A heartfelt thank you to everyone for the kind birthday wishes and thoughtful words. I truly appreciate the time you’ve taken to share your messages; they mean a great deal to me. Your support and friendship make this journey all the more rewarding.
When I was in my twenties, I often felt older than my years. While friends chased late nights and loud adventures (not that I didn't partake many times), I found comfort in quieter spaces, a chair, a record spinning, a good conversation.
They joked that I was “retired early,” but I never saw it that way. It wasn’t about age at all, just about knowing what felt right for me. Over time I realized that being “elderly young” was simply another way of saying I carried a calmness others hadn’t found yet.
And the truth is, aging isn’t the point, it’s how you live, what you value, and the joy you take from each moment. Whether you’re twenty or seventy, it’s the spirit you bring to life that counts. Now that I am "young elderly" nothing has really changed.
It’s moments like these that remind me how lucky I am to be surrounded by such thoughtful people. Your kindness adds joy to the day and makes the celebration feel even more special.
Thanks again.
Cheers.
BB
happy birthday mate, thanks for all the tunes
ReplyDeleteWell Hello, First I wish to Thank You for All of your great Posts here on your pages. Second a wish for your Happy & Healthy Birthday. Continued Success in a Great Life. Happy Thanksgiving to to you & your Family. Sincerely, Stan
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. Y que cumplas muchos más. Thank you for all the music you share with us. I really aprecciate it and enjoy a lot . My best wishes to you, BB
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Mr. Butterboy. Perhaps I'm a little late. Nevertheless, a ♥eartfelt thank you for your work in tracking down all these things. Age is just a number. What we think, feel, say, and how we act, reflects our maturity and character. Music connects people worldwide, no matter where you're from. As an older Goth, almost 60 years old and with exactly that style of dress, I know what I'm talking about. So don't worry about your perhaps reserved behavior. Some people need concerts, festivals, and club nights, while others just need an armchair, a record, and friends to chat with. We are who we are! Happy birthday again from Vienna. Best regards, dj Sündenfall
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday BB - wishing you Health, Joy and Abundance. Thank you for your dedication in sharing such fantastic music.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Butterboy! Thanks for all you do
ReplyDeleteBelated Birthday salutations Butterboy - hope your day was a good one. Having only recently stumbled across your wonderful can I express my advance thanks and appreciation for your efforts, and wish you good health, peace and happiness. Boom Shankar!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday and thaks for the best blogs
ReplyDeleteHey Happy Birthday Butterboy! So glad to be able to say this and I check in every day! I post links to head folk across from my lil blog (the blog that nobody reads . . . ) and wish you all the best!
ReplyDeleteA lovely reflection--thank you for it. And thanks for all you do/have done/will do for our listening pleasure.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday and a heartfelt Thank You to my favourite blogger.
ReplyDeleteReally Thanks a lot to You for all music you contribute we are able to listen
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday BB, I wish you a good health and a lot of discoveries we all may enjoy.. Best wishes from 74 year old-young music lover.
ReplyDeleteWell I have to admit ,......that due to a lot of personal reasons I have not been on your wonderful blog for a few weeks now,..... but that is no excuse for not wishing you a very happy birthday Butterboy, as you have done wonders for my music collection over the years, and can't thank you enough dear sir.....Your music blog is very special and caters for everyones different tastes in music, and it still amuses me how on earth you manage to put such a wonderful and comprehensive blog like your together and maintaine it daily as you do so well......on that note I wish well and hope you have a lovely day my friend......Love & Peace Stu
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday! And thank you so much for this amazing and vital and life-enhancing site and all of your generosity. And your good taste, too, of course.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Butterboy ! The feeling of being of a different age than your friends is all too familiar, haha. Rest assured that you have a lot of friends both young and old here on the 'net. Thanks to your kindness, attention to detail and generosity in music and your preparation and reaction time on all comments. Cheers I read here often, or as we say in the Netherlands: proost, or 'gezondheid !' (= health). Many more cycles around the sun for you, kind Sir BB !
ReplyDeleteA beautiful soul, and a beautiful man. Glad to meet you mate. Have a great birthday and keep that big heart of yours.
ReplyDeleteBTW, care to tell us where the moniker Butterboy came from? Inquiring minds want to know, lol.
I hope you had a great Birthday--you have given pleasure to so many of with your gift of fine music. Thank You!
ReplyDelete"Without music, life would be a mistake" Friedrich Nietzsche
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr Butterboy, you've become a valuable resource.
Happy birthday, happy music, happy family, happy friends... Get happy with all your pleasures BB... and thanks for the blog!
ReplyDeleteWise words!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tznBgIGSi98 HAPPY BIRTHDAY with the first band i ever saw live.
ReplyDeleteFeliz Cumpleaños desde Spain. Muchas gracias por tu enorme y exquisita aportacion.
ReplyDeleteFun Fête ! Much joy for the coming year ! Thanks for the decoveries.
ReplyDeleteDear BB, sorry for the late message. Without your post, I will not know about your birthday. I really wish you too much happiness, health and love. And thanks a lot for so many good music shared here with us. Regards from Brazil, my virtual friend.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, BB! Your blog is the door to a vast ocean of music. Thank you!
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