xtcian: pulling mussels

June 25, 2008

pulling mussels

6/25/08

Aw hell – enough of my yakkin'! How about some pics for my sister Michelle's birthday today?

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from my mom's scrapbook – July 1972

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our school in London, circa '77 – Michelle is middle left, removing jacket

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Michelle and I discuss Salisbury, England – circa 1980

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detail from family portrait, 1987 – ROCK!

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with Tessa at Manhattan drug store, 2003

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obliterating "Goodbye Stranger" w/me, Annie and Tessa at 2006 Jartacular

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with Lulubeans on her 2nd birthday

Posted by Ian Williams at June 25, 2008 11:04 PM

Comments

Posted by: CM at June 26, 2008 03:32 AM

I loooove the 70s/80s ones...they're classic!

I wish there was YouTube of the Goodbye Stranger jam....

Posted by: CM at June 26, 2008 03:33 AM

Oh, pulling mussels from Michele...I get it....(groan) You haven't tormented her with that all her life, have you?

Posted by: Tanya at June 26, 2008 04:08 AM

Happy Birthday, Michelle! Hope it's great. By the way, you look exaaaaaaactly like your Mama.

:)

Posted by: salem's Little Sister at June 26, 2008 04:18 AM

Happy Birthday Michelle!! I had such a great time getting to know you at Jartacular this year. Have your best year ever!!

Posted by: LFMD at June 26, 2008 04:30 AM

Happy birthday Michelle!

Posted by: Bud at June 26, 2008 06:53 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Posted by: Seth at June 26, 2008 07:08 AM

Hey, happy birfday Michelle! The store was all out of those Sheldon fireman greeting cards you like so much.

Posted by: cullen at June 26, 2008 08:47 AM

Feliz cumpleanos Ian's sis. To think, British lasses like Amy Winehouse were once innocent, playful gals a la pic number 1 of Michelle and her chums. You won't find Michelle on youtube smokin' crack, not even on her b-day.

Posted by: Gina at June 26, 2008 09:25 AM

Happy day!

Posted by: Matt at June 26, 2008 11:32 AM

In the second photo it looks like the girl in the black stockings with her shoes off is hovering. Was Michelle attending Hogwarts?

Posted by: GFWD at June 26, 2008 11:48 AM

I like the first photo. My wife snapped a similar shot of my son in my younger daughter's pack-n-play.

Happy birthday, Michelle.

And thanks, CM, for getting today's title. I would have otherwise been singing that song all day.

If that's not Hogwarts, Matt, perhaps that little girl is David Blaine's sister.

Posted by: --Lisa S. at June 26, 2008 06:40 PM

Family portrait...what a Flock Of Seagulls!

Posted by: cullen at June 26, 2008 07:27 PM

The girl to the far right is clearly hovering and about to lose the jump rope, the Hogwarts' equivalent of 'dropping a ski'. Birthday girl appears to be next to jump out of her shoes, following the lead of the central apprentice. Special Jedi talents indeed.

"..and many more!" (someone has to sing that 7th)

Posted by: michelle at June 26, 2008 11:48 PM

Hey, thanks, everyone! I had a fantastic birthday, I think due to the plethora of birthday wishes. And I *wish* I'd gone to Hogwarts, but maybe there are opportunities for higher learning in the wizarding world?