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Revealed in an unrelated post today, but needed wider distribution.

Hope you had a great one, Bud!


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Happy Birthday Bud! A milestone!

All the best,
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I hope you had a very happy 80th birthday today Bud.

PS - I will catch up with you in April! I wonder if we are the two oldest people on the forum?


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Many Happy Returns, Bud. A sensational milestone.


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Eighty! Wow! smile

Happy Birthday! Hope you're out biking and celebrating instead of hanging out here. 🚲🥳🎂


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Happy birthday Bud.


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Thanks everybody. Hey when I saw the word milestone I immediately thought maybe millstone would fit better. smile Here’s a photo of how we spent the day.

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Happy Birthday Bud. It looks like you had a great day doing what you love.


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Happy after-birthday Bud. (and many, many more)


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Happy Birthday Bud! You guys look like you are really enjoying life. Best wishes for posting the same for years to come!

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80?
Wow.
That's old shocked
Really old.
Or as they say: older than dirt.
Older than old dirt!
For someone THAT old, you still have damn good ears, Bud.
Happy Birthday!
I wish you health, even more health, and then some.
Here's to many, many more years smile 🍷🍾🍹

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Happy Birthday, Bud!!!

Wishing you all the best!

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Happy Birthday, Bud !!


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Many returns on the day!


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Hi Bud,

I hope you had a really great birthday. Getting to 80 and being able to spend the day biking with Janice is brilliant.

Congratulations galore!
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Happy BD Bud...


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Bud,
You are inspiration for many in PGM universe and beyond, including me!
Happy Birthday my musical friend, and many more to come!

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Thanks everybody!

Now back to work on The Octogenarian Blues. 😀


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Happy birthday!!


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Happy birthday!!

Thank you!


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