#Call Cobbs Jr.

[general-kalani]

Interest call masterlist!

Same list idea as the starter call and plotting call. Alphabeticised by fandoms

Bitten Jeremy Danvers

— Borderlands Alistair Hammerlock Alphonso Knoxx Helga Steele Jeffrey Damien Blake Katagawa Jr. Mordecai the Hunter Wainwright Jakobs Doctor Ted Doctor Ned Doctor Zed Wilhelm the Enforcer Zane Flynt

— Dinosaurs Nigel Marven Ducky Bruton Url Theron the Therizinosaurus

— Dragons Cretaceous Dragon Marine Dragon Forest Dragon Mountain Dragon

— Evil West Chester Morgan

— Expedition Arrowtongue Bladderhorn Daggerwrist Emperor Sea Strider Groveback Gyrosprinter Littoralope Pronghead Skewers

— Fallout: New Vegas Benny Caesar Gideon the Deathclaw

— Fallout TV show Snip-Snip

— Far Cry 3 Alec Earnhardt Vaas Montenegro Buck Hughes Hoyt Volker Sam Becker

— Far Cry 4 Mumu Chiffon Pagan Min Paul "De Pleur" Harmon Yogi & Reggie Yuma Lau

— Far Cry 5 Cameron Burke Earl Whitehorse Faith Seed (adopted sister) Jacob Seed Jerome Jeffries Joey Hudson John Seed Joseph Seed Nick Rye Sharky Boshaw Staci Pratt Faith Annabelle Seed (Joseph's wife) Everett Stiles Cain Seed Amos Bobby Miller Rook The Voice Hunter the Judge Reese Spoon

— Far Cry: New Dawn Thomas Rush Ethan Seed Ivanova Lord Murder Claw

— Far Cry 6 Diego Castillo

— Frontier Cobbs Pond Samuel Grant Major Vinnicombe

— RAGE Sheriff Black Mayor Clayton Coffer Halek Hagar

— Space Battleship Yamato Abelt Dessler Elk Domel Fomto Berger Hydom Gimleh Ryle Gettoh Vance Balen Wolf Flakken Shiro Sanada

— The Quarry Kaitlyn Ka Travis Hackett

— The Silver Brumby The Brolga

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Cerenysus:

Campaign 2 Finale!!

The Third Mates battle a corrupted Irina in the Autumn Ring after the ritual goes horribly wrong.

Spells come to life (voiced by Lou Wilson) and Fia does her best to avoid hitting Irina herself until Irina makes the call to hit Hank while he was unconscious. Furious, Fia begins fighting Irina herself until they are able to try to take off the crown.

Zirk works hard to remove the crown carefully, and even makes a deal with an unknown winter fairy to give himself another chance. He fails, and in doing so, dies. Fia loses it, telling Hank he should finish the job and kill Irina, because she must revive Zirk. Hank refuses, removes the crown, and saves Irina. (He might just save the day).

Fia casts the first revivify in Eldermourne in centuries, saving Zirk.

Meanwhile, the Hexbuds arrive at the scorched grove of their surrogate mother!

After preparing for a moment, they face Heradecia. Tarragon slings spells, Corbeaux saves lives, and Jabari is sent on a ride.

In the end, the three best friends kill their mother after a clutch death ward and an even clutcher tri-secting from Jabari.

The Third Mates end their adventure at sea, with Hank Jr and Irina alongside them, and the hexbuds become the government in Outerborough, then attone their mother. "She may have rotted, but at least she'll make good soil".

Hell Breaks Loose:

The fight against the Tarrasque continues in the Frigid North!

Bev passes a death save and is brought back by resident Berry Boy, Cooter, who then buries Bev in snow to save him.

Apple refuses to fall from the Tarrasque, no matter how hard it tries to throw her.

Moonshine goes full fungal and connects with allies across Bahumia, eventually getting Mavrus and Bev to Irondeep to fight with Erlin, Red, Egwene, and Cobb. She tells Cobb about meeting Deadeye. She also bashes the gash and brings a Fey army to help.

Mavrus and Erlin get into a petty fight because Bev is mad at Erlin and Erlin is mad at Bev. Cobb is confused by the whole dynamic.

Hardwon sees King Coldaine in need, and passes him the Kingshammer from across the field, shares Rosaline with Moonshine, and later stops an assassin from killing the King, redeeming this failed perception check to save Gemma.

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AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door 2022

The question I will continuously ask myself throughout this show: Where tf is Tetsuya Naito????????

Shota Umino, Wheeler Yuta, and Eddie Kingston vs. Minoru Suzuki, Chris Jericho, and Sammy Guevara -- This was a fine opener. Umino essentially carries the match. Loved seeing him lock in the Walls on Jericho.

Jeff Cobb and Great O'Khan (c) vs. FTR vs. Roppongi Vice for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship -- This tag match rocked hard. FTR tag team action, effortless Jeff Cobb power, sneaky style Roppongi Vice. Cash fighting off Cobb and O'Khan on his own after Dax is taken to the back for medical attention. That hot tag when Dax finally comes back out, and my god, the crowd reaction. HELL YEAH FTR HITS BIG RIG FOR THE WIN!!! ROH AND IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TAG CHAMPS FTR!!!!!!!!!!

Pac vs. Miro vs. Malakai Black vs. Clark Connors for the Inaugural All Atlantic Championship -- This match was great. Loved the finishing sequence. I was freaking out when Miro had Game Over locked in on Pac. Thought that was it. Black with mist to Miro's face. Pac hits top rope 450 on Black to take him out, then locks in the Brutalizer on Miro for the win!!!! HELL YEAH, THIS SHOW WAS BOOKED JUST FOR ME.

Shingo Takagi, Darby Allin, and Sting vs. The Young Bucks and El Phantasmo -- Fine match. Nothing real serious to get excited about, other than Shingo being a rock star, as usual. Shingo rightfully gets the pinfall on ELP with Last of the Dragon.

Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship -- This match was fine. I have no other thoughts.

Will Ospreay (c) vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP United States Championship-- I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Good balance of Orange Cassidy's nonsense (which I think Schiavone and Excalibur sold well) and serious wrestling. Orange Cassidy can go when given the chance. I never really thought Cassidy was going to win, but I still freaked out over the near-falls. He kicked out of the OsCutter, reversed the first attempt at Storm Breaker, and kicked out of the Hidden Blade!! Wtf?? Love to see it. Storm Breaker finally lands and puts him away. UE attacks Cassidy after the match and attempts to rip his pockets out of his jeans. To which JR brilliantly responds, "As if he can't buy more jeans!!!!!" I was almost in tears over that call, holy shit. AND THEN!!!!!!!!! SHIBATA COMES TO CASSIDY'S AID. HE LANDS A BEAUTIFUL CORNER DROPKICK TO OSPREAY AND I AM ON THE VERGE OF TEARS!!!!

