Jazzcat supplied:


Mahoney:
Your smile and your eyes, combined with your bouncy energy and unlimited vintage computing talent. Thanks for being part of my world Jesper! Grattis from Pex Mahoney.


Deekay:
I shall never forget the X'2016 party when you and your crew of tiny trees returned with such a huge bang. Happy birthday and thank you for gracing the scene with countless awesome productions full of love and dedication ever since, please keep on doing awesome work!


Jammer:
All the best, M8! I wish you energy and inspiration for dozens of wonderful projects. Let the bromance grow!


Jazzcat:
Welcome to the 50 club, Jesper! Have a great one mate, we will have to catch up sometime, maybe at X-2023? I am unsure if I will make it but will damn well try so we can share a brew… Now, this birthday demo, hope it was a little surprise for you? Maybe your senses were thinking something was brewing and it wasn’t a 100% surprise, but what the heck, enjoy our celebration and keep on... keeping on! Love ya a bunch! Greetings from us guyz in Onslaught.


Visage:
Friendship is a core element of the demoscene, especially in the C64 scene. You’re the best in this regard, and many others, too. You are only 50, but we all know: the more the merrier! :) On behalf of the Lethargy team, I send you our warmest love for your birthday! Today, we are all with you - thank you for being with us! Keep dreaming! Yourz, Visage/Lethargy.


Charles Deenen:
Happy birthday! from Charles Deenen/Maniacs of Noise.


Badgeman:
50-years-old and at the top of your game. Well done! Badgeman, The Netherlands.


Duce:
Happy 8-bit wishes for your $32 celebration!


Ziggy:
Trap, my memory of Bonzai was always a happy one, out here in Australia, I would see some of your work from the early days thanks to swappers like Truce/Bronx and Colwyn/TF. I have to say, upon your return to demo coding you really took it to the next level - and your willingness to help others and share your thoughts has been so important in raising the bar for everyone in the scene. A huge thank you for all your contributions to coding discussions on CSDB as well. Wishing you another kick-ass 50 years ahead full of friends, fun and demo coding. Zig/Onslaught


TDM:
Happy 50th Birthday Jesper! Wishing you a wonderful celebration and an amazing year.


Bacchus:
Trap trap trap. Life goes on and we all gain years to the CV, but age is all how we allow the years to burden our spirits. I am really happy to see that you haven't allowed the years to load you, and have enjoyed seeing how you have managed to find a path back to the roots. How do you manage to remain young? For one, on the other side, I can truly say that if you haven't grown up at the age of 50, you don't have to. I am glad to welcome you to this side, where we have accumulated years but not age. All the best pal. /Bacchus


SIDWAVE:
sidwave here... so it was nice meeting you Trap, at the Gubbdata party. thanks for taking me with you to the Italian restaurant, where I believe I had the best spaghetti bolognese since in real Italy, many years ago. Thanks also to Walt for being there. You guys were super to be with, and I wish you all the best for your 50th birthday!  


Lobo:
Happy birthday, may the golden unicorn belly flop the obstacles in your life, cheers!


Mibri:
Many happy returns to you, Mr. Muscles! Fifty more years of demo excellence from you, please! All the best from your English whippersnapper friend, Mibri.


Tricket:
Dear Jesper/Trap. Congratulations on your 50th birthday. You also had your time in DOM many, many, many years ago, where you also made some demos. Thank you, for that! No doubt you have the C64 DNA in your blood, which results in fantastic demos under the BONZAI label! Keep ‘em coming! Salutes from Tricket/Dominators


MCM:
All the best to you, and welcome to the 50th club! Keep inspiring us all with your work!


Xiny6581:
Mr.Muscle is hitting the total bromance age 🙂 Going stronger than ever. I want to wish you the greatest birthday ever! All the best to you and your family, love and respect from the "melody cruncher" Xiny6581 ❤


Spiham:
The Bonzai demos were always special back in the days, and it's amazing what you still create today! Thanks Trap, for being an inspiration to us all! Spiham/Pretzel Logic.


