#[ this isn't everything on the playlist

[openmawz]

oh boy i hope i can listen to some playlists today!

the nefarious sesac:

[keeps-ache]

✦ devotion

[petoskeystones]

Happy (late) birthday Rickie!! Coincidentally I've been listening to your 19 and 91 playlists all day (I know nothing about hockey but they're really good) (and compelling...) (If you ever want to tell someone all about 19 and 91 I'm here 👀) <3

thank you for the birthday wishes bird!! you have no idea what you've just unleashed upon the dash, though. 19 and 91... everyone sit down for the abridged, but still way too long, version of the story of steve yzerman and sergei fedorov.

in 1983 the detroit red wings, formerly the greatest american hockey team of all time and the pride of the city, were very bad. they were called the dead wings. they had no money and no prospects and they were frightened. they had just been purchased, however, by a fellow named mike ilitch, who you may know as the founder and ceo of little caesars pizza, and he had hired a new general manager named jim devellano, and they wanted to turn things around. in that summer of 1983, with the fourth overall pick in the nhl draft, ilitch and devellano wanted to take pat lafontaine, a hometown boy and one of the best prospects of the year. but lafontaine went third, to the new york islanders, and they settled for a kid named steve yzerman instead.

in 1983, steve yzerman made the roster out of training camp. he scored 39 goals. he was the youngest nhl all-star ever. he finished second in voting for best rookie of the year. within two years, 20-year-old steve yzerman was the youngest captain in the history of the detroit red wings, with his coach stating that he practically had "the red wings crest tattooed on his chest". by the end of his career he would be one of the most beloved athletes in the history of detroit sports.

his legacy is for later though. in the 1980s we were still losing. so that wasn't great. by 1989, we hadn't seen the playoffs in over a decade, and jim devellano was in the hot seat, and so he decided to do something insane, which was use up one of his 1989 draft picks on a russian named sergei fedorov.

to try to put this into some context: in 1989 there was one single russian player in all of the nhl, alexander moligny, who had defected from the soviet union that year in order to play. soviet hockey was inextricably linked with the military during the cold war, with players for thee cska moscow team being considered army officers. they spent 11 months of the year playing hockey away from their families. they absolutely demolished the united states and canada at their own sport. jim devellano used his fourth-round draft pick on a soviet military asset that he would likely never get to see play in detroit.

why the hell did he do that? well, he had talked to steve yzerman beforehand, because steve had played against the soviet team in the hockey world championship.

and so they drafted sergei fedorov, and in the same draft, vladimir konstantinov, and everyone thought jim devellano was crazy for it. it took until june of 1990 for sergei fedorov to defect from the soviet union and fly, from the goodwill games in portland, to detroit, where they set him up in the wings' vice president jim lites' house in the suburbs and went about the business of teaching him english. why did he defect? well, other than the fact that he badly wanted to play nhl hockey, they gave him several things: a corvette, and $10,000, and an apartment on the river, and the same contract as steve yzerman. it was the last thing that eventually got sergei on the plane.

and so they had the second russian in the national hockey league, wearing number 91, chosen for being the inverse of steve's 19.

from 1990-1997 we acquired four more russian players (konstantinov, kozlov, larionov and fetisov), and the russian five unit revolutionized the hockey world. this not hyperbole, they are five of the most important players in hockey history, and sergei was arguably the most well-known of them. while steve was generally a quiet leader and not a particularly flashy player, sergei was a media darling and one of the most exciting players in the league. he's particularly well-known for his trademark white nike skates and all-star fastest skater record, but i also think about his love of sports cars, his fashion sense, the commercials, and his genuine love for being a detroit red wing, to start.

sergei became steve's alternate captain, although assistant captain might be more apt. when steve began to have knee problems, he would be put on a unit with sergei, who he would trust to carry the puck from end to end for him.

sergei, meanwhile, understood his job in detroit as making steve's job easier. “i could tell stevie was worried about a lot of things. i wasn’t sure what exactly i had to do. But i knew i had to help him as much as i can on the ice.”

the detroit red wings made the playoffs from 1990-2015, 13 of those years with steve and sergei. they won the stanley cup three times together, in 1997, 1998, and 2002. to call them the best hockey team of the 90s-00s is correct.

but good times come to an end. in 2003, sergei's contract with the red wings was up. he had previously had contract issues in 1998, forcing the ilitches to match a $38 million deal with the carolina hurricanes; in 2003, he signed a contract with the anaheim ducks that was worth $10 million less than what detroit was offering him. did he owe detroit, for everything they had done for him? the ilitches and devellano think so. detroit thought so, and booed him when he returned to play against his former team. he went back to russia in 2009, three years after steve retired as the longest-serving captain of any north american sports team in history— a very apt 19-season record that has never been broken. steve briefly worked for the tampa bay lightning; around that time, sergei's marriage ended, and he only asked for their florida beach house in the divorce.

anyways, it's 2024 now. the red wings have gone eight years without seeing the playoffs. steve yzerman's number was retired in 2007, and since 2019, he has served as the team's general manager. it has been a decade since sergei fedorov was in detroit, for his hockey hall of fame induction ceremony; the ilitch family and jim devellano will not retire sergei's jersey with steve's, but nobody has worn 91 since he left, and several players have actually changed their jersey numbers from 91 upon coming to play here. when asked his thoughts about retiring number 91, it took steve eleven seconds to come up with a response.

the red wings are the second-worst team in our conference right now. we need a new coach. there has never been a russian coach in the nhl. sergei is, as of this summer, retired from coaching in russia where he won two championships with his former team; he still spends summers in detroit.

sergei is over it. steve is over it. the only people who still think about 2003 are jim devellano and mike ilitch's widow marian. retire 91 and let him come home!

