Hundreds of bagpipers in Australia broke a world record on Wednesday by putting on an enormous performance of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top.” Thousands of spectators crammed to see the 374 pipers — the oldest being 98 years old — play the Australian band’s rock and roll hit in Melbourne’s Federation Square. Among … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I live five hours away from my hometown. My mom is 98 and in assisted living there. In recent years, my younger sister has become cruel to our mom and is trying to take advantage of her. Instead of helping Mom, she does things to deliberately upset her and raise her blood pressure. … Read more
Mamma mia! For nearly a century, New York’s San Gennaro Feast has packed the streets of Little Italy with riotous revelers, sizzling sausage and plenty of cannoli and music to spare every September. What began in Naples, Italy, as a tribute to the eponymous Patron Saint of the southern Italian city was subsequently launched in … Read more
If it ain’t broke, don’t replace it. An elderly couple has used the same, century-old appliance to drill, vacuum, mince meet, process food, peel vegetables and grind coffee since their wedding day in 1976 — and it has yet to give out. Mary and Ivor Waite, from Halesowen, West Midlands, swear by their 98-year-old Piccolo, a … Read more
A 72-year-old Georgia resident recently graduated from college with a degree in cinema studies on Thursday — and his proud, 98-year-old mother was in attendance. Lawrenceville’s Sam Kaplan enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College in 2019 — 50 years after he opted to not pursue higher education when he graduated from high school in 1969. “I was riding … Read more