Martin Skidmore's Birthday Database

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― Tom, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

1 big cheer for Mr Skidmore's anniversary!

― Tom, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

in the future everyone's initials will be MS for 15 minutes hurrah!!

― mark s, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Happy" (1983); "Birthday" (1975); "Martin" (1994) !

― Mitch Sastnamewithheld, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the database r00lz! - happy birthday, martin!!

― geeta, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'Happy Birthday' by Altered Images (Peel session version, obv.)

― Andrew L, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― Ronan, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy Birthday MS (III).

― RickyT, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hip Hip Hooray for Martin! Oh his magical birthing day!

(this is mandatory, y'all can all continue with the numericalfa stuff now! :)

― jel --, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy Alpha(numeric) Male birthday Martin S!

― Sarah, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy birthing day, hope it's a ripper for ya.

― Billy Dods, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy birthday to Mr. Martin the Good Man. Even though he's wrong about the general worth of Star Wars. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Wow, birthday fest on ILE. Have a good one Martin.

― Anna, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks for the good wishes. I am going out shortly for an evening with some old friends.

Someone who believes in that astrology* nonsense should explain why ILE and Mark S and a few others have birthdays at this time. Right in the middle of Gemini, more or less - is that significant? Does ILE have birth date characteristics? Was it created as a birthday gift for Mark?

*At work I often deliberately mix up astronomy and astrology because one of my colleagues is an astronomer, but I will resist that here. People here just think I'm stupid when I do things like that.

― Martin Skidmore, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There seem to be alot of birthdays in March and April.

― jel --, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

send in the martins - no, they're already here!

― Queen G of the Risen Belgranos, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUGGLEZ

― anthony, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy birthday!

― DG, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm an Aquarian and don't know what the hell that proves.

Nevertheless happy birthday Mr Skidmore - good to talk to you at length on Wednesday.

― Marcello Carlin, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Another one! Have a good one Martin!

― Vinnie, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mega happy birthday, Martin! Triumph of yet another year.....

― Nichole Graham, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

happy birthday Martin

― stevo, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin, may your database grow ever larger!

― kiwi, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

if you show me your databse i will show you my etchings

― anthony, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

harpy birfday marty.

― queenoftheharpies, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy birthday Martin!

― Julio Desouza, Sunday, 9 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

MAAAARTIIIIIIN!

― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 9 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

bah - weekend birthdays. Belated HB, Mr Skidmore. Hope it was fun.

― Jeff W, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yes, a happy indexed birthday

― Alan T, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy belated birthday. Now we know whose parents get busy in the fall, heh heh heh...

― Dan Perry, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

happy birthday martin and sorry for missing it!

― katie, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Me, too! Happy birthday, Martin.

― Arthur, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Martin's parents get busy to The Fall? Well-uh HAPPY BIRTHDAY-UH MARTIN-UH!

― Brian MacDonald, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Now we know whose parents get busy in the fall, heh heh heh...

You'll have to find them first - I was adopted. Total knowledge about my biological parents: she was an unmarried student nurse, he was a married surgeon.

― Martin Skidmore, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Does your birthday celebrate the day you were born or the day you were adopted?

― Dan Perry, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'Birth'day contains a clue to that. I don't even know the day I was adopted. Sometime in the July, I believe.

― Martin Skidmore, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(For only $19.95 you too can learn Dan Perry's fearsome ability to ask mind-bogglingly stupid questions!)

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

eleven months pass...

THE BUMPS!!

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 8 June 2003 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― estela (estela), Sunday, 8 June 2003 10:21 (twenty-two years ago)

happy birthday martin, you are the space boss.

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 8 June 2003 10:34 (twenty-two years ago)

hope it was a good'un, sorry i didnt make it out

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 8 June 2003 10:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Hip hip hooray for Martin! On his magical birthing day! (cover version by Willie Nelson)

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 8 June 2003 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)

HBM!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 8 June 2003 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

HBMS!

― Cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Birthday week Martin!

― Carey (Carey), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy happy Birthday Martin!!!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

have a good 'un, martin!

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin! I hope you have a fantastic day.

― C J (C J), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's your present, btw ....

www.kor.dk/borge/happy90.ram

― C J (C J), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! ! ! :-)

― lyra (lyra), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

HBMS!

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

happy birthday MS

― H (Heruy), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Hop along barnacle day!

― Chris P (Chris P), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday Martin - and Goodnight Irene !

― darren (darren), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

CJ, I'm nervous about downloading things onto my PC. Can you reassure me?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

don't worry, martin, I just checked. it definitely is a virus.

have a happy birthday.

