Ringo Starr Turns 85 Today

  

This picture was taken, and recently cropped, by me. Taken from the Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band show in Worcester, Massachusetts, June 11, 2016

This picture was taken, and recently cropped, by me for the Ringo Starr In Conversation at Strands Bookstore - October 26, 2015

Today, former Beatle Ringo Starr turned 85.

You might never know it by looking at him. Or, for that matter, by watching him literally run onto a stage, looking slim and energetic, like a man half his age, and possibly like a man one-third of his age. Perhaps that is why, in an article dating from last year, he claims to feel like he still feels 27, rather than a man well into his eighties. Indeed, he says that "nothing makes me feel old."

Wow. That from a man who had then turned 83, and now just today turned 85.

Years ago, when asked what he wanted for his birthday, he responded by saying that he simply wanted everyone to pause at noon on his birthday, and simply say, "Peace and Love!"

That sounds good to me. Since then, I have tried to keep that tradition alive on my end. And in recognition of Ringo's birthday, let me do it again.

"Peace and love, Ringo! Peace and love."

Now last year, as I mentioned earlier, I added a link to a recent article in which Ringo said that he still felt like he was 27. This year, something a little bit different. Below is a link to an article showing how Paul McCartney had a little surprise while wishing Ringo a "Peace and Love" birthday wish.

Take a look at the link below:

Below are some pictures from the Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band Concert that my son and I went to in Worcester, Massachusetts, back in June of 2016. It was a fantastic show, and some truly great memories. Did not feel so long ago, yet my son seems so young in these pictures from more than four years ago now.

Pictures from the Ringo Starr & the All-Starr Band Show at Atlantic City 9/24/22:  

Paul McCartney’s Birthday Message to Ringo Starr Includes a Sweet Surprise Lucille Barilla Mon 7 July 2025:

https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/paul-mccartney-birthday-message-ringo-143304878.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIfA-8fuovCs2aRUD4qLJYADz1asHnaQqahmLpADQsZZrEyL14skTPodL38WNcITJpZoLeFZ7UMKa2_RVt-4i28crDWpjSTaKUp9zj3DlLHawNvvcFgv3_FqD25b2ZQRv7AJNvAH2aYSF_CijC-Sfxo2NFq0nl7w50eEbwtuHGi7