- ♪ But I never slept ♪
- Oh! Grandma!
- Oh, I hope there's no heart attacks coming!
- (FBE) What do you want for your hundredth birthday?
♪ (ragtime music) ♪
- "For my Grandma Helen's 100th birthday."
- "I flew to California to surprise her."
- (Helen) Oh my god! - Aw.
- (Helen) Oh my god! - That's nice of him.
- (Helen) Man, get in here.
What are you doing here, honey?
You made me cry.
- (Macklemore) We're gonna do whatever you want to do.
- (Helen) Oh, honey. - Aww.
- (Helen) And you know what? Anything?
- (Macklemore) Anything you want to do. - (Helen) Oh God.
I want to do it all.
- That's gonna be me.
- (Helen) Oh God, I want to do it all.
- Nah, that was beautiful.
♪ (happy ballad music) ♪
- That lady's good for 100 years old.
- ♪ You know, I'm back like I never left ♪
- Okay, I'm gonna like this one.
- ♪ Another sprint, another step ♪ - Oh my god.
Now, is she gonna do naughty things?
- Is she gonna throw eggs at people?
- ♪ But I never slept ♪ - Oh. (chuckles)
- ♪ But I never slept ♪
- Oh, Grandma!
- That's what I want to do on my hundredth-- (laughs)
- ♪ Legend, it's exodus ♪ - Aw.
- ♪ Searching for euphoria ♪ - Karaoke.
- ♪ ...through the mud to find the present ♪
♪ No ignoring us ♪ - What a fine young man.
- Oh, she's done this before.
- Oh, fun.
- ♪ ...bow your head, woo! ♪
- ♪ I feel ♪
♪ Glorious, glorious ♪ - I like this.
- Kinda tugs at the heartstrings here.
- ♪ I was born for this ♪ - I like this kid! Good for him!
- Nice. Real good. This lady's having fun.
- ♪ ...darkest part of the night ♪
- Ha ha!
- ♪ ...I see the sunrise ♪ - Okay. Yes, I do like it.
- ♪ ...glorious, glorious ♪
- I hope someone does that for me someday.
- I hope someone does that to me when I become 100.
- This says a lot to me. There's a lot of connection here.
- ♪ En garde, things are just things ♪
- Oh, she's getting a tattoo. Wow.
Oh, no, he's getting a tattoo, her name.
- She should've gotten a tattoo.
That would have been really stunning.
- ♪ We posted on the porch ♪
- It's nice to hear a rap without a whole bunch of cussing.
- ♪ My grandma smiling down on me ♪
♪ Like, woo ♪ - (snickering)
- That's what I need: a hairpiece.
- ♪ ...do, I said amen and hallelujah ♪
♪ Let me testify too ♪
♪ Another morning ♪
- Oh, get down, Grandma!
- I like the hat.
Oops, the hat and the shirt, wonderful together.
- ♪ I was born for this ♪
♪ Born for this ♪
♪ It's who I am ♪
♪ How could I forget? ♪ - Aww.
- ♪ I made it through the... ♪ - Wow. A hundred candles.
- ♪ And now I see sunrise ♪ - I like it.
- ♪ We gon' be all right, put that on my life ♪
♪ When I open my eyes ♪ - (chuckles)
- ♪ ...see you shine ♪
- (chuckling) What?
- They're gonna have a stri-- (laughs)
- (laughs heartily)
Oh, I hope there's no heart attacks coming.
- ♪ I feel glorious ♪
♪ Glorious ♪
♪ Got a chance to start ♪ - Very nice.
- ♪ Again ♪
♪ I was born for this ♪ - What a sweet--
What a sweetheart of a guy.
- ♪ I feel glorious, glorious ♪ - Aw.
- ♪ Glorious ♪ - Aw.
- Oh. ♪ (music goes lighter) ♪
The feeling of that as a grandparent...
Can you put in words? It's glorious?
- That was nice. That was sweet. I liked that one.
- Oh man. That's gonna be me someday.
That's wonderful and very emotional.
- It's moving, as a grandmother myself.
Glorious was how she must have felt during that experience.
- Makes me feel good to know that, uh...
a young person is concerned about his grandmother
and goes out of his way to provide her with a wonderful day.
It makes the world a happier place to be in.
- (FBE) So that was the newest music video
from one of the most popular artists, Macklemore.
