#Angel McManus

[coffee-n-ocs]

Exosis (Music OCs): Lita McManus (2014)

The drummer, and second vocalist of the band 'Exosis', and the younger sister of Duke, the young mother is protective of her daughter, especially because her ex-boyfriend wants nothing to do with the child. Usually dressing in black and red, Lita is passionate, loving and rebellious but at times can be hot-headed and dangerous.

"Motorcycle accident, the wheelchair's temporary, the memory's permanent."

Name

Full Legal Name: Angelita Liberty Dawn McManus-Bull First Name: Angelita Meaning: Either a Spanish diminutive of 'Angela', or in Lita's case, a combination of 'Angel' and 'Lita', 'Angel' from the medieval Latin masculine name 'Angelus', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature, itself derived from the Greek word 'Angelos' meaning 'Messenger', and 'Lita' which is the usual short form of names ending with 'Lita'. Pronunciation: AYN-jel-ee-tah Origin: Spanish, English Middle Name(s): Liberty, Dawn Meaning(s): Liberty: Simply from the English word 'Liberty', derived from Latin 'Libertas', a derivative of 'Liber' 'Free' Dawn: From the English word 'Dawn', ultimately derived from Old English 'Dagung' Pronunciation: LIB-er-tee, DAWN Origin: English. English Surname(s): McManus, Bull Meaning(s): McManus: Anglicized form of Irish 'Mac Maghnuis' meaning 'Son of Mághnus', the Irish form of 'Magnus', a Late Latin name meaning 'Great' Bull: From a nickname for a person who acted like a bull Pronunciation: mac-MAN-us, BUWL Origin: Irish. English Aliases: Angelita McManus, Angel McManus, Lita McManus, Liberty McManus, Dawn McManus, Angelita Bull, Angel Bull, Lita Bull, Liberty Bull, Dawn Bull Nicknames: Angel, Angie, Lita, Libbie Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 33 Gender: Genderfluid. She/Her & They/Them Pronouns (rarely uses He/Him Pronouns) Race: Human Nationality: Dual Nationality, American & English Ethnicity: White - 1/2 British - 1/2 American Birth Date: 10th January 1981 Sexuality: Demisexual Religion: Raised Christian, Wiccan Native Language: English Spoken Languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese Relationship Status: Single Astrological Sign: Capricorn Face Claim(s): [Self-Insert] Taylor Momsen, Annie Lennox, Kathleen Hanna, Nia Lovelis, Halsey

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK Current Location: 'On Tour'

Appearance

Height: 5'6" / 167 cm Weight: 150 lbs / 68 kg Eye Colour: Blue Hair Colour: Blonde Hair Dye: Bright Red (at the start of the story), various shades & colours at different times Body Hair: N/A Facial Hair: N/A Tattoos: 30 (28 small tattoos which make up her arm tattoos, 2 bigger pieces on her back) Scars: IV scars, C-section scar Clothing Style: Mainly black, grey & red, gothic & geeky, graphic T-shirts, jeans, leggings, hoodies, heavy makeup & lots of jewellery

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Rarely drinks (as she is usually the designated driver) Illnesses/Disorders: Autism (Diagnosed as Asperger's), Social Anxiety (Mild-to-Severe), Dysmenorrhea (Period Pain Condition) (, also begins the story recovering from an accident which left her in a wheelchair) Medications: Mefenamic Acid tablets Any Specific Diet: None (but she does eat a lot of junk food)

Relationships

Affiliated Groups: Exosis Friends: Viola Wilbur, Winona Tomahawk, Duke McManus Enemies: None Noted Yet Mentor: None Significant Other: None Previous Partners: Mason Winter (34, Ex-Boyfriend) Parents: Jasper McManus (66, Father), Brook Sergeant (67, Mother, Née Bull), Rosaire Sergeant (68, Step-Father) Parents-In-Law: None Siblings: Archer McManus-Bull (36, Brother) Siblings-In-Law: None Nieces & Nephews: None Children: Ember McManus-Bull (13, Daughter) Children-In-Law: None Grandkids: None Other Notable Relatives: None

Notes

Occupation: Self-Employed Artist & Writer, Stay-At-Home Mother Tropes: (These are purely theoretical for how I would write her)

Colour-Coded For Your Convenience: Usually dresses in Black, Grey & Red

Fat and Skinny: The Skinny to Duke's Fat

Gasshole: She burps, a lot, but is the type to apologise for doing so

Motor Mouth: Lita talks fast and often has to be reminded to slow down, she gets faster when she's worried/stressed/anxious

Sir Swears-A-Lot: For a mother with a teenage daughter, she drops a lot of f-bombs

Trademark Favourite Food: Coffee & Chocolate

-Design to come in group pic-

[thefallennightmare]

Noah Sebastian

One Night: One night. That's what Noah and Reader agreed to. No questions, no second thoughts, and no regrets. But will one night be enough to fill the hunger they both craved?[COMPLETE]

Miracle: Reader is the merch girl for Bad Omens. It wasn't what she wanted to do with her life but when her mother got sick with Alzheimer's, reader took a job where she could to help with the costs. She thought it would be a one-time gig but the longer she was on the road with them, the harder she fell for Noah Sebastian; even if he wanted nothing to do with her. She needed a miracle to save her mom and her future.[COMPLETE]

Just Pretend- “I can wait for years, heaven knows I’m not getting over you.”

A story about two star-crossed lovers, that always find their way back because their souls are entwined. The universe desperately attempts to bring them together, no matter what the cost.[COMPLETE]

Mercy[FALLEN ANGEL AU]-"Blinded by a fear of feeling, these are the kings we chose. Lost and looking for the meaning, I've been searching high and low" It came crashing down on him. This is the story of the highest banished angel from where she came only to find home in the arms of a mortal man. This mortal realizing he'd face Lucifer himself to keep her. Lethia: Archangelus Oneironaut also known as Archangel of Dream Walking. Across worlds and dimensions, she walks within. Uncovering dangerous secrets, leaving her cast out, isolated- that is until she begins to learn what it means to feel.[ON HOLD]

