Ocean City Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
LIFESTYLE 7B
Kemp sees turkey flying through air with Santa on its beak? SENIOR SLANT
Writer witnesses event happen in lower Delaware IRISH KEMP Contributing Writer
(Nov. 15, 2013) What comes first the turkey or the tree? Would you believe, I witnessed a wee bit of optical confusion the other night? I actually saw a turkey flying through the air with a Santa Claus on his beak. What amazed me is that all this happened in slower, lower Delaware. I’m told that Santa made his debut at Selbyville’s Halloween parade, dragging a bag full of Valentine hearts and Easter baskets. Nary a reindeer nor elf in sight. Oh yeah my broom is out of the shop and up and operating. Kind of a mindblowing experience but come fly with me some day and see for yourself. Harpoon Hanna’s Wednesday’s yearround, senior happy hour event was packed with a room full of 60-plus years of age, old and new people. Emcee, comedian, baby boomer, almost-living Bob Burns dug deep
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Rosy Bird and volunteers man the jewelry booth at the Christmas event at St. Andrews Center.
into his repertoire (that’s good, Bob) of the tunes of the times to satisfy even the most disgruntled of music lovers. Bob’s very versatile, (also good, Bob). He’s been known to really reach out and touch someone by playing songs, the likes of “Let me Call you Sweetheart” or “Heart of my Heart” or I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time,” for the WWII vets that are still hanging in there. As of now, the big time contenders for the 2013/2014 attendance prizes at Hanna’s are seriously being “re-thunk.” I lost count when Whitey left for “thee” better place last month. Sorely missed by all his friends and long-time attendees, rumors abound that Whitey, who was a lead singer in Bob’s all-new weekly wrap-up show, is talking to the “big guy” about celebrating
happy hours in his heavenly kingdom. With the arrival of personality plus last week, everybody’s friend, Josie Hoffman, who lived to dance and loved to help others and also teach them how to cut a rug, has taken up residence there as well. In heaven there is no beer but nobody cares. A few of the folks in line for attendance prizes, not perfect attendance, of course, are Dick and Kathy Kahn, Herbie, Gary and Martha, Bill and Ceil Clark, Jim and Kathy Ebel, Pat Valente, Del Leutner, Joe Trilling and Millie, the dancin’ Mooneys, the Halseys, the Feeneys, George and Alice and Billy Shorts, of course. Billy has been known to trudge through knee-deep snow in mid-winter in his favorite gear to join his friends on Wednesdays to hang out. Socializing is what it’s all about, say
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the nations’ geriatricians. If you wanna earn your wings, best you get busy. Bring a box of cereal to next Wednesday’s Nov. 20 happy hour and the Kemps will tote them off to the local food bank and let ‘em know who gave them. Some one absconded with the Irish American club’s annual “singalong” at the Dunes. Shirley is really gonna’ miss us. Even a worse fate, by next year, God only knows, if we’ll remember the words. Coming up is the annual Delmarva Irish American Club’s Christmas party at BJ’s. New in town and wanna ‘ be found’? Check out the local clubs such as the Elks, American Legion or Knights of Columbus. If you happen to cross paths with birthday kids George Feehley, Donna Abbott, Stan Symkla, Mary Lou Carozza, Wayne Cathell or anniversary celebrators Phil and Dolores Gaurino, George and Joan Saur, Paul and Doris Gross, Andy and Nanette Maggitti or Tom and Patricia Kratz, congratulate them and give ‘em a big hug from all of us. Not to worry if I misspell a name or whatever. My kids are so used to me calling them by their siblings’ names. At times they wait patiently until I’ve exhausted my supply and started over before they give me the time-out signal. Sometimes they answer to the wrong name. Be forewarned, retirees have a tough time remembering what day of the week it is. My psych has a song he taught me. C U in OC Today
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