#Willner

[detournementsmineurs]

"The Million Dollar Hotel" de Wim Wenders (2000) - d'après une histoire de Bono et Nicholas Klein - avec Milla Jovovich, Jeremy Davies, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits, Peter Stormare, Julian Sands, Amanda Plummer et Gloria Stuart et la participation de Tim Roth, février 2023.

#films #spirit #Wenders #Bono #U2 #Klein #Eno #Hassell #lanois #Willner #Jovovich #Davies #Gibson #Smits #Stormare #Sands #Plummer #Stuart #roth

[nwqu1olv9lcld]

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#kotal #Sigel #goodyness #leafages #cirrocumulative #curiosidades #violaquercitrin #Sabaism #Enders #endowment #Willner #Richmonddale #rampole #unroved #ago #ling. #reometer #polypigerous #tensility #quelled

[thephotoregistry]

From Heaps

Johan Willner

#Johan Willner

[krispyweiss]

Friday Flashback: Todd Rundgren, Taj Mahal and Michele Grey Tell “Night Music” Viewers “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore”

In character and in costume, Todd Rundgren, Taj Mahal and Michele Grey infused “Night Music” with a little Gilbert and Sullivan in 1989.

The three principals are at once serious and silly as they act out their version of “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” from “H.M.S. Pinafore.”

The band includes David Sanborn on saxophone, Pat Metheny on guitar and Hal Willner on all-important triangle.

Rundgren, as the Captain, uses everything his nimble voice has to offer, plugging his nose at one point and inhaling and exhaling dramatically for effect.

As Sir Joseph and Josephine, respectively, Mahal and Grey are similarly ridiculous, with the former moving stiffly and the latter emitting and exaggerated, sex-kitten vibe, no doubt drawing on her time with the Tubes.

It’s a remarkable performance, made all the more so by the fact they’re all simply clowning around.

Friday Flashback is an occasional series in which Sound Bites looks back at memorable musical moments on television

4/21/23

#Youtube #todd rundgren #taj mahal #michele grey #night music #friday flashback #gilbert and sullivan #h.m.s. pinafore #the tubes #david sanborn #pat metheny #hal willner

[jamesusilljournal]

Steve Willner

#AI Art #Generative Art #Midjourney #AI #Digital Art #Steve Willner

[waderockett]

Stay Awake

Who was it that said “Damn it all. Damn everything But the circus”?

#disney #disney music #stay awake #alternative music #ken nordine #michael stipe #Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films #tribute album #cover album #1988 #80s music #natalie merch #the roches #mark bingham #los lobos #Bill Frisell #Wayne Horvitz #Hal Willner #rodney greenblat #disney covers #I'm Getting Wet And I Don't Care At All #Youtube

[mitjalovse]

The 10's and veterans? I mean, look, every decade is different, but the 10's probably felt strange for them. While I believe we still lack the distance needed to define the period, I would dare to claim that weirdness actually made them. Thus, I propose Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed as one of the early harbingers of that. Before you laugh, hear me out – imagine two similar musical entities doing something in the vein of Lulu these days. They would probably get a much better response than the record we discuss. Moreover, Lulu might be a tough listen – intentionally, I'll add –, yet both Reed and Metallica are basically firing more than one would've assumed. Not bad for a bunch of people who were called old farts then, ey?

#Youtube #lou reed & metallica #lulu #brandengurg gate #lou reed #metallica #james hetfield #kirk hammett #robert trujillo #lars ulrich #sarth calhoun #greg fidelman #hall willner #10's music #alternative rock

[sinceileftyoublog]

Beth Orton Live Preview: 11/10, Mayfair Theatre, Chicago

Photo by Eliot Lee Hazel

BY JORDAN MAINZER

For Beth Orton, Weather Alive (Partisan) is somewhat of a rebirth. Her first album in 6 years, it was written on a described “cheap, crappy” piano set up in her garden shed that she had purchased at Camden Market. Following periods of grief and trauma surrounding the deaths of close collaborators Andrew Weatherall and Hal Willner and incorrectly diagnosed health problems, Orton was able to write songs about simple, yet abstract things that moved her: love, sex, music, and, yes, the weather. She found an all-star band to help realize her compositions, including drummer Tom Skinner, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, bassist Tom Herbert and saxophonist Alabaster dePlume. Best, Orton self-produced the record, name-checking and somehow nailing a who’s who of influences: Solange, Talk Talk, Springsteen’s Nebraska. The result is easily the best album of her career.