The Coyotes Cry-[MafiaBoss!TattooArtist! Noah Sebastian] Centered on the story of a young bride whose fairy-tale vision of the Concrete Jungle is shattered when her father, part of the Irish Crime Family; McManus strikes a marital peace deal with the mafia head of OMNS, Noah Sebastian. Scarlett is faced with rage and conflict, as she is forced to work alongside her new husband in his tattoo shop that fronts for his mafia dealings. Devastating events leave Scarlett with the realization that there is more to Noah than meets the eye. "I would willingly, lay down my life for you if I had to." The power of love is thicker than blood.[IN PROGRESS]

Masked[Stalker!Noah Sebastian] Readers' sex life had been anything but exciting for years. Curiosity peeks when she stumbles upon a website where people sign up to meet strangers for a wild night of sex based on similar kinks. She meets a masked man that opens up her eyes to a world of different sexual kinks and when the night is over, she's ready to move on. The masked man, however, is not. One imprint of her on his skin is enough to make him obsessed. He'll do whatever he can to make sure she is his; whether she agrees or not.[IN PROGRESS]

The Ties That Bind Us[Soulmate AU]: Growing up, Noah’s grandparents told him the story of why everyone wore a red tie around their wrists and while theirs glowed while his didn’t.

“Yours will glow when you meet your soulmate, Noah.”

When someone moves in next door and catches Noah’s eyes immediately, he sees the red tie around her wrist glowing only to see his remains red. Convinced she’s not his soulmate, Noah tries hard to stay away from her yet small moments between them start to blossom. So much so, he can’t ignore the tie that binds them together [IN PROGRESS]

Let Me Be Yours- Reader was in an abusive relationship, and she ended up pushing away the one guy who never did her wrong. Noah refused to let her feel as if she wasn't worthy of love; especially when he had so much to give her.[ONE SHOT]

Bad Decisions- Noah realizes a little too late that he has a breeding kink.[DRABBLE]

Comfort- Reader suffers from really bad period cramps and Noah takes care of her the only way he knows how.[DRABBLE]

PAGE ONE

PAGE TWO

What It Cost- The darkness was all Reader ever knew and now that it was following her, closing in to devour her, she needed to chance to breathe. With one destination in mind, she set out only to stop when she noticed an attractive stranger on the side of the road; his own darkness making her give him a ride to where he needed to go. Both of them were desperate for something else but neither of them could change and it nearly cost them everything.

Caged In: Noah feels himself falling deeper into the darkness and only one person can pull him out.

Just For Tonight: Nicholas had been teasing you all night so to make up for it, he gives you something you secretly always wanted; just for tonight. And that something is Noah. PART ONE | PART TWO

Meet Me Underneath The Mistletoe: What started as a joke with you surprising Noah with a mistletoe tied around your waist turned into a night full ecstasy.

IDWT$-Noah Sebastian x Stripper!OFC: Raven arrives in Los Angeles with only a suitcase after running from her past with the dream of becoming a clinical psychologist for patients recovering from addictions. Solitarily steadfast on her path to success, she lands a job at a seedy strip club Bad Decisions. A chance meeting with Bad Omens during their video shoot for The Death of Peace of Mind brings Raven one step closer to making her dream a reality. Unexpected feelings arise between her and the director/vocalist Noah. As she ascends to the top, she wonders if mixing business and pleasure is all worth it.

Braids-Reader braiding Noah's hair during a movie marathon.

Eternally Grateful[Miracle Universe]- Reader refused to take the laptop Noah bought for her after she specifically asked him to stop spending his money on her. That was until he wore her down with his tongue.

Sparing Parter: You need a new sparring partner and Noah is the only one available. PART TWO

Noah and Landon Tewers fingering you

Thigh Riding

Noah watches Landon Tewers hate fuck you

Throat Training

Halloween/Noah's Birthday(Miracle Universe)

[wawamouse]

Oz Rewatch 3: S6E01: Dead Man Talking

Plotlines

Jeffrey Keane guest narrating

McManus creates his gay and stupid meditative maze after attending a “new age seminar”; McManus opens a box left behind by Augustus, discovering his book and sharing it with Said and Redding

Pancamo comes out of the hospital an regroups with Morales

Redding has been in mourning over Hill; Said tells him to get it together

Solitary case review day; Omar falls ill in Solitary and is hospitalised; Miguel is recommended to be let out; McManus forces Miguel and Chico to make up

Rebadow is still depressed about little Alex; McManus transfer him to a library job; Stella arrives as the new librarian

Kirk arrives on Death Row; Mukada returns to Oz and initially refuses see Kirk; Kirk wants an exorcism, angering Mukada further. Monsignor comes to see Mukada about SA accusations by Kirk and Mukada is temporarily suspended from the priesthood

Suzanne is putting on Macbeth;

Shupe flashback; Ryan threatens Shupe about giving testimony to Cyril’s lawyer but Shupe isn’t a credible witness

Peter Schibetta accuses Ryan of killing his father; he goes to see his wife; Schibetta comes to join the play and says some stuff about the Evil Eye; Meehan talks to Ryan about becoming a better person; Meehan dies in the middle of the night

Beecher is now in Unit J for his safety until his parole hearing; Schillinger is released from Solitary and returned to Unit B; Winthrop wants to move up from prag status by killing Beecher’s father; Mr Beecher visits Beecher and then Keller to help with his case; Winthrop kills him as he is leaving

Mayor Loewen arrives at Oz amidst chaos outside and inside; SORT discovers Mr Beecher’s body

Sister: Did his brother die yet? It’s been six months since last season apparently… Me: You think they’re not going to milk that out?

Sister: What, he can’t hear that screaming?

Sister: Jesus, lady, is no time sacred?!

Sister: He looks like he's been getting facials. Me: W-what? Sister: Chico’s skin looks better this season, and his hair is nicer looking. They both seem younger this season, too. Less greasy overall. Miguel finally can afford sleeves. Ooh, fancy. Cotton~ Impressive.

Sister: Hate makes one bald. Me: Did you say ‘hate makes one bald’? Sister: Yeah, he shouldn’t do that. He’s going to stress and lose all his hair. Just let them be… Don't try and get in their way!!

Sister: She definitely got fired from her last job.

Sister: Back from Jurassic Park…

Sister: Didn’t they already have this conversation last season? …Do you think they’ve been doing this same song and dance every night for the last six months? 'Cause, I mean, surely the Father prays every night… Me: I like to imagine that whenever there are time jumps in this show, they all just stand there in spooky stasis and nothing actually happens.

