In hexadecimal (base 16 numbers), we call that The Big Four O!
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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In hexadecimal (base 16 numbers), we call that The Big Four O!
Yep. I one of the young'uns of the group, here.
Yep. I one of the young'uns of the group, here.
Every multiple of number 9 is also a beatles birthday. The song of life revolves and is full of confusion.
Had me one of those back in June...
Yep. I one of the young'uns of the group, here.
You're not alone.
The wife and myself just turned 64 also.
All these summer births....It's a good time to celebrate. Best wishes to all.
"The CDC tracks birth data nationwide, and July through October are the busiest birth months, with August or September typically having the highest number of births. It appears more babies are conceived during the winter months, which makes sense when you live in a cold Midwestern state - there's not a lot to do in January when it is freezing cold outside and gets dark at 5 o'clock!"
(What is the Most Popular Birth Month?)
"The CDC tracks birth data nationwide, and July through October are the busiest birth months, with August or September typically having the highest number of births. It appears more babies are conceived during the winter months, which makes sense when you live in a cold Midwestern state - there's not a lot to do in January when it is freezing cold outside and gets dark at 5 o'clock!"
(What is the Most Popular Birth Month?)
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I wonder how this song arrangement would translate to bass. It might just work, even if just as an exercise. It uses some interesting right hand plucking. See the first minute.
On guitar, the song uses what's called travis picking. The thumb and fingers play two different things. One key is to never look at the right hand. I find that I best learn by visualizing the notes played, literally playing in my mind. Air guitar is real!
As you can see in the (50 second) beginning of the video below, it isn't an easy song to play. Of course Lindsey Buckingham goes a step further and sings while playing. Big Love is another example of the playing technique. Beatles examples are Dear Prudence and Julia.
On guitar, the song uses what's called travis picking. The thumb and fingers play two different things. One key is to never look at the right hand. I find that I best learn by visualizing the notes played, literally playing in my mind. Air guitar is real!
As you can see in the (50 second) beginning of the video below, it isn't an easy song to play. Of course Lindsey Buckingham goes a step further and sings while playing. Big Love is another example of the playing technique. Beatles examples are Dear Prudence and Julia.
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Rod Stewart, back in the 70s, was hooked up with a Miss Iceland, who famously said of her mother country "There are only two things to do in Iceland - fishing and [something else beginning with F]. And in the winter its too cold to go fishing."
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It's easy to backdate births to holidays, and to birthdays/anniversaries. Backdating to power outages is trickier.
Still on the 64, and no great urgency to reach 65.
Still on the 64, and no great urgency to reach 65.
It's fun to backdate, if you can. Mine was Labor Day. A holiday weekend.
My wife's was November, so...Thanksgiving?
Ya, 64 was a letdown. The song implied it was something special. All you get is another year older.
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If I'm backdating correctly :: counts fingers :: it would appear I was born on account of something to do with my mother's birthday 
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My wager is none of those four lads actually knew any 64-year-olds when they wrote the song.
If I'm backdating correctly :: counts fingers :: it would appear I was born on account of something to do with my mother's birthday
Better that than April Fools' Day.
Paul wrote it when he was 16. His dad had just turned 64 when Sargent Pepper was released. Interesting.
When I'm Sixty-Four - Wikipedia
I've found that birthdays with a five or a zero in them tend to get my attention.
Every birthday after your 21st is not your friend.
"Feasting?"
I chalk mine up to NYE.
So I'm sitting in a park, there's a small "lake" with a fountain, a few feet deep in the center. Park benches are around it. I'm watching a large sized black poodle have a great time swimming. This dog just loves the water. We each have a fig cookie that we're eating. The dog eyes me and comes flying out of the water and throws it's arms around me like I'm a long lost friend. I keep pushing it down. This dog is quite strong and is relentlessly trying to get my cookie. Did I say that poodle hair holds a lot of water? I'm pretty soaked at this point. The woman comes up and comments that the dog loves people. I told her that maybe it the cookie in my hand. She insists that the dog isn't a foodie, just being friendly. I've never met a dog that didn't like a fig cookie. She puts a leash on the dog and struggles to pull it on it's way. It seems that a determined poodle isn't easy to control.
One thing that I hated to see. They completely chopped off the poor dog's tale. A dog's state of happiness is gauged by the number of wags. They ought to be able to show it.
One thing that I hated to see. They completely chopped off the poor dog's tale. A dog's state of happiness is gauged by the number of wags. They ought to be able to show it.
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