Happy Birthday to Jay from all of your friends!


I want to thank everyone who took the time to drop Jay a Birthday Wish over the last month. The response was more than expected and shows just how big Jay's fan support is. We were able to surprise him about 11:00 AM CST at his home. I apologize to anyone who didn't get their message on the page, but we managed to include 64 notes from family and friends. As promised, I got Jay to write a note to everyone and for a special treat, we will do a question and answer section on this website. When I did the birthday page for Jay, many people sent in questions and comments for Jay that weren't of a birthday nature. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to ask Jay anything because this was a surprise. Well, you can use the same email address now for any questions or comments to Jay. Look at the bottom of this page for guidelines for asking a question.  Keith 

 

A Message from Jay Anthony Franke
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to thank all involved in that spectacular birthday card you all put together. This includes all the fans who just wrote in to wish me a happy one. Hehe... It was awesome. Thanks again. It seems to me that a lot of you would like to see me pursue acting again and to tell you the truth, I am extremely flattered. I really didn't think I had done anything that spectacular nor did I think I had done a particularly good job on the show either. You guys all seem to think differently. :-) It does my heart good to read the things I read on the web card. Thanks again. I promise you that I will look into returning to acting.
Keith, the friend who helped put up the birthday page for me has agreed to take a list of questions from whoever has anything to ask me and give it to me personally and I will try to answer them all. Really I just want to say thanks again and tell you all that you really have no idea how much it means to me to have this kind of support. Thanks.
Jay Anthony Franke

And now on the the Birthday Wishes!!!

Hi Jay, have a great day. I hope to see you soon as well as your little brothers. Tell your Island Girl we say hello.
Love, Mommy

Happy Brithday, Jay!!!!! We hope you enjoy what your Friends and Fans want to say to you.
Keith & Sherri

 

My Dear Jay,
I can call you Jay, can't I? I mean after all, I've known you for so long and I feel like a part of you (no reflection on cannibalism). I can still remember the first time I saw you smile. It filled me up with to the brim with warmth; the likes of which I had never experienced to that point in my life. At that point I knew there was a God, but quickly learned that what I had in mind for you, he didn't have in mind for me. But life has a way of healing things if you let it and things eventually came full circle. So on this birthday (BIG 27) let me say that you have been a blessing in my life and I thank the powers that be for their part. As far as acting; I love to watch you; you do an excellent job and I'm proud as a peacock, but follow your heart. Speaking of which; I love you with all of mine. Love, DAD

Jay,
I often get fans asking me about you. :) I hope you are well and what you and I started to accomplish on the show I will never forget.
Oh yeah ... Happy Birthday!
Brentley Gore
(hey fans: this is The Matt Garrison)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAY!
Hope you make many wishes and get everything you want! You're a truly wonderful person and have many gifts. Treasure them, they make you who you are! :) Love, Melissa (aka Mel)

"Happy Birthday, Jay. Best wishes and God Bless!!!" - Joey DeVore

"Greetings from Trinidad - love Jackie"

 

Hey, buddy!
It has been great working with you and getting to know you as one of my closest friends here. You and Island Girl are very special to me, and I look forward to a long and happy friendship. Oh, and will you please get back into that acting thing so I can say "I knew you when..."? I wish you nothing but happiness in the future. You deserve it!
Much love! Christina

This is message for Jay, and while I would of course have preferred to deliver this message personally, at the insistence of a very silly island girl, I am wishing you a very happy birthday using this amazing new e-mail thingy...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR FRANKE
From your friends, okay, your English friend, at the coolest developer in town. Best wishes for your 27th year, and may you have many opportunities to eat liver and onions unencumbered by noisy and pesky females... Oops, I mean when they themselves are too busy to hang with us... yes... that's what I mean...Oh Lord Jesus have mercy... I am in trouble now... Ron

Jay, you're the greatest friend a guy could have. Thank you for sharing some of the wisdom of your life with me. I've learned a lot from you, and only hope that I can some day return the favor. Here's to you on your 27th my friend!
Charles

Happy birthday...mr. hollywood
Dude, you're 13? Cool. Happy b-day
Todd

Happy birthday, old boy!See you in August, yes?
Love and special back rubs,
Lord Travis

Jay, hope you have a wonderful birthday!
jake's girl

Happy birthday, Jay!
Looking forward to seeing you on the screen again soon!
Rick Moya
The [un]Official California Dreams Homepage

