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I've never sent a celebrity a birthday card, but I have participated in fannish fundraisers on the occasion of their birthday to their respective favorite charities.
And IMHO that makes sense and is classy.
Edited 2010-09-17 15:24 (UTC)
I know one. I read it in a teenybopper magazine when I was small, and I remembered it because it's the same day as mine.
That birthday? Will Wheaton's.
That birthday? Will Wheaton's.
That's awesome, I had no idea.
And so funny.
And so funny.
I know offhand of three celebrities who share my birthday: Gwen Verdon, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Orlando Bloom. I'm pretty tickled by the first two. *g*
Haven't sent anyone a birthday card, but I have wished them 'Happy Birthday' in my journal, not that I expected them to ever read that.
The Internet really does change things. It occurs to me that, oh, there are all these random celebs I've occasionally Twittered with, I suppose I might say something in that environment, yeah. huh.
Do fictional characters count? It's hard not to know Ianto Jones' birthday in Torchwood fandom.
TRUXFAX.
I think that's a separate poll, or one tangetally linked to this (considering my feelings on fiction/non-fiction). I'll do it in a couple of days.
I think that's a separate poll, or one tangetally linked to this (considering my feelings on fiction/non-fiction). I'll do it in a couple of days.
I share a birthday with Harry Potter (and JK Rowling), so there's that.
I share my birthday with:
- Josh Brolin
- Aresenio Hall
- Joe Gariagiola
- Lorne Greene
- Charles Darwin
- Abraham Lincoln
- Christina Ricci
And that's the ones I know off the top of my head.
- Josh Brolin
- Aresenio Hall
- Joe Gariagiola
- Lorne Greene
- Charles Darwin
- Abraham Lincoln
- Christina Ricci
And that's the ones I know off the top of my head.
Elvis Presley and David Bowie don't count, everyone knows those.
I object to the fact that John Lennon is not among your list here.
I object to the fact that John Lennon is not among your list here.
it seems like i have always known that my birthday falls right around paul mccartney and john taylor's birthdays, always.
I ticked 'you or someone close shares a birthday' but it would be more accurate to say that I remembered the date because the date shared with a memorable date for me personally, which was not a birthday. But the reason for retention was the same -- familiar date already.
I don't think I know the birthdays of any of the celebs I'm currently interested. However, I can still tell you all of the Hanson brothers' and Spice Girls' bdays.
The number of fictional characters whose birthdays I know is something I really have no excuse for.
The number of fictional characters whose birthdays I know is something I really have no excuse for.
I know Burn's (for obvious reasons...and I've sent him a birthday card).
I know John Schneider's because I was obsessed with Dukes of Hazzard when I was a kid and my birthday is the same day (my 8 year old self was convinced this meant I was going to marry him some day). I think I sent him embarassing fanmail around that time.
I know John Schneider's because I was obsessed with Dukes of Hazzard when I was a kid and my birthday is the same day (my 8 year old self was convinced this meant I was going to marry him some day). I think I sent him embarassing fanmail around that time.
Well, you and Burn are actually friends, so that's in the "I happen to know a famous person" thingy category.
Celebs that share my b-day: Babe Ruth, Tom Brokaw, and Ronald Reagan.
Back when he was first president, I sent Reagan a b-day card. I said something along the lines of, "HBD, Mr. Pres. We share a birthday, isn't that cool?" I was 11 or so.
Other random celebrities b-day's I remember: J.K. Rowling and James Marsters.
It's just a thing. Little tidbits of useless info I've gathered that had managed to stick.
Back when he was first president, I sent Reagan a b-day card. I said something along the lines of, "HBD, Mr. Pres. We share a birthday, isn't that cool?" I was 11 or so.
Other random celebrities b-day's I remember: J.K. Rowling and James Marsters.
It's just a thing. Little tidbits of useless info I've gathered that had managed to stick.
not only do i share a birthday with john lithgow, we also have the same middle name. of course, he's a few years older than me.
i know few other celeb's b'days, like john lennon, the birthdays of the band rush. mostly, i know my 'birthday twins' - random folks i've met that share my birthday. there's at least a dozen at last count. a few of them are local celebrities where they live - musicians, poets, scholars. but nothing on the scale you're looking at, i think.
i know few other celeb's b'days, like john lennon, the birthdays of the band rush. mostly, i know my 'birthday twins' - random folks i've met that share my birthday. there's at least a dozen at last count. a few of them are local celebrities where they live - musicians, poets, scholars. but nothing on the scale you're looking at, i think.
