Producer, animator Joseph Barbera is 93. Co-founder of the Hanna Barbera cartoon empire which brought us such classics as Tom & Jerry, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Scooby Doo, The Flinstones, The Jetsons, The Atom Ant Show, Magilla Gorilla, Jonny Quest, Josie & the Pussycats, Motormouse, and The Smurfs.
Happy birthday old man, you make all of todays animators look like slackers.
Acid-eating poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is 84. Best known for his City Lights book store in San Francisco, home of all the great beat writers. Proof that sex drugs and rock wont kill you.
Cher’s favorite showgirl-esque fashion designer Bob Mackie is 64. He’s won seven Emmys, including awards for his work on various Cher specials as well as the TV series “Mama’s Family” and “Carol & Company.” Yes, they give awards for going to Wal*Mart to clothe Mama’s Family.
Oscar-winning director Curtis Hanson is 59. After getting the golden statuette for the movie “L.A. Confidential” he directed Eminem in “8 Mile”. He also helmed the “Wonder Boys.” Because of Curtis the Crossroads of the World’s globe now spins atop the crazy building on Sunset Blvd. Thanks, Curt.
Musician & Producer Nick Lowe is 55. Best known for writing “(What’s So Funny About) Peace, Love & Understanding” which Elvis Costello covered. Lowe produced several Costello projects including his first album “My Aim Is True” where Huey Lewis’s band The News backed up the bespeckled Costello during such classics as “Allison.”
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 53. Fuck Tommy Hilfucker.
Emmy Award-winning fat guy Louie Anderson is 53. Somehow he won two Emmys for his animated kids show “Life with Louie.” But he will probably be best known for being the oaf who took over Family Feud for Richard Dawson and came out of the closet making everyone think: there are gay guys interested in Louie Anderson’s ass?
Supertramp bassist Dougie Thomson is 53. They made that one song on “Breakfast in America” and we never heard from them again. This guy could be my gardener for all I know and judging from my lawn he probably is. Fuck Tommy Hilfucker.
Actress Donna Pescow is 50. After being John Travolta’s girlfriend in “Saturday Night Fever” she went on to be forgotten on the TV series “Even Stevens” and “Angie.”
Actress, model, and 80s hearthrob Kelly LeBrock is 44. “Weird Science” and “The Woman in Red” were huge hits back in the day and I was lucky enough to check out some video tapes for her during that period of time, and all I can say is makeup and lighting people in the industry just dont get paid enough. Still, I’d hit it.
Big fat black Star Jones is 42. In a close race she is officially the most annoying yenta of “The View” especially now that she is engaged to a man half her size. Theres an old joke about how you make love to a fat woman (roll her in flour and aim for the wet spots). It’s an old joke because back in those days there was enough flour to cover most obese women. Not so after Star’s romance with the new Steadman.
Actress Annabella Sciorra is 40. Probably best known as the Mercedes-selling former fling of Tony Soprano, she was also the mom in the “Hand That Rocks The Cradle” and the interracial love interest of Wesley Snipes in “Jungle Fever”. Doest look a day over 45. Still, I’d hit that as well.
Jack Nicholson’s ex-squeeze Lara Flynn Boyle is 34. The size 0 star hit it big with “Twin Peaks”, “The Practice” and wearing that ballerina costume to the Oscars. I’d hit it but i’d break it.
Irish musician Sharon Corr of the Coors is 34. I have no clue which one she is, but since theyre all hot it really doesnt matter who she is does it. I hope shes the fiddle player though. Not sure why.
How could Alyson Hanningan be 30 today? Famous for her bandcamp tales in the “American Pie” movies some of us find her lesbian work in “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” grossly overlooked.
And finally little Keisha Castle-Hughes turns 14 today. When she was nominated for her work in “Whale Rider” last year she became the youngest Best Actress nominee in the history of the Academy Awards. It was her first feature film showing that experience means nothing to Oscar.
the good news is everyone chips in a few bucks and you get rich.
So this morning, Stern:
what you do with a 22 year old virgin on her birthday.
Floyd vs. Jose Guillen. One’s 27, and will play every day. The other’s brittle as a ritz cracker.
meanwhile jose guillen is a dominican howard johnson not the fabled hotel chain, but the former ny met who one day woke up and started hitting homers.