I don't know you, not yet...but from here, in the bush, in Trinidad, where I'm sure you will visit some day, I send you a little message from a lovely poem called Little Gidding:
We shall never cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time....
Have a lovely day. Amanda

Hey putz! Nice picture!! Have a good one! May all your "dreams" come true! hehe....Really, have a good b-day! I owe you a shot!
Chad "OGRE" Barron

Hey, Jay! No, I don't wish you'd continue your acting career, because then you'd be too busy to group up with me in Evercrack. :-) Happy Birthday, Dude! See 'ya on the crack!
-Amadeus

Hi Jay! I loved your acting on "California Dreams," it was one of my favorite TV shows, and it probably still would be on of my favorites, if it were on the air! I miss watching it every day, I used to watch it whenever I got the chance. I loved "Jake" and "Tiffani." Do you know of ANY kind of future reunion show coming out, maybe involving those characters and a marriage of some sort?!?! That would be awesome! I think you are a terrific singer and a great actor as well... I hope to see you in future projects! Good luck!
Luv,Melissa Holland

Hello Birthday Boy,
Best wishes for a very happy birthday! Since I'm not as eloquent as Grandpa Simpson, I leave you with his thoughts on age... "You know, when I was your age, I had to walk twenty miles just to get to school. And back then, we didn't have pacifiers. We had to suck on pieces of wood. And in my day, we didn't have TV sets. We used to sit on our grandpa's lap all evening and listen to his entertaining stories." - Abraham Simpson
Have fun!!! Binu.

"Wishing you many happy returns. Hope to see you return to television, and one day take the leading role in a sell out movie, - you've got the talent! Certainly missing California Dreams - any chance of teaming up with Kelly Packard in a bid to release another album? All the best for the future. Yet another fan from the UK - Kimmy"

 

Hi Jay ,
I would like to wish you a HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY .

Happy birthday jay i love the show i was really apset the show ended but i still see the show on 22 i am only 10 in halfe happy birhday jay i love you
Pooh568299

Hy Jay!
We are two girls(sisters) from Hungary. We really liked you in CD, and we really miss you from screen. We hope that we can you see soon again.And We Wish YOU: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Jenny, Liz

Dear Jay,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Just a quick note to wish you a happy birthday. I hope you have a great day and best wishes for the future, you deserve it.
Love Mish

Hey Jay!
Well, here I am again. It's me, Vanessa! This time is for a good reason, here's my message: No matter the distance, I just want you to know that I wish you a very GREAT birthday, with lots of love and happyness around you and yours. HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY!!!!!! hey, I know you'll always be as nice as today, as cute as always, as talented as always as good friend as you are since I know you. I send you my best wishes from here, and by e-mail
Luv you Vanessa

I WOULD LIKE YO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND SAY I'M A BIG FAN. MY FAVORITE SONG FROM CALIFORNIA DREAMS IS TOO MUCH TO DREAM.
LOVE, MELISSA

Tuh de sweeeetest man inna de worl'!!!!! Fus, eef you is sweet, breds!?! OUI-FOUT!! Tank yuh, Lord! (An' ees no toutbaguile, oui?) Is no joke a'is mekkin'. I coul' eat ya likka pig souse an' gahlic pok! You is good fi de senses. alla dey!! Jes de tinking of you's sen meh mout' watteren'. Tanks fi bringin' yuh talent anna nice self tuh meh t.v. screen. you's de sun en meh Caribbean sky,de warm, salt water a'is bade in, de sweet smellin' air I does breed an' fus, you's too mucha man! Jes so yuh's have a ting frum disa woman (de new ting) a'is sennin' it tuh yuh now. I's want tuh see dat beautiful fais agin on meh t.v. or maybe inna de tea-air-tuh whennas meh go watcha de flim. Tanks fi mekkin' so many people happy an fi bringin' we's enjoyment each Satuhday marnin'. You-ees-de-greatest!!! Les' see more of yuh, nuh? - A nex' fan an' one ah de many.

