Waterloo solstice

Today is the first day of Summer and also Ray Davies' 63rd birthday.

This means he was just 23 when he wrote the most beautiful song in the English language in the Summer of 1967.


Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney also celebrated birthdays this week. And they both turned 65, so Paul is just two days older than Brian. I'm not that big on astrology, but maybe there is magic in the cusp of magic when Gemini turns to Cancer?

The Gemini/Cancer cusp combination, also known as the Cusp of Magic, correspondences symbolically to the period of human life at around the age of twenty-one..These are individuals who can wholeheartedly throw themselves into devotional activities and often appear to be mild, even self-effacing characters. Easily seduced, most of these cuspians have the ability to enchant those around them...both consciously and unconsciously.

Ray, Brian, and Paul have been enchanting me for my entire life, at it's great that they're all still actively making music with a combined age of 193. Happy Birthday Guys.