Name: Blakeford Book ClubMembers: Sylvia Dupre, Mary Laura Philpott, Ben OddoAges: 89, 47, 32What fruit would each member be?: Mary Laura: "Maybe a grapefruit. I like grapefruit a lot. It looks a lot like an orange but it's a little more comple
Name: Blakeford Book ClubMembers: Sylvia Dupre, Mary Laura Philpott, Ben OddoAges: 86, 47, 32What fruit would each member be?: Mary Laura: "Maybe a grapefruit. I like grapefruit a lot. It looks a lot like an orange but it's a little more comple
Name: Abraham LincolnAge: 213Hometown: KentuckyDid You Know?:"Of all the images that were taken of me - and they tell me there are fewer than three-hundred today - there are only four where I even have the top hat on, and they were taken at the
Name: Abraham LincolnAge: 213Hometown: KentuckyDid You Know?:"Of all the images that were taken of me - and they tell me there are fewer than three-hundred today - there are only four where I even have the top hat on, and they were taken at the
For 25 years, Steve Young was a writer on my favorite show, Late Show with David Letterman. More recently, he was the star of the documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway (Netflix, Amazon, iTunes) directed by Dava Whisenant. I have no business talkin
For 25 years, Steve Young was a writer on my favorite show, Late Show with David Letterman. More recently, he was the star of the documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway (Netflix, Amazon, iTunes) directed by Dava Whisenant. I have no business talkin
Name: Adrienne AmesAge: 81Hometown: Washington D.C.No Longer Operates: An automobile."I can't drive anymore. My bossy nurse friends approached me and told me that they did not like to see me driving anymore. They thought that I needed to give i
Name: Adrienne AmesAge: 81Hometown: Washington D.C.No Longer Operates: An automobile."I can't drive anymore. My bossy nurse friends approached me and told me that they did not like to see me driving anymore. They thought that I needed to give i
Name: Morey HillAge: 31Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeIs Not: A resident of Blakeford Senior Life."Well, I mean, I get it. You've interviewed nine people over 70, and there's only so many.""Well, you know, this is called 'Me and All My Friends.'
Name: Morey HillAge: 31Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeIs Not: A resident of Blakeford Senior Life."Well, I mean, I get it. You've interviewed nine people over 70, and there's only so many.""Well, you know, this is called 'Me and All My Friends.'
Name: Carney FarrisAge: 89Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeClaim to Fame: Operated a Christian commune in the 70's and 80's on a farm west of Nashville."If daddy came back from work or was out driving somewhere, he would just pick up hitchhikers.
Name: Carney FarrisAge: 89Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeClaim to Fame: Operated a Christian commune in the 70's and 80's on a farm west of Nashville."If daddy came back from work or was out driving somewhere, he would just pick up hitchhikers.
Ben sets out with a microphone to hear what residents and staff of the Blakeford think about the podcast so far. The results are conclusive: "Me and All My Friends" is a show some people have heard of. Plus: holiday gift recommendations, whethe
Name: Joe Bandy Jr.Age: 90Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeDid you know?: Bandywood Drive in Nashville is named after his family."There was a fellow that worked in my dad's office named Woodcock, C.C. Woodcock. And one day he came in and said, 'Jo
Name: Joe Bandy Jr.Age: 90Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeDid you know?: Bandywood Drive in Nashville is named after his family."There was a fellow that worked in my dad's office named Woodcock, C.C. Woodcock. And one day he came in and said, 'Jo
Name: Wine GroupMembers: Jean Oldfield, Ann Walling, Frances M. Edwards, Ben OddoAges: 92, 81, 91, 32What would they think of Ben if they met him in the 60s?: Frances: "Back in those days you would have been somebody that I would've thought was
Name: Wine GroupMembers: Jean Oldfield, Ann Walling, Frances M. Edwards, Ben OddoAges: 92, 81, 91, 32What would they think of Ben if they met him in the 60s?: Frances: "Back in those days you would have been somebody that I would've thought was
Name: Leon TonelsonAge: 87Hometown: The Bronx, New YorkMember of: The 8730 Club"It's a very exclusive club. Your body is 87 years old - it has to be, otherwise you can't be in that club - and your mind has to be at 30. You can't have an 87 year
Name: Leon TonelsonAge: 87Hometown: The Bronx, New YorkMember of: The 8730 Club"It's a very exclusive club. Your body is 87 years old - it has to be, otherwise you can't be in that club - and your mind has to be at 30. You can't have an 87 year
Name: Steve McHughAge: 86Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeNumber of Steve-isms Used During this Episode: 3 "I didn't give a great big o' fuzzy gray rat's ass.""I played a little tennis, wasn't very good at that. Every time the ball came over the n
Name: Steve McHughAge: 86Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeNumber of Steve-isms Used During this Episode: 3 "I didn't give a great big o' fuzzy gray rat's ass.""I played a little tennis, wasn't very good at that. Every time the ball came over the n
Name: Frances M. EdwardsAge: 91Hometown: Tupelo, MississippiDid you know?: "Lions are the only multi-orgasmic male beasts.""Wow.""That's why I have that picture over there.""Oddly enough, a tiger with a human. There's a woman - a lounging woman
Name: Frances M. EdwardsAge: 91Hometown: Tupelo, MississippiDid you know?: "Lions are the only multi-orgasmic male beasts.""Wow.""That's why I have that picture over there.""Oddly enough, a tiger with a human. There's a woman - a lounging woman
Name: Dr. Gene RegenAge: 91Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeBoxing Record: 1-0"I only had one TKO, and that was John Jay Hooker.""John Jay Hooker, the political gadfly.""Yes, uh-huh. And he had had a lot of private training and I was scared to dea
Name: Dr. Gene RegenAge: 91Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeBoxing Record: 1-0"I only had one TKO, and that was John Jay Hooker.""John Jay Hooker, the political gadfly.""Yes, uh-huh. And he had had a lot of private training and I was scared to dea