#ACCOLADE [promos.]

[asthewindswell]

Pippin returns to the Shire with loneliness and handwriting he can no longer read- Merry translates his journals for him.

The littlens have been keen enough listeners, but they do not hear the tragedy in hero’s tales, and they believe in ours as much as they believe the monster hidden beneath them at night.

And for my latest fic. Lotr binge on my birthday, and I am VIBRATING. Pippin and Merry are even more gorgeous somehow (in all the ways). They all go through a lot, but I feel I’m so intrigued by these two sillies.

Pip and Mer are pretty background main characters, and since they don’t bring in any information we don’t know (other cultures a la Gimli + Legolas), there’s not a lot of fics around them.

(Just a quick thing. Do what you want. Obv. For anyone who doesn’t really like incest or incest adjacent

They are cousins.

Ship what you want, just have that knowledge.)

Also the way Pippin was used irks me to my core, He. Is. Not. Stupid. He’s incredibly impulsive, yes, but he’s incredibly clever and focused and the WAY the NARRATIVE (and Gandalf) TREATS him. And don’t get me started on Gimli. I will boil you alive.

[monstrousmuse]

I am not sure if anyone here has already made this connection or pointed this out (apologies if so), but while doing some research into Flatland/the 11 dimensions the other day, I discovered something pretty interesting…

…

In the ‘Book of Bill’ announcement video, as well as distorted, synthesised background music and the Morse Code (which has already been deciphered), we can also hear several lines of spoken dialogue, the first of which being the line: “some other mystic dimension”.

Timestamp: 0:04

Now, this line already raises several questions - which ‘dimension’ is being referring to here? And why is it considered to be ‘mystic(al)’? Well, we don’t have a definite answer to either of those questions just yet, but if you will humour me for a moment, I have a few suggestions. Either this ‘other mystic dimension’ could be referring to Bill’s own homeland, the Second Dimension (which would naturally be considered ‘other’, ‘mystic’ and generally unfamiliar to us, the readers), or perhaps, it is referring to the Third Dimension itself, or what is known as Spaceland (Height/Up) in Abbott’s novella. I think the latter to be far more likely, especially with what I am about to show you. This is where my excessive YouTube deep-diving habits came in useful.

…

During my research quest, I stumbled upon this video of the famous astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan (take note of this name) explaining the concept of the Fourth Dimension, as well as other Flatland-adjacent things. And lo and behold, at 4:37, what do we hear?

“And the poor Square has to say: ‘Well, I was in some other mystic dimension called Up…”

Yes, that’s right. The exact words that were used in the promo video.

To provide you some context, here Sagan is recounting the experience of A Square who, with the guidance and revelations of A Sphere, has just returned from a recent foray into the Third Dimension, and is trying to explain his sudden disappearance and newfound knowledge of Height to his friends. So saying, it is likely that the ‘other mystic dimension’ being referred to in the BoB video is in fact, the Third Dimension, since this is a book that has been written from Bill’s perspective, and it seems that he will be filling in the role of A Square in this narrative, discovering the Secrets Of The Universe and all. Although, I must emphasise that this is still just speculation on my part, based on the assumption that Bill’s backstory will be pretty similar to, if not a direct retelling of Flatland:

“Flat minds in a flat world with flat dreams.”

Who knows, Alex Hirsch may just subvert our expectations entirely.

“I liberated my dimension (…)” / “Saw his own dimension burn. Misses home and can’t return.”

…

Anyway, I have another little piece of the puzzle to share. The line spoken in the announcement video isn’t merely a word-for-word recreation of what Carl Sagan said, It is Carl Sagan. They used a direct clip from an episode of Cosmos. This has me giddy with excitement, because Carl Sagan, a man with much notoriety within the scientific community, and many achievements and accolades to his name, is known to be one of Ford’s scientific idols.

The level of detail in this show, and I guess now in its extended literary canon’s advertisement material, is insane. Do with this information what you will. Perhaps there’s a connection here that will be expounded upon in the book. Perhaps it’s just a cool reference. Even so, it is a very intriguing one nonetheless, especially with the tie-ins to Flatland, theoretical physics and Ford’s hero-worshipping. It’s clearly intentional.

