There are only two kinds of people—the Young and the Dead (the walking Dead, that is). The Young can range anywhere between childhood and 110, and their spirit and energy defy age. For the Young, every day means staying passionately curious and involved in life. Maybe Melanie Griffith can get it from an age-defying Revlon bottle, but the real Young burn with ageless fire from their gut. For the Young there's no time to die. I always say I'll be dead three days before I get wind of it! The walking Dead on the other hand are to-o-o bored for words, dahlings (you know those embalmed A-listers), and boredom is simply the kiss (or sign) of death.

This issue is dedicated to the eternally Young, those who brand their mark on the fascinating times we live in with their insatiable passion, energy, and spirit. They know who they are and only get more comfortable with themselves over time (okay, a little nip and tuck, botox, or lipo doesn't hurt). Take Liz Smith at 77: "Work is what keeps me young!" she proclaims (click here to see my Q&A with the gossip diva). Take Anthony Quinn at 85. Between painting, sculpting, and fathering (13 offspring to be exact!), Quinn's ambition is to portray Picasso and Tolstoy someday in films (click here to see the salute to Quinn).

Look at theatre impresario Jimmy Nederlander at 78. Not even a stroke can stop him from wheeling and dealing more than ever, scouring the world to find new projects to bring to Broadway (and revved up by his younger independent wife Charlene). Check out Philip Johnson in his late nineties. He hired me to photograph a bunch of journalists who came to tour his all-glass house on his Connecticut compound. When I asked him where he got all his energy, he quipped "Prozac!" Hey, whatever does it!

Get a load of Leona Helmsley at 80. Forget Harry's death or a bout in prison—she's got herself a new boy-toy and looks more svelte and wrinkle-free than ever. Still kicking ass, not to mention cleavage intact (click here for some juicy photos). And what about 80-year-old Tony Randall and his young bride Heather who just made him a dad? Tony's eyes brim with lust for life. At 98, Brooke Astor's life is still so hectic her social schedule is tracked on a computer—between luncheons, galas, and dinners every day. Her secret for longevity? "Being busy," she says. "It's the reason I've never had a facelift!"

One night after a party marathon, an attractive 75-year-old woman engaged to be married asked me if I wanted a lift home in her limo. In the car she told me, "I just saw The Vagina Monologues—now I'm not embarrassed to make love at my age any longer. And I love my vagina." Hey, why not!? I say let's wipe out old age forever. Let's change society's old view and stop defining humans by age—but rather by energy and spirit. This is what The Hampton Sheet's demographics are all about—not about numbers. When someone asks me my age, I say age is a number and mine is unlisted! It's how you see yourself as to how others see you. It's about being young at any age. After all, there's only one age … NOW!

Enjoy The Sheet.