October 30 Celebrity Rocktober Birthday Celebration Day!

Rocktober is winding down on my blog. Since there are a lot of celebraty birthday's on October 30 I thought I would do one giant celebration. Some of rockers, some are actors, maybe a little Motown cool thrown in. Of course the celebration will be done Rocktober style so sit back and enjoy.

Henry Winkler

Let's start with going Retro-cool! Henry Winkler played the Fonz on "Happy Days" and looking back to my childhood he was probably the one who introduced me to cool! Today he turns 71.

Here is he Rockin' opener to the classic show..

Below are some of his highlights from the show...

Gavin Rossdale

I highlighted Gavin Rossdale last year for his 50th birthday. You can revisit that post here. I'm including him for his 51st birthday. The Bush frontman adds a much needed Rock to this Rocktober post.

Bush "Come Down"

Otis Williams

Otis Williams the last surviving member of The Temptations certainly brings the Motown cool to my post. Love it when a post opens with cool and ends with cool. He qualifies for Rocktober by being a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Before The Temptations there was Otis Williams and the Charms "Heart of Stone"

The Temptations " I Wish it Would Rain"

Thanks for visiting and I will be back soon with a new post! Hopefully you will find it cool too!

Happy Birthday Gavin Rossdale!

Rocktober rolls into October 30th with a birthday for Gavin Rossdale a founder, singer and songwriter for the group Bush. He turns 50 today.

Here he is with a solo song from 2008 "Love Remains the Same"..

Of course his claim to fame will be Gavin's work with Bush. Here is "Glycerin"..

Here he is performing "this house is on fire"..

Here is Bush with "Swallowed"...

Thanks for visiting and I will be back soon with a new post!

Haiti

I've been writing a bit about Haiti lately due to the big earthquake which shook the island nation. I have a couple of articles out on organizations which are helping with the relief efforts. I urge you to check them out. My publisher is donating money for the articles and page views to the Haiti Relief efforts.

The first one was abiut Google, President's and Direct Relief. You can view the article here. 
The second one focused on Christian groups who were helping. This article can be viewed here.

We all know Haiti needs help. Heck, they probably could have used help before the earthquake. They are our neighbors (or at least mine). It is encouraging to see past Presidents both democrats and republicans come together for Haiti. It is nice to see all these christian groups from different denominations come together for Haiti. It shows we can overcome our differences and make things better.