Happy! - June 19, 1998

Subject: Happy!
From: Abby Sale (or some pseudonym thereof)
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 09:06 AM

Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Dicky, Happy birthday to you,

Richard Greenhaus, who digs tradition, logged in on 6/19/29.

It's a long long time and a very long time A long long time and a very long time "Noah's Ark Shanty"

And a good year this one as well!

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Barry Finn
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 09:37 AM

Happy Birthday Dick, I'd ve thought you were my age. Just saw this before going out the door & wanted to respond with best wishes & it was nice to see you & Susan again, & Abby, I was Happy & tickled to finally meet you, it was brief but a real nice pleasure. Nice to see you posting here. Barry

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Bill in Alabama
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 11:04 AM

Happy Birthday!!

Many Happy Returns, Dick, and best wishes to someone who has been a great help to all of us who visit Mudcat at one time or another. Bill Foster

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Frank McGrath
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 09:54 PM

Happy Birthday to US!!!

Congratulations Dick. But I have some bad news for you.
We share the same birthday.
On the 19th June 1959, Frank McGrath was foisted upon an unsuspecting world. Luckily, some years prior to this, and coincidently on the very same date, a saviour was born.

So, as Frank McGrath squwaked his way into the world, he continues to squwak and destroy perfectly good songs. But thankfully, Dick Greenhouse is there to preserve and save these wonderful songs for others to sing properly.

God has a wry sense of the ironic.

Cheers Dick and Happy Birthday.

Frank McGrath

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Frank McGrath
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 09:59 PM

That's "Greenhaus" of course. Sorry for misspelling your name>

Frank

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Big Mick
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 10:19 PM

Sona Breithla/ Frank and Happy Birthday Dick. You should both know that June 19 must be a charmed day. Dick's contributions to the world of cyber-folk are amazing, and Frank, well what can one say about our friend from Nenagh. If he had contributed nothing more than the Spancil Hill story, we would all be in his debt. You are both sage advisors and I wish you all the best and many more.

Mick

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Cuilionn
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 10:48 PM

Th' deepest o' curtsies tae ye grand guid men, an' mony happy returns o' th' day!

If it werenae for th' likes o' ye, we'd a' be carnaptious blatherskites. As 'tis, we're still blatherskites, but canty an' couthy anes! Muckle thanks for all yer eddicatin' an' daffin' aroond, th' baith o' ye.

A h-uile beannachd leibh,

--Cuilionn

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Roger Himler
Date: 19 Jun 98 - 11:30 PM

'Tis been a pleasure meetin' both of ya over the Mudcat, Frank and Dick. Happy Birthday and many, many, more.

Roger in Baltimore

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: alison
Date: 20 Jun 98 - 12:48 AM

Hi,

Happy birthday from Oz, Dick.

Slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Anne Cormack
Date: 23 Jun 98 - 09:50 AM

And many happy returns from West Oz too!!

Best Wishes

Anne Cormack xoxoxoxoxoxo xoxoxoxoxoxo xoxoxoxoxoxo

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 23 Jun 98 - 06:06 PM

Thanx, y'all. It seems like only yesterday....

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Jun 98 - 07:30 PM

Only yesterday? Your birthday was four days ago, Dick. You ARE getting old! Happy birthday!
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Moira Cameron
Date: 23 Jun 98 - 10:35 PM

Happy Birthday Greetings from the North (Canada, that is...)

(To be sung in a very mournful mode, like a funeral dirge.)

Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday.

People crying everywhere.

People dying everywhere.

But Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday.

(I'm sorry, I had to throw that one in. We always sing that one here in Yellowknife--but only to our best friends. Seriously, though, congrats!)

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 24 Jun 98 - 12:38 PM

A big fat ole happy belated (but not too late) birthmonth to you!

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: BAZ
Date: 24 Jun 98 - 06:32 PM

lowen penn-bloedh to you both.
We have a chorus that follows the traditional happy birthday.
Why was he born so beautiful
Why was he born at all
He's no bl--dy use to anyone
He's no bl--dy use at all!
But I'll be first to admit that this couldn't apply to either of you two guys. Hope you had a great day and enjoy many more.
Baz.

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: judy
Date: 24 Jun 98 - 06:37 PM

Happy, happy!

enjoy!
judy

Subject: RE: Happy!
From: Jerry Friedman
Date: 25 Jun 98 - 02:30 PM

"Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday.

People crying everywhere.

People dying everywhere.

But Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday."

A friend of mine used to sing something quite similar to the "Song of the Volga Boatmen". His second line was "Pain and sorrow fill the air." He claimed the Boy Scouts actually used that tune for their birthday song.

HLBD, Dick!