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"Like hanky panky (hanky panky), Nothing like a good spanky (good spanky)" - Madonna, Hanky Panky
Yep, today's my Birthday! Yay! It's my 59th trip around the sun and being the Sagittarian that I am it's bound to be interesting like all my other journeys to say the least.
Now assume the position...
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Yesterday was Filmakker David Lynch's Birthday. With all the Social Media posts that naturally happened this post about Inland Empire caught my wandering eye. It stopped and made me reminisce about this piece of darkness and how much it really did get under my skin.
Whilst like most individuals Mullholland Drive is my favorite Lynch film, Inland Empire is a close second and the one that truly made my skin crawl (sorry Blue Velvet &Eraserhead)
There's a hoplessness within it, and a heartlessness that just, well, I don't know is hard to explain to anyone who hasn't seen it and even those who have can't quite put it into words. It does stick with you and frankly hasn't left since I saw the film when it first came out in 2006.
Laura Dern gives a virtuoso performance at the center of it all. I remember when David Lynch himself sat outside of Tower Records on the Sunset Strip with a banner and a cow (yes, a cow) touting Dern for a Best Actress Oscar Nomination.
So happy belated Birthday to Mr. David Lynch and in honor of it I'm going to rewatch Inland Empire again, it's time...
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| It's My Birthday! Michael Shinafelt |
It's my 58th trip around the sun as they say. Many people do not have the gift of getting older.
I have been given that gift today December 18th 2023.
Cheers! To the journey, I am truly a lucky guy.
Happy Birthday To Me!!!
Follow me on my journey here -
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| Mike Clifford |
Today I'd like to give a Happy 80th Birthday shout out to friend and singer of many hit songs including, but not limited to "Close To Cathy" Mike Clifford!
Here he is pictured above at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA with a classic Kaiser Darrin sports car. "Yes" Mike loves cars and had one of his Birthday celebrations at the museum this past Friday.
He's also still making music, so let's all wish Mike a Happy 80th shall we? We shall!
Keep up with Mike at the links below and check out his latest video A Time For Love after the jump!
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| Cheers! Madonna |
Well Minions how could we not Hump Day & Chill to the Queen of Pop, Madonna's 65th Birthday today? I ask you, OK fine don't answer.
"Yes" Madonna turns 65 years young today. It seems like just yesterday I saw her on a video screen for the first time (and not like a virgin) at the 18 and older club Skoochies in Seattle, WA.
Madonna has had so much influence in music and pop culture that I don't even know where to begin and end.
Thus let's just give a Hump Day & Chill toast to the best selling female recording artist of all time!
Madonna on Wikipedia -
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| HBD! Mariska Hargitay |
OK, while I rarely do a celebrity Birthday post, today I felt compelled to do so because today is none other than Commanding Officer Olivia Benson of Law & Order: SVU's Birthday!
In basic terms Happy Birthday Mariska Hargitay!!! Law & Order: SVU is in it's 24th season and .happens to be my favorite show on TV, well, ever actually. So how could I not wish Mariska a HBD? I simply had to.
Doesn't the Birthday grrrrrl look great holding her People's Choice Award for the Drama Star of 2022? A testament to her and the shows enduring popularity.
Born January 23rd in Santa Monica, CA to the legendary Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, Mariska is 59 today.
BTW looking forward to this week's episode of SVU, well because it looks like Benson & Stabler finally seal the deal...
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Today I choose to remember David Bowie on what would have been his 76th Birthday. Yeah, I know I rarely if ever do this, but there are very few people who have had this much influence over my life.
He was my very first concert that I went and saw without my parents. I have also been lucky enough to have met him. He came into the legendary Tower Records on the Sunset Strip when I worked there back in the day. He was everything you'd imagine he'd be, truly an amazing, humble being.
As I look back on my life, I know part of who I am today is because of Mr. Bowie.
"There's a Starman waiting in the sky, He'd like to come and meet us, But he thinks he'd blow our minds"
Keep on shining Starman, consider my mind blown.
David Bowie on Wikipedia -
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| The Many Faces Of Maggie Maggie Smith |
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| Michael Shinafelt |
Today's my Birthday. Fall in line accordingly...
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| Judy Garland |
Today is the 100th Birthday of the legendary Judy Garland. I took these photos commemorating it at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery post yoga class there. "Yes" they have yoga classes there and Tyler Cassity owner and founder of the cemetery puts us yogis through our paces every Tuesday. The day I attended and took these photos.
Cheers to you Judy Garland thanks for the magic and the memories! 💕
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| Candle In The Wind Marilyn Monroe |
Today is Marilyn Monroe's Birthday! Thus I propose we Hump Day & Chill to an image from my favorite film she was in The Misfits with Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift.
Here's the 411 on it:
"While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe) ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland (Clark Gable) and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli (Eli Wallach). The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift) arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses."
Happy Birthday Marilyn!
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| Oh God! It's My Birthday! |
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| Let's Dance! David Bowie |
Today would have been David Bowie's 74th Birthday. With 27 albums and 145 million copies sold worldwide David Bowie continues to inspire generation after generation. Thus I thought we would mark the legacy of this legend today. Not to mention that he is one of my favorite artists.
I thought what could I add to this day and I can say plenty, but will keep it to personal experiences. "Yes" I have a couple, wait for it...
David Bowie was my first concert I went to, it was for the Let's Dance Tour and The Tubes opened for him at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA. Wow! What a show that was, seeing a master of his art take the stage and command it like he did is something I will always remember. I would go on to see him two other times in concert, one of them was a co-tour with Nine Inch Nails. This is one of the things I am thankful for in my lifetime, that I have bared witness to him, live.
The next was even more personal, "Yes" I've met David Bowie. It was in a time before there were smart phones, so no visual evidence. I wished there was, as given my encounter with him I'm sure he would have graciously consented to photos.
I was working at Tower Records Sunset in Los Angeles. He came in one day and I remember all of us that worked there were awe struck. Honestly he's the only personal I have ever freaked out about (in a good way) seeing and meeting them.
He was so gracious and down to earth. No ego or attitude, very kind and so humble. So humble that when one of the clerks said: "Mr. Bowie it's such honor to meet you" He said: "Oh please, I'm not that big of a deal" - truly an amazing spirit and a class act.
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| Guess What Today Is??? Michael Shinafelt |
Today is my Birthday and it's also one week until Christmas, Woot! Every year I do a post to celebrate it, usually containing some reflection about where I've been and how far I have come.
Well, not so much this year. This year has been a challenge for us all. My take from it is we as a collective whole are more resourceful and stronger than we initially thought ourselves to be.
Thus on my Birthday I am grateful for each and every one of us, we are still in tough times, but remember tough times don't last, tough people do!
Our 2021 is looking brighter, wiser and full steam ahead with a lot of perseverance and hard work there is nothing that can stop us. We are all in this together, and, yes we can!
Celebrate today with me here:
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| Dwayne Wade, Zaya Wade & Gabrielle Union |
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| Today's Your Birthday? Bella Thorne & Ruby Rose |
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| Cheers To Sunday, March 8, 2020 Kris Jenner |
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| Rocking 65! Dale Bozzio |
