weeks :eek:
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How old are you

Post by Bobby D. Jones »

I turned 75 last October.
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Post by Wesley Medlen »

Turned 83 April 5th 2019. Can't believe I made it this long. Wes
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Re: How old are you?

Post by Ian Rae »

Are we talking physically or mentally? I've been 17 for the last 50 years :)
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Post by Al Evans »

I'm 73. Been playing pedal steel since I was, uh, 72....:D

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Post by Jim Pollard »

46 years young!
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Post by Dick Wood »

Just turned 64 few weeks back and staying as busy as I want to.
Cops aren't paid much so I steel at night.
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