Tuesday, July 7, 2009

91

My dad would have been 91 today.

It also happens to be Robert Heinlein's birthday. I wonder if Dad was aware of that particular coincidence.

Ringo Starr is 69. [ETA: Top 10 Ringo Starr Drum Tracks]

3 comments:

Daisy Deadhead said...

Philip K Dick's description of the title character in MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE was his physical description of Heinlein... even his house!

(for some inexplicable reason, I think that is just the coolest thing in the world...)

Also, just saw the documentary about Harlan Ellison (debating if I should review it and start a whole thing about Harlan's, umm, character)...he has a chair in his house that Heinlein sat in...

D. said...

Discussing Harlan's character never gets old.

Daisy Deadhead said...

D, Ellison made a pass at me once, back in my early 20s. (I assume there are thousands of women who could make that same claim.)

The uniqely Harlan part of the story: My (first) husband was standing right next to me.

I mean, talk about some chutzpah!