…

(If anyone is interested, here is an excellent meta which provides a very detailed exploration and analysis of Ford’s respective connections to Sagan and Tesla.)

[lover-of-mine]

Low key on Oliver and Ryan. Since we know they watch us. I think he was offended at people turning on Ryan. Sure they probably don't have scripts yet but they know the direction and were probably already told you know? It's why he never promoted the pairing or followed Lou. Especially when the other side made the attacks on Ryan so personal. It's a double offense really. They built this ship. Do you think Oliver is cool getting all the accolades and leaving Ryan behind for a wal mart version of Eddie??? Just know the other side, Oliver is judging you!!

That's my Roman Empire 😂

Full conspiracy theory, but I keep saying Ryan has known where it's going and that's why he was locked into pr jail, and Oliver was just brought into the inner circle and that's why he looks so frustrated, but here's the thing, Oliver and Ryan know what they have in their hands when it comes to the impact buddie could have, there's no way they don't, and obviously, they would want that, the amount of exposure they could get from this is insane, and Oliver seems annoyed, just look at the way he refuses to talk about bt long or like you said, didn't follow Lou, or the absolute insanity of opening his Instagram after 710 just to like a video of the thumb thing and nothing else. Realistically dude is probably frustrated that Buck being bi stopped being about Buck, trapped him in a ship war and made people turn on the thing they've been working on for yeaaaaars and the way Lou was encouraging it probably didn't help. I don't blame Lou for capitalizing, if people wanted to pay me 145 dollars to talk out of my ass about a ship I would be doing it too, hell, I'm running this blog for free kapakapka. But my thing is, the plan was Eddie going first and that got switched mid production, so, again conspiracy theory, my thought process here is that Oliver and Ryan were told "okay abc is cool with it, we're pulling the trigger" because that would explain the way they were acting that week leading up to the season premiering, the way Ryan was just saying shit and Oliver was in a perpetual state of blushing, but then T was better received than expected and the showrunners decided to capitalize on that for longer than anticipated, because looking at it from a business perspective, they already had s8 confirmed and they are probably expecting the same level of exposure they got from Buck being bi to come from Eddie being queer, especially because Eddie being queer means buddie going canon, so delaying Eddie's arc because they want to make the most of the publicity makes sense (rip Eddie confirmed queer by family feud, we will make it true, I promise), it would explain why Ryan changed his tune during the promo for 707 and 709, but switch back after 710 and it would also explain why Buck was pushed to the background during that space too. Tim keeps saying he doesn't have a plan, while I do believe he doesn't have the exact plot, I REFUSE to believe someone can manage to setup a love story like buddie accidentally and just going with the flow. A show is a living organism in a way a book or a movie won't be because it needs to adjust to the circumstances in which it's airing, but I cannot believe they don't have some sort of outline with the ideas they want to give, the general way they want to get there and the endgame of the situation. And I've been saying this since s6 and the very blatant switch in tone with Buck and Eddie in 6b when they thought they were gonna get cancelled that they promptly pretended wasn't there once s7 started. If I, a girl with a blog in the middle of nowhere Brazil getting absolutely nothing out of it, can see that buddie can accomplish something that doesn't exist in media, there isn't a slow burn queer relationship where both characters were not introduced as queer that go through so much together they can't help but falling in love in a media that isn't about queer themes, hell, I can't think of one from something about queer themes, you think people who have been working on this for years can't see it too? Come on, Oliver knows that Buck ending up with walmart Eddie is worst case scenario when compared to the thing he could have if buddie goes canon. And Ryan is his friend, Buck is this thing he pours his soul into, of course he will want the best possible thing there. He so is judging the other side. Dude admitted to crying in the shower to buddie edits. They read fanfiction. Like, come oooooon, they are driving the clown car, cocaptains of the ship.

[do-androids-dream-ao3acc]

I'll Be Your Hero

I did a quick 1,562 words based on this picture this morning:

I'll Be Your Hero (1562 words) by NeverlandPoet Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Tommy Kinard Characters: Evan "Buck" Buckley, Tommy Kinard, Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Karen Wilson, Athena Grant, Vincent Gerrard, Maddie Buckley, Howie "Chimney" Han Additional Tags: Fluff, firefam - Freeform, Evan "Buck" Buckley Loves Tommy Kinard, Tommy Kinard Loves Evan "Buck" Buckley, Speculation for 9-1-1 (TV) Season 7, Season 7 episode 9 speculation, speculation based on promo pics, POV Tommy Kinard

Read under the cut or on AO3 (see above for link)

— Choose your own part, make it worth and return —

"We get a medal and cake, I could get used to that," Buck whispers in his boyfriend's ear.

