European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18the stars and stripes Friday August 2, 1991 faces n place Syo Hammer there s a new wrinkle in rap from wire reports can to touch this they can to touch their toes. Ice ice baby yeah right Here on the lower Back a ooh that a Nice. Bust a move these Guys Are More Likely to break a hip. They re the old Guys with new socks the country a first retired rap group. The grizzled geezers a its four members Range from age 57 to 75 a live in Florida never heard a rap song before joining and Are Bent mostly Over on getting As big As . Hammer. The old Guys Are the brainchild of Drew Osbar who was struck with the idea of a parody and decided to assemble a pack of rapping retirees. Recruiting old Guys in his Hometown of Vero Beach fla., was like finding icicles at the North pole they re everywhere. After a Brief setback a one of the original old Gruys suffered a minor heart attack playing horseshoes a the current lineup was assembled. There a Jack a wild Many Waddell 66, formerly of Chevy Chase my. Larry Bepler 66, a Brooklyn . Native buddy Rowe 57, from the Bronx and Harry Zalmanoff 75, another big Apple Guy. Rowe said he signed up a because they needed someone Young who could still  Bepler who plays the spoons As part of the act has become the bands sex Symbol. Waddell overcame Parkinson a disease to make his rap debut. Zalmanoff trademark is his Bow tie. They done to quite dress like rappers a none of . Hammers balloon pants or ice cubes . Raiders gear. They favor Beach hats and Bermuda shorts although they do Don shades for their publicity shots. But careful study of mtg has taught them the proper poses for a rapper to cop one photo features each with their arms crossed Ala run dec albeit a wrinkled balding version of the rap Crew. Rap was a whole new world for these Guys who were More accustomed to big bands and ballroom dancing than sampling or scratching. A none of us heard a rap song before. But we re doing it a said Waddell. Unlike their Florida neighbors the 2 live Crew these Guys done trap dirty. Lyrics about shuffleboard pension checks Ana driving slow Are As Nasty As these Guys Wanna be. Their first single the retirement rap. Sample Lyric a we like to play Golf and we shuffleboard a  but there a a serious Side to it All. A we re giving a message that getting old can be great. You done to have to sit in a wheelchair or sit on a Couch watching television a you know a potato Coucher a said Waddell. A life can be Beautiful and you can be a part of  a a amen a said Zalmanoff. The group has done its act in a variety of local be this in Case you Don t recognize it is a run dec pose at least As old Guys with new socks interpret it. Harry Zalmanoff from left. Buddy Rowe Jack Quot Wildman Quot Waddel and Larry Bepler rap it up in Vero Beach f la. Nues convalescent Homes Holiday inn lounges the Dodge town sports Complex malls and a nearby theme Park for their biggest audience a 15,000 people. So what does the future hold for the old Guys Zalmanoff jokes about endorsement deals for sex lax and geritol everybody agrees that a barring unexpected medical problems a the group is Here to stay., a remember just because there a Snow on the roof does t mean the fire is out a said  draws the line it s the end of the sidewalk for you Serg you Defa Cine Spray painting Graffiti writing Varmint. There a a $ 1,000 Price on your head. Draw. And when you do Pittsburgh councilman Bernard a a Baldy Regan will be waiting. Regan is offering $1,000 of his own Money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Serg whose Nom de paint can is written in big letters on Walls and under City Bridges. 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