Today is the 50th Birthday of JimD.
We're giving him a special 50th birthday shout out as Jim is the person who harangued me into start blogging back in the early 00's.
I met Jim in a screenwriting class back at the University of Texas when, before class, he asked what comic book I had out on my desk. I thought it odd a very straight-laced looking fellow would care, but I did not know how high Jim's freak flag truly flew. We talked comics, sci-fi, etc...
Anyway, Jim's understated sense of humor won me over immediately, and we pal'd around til we graduated and he went to Baylor for law school and I did whatever the hell it is I'm doing.
These days, he's a successful practicing attorney! Who sends me piles of post cards - which are now kept in a Krypto popcorn bucket.
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Jim facts:
- Has seen more bands live than you and all of your friends combined, with a greater variety of genres and styles
- Knows more music than you do - I promise
- Has known RHPT longer than the World Health Organization has deemed safe
- Ran a successful law blog for years
- Genuinely enjoys the work of Ingmar Bergman
- Has sent me multiple separate autographs from separate Lois Lanes (Noel Neill, Margot Kidder, Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch)
- Called me after seeing Batman vs. Superman and relayed the entire movie's plot to me in 10 minutes
What will the next fifty years hold for Jim? None can say. I expect it will be mostly practicing law, fighting crime and high kicks.
Here's to Jim, who deserves a damn good birthday.
