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Bartender (Sittin' at a Bar)

Title: Bartender (Sittin' at a Bar)

Summary: Mox and Hangman sitting at a bar.

Warning: Brief language

Max was third-wheeling Britt and Cole in the far corner, trying everything he could to get them to “ditch this lousy, white trash bar and go to the better one down the street”.

“Come on, they have karaoke!” Max loudly told them, making Britt look at Cole with a “you’re totally sleeping on the couch” look.

Across the room, Hook was staring down at his phone with an ice pack against his neck as Tazz ranted and raved.

“That no good, lying, dirty, evil, son of a mother fucking whore who…”

There were bits of conversation from different wrestlers that drifted around, but Mox wasn’t really listening to any of it. Instead, he sat at the bar, staring down at his glass of Canada Dry with a couple of cherries in it. He hurt, both emotionally and physically. He just wanted to be left alone. He wished that the weight of the chip on his keychain wasn’t so heavy, because he would’ve loved to have traded ginger ale for a pale ale. He felt someone settling down by him. He half expected it to be Claudio.

“Two IBC,” Hangman told the bartender, who set two glass bottles in front of him. He pushed one over to Mox before taking a drink of his.

“I don’t drink anymore cowboy,” Mox grumbled. Hangman gave him a half smile.

“I don’t either,” He explained, turning the bottle to show him the label. Mox read it and raised an eyebrow.

“Root beer?” Mox asked, making Hangman nod. “You and your buddies here to brag about your win?”

“Just me here. And I just want to have a cold root beer.”

Mox looked around, but sure enough, there were no other members of the Golden Elite hanging around. Just Hangman.

“Where are your buddies?” Mox asked, taking the root beer in front of him and sipping it. Damn, it really did taste better out of the bottle.

“Kenny’s hanging out with Kota before he has to leave. Matt and Nick are probably shoe shopping,” Hangman shrugged, staring down at the shiny wood of the bar. “Uno, John, and Alex hate me.”

“The spooky perverts?” Mox asked. “They’ll get over it. They always do.”

“I really fucked up bad this time.” Hangman signed. “What about you? I thought you’d be hanging with Yuta and Claudio.” After I almost broke his neck was left unsaid.

“I needed some time alone. And I really didn’t think this bar would be that busy.” Mox explained. “But of course, everyone and their third-wheeling boyfriend is here.” Mox was silent for a second. Hangman spoke up first.

“Why’d you tap?” Hangman asked quietly. He knew the answer, but he wanted to hear it from Mox.

“BEcause that kid is so damn scared of disappointing Bryan that he wouldn’t let you kill him,” Mox explained. “And I went so many years having no one who would’ve tapped for me if I needed it.” The uneasy silence fell between them again. And it got Hangman thinking. Yeah, he was back on good terms with the other guys, but if the tables had been turned, and Mox and Yuta were strangling the life out of him, would Matt or Nick tapped? Kenny? Kota? Hangman honestly wasn’t really sure.

“I’m sorry.” Hangman didn’t look up at Mox as he said that. Mox raised an eyebrow.

“For what?”

“Everything we’ve been doing the past few months. All the injuries and the blood…”

“It’s the name of the game.” Mox shrugged. “If I knew that the kinky bastard wouldn’t have liked it, I probably would’ve choked out Nick.” He was trying to make jokes. And honestly, Hangman really appreciated it. It helped keep those demons at bay. You know, the ones that liked to swim. “You should talk to the spooky perverts.”

“They don’t want to see me and I really don’t blame them,” Hangman took another drink. “I’m apparently one of those kids that can only have one friend at a time.”

“You know, I’ve been there. It ain’t healthy man. Or you’ll end up like me.”

“Yeah, guess you’re right,” Hangman tossed a twenty onto the bar. “Get you another root beer. And then go back to your boys. And tell Yuta I’m sorry.” With that, Hangman left, leaving Mox to his root beer.

And for the first time, Mox actually listened to Hangman, leaving to go check on Claudio and Yuta.

#jon moxley #hangman adam page #aew #fanfiction

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reachartwork · 2 months

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did Elias like. make any kind of statement on why he was attacking the ibc or did he just show up?

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depomera · 1 month

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Anyways, kinda dumb but I’m making a SW AU that takes place a few years before the Clone Wars. I’m doing the dirty and making everyone meet and being allies and such. This is just filling in gaps. One of my weaknesses in projecting is I really like fantasy role playing stuff and I’m trying to incorporate things like that into the SW universe but also keeping to lore as best I can. This AU is more of a slice of life/shoujo/shounen/fantasy adventure campaign.

