I found out today that I share a birthday with the great legend Gumby . Both of us turn 50 this year and his party has already started with a huge opening at the Lynn House Gallery in California to be followed by a six month exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. Gumby's creator Art Clokey, who is 83 himself, says this about the little green hero: "If you've got a heart, then Gumby's a part of you. That's what it's all about."

I wonder what he thinks about Eddie Murphy's portrayal of Gumby on SNL...Personally, I still snicker when I see it. Dammit!