Claude Pepper
When the horn blew, the Gray Panthers had a couple of hundred new members. Fearing an onslaught, Harvard Square Theater raised its senior citizen rate.
Big Al will graduate this spring. Bright won't be so bright without him.
Something called the real world awaits these people. Something as hard as ice, but not as fun to play on.
Those of us lucky enough to be hanging around Fantasy Island for awhile yet can only say, "So long. Send a postcard."
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And keep that spot on the park bench warm.