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susantyrrell · 9 months
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Susan Tyrrell vs. Elizabeth Taylor in Poker Alice, 1987. 💥
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jilliankayeart · 2 years
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🍁#Inktober Day 25 | hello sailor, hello sailor
follow along: www.instagram.com/pbandjillian
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soitsashowpodcast · 1 year
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ep. 136: Did you see The Turning Point?
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Pull on your tights and lace up your ballet slippers—it’s a Turning Point!  Why is Miss Patty obsessed with this ‘70s movie? Is Mikhail Baryshnikov a secret superstar we somehow missed the memo on? Whether or you call them “tights” or “air paints” (we’re looking at you, TJ), you won’t want to miss our first Miss Patty pop culture reference. 
We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Nintendo World, The Golden Girls
Other pop culture we ref: Barbra Streisand; Bewitched; The Graduate; Happy Days; Murder, She Wrote; Valley of the Dolls; The Color Purple; Only Murders in the Building; What I Like About You; Dirty Dancing
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MORE ABOUT THE TURNING POINT
“North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1977,” The-Numbers.com
Washington Post review (1977)
“Turning Point Limns Ballet Life,” NYTimes.com (1977)
Leslie Brown on Happy Days (1978)
“Isabel Brown (1928–2014),” DanceMagazine.com (2015)
“Shirley MacLaine Movies: 20 Greatest Films Ranked Worst to Best,” GoldDerby.com (2022)
“Happy Days Created an Entire Episode Around Ballerina Leslie Browne,” METV.com (2022)
“The Turning Point: A Film Inspired by a True Story,” Miscelana.com (2022)
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MORE ABOUT MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV
“Emotion” by Barbra Streisand music video (1984)
“Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘The Thought of Going Back to That Brezhnev Swamp Was Impossible,’” TheGuardian.com (2022)
“Mikhail Baryshnikov Honored by Royal Academy of Dance, Queen Consort Camilla,” UPI.com (2022)
“Mikhail Baryshnikov on The Orchard and Putin's War,” CBSNews.com (2022)
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badmovieihave · 11 months
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Bad movie I have Just Cause 1995
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The canon queer character of the day is:
Elizabeta “Liz” Torres from Grand Theft Auto IV, who is bisexual.
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rebeccaclosure · 1 month
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today's jump track.
Touch Of Love
Master C & J and Liz Torres
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air--so--sweet · 6 months
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I have an unfinished thread on my twitter of every Gilmore Girls cast member to ever appear in ER (there's a lot!). It's unfinished because later seasons of ER are...not good. But I'm still deluded that I'll someday manage to get through it, and I dont use twitter anymore, so I'm moving it here instead. Also, I missed Keiko Agena's appearance in season 5, so my plan to rectify it was to mention it when she appears in season 12...I'm not sure why I'm explaining myself literally no one but me cares about this.
