If you were singing him happy birthday, then unless you sung the song over a mobile phone to him, I'll venture to wager that you were in the same room as he. If this is true, then it is also reasonable to deduce (according to Socratean philosophy) that you probably live within drinking distance of him. Given these two assumptions, we can also safely assume, I would think, that as I....(is this getting boring?) Yes I know John very well, and I, like the rest of the folk musicians in this town, acknowledge and appreciate the work John has done, and his constant enthusiasm. As to me...... Check out his first CD.