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• Grievous and Jango work for the IBC (intergalactic banking clan) to pay off their debt. They do things from rescue missions to bounties, escorts, and dealing with their own slice of life. (The “debt duo”).

• Jango is an esteemed bounty hunter but paying off debts of Mandalore owed to the IBC. He is aloof but a caring man. He has a soft spot for children and hopes to become a father one day.

• Grievous is a renowned warlord but is paying off his planet’s debts to the IBC as well as looking for his long lost mate, Ronderu who mysteriously vanished during a Huk invasion.

•Darth Plagueis is now Sith Lord after being given the title from the previous Sith Lord whom renounced her faith and is on the run. The Sith operate from a Church on a planet in Wild Space due to the Galactic Republic outlawing/banning their research on dark magic (summoning, rituals, etc). Plagueis is obsessed with magic and science and is trying to find ways to use Midi-Chlorians to further his own powers by accessing dark magic that hasn’t been seen for thousands of years. I kinda wanted the prior Sith Lord (cat lady) to have an affair with Plagueis, which is one of the reasons why she’s on the run:

1) She realized she wants a “career change”, perhaps to become a mother? she knows her apprentice/ex lover, Plagueis wants her dead but due to her renouncing her faith, she believes she no longer has to abide by Sith rules. It is unknown why she won’t kill him. Perhaps her ethics changed or she needs to conserve energy due to trying to conceive/ has conceived, still has feelings for him, possibly manipulating him, etc (still wip lol).

2) Her beliefs in the Sith are different than Plagueis, rule of 2 = life and death, good and evil**, love and hate, weakness and power, parent and child, yin and yang, Fire and Water; she believes the Force is the balance between good and evil**, the grey between two extremes and everyone has a place within the universe such as herself being on the extreme (Sith vs Jedi). She is driven by passion and striving to be the best (including protecting and getting revenge for those who wronged her and loved ones). I wanted her beliefs to challenge many struggles we see in current religion such as “cherry picking” but also following one’s heart, beliefs and values.

I had “Rudo” (Thrawn) in mind. A spy who happens to partner up with Jango and Grievous on occasion for random missions and quests. Rudo is a spy for the Chiss Ascendancy and goes by a different name to keep his identity hidden.

Maul is struggling with wanting to be his own person but coming to terms with his destiny, chosen by adoptive father Sheev Palpatine. Early on, Maul showed powerful magic ability such as communicating with animals and harnessing the powers of nature (Sith magic) such as fire, earth, water, metals, etc. In other words he has shaman/druid abilities (similar to Ezra from Rebels). Maul is an innocent but honest and hardworking kid. He loves animals and wants to make friends. Prior to the romantic scandal (cat lady x Plagueis), the cat lady then Sith Lord, saw Maul as a son and was enamored by his love and connection with nature and the wild life - this led her to believe that Maul had the heart of a true Sith and was the catalyst to his downfall by having him train as Sheev’s apprentice rather than stay an acolyte/“alter boy”.

To be continued…

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Sorry for the typos and crappy grammar. I have food poisoning as well as a kinesiology exam tomorrow. >_<;

#Star Wars AU #clone wars AU #am I coconuts you guys #open to ideas #this is probably a wip #jango fett #grievous #maul #thrawn #au shenanigans #sw prequels #head canon stuff #sw fanart

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omg-hellgirl · 2 months

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can you talk more about the power struggle between Mick and Brian? Especially when that dynamic shifted? And what do you think Keith's role in this was (do you agree with Marianne abt whoever allied with Keith had the power in the band?)

*UPDATE 03/16/2024: Read until the end for updates on my reading.*

Well, it's important to highlight that as some like to point out, it may all be just "gossip", so you choose what to believe. I'm merely reposting what I DID read. I'm not taking the book I use as a reference as a bible and I'm not saying that EVERYTHING happened exactly that way, so if anyone has a complaint, it's NOT my fault (I didn't write the damn book) and I don't care.

I plan to buy Keith Richards' autobiography to read and then consolidate some of my opinions and discover things that differ from stories told out there. Until then, most of what I know and think comes from others.

According to Christopher P Andersen's book, Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger, Mick and Brian (who at the time was known as Elmo Lewis) met at a Jazz club in Ealing. He and Keith were impressed by Brian's ability to play guitar and went to talk to him as soon as the show ended.

