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Best wishes to our dear friend/mentor/raconteur "Manderley"!
I hope all your birthday wishes come true, my friend.
Best wishes on this wonderful day!
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I cant stand your posts but happy birthday anyway!
Just kidding manderley mate, have a good day and keep the knowledgeable insightful posts flowing old son!
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Anothr dp. You could buy me a new phone for my birthday if you want! Ha ha.
Poxy samsung!
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Happy Birthday, Mr. M!
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Posted: |
Jan 7, 2015 - 2:22 AM
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By: |
manderley
(Member)
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Thank you all for taking the time to post, and for your lovely tributes.
As in Brigadoon, my "day" has come to an end.
But it was a special day---in numbers, anyway.
I was 75 today---my "Diamond Jubilee".
I always thought diamonds were THE gift for a "Diamond Jubilee" but I
must be mistaken. 
I didn't get a diamond tiara or a diamond-encrusted Patek Philippe
watch, or even a cheapo diamond stylus for my record player, though
we did use some Diamond matches to light the fireplace as it got cooler
this evening!
Back in 1954, to celebrate the birthday of the invention of the incandescent
light bulb, General Electric, and the various member groups of the electric power
industry, commissioned "Gone With The Wind" producer David O. Selznick to
produce a big 2-hour television special commemorating the occasion and depicting
various aspects of "the American Way" in live-and-filmed skits and story sequences.
Many big-name stars of the movie, television, and stage industries appeared as
guest stars, and the various sequences were written by major screenwriters and
directed by major film and tv directors. It was such a big production that it appeared
simultaneously on all four television networks of the day (ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont).
Called "Light's Diamond Jubilee", it was much talked about the next day, and it always
stuck in my mind as a very special television event, though now probably a bit archaic
as measured against the television product of today.
And so, slightly 60+ years after that show, I am celebrating my special birthday, too.
I am now as old as a light bulb was in 1954!!!
......and hopefully, no dimmer!
Once again, a special thanks to all of you for your kind words.
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