He’s enthusiastic, almost brimming with energy, it’s adding to the delicate whiff of his breath on Tommy's skin. A stimulating mixture, alas, it’s the wrong time and place for this kind of thoughts. Tommy just smiles, clutches his plate of cake and wishes the celebrations would come to an end.

Buck is quite distracting. Since he has this medal around his neck, he looks like a Labrador puppy who has been given his first treat. That's a praise kink, for sure, and Tommy just knows he's gotta store this information deep in his mind. Most of all, the man just looks so happy. So content. Tommy never knew that seeing someone else so happy could be so important to him. He looks at Buck – his boyfriend, for goodness sake, how did that actually happen? – and his throat constricts, and it has nothing to do with the fact that he has stuffed far too big a piece of cake into his mouth.

Tommy is nervous for reasons not entirely clear to him. This accolade is superfluous, he thinks, and maybe it has something to do with that; after all, what they did was a certain gray area. However, a small voice inside him is more indicative of the people who are here today. Gerrard is here, for example. And Tommy, known to be so confident, so serene, realizes that he is not quite so calm inside.

Buck is, of course, responsible for this. Evan. A name that melts in the mouth like the sweetest candy. A man that has melted Tommy’s heart, in several ways. But also the reason for his restlessness. Buck is so excited, so happy, but also... sensitive, in a very good, but vulnerable way. And Tommy would hate to see that happy face crumble over a stupid remark.

Tommy feels Buck's hand on his arm. Damn, that uniform adds something to the man’s hotness, he’s hardly listening to the words tumbling out of this beautiful lips.

"... with Christopher, I'll be right back," Buck says.

He’s gone in a flash, and Tommy feels strangely lonely in a crowd of people to whom he should also belong. It’s nobody’s fault but his own he still feels disconnected. He’s used to not getting too involved with people. This façade has crumbled quite a bit since he started dating Evan, though.

He gives himself a jolt and wanders around, the plate of cake still firmly in his hand, without actually knowing exactly what kind of cake it is and how it tasted. Hearing his name startles him, he almost drops it.

"Tommy!"

This is Hen and her wife Karen. He remembers Hen talking about her. She looks nice. So why is he nervous?

"Hey," he says, undecided where to put the plate of cake, so he keeps clutching it. "Karen, right? You must be proud of Henrietta."

It's just small talk, harmless, but Tommy wonders why the two of them are ... scrutinizing him like that.

"Oh, I only call her that when she's up to something," Karen replies, smiling.

"Must have received her with Henrietta! then, when you found out about the ship," Tommy says, overemphasizing the name with raised brows.

They laugh, he feels like he's broken the ice, and Karen says, "I'm glad this achievement is being recognized. Yours, especially, Tommy. I'm glad you brought them all back in one piece."

"More or less," he shrugs, watching the women exchange affectionate glances.

That's us, he thinks, at some point. A pleasant idea for someone who – perhaps for a moment – thought that the 118’s pretty boy was just in for a one-night stand. This turned into a few nights, the best nights Tommy can imagine, and he found out that Buck is, contrary to the rumors, a man for more. Tommy can think of a lot more.

"We wanted to talk to you about something," Hen interjects, and now they exchange another look, but Tommy can't quite interpret it.

"Oh?" he says, something's up, clearly, and he holds on to his plate like a lifeline for some reason.

"We're happy for you, really," Karen says, and Hen cocks a brow as she looks at her wife.

"Why the telling off, then?" she asks.

"Never said I'm not happy for them, Hen."

So, Karen is clearly the strict one in this relationship, fine, but they both seem to have forgotten that Tommy is still there, and he blinks in confusion.

"I’m not sure what…" he starts, but Karen cuts him short, and now her whole demeanor says this is serious.

"We care for Evan," she says. "Extended family, so to speak. He means a lot to Hen, and therefore he means a lot to me, and we don't want him to get hurt."

