On July 16th, Michael Ryan Flatley enterred this world and graced us with his wonderful talents. He's given so many of us so many things to be happy about, shown us where hard work and perseverance can lead us, and most of all, given back to us our hopes and dreams we've all thought we lost. This book is just a little token of our gratitude to Michael Ryan Flatley, and we hope to see this book grow to become one his best birthday presents for 1999!
What a big difference you've made in so many people's lives! Thank you - and may you have many, many more!
Shelley Lafayette
Happy and joyous Birthday ! Thanks for some new friends in my life... which I met in London at FOF and other places.
Tina Nowara
(Deutschland)
I wish all the best for your birthday! And a special Celtic Cafe hug.
Beatijs
Holland
Michael, may you have a happy and joyous birthday. May you day bring you as much joy as you bring us.........have a good one.
Bette Skolnik
Hope you'll have a great year and keep on the great work as you inspired me (personal) verry much.( I already lost a lot of weight (15 kilo's) since you crossed my live) I hope you'll try to get Feet of Flames in the Netherlands. So we can all have a great gathering again. Thanks for being you and made a lots of things possible for us just by saying the things you say and doing the things you do. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Elvira
a.k.a Hellfira
I could safely assume by now that you are aware of the Celtic café... Another bunch of [fine] people who admire you deeply !!! Well Michael, I join the group !!! So I wish you the nicest of birthdays !!! And remember !! You will NOT be the only one dying a happy man !!! LOTD had and still has a powerful impact on people around the world...
So If you wanted to leave your mark, it's a total success !!! Best wishes !!!!
Marc Chouinard in Canada
Michael, if any person deserves to rule the world, it's you! According to the energy and joy you have shared with millions and millions of people already, you will be able to teach all mankind 'a new way of life' (and probably turn this world into a more peaceful place). Thank you for providing us all that beauty and energy. Have a happy birthday: breith lá sona duit, and keep on dancing for at least another 41 years! I hope to see you back on stage (or elsewhere) soon with some new great production.
From Holland, with love...
Rob Jastrzebski
May the saddest day of the future, be no worse than the happiest day of the past. Have a great birthday and remember to count your blessings not your birthdays!
Darlene Hurley
You are the best dancer that has ever lived You are the shining light that guides my life You are the creator of a spectacle tuly fantastic You are the sun in the morning and the moon at night You are the inspiration for a million dancers You will always be in my heart and soul ...May your birthday be the greatest celebration, the celebration of the day that your light shone on the universe...
Love Always
Belinda
I hope the day is a happy one and all goes well for you for the coming year. Hope we see you soon! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MICHAEL!!
mary scarborough
Since I have taken an interest in you (about4 years ago) I have had many bad and good times in my life. The good times are easy, the bad where not but listening to you, and looking at you----- it was all O.K. I owe all that I am too you. I still have a long way to go but I know you'll be on my mind. So have a wonderful birthday. I think of you as my best friend, sometimes a father figure(no offence!!!) someone who would understand what I am saying, the dreams I have, the passion I feel for Ireland and it's culture. You have become my idol, have a great one!!!!!!!!!! BEST WISHES AND DIRTY DISHES!!!!!
CLARE NOLAN
have a very irish birthday and many more.
joyce from missouri
Wishing You a Happy Birthday
Vanessa, Brian & Boys
England
Wishing you a Flatabulous Forty-first Birthday. This little poem is just for you, Angel
I am of Ireland, And of the holy land Of Ireland. Good Sir, pray I thee, For of Saint Charite Come and dance with me In Ireland.
You hold my heart in your hands forever
Libby
Always in your Florida Corner
HAPPIEST of BIRTHDAYS, {{{DREAM DANCER}}} and HAPPINESS ALWAYS in all things!!!!
This one's for You, MagicMan: *** YOU!!! *** You've got the world at Your flaming feet!** Now's the time to turn up the heat!** You make me so Hot, I'm in a cold sweat!** The Dreams that You dance make me forget** Everything that's real** And all that I feel** Is** YOU!!! LLL&GE, gra mo chroi!!!!!!
