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VOLUME 47, NUMBER 2 Nick Thomas

FEBRUARY 2021 “Serving The Needs of Orange County & Long Beach Seniors Since 1974” “I no longer look at my life and times in the motion picture industry as my career. I just look at it now as something I like and want to do.” —Kurt Russell

What’s Inside.... Calendar of Events...... 5 Flashback...... 6 Classifieds...... 7-8 Song Preview...... 9 Off The Beaten Path...... 10 In The Spotlight...... 11 Book Club...... 13 Kurt Russell...... 15 Memphis...... 18 Fabulous Finds...... 21 Life After Mother...... 22 Busy Boomers...... 25 Movie Preview...... 26 Tinseltown Talks...... 27 Gadget Geezer...... 29 Orange County • Long Beach Page 2 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

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from 2005 started getting sible to pull it out of the nothing but static, I knew tight case unless you have I had to upgrade. I am fingers with the strength still much like a caveman of Superman’s. It’s like trying very hard to use it. someone is on the other To say I am iPhone illit- end of the phone pulling erate would be a great un- in the opposite direction derstatement. The good when I try to get it out of news is that I learned I can the case. answer the phone without having to put in my se- My wife can use SIRI to cret code. I must have an- make phone calls for her My wife thought this day swered the phone six times without having to dial in would never come but I already as I write this. the phone number or to have finally broken down send a text. She just dic- and purchased an iPhone. I do have a 9-inch by 12- tates a message to SIRI Of course, I have no idea inch book with 185 pages and then says text it to so how to work the gadgets that I try to read and un- and so. SIRI then shows that come with it. How- derstand but to me, it’s her the text before it is ever, I have mastered the like trying to learn a new sent and she can correct art of putting in my secret language. When I was it if necessary. As you code to unlock the phone young and took Spanish probably have guessed, I so I can make phone calls 101 in high school, I bare- am preparing to leave my and I can finally make ly passed it. Some of the cave and enter the 21st phone calls using the features of the phone are century. What a ride this phone after many lessons scary. For example, I can is going to be. from my wife. However, I I BUY COMIC BOOKS talk to a woman named haven’t mastered the art of SIRI and I find she has a AND BASEBALL CARDS texting yet. bit of an attitude when I February 15th 1900-1970 call her an idiot. I thought My wife showed me how her tone of voice was very Large $$$ Paid to do it but when she sets sarcastic in the manner it up and I try to type Call Robert Hughes at 310-947-9437 that she answered me. Ap- something, my big fingers parently, she doesn’t like [email protected] hit three tiny keys at the being called names. DBA BOOK KINGDOM same time. The result is something written in gib- There is also a connec- berish which even I don’t tion to something called understand who was the Local Handyman iCloud and a toggle dark one who typed it. mode switch which may • Drywall, Painting, Stucco, Patchwork have something to do with • Repair Wood, Decks, Cabinets, Wood Fencing I avoided the first 10 iP- my dark mood. I bought • Roofing, Electrical, Granite, Windows, Doors hones but it was very dif- a carrying case for the ficult with my wife after phone which I hang on my • Pressure Wash & Garage Cleaning Ernesto me to get a new phone. belt but when the phone • Housekeeper (562) 841-4481 When my flip-top phone rings it’s almost impos- Page 4 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

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Taste of San Juan art walk and arts festival has Los Alamitos ‘Race on first-served basis throughout San Juan Capistrano been acclaimed by local arti- the Base’ the event. Though a ticket does (ED Note: Please check with February, check back for sans as the Downtown Ana- Los Alamitos not guarantee immediate ad- each venue or event before at- 2021 information. heim Arts District. During the February, check back for mission, ticket holders will be tending. Many events, classes Help launch the kick-off cel- evening of an ACE, attendees 2021 information. given priority access. Be sure and regular events have been ebration of the Fiesta de las stroll amongst outdoor perma- The yearly event has contin- to print out all print-at-home canceled due to the ongoing Golondrinas at A Stone’s nent art fixtures, such as Peter ued to provide a forum for lo- tickets. At, Renée and Hen- COVID-19 pandemic lock- Throw Winery. The Taste Shire’s illuminated birdhouse cal avid runners and walkers ry Segerstrom Concert Hall, downs in each city. brings together many of San sculptures, to discover artists but has also instilled a sense of 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Juan’s restaurants under one demonstrating their creative pride and teamwork between Mesa. Call, 714-556-2787. SCR presents: Sleep roof. Tickets are $40 for gener- process live for curious on- the Los Alamitos City Coun- Squad al admission. At Stones Throw lookers. At, the crawl stretches cil, the citizens of Los Alami- Ongoing Events Streaming Online Winery, San Juan Capistrano. from Anaheim Blvd., to Har- tos, the Rossmoor Community Santa Ana Art Walk Feb. 1-14 Call, 949-493-1976. bor Blvd. and along Center Services District, and the local Santa Ana Enjoy an interactive, virtu- Street Promenade. Art lov- business community. The race First Saturday of the Month al theater experience that Timberwolf 5 K ers can walk, crawl, or climb is held on the runways at the 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. turns your home into a rocket Run/Walk aboard the Anaheim Resort Joint Forces Training Base in Downtown Santa Ana offers a ship to launch grandkids into Irvine Transit (ART) for compli- Los Alamitos and features he- look at the arts on the first Sat- their dreams. Featuring new, February, check back for mentary rides throughout Ana- licopters, planes, and military urday of each month when gal- kid-driven comedy and music 2021 information. heim’s Art Crawl Experience. vehicles with music through- leries, theatres, artists, and per- from the Story Pirates. World The Timberwolf 5K Run/ Call, 714-956-3586. out the course. Call, 562-430- formers in the Artists Village premiere on-demand produc- Walk, and the 1K Fun Run, 1073. host a monthly Open House tion creates a new bedtime food, event T-shirts and run The Kid’s Pet Parade ritual for kids age 4-12. Call, for the public. There are typi- with fitness enthusiasts. Pro- February, check back for 714-708-5555. Symphony: Lantern cally more than 150 participat- ceeds from registration and 2021 information. Festival ing studios and galleries locat- Jurassic Quest sponsorships benefit North- Part of the annual Fiesta de Costa Mesa ed in historic buildings in the las Golondrinas celebration. Costa Mesa wood High School and Fami- February, check back for heart of downtown Santa Ana. Kids between the ages of 5 to Feb. 5-14 lies Forward, a local non-profit 2021 information The monthly event lets you 12 can show off their favorite 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. providing supported housing Bring the entire family and buy original artwork from var- animals in a contest for, The Jurassic Quest’s exhibit is an programs, counseling, food, join the Pacific Symphony’s ious artists. It also will have Cutest, Most Unusual, Best interactive drive-thru experi- referrals, school supplies, ca- annual Lantern Festival, cel- open viewings of working lofts Team Costume (owner and ence, featuring more than 70 reer coaching, and other ser- ebrating the Year of the Rat. owned by artists and designers pet), Funniest & Most Obe- moving and roaring dinosaurs vices for families in crisis. At, The act of lighting and appre- all in an award-winning urban dient (pet, not child). At Los and their 50-foot-long Megal- Northwood High School, 4515 ciating lanterns is a way for setting. odon. Go on a quest with the Portola Pkwy., Irvine. Rios Park, 31747 Los Rios people to let go of the burdens online audio tour that will take Street, San Juan Capistrano. of their old selves and express Dachshund Races you throughout the exhibit Art Crawl Experience Call, 949-493-1976. their best wishes for them- Huntington Beach and see dinosaurs and marine Anaheim selves and their families for Sundays creatures. At OC Fair & Event February, check back for the future. Admission is free, 3 p.m. (doors open at 2 p.m.) Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa 2021 information. but tickets are required. Due Come see the short-legged Mesa. Art Crawl Experience or to venue capacity, admission “ACE,” an auditory explosive will be granted on a first-come, Continued on page 12 Page 6 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 ‘The Second-most Famous Smile’ By Randal C. Hill

