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I thought we were done with the birthday crowns until a couple of days ago when Lloyd mentioned that he wanted an Everly Brothers crown. Traditions are traditions, I suppose!<\/p>\n
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Of course it could have been a 10cc, Frank Sinatra or a Frank Zappa crown – depending on \u00a0what he’s listening to that week. I started looking for photos of Phil and Don, brought them into Photoshop, then Illustrator, and played around with color.<\/p>\n
Happy birthday Lloyd!<\/strong><\/p>\n My boy ten years ago, with his sweet, frosting smeared face. Unbelievable how quickly time goes by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I thought we were done with the birthday crowns until a couple of days ago when Lloyd mentioned that he wanted an Everly Brothers crown. 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