No matter what you are, there you are. Happy Birthday to an Ageless Talent!
Gilbert is 54 years young, born today, December 1, 1946
Dear Ray!
Happy Birthday and thanks for supplying the music that is a life-time soundtrack. I wish you "Cent'Anni" which in Italian means 100 plus. Hopefully 2001 will bring you back to American soil!
Joe DiMuro, (www.gosullivan.com),
New York, NY USA
Hope that you and your family have a great day Gilbert on your birthday. Congratulations on a great new album. Hope we see you in the New Year. Birhday Wishes!
Steve and Kathy Graves
England
Gilbert
No matter what you are, there you are. Happy Birthday to an Ageless Talent! (see above photo)
Ilsa Brooke
San Francisco, California USA
Gilbert,
Congratulations with your birthday!! I wish you good health and a lot of pleasure with your musical adventures all over the world.I know your not getting any younger (as do I), but as you might have found out there still are a lot of people who love, like, critisize and admire your music and performance. Irlish is a great present to all of us and I hope to see you somewhere next year, hopefully with a lot of other fans here in Holland.
Chears!!
Sjaak van Oosterhout
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ray,
This is your number one Scottish fan here, with Very Happy Birthday Wishes for December 1st. Hope that whatever you're doing you have a lovely time. I was driving along in the car the other day, listening to your songs (of course) and I can't remember which one it was now, but I suddenly started laughing at the lyrics in one of them. You're a great writer as well as a singer and thanks for all the years of pleasure you've given me.
Kindest Regards
Jane Smart
Dunfermline, Scotland
Mr. O'Sullivan
Please enjoy your day of birth and enjoy all these happy greetings being sent to you. I have always enjoyed your music especially the intro & outro bits that I'm sure you had to fight tooth & nail to get left on the records. Please continue making music and a BIG THANK YOU for being kind enough to share it with the rest of us.
Sincerly,
Erik Samuelsen
Kirkland, WA
Dear Gilbert,
Congratulations on your 54th birthday and thanks for all the beautiful music you gave us and no doubt will give us in the future. Hopefully we'll see you in concert in the Netherlands soon, because it has already been three years since we last saw you here. And that is really much too long. Have a wonderful birthday!!
Linda Stienstra,
Groningen, the Netherlands
Happy birthday, Gilbert!!!!
Happy birthday to the great man "HIMSELF." May your day be fill of song!
MARIAN
Maraclair@aol.com
Dear Ray,
Thank you very much for your music that's been so important to me for more than 27 years - and congratulations on your 54th Birthday. I sincerely hope that you will continue making and releasing music for many years to come. All the best
Jesper Maigaard
Denmark
GILBERT,
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE YOURE 54! Your lyrics and music will keep your young forever more. Best wishes for a wonderful birthday!
Love,
Robin
Shantie, USA
Gilbert,
Happy Birthday Gilbert!
Your Irlish CD is great! I hoped you enjoyed making it as much as I enjoy listening to it. Looking forward to many more!
Lester Spencer
Columbia, MD USA
Dear Gilbert,
Wishing you all the very best on your Birthday and for the coming year and years to come. May you have many years of good health, prolific writing and success. You supply such joy and pleasure to a lot of people around the world with your songs. Also, it was just wonderful meeting you this year after your concerts in Sydney Australia, I felt I had known you for years (almost 30!) that is how touched I am by your music. Meeting you was indeed one of the highlights of my life. Hey, and make sure you don't leave it too long to return Down Under.
Dominic Franco
Sydney, Australia
Happy birthday to you gilbert and many thanks for the pleasure you have given to your fans who have grown older with you.i hope we can Thank you by coming to your concerts in the near future.
Gary Wright
Chatham, Kent, England
Hi Gilbert,
Happy Birthday and thank you so much for sharing your unique talent with us. I hope you will have a very fine day together with your family. ALLT HE BEST - and a merry Christmas too
Jesper Maigaard
Vejle, Denmark
Dear Gilbert:
I once read an interview with you when you said:"when I feel I don’t have it I will stop writing" I wish you that you’ll have it forever! Your last one "SSM" frighten me a bit Cause I thought you begin loosing it, but no, no I don’t want to think of it, you was and still (Every Song Has It’s Play) the best songwriter in the world. I wish you on your birthday love, happiness and inspiration forever. I wish you and us a brand new album with your magic melodies.