Sister: (drumming on knees eagerly) Let’s see that wife! I wanna see the wife! Is it Shannon? Me: Girl, Shannon is not in this place. Sister: (booing because there’s no Shannon) (booing because Schibetta’s wife never gets a close up)

Sister: Put him in the play. Handsome Man. Handsome Man #2.

Sister: (snorting deeply) I don’t know what he’s talking about. [Ryan] has the same poopy face with everyone.

Sister: (tutting) No wonder Shannon left him…

Sister: Who shall be his roommate now? Schibetta? Me: (wistful sigh)

Sister: Didn’t that guy used to have hair?

Stray thoughts

I wonder who told Peter about Ryan killing Nino

We rewinded to investigate the color of Meehan’s shitty underwear because Sister could’ve sworn it was red so she thought it was another eating glass story line

We also rewinded to check out Peter’s wife

Sister: The priest storyline and the mayor storyline are very topical… disgraced mayor Eric Adams… the Archdiocese (of Los Angeles) announced they were paying that billion dollar settlement for sexual abuse…

Torres is played by an MMA fighter named Frank Shamrock??

Sister says she’s willing to take on guardian angel duties for Schibetta but she’s still on the fence because she’s “not sure he’s learned his lesson” and she “can’t be representing losers—what will that do to my reputation”?

Final Thoughts

Sister: Cyril’s got a very strong demon voice now… Probably because he’s rooming next to Satan.

Sister: I’m surprised [Howell] hasn’t gotten an STD yet

Sister: I didn’t get to see [Schibetta]’s wife’s face fully, which made me sad. Although she kinda looked more like his mom from what I could see…

Sister: Someone was trying to be crafty with that [scene where all the Solitary inmates say their little piece at the window]. Like Chicago… Did they announce before this season that it would be the last? Me: Oh, huh. I'm pretty sure they knew. Sister: Because I feel like they’re trying to be more cinematic… And they got like a higher budget or something. Like Chico and Miguel both have better clothes. And Chico looks better. Me: So based on this episode, do you have any predictions on where the storylines will go? Sister: I mean, I don’t know it can go where it shouldn’t have gone in the six months that supposedly passed… They didn’t really have anything for Said this episode… He was just doing his spiritual thing… And [Redding] was still grieving six months later, which was juxtaposed with Rebadow and his budding romance this season to carry on his family name, haha. I don’t know, did that librarian seem hostile to you? I feel like it was supposed to be romantic tension, but she kind of seemed like she was planning on killing him. Me: Any thoughts on Kirk and Mukada and the Satan thing? Sister: I’m just surprised that they haven’t found the Reverend yet. And he even mentioned the dude disappearing this episode but there still wasn’t any follow up like “yeah, where did he vanish to?” Also, when they were doing the Solitary voting thing, I feel like someone wasn’t voting very seriously. Like only Sister Pete was a dissenting vote against Schillinger getting out? McManus didn’t vote against him? Me: Any thoughts on the play? Sister: I wanna see what their budget it is. Because they had a really large background and paint is expensive… And they were doing props? Me: Well, they were probably using tempera paint… And those big school tubs are probably like $20. Sister: Yeah, but they have multiple colors… I guess we’ll have to see what other props they get… (gasp) What if the skull is real?! Me: (for the nth time in our viewing conversation) They’re not doing Hamlet!!

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, December 25

Gunn's sitting behind his desk holding a paper while Angel signs it. Angel sits down and stares off into the distance. GUNN: You sign this, we're all set to turn McManus' body over to his family. They've made arrangements to transport his body back to... the North Pole. Turns out he had a close personal relationship with Santa. Angel? ANGEL: What? Uh, I'm with you. Turning over the... Santa?

~~Unleashed~~

For various reasons this Herald will be very Tumblr heavy. Many Reddit posts and fics are backlogged and should be posted later this week.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Buffyverse Drabbles by rositamia (Lindsey, Eve, Xander, Not Rated)

The Longest Night by Nymue (Xander/Anya, Buffy/Riley, Not Rated)

day #25: gift giving by auroracalisto (Spike/reader, not rated)

[prompt word settle] by housewarningparty (Faith/Amy, not rated)

[prompt word glass] by housewarningparty (Buffy/Faith, not rated)

Summers Family by veronyxk84 (Buffy/William Pratt, Dawn T)

[Images, Audio & Video]

2 Moodboards: [Wesley/Lilah] and [Buffy] both by courtillyy(worksafe)

Collage: faith collage (Faith, worksafe)

Artwork: New private commission Buffy! by bwanadevilart (Buffy/Angel, Fanged Four, Vamp Willow, Vamp Xander, worksafe)

Artwork: Portraits of B (24-??) Xx by whatshisfaceblogs (Buffy, worksafe)

Artwork: Under your spell by x66r9u (Tara/Willow, worksafe)

Artwork: new werewolf guy by garfphone (Oz, worksafe)

Artwork: They would be best friends... by tiaragloryart (Buffy, worksafe)

Artwork: they’re best friends your honor!!! by chrisery-business (Willow, Buffy, worksafe)

Artwork with headcanons: i’m buffy-the vampire slayer, and you are? by chrisery-business (Buffy, worksafe)

Artwork with POLL and headcanons: occasionally i am strange and callous :) by chrisery-business (Willow, worksafe)

Icons: вυffу ι¢σиѕ - ѕαя��н мι¢нєℓℓє gєℓℓαя (вυffу тнє ναмριяє ѕℓαуєя)🦇 by grangvr (Buffy, worksafe)

Edit: I'll make it quick. It won't hurt a bit. by tenderjock (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Edit: Merry Bangelmas! A little Amends centric edit with a snow filter by wishverse-angel (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)

Edit: Mazzy Star - “Fade Into You” by jordancatalanoswardrobe (Drusilla, worksafe)

Wallpaper: - Buffy - The Vampire Slayer (1997) by wallpapersandarts (ensemble, worksafe)

Gifset: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR as BUFFY SUMMERS. Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 3.10 Amends by victoria-pedrettis (Buffy, worksafe)

Gifset: Every Tara look: S5E13 Blood Ties by lovebvffys (Tara, worksafe)

Gifset: happy holidays and a merry bangelmas! by ptieuca (Buffy/Angel, mildly NSFW)

Gifset: - Sunlight Hozier by theveryunlikelywonderland (Buffy/Spike, mildly NSFW)

[Reviews & Recaps]

I like Christmas episode Amends because no matter who you ship, you have something... by targaryenvampireslayer

