The Facebook-only, Family-friendly, Beer-free 4/20 Blog about Adrianne

4/20 has always been Adrianne's birthday for me and my family, except we didn't call it that. We just called it Adrianne's birthday.

These days April 20 is universally known as 4/20, a date which has begat an entire movement centred on what is now the most important day of the year in the cannabis world. As someone who has at least one foot in that world, you'd think that would be top of mind for me when I hear 4/20.

It isn't of course. It's my step-daughter's birthday.

Adrianne has other competition on the day, too. 4/20 is her brother Matt's Uncle Matt's birthday. It's also the birthday for Spider Jones, the boxer turned motivational speaker. My pal Don's brother Gary shares this day, as does my late friend Colin's son Alex and legendary Oakville musicians Dan and Dennis Ford.

For what it's worth, 4/20 is Hitler's birthday too, as well as that of George Takei, Jessica Lange, Andy Serkis, Carman Electra and Joey Lawrence. Bet Adrianne remembers Joey Lawrence.

Adrianne and her boy-toy Greg

There have been a few notable events that happened on 4/20, such as the horrific Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, but also the first pasteurizing test in 1862 by Marie and Phillip Currie. And it was on April 20, 1986, when a young Michael Jordan went off for a playoff record 63 points against Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in a losing cause.

Using Facebook as a guide, it turns out lots of cool stuff happened on 4/20 through the years too, and most of it was family-oriented.

Ten years ago, I was reminded yesterday, was when I became Facebook friends with my cousin Neil, who lives in Australia and is about to put both feet in the cannabis world. I thought that momentous occasion couldn't be topped, but in 2013 4/20 was the day Cam - another of Adrianne's brothers - earned his full 'G' licence.

That same day? The Toronto Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the first time in nine years with a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. We all know how that season turned out, but still ...

That's gotta be the clincher, right? But no, in 2016 Adrianne's oldest child Allison - my granddaughter - competed in the Kawartha Idol talent competition in Peterborough and absolutely rocked it. She was 12.

Besides last year, when I re-posted a video with  Tom Jones, Jeff Beck and Van Morrison performing Bring it on Home to Me - who knew Van Morrison could sing with such soul? - all my other 4/20 posts in the past decade were about Adrianne.

Understandable. It is her birthday, after all.