NEW YORK (AP) - In the debut episode of "NYC Prep," Bravo's new water cooler reality series about the young and rich, two teenagers hang out in a sleek lounge - their after-school version of IHOP.

Happy Birthday to The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti (1980), "Galaxy Quest" actor Justin Long (1978), Keane bassist/keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), actor/comedian Wayne Brady (1972), actor Anthony Montgomery (1971),

Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (1962)

Happy Birthday to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (1972), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (1963), Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor (1961), "Law & Order SVU" actor Ice-T (1958), soul singer James Ingram (1957),

Happy Birthday to "The Reader" star Ralph Fiennes (1962), Bee Gees twins Robin and Maurice (d. 2003) Gibb (1949), Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen (1946), journalist Diane Sawyer (1945),

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"Songs of the Bushmen," Harry Shearer's savage and poignant musical satire of the Bush administration's leading figures, will be released by Courgette Records, July 1 on digital platforms including iTunes and Amazon.

Back when television was young, TV fathers were portrayed as all knowing and in control. Fathers knew best. They dispensed unchallenged wisdom.