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emmynominees · 11 months
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liz torres as angie in season one of the famous teddy z
primetime emmy award nominee for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
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djevilninja · 1 year
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Quest feat Liz Torres - Mind Games (Street Mix)
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imaginaryhat · 1 year
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jendoe · 1 year
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tagged by my beloveds @corvosattano and @chuckhansen to use this adorable picrew! thank you so much MWAH
🍓 jen doe ft. boise | 🔍 liz clairmont
📹 leila adin | 🗞 jacey torres
🌈 wallis reed ft. kiwi | 💥 mai phan
🌊 claire morgan | 🎀 vet cousland
tagging @phillipsgraves, @risingsh0t, @indorilnerevarine, @shadowglens, @denerims, @queennymeria, @marivenah, @sstewyhosseini, @detectivelokis, @nightbloodraelle, @aragorngf, @kiryukazumas, @roberthouses, @gwynbleidd, @jackiesarch, @shellibisshe, @loriane-elmuerto, @leviiackrman, @unholymilf, @florbelles, @minaharkers, and YOU!! no pressure just fun 💖💖
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Liz Allan & Joaquin Torres
Laura Harrier & Danny Ramirez at the Saint Laurent Dinner in Honor of Catherine Denueve during the 79th Venice International Film Festival
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vivian-bell · 2 years
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Liz en Septiembre | Liz in September (2014) dir. Fina Torres
Cinematography by Celiana Cárdenas, Rodrigo Pulpeiro, and Gerard Uzcategui
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dreamgirledward · 2 years
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monkey queen, banksy, 2005 / 'god save the queen', the sex pistols, 1977 / les miserables, victor hugo / 'parasite' graffiti in kent, england / ben paterson on twitter / liz truss, 1994 / christopher eccleston on instagram (now deleted) / felipe torres medina on twitter / we serve neither king nor kaiser, but ireland!, keogh brothers, 1914 / british commonwealth countries / the queen visiting tuvalu, 1982 / karen attiah, twp / uji anya on twitter (now reported) / jason farrell, sky news / bobby vylan, npr / darshna soni on twitter, and thread / black mountain, belfast, ireland / various, twitter / sisters nerissa bowes-lyon and katherine bowes-lyon / itv news / les miserables, victor hugo
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findingnemosworld · 20 days
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𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 - 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬
𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬
(𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭��𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭)
𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐲, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. (𝐨𝐫, … 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫)
𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠.
𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐞, 𝐡𝐢 … 𝐈'𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐞.
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You never forget your first love … ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘
Love is a double edged sword, and in her case, she'd gotten the sharpest edge -once, so in love and elated to be with him- promised a lifetime of elation and love, only to lose him in the span of months due to life and his ever growing passion of football, a promise to stay in touch had been broken five months into their mutual correspondents, folding their chapter behind them to move forward in life, not once believing that fate would bring them back, until ...
"Y/N? ... Y/N, yoohooo Y/N???"
She was in the midst of working on her latest commission when the sound of her best friend and gallery owner Elizabeth interrupted her thoughts, "Hey Liz, what's up?"
Elizabeth chuckles, "I was about to ask you the same thing!" she gestured to her. "You seemed lost in your own world up there!"
She chuckles as well, "Yeah ... yeah, I was, wasn't I?" she paused for a moment, 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝐼 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟? ... she wonders, "I was just ..." she began.
"Thinking about him?" Elizabeth asks with a knowing look, "You seem to forget I was there when you two first met."
Y/N smiles sadly, recalling their first encounter -twenty years ago, she was an up and coming artist, tasked with the golden opportunity of painting a mural of the then newly crowned premier league champions, Liverpool- and through said opportunity, she met the club's golden boy, El Niño - Fernando Torres.
The pair bonded almost instantly over their love for football as well as music, and what started as a strictly platnoic friendship had resulted in a few dates here and there which eventually lead to a whirlwind romance that lasted for about seven years until his eventual departure to Italy, where the pair had agreed to become friends albeit that didn't last as they've lost touch with Fernando finding love elswhere, as she did as well.
"You know ..." Elizabeth began with a soft tone. "He was named as one of the legends set to play in the upcoming game!"
Y/N's eyes widened, "Oh?"
"Yeah ... and it gets better!" Elizabeth adds on.
"What?" she retorts with an arched brow.
"He called ... and asked about you." Elizabeth said.
Her heart leapt at the mere notion that nearly twenty years later, he still remembers her. "He- He did?" she wonders with a croaked voice.
"Uh huh ... and on top of that, he gifted us with two tickets." Elizabeth adds on.
"He ... wait a minute, you can't be serious?" she said, stunned by the revelation.
Elizabeth waves the two tickets and says, "Oh but I am ... next week, we will be seated in Anfield, cheering the love of your life ..." she states with a playful tone.
"ELIZABETH!" she groans.
Elizabeth laughs, "Don't you ELIZABETH! me, missy ... you and I both know that despite that shitty marriage you had with Manuel, your heart has been and always will be occupied by one Fernando José Torres Sanz."