Ghillie in NC
---still dreamin' of that special dance, MagicMan!!!!
Thanks for the way you changed Irish Dancing in my heart! No matter how older you get, you'll always look like that cute, young and sexy surprise on Eurovision! LOL HAVE THE GREATEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots a Love
Nats
Namaste.
I am re-extending my (standing) invitation to you - that of taking you on a tour of Philly's "hot spots", i.e., the birth spot of Mario Lanza, Philly's famous cheesesteaks, pizzas, hoagies, Little Italy, Chinatown, the now famous "Rocky" Art Museum steps, etc., and a few other of my personal favorites (which I'm not mentioning!!!) So, consider this invitation my imminent birthday gift to you but, as I know this will never be a reality, please accept my warmest wishes to you for a fabulous birthday, anyway!! And, don't forget/dismiss my invitation.....it's totally sincere!! (Just let me know in advance so I can tell my boyfriend!!!!)
Have fun! but don't forget to take precautions (I was talking about sunscreen!!!!! What did you think I meant????!!!!!)
Ciao!!!
(one of) Philly's Faux Foxes (AKA NCZ)
Have a great birthday Michael you deserve it. You gave me the inspration to believe in myself and do what I always wanted. You gave me a reason to diet and you were there when I had the loss of Ratty. I hope you come back to dancing I want to see you dance live because that is the one wish you haven't made come true yet, but if you follow your heart dreams do come true so i hope you follow your haert and dance again.
Lots of love
Anne Murray and Minky Mufasa. (Erinthegoddess@cwcom.net)
All my best wishes to you Michael always health,success and that all your dreams come true. I hope to see you dancing live in Germany in the future.
Petra
Germany
May all of your birthday wishes come true!
Kelly in Texas
I hope your birthday, and your life, is filled with joy.
Judy
Happy Birthday Michael! Have a great birthday and best of luck in the future!!
Sincerely
Jennifer aka John Carey Fanatic
Happy Birhtday Michael. May you continue to inspire people the way you have me. Before I saw Lord of the Dance I didn't know what Irish dancing was, now I'm competing in my first State Titles! Thank you! May you live for another 41 years!
THUNDERFOOT (sheena)
I would like to with you the best 41'st birthday!!!!!! And thank you for all this dancing and joy you brought to my life. With you i had the courage to follow a dream and found the dream coming true!!!
Lillemor Lindfors
all my best wishes to you Michael, health and success, always. I hope you will like my present. You inspired me to do my hobby again. And you know that dreams can come true.
You have got a place in my heart forever.
Petra from Germany
Michael, You are an inspiration to us all. Imagination flows when we think of you, and when we see you Dance, the possibilities are endless. Happy birthday, Michael, and many, many more. Dance long and Dance strong Your friend
April
For You Angel: What is a Dreamer?? A Dreamer looks beyond the limits of today to the possibilities of tomorrow and sees what can be instead of settling for what is. A Dreamer imagines the most wonderful new things, and then finds a way to make them real. A Dreamer knows that stars were made to wish upon, and that wishes do come true. "" Author Unknown "" Happy Birthday dearest Michael, with much love, and light, to you now and forever more
.....Janice.....
I just had to tell you That you're my PERFECT MAN!!!! You're so handsome, cool, & gorgeous And I'm your biggest fan!!!!!!!!
Hope your birthday is wonderful! Thank you, Mike, for all the joy you have given me over the last 3 years. I will never ever forget our meeting in Dublin, June 1998. You said to me "I just loooovvee yer ack-seeent!" (I'm from Oklahoma!) and then gave me the most wonderful BELLY HUG in the world. My picture of it is a treasure. I love you and wish you all the happiness in the world!
Anita Harris
Last year on your birthday, you did the choreography for the Feet of Flames solo. Awesome, magnificent, glorious. So, what are you doing this year? May whatever you do bring you as much joy, satisfaction, and pride as that surely must have done. Brightest Blessings on your birthday and every day.
As always, love
Caeri
Have a wonderful Birthday, and may all you're dreams come true!
