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David Kato is considered the father of the queer movement in Uganda, as well as the first openly gay man in Uganda. He was also well-known in international politics for his work in his country. However, it was incredibly dangerous for him to even be on the radar in Uganda, as same-sex relationships are illegal as of when this article was written in 2023, and all throughout David Kato’s life.
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CALL ME KUCHU (2012) dir. Malika Zouhali-Worrall & Katherine Fairfax Wright In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers, is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes the movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world. (link in title)
#lgbt cinema#queer cinema#call me kuchu#ugandan cinema#us cinema#lgbt#gay#lesbian#trans#David Kato#documentary#uganda#usa#lgbt movie#queer movies#ugandan movie#us movie#lgbt film#queer film#us film#ugandan film#lgbt media#queer media#african cinema#north american cinema#Malika Zouhali-Worrall#Katherine Fairfax Wright#2012#2010s#2010s movies
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Green Hornet 6 Issue Mini Lot (1991-1993) by NOW Comics
Written and drawn by various.
#Green Hornet#The Green Hornet#NOW Comics#Kato#Etsy#Vintage Comics#Comic Books#Comics#Chuck Dixon#Clint mcElroy#Ron Fortier#Bill Napp#Alfredo Alcala#Sandra Chang#Tony DeZuniga#Lenin Delsol#David Mowry#Tod Smith#Daily Sentinel#Buckles Barbosa#Jason Palmer#SKid Brothers#Commissioner Hamilton
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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: 'Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular'
This will be my first time reviewing a production of Rogue Artists Ensemble and in advance, I was told to expect “hyper-theater,” a form of theater that utilizes original, immersive, multi-dimensional experiences to tell their stories. With the partnership of Los Angeles LGBT Center, Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular certainly lived up to this art form while also being a fascinating play that…
#Adrian Rose Leonard#Alexis Nicole Robles#Amber Shift#Amir Levi#Andrew Jordan#Ashley Weaver#Candy Pain#Carlos R. Chavez#Celina Lee Surniak#Cody Brunelle-Potter#David Ellard#Deena Tovar#Gabriel Croom#Grace Wilkerson#Greg Ballora#Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular#Jack Pullman#Keith Mitchell#Kelsey Kato#Kody Siemensa#Kurt Kanazawa#LGBTQ+#Lily Barnstein#Lisa Sanaye Dring#Los Angeles LGBT Center#Lucas Brahme#M. Glenn Schuster#Maia Luer#Morgan Rebane#Rogue Artists Ensemble
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So Much (For) Stardust + (some) of my favorite lyrics from each song (id in alt text + artworks below the cut)
Artwork: Zhiyong Jing - Untitled, Suhaylah H - untitled/green landscape, Untitled - Georgia O’Keefe, James Whistler - Nocturne in Black and Gold The Falling Rocket, James Hervat, Waldemar Fink - Evening in Adelboden, Emily Kame Kngwarreye - Of Rare Winter Rain, Fumihiro Kato - Last of the Summer Wine, Zhiyong Jing - C’mere, Niall Naessens - Artist Observing Moonrise From the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich - The Evening Star, Ivan Aivazovsky - Shipwreck on Stormy Seas, Xie Lei - Blow
#so much (for) stardust#fall out boy#pete wentz#patrick stump#andy hurely#joe trohman#uhhh yeah! not an end all be all of which are my favs from each song but this is more or less it at the moment#might do this for the other albums….it was fun#fob#**#parallels#<3
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Ranking of different skam/evak remakes?
So we're ranking my children now? This feels so wrong....
JK LETS FUCKING GOOO
So before I start, I'm gonna let you know that I haven't seen SKAM España or SKAM Netherlands (So I won't be ranking them at all) + as SRAM is still airing their s1 I won't be ranking them either!
Also, this is so long, so I'll post the EVAK rankings in a separate post! (Definitely didn't accidentally post this too soon and meant to do them both in one post)
Alright, first, the SKAM rankings which the reasoning for are quite short as I try my best not to mention the evak of the series as I will be talking about them in the evak rankings but they are as follows:

1. WTFOCK
I debated putting WTFOCK in second just because of Kato's season ngl, but in the end, they have some of my FAVORITE characterization's in any SKAM remake. Mainly, their characterizations of those in the flat share family (Milan, Zoë, Robbe, Senne, Sander) as for once they actually feel like a family during season 3 unlike some other variations (skam france).