Shine:
More than just a treeday! 5 decades of play! :)


Sonny:
Big greetings and happy 50th anniversary from your old friend and co-founder of Bonzai, best regards from SilentDK.


Shogoon:
All the best mate! Thank you for entertaining us through all these years with your demos.
Hope all your birthday wishes come true!


Macx:
Happy big one youngster at heart! When will you get back to composing music? I for sure want to hear the rest of Harmony.sid (JCH NewPlayer v15)! Anyhow, keep that fire burning and remember that the next beer is on me. //macx


Dr.Strange:
It is an absolute honour to wish you a happy 50th birthday, Trap! You are a true legend and thanks for bringing Bonzai back! Dr.Strange/ATL


Soren:
Happy birthday Jesper! Thanks for your kindness and all the demos over the years. Do keep those stylish demos coming - I was hooked on those since the beginning. Much hexalove - Soren/Camelot :)


Voltage:
Greets from an inspired coder from oz. Thanks for your words on why the Mega is awesome. Happy 50th dude!


DeMOSic:
Greetings! DeMOSic writing. Happy 50th Birthday Trap! I really Love the Work that you've done for all those Bonzai Demos! Especially Bromance, and The World Is Not Enough - We Need More Scrollers. They are really good, I gotta say hehe. I may have not been there back in the 80s-90s, But I do love checking out all that's been happening in the scene. Well there's not much more to say, other than Happy Birthday again ;) Anyway, Best Wishes to you, Trap! DeMOSic.


HOL2001:
HOL2001 on the keyboard! Wish you all the best for your 50th birthday! Stay healthy and may all your wishes come true! Cheers, mate!


Wacek:
On behalf of all the Arise members, we are wishing you Jesper all the best on this impressive anniversary! Half a century for a living legend, and at least another half more! Wszystkiego najlepszego i sto lat! :)


Perplex:
Trap, congratulations on your big day! Halfway to $64 already, you finally rank as a proper datagubbe! I hope you are celebrating in a manner befitting a man of your jovial and lively nature. Cheers, my friend!

E$G:
Best greetz from Italy & all Hokuto Forcers all around the world. I hope to meet you next time you will drop by Italy. Huge thanks for the great code (ultra skilled) you provided to the scene. I raise my glass filled with beer for a long healthy and full of amusement! So long.

Dymo:
Gratz to you fine Trap, enjoy your day with loads of cake and why not a few extra beers... cheers from Dymo/G*P

Mythus:
Happy 50th birthday Trap! and now you are officially part of the 50-plus tier of old gubbs! I hope you have an awesome birthday and get a lot of nice stuff and I celebrate you with a beer-cheer! hip hip hooray to the birthday gubb from Mythus!!

Burglar:
happy 50th bday, trap! burglar here wishing you another 50 years of c64 domination :)  you have always been a few years ahead of me and not just in age/skill, I still remember your time in success, trapped is still a cool demo! :) I must thank you for returning to the scene and bringing all your Bonzai buddies back too :) anyhow, I wish you many more healthy years of life and c64 demo-making.  also, that pic of you in bromance is probably the most hilarious caricature I've ever seen. jc is bugging me to finish this text, so I better trap crap wrap ... yours, burglar.

Luke:
Trap, thank you for being among us, HB!


Katon:
On behalf of the Lepsi De group, I wish you, Trap, to live at least 100 Years and create with Bonzai more great productions on the C64, and a lot of health and happiness in your private life! Katon / Lepsi De :-)


LMan:
Hey Trap, you jolly fellow! Many happy returns, hope to see you again soon IRL or a coop!


