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Originally posted by lighthead2toe:
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Wasn't it George Burns who was well into his 90's when he said: I can't die yet, I still have gigs to do?" Ron J. [/QB][/QUOTE]
Yes - from wikipedia:
"...the likelihood that Burns would live to see his 100th birthday became a running gag in his (and plenty of other admiring comedians') stage work, but he indeed intended to live that long, even booking himself to play the London Palladium as a 100th birthday celebration. (This supplied another joke for his act, with Burns commenting "I can't die; I'm booked.")
He died at age 99, less than two months from his 100th birthday.