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

I KNOW THAT SHE SETS THE TRENDS OF FASHION,I'M TALKING ABOUT LEGACY WITH HER HANDS IN CEMENT..[and maybe in a cast]HER NAME WILL BE GOLD..[not actually real gold but once that paint dries who cares]AND SHE CAN WRITE HER OWN TICKET..[she may have to]SHE'LL BE WELCOMED IN ANY SHOP IN DA HOOD..[and she can get credit for up to two dollars too]AND THIS JUST IN...THE INTERNATIONAL FINGER PAINTING LEGEND[FINGERS N.THUMBS]WANTS HER TO SIT FOR A PORTRAIT..[he'll even supply the crate for her to sit on,but she'll have to bring her own pillow]ALL THIS AWAITS OUR[SUPERSTAR]ISN'T THIS EXCITING?

Legacy? With her hands??

You're going out on a limb there....

NO,HER HANDS ARE THE ONLY LIMBS NEEDED..[unless she wants to donate one]WEST,THOSE PHONIES IN HOLLYWOOD PUT FOLKS HANDS IN CEMENT ALL THE TIME,THIS IS DA HOOD VERSION WHICH IS A BIGGER HONOR...THINK OF THE LOOK ON HER FACE WHEN THAT SLEDGEHAMMER COMES DOWN,SHE WON'T GET THAT IN HOLLYWOOD WHERE ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS PUT HER HANDS IN CEMENT ALREADY ON THE GROUND[boring]THIS HAS ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND DANGER OF ONE OF THE CLASSIC POLAROID MOVIES THAT SHE HAS GRACED DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS,SHE'LL LOVE IT-GET BACK TO ME.

I'm getting back to you.

Ms Moe [[Superstar), she say, "let me see you do it first, Arr&bee"....

May 10th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:


Henry Fambrough [[singer; The Spinners - celebrating his 80th birthday today) -

Bono [[singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman and philanthropist; lead vocalist and primary lyricist of U2) -

Dave Mason [[singer-songwriter and guitarist; co-founder of Traffic) -

Donovan [[singer,songwriter and guitarist) -

Sly Dunbar [[drummer; Sly and Robbie) -

Young M.C. [[singer, rapper and actor) -

Judith Jamison [[dancer and choreographer; Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Ron Banks [[1951-2010; singer; co-founder of The Dramatics) -

Arthur Alexander [[1940-1993; country songwriter and soul singer) -

Bill Coday [[1942-2008; musician and singer) -

Larry Williams [[1935-1980; singer, songwriter, producer and pianist) -

Sid Vicious [[1957-1979; bassist and vocalist; The Sex Pistols) -

Jackie Lomax [[1944-2013; guitarist and singer-songwriter) -

Nancy Walker [[1922-1992; actress and comedian, film and television director) -

David O. Selznick [[1902-1965; film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive; 'Gone With The Wind'; 'Rebecca') -

Fred Astaire [[1899-1987; dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter) -

Dimitri Tiomkin [[1894-1979; film composer and conductor) -

Max Steiner [[1888-1971; film composer for theatre and films; 'Gone With The Wind') -

Mae Murray [[1885-1965; actress, dancer, film producer and screenwriter) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 10th.:)

Now west,don't go soft on me now,this is a big honor for ms.moe you and me too,don't worry i got the new doctor in da hood[dr.stef a.scoop]and his live in nurse[nurse rap m.upp]and besides all my clients are fully covered[up to ten dollars]and for your information i'm having myself bronzed at some point in the future[how bout that??]see you there.

Should she agree to attend, I confirm that my client, Ms Moe [[Superstar) will definitely be fully covered......