Though you may not know it, on the left. Ball was paid $45 now licenses Smileys and runs Harvey Ball has had an impact — about $350 today — for his World Smile Day, an event on your life. efforts. celebrated on the first Friday in October each year. It’s a Harvey Ross Ball was born in The State Mutual folks pro- day that emphasizes the slo- July 1921 in Worcester, Mass., duced and handed out 100 gans “Do an act of kindness” one of six children. After grad- Smiley pins to its employees, and “Help one person smile.” uating from Worcester South the goal being to encourage Harvey’s Smiley is now said High School, he became an ap- workers to smile while doing to incorporate the most famous prentice to a local sign paint- humdrum tasks around the grin since the Mona Lisa’s. er and later studied fine art at office such as chatting on the the Worcester Art Museum phone with customers. Footnote: When the Vietnam School. Following World War War was raging during the II, he worked for a local ad- Smiley buttons later became , businessmen brothers vertising firm until 1959, when so popular with the public that Bernard and Murray Spain de- he started his own advertising they were eventually being or- cided to make buttons display- business. dered in lots of 10,000 each. ing Ball’s creation, but added, By 1971, more than 50 mil- “Have a Nice Day” on each In 1963, a phone call from a lion Smiley buttons had been disc. The Spains raked in a Worcester client, The State produced. Ball’s creation had healthy profit with sales of 50 Mutual Life Assurance Co., become recognized around the million discs. changed Ball’s life — and world as an American icon. in time added to the popular Yep, the pair had first copy- culture of America and many So, was Harvey able to retire righted that four-word phrase. countries around the globe. early, purchase a yacht and sail The insurance outfit had re- off to retire in a beachfront vil- Bibliography cently experienced a hostile la on a tropical island? Well ac- Internet: Crockett, Zachary. “The 500M Smi- takeover merger with an out- tually no. He never applied for ley Face Business.” https://thehustle. of-town competitor, and em- a trademark or copyright of the co/who-owns-the-smiley-face/June 1, ployee morale was low and Smiley Face, and State Mutual 2019. Nelson, Brooke. “This is the Strange sinking lower. Could Harvey made nothing from the design (But True) Origin of the Smiley come up with quirky design either. Ball’s son, Charles, al- Face.” https://www.rd.com/article/ that would be fun to look at ways maintained that his dad smiley-face-invented/July 24, 2017. Savage, Jon. “A Design for Life.” and consequently lift spirits never regretted not registering https://www.theguardian.com/ around the office? the copyright. Charles claimed artanddesign/2009/feb/21/smi- that Harvey wasn’t motivated ley-face-design-history/Feb. 20, 2009. Ten minutes later, he had cre- much by money. Stamp, Jimmy. “Who Really Invent- ated a bright yellow circle ed the Smiley Face?” https://www. with black oval eyes, with the Ball did, however, have an smithsonianmag.com/art-culture/ who-really-invented-the-smiley-face/ one on the right slightly larg- incentive other than cash. In March 13, 2013. er than the one on the left and 1999, he founded the World Taggart, Emma. “Who Invented the a creased, slightly off-center Smile Foundation, a nonprofit Smiley Face? Discover the Not-So- smile, the right side being a bit charitable trust that supports Smiley History of the Graphic Yellow Icon.” https://mymodernmet.com/ higher and a bit thicker than children’s causes. The outfit smiley-face/Aug. 18, 2020. Page 7 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 CLASSIFIED & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

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It was a magical moment for he could write poetry — and Elton eventually signed with Elton John and Bernie Taupin song lyrics — thanks to con- Britain’s DJM Records label when they fully realized the stant encouragement from his and in 1969 recorded the LP potential that had blossomed in literature-loving mother. “Empty Sky.” It went nowhere, their professional partnership. but his second album, “Elton As Bernie once explained, Now calling himself Elton John,” the next year featured “‘Your Song’ was one of the John, he and Taupin began “Your Song” and thus held the first songs we wrote when we working together, with Ber- key to success. Haunting and really got locked into writing nie penning sets of lyrics and delicate, the tune worked its and when we had really honed Elton creating piano melodies way into the public conscious- our craft.” And it all began one appropriate to the words. If ness, and in January 1971, it morning in 1969 at John’s par- nothing came to fruition with- reached America’s Top 10 list ents’ London apartment when in a few minutes, John would on the Uni Records label. Taupin scribbled the words to summarily toss Taupin’s at- the future classic on a grubby tempt into the trash and move After that, John included “Your sheet of lined exercise paper on to the next offering. Song” in virtually every live that had tea stains on it. concert of his career. When The duo employed this unorth- asked to explain the work that At one time, Reginald Dwight odox way of working through- led to acclaim for the pair, — born in London in 1947 — out most of John’s remarkable Taupin answers in fewer than was just another piano-playing career. a dozen well-chosen words: “It teenager hungry for a show-biz is a simple, naïve song. And it break. By the mid-1960s, he Elton remembers his reaction still stands up.” and some pals were jamming when he first considered the in a band called Bluesology. words to “Your Song:” “I sat Bibliography Included among the musicians down at the piano and looked Book: were sax player Elton Dean at it, going, ‘Oh, my God, this Cresswell, Toby. 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time. New and singer John Baldry — the is such a great lyric, I can’t York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, inspiration for Dwight’s future [mess] this one up.’ It came 2006. stage monicker. out in about 20 minutes, and Internet: when I was done, I called him Edwards, Briony. “’ Your Song’ by Reg eventually left the group in. And we both knew.” Elton John: The Story Behind the and later answered an ad Song.” https://www.loudersound. com/features/your-song-by-elton- from London’s Liberty Re- Bernie had never been in love john-the-story-behind-the-song/ cords, which had announced or even in any meaningful re- May 29, 2019. All quotes are auditions for songwriters. He lationship, so his “Your Song” from here. wasn’t hired — Dwight could lyrics reflected a refreshing Irwin, Corey. “The History of El- easily create melodies but innocence about such a heady ton John’s ‘Your Song’.” https:// ultimateclassicrock.com/elton- choked when it came to writ- experience: john-your-song-history/April 26, ing lyrics. On that fateful day 2019. in Liberty’s office, though, he I hope you don’t mind that I “’ Your Song,’ by Elton John and met another creative hopeful, put down in words Bernie Taupin, Turns 50 Today.” 17-year-old Bernie Taupin. A https://americansongwriter.com/ school-dropout farm worker How wonderful life is while your-song-by-elton-john-turns- without music-making skills, you’re in the world 50-today/ Page 10 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