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Claudio Castagnoli -- Now to the highlight of the show. I was so looking forward to ZSJ vs. Danielson, but my god, if this wasn't the best replacement for Danielson that I could have ever wanted. CLAUDIO!!!!!!!!! I have waited so long for him to escape from Vince's clutches, I could cry at the mere sight of him here in AEW. I loved this match so much. Claudio explodes out of the gate with uppercuts immediately, catching Zack off guard. It takes Zack several minutes to regain his composure and get in some offense, which I think was a good way to go here. The mix of Claudio's raw power and Zack's submission game was a beautiful thing to behold. Claudio counters Zack's armbar by deadlifting Zack and attempting to dump him out of the ring, but both guys go crashing to the outside. But Claudio holds on and deadlifts Zack back up, walks up the damn ring stairs carrying him, and dumps him back in the ring. Wtf??? Claudio ultimately wins via pinfall with a pop-up uppercut, followed by the Ricola Bomb. Bums me out a bit to see ZSJ take a loss, but Claudio obviously had to win in his debut match.

Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Adam Cole vs. Adam Page for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship-- This was fine. I don't think this needed to be a four-way match. I really don't think it even needed to be an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match. I hold that title in such high regard, it just sort of diminishes it for me, especially with Page having done nothing to earn a spot like this and Cole being a joke to me in general. Nice to see Okada anyway. Jay retains with a sneaky pinfall on Cole, which was the correct way for this to end.

Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the vacant Interim AEW World Championship -- This was a good, back and forth match, with both guys just beating the crap out of each other. However, the use of blood in AEW is getting out of control, and Moxley bleeding inexplicably in this match really took me out of it. It was obvious Moxley would win this, but that doesn't make him pinning Tanahashi any less annoying to me.

[signalwatch]

Amazon Watch Party Watch: Gorilla at Large (1954)

Watched:  02/03/2023

Format:  Amazon Watch Party

Viewing:  First

Director:  Harmon Jones

So, to my complete surprise, I liked this movie semi-unironically.  

I found it weird that this movie starred fairly big names for the time.  Not huge stars, but knowable names and more than one of them.  It has Raymond Burr, Lee J. Cobb, a young Lee Marvin, Cameron Mitchell (before he spiraled into camp), and Anne Bancroft here to remind you she is, indeed, a very good idea.  I was not familiar with Charlotte Austin, who plays the virginal character, but who could scream like crazy and had great hair (and was in another gorilla movie in 1958 called The Bride and the Beast, penned by Ed Wood Jr.).

At around the 70% mark of the movie, I think it was Jenifer who pointed out "this is gorilla noir", and she was not wrong.  This is absolutely murder mystery noir, set against the backdrop of a carnival, with a gorilla as a character, and plenty of intrigue to go around.  The movie is knowing enough that it constantly plays with expectations, and I had no idea how this thing would wrap up until the end.  

It's also, visually, very interesting.  Shot at Nu Pike Amusement Park in Long Beach.  I thought it was the same location as Woman on the Run/ Gun Crazy and others, and was very wrong.  My takeaway is that California had some great amusement options in the 20th century.  (The Burglar was filmed in New Jersey, so I was way off there.)  But as something shot originally for 3D presentation, and in bright technicolor, it's a fascinating bit of visual cotton candy, including a dynamic scene with a mirror maze (that I'm not clear on how it was shot without showing the crew standing behind the camera, tbh).

It's not challenging the AFI Top 100 as an underserved, underseen classic, but it's *interesting*.  Including the bizarre decisions that led to the finale.  

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[hussyknee]

Hi so because this post is ten years old none of the links work except the Hula Hands article. So I tracked them down and added them to my gdrive of decolonial academia.

The following are available in the Red Power folder:

Daniel M. Cobb (2016) Native Peoples of North America, The Teaching Company

Dina Gilio-Whitaker (2020) As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, Beacon Press

Glen Sean Coulthard (2014) Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition, University of Minnesota Press

Jessica Hernandez (2022) Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science, North Atlantic Books

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (2017) As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance, University of Minnesota Press

Leonard Peltier (1999) Prison Writings: My Life is My Sun Dance, St. Martin's Publishing Group

Linda Tuhiwai Smith (2012) Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, Zed Books

Mary Crow Dog (1991) Lakota Woman, Harper Perennial

Nancy J. Turner (2014) Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples, McGill-Queen's University Press

Nick Estes (2019) Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance, Verso Books

Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Milkweed Editions

Robin Wall Kimmerer (2001) Gathering Moss; A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, Milkweed Editions

The Red Nation (2021) The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth, Common Notions

Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Sanna and Jarno Valkonen (eds) (2018) Knowing from the Indigenous North: Sámi Approaches to History, Politics and Belonging, Routledge

Vine Deloria Jr. (1988) Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, University of Oklahoma Press

Vine Deloria Jr. (1973) God Is Red: A Native View Of Religion, Fulcrum Publishing

Vine Deloria Jr. (1997) Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact, Fulcrum Publishing

Winona LaDuke (1999) All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life, South End Press

Sub-folder Red History:

Troy R. Johnson, (2007) Red Power: The Native American Civil Rights Movement (Landmark Events in Native American History), Chelsea House Pub

David Treuer (2019) The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present, Little, Brown Book Group

Dee Brown (2017) The Native American Experience (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Fetterman Massacre; Creek Mary’s Blood), Open Road Media

Dennis Banks, Richard Erdoes (2005) Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks And The Rise Of The American Indian Movement, University of Oklahoma Press

K. Tsianina Lomawaima (1995) They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School, University of Nebraska Press

Patrick Wolfe (1999) Settler Colonialism and the Transformation of Anthropology; The Politics and Poetics of an Ethnographic Event, Cassell

Peter Matthiessen (1992) In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and FBI's War on the American Indian Movement, Penguin Books

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (2014) An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States, Beacon Press

Sarah Alisabeth Fox (2014) Downwind: A Peoples History of the Nuclear West, University of Nebraska Press

Ward Churchill (1997) A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas 1492 to the Present, City Lights Books

Ward Churchill, Jim Vander Wall (1988) Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement, South End Press

Articles and Zines:

Colonization and Decolonization: A Manual for Indigenous Liberation in the 21st Century, Warrior Publications (zine)

Headdress (2010) (zine)

Sherman Alexie (1993) Indian Education (short story)

Native American Struggles: Leonard Peltier and Norma Jean Croy, Social Justice Vol. 20, No. 1-2, Rethinking Race (Spring-Summer 1993), pp 172–175

Conger Beasley Jr. (1998) Looking for Leonard Peltier, North American Review, Vol. 283, pg 64–71

Andrea Smith (2003) Not an Indian Tradition: The Sexual Colonization of Native Peoples, Hypatia, Vol. 18, No. 2, Indigenous Women in the Americas, pp 70–85

Patrick Wolfe (2006) Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native, Journal of Genocide Research, 8:4, 387–409

Troy R. Johnson (2009) Red Power and the American Indian Movement: Different Times, Different Places, Reviews in American History, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp 420–425

Danielle Endres (2011) American Indian Activism and Audience: Rhetorical Analysis of Leonard Peltier's Response to Denial of Clemency, Communication Reports, 24:1, pg 1–11

There are essential decolonial texts in the Decolonization folder, so look through them as well. I haven't read Guillaume Blanc and Hamza Hamouchene's books on Green Colonialism myself but the subject is a fascinating look at the ties between environmentalism and white supremacy and how Landback is tied to climate justice.

