#also little ronnie howard

[pomegranate]

Mike Farrell getting dunked in the dunk tank during the Battle Of The Network Stars

#mike farrell #thank you to the person who uploaded this to youtube btw #the battle of the network stars #i know mike hated this but im grateful it happened. #also little ronnie howard

[jules-has-notes]

Dayton, OH — VoicePlay live performances

After spending quite a bit of time in Ohio the previous autumn, VoicePlay returned in July 2015 for a night at the Fraze Pavilion. The show was almost cancelled for inclement weather, but luckily the rain held off and the outdoor venue stayed dry.

Their opening act was Eleventh Hour of Kettering Fairmount High School, the host group for the Kettering A Capella Festival that VoicePlay had participated in the year before. These talented kids had also opened for the Sing-Off tour a few months earlier at the Troy, OH show.

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[NOTE: The videographer sings along a lot.]

Each performance of this blend of comedy skit and musical medley is always a little different. How much will the driver and passenger poke at each other's buttons? Where will the air freshener go? What song will Layne sing? Have a watch and find out.

Details:

title: Road Trip

original songs / performers: [0:50] "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim; [1:08] "Orinoco Flow" by Enya; [1:26] "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot; [2:35] "Big Shot" by Billy Joel; [2:48] "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister; [2:57] "Voices Carry" by ’Til Tuesday; [3:14] "Shout" by Tears For Fears; [3:30] "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War; [3:40] "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd; [4:24] "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago; [5:43] "We Just Disagree" by Dave Mason; [6:04] "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel as Elsa in Frozen (2013) ** see this dedicated post for original song links

written by: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Al Dubin & Joe Burke; "Orinoco Flow" by Eithne "Enya" Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin & Roma Ryan; "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea; "Big Shot" by Billy Joel; "I Wanna Rock" by Dee Snider; "Voices Carry" by Robert Holmes, Aimee Mann, Michael Hausman, & Joey Pesce; "Shout" by Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley; "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Ray Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, & Jerry Goldstein; "That Smell" by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant; "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Peter Cetera & David Foster; "Let It Go" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

My favorite bits:

road raging Eli

Tony's flickering eye movements at the first iteration of "Cum On Feel the Noize"

♫ "We'll get WILD, wild, wild…" ♫

Layne jolting awake on the beat

Geoff's little twirl as he flees the vehicle

Earl using the pretend aerosol spray as deodorant rather than his usual hairspray motion

Hey, Layne, look up there. ☝

Eli almost laughing at the different interruption

Trivia:

VoicePlay had been performing and tweaking this medley/skit since at least 2010.

They made a professional recording in front of a live audience during the 2014 Sing-Off tour.

Layne usually sings "Royals" by Lorde as his interrupting solo, but sometimes changes it like he does here in an attempt to make the other guys break character.

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As much fun as this medley is to listen to, it's even more entertaining to watch the boys perform it live, bopping around the stage and playing together.

Details:

title: The King Has Returned (Lion King medley)

original songs: "Circle of Life"; [1:51] "I Just Can’t Wait to Be King"; [2:29] "Hakuna Matata"; [3:16] "Be Prepared"; [4:39] "Circle of Life" (reprise)

written by: Elton John & Tim Rice

arranged by: VoicePlay

My favorite bits:

the rhythm section step-touching their way through the "Circle of Life" chorus

Tony and Eli gesture-bickering over which of them "mine" refers to during "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"

Earl's little Elvis groove at the beginning of "Hakuna Matata"

Eli and Earl bouncing across the stage in time with Geoff's little downward riff

Tony and Geoff's alternating Twist moves

the crunchy transition into "Be Prepared", and their emphatic stomping

Layne making a butt-smacking motion toward Geoff to go with the whipcrack in his percussion line

the two beats of silence after "Pay attention!"

Trivia:

This medley originally appeared on VoicePlay's 2012 album "Once Upon an Ever After"

"Hakuna Matata" was also included in the "aca-Disney" mashup they created for the 20th anniversary of Disney On Broadway, as well as in their "Aca Top 10 — Disney Sidekicks" countdown.

"Be Prepared" later appeared in their "Aca Top 10 — Disney Villains" countdown.

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[NOTE: The videographer sings along a lot.]

VoicePlay isn't exactly a boy band, but they certainly sound good singing these hit pop songs from across the decades. And they've got a few moves to go with those talented voices.

Details:

title: Boy Bands medley

original songs / performers: "ABC" by The Jackson 5; [0:36] "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles; [1:19] "My Girl" by The Temptations; [2:08] "Sherry" by The Four Seasons; [3:04] "YMCA" by The Village People; [3:37] "(You Got It) The Right Stuff" by New Kids on the Block; [4:00] "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys; [4:40] "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC

written by: "ABC" by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, & Deke Richards; "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by John Lennon & Paul McCartney; "My Girl" by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White; "Sherry" by Bob Gaudio; "YMCA" by Jacques Morali & Victor Willis; "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by Maurice Starr; "I Want It That Way" by Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin; "Bye Bye Bye" by Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, & Andreas Carlsson

arranged by: VoicePlay

My favorite bits:

Geoff's slow realization that his mic is dying

the other four carrying on through "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" just fine, but knowing that the next transition could be borked

return of the bass right on time, but a third too low (Good recovery, dudes.)

Eli's little head tilt in the back during the chorus of "YMCA"

the crunchy transition from "Right Stuff" to "That Way"

Tony's fabulous pop timbre on the lead for the last two songs

"Everybody watch him drink that water." VoicePlay, modelling healthy hydration habits.

Trivia:

VoicePlay revised this medley and finally recorded a video for it in 2019 as the result of a Patreon poll.

This piece usually ended with "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction, but The Fraze didn't have a screen to project the visual gag that goes along with it, so the guys omited that part entirely for this performance.

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[NOTE: The videographer and her daughter sing along and yell a LOT.]

This video contains three separate numbers — Layne's drum solo, the "A Crimpella" medley of phonations, and an encore of "Don't Stop Believin'".

Details:

title: Layne's drum solo

written & arranged by: Layne Stein

Look at him go!!! 🥁

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title: A Crimpella

original songs / performers: [2:12] "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was); [2:25] "Witch Doctor" by Alvin & the Chipmunks; [2:32] "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; [2:37] "We Go Together" from Grease!; [2:44] "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men; [2:53] "Imma Be" by the Black Eyed Peas; [3:01] "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard; [3:03] "Shoop" by Salt N Pepa; [3:10] "Jock-A-Mo" (aka "Iko Iko") by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford; [3:18] "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show; [3:30] "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin" by Journey; [3:51] "Goofy Goober Rock" from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; [3:55] "MMMBop" by Hanson; [4:08] "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede; [4:10] "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock; [4:16] "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka; [4:25] "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen; [4:42] "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga; [4:46] "Can't Get You Outta My Head" by Kylie Minogue; [4:52] "Limbo La La" by James Lloyd; [4:56] "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie; [5:13] "Wanna Be Starting Something" by Michael Jackson; [5:20] "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam ** see this dedicated post for original song links

arranged by: VoicePlay

My favorite bits:

the stomp sending Eli flying

everyone "watching" the UFO flyby and waving to it

the big wind-up before the others join Tony in rocking out

Earl's little chugging motions during Geoff's "ooga chaka" solo, that Layne then picks up for the next section

using the ♫ "goo-ood-byyye" ♫ as an actual exit line

Trivia:

This medley was part of their setlist for several years, including during the 2014 Sing-Off tour.

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title: Don't Stop Believin'

original songs / performers: [8:00] "Don't Stop Believin'"; [10:38] "Open Arms"; and [10:47] "Any Way You Want It" by Journey; [10:31] "Oh Sherrie" by Steve Perry

written by: all songs written by Steve Perry in collaboration – "Don't Stop Believin'" with Jonathan Cain & Neal Schon; "Oh Sherrie" with Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf, & Bill Cuomo; "Open Arms" with Jonathan Cain; "Any Way You Want It" with Neal Schon

arranged by: Layne Stein & Geoff Castellucci

My favorite bits:

the rare pairing up of Geoff and Tony & Eli and Layne during the first set of harmonies

Earl giving the camera a pointed look

Geoff's growl note as everyone but Earl drops out

the stacking of the polyphony section

Trivia:

Contrary to the cameraperson's assertion, Earl did not "mess up" the melody. That's how VoicePlay's arrangement goes. It's intentionally different from the original Journey version that she was probably expecting.

VoicePlay had been performing this arrangement since at least 2009, when they were still going by 4:2:Five.

In 2016, they were the featured guests at Camp A Cappella, and recorded a video for this song with the campers.

They later recorded a full version of "Any Way You Want It" during the second round of their PartWork series.

For a couple years, Eli also sang with a Journey cover band called Raised On Radio in between VoicePlay gigs.

#VoicePlay #live performance #a cappella #music #video #long post

[dancingsunflowers-ocs]

Here's one of five asks coming at you for OC Creator Bingo!

For Ronnie Brooks, how does she meet Steve? Is it through her work at STAKE, or does she only meet him when she joined the Avengers?

Where is Ronnie/what is she doing during the fall of SHEILD/the events of Winter Solider?

Does she have any contact with the Agents of Shield crew?

What is an important moment she spends with the rest of the Avengers?

Other than Steve, who is her favourite member of the Avengers?

Thank you for the asks @ninjasawakenedmystar! 💕 I'm SO sorry for the super late reply. I hope you dearly understand!! 💕

For Ronnie Brooks, how does she meet Steve? Is it through her work at STAKE, or does she only meet him when she joined the Avengers? Ronnie first meets Steve when she is assigned to work with him through her work at STAKE to help with familiarize with the modern world. She meets him again when Nick Fury assigns her to join the Avengers.

Where is Ronnie/what is she doing during the fall of SHEILD/the events of Winter Solider? Ronnie was briefly working with SHEILD and when Tony is angry at Bucky for the death of his father Howard Stark. She feels conflicted, because at that point, she is starting to develop romantic feelings for Steve, and as naive as it sounds, she's basically like "if Steve trusts this guy - he must be alright" and this is a moment where she finally puts Tony in his place, telling him that he's so selfish, and not as perfect as he thinks he is.

Does she have any contact with the Agents of Shield crew? She does, she is in contact with Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons, both she had good relationship with, whilst she worked briefly for SHEILD.

What is an important moment she spends with the rest of the Avengers? The most important moment Ronnie spends with the rest of the Avengers is probably the funeral of Tony Stark, because it was a moment that she realises that the Avengers are her found family and that feeling is important to her.

Other than Steve, who is her favourite member of the Avengers? Ronnie has a close friendship with both Natasha and Bucky, once she warns up to them and eventually gets to know when quite well through working together. She also gets on well with Bruce Banner and finds him easy to talk to, when he's not in Hulk-Mode. Ronnie also has a good relationship with Peter Parker and sees him as the little brother she always wanted, but never had.

