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Pixelated text on bright pink background with white pixel bursts at bottom, repeating "I WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR!" in black block letters.

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Pixelated text on bright pink background with white pixel bursts at bottom, repeating "I WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR!" in black block letters.

Pixelated text on bright pink background with white pixel bursts at bottom, repeating "I WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR!" in black block letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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  • I
  • WANNA
  • BE
  • A
  • ROCKSTAR!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080221162500717993679
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
716 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7b/7bc94084bb3e27cf25ca0a6d49f8a6d15916309b21a5b16f30c9f8bac90e5475.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7bc94084bb3e27cf
SHA-256
7bc94084bb3e27cf25ca0a6d49f8a6d15916309b21a5b16f30c9f8bac90e5475
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20080221162500717993679
Archive entry
20080221162500717993679.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:15 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080221162500717993679.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080221162500717993679.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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