Happy 30th Birthday to our fearless founder, David Zahl. Without his (and Cate’s) initial vision, commitment, sacrifice and a (seemingly inexhaustible) passion for all things Beach Boys, we would be up the Mockingcreek without a Mockingpaddle. On top of that, thanks to him, we’re all just a little bit cooler.
And no, he doesn’t look a day over 29:)
Happy Birthday Dave.
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26 comments
Aaron M. G. Zimmerman says:
Apr 20, 2009
amen and amen
dpotter says:
Apr 20, 2009
Happy birthday Dave, welcome to the machine! , er, I mean, welcome to your 30′s…
william randolph brafford says:
Apr 20, 2009
Oh, happy 30 Dave!
burton says:
Apr 20, 2009
I have nothing good to say about “30″, but Dave Zahl, he’s awesome!
David Browder says:
Apr 20, 2009
Dave looks so soulful in the picture. Just makes me want to sit at his feet and listen to him expound.
Jeff Hual says:
Apr 20, 2009
Happy Birthday Dave!
John Stamper says:
Apr 20, 2009
Yeah, Dave’s da bomb. Thanks for being you, pal.
PZ says:
Apr 20, 2009
And the picture, omigod, the picture. Looks like Pete Best in Liverpool, or Bono just before, or Joe Meek towards the end, or Falco before glasnost, or… omigod, the picture.
I am so proud.
PZ says:
Apr 20, 2009
Or Spector, in Karl-Marx-Stadt.
JDK says:
Apr 20, 2009
Cate took this picture while in Berlin. Dave is actually standing exactly on the place where the Berlin Wall used to stand and the church–which looks like the shed with the slats in the background–is called, appropriately, Die Kirche der Versöhnung–Church of the Reconciliation.
R-J Heijmen says:
Apr 20, 2009
love you man
Trevor says:
Apr 20, 2009
Dave’s birthday is a high holiday.
Robin Anderson says:
Apr 20, 2009
Hooray for David’s birthday, that is wonderful news!
Karen says:
Apr 20, 2009
Happy Birthday, Dave. It is not polite to ask, but I am assuming you are 30?
Welcome…not that I know anything about it, but Matt is is 36, so I hear things….
Joshua Corrigan says:
Apr 20, 2009
Happy 30 day dude! I’m right behind you. Just glad you beat me. I feel so young right now.
Jon W says:
Apr 20, 2009
Happy Birthday, Dave… I agree with JD… you don’t look a day over 29!
John Zahl says:
Apr 20, 2009
Happy birthday Hitler, I mean Dave!
John Zahl says:
Apr 20, 2009
By the way, Dave is THE BEST!
T4s says:
Apr 20, 2009
We’ve had some pretty awesome experiences together, and only a few are fit for retelling. Hey I’ve turned out alright, and you’re not to bad yourself. Dave, you da man.
~Taylorian
Deirdre Zahl says:
Apr 21, 2009
Happy Birthday Dave (one hour late)!!! I heard 30 is the new 20.
DZ says:
Apr 21, 2009
Thanks so much everyone! I feel loved.
Hawley says:
Apr 21, 2009
(belated… on this forum, but hey)
Indeed, Amen. Congrats to you, Dave, as you celebrate another year of life and excitement and adventures. May you always revel in the glorious miracle of life as you live it
Thanks for all you’ve done and for sharing in faith and life with us. Blessings!
PZ says:
Apr 21, 2009
Wasn’t “I feel love” (or “loved”) a song by The Bronski Beat?
John Zahl says:
Apr 21, 2009
donna summer. It came out in June 1977.
PZ says:
Apr 21, 2009
Nuh, no.
I feel sure it was by “Barabbas”
David Browder says:
Apr 22, 2009
What a great title for the post, too.