Happy 48th Birthday Margaret Cho
Today is the 48th birthday of the actress/comedian/badass Margaret Cho. I remember first seeing Margaret Cho on TV, it was a stand up routine and they played it often on some cable channel. There was a...
View ArticleHappy 84th Birthday Yoko Ono
Today is the 84th birthday of Yoko Ono. First, let’s think about how it is strange to attach an age to her, and now let’s talk about that is still creating art and music, like right now. Her efforts...
View ArticleHappy 87th Birthday Harvey Milk
Today is the 87th birthday of the activist and humanitarian who said “It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give...
View ArticleHappy 70th Birthday Bill Kraus
Today is the 70th birthday of the activist Bill Kraus. If Sir Ian McKellen plays you in a movie, you have done life right. His efforts to push for AIDS drug treatments and safer sex campaigns saved...
View ArticleHappy 134th Birthday Rube Goldberg
Today is the 134th birthday of the illustrator and intricate inventor Rube Goldberg. He is the namesake of the Rube Goldberg Machine: anything that seems over-engineered, over-complicated or overdone...
View ArticleHappy 66th Birthday Randall Shilts
Today is the 66th birthday of Randy Shilts, the author of the Harvey Milk biography and the book And The Band Played On, of which I can see my copy as I type this. You absolutely have to read the book...
View ArticleHappy 80th Birthday Carol Doda
Today is the 79th birthday of Carol Doda. She is the subject of a cherished family story. She plays a very important role in the story of how Susie met her soon-to-be brother-in-law Waldie. She was...
View ArticleHappy 85th Birthday Yoko Ono
Today is the 85th birthday of Yoko Ono. First, let’s think about how it is strange to attach an age to her, and now let’s talk about that is still creating art and music, like right now. Her efforts...
View ArticleHappy 88th Birthday Harvey Milk
Today is the 88th birthday of the activist and humanitarian who said “It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give...
View ArticleHappy 135th Birthday Rube Goldberg
Today is the 135th birthday of the illustrator and intricate inventor Rube Goldberg. He is the namesake of the Rube Goldberg Machine: anything that seems over-engineered, over-complicated or overdone...
View ArticleHappy 64th Birthday Randall Shilts
Today is the 64th birthday of Randy Shilts, the author of the Harvey Milk biography and the book And The Band Played On, of which I can see my copy as I type this. You absolutely have to read the book...
View ArticleHappy 79th Birthday Carol Doda
Today is the 79th birthday of Carol Doda. She is the subject of a cherished family story. She plays a very important role in the story of how Susie met her soon-to-be brother-in-law Waldie. She was...
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