#30th anniversary of Grace

[sweetdreamsjeff]

On IG GAMH posted:

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s legendary Grace…🌹

Buckley performed on May 4th & 5th, 1995 at the Great American Music Hall.

This was the night the “The Man That Got Away” was recorded which was featured on the Mystery White Boy: Live ‘95-‘96 album!

[hellohimawarihana]

Tales of Series 30th Anniversary Skit Face

Here's the link to the images: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1JgJaidxPJ8kP5FNHkMSb5GjE9g5Ep-ml

Putting so much image will take around 4 days since I've reached 200 image limit today, so I'll provide the link instead. The images usually start with "Graphic", so I'll add the character name and the numbering for better search if you have your favs there.

Edit: Added image from where all skit faces are from. Source here.

[ask-icancraft-it]

Caught (Extended)

(( An extended version/different perspective of the ‘Little Moment’ I wrote titled ‘Caught’. It’s been a long time since I sort of dove in to how nasty and controlling I feel Gene can be, particularly towards Felix, who doesn’t know how to handle it. This has potential to be a multi-part fic, but we shall see! )) -----

“Has anyone seen Felix?” Gene raised his tiny arms in exasperation. The Nicelanders bustling around him shook their heads and shrugged.

“Oh I’m sure he’ll turn up soon! Don’t you worry,” Mary plastered on a smile, carrying a freshly baked pie.

“No, something is wrong. I can feel it,” the mayor wiggled his mustache after polishing off his morning martini. “I’m going to check on him.”

Gene had knocked a total of three times on the superintendent’s apartment door, which was uncharacteristically locked. Luckily for him, as the landlord, he had a copy of the keys. Flipping through his ring, he inserted the correct key into the knob and opened the door to a quiet living room.

“Felix?” Gene huffed as he searched the area. His eyes narrowed as he turned to the closed door into the handyman’s bedroom. Determined to get to the bottom of things, the tiny man burst in through the door, his anger growing when he spotted a sleeping lump in the bed.

“Felix!” he shouted. “What’s gotten into you? The arcade opens in five minutes!”

The handyman shot up, shirtless, slowly followed by a second figure; a tall, blonde woman with hardly anything on.

“What the—Who the?!” The mayor could barely string words together, his face turning red.

“Gene!” Felix squeaked, hopping off the mattress, just in his boxers as he attempted to usher the Nicelander out the door. “Please! Let Miss Calhoun and I get decent!”

“You?!” Gene remembered that name, having briefly met the sergeant at a party a week ago. He’d hardly recognized her without all that ghastly armor on.

“Nice of you to remember me,” Tamora smirked over her shoulder, pulling up her camo pants.

“Her?!” the mayor spat at Felix. The handyman’s face soured and he pushed Gene through the bedroom door, locking it.

Felix's face glowed bright red as he turned around to face his lady. Grabbing two fistfuls of his light brown hair, he let out a long, tapered whine as he suppressed a scream.

“I knew this would happen,” he berated himself. “I mean, I didn’t know. But I did.”

“Deep breaths, Fix-It.”

“How are you so calm?” the 8-bit was beside himself. “You were half naked in front of a strange man!”

“Being one of the very few women in the corps, you get desensitized to that pretty quickly,” Tamora explained. “Sorry to tell you, but you’re far from the only man I’ve ever undressed in front of. Besides, who cares what that little squeaker toy thinks?”

“I do!” the handyman lamented as he pulled up his jeans. “Tammy, I live with these people. I work with them and for them every single day. For thirty years I’ve been their perfect, dedicated and trustworthy hero. And now that pretty picture they’ve painted of me will forever be tarnished…”

“You sure know how to make a girl feel special,” the sergeant quipped.

“I’m serious, Tammy,” Felix whimpered. “You don’t know what they can be like, how Gene can be when he disapproves…”

Tamora’s wry smile withered, but before she could reach out a fevered knocking rapped at the handyman’s door.

