AgingGayfully® "The Music That Shaped Our Lives"

Let’s AgeGayfully® together, with intention, humor, and each other.

Aging Gayfully hits the jukebox! Josh and Chris time-travel through the soundtrack of their lives—from 60s Motown and The Big Chill memories, to 70s Elton John and eight-tracks, to MTV-fueled 80s anthems like “Take On Me,” and finally a 90s detour to the Three Tenors that sparked a love of classical music. Along the way: why everyone needs “their pub,” the $20 bartender tip rule, TV shows that made us music fans, and how orchestral soundtracks and symphonies still soothe the brain as we age. It’s nostalgia, community, and the science-backed wellness of music—served with bartender-level hospitality.

Keywords: LGBTQ+ aging, music and memory, Motown, Elton John, MTV, 80s pop, classical music, wellbeing, community, travel & leisure.

A gay senior, Christopher MacLellan, and an ally, Josh Wilson, podcasting about life, love, liberty and travel.

Don’t Say Gay?… Say AgingGayfully®!

AgingGayfully® is about living life with dignity in an age-friendly society regardless of orientation or economic status because longevity is a justice issue.

AgingGayfully® is about finding your voice as we age. We are all part of the aging process and have real connections in diversity.

AgingGayfully® is a modern type of activism that supports the concept of belonging.

AgingGayfully® is about Adventure, Leisure, Travel, being a citizen of the world, traveling to destinations, and being part of the global community as we age and prosper in body, mind, and spirit.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Aging Gayfully
• (00:04:38) - The Music of the 80s
• (00:05:30) - What is the first song you remember singing in the 60s?
• (00:09:35) - Do You Remember Your First Connection With Music?
• (00:13:21) - What Brings Back Music in the 70s?
• (00:17:15) - Bowl Lessons: The 80s
• (00:21:51) - Australian Rock and Bowl
• (00:25:13) - The Three Tenors
• (00:29:39) - Aging Gay Voices