I wonder what is the average age of all of is? I am 60. Does it appear that there are less and less younger heads?
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Ray Chapman admitted in his birthday post that he felt like 17. Throw in my 18 and I'm guessing Si and OP around 22, so we're still a young group - it's all relative.....
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
I am 67 and still trying to catch up to Si!!!
He counts because he still does some work now and then.
I don't count because I dislike working nowadays.
(Well, I DID bring a dead scanner back to life yesterday and gave a couple of windshield wiper arms an attitude adjustment today. )
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Mentally I am still 35 but unfortunately the body is a worn out 77.
As Bushie Jon says "Our minds keep writing checks that the body can't cash!"
I'm waiting for full body transplants ... then I am gonna trade this one in on a younger model!
Arrrgggh ... still kan't spel!
Arrrgh still kan't spel.
[ October 21, 2011, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: Si Allen ]
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I was born 1958, but my clock runs at half of the regular time.
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
My parents had a '52 Dodge and a '52 David. They should have kept the Dodge.
Posted by Michael Clanton (Member # 2419) on :
I was born in '68, but lately I really feel like the guy in "Grand Torino"-- "Get off my lawn..."
Jim, the guy who works for me, is 74- and will be hanging it up in Dec.- I have spent the last 17 years with him, so a lot of my "grumpy old man" attitude I believe has rubbed off from him...
Posted by Bart McCune (Member # 21369) on :
Body is 25 but i keep hearing im an old spirit. I take that as a compliment.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
when i look at 18-30 hard bodied girls, i think iam 21, when i look in the mirror, i wonder how in the hell anyone can look that old in 21 years???? hahahahahahahahahaha
Posted by bruce ward (Member # 1289) on :
45 this month! I feel like Im in my 20s but I can tell the body is not giving me quite the output it did back then. I nap more now
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
I'm 68, my lady is 45 and that's all I'm gonna say
Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
Same here Joey. Looking thru 20 year old eyes. Who the h3ll is that old man in the mirror????
Posted by Sandy Baird (Member # 4773) on :
They say your only as young as you feel.
I gotta find something younger, to feel
monk
Posted by Blake Koehn (Member # 5984) on :
This business makes you old... or was that odd... I can't remember...
[ October 22, 2011, 10:20 AM: Message edited by: Blake Koehn ]
Posted by Bill Wood (Member # 6543) on :
Chasing 18 year old girls is like a dog chasing a train...whatcha gonna do once you catch it? I'm 6 5 and my chase is about over, but thanks to the nice folks on Lettervile who continue to entertain us with new ideas and lots of humor,my family and my wonderful wife of 28 years,I'm looking for 6 6.
Posted by Steve Luck (Member # 5292) on :
I'm 53 and still can't believe it. I still think like I did at 25, but the energy level has dropped off a little. I decided to get back to a regular routine of exercising after my ankle heals up from a tendon strain.
It takes longer to heal than it did a few short years ago! What's up with that? If that guy Tony Horton can do it in his 50's with this P90X routine, then I sure can.
Sign-cerely, Steve
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
I'm just a 60 year old teen ager...
Posted by Kevin Gaffney (Member # 4240) on :
Im 50 in four days. Not lloking forward to it at all. Have been flat out busy for past three months, working most weekends as well and feeling the strain now. Not able for the extra hours like I once was
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
I am over 17,000 years old...yes I am the reincarnation of Anka...one of the very first walldogs......Known for my simplicity and economy of line...cave work kept me busy back in the day...below is an example of some of my early cave work.
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
Physically, I'm 66. Mentally, probably still in my teens.
That damn stroke last winter, slowed me up a bit; but I guess I'm doing allright, for the shape I'm in.
Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
66, so far, healthy, God willing, i'll get to 90 like my neighbor Ernie...
Posted by William DeBekker (Member # 3848) on :
45 Going on 12
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
SANDY, groucho marx said this and most know what womanizer he was!!!! "the old saying youre as old as you feel," should be change to youre only as old ...AS WHO YOU FEEL!!!!
Posted by Dennis Kiernan (Member # 12202) on :
I'm four score and footsore.
Posted by Michael Gene Adkins (Member # 882) on :
Old enough to finally be smart enough to buy a lawnmower that is big enough!!!
Posted by stein Saether (Member # 430) on :
20, body is 60
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
61 this Thursday.
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Darn, we all be getting up thar. I think we should all invest in a large Montana Ranch and make it our "Letterville Retirement Center".
