Here’s a song in honor of the birthday of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), and if you recognize all or even most of the performers, that can mean only one thing: you’re at least as old as I am.
bluebird of bitterness
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Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Nigel, Bob's pen pal in New Zealand
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
A pair of tits (in case the boobies were insufficiently titillating)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
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bluebird of bitterness 
Okay, okay – so I’m old. Sue me.
I swear, EVERYthing I see nowadays reminds me that I’ve made many, many trips around the sun…
/RANT OFF
;P
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This was a wonderfully patriotic rendition of “God Bless America,” and I recognized almost everyone! 🙂
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Yep, I’m old. Loved it.
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Wonderful clip and I recognized all of them 🙂
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Scary when I look at their ages!
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I knew almost all of them! Weird that there was only one Smothers Brother there.
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The other one was a card carrying commie…
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I knew them all and loved them all.
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I love Irving Berlin, White Christmas is my favorite movie.
Also I’m a youngin’ and I know who most of these are 😂
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While listening I reflexively stood up and saluted! I do recognize every single one… How did I get so old as to know them?
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Yep, I am at least as old as you!
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Recognized almost all of them! Great rendition. 🙂
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[…] Happy birthday, Irving — bluebird of bitterness […]
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Thank you for the link. 🙂
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I recognize more than half. But than again, I love movies and things from before my time. I’ve grown up with the great older entertainment. I noticed some people got more time than others to sing😏😂
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Is this from a TV show?
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Gosh, we’ve lost a lot of good ones, haven’t we? Knew almost all of them.
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