"I don't intend to..."

Karen raises a hand, now she strangely looks like his elementary school teacher, and Tommy sees Hen gently push her hand down.

"He's been hurt a lot," she continues. "And all of this is new to him."

"We've suspected for years that he's not as straight as his girlfriends suggested," Hen interjects, and now the tension drops noticeably, and they share a laugh.

"Just be good to him," adds Karen.

Looking at her, Tommy thinks how strange it is to hear this from a woman he has only known for two minutes, but that she’s so right. He wants nothing more than to be good to, good for Evan.

"I promise."

Tommy feels like his voice doesn't quite belong to him, and there must have been something in it that softens the faces of the two women in front of him.

"That's all I need," Hen says warmly, patting Tommy's shoulder encouragingly, "and if you ever need help, come to us."

"Help?" asks Tommy with a crooked smile, slightly confused.

"Oh, you don't even realize what you've gotten yourself into yet. Evan Buckley is a force of nature."

Giggling and waving, the two walk on and Tommy stays behind, blinking. A force of nature, yes, that's for sure. He looks at the cake on his plate, realizes he's had his thumb in it the whole time and licks it, indecently reminded of Evan again. Where is that man anyway? Tommy looks around and sees him sitting at a table with Christopher, and it's unclear who’s talking whose ears off.

Indecisively, he moves in this direction, carefully avoiding Bobby. They only locked eyes for a minute, and the captain instantly had a look on his face that said "he needs the talk."

However, he can't quite escape Athena, the woman suddenly builds up in front of him saying, "Tommy! I hope you have a minute later, Bobby and I would love to chat."

They've already thanked him for the rescue in private, but of course that was before they knew about him and Buck, so Tommy knows exactly – thanks in part to Hen and Karen – what kind of conversation this is going to be.

"Sure," he says with a disarming smile and escapes her for now.

He doesn't get far, because there are Howie and Maddie, arms linked (God, all the couples here are so sweet).

"Oh, Tommy," Maddie says, and Howie next to her just goes, "Uh-oh, Tommy."

Maddie gives her husband a stern look, and he continues, "She wants to give you the Buck talk."

"You'll have to get in line."

Howie laughs, while Maddie looks confused. Fortunately, Buck arrives at this moment as if he’s heard his name, and as always it seems like the sun rises for Tommy. Buck is still pretty wound up, and although Tommy knows the man can take care of himself, he also knows he's going to need some time to calm down after all of this.

"Oh God, that's his Tommy face, let's go," Howie says, pulling Maddie aside before she can say anything.

If that's his Tommy face, then... Tommy's throat is getting tight again, and he hasn't touched the cake for a while. Buck, at any rate, looks at him with shining eyes, an almost longing smile, his head slightly tilted, his hair a little tousled; damn, Tommy wants nothing more than to press a kiss to those tender lips right now. He clears his throat.

"All good?" he asks.

Buck's expression changes slightly, his smile deepens.

"I'm doing great, what about you?" he asks quietly as he puts a hand on Tommy's arm.

The touch burns in the best way possible. Before Tommy can answer, Gerrard approaches. There’s the hint of a frown on Evan’s face, and Tommy braces himself. His boyfriend seems to notice the tension in his muscles, because he gives him a look that is not just affection, but... understanding.

"Buckley, Kinard," says Gerrard, "good job."

Quite a bit of praise from this man's mouth, and many years ago that would have been important to Tommy. Evan has witnessed the man himself, but many things he knows only because Tommy has told him, and Tommy already knows what he thinks about the former captain.

"To Tommy's credit," Buck says. And then he looks at Tommy, puts an arm around him, and Gerrard's eyes go wide as he adds, "I'm extremely proud of my brave boyfriend."

[meraki-yao]

I know M&G broke socmed but I also feel that's in part to the success of rwrb.. not to detract from M&G itself, it's a great show and deserves all its accolades and all the actors did a fantastic job but everyone loves (present tense) Prince Henry and thereby Nick and thereby were looking forward M&G.. so while rwrb didn't break socmed it paved the way.. again M&G is a great show but rwrb is rwrb .. sigh I really miss them

Honestly, I would say to a certain degree, you're objectively correct.

