B'day Boys

[John]

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[prometheus578]

"And what special day is it today?"

How was it on Romper Room? Miss Elisabeth would look in her Magic Mirror and say.. "Romper stomper bomper boo. Tell me, Magic Mirror, tell me today. Did all my friends have fun at play?"
Then the mirror backing would disappear, and her face would appear in the frame as she looked right into the camera and said, "I see Mikey, and Susie, and Janet, and oh, todays a special day for little....T.C.!"
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[81xsproject]

I think I can spare one more "non-guru" post to wish THE MAN a very happy B-day! Prom you freak'n' kill me. I remember that crazy show.

[HobbyMan]

Happy Birthdays yall!

[TopCatGr58]

No great comebacks!

Hey Prom,

I know I'm the older of us two, but definitely not the wiser!

But, to help set the mood for even your young age, I've done a little research into 1960....the beginning of the decade of Peace and Love......and the Vietnam war!

So....here's some fun facts about your year!

Interesting Stats of 1960
USA Population: 180,671,158
Life expectancy: 69.7 years

Dow-Jones High: 685
Federal spending: $92.19 billion
Federal debt: $290.5 billion
Cost of a new home: $16,500.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.57
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.49

Notable Events of 1960

Jan-23 Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh descend into the Marianas Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste, reaching the depth of 10,916 meters.
Feb 9 - Adolph Coors III, chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped and captors demand $500,000. Coors is later found dead
March 3 — Elvis Presley returns home from Germany, after being away on duty for 2 years.
March 6 - Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam. The Beginning
March 22 — Arthur Leonard Schawlow & Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
April 1 - The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1.
April 13 - The United States launches navigation satellite Transat I-b.? Beginnings of GPS
May 1 - A Soviet missile shoots down an American Lockheed U2 spy plane; the pilot Francis Gary Powers is captured.
May 6 - President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law.
May 9 — Reproductive rights: The Food and Drug Administration approves the sale of the birth control pill.
July 4 — Following the admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state the previous year, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
September 5 - 1960 Summer Olympics: Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing. Quick to cash in on his Olympic triumph, see next.
October 29 — In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
November 13 — Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Swedish actress May Britt. Interracial marriage is still illegal in 31 U.S. states out of 50.See May 6th above!
December 2 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the use of $1M for the relief and resettlement of Cuban refugees, who have been arriving in Florida at the rate of 1,000 a week. That's only 2.4 million by now!
December 20 — Discoverer XIX is launched into polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, to measure radiation. And we learn how important the atmosphere really is!

A few notable Births in 1960
Howie Long-American Football
Greg Louganis, American diver
Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.)
Kirby Puckett, baseball player
Marcus Allen, American football player
Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran)
John Elway, American football player
David Duchovny, American actor
Sean Penn, American actor
Belinda Carlisle, American singer
Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player
Hugh Grant, English actor
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor
Amy Grant, American musician
John F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer and journalist (d. 1999)
Rick Savage, English bassist (Def Leppard)
John Allen Muhammad, American serial killer ? D.C. shootings?


Notable Deaths 1960
Clark Gable, American actor (b. 1901)
Eddie Cochran, American singer (b. 1938)
Tommy Corcoran, baseball player (b. 1869)

Academy Award Movies:
The Apartment, Alamo, The Entertainer, Sons & Lovers, Never on Sunday, Murder Inc., Psycho, Sundowners, Spartacus, Exodus, Inherit the Wind, Elmer Gantry, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Butterfield 8, Sunrise at Campobello

Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: Bobby Darin for "Mack the Knife"
Album of the Year: Frank Sinatra for Come Dance With Me!
Duke Ellington(3 awards) for Anatomy of a Murder Soundtrack
Best Vocal Performance, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "But Not for Me"
Best Performance by a Vocal Group: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist: Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Swings Lightly


http://www.tropicalglen.com/

You can sample the best from the top 100 for each year from 1950 to 1984!

Songs from 1960
Roy Orbison: Only the Lonely
Jim Reeves: He'll have to go
Fats Domino: Walking to N.O.
Sam Cooke: Chain Gang
Ray Charles: Georgia on my Mind
Platters: Harbor Lights
Marty Robbins: El Paso
Johnny Tillotson: Poetry in Motion
Sam Cooke: Wonderful World
Hank Locklin: Please Help Me, I'm Falling...in love with you
Everly Bros: Let It Be Me
Everly Bros: Cathy's Clown.
Everly Bros: When Will I Be Loved
Elvis: It's Now or Never
Drifters: Save the Last Dance for Me
Chubby Checker: The Twist
Brenda Lee: I'm Sorry
Elvis: Stuck on You
Hollywood Argyles: Alley Oop..oop
Paul Anka: Puppy Love
Mark Dinning: Teen Angel
Johnny Preston: Running Bear
Jimmy Jones before James Taylor: Handy Man
Connie Francis: Everybody's Somebody
Ventures: Walk Don't Run....Instrumental
Bobby Darin: Beyond the Sea
Percy Faith: Theme from 'A Summer Place'..Instrumental
Brian Hyland: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Polka Dot Bikini
Fendermen: Mule Skinner Blues ?
Joe Jones: You Talk Too Much.
Anita Bryant: Paper Roses
Guy Mitchell: Heartaches by the Number
Ray Peterson: Tell Laura I Love Her
Johnny Burnette: Dreamin'....I'm always dreamin'

