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October 27, 2005

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIMON LE BON!

If you see Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The singer turns 47 today.

October 27, 2005 in Duran Duran | Permalink

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tonight i am spinning the absolute very best in 80's dance music at the BANK at 1919 central ave. in st. petersburg, don't try to navigate the howard frankenstien on this nite stay in st.pete and dance all nite w/ an extra hour because of daylight savings time!!!! [if you live in tampa forget guavaween it is for kids nowadays come to st. pete and party all night!!!!]3$ bass ale and 2$ tuaca shots!!!thank you see you there!!!missmary

Posted by: beach mom | October 29, 2005 at 09:03 AM

Posted by: beach mom | October 29, 2005 at 09:04 AM

Hi guys,not specifically linked to Simon Le Bon, but as I couldn't find a "contact us" button.... Just wanted to let you know that I listen to your podcast all the way from the Netherlands. Every day during my 1.5 hour train commute I listen to a variety of podcasts, and yours is the one that takes me back to my teen years. Man, your podcast of Breakfast Club made me pull out the DVD and watch it again (for the xth time... even though my wife doesn't understand why I like the movie).Anyway, your episode on Journey also brought memories from my early LP records. If you ever decide to do an item on Toto (yeah, you remember Africa, Rosanna and Hold the line), let me know. I am the webmaster of the Toto Encyclopedia and a walking book of trivia on that band. Yep, they are still around and especially popular in Northern Europe and Asia. Last year they did a European tour attracting 600,000 attendees.Keep up your great podcasts!Dennie Heye (dennie [at] heye.nl

Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2005 at 02:36 PM

Wow, we're infamous abroad now. Hey Dennie -- I sent you an e-mail today. Hope you got it. Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for that Toto episode.

Posted by: Steve Spears | October 30, 2005 at 08:05 PM

I met Simon Le Bon at a party once for about five minutes back in the 80s. It was at the MTV 1984 New Year's Rockin' Eve Ball. He and John Taylor were looking at Jody Watley's butt and mumbling something naughty under their breath. I busted them and they started howling with laughter. They were really cool about it and made great fun of themselves with me. They weren't stuck up or pretentious at all. I always remember that when I think of them. How cool they were. Belated Happy Birthday, Simon! :D

Posted by: Davetta | November 01, 2005 at 01:41 AM

I "met" Simon backstage in the green room at Ruth Eckerd Hall several years ago but he wouldn't stop doing his vocal exercises long enough to talk to anyone. It didn't help his voice much. Nick - the love of my life - was much more personable.

Posted by: gina vivinetto | November 01, 2005 at 11:41 AM

not to mention that simon le bon's brother was the star in our very own local band the fanatics video!!!!!

Posted by: missmary | November 04, 2005 at 10:31 AM

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