I watch your show CALIFORNIA DREAMS all the time!!!! By the way my name is Jessica Walker. My mom works with your friend Keith!!!! He told me that you weren't on T.V. anymore!!!!! I really hope that you go back on T.V. All of my friends think you're so cute. Well words running short so g/2/g. That means ( got to go )!!!!
LOVE, Jessica Walker

Dear Jay Anthony Franke
I just wanted to wish you a incredibly happy birthday. Hope it's unforgettably great. I sure do miss new stories of California Dreams and miss seeing everyone on the show. Hope to see you in new and exciting projects.
Regards, Jason Birket (California Dreams Fan) P.S. As Midnight Mike would say "Stay Stout."

 

Well Jay, Happy Birthday! This is Junior just stopping by and givingyou a Happy Birthday Hello and hope you get your wish. Mom said you suredo look young for your age! Hope you enjoy your work and thanks for theDM we played on my birthday!
Good Luck in everything you do,
Junior "Burpfish" LaRoche

Happy Birthday Jay. I think you were great in California Dreams as Jake Sommers. I really loved the show. I wish you all the happiness in the world. God Bless.
Bob Patten

First off I must tell you that I think you are a great actor, and I miss seeing you on screen. You portrayed the character of Jake better than anyone could have and you have a wonderful singing voice. You stole the hearts of teen girls eveywhere and silenced them with you words. You truly have talent. Sometimes I seem to forget that Jake is only a character because of how believeable you were. I know you probably have a life of your own now and acting is a thing of the past. If you are ever in anything again please know that you already have loyal fans. Happy Birthday!
always Sarah Pascual Seattle, Washington

Happy Birthday sorry it was so late. Loved you on California Dreamswould like to see you do more acting man. Well happy birthday again man. Gohan

To Jay,
Happy Birthday man!! You are a very talented actor and I would like tosee more of you on the big screen.
Paul Bonney Warner Robins, Georgia

Hi Jay
I would like to cogratulate you on your birthday
Kind regards, Gareth (ICE)

Hey there, Jay! :)
Happy Birthday! May all your wishes come true. I hope you'll succeed in whatever you're doing. I'll always be a Califonia Dreams's fan... Miss you and the gang a lot! :) Stay stout? ;) LOL! I had a little too much to dream... C'ya!? ;)
~Farah~

hi,accidentally i surfed on the site California Dreams. i have never missed that show. I just simpley love the show. Just heard that your birthday is on May 17th, well just wanted to say Happy Birthday Jay Anthony Franke. Hope you will never forget this birthday. Cau Marga
P.S.: I really think you are very hot, you are soooo cute.

Dear Jay Anthony, I'd love to wish you a happy 27th birthday. My day is 11 days after yours. I'd really like to see you in some movies soon, and I've watched every episode of California Dreams. I wish you all the luck in the future for your acting. Please star in some good movies soon. Love forever always and always forever,
Your fan Amanda

hi Jay~
HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
My B-Day is May 13th
From Michelle

my name is Alicia McGuire. i'm 18 years old and from Elkhart, Kansas. i just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday and i wanted to see youin acting again real soon. you are my favorite actor.

jay
happy birthday hi I am your biggest fan in the world also I LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!
love kathy mueller

Jay,
Hi! my name's Rae. I <3 (love) your show and don't understand why it was cancelled after only one year. I wanted to wish you a happy 27th (wow, you don't look that old) birthday. It's a shame that your show got cancelled because i really enjoy watching it and you.
Happy Birthday, Rae :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,JAY!
Best of luck to you on this day and into the future! Hello! I'm Chizuru. I send a message all the way to Japan. I miss you very much,because in Japan, California dreams was ended two years ago. I want see Califonia Dreams again! even if it rerun.
=Chizuru Kanai (From Japan)=

I happen to love "California Dreams" and have always thought you did anexcellent job portraying Jake.. so uh... happy birthday.... kelli

HELLO jay well happy bday and i got an crush on you

Dear Jay,
My name is Jenny Green and I wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday. I'm a huge fan of California Dreams and I totally freak when I found you guys on the Internet. I also wanted to say I loved the show when you and Kelly get together. I also thought your acting was great. You and Kelly are my favorite actor and actress on California Dreams. I once asked my friend Kassia to watch your show and now she won't stop watching it. One of the shows I hate on California Dreams is when you and Kelly break up at the prom. It's kinda sad because you guys didn't even have one dance together and you guys broke up on the prom. My Friend Kassia also wanted to say Happy Birthday to you. If you write me back would you please answer these questions. Are you married? Who did you like dating on California Dreams?Well I have to go now. Say hello to the gang for me and once again Happy Birthday!
Love Jenny Green.

