#american dreams

[not-with-you-but-of-you]

MILO VENTIMIGLIA as CHRIS PIERCE in AMERICAN DREAMS (2002-2005)

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#more reference gifs for Jess AU’s #jess mariano #milo ventimiglia #american dreams #my gifs #* #sorry for the bad quality but I’m not immune to the charms of Milo in a school uniform and on a motorcycle #I would not be as nonchalant as that girl if someone had just blown cigarette smoke directly in my face though

[theamericanpin-up]

Gil Elvgren - "Let's Eat Out" - 1967 American Beauties Calendar Illustration - Brown & Bigelow Calendar Co. -

#gil elvgren #1967 #American Dreams #calendar #brown & bigelow #pin up #american pin up

[zef-zef]

Lawrence English & Lea Bertucci - Chthonic (American Dreams, 2023)

#2020s #Lawrence English #Lea Bertucci #Electronic #Ambient #EXP #Field Recording #Dark Ambient #ominous #instrumental #mysterious #atmospheric #women in electronic music #American Dreams #2023 #week 43-2023 #Bandcamp

[w-wquotes]

High school Bechloe romance: Chloe practicing with the band (very concentrated) until she sees her “best friend” Beca and stops playing:

Bonus: one moment later: gay panick

#w/w romance #bechloe #beca mitchell #chloe beale #pitch perfect au #pitch perfect #high school bechloe au #brittany snow #anna kendrick #chloe x beca #american dreams #rocket science #the should have kissed

[saltygilmores]

Milo Makeout 60’s style for @not-with-you-but-of-you and all of my friends. I also recorded the two scenes that were included after it 💖

Why is this my favorite makeout?

-The whispery sex voice

-The dreamy perfect background music

-Car makeout!

-The car seat creaking as he leans over

-The ear sucking! -The cheek thumbing!

-“There’s a lot going on in California”

The only downside?

No matter who Milo plays he is always getting interrupted during makeout seshes!

#milo ventimglia #Chris pierce #American dreams #Jess Goes To Chilton #car makeout #Califoornia #so they also had a very chaste network-friendly sex scene on this show but it always seems impossible to find #he's an ear sucking cheek thumbing nose bumping machine

[kimberly-stocks]

If 'Jess goes to Chilton' and 'Jess goes to college' AUs existed, here's how he would've looked like:

Chilton Jess (Milo in American dreams, 2002-2005)

College Jess (Milo in Bedford diaries, 2006)

And you can't convince me otherwise

#gilmore girls #jess mariano #milo ventimiglia #young milo ventimiglia #team jess #American dreams #Bedford diaries #Richard thorne #chris pierce #AU

[haveyouwatchedthisshow-poll]

#American dreams #poll

[vo-kopen]

For those of you who know me, I am a fan of a kickstarted indie comic called American Dreams. The comics takes place in 1900 CE and follows a Jewish immigrant as he becomes his Earth’s first superhero. There’s a good amount of focus on antisemitism before the Holocaust, which is novel for comics. Superheroes rarely are written about before WWI let alone WWII, and discussions of Judaism often end in comics with the holocaust, not the longer history. But it’s far from a dark depressing story, there is hope, community, and triumph. First thing he does after getting his powers is enjoy the wonder of flying, second thing is free trapped workers from a burning sweatshop. And for the historians, there are a lot of historical figures who either cameo or have major roles, Edison steals an invention of Teslas that he doesn’t understand, Houdini hires the lead as a strongman, Alister Crowley says “papa spank,” lots of neat stuff.

Currently, the writer of American Dreams has a new kickstarter for a new book set in the modern day. It stars a father and son crime fighting duo whose relationship and partnership is disintegrating. My impression is they might be pastiches of Bruce Wayne and at least one of the Robins, so for those of you interested in seeing the tropes of the batfam in other contexts, this might appeal to you. It is said to be more action focused than the other books, so for those of you who like fight scenes might enjoy it too.