[in School Hard Sprusilla are SO good they’re perfect to me] by camellcat

[about Amends] by shewhosleepsalotincemeteries

[Recs & In Search Of]

Rec: Something Old [Bangel] by Ducks recced by emilykaldwen

ISO: crawfordtil seeks Roleplay partners [20+, Spike, Giles, or Faith]

[Community Announcements]

Update on Secret Santa Gift Exchange by Anyanka Bunny Slayer

Lonely Prompts Week by comment-fic

Buffy Discord Server by ph4nlom

Holiday Edit Giveaway! Donate to a Palestinian family to request an edit... by dogboy-danielcain

12 Days of Calendiles begins! [Giles x Jenny] by hal-1500

[Fandom Discussions]

Textpost: [Faith] by antlerslayer

Textpost: fuffy text posts because these two dumbasses make my brain go brrr

Textpost: merry crisis have more text posts [Fuffy, Spuffy, Spangel, Bangel] by incognitoduck11

Meta: spike’s changing perception of love and his actions surrounding how to show it... by literarylesbo

Meta: [watching Amends I can really see how they were setting up Buffy to return for the episode You're Welcome] by oveliagirlhaditright

Meta: Jane Espenson writing the majority of Spike episodes where he shows positive character growth... by abadbadbrujah

Meta: I adoreee the idea that your last moments before you get turned into a vampire are what define you by camellcat

3 Character Bingos: [Willow, Kendra] and [Faith] all by thechosenthree

Meta: [Buffy/Faith and what drives Buffy into all her relationships] by fictiongods

Meta: [the Scoobies] have resentments that have been brewing forever. by rorykillmore

Meta: buffy feels a physical connection to dawn but the blood is just as fake as the memories. by eos-sama

Meta: [both Xander and Willow save Buffy] by watchergiles

Meta: [about Spike x Angel] by xaeyrnofnbe

Meta: [about Giles x Ethan] by eos-sama

Meta: [anti Oz] by lesbianmarrow

Prompt: i wanna write a spuffy fic where it's the first time they're hanging out... by selkiemaidenfae

Headcanon: spanya hookup would be soooooo transcendent in lesbian spike universe btw. by lesbianmarrow

Headcanon: btvs characters’ favorite christmas carols in my (correct) opinion by chrisery-business

Headcanon: [about Spike and Darla] by drusill

Headcanon: [Spike in the UK 70s punk scene] by sspoike

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[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Doing this just made me feel old because I remember the majority of these songs coming out 😂😭. But here is racing tunes, the F3 version for Budapest. Enjoy 😊

Sophia Florsch (1st December 2000) - N'Sync - This I Promise You

Luke Browning (31st January 2002) - Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This

Tommy Smith (6th June 2002) - Nickelback - How You Remind Me

Max Esterson (9th October 2002) - No Doubt - Underneath It All

Piotr Wisnicki (20th August 2003) - Kosheen - All In My Head

James Hedley (1st September 2003) - Beyonce ft Jay-Z - Crazy In Love

Matias Zagazeta (8th September 2003) - Cooper Temple Clause - Promises Promises

Dino Beganovic (19th January 2004) - Michelle McManus - All This Time

Santiago Ramos (26th January 2004) - 2Play ft Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused

Mari Boya (13th April 2004) - N.E.R.D. - She Wants To Move

Sami Meguetounif (24th May 2004) - Christina Milian - Dip It Low

Oliver Goethe (14th October 2004) - Ronan Keating - I Hope You Dance

Tim Tramnitz (16th November 2004) - Britney Spears - My Prerogative

Leonardo Fornaroli (3rd December 2004) - Geri - Ride It

Joshua Dufek (13th December 2004) - McFly - Room On The 3rd Floor

Noel Leon (21st December 2004) - Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Numb/Encore

Christian Mansell (9th February 2005) - Rooster - Staring At The Sun

Cian Shields (7th March 2005) - Styles & Breeze ft Karen Danzig - Heartbeatz

Gabriele Mini (20th March 2005) - McFly - All About You

Sebastian Montoya (11th April 2005) - Gwen Stefani ft Eve - Rich Girl

Joseph Loake (17th April 2005) - Rachel Stevens - Negotiate With Love

Laurens Van Hoepen (6th September 2005) - Ciara ft Ludacris - Oh

Alex Dunne (11th November 2005) - Goldfrapp - Number 1

Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (14th November 2005) - Bananarama - Look On The Floor (Hypnotic Tango)

Charlie Wurz (2nd December 2005) - Stereophonics - Rewind

Nikita Bedrin (6th January 2006) - Robbie Williams - Advertising Space

Kacper Sztuka (28th January 2006) - Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting For You)

Martinius Stenshorne (2nd February 2006) - Pharrell Williams - Angel

Callum Voisin (6th March 2006) - Simon Webbe - After All This Time

Nikola Tsolov (21st December 2006) - Ricky Tomlinson - Christmas My Arse

Arvid Lindblad (8th August 2007) - Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry

Added to this playlist 😊

[ozimagines]

Oz Characters as Movies…

Beecher: Before Sunrise (1995)

Keller: Sanctuary (2023)

O’Reily: Scarface (1983)

Cyril: Scarface (1932)

Chico: Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Murphy: The Day of the Owl (1968)

Miguel: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1922)

McManus: Metropolis (1927)

Said: He Even Has Your Eyes (2016)

Stanislavsky: One, Two, Three! (1961)

Burr: Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Chucky: Goodfellas (1990)

Agustus: Carmen Jones (1954)

Busmalis: Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)

Rebadow: Stalag 17 (1953)

Carlos: The Platform (2019)

Carlo: Pasqualino and the Seven Beauties (1975)

Suzanne: Song at Midnight (1937)

Arif: Imitation of Life (1934)

Dr. Nathan: Level 16 (2018)

Robson: The Golem (1920)

Schillinger: Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations (1938)

Fiona: Kiss Me Kosher (2020)

Idzik: The Vigil (2019)

Jia: Street Angel (1937)

Morales: Casino (1995)

Omar: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967)

Peter: Life is Beautiful (1999)

[brokehorrorfan]

The Block Island Sound will be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on December 10 via Synapse Films. The 4K edition comes with a limited edition slipcover featuring new art by Joel Robinson.

Streaming on Netflix, the 2020 independent sci-fi horror film is written and directed by brothers Kevin & Matthew McManus (Funeral Kings). Chris Sheffield and Michaela McManus star.