May 11th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:


R. Dean Taylor [[singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Wes Henderson [[bass guitar; Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers) -
Eric Burdon [[singer-songwriter; vocalist with The Animals, and War) -

Alyson Williams [[R&B singer; 'Sleep Talk') -
Tom Giuliano [[singer; The Happenings) -
Arnie Satin [[singer; The Dovells) -

Les Chadwick [[bass guitar; Gerry & The Pacemakers) -
Mort Sahl [[early influential stand-up comic) -
Valentino [[fashion dress designer) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Natasha Richardson [[1963-2009; actress) -

David Gest [[1953-2016; entertainer, comedian, producer and television personality) -

Butch Trucks [[1947-2017; drummer; The Allman Brothers Band) -
Doug McClure [[1935-1995; actor; Trampas on 'The Virginian') -
Bernard Fox [[1927-2016; actor; Dr. Bombay on 'Bewitched') -

Denver Pyle [[1920-1997; actor; Jesse Duke on 'The Dukes Of Hazzard') -

Foster Brooks [[1912-2001; actor and comedian) -
Phil Silvers [[1911-1985; actor; 'The Phil Silvers Show') -

Doodles Weaver [[1911-1983; radio personality; Professor Feetlebaum) -

J.C.Higginbotham [[1906-1973; jazz trombonist) -
Salvador Dali [[1904-1989; surrealist painter) -

Martha Graham [[1894-1991; innovator of modern dance) -
Margaret Rutherford [[1892-1972; actress) -

Irving Berlin [[1888-1989; composer; 'White Christmas'; 'God Bless America') -

King Oliver [[1885-1938; jazz musician; King Oliver Creole Jazz Band) -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 11th.:)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by westgrandboulevard

Should she agree to attend, I confirm that my client, Ms Moe [[Superstar) will definitely be fully covered......

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Without a doubt, westgrand!

Just in case there is any doubt, 'fully covered' for you, Moe, means personal insurance worth millions, pantsuits by Altuzarra, and a crack unit of protection officers....

May 12th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Billie Jean Brown [[Motown tape librarian, songwriter, producer; head of Quality Control) -

Burt Bacharach [[composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer) -

Jayotis Washington [[a cappella singer; The Persuasions) -

James Purify [[singer; James & Bobby Purify) -

Willie Parnell [[singer; Archie Bell & The Drells) -

Ronnie Foster [[funk and soul-jazz organist, and record producer) -

Greg Phillinganes [[keyboardist, singer, songwriter and music director) -

Steve Winwood [[singer, keyboardist and musician; Spencer Davis Group; Traffic; Blind Faith) -

Billy Swan [[country singer-songwriter; 'I Can Help') -

Billy Squier [[singer, songwriter and musician; 'The Stroke') -

David Walker [[guitarist and vocalist; Gary Lewis & the Playboys) -

Barbara Dane [[folk, blues and jazz singer) -

McKenzie Astin [[actor) -

Catherine Tate [[comedian, actress and writer) -

Stephen Baldwin [[actor, producer and author) -

Bruce Boxleitner [[actor and writer) -

Gabriel Byrne [[actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator) -

Lindsay Crouse [[actress) -

Susan Hampshire [[actress) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Norman Whitfield [[1940-2008; early head of Motown Quality Control department, then songwriter, arranger and record producer) -

Henry 'Hank' Crosby [[1928-2002; jazz saxophonist, songwriter and record producer) -

Fats Waller [[1904-1943; jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer and comedic entertainer) -

Ian McLagan [[1945-2014; keyboardist and songwriter; Small Faces; Faces) -

Ian Dury [[1942-2000; singer-songwriter; bandleader; artist and actor; Ian Dury and the Blockheads) -

George Carlin [[1937-2008; comedian, actor, author and social critic) -

Katherine Hepburn [[1907-2003; actress) -

Leslie Charteris [[1907-1993; author and screenwriter; 'The Saint') -

Wilfred Hyde-White [[1903-1991; actor) -

Edward Lear [[1812-1888; artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet) -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 12th.:)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by westgrandboulevard

Just in case there is any doubt, 'fully covered' for you, Moe, means personal insurance worth millions, pantsuits by Altuzarra, and a crack unit of protection officers....

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I sure hope so, westgrand!!

I don't think the protection officers should be on crack. Just sayin'.

