Holiday Birthday

She'd be 96.

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Posted on April 6, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Take a deep breath before you continue reading...

Lando Calrissian is 74 years old today.

Relax. Keep breathing.

Yep... we're all gettin' older.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Happy Birthday, Merle!

"If I hear another line dance song, I think I'm gonna puke."

- Merle Haggard

That stellar quote appears on one of my favorite tees, by Modern Cowgirl.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays, Fashion.

She's Got Birthday Beeeotch Eyes

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Birthday Bummer

Heath Ledger would be 32 today.

Contrary to Randy and Evi Quaid's belief, Ledger died of a drug overdose, not murder-by-star-whackers.

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Birthday Mash-Up

Tony Orlando = 67

Wayne Newton = 69

And, last but definitely not least...

Doris Day = 89

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Happy Birthday, Marvin

Marvin Gaye would be 72 today.

“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”

- Marvin Gaye

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Happy birthday to The Man of a Thousand Faces!

Silent film star and creep-master, Lon Chaney Sr., would be 128 today. Hell, he looks like he's 128 in this pic. Spooky times.

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Happy birthday, Mr. Bad-Ass

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Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays, Celebrities.

It's the Girl from Ipanema's birthday!

Brazilian singer and queen of bossa nova and samba, Astrud Gilberto, celebrates her 71st year today. Watch this and listen happily.

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P.S. How much do we LOVE the fact that this was televised via FabTV?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays, Music.

Happy birthday, Logan 5!

It's Michael York's birthday.

You might know him better as Logan 5, the seksi Sandman from Logan's Run, my favorite sci-fi flick.

Don't you dare hate on Logan's Run, or there will be problems.

Viva Logan 5! Carousel is a LIE, baby!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

A Birthday Contrast

Miss Ross was born today. Always fabulous. No further words necessary.

It's also Leonard Nimoy's special day. Live long and prosper, good sir. We love you Nimoy, you freaky bitch.

In honor of these iconic birthdays, I suggest treating yourself to one of two presents. Just for you. You know Diana and Leonard are getting barraged with gifts. Treat yourself on their birthday. Go on.

1. The Diana Ross doll, in full Bob Mackie regalia. There's one left on Amazon.

2. The Spock Monkey, available on Spockmonkey.com.

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Viva National JoChakan Khanford Day!

It's Chaka Khan's birthday. Why it hasn't been made a national holiday is beyond me.

The fact that it isn't national Joan Crawford day today is also troubling. It's her birthday, too. No dead jokes, it's Joanfriggincrawford, for cryin' out loud -- have some respect!

I'm spearheading a campaign to make today National JoChakan Khanford Day. I'm taking this as far as I can. Who's with me?!?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Barbie's Bitch Turns 50!

The master of the flesh-colored mound, Ken Carson, turns 50 this month.

Sadly, Ken's commando days are over; his mound is now covered by faux undies. Travesty!

Over the years, we've seen him go through his phases, including Good-Lookin' Ken, Talking Busy Ken, Malibu Ken, Sport & Shave Ken, Jewel Secrets Ken (the Disco years), Totally Hair Ken and Harley Ken.

My favorite: Sugar's Daddy Ken. The 2009 incarnation was a reference to his pet, Sugar, a West Highland White Terrier that Ken leads on a pink leash. This was during Ken's Palm Beach years. Mattel's Palm Beach doll line was geared for adult Barbie collectors and supposedly exemplified Palm Beach fashion.

Sad that Mattel didn't have the cojones to call him Way Gay Ken instead.

Sugar's Daddy Ken? Without a hint of leather? Boooo, Mattel. Get it right next time, please. Thanks in advance.

Happy 50th, Ken. We heart you.

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Weekend Edition

Gotta make this quick, kids. Yo tengo very crabby eyes. This leads me to our first topic.

1. At long last, the first day of Spring has arrived. So lovely. So sneeze-inducing. So inspiring. Welcome, spring.

2. Sheen for President

The Huffington Post - Charlie Sheen for President? He may just need to pick a party and, he'd be, duh, winning.

The headline grabbing, now former sitcom star was placed in hypothetical election match ups with President Obama and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin by Public Policy Polling, on behalf of the Wall Street Journal. Whether it says more about the partisan divide or the public's fondness for Sheen, the star had some resounding success in the polls.

When given the choice between Palin and Sheen, Democratic voters choose the Sober Valley Lodge over Wasilla, Alaska; Sheen defeats Palin 44-24 amongst Dems. Similarly, in an Obama vs. Sheen election, Republicans would take the actor 37-28.

Most remarkably, it's not just partisan in some cases; Sheen defeats Palin amongst political independents, 41-36.

Read the rest of the story here.

3. Happy birthday, Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003... i.e., dead). No wonder he went with Rogers. I imagine McFeely ranks pretty damn high on the list of Worst Children's Show Host Names Ever. Welcome to Mr. McFeely's neighborhood, kids! Ew.