#oc: veronica brooks #fd: marvel #ocappreciation #ocapp #ocfairygodmother #ocb2023 #oc creator bingo 2023 #oc creator bingo #fd: mcu

[cleoenfaserum]

CHOLOLATE CREAM MURDERESS

There is no mystery here. We know the whodunit. We also know why she did it, and I am going to let the cat out of the bag, she was crazy bananas or bongas. So what the hell, what piqued my interest was how she went about it which is what is being told and where she ended up.

But the following article which I came across by chance was what set me off to write this blog which I hope you enjoy.

Broadmoor archives go online, revealing the story of its most crazed inmate | Daily Mail Online

This is her ... as she was pictured...

About Christiana Edmunds character... (Wikipedia)

785-1 https://youtu.be/T3u5NRaveIE

READ: The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer: The Poisonous Passion of Christiana Edmunds – Women's History Network (womenshistorynetwork.org)

A BBC Radio adaptation of John Fletcher's play about Christiana Edmunds, the "Chocolate Cream Killer", who carried out a series of poisonings in Brighton in the early 1870's. When people start falling ill all over early 19th century Brighton, everyone thinks it's cholera due to the lack of proper sewers. Little do the police know that it's actually the work of a middle-aged spinster who, thwarted in love, its taking her revenge on all of the citizens of Brighton with very special montelimars and pralines. Obsession, bad drains, royalty, murder and chocolate all play their part ...

785-2 https://youtu.be/TUvG2dm5eVQ

The Great Chocolate Murders : John Fletcher : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Great Chocolate Murders : John Fletcher : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

READ: A historical murder: The Chocolate Box Poisoner - Robin Stevens (robin-stevens.co.uk)

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley Ep 11 - Christiana Edmunds: The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer Lucy Worsley looks at the crimes of women from the 19th and early 20th centuries from a contemporary, feminist perspective.

Lucy explores the story of Margaret Garner, an enslaved mother in 1850s America, who commits a murder that transforms her into an icon of tragedy and resistance. Her life inspired Tony Morrison’s Pulitzer-winning novel Beloved.

To explore Margaret Garner’s remarkable story and its contemporary resonances Lucy is joined by Nikki M Taylor, Professor of African American History at Howard University in Washington DC and the author of Driven Towards Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio.

Margaret Garner and her small four children are owned by a farmer in the slave state of Kentucky, and they live a tantalising 16 miles from Cincinnati in the free state of Ohio. Margaret and her husband Robert, who is enslaved on a nearby farm, decide to risk their lives, and the lives of their children, for a chance of freedom on the other side of the Ohio River. On the night of 27th January 1856, in temperatures close to -20 degrees celsius, the family escapes on a sleigh and, against the odds, they evade capture and make it across the frozen river to what they hope will be freedom and safety. But their owners are hard on their heels, and soon Margaret will have to give a terrible answer to the question ‘is slavery a fate worse than death?’.

Lucy wants to know what life was like for Margaret as an enslaved woman, wife and mother. How can we hear the voices of enslaved women when they left so few records of their lives? What does Margaret’s story tell us about the lives of black women in America today? What effect did her story have on the abolitionist movement, and how can her story inform the fight against slavery and sex trafficking today?

785-3 https://youtu.be/W4si-Wpu_kc

11. Christiana Edmunds – Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley (australian-podcasts.com)

READ OR LISTEN... Broadmoor revealed: The Victorian asylum | The National Archives

READ: Victorian Broadmoor revealed in free online book - BBC News

Broadmoor is Britain's most notorious hospital prison for the criminally insane, whose infamous inmates have included Ronnie Kray and 'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe. Currently Broadmoor houses 400 of the most difficult, disturbed and dangerous people in Britain. With material from inside the hospital, this film offers a unique insight into how a civilised society treats those who are both bad and mad. Originally broadcast in 2002.

785-4 https://youtu.be/-4BaCt5tlgI

#Youtube

[smithqjohns]

I just watched Village of the Giants (1965) by Bert I. Gordon at Hollywood Theater, Portland Oregon.

(I wouldn’t say this contains spoilers but it does mention a lot of parts in the film, so avoid if you are already planning to watch and want to go in “freshhhhh”.)

I’ve seen only a few of his films but read a book about him and have watched many clips of his most popular scenes, and I’m a big fan in general. Bert is considered a B-movie director but a lot of folks may know him because of his inspiration on director’s of my generation like Tarantino. B-movies peaked in my opinion in the 60’s, popularity wise I think they did as well. They would often be the first of two movies on a double bill of course, along with keeping numerous drive-in movies theaters in business (and I’ll never understand why drive-in movies haven’t yet made a major comeback, but that’s for another time).

Maybe because it was on the big screen but for me a movie like this is the epitome of the perfect B-movie. This has a handful of really bad laughable effects and not always great acting but otherwise is much closer to being an A-movie than most B-movies, by this point Bert is obviously a capable filmmaker, not just a novice.

Why I liked this so much: the movie immediately starts off with a raw surf style song by Jack Nitzsche (who worked with Rolling Stones and Neil Young) with half naked giant people dancing in slow motion. Maybe it’s hard not to appreciate unless you see it on the big screen but this is one of my absolute favorite intros.

From there we see a crashed car in the rain. A woman gets out yelling as if injured and then we realize the car is full of teens (probably all at least 18 by that point, if not close to 30) that are in fact not injured and couldn’t care less about the situation they are in. They then dance in the pouring rain and wrestle in the mud like heathens.

These types of movies weren’t generally rated and didn��t have nudity or swearing but at that time were considered almost risqué, with many teens not being allowed by their parents to watch it. By the 80’s you’d see this kind of thing on TV often and it would probably be rated PG, if was rated at all.

Beyond that it (like many other Bert and his ilk productions) was full of stomachs, thick hips, big breasts and lots of close-ups of go-go style dancing. Somewhere between mainstream films of the 60’s (with little scenes of skin) and the X-rated films you could of course only see in certain theaters (like in New York). The spectrum today much larger and nuanced.

Now for the premise, or least the beginning of the film: A kid (Opie Taylor!) creates a substance that will make you grow. We see a cat grow, then ducks, then a dog. The teens then decide to keep it a secret to get rich but the large ducks escape (because they are show up at a go-go bar (where the great but mostly forgotten 60’s group) The Beau Brummels play (an awesome, in my opinion, garage rock song). Everyone is dancing almost too provocatively when the ducks start dancing and mimicking the humans.

If this sounds funny to you then you should watch this film. The teens then find their duck and when the music stops one of them says proudly and matter of factly, “That’s my duck. Then soon after some more dancing and kissing and silly dialogue, they barbecue these massive ducks in a park so for the entire town to eat (see video below). People holding big pieces of meat and eating live cavemen. That’s just the beginning, I won’t spoil the rest.

Before the movie started someone spoke and mentioned how the cast included many famous people’s children: Lloyd Bridges’ son (Beau (of course famous in his own right, but a pretty shitty actor for the most part here), Rod Serling’s daughter, Mickey Rooney’s son, Charles O’Neals son (Kevin, although most people would probably recognize his brother Ryan, or niece Tatum, before Charles).

This film also starred Ron Howard (as Ronny Howard, probably to distance himself to keep his reputation clean for The Andy Griffith Show) and his dad Rance Howard, a familiar face that has been in many films. Along with that it also starred Toni Basil, who most people know from the wildly popular song “Mickey” from the 80’s. By the way, she was the one to suggest they barbecue the duck.

Last person I would like to note is Tommy Kirk, who many may know from The Absent Minded Professor, Shaggy Dog (original of course), and Swiss Family Robinson, among numerous other popular films from the late 50’s / early 60’s, mostly if not all Disney Films.

He had just been fired from Disney because he was gay before he started acting in movies like this one. (Something interesting about him that I think you can see in this film is that he had the potential in the 70’s to be the next “handsome” leading man. He had the talent and looks, but as someone who has seen a lot of films I’d never seen him after the 60’s, so I looked him up. He retired at a very young age, pretty soon after this film was made. Also watching this I thought it was a shame he never played Jimmy Stewart’s son. I think that would’ve been a great match, mainly because they are both skinny and have the same shaped head…)

The only thing I didn’t like about this film was that there was a guy in the theater behind me with a very obnoxious laugh that must’ve been high because he was laughing nonstop, to the point that when a person on screen just turned a light on he laughed hysterically and I whispered, “why is that funny?” He of course didn’t respond. Too happy…

Usually the Letterboxd app is pretty generous with a lot or at least some classic B-movies, but only gives this (currently) 4.2 stars out of 10, which I feel is a little unfair. This movie is really fun throughout, and whether it intends to or not, has a lot of laughs. The scenes with the fake giant arms and giant legs are laugh out loud funny (see video). The movie has many flaws but was highly entertaining to me. If you’re a fan of Bert or these types of films, I highly recommend it. (There’s also an MST3K version. And the poster by the way is awesome. See photo…)

I give it 8.4 stars out of 10.

#Youtube

[niiicedave]

Frank Zappa and The Mothers - “Billy The Mountain (Live At Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1971)”

Billy the mountain Billy the mountain A regular picturesque Postcardy mountain Residing between lovely Rosamond and Gorman With his stunning wife Ethell A tree! A tree!

Billy was a mountain Ethel was a tree Growing off of his shoulder Billy was a mountain Ethel was a tree Growing off of his shoulder

Billy had two big Caves for eyes With a cliff for a jaw That would go up 'n down And whenever it did He'd puff out some dust And hack up a boulder (hack!) Hack up a boulder (hack! hack!) Hack up a boulder (hack! hack! hack!) Hack up a boulder

Now, one day, a man in a checkered suit drove up in a big Lincoln continental, and he laid a huge Bulging envelope right at the corner of billy the mountain Right where his 'foot' was supposed to be Now, billy the mountain, he couldn't believe it! All those postcards he'd posed for, for over these years And finally, now, at last, his royalties! Royalties! [repeat: x5] You might also like Call Any Vegetable (Live) Frank Zappa Tears Began to Fall Frank Zappa Bobby Brown (Goes Down) Frank Zappa Billy the mountain was rich! his eyeball-caves widened in amazement His cliff (which was his jaw), it dropped thirty feet! Ooh, a bunch of dust puffed out! rocks and boulders hacked up (hack! hack! hack! hack hack! hack! hack!) crushing 'the Lincoln'! Now, the man in the checkered suit, well Without his car he went screaming off into the desert at sunset All the way to Rosamond to get a beer and tell everybody there Including Ronnie Cook what had happened to his car I gave him the money He acted real funny He hocked up a rock and It totaled my car!

Oh, do you Know any trucks Might be bound for the Valley? I don't want to stand here All night in this bar (dear lord)

I don't want to stand here All night in this bar (no shit!)

I don't want to stand here All night in this bar! By two o'clock, and the bars are already closed down Billy had already broken 'the big news' to Ethel With dust and boulders everywhere, billy, choked with excitement, announced "Ethel, we're going on a vacation!"

