donutage (Bill Cole)RE: https://mstdn.social/@reinodeboer/116583261187009884
Happy birthday, Jonathan Richman (b. 5/16/1951)!
75 years old and yet somehow still a child at heart. https://youtu.be/VXbKkno7Z5k
Happy birthdays to L. Frank Baum (b. 5/15/1856), Katherine Ann Porter (b. 1890), & Brian Eno (b. 1948)!
I wonder what would happen if the three of them walked into a bar.
#UnofficialDiaryDates #LFrankBaum #KatherineAnnPorter #BrianEno
RE: https://sfba.social/@historyofpunkrock/116570718124202524
Happy birthday, David Byrne (b. 5/14/1952)!
Today is the anniversary of the Philadelphia MOVE bombing (5/13/1985).
In a standoff during the attempt to evict MOVE members from their headquarters in a residential neighborhood, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped 2 explosive devices on its roof, igniting a fire that killed 11 people, destroyed 61 homes, & left 250 people homeless. Subsequent lawsuits would find the city liable for using excessive force & violating constitutional rights.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/116562030898797251
Happy birthday, Edward Lear (b. 5/12/1812)!
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.
. . . .
He reads, but he does not speak, Spanish,
He cannot abide ginger beer;
Ere the days of his pilgrimage vanish,
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!
Happy birthday, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (b. 5/12/1828 in London)!
Happy birthday, Salvador Dali (b. 5/11/1904 in Figueres, Spain)!
Happy birthday, John Brown (b. 5/9/1800)!
His truth keeps marching on.
RE: https://mstdn.social/@reinodeboer/116543603016606312
Happy National Windmill Day, my Dutch friends!