Introduction

The "Hotel Melanoma" moniker is a metaphor for living with my particular brand of cancer. Except for those lucky few of us deemed "cured", all we cancer survivors are guests of one of the many, many branded hotels in the "Hotel Carcinoma" chain. We can check out any time we like, but we can never leave. Meanwhile, let's be livin' it up; and please support cancer education, prevention, and treatment research.



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Monday, March 18, 2013

We're Having A Birthday

Today marks the third birthday of this little blog (and of my coming out of the closet as a melanoma survivor). My birthday wish is that it had no reason to be. But, alas, it does; and I’ll likely burn out as a ranting lyricist long before The Hotel Melanoma is demolished. Oy.

With thanks to all who drop in from time to time, and prayers that you all celebrate lots more birthdays of your own, I’ll sign off with the HM rendition of The Beatles’ “Birthday”…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztoSUhbNntQ



You pray for more birthdays
It's my birthday too, yeah
We pray for more birthdays
We're gonna have some good times
I'm glad for your birthdays
Happy birthdays to you.

Yes we're blowing up the pity party
Yes we're blowing up the pity party
Yes we're blowing up the pity party

I would like you to dance (Birthdays)
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthdays)
I would like you to dance (Birthdays)
Dance

I would like you to dance (Birthdays)
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthdays)
I would like you to dance (Birthdays)
Dance

You pray for more birthdays
Well it's my birthday too, yeah
You pray for more birthdays
We're gonna have some good times
I'm glad for your birthdays
Happy birthdays to you!

2 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Hotel Melanoma!
    You've made such a wonderful contribution to the said community by way of humour and the serious stuff, so here's to you Rich and may you too have many many more!!
    Best wishes from Australia.

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  2. Thank you. I hope all is well in Oz!

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