Yes, and they were going on a vacation! (oh, and Ethel, Ethel, Ethel, Ethel just like a woman Of course she was delighted! she creaked a little bit And some old birds flew off of her Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song) Billy told Ethel they were going to They were going to New York! "Ethel, we're going to New York!" But first they were gonna stop in Las Vegas It's off to Las Vegas To check out the lounges Pull a few handles Drink a few beers (oh, Ethel!)

Ethel, my darling You know that I love you! I'm glad we could have a Vacation this year! (oh, neet-o!)

Glad we could have a Vacation this year!

They left that night, crunchin' across the mojave desert Their voices echoing through the canyons of your minds "Ethel, want to get a cuppa cawfee?" (Howard Johnson's! [Repeat: 4x])

"there's a Howard Johnsons! want to eat some clams?" The first noteworthy piece of real estate they destroyed was Edwards Air Force Base And to this very day, 'wing nuts' and data reduction clerks alike Speak in reverent whispers about that fateful night when Test stand number one and the rocket sled itself got LUNCHED! By a famous mountain-in and his small, wooden wife Good bye to Las Vegas Farewell to the lounges We pulled a few handles We drank a few beers

Guess that George Putnam Should be on the air now With the biggest new story That has broken this year (George Putnam!)

His biggest new story That has broken this year (Take it away, George!)

"Word just in to the KTTV news service undeniably links This mountain and his wife to drug abuse And pay-offs as part of a San Joaquin Valley smut ring! However, we can assure parents in the Southern California area That a recent narcotics crack-down In Torrance, Hawthorne, Lomita Westchester, Playa del Rey, Santa Monica Tujunga, Sunland, San Fernando, Pacoima, Sylmar Newhall, Canoga Park Palmdale, Glendale, Irwindale Rolling Hills, Granada Hills, Shadow Hills, Cheviot Hills Will provide the secret evidence The Palmdale grand jury has needed to seek a criminal indictment And pave the way for stiffer legislation, increased federal aid And avert a crippling strike of bartenders and veterinarians throughout the inland empire But it is this reporter's opinion that Ethel is a former Communist" Within the week, Jerry Lewis had hosted a telethon ("wah wah wah, nice lady!") to raise funds for the injured (injured) and homeless (homeless) in Denver As Billy had just levelled it, and, a few miles right outside of town Billy caused a 'Oh Mein Papa' in the earth's crust Right over the secret underground dumps where they keep the pools of old poison gas And obsolete germ bombs, just as a freak tornado cruised through (my baby, my baby, my baby, my baby) [repeat: x3]

Sucking up two thirds of it (suck! suck! suck!) For untimely dispersal over vast stretches of ... WATTS! Now, it was about this time, I think it was right outside of Columbus, Ohio that billy got his notice to report for his induction physical Now, believe me, Ethel said she wasn't gonna let him go!

"I'm not gonna let you go, billy!" And george putnam, the right-wing creepo fascist pig newscaster from los angeles said (take it away george putnam The right-wing fascist radical creepo pig newscaster from los angeles!)

"we now have confirmed reports from an informed orange county minister That ethell is still an active communist And it's this reporter's opinion that she also practices witch-craft!"

It was about this time that the telephone rang in the secret briefcase Belonging to the one mortal man Who might be able to stop all of this senseless destruction and save 'america herself'!

Now, some men say he looked like (he looked like) Felix Pappalardi (Felix Pappalardi); still others say (others say) Bullshit, man (bullshit, man) he was just born (he was born) Next to the frozen beef pies at Gristede's (frozen beef pies) Still others say (others say he was just another) Again, he was just a crazy Italian (crazy Italian) who drove a red car You see it was hard to tell (but nobody knows) Nobody knew for sure (for sure) He was so (so) mysterious (mysterious) Oh yes, he was He was so (he was so, he was so!) Mysterious!

He was so Mysterious!

Cause when a person gets to be Such a hero, folks And marvelous beyond compute You can never really tell About a guy like that (whether he's really a nice person Or if he just smiles a lot) (what?) Or if he has a son named 'pinocchio' Or what?

Whether he's really a nice person or if he has a son named 'pinocchio' or what? Some men say he could fly Some men say he could swim Others say he could sing (like neil sedaka) And all the girls in flushing Would be amazed of him (two, three!) Amazed of him!

Time passes... January, February, March, July Wednesday August Irwindale 2:30 in the afternoon Sunday! Monday... Funny Cars! Walnut! Friday City of Industry Big John Mazamanian!

So when the phone rang In the secret briefcase (thank you) A strong masculine hand With a wristwatch And flexy bracelet Grabbed it And answered In a deep, calmly assured voice:

"yes, this is he! what? a mountain with a tree growing off of its shoulder? You're fulla shit, man, what? what, uh, are, are you sure? Oh well, alright, let me write this down then, sorta take a few notes here, to new york? Causing untold destruction?" (my baby, my baby, my baby, my baby, oh! My baby, my baby, my baby, my baby My baby, my baby My baby, my baby, my baby My baby, my baby) (my baby, my baby, my baby)

"wanted for draft evasion? Can I, can I fly there immediately and reason with him? An expense account? and per diem, too?" Some men say he could dance! Yes, he could dance And here it is, ladies and gentlemen The studebaker hoch dancing lesson & cosmic prayer for guidance featuring aynsley dunbar Twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, hey! Right hand from the heart-uh (professional) Left hand from the heart-uh (exquisite) Right hand from the heart-uh (homunculus) Left hand from the left shoulder To the heart-uh

Twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, twirly, hey! There were a number of rumors circulating about studebaker hoch recently Consider if you will the rumors that have spread that he could write The lord's prayer on the head of a pin! Some men say he could write the lord's prayer On the head of a Head of a Head of a pin (three dog night) (yeah)

Other still maintain the fact! (good god!) He was born next to the frozen beef pies (and that was the main influence on him!)

Boldly springing into action, he phoned his wife (who ran a modeling school) Whereupon she he ran around the back of 'gimbel's' To see if he could find some big un-used cardboard boxes

After which, he hit up gristede's for some 'kaiser broiler foil' Some 'aunt jemima syrup', and a pair of blunt scissors! hey-hey! Yes, and in the parking lot across the street from the One fifth avenue hotel (in between a pair of customized trucks where nobody was looking) He cut out a pair of really, really nice wings, and he covered 'em thoroughly with foil . . . thoroughly with foil thoroughly with foil . . . thoroughly with foil . . . thorougly with foil Thoroughly with foil Thoroughly with with foil!

Then he took those 'wings' And wedged one under each of his powerful arms and sneaked into a telephone booth

He closed the door! and he pulled down his gray denim bus driver type pants And he spread even amounts of aunt jemima syrup all over the inside of his legs Right underneath his boxer pretty shorts, ha ha ha! Soon the booth was filling with flies! (help me, help me, help me!) He held open the legs of his boxer shorts so they could all get in Yes! and when each and every one of those little Each and every one of those little cocksuckin' flies had gone into his boxer shorts And was lapping up all that good aunt jemima syrup He bent over and he put his head between his legs And he said to those little flies in a clear, impressive voice "new york!" And the booth and everything lifted up, out of the parking lot, and into the sky! Studebaker Yeah, yeah Studebaker Studebaker

Studebaker Yeah, yeah Studebaker Studebaker

He's coating his legs With aunt jemima syrup up and down!

His shorts'll be filled with flies That will be buzzing all around! (help me, help me, help me!)

Stoodlabaker hoch He's really outa sight! Stoodlabaker hoch He does it every night! Stoodlabaker hoch He treats the flies all right Stoodla-baker hoch That's why they never bite, hey!

(please to new york! Fly to new york!)

He could be a dog Or a frog Or a lesbian queen!

(fly to new york!) He could be a nark Or a lady marine!

Or he might play dirty! He's over thirty! (getting old? say! I don't know!)

His peculiar attire And the flies he require Keep leading him on Cause ethell is gone And the mountain she's on

(please to new york! Fly to new york!)

(fly to new york!) (i don't know!) His peculiar attire And the flies he require Keep leading him on Cause ethell is gone They keep leading him on Cause ethell is gone And the mountain she's on

We join studebaker hoch standing on the edge of billy the mountain's mouth "billy? I've come to reason with you! Our great country needs you in the armed forces! Why, it's all fair and square, the lottery, you know? your number came up You can't go on running like this forever." Ethell shook her twigs angrily, but studebaker hoch, un-ferturbed, continued "listen, you (cough cough) listen, you communist son-of-a-bitch! You better get your ass down there for your fuckin' physical Or I'll see to it that you get used for fill dirt In some impending new jersey marsh reclamation And your girl-friend here will wind up disguised as a series of brooms Primitive ironing boards (or a dog house) Get the (cough, cough), get the picture?" Billy just laughed "ho, ho, ho! if they think they're gonna draft me, they're crazy!" Now you'd remember that studebaker hoch was standing on the edge of billy's mouth So that when he laughed, he lost his balance and unfortunately fell Screaming, two hundred feet into the rubble below!

(that was only one hundred feet, you carnaby cutie Let's hear another set!)

Which only goes to prove A mountain is something You don't want to fuck with You don't want to fuck with Don't fuck around (don't fuck around)

Don't fuck with billy And don't fuck with ethell

(you saw what just happened To the guy with the flies!)

Don't fuck around! [repeat: x7]

With Biddilly, biddilly Biddilly, biddilly, biddilly

Biddilly The Mountin!

Biddilly The Mountin!

Thank you for coming to our concert. good night

#youtube

[bryndeavour]

wip wednesday

** in which a grand house sits on the edge of an old west town, Ms. Win, granted a swift divorce from her philandering and gambling husband, the town Sheriff Thursday, runs a lush house of some repute where gentleman of all sorts give entertainment and comfort for any weary traveler or townsperson seeking their services **

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Morse stumbled through getting his boots and stiff uncomfortable clothing off, and once finally stripped down he splashed himself at the wash basin for a bit of a refresher. The sun was out but that was as much he knew about the time, so he finally opened his window to the bustle of the street below. Even at this end of the town things were busy in the daylight. Wagons carted goods to all the various shops, errands were run, and business was being put on. The window beside his, within arms reach, had a set of long legs propped on the edge and if Morse leaned forward he could see the smoke wreathing out from behind it. 

“Morning, Morse,” Box’s feet withdrew and his head craned forward into view with a cigarette in his lips and one eye squinted. His gaze dragged from Morse’s tousled hair to his pained squinting and all the way down to his flagrant nudity, “Fuckin hell. You look rough.” 

Morse would have argued it but he did feel like absolute shit so the most he managed was a knowing shrug. 

“Don’t forget,” Box took the cigarette from his mouth and shook his hair back in the cross breeze, “Ms. Win wants us in the parlor at midday.”

“What?” Morse knew it sounded familiar but there was a throbbing in his skull that was drowning out most rational thought. 

“Al heard tell it’s a new doctor,” Box’s brows raised. 

“Mrs-” It was a hard habit to break, calling her Mrs., “Ms. Win told him that?” 

“Well,” Box leaned both elbows on the sill and gestured with his large hands, “Joan and Jim were-” He gestured. 