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
60 Nov 1, feel like 40.
Diane
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
20 years 4 months 3 times so far and still work like it's only been once. thankful for each day
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
45 and feeling like a youngster in this place. Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
Verdict is in, we are old! Not a good sign if up and coming sign people aren't coming here.
Posted by Tim Barrow (Member # 576) on :
Somehow I got it in my head last year I was 57,..when I did the math on my last birthday I figured out I had somehow added an extra year last time I did my math,...seems I get to be "57" twice,... thats what happens when ya lose track of time or is it????? and all them young ladies in the hall at college blush and grin when they think I'm winking at them,...I don't have the heart to tell them I'm blind in that eye,.....
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
I went to my sign supply house to pick up some poster and lettering enamel last week. The young man at the counter was new and he looked at the can as he rang it up and asked me what I used the stuff for? I told him I hand-lettered signs and he looked at me like I was from Krypton. He said he never knew people could do them by hand. I asked him how he thought signs were made and he said he always thought they were done with a computer and in vinyl. He was truly mystified.
I then showed him my book of pictures and it was like he thought I was nuts to try that. He asked where they taught the skill and I told him in the only place any more is in the Big House. He was clueless what that meant. Another guy came up to order something and he recognized me. We started talking about when he had done his last hand-job and he said years ago. The young man at the counter then asked me where we get the brushes. I told him from his company and he couldn't believe they actually sold little long bristled brushes. I showed him in their catalog. He said he wanted to learn how to letter. The other customer and I looked at each other and shook our heads. I am amazed it has come to this. Not only is it a dying art, but it appears to be a completely forgotten one at that! Oh well. We wonder why younger folks are not learning the trade? I guess they simply do not care to tackle something so skill set.
Now I have truly become a grumpy old geeser. You would think there would be some young people who would want to pick up the skill, but guess it is dead. Oh well. Back to banging out some one inch helvetica on a glass panel in reverse....
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Preston, If you consider hand lettering a dying art than what Ive got to say is ' you should get out more '
There are tons more hand letterers as well as pinstripers in this world right now then there ever was. Of course most of them are into vehicle art and not signage and I totally understand that, at least from my standpoint.
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Going on 58, lower back is 70, rest of me well, sweet sixteen! lol
Posted by Roy Frisby (Member # 736) on :
Celebrated my third 20th birthday six years back. Old enough to know better, but young enough to want to anyway.
Posted by Nikki Goral (Member # 7844) on :
SO far, I win the prize (until the Diaz boys get on here) 37 soon to be 38!
Posted by Rene Giroux (Member # 4980) on :
Man there are a lot of old people here...... I just turned 22 not too long ago when the Oilers won their first cup !
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
18 with 40 years experience.
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
64 here.
They are gonna take a look at my ticker on Weds. to see if I have a few good years left.
Here's hopin.....
Joe,
Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!
Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
I came to letterville when I was 30 and lost count after that
Havin' fun,
Checkers
Posted by Tom Rose (Member # 606) on :
If things work out, I'll be 74 in March. Unless I reach room temperature before then!
I actually like to work and work about 30 or so hours a week.
My wife and I just quit doing foster care a month or so ago ( after 15 years ) and 72 kids. That keeps your brain a bit younger from watching Sesame Street, Barney, Sponge Bobe and so on.
So hang in there and enjoy what you do,-,
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Been doing my best to mature since 1961 but I am so young at heart that I still get excited whenever something reminds me of Christmas. Probably looking at another lump of coal this year. Sorry Joey...couldn't resist.
[ October 24, 2011, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: Wayne Webb ]
Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
58 1/2 - looking forward to collecting social security and medicare Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Wayne, I will be playing Santa this Christmas for many of my friends children, complete with costume, one elf and 2 tiny reindeer as I am known to some of them as Santa. This past summer I was approached by quite a few children whenever I was either shopping or just walking around, I received tugs from some of them but smiles from all of them. Of course I will have to use a pillow to make me look bigger because I am actually thin and in great shape. a woman stopped me yesterday and told me I looked like Santa from my hair and beard to my smile as I didn't have my glasses on.
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
I'll be the BIG 5-0 in December. I tortured so many people when they turned 50 that I am in BIG trouble. Oh well, at least in here I'm still a kid!
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
I refuse to participate in getting any older. I've been 35 for the last 14 years and I'm gonna keep it that way.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
I don't remember how old I am.... back in 1863 I discovered the fountain of youth springing forth from a drainage ditch here in Potterville, MI.
