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As today is his birthday, I thought now would be the perfect time to tell The Absolutely True Story of How I Named My Vacuum Cleaner After Russell Senior. Enjoy.

-I got a new vacuum cleaner

-I kept forgetting where I put it, seeing it out of the corner of my eye and becoming mildly unsettled for a moment because wait what was that?

-This reminded me of Russell's story about getting a Vic Reeves cutout for his daughter, placing it at the top of the stairs to scare off burglars and terrifying himself every time he saw it

-This made me think of Russell any time I saw the vacuum

-I remembered how Russell's surrealist play included instructions to turn on a vacuum and not turn it off until the audience became restless/the first audience member left and this strengthened the connection between Russell and vacuums in my mind

-I realized if I named the vacuum after Russell, I could call it Russell Cleanior, which is the sort of terrible pun I adore

-I decided it was official—the vacuum would be named Russell Cleanior

(I followed this up by naming my air purifier Candidair Doyle, though that was more pun-based and as such has a less interesting backstory.)

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18 May - a birthday for Russell Senior. Many Happy Returns.

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Pulp, Londres, avril 1991 by Richard Bellia [x]

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Russell Senior

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Pulp, 1995

Photographer Eric Perez??

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I missed the birthday this year... a little older than 56 now... bless this man.

Happy 56th birthday to the talented and beautiful Russell Senior, who’s especially good at wearing his glasses, being extra fashionable, and playing the strings of my soul.

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fungi goblin

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Love a good ol’ Russell stare 👁 👁

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1995

No idea where this is from - it was at the end of this [x] on Facebook.

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1995 - Common People, Pulp.

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I love this song sm like u don’t understand😫

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The Official 1997 Pulp Calendar (Part 1). Scanned by me.

📸: Paul Burgess and Caroline Hughes

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Pulp. Razzmatazz 1993.

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Pulp - Pencil Skirt (Live at Brixton Academy, 1995) - 4K Remastered