[rotisseries]

there are plenty of spotify updates over time that have garnered the ire of its userbase, (most notably getting rid of the heart icon to like a song. give that back to me) but I think the one that pisses me off the most is whenever they updated it so you couldn't play specifically the stuff you had added to your library from a certain artist. you used to be able to go to an artist page and at the top it showed what you'd saved from them. that's still there you can still look at it but there used to be a button to just play all of it. you can't do that anymore. now you HAVE to make a playlist

[malachia-il-bibliotecario]

it shouldn't be possible for literally every song to be about faust and yet here we are

[haven-of-dusk]

More semi-ranting based on stuff I run into across multiple social platforms:

I would like to kindly request a particular subset of Bucktommy fans to refrain from conflating Buck's personal journey with the development of Bucktommy as a relationship.

Buck coming out to his sister and his best friend is about him, not whatever man he happens to be dating. The fact that you can replace Tommy's name in the scenes with any other man's name (except Eddie's, for fairly obvious reasons) and they fulfill the same purpose is indicative of this. He could be talking about the 45 year old real estate agent from Seattle named Phil and it would not change the fact that the scenes are built to demonstrate the support of the people he trusts most and his journey of self-love and acceptance.

Tevan couldn't exist without Buck's bisexuality arc, it's true. But Buck's bisexuality arc could and would absolutely exist without Tevan. The two are not inseperable.

The short season compressed the relationship arc and the personal arc, but that doesn't mean they became one arc. Don't devalue the importance of Buck's journey by framing it as only existing to service the ship.

[journeytodrawiii]

Roadkill - Searows

I know this song. I feel it. It is so beautiful in its' simplicity and soft lyricism. I also feel like it's very Crowley after Aziraphale decides to go on up to Heaven. The beautiful pain that this song is, is just amazing. I am planning on making a Good Omens animation, or at least animatic to this gorgeous melody (if Lady Time will allow me). If you have the time and energy for a good cry, please do give this lovely song a listen. Love y'all, stay safe!!

[starflungwaddledee]

i have a few song recommendations for your character and i don't know if you'll like them but here we go I guess

Equinoxe by C418

Meteor Shower by Cavetown

Sea of Voices by Porter Robinson

you're not alone by METAHESH

Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos

*slides back into my corner of the internet*

w.. wow? WOW??

you are actually totally on the money with these vibes!! the METAHESH one in particular... holy cow, i am going nuts about that one. i personally actually adore this sort of sound, so thank you for directly me to them!

thank you SO SO MUCH for sending me in some songs... i love!!! sharing music!!! and hearing new things!!! or old things i already like!!! and knowing you thought about my oc when hearing these tracks... this made my evening!! wayayayay!

and as for some of these lyrics as well... like damn;; i might really have to draw some things for some of these if i ever get the time! the tone of them is so lovely, and some of them even make some (startling) allusions to some of her backstory that i haven't even released yet. so that's fun! here's some i really liked!

Meteor shower, quick take cover // But the hues in our hair Compliment one another I'd sell my own bones for sapphire stones, 'Cause blue's your favorite colour - meteor shower (cavetown)

Hello, my old heart // How have you been? How is it being locked away? Don't you worry, in there you're safe // And it's true, You'll never beat // But you'll never break - hello my old heart (the oh hellos)

[dhmis-autism]

dog dad duo playlist my beloved...

srs fluffybird playlist my beLOATHED

[treevore]

i'm allowing myself one hater ass post as a treat so here we go:

i'm begging people to listen to and relate other music to the other medias they enjoy i'm fuckin starving for edits that don't feature ethel cain, mitski, or hozier

there are other musicians out there with evocative and emotionally resonant lyrics and i'm bored

[holy-coffeebean]

emotional ruts are the worst

[pasta-pardner]

spotify | the tragedy of the gunslinger: chronicled through rock, alt country, and heavy metal.

[procrastinationaccount]

How I feel about TLT and musicals:

You have no idea how happy I would be to elaborate

[outer-edges]

Don't be shy, drop your fave bluestoplights fics 🤩

DONE. I THINK I'VE SRSLY RECOMMENDED ALL OF THESE TO U B4 BUT I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE THINKING + TALKING ABOUT THEM. GONNA NARROW IT DOWN TO TOP THREE.

inordinary - 35k words 7 chapters of interconnected vignettes that all take place in the same modern musician!ellie and musician!joel au. it's beautiful with a little bit of everything and as with all bluestoplights fic, has such a great grasp of what makes joel and ellie joel and ellie. beautiful character work! i literally think about it every other day at minimum and still cry about it on occassion. this is my roman empire.

leaving like a father (you could stay) - 4.9k words one-shot. joel character study. also cried while reading this. just gonna copy paste the summary because. yeah.

Joel Miller learned from a young age that the best thing he could do as a father was stick around. It's more than his did. It's a lesson burned into his brain when Sarah's mom leaves and he raises a kid alone. It's not one he expects to remember when a fourteen year old tries to attack him with a knife in a hallway.

i rewind the tape but all it does is pause - 7.4k words the millers go to therapy! i've actually only read this one once, but it has just stuck with me as like a very raw representation of the millers and working through their issues. in general, the millers are very raw and real and genuine in fics by this author.

[ru5t]

they have such a playlist it's crazy. the condensed version that're soooooo important to me are like

Someone Out There Loves You

Tiger Teeth

Cocoon

Move Me

Little One

Under the Table

Cardiac Arrest

Underdressed

Bite Down

You're the Reason I Don't Want the World to End

[chirpsythismorning]

📝 💐 🛼 💔⏪️💭🧊🌄❤️‍🩹

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

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