Absolutely agreed, although if you're talking about some of the protection officers Arr&bee knows who are working 'in da hood', you could be sayin' dead right...:rolleyes:

May 13th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Stevie Wonder [[musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist) -

Barney Ales [[former head of Motown sales; songwriter; executive Vice-President, and President of Motown Records) -

Richard Brooks [[singer; The Impressions) -

Harold Winley [[singer; The Clovers; The Ink Spots) -

Creed Taylor [[record producer; CTI Records) -

Danny Kirwan [[guitarist, singer and songwriter with Fleetwood Mac) -

Paul Thompson [[drummer; Roxy Music) -

Richard 'Magic Dick' Salwitz [[musician; harmonica player with The J. Geils Band) -

Joe Brown [[singer and guitarist; Joe Brown and The Bruvvers) -

Johnny Logan [[singer and songwriter; 'What's Another Year'; 'Hold Me Now') -

Harvey Keitel [[actor and producer) -

Senta Berger [[actress, producer and author) -

Buck Taylor [[actor; Newly O'Brien on 'Gunsmoke') -

Armistead Maupin [[author; 'Tales Of The City') -




Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:



Mary Wells [[1943-1992; singer and songwriter) -

Carolyn Franklin [[1944-1988; singer and songwriter) -

Teddy Randazzo [[1935-2003; songwriter, singer, arranger and producer) -

Ritchie Valens [[1941-1959; singer, songwriter and guitarist) -

Tim Pigott-Smith [[1946-2017; actor; Ronald Merrick in 'The Jewel In The Crown') -

Herbert Ross [[1927-2001; actor, choreographer, director and producer) -

Bea Arthur [[1922-2009; actress; comedian, singer and animal rights activist) -

Joe Louis [[1914-1981; 'The Brown Bomber'; professional boxer; world heavyweight champion) -

Gil Evans [[1912-1988; jazz pianist; arranger; composer and bandleader) -

Maxine Sullivan [[1911-1987; jazz vocalist and performer) -

Daphne Du Maurier [[1907-1989; author and playwright; 'Rebecca'; 'Jamaica Inn'; 'The Birds'; 'Don't Look Now') -

Merie Earle [[1889-1984; actress; Maude Gormley on 'The Waltons') -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 13th.:)

VERY FUNNY GUYS,I WASN'T GONNA MENTION IT BUT I HAVE LOCATED A LEGENDARY TEAM OF SECURITY FOR THIS EVENT[THE NITE STICKS]THESE IDIOTS-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE,THESE IDOLS OF SECURITY WILL COME OUT RESTRAINMENT-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE,RETIREMENT AS A FAVOR TO DA HOOD WHERE NOBODY HAS SEEN EM SINCE THEY WERE RUN OUT-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE,SINCE THEY RAN THE CROOKS OUT BACK IN[1935]AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME NIGHT STICKS TOO,AND THESE TOP COPS ARE STILL SHARP..[as long as they're awake]NO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY FOOLISHNESS WITH THESE GUYS AROUND,SEE YA THERE!!

Yes, we'll see you there....by using the JWST.:)

May 14th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Shanice Wilson [[singer, songwriter and actress; 'I Love Your Smile') -

David Byrne [[singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding member of Talking Heads) -

Raphael Saadiq [[singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist and record producer with Tony! Toni! Tone!) -

Danny Wood [[singer, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor; New Kids on The Block) -

Natalie Appleton [[singer, songwriter and actress; All Saints) -

Jack Beckenstein [[saxophonist, composer, producer and co-founder of Spyro Gyra) -

Cate Blanchett [[actress and theatre director; Galadriel in 'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy) -

Francesca Annis [[actress; 'Wives And Daughters') -

Sian Phillips [[actress; 'I, Claudius') -

Tim Roth [[actor and director; 'Pulp Fiction') -

George Lucas [[film director and entrepreneur; creator of 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones') -




Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Bobby Darin [[1936-1973; singer; 'Mack The Knife'; 'Beyond The Sea') -

Jack Bruce [[1943-2014; musician, bass guitarist, singer and songwriter with Cream) -

Richard Deacon [[1921-1984; actor; Mel Cooley on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'; Fred Rutherford on 'Leave It To Beaver') -

Jack Watson [[1915-1999; actor; RSM Sandy Young in 'The Wild Geese') -

James B. Clark [[1908-2000; film director; 'Flipper') -

Billie Dove [[1903-1997; actress; Princess Isobel in 'The Black Pirate') -

Sidney Bechet [[1897-1959; jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist) -

Zutty Singleton [[1898-1975; jazz drummer and musician) -

Otto Klemperer [[1885-1973; conductor) -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 14th. :)