The Block Island Sound is presented in 4K With HDR10 and 5.1 surround sound. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by writers-directors Kevin & Matthew McManus

A Practical Apocalypse

Finding the Cast

Filming on the Water

Special Effects on a Shoestring

Los Angeles Behind-the-Scenes (Super 8mm)

McManus Family Home Movies

Trailer

Something terrifying is happening off the coast of Block Island. A strange force is thriving, influencing residents and wildlife alike. Birds are dropping out of the sky and fish are mysteriously washing up on shore. As some residents are suffering from inexplicable emotional collapse, Harry Lynch (Chris Sheffield) watches with dread as his father grows increasingly forgetful, confused and angry. Very, very angry! His sister Audry (Michaela McManus), whose work in marine biology will soon prove invaluable, returns to town with her daughter and leads them all towards chilling revelations that will affect her family in unimaginable ways.

Pre-order The Block Island Sound.

[comeonamericawakeup]

Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker is more than a momentary detour into dysfunction for the Republican Party, said David Leonard in The New York Times. It's "the latest sign of its drift toward radicalism." For the first time ever, a party deposed its own speaker mid-term, all because hard-right members were outraged that McCarthy engaged in bipartisan spending negotiations "inherent to democratic governance." The GOP has become the primary "source of chaos" in a nation that feels increasingly "unmoored" -and democracy scholars are alarmed. "In my lifetime, this is the greatest challenge that I've seen coming at us," Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis said of Republicans' revolutionary fervor.

Throwing the House into turmoil is "a continuation of the MAGA riot Donald Trump incited" on Jan. 6, 2021, said David Rothkopf in The Daily Beast. "The rationale was the same": If the system doesn't deliver what we want, we'll just break it.

Our democracy's "downward spiral" could accelerate, said Will Bunch in The Philadelphia Inquirer, which would delight "a small but influential gaggle" of far-right thought leaders. Supposed intellectuals at Hillsdale College and the Claremont Institute see the spreading rot as proof of the need for a "Red Caesar": an authoritarian who will suspend democracy, root out the liberal "deep state," and "impose order." That a growing number of conservative academics and billionaire donors are embracing an

"explicit plea for dictatorship" is deeply alarming. Especially because "we all know who the actual 'Red Caesar' is-even if he is, technically, orange."

If you think that's hyperbole you're not paying attention, said Doyle McManus in the Los Angeles Times. Trump has laid out a terrifying " authoritarian vision" for a second term. He's promised to prosecute political opponents, send the National Guard into high-crime cities, and "purge the federal civil service of anyone who questions his views." Meanwhile, his rhetoric has grown increasingly violent, said Margaret Sullivan in The Guard-ian. He's called for shooting shoplifters, suggested former Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Mark Milley should be executed, and exhorted followers to "go after" New York Attorney General Letitia James for filing a fraud case against him. Many shrug off such words as "Trump being Trump." But voters must understand exactly what he'll do if he wins in &

2024: "Throw out American democracy and move to something none of us should want.

THE WEEK October 20, 2023

[drrubinspomade]

#catherine mcmanus

STILL ROCKIN’.

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If you’d like us to remove, or you know who made this so that we can credit, DM. Thanks and greetings from Los Angeles.

YOU ARE THE LIGHT

Dr Rubin’s Pomade

[roadtogracelandx45]

Meet Bianca Kazansky Seresin

I thought I had posted this awhile ago. Maybe I just ended up deleting it but here this is again.

Meet:

Lt Bianca Anastasia Kazansky. She is going to be appearing in Chasing Angels

She is the youngest daughter of Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky and the oldest daughter of Pete "Maverick Mitchell.

She is the apple of Iceman's eye, the first child he was able to raise from the day she was born. And he is so proud of her, bragging to his staff about how she is doing.

And that of Maverick when he is around to be a father to her. There is a lot of unmentioned hurts and pent-up emotion that Bianca holds towards Maverick that really comes through when he is leading the dagger mission that she is a part of.

She has 2 half-sisters, Stacey McManus, and Ellie Mitchell. and has an adopted brother TJ whom Iceman adopts when Bianca is at the academy.

She attends the academy and is in the same class as Jake Seresin (her later husband), Natasha Trace, and Javy Machado.

After attending the academy, she and the others go to flight school where her long time on again off again lover Bradley Bradshaw was also attending.

For a while, she, Bradley, and Jake have a polyamorous relationship that ends after a huge fight and Bianca deciding to stay with Jake over Bradley.

She usually ends up in between their fights whenever they are together after that. But they all ended up together after the Dagger mission

She is stationed with Jake and Javy after she and Jake get married, they couldn't handle being apart for long periods of time, they were all together when they get recalled to Top Gun.

They don't know that Maverick is her other father, she would mention him but never gave him a name or showed pictures like she did with Iceman.

After the dagger mission, she and Maverick form a better relationship, and she is involved in the commitment ceremony between him and Ice.

Bianca goes down behind enemy lines with Payback and Fanboy, and finds out that she is pregnant with her first child after they are rescued. She goes back to her father's house in San Deigo to recover and try to take care of her ailing father who's cancer is back and killing him slowly.

After he passes away Bianca, Jake and Bradley take on raising TJ as it was in Ice's will

[bookaddict24-7]

New Young Adult Releases! (July 25th, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Infested by Angel Luis Colón

Ghosted by Amanda Quain

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

Rana Joon & the One & Only Now by Shideh Etaat

Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto

All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs

The Legacies by Jessica Goodman

One Song by A.J. Betts

New Sequels:

One of Us is Back (One of Us is Lying #3) by Karen McManus

House of Roots & Ruin (Sisters of the Salt #2) by Erin A. Craig

Love & Gravity (Always Human #2) by Ari North

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Happy reading!

