Happy Birthday, paul secor!

[Free For All]

Happy 58th! 1945 was a very interesting year in the evolution of jazz. The bop giants were hitting their stride. The recording ban had ended (in '43). The great jazz clubs of NYC were hopping. What an interesting time to have been born!

Here's hoping you have a great birthday and get to do something special.

[connoisseur series500]

I wish you a as well!

[AfricaBrass]

I hope you have a great birthday, Paul!

[brownie]

Bon anniversaire, Paul.

And yes 1945 was the 20th Century's greatest year. So many great things happened then. Your appearance must have been cause for more celebrations!

[Jazzmoose]

Alright! Happy Birthday, Paul!

[Bright Moments]

Happy Birthday!!!

[jacman]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOO YOOOU!!!

[Rooster_Ties]

[Matthew]

Happy birthday!!

[J.A.W.]

Happy birthday!

[couw]

and one more again! happy birthday!

[maren]

Happy Birthday!

[JSngry]

Here's to life!

[catesta]

Buon compleanno!

[paul secor]

Thanks for all of your kind words!

I had a good birthday - had to work, but when I got home, my wife Joan had prepared a delicious meal, including my favorite dessert, bread pudding. She gave me a couple of books I've been wanting to read - Roger Angel's Game Time and Perry Robinson: The Traveler. Also, something useful - a gift certificate for a pair of shoes. I'd probably never bother buying them for myself.

I'm supposed to have enough records and CDs - Joan's opinion, not mine - so I had to get those presents for myself. The Bix/Trumbauer/Teagarden Mosaic box arrived yesterday, and the Jimmy Lyons box is on the way. I'm looking forward to a Bixian Saturday morning.

Thanks once again for sharing my birthday with me. Your thoughts and words mean a lot.