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[Travellin Dave]

Today’s Birthdays:
Country musician Joey, the CowPolka King (Riders in the Sky) is 70.
Former FBI director Louis Freeh is 69.
Rock singer-musician Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 68.
Singer Jett Williams is 66.
Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 64.
World Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 62.
Actor Scott Bryce is 61.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Kathy Sledge is 60.
TV chef Nigella Lawson is 59.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Eric Williams (BLACKstreet) is 59.
Movie director John Singleton is 51.
Actor Aron Eisenberg is 50.
Actor Norman Reedus is 50.
TV personality Julie Chen is 49.
Actor Danny Pintauro (TV: “Who’s the Boss?”) is 43.
Actress Cristela Alonzo is 40.
Actress Rinko Kikuchi (RINK’-oh kih-KOO’chee) is 38.
Actor Eddie Redmayne is 37.
Retired NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas is 37.
Actress-comedian Kate McKinnon is 35.
Actress Diona Reasonover is 35.
Rock singer Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) is 33.

[Travellin Dave]

Some other notable birthdays:

1580 John Smith, English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), born in Lincolnshire, England (d. 1861)

1822 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist who rediscovered Troy, born in Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation (d. 1890

1832 Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1883)

1878 Carl Sandburg, American poet & biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 1967)

1880 Tom Mix [Thomas Hezikiah Mix], American silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin), born in Mix Run, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)

1883 Khalil Gibran, Lebanese mystic & poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings), born in Bsharri, Lebanon (d. 1931)

1912 Danny Thomas, American comedian (Danny Thomas Show), born in Deerfield, Michigan (d. 1991)

1913 Loretta Young, American actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2000)

1924 Earl Scruggs, American musician (& Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett), born in Cleveland County, North Carolina (d. 2012)

1931 E. L. Doctorow, American author (Ragtime, Billy Bathgate), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)

1937 Lou Holtz, American football coach (NJ Jets), born in Follansbee, West Virginia

1940 Van McCoy, American musician and songwriter (The Hustle), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1979)

1946 Syd Barrett, English guitarist and early vocalist of the band Pink Floyd, born in Cambridge, England (d. 2006)

[bluecollar]

Morning SCDave, ConferenceDean, PoopyRick and BrunchTony.

I can blame Tony for that I guess?
Good morning Dave.

[bluecollar]

Do you guys know if you can turn off notifications going to your email for this site? I get a lot of emails and it would cut down on some.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Do you guys know if you can turn off notifications going to your email for this site? I get a lot of emails and it would cut down on some.

I get PM notifications but nothing else and I believe that is an option.

[Threebean]

Good morning Daves, Rick, and SundayDriveTony.  Going to be another nice day here weatherwise.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Do you guys know if you can turn off notifications going to your email for this site? I get a lot of emails and it would cut down on some.

I get PM notifications but nothing else and I believe that is an option.

Try here:

http://cigarbanter.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=notification;u=23

[South Carolina Redfish]

Good morning Daves, Rick, and SundayDriveTony.  Going to be another nice day here weatherwise.

Morning Bean, beautiful day here too and I hope to be able to actually enjoy a cigar myself on the balcony today.

[Threebean]

Some other notable birthdays:

1580 John Smith, English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), born in Lincolnshire, England (d. 1861)

1822 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist who rediscovered Troy, born in Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation (d. 1890

1832 Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1883)

1878 Carl Sandburg, American poet & biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 1967)

1880 Tom Mix [Thomas Hezikiah Mix], American silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin), born in Mix Run, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)

1883 Khalil Gibran, Lebanese mystic & poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings), born in Bsharri, Lebanon (d. 1931)

1912 Danny Thomas, American comedian (Danny Thomas Show), born in Deerfield, Michigan (d. 1991)

1913 Loretta Young, American actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2000)

1924 Earl Scruggs, American musician (& Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett), born in Cleveland County, North Carolina (d. 2012)

1931 E. L. Doctorow, American author (Ragtime, Billy Bathgate), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)

1937 Lou Holtz, American football coach (NJ Jets), born in Follansbee, West Virginia

1940 Van McCoy, American musician and songwriter (The Hustle), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1979)

1946 Syd Barrett, English guitarist and early vocalist of the band Pink Floyd, born in Cambridge, England (d. 2006)

John Smith lived to be 281 yrs old?  Must have been a vampire.  Who knew. 

[Threebean]

Good morning Daves, Rick, and SundayDriveTony.  Going to be another nice day here weatherwise.

Morning Bean, beautiful day here too and I hope to be able to actually enjoy a cigar myself on the balcony today.

I hear ya.  This little house we live in now doesn't have much of a backyard view.  The new place has a covered back deck.  No tugboat canal view, mind you, but it will do.  If it stops raining long enough for them to pour the flat work we can move. 

[Threebean]

Good morning Daves, Rick, and SundayDriveTony.  Going to be another nice day here weatherwise.

Morning Bean, beautiful day here too and I hope to be able to actually enjoy a cigar myself on the balcony today.

I may take one for a walk in the park.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Good morning Daves, Rick, and SundayDriveTony.  Going to be another nice day here weatherwise.

Morning Bean, beautiful day here too and I hope to be able to actually enjoy a cigar myself on the balcony today.

I hear ya.  This little house we live in now doesn't have a much of a backyard view.  The new place has a covered back deck.  No tugboat canal view, mind you, but it will do.  If it stops raining long enough for them to pour the flat work we can move.

That bizarre weather pattern over there has probably really hampered your construction

[South Carolina Redfish]

Good morning Daves, Rick, and SundayDriveTony.  Going to be another nice day here weatherwise.

Morning Bean, beautiful day here too and I hope to be able to actually enjoy a cigar myself on the balcony today.

I may take one for a walk in the park.

I had to look, thought Tony posted that one.😂

[boilerchillerman]

I changed some settings... Hope that works. I think it's time to run to 7/11 for a cup of coffee.

[Threebean]

I changed some settings... Hope that works. I think it's time to run to 7/11 for a cup of coffee.

Welcome to the bant....oh wait.