Podsednik vs. Kearns. Some skinny last-place Slav, vs. the next coming of Mickey Mantle. Good luck.
the next Mickey Mantle has a good start on the mickster with an injury that kept him from playing the second half of the season last year. he did have an impressive 15 homers and an unimpressive .244 ba. but im sure he will find his way to the bottle and be the true embodiment of the former yankee.
Sosa vs. Shannon Stewart. Guess you had to win something besides backup C.
Shannon doesnt beat Sammy at anything. even after his corked bat incident, Sammy took a non corked bat and knocked 40 homers and led the cubbies to what should have been a world series appearence.
Walker vs. Carl Everett. Mine plays every outfield position, yours gets hurt every year.
carl is playing for his 7th team in his 10th year. if he’s lucky he’ll hit .280, but whats more likely is he’ll twist his knee on that turf in montreal and call it a career. his name may as well be shannon.
i could go on and on about how my guy is gonna swipe 40 bases in the new-look go-go orioles but my baja burrito just arrived and i only like black dudes named Bip Roberts, not Brian.
Colon vs. Javier Vasquez. Not to diss my boy, but Jav had 240 Ks last year, he’s young, not fat, and going from Puerto Rico to House o Ruth.
Senior Vasquez is the real reason to hate the Yankees. He will help the bombers forget about losing Wells Pettite and Clemens combined.
Derek Lowe vs. Johan Santana. Go check out their lifetime K/9s, and ERA over last two seasons, then get back to me.
But Derek Lowe is a damn stud. In 2000 he had 42 saves, in 2001 he had 21 so they made him a starter in 2002.
Willis vs. Washburn. Proven 18-game winner on a first place team, vs. sophomore jinx on a struggling reigning champ? Probably a wash.
your boy washburn had one year where he won 18 games. and i think that damn monkey helped him win half of em. last year he gave up 200 hits, had a 4.45 era, was fat, was ugly, and planted that weed in hud’s bag, and i bet you drop him before the all-star break.
Glavine vs. Lackey. I’ll bet you $50 on that one, too.
lackey has a career 19 wins. and hes ugly.
apparently im the only straight guy in hollywood who wont bone her. so she sent me this picture and asked if i only liked super innocent girls like ashley who wore daisies in their hair and i was thinking if everyone reads this blog, which apparently everyone does, why do the madpony girls kick my ass, doubling my hits on most days, even on weeks where they dont even update?
is cuz i dont have a good cover concept. i love the stories, theyre great. i love what
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Piazza vs. Posada. Your boy’s old & injured; mine’s reigning 3rd place MVP. I win.
and he will finally come out.
yahoo fantasy baseball allows you to tweak the settings any way you want. you can have ten outfielders if you want, 18 relievers. anything. 
Thomas vs. Nick Johnson. $50 says I win.
nick johnson is a poor man’s brad fullmer, minus the one good year. nick played well for the yanks in last years post season but who couldnt tee off against that marlins pitching? oh thats right, the yankees couldnt. fuck the yankees.
Young vs. Soriano. Same team. Guess who’ll start?
yes hes a stud, but the busblog fantasy league punishes him for his k’s which he will get more of once he realizes that he’s the only player on the field there at the ballpark in arlington. i say he gets pitched around and whiffs at at least three intentional walks.
Lowell vs. Glaus. One’s 27 & plays in a good HR park for righties. Other’s 31 or something & plays in the worse HR park for righties.
that 27 year old whiffs about 4.3 times for every homer, homer. in 2000 when he hit his career high 47 hrs he struck out 163 times. he’s also no gold glover and hasnt had mo to blame in years.
Jeter vs. Furcal. $5 says I win.
this year the exception is their third baseman, but we’re ignoring him right now until i can trade for him. watch jeter get 111 runs this year too thanks to his thirdbaseman.
we have to keep reminding ourselves of that. bo jackson and michael jordan, michael jackson and oj. the fact that p diddy even has made one dollar is incredible but he was allowed to change his name several dozen times, do well in fashion, producing, creating television, and having the gayest manservant alive (pictured) while still not seeming gay is fascinating. magic got away with having aids. 50 got away with not even knowing how to rap, bobby mcfarren got away with a grammy, but i guess so did rob and fab. arsenio almost got away with it. gary coleman and emmanuelle lewis got away with it as kids, not so much now.
all I know is that I am horny as fuck and I am counting down the hours until I can rip your clothes off….and I am dead serious