Mick Jagger has given new meaning to the old song, “Papa Was A Rolling Stone.”
Mick, 72, just announced his girlfriend – American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, 29 – is pregnant. It will be Grandpa Mick’s eighth child. He has five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The old Stone turns 73 later this month.
“This is great news,” a source close to Jagger told the Daily Sun in England. “It will be Mick’s eighth child and nothing fazes him. He’s been incredibly supportive.”
And Mick isn’t the only Stone not gathering any moss.
Ronnie Wood, 69, the band’s guitarist, recently became the father of twin girls.
I’m not sure what this all means in the grand scheme of things. But it’s another sign that baby boomers can still rock. Mick like many Villagers, knows there’s more to golden years than pickleball and line dancing.
Sooner or later, as Bob Dylan said, everybody – even the Social Security set — must get stoned.
Maybe Viagra is father’s little helper.
Maybe, even after 70, people can still get some satisfaction.
Regardless, the fact that “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” is still jumping, is another sign that Baby Boomers will not be defined and restricted by age, or go quietly into the night.
Like the Stones, they may even start their own baby boom.
Tony Violanti covers entertainment for Villages-News.com
