Happy Bday Capricorn!

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:29 am

Happy Birthday all you old goats! Nobody ever cares about our stupid birthdays, who has time to remember a birthday right now? And who has any money to buy a birthday present anyway? It's christmas for chrissakes! So tout yer own horn and grumble away.

My fuckin birthday is on the 27th. I hated it when I was a kid. In between the letdown of christmas and the anticipation of the new year? Come on! I've had ONE fucking birthday party in my whole life, and of all stupid things, it snowed that year, and ONE friend showed up. Suzy still has a soft spot in my heart today, but the whole thing just scarred me emotionally.

Grump. Grumble. Moan. Bah humbug! I bet scrooge was a capricorn.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:32 am

may as well throw in a grumble, too.. just for good measure.

(smooch)

Sandwichman · Post by **Sandwichman** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:36 am

My day is the tenth of January and it is right about the time the bills from christmas time are piling up. I don't think I have ever had a party. My parents in the last ten years have called me once on a birthday. My wife has forgotten a few times. Typically my friends don't even know to ask when my birthday is. On top of all this I FUCKING hate and I repeat FUCKING hate christmas.

J

Simply Joel · Post by **Simply Joel** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:53 am

i was born on 15 January 1957 in Normal, Illinois.

go figure, eh?

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:17 am

Mine, like a couple other folks here, falls on the 19th. Fucking cusps. Not only am I grumpy, I'm a confused airhead.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:29 am

AntiM wrote:Mine, like a couple other folks here, falls on the 19th. Fucking cusps. Not only am I grumpy, I'm a confused airhead.

ah, yes, but we can be that way together, eh? to Poe!

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:42 pm

To Poe!

sparkletarte · Post by **sparkletarte** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:35 pm

Happy birthday you ornery...er....yeah, happy birthday! You goaty goats you!

Simply Joel · Post by **Simply Joel** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:54 pm

AntiM wrote:To Poe!

Poe, Edgar Allan {poh}
Best known for his poems and short fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, Jan. 19, 1809, died Oct. 7, 1849 in Baltimore, deserves more credit than any other writer for the transformation of the short story from anecdote to art. He virtually created the detective story and perfected the psychological thriller. He also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time -- important theoretical statements on poetry and the short story -- and has had a worldwide influence on literature.

Early Life and Work
Poe's parents, David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins, were touring actors; both died before he was 3 years old, and he was taken into the home of John Allan, a prosperous merchant in Richmond, Va., and baptized Edgar Allan Poe. His childhood was uneventful, although he studied (1815-20) for 5 years in England. In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia but stayed for only a year. Although a good student, he ran up large gambling debts that Allan refused to pay. Allan prevented his return to the university and broke off Poe's engagement to Sarah Elmira Royster, his Richmond sweetheart. Lacking any means of support, Poe enlisted in the army. He had, however, already written and printed (at his own expense) his first book,Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), verses written in the manner of Byron.

Temporarily reconciled, Allan secured Poe's release from the army and his appointment to West Point but refused to provide financial support. After 6 months Poe apparently contrived to be dismissed from West Point for disobedience of orders. His fellow cadets, however, contributed the funds for the publication of Poems by Edgar A. Poe ... Second Edition (1831), actually a third edition -- after Tamerlane and Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems (1829). This volume contained the famous To Helen and Israfel, poems that show the restraint and the calculated musical effects of language that were to characterize his poetry.

Editorial Career
Poe next took up residence in Baltimore with his widowed aunt, Maria Clemm, and her daughter, Virginia, and turned to fiction as a way to support himself. In 1832 the Philadelphia Saturday Courier published five of his stories -- all comic or satiric -- and in 1833, MS. Found in a Bottle won a $50 prize given by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor.
Poe, his aunt, and Virginia moved to Richmond in 1835, and he became editor of the Southern Literary Messenger and married Virginia, who was not yet 14 years old.

Poe published fiction, notably his most horrifying tale, Berenice in the Messenger, but most of his contributions were serious, analytical, and critical reviews that earned him respect as a critic. He praised the young Dickens and a few other contemporaries but devoted most of his attention to devastating reviews of popular contemporary authors. His contributions undoubtedly increased the magazine's circulation, but they offended its owner, who also took exception to Poe's drinking. The January 1837 issue of the Messenger announced Poe's withdrawal as editor but also included the first installment of his long prose tale, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, five of his reviews, and two of his poems. This was to be the paradoxical pattern for Poe's career: success as an artist and editor but failure to satisfy his employers and to secure a livelihood.

First in New York City (1837), then in Philadelphia (1838-44), and again in New York (1844-49), Poe sought to establish himself as a force in literary journalism, but with only moderate success. He did succeed, however, in formulating influential literary theories and in demonstrating mastery of the forms he favored -- highly musical poems and short prose narratives. Both forms, he argued, should aim at "a certain unique or single effect." His theory of short fiction is best exemplified in Ligeia (1838), the tale Poe considered his finest, and The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1839), which was to become one of his most famous stories.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) is sometimes considered the first detective story. Exemplary among his musical, mellifluous verses are The Raven (1845) and The Bells (1849).