“Flirting painfully and mercilessly?” Morse muttered and opened his eyes wider with a few blinks. He was waking up slowly. 

“Flutterin’ lashes and all,” Box flicked his cigarette down on the road, except he seemed to be aiming for one particular old man with a bent back and straw hat. The cigarette actually hit the brim, bounced past his face, and fell to the dirt. 

“Son of a bitch!” The man squawked up at him. 

“Oh, that you Howard?” Box smiled in a slimy way that Morse recognized, “Didn’t recognize you with that limp.” 

Morse rolled his eyes. Howard’s wife had started coming round a few weeks ago and she was a loud woman both in the bedroom and without. The entire town knew by now, about both her visits to Win’s and her husband’s particular inability to rise to the occasion. She was rather frank about it. 

“Fuck off, Box!” Howard’s voice actually strained in his genuine annoyance. 

“Got a free slot tonight,” Box curled his lips and winked, “I’ll give you a discount. Buy one-get-one, on your wife’s tab.” 

Howard had also cheated Box out of cards around the same time his wife began to frequent the house. Ronnie was absolutely living for it. 

“The doctor.” Morse reminded Box as Howard went cursing off down the street. 

“Right, so Joan slipped to Jim they got a new doctor. Then Win cancels all our appointments for today. Mandatory house meeting, remember?” 

Morse thought that through. Joan tells Jim, Jim tells Ian, Ian tells Jakes and Jakes tells everyone. There was always the possibility it was a lie but the established predictable train of gossip wasn’t usually wrong. 

“Midday, you said?” Morse scratched across his bare chest and yawned.

Box was moving. Buttoning his open grey shirt and tucking the tails into his dark pants, “Mmmhmmm. Which I’d say,” Box pointed out to the road where a neat little carriage rounded the road and pulled up out front, “Is bout now.” 

The carriage door opened to reveal the voluminous skirts of Miss Frazil, Ms. Win, and a bowler hat wearing stranger who he couldn’t quite see from this angle. Win looked up at him, the windowsill only providing modesty from certain angles, and she furrowed her brows. 

“As rousing of an afternoon it is, Morse dear,” She glanced down his nude body swiftly, “We have company, if you wouldn’t mind putting something on.” 

“And a good afternoon to you too, Morse!” Miss Frazil called with a loud laugh and made no effort to disguise her looking him over. 

The stranger looked up at him placidly through round spectacles. His brows raised but his expression was nearly impossible to read from here. There was something scrutinizing about his gaze, but he didn’t blush or laugh or even grimace. He simply observed Morse there, tilted his hat slightly in greeting, and then moved on to follow the women inside. Morse realized that his sudden warmth wasn’t the afternoon sun, but the slight flush of embarrassment that blossomed over his neck and chest and he swiftly ducked inside and closed his shutters.

#wip wednesday #My writing #weve already got fred content #and max and morse #and boxfancy #its a whole ass universe lads #win and joan run this shit #THIS IS ABOUT BUSINESS WOMEN

[new-sandrafilter]

- full speech :

I’m here to give the award for Best Original Screenplay to the Safdie brothers and Ronnie Bronstein. It was challenging for me to write these remarks, not only because of the incredible and intimidating talent in this room tonight, but because what the Safdies do for me as filmmakers is so revolutionary, it’s hard to limit the remarks to just the screenplay. Also, because I’m a dumb 24-year-old actor, I’ve never written anything. I stand on a mark, I say what people tell me to say.

I don’t know what insight I have about screenwriting, but here’s my go. Trying to describe their approach to writing, it’s to know exactly what they want in a pre-production process going into filming, and then on the day, finding those jewels and gems in the rough of collaboration and the day to day adrenaline of filmmaking. A frenetic stylistic approach to filmmaking that can be interpreted as improvisational and unplanned, but make no mistake, with the Safdies and with Ronnie, it’s not. This task is made easier when the actors you’re working with are of the caliber of Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, and Keith Richard Williams. That’s not Keith Richards, that’s Keith Richard Williams. If you’ve never heard of him, that’s because the Safdies literally found him on the street in New York and cast him, like half of the characters in their movies, which sucks for actors like myself with résumés.

Their 2017 film Good Time was a straight shot about a bank robbery gone wrong, and a deranged young man’s relentless and untiring attempt to free his brother from custody. The movie follows Robert Pattinson’s descent into moral-less madness. If Good Time was a shot of tequila, then Uncut Gems plays like cocaine and mushrooms with a little sprinkle of Alka-Seltzer on top. Adam Sandler gives a truly awe-inspiring performance. It’s like Adam Sandler watched Punch-Drunk Love and was like ‘I’m going to do exactly that again, except the exact opposite.’ And Josh and Benny and Ronnie created a tornado of stress, swag, fucked-up intrigue and unapologetic, raw, truthful filmmaking. These are movies people my age can actually not get bored as fuck watching.

Let me end on this anecdote, and I apologize for personalizing it. About a month ago I texted the guy I look up the most to in the business, inviting him to a premiere. He said he couldn’t come, but he invited me to a dinner with Martin Scorsese that would be happening 30 minutes later that night. I was literally on the toilet when I got that text. So I did Google Maps check, I was uptown within 30 minutes. I hope not to embarrass you if you’re here tonight, but at the dinner I was shocked by Mr. Scorsese’s self-depreciation, his razor sharp wit, and his good humor. I was the young guy at the table but I was having trouble keeping up with the pace of conversation and the sophistication of movies being referenced.

I made a joke about how if The Irishman was successful, I’d never work again, because from now on I’d be auditioning against James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Chaplin. He very calmly and humbly said it was now time for a new generation of filmmakers to take over. He pointed out, for example, the Safdie brothers. I didn’t know in that moment, but he actually executive produced Uncut Gems. The comparisons are obvious: They’re both truly New York filmmakers in their blood, they both explore the psyche of devilish and morally ambiguous protagonists. In many ways, Adam Sandler Howard Ratner parallels Ray Liotta’s strung out Henry Hill in Goodfellas. This is high praise. I know it. Who am I to dole it out? And yet this is no longer the golden age of cinema. It’s no one’s fault — except maybe Ronald Reagan, no just kidding.

It seems every expression of art has its great moment in time. And yet this is why we need the Safdie brothers right now. This is why we need Barry Jenkins, and Greta Gerwig, and Mati Diop, and Ari Aster, Lulu Wang — not to reignite the golden age party that is definitively over. The world is on fire as we speak. [We need them] to make the art that is truthful to the times and a true mirror of our times. And, in the Safdies’ case, really unapologetic too. Maybe it won’t be as big of a party, but it will be unique as fuck.

#timothee chalamet #uncut gems #timmy #nbrawards

[kwebtv]

Twilight Zone: Walking Distance - CBS  -  October 30, 1959

Drama / Fantasy

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Gig Young as Martin Sloan

Frank Overton as Robert Sloan

Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Sloan

Michael Montgomery as Young Marty

Ronnie Howard as Wilcox Boy

Byron Foulger as Charlie

Sheridan Comerate as Gas Station Attendant

Joseph Corey as Soda Jerk

Buzz Martin as Teenager

Nan Peterson as Woman in Park

Pat O'Malley as Mr. Wilson

The episode was listed as the ninth best episode in the history of The Twilight Zone by Time magazine 

Ending Narration:

“Martin Sloan, age thirty-six, vice-president in charge of media. Successful in most things but not in the one effort that all men try at some time in their lives—trying to go home again. And also like all men, perhaps there'll be an occasion, maybe a summer night sometime, when he'll look up from what he's doing and listen to the distant music of a calliope, and hear the voices and the laughter of the people and the places of his past. And perhaps across his mind there'll flit a little errant wish, that a man might not have to become old, never outgrow the parks and the merry-go-rounds of his youth. And he'll smile then too, because he'll know it is just an errant wish, some wisp of memory not too important really, some laughing ghosts that cross a man's mind, that are a part of the Twilight Zone.”

(Wikipedia)

#Walking Distance #Twilight Zone #TV #1959 #Drama #Fantasy #CBS #Title #Gid Young #Frank Overton #Irene Tedrow

[lockdownuk]

Lockdown Diary Part 2

A personal account during the lockdown in the UK due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

23/03/2020 8:30pm Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, gives a live address to the nation to, effectively, put the country on lockdown to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus strain, Covid-19.

Many of us have been self-isolating for days but this latest development within the UK in reaction to the pandemic feels very serious and very scary. I decided to keep a simple diary and where better but online.

Day 31: I went to Tesco’s at Hampton at @8pm. It was weird. But I made it less weird by buying (amongst all the legit stuff I needed and some stuff for Karen’s mum) more booze. I have, atm about 30 assorted cans and 60 assorted bottles. I’m gonna stop buying booze now until I’m down to the last dozen. I don’t want owt to happen and I leave many behind!

Day 32: More than a calender month! I was rung up by a recruitment agent today about a contract with DHL as a remote support engineer to their aviation section. €400 a day! I’ve applied. Few beers tonight, watching a new Netflix release (Extraction) and catching up with Fog, Ham, Andy and Rog later at 10:30pm - yikes, might be pissed.

Day 33: Typing this on day 34. Dossed around during the day, few beers and another video call with fog, Ham and Rig plus I invited John Monk along. He was his usual self and signed off from the call with a moonie! Later on I had the pleasure of Scottish Louise video calling me! She was pissed, in her shed drinking den at her home with some neighbour called Ronnie and her daughter Ellie. She was her usual outrageous self who imaprted such gems as “Tim, you look old” and “Roger on coke is the only time I’ve taken it up the arse”. Nice.

Day 34: Today I skyped Laurie and ‘met’ Matthew and Nicholas for the first time. It was bloody fantatsic. Janine was there as well.I cannot believe it takes lockdown (plus an idea to get Laurie to add me to his regular Monday skype chat with Dad) that managed to get us doing something that should have happened years ago! It was so great to talk to them all face-to-face. Janine hasn’t changed a bit, Matthew is very quiet with Nicholas being the more gregorious twin. And Laurie is still Laurie. I’m reminded of how much I sort of miss him! It was all so comfortable. I loved it! Tomorrow is Dad’s 85th hence the 3-way chat idea. I hope it comes off!

Day 35: So dad and Laurie and I skyped. It was OK but my video feed was very dark, (still dunno why) and Lauire’s kept freezing. I dropped out so as to leave them to it, my thinking being the extra person takes up bandwidth, with the promise I’d call dad later. Before I could, Rita called me and suggested Dad and I skype, which we did. So, all in all, a good day of comms! And Dad seems his happy usual self - 85 years old! Amazing.

Day 36: I am really struggling to motivate myself this week. Today, I’ve done fuck all of note. That is all.

Day 37: A similar day to yesterday. All I have really managed to do is lay down audio from Pink Floyd (Absolutely Curtains) to a video I shot of a cow on yesterday’s walk. I am having a downer of a week without any good reason why, ld aside. I have worn my new walking boots today (’cos my old ones are leaking, I found out yesterday) and they fucking hurt, despite having tried to wear them in for months, albeit pathetically. Also, a few days ago (Friday 24th April), I got notification from HM Revenue & Customs that I’m getting tax rebate (from 2018-19) of £392. Yay!

