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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Happy Ringo Starr's Birthday!

Why, you may ask, do I choose to acknowledge this man, when it is also director Vittorio DeSica's b-day?

And actress Shelley Duvall's?

And director George Cukor's?

And also that of Joel Siegel, Jessica Hahn, Robert A. Heinlein and Doc Severinsen?

Because those people - great as they are - never had the chops on the skins that Ringo has, nor have they ever shared co-star billing with Peter Sellers, nor have they been able to manage the same fake Cockney accent all these years.

(which may be real; I have to check on that...)

Whatever the case, this is the man who was also the answer to the trivia question asked by the DJ in Robert Zemeckis' 1978 classic flick I Wanna Hold Your Hand.  And was also Barbara Bach's main squeeze for a long time.  He still might be; I don't know.  He never writes anymore....

But what else can we do to celebrate a man who not only drums and acts...but sings...than to dance along with what may be his best-known song?

No, not that one....

No, not that one either....

This one:



Happy birthday, Ringo!  Long may you ring...and drum.  And stuff.

Dope out.

- TGWD

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