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Did someone say there was cake? Happy birthday! Where's the cake?

― Lara (Lara), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I had to buy cakes at work because it was my birthday. A dud tradition, as discussed elsewhere. Though I enjoyed eating more than my share.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

That is a shocking tradition. We have to bring treats back if we go on a work trip abroad, which is totally dud as work trips involve being in 'work-android' mode for 16 hours a day when I'm only getting paid for eight. THEY SHOULD BE BUYING ME TREATS.

Hmm... so what presents did you get?

― Lara (Lara), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

That sound clip is perfectly safe, Martin. It's never done anything nasty to anyone's computer (as far as I know). It's only a link to the site, anyway - it doesn't load anything onto your machine.

― C J (C J), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday Martin, you old battle d'or

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

OK CJ - but when I went to the URL it did start downloading something, and I wasn't sure what.

We have to bring treats back from holidays too at work, but since I've not been on holiday in nearly three years (I brought back turkish delight from Istanbul, but it wasn't proper Turkish Delight like Fry's, they'd taken the chocolate off and covered it with powdery stuff!) it's not much of a problem. I got some CDs and comics, mainly (I was just playing the tATu album), plus a balloon snail (best balloon animal I've ever seen, for what that praise is worth) with 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN' written on the side.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 8 June 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

happy birthday, mr skidmore & the best balloon animal ever is well-deserved

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Sunday, 8 June 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

happy birthday

― isadora (isadora), Sunday, 8 June 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday Martin!!

― rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

it WAS the best balloon animal ever!!

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:28 (twenty-two years ago)

i am a professional critic so i know

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday Martin, many apologies for not making it last night but I am less than 48 hours away from my final final. The drinks are on me next FAP.

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:31 (twenty-two years ago)

yay birthdays! Yay Martin!

― That Girl (thatgirl), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Hiya Martin, happy birthday!

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday sir. Many happy returns and all that jive.

Yeah, it'll post late, but it's still the 8th here...

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Monday, 9 June 2003 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)

oh shit, i missed it... anyway, happy belated birthday martin.

― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I am sorry I missed this too...a belated happy birthday Martin!

― Nicole (Nicole), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Very happy belated birthday wishes, Martin - I hope your day was delightfully debauched - and I am eagerly anticipating the photos!

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:53 (twenty-two years ago)

75. Happy Birthday Martin!

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:16 (twenty-two years ago)

76. (aka the Hard Man of ILE)

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:17 (twenty-two years ago)

happy birthday martin database extravaganza!!

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday Martin!! Hope the coming year is the best yet!

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:29 (twenty-two years ago)

79. Martin, I'm holding your accountable for the fact that a good chunk of my unemployment funds go towards buying funny books every week. Thanks! Happy birthing! May you never need to compact your DB!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday once again. That balloon snail did indeed r0x0r.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 9 June 2003 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy belated b'day Martin. You rock our world, gently.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 9 June 2003 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy birthday! Been off the interweb all weekend so missed the birfday freds. S x

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 9 June 2003 08:54 (twenty-two years ago)

83. Hi, I'm Grant Morrison, and ... oh wait I'm fooling no-one there.
Happy birthday, man.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 9 June 2003 09:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy late birthday oh wise Martin. Hope you had a good one!

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 9 June 2003 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope you had a great w/e Martin, can wait to hear all about it. I'll buy u a pint at the first fap i attend!! ;-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 9 June 2003 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

yay happy birthday martin, sorry im late.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 9 June 2003 10:16 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah same,

― duane, Monday, 9 June 2003 10:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks a lot, everyone! I'm really smiling at all the good wishes!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 9 June 2003 11:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Martin's one of the most clever and thoughtful posters, and one of my absolute faves. Happy birthday Martin!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 9 June 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

(mh... 'm sadly late for this party as well then)

khm... Martin - palju, palju õnne sünnipäevaks!

sincerely,

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 9 June 2003 22:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Hoppy, hoppy belated, Martin!

*wonders if there's a real ILX birthday database out there*

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 9 June 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope this isn't TOO belated, but happy birthday, Martin :)

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 9 June 2003 23:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.moonbowgraphics.com/pets/hobbes/hobbespartyhat.jpg
Cheers Martin!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 9 June 2003 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Martin, you are da man. Happy birthday, tiger. IT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 9 June 2003 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)

What everyone said and then some... Happy birthday Martin!

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 00:46 (twenty-two years ago)

That's a lovely Hobbes, Julia! Thanks to all.

