Birthday Of Funk

*Gerald, your local "Complete Discrete" electrical appliance salesman will be presenting you with the Deluxe version of the Blammo Anal Intruder 4000 ® *

This superb gift was sent by my old chum the Bike Stealer this morning, along with a delightful musical comedy moment from Victor Borge.

I share my birthday with Johnny Cash (we walk the line) Victor Hugo (we raise up the oppressed), Levi Strauss (we wear blue trousers) and Fats Domino (we found our thrill).

Wikipedia also tells me that on this day, 1797 - The Bank of England issued the first one-pound note, 1952 - United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that this nation had an atomic bomb, and 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the first web browser.

Plus, and as if that wasn't enough, the One Thousand Bloggers chaps have decided to make me blogger of the week, coming soon to a pixel near you. I am currently slot number 262.

Thanks a lot, also, for the many kind messages comments and emails I received after writing about my recent misery. Last night I dreamed I lost my (long dead) dog - and in the process of searching for him, met up with three people whom I have not seen in years. It seems that they are still with me, these shades, past loves, and come to greet me once again in my sleep.