Shantel
Dearest Michael - you have done something incredible to me, I got your Lord of the Dance CD back in November of last year and was gifted with the videos at Christmas. You have definately changed my life! I had forgotten my heritage - being that I wasn't living in our homeland - and the people who would have instilled in me a love for that were all gone. You have given it back to me! I love you and all you do - Happy Birthday!!
Love
Martha Hall
You've brought so much happiness and inspiration to so many of us! The Happiest of all Birthdays to you, and may you be blessed with many, many more!
BROWNIE
Happy Birhtday Michael, may all the Rest of your Dreams come true! Thanks for bringing a spark back into my Life, and giving me a whole new outlook on things. Opening manny of your Fans Harts and Eyes to the irish Culture, Dance and Music! and making something stirr in me as soon as i hear an irish Tune or the Thunder of tapping Feet. (maybe irish Blood?) Well i am of germann Decent, but ever since Riverdance and LOTD and you Micheal as Lord! i count myself at least as a huge Fan of the Irish Music and Dance. Thanks for all that! Manny happy years to come,
your Fan
Petra in Edmonton, Canada
Wishing you a birthday filled with joy; a year of contentment and more dreams fulfilled, and a life filled with love, happiness, health, wealth and laughter.
Fondly,
Rose Strong
Wishing you all the best. May health, happiness and love be with you always.
Shirley
Please, just keep dreaming and allow us to be part of them... all the best and have a wonderful Birthday
Mirian
Well - being just one amongst many after all - HAPPY 41. Would have loved to sent You armsful of red, red roses - instead of just a mere handful.
Love
Maggie
Dear Michael,
Happy birthday old fellow (((o:
I would like to thank you for what you did and I'm glad you enjoy it, ofcourse you did (o: (that's about the show, and you know that: Every man have his flaming star: SO LET IT SHINE LIVE AGAIN in a new Feet of Flames) Art has to be forgotten, beauty must be realised (from the Dutch painter Pieter Mondriaan) I wish you all the love, friendship and health you can dream about so you can be rich on that moste important way.
With love,
Caroline
Dear Michael,
happy birthday, hope it is a happy one, as happy as you have made two Michigan girls feel. We have been many places to see you, and finally met you at Flannery's in Ohio, that was the best night of my life, and every October 10th. we relive out Michael moment. Thank you again, next time you are in the Detroit area, hopefully seeing Troupe 2. Please stop into the Irish American club, for your free membership, and some great Guinness, and music. Hope to see Troupe 2 and John at the Fox Theater again. we can not get enough of the show or John. Thank you, Kris and Linda. Ps. You have taught me is to live life to the fullest and when the day comes, I will have to say, I did all I wanted to and more. Love your statemnt in Ok. Mag, about doing all you can, thanks again.
Kris and Linda
May all your dreams continue to come true!
Laura
Dear Michael! You have changed our lives 4ever with you're show and dancing!!! Thank you! Have a great birthday!!!!
Ina & Karina
Best wishes for a Happy Birthday to you, Michael- hopefully you will not have to work on your Bday this year like last year, but your FOF solo was worht it for us! Thank you for that gift. And thank you for all the memories you have given us LOTD and other Irish dance fans, and the inspiration- I am now taking dance lessons and I love it. Hope you are enjoying the teddy bear I gave you 2 years ago. You are a special person- enjoy your special day and remember that we, your fans, are always here for you. Love, light, and positive energy to you and go easy on the Guinness! Happy Bday!
Linda Murphy
San Diego, California
You´re a good guy! You believed in your dreams and that´s something! Your LOTD is very good! It´s nice to watch your dancing. My big dream is that someday I could meet you. An I think we´ll gonna do it! Your faithfull friend,
Anna Maya
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
I hope you'll have a great year !! (^o^) THANK YOU for giving me the [[COURAGE]] to follow my DREAM!!! I was always scared to do/CHALLENGE new things, even though I loved it and wanted to do. But when I see you, I feel some kind of "POWER" to BELIEVE IN MYSELF !!! I am still afraid of everything but I WILL search and find my dream and MAKE IT COME TRUE!!!! Once again : HAPPY BIRTHDAY and {{ THANK YOU SO MUCH }}
Shiho Tanaka,Amstelveen
the Netherlands
What can I say that has not already been said? I can only wish you the very best, because that is what you have always given. You are so special and we will always be on your side. Please take care of yourself and have a great birthday.