"Ok, first off ... that was weird with the full name, and second ... he's probably doing this as a cordial attempt to be friendly and polite, surely he's not in love with me." Y/N waved off the notion in of it self, there was no way he was still in love with her. "Besides, isn't he still married?"
"Actually not, he is a proud single dad to a boy and girl." Elizabeth said, "Apparently he and his wifey called it quits three years ago."
Y/N shot her a deadpan look, "You stalked his social media, didn't you?"
"A little!" Elizabeth shrugs with a grin.
"Idiot!" she grumbles. "Fine ... I guess we're going to the legends game, but there is just no way, absolutely no way that he still remembers me."
Oh but he does, he does remember her.
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To say that he was elated by the offer would be an understatement, he hadn't stepped onto a pitch in over five years since his retirement, content with closing his chapter to focus on helping the younger generation of his boyhood club achieve similar heights, the propsect of playing again seemed far too foreign until the opportunity of partaking in a charity match had landed, and well ... who was he to say no? a return to the very club he remembers fondly was a given at this point, however that was only part of why he had accepted, the other part of the reason being her.
His first love, his first heartache and -the one that got away- that's not to say he didn't love Mariana, his wife as she'd given him Federico and Gabriella, his pride and joy, yet Y/N ...
The vibrant artist, the one that managed to effortlessly capture his heart without even trying, their seven year romance had been his most cherished memory, so much so that everytime she hosted a gallery, or even auctioned off an art piece to help with her local charities, he'd be the first to purchase and support albeit anonymously as he held a deep sense of regret for how they had lost touch.
Until ... the legends game.
Admittedly, he was afraid that Elizabeth -her closest friend- would not answer, hell if anything, he was afraid she'd hang up before he could even muster up a word, surprisingly she seemed receptive to the notion of attending the game, even more so, convincing Y/N to attend with her, but he had firmly believed that she would not attend the game, much less be open to speaking to him again after so long, however he was rather stunned when Elizabeth relayed the news of Y/N attending the game in a week from now.
The days felt like a lifetime, with each training session -his heart leapt with joy at the prospect of seeing her in the stands, hopefully cheering him on- so much so, that by the time the match was set in place and the team was warming up on the pitch, he couldn't help but glance around the masses of fans in hopes of catching a glimpse of her ...
Steven, his former teammate and close friend noted his antsy expression causing him to wonder, "Looking for someone?"
Fernando shakes his head, opting to deny it. "No."
"Really?" Steven retorts with an amused tone, "Cause I could've sworn that that's Y/N over there ..." he gestured to his left.
Fernando whipped his head so quick that Steven couldn't help but chuckle at him -indeed, to his left ... sat Elizabeth and Y/N at the fourth row, both of them dressed in Liverpool jerseys- Y/N was chatting to Elizabeth when all of a sudden their eyes locked and he could have sworn, he was transported back to 2007, his debut match where similar to now, she sat in the stands cheering the team on as loud as she could.
"Nando, ..." Steven chuckles, "You alright mate?"
"Yeah, yeah .." Fernando smiles.
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"Oh my god ...!" Elizabeth exclaims.
Y/N sighs, she was certain what Elizabeth was about to say as she had noticed his eyes lingering at her every now and then during his warmups, "He wasn't staring!!"
"Uh huh ..." Elizabeth smirks, "That man was so distracted that Steven had to remind him."
"Can you just stop please?" Y/N glares at her.
Elizabeth laughs, "No I won't ..." she paused before adding, "How much do you want to bet that he'll score a goal?"
"Elizabeth ...!" Y/N exclaims with a tight lipped smile, "Can we watch the match please?"
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The match was certainly a joy to watch for older fans whom have grown up with the legends playing, while the first half seemed off due to the reds conceding, it was the second half that seemed to turn things around, with a variety of talented individuals such as the likes Gregory Vignal, Djibril Cisse and Nabil El Zhar scoring goals to take the lead back from the Ajax legends, however it was the final goal that captured the attention of Anfield, including Y/N.
