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[wreathed on AO3] Peach. She/her. 30s. Writer and reader of fic. Serial monofandomer. Most posts are queued.

[genuinecrazyperson]

thinking about noel reacting to this lady’s tramp stamp with genuine horror and disgust

[savageandwise]

[danaes-silver-hammer]

And when exactly is the mighty O coming back, exactly?

[savageandwise]

[yesimbeatle]

liam + his favorite chew toy

[yesimbeatle]

[starshapedoasis]

[charlestrask]

[shesgotawayy]

liam shoulders compilation

[manraper-deactivated20260225]

Liam Gallagher Haircut Timeline

1972-86: Bowl cut until 14

1986: Brief bob WITH the bangs 13-14ish (yikes)

1987: Shaved head at 15

1989-91: 17-18 shorter version of the iconic Liam haircut

1991-95: 19-23ish Iconic Liam Haircut™

1995: Age 23 saw a shorter version, similar to 1991

1996: Then at Knebworth we got a longer version of it (with a beard at one point because Patsy told him to!)

1997: January Liam shaved his Knebworth hair (and matched with Noel for a bit)

1999: Liam and Noel again had matching styles; this time long and shaggy

2000: He really leaned in to the long hair vibe

2001: Cut it shorter, more like 1995

2002: At age 30 Liam must have been eating estrogen for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 2002 featured some killer swoopy bangs and wavy hair

2004: shaved his head again

2005-06: classic mod cut

2007: 35 year old Liam gave us a Lennon inspired (maybe) long hair style

2008-2010: variations on the mod style

2011: Long, straight, and concerningly smooth bob WITH bangs. Reminiscent of 1986

2013: ANOTHER mod style

January 2014: Finally shaved his head

2015: Short short short bob

2016: Very Knebworth (and Loch Lomond) nostalgia style: a bob-ier version of his classic cut

It should be noted that while I don't have a photo of it here, he did sport a grisly-but-managed beard in the pre-pandemic and pandemic years

2022: He turned 50 and briefly had a short, '95-esque cut

2023-beyond: Until finally he settled on his haircut of choice these days, the shaved head!

Photos with the year under the cut

1977 (age 5) ♦ 1984 (age 12) ♦ 1986 (age 14)

1987 (age 15) ♦ 1991 (age 18 - 19) ♦ 1991 (age 19) ♦ 1991 (age 18-19)

1993 (age 21) ♦ 1994 (age 21 - 22) ♦ 1995 (age 23) Wonderwall MV

1996: Knebworth Bob -> shaved head

1996 (age 24) ♦ 1997 (age 24-25) ♦ 1999 (age 27)

2000 (age 28) ♦ 2001 (age 29) ♦ 2002 (age 30)

2002 (age 30 in both) He reeks of estrogen. Love the bangs.

2004 (age 34) ♦ 2005 (age 33) ♦ 2006 (age 34)

2007 (age 35) ♦ 2008 - 09 (age 36 - 37) ♦ 2010 (age 38)

2011 - 12 (age 39 - 40) ♦ 2013 (age 41) ♦ 2014 (age 42)

2015 (age 43) ♦ 2016 (age 44) ♦ 2017 (age 45)

2022 (age 50) ♦ 2025 (age 52)

Thanks to @glossymint and @supernovamateeee for helping me identify the ages of Young Liam in some of the early photos! Without them, we never would have gotten 14 year old Liam with his silly bob.

Edits from @oacest!

@ostensiblynone found this article where Liam rates his haircuts, it's short but sweet, definitely worth a read.

[lochallthedoors]

- Did you coach him at all? - No. Never.

[jeevey]

Atlanta, August 2019 by @blue.verena

[gcestminibang]

Sign ups open tomorrow! ❤️

[invisible-goats]

The Kids just aren't being taught how to write a cv or cover letter huh

I've seen ones today including photos, dates of birth, place of birth even!

And also several formatted like they were writing a message to a friend! Full of exclamation marks! This is a formal document!

[invisible-goats]

this one is formatted like a powerpoint presentation. to be clear I'm not in charge of any descision making I'm just going through redacting identifying/potentially biasing info but like...some of these formatting decisions are also potentially biasing

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Yeah, I remember getting some wild ones when I was hiring manager

So many women feel the need to mention their young children in their cover letters and CVs. Some young people slip in that they can't drive, a sort of pre-emptive "but it's okay I have a bus pass". So many people go and shove their mental health issues with anxiety and depression in there.

I remember one girl had clearly been told that she needed to explain any gaps in employment in the cover letter (terrible blanket advice), and so had described how she had developed depression after a traumatic miscarriage and spent a year in a terrible spiral getting worse and worse before getting on a new medication that, and I quote, "seemed to be finally starting to work." There are ways she could have written that information if she was desperately wanting to include it (I cannot stress enough that she should not have included a word of it), but the way it was written was almost literally a description of how she would be a horrendously unreliable employee who could dip out at a moment's notice and would never be seen again, while also demonstrating that she cannot determine appropriate professional communication.

(And for the record, the latter is the actual issue. I have no problems at all hiring employees with mental health issues, and did several times hire people in recovery to help them get back on their feet. Only once did that not work out; all others were amazing, and two became some of our best employees - one is now a manager there, in fact. But if an employee can't be trusted not to over share personal information with customers or colleagues, particularly triggering topics... That's a different issue. She did herself no favours at all there, and nor did whoever told her employers will always need employment gaps explaining in a cover letter).