Denise H. Young
Lebanon, Mo.
Michael, best wishes and a great day!!
BertjeG
HOLLAND
Dear Michael,
Thank you for creating these wonderful shows. Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames mean so much to me! Unfortunately, I didn't hear about Lord of the Dance until you already left. So I'll probably never see you dance. It's quite funny. You are celebrating your birthday today and I'm having surgery. I'll think of you. I know I'll feel much better then. Anyway, I hope you'll have a terrific day you'll never forget. I wish you all the best and I hope that maybe, just maybe, I'll see you dance one day. Have a great day, Mike! You deserve it! You'll be forever tapping in my heart.
Love always,
Chantal
May you have many more years of happiness, good health and dreams to fulfil, which will continue to bring so much pleasure to many people around the world. Table Mountain is missing you! Happy Birthday - 41 years young.
Mike and Christel Bolton
Cape Town - South Africa
Hi Michael
This is your friend and fan Pat in Oakland, CA. My sign on name on the Visitors book is jetrink@juno.com I saw you dance when the show came to San Francisco back in June, 1997. I waited for almost two hours for you to come out out. You signed your picture in the middle of the program, for which I am very grateful. I wish you were still dancing with the show but I know you needed to stop and give your body a rest. If you are able to start dancing again in the future, fine if not I love and respect you enough to honor whatever choice you make. The most important thing to me is that you take care of yourself. There is one thing I ask though, please be as active as you can with the show. It was so nice to see the pictures of you out and about at the opening of T4 at Epcot Center in Florida. Take care of yourself, God bless and I hope you have the best birthday ever.
Pat Fortenberry
Happy Birthday! Thank your mother for me for giving birth to you. You have given me such pleasure!
Joanne
Dear Michael!!
The best birthday wishes from Berlin, Germany!!!! I have to thank you, for changing my life. With listening to the music of LOTD and FOF, there came happiness in my life, with watching to the steps, there came respect of this discipline and perfectionism. With your dancing and also with playing the flute, you made the life of so many people more rich and even better. You have a lot of fans allover this blue and green planet ... Thanks for all
Dani
Berlin, Germany
Nice birthday to you, Michael. I was very sad, when i heard you retired from LOTD. I'm never see you dance on stage, only in TV. My mother taped little "cut" of Feet Of Flames (no Dangerous Game, some songs (but Carrickfergus was) no Stolen Kiss.etc, etc.)
BEST WISHES AND GREAT HUGS TO YOU MICHAEL RYAN FLATLEY ! (If this come to you.)
Heta Rikala
from Finland
Happy Birthday, dude, from a fellow Chicagoan who used to drink at the 6511 Club!!! and remembers the St. Patrick's Day when you were a young lad that you danced there...(When Kevin Henry and Jack Finan used to play!) I am Tom Flanagan's sister-in-law. Have a wonderful year!!!!!
Erin Gavin
Dear Michael For your Birthday I wish you all the best and I hope to see you one day dancing live... Take care of yourself and enjoy your birthday! All the Best!
Nicole
Have a great day and enjoy the next year coming. Best wishes of some people from the Celtic Cafe
P.Korf and E.M. Veldkamp
My fondest wish for you dearest Michael is that you find 1/10 of the joy and peace that you have brought to those of us who have heard your message. I don't think you can possibly have any idea what an impact you have had on so many lives. Not only your talent, but your philosophy have enriched us beyond words. May your saddest tomorrow be no worse than your happiest yesterday. LOVE AND PEACE, AND A HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
LOVE
MARSHA
May you have the best and the most magical birthday ever. Keep on sending those ancient and celtic feelings. Keep on giving hopes to the world.
Wolfie McRug
Lord of the Wiggle Wallets
