Here are your birthday wishes. Enjoy!

Bob,

I may not know you in real life but you have been a true, dear friend. You are a source of inspiration, you make me laugh, you make me happy. I am honored you let me be a part of website and forum. I am even more honored to call you a friend and am so grateful to have you in my life. You are a wonderful, caring person. I cherish our friendship. I hope you have a wonderful birthday and get everything you wish for and more. Here’s to many more years of friendship, happiness, health and wealth.

Happy Birthday Bob, Love Davina

Hi Bob. Have a very Happy Birthday! I want to take this time and thank you for all your hard work in spear-heading the Southland fan site, as well as the Southland community boards. Your generosity is much appreciated. We are all very busy, but somehow you find the time to help promote Southland and always with a good-hearted demeanor. I thank you for volunteering and stepping up to help me sell my Cudlitz Army t-shirts. I couldn’t have done it without you.

So I want you to take some time today and treat yourself to a well-deserved Bob day. You have touched so many people with your dedication that I just wanted to let you know how deeply you are thought of. Have a Happy Birthday!

With love,

Michelle (Paisleymoon18)

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Bob,

It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword. However, your weapon of choice is the keyboard and it is your most effective tool of motivation. With your keyboard and fortified by regular sushi meals,  you have organized, requested, reminded, schmoozed and cajoled individuals from all over the world. Your persuasion and dedication paid off for all of us and we remain grateful. So with a hearty virtual embrace, I send the warmest wishes for a well deserved Happy Birthday.

Love, Ay

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Bob’s Birthday Limerick

There once was a man named Bob,  who always knew how to handle Cudlitz’ mob, he did it for fun, working online a ton, since he was the right man for the job.

Happy Birthday Bob! I can’t thank you enough for all the hard work you have put into promoting Southland and building a community for its fans. Have a splendid, fantastic, out of the world birthday!

Rachel (Blueviolet36)

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Happy Birthday Bob!

Thank you so much for your constant hard work for Southland and the fans. This website and the forum always remind me of the days when we started. I clearly remember the website was only the frame and nothing inside. Your personality, leadership and charisma have been attracting many of us and made the impossible possible. Without you, we could have never enjoyed the show. I hope you have a wonderful birthday, celebrating it with tomo sushi.

Hinako from Tokoyo

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Dear Bob,

Just a few lines to wish you the best birthday and thank you again for how much you’ve done all these months to keep alive the spirit of the Cudlitz Army and Southland.

Soon it will be a year that we know and have shared nerves, a lot of  hopes and a few receipes I was thrilled when I could meet you personally, I just hope that next we meet, you will have more free time and I will have improved my English Happy Birthday my friend.

Angela

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Happy Birthday Bob! It feels like yesterday when I met you and Chris at the Southland fan screening. It’s no secret the intense love we have for the show, but I believe your dedication and the time and effort you’ve put into promoting it has been integral not only to its sucess, but to bringing together fans from all over the world in a way that is just simply amazing. You’re the thread that keeps us all together! I know it can be a rather thankless job at times, but please do know that even if we don’t say it sometimes, we all appreciate and admire the hard work and sacrifice you continue to give.

Have a wonderful. Here’s to many more! And see you in New Orleans (hopefully)!

xoxoxo, Latoya B

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Thank you so much for creating this site for the fans of Southland and to help promote the show. Over the last year you have become a wonderful friend and have always been there when I have had a question or needed to vent! I know this site is a labor of love and thank you so much for allowing me to help you. Enjoy your day!

Have a wonderful birthday, Bob! 

Cathy

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Happy Birthday Bob! Thanks for everything you do for us and have a wonderful day…..you deserve it!!! Love and kisses from your Brazilian friend,

 Celia

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Bob,

Thanks so much for all your hard work and devotion to Southland. I sincerely don’t think the show would be on the air if not for your countless hours of promoting it and encouraging all of us fans to follow your example.

And on a more personal note, I just appreciate your generosity you have with your time, spirit, and love for all your friends. You seem to always have a kind phrase, joke, insightful thoughts or words of encouragement for everyone. I honor that as I honor you on your birthday.

Hope you have a wonderful and blessed day!

Deb

Now that our fan base has grown so large, and real life has reared its ugly head reducing the amount of time that Cathy has available to spend on coordinating and posting those messages, we’ve made the decision to discontinue posting Fan Birthdays on this website.

First of all, as I mentioned, they take a great deal of time to coordinate and execute. Sending out notices to people, receiving the pictures/greetings, uploading them in a post and publishing it – that all takes a lot of time and effort. As we are an all volunteer team, with real day jobs, time is definitely a premium and better spent working on stuff more directly related to the show, in our humble opinions.

Second, with so many fans out there, we are absolutely guaranteed to miss somebody’s birthday, which can lead to hurt feelings and conflict. We love all our fans and I absolutely do not want any hurt feelings or conflict. I know it has already happened, regrettably, so the only way to ensure that it doesn’t happen again is to not do any more.

Third, with very little actual news regarding SouthLAnd to post recently, all of the Birthday posts have made the site start looking like nothing more than a Happy Birthday site. While it’s true that we are a Fan site, we are supposed to be primarily a SouthLAnd site and that is what people visit us to see – SouthLAnd information. It is very detrimental to our standing in the search engines and ranking when our number 1 keyword is “birthday” or “happy birthday”, which ends up being bad for SouthLAnd in the long run. Ultimately, this is the deciding factor for me in the long run for halting the birthday greetings.

All is not lost, however! If you are really into birthdays and want to get lots of well-wishes on yours (or give them to others), we have a great alternative available. Simply join our Forums at http://www.SouthlandForums.com and make sure you fill out your personal profile after you register. The Forums will automatically keep track of your birthday and let everyone know about it when they log in. Everyone is invited, nay – encouraged, to share all of the birthday greetings there in the full social setting of the Forums.

Thank you for your understanding of this decidedly touchy subject and decision!

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