Happy Birthday - Don Stiernberg

[Jeff A]

Take a bow Donnie!
You are one cool cat. Happy Birthday!

[Dave Greenspoon]

Happy Birthday Don! Thanks for the great tunes, and your shared insights here on the Cafe.

[David Horovitz]

Another year gone by! Happy Birthday, again, Don! Can't wait to hear what mando goodness you have in store for us in 2010.

[mikeomando]

Here are the number one songs from 2/11/1956:

US: Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This
UK: Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

Very nice pairing for a fine musician on the occasion of his birthday. Many happy returns, Don.

[Mike Black]

Happy Birthday Donnie!!

All the best!

[swampstomper]

Scott, I hate to say it, but the year the Cubs go all the way is the year I can cook up a solo like The Don...

Seriously, happy birthday and many more to come, to inspire us with the music, vision, and approach to the whole thing. My iPod has Unseasonably Cool and Home Cooking (purchased during Don's workshop in Solingen last fall), but also Don's great rhythm guitar work behind Jethro on the two ACD's (Swing Low and Bye Bye Blues) -- what was that axe, anyway?

Finally, the shirts ... when Marshall and Stiernberg are in the same room, put on the shades!

[RB250]

Don,

Happy Birthday to the coolest cat in ChiTown.....or anywhere. Hope to see you at Harper, Long Grove and anywhere else you play in the Chicago Area.

Gang....you haven't lived until you hear Donnie's band swinging in the park in Long Grove, IL on a summer night, a beer in hand, sitting in a lawn chair with the wife!!!

Your fan in the NW Burbs
RB250

[Booie]

A day late, but no less love Happy Birth(yester)day! A master player and inspiring human being!

[Doug Hoople]

Days and days late, but never mind!

Happy Birthday, Don.

You're an inspiration in so many ways, it's hard to write them all down!

[Nick Royal]

Happy Birthday from Santa Cruz, Don. I look forward to seeing and hearing you back at the Symposium this coming June.
Nick Royal
ps - Wish you could bring the two jazz players who joined you in Dayton at the Classical Mandolin gathering!!

[John Goodin]

Only a week late but Happy Birthday from Iowa! Hope to see you at another CMSA convention soon.

John G.

[Scott Tichenor]

Don, this is the year the Cubs go all the way. Happy birthday!

[Stephen Cagle]

Happy B~Day.. Stephen.

[pickloser]

Happy Birthday! And Go Cubs.

[Don Julin]

Happy Birthday Don!

[JEStanek]

Happy Birthday, Don!

Jamie

[David Horovitz]

Happy Birthday, Don. Your music and generosity in helping others less skilled at playing the cool notes continues to be a tremendous inspiration.

[DSDarr]

Happy Birthday Don! -- looking forward to seeing you at WIntergrass.

-David

[Alan Epstein]

Don...Happy Swingin Birthday,

Cheers, Alan

[Amy Burcham]

Great news about that interview. I played a sampling from across the CD Spectrum of Donnie yesterday for a company meeting, and it was so cool to watch people become happier, more relaxed and more alert at the same time. Every day (that you tap in to his music) is Don Stiernberg day!

[pglasse]

Happy birthday Don -- my talented friend -- hoping you're having a full weekend of birthday celebrations!

[T Little]

Hope your birthday was great. I was just listening to 220 yesterday; must have been some Don vibe floating around. I'll see you in Maryville in June.
Tim Little

[TerryBurnsKing]

Happy Birthday, brother Don!

[chasgrav]

Wow, fifty-five years! I bet you can't do THAT again! (Hope you do, though).

[Pete Martin]

HBD Don!!!

By the way, do you know your Wintergrass schedule yet?