I haven't spoken about it before, but most characterization's of The Eskild variation I don't like, but that's just because in most, it really feels like that don't care about the Isak (especially in SKAM France) but that's just me.
Their William (Senne) is the best version of him ever, and I can actually see how him and Zoë ended up together compared to the previous versions and tbh I love Noora in (almost) any version so I don't have much to say about her haha
But anyway, Senne and Zoë are like Robbe's parents, and Milan is basically Robbe's dad I said what I said
I love Jens, I love Jana, and I LOVE what they did during lockdown (the WTFOCKDOWN) all in all I just love the series and rewatch s1, 2, 3, wtfockdown, and s5 often (I'll even rewatch Their s7 as well)

2. DRUCK (SKAM Germany)
I've said before that DRUCK has one of the only 'Next Gen'/Original Characters that I can stand (Sascha Belin) but even outside of that I adore this series. Maybe it's because I knew a bit of German going into it (my family is German though I'm American) or maybe it's because they are close to me in age (I graduated in 2023) or maybe it could even be because I'm a trans person myself I'm not really sure, but DRUCK just hit different than the rest of the SKAM's do.
Plus, I can feel the love that Hans has for Matteo the same way I can feel the love Milan has for his boy Robbe 🤷♂️
I adore Matteo and Sascha, I would die for David, and I love Hanna (who may just be my favorite version of Eva ever)
3. SKAM
Yep, the original SKAM is in the top 3 (where else would it be?) To be honest, the only reason it's not first is because of characterization. Mainly William and Eskild's.
As I mentioned before, I am not a huge fan of Eskild. Though I do love him, I think that he's just a bit too much for me, lol. God, I hate William, though - in every variation execpt for Senne, and will never understand how Noora fell for such an asshole.
Anyway, I would say that no one can outdo the original, but obviously, that's not true (for me), but I will say that the original will always be special. It brought out so many important topics, like mental health, in a time that it wasn't common and was my heartstopper. It helped me come to terms with my MI and queerness and that's something I will always love it for.

4. SKAM France
I know, I know, "but SKAM France is so good!! It's the best version!!" WRONG! While I'll admit, France has one of the best s3 the over all series was NOT the best SKAM version that I've seen (though it's not the worse either)
Their William (Charles) was the worst pit of all of them, and so was their Eskild (Mika) I don't know why I feel that way about Mika but God that man gets on my nerves, though I'm happy he gets a partner in s5 (the first ever Eskild to do that) I just can't stand him.
Not to mention, it went on for way too long. Like I've said before, I rarely ever like the original characters, and this rings so true for SKAM France- they should have just kept it to Arthur and Lola (as they both had connections to the SKAM characters from the first seasons)
The only reason it's #4 is because of Elu and Yann. Hell, I can barely stand their Noora, and Eva that's saying something.

5. SKAM Italia
So, like, It's not the best remake, but it's not SKAM Austin, so it's next to last haha tbh I liked Marti and Nico but other than that it wasn't,,, great?? Like, I don't know. I like it, I'll rewatch it. I don't really have anything to say, negative or positive, about this version (that isn't evak varient related at least)

6. SKAM Austin
Die. Die. Die. Die this show should never have been made it fucking sucks I hate hate HATE it, shay was the only okay character.
Listen, I'm allowed to hate it. Do you know how excited I was to have a SKAM not only in my country but my hometown??? I don't live in Austin anymore so I feel safe saying that but fuck man I was so happy and then they put out that fucking bullshit- I couldn't even get through the first fucking episode.
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last night i blacked out in my car. and i woke up in my childhood bed. (pt.1)
(seven years on testosterone, an eternity of sibling love, and a million tears shed over someone that was once thought to be gone forever; someone who had changed completely).