Algorithm:
Happy birthday Trap, Have a good one on your '$32'th birthday :-)	


HCL:
50 years are you kidding me!?!? We just met at Gubbdata the other day and all I can say is you do not look a single day older than 49, yeah I really mean it, I would never guess anything older than 49!! :) Cheers from HCL and the rest of Booze Design, we will soon catch up on you and pass the halfway milestone on the way to the hundred!!


Grass:
Dear Trap, I wish you more than 50 years with your beloved C64. Greetz from Hungary.


Sentinel:
Happy Birthday, Trap. Welcome to the 50's Club. 30 years ago we met each other once at TP1992, where I was together with Red Rock and Luka. A long time ago. A beer to the next 50 years. Cheers. Sentinel/Excess.


JackAsser:
You're an excellent coder, a genuinely nice guy that I love to hang around with and a true friend! Happy 50th dude!


Shocker:
Hey Trap!
Thanx to Jazzcat for inviting me to send you some birthday wishes. While thinking about what I could write I noticed that we share the same birthdate ... makes things easy :slightly_smiling_face: I wish us both a happy Birthday,, but especially to you, Jesper! MAkes me somehow proud to share this special date with one of the true c64 scene legends!
As if that was not enough, I noticed someone else is also celebrating his birthday today, so I pass the keyboard to my buddy Almighty God ... A happy one to you too, Domingo!


Almighty God:
Thanks, Bernardo! And happy birthday to you too mate. I'm glad to be here to write some words for Jesper, a true master of the C64 and a great guy I'm proud to work with you on several C64 projects. Bonzai was one of my favorites of all time and still even more after the fantastic comeback. Trap, you are the true love for C64 scene and demoscene in particular. I wish you all the best on your birthday and I'm more than happy to share this day with you and Bernardo. I hope to meet you two soon at a party out there. Keep it up Jesper and forget about that C65 the C64 is your destiny machine.


DRAX:
Dear Jesper. It has been an absolute pleasure knowing you and having you as the chief of Bonzai. We have had our chats and talks - both superficial small-talk but also more deep and personal talks. You are probably the most extroverted of all the bonzaists and that is needed - you are good at keeping us all together respecting our differences and knowing our neuroses :) You are a great coder, Chief and friend, and I know that we can always rely on you. A major happy birthday to you and kisses and hugs from your friend, DRAX.










Magic supplied:


Hedning:
Dear Trap, hitting the big 50, are we? Congratulations from all of your fans in Genesis Project (that's all of us)! I (hedning) also plan a special smaller Gubbdata just for you for some of the close, sweaty bromance (think GP+Bonzai in a small classroom during summer!)! Just you wait! Take care and all the best!


The Sarge:
Happy birthday Jesper! My crazy soulmate is turning fifty but your mind is still this grown-up kid that I like so much. Here is to another 100 years of fun 
friendship and demo-making! /The Sarge


Facet:
Happy birthday my friend. Your energy is inspiring and spreads pure love. You are one of a kind. Let's have some (take-away) drinks soon. All the best!!


Morpheus:
Happy birthday buddy! only 14 years until the number that really counts. 😉 I've been a fan of yours since the lethal display days and you keep delivering code that blows me away. can't wait to see what the winning demo at x2023 will include, hehe. have a good one. trap crap wrap!


Flex:
HB Jesper, and thanks for being one of the main glues in the scene lately! It's been a long way since the '80s.  50 is the new 30 and the future still looks bright, let's celebrate!! I wish you nothing but the best for years to come. Thanks for coming back, you sure have enriched the whole scene with your infectious enthusiasm. We need more guys like you! With love, your friend Flex.


Pantaloon:
Congratulations to Trap the old fart. Not sure if you can read this but I do hope the caretakers at the retirement home will help get this message through. Keep on rocking the walker and I do hope we’ll see some more 64 demos from you soon. /Pantaloon the youngster.


