Jimbo’s Birthday Wishes (05/19/26)

Jimbo's Birthday Wishes (05/19/26)

Sam Smith is 34.  “Stay with Me“, “I’m Not the Only One“, “Too Good at Goodbyes“.

Lainey Wilson is 34.

Marshmello is 34.

Michael Che is 43.  “SNL’s” Weekend Update.

Shooter Jennings is 47.  Waylon’s son.  He got Stephen King to play a DJ raging against government censorship on his concept album “Black Ribbons”.

Kevin Garnett is 50.  Former NBA stud.

Dario Franchitti is 53.  Race car driver and ex-husband of Ashley Judd.

Jenny Berggren is 54.  Lead singer of Ace of Base.

Bill Laimbeer is 69.  Ex NBA thug.  He was the big white guy on the Detroit Pistons’ championship teams from the early ’90s, who was known as the dirtiest player in the game.

Phil Rudd is 72.  AC/DC drummer from 1975 until 1983, then from 1994 until 2015, when he was arrested for drug possession and trying to have someone MURDERED.  He was replaced by Chris Slade, who’d replaced Rudd when he was fired in ’83 after getting into a fight with Malcolm Young.

Archie Manning is 77.  Former New Orleans Saints quarterback, and father of Peyton and Eli Manning.  He also has a son named Cooper.  He was a wide receiver in high school, but spinal stenosis ended his football career.

Grace Jones is 78.  Old school supermodel and singer who played Zula in “Conan the Destroyer” and Bond villain May Day in “A View to a Kill”.

Pete Townshend is 81.  “Who Are You“, “Won’t Get Fooled Again“, “I Can’t Explain“, “You Better You Bet“, “Pinball Wizard“.

Dusty Hill  (1949 – 2021)  One of the guys with the long beards in ZZ Top.  Ironically, the only member WITHOUT a beard is . . . Frank Beard.

Peter Mayhew  (1944 – 2019)  Chewbacca in the first seven “Star Wars” movies before Finnish actor Joonas Suotamo took over the role.

Malcolm X  (1925 – 1965)

Nicole Brown Simpson  (1959 – 1994)

Joey Ramone  (1951 – 2001)  He left us with some of the greatest rock music ever recorded . . . including his solo remake of “What a Wonderful World“ . . . which should be considered a MODERN CLASSIC.

Andre the Giant  (1946 – 1993)  Fezzik in “The Princess Bride”.

• Today is National Devil’s Food Cake Day

• 3 days until Memorial Day Weekend

• 33 days until Father’s Day