Today is the birthday
… of Barry Gordy. The founder of Motown is 78.
… of Gary Hart, 71. I wonder if he’s still hanging out on the “Monkey Business” with Donna Rice.
… of Randy Newman. The 16-time Oscar nominee (one win) is 64. The win was for “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.”
… of Paul Shaffer. “The Letterman Show” band-leader is 58.
… of Ed Harris. The four-time Oscar nominee is 57. Harris has been nominated for three best supporting actor Oscars and once as best actor (for “Pollock”).
… of S. Epatha Merkerson. Lt. Van Buren is 55.
… of Judd Nelson. John Bender of “The Breakfast Club” is 48.
… of Jon Stewart. “The Daily Show” star is 45.
How unkind of you! If Gary Hart is “hanging out,” it’s with his wife of almost 50 years. He has lived an extraordinary life over the past twenty years since he left politics, practicing international law, writing scores of important books, earning an Oxford doctorate, serving as a university professor, and continuing his public service in so many other ways. Would that more of us be as productive and caring about our future as he is.
Ah, we tease because we love.
Though as Chuck Berry sang:
Blond have good looks – tryin to get me hooked.
Want me to marry – get a home – settle down – write a book!
Too much monkey business. too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!
You’re stuck, way in the past, and I guess I can’t fix it.
Bwa ha ha ha, I’m loving the irony of a big Gary Hart supporter accusing someone else of being stuck in the past.
Jill, you’ve got it wrong, I’m much more interested in what he is doing today and tomorrow and the next few years. Do you have a clue?