“Three minutes!” Gene shouted from the other side.

“Save yourself, my lady,” Felix whispered, throwing open his window that led out to the fire escape. Handing the sergeant her cruiser as she ducked through the opening, he gave a quick peck on the cheek. “I’ll see you at quittin’ time.”

“I’ll be waiting,” she smiled, grasping his white shirt collar to give the handyman a proper parting kiss. He couldn’t help the pang of uncertainty as she took off.

Turning around, Felix grabbed his work shirt, slipping it on before thrusting open his bedroom door.

“Uh-huh,” Gene huffed, zoning in on the open window behind the hero. “Sneaking off like a two-bit criminal. You sure know how to pick ‘em.”

“Do I?” Felix spoke impassively, brushing past the mayor and finishing buttoning up his uniform.

“Oh you sure do,” Gene insisted, shadowing the handyman as he walked to the entryway where his toolbelt hung on the wall. “First Pauline, and now…this woman!”

“Tamora,” Felix corrected, exiting the apartment with the mayor at his heels. “And as I recall, you all did the matchmaking when it came to Pauline and I…”

“Biggest mistake I ever made,” Gene huffed, bumping into the handyman when he turned around.

“Can I remind you that the major problem you had with Pauline is that she had an amicable relationship with Donkey Kong, and advocated the concept that ‘good’ and ‘bad’ went beyond our programming? And now we all know that she was right.”

His point made, Felix continued down the hall and to the stairwell, ignoring the tenants that peeked out of their apartments curiously as the arguing pair strolled by.

“She was a troublemaker, and a bad influence,” Gene huffed, trying to keep up with the handyman as they descended. “And clearly this Tamora is no different.”

“I’m starting to think that you just don’t want me to be happy,” Felix said in an eerily calm tone.

“That’s ridiculous. We just want the best for you. We’ve done nothing but love and support you all these years!”  

A pit formed in the handyman’s stomach, all too familiar with his turning point in their arguments. Face flushing and heart beat rising, Felix wished for an escape as he burst through the double doors to the outside. Tucking in his shirt and pulling the rest of himself together, he made for his starting position.

“It’s always like this with you,” Gene wagged a stubby finger, barking at the handyman’s ankles still. “One little thing doesn’t go your way, you act like a petulant child!

Felix stood on his mark, brows furrowed and heart crumbling.

“Arcade’s opening,” he murmured, hesitant to say more. He unconsciously held his breath until the mayor left his side to enter the building. Letting it out with a shaky exhale, the handyman steeled himself, eager to get through the day…

“Uh, hey–” a welcomed voice approached gently.

“Ralph,” Felix spun around, struggling to tamp down his agitation as he put on his gloves. “Do me a favor and please throw our dear mayor as hard and as far as you can today.” He took a moment to look up into his friend’s wide, unblinking eyes. “Just chuck him, please.”

[cetacian]

The Fall and Rise of Orca: House (warming) Crasher Cameo in Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 “Siren Soiree”.

The Gotham City Sirens (Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy) have moved in as roommates some time ago to a surprisingly nice apartment building. However, Harley was bored and believed the best way to relieve said boredom was by throwing a girl’s only housewarming party, something neither Selina nor Pamela were keen on. When Harley tried to sway them with lofty goals of getting other female rogues to turn their lives around and by only inviting those they know, they soon relented. Predictably however, the majority of Gotham’s female rogues came to the party (and few from elsewhere as well), much to Pam and Selina’s chagrin. As Selina thought to hide out in the apartment’s gym, she encountered another unexpected guest: Orca, who was making full use of the gym’s pool:

Not sure why Orca is so amazed by the pool. Are the harbor areas too polluted at the moment? Plus Orca imposing on the girls like this seems out of character for her. Interestingly,  Orca is considerably slimmed down here from most of her previous appearances.

They soon left to go find Jenna Duffy, The Carpenter, trying to get her to do a job for them:

I assume they mean filling it in as in pouring in concrete so Orca can’t use the pool? The phrasing is a little confusing.