You can find The Schumacher Lectures here and buy The Ice Is Melting by Oren Lyons for USD 0.99.

As always, do try and support the authors if you have the resources to do so.

NATIVES READ TOO

NATIVES READ TOO

Browsing the internet, found some free PDFs to read:

Not an Indian Tradition: The Sexual Colonization of Native Peoples by Andrea Smith (article)«li

All Our Relations Native Struggles: Land and Life by Winona LaDuke

Lakote Woman by Mary Crow Dog

Lovely Hula Hands by Haunani Kay-Trask

Custer Died for Your Sins- An Indian Manifesto by Vine Deloria, Jr.

God Is Red: A Native View of Religion by Vine Deloria, Jr.

The Case of Leonard Peltier by Arthur J. Miller and Pio Celestino (zine)

Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Appreciation? (zine) 

Headdress (a small zine on native appropriation)

Colonization and Decolonization: A Manual for Indigenous Liberation in the 21st Century (zine)

Indian Education by Sherman Alexie

You have here, writings that detail Indigenous topics covering or in the style of: manifestos, creative writings, political, cultural, “feminist”, environment/ecosystems, and Natural Law. 

Enjoy the readings!

[ulkaralakbarova]

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Nick Parker: Rutger Hauer Frank Devereaux: Terry O’Quinn Billy Devereaux: Brandon Call Cobb: Charles Cooper MacCready: Noble Willingham Annie Winchester: Lisa Blount Lynn Devereaux: Meg Foster The Assassin: Sho Kosugi Slag: Randall “Tex” Cobb Lyle Pike: Nick Cassavetes Tector Pike: Rick Overton Latin Girl: Julia González Gang Leader: Paul James Vasquez Crooked Miami Cop #1: Woody Watson Crooked Miami Cop #2: Alex Morris Bus Station Cop: Mark Fickert Popcorn: Weasel Forshaw Six Pack: Roy Morgan Snow: Tim Mateer Female Biker: C.K. McFarland Cornfield Killer #1: T.J. McFarland Cornfiled Killer #2: Blue Deckert Cornfield Killer #3: Glenn Lampert Cornfield Killer #4: Red Mitchell Rockwell Mom: Bonnie Suggs Rockwell Dad: Harold Suggs Freeway Lady #1: Barbara Gulling-Goff Freeway Lady #3: Holly Cross Vagley Freeway Lady #2: Dorothy Young Colleen: Sharon Shackelford Casino Bodyguard #1: Jay Pennison Casino Bodyguard #2: Masanori Toguchi Crooked Croupier: R. Nelson Brown Croupier #2: Lincoln Casey Jr. Croupier #3: Gene Skillen Big Mama: Debora Williams Casino Cowboy: Kyle Thatcher Casino Patron: Patricia Mathews Waiter in Elevator: Mitch Hrushowy Penthouse Guard #1: Ernest Mack Penthouse Guard #2: Linwood Walker Drug Dealer: Robert Prentiss Ski Lodge Killer #1: Jeffrey J. Dashnaw Ski Lodge Killer #2: Glenn R. Wilder Ski Lodge Killer #3: David R. Ellis Ski Lodge Killer #4: Michael Adams Ski Lodge Killer #5: Dave Bartholomew Ski Lodge Killer #6: Fred Lerner Ski Lodge Killer #7: Mike Shanks Ski Lodge Killer #8: Ray Colbert Film Crew: Director of Photography: Don Burgess Executive Producer: Robert W. Cort Producer: Daniel Grodnik Director: Phillip Noyce Producer: Tim Matheson Executive Producer: David Madden Associate Producer: Charles Robert Carner Production Design: Peter Murton Editor: David A. Simmons Original Music Composer: J. Peter Robinson Location Manager: Carole Fontana Unit Production Manager: Dennis Stuart Murphy Location Scout: Mike Harrowing Set Designer: Lauren E. Polizzi Title Designer: Michael Lodge Costume Design: Katherine Dover Production Coordinator: Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch Casting Assistant: Louise Marrufo Production Coordinator: Gina Scheerer Casting: Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting Associate: William A. Johnson Art Direction: John Myhre Casting Assistant: Elisa Goodman Location Manager: Susan Elkins Script Supervisor: Helen Caldwell Set Decoration: Tom Talbert Second Unit Director: Dick Ziker Key Makeup Artist: Karoly Balazs Special Effects Makeup Artist: J.C. Matalon Assistant Hairstylist: Jan Sebastian Key Makeup Artist: Jeanne Van Phue Hairstylist: Cinzia Zanetti Production Manager: Leonard Bram Executive In Charge Of Production: Ted Zachary Additional Second Assistant Director: Sandy Collister Second Assistant Director: K.C. Colwell First Assistant Director: Tom Davies Second Assistant Director: Douglas Dean III Second Assistant Director: Thomas A. Irvine First Assistant Director: Donald P.H. Eaton Second Unit Director: Max Kleven Set Dresser: Joel Bestrop Art Direction: Michael Marcus Set Decoration: Nicholas T. Preovolos Sound Editor: Gregg Baxter Production Sound Mixer: Jacob Goldstein Assistant Sound Editor: David Hagberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Grover B. Helsley Sound Editor: Michael Hilkene Sound Mixer: Walter Hoylman Sound Editor: David M. Ice Sound Editor: Doug Jackson Special Sound Effects: Eric Lindemann Sound Re-Recording Mixer: William L. McCaughey Boom Operator: Prometheus Patient ADR Editor: Tally Paulos Foley Mixer: Troy Porter Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard D. Rogers Foley Artist: Joan Rowe Sound Editor: Christopher Sheldon Assistant Sound Editor: Thomas W. Small Foley Artist: Jerry Trent Special Effects Coordinator: Martin Bresin Special Effects Assistant: Steven C. Foster Special Effects Assistant: Marvin Gardner Special Effects Coordinator: Allen Hall Special Effects Supervisor: Mike Manzel Special Effects Assistant: Joe Montenegr...

