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

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May 18th:

Remembering, on her Birthday: -

Margot Fonteyn [Margaret Evelyn Hookham; 1919-1991; dancer and prima ballerina] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Patrick Dennis [Edward Everett Tanner III; 1921-1976; novelist; 'Auntie Mame'] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Gary S. Paxton [Gary Sanford Paxton; formerly Larry Wayne Stevens; 1939-2016; musician, songwriter and record producer; Flip of 'Skip & Flip'; The Hollywood Argyles] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Lobby Lloyd [John Baslington Lyde; aka John Barrie Lyde or Barry Lyde; 1941-2007; rock guitarist, songwriter and producer; Purple Hearts; Wild Cherries] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Albert Hammond [Albert Louis Hammond; pop rock and soft rock singer, songwriter and record producer; 'It Never Rains In Southern California'] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Wreckless Eric [Eric Goulden; rock, new wave and punk singer-songwriter; 'Whole Wide World'] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Chantal Kreviazuk [Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk; pop. pop rock and adult contemporary singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and actress;

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jim Moginie [James Moginie; rock and alternative rock musician, songwriter and producer; founding member of Midnight Oil] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Frank Capra [Frank Russell Capra, formerly Francesco Rosario Capra; 1897-1991; film director, producer and writer; 'It's A Wonderful Life'] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Meredith Willson [Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson; 1902-1984; flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright and author; 'The Music Man']

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Tina Fey [Elizabeth Stamatina 'Tina' Fey; actress, comedian, writer, producer, playwright; 'Saturday Night Live', 1997-2006] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Pope John Paul II [Karol Jozef Wojtyla; 1920-2005; head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City State, 1978-2005] -

[144man]

May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Cameron Bancroft [actor; Joe Bradley on 'Beverly Hills, 90210'] -

I used to watch a science fiction series he starred in called "Codename Eternity". No one else I know has even heard of it.

[moe]

144man, is the show you mentioned only a British show? Being that this is a science fiction show I'll have to ask my husband if he's heard of it because he's a science fiction fan.

[144man]

144man, is the show you mentioned only a British show? Being that this is a science fiction show I'll have to ask my husband if he's heard of it because he's a science fiction fan.

I think it was Canadian and shown over here late nights on Channel 4. It was so obscure that they never even mentioned it in the "Cult Times" magazine TV listings until I wrote to them about it. The episodes are listed on imdb.

[moe]

I'll ask him & get back to you

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Meredith Willson [Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson; 1902-1984; flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright and author; 'The Music Man']

¨The Music Man¨ is one of my favorite musicals -- music, lyrics and story by Meredith Willson. The finale of Seventy-Six Trombones is especially joyful.

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May 19th:

Quote for the Day:

"If you are lonely when you are alone, you're in bad company."

- Grace Jones. -

Happy Birthday, to: -

Grace Jones [Grace Beverly Jones; R&B, disco and new wave singer, songwriter, lyricist, supermodel, record producer and actress; 'Slave To The Rhythm'; 'Pull Up To The Bumper'] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Kyle Eastwood [Kyle Clinton Eastwood; jazz bass musician and actor] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Tom Scott [Thomas Wright Scott; jazz, blues, R&B, rock and pop saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor, and bandleader; L.A. Express; The Blues Brothers] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Sam Smith [Samuel Frederick Smith; pop and blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter; 'Stay With Me'; 'I'm Not The Only One'] -

[moe]

Tom Scott [I believe if it's the one I'm thinking of] Toured with The Funk Brothers right after Standing In The Shadows Of Motown. I have an album of his. Good saxophonist.

