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Dude is a real genius. Pretty sure he was an astrophysicist before or during the early days of Queen.
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He got his astrophysics degree in 2007.
Edit: he did coauthor astrophysics papers during Queen's heyday. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May
AHHH, well, I was...relative-ly close.
Insert that “change my mind” meme: Brian May’s solos are the reason we rock out so hard to Queen!
Not changing yours, but Deacons bass lines are brilliant in their simplicity and are criminally overlooked.
The reason we rock out so hard to Queen is the band as a whole. No individual member of the band contributed a disproportionate amount to the band's success. Although Freddie Mercury and Brian May can be said to have influenced it more. Others were just as necessary for the success they enjoyed and still do.
When someone gets to a certain age, any time I see their name in the headline I think “please don’t end with ‘dies’”
He may be coming to the end, but at least he explained the zodiacal light phenomenon first
For some reason, the simple act of walking a bit every day seems the most rapid way to both recovery and prevention.
Walking really does help. After my stroke I could barely get anywhere. But I kept at it almost every day and whenever I pass the telephone pole I used to rest at I realize how far I've come. Not feeling like I'm dying after is great.
Thankfully I can still play music.
I'm so glad you are doing better! Thanks for letting us know.
Thank you :)
You're welcome. It's nice to be affirmed while I'm doing something small to contribute to my health, even small.
I think the hardest part is you don't notice you've improved until a while after. So it can seem like you're treading water, but in reality you're definitely helping yourself.
Thankfully, I've not suffered a stroke. I did stop walking for four months and noticed how rapidly the pounds gathered and my body feels like crud. I've been walking again a month but I can tell a huge difference from when I stopped until now. Holy moly!