# Elton John's new son. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596 "2010-12-28T13:17:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/1 "2010-12-28T13:17:54Z")
[Linky](http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/28/elton.john.baby/index.html?hpt=T2) (to a horribly written article) And he shall be Levon. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/2 "2010-12-28T14:38:58Z")
[Story here](http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654959/20101228/john_elton.jhtml) He was born to a surrogate mom on a Christmas Day When the New York Times said “It’s gonna snow” And gays should be wed Elton & David had a son today ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/3 "2010-12-28T15:07:10Z")
Yesterday I read about this gay couple having a child and I thought, “That’s just so WRONG . . .” They’re way too old for this! Oh well, I guess if Tony Randall can father a child with one foot in the grave . . . ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/4 "2010-12-28T15:15:39Z")
Merged duplicate threads and put the resulting thread in Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/5 "2010-12-28T15:21:07Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Yesterday I read about this gay couple having a child and I thought, “That’s just so WRONG . . .” > > They’re way too old for this! > > Oh well, I guess if Tony Randall can father a child with one foot in the grave . . . That was my initial thought - being gay isn’t the issue, but surely having a dad past 60 should be (even if the baby does have a back up). ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/6 "2010-12-28T15:22:09Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > That was my initial thought - being gay isn’t the issue, but surely having a dad past 60 should be (even if the baby does have a back up). For straught guys too? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/7 "2010-12-28T15:37:53Z")
Being 30+ years older than my kids it’s already challenging to relate to them. Another 30 years would make us aeons apart, not to mention the very good possibility of my being dead before they’re out of high school. That would apply whether I was straight, queer, trans or even tortoise. ---
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/8 "2010-12-28T15:49:07Z")
My dad was 60 when I was born and it worked out well for us. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/9 "2010-12-28T18:06:16Z")
Life holds no guarentees: Will Reeve was born to two healthy young parents. Congrats to Elton & David, and is lyricist Bernie Taupin psychic or what? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/10 "2010-12-28T19:11:40Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Is lyricist Bernie Taupin psychic or what? We’ll have to wait and see if he turns out to be a good man. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/11 "2010-12-28T19:48:47Z")
> [@Mtgman](#): > > We’ll have to wait and see if he turns out to be a good man. > > Enjoy, > Steven Well, given the time frames, his kid Jesus could very well go to Venus… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/12 "2010-12-28T20:24:06Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > That was my initial thought - being gay isn’t the issue, but surely having a dad past 60 should be (even if the baby does have a back up). The back up, David Furnish, is 48 himself, so it’ll basically be like getting brought up with grandparents. Not that there’s anything wrong with that etc yadda blah, but I personally certainly agree that 111 is an older than ideal cumulative age for parents; for perspective that’s several more years that Mr. & Mrs. Tony Randall had (he was in his late 70s but she was 50 years younger). I think 80 is about as old as two parents age should add up; after that the odds are way too good for ‘at least half orphaned before adulthood’. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/13 "2010-12-28T21:12:50Z")
I don’t see it as an age issue as much as a celebrity issue. Gay or straight, a couple of rich celebrities who will dump the kid on a nanny once the novelty wears off ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/14 "2010-12-28T21:49:01Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I think 80 is about as old as two parents age should add up; after that the odds are way too good for ‘at least half orphaned before adulthood’. Maybe, but I’ll bet the kid will be pretty well off financially and can afford to hire a few new designer parents. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/15 "2010-12-28T21:51:25Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Maybe, but I’ll bet the kid will be pretty well off financially and can afford to hire a few new designer parents. More likely he’ll be raised first by Elton and Furnish, then after Sir Elton’s funeral by Furnish and his new 22 year old Uncle Spike. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/16 "2010-12-28T22:04:18Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > More likely he’ll be raised first by Elton and Furnish, then after Sir Elton’s funeral by Furnish and his new 22 year old Uncle Spike. What are the odds he will be straight? ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/17 "2010-12-28T22:07:44Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > What are the odds he will be straight? As good as the odds of all the gay children brought up by straight parents? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-new-son/565596/18 "2010-12-28T22:19:45Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > What are the odds he will be straight? He who? Uncle Spike? Probably pretty slim, but you never know. Even Sir Elton grazed in the other pasture for a spell.