HEY WEST,I PUT MY HEAD TOGETHER WITH MY PROMOTIONAL STAFF AND HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW AWARD FOR THE MOVIE INDUSTRY[actually movies from da hood,hehe]BUT WHEN THOSE PHONIES IN HOLLYWOOD FIND OUT THERE'RE GONNA WANT IN,NOW THEY HAVE THEIR[OSCARS-EMMYS]AND THOSE STAGE FOLK HAVE[TONY'S]AND OF COURSE THE GREATEST TROPHIES IN MOVIELAND[THE GOLDEN TURKEYS]BUT THIS NEW ONE WILL BECOME LEGEND-NOW I WANT TO PRESENT...[drumroll]THE PLASTIC CHICKEN BEAK AWARDS[made from real chicken beaks]NOW THE FIRST RECIPIENT WILL OF COURSE BE OUR OWN SUPERSTAR[MS.MOE]TIME AND DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SO STAY TUNED,THESE BEAKS WILL BE DONATED BY OUR OWN[GRADY]...[it's the only part of the chicken that he doesn't cook]IT WILL BE MOUNTED ON A SLEEK[imitation]METAL THINGGY WITH REAL[second hand]PLASTIC,WEST THIS IS GONNA BE BIGGER THAN THE PET ROCK AND THE WHOLE HOOD IS EXCITED[as long as they don't have to eat at grady's]JUST IMAGINE THE LOOK ON MOE'S FACE WHEN SHE'S PRESENTED WITH THE VERY FIRST ONE[i'm tearing up over here]WELL I BETTER CHECK ON THOSE BEAKS,I GOT DUUFUS PICKING EM UP AND HE MIGHT THINK THAT THERE'RE PUMPKIN SEEDS WHICH MEANS THERE WON'T BE ANY LEFT..GOTTA GO-STAY TUNED!!

I feel I can say, with absolute certainty, that Ms Moe [[Superstar) would feel she must decline the opportunity of being the first recipient of a Plastic Chicken Beak [[ah, such modesty!!) and would very much prefer to be presenting 'the very first one', to someone else.

Just about anyone, in fact....:rolleyes:

Westgrand, we don't have time for this right now. We're due for our fittings for the wedding. Get a move on!!
R&B.......we'll wave to you Saturday!!

I have commissioned a special cushion to be made for you, Ms Moe. Those carriages can give anyone a really bumpy ride.

The cushion makers have been absolutely discreet, while fully aware that the cushion is to be used by a very famous American actress, with the initials 'M.M'..........

Fittings??wedding???...oh the little thinggy with the queen's grandson and the actress something or other,i was gonna send something but this project came up,and as you know...nothing interrupts my projects,so holla when you get back.

May 15th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:


Lenny Welch [[singer; 'Since I Fell For You'; 'Ebb Tide') -
[[some sources state date of birth as May 31st) -

Mike Oldfield [[composer and arranger; 'Tubular Bells') -

Trini Lopez [[singer, guitarist and actor; 'If I Had A Hammer') -

Brian Eno [[music producer; 'Here Come The Warm Jets') -

Lainie Kazan [[actress; Belle Carroca in 'My Favourite Year'; Maria Portokalos in 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding') -

David Charvet [[actor; Matt Brody on 'Baywatch') -

Nicholas Hammond [[actor; Friedrich von Trapp in 'The Sound Of Music'; Peter Parker/Spider-Man on 'The Amazing Spider-Man') -

Madeleine Albright [[diplomat; former US Secretary Of State) -

Andy Murray [[professional tennis player) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Freddie Perren [[1943-2004; songwriter, record producer, arranger and orchestra conductor; 'I Want You Back'; 'Love Machine'; 'Boogie Fever'; 'Reunited'; 'I Will Survive') -

Jimmy McPartland [[1907-1991; jazz musician; Chicago jazz cornetist) -

Eddy Arnold [[1918-2008; country music singer; 'Make The World Go Away') -

Peter Shaffer [[1926-2016; playwright and screenwriter; 'Amadeus'; 'Equus') -

Doris Dowling [[1923-2004; actress; Gloria in 'The Lost Weekend') -

Joseph Wiseman [[1918-2009; actor; Julius No in 'Dr. No') -

Tenzing Norgay [[1914-1986; mountaineer and explorer; with Edmund Hilary on Everest, 1953)

