Not that my parents were paying attention, but the number one song two days into my life probably described what my mother thought about my constantly eating:

Twenty-eight years later, the number one song was by a group that sang about aging nearly two decades earlier:

Birthdays start with Floyd Butler, who sang for the Fifth Dimension …

… and the Friends of Distinction:

For fans of the movie “Pulp Fiction,” Don Reid of the Statler Brothers had a birthday today:

Reid was born one year before the triumvirate of Fred Stone of Sly and the Family Stone:

… Fuzzy Fuscaldo of Captain Beefheart …

… and Michael Monarch of Steppenwolf:

Teri Nunn of Berlin:

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