#BUFF Submissions 2019

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Rating: Explicit

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)

Relationship: Beelzebub/Gabriel (Good Omens)

Characters: Beelzebub (Good Omens), Gabriel (Good Omens), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Adam Young (Good Omens), Mr. Young (Good Omens), Mrs. Young (Good Omens), Pepper (Good Omens), Wensleydale (Good Omens), Brian (Good Omens), Anathema Device, Newton Pulsifer

Additional Tags: Smut, Praise Kink, Choking, Erotica, Love/Hate, Love Confessions, Unrequited Love, Possibly Unrequited Love, Dominance, Submission, Service Submission, Priest Kink, Humor, Angst, Magician Aziraphale (Good Omens), Ineffable Bureaucracy (Good Omens), Slow Burn, One Night Stands, Drunken Confessions, Food Kink, They/Them Pronouns for Beelzebub (Good Omens), Birthday Party, Temptation, Spanking, Switching, Beelzebub Has a Vulva (Good Omens), Beelzebub Has A Penis (Good Omens), yes both, Bondage, Light Bondage, Rope Bondage, Japanese Rope Bondage, Blow Jobs, First Time, First Time Bottoming, Gabriel Has A Penis (Good Omens), Ineffable Husbands (Good Omens)

Language: English

Published: 2019-08-30

Updated: 2019-09-18

Words: 30,937

Chapters: 9/?

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This has been updating regularly and has been consistently the perfect kind of trash4trash: big idiot and angry bean. Aside from the first 2 chapters none of the other characters have showed up again (yay).

I'm particularly enjoying:

Gabriel being an oblivious idiot

Beelzebub's internal conflict at enjoying how big and buff said idiot is

Beelzebub not letting Gabriel touch them and him very much wanting to

All the 🍋 scenes

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Sixty fun & fascinating facts about the classic Supergirl (1 / 4)

Great guns! How time flies!

May 2019 will mark sixty years since the pages of Action Comics #252 carried its landmark tale: a crashed rocket ship in a Midvale field, and emerging from within, an enthusiastic young teenager who was destined to become one of Earth’s fiercest champions. That teenager was, of course, Kara Zor-El -- otherwise known as Supergirl..!

To celebrate the classic Kara Zor-El’s sixtieth anniversary, compiled below is part one of a series outlining sixty surprising or unusual facts about the original intrepid Argo City teen who leapt from that crumpled Midvale rocket ship. Covering her original Silver and Bronze Age incarnation, in comics and on screen, each factoid is calculated to intrigue and delight -- hopefully even seasoned Kara fans will find a few morsels of trivia that had previously escaped their attention.

Enjoy...

1. She wasn’t originally known as Kara Zor-El when she debuted in comics.

What’s in a name? Well not a lot, it seems, if you happen to be Kryptionian..!

Although everyone knows Supergirl’s real name is Kara Zor-El, the Maid of Might herself didn’t deem it worthy of a mention until Action Comics #288 (May 1962), three years after her introduction, when she innocently referenced her full moniker during a dream sequence. After that readers would need to wait another fifteen years(!) before she’d mention it again in Superman Family #177 (June 1976). Outside of these rare instances Kara was usually known as Kara of Argo City, or in very early comics simply just as Kara, her birthplace itself not having acquired a name until Action Comics #280 (Sep 1961).

2. 1984′s Supergirl wasn’t actually the first movie headlined by a superhero female.

Many movie buffs will list 1984′s Supergirl as the breakthrough release that finally saw women headline a movie in the superhero genre, but this is far from the truth.

Supergirl’s record is true, but only in the English-speaking world: there had already been numerous superhero movies in non-English markets centred around super-powered female crime fighters, most notably in the Philippines. The most popular Filipino superheroine, Darna, had already racked up no less than eleven movies by 1980, plus one guest appearance in another hero’s movie.

3. She once fell madly in love with a woman.

As incredible as it seems today, the straight-laced DC Comics of the 1960s once okayed a story in which the Maid of Might fell head-over-heels in love with a woman. It happened in Adventure Comics #384 (Sept 1969), and, as you might expect, the story had a few twists and turns before the true nature of Kara’s romance was revealed.

The short version is this: Kara uses computer dating to select a match suitable for a superwoman. The computer picks Volar, a male superhero from the deeply misogynistic planet of Torma (second planet of Star-Sun 447B, in case you want to pay a visit.) Kara travels to Torma and is smitten by Volar, but he seems reluctant to reciprocate her affections. Eventually the plot reveals its twist: due to Torma’s notorious chauvinism, Volar is actually a superheroine forced to masquerade as a superhero. ”I’m heading back to Earth – where I belong!”, exclaims a disappointed Girl of Steel, “I found out Volar was no hit – but a real miss!” (Ho ho!)

4. She’s a self-professed fan of Jazz.

Growing up in both Argo City and Midvale, Kara was probably exposed to a wide range of different musical styles -- but at the end of a long day saving the world, what kind of sounds did she like to relax to? The pages of Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #7 (May 1983) dropped readers a hint when Kara expressed a strong affinity towards Jazz music. Indeed in a later issue of that same series, it is while attending a free Jazz concert with friends in Chicago’s Grant Park that Kara first tangled with the super-villain Reactron (making his comicbook debut.)

5. She once packed in her superhero career to become a socialite and style-icon in Paris.

The mid-60s was an interesting time for DC Comics; a tipping point between the juvenile gimmick-driven hangover of the Golden Age, and the more mature storytelling style of the upcoming Bronze Age, as one generation of artists and writers slowly gave way to the next. Brave and the Bold #63 (Dec 1965) fell squarely into the former category with its outlandish story, Revolt of the Super-Chicks.

The tale begins with a restless Kara feeling unappreciated: the public see her as just a hero in a gaudy costume, ignoring the sophisticated woman inside. Much to the chagrin of Kal-El, Kara abandons her superhero-ing career and heads to the bright lights of Paris to live it up. Kal sends Wonder Woman to Paris to talk some sense into Kara (the first time the pair had shared an adventure, by the way), but Diana is likewise wooed by the socialite lifestyle and joins Kara in her nocturnal revelry. If it hadn’t been for the intervention of the villain Multi-Face, the pair might have still been in Paris now.

6. Producer Ilya Salkind regretted Helen Slater’s casting as Supergirl.

When Ilya Salkind took on the task of co-producing Superman-related movies in the mid 1970s, he’d argued against the wishes of both Warner Bros. and his producer father, Alexander, by suggesting that the title role not go to a Hollywood A-lister. Ilya followed exactly the same logic when it came time to cast 1984′s Supergirl, championing an unknown actor called Helen Slater over more bankable names such as Brooke Shields (favoured by his father.)

In an interview in 2000, however, Ilya seemed to have some regrets, telling Scott Michael Bosco on behalf of Digital Cinema, “[...] frankly, with hindsight I regret it. Brooke Shields would have – not made it a better movie, but perhaps a more commercial one. This I’m convinced. I think there would have been more men seeing the movie.” Commenting on how Slater’s screen presence was more Katherine Hepburn than Sophia Loren, Salkind noted, “What happened, I think, is that we lost a lot of the audience, the male audience. I think it was also because the girl was a little unattainable.”

7. One of her most iconic costumes was originally designed by a fan.

Supergirl has had a number of crime-fighting outfits over the decades, but two particularly stand out as being iconic: Helen Slater’s 1984 movie costume (plus its imitators, such as the post-Crisis Matrix costume and Melissa Benoist’s tv costume), and the 1970s hotpants outfit.

The Girl of Steel’s hotpants attire was a racy number that screamed 70s sexploitation at a volume only Kryptonian lungs could achieve: short shorts, a plunging V neckline, billowing sleeves, and a neck choker, all in the customary red, sky blue, and yellow. The design wasn’t something dreamt up by one of DC’s staff of artists, however. but taken from a sketch submitted by reader John Sposato of Edison, New Jersey. DC had used several fan submitted costume ideas during the early 1970s -- each outfit typically receiving one or two story outings -- but John’s submission was obviously so liked by DC artists that it eventually became her permanent costume for most of the 1970s.

8. She turned Streaky into a Super Cat by accident.

DC in the Silver Age prided itself on being a family-friendly brand, free from the squalor and depravity that had once graced the pages of some of its competitors, causing moral crusaders (armed with books written by Dr. Fredric Wertham) to brand the medium as a threat to the youth of America. Without the use of excessive violence to bring thrills and drama to its superhero comics, DC relied on gimmicks such as Kryptonite. Consequently, by the Silver Age, the stuff was everywhere(!)

With her keen practical mind, Kara decided (much to the condescending amusement of her cousin) to develop an alchemy that would neutralise the harmful effects of this ever burgeoning supply of Kryptonite (Action Comics #261, Feb 1960.) She failed, naturally, but the discarded end-product, labelled X-Kryptonite, ended up accidentally giving a local stray alley-cat super powers. And so Streaky the Super Cat was born -- entirely by accident..!

9. Lena Luthor wasn’t the only female Luthor family member giving her trouble.

The Luthor family has a long history of causing trouble for the Girl of Steel. Not only did Supergirl struggle to keep her secret identity from the telepathic Lena (Thorul) Luthor -- Lex’s little sister -- but Adventure Comics #397 (Sept 1970) saw the introduction of Lex’s scheming niece, Nasthalthia. Nasty, as she was known, joined Stanhope College with a determination to help Uncle Lex flush out which of Stanhope’s students was secretly Supergirl. Suspecting Linda Danvers from the start, Nasty even followed Linda when she graduated and moved to San Francisco to become a TV camerawoman. The pair would play a dangerous cat-and-mouse game throughout many early 1970s Supergirl tales, but Nasty never quite got the proof she needed to unmask the Maid of Might.

10. She was married when she died in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

A story published in Superman Vol. 1 #415 (Jan 1986) saw the Fortress of Solitude infiltrated by a mysterious visitor from a distant planet. Intent on stealing a memento of the recently deceased Kara, the handsome green-skinned thief named Salkor is quickly apprehended by Superman.

Salkor explains how he had found Supergirl drifting unconscious in space some two years previous. He had cured her of Kryptonite sickness, but she had been left with severe amnesia. In the days that followed Salkor and Kara drew close and entered into a quickie marriage, but not long after the marriage he awoke to find Kara missing -- her memory had presumably returned. Over the next two years Salkor slowly traced his bride back to Earth, but tragically he arrived just as news of her death was broadcast around the world.

11. Her creation was part of a strategy to boost DC’s flagging superhero comic sales.

Supergirl wasn’t created on a mere creative whim; the impetus behind her introduction was likely a long-term sales strategy DC Comics had been following since the mid-1950s. According to Gerard Jones in his book Men of Tomorrow, DC knew that the demographics for the Superman radio and television shows revealed a sizeable share of young girl audience members, and that market research showed that girls read their brother’s Superman and Batman comics (second hand!) DC therefore set out to entice young girls into buying their own superhero comics by introducing titles like Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane, and characters like Batwoman and Supergirl. Although some superheroines have been accused of being nothing more than eye-candy for the young male audience, Supergirl was introduced squarely to inspire young girls.

