happy birthday to me

48
an insignificant age
like 47
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have had last 5 birthdays in ottawa
so its good to be somewhere else
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i turned 40 in montreal/ ottawa
midnight show sellout in montreal
noon show, killer
bus to ottawa then first show ever there
half way through i show mention its my birthday so
producer of fringe appears from back with bloody great cream cake
everyone sings happy birthday
then they take me over the fringe tent where i hand out cake and they
buy everyone in the tent a pint for my birthday
then they get me legless and carry me
home in a bucket
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not bad at all
best birthday ever, in fact

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show at 8
then a meal
then some beer
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here we go