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Birthday Girls & Boys – 11th January

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Good Morning and HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all wonderful Readers born on the 11th January.

Also born on the 11th of January are:
1503 – Parmigianino, Italian artist
1757 – Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer and designer of the first arched iron-built bridge over the Thames. He also designer many novel items such as an amphibious vessels for Russia’s infamous Tsarina Catherine the Great.
1895 – Laurens Hammond, American inventor of the Hammond organ
1901 – Kwon Ki-ok, was the first Korean female aviator, as well as being the first female pilot in China.
1903 – Alan Paton, South African liberal political activist and author of the acclaimed novel Cry the Beloved Country.
1921 – Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler and father of the more famous and now deceased Eddie.
1942 – Clarence Clemons, American musician best known as the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer
1972 – Amanda Peet, American actress
1978 – Emile Heskey, English footballer
1981 – Jamelia, English singer

Thanks for the info Wikipedia.

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Birthday Girls & Boys – 10th January

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all born on the 10th of January. Hope that you have an amazing day filled with sunshine, and good times.

Also born on the 10th of January are:

1883 – Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi, Russian writer
1893 – Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner
1936 – Al Goldstein, American publisher and pornographer
1944 – Rory Byrne, South African racing car designer
1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer
1945 – Rod Stewart, Scottish singer
1949 – George Foreman, American boxer
1949 – Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress
1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies)
1974 – Jemaine Clement, half of awesome comedic duo from New Zealand – Flight of the Conchords

Thanks for the info Wikipedia.

Let me know if you’d like me to add a friend, family member or little ol’ you to our daily birthday lists of (famous) people. Mail me names, years of birth, and what makes you or them famous.

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Birthday Girls & Boys – 9th January

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More cool cartoons at Toothpaste For Dinner.

If today is your birthday, we at onelargeprawn wish you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. And it’s on a Friday – you lucky so-and-so – hope you got cool pressies and cake and beer and tequila and lots of other good stuff (and not a Lance Armstrong cancer bracelet).

Also born on this day were:

1908 – Simone de Beauvoir, French author
1913 – Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States
1929 – Dorothea Puente, American serial killer
1933 – Wilbur Smith, Zambian-British novelist
1941 – Joan Baez, American singer and activist
1944 – Jimmy Page, British musician and producer (Led Zeppelin)
1967 – Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician
1975 – Kimberley Ann Scott Mathers, former wife of Eminem
1982 – Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Prince William of Wales

Thanks for the info Wikipedia.

Let me know if you’d like me to add a friend, family member or little ol’ you to our daily birthday lists of (famous) people.

Mail me names, years of birth, and what makes you or them famous.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! A quick note from me and the copy/paste elves, Hack and Slash, wishing our readers (the whole 3 of you) a very happy, prosperous, and disease-free New Year!

We wish you the best in your endeavours, be it getting fit, taming the bulge, quitting smoking, getting out of debt, or just being a better person. Make 2009 the best year of your life!

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My Blu-ray Reviews

Whilst you’ve been fast sleep  dreaming about girls, food, and global domination, my under-paid copy/paste elves have been working non-stop to transfer blu-ray reviews from my old blog  to their new home here at the onelargeprawn blog. The beatings were severe,  morale was low, but the elves persevered and got the job half done.

So without further ado, click MY MOVIE REVIEWS from the top menu, or click a movie from the list below to go straight to it’s Blu-ray review:

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Etc!

Just a quick note to wish those of you celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwaanzaa, or are just at home vegging around, have a great time, drink responsibly, and most importantly, be safe.

If you haven’t sent out your festive e-cards as yet, head on over to www.someecards.com for some truly cynical gems.

Cheers!

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Welcome – Welkom – Bienvenue!

Hello intrepid web surfer,

Welcome to my new blog. After being with 24.com for 18 months, I’ve branched out on my own. And at onelargeprawn.co.za, it’s my house, my blog, my rules (it’s good to be king neh?).

Enjoy your stay and feel free to leave a comment.

Cool in the pool,

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