Dee, the database line is because I have confessed to having a fairly rich database of all my music, and I often use it in response to ILM questions in particular. When this thread was created last year I'd only been here a little while and it was clearly the one thing that had made me stand out. (But I suspect someone does keep notes of ILX birthdays too.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 10:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay for you, Martin! I hope your birthday season is filled with lots of delicious treats and pampering!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin!

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

eleven months pass...

bumps again!

HBMS!!!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 06:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Hääd sünnipäeva & kanget tervist, Martin!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin! Hope you have a great day.

― C J (C J), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:04 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.comune.modena.it/glamazonia/articoli/krazy/krazy7.jpg

Happy Birthday Martin!

― robster (robster), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy buffday petal, hope you enjoy it! *hugs*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Happy Birthday! Venus decided to transit for you, looks like. Many happy returns :)

― sgs (sgs), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday Martin! Don't look directly at the sun! Hope this year brings you only good feelings and experiences x

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Hi Martin Happy Birthday!

― donna (donna), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 07:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Woohoo! All the best and lots of cake too (of which more later).

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:21 (twenty-one years ago)

happy birthday martin, i hope you have a fantastic day!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday Martin!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday, Martin!

http://www.kekkai.org/helicon/blog/cub.jpg

― cis (cis), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/images/character/m057_c_05.gif

Happy birthday, Martin!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday!

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah for Mr. Skidmore, a good egg and then some!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

xxxxx

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Hope you have a wonderful birthday, Martin.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday, Martin! I wish you all the love and happiness you can handle (and then some) in the coming year. Thank you for being my friend. xoxoxoxoxoxo

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

hip hip hooray for martin! on his mgical birthing day!

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://theages.superman.ws/BookShop/seventies/catsup.jpg

Happy Birthday! Martin! Skidmore!

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

happy day martin

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I had forgotten about the balloon snail. It was grebt.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday martin, see you soon!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www2.uol.com.br/setonline/sessao_extra/imagens/rep_03_06_12_hulk_02.jpg

"Hulk smash, hope Martin has good one"

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin. I have never spoken to you but you seem like a decent cove.

― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Lämpimät syntymäpäiväonnittelut Martinille!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Tuomas just called you a cunt, I reckon. Typical cheeky scandinavian.

Happy birthday Skidderx0r!

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

happy birfday!

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

birthday wishes from afar martin. see you soon.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

happy birthday martin!!

― mandee "lovejoy" wright, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

HBMartinSkidmore!

― vleeetrmx21 (Leee), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy birthday!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

hope ya have a bewdy mate! happy birthday!

― mullygrubber (gaz), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks everyone! (And Mooro, we have met, at the Pinefox's birthday do last year - but only briefly.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Hacky birky, Skidmo Martington!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Martin - I apologise for my poor memory. Brain cells die as one grows older. You will find this out eventually.

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 06:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow. It's amazing what a year's worth of extra knowledge and information will bring you. Martin, thank you for answering that question for someone who was still quite new to the whole ILX experience, and happy belated birthday to you. Also many thanks for being the you you are.

I won't mention anything about you sharing any birthdays with any peroxide-loving keyboardists, swearsies. ;)

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 07:49 (twenty-one years ago)

HBD, I'm definitely looking forward to catching up.

― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)

happy birthday dear martin!!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

*gives Martin a hug for his birthday*

― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy belated, Skidders! Damn my lack of technology....*warm hug*

Another year to celebrate the fact you've made it.....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Did I miss Martin's B-day? That's what I get for staying away for a week. Hope you had a good one sweetie. :)

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

happy birthday Martin!

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I won't mention anything about you sharing any birthdays with any peroxide-loving keyboardists, swearsies. ;)

Dee, I prefer the term "pianist" (because it kinda sounds dirty).

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

eleven months pass...

Happy birthday!!!!!!!!! Have a wonderful day, you are loved.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:23 (twenty years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin--I think you are the bee's knees!

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:24 (twenty years ago)

happy birthday mr skidmore.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:28 (twenty years ago)

happy birfday!

― kingfish maximum overdrunk (Kingfish), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 04:29 (twenty years ago)

Have a wonderful birthday Martin!

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 04:33 (twenty years ago)

Hazza Bazza, Mazza!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

http://www.meta-library.net/media/bohr-lg.jpg

Hi Martin, this is Niels Bohr returning from the grave to wish you a happy birthday and remind you to never relinquish your fascination with the physical sciences.

― Niels Bohr (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

Three to the power of six (at least) happy returns!