— a sam and transmasc sweetheart sibling reunion fic ft. my ver. of all the pack listeners (also maybe ooc sam ?? it’s been a while i miss my cunty southern man)
“repeat who’s all gon’ be there again?”
marcy sighed. was sam always this curious or did he just wanna piss her off today?
“david. his mate, willow. asher. mate, kato. milo. ray. amanda. christian. arden. bailey. kelsey. ansel. there’s too many of the fuckers to actually list off their names all at once, but those are the main guys. again. got it?” the wolf listed off in a stern voice laced with annoyance, counting with her fingers at every name said. of course, she wasn’t truly annoyed with sam— but she’d never admit that out loud.
after repeating the names in his head once more (as if he hadn’t done so thirty-three times in the past hour), sam raised an eyebrow at marcy.
“and ray is who again?”
“milo’s mate. are you good now?”
recalling the man, he nodded his head, cutting the engine as he made his way out of the car. he was only a couple steps out before he turned back around to open marceline’s door for her.
she scoffed at him, biting her lip in an attempt to keep her composure from faltering as she hopped out of her seat — unaware of the slightly smug grin sam shot behind her back as they both began trailing towards the cabins.
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raymond sat on one of the coolers next to milo, red solo cup in hand as he quietly observed the atmosphere that surrounded him. voices. people. he’s already met all of them.
he knew he was going to meet someone new today. marceline’s mate. mate? boyfriend? friend she’s fucked? friend with benefits? milo didn’t really specify, possibly because he didn’t even know himself — but no matter the title, ray prepared for their arrival. partially because he wanted to see marcy again (friend crushes were weird), partially because he was curious about this new guy. vampire. his curiosity peaked.
his thoughts were interrupted by a gentle nudge on the shoulder from milo, who smiled at him and motioned towards a random direction in the giant cabin full of people. ray’s gaze followed the gesture, a familiar head of wild, wavy blond hair seen from afar bothering another set of blond hair, this one nearly styled and darker than the beta’s. ray ignored the pit growing deep in his stomach that triggered his gag reflex.
“ash ‘s shootin’ himself.” milo commented, jutting his thumb over at the (awkwardly conversing) blond pair with a sly grin, slightly easing the tension (keyword: slightly). “wanna go make fun o’ him?”
ray let out a chuckle at the straightforward question, standing with a mirroring smirk. “that’s all you. ‘m no instigator.”
milo playfully rolled his eyes, wrapping an arm around ray’s waist before pulling him in to go embarrass asher even more than he was doing himself.
and with each step ray took side by side to milo’s, he felt himself growing weaker; sicker. like he had swallowed an apple seed and it just now started to grow into a sapling in his abdomen. each step was a new emotion. nostalgia. longing. betrayal. relief. anger. was it asher he was feeling this way about? but ash didn’t do anything. why were his knees starting to give out from underneath him?
“you stickin’ your foot in it already, ash?” the curly haired wolf questioned in a teasing tone as he approached, keeping ray close.
asher stammered at milo’s ask, already deep enough in eating shit. “u-uh.. mmaybe? ahah…”
the beta paused, exasperatingly gesturing back and forth between the other blond and the power couple. ray looked up with a friendly smile. then the smile dropped. the sapling grew into a full-grown tree, and he was back to being a kid again.
“sam, milo and ray. ray and milo, sam.”
his name was sam.
“sam.”
“sam.”
“sam.”
“sam?” sarah lynn called out, rubbing her tired eyes as she held her blanket close to her body. it was cold out. the heater was broken again. and her older brother was crawling out of his window.
“where’re you goin? are you leavin?”
samuel was frozen in place when her tiny voice hit his ears, his plans being thrown out of the window he was escaping out of at her questions. always curious, was what she was.
he didn’t look back at her. and that hurt him most. he didn’t look at her becuase if he did he would never be able to leave. leave her behind in this haunted house.
“i don’t want you worryin’ about that, lynn.”
“but i am worryin.”
his breath hitched in his throat. he had to physically grab his chin in order to not look at her. do not look at her. look now and you never leave.
with a shaky breath, sam held his tongue to simplify the words that would be an entire journal worth of paragraphs that he wanted to say to her.