Virginia's death in January 1847 was a heavy blow, but Poe continued to write and lecture. In the summer of 1849 he revisited Richmond, lectured, and was accepted anew by the fiancee he had lost in 1826. After his return north he was found unconscious on a Baltimore street. In a brief obituary the Baltimore Clipper reported that Poe had died of "congestion of the brain."

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:49 am

psssst. All you fellow crabs. In 6 mos--whinefest of our own.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:15 am

Oh! I love crabs! My mother, a very splendid friend, adn my little sarah junie.

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:28 am

Rob Brezsny wrote:Fundamentalist Christians send me hate mail. Religious zealots have
banned my last book. Along with meditation, yoga, and sex for fun, the
powers-that-be at the Vatican has declared astrology to be dangerous to
your spiritual health.

All of these people would no doubt be shocked if they learned that Jesus
Christ is one of the Main High Dudes in my pantheon of gods. They seem
to believe that people like me -- goddess-worshiping tantric sufi Qabalist
Buddhist pagans who hang around with zen trickster witches and espouse
a socialist libertarian political philosophy -- couldn't possibly have an
intimate relationship with the cosmic hero they claim to own. They must
think they have commandeered the trademark to one of the sweetest
avatars in history!

But I do have an intimate relationship with Jesus. How could I not? He was
a champion of women's rights, a threat to the established political order,
and a radical spiritual activist who worked outside religious institutions.
The dude owned nothing and was a passionate advocate for the poor and
underprivileged. He was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and war.
Besides that, he was a master of love and he devoted his life to serving
the Divine Intelligence. I want to be like him when I grow up!

"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle," he allegedly
said, "than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." That's a
pretty clear statement of his position towards plutocratic accumulators of
property and wealth.

"Love your enemies," he said, "do good to those who hate you, bless
those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." How any
militarist promoting global arms sales and pre-emptive war could claim an
affinity with Jesus is incomprehensible.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:05 pm

Hey you're Cardinal, and you can't be all that bad with Poe, and Elvis, and Bowie...

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:31 pm

And Jesus H. Christ, goddammit! Let's not forget the season for hte reason, or the reason for hte seasoning, or hte season for hte roast beast, or something......

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:50 pm

Doc, Capricorn. Born: December 30, 1953, Oakland, CA. So there.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:54 pm

A belated Happy Birthday to the Doc!

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:36 pm

Having my birthday dinner as we speak. I officially entered the age 43 at 3:31 this afternoon. Ivar's Clam chowder, already excellent, further gussied up with fresh Dungeness crab, corn, chardonnay, fresh pepper and fleur-de-sel because, god dammit, I'm turning 43 solo. Walnut sourdough on the side, ahhhh, paradise!

And since I don't have any friends cool enough to kidnap me for my birthday, I'm kidnapping myself off to the local cinema and seeing <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i> after dinner digests.

Also gifted myself with a solar-powered pagoda light earlier today. That'll look nice in Wolf Camp's yurt this year

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:39 pm

Happy Birthday!
diane o'thirst

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:58 pm

Why, thank you kindly, Zule

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:01 pm

DOT, I continue to admire your taste in everything. (And again, happy birthday to you and to all the rest of us ole goats!)

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:43 am

Oooh! Three years ago today, I was ready to POP (glad that's over!) Happy birthday, my little Claire Bee Capricorn.

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 6:33 am

My birthdayday: January 17, 1962

Jim Carrey, the actor, and I were born on the exact same day.

Some other famous folks born on my birthday:

[You too can look your famous-birthday folks up at: http://www.historyorb.com/ - Go to the bottom of the page and search on "Today in History" and check the "Famous Birthdays" box.]

17/01/1504 - Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)

17/01/1706 - Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
Franklin Quote: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Right on, Ben!

17/01/1761 - James Hall, Scotland, geologist
(One of the fathers of the science of geology. I'm also a geologist)

17/01/1820 - Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
17/01/1863 - Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russia, director (Stanislavski Method)
17/01/1880 - Mack Sennett, movie creator (Keystone Kops)
17/01/1899 - Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging)
17/01/1922 - Betty White, Oak Park, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls)
17/01/1925 - Rock Hudson, Winnetka Ill, actor (McMillian and Wife)
17/01/1927 - Eartha Kitt, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman)
17/01/1928 - Vidal Sassoon, London, hair stylist/CEO (Vidal Sasson)
17/01/1931 - James Earl Jones, Miss, actor (Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man)
17/01/1934 - Shari Lewis, Bronx NY, ventriloquist/puppeteer (Lamb Chop)
17/01/1938 - Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist (Paul Revere and Raiders)
17/01/1939 - Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung
17/01/1940 - H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
17/01/1942 - Muhammad Ali, [Cassius Clay], heavyweight champ boxer (1964-7 74-8)
17/01/1948 - Mick Taylor, rock guitarist (Rolling Stones)
17/01/1949 - Andy Kaufman, NYC, comedian/actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi)
17/01/1955 - Steve Earle, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Guitar Town)
17/01/1959 - Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian)
17/01/1962 - Jim Carrey, Ontario Canada, actor (Living Color, Dumb and Dumber, Mask)
17/01/1966 - Shabba Ranks, reggae singer

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:33 pm

RingO'Fire wrote:My birthdayday: January 17, 1962

Jim Carrey, the actor, and I were born on the exact same day.

