Jesus Christ, Ukelele Star
The march of technology is endless. As we move to tiny little NVMe SSDs that pack terabytes on little sticks that were unimaginable just a few years ago, it’s interesting to look back at where we’ve come from. This shot from inside an old Alpha server is really showing its age.
Which leads to our trivia question from the sales department. Which VAX server had the code name Superstar? It was the VAX 11/785. And that brings us back around to our post title.
You are likely familiar with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. A bit of bonus trivia, here in Seattle, there is a yearly invite only version of the show called Jesus Christ, Ukelele star. This features a local actor/musician playing through all the songs, with a host of guest artists, on the ukelele. It is completely wonderful and has become an institution.
Where does the flavor of earl grey come from?
I’ve never been a tea drinker. But I know someone who has. Which makes me wonder if I should. It makes me wonder if…
Yes, The Impression That I Get is totally stuck in my head today! But that is not the point of our little post. We do have a genuine English member on the team here. Like, born and raised. Not just someone that went to London for a study abroad program and now insists on calling their apartment a flat. 🙂
She posed the question to me, “What gives earl grey tea its distinct (and in my opinion) delicious flavor?” We’ll pause here to be slightly disappointed that she has now been in the US long enough that she didn’t use flavour… The English are so charming with all of those extra u shenanigans.
But, getting to the tea. I had no idea. I can tell you that Mexican Coke is so tasty because of the cane sugar. But I don’t even know my green tea from my black tea. So, to the internet!
It turns out the magic of earl grey tea comes from our friend citrus bergamia, or the bergamot orange. More specifically, an essence extracted from the aromatic skin of the fruit.
But it’s not all fun and games with citrus bergamia. Psoralen (extracted from bergamot oil) was used in tanning accelerators and sunscreen. But here’s the rub. It’s photocarcinogenic! So, stay out of the sun, to start. And if you do go out in it, don’t slather bergamot oil on your skin. Because I’m sure it isn’t good. That’s the impression that I get.
Dude, you’re getting a Dell
There are many things that make me feel old. Perhaps the most frequent of those is classic rock radio. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard something like Alice In Chains, Gruntruck, Nirvana, Soundgarden, etc. come on our local station and thought, “What is this? Classic rock should be at least 25 years old!” Then I do the math… And, yeah… It was almost 30 years ago that we were watching all of those bands in the various clubs around Seattle.
I had a similar reaction when I was sent this little bit of trivia about Dell. They started doing business under the name PC’s Limited… IN 1984! For those of us that predate the PC age, it’s easy to forget just how long it has been going on.
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