“don’t. be a good girl, ‘kay? be good. i-i’ll.. i’ll come back. for you. i promise that. you gotta promise to be good, you swear? i’ll—“ the accent croaked, and sam sniffled into his inner sleeve.
“i’ll come back for you, sarah lynn, i promise. i’m comin’ back. i’ll love y.. you always, yeah? no matter what you do, i love you. a lot.”
his words didn’t make sense to her. so he was leaving. and he wasn’t taking her with him. why? she could pack quickly. she could fit all of her things in a grocery bag. she could go with him. they could stay close like the other brothers and sisters at school.
but she was like sam in that sense. sarah lynn bit her tongue.
“i.. love you too, sammy.”
he repeated his past words. “swear you’ll be good?”
the six year old girl let out a breathy sigh, heavy and thick from the tears swelling in her eyes. “mhm. i swear.”
at sarah lynn’s oath, sam pressed his lips together, pinching his eyes to wipe his sorrows away before nodding in response, dropping his belongings down the second floor window.
“good.”
and then he jumped out.
and he never came back for her.
“pleased to meetcha.”
“i’ll come back.”
“likewise.” milo smiled at sam, only to pause at his mate’s paled face in his peripheral vision.
springing to attention, he squeezed ray’s waist, his reaction immediately being to squirm away at his touch and curl in on himself. eyes dead set on sam. sam.
sam.
his tone came out worried, confused as he turned to face his mate with a frown of concern. “sweetheart? are.. you okay?”
“i..” ray swallowed, just now realizing the blond was staring right back at him. same look. different eyes. new face? new person?
old face. dead stories. dead brother. dead name.
“i have to go to the bathroom.”
#GOD i fucking hate them so much#i don’t know if i’ll do part two#cliffhanger ?#i hate cliffhangers#redactedasmr#redactedverse#redacted audio#darlin redacted#sweetheart redactedasmr#milo greer#sam collins#marceline crawford#raymond collins#can you tell i’m unoriginal as shit with the names#i think you can idk#redacted#sam and ray are brothers#if you couldn’t tell already#sam collins x darlin#milo greer x sweetheart#gonna go cry now kthx#i wrote this in two hours#do i have a problem?#probably
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The contenders have been chosen! A whopping 256 characters have been sent to me. Brackets will take awhile to be made but the tournament will start when I'm ready.
Achilles Agravain Altera Altera the Santa Amakusa Shirou Amor Anastasia Andromeda Anne Bonny & Mary Read Antonio Salieri Aoko Aozaki Arash Archimedes Arcueid Arjuna Arjuna Alter Artoria Artoria Alter Artoria Caster Artoria Lancer Artoria Lancer Alter Asclepius Ashiya Douman Asterios Astolfo Asvatthaman Atalanta Atalanta Alter Angra Mainyu Avicebron Baobhan Sith Barghest Bartholomew Roberts Bazett BB Bedivere Beowulf Bhima Billy the Kid Blackbeard Boudica Bradamante Britomart Byrnhild Caenis Calamity Jane Carmilla Ceil Circe Charlemagne Charlotte Corday Chen Gong Chevalier d'Eon Cleopatra Constantine XI Cu Cu (Alter) Cu (Caster) David Daybit Demon King Nobunaga Diarmuid Dioscuri Dobrynya Nikitich Dorothea Coyett Durga Duryodhana Dust of Osiris Edmond Dantes Emiya Enkidu Ereshkigal Europa Fergus mac Roich Fionn mac Cumhaill Fiore Forvedge First Hassan Florence Nightingale Francesca Prelati Francis Drake Fujimaru Ritsuka Fuma Kotaro Gareth Gawain Georgios Gilgamesh Gilgamesh Caster Goetia Goredolf Gorgon Hassan of Serenity Hassan of the Hundred Faces Hildr Hector Henry Jekyll & Hyde Hephaestion Hercules Hippolyta Huang Feihu Huyan Zhuo Ibuki Douji Iskandar Ishtar Ivan the Terrible Izumo no Okuni Jacques de Molay Jacques de Molay Foreigner Jalter Jason Jeanne d'Arc Jinako Carigiri Jing Ke Kadoc Kama Karna Kato Danzo Katsushika Hokusai Kiara Kiichi Hogen Kijyo Koyo Kintoki Kirei Kiritsugu Kirschtaria