Andrea in all her glory at her B-Day gathering today.

Here is the cake that I made for Andrea's birthday party. About 35 people took over my house and drove me to the edge. It didn't help that I had not enough sleep since I just had to go to Jazzhouse and see Sellout last night in honor of Barth's last show. It just wasn't the same as it used to be. I felt old and not nearly drunk enough; it was too friggin crowded with bimbo's and the class of '86. IF that really was the class of 1986 from LHS, I am looking damn good. No botox here, baby.

You may remember the song, I Wish I Were a Princess which was featured in Hairspray. The song helped define the girl-group sound made even more popular by the likes of the Ronettes (what the eff was Phil Specter thinking later in life?) and the Shangri-la's. Little Peggy March recorded this tune in 1963 whn she was 15, but she was much more famous for her hit I Will Follow Him.

I wish I were a princess
I wish I were a princess
And if I were a princess
I'd make you my prince

I wish I were a princess
So beautiful to see
I’d pass the greatest law
In history

A lovely little law
I hope you’d never break
And it would make you fall in love with me

And if I were a princess
The next thing I would do
Is plan a celebration in my arms

And what a happy day
When people hear you say
"My princess I’m asking for your hand"

I wish I were a princess
I wish I were a princess
I’d have you sit beside me
So handsome so bold

I wish I were a princess
And you were my prince
Oh we’d live happily ever after
As in days of old

I wish I were a princess
I wish I were a princess
I’d have you sit beside me
So handsome so bold

I wish I were a princess to fade