Hiroshi Tanno to close down his store

[Kevin Bresnahan]

My Facebook feed is telling me that today is Hiroshi's birthday. I don't think it's appropriate to post "Happy Birthday" to a dead person. Clearly, "happy" is out the window.

Instead, I'll just say that I am missing Hiroshi on the anniversary of his birth.

[JSngry]

People still celebrate Beethoven's birthday.

[clifford_thornton]

I put birthday posts in my instagram for musicians/etc. no longer living. The acknowledgement of someone's existence on this earth can be cause for celebration, whether or not they're still with us.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I think my aversion to "happy birthday" for those who have moved on started when my dad died suddenly back in 2006. I just know that he isn't having a "happy" anything anymore.

No matter - I do miss Hiroshi's E-mails. He was a nice guy. I always thought that if I ever got to visit Japan, his store would have been a place to visit. I'm a bit bummed that I still haven't gotten there.

[Brad]

It never made sense to me to wish a dead person Happy Birthday. Instead, it’s better to note that this woukd have been the anniversary of their birth. Tuesday would have been my father’s 105th birthday (had he not died of a heart attack at the age of 56). I will simply note to myself that it would have been his 105th birthday 

Edited Saturday at 03:23 PM by Brad

[mjazzg]

I find myself wishing my deceased younger sister a happy birthday every year, part of remembering all she brought to my life. I also mark the day she was so suddenly taken from us, coincidentally two days ago