Fernando had swiftly managed to evade the Ajax legends defense to score an incredible fourth goal that sent the entirety of Anfield into a course of cheers, both Y/N and Elizabeth stood up and cheered with the fans as Fernando celebrated with his teammates, however what he did next had captured everyone's attention, he tilts his head towards Y/N and gives her a subtle nod.
Elizabeth noticed the gesture and said, "I told you ..." she squeals quietly, "I told you!!!" she giggles.
"Stop, he wasn't looking at me ..." Y/N retorts, albeit her blushing cheeks said otherwise.
This was their own special way of communicating, during the early stages of their relationship, whenever he scored, he'd look at her, nod and smile -not wanting to attract further attention towards her- as in her words, the notion of becoming a WAG at the time did not appeal to her, and he respected that.
After the match, Elizabeth had all but insisted that the pair wait next to her car instead of driving off which confused Y/N, "What are waiting for exactly?" she asks Elizabeth.
Elizabeth smiles softly, and gestures to her left, causing Y/N to turn to her left and there it was, Fernando was walking over to them, she turns to Elizabeth, "You sneaky bitch!"
"I got myself a ride so .... bye!" Elizabeth grins leaving the pair alone.
Y/N opened her mouth only to close it when Fernando finally stood in front of her, "Hi ..." she smiles.
"Hey!" he said breathlessly, a soft smile across his lips.
"You look ..." she trails off, with a shy smile.
"Sweaty ..." he laughs, "I know."
"I was going to say handsome but ..." she laughs.
The word falling ever so softly from her lips caused him to blush, and rub his neck gently. "Thank you." he paused for a moment before adding. "You look amazing ... very amazing actually."
"Oh please!" she giggles, waving off his compliment, "Hardly but thank you."
"You've always looked beautiful in my eyes ...." he said with a soft tone. "You looked beautiful back then, and you look even more beautiful now."
Her cheeks flush, and she looks away shyly for a brief moment before giggling, "Ok ... erm, do you ...?" she trails off, pausing as she wondered if he'd accept. "How long are you staying in Liverpool?"
Fernando pauses, for a bit before replying. "Two weeks before the pre season starts, why?"
"Maybe you'd like to get dinner sometimes, or just you know? ..." she smiles softly, "Spend time together, for old time's sake."
A soft yet shy smile appears on his lips before he replies, "Sure."
Her eyes light up, "Yeah?"
"Yeah?" he nods, "Is your number still the same?"
She nods quickly, "Uh huh ..."
"Then I'll call you ..." he smiles before gesturing to the bus, "I better head back, I'll see you later."
"Yes, ... you will." she waves, before entering her car, she took a brief moment to gather herself before grabbing her phone and texting Elizabeth.
I asked him out for dinner and he said yes.
A few minutes later, Elizabeth replies.
Ooooh get it girl!! I mean he's a walking DILF now so I wouldn't put it past you 😋😏💦
Y/N groans, then types back.
I hate you!! 🙂
Elizabeth types back,
Love you too xoxo 😘
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This wasn’t a date, just two friends catching up, was what she reminded herself as she zipped up the beautiful cherry colored dress that seemed to fit her like a glove –her hair was curled to perfection, coupled with a beautiful yet elegant makeup look that topped her appearance off rather well– for a brief moment, she stares at her reflection in the mirror, hoping that it wasn’t too much.
Gosh Y/N, you’re the one who asked him to have dinner with you and now you’re worried, she internally chastised herself, then checked her appearance before thinking, I’ll just be myself, yeah myself …
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound the doorbell, Oh my god he’s here … a wave of sheer panic washes over here as she double checks her appearance before walking over to her door to open it, and there on the other side, stood Fernando dressed in a white dress shirt coupled with washed jeans, shoes and the unmistakable scent of his cologne that she still remembers.