[twins2994]

Minnesota Twins-San Francisco Giants Series Preview

7.12.24-Joe Ryan RHP (6-5) 3.29 ERA Vs. Kyle Harrison LHP (4-4) 4.24 ERA

7.13.24-Simeon Woods Richardson RHP (3-1) 3.48 ERA Vs. Hayden Birdsong RHP (1-0) 4.40 ERA

7.14.24-Chris Paddack RHP (5-3) 5.18 ERA Vs. Blake Snell LHP (0-3) 7.85 ERA

The Twins At A Glance- The Minnesota Twins had a surprisingly tough series against the White Sox. They won two out of three games and have a (46-27) record since April 22nd, which is the best record in the American Leaague. They head to San Francisco to close out the first half. Matt Wallner has been on fire since his call-up. He is hitting .545 with two homers and three RBI in four games. Carlos Correa has hit four homers and seven RBI in July. The Twins offense is averaging over six runs per game in July. Willi Castro was named as an All-Star replacement for the injured Jose Altuve. He has been the Twins MVP with how many positions he's played. Joe Ryan will get to pitch against his hometown team on Friday. Josh Staumont has thrown 19 2/3 scoreless innings to start his Twins tenure. Brock Stewart walked two and struck out one in his first rehab outing with the Saints on Tuesday.

The Giants At A Glance- The Giants have mostly been a .500 team this season. They made a late splash by scooping up Matt Chapman, Blake Snell, and Jorge Soler in free agency. Chapman has been decent, Soler only has ten homers, and Snell hasn't been fully healthy until now. Heliot Ramos has really come on with fourteen home runs and forty-five RBI. He will be at the All-Star Game in Arlington next week. LaMonte Wade Jr. has been great with a .316 average and always seems to find a way on base. Patrick Bailey is one of the best young catchers in the game currently. Jung-Hoo Lee was having a solid rookie year before tearing his labrum in his left shoulder. The Giants rotation is geting healthy again as Blake Snell is back. Alex Cobb threw two innings in a rehab game for San Jose and Robbie Ray is close to a rehab start. The Giants bullpen has shouldered a lot of the workload and still have a 3.92 ERA, which is 14th in baseball. Taylor Rogers has a 1.93 ERA, Ryan Walker has struck out sixty-two over 48 innings of work, and Tyler Rogers has a 2.70 ERA. Erik Miller has emerged as a solid lefty out of the bullpen. Fridley native Sean Hjelle has been good out of the 'pen as well.

What To Watch- The Giants are (11-10) all-time against the Twins. The Giants won the last series in May of 2023 at Target Field. The Twins swept the Giants in August of 2022 at Target Field. The Twins haven't been to San Francisco since 2017. Joe Ryan is (2-0) with an 0.82 ERA in eleven innings against his hometown Giants. Chris Paddack is (1-1) with a 3.82 ERA in seven starts against the Giants. He has a 4.18 ERA in 23 2/3 innings at Oracle Park. Wilmer Flores and Mike Yastrzemski have homered off Paddack twice in his career. Blake Snell is (2-2) with a 5.97 ERA in six starts against the Twins. Kyle Harrison, Simeon Woods Richardson, and Hayden Birdsong have never faced their opponent. I love the new interleague format where you see every team in the other league.

-Chris Kreibich-

[thetrashplanet]

Forbidden Door 2024 Review (so far)

Making my way through Forbidden Door right now and have been enjoying it for the most part with a few disappointments.

MJF vs Hechicero

This one was super surprising with how much I liked it. MJF's match with Tanahashi at last year's Forbidden Door was pretty abysmal but Hechicero is a much better opponent for him. He's an old school brawler / technician luchador and I felt that there was a lot of chemistry between these two. Major props to AEW for bringing in these more traditional luchadors to introduce the American audience to a different aspect of lucha libre.

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. The Elite (Kazuchika Okada, Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson)

This wasn't great. The allure of Okada vs. Tanahashi is well past its expiration date as Tanahashi just can't perform at a high level anymore. A trios match is exactly where I want to see him nowadays and generally I like The Acclaimed but wouldn't call them a team that you can count on to do a lot of heavy lifting. The Young Bucks do their Young Bucks thing with nothing of note. An average match that maybe would have been better further up the card.

3. Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi

A good showcase of both of these guys. This was good if not all that surprising. Takagi and Danielson work great together and their styles mesh really well. You know this match and you've seen it and you want to see it some more.

4. Toni Storm (w/Luther & Mariah May) (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa (w/Mariah May)

I was super excited for this because this storyline is so outlandish and boppo. As a fan of old school wrestling, there's nothing I like more than two dudes fighting over a woman, and so glad that we live in a time where not only do we get to see men treating women as objects, but also women treating women as objects. The match itself was a bit of a let down and unfortunately I'm going to pin this on Mina. I think her offense here just didn't look good. There were times where she struggled to lift Toni Storm (in a non kayfabe way) and many of her moves looked awkward when used against someone with a substantial height/weight difference. I wish there was more brawling in this - I wanted something that felt a bit more like a grudge match and I feel that's when Mina was really shining. I was disappointed at the outcome as well - I would have liked to see some kind of fun or interesting twist in the story to keep it moving along.

5. Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

I wasn't looking forward to this match because Orange Cassidy has been a guy that I've been over since about 1 month into his reign of terror with the Continental title, but I appreciate that they're trying to something different with this character. This is a Zack Sabre Jr ass match and goes into the good but not surprising category.

6. Hook, Katsuyori Shibata & Samoa Joe vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill & Chris Jericho) & Jeff Cobb

A much better and faster paced trios match than the one earlier. This match was good because it had a high pace and everyone got to do a cool spot which is often times what I want out of a star studded trios match.

7. Mark Briscoe vs. El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lio Rush vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin

A solid ladder match that delivers all the things you want out of these Money in the Bank matches. Nothing too surprising or crazy in here and everyone manages to hit their spots without too much clumsiness. Takeshita's Blue Thunder Bomb through the tables was the highlight of the match and looked great.

8. Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (c)

The match I was looking forward to the most on this card, but also one that I was slightly disappointed in. That may just be because the amount of buzz this match has received may have set my expectations a little too high. This was pretty good but it felt like Mone was very clumsy in this. I've seen Vaquer wrestle quite a bit in Mexico and she looks much more fluid down there. Of course that's the kind of fluidity that comes from wrestling the same 8 women over and over 3-4 times a week for years. I've never been a huge fan of Mone and feel like she struggled to mesh with Vaquer's style. There was some very visible clumsy exchanges and botches and I'm more inclined to put that on the wrestler who's wrestled a WWE style for most of her career. I was delighted at how the crowd got behind Vaquer though - once again props to AEW for taking a chance on a different kind of luchadora versus looking for whoever could flip the most.

So far a really enjoyable show with no super major surprises or anything that I would call amazing, but it's been a great showcase of CMLL and STARDOM talent.

[wrestlingisfake]

Wrestling Dontaku night 1 preview

Nic Nemeth vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - Nemeth is defending the IWGP global title. This is his third major league title bout in three weeks--on April 20 he failed to capture the TNA men's world championship in Las Vegas, but on April 27 he won the vacant AAA mega championship in Monterrey. Since New Japan has an exclusive partnership with AAA's rival promotion, CMLL, I don't expect them to even acknowledge Nemeth's new belt, and it certainly won't be involved in this match.

