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DaddysKat

3,554 Posts

Fri, Aug 22 2014 2:19 PM

Well happy birthday Ducati.

It's sad about Layne Staley, that's for sure.

DaddysKat

3,554 Posts

Sat, Aug 23 2014 8:53 AM

23 April ...

Picks without flicks ...

Today is one of my favorite Lakers' birthday ... Kobe Bryant is 36 today. Happy Birthday Black Momba!

River Phoenix (1970 - 1993) was born on 23 August. I simply loved him in the movie, Stand By Me. So, who knows the name and the author of the novella that film on which that film was based?

Brand-new papa, Scott Caan is 38 today. If Dot becomes too much of a problem for you Scott, you know who to call, right?

And Barbara Eden is 83 today ... any of you FOPs ever "dream of Jeanie"?

Shelley Long is 65 today. "Cheers" Anyone?

Speaking of FOP actresses, Vera Miles is 84. She was Alfred's "go-to" gal from the movie Psycho.

Actors Ray Park (40) and Jay Mohr (44) also celebrate birthdays today.

That swimming sensation, Olympian Natalie Coughlin is 32. And that frozen water sensation, Olympian Nicole Bobek is 37. Metal ball chucker, Olympian Geoff Capes is 65.

Some of you NFL fans may remember this guy ... Sonny Jurgensen is 80 today.

Picks with Flicks ...

Actor, singer and dancer from the time when there were movies that were also musicals ... Gene Kelly (1912 - 1996) was born on 23 August. Which brings up the question, who was the better dancer, Gene Kelly or Danny Kay? Here's a song from one of my favorite musicals Gene starred in ...

Singer and soap opera actor Rick Springfield turns 65 today ...

And FYP singer Chrissy Costanza is 19 today ...

And this singer who is quickly slipping away from the ranks of FYP, Grammy award winner Andrew Rannells is 36 today ...

Comedian Mark Russell is 82 today ...

Have a wonderful Kobe, Scott, Gene and Dot Free Rental Weekend everyone!

mantis0014

8,946 Posts

Sat, Aug 23 2014 3:22 PM

Born August 24th 1960

That's Me ... 54 Today

One of my old songs I like with a young Belinda Carlisle

DaddysKat

3,554 Posts

Sat, Aug 23 2014 5:51 PM

Well, since it's the 24th in Australia ... happy 45th (transposed on purpose) ... that makes you an BYNYAFOP in my book!

VanMeerV

989 Posts

Sat, Aug 23 2014 6:16 PM

Happy birthday Friendly Active Players Club,

there 3 years old this month, i wished wgt would have some labeled balls for this kind of stuff.

mantis0014

8,946 Posts

Sat, Aug 23 2014 6:46 PM

DaddysKat:

Well, since it's the 24th in Australia ... happy 45th (transposed on purpose) ... that makes you an BYNYAFOP in my book!

Thanks Kat... it's 54 though... but I like 45 better....lol

-Roger

DaddysKat

3,554 Posts

Sat, Aug 23 2014 10:57 PM

Dang Roger ... that means you're officially a FOP (but I tend to like them better anyway)!

Them flippin FYPs and some of the BYNYAFOPs are a bit tilted.

SweetiePie

4,925 Posts

Mon, Aug 25 2014 8:52 AM

A little belated but nevertheless robust Happy Birthdays' to WGT Studs; Master Ducati & Famed Aussie - Mantis !

August 25

1530 - Ivan IV, better known as "Ivan the Terrible" ~ 1st Tsar of Russia

1624 - Francois de la Chaise ~ Confessor of Louis XIV -- of course we at wgt have our own "Confessor" via Francois *aka* Frapp via the "Let's be Honest" thread

1786 - Louis I [Charles Augustus] ~ King of Bavaria

1796 - James Lick ~ American Land Baron

1819 - Alan Pinkerton ~ Chicago Detective Agency Founder

1836 - Bret Harte ~ Author, perhaps best known for "Outcasts of Poker Flat"

1845 - Ludwig II ~ Mad KIng of Bavaria

1882 - Sean O'Kelly ~ Irish Politician

~ By the Bye ~

1609 ~ Galileo demonstrates his Telescope to Venetian 'shot callers'

1689 ~ Montreal taken by Iroquois

1718 ~ Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans is founded with ease

1814 ~ British forces destroy Library of Congress...oh, 'bout 3,000 books

1875 ~ Matthew Webb becomes 1st to swim the English Channel -- 21h 45m

1898 ~ 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by Turks in Heraklion, Greece

~ see ya later alligator ~

DaddysKat

3,554 Posts

Mon, Aug 25 2014 10:52 AM

25 August ...

I have a few belated's myself ...

Yesterday was actor Rupert Grint's birthday (26). Also, comedian Dave Chappelle turned 41 and Australia's own ... actor Alex O'loughlin turned 38. Oh yeah ... actress Beth Reisgraf turned 36. Hopefully I'll catch the rest next year! lol.

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Actress Blake Lively is 27 today. Director Tim Burton is 56. Thirty-Minute Meals star and great cook, Rachael Ray is 46 ... guys, check out her spread in FHM magazine. Actor Kel Mitchell turns 36 today and actor Blair Underwood is 50.

TV Show host Regis Philbin is 83; model Claudia Shiffer is 44 and guitarist Vivian Campbell is 52. "Let's Make a Deal" host from the time of the dinosaurs, Monty Hall is 93.

Redneck politian George Wallace (1919 - 1998) was born on the 24th.

Actor Tom Skerritt is 81; MLB all star pitcher Rollie Fingers is 68 ... I'm guessing that handlebar mustache is like 50?

Actress Anya Monzikova is 30 today and Rachel Shelley is 45.

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I can't say enough about this Scottish born actor ... Sean Connery is 84 today. Talk about aging gracefully!

I don't know what became more famous ... this singer's retarded haircut (what's that called again?) or this song. Billy Ray Cyrus is 53 today. (Okay, I admit I know how to do the "Achy-Breaky" line dance.

The founder of the rock band "Kiss" ... Gene Simmons is 65 today ...

English born singer Alexandra Burke is 26 today ...

Another English born singer ... Elvis Costello is 60 today ...

Lead singer for the heavy metal band, Judas Priest, Rob Halford is 63 today ...

The music composer of "West Side Story", Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was also born on the 25th ... anyone but me see this musical?

BTW, Natalie Wood was lip singing. Who knows the actual singer?

Scottish born singer Amy Macdonald is 27 today ...

and Broadway actress, singer and dancer Ruby Keeler (1910 - 1993) was born on the 25th ... here's a number she performed in the musical "42nd Street" ...