Belated 50th birthday greetings to our virtual friend @roger_holland, who slipped this announcement into the old dogs thread.
Surely this shrinking violet deserves one of his own?
I briefly considered asking The Burning Hell to do a musical greeting for him (I get a kick out of supporting small bands), but thought that’ll be way too late and I’d prefer it personalised, so I might as well do it myself
So here you go, based on What Do You Get For The Man Who Has Nothing?
Ain’t got no purebred stallion, ain’t got no swimming pool
No air-conditioned Cadillac to keep our Roger cool
He rolls along real slow, no motor on his chair
Ain’t got no will nor testament for falling down the stairs
And so, on his birthday, his friends say to me-
What do you get for the man who needs nothing?
What do you get for the man who’s seen it all?
Maybe a song, not too long, about be longing
For the man who got up after the fall
He surfs waves of online guitar stores deep into the night
He hangs around the forums sayin’ nothing’s black or white
He talks in strange emoticons, double Dutch just won’t translate
Half a century on the poor man’s plate
And so, on his birthday, his friends say to me-
What do you get for the man who needs nothing?
What do you get for the man who’s seen it all?
Maybe a song not too long about be longing
For the man who got up after the fall
What do you get for the man who needs nothing?
What do you get for the man who’s seen it all?
Now for a man who’s stuck in a wheelchair
Never seen a man walk so tall
Dear Brian,
That made me quiet for a (short ) time and I felt quite a lot of emotions when I read the text. Thank you very much.
And I also had a good laugh with the Key change, and I also enjoyed listening to it and and and…
Something about coincidence just over an hour ago I was watching again on The Burning Hell site after a few months to see if certain items are now for sale again (but unfortunately)
Just for that idea of you letting them play a song for me, you’ll get flowers from my garden for the rest of your life,
Let alone what you have now done yourself, that is actually even more special to me…
@roger_holland Emotion and a laugh? Haha, all the boxes ticked, so
I’m more of a Dead Flowers than Tulpen aus Amsterdam kind of guy, but thank you for the thought.
We’re all ‘special’
@Richard_close2u Haha, I’m getting a bit of practice in, with all this burning in hell business, eh?
What a brilliant song @brianlarsen and a very fitting way to celebrate our @roger_holland . Happy birthday to you again, Rogier, you deserve the very best in life, and I think you’ve been served up a slice right here.
Perhaps it is a relief that Dutch people do also not always follow my way of speaking or writing Dutch with the sentences words and especially proverbs that I make up.
A belated happy birthday, Rogier. After seeing Brian perform in a dress, I was expecting a Marilyn Monroe cover for you. That a side he treated you (and us) to a wonderfully crafted number. Wish you both many more fun-filled birthdays.
A very happy birthday to you Rogier! I hope you had an amazing one
Brian, your song brought a smile to my face. The “key change” was the best part I also predict as Stefan said, that you will be bombarded with requests now
Write Brian you are a true gentleman with a big heart, what an awesome gift to a friend! Rogier of course happy bday, hope another 50 years will get even better!