WKRP in Cincinnati Loni Anderson died Sunday at the age of 79, her rep said.
Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the hit CBS comedy, died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
I remember when I thought 60 was archaic. I’m now 76 and reassess whats old on a regular basis. Never thought I would categorize a 60 year old woman as “ young stuff”
I remember in the fifties people retiring at sixty-five and within a year or so they were dead. Many never made it to sixty-five. I remember people in their early sixties, especially men, all shriveled up an and bent. Ancient man. I just looked it up. An Americian man's the life expectancy in the 50's was 65.6 years. Women were 71.1.
I remember those life expectancies too! In the day, I was working for Grumman (before they merged with Northrup) and every time a guy retired, he was dead within a few years. That saved Grumman lots of money in pensions. My theory was that after they retired, they just sat on their duff all day And the fats just plated out on their coronary arteries.
Stretch, it's Ginger AND Mary Ann; just as it should be Jennifer AND Bailey... back then, I was young enough to dream. Now I'm old and can only dream... Original Grandpa
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Do you remember when we thought 80 was old and anybody who lived to 75 had had a long life? Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I thought 60 was archaic. I’m now 76 and reassess whats old on a regular basis. Never thought I would categorize a 60 year old woman as “ young stuff”
DeleteSigh, I had such a crush on her back in the day.
ReplyDeleteBailey was the hot one...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteYou speak the truth.
DeleteBailey and Pam from the office are the same person.
DeleteI was just going to post that.
DeleteThe reaper is busy this year
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace Loni
JD
George Soros? How is he still alive? Oh yeah I forgot, adrenochrome.
DeleteNot anymore we hope. The Russians blew up the adrenochrome labs in Ukraine right after the invasion.
DeleteI remember in the fifties people retiring at sixty-five and within a year or so they were dead. Many never made it to sixty-five. I remember people in their early sixties, especially men, all shriveled up an and bent. Ancient man. I just looked it up. An Americian man's the life expectancy in the 50's was 65.6 years. Women were 71.1.
ReplyDeleteI remember those life expectancies too! In the day, I was working for Grumman (before they merged with Northrup) and every time a guy retired, he was dead within a few years. That saved Grumman lots of money in pensions. My theory was that after they retired, they just sat on their duff all day And the fats just plated out on their coronary arteries.
DeleteIn 1980 my dad died at 60. He seemed so old. Now I'm 67 and still working part time, staring at 80 🙄
DeleteLoni Anderson? I was wrong again. I had Jane Fonda in the weekend Death Pool, but I'll keep trying since no one likes a quitter.
ReplyDeleteDude, EVERYONE is hoping for Hanoi Jane to die.
DeleteYes, but most of us want it to be a slow lingering painful process, something like bone cancer.
DeleteVaxxx staus reports would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI predict a declining life expectancy, too much trash in the food and poison in the meds.
ReplyDeleteRIP Loni, you were one of the good ones!
Bailey was this guy’s major crush back then.
ReplyDeleteJennifer or Bailey was the Ginger or Mary-Ann of the era.
ReplyDeleteStretch, it's Ginger AND Mary Ann; just as it should be Jennifer AND Bailey... back then, I was young enough to dream. Now I'm old and can only dream...
DeleteOriginal Grandpa
Bailey was the leftist dinkwad that no matter how hot she could be, crazy she was and that made it not worth it.
ReplyDeleteJennifer was very open as to who and what she was. Probably a fun and fulfilling date even if no sex occurred.