Big birthday day!

This date, October 5, i rode in on the bus, saw a GORGEOUS sunrise over new york. It rained last night, and as i watched the sun pour through the charcoal skyscrapers and chiseled granite clouds, i realized that today is positively bursting with birthdays - tons of 'em!

First and foremost, it is my dad's birthday. Can't wish him enough happiness and prosperity, the bestest guy in the world - happy birthday dad!!

Also and wonderfully, it is lia's birthday. She gave herself the present of a kick ass new job for a great landscape architecture firm, where she will thrive in a most fantabulous fashion - slappy mirthday, lia!

Nextquisitely - it is sydney's birthday. She's one of the newer lawyers in the office where i work, and a breath of fresh air she is. Glad to have you around - flappy worthday, sydney!

Last but not least - it is christopher's mom's birthday. This is almost ridiculous isn't it? All this celebrating smooshed into one 24-hour period. She's out in salt lake city, and mormonlike, will eschew the drunken debauchery that will attend the other celebrations of the day (well, probably not dad's, but you never know). Not even coffee with her cake - but you can bet there will be extra ice cream. Happy shmappy.

SO - a special installment of Magic 8pod:

What do you have to say about the ANNIVERSARIES OF THE BIRTHS of the following stellar personalities, oh all-knowing one?

Dad - 'Angel Eyes' Ella Fitzgerald. A good old-fashioned saloon song. Not, um, happy, per se, and maybe i'm all turned around on the whole 'dad probably won't get drunk' thing. "Drink up all you people/ Order anything you see..." It's about missing your loved one - maybe a reflection of my not being able to visit the fam for thanksgiving. But party on, dad - and maybe you and mom should come see my show in virginia (hey sis, would that be a good xmas/birthday present for them?)

Lia - 'Alta Loma' Tommy Keene. Here we go - a rockin' power pop song by a master of the form. Freedom, escape, dreams and love in a texas town. What more could you want?

Sydney - 'Come Together' The Beatles. Now what was i saying about drunken debauchery? Go easy on the hard stuff, party girl...

Christopher's Mom - 'I Need You to Turn To' Elton John. Beautiful song, reaching out to a loved one he relies on for warmth and protection in hard times. Not a bad tribute for your mother, i'd think. Bet she'd love it!