November 17th is the birthday

… of Senator James Inhofe (R-OK). Inhofe is the senator who has said, “man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.” He’s 72, his age having finally matched his IQ.

… of Gordon Lightfoot. The singer is 68.

I can see her lyin’ back in her satin dress
In a room where you do what you don’t confess
Sundown, you better take care
If I find you bin creepin’ round my back stairs
Sundown, you better take care
If I find you bin creepin’ round my back stairs

… of Martin Scorsese. The director is 64. Six Oscar nominations; will “The Departed” win one for him?

Tom Seaver Plaque

… of Danny DeVito. The actor/director/producer is 62. Very early in his career DeVito played Martini in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

… of Lorne Michaels. The producer of Saturday Night Live is 62.

… of Tom Seaver. Tom Terrific, the baseball hall-of-famer is 62.

… of Elvin Hayes. The basketball hall-of-famer is 61.

… of Howard Dean. The politician is 58.

… of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. The actress is 44. Mastrantonio was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for “The Color of Money.”

… of Daisy Fuentes. The hottie is 40.

Rock Hudson was born on this date in 1925; he died in 1985. Hudson got a best actor Oscar nomination for “Giant.”

Soichiro Honda was born on this date in 1906; he died in 1991. Honda started as an auto mechanic at age 15.