12. She could read your mind.

In Adventure Comics #397 (Sept 1970) Supergirl investigates a mystery girl found in a coma on the Stanhope College campus. As the anonymous patient lies motionless in a hospital bed, the Girl of Steel conveniently remembers that she has the ability to perform Vulcan mind-melds: ”I'll try to delve into her subconscious -- maybe I can learn something”. The trick reveals that the mystery girl was the victim of a black magic cult, causing Supergirl to infiltrate the group undercover (literally!) Strangely, although the Girl of Steel can read other people’s minds, she seemed very poor at reading her own, as she promptly forgets all about her mind-reading abilities after that single issue.

13. She always knew how to be popular.

When Kara from Argo City first landed on Earth, she took it upon herself to pick her own secret identity name. “While you were gone”, she tells her cousin, “I used my super-hearing and heard many Earth girls’ names! I thought of a good one for myself.” The name she chose, of course, was Linda.

It isn’t perhaps a surprise that her super-hearing fixated on that particular name, given that according to names registered with US Social Security, Linda was one of the most popular girls’ names in the 1950s, beginning the decade in the top slot, but dropping two places to third by the time Kara arrived on Earth in 1959. (Kara, by the way, was 935th on the girls list at the time that Ms. Zor-El crashed her rocket ship in Midvale.)

14. Her first appearance on television was in a 1962 comedy sketch, played by Carol Burnett.

In 1962 the Garry Moore Show featured a seven minute sketch lampooning the popular George Reeves Superman TV show -- the comedy gimmick being that instead of the Man of Steel, the sketch’s evildoers were pitted against the Maid of Might, played by comedian Carol Burnett. (A similar spoof by Lucille Ball a few years earlier doesn’t count, btw, as Lucy was playing Superman, not Supergirl.)

The madcap plot sees Carol dashing to and fro, frantically switching back and forth between her everyday clothes and her hero costume, while performing an array of ridiculous feats of strength. It is debatable whether this truly qualifies as a genuine Supergirl appearance, given the obvious Reeves inspiration, but Burnett’s 1962 version does use the Supergirl name and a reasonable facsimile of her 60s costume.

15. Her first proper appearance on television was in an advert, selling underwear!

Even if the 1962 Carol Burnett sketch is ruled out as not being canonical Kara, Supergirl’s late-70s underwear commercial qualifies without a shadow of a doubt. The short advert, for the kids brand Underroos, sees Supergirl, Spider-Woman, Wonder Woman, and even Batgirl, all extolling the virtues of wearing superheroine themed undergarments. Dating from sometime around 1978, the ad seems to be the first authorised on-screen appearance of Supergirl, meaning that the ad’s opening line, “Now Supergirl is on Underoos”, is the first spoken line uttered by any actress playing the Girl of Steel. (It is unknown who the lucky voice artist was.)

That’s all for part one -- hope you enjoyed it..! Check out part two (soon) for another fifteen fascinating factoids.

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Fantastic Four Vol 1 #116

Thurs Jul 25 2019 [06:01 PM] Wack'd: Yes, it's our first Doom team-up! But more importantly--holy shit is that a gradient on the title at the bottom?!

[06:01 PM] Wack'd: A bold new age of comic book coloring is upon us! [06:02 PM] Wack'd: Meanwhile, in the credits, Lee's title has been changed from "plotter" to "editor" [06:04 PM] Wack'd: The remaining three decide they need to make a plan themselves and I gotta admit? I'm surprised that this is our first issue where Reed literally can't work out the solution for them [06:04 PM] Wack'd: With this established a pattern, that's a good hook [06:05 PM] Wack'd: So it turns out the machine Reed slipped into earlier was radioactive [06:05 PM] maxwellelvis: oops [06:06 PM] Wack'd: And Sue determines that they might be able to trace that radiation signature to find Reed, using one of his gizmos [06:07 PM] Wack'd: (They can't use an actual geiger counter because, if an ordinary device could find the amount of radiation on Reed, he'd be very very screwed) [06:08 PM] Wack'd: Unfortunately, the landlord has got out and led the cops to the Baxter Building [06:08 PM] Wack'd: So Johnny fire-bombs them [06:08 PM] Wack'd: He fire-bombs the cops [06:08 PM] Wack'd: Normally I'd be all for this but, uh, time and a place, dude [06:09 PM] Wack'd: Good luck avoiding jail after that! [06:09 PM] Bocaj: Consequences are for people without superpowers [06:09 PM] Bocaj: like money [06:10 PM] maxwellelvis: "Fuck da police!" [06:10 PM] maxwellelvis: "Not now, Bic-head!" [06:10 PM] maxwellelvis: "JOHNNY NO!" [06:10 PM] maxwellelvis: "JOHNNY YES!" [06:10 PM] Wack'd: So rarely do heroes wading through the sewers acknowledge that actually it's not a fun time

[06:11 PM] maxwellelvis: Spider-Man grumbles about it all the time. [06:11 PM] Wack'd: So! Was Reed mind-controlled? Yes and no [06:12 PM] Wack'd: Reed's earlier boastfulness was him daring the Over-Mind to try and take him over [06:12 PM] Wack'd: Counting on the idea that he'd be able to resist [06:12 PM] Wack'd: And, well [06:12 PM] Wack'd: NOPE! [06:13 PM] Wack'd: Reed's arrogance gets his ass completely, thoroughly kicked [06:13 PM] Bocaj: Good [06:14 PM] Wack'd: Even the ol' "power of love" trick doesn't work!

[06:15 PM] Bocaj: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvh_jB6c70 [06:15 PM] Bocaj: Hey this is some good imagery though [06:15 PM] Wack'd: It is! [06:15 PM] Wack'd: Buscema rules, actually [06:15 PM] maxwellelvis: Pretty sure that's why they got him to draw all those Conan comics [06:16 PM] Bocaj: I mean, he still can't draw children like a lot of artists can't [06:16 PM] Bocaj: Franklin is an unending nightmare [06:16 PM] Bocaj: Cherubic terror [06:16 PM] Wack'd: Anyway Reed is two seconds from being full-on mind-flayed when Johnny and Ben show up to kick the Over-Mind's ass [06:16 PM] Wack'd: Considering this went great when it was all four of them I'm sure this'll be no sweat [06:16 PM] Bocaj: wtf is sue? [06:17 PM] Wack'd: Glad you asked [06:17 PM] maxwellelvis: Getting backup, I think [06:17 PM] Wack'd: She's on monitor duty [06:17 PM] Bocaj: 😐 [06:17 PM] Wack'd: But seeing the guys getting their asses kicked she's like "actually, fuck this" [06:18 PM] Wack'd: And flies over to force-field Over-Mind into submission [06:18 PM] Wack'd: But hey, uh, remember last issue when he effortlessly broke her force field? [06:19 PM] Wack'd: And also how he just kind of in general is impervious to fire and brute force? [06:19 PM] Bocaj: yes [06:19 PM] Wack'd:

[06:20 PM] maxwellelvis: I was kinda hoping you'd say "Archie doesn't" [06:20 PM] Bocaj: So its not going great is I think what you're insinuating [06:21 PM] Wack'd: You know what? Picking up Johnny by the head *while he's flamed on* is one hell of a move [06:21 PM] Wack'd: Respect [06:21 PM] Wack'd: Also I initially interpreted this as Over-Mind hitting Ben with Johnny [06:22 PM] Bocaj: you gotta hit that motherfucker with this motherfucker [06:22 PM] Wack'd: Which also woulda been pretty cool [06:22 PM] maxwellelvis: You know, for a guy called "Overmind", he's surprisingly beefy [06:22 PM] Bocaj: Might overmind [06:22 PM] Wack'd: He was super strong first and then his entire race filed their brains into his head [06:22 PM] maxwellelvis: Ahh [06:22 PM] Bocaj: As ya do [06:23 PM] Bocaj: If you're a space nonsense [06:23 PM] Wack'd: So with Johnny and Ben out of commission and Reed being promoted to Over-Mind's second-in-command, Sue decides she needs backup [06:24 PM] Wack'd: (She also evades Over-Mind ordering Reed to kill her by taking her weird space bike as high as it could go, and then doing a hairpin turn which causes Reed to topple over, which is pretty neat) [06:25 PM] Wack'd: So anyway, about backup [06:26 PM] Wack'd: The Marvel Universe has conspired to that basically every single superhero has some out-of-NYC stuff happening in their own books [06:26 PM] Wack'd: (Or so the narrator claims--I'm certainly not about to go check) [06:27 PM] Bocaj: It was neat but probably unsustainable how the marvel universe used to do that [06:27 PM] Bocaj: If Iron Man was said to be too busy to do Avengers one month then his book tended to reflect that [06:27 PM] Wack'd: Huh! [06:27 PM] Bocaj: If Beast popped over to do an X-Men crossover, then he's not in Avengers [06:28 PM] MousaThe14: Yeah I’m relistening to Jay and Miles from the start again and it’s interesting to know that they at least attempted to keep that sort of thing consistent with Wolverine disappearing from the main book to have his own solo series and other such things [06:28 PM] Wack'd: Man Buscema out here killing it with the splash pages

[06:28 PM] Bocaj: I know that during Jim Shooter's era he tried to keep things organized like that so that the shared universe felt more unified. And with New Universe every book was supposed to progress a month at a time with every issue but not all the writers got the memo [06:29 PM] Umbramatic: oooh [06:29 PM] Wack'd: Kinda makes long-form storytelling tough [06:29 PM] Umbramatic: but huh [06:29 PM] Bocaj: It does [06:29 PM] Umbramatic: ye [06:29 PM] Bocaj: Its more manageable if the universe is smaller [06:29 PM] Bocaj: That space bike looks unnecessarily unergonomic [06:30 PM] Wack'd: And while I'm handing out kudos, the color department's doing killer work

[06:30 PM] Bocaj: Anyway, there's a website that tries to put all the marvel universe in a chronological order. I'll go check what they have to say [06:31 PM] Bocaj: (Huh, Franklin looks less horrific here) [06:31 PM] Wack'd: I feel like with Stan and Jack gone, everyone's starting to stretch their muscles a bit [06:32 PM] Wack'd: Or maybe it's just the natural progression of time, who knows [06:33 PM] Bocaj: Ok so the Avengers were busy with the Kree/Skrull War, including having to deal with the skrull cow loose ends that Reed left behind [06:33 PM] Bocaj: Thanks Reed [06:33 PM] Wack'd: Sue rolls a nat 20 on persuasion

[06:34 PM] Bocaj: Did she invent his honor and nobility out of whole cloth and mindfuck him into thinking thats who he was for decades to follow? [06:35 PM] Wack'd: It's been there in a few previous issues, though thanks to Stan it comes and goes depending on the needs of the plot [06:35 PM] Wack'd: I remember during the arc where he trapped them in Latveria the story couldn't make up its mind whether or not he cared if his subjects died [06:36 PM] Bocaj: Where he had the DOME? [06:36 PM] Wack'd: He also has a tendency to let the Four go when he's bored, which I suppose is kind of honorable [06:36 PM] Bocaj: if you think Goku is honorable [06:37 PM] Wack'd: But yeah, the idea that he isn't just an egomaniacal loon has kinda gently poked him on the shoulder now and again [06:38 PM] Wack'd:

[06:38 PM] Wack'd: "In about 20 other issues, but I don't recognize it either" [06:39 PM] MousaThe14: Old Man Johnny [06:39 PM] Wack'd: Doom and Goofy have the same dentist apparently