From the get-go, with its stunning title track, Weather Alive introduces its palate, clacking, gentle percussion and piano, muted, but emotive saxophone and bass, and Orton’s raspy, weary drawl. “Almost makes me wanna cry,” she sings, “The weather’s so beautiful outside.” Coming out of an age where realized how much we took for granted the ability to simply be outside, it’s easy to resonate with Orton’s words, awestruck at the natural world. On “Fractals”, explicitly inspired by Willner and Weatherall’s deaths, Orton sings over funky bass, skittering hi hats, and fluttering saxophone. The mathematical nature of the title contrasts how Orton describes creating with cohorts past and present: as “magic.” “Friday Night” is like a microcosm of the beginning of the summer, a symbol for vague hope before a period of time. For Orton, it’s a feeling of being able to potentially see loved ones again. “And though I’ll never get too close,” she sings, “I still hold you now and then.”

At the same time, Weather Alive is sometimes subsumed by dark moments that are no less gorgeous than the hopeful ones. “Lonely” begins with trombone from Aaron Roche, which has a suitably more foreboding quality than dePlume’s saxophone, and goes on to illustrate the depths of Orton’s shame. “Lonely likes my company,” she sings as Skinner’s drums crash. Later, her parents, who passed away when she was a teenager, appear on the song to scold her, telling her to “shut your mouth if someone desires you.” On “Haunted Satellite”, Orton’s voice is persistent, but ultimately shaky and broken. Album closer “Unwritten” unfurls over 7 minutes of sprinkling piano and light drums. “I was getting unwritten,” signs Orton before a droning instrumental outro. It’s an appropriate ending for an album steeped in mortality and sadness but appreciating the dreams along the way.

Tonight, as part of her first US headlining tour in 5 years, Orton performs at the Mayfair Theatre in the Irish American Heritage Center, somehow, someway adapting the “magic” of Weather Alive to the live stage. Expect to hear the full album as well as favorites from favorite records like Trailer Park and Central Reservation. Musician and composer Heather Woods Broderick, who’s playing in Orton’s band, will give an opening set of her material.

#live picks #beth orton #irish american heritage center #partisan #tom skinner #heather woods broderick #weather alive #mayfair theatre #eliot lee hazel #partisan records #andrew weatherall #hal willner #shahzad ismaily #tom herbert #alabaster deplume #solange #talk talk #bruce springsteen #nebraska #aaron roche #trailer park #central reservation #springsteen

[beardedmrbean]

FRANKFORT – Potential mothers could claim child support during pregnancy under a new proposal before the Kentucky legislature.

House Bill 243, filed by Republican Reps. Amy Neighbors of Edmonton and Stephanie Dietz of Edgewood, would change Kentucky law to claim child support "at any time following conception."

The bill is designed to support pregnant mothers, Neighbors said.

"There are a lot of costs associated with a pregnancy and basically getting ready for baby," Neighbors said, pointing to car seats, other needed supplies and lost work time when a pregnant mother has to attend doctor appointments.

But abortion-rights advocates see the bill as part of an attempt to advance an anti-abortion agenda by laying the groundwork for fetal personhood under Kentucky law.

Bills based on the idea that a fetus is a person have been filed across the country after the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Neighbors said her decision to introduce the bill was not directly influenced by Kentucky's ban on most abortions but rather by a desire to support women during pregnancy.

The measure also would allow paternity testing prior to birth, as long as it's safe to do so, Neighbors said.

The bill was sent to the Committee on Committees on Jan. 11. Neighbors said she believes HB 243 will have widespread support from House Republicans.

Critics see bill as attempt at fetal personhood

Abortion-rights advocates told The Courier Journal the measure is an attempt to cement into law the belief that life begins at conception.

Rep. Lisa Willner, D-Louisville, said the measure would create a "slippery slope" for pregnant people.

"What the bill would do would be to grant full personhood to an embryo from the moment of conception," Willner said. "These so-called personhood laws could result in a pregnant woman facing child abuse charges and even incarceration if she seeks treatment for drug or alcohol abuse.”