I'm am RPF writer with a very, very large cast of people (it's got to be 50+ people at this point) that I'm "responsible" for (two person project) so that's why!
Wow, that's a lot to keep track of! I'm impressed.
I study astrology and sample charts in astrology books are generally of famous folks. And once people's astrological info gets crammed into my brain, it's there forever.
The only celeb birthday I can remember with any consistency (other than Elvis's and Bowie's) is JK Rowling's. Granted, I can't remember when the heck my family members were born most of the time, so I am rather bad with birthdays in general.
I don't know David Bowie or Elvis's birthdays. D:
The only one I know for certain I know is Jack Kirby, and that's because we share a birthday --Aug 28th. Yay!
~Sor
The only one I know for certain I know is Jack Kirby, and that's because we share a birthday --Aug 28th. Yay!
~Sor
I don't know any celebrity birthdays; thus, the other questions don't apply.
Why don't I? Well, why should I *care* about the birthdays of people I don't personally know? (People I do know count as "friends", not "celebrities." Or "enemies", of course, but I haven't cared about their birthdays since learning that mailing dead rats brings angry USPS inspectors to your house.)
Come to think of it, I don't know any of my friends' birthdays either, not off the top of my head. Facebook tells me about that stuff.
Why don't I? Well, why should I *care* about the birthdays of people I don't personally know? (People I do know count as "friends", not "celebrities." Or "enemies", of course, but I haven't cared about their birthdays since learning that mailing dead rats brings angry USPS inspectors to your house.)
Come to think of it, I don't know any of my friends' birthdays either, not off the top of my head. Facebook tells me about that stuff.
Or "enemies", of course, but I haven't cared about their birthdays since learning that mailing dead rats brings angry USPS inspectors to your house.
*laughs* Awesome!
*laughs* Awesome!
I remember Boy George's birthday, because it is the same as mine.
I have sent letters to actors, though not birthday cards. It was a long time ago, though.
I have sent letters to actors, though not birthday cards. It was a long time ago, though.
One of the famous people I share a birthday with is Bill Gates. Julia Roberts and Joaquin Phoenix were also born on 10/28. Interesting company, but that's about as far as I've ever gone with celebrity birthdays.
I think I know the birthdays of more fictional people than celebrities.
I certainly do. Granted, they're mostly fictional people of my own invention, but still...
I know maybe two. And they were all ones I learned when I was about 13, and they just happen to have stuck around. I just really don't care. It's never been a thing for me, and I don't really understand the interest.
None... I already find remembering my own birthday somewhat challenging, though. ";-]
do "happy birthday!" tweets count as cards? because I did one of those this morning. though I have actually sent a celebrity a birthday card, too. (as part of a larger "being encouraging and supportive of you making a new record" care package. I don't know if that's better or worse, or if that they had specifically asked their fans to send them random crap is a mitigating factor.)
also my answer of "eh, it's a thing" doesn't really convey my feelings; I'm not proud, exactly, but I'm not embarrassed either. I think "wryly amused" is closer to it.
ETA: 1) I actually don't know Elvis or Bowie's birthday w/out looking it up and 2) I also have that characters birthday thing. Though by characters I really mean Harry Potter and Severus Snape. I used to know the Marauders birthdays', too, or at least Lupin and Black, but I've forgotten them now. Snape I still pause and mentally wish him a good year; Harry I don't care so much anymore.
also my answer of "eh, it's a thing" doesn't really convey my feelings; I'm not proud, exactly, but I'm not embarrassed either. I think "wryly amused" is closer to it.
ETA: 1) I actually don't know Elvis or Bowie's birthday w/out looking it up and 2) I also have that characters birthday thing. Though by characters I really mean Harry Potter and Severus Snape. I used to know the Marauders birthdays', too, or at least Lupin and Black, but I've forgotten them now. Snape I still pause and mentally wish him a good year; Harry I don't care so much anymore.
Edited 2010-09-17 17:35 (UTC)
Hermione's birthday is Sunday...Talk Like a Pirate Day.
And there's a song (http://www.tomsmithonline.com/freestuff/oddio/iT008_192.mp3).
And there's a song (http://www.tomsmithonline.com/freestuff/oddio/iT008_192.mp3).
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