Some other famous folks born on my birthday:

17/01/1706 - Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
Franklin Quote: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Right on, Ben!

Hey — my ancestors, David and Benjamin Rittenhouse, were thick as thieves with Mr. Franklin

In fact, the former used to fabricate his patent prototypes, including the bifocals and the Franklin Stove. Small world!

And yes, I have a considerable amount of respect for Benny-boy.

Jim Carrey is a Capricorn? Right on! I just saw him in <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i> last night. Love it!

Oh, and famous people...well, I found out I'm exactly nine hours older than Peter Steele of Type O Negative. We share a dry and ironic sense of humour and a love of romance, but little else, oddly enough...

And that would make me exactly two weeks older than you, RoF

High-five, fellow Capricorn Metal Ox!

Some famous people born on January 3:
Stephen Stills, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mel Gibson (to my eternal chagrin), Zazu Pitts, Cicero (another dubious commonality), Sergio Leone, Victor Borge (makes up for Mel), Father Damien (of the Molokai leper colony), Dabney Coleman, Victoria Principal, John Paul Jones.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:45 pm

I can't stay but for a second, but I just had to pop in here with a quick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE O'THIRST!

Your (our) SeaWolf sends his best wishes as well...

Bithday kisses!

Sandwichman · Post by **Sandwichman** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:59 pm

Thank you RingO'fire, that was pretty cool. I found a few that concern me though. LOL

10/01/1502 - Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)
10/01/1628 - Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)
10/01/1635 - Willem … Brakel, Frisian theologist (Reasonable religion)
10/01/1638 - Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer
10/01/1644 - Louis Boufflers, marshall of France
10/01/1683 - Gasparo Visconti, composer
10/01/1701 - Johann Caspar Simon, composer
10/01/1738 - Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)
10/01/1747 - Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker
10/01/1760 - Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer
10/01/1766 - Louis Massonneau, composer
10/01/1768 - James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop
10/01/1769 - Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)
10/01/1778 - Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants and animals)
10/01/1780 - M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist
10/01/1797 - A V Droste-H

Silver 2 · Post by **Silver 2** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:27 pm

Hah, I share the exact same birthday as:

01/01/1953 - Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem)
01/01/1953 - Kevin Hangon, composer
01/01/1953 - Rochelle S Abramson, violinist

none of whom I have ever heard of. On a real cheery note I share the day with:
01/01/1912 - Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole
01/01/1449 - Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence
and ... drum roll please,
01/01/1895 - J Edgar Hoover, Mr FBI

Oh, and that damned rebel:
01/01/1735 - Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)
If it were not for him and his ilk I might be a titled and rich land owner in Georgia today. Historical note: about 1/3 of the population were loyal to the crown, the most prominate had to flee the country, most going to Canada and the intelligent ones going to warm climes such as Spanish Florida, later getting Spanish land grants in Texas. NOTE: GW is not a Texan, he is just a carpetbagging yankee that knows how to move the religious half-wits.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:09 pm

Kim Philby the Spy? Lorenzo the Magnificent? J Edgar the Dangerous? I've heard of all of them... You don't have files on me, do you, Silver?

Silver 2 · Post by **Silver 2** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:42 pm

Nope, just tought that it was funny, a bunch of sneaky bastards, I am one of the least sneaky people I know.

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:34 pm

diane o'thirst wrote:
RingO'Fire wrote:My birthdayday: January 17, 1962

Jim Carrey, the actor, and I were born on the exact same day.

Some other famous folks born on my birthday:

17/01/1706 - Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
Franklin Quote: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Right on, Ben!
...And that would make me exactly two weeks older than you, RoF :) High-five, fellow Capricorn Metal Ox! :D

Happy Birthday Diane! High-fives all around!

If we had lived near each other, we could have been in the same class at school!

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:01 pm

Eh, my hometown had three high schools. That's just Santa Cruz by itself, this isn't even going into Soquel, San Lorenzo (where my biological sister went) and Aptos.

The odd thing was, I went to high school with a guy who was not only born the same day as me, but in the same hospital. We were so synched up it was scary, both of us were feisty weirdos who wore black all the time. He turned me onto roleplaying games and we cruised around Grad Nite at Disneyland together.

Happy Bday Capricorn!

Happy Bday Capricorn!

sometimes i can't help myself