Eventually, the party descended into chaos as old Joker henchman Gaggy emerged from a huge cake on the attack, wanting revenge on Harley years too late for seemingly replacing him. However, Harley was able to talk him down, pointing out how Joker had used them both and that it was time for Gaggy to find new meaning and happiness in his life. Serendipitously, Baby Doll arrived late from the bakery and was instantly smitten with Gaggy, leaving with him to go have a drink just as the party devolved into a brawl shortly after the arrival of Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), who the other rogues did not take kindly to despite them being invited guests. At that point, the Sirens decided to cut their losses and drown their sorrows at a diner until the whole fiasco blew over.

Even though Orca is once again used as a one note joke, this story is still cute. It’s funny and Harley’s heart to heart with Gaggy has some surprising pathos. Plus Mary Dahl deserves to have some happiness in her life after all the shit she’d been through. I was surprised to see Paul Dini was the writer on this story, but given the elements that stood out to me and the characters used, I really shouldn’t be. And oh what I wouldn’t give to see him do a serious take on Orca in a longer story or book. That’s the dream anyway.

Next post: Orca gets taken over by a bootleg symbiote and fights a bad pun spewing Harley! Context to be determined!

[ru-bwee]

i really really really wanna finally read with our hands covered in wounds but i think this is just gonna be me the entire time . the crier

[noodlerooster]

Shpuld I put my tales stickers on redbubble for easier buying purposes?

I have sticker sheets but one person asked if I had any single stickers

Might even make some stickers if I get my supply by September.

Make on demand?

[fontasticcrablettes]

Note this is a very vague suggestion of something he might be interested in working on in the future, not confirmation that an Abyss remaster is in the works.

Mostly I just wanted an excuse to use my Tales Breaking News template.

[abyssalchronicles]

Tales of Graces f Remastered has just been announced for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One/Series X and for PC via STEAM!

The game will be released for the West on January 17, 2025, a day after the Japanese release. Check more here! The remaster features enhanced visuals and gameplay, including the ability to switch enemy encounters on and off, a skip button, an auto-save feature, early unlocking of the Grade Shop, inclusion of the original DLCs from the original games, as well as the Lineage and Legacies after story. The official announcement also mentions "and newly localised scenes that will be available in English for the very first time". A Digital Deluxe Edition and pre-orders have been announced. According to the Japanese announcement, the game is but a part of the "various initiatives" planned for the Tales of Series 30th Anniversary. A message from Tales of Series General Producer Yusuke Tomizawa was also released. This hopefully means we're getting even more remasters, or possibly a new game, for this anniversary! We've yet to see anything on the previously allegedly leaked Tales of Xillia Remastered from online stores.

[louisupdates]

Louis Tomlinson was featured in Adidas’s documentary dubbed ‘Under The Tongue’ to celebrate the impact of the Predator sneakers on football on its 30th anniversary. The shoe brand teased snippets of the documentary on their Instagram on December 5, 2024.

Football and music fans were quick to spot the former One Direction star seated comfortably as he joined football stars and aficionados like David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Eniola Aluko and Jude Bellingham, amongst others, to pay homage to the legendary footwear.

Louis Tomlinson has been a lifelong fan of football and has never shied away from expressing his love for the game. Per the Yahoo! News report of July 1, 2024, the singer joined his favorite club, Doncaster Rovers, as a reserve player in 2013.

The Back To You hitmaker also launched his solo career with a video filmed around Doncaster which featured Louis Tomlinson on the pitch at the Keepmoat Stadium.

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As one with a passion for football, like the others featured in the documentary, Louis Tomlinson explores the cultural significance of the Predator shoes and how they changed the trajectory of football.

The video sees Craig Johnston, the brain behind the iconic silhouette, recounting his journey from coaching children’s football in Australia to designing the soccer boots that graced the feet of football icons.

