The Other Muppet



Heading the birthday list today ...

Is every child's friend - who played

... Miss Piggy to Jim Henson's frog

And so very many others - Frank Oz



Along with Hal David, who wrote lyrics

For some of Burt Bacharach's music

And espionage thriller novelist Ludlum

Who keeps us enthralled and not glum



And Beverly Sills ... top opera singer

(The lady never needed to wing it)

And a former White House press-man

Now at retirement age - Ron Nessen



It's also a birthday for a few actresses 

Dixie Carter, Leslie Uggams ... blessed

... Also with a voice to use to sing as well

But out of the limelight now for a spell



Then there's also Jeanne Crain ...

State Fair's lead ... in the main ...

And there's also cute Karen Valentine 

Who lit up the center square for a time



Patti D'Arbanville and Connie Sellecca

Whose PS, I Love You didn't make it ...

But that's okay, cuz she's got John Tesh

Who's done concert tours since ET's test 



And then there's a couple of country folk

Who'll be opening cards and cutting cake 

One's Jessi Colter, the other Tom T. Hall 

Both have answered Nashville's call ...



Then there's a pair of rock musicians

Paul Weller ... Klause Meine (Scorpion)

And then the two best known of the lot

Actor Ian McKellan and Mike Myers (hot)



We wish them all a very happy birthday

And many, many more to come their way

And we look forward to their next thing

With infusion of joy, for all they did bring



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

9:20pm Tues. May 25th, 1999

   

Birthdays:



Hal David's 78th

Jeanne Crain's 74th

Robert Ludlum's 72nd

Beverly Sills' 70th

Ron Nessen's 65th

Tom T. Hall's 63rd

Dixie Carter's 60th

Jessi Colter's 56th

Leslie Uggams' 56th

Frank Oz's 55th

Karen Valentine's 52nd

Klaus Meine's 51st

Patti D'Arbanville's 48th

Connie Sellecca's 44th

Paul Weller's 41st

Mike Myer's 36th



also:

Anne Heche's 30th

Jamie Kennedy's 29th