Positive News: 95-Year-Old Man Starts Taylor Swift Fan Club In Retirement Home And Draws Nationwide Swiftie Support

95-Year-Old Man Starts Taylor Swift Fan Club In Retirement Home And Draws Nationwide Swiftie Support

Taylor Swift just released her latest album The Life of a Showgirl and her popularity has reached every demographics—including a certain 95-year-old in a Nebraska retirement home.

Frank Uryasz is a resident at the Remington Heights Retirement Community in Omaha. He was talking to a worker one day who expressed disappointment that Swift had never responded to any of her fan letters.

Frank wanted to do something about it.

“I know some people,” the 95-year-old said in an interview with Omaha’s KETV.

He started a Taylor Swift fan club and worked to spread the word as far and wide as he could. Membership kept snowballing, from 10 members to 20 and, soon, into the triple digits.

In fact, so many people wanted to join that Frank had to add some membership stipulations: If you’re not a resident of Remington, someone has to sponsor you.

Eventually, Frank’s personality caught the attention of the “Swifties” fan base across the country. Molly from North Carolina sent Frank’s fan club a letter, some cookies, and friendship bracelets, which are a staple souvenir of the Taylor fandom.

“I loved reading your story and hope these cookies and bracelets make your Life of a Showgirl listening party a little more enjoyable!” Molly wrote. “Welcome to the Swiftie family!”

Another group of Swifties has invited Frank and his friends to join their online community, Swifties for Taylor–50 Years Old+.

Frank continues to be an outspoken ambassador for Taylor and the Remington Heights fan club. During the interview with KETV (watch the video below), he wore an “I Love Taylor” button and some orange Swiftie bracelets, while touting a special Taylor Swift license plate affixed to his walker.

The ultimate goal is to secure a visit from Taylor Swift herself—and the campaign has already begun.

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The club is preparing to deliver a big envelope to Taylor’s team in Kansas City, where her fiancee, Travis Kelce, plays NFL football for the Chiefs. There’s a letter typed for Taylor and Kelce that includes marriage advice from Frank, who is a lifelong Chiefs fan. There’s a letter for quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the envelope too, along with photos of the newest—some might say oldest—Swiftie fan club.

Frank is having fun just thinking about all of them showing up to the Remington Heights building someday. And maybe that’s the whole point: you’re never too old to dream.

“We’re having a wonderful time with this,” he said.