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AmyFou 🕊️

She might also be the world's oldest person wearing a pretty blue blouse, and the world's oldest person of her weight, and the world's oldest person with that particular haircut!

So many accolades seem at least as reasonable (obvs. the real one is being functional and happy at 108, I mean, what a great hero!)

Screencap from the Guardian: "Japan: 'I'm truly happy': 108-year-old takes record for world's oldest female barber. Shitsui Hakoishi can still cut it as a barber in her salon in the town of Nakagawa, after earning her license in 1936."
#news#weirdlySpecificRecords#oldPeople
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💓~eva~💓

💻 CDE for the Modern Era 💻

I've decided to return to my roots, in some respects. Unfortunately, the Sun Ultra 60 workstation is not (yet) sitting at my desk, but I can partially relive its day to day experience of the CDE desktop by using NsCDE.

It's clean, crisp, responsive, and fast. Maybe once I finish customizing its retro-ness there will be some time for screenshots.

Now, back to eBay to find a proper Ultra 60... 😊

#Solaris#FreeBSD#Linux
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Shantell Powell

When I was a kid, certain ice cream flavours seemed specific to old people. These included grape nut, maple walnut, rum raisin, butter pecan, and orange pineapple. Do any ice cream flavours seem like old people flavours to you? If so, which ones?

FWIW, I've always loved rum raisin when made with real rum. #IceCream #OldPeople

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Inside the Red Head's Head

A new David Gilmour single:

A new Deep Purple single:

What do I think? The Purple song is pretty good. It’s the first release with their new guitar player, Simon McBride. I had only ever heard him on an episode of That Pedal Show, but he’s good. Really good. He’s not Ritchie Blackmore. I should not judge him based on the fact that he’s not Ritchie Blackmore. I am a Tommy Bolin fan and when Bolin replaced Blackmore in 1975 most of the Purple fandom shat on him because he isn’t Ritchie Blackmore. I would like to think I would have given him a chance were I paying attention and not four years old so in that spirit I want to give Simon McBride a chance. I gave Steve Morse a chance too, but he’s Steve Freakin’ Morse and he was already an absolute legend when he joined the band back in the 90’s. I saw the Steve Morse Purple live a few times. The guy was shockingly good. This song is okay.

Ian Gillan sounds particularly good here. I’ll wait for the full album release before I decide what I think for reals. I am not sure when it comes out, but it will be called =1, which is a name I probably would have tried to talk them out of if I were their A&R guy, or their producer, or their friend, or their neighbor who they occasionally talk to when we both happen to be outside doing yard work or something.

As for the David Gilmour song… woah. My one fear with his new record is that it sounds like it’s sort of a family band kind of thing. His wife has been his lyricist since the 90’s, but this time around his kids are playing all over the record as well. That sort of thing usually rubs me the wrong way. Other than that one irrational hang up, this song makes me really want this new album. The song is a killer. If it’s any indication of what we’re going to get with the full album then… yeah, bring it on. I want it now. Now!

Rock stars from the 60’s and 70’s who are still getting the job done in the 2020’s. Gilmour is 78 years old. Ian Gillan is 70 years old. Ian Paice is 75. Roger Glover is 78. Don Airey is 75. Simon McBride is 45 so… yeah, he’s younger than me so he doesn’t count for this discussion. Old people rocking. Who would have thought? Keep up the good work, old people. You too, young mister McBride.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/04/30/new-music/

Inside the Red Head's Head · New MusicA new David Gilmour single: A new Deep Purple single: What do I think? The Purple song is pretty good. It’s the first release with their new guitar player, Simon McBride. I had only ever hear…
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