Geezers Rule

The Geezer Brigade,celebrating its tenth anniversary (http://www.thegeezerbrigade.com) as THEhumor organization for "clever old people and their attorneys," has oncemore proclaimed July to be "Appreciate A Geezer!" with the theme, "EmpowerYour Inner Geezer!" Curmudgeons everywhere are again urged to speak up: "Not only do I wantmy Seniors' Discount, I'd like a little more APPRECIATION around here! Ididn't get to look this way just sitting around waiting for The DenturesFairy ... " (Phyllis Diller, the group's first Honorary Comedian, obviouslyinfected the Geezers early on with her offbeat irreverence for their"Golden Years.") Geezer-in-Chief, Hurricane Katrina survivor -- "It went right over ourintergalactic headquarters with me in them!" and Founder, 73-year-old JohnKernell, a former vice president of Hill and Knowlton International PublicRelations, is now calling on the talents of fellow Geezer, writer-artist-designer Ann Williams, 71, of Traverse City, MI, to remake the Website andhelp take the organization into its second decade online. The Brigade, with over a million visitors to its site since itsinception and 300 dues-paying members still standing (with help), willcontinue to offers its members a reliable dose of offbeat Senior humorevery morning of their fearsomely feisty lives, but plans on even moreinteractivity. A recurring theme continues as part of each morning's "Nooze of the Dayfrom The Geezer Brigade." The Chief always tells members of The Brigadewhat his helper. Babette nee O'Kallikak, of Wiggins, MS, is "doing" whileshe is, in fact, away visiting family. When she returns, she is inevitablyhorrified to discover the fantastical lengths to which he has gone to amuseand delight The Geezership. E.g. Artist Williams is asking visitors (and members) to picture whatthey think Babette will look like once she takes the bag off her head. Key to the future is how the Brigade redefines the word "Geezer" tosuit itself as "A mildly eccentric older person of either sex, who isgenerally fun to be around." "For example," chortles Kernell, "if good ol' eccentric Dick Cheneyonly knew how much fun he could be if he tried, we'd be out of Iraq in, oh,720 days, or so."