Now don't get me wrong, M&G is a really good show as it is, and it's shedding light on a part of British history that's not really mentioned all that much, let alone painted in such an unabashedly queer and sexual way. It's great.

But when it comes to the attention it gained, rwrb definitely contributed to it, arguably the most/second most. And truthfully that's kind of inevitable: you get into a media and you start following the people involved, your attention on him inevitably traces back to the media that got you interest in him in the first place.

I don't actually know what Nick meant by M&G broke social media and how literal that was lmao but I'm fairly sure we had a similar scale of impact on social media during the first couple of weeks the movie was out. I'm still upset about the missed promo, but the strike was necessary, so that's unfortunate timing.

It's good that you're not discrediting M&G as its own show and acknowledging that M&G is a great show while still missing rwrb. I appreciate that! And yeah, I really missed them too😭

[theonlyblackcanary]

Violet Bio:

Name: Violet Giliath-Bálor

Age: 38

Billed From: Zürich, Switzerland.

Children: Two

Gimmick: Half vampire, anarchist

Relationships:

Finn Bálor: Husband

Raven Giliath-Bálor: Daughter, three years old

Daemon Giliath-Bálor: Adopted son, one year old

Shotzi: Tag team partner

Championship accolades:

NXT Women's Champion (2)

Raw Women's Champion (1)

Smackdown Women's Champion (1, vacated due to injury)

Women's Tag team Championship (2)

Women's Intercontinental Champion (1, inaugural gave to Aliyah)

Mixed Tag Team champion (1, inaugural current champion with Finn Bálor)

Women's World Champion (1, current champion)

Trivia:

Dated Seth Rollins for a few months early on in her career.

Is close friends with Ember Moon.

Lead singer of The Madness, has a deal with WWE to take days off for shows.

Ember Moon and Baron Corbin are the godparents to her daughter

Adam Page and Ava Grace are the godparents to her son

Owns six cats.

Frequently dyes her hair and eyebrows.

Her favorite color is blue.

Her cousin is Cesaro.

Refers to her fans as beastlings.

Is openingly bisexual.

Undertaker's protegé, this led to her being billed as the Undertaker's daughter for a time.

Made her directorial debut directing the promos for WWE 2k18.

Made her WWE video game debut in 2k19.

She and Finn quietly adopted a baby boy who they named Daemon after the House of the Dragon character.

[faggotmox]

Wait wait you might be onto something with Eddie. Like even if it turns out Mox is just talking about the bigger picture, Eddie could be involved.

Eddie doing that promo from home to pump Bryan up might have been a calculated effort to lure him into a false sense of security like "Oh, if Eddie is supportive then so is his bestie Moxley"

see see here's the thing here is THE thing.

eddie said bryan currently was disrespectful to their sport. eve implied that beating bryan had lost it's meaning. that is a really harsh stance to take.

i don't think it was eddie trying to hype up bryan. it was more like a warning. eddie is looking at bryan like "this bitch got everything ever & he ain't even fighting for it." eddie sees no passion let in bryan, no fire or fight. that pisses eddie off. especially with bryan's ego running unchecked.

i think that promo was a warning for bryan to shape up. when bryan didn't, the answer to that warning was mox & claudio's attack.

it's not abt if bry won or lost against swerve. it was about how he did it.

at this point claudio & mox know what eddie is capable of, seen him collect accolades & belts (primarily after eddie beat claudio for the roh title, making claudio the "king maker" in that moment). claudio always wanted to push eddie to actually embrace his potential (eddie did), & mox always just wanted eddie to know that he is loved (which is does).

the humble mad king who never went to the fed, never made it big (until now), being served by two men who did bc they believe in eddie, who has finally accepted the support he's always needed. (shut up yes i know im doing some pretty heavy lifting in this section shush). eddie maybe the loudest guy in the room, but weirdly enough he's probably one of the most humble. while bryan is a kinda soft quiet dude (at the moment) who isn't all that humble at fucking all. in a lot of ways eddie embodies what claudio & mox having been promo'ing abt lately. add in eddie & yuta's relationship, he wouldn't want yuta still under bryan's wing.