"Hi!" she whispers with a soft smile.
He smiles back, "Hi, um …" he gently pushes the lavender and white roses bouquet, "These are for you," he added shyly.
Her eyes widen and cheeks flush at the sight of the beautiful set of flowers, "Oh!" she exclaims, grasping the bouquet. "Thank you,"
"No need, I chose these because they mean a second chance …" he trails off with a soft tone.
"A second chance?" she repeats, mirroring his soft tone.
"Yes," he nods, "A second chance to …" he trails off, looking away shyly before looking back up. "Make things right!"
A brief wave of silence washes over them before she pipes up, "Shall we?"
"Yeah, yeah …" he nods, leading her out of the flat. "I got us a reservation at the Italian place we used to go to."
"It’s still open!" she giggles.
"Surprisingly, yes." he smiles. "It’ll be just like old times …"
"Yeah," she repeats, "Just like old times."
The drive to the restaurant was surprisingly silent for the most part with a few brief words exchanged in between, "Your art has been quite impressive!" he exclaims.
"Thank you, … it’s crazy to think that twenty years ago, I was just starting out." she remarked with a gentle smile.
"And here you are, a renowned talented artist." he smiles, "who's also beautiful ..." he added quietly unaware that she had heard him.
They arrive to the restaurant forty five minutes later, and just as she was about to open her door, Fernando all but bolts to her side of the car, opening the passenger door for her.
She giggled. "Nando, I can open my door."
"I know but humor me please, ... you always loved it when I opened the door for you." he reminds her with a soft tone.
Her lips curl up at the vivid memories of their date nights where indeed, she'd melt entirely from how gentlemanly he was towards her. "I did ..." she murmurs softly.
They walk up to the host, "We have a reservation under the name Torres!" Fernando exclaims with a polite smile.
"Ah yes ... right this way sir!"
The host leads them to a private booth, resulting in her remarking. "Nando, don't you think it's a bit too much?"
"No," he shrugs before adding. "It's fitting to the most beautiful woman I know."
"Damn you and your charming tone!" she laughs softly.
"Oh please!" he laughs as well, "You love it."
The pair sit across from one another, and a few minutes later -a waiter arrives with two menus, stating that he'd return to get their orders- he nods in thanks, before glancing back at her and stating, "What do you say? should we get our classic order."
"Fettucine Alfredo with a side of Eggplant Parmesan." she recalled their favorite dishes to order.
"With lemonade ..." he adds with a soft tone.
"Gosh!" she breaths out a soft laugh. "It's like we're back to where we were."
"Except we're older now," he replies.
The waiter comes back, they order their meals -just then, Fernando turns to her, unable to resist saying- "You know, ..." he began with a soft tone, "I regret how we lost touch back then."
Her eyes soften as she recalls how their initial promise to remain in contact following their split had dwindled due to life and other obligations, "Nando ..." she whispers.
He sighs, "When I'd see your missed calls, or messages ... I wanted to respond," he paused, choking back a sob. "I really did but ..." he looks at her, "I never had the courage to, I just figured you hated me and no longer wanted to contact me."
"Oh Fer ..." she sighs, "I ... I never hated you."
"You should have, ... I closed our chapter and just, moved on like you were never there." he murmurs with a dejected tone.
She laughs, "That's just life," she reached over and grasped his hand. "I never hated you, I was upset ... because the first and only man I ever loved, had slipped through my fingers, I don't blame you for no longer speaking to me, if anything I blame life but hey ..." she smiles, "There's an upside, you have two amazing kids who you should be very proud of."
He smiles, "I am ..."
"Good, and now look at us, two old souls reconnecting," she beams before jokingly adding, "Except I actually look old and you look just better than before."
"Stop it!" he chuckles, "You look gorgeous, I mean the blonde hair back then looked amazing now but now, the brunette hair just makes you look more angelic."
"Again, damn you and your charming tone ..." she giggles. "How is it that you aged like fine wine both inside and out?"