Day 38: I received notification today that I’ve got a speeding ticket…last Thursday back from Tesco’s - 87mph somewhere between the A1 and Elton. I am hoping it’s a fixed penalty. I dunno whether it is yet, I just have to send the form off confirming it’s my car and I was driving. I spoke with Lynda from Woodfords asking her to ask for a rent reduction before I sign for another year. Plus, I let her know that I will be Howard and Sue’s eyes as the look at rental properties in Oundle - I do hope they return although it would be a shame for them that their plans have been scuppered (she’s lost her job in Oz due to Covid-19)

Day 39: Today I started another piece of exercise - up and down the stairs 26 times. Not sure why 26 - it was some thing online to do with the London Marathon, I think. It fucking killed. I used 13 clothes pegs for a counting system. I asked Karen to pick up some stuff when she was shopping (burgers, radishes) - Dan dropped them off, He was with Shaggy (driving his van) and going to see Jonah. That pisses me off - they should be social distancing, ffs.

Discoevered, today, that Cornershop, post-Brinful are fucking excellent. listening to the album ‘England is a Garden’ as I type.

Day 40: That 26 times up and down the stairs is fucking hard. I did videos about it today. My legs are aching like fuck right now.

Day 41: Just done Young Sam’s (Sam Clews) quiz. 3rd week running and it’s now become a habit and something I look forward to. Out of all the internet driven socialising I’m undertaking in ld, this is the weirdest - I feel totally detatched from all others taking part but, now, would feel pissed off if I didn’t or couldn’t join in. I got 47/70 this week. My best score and only about 8 off the winning score  -  most others aren’t doing it on their own!

Today’s walk was a cloudy one - I captured some fine, dramatic pics of the clouds. I am getting into this photography lark, albeit very amateurish. But, when I post any pics online (mostly FB), they seem to be widely appreciated, which is nice.

Day 42: Applied for a remote service delivery job with a firm called TTEC. £60k. Finished watching The Outsider. The creepiest TV show I have seen in years. Really great use of background music.

Day 43: Finished Mindhunter S2 last night. It’s so good but I cannot quite put my finger on why. Today has been a nothing day apart from day 2 of me not typing the letter ‘e’ in any post or comments on FB for a week. It’s hard.

Day 44: Watch Anna last night. A Luc Besson film that starts a kick-ass suprermodel. It’s right down my street. Today I have been lazy af. I need to pick up my online learning again…tomorrow, maybe! I watched Andy Murray Resurfacing. A documentary on Amazon. Fantastic. What a top man he is. Completely human and completely inhuman!

Day 45: Much talk in the news of possible lockdown relaxation. I am off the opinion we should stay the course until we are completely assured of beathing this thing i.e. a working, widely available vaccine. Dad and I Skyped - he is doing well, as usual. So is Rita. They both seem very happy in lockdown! Today has been a glorious day, weather wise. I had my walkk at 10ish this morming and it was very warm. Hottest day of the year so far I reckon.

Day 46: Bank holiday Friday (75th anniversary of VE day). Nice walk. Chat with Karen letting her know about being caught speeding just in case I am banned and need some out of town shopping. Watched second episode of DEVS by Alex Garland. It’s good and intriguing. Now, @7pm, gonna eat and hit the beers and smokes.

Day 47: Typing this at 15:45 on day 48. I had lots of beers and a good old chat with Rog…

Day 48: Today’s daily press conference was eagerly anticipated today with rumours of a relaxation in lockdown. It seems it was a fuss about nothing with no clear instructions - I didn’t watch it but, skimming the BBC news site, I shan’t be doing anything different over the next few weeks, not that I would anyway - furlough and self isolation are the order of the day and I won’t change that until I am sure it’s safe. Meanwhile people, including Danny flaunt the rules, it’s been pointed out to me plus I know he spends time with Jonah and Marc. It really fucks me off. So, the actions of the few mean I will lock myself down for as long, if not longer, as it takes. Attended Sam Clews quiz again. It passes the time. Also, I had half a scotch bonnet chilli with tea tonight (roasted veg, cous cous and sausages). Ridiculously hot!

Day 49: Received the speaker I ordered a few days ago (from eBay). It’s an AudioPro Addon T10. I got it for a very reasonable price from a German shop. As a result, the power lead isn;t three pin and that has seriously fucked me right off!

Meanwhile, I did my 26 stair climb before my daily walk today. It was easier than usual (surprise surprise) and I did 7km - but that was tough! ‘Cos I am on (yet another) free trial of Amazon Prime, I am ramping up watching stuff available. Last night I watched Booksmart - really nice little film with a great soundtrack. I am listening to Dan the Automater as I type. Today I watched half (3 eps) of The Night Manager and the film ‘The Founder’. The former is a superb series, the latter an OK film about Ray Kroc - the supposed founder of McDonald’s. Except he wasn’t; he was the wrong side of ambitious and a cunt.

Day 50: Stripped the 2 pin cable from the speaker I received yesterday and wired up a 3 pin plug and it worked. Win. And it sounds great. Win-win. Went to go shopping in Hampton but the car wouldn’t start. Loss. But it was the battery so I managed to borrow Karen’s jump starter which worked. Win.

Spent £107. Loss. But just under £40 was booze plus £10 for two big pizzas, two sides (dirty fries) and some dips. Win. Didn’t do any online learning - seriously fucking letting myself down. Loss.

Did my usual walking and 26 stair climb. The latter is hard but defo getting easier. Win. Day 51: Sam’s 51st birthday on day 51 - coincidence! Today I received my face mask from Lou - House of Stewart tartan. I’m pleased with it and that I have got a mask now. I managed to get up at a reasonable hour, just left 09:00, and revisit my web design course. Module 1, lesson 5 and I am fucking stuck. Trying to code an online CV with a side nav bar and I cannot get it to fucking work. Grrrrrr. Later, i got into a FB dispute (easily distracted due to the above) with someone over his statement of fact (Tim Martin’s treatment of Whetherspoons’ employees) when he doesn’t know it’s fact. It probably is, but that is not the fucking point.  I wish I could leave these sort of spats alone. I am drinking, at 20:45, peppermint tea as I type. Jeez, what’s happened to me?

Day 52: Well, last night took a swift chnage. Rog message me and, to cut a long story short, I hit the beers, also called Foggy later, got trashed. I got up today at gone 1pm. Sam posted on fb that Paul had forgort her birthday yesterday. Oh dear! The 26 stair climb and walking each day is noticeable for how knackered my legs feel all the time, I noticed today!

Day 53: My birthday! Nice comments and banter of FB. Rachael brought round a bottle of whisky; gobsmacked. Karen popped round some beers and sausage rolls. Sam sent a card, as did dad with a £50 cheque. Dan’s ordering me a pizza later.

Chuffed! Day 54: I went to bed late after a lot of beers, huge pizza and chips, a few smokes and a long call with WWJ and video chats with Fog then Rog. Got up around 1pm and dossed with my usual exercises and I made fish pie with a scotch bonnet. Day 55: Late one last night but up early today (11ish). Really fretting about hospital tomorrow. Nervous anyway but the safety aspect, in terms of Covid-19, isn’t helping.

Day 56: Hospital appointment was just for an eye scan so the consultant can review it. I was very surprised to see how few people were wearing face masks! I did two lots of washing today. (After the hospital) I went to Morrsions, Asda (queue too long though), B&M (queue too long though) then Tesco’s. All to buy a baseball cap ‘cos I’m fucked if I’m going to wet my hair each time I go out and want it to look presentable! In Morrsions (no mens’ clothing apart from underwear!) I stocked up of 10 cans of sugarfree apple Caraboa….I was only thinking of this drink just the other day. Yesterday I finished The Night Manager on Amazon. I liked it a lot but, also, expected much, much more from it consdiering the hype. Hugh Laurie has come a long way from comedy sketches with Stephen Fry!

Day 57:Received an email from Sueanne yesterday asking ( as designated spokesperson for everyone) how I am. The most interestring piece of news in a rather uninformative email was that the US has started to open resorts!

Day 58: I am writing this on Day 59. I started a two walk a day regime. The first walk I do is shorter, around 4km. my aim is to be ready for 1,000,000 steps Diabetic UK challenge (throughout July, August and September). I need to do just under 11,000 steps a day. The relaxation in ld rules makes this achievable. On that score, I am allowed to visit a friend’s house, as long as it’s just the two of us, outside, 2m apart. I went round Karen’s last night. I was desperate to have a Happy Hour (I allow myself a midweek beer - today (well, yesterday) is/was Wednesday!) of sorts with another human (rather than a video chat). I was there for about 2 hours, very enjoyable, and then came home. Then I had usual roasted veg with rice and sausages but I couldn’t eat it. I used half a scotch bonnet rather than the usual birdeye chillis. It was too hot, had to sling it! Had a few more beers and, hence, neglected my diary duties!

Day 59: It’s 01:20am. I don’t know why I am still awake and up, but I am. But, also, I am now going to bed. Nothing else to report, really.

Day 60: Half way through 12 weeks furlough. I was discussing this with Dad and Rita earlier - I am expecting that, at the end of 12 weeks, I’ll be laid off. I hope I’m wrong but I reckon it’s well on the cards. Off to have a beer round Karen’s in a sec which will be pleasant. Just a hour or so. It’s fucking windy today so I shall wrap up!

#diary #Tumblr diary #lockdown #COVID19 #lockdownuk

[ofsuicideblonde]

continued from here

@ronniestrk​

“I don’t.. I don’t know how many more ways I can explain this..” Veronica shook her head, presses her fingers into her temples. “I’m your mother Harleen, I spent thirty-six hours in labor because your stubborn ass wouldn’t come out. Why would I joke about something as serious as that? What ulterior motives could I possibly have to gain by lying to you?” The answer was none, the only thing she hoped to gain was a relationship with the child she’d been wrongly separated from.

“Uh huh, 234 Carlton street is where we lived. Apartment 35B to be exact.” She added, licking her lips nervously. “I didn’t chose that life, I chose love, I was young and naive.” Veronica shook her head, sinking down onto the sofa across from the blond. “I was a bit wild in my twenties, going to clubs, drinking, making friends with all the wrong people, your father being one of them. Howard was furious when we got engaged. He said if married him, he’d cut me off. I told my father to go fuck himself, packed a suitcase, married Micheal, and you were born seven months later.” She’d gotten pregnant shortly before they married, not that it changed anything. “I gave up everything, my family, ,y friends, my money, all for a man who turned out to be an abusive alcohol that ultimately cost me my child..” Veronica pulled her knees up to her chest, rocking back and fourth slowly, the trauma of it all getting to her. “I really know how to pick em, huh?” A pitiful laugh escaped her lips as she rested her head in her hands.