But if this new book’s concept does not interest you but you still want to support indie superheroes, several of the add ones for the kickstarter are for issues of American Dreams or Knightwrath (character with so,e of the tropes of Venom and Spawn set in the same universe) So if you don’t care for “Rook and Knight,” you can still get something you do like and help indie comic creators make more stories. I for one am buying a physical trade of American Dreams vol 1. It’s a solid story, I like having physical copies in case the power grid collapses, and it means I can lend friends and family the book.

And if I can stand on this soapbox here, I know tumblr obsesses over the big two, gosh I have a fondness for parts of marvel myself. But outside of image, very few indie comic creators can afford to dip into genuine superheroes. They have to dive into other genres, since most readers would rather buy the big names than try something unknown. Occasionally you will get deconstructions of pastiches, but the big two basically have a monopoly. Which is not healthy for the industry or the art. If marvel and dc are the only options, then there is not much incentive to try hard. Topically, white Spider-Man sells no matter what. So if you have some money free, consider supporting this kickstarter. And while Knightwrath was not for me, and Rook and Knight might not be my style either, I do highly recommend American Dreams. Also there are trading cards this kickstarter so that’s fun.

@geekgirl101 @nonbinary-bosmer @bear-of-mirrors @thefingerfuckingfemalefury @majingojira @littlemissonewhoisall @akirakan @paulsebert @strixobscuro @renaroo tagging some of the comics crowd I know in case any of you might want to contribute to the kickstarter or boost it. There are about twenty days left for the kickstarter and they are already over halfway to the goal, but I figured I should make a post on it since I did for the previous kickstarters. Plus you know, I plan to check out Rook and Knight myself too, even if it ends up not for me, I want to give it a fair shot.

#superheroes #american dreams #indie comics #kickstarter

[tvshowpilot]

Get ready to relive the past as in this video we count down the best modern-day TV shows set in the 1960s.

#1960s #60s #1960s fashion #60s aesthetic #mad men #pan am #margot robbie #christina hendricks #the wonder years #godfather of harlem #the right stuff #american dreams #Youtube

[presleycollectibles]

Gail Ann O’Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles on television. Her roles include Donna Abandando in the ABC police drama NYPD Blue, and Helen Pryor in the NBC drama series American Dreams.

#Gail O’Grady #autograph #autographcollector #nypd blue #american dreams

[dustedmagazine]

Lesley Mok — The Living Collection (American Dreams)

Photo by Tarishi Gupta

The Living Collection by Lesley Mok

A living collection is a group of flora cultivated together for a specific reason. Botanical gardens house them to preserve, study and display a variety of species, so one might say that a living collection is a zoo for plant lovers. Brooklyn-based composer, improviser and drummer Lesley Mok calls her chamber ensemble her Living Collection. It’s a fitting moniker, as the nine instrumentalists work in organic symbiosis with Mok to realize her music. The collection is more like a collective, and features Mok herself on drums accompanied by David Leon on saxophone and flute, Yuma Uesaka on saxophone and clarinet, Adam O'Farrill on trumpet, Kalun Leung on trombone, Cory Smythe on piano, Joanna Mattrey on viola, Aliya Ultan on cello, Florian Herzog on double bass, and the electronic wizardry of Weston Olencki. Mok has been playing with some of these individuals since she began writing for the first iteration of her Living Ensemble back in 2018, and their friendship is a key element to the successful accomplishment of her compositions. She allows a tremendous amount of improvisation, choosing to suggest paths for the ensemble to take rather than dictating every single step on the journey. Such an approach requires a lot of trust.

This is the debut recording from Lesley Mok’s Living Collection; it’s a sprawling piece in nine distinct movements that flow into each other like a well-designed garden. Each movement proudly accompanies a line from the Jorie Graham poem “Scarcely There,” a meditation on mortality and our place within our world. This existential focus seeps into the music itself. As we begin to digest “It Wants,” with its dueling percussion and electronics, we become disoriented. Mok has established an uncanny space, but quickly relents and strips away the strange to reveal a lovely piano ballad. Smythe’s keys form twinkling constellations beneath which the rest of the ensemble languidly ruminates. The pace remains relaxed and even swings quite a bit as the next two movements unfold. Moments of tension creep in, such as the popping pizzicato on “Its Furious Place,” or the multiple divergent voices that cry out in “Again, All.” 