Gerry Zabari
Tel Aviv, Israel
Dear Gilbert,
Also from Holland: Van Harte Gefeliciteerd met je 54e verjaardag!!! I hope to have you around for decades to come. I really love 'Irlish'; I think it's one of the best you've ever made. The tunes stick to my mind the whole way through. In spite of years I have never heard you write so well... The fast numbers have superb rythms. The slow songs soothe my soul. They all have witty and funny lyrics, with some remarkable secondary meanings!! No matter what they say: 'Irlish' should be in the air everywhere!! Have a nice birthday and see you around in Holland again!!
Rob van der Vaart
Hi Gilbert!!!!
As usual, the best wishes for you, and waiting for you visit (is it possible?) to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Happy Birthday!!!!!
Adrian DeSantis,
Argentina
Dear Gilbert
Happy Birthday Gilbert. Thank you very much for your songs!
Ignacio Colera
Zaragoza, Spain
Hi Gilbert,
I've been a fan since Nothing Rhymed and look forward to a further 30 years (and beyond)of your music. Many Happy returns of the day - hope it is all you wish for.
Roger Winter
Hook, England
Hi Gilbert,
Your concert down under [Australia] was wonderful and thoroughly enjoyed by all at Penrith Panthers. Hope you have an enjoyable day with good health for the future years. We were most disappointed that your concerts were not promoted a lot more. Not to worry a lot would have been learnt from this experience. Please come back again and soon.
All the best
Ashley Pereira
Sydney, Australia
Best wishes for your 54th birthday, hope we can enjoy your music for a long long time.
Hans Neuhaus
The Netherlands
I hope you enjoy your "Bonaparte Shandy" on this your 54th Birthday. Thanks for the songs and have a good one.
Gareth Williams
London, England
Dear Gilbert,
Do what you want to, within reason, but remember -- take your time. Nothing stops for those who can't afford to wait. Who said that? I think YOU did. I KNEW it was good advice. Have a splendid birthday!
Regards,
Bob August
Nashville, USA
Dear Gilbert,
I am writing to wish you a happy 54th birthday on 12/1/00! I have been a big fan since 1972 when I was 15. Listening to the songs brings back memories, yet the music remains timeless! Thanks to the internet, I've recently (& happily) discovered that you are still recording & touring. I'm looking forward to collecting more of your great music in the future. I hope you come back to the US for a concert tour. The last time you performed in Baltimore was in 1973. I'm looking forward to your return!
Best Wishes on your birthday!
Joe Hoffman
USA
Dear Ray
Wishing you a very, very Happy 54th Birthday. "Say goodbye, Say good morning, Say good evening and good noon. Say hello tell me 'how you're feeling?', very well thanks, and how are you?" Thanks for the release of IRLISH, It's another fantastic album from the pen of the greatest "SINGER SOWING MACHINE" in the world. I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing you sing all of the songs and more LIVE!!! very soon. Also have a lovely Christmas and a great New Year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Lots of Love
Christine O'Hare
Liverpool, England
Gilbert
Happy happy Birthday to you!!Many many more to come. Now I've known, today is your Birthday! (on 1st, Dec.)I wish you have a great Birthday ;> About me, I'm 30 years old younger than you. But I like your heartful songs & lyrics. I will listen to your works forever. Thank you to make such great musics!!
Katsura KAMIMORI
Department of Physical Science
Hiroshima University, Japan
Hi Gilbert!
I want to wish you a very happy birthday! I also want to say that your music always takes me to " where peaceful waters flow ". And I want to thank you for it !
Julia Caesar
Mette, Sweden
Gilbert
As crazy as it may sound, through your music and your profound lyrics I feel I have a close friend in you. During the last 27 years, You have been with me through the very good, and pretty bad times in my life. Thank you for being there! Thanks also, for being so accommodating to fans like me who have had the privilege of meeting you after your live concerts, despite shaking in our shoes!! Keep writing and singing my friend - HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Best wishes
Dave Haq
Salford, Manchester (UK)
Special thanks Ilsa Brooke who created the Gilbert montage and finally a thanks to all the above fans who took a few minutes of their time to send in a greeting!
December 1st is also World AIDS Day
Please remember friends and loved ones that are no longer with us - Joe