[06:39 PM] Bocaj: "I'm glad we don't have to deal with a bossy autocrat who tells us what to do everyday" [06:41 PM] Wack'd:

[06:42 PM] Wack'd: So Doom's plan is that Over-Mind will be too distracted by Johnny and Ben to fight Doom, who will use a "stop hitting yourself" device on him [06:43 PM] Wack'd: But anyway Doom does the comic book thing of announcing his moves [06:43 PM] Wack'd: And Over-Mind is, as established, not an idiot [06:43 PM] Wack'd: So he ignores Ben and Johnny and just wails on him [06:44 PM] Bocaj: Ha [06:44 PM] Wack'd: Sue was the contingency--she could use her force fields to protect Doom [06:44 PM] Wack'd: But, uh [06:45 PM] Wack'd: Well, he was supposed to take more of a beating first [06:45 PM] Wack'd: To weaken him [06:45 PM] Wack'd: So her force field does nothing and Reed is still convinced he needs to murder her, so [06:45 PM] Bocaj: This plan is butts [06:45 PM] Wack'd: It would've worked if Doom wasn't a boastful idiot! [06:46 PM] Bocaj: It was fundamentally flawed [06:46 PM] Wack'd: Fair

[06:47 PM] Wack'd: So! [06:47 PM] Wack'd: Doom is down. Sue is down. Johnny and Ben are worthless. The gizmo is broken. And Reed is more of a jerk than usual. [06:47 PM] maxwellelvis: Only the author can save them now [06:48 PM] Wack'd: Man, Archie Goodwin's way more buff than I thought he'd be

[06:48 PM] maxwellelvis: Oh no, not THIS asshole [06:49 PM] Wack'd: You're acquainted, I assume [06:49 PM] Bocaj: He's a gem fusion [06:49 PM] MousaThe14: The Stranger is looking less like a hobo than I last saw him [06:49 PM] maxwellelvis: He's the guy who basically heralded in one of the X-Men's lamest periods by literally spiriting away Magneto and Toad to his alien zoo. [06:49 PM] MousaThe14: But last I saw him was in an Essential X-men [06:50 PM] Bocaj: I like that his icon is his own mustache [06:50 PM] Wack'd: So turns out murdering Sue is a bridge too far for Reed, even as mind-whammied as he is, and he passes out [06:50 PM] Bocaj: They call that the ghola test [06:54 PM] Wack'd: Stranger: You call yourself unbeatable, and yet you are the sum of the Eternals, who were once beaten.   [06:54 PM] Wack'd: Over-Mind: By the survivors of Gigantus. What of it? [06:54 PM] Wack'd: Stranger: 😏 [06:54 PM] Wack'd: Over-Mind: well shit [06:55 PM] MousaThe14: The Eternals? You mean the Irrelevants? [06:55 PM] Wack'd: These Eternals will eventually be retconned to be those Eternals [06:55 PM] Wack'd: Don't worry about it [06:56 PM] Wack'd: Anyway the Stranger traps Over-Mind in the Micro-verse and pisses off [06:56 PM] MousaThe14: This is one hell of a deus ex [06:56 PM] Wack'd: It was actually set up earlier in the story! [06:56 PM] maxwellelvis: That's all the Stranger is is a walking deus ex machina [06:56 PM] Wack'd: It's more of a Chekov's gun, really [06:57 PM] Wack'd: If you put a race of beings capable of defeating your baddie above the mantle in the first act... [06:57 PM] MousaThe14: Oh well that’s fine. [06:57 PM] MousaThe14: Setup payoff, only the most basic form of storytelling. You’re free to go, F4 comic. [06:58 PM] Wack'd: Anyway Doom decides he's gonna go walk it off and next time, Richards! Next tiiiime, that whole bit. [06:59 PM] maxwellelvis: "Oh, by the way, Reed, I despise you, and all that you stand for, and oh you know the rest!" "He's a good kid" [06:59 PM] Wack'd: Johnny's pissed that the Stranger let them get their asses handed to them for like three issues when he coulda curbstomped Over-Mind whenever he wanted [06:59 PM] Wack'd: And concludes this was an act of deliberate malice on someone's part [07:00 PM] maxwellelvis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U96sqmTFsss [07:00 PM] Wack'd: For once, Johnny actually has a point before storming off

[07:01 PM] Wack'd: The Watcher, seeing this, decides "fuck it, I'm gonna make this mean something"

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BP Challenge #6 - June 2019

Intro

Welcome to the B.P. Challenge.

Every month, Mars will post a challenge both here and in her Discord. (Link there - joining is recommended!)

Some will be simple, some tricky; some may even be absurd. They will mostly involve playing/using Zarya, but I’m gonna try to switch it up.

Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to complete the challenge in-game and prove it with a screenshot, written account, or video recording. At the end of the month, the discord members and I will vote on favorites, and the winner will get their winning post put up here and become a CHAMPION*!! -cue john cena theme song-

*’Champion’ is a role in my discord - Other prizes vary. Read all details for more.

Last Month’s Winner

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Want to join?

Submit your challenges to me via the #BP-Challenge channel in my Discord group, or alternatively you can use a Tumblr submission, message, send an email to buffpinkpower@gmail.com, or @buff-pink​ in a post. Remember that (depending on the challenge) any media is accepted and you get extra points for creativity.

Challenge Info - Pulse Bomb Contest

It’s been almost a year since I’ve had the time and focus to come up with these, so I wanted to do something easy to get back into the rhythm of it. I know you’re used to Zarya-centric challenges, but my blog also revolves around heroes like Tracer, Mei, Widow, Mercy, and mostly all the lady heroes. 

This month I want to do a Tracer challenge. Everyone loves Tracer, right? ....Right? 

...Anyway, your challenge this month is to stick some pulse bombs to the red team in a Quick Play or Competitive match, and to get a Play of the Game where one bomb kills more than 2 enemies. Bonus points for getting a pulse bomb card. 

The one that gets the most votes at the end of the month is the winner of the challenge, and will receive a code to get $20 of Blizzard balance credit, which can go towards loot boxes, Overwatch League credits, or even another Blizzard game. Ooor you can just hoard it. Whatever! It’s just a ‘thank you’ for sticking with me through the hard times this past year.

Note: You must stick the bomb to an enemy to qualify. Combos with Zarya or Orisa are allowed, and probably necessary for a cool play. If you win, you can take the credit yourself or gift the credit to a friend.

Hero: Tracer Map: any Deadline: June 30th, 2019  Bonus: A POTG and a card gives you one free vote!

If you have questions, remember to send them my way! 

Make sure you read the whole post before you enter. Good luck and have fun!

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CBWA The Purge 2

MATCH EVENT: The Purge 2 Pay-per-view Date: Thursday, October 19, 2019 Location: Arena Bogota Capacity: 21,000

The Colombian Dragon and King Kong Shep immediately double team The Miz to send him out, then Ether Bunny, but then The Miz re-enters and dumps The Colombian Dragon and King Kong Shep to the outside. Ether Bunny with clotheslines, then The Miz body slams Ether Bunny onto The Colombian Dragon and King Kong Shep. 

Cover gets two for The Ether Bunny. Back and forth brawling until King Kong Shep has a kick from behind to save The Colombian Dragon, then gets tagged in. The Colombian Dragon and King Kong Shep double team Ether Bunny. King Kong Shep with his knees and kicks to drive Ether Bunny to the corner. 

Ether Bunny blocks a suplex, tries one of his own, The Colombian Dragon slips out and takes King Kong Shep. King Kong Shep grounds Ether Bunny on the mat, then tries a guillotine, but Ether Bunny gets to the corner and tags in The Miz. The Colombian Dragon tries to help out but The Miz fends off the double team. The Miz blocks a dropkick through the ropes, but then King Kong Shep jumps him. Ether Bunny looks for a suicide dive but The Colombian Dragon moves out of the way and Ether Bunny eats the mat. The numbers game catches up to The Miz as Kenny Resnick points out that the referee is having a hard time keeping the right number of wrestlers in the ring. Backbreaker from The Colombian Dragon to The Miz. Double front suplex to The Miz onto the rope.

King Kong Shep works The Miz with submissions. King Kong Shep tries a triangle, The Miz gets to his feet, The Colombian Dragon tags in and hits another backbreaker. King Kong Shep catches a punch from The Miz to turn it into a hold, The Miz tries to bulldoze his way to the corner for a tag. The Colombian Dragon tries to clear Ether Bunny off the corner, Ether Bunny gets tied up with the ref letting The Colombian Dragon and King Kong Shep land tons of cheapshots. The Miz suplexes King Kong Shep off of him and King Kong Shep lands on The Colombian Dragon to clear him. King Kong Shep messes with Ether Bunny on the outside, letting The Colombian Dragon dropkick Ether Bunny, then a dropkick to The Miz for two. The Miz drops elbows but King Kong Shep has kicks. King Kong Shep walks into a one-armed slam then takes a knee to the face and they are both down.

Double tag and Ether Bunny goes on hot tag offense. The Colombian Dragon dodges in the corner but takes a leaping seated senton, then Ether Bunny cartwheels. Ether Bunny takes out both members and covers The Colombian Dragon for two. The action breaks down. The Colombian Dragon with a gutbuster to The Miz. Ether Bunny manages to hit the suicide dive to The Colombian Dragon, The Miz covers King Kong Shep for a nearfall. King Kong Shep defends against a double team, The Colombian Dragon thinks superplex on Ether Bunny and hits it, King Kong Shep follows with a knee from the top rope for a nearfall. 

Ether Bunny looks like he is near dead. Olympic slam from The Colombian Dragon earns two. The Miz and The Bunny hit a double suplex, but Ether Bunny kicks out. 

King Kong Shep and The Colombian Dragon fire themselves up, but Ether Bunny cartwheels out of a hold, then lands a backspring double back elbow, tag to The Miz who lands a body slam/powerbomb to King Kong Shep and The Colombian Dragon, then their team finisher to King Kong Shep for the win.

Winners: Ether Bunny and The Miz

CBWA SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Bogota Buff vs Buford Pusser 

The bell sounded and both wrestlers took their time playing to the crowd. The crowd was heavily in the favour of Bogota Buff. The two went for a lock up but just before it could be met, Buford Pusser nailed Bogota Buff with a quick kick to the torso. Bogota Buff went for his own torso kick but Buford Pusser caught his leg and shoved him into the turnbuckles, laughing him off. An official lock up was made and Buford Pusser began mat work with a single leg takedown and the application of a side headlock.

Bogota Buff quickened as Bogota Buff tried to go for a top rope leg drop on Buford Pusser but Buford Pusser moved and Bogota Buff crashed hard to mat. Buford Pusser nailed Bogota Buff with a flying elbow from the turnbuckles to the back of the neck. It was only good for a one count. Bogota Buff momentarily distracted Buford Pusser by handing him a Buff Drop, and then followed through with a series of stiff right forearms and chops. A sequence of chain wrestling led Buford Pusser to find himself outside the ring on the apron and then Bogota Buff nailed Buford Pusser with a knee to Bogota Buff and a snapmare on the rope that made Buford Pusser fall to the floor. Bogota Buff struck Buford Pusser with a running punt kick from the apron that flattened Buford Pusser. Bogota Buff threw Buford Pusser back in the ring for a two count.