According to the book, within weeks what would come to be known as The Rolling Stones was formed and that the choice of the name was a deliberate choice by Brian and that initially the other members of the band didn't like the name.

By then, this is set in early 1962 and in addition to Brian, Mick and Keith, two musicians called Dick Taylor and Ian Stewart were also in the band. Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts would come later, respectively.

Despite gathering a respectable amount of audience, Mick was not committed to the band and was still studying at the London School of Economics. He moved into a two-bedroom apartment at 102 Edith Grove with Keith and Brian (the stories about that apartment, honestly, I was shocked).

It is said that they did not have money to run the electric heater and that all three of them slept together in a double bed to keep warm. For certain types of behavior (not necessarily at bedtime), Mick was called King's road queen by Keith and Brian.

Somehow the narrative begins to explain how Mick began to feel jealous of Brian for stealing Keith from him. While Mick was studying and had classes all day, Keith and Brian were alone in the apartment, rehearsing. When it got cold, Keith and Brian would lie down together to stay warm.

Mick also received an allowance from his parents and had money to eat at restaurants, which he did alone, while Brian and Keith had to "crash neighborhood parties in search of food or break into neighbors’ apartments so they could rifle through dresser drawers looking for‘spare change."

Basically, Brian and Keith were very close and Mick supposedly wanted to break them up (it is also said that Mick realized that Brian was determined to replace him with the singer P. P. Pond). Mick’s attitudes were: Seduced Pat Andrews, the mother of Brian’s son Julian, and Brian himself.

Now, here it gets confusing because it is said that instead of messing with Brian emotionally, it was Mick who was messed with. Although it is not detailed how. It was Anita Pallenberg who spoke about this. She is mentioned as "it was from Brian that Pallenberg learned the details of his relationship with Mick."

“Brian did break up a lot of things by actually going to bed with Mick,” Pallenberg said. “And I think Mick always resented him for having fallen for it. In later years, there have always been rumors about Mick being gay, but then it was as if Brian violated Mick’s privacy by revealing his weak side.”

There is nothing more said about this. It is also said that "While Mick commanded the spotlight, Brian worked tirelessly behind the scenes to land the Stones a record deal. He enlisted the help of his friend Glyn Johns, a recording engineer at IBC Studio, in cutting a five-song demo. When seven record companies rejected it outright, no one was more devastated than the mercurial Mr. Jones."

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"While Peter Jones listened politely, each repeatedly interrupted the other, making it painfully evident that Mick and Brian were locked in a fierce battle for the title of team leader."

This Peter Jones was a journalist linked to a record company, and that was the impression he had of them. The 1964 interview I captioned shows Brian interrupting Mick as he speaks, it's interesting. They definitely competed.

According to the book, Brian tried to get rid of Mick again when he formed (on behalf of the group, which showed that Brian was at the forefront of things as a leader) a partnership with Andrew Oldham.

Brian Jones handled negotiations for the Stones, and Brian’s first suggestion was that Mick, his archrival in the group, be booted out. Oldham’s business partner, Eric Easton, agreed. “This Jagger fellow,” Easton said, “just can’t sing.” Oldham’s response was swift and unequivocal. “You are both,” he told Brian and Easton, “completely insane.”

The beginning of the end between Keith and Brian and the beginning of the power shift that would be followed by Brian's heavy drug use and lack of commitment to rehearsals and shows was when Brian moved out of the apartment he shared with Keith and Mick to live with his girlfriend Linda Lawrence.

Oldham, acknowledged by Keith to be both “a fantastic hustler” and “an incredible bullshitter,” rushed in to fill the power vacuum created by Brian’s abrupt exit.

Explaining it in detail would make it even longer but basically Brian started using a lot of drugs and missing rehearsals and even concert dates; It got to the point where it was a miracle that he showed up and they no longer counted on Brian's presence at rehearsals.

Not to mention that some shows were sold as “Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones". The one who the fans thought was the leader must have had a direct impact on the dynamics within the group.

Say what you want about Marianne but I think she has a place to speak. I believe she meant that Keith, as the third founder (Bill and Charlie came later and probably didn't have as much say in the decisions at the beginning), the third wheel, had decisive power. If Mick and Brian were at odds, whoever Keith supported had the advantage. So yes, I see logic in the reasoning.

Also, Brian and Keith's relationship naturally began to deteriorate along with Brian and Anita's relationship and Keith's infatuation with the woman. At one point, it also brought him closer to Mick.