How did I know this was truly the fountain of youth? Well, I saw a possum jump in the ditch... splashing around a bit... and when he emerged, he had turned into a mouse.
Took me a sip and *poof*.... my clothes fell right off me and I crawled all the way home with an odd desire to breastfeed.
So... not sure exactly how old I am these days.
[ October 24, 2011, 03:27 PM: Message edited by: Todd Gill ]
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Todd...the desire to breastfeed is not that odd...most men never grow out of it.
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Joey....I've heard it said that most people doing Santa gigs are either achoholics or pediphiles...is that true? Posted by Mark M. Kottwitz (Member # 1764) on :
I turn 40 next month...Where did it all go?
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Well Rusty, I don't drink alcohol or eat processed foods. I've been living with my 45 yr old lady on and off for 27 years and I am well adjusted to life in the fast lane. I am not into bestiality or children. What I can relate to is this:
No matter how old you are, no matter how Bad Azz you think you are, if a toddler hands you their ringing toy phone, you answer it
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
At 83 it is doubtful that I will be able to do all the things waiting to be done and go to all the places not seen yet. Sad to see how hand lettering is taking a back seat to the computer, hand carving to the new router and pictorials to the digital printers. In my 20's they told me sign painting was a dying art, it has taken a long time, but it sure don't look too healthy. Look how lucky I am though, still able to ski, play golf, be a walldog, paint portraits, etc. Now if the operation for carpal tunnel goes well, I can have my hands back again. Bill
Posted by Tony McDonald (Member # 1158) on :
Just turned 53 a month ago...lost track and thought it was 52....wrong! Ya know, time keeps on slippin' into the future.
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Joey...good advice...I've answered a few of those phone calls myself.
Posted by Jerry Starpoli (Member # 1559) on :
71 in January. Still work at least 5 days a week. I have slowed down and I have weakened but am too stubborn to stop. Stop and die is what I have seen happen. My friends are mostly artists and musicians. Not too many friends that worked "real" jobs. We are all active.
and as Joe said "when i look at 18-30 hard bodied girls, i think iam 21, when i look in the mirror, i wonder how in the hell anyone can look that old in 21 years???? hahahahahahahahahaha"
Posted by Miles Cullinane (Member # 980) on :
forty six last time I checked
Posted by Kerry Hargraves (Member # 6837) on :
Just turned the meter over to 61.
What annoys me about it is I'm chasing thE senior discounts. Every time I get close, they raise them. When I was 52 the age was 55. At 57 the age was 60. Now - 65. If I'm going to be getting older at least give me the damn discount! Posted by Steve Hodgin (Member # 12013) on :
I will be 60 next month but shhhhhhh please keep this on the sly
I started my journey into hand lettering in 1971 and I still specialize in paint
Posted by Brad Ferguson (Member # 33) on :
I'm 56 unless I'm on a dating site, in which case I'm a "young 49 that doesn't look or act my age." (Why do people always say that? Are they wanting to appear immature?) I've also noticed that some girls who say they have a very good sense of humor often don't. And if I read another midwesterner say "I like long walks on the beach with that special someone" I'm gonna scream.
But I really am 56. A young 56.
Posted by Joy Kjer (Member # 3026) on :
Alicia and I are twins.
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
Dating sites? That definitely makes this thread take a turn, Brad. I wish you all the luck in the world there. I did it for three years and really did learn alot about women and with what I was looking for in a new relationship. Found one beautiful woman who has been delightful these last three years.
I agree with you about people who lie about their age on a dating site. The one biggest red flag I found was dishonesty and lying about your age in meeting someone new romantically is like announcing you have an incurable disease and abuse drugs and alcohol too much. It is almost as bad and telling them you paint signs!
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Alicia might be on to something! Where's Rick Sacks? I'm seeing a new Haight-Ashbury. A Commune of Letterheads living off the land. I can see myself with several sign wives. Having too much fun these days. ahahahahahaha
Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
Rene I call Bull**it! You have to be approaching 30 by now, I have not known you since you were 12!
Personally I just past the half-way point in September. Luckily I will be living to 100. Whew. Otherwise it would have been pretty depressing. Posted by Tony Lucero (Member # 1470) on :
59 and no sign that slowing down is in the near future. Working along side of my 31 and 28 year old sons and my wife who just turned (shh..59 on Monday)
Posted by Tony Lucero (Member # 1470) on :
Oh yeah Dave Sherby and Kerry Hargraves are to of the youngest looking 61 year olds I've ever seen. What's your secret?