it'd also be an interesting point to make (though i really don't think this is it & im just kinda making shit up now) with Bryan bitching abt needing neck surgery & nigal working the formerly broken arm but bry wrestling through it, ect vs eddie pulling these things & orchestrating this all from his home while he properly recovers.

also having eddie be the 'figure head' of the new bcc cult would also allow him to still be working/relevant while injured, which ive said a few times.

remind you this is nonsense ramblings from an insane man. this isn't what's happening, im reading welllllll into things. i am having a blast so don't take this seriously lol

[finexbright]

that’s cause u all only focus on their private life while with niall fans don’t care :) he got papped for WEEKS every day with his girlfriend, all his interviews there’s one or two questions about her but again fans don’t make a fuzzy about anything. zayn first single had gigi on his fucking mv and questions about it and news about him cheating on perry with her. his last album the one that made all the promo WAS GIGI! she gave interviews about it, she made a release party for him, SHE posted tiktok and reels of his songs but no one cares cause fans are not stuck on their personal life while with harry and louis they are :)

first of all. need i remind you that the reason fans don't care about niall's private life is because he makes sure it's private he shuts people down when they're talking shit about him and his girlfriend and he makes sure that the promo focus is on his music. honestly given how most of the gp literally only remembers either slow hands or this town (rip hbw you deserved more), to be able to get heaven going the way he is, is pretty incredible and all because he made use of his platform on his socials and he got his industry friends doing quirky little bits for it. as for zayn, like it or not, he still is one of the most popular artists and despite harry becoming a trendy household name, zayn still holds a significant amount of popularity control. and while the media made it all about his personal relationships be it with perrie, gigi or 1d, HE never made it about that. yes gigi did a lot during nobody is listening promo, but did zayn ever publicly make it about that? no. my mans just slept for 8 hours on ig live made us watch and then ate pizza while listening to his album.

the reason why niall and zayn's private lives go unnoticed by fans is because they don't put it in your face the way harry/louis' public lives tend to be. tell me why louis went on a world tour last year with double the venues than originally planned, released an album, launched a festival, announced a documentary, announced a second tour and still what's getting picked up is that he was spotted with a blonde? tell me why harry went on a world tour, did three movies, released an album, won a shit ton of accolades, is still on tour and yet holivia became the big debacle that it did? yeah because instead of focusing on their music, their actual career, their teams love to cater to gossip and rumours and their public personas

[asamibaileytashiro]

THANK U, NEXT

explained: my sophomore album in my fame dr

tracks: 12

duration: 41 minutes

release date: february 2, 2022

genre(s): pop • contemporary r&b • trap

tracklist:

imagine

needy

nasa

bloodline

fake smile

bad idea

make up

ghostin

in my head

7 rings

thank u, next

break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored

creating:

• was made after the death of my ex at the time (famous basketball player)

• era started almost right after sweetener came out and was made in about two weeks of me and my older brother sometimes.

• was drinking the whole time

some accolades and facts:

• not too much physical promo as it was rushed so i had to film three music videos in the span of two weeks and do some virtual promo

• ended up my most popular album and successful at the time

• gave me my first two numbers ones and made record for having three songs in the top three at the same time

(more coming soon)

[twopoppies]

Super funny how everyone’s perceptions in this fandom are different. I always feel like I find WAY more harrie larries. And my dash is always absolutely full of Harry. Regardless of harrie or louie larrie. Because Harry always has stuff going on and is in the news and getting accolades and hasn’t stopped touring for like 3 years (😉). Louis stuff tends to be fits and starts and throwback stuff because he disappears for ages and his promo and diversification remains nonexistent. And lately very polarized with quite a bit of everyone mad. And honestly, half the angry shit I see for both of them just seems to come from haters trying to stir shit and get people defensive and pissed and it works because then we get like 7 paragraph rebuttals and tattletale anons about shit they heard.

LOL! I guess it really does depend on who you follow. But I do agree that Harry always has stuff going on, so there’s lots of new content, vs Louis stuff that comes in fits and starts.

