Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.
Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest.
Scott Baio, Actor (1961) |
Maurice Barres, Politician (1862) |
Nick Cave, Musician (1957) |
Neil Cavuto, Journalist (1958) |
Priscilla Davis, Celebrity (1933) |
Rima Fakih, Clergyman (1985) |
Michael Faraday, Scientist (1791) |
Tom Felton, Actor (1987) |
Joan Jett, Musician (1958) |
Wilhelm Keitel, Celebrity (1882) |
Nathan Hale, Revolutionary (1776) |
Alice Hamilton, Scientist (1970) |
Jan De Hartog, Writer (2002) |