Happy birthday, Bobby Womack
Today is Bobby Womack's birthday. I know this because it is also my birthday. I had a Radio 1 diary when I was about 14. This is how I first learned that I shared a birthday with Bobby Womack. I didn't really care about Bobby Womack at that stage. I care more now. I met and interviewed Bobby Womack when I was hosting the Teatime show on 6 Music in 2003, a network that should be saved, by the way. He was over to promote Lookin' For A Love: The Best Of Bobby Womack 1968-1976. It felt good to meet him at last, especially as I grew up to recognise that Across 110th Street is one of the greatest soul records of all time. (I asked him, by way of keeping the conversation going in the studio while the record was playing, what it was about. He smiled and told me to listen to the lyrics, which was the correct response. It's good when soul legends tell you what to do.) I was 38 when I met Bobby Womack. He was 59. Today, we both seven years older than that. Neither of us is likely to be sitting on a horse, smoking a pipe. But if one of us is more likely to be, it will be Bobby Womack.
posted by Andrew Collins @ 7:57 AM
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Happy Birthday Andrew!
Podcast_addict
Best. Photo. Ever.
A very happy birthday to you Mr Collins. Thank you for entertaining me over the years!! Here's to another 45!
Senor Trowell
Happy birthday Mr Collings
Many happy returns of the day Andrew. And also to Bobby, if he's reading this. I notice that you also, rather impressively, share your birthday with 'King' Kenny Dalglish - an auspicious day indeed.
A very happy birthday to you, Andrew.
I share my birthday with Angelina Jolie, Noah Wyle, Russell Brand, Michelle Phillips and Bruce Dern, among others. Just in case you're interested.
Well, happy birthday then.
As listing them is the new fashion, I appear to share my birthday with James Dean Bradfield, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Charlotte Church and Robert Mugabe!
A very happy birthday to you. Keep up the great work.
Happy Birthday! I hope you get as good a present as your other birthdaysake (is that a word?) Michael Ashcroft appears to have done.
Happy Birthday Andrew
In an effort to be on trend, I share my birthday with Lulu and Adam Ant.
Helen
Happy birthday. You also share it with my new nephew who was born this morning and Shakin' Stevens.
That photo is also the cover of a brilliant compilation called Dirty Laundry that I'd heartily recommend.
Nigel
Happy Birthday Andrew! :)
Happy birthday! Love the post -- it made me smile after a dull day. Hopefully your day is much better.
PS. I share my birthday with Angry Anderson, who would look hilarious on a horse ...
Andrew, Happy Birthday fella. Hope you're having a good day.
Happy Birthday Andrew. Hope you're having a great day.
"Your powers are growing weak, old man" as someone once said.
I share my birthday with convicted rapist, Mike Tyson. Not as good as Womak but better than Mugabe. Assuming there was a shared birthday league table, that is.
A very funny post. Happy birthday. Let's just say Today plays the national anthem on mine.
Happy Birthday Mr Collins! Hope you're having a great day. My birthday (and Nik Kershaw's) was on Monday - first week of March clearly the best week to be born ;)
Evangeline
Happy Birthday!
As for me (to follow the trend that's appearing here) I share my birthday with Jennifer Jason Leigh. I hope you've had a good day and that the nice Mr Herring doesn't try to bum rape you too much :-)
Happy Birthday Andrew
Why is Bobby Womack dressed as Cleavon Little?
Happy Birthday for yesterday. I share my own with the late Peter Cook. And sadly that's all I share with him.
Happy Birthday, Andrew. Nice to know I share my birthday with such auspicious talent like yourself and Mr Womack.
Keep up the good work.
Happy Birthday...I'm assuming you spent the day listening to "Dirty Laundry" from whence the pipe smoking cowboy picture comes? A classic....
Hope you had a good birthday Andrew!
Apparently I share my birthday with Jeff Bridges (which is incredibly pleasing). Also Tyra Banks and Jay-Z. So swings and roundabouts...
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