― Peter Stringbender (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 06:29 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday, super-Martin!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:05 (twenty years ago)

http://muttscomics.com/art/images/masters/Segar/segar-card.gif

Happy! Birthday! Martin!

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:09 (twenty years ago)

Grattis på din födelsedag, Martin!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:10 (twenty years ago)

SELECT FROM greetings WHERE greeting_type ILIKE 'Happy Birthday%';

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:11 (twenty years ago)

‚½‚ñ‚¶‚å‚¤‚Ñ?@‚¨‚ß‚Å‚Æ‚¤?@lovely Martin!

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

Haha I meant to do fancy Japanese there but you might have to take my word for it...

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

Have a very happy birthday Martin!

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

hb.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)

cheers Martin. much happiness to you on your birthday

― Vichitravirya XI, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

Hey, happy birthday!

― Mädchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)

Happy birhtday, man. May you have a fantastic day, and many more like it to come!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 08:32 (twenty years ago)

YES

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!!

― Hanna (Hanna), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday lovely, hope you had a great day!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)

HBM, HALD!

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday!

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

Woo Ha!

― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

Heyyy! Many happy returns of the birthday, Martin old chap. It is good for you to be happy.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

HBM, HALD!
-- Markelby (boyincorduro...) (webmail), June 8th, 2005 12:13 PM. (Mark C) (link)

Happy Birthday Martin, Hold Aloft Large Dong?

That's laying it on a bit thick, Markelby.

― Peter Stringbender (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)

happy birthday martin, the only nice person in shite hart lane

― Andrew L of Brockley, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday Martin!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday, Martin!

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, everyone! (Archel, I can't read Japanese anyway, so no real loss!)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday man.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

A happy birthday to Martin

(funny how you always remember right at the end)

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

I know M, but you could probably have worked out what I was saying ie 'happy birthday'! Oh well. My fonts do not conquer all.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Happy birthday, Martin!

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

select distinct happiness from birthday where name = 'Martin Skidmore';

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin!

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

Hey, happy birthday to Mr. Skidmore!

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

All the best to you Martin!

― Je4nne ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

I am late and am annoyed with myself! Rah the Martin! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

big hugs martin! happy birthday!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

you saved my mothefucking life--and yr a hero---keep up keeping up.

― anthony easton (anthony), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Martin is the man
Martin is a NACHRUL man
Martin is the man

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

super-happy birthday martin!

― emsk, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

hip hip hooray for Martin! On his magical birthing day!

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

happy birthday, martin.

― slightly more subdued (kenan), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nndb.com/people/988/000025913/martin2-75.jpg

MAH-IN!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

HB to ILX's coolest d00d!

― Leeeeee (Leee), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

happy bday martin!!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Not sure if you're likely to read this, but happy birthday Martin! Hopefully I'll see you in the pub later on.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 8 June 2006 07:25 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah! Happy birthday!

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 8 June 2006 07:31 (nineteen years ago)

The pub! Tell me more.

Happy Birthday Martin, I was listening to Hawkwind as we passed in the street yesterday, how about you?

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 8 June 2006 07:32 (nineteen years ago)

Many Happy Returns.

Has it really been a year, etc.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Thursday, 8 June 2006 07:37 (nineteen years ago)

i don't think martin was listening to hawkwind, somehow

see you in the blue posts bday boy!

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 8 June 2006 07:38 (nineteen years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― robster (robster), Thursday, 8 June 2006 07:40 (nineteen years ago)

Happy birthday man, sorry I won't be able to make the pub.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 8 June 2006 08:06 (nineteen years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 8 June 2006 08:13 (nineteen years ago)

Happy, happy birthday Martin!

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 8 June 2006 08:21 (nineteen years ago)

What others said.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 8 June 2006 08:22 (nineteen years ago)

Happy birthday, you silver machine.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 8 June 2006 08:25 (nineteen years ago)

Happy birthday!

― permanent revolution (cis), Thursday, 8 June 2006 08:28 (nineteen years ago)

happy birthday you little peach! xoxoxoxox

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 8 June 2006 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin!

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 8 June 2006 10:50 (nineteen years ago)

Have a good one Martin!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 8 June 2006 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

Happy birthday!

― The Jazz Guide to Penguins on Compact Disc (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 8 June 2006 11:34 (nineteen years ago)

hurray! feliz cumpleanos Martin!

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Thursday, 8 June 2006 11:46 (nineteen years ago)

happy b-day martin!!