Wodime Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg Kishinami Hakuno Koyanskaya Kriemhild Kukulkan Lanling Wang Leonardo da Vinci Leysritt Locusta Luviagelita Edelfelt Mandricardo Mash Mata Hari Medea Medusa Meltryllis Mephistopheles Merlin Merlin Prototype Mikiya Kokutou Miss Crane Miyamoto Musashi Miyamoto Iori Mordred Mori Nagayoshi Moriarty (Archer) Moriarty (Ruler) Mozart Muniere Murasaki Shikibu Mysterious Heroine XX Nagkura Shinpachi Neco Arc Nero Nezha Noah Noel Aizome Night of Wallachia Nitocris Nitocris Alter Nrvnqsr Chaos Oberon Oda Kippoushi Oda Nobunaga Odysseus Okada Izo Okita Souji Ortlinde Osakabehime Ozymandias Passionlip Patxi Penthesilea Percival Perseus Phantom of the Opera Proto Arthur Ptolemy Qin Liangyu Queen Himiko Queen Medb Queen of Sheba Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl Samba Raikou Rama Richard the Lionheart Riesbyfe Stridberg Rin Tohsaka Roa Robin Hood Romani Saber (Fate/Samurai Remnant) Saint Martha Saito Hajime Sakamoto Ryouma and Oryo Salome Sasaki Kojiro Scandinavia Peperoncino Scathach Scheherazade Sei Shonagon Semiramis Shakespeare Sherlock Holmes Shi Huang Di Shiki Tohno Shiki Ryougi Shirou Emiya Shuten Douji Sieg Siegfried Sigurd Sisigou Kairi Skadi Souichirou Kuzuki Spartacus Suse Ritsuka Suzuka Gozen Taiga Fujimura Taigong Wang Taira-no-Kagekiyo Takao Dayu Takasugi Shinsaku Takechi Zuizan Tamamo Cat Tamamo no Mae Tenochtitlan Theseus Thrud Tiamat Tomoe Gozen Touko Aozaki Tristan Ushiwakamaru Van Gogh Vlad III Vlov Arkhangel Vritra Watanabe-no-Tsuna Waver Xiang Yu Xuanzang Sanzang Yamanami Keisuke Yan Qing Yang Guifei Yu Mei-ren Yui Shousetsu Zenobia Zeus
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Queer history fact: David Kato is considered the father of the queer movement in Uganda and the first openly gay man in Uganda. He was also well-known in international politics for his work in his country.
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This need to be taken seriously please.
There's a refugee currently in kenya called David Kato ( he/him ) in kakuma refuge camp buh originally from Uganda and came in kenya after a long run away from persecution, death penalty and imprisonment that was put in place by the government of Uganda after the signing of the anti homosexual bill. After going to Kenya, the place he went to run for help in a Red Cross Kenya he was taken to a refuge camp in turkana west called kakuma refuge camp where he found many of people which were also lgbtq but we were living together, aroud 200 plus lgbtq folks. staying together boosted the starting of them suffering from a lot of injustices like hatred, discrimination, segregation, denial of human rights like right to study, to access medical aid, food, safe water, children to enjoy their childhood due to continuous death threats from the straight community that left them full of fear. As of speaking now he's currently suffering for a very severe disease of ulcers that is cause by not eating in time and also having no food due to the fact they stay inside to dodge the attacks. This is truly disgusting and inhumane. Please if you have the accessibility to, donate in this gofund me, it's important and will help a lot.
If the link doesnt work for any reason, here it is to copy paste:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-david-support-lgbtq-refugees
#random#lgbtq community#lgbt pride#lgbtqia#lgbtq#lgbtq activism#queer#this is inhumane#gofundme#send help
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What’s up readers?! How about a little show and tell? Answer these 13 questions, tag 13 lucky readers and if you’re feeling extra bookish add a shelfie! Let’s Go!
Thank you @sky-kenobye for tagging me!
This is a bit tough... I've been reading all my life, but in the last years, I mainly read fanfics... but I'll try!
