12 Trivia Facts About Ron Perlman

1. Perlman was born on 13 April 1950 in Washington Heights, New York. His mother, Dorothy (née Rosen), was a municipal employee, and his father, Bertram "Bert" Perlman, was a jazz drummer and repairman.
2. He has been married to Opal Stone Perlman since 14 February 1981 and they have two children: daughter Blake Amanda Perlman (born 1984) and son Brandon Avery Perlman (born 1990). His son produces electronic music under the name Delroy Edwards.
3. Has a dog (terrier) named Nigel.
4. Does not speak French and was the only American on set of the French film The City of Lost Children (1995). Regardless, he learned all of his lines and delivered them flawlessly.
5. Broke a rib while filming the subway scenes in Hellboy (2004). He jumped onto a train that was coming towards him.
6. Voiced the mutant villain Clayface on Batman: The Animated Series (1992), a character who, ironically, was a disfigured actor, then voiced the villain Slade on Teen Titans (2003), and also did the voice of the Hulk/Bruce Banner twice on two separate series, one for a guest spot on Fantastic Four (1994) and one for a guest spot on Iron Man (1994), in addition to providing the voice of Orion for Justice League (2001). He then played the comic book character Hellboy in Hellboy (2004). He went on to portray Batman in Justice League Heroes (2006).
7. With the creation of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), at age 58, he became the oldest actor ever to play a main superhero.
8. Frequent voice collaborator with fellow voice actor Keith David in these computer games: Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997), Lords of EverQuest (2003), Halo 2 (2004), Halo 3 (2007). Animated series: Aladdin (1994), Fantastic Four (1994), Justice League (2001), Teen Titans (2003). In addition, they have both had a guest appearance on the television series The Outer Limits (1995).
9. Is well known for his extensive body of work with acting under prosthetic and has given many actors, like Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)) and Michael Chiklis (Fantastic Four (2005)), advice on how to emote effectively under full-head prosthetic appliances.
10. Bears such a striking resemblance to singer and actor Tom Waits, that once, Waits was credited as Perlman on a movie poster.
11. In 2012, Perlman once again endured the 4-hour makeup routine required to transform him into Hellboy -- not for a sequel or other acting job but to fulfill the Make-A-Wish request of a six-year-old boy named Zachary who has leukemia. Creature effects house Spectral Motion applied Perlman's Hellboy makeup (and later also made up Zachary as Hellboy as well), and then Zachary got to spend the day hanging out with "Hellboy".
12. On 9 November 2016, Perlman announced via Facebook his intention to run for president in 2020.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Perlman
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000579/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzkA1xQcOME

Star Cafe Baguio, 74 Years

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot.”

1. Last day today, 8 July 2014, after 74 years of customer service.
2. One of the best restaurant in Baguio, a living tradition, a pioneer institution and a historical landmark.
3. Star Café was established in 1940 by Rufino patriarch, Goo Chin.
4. Joey Rufino succumbed to a lingering illness on 18 December 2013. 
5. Donna Rufino, widow of Star Café owner Joey, at 69, said she no longer has the energy to keep the business running. Her children on the other hand, are living abroad and are practicing their respective professions. Also, none of her husband’s six siblings could attend to the business because everyone is now living in Canada.
6. First and original location was at Calderon Street where Jollibee-Calderon is presently located.
7. Transferred to its second location in 1955 at Session Road, across where the first McDonalds (which also recently closed on 16 June 2014 after 23 years) was located.
8. Transferred to its current and last location in 1991 at Session Road.
9. Famous for its Chinese cuisine such as pancit, pancit canton, lumpiang shanghai, egg foo yong, camaron jon hamon, for its breads like cinnamon buns, pan de sal, pan de Vienna, and egg pie.
10. Star Café is one of the pioneer awardees of Go Negosyo by businessman Joey Concepcion.
11. It was also awarded the “Builder of Baguio” award during Baguio’s centennial in 2009.
12. Sells Baguio Midland Courier newspaper for 16 pesos only, same with Luisa's Cafe.

References:

Best Homegrown Baguio Restaurants
Famous landmark to close shop after 74 years of operation
After 74 years, Star Café in Baguio to close
Star Café: Forever a star in Baguio 
Baguio’s Star Café closes on July 8
After 74 beaming years: Baguio's Star Café shutting down 
Pasasalamat for 23 years!
Unang McDo sa Baguio, magsasara na

Patriot's Day AKA Patriots' Day

• It is an American civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 which were the first battles in American Revolution.
• It is officially Patriots' Day in Massachusetts and Wisconsin and Patriot's Day in Maine.
• It was previously celebrated every April 19 but in 1969, it was moved and has been observed every third Monday of April.
• It was first proclaimed by Gov. Frederic T. Greenhalge in Massachusetts in 1894 as a replacement for the public holiday of Fast Day.
• It was established on April 19 to consolidate the longstanding municipal observances of Lexington Day and Concord Day and also marked the first bloodshed of the American Civil War in the Baltimore riot of 1861 wherein  four Massachusetts militia members were slain and 36 injured and these dual commemoration celebrated "the anniversary of the birth of liberty and union" according to Gov. Greenhalge.
• Massachusetts legislature passed a bill in 1938 establishing the holiday "in commemoration of the opening events of the War of the Revolution."
• Following the proclamation in 1894, Maine followed Massachusetts in 1907 and replaced its Fast Day with Patriot's Day.
• Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6:00 am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, (around 9:00 am).
• State police escorts those who retrace the rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes calling out warnings the whole way. Paul Revere is an American silversmith who is known for spreading the word of the Boston Tea Party to New York and Philadelphia and for warning the Lexington Minutemen about the British invasion in 1775. The story of his “midnight” ride to Lexington to discuss action plans against the British has been immortalized in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entitled "Paul Revere's Ride".
• There are re-enactments of the events leading to the battles of 1775 and a major highlight is the bell ringing which was the warning for the local troops that British soldiers were approaching.
• The Boston Marathon, technically the world's oldest continuously running marathon, is a major event held during Patriots' Day and is also referred as "Marathon Monday" by many Bostonians.
• The Boston Red Sox have been playing every year since 1959 in Fenway Park on Patriots' Day and the only games that were postponed due to weather were in 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967, and 1984, and a game cancellation in 1995 due to a late start to the season. Since 1968 the games have started early at around 11:00 am. and this early game start usually resulted in the game ending just as the Boston Marathon is heading through Kenmore Square. Since 2007 the Boston marathon has started between 9:30 am and 10:00 am which resulted to racers going through Kenmore towards the middle of the Red Sox game.

Minute Man Statue by Daderot

References:

In The Neighborhood
Time and Date
Cute-Calendar
National Park Service
Patriots' Day
Academy of American PoetsBartleby
Paul Revere's Ride
About.Com New England Travel
Boston Marathon