Unkind flyboyike!
"The issue is was he STILL a master at 77, my aged sage of a friend."
Sadly not any more old chum, not any more. We'll miss him.
As for your comments about 77 year olds parking, try not to judge all demographics as the same. That would be a mistake, there are experts and idiots in all groups. Eddie was as good an aerobatic pilot at 77 as any one in the airshow business today.
Another seasoned veteran is Bud Granley. I'm sure he would get a chuckle by your ignorant and shallow comments.