“That’s too easy, It’s Frances.” Veronica quietly replied, a hint of sadness illuminating her eyes. She felt like she was on trail, fighting to win over her daughters trust. “I named after my mother, her middle name was also Frances, it’s.. a bit of a family tradition actually..” Veronica explained, her eyes meeting Harley’s. “And if that doesn’t convince you, maybe this will.” She crossed over to where her hand bag was sitting and pulled out a photo and little stuffed teddy bear, it was a little worse for wear and missing one eye. “This is Chad, The two of you were inseparable, see.” After a moments hesitation, she held out the bear and the photograph of a younger Ronnie holding two year old Harleen who was happily holding Chad in a choke hold. Surely he’d spark her memory. “Listen.. have you got any vodka? I could really use a drink..”

Harley was in shock still, but that didn’t stop her from being sympathetic towards Veronica’s story. She knew all too well about what choosing the wrong man can do to your life. Your goals. Ambitions. Autonomy. 

Everything she was saying checked out. And why would she lie to Harley about all this? She would gain nothing by claiming her guttertrash past with Harley’s father. Harley just nodded along, her eyes still as wide as buffet plates.

She knew about the middle name. About the tradition. But that didn’t break open the floodgates, it was the photo that did it. Harley couldn’t help it. The tears began to flow, and it didn’t seem like they were going to stop anytime soon. She stared down at the picture of her, and the bear. God, she’d loved that ugly thing with all her heart. She remembered being ripped away from chad as her father handed her over to her new “owner” as a child, and screaming for her companion, being far more attached to it than her emotionally absent parent. the bear her mother had given her. It being her proxy anytime she was separated from Harley. 

“.....mom?” Harley looked up from the photo, her mascara beginning to run down her cheeks. She rose from her seat, pulling the older woman to her in an aggressively loving embrace.

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Meet billionaire Expense Ackman, who made billions off coronavirus crash

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Billionaire hedge-fund supervisor Bill Ackman made $2.6 billion off a questionable bet that the coronavirus would crash the stock market last month.

Ackman was accused of making inflammatory remarks throughout an appearance on CNBC with the intent of moving the markets to increase his earnings however denied it in a press release

Ackman, worth $ 1.6 billion, has a history of making controversial bets.

While most of the world saw their nest eggs decimated as the stock exchange entered into a free-fall over coronavirus worries last month, one hedge-fund supervisor was raking in billions.

Costs Ackman, the chief executive of Pershing Square Capital, made $2.6 billion off a $27 million bet that the pandemic would tank the marketplace. Ackman has a history of controversial bets that earned him a $ 1.6 billion fortune and an examination by the New York District Attorney’s Office.

A representative of Ackman at Pershing Square Capital did not right away respond to Service Expert’s request for comment on Ackman’s profession, net worth, residential or commercial property holdings, or domesticity.

Keep checking out to find out more about Costs Ackman.

William Ackman, 53, was born and raised in a wealthy suburban area outside of New york city City.

Bill Ackman.

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Ackman was raised in Chappaqua, the wealthy New york city suburb of north of New york city City, according to The Daily Mail Chappaqua is likewise home to Costs and Hillary Clinton, Ben Stiller, and Vanessa Williams, according to The Daily Mail

Ackman’s father, Lawrence Ackman, owned an industrial real-estate financing company, according to The Minneapolis Star Tribune His mom, Ronnie Posner Ackman, serves on the board of New York’s Lincoln Center, according to The New York Times

Ackman made a bachelor’s degree and MBA from Harvard, according to Forbes Quickly after graduating in 1992, Ackman established an effective investment company with a former schoolmate called Gotham Partners at age 26, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The company achieved success however Ackman chose to wind it down in 2002, mentioning a series of lawsuits.

In 2003, Ackman was investigated by the New york city State Attorney General Of The United States over Gotham’s trading practices.

Costs Ackman.

No charges were ever submitted, Ackman said the extremely publicized investigation was difficult on his household.

” Individuals look at you amusing,” Ackman told The Minneapolis Star Tribune of the occurrence in2008

Ackman went on to found Pershing Square Capital Management with $54 million in 2004.

The cash was a mix of funds from his individual fortune and a loan from Leucadia National, according to The Minneapolis Star Tribune The firm was a near-instant success. In one of its finest years, 2014, Perishing Square posted 40%returns compared to the S&P 500’s 13%gain the exact same year, according to Investopedia

Pershing Square has large stakes in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Starbucks, and Hamburger King owner Restaurant Brands International Inc., Bloomberg reported. The value of its overall possessions tops $6.5 billion, according to Forbes

In a 2014 interview with Bloomberg, Ackman stated his guidelines for investing are to be bold, do the opposite of what everyone else is doing, and do lots of research study.

A Wendy’s junk food dining establishment is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7,2017

Ackman’s hedge fund made the majority of its money by purchasing stakes in big corporations, lobbying management to make changes to increase its stock rate, and after that quickly unloading their shares at an earnings, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported in2008 Pershing Square purchased a large stake in fast-food burger chain The Wendy’s Company in 2004, pushed it to offer off its effective Canadian subsidiary Tim Hortons, and went on to cash out its financial investment at a profit, according to Investopedia

” His video game is to increase the stock and go out– quick,” Howard Davidowitz, then-chairman of a New york city investment banking and consulting company, told The Minneapolis Star Tribune of Ackman in 2008.

However Ackman is extensively thought about to be an activist financier, according to Markets Insider.

” What we provide for a living, purchasing stakes in business and working to make them better, more effective, more efficient, I think it’s excellent for the shareholders, I believe it’s terrific for the workers,” Ackman told Bloomberg “I think I can do some great with that, and it’s likewise extremely rewarding. I like my day job.”

Pershing Square’s success made Ackman a billionaire. He first appeared on Forbes’ billionaire’s list in 2013.

Source: Markets Expert

Ackman’s strong bets have made Pershing Square a lot of cash– but they have likewise cost the hedge fund billions too.

Bill Ackman.

Ackman’s 2012 short versus multilevel marketing supplement maker Herbalife was one of the most prominent mistakes of his career, according to Investopedia Ackman wager $1 billion that the company would fail, while fellow billionaire investor Carl Icahn made a long-lasting financial investment in the business, Organisation Insider formerly reported. Ackman publicly implicated Herbalife of being a pyramid plan whose stock cost was bound to hit absolutely no, according to The Wall Street Journal

Icahn and Ackman entered into a public battle over the business’s prospects that was called “the hedge fund equivalent of Stalingrad” by The Journal, with Icahn eventually emerging victorious. Ackman lost hundreds of countless dollars on Herbalife, Business Insider reported.

Ackman likewise made a questionable investment in near-bankrupt drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals that led to a contentious Senate hearing over Valeant’s practice of purchasing existing drugs and offering them at inflated prices in 2016, Service Expert reported at the time. Valeant has since been renamed Bausch Health

Pershing Square also lost money on bets on now-defunct bookseller Border’s Group and big-box merchant Target Corporation, according to Investopedia The losses put the hedge fund into what Bloomberg called a “three-year losing streak” in 2019, prior to Ackman’s bet against the stock exchange.

Ackman’s hedge fund made billions of dollars when coronavirus fears sunk the stock exchange in March.

Costs Ackman (left).

Pershing Square invested $27 million in credit security on investment-grade and high-yield bond indexes earlier in 2020, when the market was widely perceived to be healthy, according to Markets Expert

Ackman has considering that used the revenues to strengthen Pershing Square’s financial investments in Berkshire Hathaway, Hilton, Lowe’s, Dining Establishment Brands International, Starbucks and Agilent, Markets Insider reported.

Ackman was implicated of actively sinking the marketplace to increase his profits.

Costs Ackman.

Ackman made an look on CNBC on March 18, declaring that “hell is coming” since of the outbreak, after tweeting comparable beliefs previously in the day. Ackman’s remarks sent the already unpredictable market down, triggering allegations from various news outlets and on social media that Ackman went on television with the intent of making his bet versus the marketplace more profitable, Forbes reported.

Markets plunged so dramatically that the market struck a so-called circuit breaker, stopping trading for 15 minutes, Markets Expert reported.

The billionaire defended himself in a declaration to Pershing Square financiers, writing that “By Wednesday, March 18 th at 12: 30 p.m., when I appeared on CNBC, we had actually currently sold a little over half of the notional amount of our CDS, realizing a gain of more than $1.3 billion, with the unrealized part of our hedge having a market value at that time of $1.3 billion for an overall of $2.6 billion,” Ackman wrote in a news release “Importantly, our hedge had currently settled prior to my going on CNBC.”

Ackman also ruffled plumes by safeguarding a fellow hedge-fund manager who has been connected to Bernie Madoff.

Ezra Merkin privately invested his customer’s cash with Bernie Madoff, losing billions after the Ponzi plan was exposed, according to Bloomberg Merkin was investigated by the New york city Attorney General Of The United States as a potential coconspirator of Madoff’s however settled his case in 2012.

” I’ve known him for 15 years,” Ackman stated. “I believe he’s a truthful individual, a smart person, an interesting individual, a smart financier. People don’t want to hear that since if you invested with Ascot you lost all your cash.”

Fellow hedge fund supervisor Michael Steinhardt of Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co. likewise publicly defended Merkin, according to The Street

Ackman credited his new household for motivating his earnings.

Bill Ackman and Neri Oxman go to The New York Stem Cell Structure Gala And Science Fair at Jazz at Lincoln Center on October 7, 2019 in New York City City.

” Possibly it has something to do with being liked and getting married?” Ackman stated of his successes at an investor conference in April 2019, Bloomberg reported.

Ackman and his partner, retired Israeli Flying force lieutenant and MIT teacher Neri Oxman(who is best known for being a reported ex-girlfriend of Brad Pitt), invited a child in the spring of 2019, according to Bloomberg

The couple got together in 2017, after being introduced by both Ackman’s previous teacher and a college good friend following a contentious divorce from his very first spouse, landscape architect Karen Ann Herskovitz, according to Page 6

Ackman and Herskovitz have a “civil, however not warm, relationship,” an unnamed source informed Page 6 in2017 The former couple share three daughters, according to Page Six

Ackman promised to give a minimum of half of his fortune to charity.

Ackman has given more than $400 million in grants to organizations focusing on cancer research, education, economic advancement, and social justice, according to his structure’s site

Ackman and his wife also offered $26 million to Harvard in 2014, according to Philanthropy News Digest

He spent a big portion of the rest of his money on an extensive portfolio of luxury realty.

The Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Ackman bought a $225 million penthouse in the neighborhood, The Wall Street Journal reported in2018 Ackman also owns two other systems in another luxury pre-war building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that cost nearly $221 million combined, The Journal reported.

They also own a six-acre estate in the Hamptons.

An aerial view of beachfront mansions in Bridgehampton, New York. Ackman’s house not visualized.

Ackman bought the properties, which are located in the town of Bridgehampton, for $235 million in August 2015, according to The Real Deal

The combined value of Ackman’s real-estate portfolio is more than $165 million, according to The Daily Mail

In his spare time, Ackman is a passionate tennis player.

Ackman has actually been playing considering that youth, according to Forbes

Ackman also has an interest in politics.