[thegreatimpersonator]

GOT IT

8 is revenge

remember last year when taylor wore that princess diana-inspired revenge dress that she said it was just a "black dress she liked"?

track 8 on midnights is vigilante shit, where she said she's dressing for revenge

well she was promoting Red tv while wearing that revenge dress

the same red that lost out a grammy to daft punk in 2014 so she submitted red tv to this year's grammys. they have a song called harder faster better stronger, and what did taylor get with lwymmd? harder and stronger, a nod to them and her revenge plot too

you know what was last night? 27 years since the bbc interview with princess diana aired, where she said "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded." and taylor paraphrased it in getaway car "with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow". and the reason why i sent you the ask the other day.

in the same song she also referenced a tale of two cities which tells the story about an imprisoned man. imprisoned for 18!!! years

with X marks the spot, and X being the roman numeral for 10 aka Midnights her tenth album, she spelled it all out for us last night, and has been for a while now, just like princess diana did with her outfits and the revenge dress

her relationship with bmr was doomed from the start she just realized a little late. that's why she had the vault scene in lwymmd, with the girls behind her dressed like her past album color palettes. she's taking her art back. and the accolades she was supposed to get for them on top of everything.

so back to her outfit last night, the pantsuit is from a 2019 collection, which according to the designer was inspired by 70s and 80s gangster films (getaway car tie in)

her jewelry? sword earrings, showing that she hasn't dropped her sword yet because the rerecording process isn't over yet paired with unchain my art earrings and a bracelet called business meeting

she didn't do much with fearless tv because the original already got the accolades it deserved. but red didn't. and neither did reputation, hence all the rep and red references throughout this era (sparkly rep-looking outfits, the red ring popping up again, ongoing promo for atw10, etc)

aaand that's my explanation for the 8 theory hope you enjoyed meg

mk

i need a week and a day to fully take all of this in

[mysmorgasbordoffantabulosa]

I think with final mv of for us , I think I can conclude that Tae himself took the whole control of his Layover album promotional era. With his own choice of producer , own choice of crew , band , YT shows to promote , he has his own Tae crew to promote, it did not look BH produced stuff & it is so refreshing & I loved every minute of it & will love every minute of it . I will stream even more harder now. He deserves all the accolades he is getting .

I think you're right, it's clear Tae has directed the promo (as well as everything else) in relation to Layover. I would quibble over the idea that Tae has his own crew promoting, I think Tae directed BH the marketing team and got them to place him on shows/outlets that he felt best suited him.

[bciwasinlove]

I'm watching Summerslam and they are completely UNHINDGED. They cut Becky's match against Trish [that they had been promoting for weeks] from the PPV due to "four hour time cut off" yet they still show her Summerslam promo photoshoot AND show a whole promo video package of her showing her wrestling accolades making her one of women's wrestling goats. I CAN'T 😭😭😭

[21st-century-flapper]

Eddie should be the one to take the belt of MJF, and here's why

In his recent promo on Dynamite, MJF mentioned three different wrestlers by name: Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks and Eddie Kingston. It's pretty obvious why he mentioned Ricky and Bryan. Ricky is going to fight him for the Championship at Winter Is Coming, and Bryan will have a feud with him because he injured Regal, who is basically Bryan's second dad. But why mention Eddie? There's no obvious connection!

...yet. The fact that MJF mentioned Eddie means that he will feud with him, probably after he's gone through Ricky and Bryan. No idea what will set the feud off, but hell, MJF can set off a feud with anyone. That's not what matters, either. The reason why I think that Eddie will be MJF's final boss, the one he drops the belt to, is that Eddie and MJF are polar oppsites. Bryan, Ricky and Eddie are all great wrestlers, but in a way, Bryan and Ricky are quite similar to MJF. Both of them buy into their own hype. They're showoffs, they're arrogant, and the only reason they're no longer actual heels is that they're in a stable with faces (Bryan) or they got out-heeled (Ricky).

Eddie is none of that. Eddie isn't a face or a heel, he's Eddie. He doesn't think he's god's gift to wrestling. He isn't in the ring for fame, money or accolades, he's in the ring because that's the only place he ever wanted to be. Contrast that to MJF, who sees AEW as a stepping stone into WWE and, ultimately, Hollywood. I mean, look how much they've mentioned the fact that MJF is in a movie recently. Hint: all the time.

