BS: Steve's well-kept secret

Subject: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 24 Jul 01 - 08:35 AM

Once again I've managed to sneak past another birthday without anyone spotting it! While I was opening my cards and looking back over fifty (count 'em!) glorious years, I was having a good-natured laugh at my Mudcat buddies who never suspected a thing. I fooled ya! I fooled ya! Hey, that's got tha makings of a pretty good chorus--I must work on it ...

Ah well, maybe see you in 2011,
Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: GUEST,Patrish
Date: 24 Jul 01 - 08:38 AM

Belated Hippy Burp days to you, you old bugger!
Patrish xx

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 24 Jul 01 - 08:39 AM

Well, young Steve,I don't always respond to the birthday threads and have given up on my own, but I just hope the candles didn't burn the house down, the Black Country is a smokeless zone now!
Hope you had a bostin' time...an' many on 'em
RtS(but don't expect me to remember next year!)

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: M.Ted
Date: 24 Jul 01 - 12:00 PM

Steve,

Welcome to Fifty! I have been here for about six months, and I am finding that, offsetting the surreal sense of no longer being even close to young, I am excited about having survived so much, for so long-- I am also delighted by the fact that the world has changed a lot, and instead of being full of older people telling me what I should do, it is full of younger people, some who actually ask me what they should do--

On the musical side, when I was younger, people tended to dismiss me as just another kid with a guitar, without having any idea whether I was any good or not, now, I find that everyone takes me seriously, without having any idea whether I am any good or not--

Anyway, nothing really changed when I turned Fifty, which was the big surprised--I hope it's good for you, too!!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: alison
Date: 24 Jul 01 - 08:28 PM

Happy Birthday Steve.......

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jul 01 - 11:49 PM

I think I remember 50.....

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 12:23 AM

M. Ted, what a refreshing view! Thanks!

Happy Birthday, Steve!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 11:05 AM

Three years running! Is this a record? (Four, actually -- I've been coming here since '99)

I don't mind, it saves me buying drinks; and, besides, I think it's time I gave up birthdays and made romm for the youngsters.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 11:10 AM

you are just blatantly sucking up to Joe Offer, who does not care for birthday threads , as is well known.

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Amos
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 11:16 AM

Steve:

This an offense on a par with driving a VOlkswagon when you can afford an SUV!! Where would the greeting card industry be today of EVERYONE hid their birthdays!! Have you no sense of patriotism? Oh, fie, semper fie!!!!


A

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Allan C.
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 11:36 AM

Steve, it just goes to show how easily distracted we are. Happy Birthday!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 11:40 AM

Well, I'm at work, so I've got an excuse, Allan; but thanks anyway!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Micca
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 11:51 AM

Hey Parkesy!! you'll have to run faster to catch up!!! but I will buy you a pint when we meet next!! meanwhile keep making music!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: CarolC
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 12:17 PM

Happy Birthday Steve Parks!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Mudlark
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 12:34 PM

Fifty! Ah, those were the years!! Hope you enjoy your b'day to the Mudcat max!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 04:20 PM

You did get a mention back in '00, Stevedarlin'...Happy Birthday!!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 23 Jul 03 - 03:12 AM

Yes, Kat, but only because I mentioned it myself! Thanks for the good wishes (both lots).

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 23 Jul 03 - 04:09 AM

Told you I wouldn't remember!

RtS
(we don't need no stinkin' birthdays!)

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 23 Jul 03 - 04:57 AM

But thanks anyway, Prof Higgins!

Subject: RE: BS: Steve's well-kept secret
From: Dead Horse
Date: 23 Jul 03 - 05:06 PM

Happy birthday for 2004!!!