Yep. At 8:57 this evening, I'll officially be sixty-nine years old. My last year to be sixty-something. Those born on this date in 1963 will be enjoying- or decrying- their first year to be sixty-something.
Some years back, I had an Astrological Chart done. It's probably still in the possession of a woman I used to see. She had more of a belief than I did in such things. As regards things Occult, I'm open-minded but skeptical. Actually, I look at it more as a quasi-science than a pseudo-science. ``In the scheme of things, grand or otherwise, it's coloration.
So yeah, I'm a Leo with Pisces rising and a Capricorn moon. And that's all I remember about it. I did enjoy Linda Goodman's Sun Signs, a book I borrowed from another woman I knew. I thought Linda Goodman had good people-smarts, as far as that went. I liked her characterizations. The book was bathroom reading for several decades, until it finally fell apart. Literally. In my hands…
Other August 10 folks include Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, bandleader Claude Thornhill, and a few actors and actresses: Rosanna Arquette, Antonio Banderas, Eddie Fisher, Jimmy Dean, Peggy Fleming. Not particularly distinguished..
I'm celebrating the day by doing damn near absolutely nothing. Doing the daily nerd stuff on the computer: Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Lumosity. Maintenance work for my noodle. Working my way around to the guitar.
Music News. I've got some jazz originals that have been sitting around, speaking of working your way around to stuff. Many of the download recordings I've been putting out are just an accumulation of material. When I get enough, I release something. So this is in the works.
And that's all I've got for you. At least for now. Thanks as ever for stopping in and reading, especially on my natal anniversary and all. Happy Thursday to you! Ich bin outa here. More later.
PS the cover pic was taken in Houston TX sometime in 1985. I'd have been 30 or 31 years old. The guitar was a gold top Les Paul, which I'd had for a number of years. 
Today's tune is from my album Tele-ology. It's a take-off on the standard Lover, Come Back to Me. Same changes, and the melody is retrograded-- or bass-ackwardsed…