The match reset and Bogota Buff took control working on Buford Pusser right leg and lower back. Bogota Buff connected with a big leg drop in the center of the ring for a two count. Buford Pusser attempted to go to the top rope but got crotched by Bogota Buff into Buffer. Buford Pusser sustained a significant amount of damage while being stuck in the turnbuckles. Buford Pusser broke out of the Buffer and countered with a stunner to Bogota Buff mid-ring. 

Buford Pusser tried to whip Bogota Buff into the ropes but Bogota Buff reversed it then Buford Pusser countered with a devastating discus elbow. Buford Pusser caught Bogota Buff with a rope assisted neckbreaker that sent Bogota Buff outside the ring. Buford Pusser smashed Buff with a suicide dive between the bottom and middle rope into the guardrail. Bogota Buff distracted Buford Pusser once again with pulling out a steel wrench once he got back in the ring. Buford Pusser took the wrench and discarded it and when the ref turned his back to remove the wrench from the ring apron, Bogota Buff nailed Buford Pusser with a low blow. Bogota Buff went for a roll up immediately but only scored a two count. A fired up Bogota Buff then charged at Buford Pusser from the opposite end of the ring but Buford Pusser countered it into a sudden brainbuster in the center of the ring and scored the pinfall.

WINNER: Buford Pusser

--RETIREMENT MATCH--

Jushin Liger vs Yakuzza 

This is Liger’s final match. What an honor for Yakuzza to be chosen for this last dance. Formal ring introductions for the Japanese crowd. 

The bell sounded and we start with a simple lock-up and a clean break. Liger has his left shoulder heavily taped up. Liger took control with a headlock as Kenny Resnick noted that he was a former 2 time NWA Champion. Liger tried to run full speed at Yakuzza, using his shoulder to try to knock Yakuzza to the ground. After three failed attempts, he gave up and hit him with a thunderous chop to the chest. Liger tried to run him down again, but Yakuzza used his own power to knock Liger to the mat. Liger rolled to the outside.

Both competitors are now back in the ring. Liger nailed a suplex in the center of the ring for a two count. A series of strikes and forearms exchanged between the two. Yakuzza hit Liger with a big boot and a Bogota suplex. Liger didn’t sell the move and charged back at Yakuzza but Yakuzza hit him with a bridge Bogota suplex for a two count. 

Yakuzza went for a powerbomb but Liger reversed into a back body drop and hit a huge lariat that flattened Yakuzza to the mat. Yakuzza caught Liger with his finisher the but it only got a two count. 

Yakuzza called for the Yakuzza Drop, a move that was innovated by Liger’s mentor Kotetsu Yamamoto but Liger powered out and countered into a rip cord lariat for a two count. 

Yakuzza used the ropes as leverage and hit an enziguri on Liger and tried to go for an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles but Liger rejected his attempt. Yakuzza hit Liger with a high knee smash to the face and then hit his Yakuzza Drop for a second time to score a three count.

WINNER: Yakuzza

After the match, Yakuzza and Liger shook hands and Yakuzza presented him with a boquet of flowers. Liger bowed and left the ring.

CBWA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Tom Zenk vs Macho Man vs Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert 

When the bell rang, Macho and Zenk went after Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert aggressively. They clotheslined him over the ringside barricade. Macho then went after Zenk. He scored a two count in the ring, but Zenk tossed him to the floor seconds later where Eddie caught him with a running clothesline. He popped Zenk when he reached through the ropes, then threw Macho Man into the ringside barricade.

They took turns for several minutes trading one-on-one sequences and near falls, broken up by the third wrestler. Macho man blocked a Council Chamber as Hot Stuff distracted Macho Man. Macho Man then leaped off the top rope, but Zenk avoided him and hit the Land Tax for a near fall broken up by Eddie Gilbert. 

Macho Man rallied against both opponents, but Hot Stuff surprised Macho with a Hot Shot for a believable near fall. The announcers acknowledged people questioned whether Zenk should have been added to this match. Everyone was slow to get up after that. A “HOT STUFF!” chant broke out. 

When Zenk went for a superplex on Macho Man, Eddie Gilbert entered and DDT’d them both onto the mat. Hot Stuff scored a two count on Zenk. He covered Macho Man next and got a two count. Fans chanted “This is awesome!” 

Hot Stuff charged at Zenk, but Zenk moved and went shoulder-first into the ringpost. Zenk then fired up and stomped the mat to totally telegraph his move. Macho Man avoided it and gave Zenk a spinebuster. He then twirled and riled up the crowd who yelled “OHH YEAAHH” on cue. When he went for a DDT, he paid for playing to the crowd like an idiot, as Zenk recovered enough to avoid it and DDT’d Macho Man for a near fall.

Hot Stuff rejoined the action, but Macho Man ducked when he charged. Zenk then went for a superkick, but Macho Man ducked and catapulted Zenk into the top turnbuckle. 

Then he hit a DDT. Hot Stuff tried to interfere, but Macho Man threw him to ringside. 

Macho Man made the cover. Eddie Gilbert yanked him out of the ring by his legs to break up the pin. 

Hot Stuff then gave Macho Man a backbreaker at ringside. “This is awesome!” rang out again briefly. 

Hot Stuff went to get back in but out of nowhere he was clocked from behind by The Eye of Gibson. What the hell is he doing out here? Gibson runs to the back.

Macho Man went up top and nailed Zenk with an elbow for the tree count. 

WINNER and NEW North American Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage in 13:00.

Hot Stuff is irate and is throwing stuff around. He’s now destroying the announcer’s table. Security are out to try and calm him down. 

BOGOTA STREET FIGHT  Working Man Roddy Hart vs Claude Akins 

When Roddy Hart turned his back to remove his coat from the ring, Claude Akins struck him with the chair across the back. The bell quickly sounded as the match began. Roddy Hart knocked the chair out of his hands and went for a head shot with the chair but Claude Akins escaped from the corner in the nick of time. 

Claude Akins responded with three deep arm drags into the center of the ring to Kenny Resnick’s surprise that he would use those moves in the midst of a street fight. Claude Akins followed up with three superkicks to Roddy Hart’s upper torso that knocked Hart outside the ring. 

Claude Akins launched himself to the outside with a suicide dive on Roddy Hart and then nailed him with a chair in the stomach and across the back. Claude Akins pulled out a garbage can from under the ring and crashed it on top Hart’s head. He found some cookie sheets and a staple gun under the ring. 

He put the cookie sheets to immediate use, beating them on Roddy Hart. He then pulled out a piece of wood that resembled a door from under the ring. Pork Chop Cash on commentary advised us that those pieces of wood were kept under the ring in case one of the planks that hold the mat together broke throughout the night. Jimmy opted not to use the “wooden plank” yet and instead grabbed another chair and hit Roddy Hart with a head shot. He propped the chair across Roddy Hart’s head and kicked the chair into Roddy Hart’s chest. 

Claude Akins attempted to prop the wooden plank between two chairs but Roddy Hart launched the garbage can directly into his face stopping his momentum. The action moved back into the ring and Claude Akins took control by hitting a stomp off the ropes into a chair sitting on Roddy Hart’s chest. The wooden plank has found its way into the ring and Claude Akins hit a bulldog on Roddy Hart on the ring board. Claude Akins scored a nearfall after that with a two count. 

Roddy Hart used his bulk and size to take control with a headbutt and a huge lariat. Park nailed Claude Akins with a running knee strike for a two count. Roddy Hart set Claude Akins up in the Tree of Woe and propped the particle board in front of him and destroyed him and the board with a baseball slide to the turnbuckles. Roddy Hart exited the ring and grabbed another wooden plank and propped it up upon four chairs outside the ring. Roddy Hart laid Claude Akins across the plank and went to the apron to perform a stomp on Claude Akins but Akins moved out of the way and Hart went feet first through the plank and crashed to the cement.

Claude Akins got back inside the ring and Hart followed by climbing to the top turnbuckle. Claude Akins met Roddy Hart on the turnbuckle and hit him with a few Colombian uppercuts and a chair shot as he stood perched on the top turnbuckle. 

Claude Akins then executed a superplex from the top rope for a two count. Claude Akins finally brought the staple gun into use and stapled Roddy Hart’s forehead. He stapled him across the chest once more for good measure. Claude Akins set up a gang of chairs in the opposite corner of the ring. Claude Akins then returned and applied the staple gun to Roddy Hart’s groin. Claude Akins tried to whip Roddy Hart into the chairs but Hart reversed Claude Akins to the chairs instead. Claude Akins stopped his momentum just in time and then hit Roddy Hart with a drop toe hold into the chairs. 

Roddy Hart rebounded quickly and Claude Akins charged at Hart and Hart hit a powerslam on Claude Akins into the chairs. Hart went for the cover but only got a two count. Claude Akins amazingly was able to get back to his feet and Hart hit him with a corkscrew moonsault from the top rope. Hart then hit Claude Akins with a running spear into the chairs and that was good enough to get him the three count.

WINNER: Roddy Hart

CBWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Bogota Dusty vs Steve Ryder w/ Bogota Blake

Dusty didn’t even make it into the ring before the two began brawling between the ropes.

Dusty got the the best of the exchange and hit Steve Ryder with Lariat. Dusty nailed Steve Ryder with a running forearm smash into the turnbuckles. Dusty connected on Steve Ryder with a series of clotheslines. Bogota Blake jumped on the ring apron and got decked by Dusty for his trouble. An amped up Dusty hit Steve Ryder with a drop kick and an over the head release suplex for a two count. Dusty came off the ropes and was caught by Steve Ryder into a Samoan drop. Steve Ryder began working over Dusty’s ribs in the corner for an extended period of time. Back and forth action where Steve Ryder mainly stayed in control.

*Dusty made a small comeback with a ground and pound approach in the turnbuckles but the ref made him separate from Steve Ryder and Steve Ryder quickly answered with a superkick to Dusty. Steve Ryder then hit a handspring moonsault on Dusty. Dusty dodged an attempt by Steve Ryder to splash him in the turnbuckles. Dusty made his way on the apron and placed Steve Ryder in a choke hold on the ropes that the ref made him break up. Hard right hand from Steve Ryder left Dusty wobbly on the apron. Steve Ryder went to charge off the opposite side of the ring but Dusty avoided him again and caught Steve Ryder’s leg in the ropes. Dusty began hitting a trapped Steve Ryder with chops and strikes.

Dusty was distracted by Bogota Blake who stood outside the ring and Steve Ryder speared Dusty from between the ropes into the guardrail. Steve Ryder attempted to launch Dusty head first into the ring post but Dusty broke free at the last second and sent Steve Ryder into it instead. Dusty set up a chair on the floor and used it to launch himself and nailed a splash on Steve Ryder on the ring post. Dusty went for a bulldog on the chair but Steve Ryder overpowered him and sent him into the guardrail and then back into the ring. Steve Ryder went for a pop up Samoan drop but Dusty countered out of it and locked in a rear naked choke. Steve Ryder broke up the hold by crashing into the buckles to get free. Steve Ryder charged at Dusty in the turnbuckles twice but Dusty avoided both attempts and Steve Ryder crashed into the ring post. 