Pete Martin of SoccerBible, who is collaborating with Adidas on the documentary project also spoke about the legacy of the Predator and stated that it was an honor to make Under The Tongue alongside Keane Pearce Shaw.

He added:

"A boot with such personality too, not only does it mean so much to the culture of the game but it has been an unrivaled yet consistent giver of glory."

Nick Craggs, who is the Global Football General Manager of Adidas, explained the rationale behind the documentary and its impressive lineup of athletes and superstars:

“Predator changed the game. We know what it means to us all at Adidas but as we come to the end of its 30thanniversary we felt it was fitting to hear from those who played such a crucial role in cementing its place in football culture."

You can watch the 60-second trailer on Instagram at Adidas football to catch a glimpse of Louis Tomlinson and watch the full documentary on December 11, 2024, on the Adidas Football YouTube channel.

- Soapcentral, 5.12.2024

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

Harry’s having a milestone birthday in 5 weeks. A milestone birthday that William and Kate got a couples portrait for, Kate got three new photographed portraits, and they both got new honors and patronages for.

This is exactly while I think he’s just gone nearly nuclear with the threats over the last 3 plus weeks. the count down is on and he damn sure wants a piece of the pie he feels entitled too. he’s being dragged along on this Colombia trip because Meghan is likely tying it back to her coffee side business.

Ask from August 4th

Yep, Harry's definitely feeling some kind of pressure with his birthday coming up. It's not a surprise that Harry started a "I 💖GB" campaign within the last week:

Secret dash to Norfolk to see his family

All this PR about him and William being in the same place (I bet he was the one who leaked that they were at the funeral but William stayed away)

Stayed with Uncle Charles at Althorp Estate

The Spencers want Harry back/support him coming back

Friends have invited Harry to stay at their homes and visit

Asking former aides to help him get back in UK/royal good graces (even though he immediately denied it when criticism started)

Willing to come back and be a royal if Charles wants him

And now that I'm thinking about it, the funeral was August 30th and Harry was staying (allegedly) at Althorp. Meaning he would've been there on August 31st, which is the anniversary of Diana's death, and Althorp is where Diana is buried. I didn't see one single piece of PR about it.

Anyway. T-10 days till Harry's birthday.

[cartoonbudartz]

Happy 30th anniversary to one of the greatest cartoons of the 90s! Here’s hoping animanaics will one day grace our screens again.

[shadamyheadcanons]

Submission #106

Because Amy’s kindness and grace got Shadow to open up more to people, Shadow ended up making new friends. However, his favorite new friend ended up being a genderfluid woman who looked up to him as her brother. At first, Shadow was confused by the concept of adopted siblings, but he soon warmed up to the idea of having an adopted sister, and now him, Amy and his sister frequently hang out together.

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((Cute! I actually think Shadow would warm up to the concept pretty easily. With the lack of biological parents save for Vanilla in this franchise, found families are pretty important to these characters. I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when I saw this happen in Frontiers:

“Hang tight, little bro. I won’t make you wait much longer.”

And although Knuckles and Amy aren’t as strongly coded as that, I like to view them that way:

[IDW Sonic Knuckles’ 30th Anniversary Special]

A lot of people see Team Dark or Shadow and Maria that way, and even if you don’t use exact words like “brother and sister,” I don’t think anyone would argue Shadow is more attached to Black Doom than Maria just because they share blood.

“Shadow was raised alongside Gerald’s ailing granddaughter, Maria. They were inseparable.” [From Sonic X Shadow Generations]

We know who the families really are here, and I think Shadow would agree. I always love to see LGBTQ+ representation, too. Thanks!))

Submitted by @bearfoottruck​ in case Tumblr removes credit.

[satoshi-mochida]

Bandai Namco to release remastered Tales of titles “fairly consistently” - Gematsu

The Tales of series “Remastered Project” will continue after the release of Tales of Graces f Remastered with a consistent line of remastered works, according to series producer Yusuke Tomizawa.

