35 years ago today...

Wee little Robert E. Lee Whetherford Gilles XI came into this world with a great shout and drew his first breath. So, today, we celebrate.

Bobby "B-Dawg" Gilles is the best sidekick a superhero could ask for, the best encourager a downtrodden soul could wish for, the best let's-go-get-something-yummy-to-eat companion a food lover could desire, the best get-r-done accountability partner a lazy person could hope for, the best email buddy a bored office worker might have. He is, in short, the best of friends.

And, although it's not a witty ditty outlining all of his virtues (even the ones best kept hidden), or an ode to shame Shakespeare, I offer this little tribute:

A Series of Quotes by Insane-O Man, Bob Dylan
for Kudzu Kid on his Special Day

“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”

“Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.”

“I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.”

“People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.”

“Chaos is a friend of mine.”

“I am against nature. I don't dig nature at all. I think nature is very unnatural. I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay.”

“Well, the future for me is already a thing of the past.”

“Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.”

“A poem is a naked person... Some people say that I am a poet.”

“What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it.”

“If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.”

Happy Birthday, little buddy. :) I hope it's a GREAT one!