The global title was created earlier this year, when New Japan wanted to replace their US title with something more international, without actually calling it a world title. David Finlay became the first titleholder in January, and Nemeth unseated him in February. Almost immediately thereafter, Nemeth issued a challenge to Tanahashi, but the match had to wait until Tana recovered from an ankle injury.

At this stage in his career, Tanahashi still has the aura of a top guy, but without the protection that usually comes with that aura. They want Nemeth to look like a big deal who can beat big names, but they're not about to put him over Tetsuya Naito, Jon Moxley, or SANADA, so just give him Tanahashi. In light of that, I think Nemeth has to be the clear favorite here; I just don't see a reason for Tana to win unless Nic is finishing up with the company, which I doubt. Champ retains.

David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji - Finlay was forced to withdraw from the 2024 New Japan Cup tournament due to illness, creating a bye for Hirooki Goto, who went on to the final and lost to Tsuji. So it's natural to wonder what would have happened if Finlay stayed in the tournament, and if he'd reached the final instead of Goto.

I said my piece last month about how I didn't think Tsuji should have been booked to win the Cup unless he was going to win the world title. If he's going to lead New Japan into the future--and they've already insisted that he will--he needs to look indomitable, but in the past year he's choked in two world title bouts. If they want to fix that in a hurry, step one is beating Finlay. I don't think they care about fixing it in a hurry, though, so I'm picking Finlay to win.

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb - This is for Sabre's NJPW World television title, so there is a fifteen-minute time limit. In singles matches, Sabre is 3-1-1 against Cobb, but within New Japan it's more like 1-1-1, so you could argue this is a rubber match.

I was surprised Sabre lost the TV title in January, and more surprised when he regained it in April. At this point I'm not sure what the plan is for him or the belt. Listening to Zack himself, you'd think he's on his way to the world title picture, but he's been talking like that for years. My preference here is for Sabre to get off the treadmill of beating midcarders in short matches, and for Cobb to get off the treadmill of being a cool dude who never wins anything important in this company. So yeah, I'm picking Cobb to win the title.

Jon Moxley & Shota Umino & El Desperado vs. Ren Narita & EVIL & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - This is a preview of Moxley vs. Narita for the world title tomorrow night. The winner of that match will defend the belt against Umino on May 11. The House of Torture has been feuding with Shota and Despy for months, and when Moxley tried to set up a match between himself and Shota, Narita attacked the champ. I figure Moxley's team will pick up the win, although I suppose Narita might pin Despy to pick up some momentum heading into tomorrow.

Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi & BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney & Gedo - Takagi vs. Kidd is scheduled for tomorrow night. Hiromu and Bushi faced off against Connors and Moloney on April 29. Naito didn't have a specific rival in this LIJ vs. War Dogs feud until Jake Lee did a run-in on April 23. I'm not sure if that makes Lee an official War Dog or not. In any case, I'm surprised he hasn't replaced Gedo in this match. As it is, Gedo is the weak link, so I have to assume he'll be the one to get pinned.

Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI & Tiger Mask vs. KENTA & Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori - This is a preview of Goto and Yoshi vs. Kenta and Owens tomorrow night, for the IWGP heavyweight tag title. Tiger is an old-timer at this point, so I expect he'll lose the match for his team.

Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita vs. El Phantasmo & Hikuleo & Jado - Haste and Nicholls won the STRONG tag title from ELP and Hiku a few weeks ago. I assume they'll do a rematch at some point, but to my knowledge nothing's been scheduled yet. This is a little interesting since I think the designated job guys for each team--GoD's Jado and TMDK's Fujita--cancel each other out, and either side is beatable. I'd give the win to TMDK, personally.

Yuya Uemura & Taichi vs. Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman - Originally this was a trios match, but SANADA is sidelined, so Francesco Akira has been pulled from Khan and Newman's team to make things even. Uemura won the KOPW belt from Khan on April 27, so we're just kinda winding down that little feud. Newman will probably do the job in this match.

SHO & Yujiro Takahashi vs. DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku - Sho retained the IWGP junior title against Douki on April 29, so I suppose Douki has a chance here for some payback. Sho's team should probably win, but it doesn't make much difference.

Togi Makabe & Katsuya Murashima vs. Boltin Oleg & Shoma Kato - At first glance this looks like Makabe and three Young Lions. However, Oleg recently won the NEVER trios title (alongside Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano) so I think that automatically means he's graduated. So does Makabe's side have the edge, because he's a living legend? Or would they give the win to Oleg's team, because he's a champion right now? I can't come up with an answer, so I guess we'll see.

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1989 ATK 406 Getting on it

They did start making the bike a little cheap and the sales went down the frame is cheaper than the swinger arm and stuff and it didn't last but the rotext motor is what we're talking about and they used it the whole time and it's a nice motor it's powerful it has several sizes of 250 a 406 and a 5 fifty or something and it is very fast very powerful and a 4-stroke it sounds like a two-stroke but it's not it has a lot of torque and boys oh good boys it moves this guy is about 2:20 and smooth it in real fast and it's a 406 it's a big bike but a hard knock kicker 5150 with this motor you see here with him driving and he wants to put in the hk3 which is pretty wise the 250 can go in the two but just for 406 I will definitely know about 180 easily and use the same gears different sprocket in the rear no it's about the same size it's also very weird cuz they have a lot of these parts there and we can make the frame and thicker than this actually and the motor doesn't weigh a ton but it's heavier and it's bigger as you can see it fit nicely in the hard knock and when you jacket it it looks real cool and you Chrome it and we would Chrome them doesn't take long and it's a great idea they have a lot of motors in storage and gas gas has a lot of motors they have about the same size and you say it's the same bike and you label it in your manual different and we can actually get going on these pretty quick and we can try it and out there you just make like Aesop with people and they would own part of it and there'd be a bunch of them and we start making the frame a stitch frame and stitch other parts too and with the Springer frontage and the car shocks we even have new ones the car shocks the motorcycle shocks are impossible to find and the car shocks are chromed lots of them and they're aftermarket and it looks really cool it's intense this bike is going to be a winner because of BjA making them and it's actually true. We're making so many bikes this is a great idea we're making them ourselves the retro fit and we should probably start retrofitting a portion elsewhere he says it's probably other ones than there are and we'll start opening factors in the areas where it's kind of combines we shall say it's more or less their areas and we're going to start company a company and he says to call it hard knock and these will be hard knock bikes and he says because they're right in line with the company credo he wants to make a hard knock kicker 5150 credo and if you like what Bob Brown Jr was saying and some of his words to live by and he wants to have Bob Brown with his face and all his sayings and on a plaque and our son and one of his pseudonyms but they had one back then they were calling him something someone else and it is someone in the neighborhood it looks like him a little and it's not bja and he wants to be on there and Hera will have one in the factory and stuff he was saying back then so here is