While MJF is a rich kid from Long Island, New York, Eddie is a working class guy from Yonkers, New York. He's a man of the people, he's funny, he loves wrestling, he likes to eat, he's raw and honest. He's us. Eddie has a unique connection to the audience, and that shines through in his promos. Which is another reason why MJF should drop the belt to Eddie. Eddie is the only one who can keep up with MJF on the mic. No offense to Bryan and Ricky, they're good, but they're not in the same league. They can't grab the audience like MJF and Eddie do, they can't establish the same emotional connection.

Eddie is the anti-MJF, and that is why he has to be the one to beat him. He's no angel, but you don't need to be an angel to beat the devil himself. All you have to be is a good person. The devil's lies can't win against the words of an honest man.

I really, really hope this is how it will unfold, because this is the kind of story I want to see. Something deep yet deceptively simple. Good vs Evil, Human vs Devil.

Last but not least, Eddie deserves a big win, and this would be the biggest. Bring it!

[jayhawksofficial]

Random Archival Dig 11 (3-23-23)

More from The Jayhawks Archive HERE

Compilation Special Edition - part 2

Jayhawks music has appeared on a number of compilations over the years dating all the way back to 1986. These releases have included many radio station live session collections, promo samplers, some totally random concoctions and even a few film soundtracks.

By 1994, the soundtrack album boom was in full effect. Releases like the highly successful Singles soundtrack in 1992 showed that there was gold in these particular hills, so the rush was on for artists to get in on the action.

The Jayhawks first stab was with Blown Away, a mostly forgotten 1994 action thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones and Forest Whitaker, where they shared a soundtrack CD with a haphazard mish mash of artists like U2, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The Pogues and Aretha Franklin. The Jayhawks contribution was “Darling Today,” a catchy little number with an infectious Karen Grotberg piano lick that has never appeared on any Jayhawks studio album.

Blown Away soundtrack album

Aside from the Blown Away soundtrack, “Darling Today” showed up on two 1995 European releases: as a b-side of the “Blue” CD single and on the bonus disc of a deluxe 2CD version of Tomorrow the Green Grass.

1995 European CD single

1995 European 2CD deluxe version of Tomorrow the Green Grass

It was also released on a promo 7 inch single in 2009 and was collected on the rarities disc of the Music From the North Country Anthology from the same year.“

2009 promo 7-inch single

2009 Music From The North Country Anthology

Darling Today” has been performed live, but very rarely, making only a few appearances in Jayhawks setlists in 1993, 1995 and 2011.

The 2001 film Monsters Ball made quite a splash that year, winning many accolades and a Best Actress Oscar for Halle Berry (the film also starred Billy Bob Thornton and Heath Ledger). The soundtrack album that was released featured mostly original instrumental music done by Asche and Spencer, a Minneapolis-based team specializing in such things. Half of Asche and Spencer just happened to be Thad Spencer, who drummed for The Jayhawks in the late 80s, including on the Blue Earth album. After leaving The Jayhawks, Spencer opened a commercial recording studio in downtown Minneapolis, which soon led to his soundtrack work. This studio, by the way, was the location of the first Mystery Demos session in early 1992.

The Jayhawks contribution to the Monsters Ball soundtrack was “I’m Your Man,” an original Gary Louris composition that was demo-ed in 2001 in the early stages of the long pre-production period for Rainy Day Music. “I’m Your Man” is exclusive to this release and there are no known live performances.

Monster's Ball soundtrack album

Here’s a CDR liner from a May 2001 demo collection with an early version of “I’m Your Man.”

Other interesting tidbits from this collection: -- Two future Rainy Day Music songs, “You Look So Young” and “Angel Eyes” (aka “Angelyne”). -- Two RDM bonus tracks, "Fools on Parade" and “Say Your Prayers.” Full band versions of both songs were included on the 2CD deluxe version of RDM in 2003. -- Two songs performed live by The Jayhawks in 2001/2, “In the Canyon” (a 2001 live version was included on the 2014 RDM reissue) and “This World is Crazy” (a co-write with Jessi Alexander, who released her own version on her 2005 Honeysuckle Sweet album). -- Several songs that remain unreleased.

[wellthatwasaletdown]

Last year would have been the time to use the Met Gala as promo, as his album came out just a week later. He didnt do it so he won't this year either.

The only year he attended was when he was named one of the co-chairs. He is all about accolades.