Five on Five Escapades

A friend of mine once said "If it exists, someone has a fetish for it." I always thought that was crazy, until I decided to read about the man who liked to put on gas masks and suffocate himself.

This just makes me depressed. You know what makes me undepressed? Many peoples having birthdays on the same day and being selected for DP 2008. Yay!!!!!

Today is somebody's Birthday! Whose Birthday? Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Maya Angelou's Birthday. How Old Is She? 1,2,3,4... 80! And Never been Kissed By... Death

John Demjanjuk's name appears on "6 Feet Under's"and "Do Not Resuscitate's" rosters

• In 2002, Angelou lent her name and writings to a line of products from the Hallmark Greeting Card Company.

Seems as though she couldn't take all the bad writing she had to read on April 4th anymore.

Today is somebody else's Birthday! Whose Birthday? Founding Leader of the Kurdistan Wrokers Party Abdullah Öcalan's Birthday. How Old Is He? 1,2,3,4... 60! And Never been Kissed By... Death

Abdullah Öcalan's name appears on "Daddy to Be Dead Mates'" roster

• Since his capture Öcalan has been held under solitary confinement as the only prisoner on the İmralı Island in the Turkish Sea of Marmara. Despite the fact that all other prisoners formerly at İmralı were transferred to other prisons, there are still over 1000 Turkish military personnel stationed there guarding him.

Öcalan is one of the few people who we actually get to know the answer of "What book would you take on a deserted island?" for.

Today is somebody else's else's Birthday! Whose Birthday? Former NHL Head Coach Pat Burns' Birthday. How Old Is He? 1,2,3,4... 56! And Never been Kissed By... Death

Pat Burns' name appears on "Last Calls" roster

• Before his career in hockey, he was a police officer in Hull, Quebec.

Am I the only one who is shocked that his story hasn't been made into a movie yet? Maybe they are waiting for him to beat cancer to really put the icing on that film's cake.

Today is somebody else's else's else's Birthday! Whose Birthday? Former NFL Wide Receiver and Olympic Gold Medalist John Wesley Jones' Birthday. How Old Is He? 1,2,3,4... 50! And Never been Kissed By... Death

John Wesley Jones' name appears on "Dead Place's" and "They Are Now As Cold As Ice's" rosters

• Jones took some extraordinary photos of the UT Tower after the National Championship game in January 2006. The University Co-op is selling these in Austin. All proceeds go back to Lam who is using the money to pay for his medications.

Another case of the NFL's sterling care of retired players. At least he's got that gold medal to melt down.

Today is somebody else's else's else's else's (yes, if you are still reading, that's a lot of birthdays. In fact, it's second only to July 4th which has 6 birthdays) Birthday! Whose Birthday? Magician and Endurance Artist David Blaine's Birthday. How Old Is He? 1,2,3,4... 35! And Never been Kissed By... Death

David Blaine's name appears on "The Quit Parade's" roster

• In the News section of his official website, Blaine announced on August 20, 2007 that he is currently preparing for a new stunt slated to air live in May 2008. Regarding the stunt, Blaine stated, "If you thought my previous stunts were intense, this new one will leave you speechless. I can’t reveal any details (yet) but I’ve started preparing and training for the most dangerous and death-defying challenge of my career."

Looks like "The Quit Parade" knew what they were doing when they picked this guy.

... And Many More!