Mozart and Mendelssohn Were Dead By Forty. Why Aren't You?

[madbaker]

I gave my mother a card with that on the front when she turned 40, so it seems only fair to apply it to me. In my defense, I was 12 or 13 and it's a line from a British sitcom.

I'm taking a half day off work and going over to the Buena Vista Cafe for Irish coffee; Nov 10 is the birthday for that drink too, although it's older.

Something Positive did a shout-out to Sesame Street today - Sesame Street also turned 40.

Comments

[loup_noir]

Today is birthday rich. Happy You Day!

40!

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

Bwah-ha-ha!

[finickynarcane.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to you. Forty isn't so bad, if I remember correctly.

[misagillian.livejournal.com]

Happy happy birthday! Hope it's fabulous. :)

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! I don't remember that far back, but I must have had a good 40th.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Re: 40!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I'm working with a voice coach on the evil laugh.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!! You're still a baby! :->

[zoccolaro.livejournal.com]

Happy B-day, Baker-san! =)

Re: 40!

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

It's important. Look where it got Dr. Horrible.

[vitrarius.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

[etaine-pommier.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!!!

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Have a wonderful day!

[ptigris.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday dude! Have a Martini too while you're at it.

So there's this British com that I can't remember the name of and I know you'd get it - takes place in a (French?) cafe during Nazi-controlled Europe and is about subverting their silliness.

Didn't mean to go all Godwin on you, but I figured you of all people would remember the series.

[syele.livejournal.com]

Happy day, friend!

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

Many happy returns of the day!

[callistotoni.livejournal.com]

Happy Happy Birthday!

[incendiary-ave.livejournal.com]

Same day as Neil Gaiman!!! Happy Birthday, hope you have a fantastic celebration, and can't wait to hear how dinner is!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

It's called Allo, Allo. I remember it being very funny and sex farce-ish.

[ldyanna.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[hyla-regilla.livejournal.com]

/me does a Happy Birthday Dance

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous of the volume of well-wishers.


Happy Birthday, Youngling!

Not a Young Lad (tm) any more...

[aastg.livejournal.com]

....Boo-Fucking-Hoo!

Seriously - well, mostly seriously - have a WONDERFUL b-day!

[badassslinky.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! I hope it was a good one =)

[ptigris.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping it will be on the same line as Are You Being Served?... That would make me a happy camper.