How about an elders meet old friends video?? Sure it might be hard to find them and some might have passed on but it'd be great to see them reunite with their old buddies
I dont usually comment, OK I don't comment at all. But this is such a great suggestion! I hope FBE will notice this and give a shot at this suggestion. I would love to see them reuniting once more, and reminiscing the moment they've been through. Specially those who are got imported to Vietnam or those veterans. Oh yeah that would be great!
I just tried for 20 or 30 minutes to find him. I wish I had more information. 😔 I hope someone sees this. I am originally from Michigan and would love for them to reunite.
obituaries.claremoreprogress.com/obituary/obituary-bruce-kirk-748319272 I hope this is not him, but it is from muskegon and it says he served in the marines during vietnam
Not just find Bruce Kirk but dedicate a whole eppisode to finding old friends of the elders. Because none of them could stay in contact that easy back then, right? Seeing people getting reunited is magical
How I wish there is someone watching this going "Wait... Bruce Kirk... but that´s the same name as my grandpa... and he´s from Muskegon, Michigan...and he served in Vietnam... That looks just like him!" and then calls their grandpa and asks if he knew a guy named Phil.
5:42 "They're all, all gone..." Made me contemplate about the people in my life that are in their 60s and 70s and would probably be gone as well within the a decade or two.
This is so beautiful because after every picture you see their faces light and they tell these beautiful and meaningful stories of their families and themselves.😢
I really hope that in another 50 years someone is doing for that generation what y’all are doing for this one. It’s really heartwarming and inspiring to watch Elders look back and reflect and inform on how things were compared to how things are now. It’s important. Thank you.
I actually knew Bruce Kirk at one point but not very closely. If I had seen this video about 18 months ago I might have been able to get them back in touch.
I lost my mom back at Christmas and seeing Cheryl's reaction to her mother's picture hit me in the gut. When you lose a parent it's like being indoctrinated into a club you never want to join.
That part brought tears to my eyes. My mother died in 2010, when I was 16, so I can somewhat understand how she feels. I wish I weren't a member of this club.
@@ninawth Yes, I turned 17 this April 23. My mother passed away last month On March 4th. Of course Me, my twin and my older brother who is 29 took it very hard, but I feel more bad for my little brothers who are twins also and only 12. It was so all of sudden. The day before everything was fine and dandy, the next day she is gone out of the blue.
I love all this family history. My great grandmother recently died and I’m lucky I got to hear all her stories and pieces of history from her perspective before she passed. This makes me miss her even more.
Thank you so much for heart warming stuff. 3yrs ago i was depressed n i steamrolled thru ur try not to laugh challenges. Pulled me out. Sometimes u just need a good belly laugh. Look for every new try not to laugh since n share favs with friends. U dont know how u affect ppl. Vids like this bring me back. Im only 39. At 18 me, my grampa n my uncle looked same, well including my younger cousin 13yrs my junior. Pictures are powerful can help find the Me in ur life
Is there anyway that you could ask Phil if he knew a David Staple from the Vietnam War? Bruce sounds somewhat familiar in the family as a family friend. All were from Muskegon Michigan and North Muskeogn.
Also FBE, PLEASE if you all can find Phil's friend Bruce it'd be amazing to bring him on the show and surprise Phil with his old friend, that would be an amazing experience you could give him if it's possible.
I love what their dad said at the end! My great aunt recently gave me a box full of pictures of my grandparents when they were around my age. My grandpa, even though he was incredibly young and obviously looked different, I was startled by how immediately I recognized him. His eyes and smile stayed the same his whole life. And when I saw the picture of my grandma when she was 20, exactly my age, I realized how much I resemble her. We had the same eyes and nose! Hopefully I get to have those colorized, too
I love this episode but I wish the elders theme song didn’t play during the parts when the reactors talk seriously or emotionally because the elder’s theme is more goofy with the 40-50 esk swing piano
Hey @FBE can you get some more info from Phil about his time in the Navy (Ship and years he served with Bruce Kirk). There are great communities of people on both reddit and facebook that will move mountains to reunite these men if Bruce is still alive.
sometimes the photos are everything left from people we grow up with or people he did not had the chance to meet... I'm a very nostalgic person and from time to time I take the old photo albums and I just look at the photos, admiring the people, people I know, people I knew and people I never had the chance to meet. I really like to take those photo albums and look them with my family and relatives, so they can share their histories and I can listen to them while I still can.