Another guy once wrote in his cover letter "I want this job because after years of messing about I now have a little girl, so I need to sort my life out for her, and if I can't do it even for her then more fool me." Which, like, I admire the drive and passion. But again. Why are you telling an employer that you're a flight risk. Why are you telling us this.

One 18 year old volunteered, unforced, that he was gay. Just right in the cover letter. That he sent to a future employer.

And then, of course, the thousands that send in CVs and cover letters that are horrendously mis-spelled. Again, as an employer, I care dick-all if you're dyslexic or what have you; but I do care that you didn't think it was important to get someone to proofread a professional document for you before submission. That tells me quite a big thing about the level of professionalism I can expect from you in the role. It wasn't massively relevant for the job I was hiring for (escape room game master), but if we'd had slightly different job duties (e.g. writing official soc med posts), that would be the difference between getting an interview or not.

Honestly, half of my role as a hiring manager was just... having to explain to the other hiring manager that she was being biased based on information neither of us should have had in the first place. And she wasn't a bad person, but bias gets you even if you don't want it to. Give yourself the best chance. Don't fuck it by sending in a dumbass cover letter.

[blond-shell]

no and i can take it further

[fanlore-wiki]

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[wastherethen]

noel & liam’s (first) weddings: a rough timeline

note that this is just a bare-bones timeline, with very few details for each event, because there wasn’t really space for much else. if anyone has any particular questions about their engagements and weddings, feel free to ask me!! i’ll also post my findings separately anyway over the next few weeks because. there is so much going on. oh my god. but tl;dr of this particular timeline is that noel and liam scheduled their weddings to be just four days apart 😐👍

thursday 18 april 1996—noel and meg deny reports that meg has proposed

“Reports that hard man Noel, 28, had accepted a telephone proposal from longtime girlfriend Meg Matthews, 25, were “total rubbish,” a Creation record company spokeswoman said. “We just spoke to Meg this morning and it’s not true,” she said. “She hasn’t asked and he hasn’t said yes or no.”” (Shropshire Star, Thursday 18 April 1996) “Mrs Gallagher said: “Meg telephoned me [on Thursday] to tell me they hadn’t got engaged and she hadn’t proposed to Noel.” (Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 April 1996)

the beginning of july 1996—liam proposes to patsy

“Gallagher first popped the question a month ago.” (Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday 1 August 1996)

saturday 26 or sunday 27 july 1996—liam calls peggy to tell her that he and patsy are engaged

“Mrs Gallagher was one of the first to hear the news when her son telephoned her at semi-detached council home in Manchester. “Liam rang me last weekend,” she said.” (Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday 1 August 1996)

thursday 1 august 1996—liam and patsy exchange rings and their engagement becomes public

Headline: “Oasis star Liam to wed actress Patsy” (Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday 1 August 1996) “The couple have ordered engagement rings at Hatton Garden in central London.” (Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday 1 August 1996) “The couple exchanged rings after collecting them from a London jeweller.” (Liverpool Daily Post, Thursday 1 August 1996)

saturday 10 august 1996—at knebworth, noel disappears just before the gig starts and returns with a cartier watch for meg, inscribed with the words ‘forever and a day’

“It was the biggest gig of their lives and that morning Noel went missing. Everyone was worried. He’d gone to a jeweller and bought me a Cartier watch with the inscription ‘Forever and a day’.” (Meg Mathews with The Guardian, Sunday 6 January 2008)

sunday 11 august 1996—noel once again denies that he and meg have any plans to get married, though he also says she’s “always going on about it”

“Am I gonna be married with children? No, no... Meg’s always going on about it, when she’s on the gin and tonics and that. (Tired and emotional!) Why won’t you marry me, you bastard! The way I see it, I’m already married to you, and it’s not as if I’m going to fucking leave you or anything.” (Noel with Select, Sunday 11 August 1996)

monday 10 february 1997—liam and patsy book several potential wedding venues but are forced to call it off at the last minute

“Liam and Patsy were due to wed on Monday at a private house in London. But they cancelled just three and a half hours before the ceremony was due to take place because of massive publicity.” (Daily Record, Thursday 13 February 1997)

friday 14 february 1997—noel and meg plan their wedding for valentine’s day but are forced to call it off the night before when details are leaked to the press

“Oasis star Noel Gallagher followed brother Liam last night—and cancelled his secret Valentine’s Day wedding. ... The revelation will stun pals of the pair—most didn’t even know they were engaged.” (Daily Record, Thursday 13 February 1997) “A band insider said: “Noel is no fool. He knew everyone was expecting Liam and Patsy to nip off and tie the knot. But he thought no-one was watching what he and Meg were getting up to.”” (Daily Record, Thursday 13 February 1997)

monday 7 april 1997—liam and patsy get married in secret, in front of just two witnesses

“Oasis singer Liam Gallagher married his actress girlfriend Patsy Kensit today. The couple tied the knot at 8:30am at Westminster Register Office in Marylebone Road, central London.” (Cambridge Daily News, Monday 7 April 1997)

tuesday 8 april 1997—noel says he and meg will get married very soon

“He added: “It will be sooner rather than later, although I can’t say when.”” (Daily Record, Wednesday 9 April 1997)

thursday 5 june 1997—noel and meg get married in private at a church in las vegas

“Oasis star Noel Gallagher has married long-term girlfriend Meg Mathews in a small, private ceremony in Las Vegas.” (Aberdeen Evening Express, Saturday 7 June 1997)