I hope this has clarified something for you, XOXO

*If there is something different in Life, Keith's autobiography, which I haven't read yet, I am inclined to believe his direct words more.

UPDATE 03/16/2024: I started reading Keith's autobiography, and there are some disagreements with the information in Christopher P. Andersen's book. I advise, after reading this, to read this.

#mick jagger #marianne faithfull #keith richards #brian jones #the rolling stones #old rockstar #classic rock #blues rock #andrew oldham #anita pallenberg #christopher p andersen #Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger #book quotes #quotes #60s music #60s era #60s rock #60s #anon ask

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 2 months

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Brazil's economic activity accelerated in December

The Central Bank’s monthly economic activity indicator (IBC-Br) expanded 0.82 percent month-on-month in December, slightly above market consensus. Figures for October and November were also revised upwards, bringing the quarterly result to December to 0.22 percent higher than the previous three-month period. The index, considered a reliable bellwether for the economy, points to a rebound in the final stretch of 2023 after a slowdown at the start of the second half of last year.

That’s not necessarily good news. When monitoring the IBC-Br, economists and analysts are trying to take the pulse of the economy. So far, with an increase of 2.45 percent last year, what the index shows is an activity that is still heated and accompanied by unanchored inflation in the long term — in market jargon, “unanchored” means a horizon of doubt surrounding the behavior of prices in the country over the next 12 to 18 months. It is a warning sign for the monetary authority, which, according to the latest minutes of the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom), was already expecting this kind of economic uptick in the final months of 2023.

#brazil #brazilian politics #politics #economy #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

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anarcho-occultism · 8 months

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Tracy Jordan

Tracy Jordan (1966-March 17, 2026) was an American actor and musician active from 1978 until his death. Jordan was born in Yankee Stadium and, owing to both the unusual location and the simultaneous focus on the arrival of the world-eater Galactus by most public officials, was not officially issued a birth certificate. Jordan grew up in the Knuckle Beach neighborhood of the Bronx, which was infamous for high crime rates and general dysfunction. The Cult of Quetzalcoatl regularly abducted sacrifice victims from the neighborhood, a fate which Jordan only narrowly avoided on at least two occasions. Owing to his family’s precarious financial situation, Jordan eventually dropped out of high school and relied on sporadic odd jobs such as acting as a busboy at the legally dubious ‘McDowell’s’ restaurant in Long Island. Jordan longed for bigger things, however, being drawn to acting after a chance encounter with actor Charles Hayden Savage while he was filming an episode of Brazzos. Jordan was able to become a cast member on the short-lived show Ray Ray’s Mystery Garage which aired on IBC from 1978 to 1980. Once the show ended, Jordan became a street performer who specialized in basket drumming for cash on the streets of New York City.

Jordan’s ultimate break would not come until 1984. That year, Jordan heard about the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night and decided to perform stand-up during it. During the performance, Jordan proved popular with the audience which happened to include prominent comedian Jonathan Crunk. Crunk, viewing Jordan as having potential, took him under his wing and was able to get him his first big breakthrough of adulthood by joining the cast of Studio 60 in the 1987-1988 season. Jordan was a cast member on the show for over a decade, during which he played many notable roles. During the Gulf War and Eugenics Wars, Jordan regularly portrayed General Warren Boutwell giving bombastic and at times derailed press conferences and continued to depict him after Boutwell exited the military to start a restaurant. He also participated in many parodies of the children’s show Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood, including an infamous sketch where he portrayed the eponymous Robinson vandalizing the setting of My Friendly Neighborhood to reduce completion. Jordan additionally played a camera operator in Studio 60’s infamous Gordy’s Home sketch, which was never aired after the original airing in 1998. Jordan attracted praise for many of his performances and was able to leverage his new status to advance his career further.

Jordan began his music career in this time, intially mainly recording novelty songs in the vein of the late ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic. However, Jordan soon sought to branch away from this. He joined the Lethal Interjection Crew in 1994 but left two years later after a falling out with its leader Thugnificent. Jordan released several rap singles throughout the 1990’s but was never able to release a full album which thus prevented him from earning full-fledged stardom in the world of music. Jordan also acted in several B-movies during this era, including Cleaver II, Who Dat Ninja, Rescue Bay: The Movie, Hard to Watch, Angels With the Filthiest Souls and The Crows Have Eyes, as well as several episodes of the Night Springs revival. Jordan also dabbled in voice acting, primarily in English dubs of Japanese anime series thanks to connections with Japanese production companies he formed while filming Samurai I Amurai. Jordan notably participated in the English dubs of Tinymon, Pink Dark Boy and Mew Mew Kissie Cutie (a performance which was widely panned and Jordan claims was done ‘to buy a vacation house’). Jordan also got married during this time to Angie Shepherd, though initially he refused to acknowledge the marriage to maintain a playboy public image.

