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Finding love after 50. The website for middle aged singles and senior singles, providing information and dating advice for middle age dating and senior dating.
This column's topic: Visiting the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills on a double date.
Middle Age Double Date
Are you looking for a special place to take a date, friend or spouse? Try The Museum of Television & Radio (MT & R) in Beverly Hills. Last week, my life
partner Greta and I went there on a middle-age version of a double date.
Our double date was spawned two months ago when I introduced talented San Clemente singer and entertainer, Jerry Velasco, to Lou Robin, Johnny Cash's
manager. Lou and I have been friends for 26 years.
Jerry invited Greta and me to a preview screening of a Johnny Cash documentary at the MT & R. A week ago Wednesday, Jerry, Janet Haywood of Dana
Point, Greta and I drove together to Beverly Hills.
What made the evening so significant for me-- since Jerry's invitation had been in August-was Johnny Cash's passing in the interim. The night became a
memorial to The Man in Black, who also had been a friend for 26 years.
Before the show, we had dinner at Nate N' Al, a Beverly Hills landmark deli since 1945. We didn't see any celebrities but those corned beef sandwiches are
sure tasty.
If you're a Johnny Cash fan, the Museum is featuring four Cash documentaries starting October 3 and running through January. The screenings are at2 p.m.,
Wednesdays through Sunday. A different two-hour screening will be shown in each of the four months.
We saw footage of Johnny's 1969 concert at San Quentin Prison, where he sang" A Boy Named Sue" for the first time. (I accompanied Johnny inside the walls
of San Quentin when he did a follow-up concert in 1977).
The MT & R is open to the public Wednesday to Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free but contributions are suggested..
When people are willing to make new friends and try new activities, they may find how small the world can be. On the trip home, Greta realized she had heard
Jerry sing the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" in 1965at the Waikiki Club on Catalina Island,
when she lived there.
Jerry Velasco is an interesting man. He said Frankie Laine gave him the break he needed in the music business in 1950 when Frankie recorded "Merry
Christmas Everywhere, "a song written by Jerry, which was re-released two years ago.
Another fun activity for singles is to hear Jerry and his band perform on Thursday nights at CJ's restaurant in the Country Inn above Pico Plaza in San
Clemente. He'll sing your requests; it's hard to stump him because he knows so many songs.
Jerry is also a driving force behind getting an outdoor amphitheatre built in San Clemente, which would benefit all of south County. We'll let readers know how
they can help after the project gets approved by the San Clemente City Council.
If you visit The Museum of Television and Radio-on a double date or not-- be sure you grab a sandwich at Nate N' Al. Ask Lori the food server about the daily
specials. I love their kosher pickles.
READER COMMENTS
Lynn, Dana Point, "From last week's column, 'Looked like his ex-wife...' what kind of an excuse is that? Certainly he could come up with something better."
Response: The words, "You remind me of my ex" is one of the weakest excuses on the planet.
Kathy , Aliso Viejo, "You're right about not calling a guy. If a man wants to call you he will."
Patricia, age 56, Oceanside: "Did Ron of Laguna Niguel really believe he had to date over 50 people to meet someone? How funny and sweet, wish him the
best." Response: Ron wasjust putting a humorous spin on my book title, 'Finding Love After 50.'"
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