Post by BassEcho on Oct 27, 2008 0:33:37 GMT -5
A Birthday Message from Simon
October 27th, 2008
Thank you for thinking of me on my birthday
I’m having a great time with my friends and family.
And I’m so happy to still be around at the age of 50.
No, I don’t feel old.
(My knees are creaking a bit, but my eyes are fine. I am healthy and (some say) wise)
If there’s one thing I have learned in fifty years, it is how to say “No Thank You” with grace.
I hope you all enjoy your birthdays with as much love, fun and happiness as I am.
Whooosh x 50
SLB
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Aww and look what the guys did for Simon's birthday!
(from dd.com)
For Simon’s 50th birthday, John, Nick and Roger gave him an unusual present. Inside the giant silver DJ box were 50 albums, one released in each of the years since Simon’s birth. The three of them argued long and hard about which choice was appropriate for each year, and of course, many years had several great albums known to be favourites of Simon’s, which made the task even harder. Over a period of several months they gathered the collection from far and wide, and although most were found in the US and the UK, the Cocteau Twins “Blue Bell Knoll” and Kraftwerk’s “Man Machine” were found by Nick and John on a shopping spree in Rimini, Italy!
When the gift was finally presented to Simon, he was actually visibly taken aback. The choices ranged from Elvis to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, from David Bowie to Dr. Dre, but admittedly there is one Duran Duran album - they included “Rio” for the year 1982.
Here are some images of the gifting process, which occurred in London at Shoreditch Town Hall, where the band were doing a photo shoot on location at an art exhibit.
What a great present! This is just so cool!
October 27th, 2008
Thank you for thinking of me on my birthday
I’m having a great time with my friends and family.
And I’m so happy to still be around at the age of 50.
No, I don’t feel old.
(My knees are creaking a bit, but my eyes are fine. I am healthy and (some say) wise)
If there’s one thing I have learned in fifty years, it is how to say “No Thank You” with grace.
I hope you all enjoy your birthdays with as much love, fun and happiness as I am.
Whooosh x 50
SLB
================================
Aww and look what the guys did for Simon's birthday!
(from dd.com)
For Simon’s 50th birthday, John, Nick and Roger gave him an unusual present. Inside the giant silver DJ box were 50 albums, one released in each of the years since Simon’s birth. The three of them argued long and hard about which choice was appropriate for each year, and of course, many years had several great albums known to be favourites of Simon’s, which made the task even harder. Over a period of several months they gathered the collection from far and wide, and although most were found in the US and the UK, the Cocteau Twins “Blue Bell Knoll” and Kraftwerk’s “Man Machine” were found by Nick and John on a shopping spree in Rimini, Italy!
When the gift was finally presented to Simon, he was actually visibly taken aback. The choices ranged from Elvis to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, from David Bowie to Dr. Dre, but admittedly there is one Duran Duran album - they included “Rio” for the year 1982.
Here are some images of the gifting process, which occurred in London at Shoreditch Town Hall, where the band were doing a photo shoot on location at an art exhibit.
What a great present! This is just so cool!
i would love to see what all they gave him!!