Constance Cummings [[1910-2005; actress; Ruth Condomine in 'Blithe Spirit') -

James Mason [[1909-1984; actor; Phillip Vandamm in 'North By Northwest') -

Joseph Cotten [[1905-1994; actor; Jedediah Leland in 'Citizen Kane') -

L. Frank Baum [[1856-1919; novelist; 'The Wizard Of Oz') -




Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 15th.:)

May 16th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:


Janet Jackson [[singer; 'What Have You Done For Me Lately?') -

Billy Cobham [[jazz drummer, composer and bandleader) -

B. Slade [[formerly known as Tonex; gospel singer, songwriter, actor and musician) -

Ralph Tresvant [[singer; New Edition) -

Isaac 'Redd' Holt [[drummer; Young-Holt Unlimited) -

Robert Fripp [[guitarist; King Crimson) -

Hazel O'Connor [[singer-songwriter, and actress) -

Boyd Tinsley [[violinist and mandolinist with Dave Matthews Band) -

Pierce Brosnan [[actor; Remington Steele; James Bond) -

Debra Winger [[actress; Paula Pokrifki in 'An Officer And A Gentleman') -




Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Barbara Lee Jones [[1947-1992; singer; The Chiffons) -

Betty Carter [[1929-1998; jazz vocalist) -

Kripp Johnson [[1936-1990; singer; The Del-Vikings) -

Henry Fonda [[1905-1982; actor; Davis in '12 Angry Men') -

Woody Herman [[1913-1987; jazz musician; 1940s big bandleader; jazz clarinetist) -

Liberace [[1919-1987; pianist, singer and actor; 'I'll Be Seeing You') -

Yvonne Craig [[1937-2015; actress; Batgirl on 'Batman') -

George Gaynes [[1917-2016; actor and singer; Eric Lassard on 'Police Academy'; John Van Horn in 'Tootsie') -

Margaret Sullavan [[1909-1960; actress; Klara Novak in 'The Shop Around The Corner'; Patricia Hollman in 'Three Comrades') -

Darrell Sweet [[1947-1999; drummer; Nazareth) -

David Hughes [[1831-1900; inventor of the microphone) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 16th.:)

May 17th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



George Johnson [[singer; Brothers Johnson; 'I'll Be Good To You'; 'Strawberry Letter 23'; 'Stomp') -

Homer O'Dell [[guitarist with Mint Edition; 'Breakin' My Heart [[Pretty Brown Eyes)' -

Vernie Bennett [[singer; founding member of Eternal) -

Deitrick Haddon [[gospel singer and pastor) -

Taj Mahal [[blues musician) -

Enya [[singer-songwriter) -

Keith [[singer; '98.6') -

Bill Bruford [[drummer; Yes, and King Crimson) -

Paul Di'Anno [[singer; Iron Maiden) -

Alan Rankine [[keyboardist/guitarist, musician and record producer; Associates) -

Jordan Knight [[singer-songwriter and actor; New Kids On The Block) -

Andrea Corr [[singer: The Corrs) -

Cameron Bancroft [[actor) -

Leven Rambin [[actress) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Pervis Jackson [[1938-2008; singer; The Spinners) -

Bobby Sheen [[1941-2000; singer; Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans; 'Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah', also The Robins; The Lovables; The Ding Dongs; The Alley Cats; The Coasters) -

Malcolm Hale [[1941-1968; lead guitarist; Spanky & Our Gang) -

Bill Paxton [[1955-2017; actor and director) -

Howard Ashman [[1950-1991; playwright and lyricist; Disney's 'The Little Mermaid';' Beauty And The Beast'; 'Aladdin') -

Dennis Hopper [[1936-2010; actor, film maker, photographer and artist) -

Bob Merrill [[1921-1998; songwriter; theatrical composer, lyricist and screenwriter; 'People'; 'Don't Rain On My Parade') -

Maureen O'Sullivan [[1911-1998; actress) -

Horace McMahon [[1906-1971; actor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 17th.:)

May 18th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Jack Ashford [['Jashford'; percussion and tambourine player with The Funk Brothers) -

Rob Base [[hip hop artist; DJ E-Z Rock; 'It Takes Two') -

Feliciano 'Butch' Tavares [[R&B and soul singer; The Tavares) -

Rick Wakeman [[keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author; Yes) -