1) The Last book I read:
The Hunter -- Tana French. I adore her books! Inspired my "The Cottage on the Hill" fanfic!
2) A book I recommend:
The Likeness -- by Tana French. I love all her books! Crime books, but more focussing on psychological aspects of catching the killer. Lots about interrogation techniques and stuff. Love them. This one deals with undercover work, where a police officer takes over the role of one murderered member of a group to find out, who the killer was. Love it a lot!
3) A book that I couldn’t put down:
The girls he adored -- Jonathan Nawsaw. Amazing book about a killer with DID (Dissociative identity disorder). Funnily enough, I love reading crime, unlike what I prefer in fanfics!
4) A book I’ve read twice (or more):
Written in bone - Simon Becket. I adore his David Hunter series a lot. Even got quite the decent tv series!
Well, I've read Harry Potter more than twice. No idea how oftern...
5) A book on my TBR:
Everything Tana French publishes, everything Simon Becket publishes. And Star Wars from a certain point of view -- return of the Jedi.
6) A book I’ve put down:
Many many many. I tried reading some of the classics, like Moby Dick. Also no fan of Jane Austen to be honest. I gave up on trying to read her works.
7) A book on my wish list:
So many Star Wars books! Especially ones about Obi-Wan-Anakin dynamic or Obi-Wan's Padawan time.
8) A favorite book from childhood:
Märchenmond -- Wolfang Hohlbein (translated to: fairy tale moon), I remember it was one of the books I really got into and it got me reading. Can't quite remember what it was about, only that the protagonist was called "Kim".
9) A book you would give to a friend:
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams. Love this silly little masterpiece!
10) A book of poetry or lyrics that you own:
Not really. There is poetry in my university books, Norton Anthology of English Literature as well as American literature. But I do not fancy poetry that much. Sorry!
11) A nonfiction book you own:
I've some books about serial killers. 😇
12) What are you currently reading:
Star Wars from a certain point of view -- the empire strikes back. I'm about 1/4 in I guess. Read the first one, a new hope and will read the last one after I finish this. It's nice and works well in my busy life. It consists of many short chapters one can manage before falling asleep in the night. 🥰
13) What are you planning on reading next?
Star Wars from a certain point of view -- return of the Jedi. Well, obvious, isn't it!
No idea, who has been tagged already, but: @deaddoveobikin @shipper47 @asteroidmiyoko @lady-evelin @kenobibabe @kato-neimoidia @shenanakin-skywalker @tideswept @necromancerrrs @megatron @anakinsbbgirl @ohgodmyeyes @exonerin
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I was tagged by @itiswritteninthestarsabove to share the 5 songs I've been listening to a lot recently!
Somebody Saved Me - Pete Townshend
Another Tricky Day - The Who
Dissolve - Daniel Johns
A Free Thinker - Laura Nyro
Kato - The Aubreys
I tag: @ruztyryan @david-watts @smittyjaws @youlittleduckhouse @baycitystygian @theborogoves @morrissey-is-an-incel if u want
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Isaac Albéniz, Per "Howlin' Pelle" Almqvist (The Hives), Mel B, Annette Bening, Johnny Cash’s 1976 single “One Piece at a Time,” Kato Cephus, G.K. Chesterton, Roy Crewdson (Freddie & the Dreamers), Karla DeVito, Danny Elfman, The Everly Brothers 1960 single “Cathy’s Clown,” Noel Gallagher (good to have met you), Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds), Haydn’s 1753 opera “The Limping Devil,” Valy Hedjasi, Bob Hope, LaToya Jackson, John F. Kennedy, Ted Levine, Sylvester Magee, Karl Münchinger, David Palmer (ABC), Adrian Paul, Mike Porcaro, Freddie Redd, Sylvia Robinson, Francis Rossi (Status Quo), Schoenberg’s 1956 “Modern Psalm,” Carl Story, Stravinsky’s riotous 1913 ballet “The Rite of Spring,” Mitch Taylor, Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman?” speech (1851), The Waitresses 1982 single “I Know What Boys Like,” Randall Woodfin, bassist "The Senator" Eugene Wright, Iannis Xenakis, and one of my heroes, the late, great keyboardist, singer-songwriter, co-founder of Procol Harum and sidearm to Eric Clapton and George Harrison: Gary Brooker. His solo albums + Procol Harum albums have been with me since they were new, and I’ve covered a few of their songs (I love doing “Whiskey Train”). In my orbit, The Davy Jones Band did a share-bill with Procol Harum, and everyone raved about PH’s set. Gary’s 1982 album LEAD ME TO THE WATER partially inspired my first album DOOR IN THE WATER. Here’s a recently-made and marvelous cover of PH’s signature hit, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” performed by my pals down at the studio, Chris von Sneidern & Friends: https://sircvs.bandcamp.com/track/a-whiter-shade-of-pale
Meanwhile, heavenly HB to GB and thank you for your years of trail-blazing musical excellence.
