Ric Ocasek of The Cars is celebrating his 66th. birthday today. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he would move to Cleveland with his parents. It's in Ohio where 16 year old Ric meets up with Benjamin Orr and the seed would be planted that would flower with a move to Boston and The Cars would blossom.
It's been 23 years since the Cars split, but the band is finally hinting at a reunion. On their official Facebook page, the band posted a photograph of the surviving members — singer Ric Ocasek, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, drummer David Robinson and guitarist Elliot Easton — gathered together in a Boston studio surrounded by their instruments...