It's the string-led “Floral and Full” that truly sets the Living Collection apart as a unique concern and establishes Mok as a promising young composer. Long strands of tone tumble against loose tangles and tight knots, creating the image of a glowing, pulsating nebula suspended in the vacuum of space. Its beautiful, malleable form suggests ten harmonious individuals engaged in joyful free improvisation but aimed at a locus created by Mok. “Quite a Spectacular Dusk” is the longest movement and closes out the set. Mok and her collaborators slowly build an ecosystem of disparate threads that coalesce into a matrix of glorious sound. The auditory environment builds ever-so gradually into an arresting crescendo. When it’s complete, we zoom out and realize that Mok has indeed created a living collection through sound. It’s ornate and organic, a living, breathing world. 

Bryon Hayes

#lesley mok #the living collection #american dreams #bryon hayes #albumreview #dusted magazine #improvised music #jorie graham

[abductionradiation]

San Francisco, CA -- This week, Lucy Liyou (they/them) announced that their new album Dog Dreams (개꿈) will be releasing on May 12 via American Dreams. The first offering from the 3-track record is the title track, a sonic epic that spans just about 14.5 minutes long that also comes with an accompanying 3D interactive dream game by Rustin Lee. 

The song moves in lucid sections - similar to our unconscious minds in a dream state. There’s a gradual transition between the different parts of the song and the various vocals guide listeners through the track. The beginning begins sparse and experimental but then slowly eases us into more ambient and classical layers. The piano navigates us through the emotional ups and downs of “Dog Dreams” - and Liyou’s own vocals interspersed throughout the track feel like a gentle murmur of memories and secrets we hold dear to our hearts...yet still feel so distant in every day consciousness. Our deepest wishes and desires are there, earnestly present but perhaps just a little out of reach of manifestation.

On this first release, Liyou shares: "Dog Dreams is about desire. It is about naively rejecting “dog dreams” (개꿈)—a Korean term used to dismiss and diminish dreams as nonsensical impossibilities —and endlessly searching the mercurial “face” of desire. The music and interactive game attempt to capture this elusive face through a sonic and tactile terrain woven together by a narrative thread based on dreams of my own."

Dog Dreams (개꿈) by Lucy Liyou

Tracklist

1. "Dog Dreams (개꿈)" 2. "April In Paris (봄)" 3. "Fold The Horse (종이 접기)"

Tour Dates

April 1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Secret Location April 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Asian Arts Initiative April 5 - Berlin, Germany @ Kuppelhalle in Silent Green ◊ April 5 - Berlin, Germany @ KM28 * April 7 - The Hague, Netherlands @ Rewire Festival April 8 - The Hague, Netherlands @ Rewire Festival April 10 - Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique ♡ April 11 - London, UK @ Cafe OTO

♡ with Claire Rousay ◊ with Salamanda * with Nick Zanca

Connect with Lucy Liyou:

Twitter | Instagram

#lucy liyou #dog dreams #DOG DREAMS (개꿈) #american dreams #ambient #experimental

[kingbeghemoved]

#jason beghe #jasonbeghe #american dreams #ad #gunnery sergeant finch

[wretcheddthing]

#don't fucking look at me i'm . going to lose it #personal #tlou #american dreams

[saltygilmores]

American Dreams=Jess Goes to Chilton

Bedford Diaries=Jess Goes To College

#milo ventimiglia #bedford diaries #richard thorn #king richard thorn #all hail #chris pierce #american dreams #jess mariano #gilmore girls #brittany snow #gilmore girls AU #chilton AU

[kimberly-stocks]

Back to school 🏫🎒

#milo ventimiglia #gilmore girls #jess mariano #jack pearson #this is us #heroes #peter petrelli #young milo ventimiglia #American dreams