I love these kinds of videos with "elders react". Showing them new age music videos and rap songs just seems like a waste of time. They're in love with the culture and generation they grew up in, you see much more cooperation and engaging responses with videos like these.
I love how Robert was talking about how he was blessed working on the farm and I think living near it so he could eat apples and cherries off the trees around there, because, for some people, they would have issues with that and would be picky and whiny about where they live. Such a good man.
Please keep doing these episodes! I absolutely love seeing all the pictures their reactions to them in color. I have cried at least once in each episode.
did a bit of research of people named Bruce Kirk and I found 3 possibilities but none of them originate in muskegon MI from what I know Bruce Andrew Kirk (108) Bruce Douglas Kirk (62) Bruce Martin Kirk (68) Alias: Bruce Martin This is all public information btw I'm not some hacker or stalker freako.
You never do. I lost my mother when I was 20. I feel the same way as Cheryl, she was gone before I was grown up to really know her. You never get over these kinds of things; you just carry on and learn to live with it.
My mother in law lost her mum 20 years ago and still sometimes she wants to call her and when she picks up the phone to dial the number she realizes that she wouldn't answer.
Bitu Tebebe I lost my mom 3 years ago. Sometimes I still go to call or text her and then I think that I’m crazy. Good to know I’m not the only one. Sad to know this feeling won’t ever truly go away though 😔
@@aquaowll I don't think you will ever get over the pain of losing a parent, it will get better to blend it out of your mind but you will never get over it and that's Okey. You're not crazy, you just loved. The moment we get over it, we will forget the person and that's the moment the person truly dies.
Lost my Dad in 2007, sister not quite a year ago. The pain never goes away, it just lessens with time, at least now when I remember my Dad I recall all the times he made me laugh and it makes me smile.
So much war stories this whole video was really sad but also enjoyable seeing how happy the elders are when they see themselves and family pictures in color.
Weird to believe that one of these elders families lived in Minnesota because I love this channel and hearing her say that she has family that grew up where i live just makes me feel happy to hear about where all these wonderful people who are blessed to get to participate in this channel in this era is just beautiful to see and hear
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How about an elders meet old friends video?? Sure it might be hard to find them and some might have passed on but it'd be great to see them reunite with their old buddies
I dont usually comment, OK I don't comment at all. But this is such a great suggestion! I hope FBE will notice this and give a shot at this suggestion. I would love to see them reuniting once more, and reminiscing the moment they've been through. Specially those who are got imported to Vietnam or those veterans. Oh yeah that would be great!
Ye
Yes please!
Omg yes please!!!
That would be the world to them 😄😆😃🤗
I hope Bruce Kirk or his family reach out to Phil, his old Navy buddy! That'd be amazing!
Yes maybe they will get in contact!!! -JC, FBE TEAM
@@React If you can get us some more information about Phil's time in the service, there are great communities online that can help make this happen
I just tried for 20 or 30 minutes to find him. I wish I had more information. 😔 I hope someone sees this. I am originally from Michigan and would love for them to reunite.
obituaries.claremoreprogress.com/obituary/obituary-bruce-kirk-748319272
I hope this is not him, but it is from muskegon and it says he served in the marines during vietnam
@@lukeklo oh nooo :-(
8:45 Bruce and Phil reunion FBE,make it happen if possible.
bloodsling yeah, I hope he is alive still so that can be a video! Would be so cool!
Been internet hunting him the last half an hour, he's a hard bloke to track down. We need Reddit detectives.
@@jazzycat8917 oops,my mistake,corrected..I shouldn't comment on no sleep lol
@@OG_BettyBoob I did the same thing!
hes dead
Aw.. I want to hug Cheryl so badly. I was in tears watching her talk about her family. On a side note, she is absolutely gorgeous.
She's so amazing.
I didn’t think Cheryl was an Elder lol. I thought she was like, an adult. 40ish at most.
I know eh. She's so gorgeous. On first look you wouldn't think she's supposed to be on Elder's React.
I was just thinking that
Sameeeee
Not just find Bruce Kirk but dedicate a whole eppisode to finding old friends of the elders. Because none of them could stay in contact that easy back then, right?