In 1999, Jordan expressed disappointment he was stuck with B-movies and comedies and announced he was quitting in favor of directing, announcing his first project would be a serious. biopic of President Douglass Dilman with he himself in the role of the nation’s first African-American president. However production hit snags quickly. Jordan had not asked the Dilman family for permission to make such a film and a spokesman denounced the idea of Jordan making such a movie. He additionally announced his friend Vincent Chase had been cast as a member of Dilman’s Secret Service detail before Chase committed to the role and the two had a falling out when Chase publicly said he had never signed on to the role. The production ground to a halt when his executive producer (who de facto was a second director) Roman Bridger was killed after becoming yet another in the infamous chain of Ghostface murderers. Despite this, Jordan continued to try to go through with the film, pouring much of his own money to salvage it, but in the end His Accidency would never make it to audiences.

Some have suggested the erratic behavior Jordan began displaying in the 2000’s was a result of frustration his more serious artistic intentions were blocked. It has been suggested Jordan’s infamous 2003 trip to Wadiya and public embrace of the nation’s dictator Haffaz Aladeen was a scheme to try to get money from Aladeen to sustain his movie. During the 2001 dot com recession, Jordan expressed a positive attitude towards the infamous Project Mayhem, drawing widespread criticism. Jordan also, on multiple occasions, assaulted paparazzi with various improvised weapons, including a prop from the original Galaxy Wars that Jordan had purchased for $2 million at a charity auction. These controversies caused significant damage to Jordan’s career and by the mid-2000’s, Jordan was nearly bankrupt and struggled to find work. However, he was able to secure a leading role in the sketch comedy series The Girly Show in 2006, which subsequently was rebranded as TGS With Tracy Jordan and took on a renewed life as a program no longer solely targeting a female audience. Jordan did continue to draw controversy–a PSA where he told African-Americans ‘don’t vote’ aired three times before Jordan requested it be taken off the air–but it did enable a greater deal of stability. Jordan was able to have the financial security to pursue a more stable interest in his hobbies such as American history, a passion he picked up after learning of his descent from Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings. He played a crucial role in funding the team that debunked the claims of the so-called ‘Washingtonians’ clan of cannibals that they were descended from George Washington. During Jordan’s time on TGS also involved recurring feuds with co-star Jenna Maroney, though the two would ultimately leave the show on amicable terms. Jordan’s career arguably peaked in this time period as he ultimately became an EGOT winner after winning all 4 of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious awards.

After the conclusion of the show, Jordan once again developed a controversial reputation. After the Awakening of Magic, Jordan would begin to espouse a number of human supremacist sentiments. He would be temporarily banned from The Circle after calling for killing vampire celebrity Lestat de Lioncourt and the expulsion of Prince Krel of Akiridion from Earth after he criticized Jordan’s comments. Jordan also was temporarily arrested after egging Justin Russo following his election as President of the Magical Congress of the United States in 2015. Jordan would announce a presidential bid on a human supremacist–but otherwise rather left-wing–platform in 2016, though he failed to obtain ballot access and was only able to earn status as a write-in in the states of New York, Illinois and Winnemac. Beyond this political drift, Jordan also was dogged by more mundane celebrity scandals. Jordan got into a physical altercation with pop musician Connor4Real in 2014 that led to him being hospitalized with a broken pinkie. His wife’s reality show Queen of Jordan drew controversy for an episode where the Jordans insisted on continuing a California vacation even in the midst of a kaiju attack which was accused of encouraging dangerous behavior by the Pan-Pacific Defense Corps. Jordan did begin to calm down after his personal physician, Dr. Leo Spaceman, was arrested for helping manufacture Substance-D and Jordan revealed Spaceman had been giving him some of the said substance while claiming it was vitalizing medicine, a factor helping drive his erratic tendencies.

