Bye Jack

I was very saddened to see that Jack Lalanne passed away yesterday.  I was a big fan.  His overwhelming positive outlook on life was something I admired.  His lifelong dedication to fitness is something I try emulate.

A few years back I was really on a Jack Lalanne kick when ESPN used to rebroadcast his original show.  I used to go through the workouts on the show with him regularly and even drug Ali into it a few times.

I have a bunch of his shows on dvd and I even own a Jack Lalanne baseball hat.  I can’t tell you how many times I laughed while watching his shows.  Of course I loved his dog, “Happy” as well who showed up in many episodes.

Jack accomplished many feats of strength well into old age.  The pose you see him holding above is something I could only dream of doing.

I bet Jack would have liked to make it to 100.  He said many times that he couldn’t die, it would ruin his image.

No worries, your image is doing just fine Jack, rest in peace, you earned it.