“The legislature should instead focus on bolstering actual support for pregnancy, such as ensuring insurance access, covering doula and midwifery services, and expanding mental health supports," Willner said.

"This bill is an underhanded attempt to advance an anti-abortion agenda and lay the groundwork for fetal personhood in state law by allowing people to seek child support for a fetus," said Tamarra Wieder, Kentucky state director for the Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates.

Wieder is also concerned the bill would open the door for surveillance of pregnant people because it would require the state to verify their eligibility for child support. She agreed with Willner that the legislature should focus on health care during pregnancy.

Planned Parenthood will ask its supporters to call legislators and express their opposition, Wieder said.

"We may actually be able to stop this because Kentuckians don't want more restrictions to abortion, and this is another abortion restriction that would be codified in law," Wieder said.

But when asked when asked about the comments from abortions-rights supporters, Neighbors said, "I can’t stress enough that my goal is to simply be supportive of mothers, children, and families."

National trend

The bill is the first Kentucky measure Willner has seen that creates a potential personhood definition for a fetus, she said.

But other states and Congress have considered, and in some cases adopted, similar bills around child support.

In 2021, Utah adopted a measure that requires fathers to pay 50% of the mother's pregnancy expenses. Indiana's legislature last year expanded the list of childbirth-related expenses fathers could be held responsible for paying, though the legislature stopped short of categorizing those payments as child support.

Georgia's abortion law applies the state's child support rules to any fetus "with a detectable heartbeat."

Washington Republicans have introduced bills similar to the current proposal in Kentucky. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, in December introduced in their respective chambers the "Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act," which would require biological fathers to pay child support for medical expenses during pregnancy.

"These bills are often introduced by folks who are pro-life or anti-abortion who believe that a fetus or unborn child is a rights-holding person," said Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California-Davis. She is writing a book about the fetal personhood movement.

"The strategy behind them is to set a precedent that, you know, that life in the womb has rights essentially, which would obviously have extensions to abortion too," Ziegler said. "Essentially it would mean liberal abortion laws would be unconstitutional."

A separate Kentucky bill introduced by Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, would add exceptions for rape, incest, maternal health, and lethal fetal anomalies to Kentucky's near-total ban on abortions. __________________

I thought this was what they wanted, people keep going after pro life people for fetal child support and now that it's on the docket they're mad for some reason.

#nunyas news

[fvck-the-rest]

You don't understand

Gojo x GN! Reader

Word count: 791

/warnings/ depression, angst with comfort, unstable gojo

“You don’t understand… Just getting out of bed makes me feel like the world is crashing down around me and I’m being buried beneath the rubble. I can’t even breathe by the time I reach the door.” Gojo yelled, putting his head in his hands. 

You had gone to check on him because he was not being himself and you were worried about him. He just lost his closest friends, who could blame him. You wanted to make sure he was going to go and so things that he would leather regret doing, he was unstable and everyone knew that. Why were you sent to go and make sure he was okay and see if he wanted to go out and train or go in the city to get his mind off of everything that has been going on.

This was the last thing you thought that was going  to happen when you walked into his room after he said you could come in. You didn’t even think that he knew who he even invited in at first.  But now here you were, after coming in almost ten minutes ago, this was the first thing that you were able to get him to say. He was more of a mess than you thought he would be. How were you supposed to handle this? What were you supposed to say to him? Was there even anything that you could say to him to make him feel better in any way at all? Probably not.

“He’s gone and there is nothing that any of us can do. He isn't even himself anymore, this is not the Geto that we know and cared for. Why didn’t any of us see that? How could I not see it? I was his best friend and now I am nothing to him but he was the coolest person to me.” he started almost with a yell and slowly turned into a whisper as he spoke. He was in pain, a lot of it. You have never seen him without a smile or a smirk on his face. This was new. 

You were still standing at the door, your back resting on the door, while he sat on his bed slowly losing it. You began to walk over to him and grabbed his hands away from his face and hugged him. He froze in place from the act, soon after relating and wrapping his arms around your waist,  pulling you even closer to him. His head hiding away in your stomach, feeling him start to shake slightly, he was crying. Pulling him even closer you thought about what you could say to him. 

