Well today is the birthday of one of the greatest names in musical theatre: the one and only Jerry Herman. Jerry Herman is the only composer-lyricist in history to have THREE BRoadway shows last more than 1500 shows each. These shows of course were Hello Dolly, Mame and La Cage Au Folles. Today Jerry Herman is Seventy-three years old. My personal favorite is Mame. I also happen to love mack and mabel which I understand is making a bit of a comeback soon. Happy birthday dear Jerry. Your amazing songs are so tuneful, so memorable, so hummable. As a songwriter, I have always strived to write songs with hummable memorable melodies. As the great Richard Rodgers once proclaimed "You can't take home the scenery, so you better be able to "take home" the songs. The Sherman Brothers know this oh so very well. They and Mr. Herman have always been big influences in my song writing. Today would also have been the 80th birthday of a great performer: Mr. Fred Gwynne-- Herman Munster, himself. He was really a wonderful performer and author of several children's books. Alas, like Michael Landon, Fred was another victim of pancreatic cancer. Well another day of work at Ritz Camera with not much else happening. Happy birthday Jerry Herman!