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Pete Townshend [Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend; rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; co-founder of The Who] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Dusty Hill [Joseph Michael Hill; rock bassist, keyboardist and co-vocalist; Z.Z. Top] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Phil Rudd [Philip Hugh Norman Rudd Witschke Rudzevecuis; hard rock and blues rock drummer; AC/DC] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

James Fox [William Fox; actor] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Nancy Kwan [Nancy Kwan Ka Shen; actress, philanthropist and former model; 'The World Of Suzy Wong'; 'Flower Drum Song] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

David Hartman [David Downs Hartman; journalist, media host and former actor; 'Good Morning America'] -

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May 19th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Nora Ephron [1941-2012; journalist, writer and film maker; 'Silkwood'; 'When Harry Met Sally'; 'Sleepless In Seattle'] -

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May 19th:

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Peter Mayhew [Peter William Mayhew; 1944-2019; actor; Chewbacca in 'Star Wars' film series] -

[9A]

Tom Scott [I believe if it's the one I'm thinking of] Toured with The Funk Brothers right after Standing In The Shadows Of Motown. I have an album of his. Good saxophonist.

Ralph corroborates your recollection. Tom Scott played with the Funk Brothers when Ralph went to see them in northern California. He says he´s a great sax player. Around 2004 or 2005. [I am his part-time typist ]

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May 19th:

Remembering, her Birthday: -

Victoria Wood [1953-2016; comedy writer and stand-up comedian, actress, singer, songwriter, producer and director) -

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May 19th:

Remembering, on her Birthday: -

Lorraine Hansberry [Lorraine Vivian Hansberry; 1930-1965; playwright and writer; 'A Raisin In The Sun'] -

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May 19th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Ross Hyman; 1951-2001; punk rock musician, singer and songwriter; The Ramones] -

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May 19th:

Remembering; on his Birthday: -

Daniel Gelin [Daniel Yves Alfred Gelin; 1921-2002; actor; 'Rendezvous In July'] -

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May 19th:

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Nellie Melba [Helen Porter Mitchell; 1861-1931; operatic soprano] -

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May 19th:

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Alma Cogan [Alma Angela Cohen; 1932-1966; pop singer, known as 'The Girl With A Giggle In Her Voice'] -

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May 19th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

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

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May 19th:

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Robert Wilcox [1910-1955; actor; 'The Man They Couldn't Hang'] -

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May 19th:

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Malcolm X [Malcolm Little; El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz; 1925-1965; Muslim minister and human rights activist] -

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May 19th:

Remembering, on her Birthday: -

Nancy Astor [Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor; 1879-1964; politician; first woman in the House Of Commons] -

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May 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Barbara Joyce Lomas [funk and disco singer; B. T. Express] -

[moe]

I think it was Canadian and shown over here late nights on Channel 4. It was so obscure that they never even mentioned it in the "Cult Times" magazine TV listings until I wrote to them about it. The episodes are listed on imdb.

144man, I asked my husband about Codename Eternity. He has not heard of it.

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144man, I asked my husband about Codename Eternity. He has not heard of it.

Moe & 144man.....if you've not already done so, try Google....there's a fair amount of information about it on there.....

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May 20th:

Quote for the Day:

"In the end, I don't think you can find soul.

Soul finds you."

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Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Joe Cocker [John Robert Cocker; 1944-2014; rock, blues, soul and pop singer and musician; 'With A Little Help From My Friends'; 'You Are So Beautiful'; and 'Up Where We Belong', with Jennifer Warnes] -

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May 20th:

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

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May 20th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Cher [Cherilyn Sarkisian; pop, dance and disco singer and actress; 'Bang Bang'; 'If I Could Turn Back Time'; 'Believe'; films include 'Silkwood'; 'Mask'; 'Moonstruck'; 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'] -

[moe]

I saw Cher in Chicago two years ago. She was incredible!!
Opening act was Nile Rodgers & Chic. He was just as good!

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If you saw the same show now, Moe, you'd get the same Nile Rodgers.

But most of Cher will have been refurbished - same show, but a different Cher....

[moe]

Oh yes, Westgrand....you are right. But she still had some moves in her, even in her seventies!! Give that girl credit!