For this week's Rewind, Robert Smith offers up the monthly feature Picture Parade. This time he centres his photo collection around a special group of individuals that all share something very much in common.  Each pictured person is turning the magic age of "80" at some point during 2024, and a couple of them have already snuck into this illustrious group. 

This week's collection of pictures are all (or will soon be) Octogenarians.  That is not a disease by the way but a term applied to all individuals who have reached the age of 80.  Thankfully today we do not consider 80-year-olds as OLD.  According to Internet sources there are a number of more kind and acceptable terms available.  A few of them are older, aging, aged, senior and geriatric.  None of those sound overly flattering to me!  

I have heard that most people, as they reach a certain age, tend to agree that old age (if there is such a thing)  is usually defined by your own age plus perhaps seven or eight years.  So it is always a way off in the future. 

Note - This grouping is not intended to include everyone that fits the criteria of being an octogenarian.  It is limited to those individuals that I have photographs in my collection. 

#1 - Can you correctly identify this gentleman?  He's been involved for all of his adult life.

#2 - Can you correctly identify this fellow?  He is a June baby according to my sources. 

#3 - Can you correctly identify this gentleman?  He will qualify to be a member of this illustrious group in June.

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#4 - Can you correctly identify this lad?  Yet another June arrival. 

#5 - Can you correctly identify this youngster?  He's added a few years since this photo was taken. Clue he was not born in June. 

#6 - Can you correctly identify this gentleman?  He just may have entered this illustrious group late last fall. 

#7 - Can you correctly identify this rather serious gentleman?  He reportedly arrived in the month of July. 

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#8 - Can you correctly identify this fellow?  He too qualified a while back. 

#9- Can you correctly identify this guy?   I believe he's been eligible for a while. 

#10 - Can you correctly identify this gentleman?  He too, like at least a couple others, has passed  the magic milestone already. 

Bonus Photo 

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Can you correctly identify this gentleman?  He just might have been in this age group for a while now.  

Quote For The Week: Not really a quote, just an interesting factoid.  

"The state animal of New Jersey is the horse, and that wasn’t a random choice. Whether it was racing, riding or helping business deliver the goods, the state was and still is home to any number of ways to enjoy the beauty, spirit and speed of these beautiful animals."

Blast From The Past 

Here is a great old photo that was given to me many years ago by the late Bill Galvin.  It has been displayed in the "Rewind" column a time or two in the past but it certainly fits in today's offering.  If you wish to identify these young gents or make a comment please feel free to do so. Sadly as I look at it we have lost a couple or three of these fellows but they are not forgotten.