Dusty hoisted Steve Ryder on his shoulders and hit an airplane spin and then a Death Valley Driver. Dusty took too long to cover him and only got a two count. Dusty hit Steve Ryder with a left hand and then a series of chops. Dusty continued with a variety of chops, slaps, strikes and finally a mule kick brought Steve Ryder to his knees. Dusty nailed a lariat from behind to the back of Steve Ryder’s head. Dusty hit Steve Ryder with a running knee and then smashed his knee into Steve Ryder’s head while holding both Steve Ryder’s arms a la Kota Ibushi. Dusty made the cover and still only got a two count.

Dusty nailed a big Colombian suplex on Steve Ryder in the center of the ring. Dusty hit an exploder suplex into the tunrbuckles. Bogota Blake jumped on the apron to distract the ref before Dusty could attempt the pin. Dusty went over to confront Bogota Blake but Steve Ryder charged in and Dusty quickly hit a front kick to the face of Steve Ryder. The referee turned to check on Steve Ryder and Bogota Blake hit Dusty in the back of the head with a railroad spike. Steve Ryder took advantage of the interference and hit a moonsault from the top rope to Dusty and got a three count.

WINNER: Steve Ryder

Ryder continues the assault as the referee rings the bell. Bogota Blake throws a steel chair into the ring and Ryder picks up Dusty and delivers a PileRyder on to it. Dusty is busted open. Ryder is calling for something up above. It’s a rope and it begins to lower into the ring. My God, Ryder is going to hang the Common Man. Bogota Blake is now tying the rope around Dusty’s neck.

BOOM! I know that music. That’s Mayor Fake Stan Lane. Mayor Fake Stan Lane just walked out onto the entrance ramp. 

Here comes The Bogota Heat, Councillor Tom Zenk and Tony Atlas followed by a gagle of Ladyboys. Ryder and Blake make an exit into the crowd. 

It’s payback for the beating Ryder put on Big Bubba, two weeks ago. 

Mayor Fake Stan Lane is in the ring surrounded by the Mayor’s Office and he’s challenging Steve Ryder.

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BUFF AWARDS 2019: full list of winners

From Noel Clarke to Terry Pheto – here’s who won what at the climax of Britain's biggest film festival for diversity. This year’s 5th annual ceremony was staged at Met Film School, Ealing Studios. Terry Pheto’s performance as a long-suffering wife and domestic abuse victim won her international success on Saturday evening – one of three awards for the anthology drama Faces. The film was the biggest winner at the VIP ceremony, picking up prizes including best actor for Aki Omoshaybi and best feature for director Joseph A. Adesunloye.

There was another film success for director Richard Etienne, winning best documentary for The iD project - My Dominica Story to add to his earlier Caribe Film festival gong and director Greg Hall, winning best short film for Smack Edd (sponsored by Met Film School). In the live script category (presented by Kelly Edwards from HBO), there was success for Jo Southwell (‘Loyalty’), Eno Enefiok (Asylum) and Malcolm J Solomon (Raped). The final award of the night was presented by actors Ashley Walters (Top Boy, Bulletproof) and Wil Johnson (Adulthood, Outlander) and accepted by Noel Clarke for recognition of 20 years of outstanding contribution to the film and TV industry. It was an emotional moment for Clarke who received two standing ovations from the packed audience, one at the start of his speech and one at the end. Moments after watching a summary of his accomplishments, Clarke said “the interesting thing about it and maybe that’s just testament to what I do is that I don’t feel like I’ve achieved anything. I don’t mean that in a sympathetic way. I haven’t done half of what I know I can do or what I know I want to do and so for me a lot of that stuff is just work it’s just what I do. I get up in the morning and I want to create. I want to succeed not just for myself but for others.” The winning films and scripts were pooled from 51 submissions selected by the board of the British Urban Film Festival, chaired by it’s founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe. The submissions were showcased during the week-long festival - now in it’s 14th year - at Met Film School, Ealing Studios. The full list of winners at the 2019 British Urban Film Festival awards Short film (sponsored by Met Film School) Smack Edd (Dir: Greg Hall) - WINNER Eli (Dir: Colin Gerrard) No Exposure (Dir: Marcus Thomas) Paparazza (Dir: Aurora Fearnley) Blessing Anyiam-Osigwe best actress Elinor Machen-Fortune (Acceptable Damage) Seyi Shay (Lara and the Beat) Terry Pheto (Faces) - WINNER Zoe Ranson (Stray Dog) Best actor Vector (Lara and the Beat) Elijah Baker (Acceptable Damage) Eddie Linina (Stray Dog) Aki Omoshaybi (Faces) - WINNER Best documentary Block and Censor (Dir: Awei Chen) The ID Project – My Dominica Story (Dir: Richard Etienne) - WINNER The Mayor's Race (Dir: Loraine Blumenthal) Song for our People (Dir: Mustapha Khan) Live Script (presented by HBO) Loyalty (Written by Jo Southwell) - WINNER Asylum (Written by Eno Enefiok) - WINNER Raped (Written by Malcolm J Solomon) - WINNER Victor Adebodun best feature Faces (Dir: Jospeh A. Adesunloye) - WINNER Acceptable Damage (Dir: Lavinia Simina) Lara and the Beat (Dir: Tosin Coker) Stray Dog (Dir: Luke Hefferman) British Urban Film Festival honorary award - RECIPIENT Noel Clarke

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My (tardy) submissions for White Rose Week 2019.

(These are not the real prompts, they are here)

Since the font is small:

1. 80s environmental message cartoon

2. Home Depot garden department

3. Dear John letter except it was mailed to them by mistake

4. Seance at Mom’s goes wrong

5. Car wash musical

6. Part-time tour guides

7. Bad Vine contest

8. Running from danger

9. Secret agents have to attend a public dance

10. Paper airplanes

11. Helicopter beanies

12. Pulp action/romance novel with sweaty buff Ruby that takes place in the jungle

13. Lost in the zoo

14. Ding dong ditch the doorbell

15. It’s 2059

“i am legitimately a white rose shipper”

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Recovering Silent Films: The Mostly Lost Workshop

Recovering Silent Films: The Mostly Lost Workshop By Wendi Maloney Published January 17, 2019 at 05:51PM

This is a guest post by Mark Hartsell, editor of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine. The post is reprinted from the January/February issue of LCM, available in its entirety online.

Mostly Lost workshop participants gather outside the Packard Campus theater. Photo by Shawn Miller.

At any other theater, they would be the world’s most annoying moviegoers — the last people with whom you’d want to spend a few hours in a confined space.

They talk endlessly among themselves as the film plays. They shout to acquaintances across the theater. They talk back to the screen. They forever check their phones and furiously type away on laptops.

This behavior, frowned upon anywhere else, is not only tolerated here at the Packard Campus theater but, for one week each June, is explicitly encouraged.

“Please talk loudly. Please bring out your laptops or iPads,” patrons are instructed just before the lights dim and the film rolls — the cinema equivalent of an airline steward ordering passengers to recline their seats, lower their tray tables, turn on all electronic devices and walk about the cabin during takeoff.

All that distraction would make for a nightmarish night at most theaters. But for the Library of Congress, it represents something productive and important: an effective, if noisy, way to preserve film history.

Each June, the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia, holds Mostly Lost, a workshop that enlists cinema experts and movie buffs from around the country to help identify silent films whose titles have been lost to history.

Workshop participants use laptops to find information to help them identify the film they’re watching on screen. Photo by Shawn Miller.

The four-day workshop taps, in real time, the collective brainpower of the historians, archivists and fans in the seats: As films roll, they shout out clues they see onscreen that might help identify the film and search online databases for titles that match the clues.

Out of the chaos, a more complete understanding of silent film emerges: Since their inception seven years ago, the workshops have identified 403 films — just over half the number screened.

“Before each workshop, we preview the films submitted and often are able to identify a film prior to the workshop, so that submission doesn’t make the final cut onto the workshop program,” said Rob Stone, who, along with Rachel Del Gaudio, organizes the event. “We try not to include any easy ones at the workshop, we want our Mostly Lost attendees to really work, and our high percentage of identifications show that they do just that.”

Moviemakers released some 11,000 silent feature films in the U.S. during cinema’s first few decades. According to a 2013 Library of Congress study, about 70 percent of them no longer exist, and many that survived did so in an incomplete form.

Today, international archives collectively hold thousands of reels that — whether through neglect, human error or the ravages of time — no longer bear the markings that would reveal the identities of the films they contain.

In cinema’s early years, distributors provided films to theaters and didn’t require them to be returned. After a movie’s run ended, the projectionist might keep the whole film, throw it out or just save a few favorite bits.

A silent film is screened during a Mostly Lost workshop. Photo by Shawn Miller.

Or, some reels from a multireel feature might get misplaced over the decades, leaving, say, only one title-less reel behind. In other cases, a film might deteriorate and the degraded sections get cut out, leaving a partial film with no opening title and credits.

Are these works masterpieces? Lost classics? Without doing some film archaeology, those questions would go unanswered.

The purpose of Mostly Lost is to uncover as much information about each film as possible and identify its proper title. Nothing is known about some of the films screened. About others, archivists know a little — the name of an actor, perhaps, or the production company.

The workshop held this past June drew 191 participants from seven countries to screen about 130 potential titles submitted by collectors and institutions from around the world: the Library of Congress, Lobster Films, the George Eastman Museum, the Packard Humanities Institute, Fondazione Cineteca Italiana, Cinematek, EYE Film Instituut Nederland and Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée.

The films ranged in date from about 1900 to the 1960s, in length from about five seconds to nearly 25 minutes and in subject from westerns to slapstick to travelogue to animated clowns banding together to defend Earth from a Martian invasion.

Clues found onscreen help attendees identify unknown films or at least add to the knowledge about them. The typeface used in an intertitle helped date a silent film to the early 1920s. Recognizing a car as a Studebaker President Roadster and an actor as George LeMaire resulted in the identification of one film as the 1929 short “The Salesman.”

At the workshops, questions are raised (“Is that Andy Devine?” “NO!!”), observations offered (“The furniture looks French, but the acting doesn’t”) and jokes made (“The car is a ’39 Mercury, but what year is the fish?” someone quips during a 1940s fishing travelogue.)

After the workshop ends, the work continues. For weeks afterward, the screening notes are researched in databases such as the American Film Institute, the British Film Institute and the Complete Index to World Film, resulting in more identifications.

The workshops, it’s hoped, will not only restore long-lost information about these films but also restore the films themselves to public consciousness.

“I am constantly surprised by the knowledge and research skills of the Mostly Lost attendees,” Del Gaudio said. “They have been able to identify films that I thought would remain unknown forever. Films that seemingly have no visual clues still elicit responses from someone who recognizes that location or are familiar with that particular story. I receive emails years after the fact from attendees who come across helpful information that they want to impart in case it helps to identify a film. It is wonderful.”

Read more on https://loc.gov

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Do you know this WWII veteran? Metro woman seeking family of mystery Missouri man

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — This Veterans Day, a Kansas City metro woman needs your help finding the family of a man she has never met.

Her father served in World War II. When he died, he left behind a lot of mementos from his service, and one of them turned out to be a mystery. That mystery comes in the form of a photograph.

“Walter remains a mystery to me,” Judith Meeks-Mayo said. “Who was Walter, and what happened?”

She held a photo in her hand. A mystery soldier stands in the image, smiling.

“I have this picture of Walter B Ward. Just identified with my father’s handwriting on the back as: Walter B. Ward, Springfield, Missouri. Fort George Wright, Spokane Washington, June 1941.”

