Ooh, wee!

At last, it seems the hurricane-force winds, black clouds and generally chilly feel to the air has subsided, and the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers have a chance to bask in a bit of sunshine - of the sort one should expect in June!

So, how about a jolly little choon by way of a celebration? For today, sharing a birthday with such unlikely bedfellows as Peter the Great, Johnny Depp, Cole Porter, Patricia Cornwell, Natalie Portman, guitar guru Les Paul, "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, actor Tony Britton (still with us aged 95), Charles Saatchi and Michael J. Fox, it would have been the 85th birthday of Mr Jackie Wilson!

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

Faboo!

Hair-hoppers

Two birthday boys on this day, linked by a common muse?

House fave - and several-times featured "Totty of the Day" Mr Johnny Depp blows out 51 candles today. We'd like to help him with the "blow" bit...

The late, great Mr Jackie Wilson - another favourite of the genius that is John Waters - would have celebrated his 80th birthday today.

For this Tacky Music Monday let's pay tribute to the three of them, with a routine by the latter that could easily have been lifted straight from one of Mr Waters' musical movies - Hairspray or Cry Baby [Mr Depp at his most gorgeous] - it's Baby Workout!

Check out those bobby-soxers! And those trousers...

Jackie Wilson - Baby Workout

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born 9th June 1963)

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. (9th June 1934 – 21st January 1984)