- Mackle-what? - (FBE) Macklemore.
- Macklemore?
- Never heard of him.
- Oh, it WAS Macklemore, okay.
He's been around for a long time.
We did that "Thrift Shop" thing years ago. That was very funny.
- (FBE) So what do you think about how he decided to make
a whole music video with his grandma on her birthday like this?
- I think it's extremely touching and lovely.
- My goodness, he was raised well.
- That's really fantastic.
Most young people don't even...
don't even realize what their grandmother or grandfather
maybe has meant to them.
- Most people gravitate toward people their own age,
and it's nice to see that generational thing there,
that he's there for his grandmother
and he cares for his grandmother.
- It's pretty... fabulous that he would take the time
to do something so caring and loving.
Old people tend to get dismissed.
It's wonderful to take a moment
and spend some quality time with them.
And then to do it as a music video, that's pretty impressive.
- You have an old person doing things.
Shutting down that stereotype that says,
"Oh, as you get older, you can't do things."
And obviously, she could.
And the other thing is seeing a young person
being loving and generous and making her day special for her
as opposed to-- you know, so many old people
just kind of get dismissed.
- You could see in the video how excited she was
to see her grandson and surprised to be told
that he was there to take her out.
Can you talk about what it means to you as you get older
when grandchildren or family members
take the time for something like this? - It means everything.
It means everything. There's not words really
to describe what it could mean to you.
It's just very special to treat your grandparent well.
- I didn't personally have children. I have stepchildren.
But I also have, um, my brother,
who was married and had a young man.
He would be the kid who would come pick me up
and take me out on a day like that.
- It's absolutely fantastic 'cause most of the time
they're so busy with their own lives.
That would be just delightful to have one actually
be willing to spend the whole day with you
doing whatever you want to.
- It makes you feel really good,
because you feel like they really do love you.
You don't always see that, but...
When my daughter takes me out to dinner or something like that,
it makes me feel really great.
- It's not that often that we get, as a senior, to go out.
So it's always nice to get an invitation to join a younger person
and have fun and go out.
And I know, 'cause I live in a senior building,
that I'm fortunate.
I may be one of the 10% of the people in the building
that still has a lot of friends outside the building
and still get invited to functions or affairs
outside the building,
where most of the people in my building are there 24/7.
- You do have time alone as an adult, as a senior.
And you have to be able to handle it.
And I feel so, so sorry for some of those seniors, elders
who somehow have lost their families.
Mine is the cornerstone of my life right now, is my family.
It's greater than any medication, anything you could take.
- (FBE) So finally, you will be a hundred years old one day.
- (chuckling) Off a bit.
- That is correct.
- Yes, I hope to be.
My grandmother lived to be 105.
So that's the kinda longevity I feel like I might be looking at.
- (FBE) So here's your chance to tell your loved ones,
who do you want for your hundredth birthday?
- I don't know. I haven't really thought that far in advance.
I would probably enjoy being surrounded by family and friends.
- I'd fly to Paris, my favorite city.
And I would go to the museums
and just wander around and enjoy myself.
- Go on some kind of adventure outside. I love the outdoors.
Hopefully without my walker.
- If you can still laugh with your friends
and know what they're talking about...
That's actually the best part, you know, just doing things.
Activities are the nice memories, but...
Ehh... if you're doing them alone, what's the point?
- I would just like to spend a day
with my daughter and son-in-law, my two grandsons.
They're the most important thing in the world to me.
- I just want my family there and my friends,
anybody who cares or wants to be there.
Family especially. I cherish it.
- What I really want for my hundredth birthday
is to be able to get up and get around.
To have freedom of movement, have your senses, your mind intact
and your physicality intact,
THAT would be the biggest blessing of all.
- I want to be able to reflect on the past and go,
"You know what? This has been-- this was good.
This has been a good trip."
So is there anything else left to do? And I'll know at the time.
I don't know now. It's too far away.
Come on. Tssh. That's years away.
- Thanks for watching this episode of Elders React.
- We have new episodes almost every day, so subscribe.
- Thanks for watching, and stay glorious.
- Hey, guys. Kyle here, a producer at FBE.
- Thank you so much for watching this episode of Elders React.
Go see what your grandparents are doing today,
and go hang out with them. It'll make both of you guys feel good.
See you guys later.
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