K8 the GR8

Sunday 15th July 1979

July 15th is Saint Swithin’s day.

“St Swithin’s Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin’s Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t’will rain no more.�

It is also around this day when pond lilies start to flower.

It’s the feast of the Holy Nine Virgins in Scotland too.

And on this date, in 1979, the world was a peaceful place until around 3pm when Yours Truly made her grand entrance into the world.  Apparently I arrived in style.  I was 11lb, and during my hospital stay I managed to break an incubator, but you’d need to ask my mother for more details as I’m a bit sketchy.

Other people born on July 15th are:

1606 - Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)
1911 - Edward Shackleton, English explorer (d. 1994)
1931 - Clive Cussler, American author

In 2006, Robert H. Brooks, founder of Hooters of the U.S. died.  So did Gianni Versace in 1997.

On July 15th 1995, Amazon.com had it’s first sale, and in 1954, the first American jet passenger airliner, the Boeing 707 had her maiden flight.  On this date in 1971, the British Government endorsed a spate of Seal Clubbing. 

Two great songs kind of relate to my birthday… there’s ‘1979‘ by the Smashing Pumpkins, and ‘July‘ by Mundy.

To celebrate all of the above,  I’m being brought out tonight for a session in Johnnie Fox’s.  Sex, drugs and ceili dancing with TAT sounds like a grand oul’ Hooley!