Tom Paxton's Birthday October 31, 1937

Subject: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: GUEST,Guest - Lin
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 10:40 PM

Just read in the Los Angeles Times that today, October 31, 2012 is Tom Paxton's 75th birthday. Born Oct. 31, 1937.

Happy Birthday and Happy Halloween Tom!!

Thanks for all your many years of great music! May there be many more!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Beer
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 11:00 PM

One of the greatest. Many more Mr. Paxton.
Adrien

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: gnu
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 11:41 PM

BOO!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 12:07 AM

happy Halloween birthday, Tom, and thank you for the music.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: alex s
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 06:24 AM

Happy Birthday, bonny lad. One of the greats!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Elmore
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 10:21 AM

A belated Happy Birthday to my favorite singer/songwriter.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Midchuck
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 10:54 AM

So he's four years and two days older than me. Entirely too old!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: frogprince
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 10:57 AM

There may be a lot of people who do songwriting good, but to me there is no one who tops Tom for doing it good consistently.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Midchuck
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 11:08 AM

CORRECTION! He's 3 years and 363 days older than me. That's not so bad.

P.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: GUEST,Cookieless Lanfranc
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 12:24 PM

My hero! Happy Birthday, Tom.

Thank you for the honour of your company.

Alan

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: GUEST,Brother
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 12:28 PM

Happy Birthday , given so much enjoyment and so many great songs, thanks

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Mick Tems
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 12:33 PM

Happy birthday, Tom! Calennig spotted you as we were flying from Heathrow to New York!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Anne Neilson
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 02:21 PM

Happy Birthday, Tom -- and a heartfelt thanks for all the wonderful songs!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Stringsinger
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 03:05 PM

Tom Paxton is a leading American folk songwriter and set a high water mark for anyone writing songs today. His birthday commemorates years of bringing good songs to everyone. The other night, we sang Ramblin' Boy, a great song after all these years.

Happy Birthday, Tom

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Bert
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 03:12 PM

Happy birthday Tom.

Here's that song.

Do Ukuleles go to Heaven When they Die?      

D                A7
I took myself a trip to Honolulu
in the moonlight those ukuleles played
I'm gonna have to buy a ukulele
to serenade my Honolulu maid.

Chorus.
        Oh how I love my ukulele
        it really is the apple of my my eye
        I set it on the chair, guess I shouldn't have left it there
        do ukuleles go to heaven when they die?

Now I'm back in Oklahoma
riding on those old Panhandle plains
My girl she stayed in Honolulu
and I play my ukulele and it rains.

Chorus...

At home alone I play my ukulele
I scare the dog and raise hairs on the cat
I left it on the sofa and my brother my big loafer
came sat on it and squashed that sucker flat.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Wesley S
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 06:37 PM

I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite Paxton song. Just too many to choose from.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: GUEST,999
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 06:42 PM

Ditto.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: musicmick
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 12:09 AM

A happy birthday to a fine songsmith and an average poker player.

                  Mike Miller

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 07:51 PM

He was born on Gordon Bok's birthday.
Two of my favorite singer/songwriters.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: frogprince
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 10:07 PM

Or was Gordon B born on Tom's Birthday? I think I would have guessed Tom to be the older, but wasn't thinking about it the one time I've seen Gordon live. Anyhow, amen Kendall.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 10:19 PM

I hope it was a happy (and spooky!) birthday!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 03:18 PM

All best wishes on your birthday! May you have many more and thanks for the musical treasures you have given us! I so treasure the concerts and cds that I have listened to. Please keep carrying it on!

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 04:31 PM

I posted my error a while back but it didn't appear. Gordon was born on Tom's birthday.

There are days when I can cross thread a wood screw.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: CupOfTea
Date: 05 Nov 12 - 05:40 PM

I was surprised to see no one posted this giggleful parody that was written for a significant number birthday of Tom Paxton's (don't have the liner notes around to peek) by the parodist nonpariel, Sue Trainor of Hot Soup, friend of Tom. If memory serves, I THINK this was done premiered at an event for Tom held at Wolftrap - don't quote me on that part.

(I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS) THE LAST THING ON MY MIND

It's a question too late for the asking
I don't know I don't know
In a blink of my eye my thoughts are passing
Where'd they go? Where'd they go?

Chorus:
Thoughts are going away
With no word of farewell
Will there be one idea left behind?
I used to be a genius
But now today I found
I don't know what was the last thing on my mind

As I walk down the hall try to remember
Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
I need to call...where's my Sandwich?
In the Blender
Round and round, round and round....chorus

Gave 'em reasons a plenty for going
This I know this I know
Boone's Farm, Gallo, Jim Beam
Weed a blowing
Why'd I blow? Where'd they go?....chorus

As I like in my bed deep in slumber
I construe, cerebrate anew.
But at my desk I can only sit and wonder
Not a clue, one friggin clue....chorus

On Hot Soup's SOUP HAPPENS album -an altogether splendid album, great for singing along with if one loves female trios with superb taste in song choice.

Joanne in Cleveland

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Bert
Date: 06 Nov 12 - 11:59 AM

Hot Soup are great.

Subject: RE: Tom Paxton's Birthday
From: Ernest
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 01:45 AM

He is gonna have one million birthday wishes
how many can a poor singer stand?    ;0)