light. General Electric employ- ee Walter Scott and Roy Dah- lin of the Edison Co. collabo- rated on the light, reproducing it in exact proportion and color to the bell at Mission San Juan Capistrano. The name of the light is the Mission Bell Lumi- Mission Viejo’s naire. Architecture and Symbols Today the city of Mission Vie- jo has many buildings – new and old, including a major mall but did you know it also MBA, Realtor has some wonderful architec-

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For example, historians report the first homes and commu- nity buildings were designed to resemble about 300 years of Spanish rule in and the California ranchos era This El Camino Real Bell is lo- of the late 1800s and early to cated in Mission Viejo right off mid-1900s. the 5 freeway next to the railroad tracks. Photo by TerryDad2 at https://www.waymarking.com/ When the community of Mis- waymarks/WMZ4K_El_Cami- sion Viejo was developed in no_Real_Bell_La_Paz_Rd_Mis- sion_Viejo_CA the early 1960s by the Mis- sion Viejo Co and was created As for those bear paw mark- as a town with the theme of ers along the Oso Creek Trail. California history. Since then, Those are reminders that bear buildings and landmark fea- once resided in the Saddleback tures have been designed to re- Valley and the footprints of bears have been placed on pil- flect historical events up to the lars along the Oso Creek Trail. current day.

Additionally, Mission Vie- Historians also say company jo’s bell-shaped streetlights officials traveled to Spain to were created after bells that see the landscaping and archi- were along the historic road tecture. Then, they reproduced El Camino Real. The Mission a modern version of that ar- Viejo bell streetlights were 44 Years of Experience chitecture in Mission Viejo. Highest Avvo rating - 10.0 out of 10.0 designed in the 1960s from a Selected by peers as “Super Lawyer” Streets were given Spanish 2007 - 2013 and 2015 - 2020 photograph of a bell at Mis- names and buildings were sion San Juan Capistrano, ac- created with archways, heavy cording to o historians. The wooden beams, wrought iron, idea for a bell light started at (213) 626-1881 • 1-(800) 699-1881 • (818) 760-9880 and colored tiles like those the Mission Viejo Co. Gen- they witnessed in Spain. eral Electric Co. finalized the design and manufactured the Page 11 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

In The Spotlight

ly active. Do your passion. Meet Joy Gaston: Animal Lover, Pet Counselor and Athlete Stay connected to a commu- Joy Gaston, 62ish, a longtime A: I have a long history with Being physically active is just nity whatever that is family, Laguna Woods Village resi- Laguna Woods. My grand- part of my lifestyle. So far, I friends, interest groups, etc. dent who has been involved parents and Godparents lived have enjoyed swimming, pick- Have fun, keep your sense of in many dog rescue groups for here. My older sister lives leball, golf, spinning in the humor, have gratitude, be kind years, is highly knowledge- here and some of my friends Village. and most of all find a way to able in canine nutrition, and is just moved here. There’s a serve others. a certified pet grief counselor. lot of benefits to living here. Q: You also have won some Makes financial sense, close awards for sports? Q: What does 2021 look like She has also assisted people to Laguna Beach, not that far A: Tennis when I was young- for you? and seniors in the downsizing away from L.A., and plenty to er. I lettered in men’s tennis in A: Busy, in a good way. I re- process to better accommodate do here in a beautiful environ- high school. I have medaled cently moved into my fully their new lifestyle and/or relo- ment. more recently in several sports remodeled home here and still cation. Joy Gaston and her dog, Bess. including triathlons and row- need to get some furnishings Photo courtesy Joy Gaston Q: You rescue dogs, have a dog ing. When the COVID man- and other home projects. When “She certainly did a stellar grief counseling background, date lifts I’ll be back to rowing I sold my house in Sherman Q: Education? job when our mom passed 6 and are highly involved with and doing triathlons. Oaks, I only took my bedroom A: The school of hard knocks years ago and was the primary canines. Please share more furniture and really downsized has been my best education. organizer in clearing out our with readers. Q: What about hobbies, spare my things. I’m starting to work family home after nearly 60 A: I have worked with many time? with some animal rescue orga- Q: Family? years,” according to her sister, animal rescues over the years. A: I’m a great cook and baker nizations in O.C. And when A: I have two wonderful sis- Janna Gaston. Joy is very cool This includes Operation Blan- for my dog that is. I have al- it’s safe, I’ll get back to my ters, two nieces, a nephew, a and has a wonderful sense of kets of Love who supplies res- ways loved cooking and bak- consulting work for downsiz- grandniece, and great friends humor, too. I love the fact she cue groups, shelters, and the ing for my dogs. I make a kill- ing and organizing. who I consider family. is living just a 2-minute walk homeless with pet supplies. er bone broth that not only my from my Laguna Woods Vil- I co-partner a website called Q: The best advice for seniors? Q: Are you retired? dog benefits from but so do my lage manor.” rescuelegacy.com it’s an ed- A: Get rid of your excess stuff A: I’m not a fan of the word re- friends’ dogs. I have a plant- ucational website with blogs based diet, so when I’m cook- so your family doesn’t have Joy Gaston is also highly ac- tired. I had a long full-time ca- and information on how to be ing meat my dog knows who’s to deal with it all. Have your tive with rowing, spin classes, reer in the movie/television in- a better pet parent. getting that! I have studied an- things in order. This is a kind swimming, is a competitive dustry. I have recently worked imal nutrition and their good thing you can do for your fam- medal-winning triathlete and part-time as a senior move I have completed my pet loss diets are as important as mine. ily. worked in the film industry in specialist this includes helping counseling training program for decades. people downsize and organize their lives for the transition. and I hope to help those, es- Q: Married? Kids? Grandkids? pecially seniors have who lost Here is more about Joy Gaston Pets? their pets. a very special senior, sister, Q: What were your career as- A: Single, no human kids, my and friend to pets. pirations when growing up? fur kids are Abbey, cat, and A: When I was playing junior Q: And you are quite the ath- Bess, my dog. Q: Where were you born and tennis, I wanted to be a profes- lete … When did that start? raised? sional tennis player. What are some of the sports Q: The secret to keeping young A: Technically born in Whit- you are involved in at Laguna and advice to those over 55? tier but grew up in La Mira- Q: What brought you to Lagu- Woods Village? A: It’s really no secret. Stay- da, CA. na Woods Village? A: I played sports all my life. ing physically and mental- Page 12 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