Costs Ackman.

We now have a business owner as president,” Vanity Fair reported Ackman said.

Ackman hasn’t always been a fan of Trump. In 2016, Ackman penned an essay in The Financial Times asking Bloomberg LP CEO and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg to run for president.

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Christopher Temple was 17-years-old when he stepped away from a group of friends on April 22, 1990, and seemingly vanished into the night.

April 22 is Earth Day, an annual event to support the protection of the environment, and Chris and his friends had a few celebrations to attend. First, they went to the Earth Day festival at Riverfront Park, before he and three friends headed to the Rose Lake Recreation Area with plans to camp there for the night.

Although it’s not clear as to why, Christopher walked away from the group at around 9 pm. When he hadn’t returned four hours later, his friends called his parents, who reported him missing at 1 am. Police arrived at the recreation area and began to search with dogs and a helicopter from 3 am that same night. But after scouring up to two square miles of land, Christopher was nowhere to be found. The authorities deemed him a runaway, and decided to put an end to the search pending any new evidence to the contrary.

According to his parents, John and Ronnie, to run away would be extremely out of character. Christopher had no major problems that they knew of, and was a bright student just two weeks from graduation. Christopher had been driven to the recreation area by one of his friends, and didn’t even have a driving licence of his own.

John told a local paper that Christopher knew that he could always give him a call, and that he had come to pick him up in the early hours of the morning on more than one occasion. He described Christopher as generous and soft-spoken, and probably a little too trusting at times. Christopher’s teacher, Marilyn Newman, agreed, even describing him as ‘an easy victim’.

Speaking to the Lansing State Journal, she said: “He’s slight and quiet, the kind of person who walks with his head down."

But there was another side to Christopher. Like a lot of teenage boys, he regularly smoked marijuana, but also sold a little on the side. Some say that he had a history of shorting his clients, and believe that it may have got him into trouble. Old acquaintances have also expressed surprise at his whereabouts that evening. There were other, bigger parties going on that night, some that Christopher had personally been invited to. The remote area that he and his friends went to wasn’t often visited by anyone from his school.

When no clues had turned up four days later, a second aerial search was launched while Christopher’s friends scoured the campground by foot. The next day, police returned on horseback and also searched a nearby lake. But still, they found nothing. John and Tonnie hired a private investigator and proffered a $1000 reward, which was soon raised to $2500, hoping that it might prompt someone to come forward. Desperate for answers, they even turned a psychic on the request of one of Christopher’s friends.

A year and a half after Christopher vanished, two hunters uncovered one of his shoes in a boggy area, around 300 yards from where Christopher was last seen. According to locals, the area is full of marshland, even likened to quicksand by some.

Detective Howard Woolridge, who was working on the case, said: “If you step through this stuff you can go right down to your armpits in a heartbeat. It’s nothing to fool around with. It’s life-threatening”.

The other shoe was found just a few weeks later. But that wasn’t the only discovery - just 100 yards away from the second shoe were handfuls of long, strawberry blond hair, enough to fill two 8 x 10 envelopes. Though the hair did not belong to Christopher, it did leave police wondering.

As the years turned into decades, with no further clues, the investigation into Christopher’s disappearance all but dried up. In a letter to a local paper in 2015, Christopher’s parents expressed their disappointment over the lack of police and press attention in the case. “We hope you will remember”, they wrote. “We always will”.

Sadly, John would never get the answers that he and his family so desperately needed. In August of last year, John passed away at the age of 72, never knowing what became of his son.

For more write ups of missing persons cases and unsolved mysteries, head to www.caseremains.com

#missing #mystery #tcc #true crime #unsolved #missing person #missing persons case #christopher temple

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steve, mcu!thor & mcu!wanda headcanons re: endgame (aka SPOILERS under the cut  as well as a little implied rant)

STEVE only goes to the past to have his dance with peggy and see lorraine and their daughter (carol’s mom) && thank henry ((i’m gonna drabble this soon. basically steve is gonna sneak out at night to their home to see his daughter & henry/falsworth is gonna find him and they’re gonna have A TALK))

steve comes back to the present because he doesn’t belong in the past anymore. he may not know what the future has in store for him but he won’t stay in the past, that’s not where his happiness is. he will hand over the shield to sam (because a) sam deserves it and b) bucky is done fighting as much as he is)

for his regular verse, he will retire and be a consultant of sorts for SHIELD when needed but not actively engage on anything. he’ll resume painting and attend to classes in NYU to learn his craft better.  specific verses changes:

-> he’ll either be with buck (stucky verse), be buck’s bff and support him and wanda when they’re together (winterwitch verse & his main verse) and eventually [briefly] date danny rand. 

-> (all verses) he’ll keep attending support groups for people that got snapped, people that had to stay here and mourn and for veterans (this is specially true for the TUA verse where thanos/the snap didn’t happen and he will ultimate fall for @civitatum-corda‘s klaus)

-> he’ll come back to the present to be with his wife (angel) and daughter (ronnie). fun fact: while dancing with peggy he’ll explain why he needs to go home && that howard WILL in fact, marry someone. peggy is thrilled tbh (also gotta write this drabble). @icxnhxndleit. also, he’ll come back since tony is now gone and jo’s alone with 3 kids that he also adores (and she happens to be one of his closest friends).

THOR. where do i begin. i hardly ever rp mcu thor BUT in case i do, thor WILL be depressed and WILL let himself go because that’s the realistic thing to do. not sleeping, not taking care of yourself, zoning out are all things that happen when you’re struggling and they’re NOT a fucking joke. mental illness and dealing with trauma IS NOT A FUCKING PUNCH LINE.

- since i really don’t like GOTG and i think this entire plot point was throwing away thor’s growth i’m tossing it, he will stay in “New Asgard” and WILL rule his people and WILL fight for them and WILL try to get himself better surrounded by his people and his goddamn friends and THERAPY okay, LOTS AND LOTS of therapy. 

WANDA. my wanda is NOT involved with vision romantically but he’s still her friend. wanda is clearly UPSET because of what thanos did OVERALL and the fact she couldn’t save her friend(s)--she’s also gonna be pretty pissed about Nat dying and not getting a FUCKING MEMORIAL WHAT THE FUCK. so she fights because it’s the fight for their lives but after it, she won’t stick around SHIELD. she may start backpacking to try and find herself (that’s her main verse after all, where she’s not part of the avengers but comes along because steve needs her) and/or will do exactly that but with bucky (winterwitch verse). 

#wanda. #hc || wanda #mcu verse || thor #not an avenger || wanda #thor. #hc || thor #steve. #hc || steve

[tabloidtoc]

Star, May 6

Cover: George and Amal Clooney pregnant and divorcing

Page 1: Wendy Williams’ sober slim-down 

Page 2: Contents, Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager of the Today show 

Page 4: Hollywood turns its back on Johnny Depp 

Page 5: Inside Demi Moore’s shocking tell-all, one of Lori Loughlin’s daughters is also being investigated for college cheating as well, Kim Kardashian is afraid Kanye West’s Sunday services have gone to his head 

Page 6: Lindsay Lohan was furious when she was passed over for the role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid which went to Lea Michele, Scarlett Johansson hates doing press with her immature Marvel costars and can’t wait to do her Black Widow film with female costars 

Page 7: Fame by A.J. Benza -- Tiger Woods making good on his promise to open a rehab center once he was back on top, Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt’s characters stop the murder of Sharon Tate played by Margot Robbie, Ben Affleck’s wandering eye and sneaky behavior left Lindsay Shookus fed up and furious 

Page 8: Star Shots -- Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano, Barbara Palvin 

Page 9: Robert Downey Jr., Suri Cruise 

Page 10: Jennifer Garner with kids Seraphina and Samuel, Tony Goldwyn and Uma Thurman, Pink 

Page 12: Coachella -- Cardi B and Offset, Ariana Grande and ‘NSync without Justin Timberlake, Alessandra Ambrosio 

Page 13: Katy Perry, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo 

Page 14: Cher, Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka, Julianne Moore 

Page 15: Ilana Glazer and Sophia Bush on the set of False Positive, Jamie Foxx 

Page 16: Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio and Vinny Guadagnino, Wilton Colle and Bob Spiotto and Anthony Trombetta, Please don’t wear fur 

Page 18: Prince William, Blake Lively, Henry Winkler 

Page 19: Brooke Shields 

Page 20: Normal or Not? Jimmy Fallon and Taraji P. Henson, Billy Crystal 

Page 21: Ron Howard, Lisa Rinna, Diane Kruger

Page 22: Fashion -- Best of the Week -- Eiza Gonzalez, Michelle Williams, Diane Kruger 

Page 23: Sophie Turner, Issa Rae 

Page 26: Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are fighting over who will be the first to walk down the aisle 

Page 28: Angelina Jolie is ready for romance 

Page 30: Britney Spears begs Sam Asghari marry me now 

Page 31: Jennifer Aniston tells Brad Pitt let’s go public, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott ready for baby no. 2, Love Bites -- Hoda Kotb adopted a baby girl named Hope, Bella Thorne and rapper Mod Sun split, Kane Brown and wife Katelyn are expecting their first child, DWTS’ Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson married, The Young and the Restless star Kelly Kruger and The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darin Brooks are expecting  

Page 32: Miranda Lambert still obsessing over Blake Shelton, Khloe Kardashian begs Tristan Thompson -- I want you back, Billy Crudup is hitting Naomi Watts with an ultimatum -- marry me or move on

Page 33: Zac Efron and Lily Collins are on again, Rihanna quits boozing for a baby 

Page 34: Cover Story -- George and Amal Clooney divorce and pregnancy shocker 

Page 38: Burning Questions -- Alex Rodriguez planned his proposal to Jennifer Lopez for six months, Brie Larson couldn’t hide her disdain for Chris Hemsworth while promoting Avengers: Endgame, Anne Hathaway further explains her sobriety 

Page 39: Kelly Clarkson crushed her daughter’s outlook on Frozen after she accidentally revealed the characters aren’t real, Joe Giudice’s fate is still up in the air 

Page 40: These stars keep it clean when it comes to drugs and alcohol -- Daniel Radcliffe, Jason Biggs, Lena Dunham 

Page 41: Ryan Adams, Bradley Cooper, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro 

Page 42: Brad Pitt, Keith Urban, Demi Lovato 

Page 43: John Mayer, Eminem, Gerard Butler

Page 44: Double Takes -- Nicole Kidman vs. Amanda Peet 

Page 45: Olivia Culpo vs. Gigi Hadid 

Page 46: Style -- Peekaboo dresses 

Page 47: January Jones 

Page 48: Beauty -- Maren Morris 

Page 50: Entertainment 

Page 60: Parting Shot -- Tiger Woods, the comeback kid

#tabloid #george clooney #amal clooney #savannah guthrie #jenna bush hager #johnny depp #amber heard

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2018 Movie Odyssey Award for Best Original Song (final round)

TAGGING: @cokwong, @dansmonarbre, @dog-of-ulthar, @emilylime5, @fredsbarandgrill, @halfwaythruthedark, @ideallaedi, @introspectivemeltdown, @itsjustangc, @loveless422, @maximiliani, @memetoilet, @mindo80, @monkeysmadeofcheese, @myluckyerror, @nazur, @phendranaedge, @plus-low-overthrow, @saucy-witch, @shadesofhappy, @somequeerdistortion, @stephdgray, @themusicmoviesportsguy, @umgeschrieben, @underblackwings, @yellanimal

Also TAGGING older followers/friends/supporters who I really haven’t been in touch with lately, have done the final before, or are on the inactive side. And also some newcomers who have been supporting the blog a lot: @astorytellertothestars, @babeltwo, @celibatemachine, @classwarhooligan​, @dakotarosie, @emergencyhugs​, @haveyoubeentobahia​, @ineedanumbrella​, @jayb3​, @justtheguest​, @mundi41, @nudehearth, @sadisticsunglasses​, @shootingstarvenator​, @thenarddog, @thethirdman8, @thewolfofelectricavenue​, and @voicetalentbrendan​!