#garybrooker #procolharum #chrisvonsneidern #prairieprince #tapevaultstudio #sanfrancisco #birthday #pale #classicrock #britishrock #ericclapton #georgeharrison #davyjones #monkees #johnnyjblair #whitershadeofpale #doorinthewater
#johnny j blair#singer songwriter#music#pop rock#san francisco#Gary Brooker#birthday#Chris von Sneidern#Prairie Prince#Tape Vault Studio#pale#classic rock#British Rock#Eric Clapton#George Harrison#Davy Jones#Monkees
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Takashi Shimura in Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa,1954)
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Kato, Seigi Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Isao Kimura, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Bokuzen Hidari, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Keiko Tsushima, Kokuten Kodo, Yoshio Kosugi. Shinpei Takagi, Eijiro Tono, Tatsuya Nakadai. Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni. Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai. Production design: Takashi Matsuyama. Film editing: Akira Kurosawa. Music: Fumio Hayasaka.
It's a truism that silent movies and talkies constitute two distinct artistic media, and to judge the one by the standards of the other is an error. But it's almost impossible to watch films made by older directors, especially those who came of age when silent films were being made, without noticing the efforts they make to tell their stories without speech. It's true of John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, and Howard Hawks, even though they, especially Hawks, became masters of dialogue in their films. And it's true of Kurosawa, who although he didn't begin his career in films until 1936 and directed his first one in 1943, was born in 1910 and grew up with silent movies. I think it helped him learn the universals of storytelling that are independent of language, so that he became the most popular of all Japanese filmmakers. Others rank the work of Ozu or Mizoguchi more highly, but Kurosawa's films manage to transcend the limitations of subtitles more easily. Of none of his films is this more true than Seven Samurai, which is also generally regarded, even by those with reservations about Kurosawa's work, as his masterpiece. That's not a word I use lightly, but having sat enthralled through the uncut version, three hours and 27 minutes long, last night, I'm willing to endorse it. It's an exhilarating film, with none of the longueurs that epics -- I'm thinking of Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) and Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962) -- so easily fall into. I don't know of any action film with as many vividly drawn characters, and that's largely because Kurosawa takes the time to delineate each one. It's also a film about its milieu, 16th-century Japan, although as its American imitation, The Magnificent Seven (John Sturges, 1960), shows, there's a universality about the antagonism between fighters and farmers. Kurosawa captures this particularly well in the character of Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune), the would-be samurai who reveals in mid-film that he was raised as a farmer and carried both a kind of self-hate for his class along with a hatred for the arrogant treatment of farmers by samurai. Mifune's show-off performance is terrific, but the film really belongs to Takashi Shimura, who radiates stillness and wisdom as Kambei Shimada, the leader of the seven. There are clichés to be found, such as the fated romance of the young samurai trainee Katsushiro (Isao Kimura) and the farmer's daughter Shino (Keiko Tsushima), but like the best clichés, they ring true. Seven Samurai earned two Oscar nominations, for Takashi Matsuyama's art direction and Kohei Ezaki's costumes, but won neither. Overlooking Kurosawa's direction, Shimura's performance, and Asakazu Nakai's cinematography is unforgivable, if exactly what one expects from the Academy.
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In loving memory of David Kato. He was a gay activist from Uganda who was murdered on January 26 for his work in activism. David was a voice for the voiceless and inspired many of us to use our voices and speak up for our rights.

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