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#80s

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Guðmundur Sverrisson

I had an original, red Peter Powell kite with a blue, inflatable tail in the late 70's early 80's What an absolutely amazing kite to fly, especially in high winds. Action packed hours of fun 😀

Today Peter Powell's sons are keeping his legacy alive by building and selling a revised version of the original kite.

#kites #madeintheuk #80s #UK #Gloucestershire #peterpowell

peterpowellkites.co.uk/product

Peter Powell KitesPeter Powell Kites Red | Peter Powell KitesThe next generation of the Peter Powell Kites, the MKIII is here. The same original design and iconic style, made with top quality modern materials. Every kite is hand made by the Powell family in the UK and each comes with its own unique authentication number.Every Peter Powell kite offers an excellent flying experience, suitable for beginners and experienced flyers alike, with easy handling and great performance, providing hours of fun. The two-line steerable kite, of which the Peter Powell was the world’s first, gives the flyer excellent control and the ability to perform amazing aerial stunts and tricks. The 76ft inflatable Skystreamer Tail adds the finishing touch to this all-time classic.Our kites give spectacular value for money and we also have a range of reasonably priced spares and accessories available. Included with your purchase: 1 x Peter Powell Kite Red, 1 x Kite Bag Red, 1 x Pair Of Moulded Handles with Flying Lines, 1 x 76ft Skystreamer Tail White and Instructions. For custom orders or personalisation, please contact us.
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Cliff

🎵 Cliff's Song of the Day 🎵

Link to post: app.crucialtracks.org/profile/

"The Final Countdown" by Europe

Listen on Apple Music (music.apple.com/us/album/the-f)

Today's song is The Final Countdown by Europe. For some strange reason, this song has been stuck in my head for about 3 - 4 days now. Not necessarily the beat and the lyrics, but just the name of it. So here we are, posting about it.

I actually really like this song. One of my top favorites of all time. It's super catchy as we all know and is played at sporting events and many other things. It's a song that almost everyone recognizes and does so instantly.

I certainly miss these days of great 80's music from the great hairbands of that time. Do you have any song that's like that for you?

[Verse 1]
We're leaving together, but still, it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back to Earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (Leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?

[Chorus]
It's the final countdown
The final countdown

[Verse 2]
Oh-oh, we're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still, we stand tall
'Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (To be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so

[Chorus]
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown (Final countdown)
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-ohh

#CrucialTracks #Music #Europe #TheFinalCountdown #80sMusic #HairBands #80s

View Cliff Wade's Crucial Tracks profile (app.crucialtracks.org/profile/)

app.crucialtracks.orgCliff Wade's Crucial Track for May 28, 2025The song The Final Countdown by Europe
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DesertFOX

Playing around with some copy protected Amiga disks tonight. Just tried to convert a few IPFs to unprotected disk images files (.adf). Ran into some issues. Oh, well... it doesn't always work, I'm afraid.

Also, besides #RetroGaming, I am excited to watch the #SpaceX video stream.. and I'm having some fresh pizza. At 1:25am. Gotta go to work in a few hours. Fun times! 😜

#Emulation#Amiga#Commodore
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j0ebaldw1n

Stupid #introduction post:

Hello I am Joe. I am an admin gonk from #Norwich in the #uk. #Linux user but not weird about it. #80s synthpop idiot. Semi-talented #iOSdev (developed Budgie Diet, a free #diet app). Gamer that doesn't like being called that, currently obsessed with: #EldenRing. Boring social democrat politically. Enjoy #cruise holidays.

I have a website where I very infrequently blog: joebaldwin.me.uk

Also have a Pixelfed where I post sometimes: gram.social/j0ebaldw1n

Joe BaldwinJoe Baldwin
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JimmyChezPants 🇨🇦

My favorite thing about this story,

besides it being a story of ultimate triumph for one of my favorite bands, which boomeranged them into a whole new wave of #80s success while also being genuine elder statesmen thanks to their superstar imitators in Motley Crue and (especially) Quiet Riot,

is that Def Leppard brought this entirely onto themselves. They were going to be playing before Slade, and arguably they might well have drawn off enough energy with their guitar attack and youthful energy to make the crowd weary and deepen their unreceptiveness to the old hats.

But they demanded to follow it. And just like The Jesus, it didn't matter to Slade.

I kinda doubt it of course, because there is absolutely no substitute for a band that has put in time playing together in working class venues. It is hard work, whatever you might think, and it makes you musically both strong and sharp.

It was an age of studio trickery, where Thomas Dolby secretly contributed to Pyromania to make sure it played well on my grandma's AM radio that I first heard Too Late For Love on.

Slade were the real thing, even as they embraced a certain kind of absurdity. It goes to what Tyler Mahan Coe said about Country Music, because I believe it's equally applicable to Rock'n'Roll: you can make your persona up from whole cloth, it can be entirely 100% an invention,

but you have to mean it.

You have to, as Van Morrison put it on CBC a while back, be able to do it for real.

Slade did it for real.

youtube.com/watch?v=2xEA8P0KE3Q

YouTubeSLADE: From Total Collapse To National Treasures In Just 1 GigBy James Hargreaves Guitar
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LuzrBum

Just randomly watched parts of “Inside Out 2” which my kids had running.
Where the F*CK was ANY of this stuff when we were growing up?!??!
The only guidance for emotional regulation I can remember was basically “suck it up until you are old enough to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes”.
#70s and #80s

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