Make This A Birthday To Remember.......

West,that's the best thing you could do for you and moe...just one teeny tiny itty bitty little thing,well i kinda sorta told greasy that you and moe would come down to da hood and well sorta drop in and have a bite of his infamous[coconut cake]now when the cake is on the plate do not look directly at it[it looks back]and don't smile at it either[them cakes ain't right]and as soon as greasy grady turns his head get moe outta there and don't look back[the cake might be following you]other than that.....enjoy yourselves.

Well, arr&bee, I certainly need to ask Moe what she thinks [[unless she's already read this, in which case there may be no answer to the doorbell, so I will have to shout loud through her letterbox).... but I think Moe will consider the idea as coconuts....and may feel the same about you...:)!

Among the birthdays to be remembered today, July 25th - actress Estelle Getty, best known as Sophia Petrillo on 'The Golden Girls'...and Walter Brennan, a three-times Oscar winner for best supporting actor.

Very special birthday memories today of 'Benny' [[also known as 'Papa Zita') Benjamin, drummer with the Funk Brothers. An incomparable musician, who influenced so many of us [[probably still on a daily basis), and a major contributor to the Hitsville recordings which epitomise 'The Motown Sound'.

Favourite recordings featuring the drums of Benny Benjamin - ?

Make this a day to remember :)

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...west you're a hoot..now as for those b-days-walter brennen was a good one who had a long career[how many remember-the real mcoys?]papa zita, if you're a motown fan nothing more need be said,ms.estelle getty,a great actress who always cracks me up.

UMM ONE OTHER ITTY BITTY TEENY TINY LITTLE THING,GREASY GRADY EXPECTS YOU AND MOE TO SHOW UP, YOU SEE IT'S HIS ANNIVERSARY[IN FIFTY YEARS OF BEING SUED AND SERVED CITATIONS]NOT ONLY HAS GREASY NEVER HAD TO PAY UP[NONE OF THE FOLKS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO COURT]BUT HE'S CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT HE STILL HAS THE FIRST POT HE EVER USED..AND HE'S STILL USING IT[RUST AND ALL]SO YOU SEE YOU AND MOE HAVE TO BE THERE,IT'S OUTTA MY HANDS NOW OH REMEMBER BIG DUUFUSS,WELL HE'S GREASY'S NEPHEW AND GREASY SENT HIM TO PICK YOU AND MOE UP AT THE AIRPORT...DON'T BE LATE[hide]!!!

Moe and myself are now desperately seeking lookalikes, who are not unaccustomed to danger.....

If you're a football fan, also remembering Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears, who was born on this date....as was Matt LeBlanc, best remembered as Joey Tribbiani from 'Friends' and 'Joey', as well as currently appearing in 'Episodes'.......

Yes i'm a big fan of walter[sweetness]payton, one of the greatest running backs ever,not a big fan of leblanc but i know who he is.

I'm glad I mentioned Walter first, then....:)

West,i kind of look forward to these b-days,you mention everybody,keep em coming...oh and by the way,big duufuss is looking for you.

I'm actually mentioning only just some, the ones I think may be most remembered, but it is often difficult to guess...and there are always many more, every single day. Quite a number coming up tomorrow......

Big Duufuss knows where to find me. I've left a cardboard cutout, right outside my door.

HEHEHEEHEHHEHEHE,GOOD ONE WEST, I HOPE MOE DOES THE SAME THING, BY THE TIME HE FIGURES OUT THAT IT'S NOT YOU HE'LL BE BACK IN DA HOOD...OF COURSE GREASY GRADY AIN'T SO EASILY FOOLED...IF I WERE YOU I WOULD STAY FAR,FAR,FAR AWAY FROM DA HOOD,HE DON'T FORGET OR FORGIVE ONCE MANY YEARS AGO A FELLA WENT ALL THE WAY TO ANTARTICA TO GET AWAY FROM GRADY'S WRATH, POOR GUY DIDN'T KNOW THAT GREASY HAS A EATERY THERE TOO,PENQUINS SNITCHED ON HIM[THEY WORK FOR GRADY]WELL THE GUY HAD WO WORK IN GREASY'S KITCHEN,YOU'D RATHER SPEND TIME IN A PENAL COLONY THAN WORK IN GREASY GRADY'S KITCHEN...between you and me that's where some of his receipies come from....RUN!!!