"I guess it's cause I never stopped loving you." he remarks.
Her eyes widen, "What?" she whispers.
"Yes, I never stopped loving you Y/N, twenty years only made my love stronger and it would actually ... make me happy if we could." he paused, looking away shyly before adding, "If we could try again?"
The prospect of diving back into a romantic relationship following her disastrous marriage was definitely tricky, that wasn't to say that she did not love Fernando, she actually never stopped loving him but the mere idea was definitely a murky one to dive into, "I ... I don't know what to say, but ... maybe we can um."
Noting her hesitation, he rushed to say. "I don't want to force you, or ask you to jump back in but ..." he gulped, "The fact of the matter is, that ... I never stopped loving you Y/N, Mariana even knew it, so much so that when we finalized the divorce, she advised me to seek you out, knowing that my happiness is with you."
Now that was a shift, usually -a wife, or an ex wife for that matter would be jealous of the notion that their partner/former partner would find love elsewhere- "She did?"
"Yeah, so I guess what I actually mean is ..." he said with a soft tone. "Let's take it slow, rediscover our friendship to go back to how things were."
"I don't know, I ... I'm scared of us not working out, especially because of the long distance, cause ..." she sighs, "My life is here in Liverpool, and your life is in Madrid."
He sighs, "I know but, I want to try ... I missed you gavilán, so much."
Her heart ached at his tone, coupled with the nickname he gave her at the early stages of their relationship. "I missed you too."
"Just think about it?" he asks her, "My number is still the same, I'll answer you through social media too, just ... I can't lose you again gavilán, please." he whispers the last part.
She remained silent for a brief moment before nodding, "Ok!" she exclaims.
His eyes light up, "Good, good!"
Following their date, he drives her back home, a wave of comfortable silence fell between the pair until he arrived to her building, and just before she left the car, she turns to him. "Nando?"
"Yeah?" he replies with a soft tone.
She leans over, pressing a gentle featherlight kiss to his lips which both stunned and had him melting like snow on the first day of spring, he placed his hand on her hip as the kiss lasted for about a minute before she pulled away, and whispered. "Goodnight!"
"Goodnight!" he smiled, watching her exit his car then disappear inside.
He wasn't certain how things would go in the coming days, but a part of him truly believed that she'd say yes, as ... you never forget your first love.
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randomvarious · 9 months
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Chicago House Playlist
Alright, folks, here's something that's been a long time coming: a playlist of house tunes that came from the city that gave birth to the global phenomenon in the first place, and also kickstarted the whole evolution of electronic dance music as we currently know it. When house music began, most dancefloors had moved on from disco to a mishmash of post-disco, boogie, hi-NRG, dance-pop, synthy funk, electro, freestyle, and a whole lot of other stuff, but there was something different that started to brew itself into a movement during the mid-1980s among a predominantly black, gay crowd in the city where disco had first been symbolically murdered in 1979.
And eventually, it became known as house music, named after both The Warehouse, the place that the genre's godfather, Frankie Knuckles, would have residency, and the posters that would be hung up to advertise the venue's events, which referred to 'house parties' and 'house music.' The Warehouse would open up in the late 70s and close in the early 80s, but in 1983, Frankie would open up his own club, The Power House, which would then change its name to the Power Plant, and then change its name again to The Music Box, after another legendary house DJ, Ron Hardy, would take up residency there.
So, a lot of this playlist channels the greatness of some of those halcyon Chicago house days. And so much of it is just pure, primordial dance music bliss; lighthearted, unserious, super fun, revolutionary grooves. There was an amateurishness to a lot of it back then that gave it a significant level of goofy charm, and that's something that seems to have gotten mostly left behind as the music continued to grow into the 90s. Songs like "Move Your Body," by Marshall Jefferson, which opened with this rich and clanging, jauntily unpolished piano rag of sorts, was so infectious, and his plainly bad, but passionate singing voice that would follow that iconic intro couldn't help but be adored too. And the song on this playlist that currently comes after that one, "Love Can't Turn Around," by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders, is in much the same vein, as featured vocalist Darryl Pandy goes over-the-top berserk to start his second verse, making for another song that you really just can't resist 🥰.
