Boomer Hot 2009
2009 Boomer Hots 101-120
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Boomer Hots 101-110
| Katherine Ketcham June 7, 1949 60 | “To experience sadness, despair, tears, and howls of pain demonstrates not some violation or deficit of spirituality but rather the ultimate spirituality of acceptance.” |
| Our Why: | Her groundbreaking work in addiction has saved many lives and that we think is very Boomer Hot. |
| Julian LennonApril 8, 1963
46 |
“I’ve found constancy and balance between creativity and normality. |
| Our Why: | He makes the most beautiful guitars and he remembers charity. |
| Kathleen Casey KirschlingJanuary 1, 1946
63 |
“I don’t feel like I am a spokesman for the generation, but I have just a little part of every part of the generation in me. I am definitely a baby boomer, in the true sense of the word—the good and the bad.” |
| Our Why: | How could we have a Boomer Hot List and not include the first born Boomer? |
| Ken WhisenhuntFebruary 28, 1962
47 |
“Nothing replaced the competitiveness, what you feel after a game like the Cincinnati game. I started to miss that on Saturdays and Sundays. After so many years of playing, you had that void. I didn’t know I was going to enjoy coaching until I got into it.” |
| Our Why: | In his second season as head coach of Arizona Cardinal’s he brought them to the Superbowl–a place they’d never been before. Inspirational. |
| Kathy Bates June 28, 1948 61 |
“Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.” |
| Our Why: | What a wonderful actress; she made Norman Bates a household name and has given us so many wonderful films, great actress. |
| Koichi TanakaAugust 3, 1959 50 |
“From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.”
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| Our Why: | Scientifically speaking, he doesn’t have a PH.d, yet that didn’t stop him from thinking, creating, and inventing. |
| Kathy Ireland March 20, 1963 46 |
“I’ve learned so many things and a lot of things I’ve learned the hard way. I look at failure as education in that respect I’m very well educated.” |
| Our Why: | Faith, charity, beauty, and brains…very Boomer Hot. |
| Kris Kristofferson June 22, 1936 73 |
“You don’t paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars.” “Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. ‘Cause that’s all that matters in the end. “ |
| Our Why: | Honorary Boomer Hot because in the face of no evidence, he did it anyway; followed his heart and did what he loved. He taught us to make it happen even when loved ones say no go. |
| Kelly Preston October 13, 1962 46 |
“I would like to end world hunger and create world peace, stop corruption, stop drugs getting to kids.” |
| Our Why: | Her philanthropic work and the education she brings to light in keeping our children safe in our own homes without chemicals is incredible. |
| Kurt RussellMarch 17, 1951
58 |
“If it hadn’t been for the videocassette, I may not have had a career at all. “ |
| Our Why: | Good looks, humility, and a sense of humor–what fun. |
Boomer Hots 111-120
| Kerry Kennedy | “I returned because I wanted to have a stronger relationship with God, and a deeper sense of spirituality.” |
| Our Why: | The epitome of tireless volunteerism and pitching for her underdogs. |
| Magic JohnsonAugust 14, 1959
50 |
“The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy. The important thing is this: Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.” |
| Our Why: | One of the greatest athletes of our time who now uses that energy to teach people ‘Acceptance, Overcome, and Live.’ |
| Kim BasingerDecember 8, 1953
55 |
“I feel there are two people inside me–me and my intuition. If I go against her, she’ll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely.” “I think any girl who comes to Hollywood with sex symbol or bombshell hanging over her has a rough road.” |
| Our Why: | You don’t need to think to hard, she is The Natural choice as a Boomer Hot. |
| Manish ChandraOctober 11, 1967 41 |
“I think tenacity and stubbornness to a certain degree go hand in hand, but it’s really about stubbornness to succeed; not the stubbornness of the specific way that you may have thought about something.” |
| Our Why: | An idea, a bit of elbow grease, some help from a few friends…Wa La, he’s created a top ten Internet property. That’s an honorary Boomer Hot. |
| Laura Bush November 4, 1946
62 |
“A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.” |
| Our Why: | Our favorite librarian who has turned us onto new discoveries of wonderful artists, authors, books, paintings, musicians…, |
| Mark Levin September 21, 1957
51 |
“There’s absolutely no reason why the state legislature can’t regulate attorneys fees. For one, judges are lawyers too. And, surely the notion cannot be that the branch that’s most responsive to the public shouldn’t take the lead in a matter like this.” |
| Our Why: | Best-selling author and DJ of the number four radio show, he has America’s ear with over 5.5 million listeners weekly. |
| Laura Ingraham June 19, 1964
45 |
“Gallup says conservatism is becoming cool again in all 50 states.” “At the newly-approved White House farmer’s market, will the First Family only be able to buy big greasy veggie burgers??” |
| Our Why: | DJ to the fifth most-listened-to radio programs in America with 5.5 million listeners, and author. She’s got America’s ear. |
| Mark Spitz February 10, 1950
59 |
“Everyone loves to be loved.” |
| Our Why: | He made swimming very cool. |
| Laura Schlessinger January 16, 1947
62 |
“This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with your fears, then you will fritter it away, but you won’t get it back later.” |
| Our Why: | Author, radio host, mother of a Marine, wife…she blows us away. |
| Mark Steyn December 8, 1959
49 |
“Be Glad the Flag Is Worth Burning. One of the big lessons of these last four years is that many, many beneficiaries of Western civilization loathe that civilization, and the media are generally inclined to blur the extent of that loathing.” |
| Our Why: | A former Canadian who stands up for and loves America–we think that’s Boomer Hot. Author, writer, commentator, an observer of life who is able to show us the humor in its dichotomies. |
| Next>>> | On To: Boomer Hots 121-140 |
Katherine Ketcham | Boomer Style MagazineApril 28, 2015 at 9:16 am
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