Bob Brown Jr AKA Randall text Cobb

Words to Live by:

1. You get up in the morning to go to work but you're also getting over the morning to live your life

2. We live our lives one day at a time like everybody else, so take it easy

3. Don't get out there and break a leg get out there and try not to

4. If we don't ride in safety we don't ride at all

5. Right number is it's a lot safer and a lot funner

6. If you don't like what we're doing you don't have to hang out with us that day or any other day you can hang out with other people that's the way it is here at hard knock kicker 5150

This is the co-founders statements and he has a name and people will figure out who he is

Chuck Henderson

Words to Live by:

1. We all get up every morning the same way to face the day but let's make it a good day

2. We all want to race around and have a good time let's try to do something positive too at the same time

3. These bikes are fast let's drive safe shall we

4. Is the right numbers and have a better time than riding alone if you ride alone let someone know where you're going and how long you going to be out there and that you're coming back

5. That's where the safety gear because it's a lot of fun it's cool looking and saves lives

6. Let's remember we're all friends out there and we can argue when we get home

Her son came up with these because Bob Brown was saying it and you're saying it's people and people will remember this and he wants to put it on a plaque while we're converting actually rebuilding all these Hondas and Kawasakis some Harleys and we have to put motors in them so he picked the ATK and gas gas and it's really a really the best pic and the other motors are too big and they take too much money these are very simple they go together real quick and that transmissions are tough there's one more co-founder

Lori Matusik

Words to Live by:

1. I don't want to go anymore if I can't ride one of these bikes

2. I love the bike but I like the small one because it's easier to ride so I'm going to ride that one

3. These things are cool I like them a lot I help design them but they're mine now

4. We have to ride together because riding apart is more boring than anything else

5. We need to get in here and get our gear on before we get out there so I can get in here again and let's have fun out there not hurt anybody especially ourselves

6. We can drink when we get back if we drink before we might not be back here

And the second the last two that is where Hera and Zeus not in that order and they were saying these things and people were listening and they thought it was perfect and they put it down on plaques and then put it in writing up on their wall in the garage. So we are going to start this company and make plaques and put them in the factory and in the headquarters which is next to it it's not a huge place and we're going to make sure that this goes up cuz it's for perfect

1. We're going to have to start this company cuz nobody else is

and I guess that's going to be mine I do

Have a few more

Words to Live by:

2. We're going to get out of this place but it's where we have to come back to so let's not be fools aren't there

3. We need the gear because it looks funny Sunday we'll find gear that doesn't

4. These bikes are cool be riding right they look more cool

5. I have time on Sunday to ride anyone else

We have several other people that want to add the Stevens on the plaques but he says he thinks that we might go in the spyway and put them in the hallway and people who are going to be on the east side will have their own plaque we have four more people no five and she wants us up now

Freya and that's the other one is by Thor

Words to Live by:

1. There's one way to make a living that's to ride around and have a good time

2. We need these bikes for a cars and our cause is to have a good time

3. If we all go out in one piece we should come back in one piece so let's make it that way

4. Riding is fun and let's keep it that way

5. We need to have a decent time tonight so let's be careful so we can pay you back tomorrow night and have another decent time

Hey we're going to write ours tomorrow and we have them here

Frank Castle and I have a different name

1. We need some time to think about this no we don't we're going to get out there and ride

2. We've been putting it mildly now we're putting it bluntly this has to happen

3. How many people do we need to ride around with as many as we can get

4. Who the heck is looking at us when you ride by but everybody we look cool

Hardcastle

Words to live by:

1. Who the heck thought of this idea it's so cool

2. We can't believe how much fun this is it's a dream come true

3. I wish we had a bike it'd be so much fun

We're going to form the ESOP ourselves and some might want to join out there and work there's some people who need work before they move they want to have stuff and be able to buy a real places and so we're going to go ahead and do this right now and actually they'll be investors of time and machines and space and nobody else oh this is what I was saying back then

Lobo

1. How many times do I have to say this it's a fun way to make a living and we're going to do it

2. Who wants to look at this Japanese bikes anymore not me

3. Why the hell are there so many Japanese spikes out here we're not Japanese

4. This is going to be fun my father says it's fun my mother says it's fun so I guess it's going to be we're not going to ride my own bike I'm going to make fun myself

Proxima Midnight

Words to live by:

1. We need more room in here for all these bikes

2. Who thought of this idea it's so cool oh yeah we did

3. I don't need an answer I need someone to tell me how to buy more of these

4. I'm going to open up now and we'll keep it opened up

Now these are going to go in the hallway at the main office and we're going to open those buildings and we're going to try and find an investor out there and yeah from morlock mostly. And the hard knock kicker 5150 when we left off the real price for an hk3 was around $2,500 I'm going to make the frame stitch frame and get it approved out there and won't be too hard and they're starting price will be about $1,600 and that's with a 406 cc motor and the brand new motors we're going to fab up the motors. There's a good reason to do that and it's because we need big bonus and these are big the other next size up is like a 656 is pretty big and they're talking and powerful cuz they're dirt bikes we need that we're kind of bigger about seven or eight foot and that would be a perfect bike and they have about a 120 horsepower you're very powerful new look how cool them and they run for a long time even with a heavy person and we need that and we need dirt bikes and we'll probably start making dirt bikes too it's a crazy idea and it's going to work

I'm glad everybody came to our side it's so tired of trying to force us to work and this is an American company and the above or Americans and we got infected by our leaders the two we're American too cuz we're bikers this is perfect too start your own bike company and we'll have to have a restaurant there at the ATK buildings and place where people can test ride I mean that's going to be great I'm going to do it up right and I have all the apparel this would be fun and we're going to want to try and get him stuff and probably a bike so you can ride around the block for unregistered bikes this place is to go they are not listed but you'll find out he will find out

Thor

Freya it's like riding off-road and you go slow and it's a little safer his writing was awful I mean it's dangerous where he was going and he rode pretty well

[general-kalani]

Starter call masterlist!

So I realised with the continuous, slow additions of characters I write I need to make something like this to keep everything organised instead of having everything plopped out on the pinned post. Will be listed via fandom first and then character! More characters will be done later and added here.