Toyah Willcox [[singer and actress; 'It's A Mystery'; 'Thunder In The Mountains'; 'I Want To Be Free') -

George Strait [[country music singer) -

Jack Johnson [[singer-songwriter and guitarist) -

Miriam Margolyes [[actress; 'The Age Of Innocence') -

Robert Morse [[actor; J. Pierrepoint Finch in 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'; Bertram Cooper in 'Mad Men') -

Allen Leech [[actor; Tom Branson on 'Downton Abbey') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Big Joe Turner [[1911-1985; blues shouter; known as 'The Boss Of The Blues'; 'Shake, Rattle And Roll') -

Perry Como [[1912-2001; singer; 'Catch A Falling Star'; 'It's Impossible') -

Pernell Roberts [[1928-2010; actor; Adam Cartwright on 'Bonanza'; Dr. John McIntyre on 'Trapper John M.D.') -

Kai Winding [[1922-1983; arranger and trombonist; 'More [[Theme From Mondo Cane)' -

Fran Jeffries [[1937-2016; singer, dancer, actress and model) -

Margot Fonteyn [[1919-1991; ballerina) -

Patrick Denis [[1921-1976; novelist; 'Auntie Mame') -

Omar Khayyam [[1048-1131; mathematician; 'Rubaiyat') -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 18th.:)

May 19th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Kyle Eastwood [[jazz bass musician) -

Grace Jones [[singer, songwriter, lyricist, supermodel, record producer and actress; 'Slave To The Rhythm'; 'Pull Up To The Bumper') -

Tom Scott [[jazz saxophonist; composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader; L.A.Express; The Blues Brothers) -

Sam Smith [[singer-songwriter; 'Stay With Me'; 'I'm Not The Only One') -

Pete Townshend [[guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; The Who) -

Dusty Hill [[bassist, keyboardist and co-vocalist, Z.Z. Top) -

Phil Rudd [[drummer; AC/DC) -

James Fox [[actor) -

Nancy Kwan [[actress; 'The World Of Suzy Wong'; 'Flower Drum Song') -

Peter Mayhew [[actor; Chewbacca in 'Star Wars') -

David Hartman [[talk show host; 'Good Morning America') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Nora Ephron [[1941-2012; author; 'When Harry Met Sally') -

Victoria Wood [[1953-2016; comedian, actress, singer and songwriter) -

Lorraine Hansberry [[1930-1965; playwright; 'A Raisin In The Sun') -

Joey Ramone [[1951-2001; singer; The Ramones) -

Alma Cogan [[1932-1966; singer; known as 'The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice') -

Daniel Gelin [[1921-2002; actor; 'Rendezvous In July') -

Nellie Melba [[1861-1931; operatic soprano) -

Michael Balcon [[1896-1977; film and television producer; Ealing Studios) -

Robert Wilcox [[1910-1955; actor; 'The Man They Could Not Hang') -

Bruce Bennett [[1906-2007; actor; 'Tarzan' in 1930s movie serials, credited as Herman Brix) -

Malcolm X [[1925-1965; Muslim minister and human rights activist) -

Nancy Astor [[1879-1964; politician; first woman in the House Of Commons) -




Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 19th.:)

May 20th: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:


Cher [[singer and actress; 'Bang Bang'; 'If I Could Turn Back Time'; 'Believe'; films include 'Silkwood'; 'Mask' and 'Moonstruck') -

Busta Rhymes [[hip hop recording artist, actor, record producer and record company executive; 'Woo-Hah! Got You All In Check') -

Jane Wiedlin [[musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress, rhythm guitarist and background vocalist with The Go-Go's; 'Rush Hour') -

Ted Allen [[author and television personality; food and wine connoisseur on 'Queer Eye') -

John Billingsley [[actor; Dr. Phlox on 'Star Trek: Enterprise') -

Dean Butler [[actor and producer; Almanzo Wilder on 'Little House On The Prairie') -

Jake Johnson [[actor, comedian and director; Nick Miller on 'New Girl') -

Matt McCoy [[actor; Michael Bartel in 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Shorty Long [[1940-1969; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; 'Function At The Junction'; 'Here Comes The Judge') -