Believe me, Arr&bee [[see, you get 'rhyme time' here as well...), I shall be staying as far away from Greasy Grady's as I possibly can.

I've heard that the staff there wear T-shirts, with the message 'Meet The Coroner' on the front', and 'You Are So Near' on the back - and insist on measuring up the customers, before they will take food orders.

Also, Greasy's Antarctica eatery [[the nerve of that man, even calling it that...) is named 'The Frozen Waste'. With a name like that, what goes in the food there doesn't bear thinking about - but it tastes like what you might be thinking.

Among the millions of birthdays being celebrated today, July 26th, here are a few, very distinguished ones :

Mick Jagger : Sir [[quoted as saying : "Apart from the Rolling Stones, The Queen is the best thing Britain has got...") Michael Philip Jagger, the Stone who just keeps Rolling. Iconic rock star. Worth hundreds of millions in both dollars and pound sterling. Seven children, with four women.

Sandra Bullock : Academy Award winner for Best Actress, and Golden Globe winner for Best Actress [['The Blind Side', 2010)

Kevin Spacey : Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor [['The Usual Suspects', 1995) and for Best Actor [['American Beauty', 1999).

Appointed Honorary Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire [[CBE) in 2010, for services to drama. Appointed Honorary Knight Commander of the same order [[KBE) in 2015, for services to theatre, arts education and international culture.

Helen Mirren : Dame Helen [[DBE, appointed 2003) celebrates her 70th today. Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 'The Queen' [[2006), Tony Award winner for Best Actress in 'The Audience', [[2015), and Emmy Awards for Best Actress for her part as Police Detective Jane Tennison in 'Prime Suspect' TV series [[1996 and 2007), 'The Passion of Alyn Rand' [[1999) and 'Elizabeth 1' [[2006).

Remembering today the birthdays of :

Stanley Kubrick : film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor. Golden Globe award winner for Best Picture [['Spartacus',1960), Academy Award winner for Best Visual Effects [['2001: A Space Odyssey', 1968) and Academy Award winner for Best Director [['Barry Lyndon', 1975)

Vivian Vance : much loved TV character actress, most remembered as Ethel Mertz [['I Love Lucy', 1951-1960) for which she won Emmy award 'Outstanding Supporting Actress' , and as Vivian Bagley [['The Lucy Show',1962-1968). Vivian was godmother to John Sebastian, of The Lovin' Spoonful.

George Bernard Shaw : Irish playwright. Nobel Prize for Literature [[1925) and Academy Award winner [[1938) for adapted screenplay for the film of his most famous play 'Pygmalion' - which later became a 1956 stage musical, and subsequent film version in 1964, titled 'My Fair Lady'. George Bernard Shaw declined the offer of a Knighthood.

Happy Birthday to everyone, on July 26th :)

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...west you're well read,oh those t shirts have been banned in all[48]states and alaska so what greasy does is print em in all black and the only way to read em is by ultraviolent light,greasy is a slick one...good b-days-mick jagger is one of my favs,the rolling stones were very popular in the black community back in the day.

Mick Jagger would be very pleased to know that the Stones were popular in the black community!

It's July 27th, Happy Birthday to our fellow member ladymystique.......and also remembering the birthday of Harvey Fuqua, Motown songwriter and producer, as well as a singer in his own right.

Just some of the recordings with which Harvey Fuqua was involved :

The Spinners : 'That's What Girls Are Made For', 'Where Is That Girl'...
Jr. Walker & The All Stars : 'Brainwasher', 'What Does It Take'.....
David Ruffin : 'My Whole World Ended',
Edwin Starr : 'Twenty-Five Miles'
Diana Ross & The Supremes : 'Someday We'll Be Together'
Marvin Gaye and/or Tammi Terrell : 'Come On And See Me', 'Give A Little Love', 'Give In, You Just Can't Win', 'Hold Me Oh My Darling', 'If I Could Build My Whole World Around You'.......

