happy birthday to you it might be the one song you never get bored of hearing again and again john still loves it and life and he's experienced more of that than any man in britain born months after the titanic sank he's lived through both world wars the queen's coronation the beatles forming and splitting up so today must feel like a big deal this is just an early birthday but this one for some reason has um [Music] achieved a sort of fame and i can't quite see why this guy is too cool or he was until this it gives me great pleasure to send my best wishes to you for your 109th birthday and if her majesty is watching i'll just say your most humble seven john alvarez thanks you for this lovely birthday card so much joy you can give to each brand new bright tomorrow you might be wondering where he gets his energy it's been rumored from a weekly dose of fish and chips everyone's putting it down as your secret to long life now fish and chips well i'll join once a week maybe it was a red herring okay here's us with the truth john i'd like to be a happy person i i see things that will make me happy and if there's anything i've got any controller i can do anything i try to get it to make me happy maybe there is no secret maybe it's just sitting in the sunshine with your pals and making the best of it like john does jay akbar 5 news you