… of Dave Brubeck. Dave’s taken five for 89 years.
… of Tom Hulce. The actor who played Mozart in Amadeus is 56. (The film came out in 1984.) Hulce got an Oscar nomination for that performance. He shows up from time-to-time, but the only other role that comes to mind is Larry Kroger in Animal House.
… of Steven Wright. He’s 54.
- All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
- If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.
- How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?
- Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo!
- Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
- A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.
- A friend of mine once sent me a post card with a picture of the entire planet Earth taken from space. On the back it said, “Wish you were here.”
- I bought some batteries, but they weren’t included.
- If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?
- What’s another word for Thesaurus?
- If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?
One of America’s great lyricists, Ira Gershwin was born on this date in 1896.
Summertime
And the livin’ is easy,
Fish are jumpin’
And the cotton is high.
Oh yo’ daddy’s rich
An’ yo’ ma is good lookin’
So hush, little baby,
Don’t you cry.
[with Dubose Heyward]
*****
You’ve made my life so glamorous
You can’t blame me for feeling amorous.
Oh! ‘S wonderful! ‘S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
‘S wonderful! ‘S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
‘S awful nice! ‘S paradise!
‘S what I love to see!
*****
The way you wear your hat,
The way you sip your tea,
The mem’ry of all that —
No, no! They can’t take that away from me!
The way your smile just beams,
The way you sing off key,
The way you haunt my dreams —
No, no! They can’t take that away from me!