Madonna, Prince, Mick and The Change Wave

Madonna finds her lucky star when she hits the big 50 tomorrow. Mick Jagger’s is finding lots of satisfaction at 65. And Prince got a hip replacement, so he can still get crazy and live fully after 50.This is an interesting part of the Age Wave. In the 1950s, 60s, 70s, we didn’t have the mass media that brings us every part of a person’s life. It was mass media that made people such as Madonna, Mick and Prince icons for a lifetime. They’re not going away. But what will increasingly become part of their story and other icons’ story are growing into old age, hip replacements, new technologies that help them stay independent as possible, caregiving, dementia, and home care.Think of other iconic people who make news and love being news – who are growing older – Katie Couric, Cher, Bono, Howard Stern, Charles Barkley, Bill Clinton, etc. Aging is becoming part of their story. And I doubt they’re going to leave the stage quietly. For a look ahead, look back …Pre-mass media screen legend and stroke survivor Kirk Douglas sure isn’t exiting quietly. His column in this week’s Newsweek, was entitled ‘What Old Age Taught Me.’The Change Wave is here … . will you ride it?