Happy Birthday

Well September 11th is coming up once again, but this year I wanted to take a different approach to this day. Long before our nation suffered a massive wound this was just another day. And for many it was a day of celebration of life.

September 11th was the birth day of many people, famous and not. Celebrities who all share this day include:

Actor Earl Holliman is 81. Movie director Brian De Palma is 69. Singer Jack Ely of The Kingsmen is 66. Drummer Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead is 66. Guitarist Leo Kottke is 64. Actress Amy Madigan is 59. Guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx is 56. Songwriter Diane Warren is 53. Drummer Jon Moss of Culture Club is 52. Actress Roxann Dawson ("Star Trek: Voyager") is 51. Actor Scott Patterson ("Gilmore Girls") is 51. Actress Virginia Madsen ("Sideways," "American Dreams") is 48. Actress Kristy McNichol is 47. Musician Moby is 44. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 42. Actress Taraji P. Henson ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") is 39. Actress Laura Wright ("Guiding Light") is 39. Guitarist Jeremy Popoff of Lit is 38. Singer Brad Fischetti of LFO is 34. Rapper Mr. Black is 32. Guitarist Jon Buckland of Coldplay is 32. Rapper Ludacris is 32. Singer Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum is 28.

But for me someone far more important has her birthday on this day. That is my mother.

It is a shame that all these people share this day with a horrible memory for the nation. But the nation survived and it still is a day of celebration, as every day is.

So I just wanted to take a moment to wish all those that have September 11th as a birthday my best wishes, before all the sadness of the day weighs upon them.

Most importantly I want to wish my mother a very happy birthday. And for those that are wondering, my mother is 21. Don’t you dare question that, I don’t.