In addition :

Bo Diddley : ' Diddley Daddy'
Janet Jackson : 'If'
Etta James : duet with Harvey, 'If I Can't Have You'
The Nite-Liters : 'K-Jee'
The Moonglows : 'Sincerely'

Singer Bobbie 'Ode To Billie Joe' Gentry celebrates her birthday today, as does actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Finally, actress Lupita Tovar has survived to mark her 104th birthday today. Born in Mexico,Lupita was often seen in Spanish language versions of films, including 'Dracula' [[1931).

Lupita's daughter is Susan Kohner, who was a Golden Globe winner [[and Oscar nominee) for her role as Sarah Jane, the black daughter who wished to be thought of as white, in 'Imitation Of Life' [[1959), starring with Lana Turner, John Gavin, Juanita Moore and Sandra Dee.

Happy Birthday, July 27th:)

More good ones west,as you know harvey was the originator of[blow harmony]in the fifties.

These days, people seem to rely on technology...which is a shame.....

Significant birthdays to be remembered today, July 28th :

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis :
a most notable former First Lady of The United States

Joe E. Brown :
"Well, nobody's perfect", playing Osgood Fielding III in 'Some Like It Hot" [[1959);

Beatrix Potter :
English author and illustrator of children's books, including 'The Tale Of Peter Rabbit'

If anyone reading this is celebrating their own birthday today, make it a birthday to remember:)

Wow-joe e brown, many folks may not remember this funnyman from back in the day....hey west,you keep this up and[hm]is gonna have to give you a..knighthood or dayhood or rangehood or hooded sweatshirt or something hooded or she may just send you to da hood!!!

I already have a hooded sweatshirt [['hoodie'), and that's enough for me [[when the hair gets thin, you know sooner when it starts raining), so I guess I can afford to decline a knighthood.

In Victorian times, convicted criminals were deported to penal colonies in Australia. They were even sent to your part of the world, until the American War of Independence. Being sent to 'da hood' sounds like the modern-day equivalent.......:[[

OH DA HOOD AIN'T SO BAD....[just lock down everything you own-get a pit bull and be in before sundown] AND KEEP IN MIND THAT I RUN ALL ILLEGAL-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE,ALL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SO CHECK WITH ME FIRST AND ONE OTHER TEENY TINY ITTY BITTY LITTLE THING.....UNDER NO CURCUMSTANCES DO YOU EVER,EVER,EVER,EVER EAT AT GREASY GRADY'S UNLESS YOU SEE MY CRIM-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE,MY CORPORATE SOCIALIST SCIENTIST FIRST...OTHER THAN THAT-HAVE A NICE DAY!!!

I'll be in touch with your 'food taster', Arr&bee, and thank you!

Happy Birthday today, July 29th, to Wanya Morris, of Boyz II Men.

Also to Monica Calhoun, award nominated actress for 'Different Worlds : A Story Of Interracial Love' [[1993) and 'The Best Man' [[1999) - and to Martina McBride, best selling Country music singer.

Remembering today the birthdays of :

Peter Jennings, news anchor of ABC's World News Tonight, for over 20 years.

Clara Bow, silent film actress and 'The It Girl' from the Roaring Twenties. It has been reported that Clara Bow received more than 45,000 letters in January 1929 alone.

Benito Mussolini [['Il Duce') : Italian dictator and politician, journalist and leader of the National Fascist Party.

Happy Birthday, to everyone celebrating today :)

More good stuff west.

Quite a number of notable people are celebrating their birthdays today, July 30th.

Arnold Schwarzenegger : actor, producer, director, politician,professional bodybuilder

Hilary Swank : Academy Award winner for Best Actress, 'Boys Don't Cry'' [[1999) and 'Million Dollar Baby' [[2004)

Paul Anka : singer, songwriter, actor, and lyricist of the song, 'My Way'.

Lisa Kudrow : award winning actress, including for her performance as Phoebe Buffray in 'Friends'.

Lawrence Fishburne : actor, playwright, director and producer. Academy Award nominated for his role as Ike Turner in 'What's Love Got To Do With It' [[1993)

Vivica A. Fox : actress, notable for 'Independence Day'[[1996) and 'Soul Food' [[1997)

Kate Bush : English singer/songwriter, three times Grammy Award nominee. Appointed Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire [[CBE), 2013, for services to music.

