The Poe toaster (which I cannot fail to misread as poetaster (a perfectly crumulent word; look it up)) could be the plot of a Bradbury story.

I see Subteranean are to publish a new Ray Bradbury book in the fall titled "Nemo" iv`e pre ordered my copy now ,also PS publishing here in the UK anounced they are to publish a new one by Ray no title as yet and there is the prospect of the short story collection "Juggernaught" to look forward to should this take place things seem to be hotting up ,I hope Ray is in good health and still creating .Live forever Ray.

Happy 70th birthday to the great Richie Havens.

Another favourite.

Ernest Borgnine, who gets a reward in a few days.

Neil Diamond, 70 today.

Happy 183, Jules Verne!

James Dean, eighty.

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James Dean[/url], eighty.

Wow. Forever young.

Carole King, 69. From one of the greatest albums of our time.

Joe Pesci, 68. Yute is a good word.

And there are several more famous birthdays today, but I'll leave those for someone else to discover and post.

DS: JP's classic "yutes" exchange with the wonderful Fred Gwynne!
(Our boys love this play on the language.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLValMc9XjU&NR=1
*Pesci's selection of a "cloth suit" in the follow-up scene is just hilarious!

Mr. Gwynne, of course, starred in countless memorable characters, including RB's Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine (1982).

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001304/mediaindex

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DS: JP's classic "yutes" exchange with the wonderful Fred Gwynne!

He sure is! He's always been one of my favourite actors.

Thanks to Mrs Lantry for doing the heavy lifting today: Thomas Edison (164), Sidney Sheldon (94), Eva Gabor (90), Leslie Nielsen (85), Tina Louise (77), Burt Reynolds (75) and Bobby "Boris" Pickett (73).

Don't you love copy and paste?

Happy 93, Patty Andrews!

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Thanks to Mrs Lantry for doing the heavy lifting today: Thomas Edison (164), Sidney Sheldon (94), Eva Gabor (90), Leslie Nielsen (85), Tina Louise (77), Burt Reynolds (75) and Bobby "Boris" Pickett (73).

Don't you love copy and paste?

I believe Bobby "Boris" Pickett died last year?

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I believe Bobby "Boris" Pickett died last year?

Yes, he did.

He is legend: happy birthday Richard Matheson, 85 today.