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Happy Birthday to Meeeeeee :)
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Celebrating Motown This year Motown celebrates it's 60th birthday.  The famous record label launched the careers of some of the most influential black singers of the 20th century such as Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Steve Wonder's 1972 hit, "Superstition" is the UK's all time most popular Motown record. Stevie Wonder The Supremes Jackson 5 Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell The Temptations Mary Wells The Four Tops Brenda Holloway
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A long sunny weekend ahead - Perfect :)
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James Bond Aston Martin An Aston Martin DB5 that was built as a promotional model for the 1964 "Goldfinger", was recently sold at auction for a record-breaking £5.26 million.  The car features retractable machine guns, tyre slashers and a revolving license plate. The actual model that was driven by Sean Connery in the film sold 9 years ago for £2.9 million.
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Even remembered my password :)
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Remembering Peter Fonda Peter Fonda, producer, writer and star of cult movie Easy Rider, has died at the age of 79.   with Roger Vadim & Jane Fonda 1967 with Jane Fonda 1968
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Sunny Climates Forecasts of wind and rain meant that a quick getaway to sunnier climates was called for.  So off to Majorca we went . Rooftop hot tub From Flamenco Dancers to Drag Artists - very entertaining.
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Black Pearl Super Yacht The world's largest Super Yacht, "Black Pearl" has been moored in Weymouth Bay this week.  The 106 metre Dutch built vessel has 6 cabins, a spa pool on the main deck as well as a large hot tub on the upper deck and 2 tenders.  I have to say it looked pretty impressive in the Bay this morning.
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Happy Holidays Good week this week - passed ITIL V4, great result in Service Desk Institute annual audit and NOW the summer holidays are about to start :)
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History of the Bullet Bra In the 1940s, Frederic Mellinger opened a shop on Hollywood Boulevard which would go on to change lingerie for ever.  Mellinger introduced black lingerie to the USA as well as creating the first push-up bra. A few years later, the Chansonette bra also known as the bullet bra which would be favoured by Hollywood actresses and pinups in the 1950s. Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe Eartha Kitt Rita Hayworth Jane Russell Janet Leigh Joan Collins Diana Dors Ava Gardner and more recently Madonna Kylie