Who's on Top?



PBS, because they have Jim Lehrer

Whose birthday will never be nearer

Along with these other personalities

Who also share the "cake" festivity



David Hartman ... actor, tv interviewer

James Fox, actor, singer Mike Newbury

Nora Ephron - author and director

Nancy Kwan ... actress, attractive



Grace Jones ... actress, model, singer

Steven Ford ... tv documentary-bringer

David Helfgott ... a concert pianist ...

And a few rockers also on the list ...



Phil Rudd from Australia's AC/DC

Dusty Hill ... one from the Top (ZZ)

Joey Ramone ... of the brothers' band

Peter Townshend - guitarist on demand



The latter being the brain behind The Who ...

The first ever Punk Rock band who made it thru

And who also wrote Tommy - the first rock opera 

Contributing a new phrase to music with his stanzas



Making Tommy a standout both in film and on stage 

For Townshend's rock style finally became of age

Establishing the creation of a magical event ...

Which many bands then attempted to extend ...



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

10:40am May 19th, 1999



Birthdays:



Jim Lehrer's 65th

David Hartman's 64th

James Fox's 60th

Nancy Kwan's 60th

Mickey Newbury's 59th

Nora Ephron's 58th

Peter Townshend's 54th

David Helfgott's 54th

Phil Rudd's 53rd

Dusty Hill's 50th

Grace Jones' 47th

Joey Ramone's 47th

Steven Ford's 43rd