What Are The Odds?!

Back on March 11, I read a Twitter "tweet" by actress/model Christing Nguyen wishing her mom a Happy Birthday.

Right, Christine Nguyen. Photo courtesy of Christine Nguyen.

It just so happens that my mom was born on March 11. So, I sent Christine a note: "Is your mom's b.d. today? Today would have been my mom's 79th."

Today, I received this reply from Christine:

"Yes, it was. What?!? You and I share the same birthday and our madres share theirs as well? Crazy!"

What are the odds of that? Now, if both of our dads were born on June 29, then it would be really freaky!

Maybe we should pool our resources and buy some Lotto tickets!

Happy Birthday, Christine Nguyen!

There is one birthday that's easy or me to remember: Christine Nguyen's.

Tomorrow is her birthday. The reason it's easy for me to remember, it is also mine.

As far as I know, she's the only person I know who was also born on February 4 (I may have a relative who was born on February 4, but I am not sure on that). Last year Christine referred to me as her "birthday buddy."

Happy Birthday, Christine!



Photo courtesy of Christine Nguyen.

Dinner With Karlos Borloff, Part 2

Following our delicious Italian dinner, we migrated to The House of Glut for more conversation and to see Don Glut's collection of dinosaur goods & fossils and movie memorabilia.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll let the photos herein do the talking.

Starting off in the kitchen where tea was served, Don poses with a poster (left) of Christine Nguyen in Don's movie, The Mummy's Kiss: Second Dynasty.









Below, Jerry Moore and his fiancee, Marta in the kitchen of "The House of Glut."



Above, here I am sporting my new Godzilla baseball cap, custom-made by Jerry. He also gave one to Don. Jerry brought along some "Monster Madhouse" DVDs, which he gave to Don and I. Don gave us DVDs of his movie, "Scarlet Countess." I brought some copies of "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan" for Jerry and Don.

Above, Jerry filming Don in the den for future use on "Monster Madhouse."








Left, Don with some concept art for an aborted Ultraman project.









Below, Jerry shows Don some of his Karlos Borloff pictures.



Left, Jerry and Don.
















Below, Jerry and Armand.

Don Glut's New Dino Website

Above, Don Glut and Armand.

Writer/director Donald F. Glut has put together a new website showcasing his collection of dinosaurs and things related to dinosaurs. To liven it up, he also includes models, including actress Christine Nguyen.

His site's introduction states:

As an introduction, I am a director/writer of independent movies (see www.FrontlineFilms.com), a writer of novels (including The Empire Strikes Back), short stories, nonfiction books, comic books, motion pictures (http:/www.FrontlineFilms.com), TV shows (live action and animation), music, articles, etc. I am also a musician, photographer, lecturer and actor (mostly voice-overs) (see www.DonaldFGlut.com). Much of what I have written, both non-fiction and fiction, has involved dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, such as my Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia series of books (see “Bibliography”).

To view Don's website, go here.