Songs from 1958 Just so you wouldn't feel so old!
Bobby Day: Rockin' Robin
Teddy Bears: To Know Him IS to Love Him
Diamonds: The Stroll
Everyly Bros: All I Have to do is Dream
Ricky Nelson: Poor Little Fool
Monotones: Book of Love
Little Anthony: Tears on my Pillow
Laurie London: He's Got the Whole World...in his hands
Elvis: Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
Conway Twitty: It's Only Make Believe
Connie Francis: Who's Sorry Now?
Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue
Bobby Freeman: Do You Want To Dance...and hold my hand
Coasters: Yakety Yak
David Seville: Witch Doctor
Billy Vaughn: Sail Along, Silvery Moon
Champs: Tequila...mostly Instrumental!
Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game
Sheb Wooley: The Purple People Eater
Danny & Jr's.: At the Hop
Elvis: Don't
Perry Como: Catch a Falling Star
Chordettes: Lollipop
Silhouettes: Get a Job.

[mason79]

happy birthday guys

not that i remembered or knew before the calender mockup,

but definately deserved to be honored, i'd be one lost and hopeless owner without the rock solid fan base and you all as leaders.

again february is a good month to be a year older, mine is in a few days

[Wildkat]

I tried to think of something clever I could say
But nothing came to mind on this most auspicious day
I tried to find some Shakespeare that could say the words for me
But even the Bard was speechless when it came to prometheus and T.C.

(Man am I ever out of practice....)

Happy Birthday Yous Twos Gurus

[TopCatGr58]

Just resurrecting an old thread for old guys!

Hey folks,

Well, another year has flown by, thought I'd dredge out this old thread instead of posting a new one!

But this time, it's a little bit blacker of a day since I've now obtained the ripe old age of 5-0 !

Prom is 1 year behind me, but it's a big BEHIND!

I'll be busy "trying" to celebrate it with family....mom(80 y/o) drove up from Alabama just for the occasion, something about not every day your only child/son turns 50! Yes, I'm an only child/brat! Oh, I have a half brother and half sister, each from different mothers and reared separately, but all of us are from the same seed donator! But I was the first!

So...Prom, here's to you and your 1 year of pending doom before you succumb to the same fate as I now suffer!

Hoist em if you got em!

[prometheus578]

It's T.C.'s Birthday... again!"

(Oh... Thanks for ruinin' my surprise by posting early, T.C. Now you don't get anything!)
(And that's TWO years younger, OLD MAN)

Anyway, as I was saying... or gonna say....



"Remember when you were young... you shone like the sun;
Shine on you crazy diamond."

Happy 50th!

Man... where does the time go, T.C.?
It seems like only yesterday that you were 49.
And look at you now.

But then again... look at the rest of us Moderators.

Like tires... we're getting bald, worn out and showing signs of rot.
Many of us have had several parts replaced already.
Some of us have problems with our exhaust systems getting plugged.
A few of us report that our petcocks continue to drip, even after we've drained our tanks.
I, myself, am having problems with my head, and may not be firing on all cylinders.

Yes, years of XSsive living have taken their toll.
Though we've widened our horizons... we've also widened our waistlines.
Bloated bellies... and my over-inflated ego.
"Man... we be livin' large!"


But we're not as old and out of shape as some people think we are.


Remember when we Mods all got together for your birthday last year?
(You may be 50 now, T.C., but you still rock!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k-vPv-XEpg

[prometheus578]

Oh, and happy belated birthday, STRALYA!

[Wildkat]

Happy Birthday to you two-ru Gurus

and to STEPPENWOLF as well!


Here I was, getting ready to post one of these and I saw John beat me to it...
"How can that be? He hasn't even been on this morning"
Then I see TC resurrected last year's post...
*SMACK*

You can't do that... especially since it's the big one for you, TC
Oh wait... you can do anything you want today...
(well... barring legalities)

May today be an XSively great day for all birthday boys!
Wish we could be there for the spankings!
(that's my favorite part... of other people's birthdays)

[planedick]

Romper Room...

Something is wrong with the Romper Room picture. I don't think Tickle Me Elmo was around for the show....

[mro]

Fifty is the ultimate "F" word

There are numerous advantages in being fifty...
Just ask any eighty year old!!!

Happy b-day


mro
once your over the hill things go faster

[jetmechmarty]

On the Key West ride I believe it was just me and MAXIMAN that did not have AARP cards. They were handy at the Motel 6!

Just think TC, now YOU get to have an AARP membership! 11 mos and some days for me.

[DeanR]

Happy birthday TC !! Coming to PA on Memorial day?