Borderlands starters Sir Alistair Hammerlock General Alphonso Knoxx Commandant Helga Steele Jeffrey Damien Blake Katagawa Jr. Mordecai the Hunter Wainwright Jakobs Doctor Ned Wilhelm the Enforcer Zane Flynt

--- Dinosaur starters Randomised starter Bruton - Weredino Bruton Nigel Marven - Adopted weredino dad Nigel

--- Dead Island starters Ryder White Vasquez (OC)

--- Expedition starters Daggerwrist

--- Far Cry 3 starters Buck Hughes Hoyt Volker Vaas Montenegro

--- Far Cry 4 starters Mumu Chiffon Pagan Min

--- Far Cry 5 starters Cain (OC) Cameron Burke Everett Stiles (OC) Faith Seed Hunter the Judge (OC) Jacob Seed - Weredino Jacob Jerome Jeffries - Weredino hunter Jerome John Seed - Weredino John Joseph Seed - Teen Joseph - Weredino Joseph Miller (OC) Nick Rye Reese Spoon (OC) Rook (OC) Staci Pratt

--- Far Cry New Dawn starters Ethan Seed - Child Ethan - Weredino Ethan

--- Frontier starters Cobbs Pond - Future shenanigans Cobbs Samuel Grant

--- RAGE starters Randomised starter

--- Space Battleship Yamato starters Abelt Dessler - Desler (OS) Erich Domel Fomto Berger Wolf Flakken Hydom Gimleh Ryle Gettoh Vance 'Pops' Balen

--- The Walking Dead starters Dwight Philip Blake Rick Grimes

--- General starter calls Soulmate Lyrical Sinday Angst

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Cerenysus:

Campaign 2 Finale!!

The Third Mates battle a corrupted Irina in the Autumn Ring after the ritual goes horribly wrong.

Spells come to life (voiced by Lou Wilson) and Fia does her best to avoid hitting Irina herself until Irina makes the call to hit Hank while he was unconscious. Furious, Fia begins fighting Irina herself until they are able to try to take off the crown.

Zirk works hard to remove the crown carefully, and even makes a deal with an unknown winter fairy to give himself another chance. He fails, and in doing so, dies. Fia loses it, telling Hank he should finish the job and kill Irina, because she must revive Zirk. Hank refuses, removes the crown, and saves Irina. (He might just save the day).

Fia casts the first revivify in Eldermourne in centuries, saving Zirk.

Meanwhile, the Hexbuds arrive at the scorched grove of their surrogate mother!

After preparing for a moment, they face Heradecia. Tarragon slings spells, Corbeaux saves lives, and Jabari is sent on a ride.

In the end, the three best friends kill their mother after a clutch death ward and an even clutcher tri-secting from Jabari.

The Third Mates end their adventure at sea, with Hank Jr and Irina alongside them, and the hexbuds become the government in Outerborough, then attone their mother. "She may have rotted, but at least she'll make good soil".

Strike True:

After entering the dungeons through underground tunnels, the Boobs and Cobb face off against the White Rose of Galaderon, Galad Rosell.

In a move that absolutely fucked Murph’s plans over, Hardwon decided to talk to Kord himself, killing Galad and damning his mother to an unknown life.

They then travel through the Boy King’s Castle and to the brunch where the chosen hoped to kill everyone who didn’t agree with Thiala, and help rescue the Green and White Knights.

During the trek through they castle, they heavily threaten the right hand of the king, and make him tell a lot of people that he wet his pants.

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Jimi Cravity Reveals Easter Anthem “The Last Amen” Feat. Matt Redman

Billboard chart-topping and RIAA Certified Gold songwriter and critically acclaimed artist Jimi Cravity has unveiled “The Last Amen”, an anthem just in time for Easter, featuring Matt Redman and it is available now across all streaming platforms. The new single is the title-track off Cravity’s upcoming first full-length album set to release on May 26, 2023 through his own label The Outlier Agency. Written by Cravity, Redman and Quintin Trotter, the song highlights the supremacy of God in all things and serves as a gentle reminder of the fame of Jesus that will never fade away. “God is the author and finisher of faith,” explains Cravity. “We end prayers with Amen. Christ called himself the “Amen”, the faithful and true witness, the beginning and end. ‘The Last Amen’ is scripture set to melody and music.”

When reflecting on his time working with two-time Grammy Award winning artist Matt Redman, the Atlanta native says, “I’ve always admired Matt Redman, his tenacity to give voice to the Believer through songs that encourage the heart and nurture the soul is legendary. I was and am elated to work with him. Throughout my spiritual journey his contributions to music have impacted and edified my adventure and it is a dream come true to work with him on the song and have him featured on it.” “It’s always a joy to be around Jimi Cravity – and his pursuit of reverent yet relevant worship music,” shares the multi-award winning artist, Matt Redman. “I loved getting to write and sing ‘The Last Amen’ together. This world is full of names in lights, claims to fame and we’re bombarded by brands everywhere we look – but in the end there’ll only be One name still standing, and that will be Jesus. I really hope the theme of this song resonates deeply with people.” “The Last Amen” is one of many tracks that will be found on Cravity’s forthcoming album. It’s a worship project with an acoustic theme that highlights the pillars of faith. The Last Amen will be his first full-length album release , and the first on his own label The Outlier Agency, that he launched in 2021, shortly after his departure from sixsixsteps/Capitol CMG. The Last Amen - Jimi Cravity https://youtu.be/2WExabc9BaU “When people listen to this song and the album I hope they take away the power and beauty of connecting with God,” says Cravity. “The album is an invitation out of the suburban spiritual life because the adventure with God is always frontier.” The multi-faceted creator has been a part of Billboard chart-topping singles and albums, as artist, producer, and songwriter since his inception in the music industry. His contributions to music have garnered him a Gold RIAA certification with Tasha Cobbs-Leonard’s “You Know My Name featuring Jimi Cravity”, a song that dominated the Billboard Gospel Streaming Chart at #1 100+ weeks and he was also a composer on RIAA PLATINUM R&B single “Dead Man Walking” by Brent Faiyaz. He’s collaborated with a number of artists including Faith City Music, Tim Bowman Jr, Michelle Williams, Alien Ant Farm, Ludacris, Usher, Passion, Tedashii, Brent Faiyaz, Jac Ross, Nouri, Brian Kennedy, Guvna B, Matt Redman, Jason Ingram and116. His songs have been heard on major networks and streaming platforms including Netflix, HULU, ESPN, Facebook, NBC, FOX and more. Collectively, the bodies of work that Cravity has worked on as an artist and songwriter have garnered over 1 billion+ streams from around the world. His earlier radio single “Believe” garnered Cravity his first top 5 hit at radio peaking at #4. The Heaven EP also garnered 2 Dove Award nominations. Throughout the years, Cravity has joined several national tours opening for music’s finest such as Mercy Me, Natalie Grant, and Jeremy Camp on the summer lights tour. He also was direct support for fellow labelmate Crowder on the American Prodigal Tour. Read the full article

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Paul Bill Jr “Y.O.U. For Christmas”