Seeing people getting reunited is magical
*episode
@Triniti Cook Not him bruh
How I wish there is someone watching this going "Wait... Bruce Kirk... but that´s the same name as my grandpa... and he´s from Muskegon, Michigan...and he served in Vietnam... That looks just like him!" and then calls their grandpa and asks if he knew a guy named Phil.
please be real
5:42 "They're all, all gone..."
Made me contemplate about the people in my life that are in their 60s and 70s and would probably be gone as well within the a decade or two.
"The one with the round head, not the bullet head" 😂
I died too
😂😂😂
Lolllllll
Elders are so pure😂
*W E N E E D T O P R O T E C T T H E M A T A L L C O S T S*
Some, not all.
@@skadaaskadeen True. True 😌
*cough cough*
Agreed they're living diamonds.
Corona: and I took that personally
Let's find Bruce Kirk
I second this.
yess lol
@@arkia...a i think he’s dead... :/
@@juanbenitez3592 oh shit...
@@juanbenitez3592 why am I so emotional 😭
Y'all better find Bruce from Michigan and reunite him with Phil!! Please!!
would be amazing ;)
3:18 *The one with the ROUND head not the BULLET head*
This is so beautiful because after every picture you see their faces light and they tell these beautiful and meaningful stories of their families and themselves.😢
I just LOVE to hear them talk about history!
Aurora B that’s something I never thought I’d here anybody say
@@daniellag4355 ye
8:45 can the internet please find him and make them meet each other please
Please find Bruce Kirk if he's around and REUNITE them! That would be an amazing episode😍🙏And it would make him so happy!
J24 yes ❤️
Please someone, find Bruce Kirk! Hope he´s alive.
It would be so cool to have an episode where you surprise Phil with his old friend visiting!
This is truly heart warming! The fact they even got the Fine Brother’s father . It’s so sweet 💕
I really hope that in another 50 years someone is doing for that generation what y’all are doing for this one. It’s really heartwarming and inspiring to watch Elders look back and reflect and inform on how things were compared to how things are now. It’s important. Thank you.
8:28 Elder Phil thanks for your service and #findBruceKrik it would be nice to see if Elder Phil reconnect with his buddy like to see that happening.
I actually knew Bruce Kirk at one point but not very closely. If I had seen this video about 18 months ago I might have been able to get them back in touch.
I lost my mom back at Christmas and seeing Cheryl's reaction to her mother's picture hit me in the gut. When you lose a parent it's like being indoctrinated into a club you never want to join.
I'm so sorry for your loss
I had the same reaction, I lost my mom 2 years ago at 30, it really does hit you differently hearing it
I know how that feels too.
That part brought tears to my eyes. My mother died in 2010, when I was 16, so I can somewhat understand how she feels. I wish I weren't a member of this club.
@@ninawth Yes, I turned 17 this April 23. My mother passed away last month On March 4th. Of course Me, my twin and my older brother who is 29 took it very hard, but I feel more bad for my little brothers who are twins also and only 12. It was so all of sudden. The day before everything was fine and dandy, the next day she is gone out of the blue.
Have the elders react to 50s or 60s commercial that would be cool if you guys could do that
REUNITE HIM WITH BRUCE!!!!
YESSSS
8:46 I wanna know if this story ends with a reunion between these two, please keep us posted FBE
I love all this family history. My great grandmother recently died and I’m lucky I got to hear all her stories and pieces of history from her perspective before she passed. This makes me miss her even more.
Katie Burford I’m so sorry to hear that
I hope Bruce is still alive and that they meet again.
Those smiles were so pure, completely wholesome!
Me when the was
And this here is why I work on my family Genealogy in my free time. I 100% agree with Benny and Rafi's dad. Knowing where you come from is important.
I want to see a Phil and Bruce reunion. That would be truly wonderful. FBE team, make it happen please. 😊🤗
Someone in the comments said they think they found Bruce but passed tgis year in Feb :(
Man i hope Bruce is still alive and they get to meet each other again
If we have any Reddit detectives on here, we need your help finding Bruce! Gave it a go myself but he's a hard dude to track down!
Since losing my wife I get and understand the sadness of memories. Happy yet sad memories.
