western australia

guinness record

Age doesn't weary everyone

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

March 28, 2026 3:27am CST

One of the feel-good stories in the news yesterday was that of a 104-year-old gentleman, George Frankln, who is still conducting a brass band in Perth, Western Australia. The Guinness World Record Holder for world's oldest band conductor is held by American Frank Edmond who conducted the Pensacola Civic Band until he died aged 104 years and 168 days. George took up the cornet when he was seven before joining City of Perth Brass Band in 1934. He served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two, then joined a military band until he retired. He conducted the band for decades and continues to conduct the swing band. If George hangs on till August 27, he can claim the record for himself. My mother lived to 104 (and a half) but she was very frail by that point. The photo shows brass and pipe band members on a trip we took to Kambalda, a mining town. Vince isn’t in this photo.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

28 Mar

Some people have the genetic makeup to live that long and keep active. I wouldn’t want to live that long if I became a burden to my family, suffered health wise, and/or mentally.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

28 Mar

@JudyEv At least you had her. My mother passed away at 62.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

@DianneN Oh, that's so sad. I'm sorry you lost your mother at such a young age. That would be considered young nowadays.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Mum never lost her faculties but sight, hearing, movement were all on the downhill slope. I don't want to live that long either.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

28 Mar

That is really something!He stands to break the record !

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

It's amazing to think he is still doing this at such an age.

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@crossbones27 (52907)

• Mojave, California

29 Mar

I always said I will live to be 100, that changed when I saw how world worked. I go I can see me dying at 50. Haha, thats 5 months away. Life is funny, who knows how it will turn out, funny my birthday is August the 27th. I am never scared of dying, just don't prolong it into suffering or I will be fighting everyone and everything.

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@crossbones27 (52907)

• Mojave, California

29 Mar

@JudyEv Wow, congratulations. You do not sound 80, I thought you were 25, nah maybe like 40 or 50. Mylot does have a older population but I find that cool. There is a lot of life wisdom here if people take the time. As long as you are enjoying life, the day I don't is the day mother Earth can take me is what I say.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

I don't want to live to be 100. I'm 80 in July and already thinking I've nearly had enough. But maybe a few more years would be nice.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Mar

@crossbones27 Thanks. Yes, it's mostly older people here but I like hearing from the younger ones too.

@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Mar

I remember some of your early posts about her, you were so lucky to have her for so long. I hope George can hang on until he's 105, now that would be a hard record to beat.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Mar

Perhaps, but this is probably the first era when people around the world could communicate so easily with one another.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

@rebelann Good point.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

Thanks. It's happening more and more now though. People are living a lot longer than they once did.

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@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

28 Mar

I feel like I have encountered more frail of the mind then body with many these days. People who whine about being a certain age and wanting pity, when they need to realize that had they been born a generation earlier they would never speak like that.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Certainly there seems to be a lot of dementia about but that might be because people are living longer.

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@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

28 Mar

@JudyEv People used to comment that you have to die from something, and often they were referring to cancer, but now that we are outliving previous generations, dementia is much more common in our world. My doctor asked me if I would allow him to test me in my 50's, as I have it very strongly on my mother's side, but I did not want to know, and I still do not.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

@Juliaacv I understand. Vince has had a cognitive test thingy but I said I didn't want to do it.

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@Ineeddentures (33873)

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28 Mar

All I know is this If I live until I am 104 it will be a miracle. 74 is optimistic

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

I'll be 80 in July. I don't want to live to 104, that's for sure.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Mar

@Ineeddentures My balance isn't the best but I'm aware of it and try to always be careful.

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@Ineeddentures (33873)

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29 Mar

@JudyEv Aye but you might Judy. Are you showing any signs of failing?

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

29 Mar

I would love to live that active and long a life.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

I don't really want to live that long. Not too many are active and well by the time they get to 104.

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

28 Mar

That's something. They just showed a 109 year old guy throwing out the first pitch in a baseball game..a lcouple of days ago.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

109!! Wow, that is really something too.

@toniganzon (77064)

• Philippines

28 Mar

To be a 100 and still physically able to do things is truly amazing. I had a great grandfather who lived more than a 100 and I've been told he was still actively gardening at that age.

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@toniganzon (77064)

• Philippines

28 Mar

@JudyEv Seh's a strong one. My great grandfather I was told was even tilling land at that age. That was really something that's rare to see nowadays.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

My mother was still tending her garden till almost 100. She had a hip replacement at 99.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Mar

Some people have very long healthy lives. I hope he can claim the record

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

It would be nice if he did although he says someone else might have done but not been recorded.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

28 Mar

I guess the reason that some people live a long time is that they busy working on jobs that they enjoy and they have the support of their families,

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

I think that would have a lot to do with it.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

29 Mar

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

28 Mar

Wow! That’s amazing. I wonder what food he ate or your mother ate to have a long life.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

My mother lived on a farm and had plenty of cream and fat in her diet but she was also very active.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

29 Mar

I'm always amazed at someone over 100 who is still active. I'm so limited; and I'm 20 years younger.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

Some are so fit and agile they amaze me too.

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@Jehanne (1836)

• Philippines

28 Mar

So I am here liking your photo.

People back then really lived longer but now at early age people get sick often.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

I think overall people are living longer.

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@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

28 Mar

What a story! That’s pretty incredible.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

It's pretty amazing. I imagine he still has reasonable hearing.

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