SIXTY-NINE!

If sex was a number, it would be sixty nine. In numerology, 69 is a number of idealism,  family and harmony. It is also a number of health and compassion.  It is the natural number following 68 and preceding 70.  In roman numerals, it's LXIX.  

                  Whatever it means, one thing is certain: I am getting older but not any wiser.
                     And as long as I can keep getting birthdays, everything will be just fine!

REMEMBERING STAN LAUREL

               I consider myself to be primarily a comedian who just happens to perform through cartoons.
                   And among comedians, there's no one standing higher for me than Stan Laurel.

I've always admired his skill in pantomime and the remarkable ability to take a simple everyday situation and transform it into something funny, ridiculous and immensely entertaining. His partnership with Oliver Hardy was a blessing for Stan as it gave him a sounding board and instant feedback to his quiet bits of lunacy. Sadly, most of Laurel and Hardy's artistry is lost in present generations due to a lack of promotion and poor exposure of their films on the streaming services. Still, there is hope that their wonderful shorts and feature films somehow will find a way to be admired and become an inspiration to future generations. As for myself, I am just glad I was born when their comedies were still widely available on television because, to this day, I cherish their friendship and companionship through all the muck and mire of our daily existence.

                                                                 God Bless Stan Laurel!

Another year...another birthday! My grandson Antonio is now eight!

Video chat party with his school pals!

FRANK SINATRA'S WORLD

This is WIKIPEDIA's entry on Frank Sinatra:
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

So much has been written about Sinatra, it is quite redundant to say anything more here. 
His legacy in popular music is well known and his recordings are still heard all over the world in some form or another. Movie makers frequently rely on Frank's recordings to score parts of their films and his presence is felt in other singers' arrangements of classic tunes previously recorded by him.

                  

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he's still regarded as the greatest singer of the 20th Century, which he most certainly is. 
His recordings will continue to delight future generations for many years to come. 

He was the original pop star.

                        

He invented the Concept Album.

He was a style icon.

His music is constantly rediscovered.

               

He inspires intense devotion across generations.

 

But first and foremost, he did it all his way.

Today is his 104th birthday and I will remember Old Blue Eyes by listening to some of his songs, which I enjoy not only on his birthday but all year round!

                     

                                                       

"It's Frank's world, we just live in it." - Dean Martin, member of Sinatra's legendary Rat Pack.

Cartoon by Pete Emslie

"May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine." - Frank Sinatra.

And have a Merry Sinatra Christmas! 

Check out this clip from the Dean Martin show where you can appreciate the camaraderie between them  and their joyful approach to the songs.

REBECCA!

                                        My little granddaughter is 5 years old today!
                                                          Happy Birthday, Rebecca!

My Son's Birthday!

Thank You All!

The Mighty 68!

                                          Another great moment in my birthday history!

ANTONIO IS SEVEN!

Today is my grandson ANTONIO's 7th Birthday!
I can't believe it!
Time doesn't fly...it zooms by!

Happy 4th Birthday to my beautiful little Granddaughter!

                                                  Little Rebecca is Four Years Old today!
                                                           Happy Birthday, Princess!

My son Ricardo's birthday! Always, a very special event! Many happy returns, son!

SEAN CONNERY'S 88TH BIRTHDAY!

From WIKIPEDIA, the free encyclopedia:

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award).

Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Finding Forrester, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, The Man Who Would be King, The Wind and The Lion, Outland, The Hill, and The Rock.

Connery has been polled as "The Greatest Living Scot" and "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". In 1989, he was proclaimed "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine, and in 1999, he was voted "Sexiest Man of the Century". Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to Film Drama.