ideas for a birthday present and party ideas for 70 yr old man?!

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Congrats to the birthday fellow! Here are some ideas you might find helpful:

1. Consider having a dinner for close friends and family to celebrate at the birthday boy's favorite restaurant. It can be a "no-host" event and a "no-gifts" or "donate to your favorite (or his favorite) charity party.
2. Consider a weekend away for him and his wife or companion. Take a look at great bed and breakfast's along the coast or in the mountains.
3. If he is a sports enthusiast, host a party for him at a favorite sports bar or arena right before the big game. Or provide tickets.
4. Golf afficienados usually belong to a golf club, which can be an excellant place to have a post-9 hole party. Invite other gof enthusiasts to join and celebrate with finger food or a light lunch.
5. If he has children that live locally, have a birthday dinner or celebration at one of their homes. Invite close friends and create a theme, such as "you're only as old as you think!", serve potluck style or and elegant dinner.
6. I'm not big on having strippers and such, but if the birthday boy can have fun with this, go ahead.

Gifts? Hmmmmmm....for the guy that has everything, consider having a star named after him. Otherwise, see what he needs, what are his passions, and what "can't he live without".

Good luck!

Gift idea: A heated back massager from Shiatsu..it does the neck and back either in rotating circles or up and down with a rolling motion (if he's the kind of guy that would love to relax ;)

Do a theme about "My favorite things, places, and people"...a slideshow of his story through the years with fun captions and endearing ones

Then print out the song sung by Julie Andrews (sung to the tune of "These are a few of my favorite things"...here are the lyrics (if he has a good sense of humor)>>

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things..

Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak,
When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache,
when the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.

(She received a standing ovation lasting over 4 minutes with an encore)..

So print out the lyrics and as a surprise have all the guests join together in a singing tribute to the birthday boy :D....(and you might even want to put a box together of some "fun gifts" of your own and label the box "My new favorite things" for him to open as a laugh.