It’s been almost 70 years since this photograph of the young man standing in front of a tent was taken. It’s been more than 40 years since Meeks-Mayo’s father from Scotland County, Missouri died. The photo was kept safe in his desk all these years.

“Evidently, it meant something to him, and because he passed away when I was 15, I will never know. But it makes for an interesting story,” Meeks-Mayo said. “I don’t know how they knew each other, other than they’re both from Missouri, and I’m guessing they both must have received some kind of training at Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington.”

Meeks-Mayo wants to know more; she just doesn’t have much to go on. Any hope she’s had of contacting Walter B. Ward’s family has come from technology.

“So what I found was Walter B. Ward, 1915 to 1945,” she said, reading from a website. “It shows his headstone.”

The website states that Walter B. Ward is buried in Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri. The site includes his obituary.

“It says that he had been overseas ten months and made 47 missions when they last heard from him,” Meeks-Mayo reads out loud. “Lt. Ward was a photographer for months and had flown a very fast, unarmed ship, taking pictures of enemy positions. He was killed recently over Germany.”

The site also has a listing of his relatives, most of whom are listed as living in Springfield. Meeks-Mayo said she believes she’s found some of his family members, but she hasn’t had any luck contacting them.

The labor and delivery nurse is a self-professed mystery buff. Now, she has a real life one on her hands.

“Here I have this photograph of somebody that I have no way of knowing who the family is, how to contact them.” She sat across from a reporter at her kitchen table and snapped her fingers. “And – bright idea – let’s contact FOX4 and ask for a little help with this. Let’s make it go viral and national, and maybe someone will know something.”

While everyone can honor vets with American flags this weekend, Meeks-Mayo would like to honor the Ward family with a photo of their veteran.

“I would like for Walter’s picture to be returned to one of his family members because they may not have any pictures of him, or very few pictures of him, and I think it would mean something to them.”

If you know anything about Walter B. Ward’s family, Meeks-Mayo asks you contact her via email: bbynurse_2000@yahoo.com.

Meeks-Mayo reached out to FOX4 because of our Hometown Heroes photo submissions. If you would like to submit a photo of your veteran, click here.

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2019/11/09/do-you-know-this-wwii-veteran-metro-woman-seeking-family-of-mystery-missouri-man/

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Mark Gottlieb Literary Agent at Trident Media Interviews Online

I had the pleasure to sit down with Inc. Magazine’s columnist Dakona Shane to discuss the process of entrepreneurs getting published, prior to his article Ever Thought About Pursuing a Book Deal? Here's How to Get Started …here’s what he asked me and what we discussed in this Mark Gottlieb Agent interview.

 What do most thought leaders/entrepreneurs get wrong when it comes to trying to publish a book?

 On occasion I have seen a number of things outside of the norm when thought leaders/entrepreneurs set out to publish a book. Namely, many writers do not realize that they need to have a platform in place before trying to publish a book. For example, people would more likely want to read a book by agent Mark Gottlieb with one million social media followers, than agent Mark Gottlieb with just a few hundred social media followers. Book publishers want to work with an author that has a million social media followers, since even if just a fraction of that audience buys the book, the publisher will still be in good shape financially. That is also one of the reasons why publishers love authors that do speaking engagements at events with hundreds, if not thousands, of audience members. Speaking at such events presents opportunities for authors to sell their books to audience members.

 Thought leaders and entrepreneurs that set out to write a book need to make certain that they have a strong platform in order. There are obviously books written on the subject about how one goes about building a platform but it helps to have one organically in place. A platform can also mean a number of things, whether that is a huge social media following, a massive newsletter subscriber base, tons of website visits, ties with powerful organizations and so on. An example of a piece of my platform would be my Jericho Writers Mark Gottlieb literary agent interview. 

 What makes non-fiction book publishing different from other segments?

 Nonfiction is unique in that it can be sold to a book publisher based on a proposal and a sample chapter or two. That certainly saves more time and effort than trying to write an entire manuscript and then sell it! This is because nonfiction is more so idea-driven, since it tends to be about the subject matter of the book. (Fiction is a lot more about the quality of the writing and the story itself, leading to a fiction author becoming a household name by extension of their writing. Fiction needs to be sold on a full manuscript because editors will not know where the story ends otherwise). Readers seek out nonfiction books with a specific purpose or prescription in mind. So editors that read nonfiction proposals can see where a book idea is headed from the book proposal and get a good sense of the writing from the sample chapters.

 The other thing that is unique about nonfiction is that the platform is not only key (mentioned earlier) but the author should also be an authority on their subject matter. A simple example of an authoritative writer would be a history professor from Yale that has chosen to write a history book on World War II; or a world-renowned and respected spiritual guru that wants to write books on the subjects of mindfulness, spirituality and wellness; perhaps the owner of a tech giant company that wants to write a business book about where technology could be taking us in the future of industry, etc. Readers tend to want to hear from experts in their fields. 

 What's the best way to land a book deal in 2019? What has changed over the past 10 years that entrepreneurs should know about?

 The book publishing landscape has become highly data-driven. Publishers now like to drill down on what the sales numbers of a book could be by examining comparative and competitive books. It is important for authors to hold their work in high esteem by making the right kinds of comparisons. Writers need to be familiar with the current publishing trend lines by looking at bestsellers lists such as the New York Times, USA TODAY and the Amazon Top 100. Part of what goes into the data drilling is the author platform that I mentioned before. 

 The publishing landscape is also currently something of a buyer's market with publishers wanting to focus their attention on publishing a select list of books to the best of their abilities. This puts the pressure on to make sure authors get it just right when it comes to the writing and publishing of their books. The mantra among some book publishers has become, "Fewer, bigger books." An writer needs to present their book as the very next big thing to be published.

 From an agent's perspective, what things immediately make one writer stand out from the rest?

 I speak about this a bit in my Writing Coop literary agent Mark Gottlieb article. A strong hook and elevator pitch and a well-written query letter will always make a writer stand out. The hook should be concise and unique and the elevator pitch needs to be attention-grabbing. It also helps to use good comparisons, such as “My book is such and such book mixed with this or that book.” A writer should know how to describe about their work with ease and in a way that is attractive to a listener or reader. 

 From there, I will often look at the meat and potatoes of the writing itself alongside the idea behind the book by looking at the description of the material in the query letter. Then I turn my attention to the writer’s bio to see what type of relevant writing experience or relevant writing credentials they might have. Do they have an MFA or have they attended prestigious writing workshops or writing conferences? Maybe they have publications in magazines or journals. That is usually contained within an author bio paragraph where the author’s platform can be mentioned, and links to a website or social media pages can be provided.

 Once an author has what they believe is a good idea for a book, what's the next best step?

 Normally, I would say that the author should simply write the book, especially if they have the writing bug. Although I think it is also worth doing some market research to see how similar books are performing in the book publishing marketplace. I would encourage writers of a potential book to assemble a list of competitive and comparative titles. Such a list is comprised of books in the marketplace they feel are similar in some way. These books should be bestsellers published within the last five years. That is one way for a writer to hold their books in high esteem but to also see how well their own book might perform in the marketplace and to see if there is room in the marketplace. Some towns just ain't big enough for two books. 

 After a bit of market research, the writer should begin writing the manuscript, or writing one to two sample chapters. The sample chapters should be assembled with a book proposal if it is to be a work of nonfiction. A writer will want to polish the writing and the proposal by getting feedback from other writers or at conferences and workshops. When ready to approach a literary agent, the author should have a query letter (cover letter) ready to accompany their submission materials. That way, when it comes to the moment of there is Mark Gottlieb at the Writer Conference they are ready to go.

 Is self publishing a book a viable alternative to traditional publishing today?

 While there once was a better time in the self-publishing space, eBook sales have by and large leveled off. Furthermore, mostly genre fiction is read in the eBook space, compared to nonfiction, literary fiction, illustrated books and children's books. Now there is simply a glut of material out there and an author really needs to be a marketing guru in order to get their book to stand out in the overcrowded self-publishing space. Not only that, self-published authors have undercut each other's prices where it's now a race to the bottom in terms of competitive pricing. That is why there are so many $0.99 eBooks. Authors selling at that level need to sell many eBooks with such a small profit margin. It becomes the McDonald’s hamburger effect of needing to sell many thousands of hamburgers for it to make good business sense.

 For the authors that were wise enough to diversify their business portfolios, they are now much better off in the long run. In approaching literary agents and traditional book publishers, authors that went traditional or “hybrid” (by publishing in both spaces) were able to get into other revenue streams such as print, audio, foreign rights and even film and TV adaptations of books. It has become harder to engineer self-published authors back into traditional book publishing after they remained in self-publishing for too long. I have not seen many traditionally-published authors return to the self-publishing space. Mostly, I have seen authors very pleased with the transition into traditional publishing, especially before the bubble burst in self-publishing.

  Dakota Shane is a social media consultant and the co-founder of Copy Buffs, a content marketing agency based in Los Angeles that specializes in copywriting, ghostwriting, and social media. Dakota has been a featured speaker at some of the top marketing and writing conferences across the United States and Canada. He has also made interview appearances on industry-leading podcasts like Social Media Examiner. In 2017, he was the No. 2 writer on Medium.com for social media, alongside Gary Vaynerchuk. He is currently working on his first book on content marketing. Through his writing, Dakota strives to inspire his readers, clients, and associates to reap all the benefits content marketing has to offer them.

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2K Announces New WWE 2K19 Towers Game Mode

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2K Announces New WWE 2K19 Towers Game Mode

Debuting in WWE 2K19 is a new feature called Towers. In this new mode, players choose WWE Superstars or their MyPLAYERs to compete against a string of WWE Superstar opponents. Each Tower features its own unique theme and is populated by a roster of WWE Superstars across a variety of challenging matches, including different win conditions and fun stipulations.

Opponents Expect to battle dozens of opponents across the entire WWE roster, from NXT Superstars to current champions … and let’s not forget about the WWE Legends!

Tower Types There are two types of Towers in WWE 2K19 that play differently from one another:

Gauntlet – In a Gauntlet Tower, players need to complete the Gauntlet entirely in one session. Quitting early or losing a match resets progress back to zero;

Steps – In a Steps Tower, players climb their way through a Tower – one match at a time and at their own pace.

Tower Goals Some Towers feature their own set of goals, including such challenges as reaching a specific score and simply reaching the end of tower.

Stipulations Some matches add an extra layer of depth in the form of Player and Opponent Buffs. A few examples include starting a match with a finisher or an event starting with health in the red.

Match Types Towers Mode features many different match types. While there are plenty of normal one-on-one matches, there can be plenty of surprises from match to match. Here are a few match types that players will come across: Steel Cage, Table, Submission, Iron Man, Falls Count Anywhere and more!

2K Towers In 2K Towers, players choose a WWE Superstar to compete against a wide range of WWE Superstar opponents across a number challenging Towers. Each Tower has a unique theme focused on showcasing the Roster it includes or pays homage to a specific Match Type.

Legends Lore Exclusive to 2K Towers, Legends Lore is a feature that highlights the history and accomplishments of all the undeniable WWE Legends featured in WWE 2K19.