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Recipe One bent inamt. reverance66. Ethereal40. Chats 34. Queue36. Christmas after Q 3. Fold 43. Arbitrator 37. Keep an ___ the ground 66. Ethereal Down 36. Christmas38. Attorneys' org. 1. Serious in intention37. Keep39. an ___'easter ___ the ground 2. One bent in reverance 40. Chats Down 3. Fold 38. Attorneys'43. Arbitrator org. 1. Serious in intention 39. ___'easter 2. One bent in reverance 40. Chats 3. Fold 43. Arbitrator Page 15 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 Kurt Russell By Les Goldberg

In the history of Hollywood, A Disney Kid a war hero turned criminal who you can count on one hand In 1966 Russell acted in “Fol- is sent to , which how many child actors man- low Me, Boys!” the first of his has become a maximum-secu- aged to weather the transition movies, which rity prison. Officials, however, to becoming a full-grown also included “The Computer vow to release him if he can movie star. Take Kurt Russell, Wore Tennis Shoes” (1969) save the U.S. president, whose for instance. and “” (1973). plane has crashed in the bor- ough. The film became a cult Maybe it’s the luck of the Irish During this time, he contin- classic, and Russell solidified edy “Tango & Cash” (1989), since he was born on St. Pat- ued to play baseball, and he his status as a star. which was critically panned rick’s Day in 1951 in Spring- later was a member of several but became a box-office hit. field, Mass. And it so happens minor-league teams. In 1973, The Star Keeps Rising that both of his parents were in however, he tore his rotator Russell reteamed with Carpen- Russell earned better reviews show business – his father was cuff, and the injury effectively ter on “The Thing” (1982), for “Backdraft” (1991), Ron actor Neil “Bing” Russell and connections helped Kurt to ended his baseball career. Howard’s action drama about his mother is dancer, Louise make his television debut, ap- He subsequently focused on firefighters in . Also Julia Russell. His father and pearing on “Dennis the Men- his acting, and, unlike many popular was the sister had a lot to do with his ace” and “The Dick Powell child performers, he easily “Tombstone” (1993), in which childhood. Theatre” at the age of 11. transitioned to adult roles. He he portrayed . Russell remained a sought-af- That same year, in 1962, he au- ter actor into the 21st century. ditioned for the movie “Safe at His most notable starring roles Home!” hoping to meet base- ball legends Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris but was not a sci-fi horror film, and then cast. Russell later starred in the starred with Meryl Streep in TV series “The Travels of Jai- ’s acclaimed mie McPheeters” (1963–64) drama “” (1983). In and had roles on such shows as 1984 he appeared in the ro- were in “Miracle,” about the “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” earned acclaim for two TV mantic comedy “Swing Shift,” U.S. men’s ice hockey team During his early years, Rus- and “Gilligan’s Island.” Also, movies: “The Deadly Tower” which also featured star ac- that upset the Soviets at the sell’s father also played pro- in 1963 he appeared in his (1975), in which he portrayed tress . 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, fessional baseball and that led first film, “It Happened at the Charles Whitman, a mass mur- N.Y.; in “Poseidon,” a remake World’s Fair.” of the 1972 cult classic about Kurt to play little league and derer responsible for the attack Although the film was a disap- an ocean liner that capsizes; high school baseball. Besides, known as the Texas Tower pointment, Russell and Hawn in ’s “Death his sister Jill has a son, Matt shooting of 1966, and “Elvis” became one of Hollywood’s Proof,” playing a murderous Franco, who also played pro (1979), a biopic about the leg- most enduring couples. He stunt driver; in “The Hateful baseball in the early 70s. endary performer. then starred in a series of crime Eight”; in “Deepwater Hori- dramas, including “The Mean zon” about the 2010 oil spill in But the path to child acting be- The latter was directed by Season” (1985) and “Tequi- the Gulf of Mexico, and in two gan at the tender age of 4 when , and the duo la Sunrise” (1988); the latter, installments of the blockbuster his family moved to Califor- collaborated on several subse- a commercial hit about drug series “The Fast and the Fu- nia. There his father pursued quent films, perhaps most no- dealing, also featured Mel rious.” an acting career, notably ap- tably “” Gibson and . pearing in the television series (1981). In that action thriller, Russell teamed with Sylvester “.” His Hollywood Russell played , Stallone for the action-com- Continued on page 23 Page 16 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 $ Basic Talk & Text 9/mo • NO CONTRACTS • Free Flip Phone • Free Shipping • Free Activation • Veteran Discount With A Heart for Seniors

