Something quite devastating happened not too long ago in my personal life: I turned I think about boys, and I hate my hair. Getting older seems to have happened while my back was turned, and the challenges take some getting used to. I do not need to be condescended to by unemployed actors. Benni is Danish, so we spend a lot of time in Copenhagen.
Imagine my shock when I saw a huge billboard that had a photo of an attractive older white-haired couple. They were both naked from the waist up, and the man was standing behind the woman with his hands on her bare breasts.
You will not see that billboard anytime soon on Times Square. Thirteen percent of women are born with the capability of multiple orgasms.
Young people have frequent casual sex. They get to enjoy the thrill of a first-time hook-up. As a long-married woman, I get to have sex with someone who actually likes me. But forget sex: the biggest problem in my life has been the constant frustration of being under-employed. You know those people who just go from one creative project to another? I hate those people. Well, recently, for the first time in my life, I became one of them. I sold a book, did a bunch of TV shows, and have just been commissioned to create a solo show for which I am writing the book, lyrics and music.
And each of these overnight successes was the result of many many years of preparation. They say that true happiness comes, not from wealth and celebrity, but from spending time with people you love and who love you. So I have it pretty good, and I decided not to lie about turning 70, and not to apologize for it, but to celebrate it. We invited about 35 people for an evening of dinner, dancing, songs, skits, and speechesβall about me and how wonderful I am.