AJ Styles Million Dollar Tower “The Phenomenal One” is featured in his own high profile Tower called the AJ Styles Million Dollar Tower. This Tower is not for the weak of heart and will take extra determination and willpower to conquer it in full. Not only are the opponents in this Tower a collection of some of WWE’s finest, but they are also set at higher difficulties. Finally, a player’s health does not regenerate in between matches. Those who persevere and manage to make it through this gauntlet will be rewarded handsomely.

Speaking of rewards, the AJ Styles Million Dollar Tower takes things a step further with the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge!

Fans in participating countries will have an opportunity to win one million dollars by defeating AJ Styles in WWE 2K19 through a one-on-one match. Participation in the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge is a simple, three-step process:

Step One: Beat the AJ Styles Million Dollar Tower in WWE 2K19 while playing the game on either PlayStation 4 or Xbox One;

Step Two: Record yourself cutting a promo video on why you have what it takes to beat AJ Styles in WWE 2K19. The video must include visual proof of the completed AJ Styles Million Dollar Tower screen to confirm you earned the in-game achievement;

Step Three: Visit 2k.com/milliondollarchallenge to submit your promo video!

Four finalists will be selected and flown to WrestleMania 35 weekend, where they will compete against one another in a WWE 2K19 mini-tournament. The winner of that tournament will then face AJ Styles one-on-one in the grand finale for a shot at one million dollars!

Visit wwe.2k.com/milliondollarchallenge/rules for more details.

MyPLAYER Tower In MyPLAYER Towers, players will use their MyPLAYERs to battle through Towers crafted to challenge both new and experienced players:

In addition to set of permanent Towers, players will find unique Daily, Weekly and even PPV-based Towers;

Every single day, a new Tower will appear for players to take on, while every week, there will be a new weekly Tower that is a bit longer than the Daily Tower, so be sure to start early;

Stars earned from these Towers count toward all PPV event and Road to Glory qualifications, so it’s a good idea to tackle these as often as possible;

Finally, PPV Towers are active alongside WWE’s PPV schedule. To qualify for these Towers, players will need to meet a specific star requirement. Completing PPV Towers will unlock exclusive Superstar Parts for MyPLAYERs.

— Randy Guillote, Designer, Visual Concepts

About the WWE 2K19 Million Dollar Challenge

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States & D.C. (excluding AZ, CT, MD, and ND), Australia, Belgium, Canada (excluding Quebec), France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain & Switzerland, who are at least 18 years of age and the age of majority in their state/country/province of residence. WWE 2K19 game and Internet connection are required. Game must be played on Xbox One or PlayStation 4.  Void in AZ, CT, MD, ND, Quebec and where prohibited. Entry begins 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time on October 9, 2018 and ends at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on January 31, 2019. Subject to the Official Rules, which will be posted at wwe.2k.com/milliondollarchallenge/rules. Sponsored by 2K Games, Inc. (“2K”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 10 Hamilton Landing, Novato, CA 94949, USA. Grand Prize Tournament is expected to take place in NYC on or about April 7, 2019, result will be announced same day. THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE (MINUS APPLICABLE TAXES) WILL ONLY BE AWARDED IF, AND ONLY IF, THE CONTEST WINNER BEATS AJ STYLES IN THE GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL RULES.

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CBWA BOGOTA

Event: DejaVu 2 Pay-per-view Date: Saturday, June 23, 2019 Location: Bogota, Colombia Capacity: 32,990

Bogota Bubba vs Paul Bear

Bogota Bubba immediately closes with blows sending Paul Bear outside, then goes outside too to attack Paul Bear then psych up with a member of the crowd. Paul Bear continues the attack, then a deadlift gutwrench suplex. Bogota Bubba takes a boot through the ropes. Paul Bear on the apron, forearm from Bogota Bubba, but Paul Bear blocks a sunset flip powerbomb to the outside, puts the ring skirt over Paul Bear’s face and stomping Bogota Bubba’s face. Running senton gets Paul Bear two. When the hell did Paul Bear learn to move like this?

Paul Bear controls Bogota Bubba with a cravat, then an elbow to the head gets a nearfall. Paul Bear with a very measured pace. Vicious stomp to Bogota Bubba’s face as he has his head on the bottom rope, then Paul Bear throws Bogota Bubba into the steps. Bogota Bubba has blood in his mouth. Bogota Bubba slips out of a suplex and lands in a hold. Bogota Bubba tries a rear waistlock, but Paul Bear stomps his foot then grinds it. Paul Bear with a German suplex. Paul Bear lands Yes! kicks.

Paul Bear looks like he bites Bogota Bubba’s toe! Then a powerbomb for a close nearfall.

Paul Bear to the top, moonsault barely hits Bogota Bubba but gets a nearfall. Bogota Bubba suddenly locks in a sleeper, but Paul Bear rolls to the ropes. Paul Bear seems to beg for mercy on the mat and offers a fist bump. Bogota Bubba seems to consider it, grabs Paul Bear’s hand and kicks Paul Bear. Suplex to Paul Bear, then elbows on the mat, Paul Bear is tapping wildly but the ref doesn’t see it until Bogota Bubba turns him around.

Winner: Bogota Bubba

CBWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

420 Smokers: Chill Bill & Greg Gagne vs The Bogota Heat: OJ & TC

Chill Bill and Greg Gagne immediately double team TC to send him out, then OJ, but then TC re-enters and dumps Chill Bill and Greg Gagne to the outside. OJ with clotheslines, then TC body slams OJ onto Chill Bill and Greg Gagne. Chill Bill gets tossed into to Bronco Buster from OJ, then TC. Cover gets two for TC. Greg Gagne has a kick from behind to save Chill Bill, then gets tagged in. Chill Bill and Greg Gagne double team OJ.

Greg Gagne with his knees and kicks to drive OJ to the corner. OJ blocks a suplex, tries one of his own, Chill Bill slips out and takes Greg Gagne. Greg Gagne grounds OJ on the mat, then tries a guillotine, but OJ gets to the corner and tags in TC. Chill Bill tries to help out but TC fends off the double team. TC blocks a dropkick through the ropes, but then Greg Gagne jumps him. OJ looks for a suicide dive but Chill Bill moves out of the way and OJ eats mat. The numbers game catches up to TC as Pork Chop Cash at the announcers table points out that the referee is having a hard time keeping the right number of wrestlers in the ring. Backbreaker from Chill Bill to TC. Double front suplex to TC onto the rope.

The crowd is very solidly behind The 420 Smokers as Greg Gagne works TC with submissions. Greg Gagne tries a triangle, TC gets to his feet, Chill Bill tags in and hits another backbreaker. Greg Gagne catches a punch from TC to turn it into a hold, TC tries to bulldoze his way to the corner for a tag. Chill Bill tries to clear OJ off the corner, OJ gets tied up with the ref letting Chill Bill and Greg Gagne land tons of cheapshots. TC suplexes Greg Gagne off of him and Greg Gagne lands on Chill Bill to clear him. Greg Gagne messes with OJ on the outside, letting Chill Bill dropkick OJ, then a dropkick to TC for two. TC drops elbows but Greg Gagne has kicks. Greg Gagne walks into a one-armed slam then takes a knee to the face and they are both down.

Double tag and OJ goes on hot tag offense. Chill Bill dodges in the corner but takes a leaping seated senton, then OJ cartwheels. OJ takes out both members of 420 Smokers and covers Chill Bill for two. The action breaks down. Chill Bill with a gutbuster to TC. OJ manages to hit the suicide dive to Chill Bill, TC covers Greg Gagne for a nearfall. Greg Gagne defends against a double team, Chill Bill thinks superplex on OJ and hits it, Greg Gagne follows with a knee from the top rope for a nearfall. OJ looks like he is near dead. Olympic slam from Chill Bill earns two. 420 Smokers hit the Long Bong, but OJ kicks out. Greg Gagne and Chill Bill fire themselves up, Greg grabs TC and hits a body slam/powerbomb to TC and then their team finisher to OJ for the win.

 Winners: 420 SMOKERS

Buff Bagwell vs The Ether Bunny 

Buff Bagwell came to the ring first. Then Ether Bunny came out for his first match in the CBWA.  

They circled each other to start.

They locked up and struggled for leverage. Buff Bagwell forced Ether Bunny into the corner. Ether Bunny reversed Buff Bagwell. They stared each other down. Ether Bunny applied a wristlock mid-ring. Fans applauded the early grappling exchanges.

They fought to ringside. Ether Bunny is focusing on Buff Bagwell’s shoulder because Buff Bagwell has a history of shoulder injuries in his career. Buff Bagwell fought back and dropped Ether Bunny on the announce table. A corner of one of the monitors jabbed Ether Bunny in the kidney area when he landed. Buff Bagwell then whipped Ether Bunny into the ringside steps. Buff Bagwell settled into his obligatory mid-match chinlock.

Ether Bunny came back with a high knee a few minutes later. He went for a DDT, but Buff Bagwell countered it. He catapulted Ether Bunny into the corner, and Ether Bunny hit the ringpost, but then fired at Buff Bagwell with a sudden clothesline for a near fall. A few minutes later Buff Bagwell signaled for a Blockbuster. When Ether Bunny stood, he blocked Buff Bagwell’s attempt and then hit a spinebuster for a near fall. Ether Bunny settled into a crossface mid-ring. Buff Bagwell had nowhere to go, but would he tap out. Buff Bagwell reached the bottom rope to force a break.

Ether Bunny stood first. He went after Buff Bagwell’s arm, but Buff Bagwell blocked it and went for a Blockbuster. Ether Bunny escaped and kicked Buff Bagwell, then set up a DDT again. Buff Bagwell backdropped out of it, then nailed the Blockbuster for a nice pop and a near fall. They both look exhausted.

Buff Bagwell stood and looked down at a fallen Ether Bunny. Buff Bagwell went for another blockbuster but Ether Bunny grabbed his leg to block it, then hit a DDT for a near fall.

The crowd popped. Buff Bagwell set up a slam of Ether Bunny on the announce table, but Ether Bunny reversed it and slammed Buff Bagwell four times in a row on the table.

Back in the ring Buff  charged at Ether Bunny, but the Ether Bunny caught him with a DDT for the win.

WINNER: Ether bunny in 26:00

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 

Buford Pusser vs Colombian Dragon

The referee, who was preemptively wearing rubber gloves, called for the bell to start the match.

Buford struck first with a hard right hand, and followed up with four right jabs and an elbow to Colombian Dragon’ forehead. Buford head butted Colombian Dragon to the mat before attempting to drive Colombian Dragon’ face into the cage, but Colombian Dragon blocked and returned fire with punches of his own.

Colombian Dragon now led Buford face-first toward the cage, but Buford blocked, missed a chop, allowing Colombian Dragon to land a chop cleanly across Buford’s chest. Buford responded with a bigger chop to Colombian Dragon’ chest, sending him to the canvas.

Colombian Dragon knocked Buford to the mat for the first time with a dropkick, and drove him into the corner with repeated shoulder thrusts. Colombian Dragon landed punches and kicks to Buford in the middle of the ring before setting up for a suplex, but his opponent was too large and powerful – Buford lifted Colombian Dragon into the air and face planted him to the mat. Buford then lifted Colombian Dragon to his feet and whipped him face-first into the steel cage two times, and followed up with a splash against Colombian Dragon who was pinned between the ropes and cage.