“I’m sorry. I know that you two were close and that I willner truly understand that connection the two of you had. But he made a choice and there is nothing anybody in the world can do to make him come back. But we’re still here, I am still here to help you get through this. We will work through this.” you said just above a whisper to him. Not even sure if he would be able to hear you.

You stayed that way for what felt like forever until you heard him say something that you couldn’t understand. He looked up at you and could tell you had not heard what he had just heard. 

“Will you stay with me? Promise not to leave?” he quickly repeated himself. 

“Yes, I can stay with you as long as you want me to. I won’t go anywhere, anytime soon.” you said looking into his slightly swollen and red eyes. 

With that he pulled you onto the bed, letting out a yelp but accepting the fact that he was moving you like a doll. He put you on the bed to where your back against his front, spooning you. There was not a word spoken between you too. You had no clue how long you laid there but you heard slight snoring coming from behind you, ketting out a giggle. You soon followed him to sleep. It had been a long week for both of you and both needed the rest. Falling asleep not aware that the others had no idea why they had not heard anything from you until a few hours later when Yaga came to check on Gojo and say that the two of you had passed out on his bed. THough he was supposed to wake you both and yell at you for it, he decided that it was not worth it and it helped Gojo and yourself get through everything. So, instead he closed the door and left you two to get the much needed rest you need from the week's events.

#fvck-the-rest #x reader #x gn reader #x you #gojo satoru x you #gojo satoru x reader #jujustu kaisen #jujutsu kaisen #gojo saturo #jujutsu gojo #jjk gojo #gojo satoru #gojo x reader #gojo fluff #gojo satoru x y/n #gojo sensei #jjk gojo satoru

[gavroche-le-moineau]

I'm super excited to show these copies of Les Misérables that I found in my grandparents' attic!

They are an abridged Wilbour translation, printed by Ward, Lock, & Co. between 1882-1884.

They were given to Mary Dutton Willner by her husband, a professor of languages, Philip Willner, for Christmas in 1884. (These individuals have no relation to my family, as we believe the books were purchased at a used bookstore.) I've been doing a deep dive to find more information about the Willners. During Christmas 1884, they would have been living in Newton, Massachusetts. Mary would have been 50 and Philip would have been 56. They never had any children. Mary's brother, Reverend O. H. Dutton, had died 16 years earlier at the age of 37 in Hyères, France, the climate of which had been advertised to the English speaking world as aiding in the recovering of pulmonary consumption.

Whoever read the books marked any sections specifically related to religion/God:

I found this marked section particularly poignant, given that I assume it was Mary who made the marks. Her brother, a religious man, had gone away to a town not very far from Digne 16 years earlier for his health and had not returned.

I have a lot more research related to these books that I might compile into a later post but for now I hope you enjoy the pictures and tidbits of personal history I was able to uncover!

#les mis editions #the brick #wilbour translation #les mis book

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Photograph by Guido Harari.

* * *

"Lou was sick for the last couple of years, first from treatments of interferon, a vile but sometimes effective series of injections that treats hepatitis C and comes with lots of nasty side effects. Then he developed liver cancer, topped off with advancing diabetes. We got good at hospitals. He learned everything about the diseases, and treatments. He kept doing tai chi every day for two hours, plus photography, books, recordings, his radio show with Hal Willner and many other projects. He loved his friends, and called, texted, e-mailed when he couldn’t be with them. We tried to understand and apply things our teacher Mingyur Rinpoche said – especially hard ones like, 'You need to try to master the ability to feel sad without actually being sad.'

"Last spring, at the last minute, he received a liver transplant, which seemed to work perfectly, and he almost instantly regained his health and energy. Then that, too, began to fail, and there was no way out. But when the doctor said, 'That’s it. We have no more options,' the only part of that Lou heard was 'options' – he didn’t give up until the last half-hour of his life, when he suddenly accepted it – all at once and completely. We were at home – I’d gotten him out of the hospital a few days before – and even though he was extremely weak, he insisted on going out into the bright morning light.