Thank you so much for heart warming stuff. 3yrs ago i was depressed n i steamrolled thru ur try not to laugh challenges. Pulled me out. Sometimes u just need a good belly laugh. Look for every new try not to laugh since n share favs with friends. U dont know how u affect ppl. Vids like this bring me back. Im only 39. At 18 me, my grampa n my uncle looked same, well including my younger cousin 13yrs my junior. Pictures are powerful can help find the Me in ur life
Is there anyway that you could ask Phil if he knew a David Staple from the Vietnam War? Bruce sounds somewhat familiar in the family as a family friend. All were from Muskegon Michigan and North Muskeogn.
I don’t know David Staple only Bruce Kirk from Muskegon
Michigan US Navy on the ship
USS Black DD666 1964 & 1965
Phil
@@philpainter392 I just called my great uncle. The family friend was Bruce Smith. Sorry I couldn't help you with anymore information.
Thanks for trying Nathan
Phil
@@philpainter392 was he an electrical engineer
No I don’t think so
Come on, give us a Bruce Kirk reunion or update video... get on it FBE!!!
Also FBE, PLEASE if you all can find Phil's friend Bruce it'd be amazing to bring him on the show and surprise Phil with his old friend, that would be an amazing experience you could give him if it's possible.
The Fine Father is SO right! Share the stories of your family. You never know how special those moments will be to the young'uns.
I think this is beautiful and the last gentleman is right, share with your family now.
I love how they instantly tell the story of the photo as soon as they see it colorized.
I love what their dad said at the end! My great aunt recently gave me a box full of pictures of my grandparents when they were around my age. My grandpa, even though he was incredibly young and obviously looked different, I was startled by how immediately I recognized him. His eyes and smile stayed the same his whole life. And when I saw the picture of my grandma when she was 20, exactly my age, I realized how much I resemble her. We had the same eyes and nose! Hopefully I get to have those colorized, too
10:17 that is a great advice and a great way of looking at life
I want to see Bruce and Phil reunite who else does too
I love this episode but I wish the elders theme song didn’t play during the parts when the reactors talk seriously or emotionally because the elder’s theme is more goofy with the 40-50 esk swing piano
I didn’t even realise until I read this comment 🙃
Hey @FBE can you get some more info from Phil about his time in the Navy (Ship and years he served with Bruce Kirk). There are great communities of people on both reddit and facebook that will move mountains to reunite these men if Bruce is still alive.
We need to find out if Phil’s buddy is still alive and have them reunite😭
Yes let's help him find his buddy! -JC, FBE TEAM
9:52 n his students
Agreee
@@React But it is seen in some articles that he died back in 2012😣
@@React look through the comments and someone found him! They have a link to his info in their comment
Elders episodes are always so emotional! I love them! It's like talking to your grandparents once again! Great Episode!
sometimes the photos are everything left from people we grow up with or people he did not had the chance to meet... I'm a very nostalgic person and from time to time I take the old photo albums and I just look at the photos, admiring the people, people I know, people I knew and people I never had the chance to meet. I really like to take those photo albums and look them with my family and relatives, so they can share their histories and I can listen to them while I still can.
Let's bring Bruce and Phil together please!! What a joyous reunion that would be!
Bruce Kirk we need you to re unite with this man !
I love these kinds of videos with "elders react". Showing them new age music videos and rap songs just seems like a waste of time. They're in love with the culture and generation they grew up in, you see much more cooperation and engaging responses with videos like these.
All of their reactions were so pure and beautiful. I love it!
1:10. It’s Gibby from icarly
We gotta find bruce, that's just period man this is so cute
It's incredible how much some colour can change a photo
Cheryl, Phil and Robert are so sweet. I love these colorized photo videos
Protect them at all costs.
Cheryl sounds and looks like such a sweet lady. Her going back in time puts me in the feels.
Awwww! I love The Elders... Phil is so much fun. He's sharp & witty & full of life. ☺️☺️☺️ Yehuda has so much soul. Seems like such a genuine guy.
I love how Robert was talking about how he was blessed working on the farm and I think living near it so he could eat apples and cherries off the trees around there, because, for some people, they would have issues with that and would be picky and whiny about where they live. Such a good man.