Dear Jay,
I'd just like to wish you a happy birthday, all the way from Perth, Western Australia. My name is Lauren Tindale, and I'm a 19 year-old Journalism and Public Relations university student. I don't know if you hear much from your Aussie fans, but there are quite a few of us around, most who know you from California Dreams (which finished showing here in 1997, I think). It was my favourite show when I was in high school because it was about kids my age going through the same things I did, and it was fun to watch. I think I speak for most of your fans when I say that we miss not having seen you on the screen (at least in Australia, anyway) since California Dreams ended! I hope you're happy in whatever it is you are doing now. If you ever visit Australia, make sure you come to Perth - even though it's the most isolated city in the world and so far away from Sydney and Melbourne, it is by far the most beautiful. I'd just like to wish you the best of luck for the future, and hope you have a great birthday. Take care.
From Lauren Tindale

Hi Jay!
Congratulations and Happy Birthday.
Paul

 Happy Birthday Jay!! I wish you lots of luck and many more!!
From, Tiffany

 Happy Birthday Jay! Hope ya have a good one.
--Ashley

 Happy 27th Birthday Jay Anothony Franke! I hope that you have a great Birthday!
your 1 fan Melissa! thanks!

Hey Jay!
Happy Birthday and have a great day and I hope you get everything you want! Loads of Hugs and Kissies Love from Emzie! xxxxxxx

Hi,
Not really a B Day wish, but I do wish him a happy one. Just wondering if you can get him to write what he's up these day and his plans for the future.
Thanks. Philip

 

WOW I didn't realize you were only 41 days older than me! So to a gentle gemini from a trustful cancer may your twenty seventh birthday be loads of fun and may you be surrounded by friends and family who love you dearly.
Erin Coates

Hi, Jay! I¡¯m really thrill to write a letter to you. It makes me so happy. My name is Hyeilin and I¡¯m sixteen; it¡¯s Korea here. You know, when I first saw you on tv, I was surprised because you were so nice! Since I have been watching California Dreams, I have been loving all the members. Oh, by the way, ¡°Happy birthday to Jay!¡± I wish my message of celebrating your birthday will make you feel good. Always be merry and don¡¯t forget. Your true fans are not only in USA but also in Korea. Thank you for reading my message!
p.s. Sorry for my messy English. But I¡¯m learning it hard now and I tried my best.

JAY,
HAPPY B DAY GUESS WHO? WE'RE BOTH EX CROONERS? WELL INCASE YOU DONT KNOW, ITS KERRI. I HAVENT HEARD FROM YOU IN A WHILE NOW CALL ME WE COULD CHAT!!!!!!! MISS YOU AND I HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT.

 

  I wanted to wish u a happy birthday. i hope u get what u want
bye Angie Watson of treichlers, pa

Dear Jake,
I watch you every day on trouble being a rebel and I want to be a rebel just like you. I recently went into the mall and purchased a leather jacket and some ripped jeans in honour of you. We really miss your acting and hope we can see you beating up Sly again soon. We also miss your songwriting and dulcet tones. We think you are the hardest person in the world and would love to see you beat up Matt Garrison as he left the Dreams. We hope to see you in the U.K. soon.Cheers, Matt and Al.

Happy Birthday Jay!!!!!
I watch the California Dreams show when ever it's on. Once again Happy Birthday Jay.
From, Chris Campbell

Happy birthday Jay
My name is Tim rRedburn and I live in Lawrence Kasas. You are my favorite actor and I hope you have a great 27th birthday. I hope you keep eriting good music and good luck in your acting career.
Sincerely, Tim Redburn

Dear Jay Anthony Franke:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!!! I hope that you have a good birthday. I sure do miss seeing "Jake Sommers" on California Dreams. I would also like to congratulate you on your marriage. Is she special? I wish you the best. Jake & Tiffani fan
Rachel

Happy Belated 27th Birthday Jay.
I have been a fan of California Dreams since the show began. It was okay then but when you were added it was AWESOME!!! Happy Birthday again
Liz Medina

Hi Jay!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! How are you doing? Do you remember me? I would just like to say that I really love your acting and I miss seeing you everyday on T.V. I have to resort to the many tapes I have of California Dreams! Please keep up the good work and I hope I see you pop up, either on the screen or in music; you have a gorgeous voice. Once again, Happy Birthday.
Luv, Ruchira

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