Waiting for John to get back from an errand so we can leave for the beach. Guess I've got enough time for a few of today's birthdays.
1875 -
Carl JungFounder of analytical psychology. Jung was all about the unconscious things that guide us, like intuition and dreams.
"What you resist persist" - I think this is a great way to look at things
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1894 -
Aldous HuxleyIt is an interesting coincidence that Jung and Huxley were born on the same day. English writer, he wrote many things including "Brave New World" and "The Doors of Perception" - which is where Jim Morrison got the name "The Doors" from. Huxley was an advocate of taking hallucinogens.
"Aldous Huxley, LSD, & the Doors of Perception"
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1928 -
Stanley KubrickOne of the greatest film makers of our time... Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket - Fucking Wow!
Kubrick at 2001 opening
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1943 -
Mick JaggerFrontman for a little band named "The Rolling Stones"
"Far away eyes"
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1956 -
Dorothy HamillThis Champion Olympic figure skater somehow had a huge influence on women's hair styles in the mid-70's. I will always associate Dorothy Hamill with one of my ex's who used to lament that all the truck stops had been ruined by "queens in their pennyloafers and Dorthy Hamill haircuts".
1976 Worlds Short Program
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