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Caregiver’s Corner Generation and the econom- ic outlook remains uncertain, preparing for the unexpected COVID-19 and ‘Sandwich Generation’ Caregivers becomes critical to achieving The Sandwich Generation, their financial, physical and demic, the data found, more long-term financial security,” named for the population of emotional well-being. than half of those in the Sand- advised Dylan Huang, Head of Americans caring for both wich Generation spend more Retail Annuities, Investment their school-aged children This demographic has spent each month caring for others, Solutions and Wealth Plan- and an aging parent or other thousands of dollars in total as nearly one-quarter of peo- ning, New York Life. “While relative, has been uniquely af- care for their dependents over ple report spending extra each our data suggests a troubling fected by the COVID-19 pan- time—and the coronavirus month on top of the average trend of Sandwich Generation demic, according to a recent pandemic is intensifying this $1,000. As a result, about four Taking care of their kids and their families sacrificing long-term survey and white paper from parents can keep many in the budget crunch. On average, 69 in 10 put less each month to- savings for shorter term needs, New York Life, “Caregiv- Sandwich Generation from sav- percent say they’re paying for ward their savings and about the outlook is not all dark ing and COVID-19: How the ing for their own future—but help one-third have less for their re- is available. this care out of their own daily skies. This report shows that pandemic is expanding the budgets, with 27 percent work- tirement, debt, or their person- those working with financial sandwich generation.” This ularly women shouldering the ing more hours to get the ex- al well-being. Over time, these professionals are able to im- is largely due to an enhanced burDen. tra funds, 27 percent drawing can make a big difference for demand on the typical type of prove their financial well-be- from their emergency savings, a financial portfolio and create care the generation provides How COVID-19 has Affected ing and feel more confident 20 percent sharing costs with additional concerns for finan- as a result of the coronavirus’ the Sandwich Generation about their financial solutions, a sibling and 18 percent ulti- effect on schooling, health- The coronavirus is stretch- cial health. their family’s future, and their care, and everyday work and ing both time and money thin mately delaying paying bills. own retirement.” life. The survey found it was for the Sandwich Generation, “As COVID-19 exacerbates largely millennials and partic- sometimes at the expense of Due to the coronavirus pan- the stress on the Sandwich Continued on page 19 Page 18 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 Memphis …Where Legends Were Made and Lived Story by Ronnie Greenberg • Photos by Joe Hilbers

Memphis, Tenn., the South- Beale Street, a museum in it- ity is an active manufacturing ern city on the bluff is a proud self, has highlights that include plant of Gibson’s world gui- and timeless legacy of histo- the B.B. Kings’ Blues Club, tars, such as B.B. King’s “Lu- ry, diversity and energy. Set where visitors come for the cille.” Gibson Memphis also along the old Mississippi, on music and Southern food clas- features a collection of rare the southwestern corner of the sics. Located at 143 Beale St., and exciting musical instru- state, it is the link between The phone (901) 524-5464. Rum ments, records, music art and Delta South and the world. Boogie Cafe for great music, memorabilia. A. Schwab is an great food and great people, iconic dry goods store that has The area’s rich Civil War his- located at 182 Beale St., phone been around since 1876. Their tory, genteel existence, tradi- (901)528-0150 or www.rum- motto is ‘If we don’t have it, tions of the Deep South, and boogie.com The W.C. Handy you don’t need it.’ Located at colorful legends are reflected Performing Arts Center fea- 163 Beale St., Phone (901) in the surviving antebellum Peabody Hotel tures live entertainment and 523-9782 www.a-schwab.com mansions and plantations. special events. The street has showcase the music and cul- at Peabody Place. For informa- been compared to Bourbon Graceland the beloved home The best place to start explor- tural history of the Memphis/ tion phone (901) 525-3655. Street in New Orleans for its of the King of Rock ‘N Roll, ing Memphis is the Center Delta region. The Heritage party atmosphere. Located at reflects his private side. The for Southern Folklore where Hall is the area of the Center 1275 Royal Oaks, phone (901) gate’s wrought-iron musi- local and regional cultures of where you can watch film, see Local Attractions 396-3914. The Beale Street cal notes and lone figure of a the South are celebrated. The Folk art, and enjoy a variety Beale Street Memphis eats, Visitors Center extends a young man playing the guitar Center has amassed audio re- of photographic exhibits. The sleeps, and breaths music. It is cordings, film and video foot- Folklore Store is the Center’s the beloved ‘Home of Elvis,’ age, historical and contem- version of Alice’s Restaurant, The Blues B.B. King, Isaac porary photographs, printed part general store, part art gal- Hayes, and the birthplace of materials, and other artifacts lery and part music hall. You Rock ’N Roll. You can sense that present mule traders and can also sit down and enjoy this sassy city’s rhythm on life makers, folk artists and some authentic Southern cui- Beale Street where music be- blues performers, salsa and sine while listening to Blues, gan to rise. The street was soul musicians and much Jazz, Hip Hop, Rockabilly, made famous by cornetist W.C more. The Center offers a wide Gospel and everything else Handy, composer of “Beale variety of events, programs, Memphis. Located at 119 S. Street Blues,” and other clas- and customized tours that Main St., in Pembrook Square sics. Stretching from the river eastward and covering l5 city blocks, it is now a federally Downtown Memphis designated historic district. Fa- welcome to the entertainment beckons fans toward a nostal- mous from the l890s and l920s district and provides tour bro- gic journey through the roots for old honky-tonks, and bars, chures, menus, directions and of Rock ‘N Roll. The Hall of this legendary street is home maps. Located at 200 Beale Gold mounted along two walls to several unique attractions St., phone (901) 543-2200. A of the Trophy Room has 37 which spawned Jazz, Ragtime, retail shop carries Beale Street gold albums, 63 gold singles, Rock ‘N Roll and Soul. It was merchandising including ap- and 28 platinum albums, the home to Sun Studio where parel, souvenirs and artwork. largest privately-owned col- Muddy Waters, , Celebrations have included lection of gold records in the Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, the Gibson Beale Street Show- world. Located at 3717 Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis made mu- case, with Memphis’ own Presley Blvd., phone (866) sic history in the l950s. You Gibson Guitar plant right next 959-2613 or www.graceland. Beale Street can stop and take a tour here. door to Beale Street. The facil- com Continued on page 19 Page 19 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

