Stan Lee, this is all YOUR FAULT!!!

[DFW]

Here I was hoping for a fancy apricot cake for my birthday, and what does my wife get me?

THIS!!

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I'm blaming you, and don't try to weasel your way out of it!

(*I have his private email address, and I sure as hell DID send this to him!)

[steve2470]

1. Happy Birthday despite the cake :p

[DFW]

10. She made up for it

So, I'll keep her for another 40 years.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. Excelsior!

Or sentiments to that effect...

[DFW]

11. You got the sentiment right the first time.

I have that straight from the Yancy Street Yahoos.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Happy Birthday

and, yes, it's all his fault... well, Steve Ditko was involved, too.

[DFW]

4. Yeah, but I don't know how to get in touch with Seve Ditko

So Stan bears the brunt.

And thanks, by the way!

[NewJeffCT]

5. Well, one thing is for sure

being one of the creators of Spider-Man is good for your longevity - both are still alive and Stan Lee is in his 90s and Steve Ditko is 87.

[DFW]

27. I know. I'm running out of young man jokes for Stan's birthdays

He was 92 last December.

[panader0]

6. I received my copy of "The Time Cellar" today. (BTW, it wasn't autographed)

I won't be able to start reading until Saturday--work is kicking my butt. But I skimmed a bit and it looks like a lot of fun!
And there's this review on the back cover by Stan Lee: "Hey Marc - I hate you! Now I can't even look at a glass of wine
without thinking of your furshlugginer story!!!"
Now I have to go look up furshligginer.
Congrats and Happy Birthday.

[DFW]

7. Don't feel bad. I had to look up "furshlugginer" too

Don't let his Beverly Hills address fool you. He remains the Jewish kid from Brooklyn he always was at heart.

I'll give you the autograph the next time we meet up in person, deal?

And thanks!

[whistler162]

8. Well you know the song

Spiderman.. Spiderman poops where ever a spider can or something like that.

[DFW]

9. Ummm, well, nope, don't know that song

Either I've been living in Europe too long, or it never made the German top 40.

[Xyzse]

12. Oh yeah, I did remember saying you have the same birthday as my best friend's.

Happy Birthday! Belatedly.

[DFW]

13. Belatedly?

the time difference isn't THAT great. It's still March 19th here in Germany, so you're right on time!

[Xyzse]

16. Ah-ha...

Happy Birthday!
I was wrong then. I thought you meant the 18th, since your post shows "Yesterday" in my browser.

[DFW]

18. Time difference

It was just past midnight here, so already the 19th. Still the 18th back in North America.

[Xyzse]

24. I see, then I was off by 1 day.

Happy Birthday still.

[KMOD]

14. Happy Birthday, DFW!!

I hope you have a wonderful day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Happy Birthday, my dear DFW!

I hope today is going great for you!

[DFW]

21. Thanks Peggy!

I actually took the day off, and stayed all 24 hours in THE SAME COUNTRY! Enough is enough, and there was some serious cake demolishing to do. Not only my wife's Spidey cake, but also a torte with fresh raspberries I had brought from Belgium, but an apricot torte too.

We then joined some friends and went to an Indian-Bangladeshi restaurant here in our little suburb of Düsseldorf and just got back. My wife is making espresso, and then we'll call it a (birth-)day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I'm glad you got the day off, and all that celebrating sounds just wonderful!

[MrScorpio]

17. Happy Birthday, DFW

And remember, with great birthday cake comes great eating.

Enjoy!

[DFW]

19. There is much wisdom in what you say.

We have been following your sage guidance all day.

[Dont call me Shirley]

20. Happy Birthday DFW!

[DFW]

23. From me, Captain Oveur, co-pilot Murdock, and Vector-victor

Merci!

[Dont call me Shirley]

25. What's your vector, Victor?

Surely you can't be serious.
I am serious
And don't call me Shirley.

[Jamaal510]

26. Blue is

normally one of my favorite colors on cake, but that right there doesn't look appetizing at all.

[DFW]

28. It looked like something that was not biodegradable

It tasted better than it looked. The blue covering was a thin layer of marzipan.