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
One year ahead of Miles, and two years behind Glenn, but I'm going to stick with his plan to remain 35 also... Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
GOOD point Tony....
My avatar/pic is about 15 years old...tomorrow, I will get Shirl to take a new one or ten and pick the one that is most flattering!!!
(SHEESH!!! that means I will need to comb my hair and have a shave too)
As for Dave Sherby...last time I saw him in person he looked younger than his pic...but that was 15 years ago too!!!!
I bet there are a few others who need to update their pics too?
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Dave, you're right - my profile pic was taken by Barb and Steve when they visited us about 10 or 15 years ago - might be time for an update.
(I'll just Photoshop the wrinkles out)
Posted by chris depuy (Member # 11823) on :
I'm 32. Doing my best to learn the trade. Started with pinstriping (and still do it) but have bitten hard by the lettering and sign bug!! It's tough when there aren't apprenticeships like there used to be. I work in the welding trade for a day job and we have the same problems there. The youngins don't want to get dirty and the schools don't push trades. A counselor recently told a shop teacher friend of minr that she did not want her students "wasting" their mind on such things.!!!! Anyway thanks you guys for putting up with us young ones!! Alicia your you tube videos are AWESOME and very informative. THANK YOU!! Maybe I'll get up there some day to visit as I am only in Oregon. Sandy it looks as though you had the "Monk" name first, Where did you get yours? Mine came from a bad haircut in 8th grade !! Thanks again you guys (and gals)
Chris (Monk) Depuy.
Posted by Sandy Baird (Member # 4773) on :
Hey Chris,
If we get one more Monk to join us here I think we could start a new sign cult. But on this site we are not allowed to discuss religion, unless it's faith that we believe our customer cheques will clear.
monk
Posted by chris depuy (Member # 11823) on :
Amen Brother!!
Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on :
Because of Joey's post, I will have to tell that I will be 51 very soon, & my husband of 18 years or so is 40.
You know, it makes sense that most on this site are older. Just what year did the first plotter come out for use?
You know, my glasswork is on hold, I am trying new ideas to help with my brain-health to get back to it, & I feel I will. But for now, I can hand letter with no problem. I make a pattern & follow it. The problem with the glasswork is the steps involved, & my fear of forgetting an important step & ruining it all. I may try something soon for a Christmas gift tho, just to test the waters. I am ok with surface gilding too, it is only the glass that I worry about messing up.
Speaking of age, I am currently trying natural biodentical hormones, just incase it is the dreaded "M" (menopause) word doing this to me! Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
49. Don't ask me how that happened! Posted by Jackson Smart (Member # 187) on :
67 and still here. 26 years in the sign biz.
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
71 on Nov.24th., If I had known I would live to be this old I would have taken better care of myself but I'm on the right side of the grass!
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
I will be 61 in a couple of days. The older I get, the more thankful I am for my health.
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Ahh Just back from the sunny South and I felt like I was 30 again, now I'm home and it's cold wet and windy and I feel every bit of my 52 years.... the best line I read here today is...
"No matter how old you are, no matter how Bad Azz you think you are, if a toddler hands you their ringing toy phone, you answer it."
Great advice Joey!
Posted by Jim Moser (Member # 6526) on :
69 years on the planet..... painting for 55 !
Just remember.... Growing older is inevitable ..... Growing up is optional !...... Posted by Joy Kjer (Member # 3026) on :
Just curious Neil, what do you consider the sunny south?
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Joy, not Neil, but I am a fellow Canuck.
To me "Sunny South" is a lot further south than anywhere in Canada or the USA!!
It wasn't "sunny" here today, but when we got out of our airconditioned car our glasses fogged up. Our kind of weather during the fall and winter!!!
The palm fronds are all green, the banana plants are thriving and the cactus garden is doing well.
[ October 31, 2011, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Dave Grundy ]
Posted by Norman Biss (Member # 335) on :
73 and still enjoying life. Now I have the luxury to work when I want to and enjoy other pleasures such as keeping up with technology. In fact I have intended to post some links to my favorite sites. The 2 magazine sites I enjoy the most are Flipboard and Zite. In Zite I have a couple of design pages and this one today amused me. http://gizmodo.com/5854554/shape-type-how-font-designers-have-fun Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Norman..We are no where near as far south as you..Just in Mexico.
But I undersand what you feel and enjoy..."work" if you want and keep up with technology as fast as you can.
Old fart Si does and I am trying to keep up with him too!
The old guy always seems to stay one or two years ahead of me though!!!
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