That means it’s my birthday.
It really is this old rocker’s birthday too but I use his birthday as a proxy for talking about my own.
Why?
Because I’m not that bothered about my birthday and actually I don’t like the attention.
It’s easier to celebrate someone else’s birthday so every year at work I bring cakes in for Shakey’s birthday.
How do you feel about your birthday?
Which celeb do you share a birthday with?
Oooh, now that's a tricky dilemma - should I risk making you self-conscious by wishing you "happy birthday" or not? Hmmm; I'll go with; "Happy Birthday Shakey"! 
It's proving to be a tricky subject for me this year, as I hit one of the "big ones" (my half-century), so a few people have started mithering months before the "big day". I'm just the same as you, I really don't get all the fuss about anniversaries; I don't like being the centre of attention; and quite honestly, I don't really enjoy any of the things that people usually expect to do as celebrations. There's something about being expected to be jolly just because of the day of the year that really rubs me up the wrong way - it's my birthday, and I'll grump if I want to!
Even as a child, I'd rather have been up in my bedroom playing with my Lego than surrounded by over-excited people, and I really struggled to understand the reciprocal gift-giving thing (from a young age, I preferred the odd fiver in a card to ostentatious presents - I wanted to save up for my own little special things that I bought for myself).
As for shared celebrity birthdays - I honestly have no idea, as I've never had the slightest interest in those kind of personal details, even about people that I really admire (I struggle enough to remember family birthdays - though thankfully, it seems to be a family trait that none of us are much bothered.)
Oooh, now that's a tricky dilemma - should I risk making you self-conscious by wishing you "happy birthday" or not? Hmmm; I'll go with; "Happy Birthday Shakey"!
It's proving to be a tricky subject for me this year, as I hit one of the "big ones" (my half-century), so a few people have started mithering months before the "big day". I'm just the same as you, I really don't get all the fuss about anniversaries; I don't like being the centre of attention; and quite honestly, I don't really enjoy any of the things that people usually expect to do as celebrations. There's something about being expected to be jolly just because of the day of the year that really rubs me up the wrong way - it's my birthday, and I'll grump if I want to!
Even as a child, I'd rather have been up in my bedroom playing with my Lego than surrounded by over-excited people, and I really struggled to understand the reciprocal gift-giving thing (from a young age, I preferred the odd fiver in a card to ostentatious presents - I wanted to save up for my own little special things that I bought for myself).
As for shared celebrity birthdays - I honestly have no idea, as I've never had the slightest interest in those kind of personal details, even about people that I really admire (I struggle enough to remember family birthdays - though thankfully, it seems to be a family trait that none of us are much bothered.)
Relived to hear it’s not just me 