[munchlax-musings]

What have i done today

i was deeply distracted for hours playing video games, listening to music, etc.

but i managed to get a little itty bitty bit done

voila, my trello board for my steno textbook:

[image description: a trello board. board color is a reddish-pink. title of the list is Lesson 29. 1st card is a dark blue titled Lesson Overview. 2nd card is a pink titled Preparation. 3rd card is half pink and white. On the white half is the text Trello Card Set-up. there is a green checked box below it with 1/1 next to it. the 4th card is all white and titled Evernote Set-up. the checked box below it is not in green and has the text 0/1 next to it. the 5th card is a pastel green with the title Practice. the 6th card is half a pastel green, half white. on the white half are the words Exercise 2901. below that, an icon of 4 lines and a checked box with 0/8 next to it. Below the cards, on the list, is a plus button called Add a card. to the far right, an icon for creating a card from a template.]

i accidentally CTRL+Zed this part of the post like 2 times so far. must be tired lmao the second time it happened, it was like i got jumpscared

anyway, so i literally had to fight my brain to get it to produce this trello board, and 3 others after that. it was hard work, but i am satisfied with what i created

the 3 other boards are for coding, stenography (in general) and Japanese. the coding and Japanese ones are pretty barebones rn but ill have something figured out for them soon. i saw that Trello has a Github integration i could use, which seems helpful

and then after that, i decided that i absolutely need to start practicing to books other than my textbook again.

i found a bunch of books that i thought were interesting. sadly, i couldn't find most of them on Libby for checking out, but i will one day practice to them, maybe!

The Book I Will Write To

i checked out the audiobook for it yay

i even added it to my trello board:

[image description: trello board. list is titled Audiobook Progress. below it, an attached image of the cover for the book The Perishing by Natashia Deón, Author of Grace. the cover is a photo of a Black woman, transparent against a blue-to-green vertical gradient background. her features are outlined by thick, rainbow brush strokes, echoed twice over, a few inches above their starting points. below that, on the list, the words image.png. further below, an icon of a paper clip with the number 1 next to it.]

The Books I Have Placed Holds On

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Son by Lois Lowry

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

i can technically do 10 holds, but i dont wanna end up overwhelming myself by accident lol

i plan on adding these to my stenography trello board as well. i think i will thoroughly enjoy all of them!

[thefallennightmare]

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Every thing will be updated on here and on my wattpad!

CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS:

The Coyotes Cry: Mafia Boss! Noah Sebastian x OFC[AU]-Saoirse "Scar" McManus's life is turned upside down when her father and uncle marry her off to Noah Sebastian, the Ruler of The Concrete Jungle and Leader of OMNS, her old high school crush. A marriage based on secrets and lies comes back to destroy OMNS and The Concrete Jungle from within. When Scar has no choice but to step foot into The Grey looking for help, she realizes the price of love comes in a nest full of darkness.

Masked: Stalker!Noah Sebastian x Reader[AU]-Readers' sex life had been anything but exciting for years. Curiosity peeks when she stumbles upon a website where people sign up to meet strangers for a wild night of sex based on similar kinks. She meets a masked man that opens up her eyes to a world of different sexual kinks and when the night is over, she's ready to move on. The masked man, however, is not. One imprint of her on his skin is enough to make him obsessed. He'll do whatever he can to make sure she is his; whether she agrees or not.

Who Are You?: The Winter Soldier a.k.a Bucky Barnes x Shield Agent! Fallen x The Winter Omens a.k.a Noah Sebastian- Agent Fallen is one of Shields Top Agents. They use her for their toughest missions because they know she will get the job done thanks to her fire powers. Fallen never said no to a mission, not even the current one that had her reliving parts of her dark past she tried so hard to forget. How can Fallen try to take down the corporation that made her who she was while she comes face to face with the assassin that trained her? And when a new foe enters the fray with his katana pointed at her throat, will Fallen give up everything she’s known for to help him?

Corrupt-Landon Tewers x OFC: Landon only had one mission in mind when his eyes landed on the new photographer for The Plot in You. Corrupt her innocence.

IDWT$-Noah Sebastian x Stripper!OFC: Raven arrives in Los Angeles with only a suitcase after running from her past with the dream of becoming a clinical psychologist for patients recovering from addictions. Solitarily steadfast on her path to success, she lands a job at a seedy strip club Bad Decisions. A chance meeting with Bad Omens during their video shoot for The Death of Peace of Mind brings Raven one step closer to making her dream a reality. Unexpected feelings arise between her and the director/vocalist Noah. As she ascends to the top, she wonders if mixing business and pleasure is all worth it.

The Grey: Eric Draven x Witch!OFC[The Coyotes Cry Universe]-Mini Series-For centuries, Nyx ran The Grey. When someone new comes to town and creates The Concrete Jungle, Nyx is forced to move The Grey into the undergrounds. One day, a group of thugs sneak in to steal something valuable to her and she makes it her mission to destroy everyone until she gets it back. When Eric Draven stumbles into her lair asking for help in his own revenge, Nyx agrees for a price. A love begins to form between the two of them, something that had been forbidden for Nyx. Will she break the rules for this love or use him to get back what’s rightfully hers?

The Ties That Bind Us-Noah Sebastian x Soulmate!Reader AU: Growing up, Noah’s grandparents told him the story of why everyone wore a red tie around their wrists and while theirs glowed while his didn’t.

“Yours will glow when you meet your soulmate, Noah.”

When someone moves in next door and catches Noah’s eyes immediately, he sees the red tie around her wrist glowing only to see his remains red. Convinced she’s not his soulmate, Noah tries hard to stay away from her yet small moments between them start to blossom. So much so, he can’t ignore the tie that binds them together.

ON HOLD:

That December Night: Matt Dierkes x Reader- "Fuck around and find out." Reader never thought it meant literally until it happened to her. One night of what was supposed to be harmless kissing managed to turn her entire world upside down

Styx: Hades!Noah x OFC! Persephone[AU]- For centuries, Noah had ruled the Underworld alone, preferring it that way with fewer distractions. This led to a war starting for his throne, others felt he wasn't adequate enough to rule. As Noah tries to fight for what is rightfully his, a soft melody descends down to the Underworld, rendering him frozen in a state of curiosity with two goals in mind. To find himself a queen and save his throne, regardless of whether they agreed

Roommate Roulette: Noah Sebastian x Reader, Jesse Cash x Reader, Jolly Karlsson x Reader, and Michael Taylor x Reader-What started as an innocent Halloween game of spin the bottle: truth or dare turned into a sexy game of roulette as reader realizes her feelings for all her roommates was never one sided like she originally thought.