Terry Crews : actor, notable for TV series 'Everybody Hates Chris' [[2005-2009) and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' [[2013 to present day)

Buddy Guy : influential blues guitarist and singer. Ranked 30th in Rolling Stone magazine's '100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time'.

Frank Stallone : actor, singer/guitarist and songwriter, younger brother of Sylvester Stallone.

and also remembering those whose birth dates were July 30th :

Henry Ford : industrialist, and founder of the Ford Motor Company. "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, as long as it is black".

Emily Bronte : English novelist, author of 'Wuthering Heights', and poet. Sister of Charlotte and Anne Bronte.

Happy Birthday, July 30th!:)

WGB - Looks like Halloween each of the years before might have been a busy night!

That's what broom-mates are for! ;)

Terry crews was also a pro football player who once played for washington,lawrence fishburne one auditioned for the role of[j.j. Evans-goodtimes]but lost out to jimmy walker.

Birthdays are being celebrated today, July 31st, by :

J. K Rowling [[Joanne/Jo) : English novelist of best selling Harry Potter fantasy series. Appointed Officer Of The Order of the British Empire [[OBE), 2000, for services to children's literature.

Wesley Snipes : actor, film producer, martial artist - best known for playing the title character in Marvel Comics 'Blade' film trilogy

Emilia Fox : English actress, best known for playing Dr Nikki Alexander in BBC TV series 'Silent Witness', and Morgause in BBC TV series' Merlin'. Her mother is actress Joana David, her father actor Edward Fox, and her uncle is actor James Fox

Remembering those whose birth dates were on this day :

Fred Quimby : Academy Award winning producer of 'Tom & Jerry' cartoons

Ted Cassidy : actor, 6'9"in height, featuring in series such as 'Star Trek' and 'I Dream Of Jeannie'. Best known for playing Lurch in TV series 'The Addams Family', 1964-1966

Richard Griffiths : English actor, appearing in the Harry Potter films, 'Gandhi'[[1982), 'Withnail And I' [[1987), and 'Pirates Of The Caribbean : On Stranger Tides' [[2011). Tony Award for Best Performance By A Leading Actor, in 'The History Boys' [[2006). Appointed Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire [[OBE), 2008, for services to drama.

Happy Birthday to everyone on their special day, July 31st. :)

Wesley is also known for not paying his taxes,which led to a starring role in prison.

I resisted adding that fact.....while wondering if it would be brought up... LOL

I guess Wesley Snipes will now be well known for arresting performances.

He had a captive audience.

All taking pictures of him [[and themselves...) on their cell phones......

He had em lined up around the cell block.

Happy Birthday to Joe Elliott today, August 1st. English singer-songwriter and musician, and lead singer and original member of Def Leppard.

Remembering the following people all born on this date :

Francis Scott Key : lawyer, author, poet, and also lyricist of the American National Anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner'.

William Clark : explorer, soldier, Native American agent and territorial governor of Missouri - and also, planter and slaveholder.

Jerry Garcia : musician, singer and songwriter with The Grateful Dead.

Herman Melville : novelist, writer of short stories and poet, most notable for 'Typee' [[1846) and 'Moby-Dick' [[1851).

Dom DeLuise : actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef and author.

Yves St Laurent : celebrated French fashion designer.

Cheryl Walker : fashion model and actress.

William B Travis : 19th century lawyer and soldier.

Wishing a great day to everyone celebrating their birthday today:)

One of the greatest myths of american history is that francis wrote the star spangled banner aboard ship,he wrote it in a tavern.

Westgrand & I will not be going anywhere near Grady' s. Too volatile!

You are, of course, meaning us, Moe...and not Grady's.....

It would be hard to remain calm and creative, and follow the example of Francis Scott Key, when you're sat there at a keyboard, in fear of your life......:[[

Absolutely westgrand............we'll pass

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...HEY MOE ACTUALLY IT'S VERY PEACEFUL AT GREASY GRADY'S,NICE MUSIC REALLY...IT'S WHEN THE FOOD IS PRESENTED THAT THE DRAMA STARTS...HE'S STILL LOOKING FORWRD TO YOU AND WEST BEING HIS NEXT VICTIMS..OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE..HIS NEXT GUEST...[don't show].