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‘You’re trying to figure out instruction that Lyn notarized which piece of paper means and delivered to you.’ There something,’ said my cousin, were no scanned originals and when I told him my mother I hadn’t notarized or delivered had left behind a houseful of any letter of instruction yet. disorganized papers. I e-mailed the lawyer and While I was coping with my phoned the woman, and found mother’s death, my relatives One such stray credit union ac- he’d sent the requested ‘Let- in the Northwest were coping count came to light in Decem- ters of Testamentary/Admin- with my uncle’s death, com- ber. One week my lawyer said, istration.’ I needed to send plicated by his wife’s — my ‘No hurry about it.’ Next week the woman an original death aunt’s — death recently, too. he said, ‘We can’t close pro- certificate and a photocopy of Those half-dozen relatives bate until you get it transferred my personal ID. I mailed that worked together in that after- to your name.’ by certified mail after King math. I was on my own. Day. Then I’ll have to follow I went to the nearest branch up again and, maybe, finally, and explained the situation to probate can be closed. the teller. She punched some keys and said, ‘We’ll send you a package.’ I later learned she should’ve directed me to the bank manager and much of DRE01526916 949 363-0901 the transfer could have been accomplished on the spot, but of course, that would have re- quired the teller to do her job. After spending 2020 sort- In the meantime, Cal PERS ing, filing, shredding, recy- wants me to dig up my parents’ More than a week went by and cling, and just plain trashing divorce date to issue survivor no package, so I phoned to fol- enough paper to fill countless benefits. I also received notice low up. Soon an e-mail arrived trash bins (and roughly six my mother’s Morgan Stanley DRE01526916 from an unknown woman, file drawers), I’ve been able IRA was about to be turned with such a vague subject line I over to the state as unclaimed to identify at least three credit nearly deleted it as spam. This property. I phoned Morgan union accounts, four dividend e-mail requested a death certif- Stanley, phoned again. A pack- stock accounts, seven ‘equi- icate, personal identification, a et of forms arrived via Fe- ties,’ at least two IRAs, some W-9 tax form, and ‘Letters of dEx. Now I need to fill out the (949) 363-0901 credit card credits, some long- Testamentary/Administration forms, which need to be nota- closed accounts, and still find (estate value over $166,250).’ rized, and returned by Fed Ex, stray papers that may or may I forwarded it to my lawyer along with an original death not mean something. For most, (FYI) and he responded with certificate. my mother didn’t even bother a garbled message about EIN, to name me (or anyone else) as Order of Probate, ‘scanned her beneficiary. the originals’ and a letter of Continued on page 23 Page 23 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

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the hopes and fears of the peo- SoCal Author Dives Into WWII Mystery ple involved; to put the reader onboard the ill-fated ship with His grandmother survived the responded to Germany’s in- those passengers. My choice sinking of the S.S. Athenia vasion. Around lunchtime on of historical fiction was fortu- Sunday, Sept. 3, passengers nate because a new non-fiction How many of us ‘old-timers’ were notified that England and book, titled “Athenia Torpe- have told stories to friends, Germany had declared war. doed,” was published in 2012 relatives, and anyone willing by Canadian author Francis to listen about events that oc- Just hours later, when the Carroll. We have since corre- curred in our lives or interest- ship was 250 miles northwest sponded and he wrote a blurb ing tales that were passed on to of Ireland, it was torpedoed that appeared on the back cov- us from one generation to an- by a German U-boat. Nine- er of my novel. other? How many times have ty percent of the passengers we been asked: ‘Why don’t and crew survived the sudden SR: What were your biggest you write a book?’ and share attack, including my grand- challenges? And how did you these moments in history with mother. There were 112 ca- overcome them? the world. sualties, but the 1,306 survi- SR: When and why did you TS: To tell this story, I need- of her fate. I decided to see vors were rescued by a fleet of decide to write the book? ed to find individual survivors For retired corporate commu- if I could tell the story to a vessels from neutral countries TS: After retiring in 2005, I whose stories would comple- nications executive, a former wider audience. – America, , and Nor- spent five years working on a ment my grandmother’s ac- journalist and now author Tom way – and taken to Ireland, different book and while look- count. I got a copy of the book Sanger, 77, of La Jolla, the SR: What did you find? Scotland, the Bahamas, and ing for a second book project, published in 1959, “Tomorrow question was answered with a TS: My grandmother went to Nova Scotia. My grandmother I settled on my grandmother’s Never Came,” in which the au- ‘why not!’ when he discovered visit relatives in England in was rescued by a Swedish lux- story. thor had interviewed dozens of a journal written by his grand- August 1939. She had planned ury yacht, transferred to an passengers and several of the mother, Rhoda Thomas of to spend two months visiting American freighter, and went In my research, I found that ship’s officers. Rochester, N.Y., who survived friends and relatives. But in by train from Halifax to Mon- one book was written about the sinking of the British pas- late August, she and hundreds treal where she took a plane to Athenia’s sinking 20 years af- I began narrowing the field to senger ship, S.S Athenia by a of other Americans were ad- Rochester. ter the incident, and a second the most promising individ- Nazi submarine torpedo at the vised by the local U.S. Consul- book, written in German, had ual stories and then used the beginning of World War II. ate to return home immediate- been published in 2009 internet, government archives ly because of the threat of war. with no plans to do an En- glish translation. in the U.S. and U.K., and var- ious libraries and museums, to She had to scramble, but final- round out the details. I also had ly secured passage on the S.S. It seemed to me the way to try to recreate conditions on Athenia, which was to depart was clear for a new book Athenia before and during the Sept. 1 from Glasgow, Scot- about the tragic sinking. torpedo attack and I needed SR: What prompted you to land, pick up additional pas- I decided the best way to research U-boats to tell the write about this ship and sengers in Belfast and Liver- to make these long-ago German side of the story. your grandmother’s experi- pool, then sail on to Montreal, events more memorable ence? Canada. When she returned home, she was to make a more emotion- SR: What did you find about TS: As I began my research, I wrote an account of her experi- al connection with the reader. the uniquely fascinating sub- discovered that even though The day the ship sailed with ences. When I read her account That is why I wrote “Without ject? the S.S. Athenia was the first its 1,418 passengers; the Na- 10 years ago, I became very Warning” as historical fiction TS: I discovered that S.S. British ship sunk by Ger- zis invaded Poland. When interested in the early days of rather than a non-fiction ac- Athenia’s second-in-com- many in the war, very few my grandmother boarded the WWII and how events on the count. mand, Chief Officer Barnet people today know anything ship in Liverpool the next day, world stage affected ordinary about the ship or the tragedy England and France had not people like my grandmother. Fiction allowed me to explore Continued on page 28 Page 26 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 Movie Preview ‘Minari’ By Randal C. Hill

When the Yi family arrives at The Yis have purchased a plot audience favorite, evoking their new residence in Arkan- of land and a house in cheaper laughter and tears and earning sas, Jacob Yi’s wife Monica is Arkansas, and it is there that a standing ovation. momentarily horror-stricken. Jacob hopes to start a mean- The house before her — a run- ingful, independent life by After a tumultuous 2020, per- down older trailer set on cin- growing and selling Korean haps the gentle, uplifting “Mi- der blocks in an isolated field fruits and vegetables on his nari” — a Korean word that — is far removed from the five-acre property. But to him, describes a hardy herb that tidy dream house she has en- there’s something more im- thrives if given adequate time visioned. It’s the first of many portant than earning a profit: — is just what we need right adjustments that lie ahead for how he appears to his children: now. the immigrant Koreans about “They need to see me succeed to begin a new life — for the at something for once.” second time — in an unfamil-

