Birthday Parade

[mrdreamjeans]

I was just checking my Golden Retriever Puppies calendar and making sure I was up-to-date on sending birthday cards and planning ahead for presents:) From March 1 though April 14, I celebrate more people’s “natal anniversaries” (to borrow a phrase from lowfatmuffin) than at any other time of year.

Since I’m sitting here in my hotel room at the Ram-It-Inn West Hollywood ... air conditioning cranked, avoiding the smoggy LA weather, I thought it might be interesting to analyze how long I’ve been honoring the friends and family members on my birthday list for this period of time. Only one friend is on Live Journal. So here goes:

March 3 - Michael in Pittsburgh (my first boyfriend) - every year since 1977

March 5 - Henry in Washington, DC - since 1993

March 8 - David, an actor friend from “Phantom” - since 1994

March 17 - Twin nephews Ryan and Brennan - since birth in 1987 (Yep! They’re 18 next week.)

March 18 - Brother-in-law Wayne - since 1983 (He’s 50 next week!)

March 21 - Rick in Cleveland Ohio - since 1980

March 22 - My birthday! Every year since 19#$%^*&*!

March 31 - John in New York; we met on a cruise ship in 1983. I was his “first” :) He’s been with
the “second”, his partner Herb since 1984.

April 5 - Tim (bluedevilsf on LJ) ; we met through gotmoof in 1998 and my life has been enriched
ever since.

April 7 - Judy - since 1989- Our friendship ended abruptly last year. I don’t know why. I am
debating whether to hang in there. Should I send a card? None of my efforts to communicate and find resolution have been successful.

April 8 - Sister-in-law Lisa - every year since 1978. My brother and she met the third week of their freshman year at college and have been together ever since.

April 10 - Stan in San Fran; he’s the partner of my ex David and I adore him. Since 1999.

April 14 - Bill - an actor friend; the best metrosexual I know - since 1992.

So, that’s the tally... 15 birthdays in 6 weeks with five of them in the family (if you include me... and I always include me by buying myself presents:) Lots of Pisces and Aries in the mix. Just know that each of these people has brought joy and happiness to my life. Happy Birthday to all!

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Not at all! I appreciate you taking interest in my journal. We'll be in Toronto for 5-6 weeks, so you'll have plenty of opportunity to see the show while we are there. Please encourage any theater-going friends you might have to attend the show. I'm looking forward to our run North of the border:)

[teddybtoronto.livejournal.com]

I will definitely drum up some interest in the show among my buddies here in town. I am sure a lot of them will want to see it. Do you know what theater the show will be booked into? For an extended run like that, I'm guessing it must be part of a subscription package like the one put together by the Mirvishes.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I'll have to double-check, but I think we're at the Prince Edward? I'll get back to you. Thanks!

[teddybtoronto.livejournal.com]

After I posted my earlier note, I did a quick check, and I think it is the Princess of Wales Theatre, for the Mirvishes. That's the theatre David Mirvish and his father Ed built for their production of Ms Saigon. (I'm told it has some amazing fly space to accommodate the helicopter for the climax of that show.)

I've always heard the Mirvishes are great to work with, and I hope your Toronto run proves to be more of the same.

I think quite a few of my bear buddies have subscriptions to the Mirvish series, so you'll definitely see lots of us in the audience. *grin*

Break a leg in SF!