HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICK!

[timo]

It's the 29th of December - at least right now here across the Atlantic - so I'm sure we all join in wishing you

[beaner]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICK!

[wisejester7]

;D ;D ;D

Here's a smooth drumroll to wish you the happiest of birthday wishes. May you have a super birthday celebration today, Rick!

;D ;D ;D

[YesterdayOnceMore]

Happy Birthday Rick! I'm in hopes today is a day of relaxation, and renewal, and that you enjoy every coming day as if it were a celebration, just like today! A heartfelt wish to a great guy!

[enigma]

indeed Rick god bless you and have a wonderful bday you deserve it also hope your holidays were and are happy as well

[Rick Henry]

Thank you very much my friends for the birthday wishes. I have had a great day.

I also want to thank you my friends for allowing me to be me. Most other forum owners tread lightly and watch every single word they say trying not to offend anyone... and in the process they're not really being themselves... and they may have a whole lot more people on their forums than we have here... and that is okay... because I would rather be myself and speak what I really feel on any number of topics. I feel that we are all intelligent people here and we should be able to accept the people in this world for who they are and how they are. We should be able to speak freely and say I like this, but don't really care for that. I've experienced this, but don't really understand that.

In essence what I am saying is I really do appreciate those of you who have stuck it out and have remained on this forum and have continued to contribute to the conversations. I know I can be stubborn, bull-headed and opinionated but one thing is for sure you are getting the real Rick.

You, my friends, are the best birthday gift a guy can ever get.

Thank you for being a friend.

Click Here to listen to a song dedicated to all my friends at The Avenue

[smoothie2]

Balloons I'm glad you've had a great day! a bit late here but the wishes are the same
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A TERRIFIC FRIEND!
And thank you for the add-on song clip...a most fitting song!!

[beaner]

Hey folks, just a bit of trivia. What tv show did that song link, provided by Rick, used this as the theme for the show.

Beaner

[YesterdayOnceMore]

Dec 30, 2008 7:04:00 GMT -5 beaner said:

Hey folks, just a bit of trivia. What tv show did that song link, provided by Rick, used this as the theme for the show.

Beaner

Would that be The Golden Girls?

[ps11932]

A belated birthday greeting Rick- glad you had a great day and I trust that each day this coming year, though varying in circumstance, will be equally filled with joy nd adventure.

[Rick Henry]

Dec 30, 2008 10:17:50 GMT -5 YesterdayOnceMore said:

Dec 30, 2008 7:04:00 GMT -5 beaner said:

Hey folks, just a bit of trivia. What tv show did that song link, provided by Rick, used this as the theme for the show.

Beaner

Would that be The Golden Girls?

Yes, it is the Golden Girls.

Of course the original tune written and performed by Andrew Gold was released about ten years before the Golden Girls came to TV.

Andrew Gold was born in Southern California. His mother is singer Marni Nixon and father is Academy Award winning composer Ernest Gold.

I first heard of Andrew Gold in late 1974 when Linda Ronstadt's song "Youre No Good" hit the airwaves (by the way this is my all-time favorite Ronstadt song). Andrew Gold played that great guitar solo in "You're No Good" as well as most of the instruments on the song.

A few years later (1977) he has his own hit "Lonely Boy" which I ran out and bought right away. I just loved that song... still do. He reached the Top Ten with that song. I was sure he would go on to have a long string of hits after that but he had only one more hit in 1978 with the now famous "Thank You For Being A Friend" which he reached #25 with.

The version of "Thank You For Being A Friend" on the Golden Girls is performed by Cindy Fee, of course I much prefer Andrew Gold's version.

[carpentersgermany]

More than belated actually, but nevertheless I wanted to let you know that I wish you all the best for the next year and the years to come, Rick!!!

[Rick Henry]

Jan 18, 2009 20:24:08 GMT -5 carpentersgermany said:

More than belated actually, but nevertheless I wanted to let you know that I wish you all the best for the next year and the years to come, Rick!!!

Oh WOW!

Thank you CG for a nice unexpected Birthday wish!

I enjoyed a lovely day with friends and family.