Ringo Starr: Lookin' good at 70.

The baby boomers' mantra is 'it's all about us.' Unfortunately, while we've been so busy admiring ourselves, 70-year olds are stealing our thunder.

 Kate Zernike of The New York Times threw a bucket of cold water on baby boomers in the July 11 issue in its Week in Review. Or, maybe not. Our brains had been thinking all the time that famous actors and musicians were still in their 60s -- our generation.

 According to the article, the average life expectancy is 78 years. But Dr. Marie A. Bernard, deputy director of the National Institute on Aging, said that over the last few decades, the overall health of people in their 70s has improved significantly.

 Here's the article's list of the 70+ club:

  • Ringo Starr (who celebrated his 70th birthday last week by playing at Radio City Music Hall and saying his new hero is B.B. King, still playing in his 80s)
  • Alex Trebek
  • Al Pacino
  • Barney Frank
  • Chuck Norris
  • Nancy Pelosi
  • Pele
  • Raquel Welch
  • Ted Koppel

In 2011 the 70-year olds to join in the fun are Anne Rice, Bob Dylan, David Crosby, Dick Cheney, Julie Christie, Martha Stewart, Pete Rose, Nora Ephron and Paul Simon, and in 2012 they'll be joined by Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Betsey Johnson, Harrison Ford, Joe Biden, Paul McCartney, Stephen Hawking and Joy Behar.

OK, I am going to walk more and eat better. Will you be taking your show on the road?