Colombian Dragon chopped and head butted his way out of the corner, but Buford landed a monstrous reverse elbow that turned Colombian Dragon inside out. Buford approached the cage door for the first time, thinking of escape, but Colombian Dragon charged from afar. Buford caught Colombian Dragon and planted him with an Alabama slam, then landed a hefty knee drop before covering for a two-count. Buford dragged Colombian Dragon back to the edge of the ring and ground his face into the cage.  We are visually reminded that it is 2018, as Colombian Dragon has lost zero pints of blood from his forehead, although his selling might tell us otherwise.

Buford whipped Colombian Dragon into the corner, splashed him with a reverse elbow, then landed a big enzuigiri that knocked Colombian Dragon to the mat. Buford covered for a two-count. Buford got to his feet and again fired Colombian Dragon face-first into the cage. Buford lined up to splash Colombian Dragon again against the cage, but this time Colombian Dragon dropped and pulled down the top rope, causing Buford to collide with the cage for the first time. Buford was stunned, allowing Colombian Dragon to land multiple punches and kicks, including the spinning back fist and a sharp clothesline, dropping Buford to one knee. Colombian Dragon bounced off the ropes and leveled Buford with a forearm.

Buford leaned against a corner to stay upright as Colombian Dragon stalked. Colombian Dragon charged and landed a flying forearm to Buford’s forehead. Buford, stunned, wound up in the middle of the ring, allowing Colombian Dragon to mount the second rope and moonsault at Buford, delivering a sweet reverse DDT into a cover, but Buford kicked out at two.

Colombian Dragon began climbing the corner of the cage, but Buford grabbed him by the belt. Colombian Dragon reverse kicked Buford to create separation, sending Buford to the middle of the ring. Colombian Dragon changed his plan of escape to a plan of attack – he turned around on the top turnbuckle, and leapt toward Buford for a flying forearm but Buford caught him in a bear hug position, then launched Colombian Dragon backward with an overhead belly to belly suplex.

Both wrestlers slowly got to their feet and made their way to the corner, where the exterior referee opened the cage door. Colombian Dragon blocked Buford from exiting and the two exchanged blows. In the opposite corner, Colombian Dragon landed a tornado DDT on Buford. Colombian Dragon got to his feet first, and instead of escaping, set up for the Colombian Dragon Clash, but Buford countered and catapulted Colombian Dragon again into the cage. Buford super kicked Colombian Dragon and landed a massive senton and covered for a two-count.

Buford lifted Colombian Dragon up onto the top turnbuckle, but Colombian Dragon deflected Buford with multiple blows to the head. Buford staggered to another corner, and Colombian Dragon dashed in and chop blocked Buford’s left knee from behind. Colombian Dragon charged at Buford, still in the corner, but Buford caught him and fired him into the canvas with an ura nage. Buford made his way to the cage door, but Colombian Dragon blocked him and rolled Buford into the Calf Crusher. Buford managed to crawl to the ropes, but there are no rope breaks in this cage match, and Buford tapped out.

WINNER: Colombian Dragon via submission

SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Ole Anderson  -- Tom Zenk -- Miz -- Yakuzza

Early in the match Tom Zenk dove through the ropes and hit Miz, Ole, and Yakuzza at ringside. The crowd was into the action as the wrestlers took turns pairing off and battling. 

Yakuzza landed a corkscrew plancha on Ole off the top rope at ringside and then Tom Zenk took Miz to town seconds later with a flying head scissors. Jimmy Hart kicked Zenk at ringside. Tony Atlas tackled Jimmy and pounded away at him. In the ring, Yakuzza landed a urinage on Miz. Ole and Tom Zenk broke up the cover. Miz gave Zenk a hammerlock DDT, but Ole broke up the pin.

Ole rallied against Miz and then gave Tom Zenk a sidewalk slam. Ole dropped Yakuzza on Zenk. Miz then gave Ole a scissors kick. Yakuzza broke up the cover.

Yakuzza threw Zenk into the ringpost shoulder-first.

Miz quickly gave Ole a dropkick, but Ole moved and he dropped an elbow down on Miz. Yakuzza went for a spear on Ole but Ole dodged that, sending Yakuzza into the ring post.

Yakuzza with blood streaming down his face now is getting beaten down three on one and he tries to get up but eats a kick to the liver from Miz and lying on his back he raises his hand as if to ask heaven for help... but then the unmistakable sounds of the Mexican national anthem, El Churacha hit the arena. 

Yakuzza slumps again while the other wrestlers look around surprised. 

What? 

There’s a man in a mask and full lucha spandex diving into the ring with a chair in his hand. 

Could it be?” 

The Luchador then flip dove off the top rope onto both Ole and Zenk.

He then hit the double stomp off the top rope on Zenk. Yakuzza then covered Zenk for the three count.

Who is that masked LUCHADOR that helped Yakuzza win the match?

WINNER of the CBWA South America Championship: Yakuzza

PN NEWS Jr vs. Repo Man – McRibs on a Pole Match

 Early on, PN News Jr went to the turnbuckle and started to climb, going after those McRibs hanging on a pole but Repo Man grabbed his book and pulled him down. PN News Jr crashed down onto the apron and onto the floor.

Repo Man went outside and then threw PN NEWS Jr into the barricade again.

Repo Man battered PN NEWS Jr into the wooden steps, scraping his head along the rough edge. PN NEWS Jr is now bleeding. Repo Man rolled PN NEWS Jr., back into the ring.

PN NEWS Jr ducked a swing and clotheslined Repo Man over the top rope, then dove through the ropes and knocked him hard into the barricade. WOW!

Repo Man delivered a headbutt at ringside.

Repo Man is now bleeding from a gash on his back. Repo Man catapulted PN NEWS Jr neck-first into the support beam under the ring. PN NEWS Jr gasped for breath afterward.

Repo Man bashed PN NEWS Jr with the steps at ringside.

The ref started his count again.

PN NEWS Jr took over. He brought a table into the ring and leaned it in the corner. Repo Man lifted PN NEWS Jr and threw him into the table, breaking the table into pieces. The ref began counting PN NEWS Jr down again. He made it to nine.

Repo Man then went for a lariat but PN NEWS Jr., ducked and nailed Repo Man with a Soamoan Drop!  PN NEWS Jr., grabbed Repo Man and threw him through the ropes onto the floor. Slick put in a couple of boots as PN NEWS climbed to the top rope and pulled down the box of McRibs for the win.

WINNER: PN NEWS Jr.

CBWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Steve Ryder vs The Arabian Giant

When the ref signaled for the bell, Ryder wasted no time and attacked the Arabian Giant.

The Arabian Giant easily defended himself and knocked Ryder out of the ring. Ryder took control with a kendo stick. Arabian Giant got the stick, said he didn’t need it, and broke it over his knee.

At ringside Ryder threw an office chair at the Arabian Giant, but the Arabian Giant caught it.

When Arabian Giant charged at ringside, Ryder side-stepped him and threw him into the ringside steps. He lifted the top of the stairs and bashed the Arabian Giant with them. Back in the ring Arabian Giant eventually took over. He brought a table into the ring and leaned it in the corner.

As the Arabian Giant went to powerslam Ryder through a table in the corner - Ryder slipped out from behind and pushed the Arabian Giant into the table, breaking it into pieces.  

Ryder throws his hands up in the air to celebrate and here come some reinforcements.

A man dressed in Arabian attire (thobe) is walking down to the ring.

He storms the ring and attacks Ryder with a chair.

The no DQ stips came into play at another level here. 

Wait, 3 more men wearing robes have arrived.

One of the men grab Jimmy Hart and toss him over the barricade. 

Here comes the Miz but he’s speared into the side of the ring. He didn’t see that one coming. 

They set the bases of the ringside steps next to each other in the ring and then triple teamed Steve Ryder.

One of the men wearing a hooded robe landed a Spanish kick. They set up a table, then stacked another one on top.

They dragged Steve Ryder onto the base of the stairs and then helped The Arabian Giant powerbomb him through the stack of two tables.

My God. One of the men is now kicking and spitting on Ryder.

The Arabian Giant made the cover and scored the three count.

The Arabian Giant celebrating in the ring.

One by one, the men remove their keffiyeh (White headgear) to reveal themselves.

It’s The Gibson Agency!

It’s Ayatollah Gibson Supreme Leader of the Gibson Agency, Prince Pusser, Prince Lupe and Prince Robert Blake.

RYDER WAS SCREWED. RYDER WAS SCREWED. 

WINNER AND NEW CBWA WORLD CHAMPION: 

The Arabian Giant in 11:00

[kansascityhappenings]

Do you know this WWII veteran? Metro woman seeking family of mystery Missouri man

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — This Veterans Day, a Kansas City metro woman needs your help finding the family of a man she has never met.

Her father served in World War II. When he died, he left behind a lot of mementos from his service, and one of them turned out to be a mystery. That mystery comes in the form of a photograph.

“Walter remains a mystery to me,” Judith Meeks-Mayo said. “Who was Walter, and what happened?”

She held a photo in her hand. A mystery soldier stands in the image, smiling.

“I have this picture of Walter B Ward. Just identified with my father’s handwriting on the back as: Walter B. Ward, Springfield, Missouri. Fort George Wright, Spokane Washington, June 1941.”

It’s been almost 70 years since this photograph of the young man standing in front of a tent was taken. It’s been more than 40 years since Meeks-Mayo’s father from Scotland County, Missouri died. The photo was kept safe in his desk all these years.

“Evidently, it meant something to him, and because he passed away when I was 15, I will never know. But it makes for an interesting story,” Meeks-Mayo said. “I don’t know how they knew each other, other than they’re both from Missouri, and I’m guessing they both must have received some kind of training at Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington.”

Meeks-Mayo wants to know more; she just doesn’t have much to go on. Any hope she’s had of contacting Walter B. Ward’s family has come from technology.

“So what I found was Walter B. Ward, 1915 to 1945,” she said, reading from a website. “It shows his headstone.”

The website states that Walter B. Ward is buried in Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri. The site includes his obituary.

“It says that he had been overseas ten months and made 47 missions when they last heard from him,” Meeks-Mayo reads out loud. “Lt. Ward was a photographer for months and had flown a very fast, unarmed ship, taking pictures of enemy positions. He was killed recently over Germany.”

The site also has a listing of his relatives, most of whom are listed as living in Springfield. Meeks-Mayo said she believes she’s found some of his family members, but she hasn’t had any luck contacting them.

The labor and delivery nurse is a self-professed mystery buff. Now, she has a real life one on her hands.

“Here I have this photograph of somebody that I have no way of knowing who the family is, how to contact them.” She sat across from a reporter at her kitchen table and snapped her fingers. “And – bright idea – let’s contact FOX4 and ask for a little help with this. Let’s make it go viral and national, and maybe someone will know something.”

While everyone can honor vets with American flags this weekend, Meeks-Mayo would like to honor the Ward family with a photo of their veteran.

“I would like for Walter’s picture to be returned to one of his family members because they may not have any pictures of him, or very few pictures of him, and I think it would mean something to them.”

If you know anything about Walter B. Ward’s family, Meeks-Mayo asks you contact her via email: bbynurse_2000@yahoo.com.

Meeks-Mayo reached out to FOX4 because of our Hometown Heroes photo submissions. If you would like to submit a photo of your veteran, click here.

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2019/11/09/do-you-know-this-wwii-veteran-metro-woman-seeking-family-of-mystery-missouri-man/

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