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This is 74: Kathy Kirkpatrick—Co-Founder of Legendary 'Life Café'—Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I grew up female when we were expected to do what we were told. I bucked that, but it wasn’t easy. "
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This is 56: Ricki Lake Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I've been through a lot of shit, but I've always come out evolved on the other side. I keep rising over and over again, and I'm going to again."
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Ask a Sober Oldster #20: Sharon Silke
"There was this voice that used to accompany me everywhere. I’d glance at myself in the mirror and the voice would start to tell me what a loser and…
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The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire Live with Ricki Lake
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This is 60: Grant Faulkner Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I like that I can make grand pronouncements about aging and the human condition with increasing street cred."
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This is 67: "Salty Crone" Prajna O'Hara Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I am a woman with scars and wrinkles—each line tells a story of how I came to occupy myself as 'the Salty Crone.' And there’s more to be revealed."
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January 2025

This is 95: Artist and Holocaust Survivor Tibor Spitz Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"In essence, my birthday is every day."
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This is 91: Performer Sally-Jane Heit Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"It only took me 90 years to realize that the milestone I am looking forward to now is my next breath. The party, the celebration, is that next breath…
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Ask a Sober Oldster #19: Seth David Branitz
"Endurance and good support has allowed me to evolve several times, most recently in the past few years. "
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This is 68: Sal Cataldi Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Isn’t that what retired folks should do: divide their time between taking each other to various doctor’s appointments and early bird specials?"
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This is 52: Sarah Fay Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"This is the best time of my life."
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This is 68: Obituary Writer James Robert Hagerty Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Obituaries are about life, not death. If obituaries can't be fun, I always say, what's the point of dying?"
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