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PBS News Hour - Segments

Flossie Lewis's Brief But Spectacular take on her 100th birthday

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Many will remember Flossie Lewis, who was among our earliest profiles on Brief But Spectacular. She spoke to us in 2016 about growing old and living well, earning millions of clicks and shares online. She joined Brief But Spectacular series creator Steve Goldbloom to celebrate a very special occasion, her 100th birthday. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Many of you will remember Flossie Lewis, who is among our earliest profiles in our brief but spectacular series.

0:08.0

She spoke to us in 2016 about growing old and living well and earned millions of clicks and shares online.

0:16.0

Well tonight we hear from Flossie and from Brief But Spectacular series creator Steve

0:21.0

Goldblum to celebrate a very special occasion, her 100th birthday.

0:29.0

I am Steve Goldblum.

0:30.0

I am Steve Goldblum. I'm the creator of Brief But Spectacular,

0:32.9

and I'm here with one of the best guests we've ever had.

0:36.4

It's Flossie Lewis, and you are approaching

0:39.8

a very big birthday.

0:41.0

You're going to be a hundred years old we first met when you were

0:46.2

91 and we did the video together and I asked what do you want me to do and you said just talk.

0:54.0

Getting old is a state of mind.

0:57.0

Now I'm 91, I'm badly crippled,

1:01.0

but I still think I'm 15.

1:05.0

Accepting the fact that the body is going to go,

1:10.0

but the personality doesn't have to go.

1:14.0

And that thing which is the hardest to admit

1:19.0

is that character doesn't have to go.

1:23.0

What does it feel like for you to watch that back?

1:28.0

It feels like I haven't changed much.

1:32.0

Yeah. No, I haven't changed much.

1:32.8

Yeah.

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