Joe Cocker [[1944-2014; singer and musician; 'A Little Help From My Friends'; 'You Are So Beautiful'; and 'Up Where We Belong', with Jennifer Warnes) -

James Stewart [[1908-1997; actor; 'Mr Smith Goes To Washington'; 'The Philadelphia Story'; 'It's A Wonderful Life') -

Margery Allingham [[1904-1966; novelist; The Albert Campion detective novels) -

Stanley Fields [[1883-1941; actor; The Sheriff in 'Way Out West') -

Honore de Balzac [[1799-1850; novelist; 'Comedie Humaine') -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 20th.:)

WEST,MY GOOD FELLOW,YOU WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW THAT I'M IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A CONGLOMERATE OF STUDIO HEADS-OF COURSE YOU'RE HEARD OF[WARNER BROTHERS]WELL[they won't return my calls]BUT I RAN INTO..[i was running and ran into em]THE FAMOUS[WEENER BROTHERS..[they own the weener joint down the street]BUT THEY LIKE MYSELF DABBLE IN THE MOVIES AND AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION..[it's the only way I could keep em from suing me for running into em]WE'VE DECIDED TO JOIN FORCES AND NOW I HAVE PARTNERS IN THE INDUSTRY,THIS IS GONNA BE BIG...WEENER BROTHERS AND CHICKEN BEAK PRODUCTIONS[WHAT A NAME]SO TELL YOUR ESTEEMED CLIENT THAT NOW SHE'S GONNA HAVE TWO CRIM-OPPS-ERR-AHEM-HEHE,CORPORATIONS BEHIND HER,I'LL BE IN TOUCH..I'M TEARING UP OVER HERE!!

May 21st: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Blinky [[Sondra Williams; R&B and soul singer-songwriter; 'I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is') -

Ronald Isley [[R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor; lead singer and original founding member of The Isley Brothers) -

Hilton Valentine [[guitarist with The Animals) -

Bill Champlin [[singer, songwriter, keyboard player, guitarist, arranger and producer with Chicago) -

Rachelle Ferrell [[R&B, pop and jazz singer, pianist) -

Leo Sayer [[singer, songwriter; 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing') -

Mr. T [[actor and retired professional wrestler; B.A.Baracus on 'The A-Team'; Clubber Lang in 'Rocky III') -

Fairuza Balk [[actress; Vicki Vallencourt in 'The Waterboy') -

Nick Cassavetes [[film maker and actor; Wayne-O in 'The Assault Of The Killer Bimbos') -

Judge Reinhold [[actor; Brad Hamilton in 'Fast Time At Ridgemont High') -




Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Fats Waller [[1904-1943; jazz pianist and singer; 'Ain't Misbehavin'; 'Honeysuckle Rose') -

The Notorious B.I.G. [[1972-1997; rapper; 'Hypnotised'; 'Mo Money Mo Problems [[featuring Mase and Puff Daddy) -

Vincent Crane [[1943-1989; keyboardist with Atomic Rooster; and Arthur Brown) -

Raymond Burr [[1917-1993; actor; 'Perry Mason'; 'Ironside') -

David Groh [[1939-2008; actor; Joe Gerard on 'Rhoda') -

Anthony Steel [[1920-2001; actor; Bob Payton in 'Where No Vultures Fly') -

Peggy Cass [[1924-1999; actress; Agnes Gooch in 'Auntie Mame') -

Kay Kendall [[1927-1959; actress; Sybil Wren in 'Les Girls'; Rosalind Peters in 'Genevieve') -

Robert Montgomery [[1904-1981; actor; David Smith in 'Mr And Mrs Smith') -

Harold Robbins [[1916-1997; novelist; 'The Carpetbaggers') -




Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 21st.:)

May 22nd: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:


Johnny Gill [[singer, songwriter and actor; New Edition; LSG; Heads Of State; 'Rub You Up The Wrong Way'; 'My,My,My') -

Morrisey [[singer, songwriter, frontman of The Smiths; 'Suedehead'; 'The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get'; 'Irish Blood, English Heart'; 'You Have Killed Me') -

Bernie Taupin [[song lyricist, poet and singer; long term collaboration with Elton John, including 'Rocket Man'; 'Crocodile Rock'; 'Candle In The Wind'; 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road') -