Well, thank you for that, Arr&bee....and now, moving swiftly along..... !

Birthdays being celebrated today, August 2nd :

Wes Craven :
film director, writer, producer and actor.
Creator of the 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' franchise.

Shimon Peres :
Polish-born Israeli statesman. Ninth President of Israel 2007-2014, also serving twice as Prime Minister, and twice as interim Prime Minister. Honorarily appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Butch Patrick : actor best known for playing child werewolf Eddie Munster in 'The Munsters' TV series [[1964-1966) and 'Munster, Go Home' feature film [[1966)
- also, Mark on ABC 'Lidsville', [[1971-1973)

Remembering others born on this date :

Joe Harnell :
composer and arranger. Recorded 'Moving On!!' album for Motown. Prior to that, his bossa-nova arrangement of 'Fly Me To The Moon' became a big hit [[as was the album which included the song), and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

James Baldwin :
novelist, essayist, playwright, poet and social critic.
Most notable works include 'Go Tell It On The Mountain' [[1953),
and 'Giovanni's Room' [[1956)

Peter O'Toole :
Anglo-Irish stage and film actor. The most nominated 'best actor' never to win an Academy Award : 'Lawrence Of Arabia' [[1962), 'Becket' [[1964), 'The Lion In Winter' [[1968), 'Goodbye, Mr Chips [[1969),' The Ruling Class' [[1972), 'The Stunt Man' [[1980), 'My Favourite Year' [[1982) and 'Venus' [[2006). Presented with Honorary Academy Award, 2002.

Myrna Loy :
film, television and stage actress. Best known for her appearances in 14 films with William Powell, including six in 'The Thin Man' series. Presented with Honorary Academy Award, 1990.

Carroll O'Connor :
actor, producer and director. Winner of several Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for performances as Archie Bunker [['All In The Family'/'Archie Bunker's Place', 1971-1983) and as Police Chief Bill Gillespie [[ 'In The Heat Of The Night', 1988-1995)

Happy Birthday, to everyone celebrating today :)

Happy Birthday today, August 3rd, to our fellow member, jbpintus!

Also celebrating birthdays today are :

Tony Bennett :
singer of traditional pop standards, show tunes and jazz - also a painter, using his real name, Anthony Benedetto. Signature song "I Left My Heart In San Francisco". Winner of 18 Grammy awards, including Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as two Emmy awards for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Programme.

Martin Sheen :
Golden Globe nominated, and Emmy Award winning actor. Notable for roles in 'Badlands' [[1973) and 'Apocalypse Now' [[1979), as well as television series 'The West Wing' and 'Murphy Brown'. Director of 'Cadence', 1990.


Terry Wogan :
Irish radio and television broadcaster, generally for BBC. Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire [[KBE) in 2005.

James Hetfield :
co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter and lyricist of heavy metal band Metallica.

Martha Stewart :
businesswoman, writer and television personality


Remembering the birthdays of others who have passed away :

Syreeta Wright:
Motown singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Stevie Wonder [[to whom she was married 1970-1972), and Billy Preston. Her vocals featured on many Stevie Wonder recordings, most prominently 'If You Really Love Me'. Syreeta was Grammy Award nominated for her album 'Set My Love In Motion'. Notable recordings include 'I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You' [[credited to Rita Wright), 'With You I'm Born Again' [[with Billy Preston), 'Spinnin' and Spinnin', 'Your Kiss Is Sweet', Harmour Love', 'Let's Make A Deal' [[with G. C. Cameron)

Jules Brianchi:
French motor racing driver for Marussia F1 in the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Happy Birthday, to anyone else celebrating their birthday today :)

More good stuff west, you are the official-birthdaycologist of soulful detroit...hey ralph can we get west some sort of cape and crown and maybe a cane or scepter or tree limb of some kind...oh and he'll need a monocle too!!

You forgot the parchment and a quill pen......:rolleyes: