Life is what happens when you are making other plans~ John Lennon
An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind~Gandhi
The time is always right to do what is right~ Martin Luther King Jr.


Friday, February 2, 2018

February Birthdays

Since it's February, time to say Happy Birthday

Alice Cooper
-Birth name: Vincent Damon Furnier
-DOB: 2/4/1948
-Where: Detroit, Michigan
-Known for wearing mostly black or leather on stage
Joe Pesci
-Birth name: Joseph Frank Pesci
-DOB: 2/9/1943
-Where: Newark, New Jersey
-His mother, Mary, was a part-time barber while his father Angelo was a bartender and forklift operator
Alan Rickman
-Birth name: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
-DOB: 2/21/1946
-Where: Hammersmith, London, England
-DOD: 1/14/2016
-Where: London, England (pancreatic cancer)
-His introduction to American audiences was playing a German terrorist in the film Die Hard
Steve Irwin
-Birth name: Stephen Robert Irwin
-DOB: 2/22/1962
-Where: Essendon, Victoria, Australia
-DOD: 9/4/2006
-Where: Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia (stingray attack)
-When his daughter Bindi performed on Dancing with the Stars, a special surprise was planned for her. A picture of her late father was revealed and she burst into tears.
Tony Iommi
-Birth name: Anthony Frank Iommi
-DOB: 2/19/1948
-Where: Birmingham, England
-He is the only original member of Black Sabbath to stay in the band throughout all the changes in lineup
Adrian Smith
-Birth name: Adrian Frederick Smith
-DOB: 2/27/1957
-Where: Hackney, London, England
-He was one of the first people considered to replace Pete Willis in Def Leppard, but the job went to Adrian's good friend Phil Collen
Matt Groening
-Birth name: Matthew Abram Groening
-DOB: 2/15/1954
-Where: Portland, Oregon
-He based The Simpsons character Comic Book Guy off himself