I was born in 1963.

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I was born May 8th, 1963.

As all good American males of my generation would do, I'm going to engage in a universal activity of retrospection that is compulsive, and beyond my ability to deny...that is...compare myself to others also born in 1963.

Eric Cantor is the House of Representatives Majority Leader.  He is the only Jewish Republican serving in the House.  He was born in 1963.  I served on the leadership team of the Middle School I worked at for 5 years.  I proposed we spend more than the 20 minutes of "team time" working on test taking skills...my proposal was defeated. (Ignored, actually) I was born in 1963.

Joel Olsteen is an American author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world. He is skinny and has tremendous teeth. He was born in 1963.  I had a bible study in my living room that catered to ex-cons, church rejects, and people that felt sorry for me...about 20 of us in all (considering I had 6 in my family and another family had 9.)  I was born in 1963.

Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player of all time.  Six NBA titles.  Multiple league MVP awards. Pro Basketball  Hall of Fame member.  Most successful and prolific marketer and endorser of the 80's and 90's. Single-handedly propelled Nike to the #1 sports apparel and shoe company in the world with the "Air Jordan." He was born in 1963.  I once had to break up an argument between two crazy guys who were debating the topic of, "Who's better; Michael Jordan or Wal Mart."  Their argument went something like this, Crazy Guy #1, "Wal Mart is a big-ole store." Crazy Guy # 2, "Oh Yeah, well Michael Jordan can dunk." Crazy Guy #1, " You can buy CDs at Wal-Mart." Crazy Guy #2, " Michael Jordan has Scottie Pippin."  Then I had to separate them. (I wish I was making this up, but I'm not.) I was born in 1963.

This is counter productive...

Lisa Nowak was an astronaut on the space shuttle (she operated the robotic arm.) She also wore an adult diaper so she wouldn't have to use the restroom as she drove nonstop from Texas to Florida to kidnap her astronaut/ex-boyfriend's new astronaut/girlfriend.  She's in prison now.  She was born in 1963.  I worked in a prison and changed my son's diapers. I was born in 1963.

Brad Pitt
Johny Depp
Benjamin Bratt
Dermot Mulroney
Harold Perrineau Jr.
All 1963...

Conan O'Brien
Larry the Cable Guy
'63

George Michael was a really manly-looking guy who was super-gay.
Brett Michaels was a super-gay looking guy who was really manly.
(Both, you guessed it-'63)

How about an all 1963 band?
Drums: Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
Guitar: Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Bass: Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
Vocals: Jimmy Osmond (The Osmond Brothers)

How about an all '63 debate between Allison Keyes from All Things Considered on NPR and Kevin James from Fox Radio. (OK, that one was obscure.)

Daniel Pearl was the kidnapped journalist who Al-Qaeda beheaded live on the internet.  He was born in 1963.

Terri Schiavo was bulimic. She slipped into a coma after suffering a heart attack in 1990.  Her husband won a court case in 2005 to have her starved to death.  She died.  She was born in 1963.

(Why do you always go so dark Mr. Geil...)

(Your fun-facts are not so fun.)

Sir-Mix-Alot was born in 1963.  He wrote that "Big Butts" song?

(That's what we're talking about!)