Speaking during today’s Tales of Series 30th Anniversary Project Special Broadcast, Tomizawa said that while he could not reveal specific release plans—since Tales of Graces f Remastered is still to be released—Bandai Namco intends to “provide [remastered Tales of titles] fairly consistently,” and “intends to continue doing so as much as possible.” He also said that a dedicated development line for the “Remastered Project” has been established, and the team is seriously working on it.

Tales of Graces f Remastered is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on January 17, 2025.

[ufonaut]

Zero Hour 30th-Anniversary Special

On sale August 28th Written by DAN JURGENS and RON MARZ Art by DAN JURGENS, DARRYL BANKS, JERRY ORDWAY, PAUL PELLETIER, KELLEY JONES and more! Cover by DAN JURGENS and JERRY ORDWAY Variant covers by ALAN QUAH and KEN LASHLEY 1:25 variant cover by DAN HIPP RAISED UV cover by JON BOGDANOVE ($10.99 US) $9.99 US | 80 pages | Variant $9.99 US (card stock)

30 years ago, one of the DCU's brightest heroes fell from grace, driven over the edge by his failure to save Coast City and millions of people. In the famed EMERALD TWILIGHT storyline, Hal Jordan became PARALLAX in the wake of Coast City being annihilated. After that, he almost succeeded in refashioning the entire DC timeline and resetting reality to restore his home in the ZERO HOUR event. Luckily, the heroes prevailed and destroyed this villain and timeline for good…or so we thought. Green Lantern Kyle Rayner is about to discover Hal and his vision have survived, and they're willing to do whatever it takes to make sure their world prevails!

Writers Dan Jurgens and Ron Marz return to the world of Zero Hour with an art team comprised of all-star DC talent to celebrate this landmark anniversary. What repercussions will their story today have for those of tomorrow?

[black-arcana]

SPIRITBOX Reunites With MEGAN THEE STALLION For 'Tyg' Song

In an electrifying and unexpected new collaboration, Grammy-nominated heavy music trailblazers SPIRITBOX have joined forces once again with global hip-hop powerhouse Megan Thee Stallion for her latest project, "Megan: Act II". Produced by Bankroll Got It, Dan Braunstein, Mike Stringer (SPIRITBOX) and Shawn "Source" Jarrett, "TYG" showcases Megan's hard-hitting verses fused with SPIRITBOX's signature dynamic production and explosive riffs.

This marks the band's second team-up with the Houston icon, following the successful rock remix of Megan's hit single "Cobra", which made waves earlier this year. The collaboration was hailed as adding a "booming, reverb-drenched cascade of arena rock attitude" by Billboard, and "an extra layer of edge to the vulnerable track" by BET.

Joining Megan's highly anticipated project are other exciting features, including Flo Milli, RM of BTS and TWICE, further solidifying "Megan: Act II" as a groundbreaking moment in music. Fans of both SPIRITBOX and Megan can look forward to an unforgettable mix of heavy and hip-hop sounds on "TYG", which pushes boundaries and proves that the most unexpected partnerships can yield the most exhilarating results.

Most recently, SPIRITBOX released their newest single "Soft Spine", a standout track showcasing their evolving sound. The band is currently thrilling fans nationwide as part of KORN's 30th-anniversary tour, further cementing their reputation as one of metal's most dynamic and innovative forces.

For many artists, a meteoric rise can often mean a sudden plateau. However, for Grammy-nominated progressive heavy metal mainstays SPIRITBOX, there appears to be no end in sight on their near-constant ascent to the top. Formed in 2017 in the picturesque yet isolated region of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada by vocalist Courtney Laplante and guitarist Mike Stringer, SPIRITBOX would fully cement themselves as a household name in the summer of 2020 with the release of their blistering breakout single "Holy Roller", along with a host of other captivating singles shortly after, resulting in a media firestorm of hype.