Charles Aznavour [[singer and songwriter; 'She'; 'Dance In The Old-Fashioned Way'; 'Yesterday When I Was Young') -

Vivian Green [[singer, songwriter and pianist; 'Emotional Rollercoaster') -

Donell Jones [[singer, songwriter and record producer; 'U Know What's Up' - featuring Lisa Lopes) -

Shirley Murdock [[singer, songwriter; 'As We Lay'; 'Computer Love' - with Zapp and Roger) -

Peter Nero [[pianist and pops conductor; The Philly Pops) -

Ian Underwood [[woodwind and keyboards player with Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention) -

Barbara Parkins [[actress; 'Peyton Place'; 'Valley Of The Dolls') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:


Sun Ra [[1914-1993; jazz musician, composer and bandleader) -

Harvey Milk [[1930-1978; politician, San Francisco City Supervisor and gay civil rights leader) -

Laurence Olivier [[1907-1989; actor) -

Michael Sarrazin [[1940-2011; actor; 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'; 'Harry In Your Pocket'; 'For Pete's Sake') -

Susan Strasberg [[1938-1999; actress; 'Picnic'; 'The Dairy Of Anne Frank') -

Paul Winfield [[1939-2004; actor; 'Sounder'; 'King') -

Quinn Martin [[1922-1987; television producer; 'The Fugitive'; 'The Streets Of San Francisco'; 'Cannon'; 'Barnaby Jones') -

Kenny Ball [[1930-2013; jazz musician, singer, trumpeter and bandleader; 'Midnight In Moscow') -

M. Scott Peck [[1936-2005; psychiatrist and author; 'The Road Less Travelled') -

Judith Crist [[1922-2012; film critic and academic; 'Today' show; 'New York Herald Tribune'; 'New York' magazine; 'TV Guide') -




Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 22nd.:)

May 23rd: if this is your birth date, then you share it with:



Our fellow Soulful Detroit member, TomatoTom123.

Happy Birthday, Tom. Hope you have had a wonderful day!


- and also -


Maxwell [[R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter; 'Fortunate') -

Charlie Hunter [[jazz musician; 8 string jazz guitar virtuoso) -

Jewel [[singer, songwriter and actress; 'Who Will Save Your Soul'; 'You Were Meant For Me'; 'Foolish Games') -

Heidi Range [[singer and songwriter; Sugarbabes; Atomic Kitten) -

Phil Selway [[drummer; Motorhead) -

Ruth Underwood [[percussionist for Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention) -

Nat Adderley, Jr. [[pop and R&B music arranger and pianist) -

Joan Collins [[actress, author and columnist; Alexis Carrington Colby on 'Dynasty'; Crystal Hennesey-Vaas on 'Benidorm') -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have since passed away:



General Johnson [[1941-2010; singer and songwriter; record producer; Chairmen Of The Board) -

Scatman Crothers [[1910-1986; actor, singer, dancer and musician; Louie The Garbage Man on 'Chico And The Man'; Dick Hallorann in 'The Shining'; Big Ben in 'Lady Sings The Blues') -

Rosemary Clooney [[1928-2002; singer and actress; 'Come On-a My House'; 'Mambo Italiano'; 'This Old House') -

Artie Shaw [[1910-2004; clarinetist, composer, bandleader and actor) -

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. [[1883-1939; actor, screenwriter, director and producer) -

Betty Garrett [[1919-2011; actress, comedian, singer and dancer) -

Nigel Davenport [[1928-2013; actor) -

Helen O'Connell [[1920-1993; singer, actress and hostess) -

Humphrey Lyttleton [[1921-2008; jazz musician and broadcaster) -

John Payne [[1912-1989; actor) -

Libby Holman [[1904-1971; torch singer and stage actress) -



- and -


Jeralean Talley [[1899-2015; supercentenarian; before her death at 116 years and 25 days, she was the world's verified oldest living person) -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 23rd.:)

Happy birthday, TomatoTom!!!

Happy Birthday TomatoTom:cool:

Thanks guys!!!!! :cool:

A Belated Happy Birthday to you TT!

Thanks moe! Belated Is all the better. Well kinda. :p

Or maybe a reminder that you're one year older.........:p

That's true Moe, but Tom is probably half our age, at the very least....so he can afford to feel far more relaxed than we might, about being another year older....:)