"As meditators, we had prepared for this – how to move the energy up from the belly and into the heart and out through the head. I have never seen an expression as full of wonder as Lou’s as he died. His hands were doing the water-flowing 21-form of tai chi. His eyes were wide open. I was holding in my arms the person I loved the most in the world, and talking to him as he died. His heart stopped. He wasn’t afraid. I had gotten to walk with him to the end of the world. Life – so beautiful, painful and dazzling – does not get better than that. And death? I believe that the purpose of death is the release of love.

"At the moment, I have only the greatest happiness and I am so proud of the way he lived and died, of his incredible power and grace.

"I’m sure he will come to me in my dreams and will seem to be alive again. And I am suddenly standing here by myself stunned and grateful. How strange, exciting and miraculous that we can change each other so much, love each other so much through our words and music and our real lives.--Laurie Anderson on Lou Reed for Rolling Stone, November 6, 2013.

According to Will Hermes, in his biography "Lou Reed: The King of New York," Reed's final words to Laurie Anderson were “Take me into the light.”

[Follies Of God]

#Follies of God #Laurie Anderson #stories #love #dreams #Lou Reed: The King of New york #into the light #memory #remembrance

[burlveneer-music]

Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet - Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog

On "Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog," Ghost Train Orchestra teams up with the trailblazing Kronos Quartet to celebrate and reimagine the music of Louis Hardin, aka Moondog, the ground-breaking composer and poet who lived on the streets of New York City in the 50s and 60s, and influenced the minimalists Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Terry Riley. A blind composer who moved from Kansas to New York City and built his own instruments and mythology, Moondog's story and music continue to be an inspiration to many. Along with guests Sam Amidon, Jarvis Cocker, Petra Haden, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler, Aoife O'Donovan, Rufus Wainwright and Joan Wasser, the two groups explore Moondog's sense of whimsy, wonder and adventure through a cross-section of songs and instrumentals for large ensemble, string ensemble, percussion and voice. The vinyl and CD packages include an essay by biographer Robert Scotto, Moondog's song lyrics, extensive in-studio photographs by Dan Efram, and an interview with Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington and Ghost Train Orchestra founder Brian Carpenter, mediated by music historian Irwin Chusid. Kronos Quartet David Harrington - violin John Sherba - violin Hank Dutt - viola Sunny Yang - cello Ghost Train Orchestra Brian Carpenter, trumpet, harmonica, vocals Andy Laster, alto saxophone, flute Dennis Lichtman, clarinet Matt Bauder, bass clarinet, tenor, baritone saxophones Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon Curtis Hasselbring, trombone, guitar Ron Caswell, tuba Brandon Seabrook, guitar Chris Lightcap, bass Rob Garcia, drums David Cossin, marimba, percussion Maxim Moston, violin Colin Stetson, bass saxophone Guests: Sam Amidon, Jarvis Cocker, Petra Haden, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler, Aoife O'Donovan, Rufus Wainwright, and Joan Wasser All new arrangements by Ghost Train Orchestra Dedicated to the memory of Hal Willner

#Ghost Train Orchestra #kronos quartet #moondog #covers #modern classical #outsider music #2023 #jazz #Bandcamp

[jamesusilljournal]

psychedelic garden castles, Steve Willner, 2022

#Landscape #AI Art #Digital Art #Fantasy Art #Psychedelic Art #AI #Generative Art

[melodiousmonk]

LAURIE ANDERSON on her life with LOU REED:

′′Lou and I played together, became best friends, and then comrades, we traveled, listened and criticized each other's work, studied things together (butterfly hunting, meditation, kayaking). We made ridiculous jokes; quit smoking 20 times; fought; learned to hold our breath underwater; went to Africa; sang opera arias in the elevator; made friends with unlikely people; followed each other on tour when possible; we had a sweet dog playing piano; shared a house that was different to our respective apartments; we protected and loved each other. We often went to see art, music, shows, theatre and I watched how he loved and appreciated other artists and musicians. He was always so generous. He knew how difficult the environment was. We loved our West Village life and our friends; and we always did everything in the best way we could.

Like many couples, each of us has built a way of being: strategies, sometimes compromised, which allowed us to be part of a couple. Sometimes we lost a little more than what we were capable of giving, or gave in a little too much, or felt abandoned. Sometimes we really got angry. But even when I was out of my mind, I was never bored. We learned to forgive each other. And somehow, for 21 years, we've intertwined our minds and hearts together.

