ART'S STILL THE THING

Art Linkletter is awesome. He is truly an American icon. Besides his great tv series, "Kids Say the Darndest Things," and books, he is still extremely busy. At age 93.

Recently he was interviewed by Larry King and explained why his tv show was so successful and why Bill Cosby's remake was not. "Cos is successful because he generates laughter. My show was successful because the focus was on the kids. If anything was funny, it was because of the kids, not me."

Abandoned as a baby and adopted and raised by a preacher, Art is active in senior issues, currently serving as chairman of the National Seniors Association. His 23rd book is entitled," Old Age is not for Sissies."

He practices what he preaches and still surfs and snow skis.

But why blog about this amazing American? I think he might have been my inspiration for the quote board that I used for 25 years or so at MTV High. But that's for tomorrow's entry.