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Birthday

Today I celebrate 27 years of age along with the following . . .

Henry Rollins (45)
Peter Hook (50)
Peter Gabriel (56)
Jerry Springer (62)
Peter Tork (64)

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josh Mueller said…
You forget Prince Michael Jackson I, Randy Moss, Robbie Williams, star of 3 O'Clock Richard Tyson and Oliver Reed whom played the father in the film version of Tommy. Happy Birthday dude.
Anonymous said…
Happy Birthday Easy E!

Juliet baked you some b-day cupcakes, but then ate them all. Oh well, hopefully your birthday will be a grand event any way.

xoxo,

Cari
Anonymous said…
Happy birthday, Eric!
Kev said…
A belated happy one, man! I've been getting ready for a trip to San Antonio and haven't been blog-reading like I should; this will go in my calendar for next year though.
Eric said…
Happy birthday. You now join me at the ripe old age of 27. Tis a good age!!!
Anonymous said…
Sorry I'm awfully late about this, but happy birthday!

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