Mercy: Noah Sebastian x Fallen Angel!OFC x Lucifer!Andy Biersack[AU]- "Blinded by a fear of feeling, these are the kings we chose. Lost and looking for the meaning, I've been searching high and low" It came crashing down on him. This is the story of the highest banished angel from where she came only to find a home in the arms of a mortal man. This mortal realized he'd face Lucifer himself to keep her. Lethia: Archangelus Oneironaut also known as Archangel of Dream Walking. Across worlds and dimensions, she walks within. Uncovering dangerous secrets, leaving her cast out, and isolated- that is until she begins to learn what it means to feel.

EVERYTHING I WRITE IS FICTION. NONE OF THIS IS REAL. I WRITE VERY DARK THEMES, ALL OF WHICH IS LABELED CORRECTLY IN THE CONTENT WARNIGS. IF I MISS ONE, PLEASE LET ME NOW AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ADD IT!

[wawamouse]

Oz Rewatch 3: S6E08: Exeunt Omnes

FINALE!!!!!!

Storylines

Aftermath of Glynn’s death; Stanton leads McManus to discovering Adrian Johnson’s involvement; Johnson is arrested and Devlin is confronted; Querns is named warden of Oz and McManus job may or may not be in jeopardy; Querns introduces the Restraint Chair

Rebadow and Stella reunite; Stella visits Pablo in Ad-Seg ad reads to him;

Busmalis becomes hung up on wanting to have his own biological child with Norma but is denied the option and sent to Solitary for his outburst

Howell is pregnant;

Jackson Vahue visits Oz and get creeped on by Brass; Murphy and Brass have a final conversation as Brass decides to quit; Brass shoots at Vahue at a practice;

Mr Hoyt reveals Jaz is adopted; Mrs Kirk is weird with Mukada; Sr Pete and Mukada find Mrs Oppenheimer, Jaz’s birth mother; Hoyt confesses to Mukada where Cloutier’s body is; Hoyt is killed;

Arif gets the insurance check but is conflicted and confesses to the Muslims about his lies and is beat up; Arif is put in the cage after confessing to McManus; Redding is placed in Solitary;

Torquemada and Pancamo go into business together; Guerra freaks out; Cathy Jo visits Miguel and they kiss; Miguel gets in a fight with the Aryans; he blows off Torquemada; he meets with Ruiz and gives up; he gives in to Torquemada’s promises of numbness;

Sister Pete meets with Idzik on Death Row; Idzik’s death sentence is overturned and he’s placed in Em City;

Suzanne asks Seamus to visit Cyril; Seamus tries to hired Schillinger to kills Neema but he refuses; Seamus tries to stick Neema but gets stuck himself; Neema is placed in the Hole; Gloria asks Ryan not to harm Seamus; Cyril is executed;

Robson after school special part 2; Schillinger’s sister visits; FBI offers a deal with Beecher;

Macbeth play; Schillinger dies; Tobias isn’t charged with the murder; Keller moves into Beecher’s pod; they argue; Keller throws himself off the tier and dies; toxin explosion in the mail room; Oz evacuates; The end!

Sister: That’s not what it means. I’ve read too many mangas to think that’s what it means.

Sister: Oh my… The law moves quickly, doesn’t it?

Sister: What are stundeens? Me: White person word, I guess… Sister: Balls?

Sister: I’m so good at this. Didn’t I say I didn’t like him being on the outside? He had crazy vibes from the start, even though everyone kept saying what a nice guy he was. I knewww….

Sister: (gasp) She’s just trying to get a date!

Sister: Is this lady going to turn into a murderer?

Sister: Why is he getting punished? For a confessing to his lack of involvement in the crime?

Sister: Ooh, 16 Candles moment~ …Wawa, he’s on something. … Oh, no…why’s he doing a strip tease? This is so embarrassing. Me: I knew you were going to say that, lol. Sister: He broke his necklace :(

Sister: Jeez… He’s like that guy in the… with the… Me: 28 Years Later? Sister: Exactly…

Sister: Uh, you don’t look that similar. Me & Sister: (Twin Chortling™)

Sister: Who’s that? Me: Parole board guy Miguel punched. Sister: Oh… I thought he was Chico’s dad or something. Me: Why would Chico’s dad be there? Sister: [“I dunno” sound] ‘Cause of the overdose or whatever… Me: …But why would he be meeting with Miguel? Sister: Because he’s the only one left, duh.

Sister: Why is he always dressed like he’s going to some beach soiree? He looks like he’s… like he's... Me: (Already laughing so hard I can’t breathe) Princess Diaries? Me & Sister: (Tea kettle whistling)

Sister: Miguel better not die! I was supposed to be his guardian angel! Me: I told you he didn’t die! Sister: Suspicious! Is he going to overdose, too?! Me: No… Just watch the episode -_-

Sister: Um, so, am I like a bad guardian angel because, like, Miguel is back on the drugs…? Me: He’s still alive, though. Sister: But this means he’s going to be all high until the end of time? He’s not getting out as long as the one guy is on the parole board. Me: Yeah, but he’s still alive. Sister: But the show is ending. It’s suppose to have end on happy note! Me: Why would this show end on happy note? Sister: I don't know!!

Sister: Didn’t those two people do it during the first execution? Me: Diane and McManus? Sister: Lol, yeah. Why would you leave them alone together? Ew. Wait, so who's going to pronounce him dead, then? Me: This is how Cyril can still live...

Sister: UM, you needa be asking yourself that, mister. I don’t get it, Wawa, what does he see in him? Ughhhhh.

Sister: I mean, I would be pretty worried about the curtains being closed behind her. They’re probably all murdering themselves back there. Plus, half of them are wearing fatigues so if there’s a riot, they could probably slip out pretending to be guards or something.

Sister: (gasp) He’s gonna give the real knife to him and the other guy’s going to think it’s him but then he’s going to accidentally stab the other guy and get stuck in prison.

Sister: Throw him over the edge! Do it!

Sister This is the goodbye? Buncha shots of people’s sorry faces? … That’s disappointing.

Sister … This does not give Sister peace.

Stray Thoughts

The new education program at the Oz is to be named at Leo Glynn

Detective Tarnowski named

Haha, background Chico I never caught before:

Sister Final Final Thoughts

“I’m disappointed” —Sister

Sister: Half of this stuff doesn’t make any sense. I don’t understand why [Torquemada] wants to be like Miguel. Does he not know anything about that guy’s story? He’s been on a downward spiral! You’re a part dude, you don’t wanna be like him. Didn’t you hear him say “I’m tired”? Hello? And why was fucking fish and fowl even on the table??