iar culture. The Yi couple struggles with marital problems, some of The richly textured “Minari” which are exacerbated when reframes the American dream the source of many dustups, through a foreign lens. Kore- Monica’s mother, Soonja an-American screenwriter-di- (Yuh Jung Youn), moves in rector Lee Isaac Chung offers with them. We soon learn that reflections here of his own the unpredictable woman is a Arkansas childhood with ten- practical joker who is loving derness and warmth — and but lewd, and wise but weird. without ignoring the raw and painful moments that accom- She doesn’t read, write, or, pany a fish-out-of-water fami- to young David’s disappoint- ly adjusting to rural Southern ment, even bake cookies. life during the . David’s litany of gripes in- Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun), his cludes that she’s “not like wife, Monica (Yeri Han), and a real grandma,” she wears their children Anne (Noel Kate men’s underwear and she Cho) and David (Alan S. Kim) “smells like Korea.” When have left their home in costly David and Soonja are forced California for a better, more af- to share a cramped room in the fordable existence elsewhere. trailer, though, they gradually Also, Jacob and Monica have warm to each other and even- wearied of their tedious jobs as tually become close — as fam- chicken sexers, in which they ily members should. check the gender of thousands of chicks per day. (Females Chung’s movie debuted at are kept for eggs and meat; the the males are discarded.) in 2020 and proved to be an Page 27 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021

Tinseltown TalksBy Nick Thomas A Bumpy Road Led Hank Garrett to ‘Car 54’ and Beyond

Raised in a rough Harlem “Fred was very soft-spo- years later in a memorably neighborhood in the 40s and ken and truly a gentleman violent fight scene in “Three 50s, childhood proved chal- who also wrote and illus- Days of the Condor” breaking lenging for Hank Garrett. trated children’s books,” Robert Redford’s nose. he said. “He lost a child “We lived in the slums and who drowned and we were Playing the ‘heavy,’ he said, I’d walk into the kitchen in shooting when the news wasn’t a stretch given his the mornings to find the floor came. We were all devas- tough childhood. Nor did he covered with roaches,” said tated and shared his pain.” forget his troubled past and Garrett from his home in Cal- has worked tirelessly for years ifornia. “And I still remem- As for Ross, “what a char- with prisoners, veterans, and ber waking up one day with a acter,” said Garrett with a at-risk youth he calls Hank- weight on my chest – it was a laugh. “Joe would bring in ster’s Kids (see www.hankgar- rat.” ladies of the evening and rett.biz). at one point asked if one As outlined in his 2020 au- could be put on the pay- “I hope people will be interest- tobiography, “From Har- Cover of from Harlem Hoodlum roll as his acting coach! ed in my book because the pro- lem Hoodlum to Hollywood to Hollywood Heavyweight by The producers didn’t go for it. ceeds will go to disabled vets Hank Garrett and Deanne-Marie Heavyweight,” other hardships Smith - provided by publicist And, of course, he could never and the kids.” dogged young Hank through- remember his lines and that’s ditioned for “Car 54, Where out his troubled teen years. why he always went ‘ooh! Nick Thomas teaches at Au- Are You?” a new television ooh!’ until the words came to burn University at Montgom- comedy series that debuted in “I saw fights, stabbings, and him.” ery, Ala., and has written fea- 1961. shootings – it was a daily sit- tures, columns, and interviews for over 850 newspapers and uation,” Garrett said. But he “When I told my com- magazines. endured, including a later manding officer, I had a near-fatal car accident, eventu- chance to work on a televi- ally turning his life around to sion series, he looked at me focus on physical fitness and and said, ‘tough decision becoming a professional wres- isn’t it Hank – to become tler before turning to acting. a television star or stay a cop in New York!” Garrett During a brief time on the New said. “ ‘Car 54’ opened up Hank Garrett inbetween Fred York Police force, Garratt au- Gwynne, left, and Joe E. Ross in an acting career for me.” Car 54, Where Are You - NBC