And now the grand finale. For those of you who have never seen this before, I have an Oscar-like ceremony on my blog celebrating all the movies of that year’s Movie Odyssey (all the movies I saw for the first time in their entirety) at the year’s end. For the last four years, I have asked family and friends to help out with the Best Original Song category - because in all other categories, you'd be forced to watch entire movies to decide it. This is a musical thank-you to all of you, who have contributed, in your ways, to support the Movie Odyssey and me. Please do not feel like you have to do this; there are no hard feelings if you do not participate, and you have my thanks either way. But if you are, I hope you enjoy this 2018 edition!

This final round has the largest chronological spread we have ever covered: eighty-eight years. Songs in English, German (making its debut), Hindi, Japanese are all involved. A Vietnamese-language song made its debut for MOABOS, but was eliminated in the preliminary.

INSTRUCTIONS Please rank (#1-16) your choices in order. The top ten songs will receive nominations. Be warned, there is a new tabulation method for this year's final (described in the "read more" at the bottom). There is no minimum or maximum amount of songs you can rank, but because of the nature of this new tabulation system, it is highly recommended to rank as many songs as possible, rather than only one or two. Those who rank fewer songs run a greater risk of their ballots being discarded as I am counting the ballots. Again, this is all described in the "read more". Why not implement at a minimum number of songs to rank? Well, I believe in giving you folks as much freedom as possible.

Please consider to the best of your ability: how musically interesting the song is, its lyrics, context within the film (if you've seen it - this factor also includes integration into the film's score), choreography/dance direction (if applicable; not many song-and-dance numbers this year), and the song's cultural impact/life outside the film (if applicable, and by far the least important factor). Imperfect audio and video quality may not be used against any song, as this disadvantages older and non-English language songs. You may absolutely send in comments and reactions with your rankings - it’s always fun to read reactions to individual songs, and it usually makes the process (for everyone) more enjoyable!

The submission deadline is Sunday, December 31 at 6 PM Pacific Time / 4 PM Hawai'i / 5 PM Alaska / 8 PM Central / 10 PM Eastern. If you're across the Atlantic, that's New Year's Day at 2 AM GMT / 3 AM CET / 4 AM EET / 7:30 AM IST. There will be no deadline extensions.

And now the sixteen finalists in this category, for your listening pleasure (contextual blurbs are provided, and I hope they are informative; if links do not work there are most likely alternatives across the Internet but please inform me if that does not apply to you):

“Bless Your Beautiful Hide”, music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Performed by Howard Keel

The opener to Seven Brides; its melody is used as the main orchestral theme throughout (most memorably in the barn dance scene). Oregonian backwoodsman Adam Pontipee (Keel) has little experience with society (let alone women), as he looks for a bride to take care of him and his six brothers in this satirical musical of gendered misbehavior - which pokes fun of, never endorses, said misbehavior.

“'Bout Time”, music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)

Performed by John Davidson and Lesley Ann Warren

In this Disney musical, Joe Carder (Davidson) has convinced the Bower family to move to Dakota Territory. Joe is suitor to Alice Bower (Warren), their relationship complicated by her grandfather's politics. This song takes place on the first day in their new hometown, and before her first day at work at the schoolhouse.

“Candle on the Water”, music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, Pete's Dragon (1977)

Performed by Helen Reddy

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song

Nora (Reddy) has just tucked Pete in, not before describing the story of her long-lost fiancé (missing sea for over a year) to him. After being scolded by her father for clinging onto the past, Nora goes up to the lighthouse balcony to sing this.

“Chaar Kadam”, music by Shantanu Moitra, lyrics by Swanand Kirkire, PK (2014, India)

Performed by Sushant Singh Rajput (dubbed by Shaan) and Anushka Sharma (dubbed by Shreya Ghoshal)

Lyrics in Hindi (song ends at 16:20)

In Bruges in Belgium, an Indian Hindu woman named Jaggu (Sharma) has met a Pakistani Muslim, Sarfaraz (Rajput) - both are students. This is their love duet before her family objects due to nationalistic and (especially) religious reasons. Don't worry about the dude at the end - he's the one who got them together.

“Charade”, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Charade (1963)

Performed by orchestra and chorus; conducted by Mancini

Used as main theme throughout this romantic comedy/mystery/suspense film. This song is more famous for its instrumental version without lyrics.

“Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)”, music and German lyrics by Friedrich Hollaender, English lyrics by Sammy Lerner, The Blue Angel (1930, Germany)

Performed by Marlene Dietrich

(English-language version... excuse the badly-edited video) / (German original)

A college prep school professor is angry at his students for passing around photos of cabaret singer, Lola Lola (Dietrich), in class. In hopes to catch the boys at the club, he goes to the cabaret and is overcome with lust for Lola after seeing her perform this song. Their relationship will become toxic, based on his groveling and humiliations.

“Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”, music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Performed by Frankie Laine (the above was re-recorded in the 1980s when Laine was in his mid-70s, so those familiar with Laine's voice will notice it sounds weaker)

Played in the opening credits, with additional verses sung during montage scenes across the film. Used as main orchestral theme in the film's score. This version of the song contains additional lyrics that can't be found online.

“Hooray for Hollywood”, music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Hollywood Hotel (1937)

Performed by Johnnie Davis, Frances Langford, and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Considered an unofficial anthem of Hollywood. Usually played at least once in every Oscars ceremony and other movie awards ceremonies worldwide.

Small town saxophonist Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell) has just won a contract with a major Hollywood studio. His friends and former employer, Benny Goodman, arrive at the airport to send him off. The lyrics are meant to satirize what people do to become famous as actors.

“Hum Aapki Aankhon Mein”, music by Sachin Dev Burman, lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, Pyaasa (1957, India)

Performed by Guru Dutt (dubbed by Mohammad Rafi) and Mala Sinha (dubbed by Geeta Dutt)

Lyrics in Hindi

Broke poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) encounters his university ex, Meena (Sinha), who is now married to a hotshot publisher who won't publish Vijay's work. Vijay then has a flashback, and within that flashback is this foggy fantasy song-and-dance sequence. Flashback-ception?

“It's Not Easy”, music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, Pete's Dragon (1977)

Performed by Sean Marshall and Helen Reddy

Pete (Marshall) and his dragon, Elliott, are on the run from his abusive foster family. The lighthouse keeper and his daughter, Nora (Reddy), take Pete in. Nora has not met Elliott yet, and believes that he is Pete's imaginary friend.

"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)

Non-film version performed by Nat King Cole; film version performed by chorus (and is unavailable)

Used as main orchestral theme throughout this romantic drama's score; version with lyrics sung by chorus first appear at the end of the film.

"Mystery of Love", music and lyrics by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Performed by Stevens

(single version) / (use in film; song isn't played in its entirety)

This song appears as the film's main characters, Elio and Oliver, take one of their many day trips in this Italian summer.

“Rain”, music by Shin'ichi Nakajima, Saori Fujisaki, and Satoshi Fukase, lyrics by Saori Fujisaki and Satoshi Fukase, Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017, Japan)

Performed by Sekai no Owari

Lyrics in Japanese (rough translations)

Appears in the end credits; this song is not referenced in this anime fantasy's score (but like the score, there's a prominent and unusual use of a dulcimer).

“Shallow”, music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt, A Star Is Born (2018)

Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Aspiring singer-songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga) has fallen for declining artist Jackson Maine (Cooper). At one of his concerts, he begins to put music to a song she sung to him in a parking lot, inviting her onstage.

“This Is Me”, music and lyrics by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, The Greatest Showman (2017)

Performed by Keala Settle and company

After being shunned from a dinner including P.T. Barnum’s wealthy sponsors for his circus, the circus "freaks" sing this ballad which eventually becomes a montage, refusing to put up with those harass and put them down.

“You're the One That I Want”, music and lyrics by John Farrar, Grease (1978)

Performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

At the post-graduation high school carnival, greaser and bad boy Danny Zuko (Travolta) is stunned to see his relatively restrained, somewhat prudish, girlfriend, Sandy (Newton-John), committing to change herself for him to win him over.

Well, have at it! And thanks for your time and consideration! You may submit your responses in any way, as long as they come in before the deadline. I am free to answer any questions about anything you have about the process. The 2018 Movie Odyssey has been a rewarding one, and I have been glad to share it with you.

TABULATION Like the preliminary... a respondent’s first choice receives 10 points, the second choice receives 9, the third choice receives 8, etc. HOWEVER, the points system is used only for tiebreaker purposes.

The way the winner will be decided is through a process called instant-runoff voting (IRV; the Academy Awards uses this method to choose a Best Picture winner, visually represented here - you should really watch this video if the below doesn't make sense... which it probably won't):

All #1 picks from all voters are tabulated. A song needs more than half of all aggregate votes to win (50% of all votes plus one... i.e. if there are thirty respondents, sixteen #1 votes are needed to win on the first count).

If there is no winner after the first count (as is most likely), the song(s) with the fewest #1 votes or points is/are eliminated. Then, we look at the ballots of those who voted for the last-placed song(s). Their votes then go to the highest-remaining (non-eliminated) song on their ballot.

This process (in #2) repeats until one song has secured 50% plus one of all votes. We keep eliminating nominees and transfer votes to the highest-ranked, non-eliminated song on each ballot. NOTE: It is possible after several rounds of counting that respondents who did not entirely fill in their ballots will have wasted their votes at the end of the process. For example, if a person voted the second-to-last place song as their #1, ranked no other songs, and the count has exceeded two rounds, their ballot is discarded (lowering the vote threshold needed to win), and they have no say in which song ultimately is the winner.

A song wins when it reaches more than fifty percent of all #1 and re-distributed votes.

Tiebreakers: 1) first song to receive 50% plus one of all #1 and transferred votes; 2) total points earned; 3) total #1 votes; 4) placement on my ballot; 5) placement on my sister’s ballot; 6) tie declared

Previous years’ results for reference: 2013 final 2014 final (input from family and friends began this year) 2015 final 2016 prelim / final 2017 prelim / final

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