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tabasco

(22,974 posts) Fri May 27, 2016, 05:47 PM May 2016

107-year-old woman attends first MLB game

Source: ESPN

In recent months, 107-year-old Virginia McLaurin has danced with the Obamas at the White House and spun a basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters. On Thursday, she was at Nationals Park attending her first major league baseball game.
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McLaurin was honored before the game as part of Black Heritage Day, getting a personalized jersey from Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker. And of course, she got to show off some dance moves as well.

Read more: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15769296/107-year-old-woman-attends-first-mlb-game

Let's stop hatin' on each other for a bit and enjoy this cool story!

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107-year-old woman attends first MLB game (Original Post) tabasco May 2016 OP

Damn slow line ;) Nice story. OnDoutside May 2016 #1

Great story. I think we all hope our 107th year is eventful as hers has been! LonePirate May 2016 #2

"Well, that's three hours of my life I'll never get back." nt eppur_se_muova May 2016 #3

Bwaaaaahhhh! montana_hazeleyes May 2016 #5

Grandma Virginia Sophiegirl May 2016 #4

Yes, she is an amazing lady. montana_hazeleyes May 2016 #6

Thanks tabasco... ReRe May 2016 #7

OnDoutside

(19,952 posts)

1. Damn slow line ;) Nice story.

Reply to tabasco (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 05:54 PM

May 2016

LonePirate

(13,414 posts)

2. Great story. I think we all hope our 107th year is eventful as hers has been!

Reply to tabasco (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 05:58 PM

May 2016

eppur_se_muova

(36,257 posts)

3. "Well, that's three hours of my life I'll never get back." nt

Reply to tabasco (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 07:05 PM

May 2016

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

5. Bwaaaaahhhh!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #3)

Fri May 27, 2016, 08:17 PM

May 2016

As much as I love the time I spent at ball games, that was funny as hell! lol

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)

4. Grandma Virginia

Reply to tabasco (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 08:15 PM

May 2016

I live in the DC Metro area. Grandma Virginia is quite a fixture in DC. She volunteers in a local elementary school every day. Recently she made a comment about not being able to vote because a thief stole her wallet and she couldn't replace her ID without a birth certificate. Now, imagine a 107 yr old trying to get a birth certificate from one of the Carolinas without a photO ID. Catch-22.

But, because of her recent "Dancing with The President" moment and her prominent work in the city....someone found a way to get her ID replaced. Not sure exactly how that came about. She is one heckuva woman. Love her.

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

6. Yes, she is an amazing lady.

Reply to Sophiegirl (Reply #4)

Fri May 27, 2016, 08:22 PM

May 2016

Her energy and happy spirit is so lovely to see. She has become a national treasure.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)

7. Thanks tabasco...

Reply to tabasco (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 08:50 PM

May 2016

...we need to stop and smell the roses we do find along the way. And what a rose Virginia is! I can tell you right now, I will never make it that far. She has a good liver and a will that won't quit.

Long live Virginia!

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