Series creator Nat Hiken Numerous other roles came hired Garrett as Officer Garrett’s way, often being cast Ed Nicholson. “So, I went as the bad guy opposite some from real cop to reel cop!” of Hollywood’s biggest names Garrett said. including Kirk Douglas in “A Lovely Way to Die” (1968) The show also starred Fred where a stray punch from (later ‘Herman Munster’) Douglas gave Garrett a bloody Hank Garrett as the mailmen as- nose. But Hank got even with sassin in Three Days of the Con- Gwynne and Joe E. Ross who dor - Paramount Pictures were partners in the series. the A-lister crowd several Page 28 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 Busy Boomers Continued from page 25 Valentine’s Day Copland, and the U-boat com- signers, publicists, branding mander, Fritz-Julius Lemp, marketers, and others. A less Many people around the world celebrate Valentine’s met again during a U-boat expensive alternative is pub- Day by showing appreciation for the people they love attack on a convoy some 20 lishing only an electronic form or adore. Some people take their loved ones for a ro- months after the Athenia was of the book. mantic dinner at a restaurant while others may choose Futuristic fiction; family sunk. Copland has the distinc- this day to propose or get married. Many people give secrets; a women’s movement tion of being sunk by the same The biggest lesson I have greeting cards, chocolates, jewelry or flowers, particu- U-boat captain twice. learned is that it is much harder memoir; and a look at how larly roses, to their partners or admirers on Valentine’s to market a book than to write you can “renature” yourself Day. are among the latest offerings As unlikely as this coinci- one. 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It is similar to Val- entine’s Day customs and traditions countries such as right away as expected, the boat stayed afloat long enough Vegetables are the first the United States but it is also a time for many to show There are many ways to get it to be boarded by British sail- and pri-mary ingredients in their appreciation for their friends. done, but the key to any suc- ors. They recovered the boat’s any Veggies Made Great fro- cess is the degree of passion code books and its Enigma for your subject – the stronger zen meal or snack. They can machine, the secret coding de- the better. be quickly and easily heated in vice used by the German Navy the oven or microwave. Order to send all its communications. 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relief that has never been this feel the relief in just 10 min- COVID-19 Forces CES to Go Virtual simple, effective or afford- utes. But the innovation con- human-centric light-emitting able.’ tinues unabated. diode (LED) from Samsung Lost Your Keys? that personalizes sleep capa- According to company spokes- For the first time in its more bilities. persons, ‘pain is the result of than 40-year history, the larg- electrical signals being sent to est consumer electronics ex- Crafty Beer Making your brain. Kailo’s patented travaganza had the lights 48-inch bendable display that technology uses nano capac- turned off in Vegas. allows viewers to see all an- itors to alleviate pain at the As long as there have been gles of the screen and is de- source – providing natural re- locks in cars, homes, apart- As expected, however, CES signed for normal TV watchers lief anywhere on your body, in ments, safes, there have been did what it does best: it used as well as gamers. seconds.’ They said there are people who have lost their its technological resources to no side effects and it can be keys to those doors. produce the massive show in The monitor is the natural evo- worn every day. virtual mode, complete with lution of the company’s recent The XY Find It company Zoom teleconferencing, press forays into flexible screen tech. Pain in the Neck? thinks it has the latest solution The Smart Brewery Platform events, and top innovation to the problem. It is an app- from InTheKeg, Inc. is a hex- award presentations. This ‘Bendable CSO (Cine- based device that allows you agonal cylinder that allows matic Sound OLED) display to find lost keys or any items users to create 180 liters of Some of my colleagues in also features a variable refresh up to 300 feet away using homebrew. the press were pleased with rate of 40-120Hz and a ‘film Crowd GPS technology. the format. In addition to the exiter’ that vibrates the display The CES Innovation Award COVID-19 safety reasons, to emit location-based audio – According to the inventors, winner features automatic ster- they welcomed the idea of in a similar fashion to the actu- ‘just attach the coin-sized de- ilization, cleaning, yeast pitch- not having to walk the miles ators used in Sony’s Acoustic vice to any item – your keys, ing, and dry hopping. It also and miles of aisles at the ex- Surface Audio tech. While we are about pain re- wallet, purse, the car or even includes remote management, panding convention center and lief, one of the virtual CES your dog – and the free XY production status updating, hotel venues. They also wel- Portable Sunlight highlights was the Neck Ham- Find It app will find it in sec- real-time monitoring for fer- comed the idea of not standing mock. Created by a physical onds.’ mentation and aging status, a in taxi lines for hours, paying therapist, it’s a simple, porta- inflated hotel rates, and eating device error alarm, and a pour- ble device – a little hammock What if you can’t use the app bland food. And, of course, ing spout. – that supports your head and because your phone is miss- they liked the idea of saving neck and promises to provide ing? The company suggests money on travel. Pain, Pain Go Away fast relief from neck pains you press XY4+ on your com- wherever you are. puter or another phone to ac- What they did like were the A new company called Lu- tivate the alarm, even if your more than 1,000 new products ple Inc. introduced the Olly, It uses your body weight and phone is on silent mode. and technological advances designed to improve sleep by the pull from its stretch bands being introduced. Here’s a controlling the amount of mel- to create ‘cervical traction,’ In & Out Pets peek into the newest gadgets atonin secretion in the body or gradual stretching of your The new Pet Portal from ready, or almost ready, for by producing the right kind of neck to relax tense and tired MyQ is the latest tech innova- prime time. light so a user can sleep well neck muscles. The company tion just for your four-legged without the aid of drugs. guarantees it will work when friends. Using the Pet Portal Bendable Screens The Kailo Nanotech Patch was you hang the device from any LG Electronics introduced a The device is billed as the first introduced at CES as ‘pain door or railing, lay down, and Continued on page 31 Page 30 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 Page 31 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021 The Gadget Are You Seeking a Care Geezer Facility For Your Loved One? Continued from page 29

censed assisted ident. The more we know ily in San Clemente: “Thank living facilities about them, the better we can you for all the hours of search- and organizations offer our expertise for assis- ing and getting to know Polly, dedicated to board tance. After we assess the res- her needs and the needs of our and care, memory ident’s care needs, personality family. The confidence and care, hospice care and preferred locations, we experience you shared with us or respite care. It work with the family budget to helped us believe it was pos- also has close ties ensure appropriate placement. sible.” with the Alzhei- mer’s Association, SR: What steps do you take to And the vice president of de- Council on Aging, find a facility that is the right velopment for the Alzheimer’s Home Care Agen- fit? Association said this about Matt Posselt, owner of Ivy Glenn Terrace; Melissa Schusler, cies, Veterans re- MS: We pre-tour every home RCSP: Residence Care Placement sources, Adult Protective Ser- or facility to assess their care Specialist; lly Ambrose, care plans, to see what types of facility resident, and Pia the vices and Social Services. “Thanks for your help. Those caretaker caregivers are on duty and we serve found a window of To learn more about this their training. We look at the hope.” Take it from me, if you an- unique service, we asked Me- quality of their meal plans, swered “yes” to the question lissa Schusler, placement spe- medication management, and app, you can control, secure, above, it can be a daunting – According to Schusler, “We at cialist with RCPS, to answer activities and programs of- and monitor the door and your and often very frustrating task. RCSP take pride in searching some key questions typically fered. We also ensure that the furry dog or cat with live video In my case, our family endured for That Age In Place Home. asked by families and friends facilities have hospice waivers streaming. the experience twice – within a We have the knowledge and who are in similar situations: and have passed State of Cali- 4-year span -- when my moth- resources to support all unique fornia inspections. The two-way communication er and father who had been liv- needs, preferences and desires SR: I know this is a basic lets you see and hear every- ing with us for 7 years finally of our clients and families. We question, but why does RCSP SR: What is the cost of using thing that is happening with reached the stage where high- offer suggestions and support exist? RCPS services? your pets when you are not ly professional daily care was during all types of transitions.” MS: We take the load off our MS: Our services are free to there. Pet Portal blends in necessary. those who need them. We re- clients and their families to For more information about with the natural décor of your ceive our commission directly narrow down the search to a RCSP, you are invited to call home, so visitors or passersby Unfortunately for us, finding from the facilities after a tran- few homes we feel are ap- Schusler at the office (949) won’t even realize it’s there, a well-managed, highly qual- sition has been made and the proprite. We then sched- 413-4582, her cell (949) 412- said company spokespeople. ified care facility involved clients and families, facilities ule tours with the families. 5947 or toll-free (800) 763- hours of knocking on doors, and owners are all comfort- Whether the transition needs 1433. Her email is mel4se- numerous phone calls, visi- able, safe, content and happy. to take place immediately or [email protected] tations, interviews and nego- within a week or months, we tiations. If only there was a will successfully handle the One such satisfied custom- See our ad service available then like Or- entire search. er is Ginny from Lake Forest on the back cover ange County-based Residen- who told Schusler: “I am so tial Care Placement Specialist SR: How do you determine grateful to have found you. (RCPS). what level of care is required Not only did you find a home for each resident? quickly, but you knew imme- Founded in 1997, the compa- MS: Initially, we assess each diately what I wanted for Mary ny has developed close work- unique situation, and get to who has Alzheimer’s.” ing relationships with state-li- know the family and the res- Another is the Ambrose fam- Page 32 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2021