Citing a desire for more privacy, Jordan would move to Canada in 2019, where he remained through the COVID-19, Kongoli flu and Alvin virus outbreaks. Jordan was thus not in the US when the President’s Day Massacre occurred and installed David Jefferson Adams as President. Jordan denounced the coup attempt and expressed support for the efforts of the Left Eye and other groups to violently resist the far-right takeover of America, causing a rift between him and his old employer Jack Donaghy (who, while opposed to the coup attempt, favored a strategy of nonviolent resistance). Jordan announced another bid for the presidency in 2024 and gained some traction after the Adams-stacked court disqualified Governor Georgina Hobart from consideration. Jordan announced former Republican Senator Alex Keaton as his running mate and was, surprisingly, allowed to run by the Adams regime, though Adams’ allies within the New Founding Fathers movement likely only did so presuming Jordan’s status as a de facto exile and history of erratic behavior would weaken his chances. Jordan would officially received 12% of the popular vote and won a faithless elector from the state of Vermont who defected and voted for Jordan after another elector was arrested for voting for the state’s socialist former Senator Julian Felsenburgh. Jordan would remain in Canada for the rest of his life, as his poor physical health meant that when a resurgence of the Kongoli flu occurred in 2026, it proved to be a fatal infection. Jordan died on the same die as his TGS co-star Maroney, who also died of Kongoli flu in New York City–in an eerie parallel to Jordan’s ancestor Thomas Jefferson and his rival/friend John Adams.

References

30 Rock, Marvel Comics (The Coming of Galactus, ), Q: The Serpent God, Coming to America, Only Murders in the Building, Scrooged, Carter’s Army, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Star Trek, Undercover Brother, Saturday Night Live, My Friendly Neighborhood, Nope, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, The Boondocks, The Sopranos, Baywatch, Home Alone, Schitt’s Creek, Alan Wake, Johnny Test, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Undertale, The Man, Entourage, Scream, The Dictator, Fight Club, iCarly, Masters of Horror, Shadowrun, Interview With The Vampire, 3Below, Wizards of Waverly Place, Harry Potter, Works of Sinclair Lewis, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Pacific Rim, A Scanner Darkly, The End of October, The Sadness, The Handmaid’s Tale, Shattered Union, Sorry to Bother You, The Politician, Family Ties, The Purge, Lord of the World

#league of extraordinary gentlemen #mega crossover #30 rock #sketch comedy #alternate history

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myvirtualife · 2 years

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I finally watched the entire first season of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman on Netflix. Like others who grew up loving the graphic novels, I was apprehensive about this TV series. When I got the first six volumes 25 years ago, these collection of stories within a story about epic mythology sprinkled with piercing mortality, brought to life through beautiful words and occasionally dark images, just stuck in my brain throughout my college years. And now my oldest son is almost a teenager! He’s snuck a peek at the comics, but (I’m) not quite ready to let him read or watch them all yet…

However, I AM glad Neil Gaiman never gave up on insisting to tell the Dream King’s endless story the right way. The TV series benefited from that clear direction and cinematography — you could almost sense the passion from everyone involved across the script, casting, acting, special effects, soundtrack, costume and art design. It’s an incredible adaptation that stays true to the essence of the story arc (or rather, stories?) while allowing for some thoughtful, contemporary updates.

Netflix, why haven’t you renewed it yet?! This show is easily the best programme you’ve had in recent months. Besides prompting a long overdue re-read of all the comics again, here are some added links I found — from creator / cast interviews to fanfic :)

IBC behind the scenes to the TV series

BBC journey from comic to Netflix

Netflix Geeked full cast official after show (spoilers)

Netflix Geeked date and trailer reveal cast panel (non-spoilers)

Vanity Fair official trailer breakdown with Neil

Jake’s Takes cast talk

Entertainment Weekly interview with Neil and Tom

2022 San Diego Comic Con full panel

Netflix interview with Mason Alexander Park on Desire

Netflix explaining The Sandman’s Season 1 ending

IGN on the (great) changes to Calliope

Rolling Stones interview with Neil

Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused with Neil

A final word by aLittleBirdToldMe (Lucifer Morningstar)

A draught of cool water by keelywolfe (Lucifer Morningstar, Nada references)

The foolish little thing called Hope by Picture_Yourself (Sleep of the Just AU, H/C, Jessamy didn’t die, Robert Burgess, Hob Gadling)

Nightmare & Sins by GhostShade (Sleep of the Just AU, H/C, Johanna Constantine, OFC, Ethel Dee; Matthew)

Glass and Iron by Blue_Sunshine (Sleep of the Just, Corinthian)

Spite is as good a reason as any by Blue_Sunshine (Sleep of the Just AU, Hob Gadling, Johanna Constantine, Paul Maguire)

A glass sphere and a painted circle by RadAceFriend (Sleep of the Just AU, Jessamy)

A little fear is a good thing by canis_cosmos (Lost Hearts AU, Corinthian, Lucienne, Fiddler’s Green)

So live by AmbitiousWitch (The Wake comics, missing conversation, Morpheus/Calliope)

Poets and dreamers (Morpheus/Calliope)

Meanwhile, I’ll be dreaming of the next season….

