December 2021

Now that the holiday season is in the rearview mirror, there is always one song that stays in my head for weeks down the road. There is something about Brenda Lee’s iconic tune – ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’– that brings back memories of my long-ago youth.

For those of us born in the early to mid-1940s, our versions of the ‘happy days’ (the fabulous 50s) consisted of listening to radios, many of the transistor and battery variety, and marveling at the very beginning of the Rock ’n Roll era.

No, if you are looking at this month’s cover photo, your eyes are not deceiving you. Yes, Tom Cruise is, at 59, officially a senior and eligible to be featured in “Senior Reporter.”

And if you are like me, it is hard to imagine that this Hollywood icon who entered superstardom status with his classic role in the blockbuster film “Top Gun” at age 24 is still performing his own stunts in the action-thriller movies.

Barring another Covid-related production delay, the “Top Gun” sequel is scheduled for release sometime next year.