GROWING OLD GRATEFULLY

A blog by Chuck Anderson

After 45 years campaigning in advertising in New York, Hamburg and London, when he realised he was the last man standing, Chuck Anderson surrendered and now writes and travels. He has written dramas for U.S. television, and has published a couple of novels, plus non-fiction works. Two of his plays have been produced in London fringe theatres.

Jumping Ship

Published: 13 October 2023

As it is now more than five years since I renounced my American citizenship and the front door has not been breached by a SWAT team, it now seems safe to publish this account I wrote in 2018. 

Getting the Early Bird Jab

Published: 21 December 2020
It was the first day of general distribution of the vaccine.

Our First Expedition

Published : 12 August 2020
Room 32 has been refurbished. Long may the crowds somehow be kept outside the doors.

The Van Eyck Exhibition

Published: 15 March 2020
Ghent: a graffiti take on The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

Brazil’s Hidden Cultural Treasure

Published: 24 January 2020
Inhotim is the world’s largest open-air art museum

When Should You Stop Skiing?

Published: 7 February 2019
The last schuss? Seefeld, Austria, January 2019.