3:16 “the one with the round head not the bullet head” 😂😂
Can't wait for the video where y'all reunite him with his old navy buddy!!! 👀❤
Please keep doing these episodes! I absolutely love seeing all the pictures their reactions to them in color. I have cried at least once in each episode.
It´s so great to hear about their childhood stories, and their memories of their parents and other family members.
Beautiful.
Thanks for watching this one! Glad you enjoyed it! -JC, FBE TEAM
Memories never get old. It stays fresh and clear in hearts and minds of a person. Thanks FBE!;💟💟💟
It would be so cool if Phill could meet Bruce again omg
My favorite part is when they tell the stories behind the pictures 😊💕
We need to find Bruce!
@Lloyd McGinley 😂😂
I love to see their reactions and hear their stories. So wonderful. Sad but lovely. Thank you so much for sharing.
0:36 HER DAD IS TOM HOLLAND
So true 😂😂
lol 😂
What we need is fbe finds Bruce....please!!
their families are very lucky that they will have all these videos of their grandparents to remember them in a few years
8:44 someone tell Bruce
Yassss, internet find him
SOMEBODY FIND BRUCE! I would love to see an episode of Phil and Bruce meet up and swap stories! #findbruce
Awww so sorry for the poor people who loss all there family god bless your family
This was so wholesome, makes me wanna live life to the fullest even more. 💜
the reactions were so wholesome :^)
did a bit of research of people named Bruce Kirk and I found 3 possibilities but none of them originate in muskegon MI from what I know
Bruce Andrew Kirk (108)
Bruce Douglas Kirk (62)
Bruce Martin Kirk (68) Alias: Bruce Martin
This is all public information btw I'm not some hacker or stalker freako.
I found this guy, but... well. www.raymondfuneralservice.com/m/obituaries/Bruce-Kirk/Memories
I feel bad for Cheryl,having lost her mom so long ago it doesn't look like she's able to let go,not that she should. :(
You never do. I lost my mother when I was 20. I feel the same way as Cheryl, she was gone before I was grown up to really know her. You never get over these kinds of things; you just carry on and learn to live with it.
My mother in law lost her mum 20 years ago and still sometimes she wants to call her and when she picks up the phone to dial the number she realizes that she wouldn't answer.
Bitu Tebebe I lost my mom 3 years ago. Sometimes I still go to call or text her and then I think that I’m crazy. Good to know I’m not the only one. Sad to know this feeling won’t ever truly go away though 😔
@@aquaowll I don't think you will ever get over the pain of losing a parent, it will get better to blend it out of your mind but you will never get over it and that's Okey. You're not crazy, you just loved. The moment we get over it, we will forget the person and that's the moment the person truly dies.
Lost my Dad in 2007, sister not quite a year ago. The pain never goes away, it just lessens with time, at least now when I remember my Dad I recall all the times he made me laugh and it makes me smile.
Phil will always be my favorite elder
So much war stories this whole video was really sad but also enjoyable seeing how happy the elders are when they see themselves and family pictures in color.
Papa Fine saying some real shit at the end ✊🏽
Cheryl is so pretty, and she seems like such a sweetheart.
I missed having their dad on the episodes because he's so awesome. Same with Rock as well
this makes me so happy i feel like im gon cry
8:45 someone better damn find him
These have been some of my favorites! Love to get the stories with the snapshots.
Let's make #FindBruceKirk a thing!
We need a reuniting elders with old friends episode!! #findBruceKirk
Cheryl is such a beauty.
It breaks my heart to see her cry.
Weird to believe that one of these elders families lived in Minnesota because I love this channel and hearing her say that she has family that grew up where i live just makes me feel happy to hear about where all these wonderful people who are blessed to get to participate in this channel in this era is just beautiful to see and hear
Find Bruce Kirk!! #FindBruceKirk
Yay, Yehuda is back! This is a great series, keep them going please!
8:26 please, someone reunite them!!!
This kind of just bought back memories they were burying deep into their minds
bruce was vv good looking but besides that point we phil and bruce must reunite!
Ok i think we all need to find Bruce Kirk if he is still on this earth, just saying!
Such a beautiful and heartwarming video! ❤️
I'm glad they like it. I'm happy that they talk about their memories than the actual color of their clothes back then. 😊..
Yes, unlike some of the others.....
This was absolutely beautiful. Bless them all❤️