With new and existing fans eagerly watching their next move, SPIRITBOX exceeded every expectation imaginable in 2021 with the release of their genre-defining debut studio album "Eternal Blue" via Pale Chord/Rise Records. "Eternal Blue", which debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200, kicked open the doors of the heavy metal scene and rewrote the genre's playbook with 12 stunning tracks that incorporated everything from djent and post-metal to infectious synth-laden pop sensibilities and cinematic arrangements, brought fully to life by the inimitable Laplante's ethereal and commanding vocal performances.

The album cycle for "Eternal Blue" saw SPIRITBOX not only grace the covers of esteemed music publications such as Revolver, Alternative Press, Rock Sound and Kerrang!, among many others but would also solidify the band as one of the most in-demand groups in live music today with their one-hundred percent sold out, first-ever headlining tour in support of the album which saw ticket sales over 40,000. The band would also share the stage with seasoned metal veterans such as LIMP BIZKIT and GHOST and win "Best International Breakthrough Band" at the 2021 Heavy Music Awards.

In 2022, SPIRITBOX secured highly-coveted spots at numerous major U.S. rock and metal festivals and were nominated for two JUNO Awards, respectively. SPIRITBOX would also round out their current lineup with the inclusion of drummer Zev Rose and bassist Josh Gilbert in addition to releasing their sonically experimental EP "Rotoscope" in June of that year as well as a cross-genre collaboration with dubstep artist Illenium for the track "Shivering".

During another whirlwind year for the band, including a U.S. tour with SHINEDOWN and PAPA ROACH, SPIRITBOX wrote and recorded their critically acclaimed EP, "The Fear Of Fear", released in November 2023. The EP features the single "Jaded", which was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. In the same month, the band would make another genre-bending splash with a high-profile collaboration with rapper Megan Thee Stallion for a remix of her song "Cobra".

Photo credit: Jonathan Weiner

[my-spookybunnies]

With the X Files 30th Anniversary coming up I thought I'd just share this very long rambling thank you.

I only joined the fandom two years ago, when I was flicking through Prime and saw a show called 'The X Files' in the category labeled 'TV CLASSICS. Good ol' Mulder and Scully where on the thumbnail and while I had no idea who they were, by a stroke of fate I had seen a gif set earlier that day on tumblr of the two of them that had caught my eye. Maybe this is what made me click on that thumbnail or maybe the stars had simply aligned BUT whatever it was I was hooked. From the moment Scully drops her robe in that motel room with Mulder standing there like a confused lemon, I knew I was in deep.

As any sensible person does I then immediately binged the series while simultaneously routing through tumblr, looking for more X Files content. And boy did I find it.

I was so happy to find not only people where still making new content about the show, but there are amazing stories out there nearly 30 years old that can still be enjoyed and shared due to the efforts of The X File librarian's out there who have made sure that no ones hard work has been lost. It still baffles me sometimes that people had written 50+ thouasnd word fics (that are better than some books I've read) for free! Just because they love The X Files so much.

I've met some amazing online friends due to TXF and even started writing fanfic, something that I used to be ashamed of, but now I tell people with pride.

It's amazing to be part of a fandom that has such longevity, passion and genuine warmth. I want to say thank you to every single person who writes fanfic that makes me laugh and cry till my heart hurts, everyone who creates amazing fanart for our dynamic duo, every gif maker, gif reblogger, prompt maker and episode analysis sharer.

The fact that we are all here now 30 years on from when Mulder and Scully first graced our screens- whether you are an OG fan or a newbie like me, proves that there is something infinite about The X Files, it represents something bigger that the TV screens it was shown on. What was supposed to be an edgy sci-fi cop show, accidently turned into one of the best love stories of all time. Mulder and Scully took us along on their hair-brained adventures and even though their story is no longer televised, they now live on through us.

So once again a big thank you to everyone past and present in The X Files fandom for making me feel right at home and not alone when I worry I'm a little too obsessed with a red headed medical doctor and her spooky partner.

Here's to another 30 spooky years 👽🥳