Another total favorite of mine on here is one that was produced by Frankie Knuckles himself: "Let the Music Use You," by the Night Writers, which is a near-eight minute masterpiece that has a divine, string-pad-and-bell-laden beat that immediately shows you why Frankie was revered as such a master of his own craft. And that beat gets paired beautifully with Ricky Dillard's soft and tender, heartfelt vocals too.
And then there's Kevin Irving's "Children of the Night," which features his excellent, soulful voice on a beat that combines string pads with prickly electro stabs, and was made by Larry Sherman, the founder of the most important label in the history of Chicago house itself, Trax Records, which has also caught a lot of flak over the years for its shady business practices.
A couple more notes: first, be forewarned that the track that starts this playlist is another tremendous classic, "Mind Games," by Quest— which features the voice of Liz Torres and some great and dreamy freestyle-type synth work—but even though it's on Spotify, it is, unfortunately, pretty damn scratchy. Luckily, I was able to include a much cleaner version on the YouTube version of this playlist, though 😊. And second, I like to keep these playlists as chronologically ordered as possible, but I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out when Screamin' Rachael's "Bip Bop" was actually made. It has an aggressive male rap vocal on it that's reminiscent of Turbo B's on Snap!'s "The Power," so it could be from that early 90s period, but I really don't know. So I just put it at the end, where it will stay until I one day possibly figure out when it was actually created.
This playlist is ordered as chronologically as possible and links are provided below to songs that have been posted about previously in order to give them more context:
Quest - "Mind Games" Marshall Jefferson - "Move Your Body" Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders - "Love Can't Turn Around" On the House - "Pleasure Control" Housemaster Boyz - "House Nation" Ralphi Rosario - "You Used to Hold Me" Night Writers - "Let the Music Use You" Dalis - "Rock Steady" Kevin Irving - "Children of the Night" Bam Bam - "Where's Your Child?" Paul Johnson - "3rd Dimension (Remixed by Armando)" Screamin' Rachael - "Bip Bop"
And while there are some incredible moments in that Spotify playlist, I still have way more Chicago house music to show you in the YouTube version. Some tracks that stand out in this bonus crop are the first one, the silly and campy "Undercover," by Doctor Derelict, which has about 3,500 plays on YouTube across a couple uploads; another one from Frankie Knuckles, which is a rare remix of his very popular "Baby Wants to Ride" that has ~31.6K plays, and features some political opining from vocalist Jamie Principle, and even a detouring interpolation of "America the Beautiful" in its second half (😆); and then one from a later era of Chicago—'99, to be exact—called "Testing & Balancing," by Jimminy Cricket, aka James Curd, that has around 170 plays and liberally samples from Al Green's soul classic, "Love & Happiness."
Doctor Derelict - "Undercover" Jungle Wonz - "The Jungle" Steve "Silk" Hurley - "House Beat Box" On the House - "Ride the Rhythm"Libra Libra - "I Like It" Paris Grey - "Don't Make Me Jack" Liz Torres - "Can't Get Enough" Frankie Knuckles - "Baby Wants to Ride" On the House - "Let's Get Busy" Mister Lee - "Come to House" Jimminy Cricket - "Testing & Balancing"
And this playlist is also on YouTube Music.
So, with the Spotify version of this playlist, we currently have 12 songs that total an hour and 16 minutes, and with YouTube, we're at 23 songs that total 2 hours and 24 minutes. Clearly, there are a whole lot more goodies in that YouTube one.
And if you want a Chicago house playlist that's a bit shorter, I have one that's made of stuff that's solely from the 80s too.
1980s Chicago House: Spotify / YouTube / YouTube Music
Enjoy!
More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!
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