The contemporary gospel/worship artist & Detroit native Paul Bill Jr. has been writing, recording and producing a sound that is fresh and energetic. The Road to Salvation: While previously living a secular lifestyle; Paul first encountered the love of God at the age of 21. “I can still remember the sound of the car slamming into the guard rail on the highway.” Paul says. “It was as if in that moment, God was giving me a wake-up call to turn my life around. But the realization didn’t hit me until driving the highway again. I found out I had fallen asleep at the only place a guard rail would prevent me from driving off the road. Or worse. Hitting oncoming traffic.” In that moment, Paul realized that it was only God who was guarding and protecting him. That day, Paul made the decision to turn his life to God and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Music Career: In the of Fall 2021, after independently releasing two studio albums; Paul released his Debut single titled “Move” which released on internet radio and received nominations for Song of the Year with: The Rhythm of Gospel Awards, Gospel Choice Music Awards, and Voices of Gospel Music Awards. Continuing to create and produce, Paul would go on to release the E.P. “Alive in the Room” with MSR. Paul has shared some of Gospel Music’s biggest platforms with artists such as; Todd Dulaney, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds, Isaac Carree, Vincent Bohannon, Rich Tolbert and many more. What makes Paul unique, is that he has had the opportunity to minister for every audience imaginable. He has sung for small churches and conferences, to audiences of thousands. What’s Next: Daily, Paul is working to create fresh and energetic music that can remind the next generation of how exciting it can be to worship! Recently teaming with DrGlobal and GME, Paul’s next release is titled “Forever” which tells the story of why we worship, because of who God is. The song is a modern, dynamic and a vibrant sound that belongs in your praise and worship playlist! With the help of his team, the love and support of his wife Rahab, the drive for his 2 children, and a passion for doing things with excellence, there is no telling how far the ministry of Paul Bill Jr. can reach. Finally, he adds. “My mission is to use this platform as a vehicle to introduce the lost, hurting and broken to the same love of God that found me. My desire is that everyone would have a unique encounter with Jesus through worship. I am dedicated to sharing the gospel, working hard and creating music. I believe with this dedication, I can impact lives, inspire hope and leave a legacy to last a lifetime.” Additional Artist/Song Information: Artist Name: Paul Bill Jr. Song Title: Y.O.U. For Christmas Publishing: Publishing Affiliation: Album Title: Y.O.U. For Christmas Record Label: Global Music Enterprises Radio Promotion: Loggins Promotion Paul Loggins 310-325-2800 Contact Loggins Promotion Publicity/PR: Loggins Promotion Paul Loggins 310-325-2800 Contact Loggins Promotion Read the full article

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Paul Bill Jr “Y.O.U. For Christmas” now at radio: Radio/Media Download Available Here

The contemporary gospel/worship artist & Detroit native Paul Bill Jr. has been writing, recording and producing a sound that is fresh and energetic. The Road to Salvation: While previously living a secular lifestyle; Paul first encountered the love of God at the age of 21. “I can still remember the sound of the car slamming into the guard rail on the highway.” Paul says. “It was as if in that moment, God was giving me a wake-up call to turn my life around. But the realization didn’t hit me until driving the highway again. I found out I had fallen asleep at the only place a guard rail would prevent me from driving off the road. Or worse. Hitting oncoming traffic.” In that moment, Paul realized that it was only God who was guarding and protecting him. That day, Paul made the decision to turn his life to God and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Music Career: In the of Fall 2021, after independently releasing two studio albums; Paul released his Debut single titled “Move” which released on internet radio and received nominations for Song of the Year with: The Rhythm of Gospel Awards, Gospel Choice Music Awards, and Voices of Gospel Music Awards. Continuing to create and produce, Paul would go on to release the E.P. “Alive in the Room” with MSR. Paul has shared some of Gospel Music’s biggest platforms with artists such as; Todd Dulaney, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds, Isaac Carree, Vincent Bohannon, Rich Tolbert and many more. Read the full article

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San Francisco Giants-Minnesota Twins Series Preview

5.22.23-Alex Cobb RHP (3-1) 1.94 ERA Vs. Bailey Ober RHP (3-0) 1.78 ERA

5.23.23-TBA Vs. Sonny Gray RHP (4-0) 1.64 ERA

5.24.23-Anthony DeSclafani RHP (3-3) 3.09 ERA Vs. Joe Ryan RHP (6-1) 2.25 ERA

The Giants At A Glance- The Giants just finished off their best homestand of the year by winning five of six games from the Phillies and the Marlins. They head to the Midwest for a road trip to Minneapolis and Milwaukee this week. Casey Schmitt has given the offense a shot in the arm with a .383 average and nine RBI in twelve games. Patrick Bailey is 2-for-6 in three games since his call-up. Thairo Estrada has been the team’s most consistent hitter with a .309 average and seventeen knocked in. Joc Pederson is on the injured list with a hand injury, Austin Slater has been dealing with a hamstring injury and Joey Bart has a going strain that is keeping him out. JD Davis and Michael Conforto have been providing the offense with eight homers each. LaMonte Wade Jr. has taken over first base with eight homers and nineteen RBI. The Giants starting pitching has been very good with a 3.48 ERA, which ranks sixth-best in MLB. The problems lie in the bullpen, which has a 5.37 ERA, which is third-worst in baseball. The back-end of the bullpen is fine as Camilo Doval has a 2.08 ERA with twelve saves. Taylor and Tyler Rogers are finding their form and pitching better. Taylor got off to a bad start, but he’s only allowed a run over his past 10 2/3 innings of work. John Brebbia seemingly pitches every game and has a 4.26 ERA. 

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins had a disappointing week in Los Angeles as they lost four of six games to the Dodgers and Angels. Byron Buxton didn’t play on Sunday and left Saturday’s game with a sore leg. Max Kepler ran at seventy percent before Friday’s game as he works his way back. Caleb Thielbar played some light catch and might throw off a mound later this week. Jorge Alcala will be shut down for two more weeks with a radial stress fracture in his right forearm. Jorge Polanco was put on the injured list with a hamstring injury. Kyle Farmer went 9-for-24 on the road trip with a homer and six RBI. Willi Castro hit 9-for-25 with a homer and three knocked in on the road trip. Brock Stewart has given the bullpen a boost without allowing a run over twelve innings of work. Jovani Moran has been solid in higher leverage innings. Griffin Jax has been bit by some bad luck lately. He has allowed eight runs over his past 6 1/3 innings. 

What To Watch For- The Giants are (16-14) all-time against the Twins. The Twins swept them by a combined score of 20-5 last August at Target Field. This is just the Giants second trip to Target Field ever. They were going to come here in 2020 then the schedule got shortended and altered. Alex Cobb is (3-3) with a 5.02 ERA in nine starts against the Twins. Sonny Gray is (2-1) with a 3.21 ERA in five starts against the Giants. Anthony DeSclafani has given up nine runs over 9 2/3 career innings against the Twins. Joe Ryan threw six shutout innings last year in his only start against his childhood team. This is a series of reunions for some players. Taylor Rogers returns to Minneapolis for the first time since getting traded before the regular season started last year. Donovan Solano will face the Giants, who he played for three seasons and won a Silver Slugger in 2020. He was coined the nickname Donnie Barrels in his time in San Francisco. It should be a fun series of two teams, who have very good starting pitching. 

-Chris Kreibich-