― i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Thursday, 8 June 2006 12:00 (nineteen years ago)

Happy happy, Martin!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 8 June 2006 12:02 (nineteen years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 8 June 2006 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

Happy Birthday Martin, only 6 days till my own.

― leigh (leigh), Thursday, 8 June 2006 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

Hurrah to the excellent Mr. Skidmore! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 8 June 2006 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Knock before opening supply closets!
http://www.warlockmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/stationery.jpg

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 8 June 2006 13:38 (nineteen years ago)

Happy birthday, Martin!

― nory (nory), Thursday, 8 June 2006 13:38 (nineteen years ago)

Happy birthday! xxx
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/lunacee/birthdayhobbes.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 8 June 2006 15:04 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

Although I know he probably won't see this, happy birthday anyway! Hope it's a lovely, lovely day, and that lots of people join the FAP celebration. xxx

― luna, Thursday, 7 June 2007 23:23 (eighteen years ago)

Hi Martin! ILComics misses you.

― Dr. Superman, Friday, 8 June 2007 05:39 (eighteen years ago)

HBMS!

― onimo, Friday, 8 June 2007 06:42 (eighteen years ago)

Happy birthday Martin - I'm pretty sure you won't see this but if you do, I'll be popping by the pub this evening.

― Matt DC, Friday, 8 June 2007 08:00 (eighteen years ago)

Rah to the Martin, and may this next year be a grand one!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 June 2007 08:05 (eighteen years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin.

― PJ Miller, Friday, 8 June 2007 12:22 (eighteen years ago)

happy birthday martin!!

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 8 June 2007 12:37 (eighteen years ago)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN!!!!

― HI DERE, Friday, 8 June 2007 14:16 (eighteen years ago)

I miss Martin greatly. :(

Feliz Cumpleanos!

― Ms Misery, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

Happy Birthday, Martin!!

― Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

happy birthday, martin!

― Ai Lien, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

twelve years pass...

Remembering Martin today.

― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 8 June 2019 17:25 (six years ago)

Was thinking about him the other week.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 8 June 2019 17:27 (six years ago)

Was reading and chuckling at some early Krazy Kat Sundays earlier - the introduction to which I have him to thank for.

― i really, really, really, really, really, really like glue (fionnland), Saturday, 8 June 2019 17:31 (six years ago)

likewise: happy birthday much-missed friend, i will never not be fondly riled by the way you always spelled my ilx name w/caps

― mark s, Saturday, 8 June 2019 18:11 (six years ago)

one year passes...

happy birthday dude, missing you much :(

― mark s, Monday, 8 June 2020 10:01 (five years ago)

i first checked out a lot of my fav comics on his recommendation. a very kind and smart dude, and badly missed.

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 8 June 2020 10:51 (five years ago)

two years pass...

Martin's birthday. Still missing him. Can hear his voice in my head right now.

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 11:13 (three years ago)

That voice, by the way, can be found here:

https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/04/a-bite-of-stars-a-slug-of-time-and-thou-episode-4/

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 13:06 (three years ago)

lol he hated that story

― mark s, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 13:18 (three years ago)

yes :)

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 13:28 (three years ago)

Oh I'm glad that recording is still in circulation.

For all the time I knew Martin, I wasn't really into Science Fiction, so rarely talked with him about it. But I was lucky enough to inherit part of his SF book collection, and in the years since his death have made good progress reading those, plus lots more SF. And almost always, I wish I could talk to Martin about what I've just read. That's just one of the many things I miss.

― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 14:12 (three years ago)

Truly a good fellow. Grateful to have stayed with him that one time, and truly a remarkable collection of many things he had, an ultimate library.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 16:17 (three years ago)

two years pass...

Thinking of Martin today.

― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 8 June 2024 08:12 (one year ago)

likewise

― mark s, Saturday, 8 June 2024 09:56 (one year ago)

one year passes...

Still seeing his doughty smile, his wise gruff self deprecation. His vast hinterland of polygamous orgies and science fiction and japanese art.

― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 8 June 2025 10:52 (six months ago)

❤️❤️❤️❤️

― mark s, Sunday, 8 June 2025 10:55 (six months ago)

Very nice way to be remembered :)

― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 8 June 2025 11:20 (six months ago)

There’s a big old school comics fan meet-up at the next London Comic Mart in a couple of weeks where I’m sure a glass and a toast will be raised in Martin’s memory - he is always missed.

― Ward Fowler, Sunday, 8 June 2025 13:02 (six months ago)

Solid guy, a great host when I visited in 2003.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 8 June 2025 13:26 (six months ago)

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