Mikael:
Big smile, a lot of warmth and passion. That’s you Trap, now and forever! Love from Mikael


Honcho:
The big man Trap is hitting the half-century, wow, what a milestone! Happy Birthday my friend and I wish you all the best for the next fifty years! Honcho


Bob:
I am on holiday ;) Happy Birthday Wishes, Bob/Censor


Phreedh:
I'll try to keep it short and to the point. Hang on… Ah what the hell... impossible to think of something outside of the normal "congrats dude!"-box... xD Let's go with this:
"Keep on being awesome, dear friend! Demo or die! /Phreedh^HmF"


Joe:
Cheerful greetings on your big birthday! Thinking of that warm smile you have, I bet it stays on for the whole day! And days to come! Cheers! /Joe of Wrath Designs.


Raistlin:
All the best, Trap! Keep shocking the demoscene with your prods, please, we need more Bonzai! And 50, wow, I hope to hit that big number one day not too far away! Go get drunk and rant about all the other sceners - like the old days :)


Trasher:
Greets to Trap: Happy bday Trap, They say 50 is the new 30! Trasher/FLT


Magic:
Happy birthday dear Trap! Magic/Nah-Kolor here.. Your Vandalism News partner in crime amongst others. 50 means you will enjoy life even more and make it all count even more! I know you can do that! So, celebrate and have a nice day! Yours Faithfully, Magic.


Pal:
Earth with its moon, the sun, all the surrounding planets and the other galaxies have predictable patterns of movement. On the surface of Earth, there is one person that holds a non-predictable pattern and that is you, my friend Trap. You t(r)ap into the feelings of joy, your inner nerd desire and you are an ultimate creator amongst the gods of the c64. You talk about emotions and what makes you feel good, create constantly and do more of what brings you joy in flow. I adore that in you, a free bird you are.

Trap, congratulations on your 50th year on this planet, I am honoured and proud to call you my friend. Wish you all the best in your one life.

PAL of Offence, FairLight and FIG


Laxity:
TRAP! My dear friend. It's an infinite pleasure to be working with you. You're one of the few guys who are able to persuade me to leave my comfortable cave and I blame you for getting me back on my scene-feet after all the years of inactivity. Thanks for all the beers and great moments these last years. Happy 50th birthday.









Walt supplied:


WALT:
Happy birthday, Jesper :) It is always a pleasure spending time with you no matter if it is working on another demo, helping you fix your code or just hanging out :) Your words of wisdom “We do this for fucking fun” really hit home :) I hope you enjoy this little thing we put together for you :) Love, your friend Walt


FOX:
Happy birthday Trap.
I have always admired you for your commitment and great mood.
Bonzai would never be able to exist without you.
You are to Bonzai, what Scorsese or Lars von Trier is to the film industry.
The way you CONSTRUCT demos. The parts and the transitions. 
Both graphically, musically, and codely. The big picture you got in mind.
It is all so detailed that it is hard to spot it all.
Without you, Bonzai wouldn't be where Bonzai is today.
Then probably we would have reached the top ;-)
Thank you for who you are. Don't ever change.
Señor Fox


Metal:
Dear Jesper. Happy birthday! I still remember when I did the music for your 18th birthday 
demo - it seems like only a few years ago. It's been great to see how you've been able to 
kick some scene-life back into all of us, and what we have achieved is just crazy. 
I hope you have a great day and as the saying goes - 50 is the young age of the old. 
Metal


Dize:
Happy birthday, my dear friend, and welcome in the club of childish old men still exploring their puberty.
Thank you for bringing back the nerdy and wacky world of Bonzai in my life, and thank you for being the 
wonderful smiling, caring and loving person you are. Much bro' love ♥️ - Dize


LFT:
Happy birthday, Trap! You're now 32 years old in hexadecimal. And may you live to 64! 
Keep up your awesome work in the demoscene, and I'm sure we'll run into each other again soon.


Ricky:
Tillykke med det skarpe hjørne Jesper.
Du er detaljens mester, en finpudser af højeste karat.
Tak for din utrættelige indsats for at holde Bonzai i gang.
/Ricky