It was spring 2008. I was walking down the street in California feeling knocked down and talking on my phone with Lou. ‘There are so many things I never did and want to do?’ I told him.

′′ Like what, for example?"

′′ I don't know, I never learned German, I never studied physics, I never married ′′

′′ Why don't we get married?" he asked. ′′ We could meet halfway there. Arriving in Colorado. How about tomorrow?"

′′ Uhm... don't you think tomorrow is a little early?"

′′ No, I don't think so ".

And so the next day we met in Boulder, Colorado, and married in a friend's garden on Saturday, wearing our normal Saturday clothes, and although I had to play a show right after the ceremony, Lou was ok with it. (Musicians marrying is like when two lawyers marry. When you say ′′damn I have to work in the studio until 2am,” or cancel all your appointments to close the case. You know exactly what it means and you don't necessarily jump for joy).

I guess there are many ways to get married. Some people marry someone they barely know, which can even work. When you marry what's also your best friend for several years, there should be another name for it. But the thing that surprised me the most about getting married is how time changes. And also how it somehow adds a tenderness that was, in some way, completely new. To paraphrase the great Willie Nelson: ′′ 90 % of people this way end up with the wrong person, and that's what still makes juke boxes play." Lou's Jukebox was full of love and many other things : beauty, pain, history, courage, mystery.

Lou had been sick for two years now: first for interferon treatment, a series of vile but often effective injections to treat hepatitis C which is equipped with a good series of annoying side effects. Then a liver cancer took over, which was added to an advanced form of diabetes. We achieved good results in the hospital. He learned everything about these diseases and their treatments. He continued to do Tai Chi every day for two hours plus photographs, books, recordings, his radio broadcast with Hal Willner and many other projects. He loved his friends, and called, texted, emails when he couldn't be with them. We tried to understand and apply the teachings that our master Mingyur Rinpoche imparted; especially the most difficult ones such as ′′ you must learn to master the ability to feel sad without actually being sad ".

Last spring, at the last minute, he received a liver transplant that seemed to have worked completely and instantly regained health and energy. Then even that started working badly, and there was no escape. When the doctor said, ′′ It's over. There are no options anymore ", the only part Lou heard was ′′ options ". He didn't give up until the last half hour of his life, when he suddenly accepted it: suddenly and completely.

We were at home. I had taken him out of the hospital a few days earlier. And even though he was very weak, he insisted on coming out in the morning blinding light.

As people used to meditation, we were prepared for this: how to move energy from your belly to your core and then push it out of your head. I've never seen an expression as full of wonder as Lou's when he died. His hands were doing the shape 21 of Tai Chi, that of flowing water. Her eyes were wide open. I was holding in my arms the person I loved more than anything in the world and talking to him while he died. His heart stopped beating. He wasn't scared. I was able to walk with him to the end of the world. Life - so beautiful, painful and spectacular - can't give anything more than this.

What about death? I think the purpose of death is to free love."

~Laurie Anderson~

#laurie anderson #lou reed #meditation

[destinationtoast]

Cleat Cute - maybe good for people who want genderflipped Roy/Jamie?

A friend sent me this amusing tidbit from a podcast recommendation segment because of the R/J fic mention:

Matthew: I'm currently about halfway through an excellent romance novel called Cleat Cute by Meryl Willner. And as you might guess, from the title, this is a romance set in the world of professional women's soccer and it is a delightful and very steamy lesbian romance.  I don't know anything about soccer. But you can sort of tell when a book is is genuinely written by someone who loves and is very knowledgeable about the subject and that really comes through here like you know, all of the soccer details are very believable. And all of the other characters and relationships are very believable.  And the relationship is between these two women who are kind of in different places in life but are both on this soccer team. To put it in Ted Lasso terms, it was what it would be like if there was a romance between Jamie Tartt and Roy Kent, which obviously is a thing that no one's ever thought about or written fanfic about.  Molly: No, never, no.

If I end up checking it out, I'll report back. :) (And if any fellow Ted Lasso fans have read this, I'm curious what you thought!)

#cleat cute #ted lasso #royjamie #romance novels don't usually do a lot for me #to my disappointment #i think i have to be invested in the characters for a while for other reasons and then the shipping has to sneak up on me or something? #roy x jamie #books #op