#the sandman #neil gaiman #netflix #dream of the endless #sandman #morpheus #fanfic #interviews #oneiros

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Who are your up-and-coming/ones-to-watch in the major companies? (e.g. MT, BT, RB, POB, ABT)

Mariinsky Theatre

Maria Koshkareva (Moscow IBC gold medal, MT trainee, dancing solos in galas and in small solo roles in MT performances)

Yaroslavna Kurpina (Moscow IBC silver medal, an underdog that shockingly got herself an MT traineeship, ideal body type, dancing small soloist roles at MT)

Anastasia Zinchenko (MT trainee, really flying under the radar, character soloist parts in VBA graduation show)

Ruslan Stenyushkin (this is complete wishful thinking on my part, he danced very well at VBA graduation...he won a diploma at Moscow too..)

The rest of VBA's 2023 class is undoubtedly promising...but I'm less confident both about their choice of work and their future potential growth

Bolshoi Theatre

Eva Sergeenkova (Obviously the new shooting star, giant political push behind her, leading soloist, graduated in 2021)

Arina Denisova (first soloist and only graduated in 2021, already danced O/O + Gamzatti)

Sofia Maimula (Current MGAH student, already dancing soloist roles on BT stage in Flames of Paris)

Royal Ballet

Mariko Sasaki (PDL prize winner, newly promoted soloist, absolute pleasure to watch)

Marco Masciari (PDL gold medal, good in classical and contemporary, dancing solo parts as an apprentice)

Hanna Park (PDL prize winner, just got into the corps, danced principal parts in RB School show)

Paris Opera Ballet

Bianca Scudamore (Varna silver medal, consistently getting lots of opportunities)

Ines Mcintosh (The heir apparent, very fast rise, stunning to watch)

Lillian Di Piazza (Former Principal of Pennsylvania Ballet, now in POB)

Thomas Docquir( favorite of mine, got some chances in Bayadere this year)

Koharu Yamamoto (Just admitted in to the corps, studied privately with Isabelle Ciaravola, PDL finalist)

American Ballet Theatre

Chloe Misseldine (Apprentice-> Soloist in 3 years, her mother is an excellent retired ABT dancer, gorgeous girl)

Elizabeth Beyer (Has won basically every competition in existence, fabulous razer sharp technique)

Kotomi Yamada (Academie Princess Grace graduate, naturally elegant and a killer work ethic, given lots of opportunities to dance featured things with ABTII while she's still got promoted to apprentice midseason)

Jake Roxander (he's the new virtuoso ABT has been waiting for)

Andrew Robare (legs for days, tall, stunning extension, really fits the mold of the 'Gabriel Figueredo' body type that is becoming rewarded more and more now)

#way too many to tag #ballet #ballet ask #ballerina #paris opera ballet #mariinsky ballet #bolshoi ballet #russian ballet #abt #american ballet theatre

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dirtyrobber70 · 2 years

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Get to know you better

Got tagged by @themarbledfox and @maurafreakinisles

Thanks for the tag y'all.

Rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Favourite time of year: Fall. I can still wear shorts but wear a flannel or a hoodie, Orion appears in the night sky. I feel like making soups and stews and casseroles. The smell of fall leaves, damp or dry is sooo comforting.

Comfort food: Homemade veggie pot pie, veggie chili and cornbread

Do you collect something?: Turtle figurines but I don’t do it much anymore. Copies of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

Favourite drink: IBC Rootbeer, Flying Dog Double Dog Double IPA

Favorite Song: It’s too hard to pick one favorite, since I was tagged multiple times I will list a handful :) In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel, Dela by Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show, Run to the Water by Live

Current Favourite Song: I Love You Bitch by Lizzo

Favourite Fic: Another tough one. I will go with Marmite and Mistletoe by ArcadiaArden because it was my gateway Rizzles fic! Also The Doorway by nicolaruth27 and Prometheus by polotiz which is unfinished but so good I can include it in my favorites regardless

Tagging @swanqueenisendgameyo @bananaflavoredlemonade @love-sleep-ship @becabeale143 @kaptainkg @infinite-chaotic-and-cozy @coonazz74 (were you already tagged? 😋)

Okay that's all I got

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griffinsporthorses · 2 years

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Way to go Janae and “Hattan”!