Me: Did you have a favorite season? Sister: Favorite season? I don’t even remember what happened last episode. Maybe that’s the problem. And they were being really stingy with the flashbacks this time… Sometimes they give you flashbacks for the most inane things… I feel like they just threw away some of the characters. Like they should’ve given Said a better storyline. Me: For some reason I thought Neema had died in this episode, so it was actually a nice surprise that he only went to Solitary. I need to start re-factoring him into some of my post-canon fic plans LOL. Sister: Who’s Neema?

Me: Other thoughts? Favorite characters? Sister: What am I supposed to say? Everyone died… I will say that the lawyer guy is NOT one of my favorites. Hm… Let’s put Miguel. Let’s just add Chico on there, because you always mentioned him so he made an impression… Me: Don’t add him to the list just because of that. Sister: Well, you’ll notice that many on this list are simply people that I can remember. … Mm, Mr. Priest is not going on the list because he didn’t accomplish anything, so I don’t like him anymore. Very ineffective. I guess we’ll add Said. And the gay guy (Torquemada) because he didn’t have time to disappoint. The groups in this show are very rudderless… Me: So your list is Miguel, Chico, Said, and Torquemada. Sister: Yeah, the gay guy. What’s his name? Me: Torquemada. Sister: Is that one word or two words? Me: Torquemada. It’s one word. Sister: What’s his first name? Me: Alonzo. Sister: I’m gonna call him Alonzo. Me: I just call him Torquemada because it’s more fun to say, to be honest... Sister: Hm… Should we add another person to the list? …What about the basketball guy. Me: You don’t even like that guy! Sister: Yeah, but he made it to the end, which means he’s a success story! Me: You can add him to the list if you can remember his name. Sister: (lemon face) …I don’t think they even said his name this episode. Me: Yeah they did. They said it on the TV. Sister: But I don’t even remember the name of the balding friend (Murphy) or the female hack (Howell)… I just remember McManus! I don’t remember the name of the hotdog (Keller)… But technically, if we’re going by this criteria, we can’t add anyone to the list. I didn’t even remember Tortuga’s name. What is it? Alphonso? Me: How about you just pick a new favorite character. Reach back into past seasons. Sister: How can I reach into past seasons?! I don’t even remember the dinosaur (Omar)’s name. Ok, we’ll add the mother... the wife... Sharon! Me: Who’s Sharon? Sister: …Shannon? Me: You can add Shannon to the list if you want. Sister: But that’s not exciting! Me: Why? You added Torquemada to the list and he’s only been in like two episodes—Shannon was only in three episodes— Sister: Oh, really? Ok, we’ll keep that, then. That’s interesting, isn’t it? There was that one pretty guy with the legs and the egg allergy (Supreme Allah). I remember him. Sister only remembers pretty people. We can’t add Peter, though. He blabbed his plans too much. Me: Okay, so your final top five characters list is: Miguel, Chico, Torquemada, Said, and Shannon? Sister: Yep. You can also add Mr. Eggboy (Supreme). And Mr. Priest. He was also pretty. Me: You mean the Reverend? Cloutier? Sister: Yes. With the white butt. Me: So is this your list of favorite characters, or is this your list of pretty characters? Sister: Yes. Me: Any other final thoughts? Sister: I want to know what the poison was…. Who are your favorite characters? Me: Hm… Miguel… Chico. Omar. Said. Morales. Sister: Oh, yes, Mr. Mustache… He had a good mustache… But he got so moody at the end! Me: Would you ever rewatch the show? Sister: …I would hold on it a little longer if a clip came up on Youtube shorts.

[lesterplatt]

OLYMPICS - Stronger Together from KEVIN FOLEY on Vimeo.

Production House: Scouts Honour Directors: Kevin Foley & Mark Zibert Producers/EP’s: Simon Dragland & Rita Popielak Cinematographers: Eric Kaskens & Mark Zibert Creative Research: Tricia Zaremba Photographer: Janick Laurent Editorial: Married to Giants Executive Producer: Julie Axell Editor: Graham Chisholm Assistant Editor: Matthieu Belanger Agency: Hulse & Durrell EP: Greg Durrell EP: Ben Hulse Producer: Kelly Parlane Writing: Art Director: James Moslander Copy Writer: Adam Tetreault Online/SFX: The Vanity Lead VFX Artist: Sean Cochrane VFX Artists: Mike Medeiros, Andrew Farlow EP: Stephanie Pennington Producer: Kayla Baxter Audio House: Six Degrees Music & Sound Voice/Music Director: Dan McManus Original Score: Alec Harrison Additional Orchestration: Chris McGuire Re-recording Mixer: John Iaquinta

Colourist - Wade Odlum, Alter Ego Post Service Production Companies: Lisbon, Portugal - AG Films Cape Town, South Africa - Moonlighting Los Angeles - The Media Mob Australia - FINCH

[boricuacherry-blog]

On that early August morning, Los Angeles authorities arrived at Neverland to present the search warrant. But no one could get into Jackson's master bedroom suite, and that naturally was one of the primary targets of the search.

Michael Jackson was overseas, and that left only his personal maid, Adrian McManus, with a key to the inner sanctum. She sat on Jackson's bed and watched as they seized books, videos, documents, clothing, and several framed pictures of Jordie Chandler they found on a shelf in Jackson's area.

Investigators left behind Jackson's collection of cameras still charging up in the closet and his various disguises, including wigs, false teeth, and noses.

A picture book entitled The Boy: A Photographic Essay, which contained full frontal nudity of prepubescent boys, was also collected. Inside the front cover was a handwritten inscription that read:

To Michael, From your fan. kiss, kiss, kiss, hug, hug, hug, RhONda - 1983.

Upon investigation, police suspected the signature was really from someone named Ron, as those were the only letters in the name that were capitalized.

It was later revealed that immediately before the police raided the entertainer's Century City hideaway apartment that day, Jackson's driver, Gary Hearne, had been instructed to go to the condo and remove two suitcases. Apparently, someone had tipped off the Jackson camp that police were on their way.

In a deposition, Hearne later testified that he never opened the suitcases, but that he took them directly to the home of Jackson's private investigator, Anthony Pellicano. According to people close to the Jackson organization, the suitcases contained pornographic magazines and videos. It is interesting to note that shortly after Gary Hearne gave a deposition in the Chandler civil suit in December 1993, Anthony Pellicano was off the case.

-Diane Dimond