Janaury 7th

Today is the birthday

… of William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist. He’s 81.

… of Paul Revere Dick, 71. He and Mark Lindsay formed Paul Revere & The Raiders in 1960. They recorded “Louie Louie” in the same studio as The Kingsmen in Portland, Oregon in 1963. (The song was written in 1955.) The Kingsmen won that battle, but The Raiders went on to record five top 10 hits, including the number one, “Indian Reservation,” which sold six million copies.

… of Kenneth Clark Loggins. He’s 61.

… of David Stephen Caruso, 53.

… of Katherine Anne Couric. University of Virigina grad Katie Couric is 52.

… of Nicholas Kim Coppola. The Oscar-winner, known better as Nicolas Cage, is 45.