Listen to This, Would Ya?—Happy Birthday

Today is Husband's birthday. He will be in school all day and won't get home until evening, so we'll wait for the weekend when Daughter No. 1 comes back for a visit, and then we'll celebrate.

It's also the birthday of Aaron Burr, vice president to Thomas Jefferson and offended citizen who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. And today is the birthday of Babe Ruth, Ronald Reagan, Thurl Ravenscroft who sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rip Torn, Tom Brokaw, Fabian, Bob Marley, Natalie Cole, and Axl Rose.

Today is the anniversary of the death of Vince Guaraldi, 1976. But let's keep things light and have a song.

Comments

dive said…

Yaaay! Happy Birthday to Husband, Robyn.
And also to Rip Torn; I'm a big fan.

Sad about Vince Guaraldi, but that's a good excuse to get out the CD and listen to him play.

8:54 AM

Neponset River Bridge Dig said…

That's ironic as today is my wife's birthday too!!
Happy birthday to our spouses!!!

9:36 AM

Mrs. G. said…

Happy Birthday to your husband!

11:14 AM

Alifan said…

Happy Birthday to your hubby Robyn..

have fun.....bet you are cooking him a great meal....

1:13 PM

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