4 yr. old Friesian stallion

Elias 494 x Froukje Fan Boazum (Maurus

2022 Summer Breeze

High Score Friesian!

1st place JR- To Handle 81%

1st place Friesian IBC 72.625%

1st place Stallions 4 years & Older 71.8%

1st place Training Level Test 3 69.310

(First time showing Training Level!)

1st place 3 & 4 year old stallions Materiale

Reserve Champion Stallion

2022 Western Summer Breeze

2nd place Intro Level Test 1 69.773

2nd place Basic Level Test 1 62.308%

Owned and shown by Janae Griffin

Photos by High Time Photography.

#pets #horse #horses #nature #black horse #friesian #stallion #stud #winning #griffinsporthorses

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velaralilas · 2 years

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innocents brain worms

in my quest to read all of Furuya Usamaru’s works, i had to read innocent boys crusade. something something got to me in this story. what was it? idk but im hoping that venting about some things might clear up the fog.

the only info i really got going in was that there was at least one part that makes you go "yeah i need to walk away." my friends were very adamant about me not reading it, saying its not worth the trauma. now, at this point, i had read maybe 10 ? of Furuya's other works, mostly his short story collections and 5-8 chapter stories. these are horrid! dont read them! (i will be making a more expansive post about all his works later)

contrary to most of his other works, Innocent Boys Crusade is up there with the ranks of Litchi Hikari Club, BUT but innocents is very lacking in comparison.

ibc is 25 chapters long and follows 12 main boys working their way to jerusalem. obviously, shit goes down, nearly everyone dies, classic eroguro furuya work. i got it now- its how a cohesive story is ruined by plot-points being patchworked in at the end to try and fix up loose ends.

Michael, a disciple, follows the group along to prove etienne's miracles are fake. his father is the one who sent him on this mission with the motive of 1. proving etiennes a fake and 2. to take over as leader of the childrens crusade. now why would his dad want him to risk his life to prove a hoax? WELL, you had to be celibate in order to be a higher rank in the church, and michael's father's end goal was to be pope. you see where this is going? in the end he puts all of the childrens crusaders on a boat (including his bastard son) and sells them into slavery! YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS. ITS JUST THROWN IN THERE. IT WASNT NEEDED. if it makes yall feel any better he doesnt become pope.

Christian.... oh lord.... the jaizera love child. the reason why he goes on this expedition is to get an arab procedure done to become a woman so he can be with etienne. lets break this down a bit. the story takes place in 1212. this is important, because most of society is christian and believes being homosexual is the devils work. Christian finds out about this bottom surgery in arab medicine and sees this as a loophole to be able to be with etienne, because relationships are strictly man and woman. im saying this now, i dont care if yall get mad (if youve even read up to this point) this does not make Christian a trans girl. if it was okay for two men to be together in a romantic relationship, during that time, he would have acted on his feelings. he simply was trying to find a way to be with his crush that wouldnt get them killed or persecuted. i also find it funny how the panel with his corpse looks very similar jaibo. very funny.

Hugo is a piece of shit. I think he could have been written differently to not include his- uh- homosexual humbert humbert tendencies. he made a decent antagonist. his plans to make money and profit off the boys in a society where capitalism doesnt exist yet and getting the other children to join him to sell them off to slavery makes him a great villain. one where you can see and understand his motives.

isabelle, the mute prostitute. when she has sex with gods little miricle etienne, shes able to talk. it feels almost like the little mermaid, but instead of a kiss, its sex. this felt wrong? idk this is one of the things where it makes me a little uncomfy, but doesnt seem that wrong. cause this is how furuya shows that etienne is in fact capable of making miracles. and then! she gets pregnant! THEY DIDNT EVEN HAVE SEX FOR THAT LONG. AND YOU DONT MAGICALLY GET PREGNANT THE FIRST TIME AROUND. i like to say she got "virgin mary'd" cause thats what happened. god was like "yeah, remember when you fucked my chosen one? heres your punishment reward!" god likes pushing girls to have kids, huh?

this is all my brain can think of for now. i will definetly yell more about this. if you made it this far, lets be friends. <3

#innocents shounen juujigun #innocent boys crusade #usamaru furuya #this is very long #im not sorry #vent post

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