#Duke Reid & his group

[sonicandvisualsurprises]

Early 60's

Not the same Marianne (or Mary-Ann) as I previously posted.

A lively ska classic!

[mermaidsirennikita]

hi you probably get this ask all the time but i'd love some recs with a wallflower heroine that isn't romancing mr bridgerton or devil in winter (the GOAT). thank you!!!

Sure! I don't think I get this as much as you might think lol.

Sarah MacLean writes a few good Wallflowers!

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake--Kinda classic, the heroine is a wallflower who realizes she's going on the shelf and decides to ball out and have fun beforehand. She runs into a very slutty rake and makes an agreement with him that leads to her experiencing~ the world (also... dick).

A Rogue by Any Other Name--My favorite MacLean, the heroine has gone on the shelf because her fiance ditched her years ago. She ends up in a forced marriage with her childhood best friend because he's back after losing everything and recovering what he lost means marrying her... whether she wants it or not.

And more...

Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt--The heroine is actually blind, which has led to her domineering older brother to overprotect her and shelter her from society. Then a kidnapper attempts to steal her, which leads to her going on an adventure with her hot, older bodyguard (impetuous dry humping ensues).

The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden--A plain, bespectacled heroine who feels overshadowed by her sisters ends up married to a frosty straitlaced duke after his brother compromises her (not in a sexual way). Naturally, he's obsessed with her and brings her out of her shell.

How to Steal a Scoundrel's Heart by Vivienne Lorret--The ironic thing about this is that the heroine was a wallflower type until she ended up having her reputation ruined, which deemed her scandalous. Which is why she ends up taking a rake up on his offer to make her his official mistress for four months (no more and no less). A great romance in which the HORRIBLE BAD BOY ends up melting for this woman.

A Rake's Guide to Seduction by Caroline Linden--A different take on a wallflower, wherein the heroine was vivacious until she married a shithead. He's dead now and she's depressed, but when she goes to a house party she reconnects with her brothers' rakish, scandalous friend (who had a thing for her and almost offered for her before she got engaged). He brings her back to life.

Stacy Reid's Sinful Wallflowers series, as the title suggests, focuses on a group of wallflower friends. Suffice to say, the shit they get up to is a bit... racier... than what the Kleypas Wallflowers do. They're all good, but my favorite is My Darling Duke, in which the heroine pretends that she's engaged to this reclusive duke no one has seen in years (which turns out to be because an accident left him disabled and using a wheelchair often, something he emotionally struggles with) only for him to come out of hiding and be like "YOU RANG?"

A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare--The heroine is a nerd who doesn't really want to be Seen, and ends up on a roadtrip romance to this Fossil Event with a rakish hero who, among other things, teaches her what sex is by humping her through a sheet until they both come. It's gREAT. Tessa writes a good few wallflowers--I'd also recommend When a Scot Ties the Knot on this level.

The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanna Shupe is a Gilded Age wallflower book. The heroine is very shy, but she wants to be able to seduce a man--so naturally, she makes a deal with the local slutty rake to get seduction lessons. As you do.

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for December 29, 2021; #292.

Performance: “Night Is Blues”

The Counts: “Magic Ride”

Gene Harris: “Koko & Lee Roe”

John Dankworth & His Orchestra: “Return From The Ashes”

Jon Derek Nicholson: “Steely”

Little Royal & The Swingmasters: “Razor Blade”

Ramsey Lewis: “Tambura”

Sammy Nestico: “Shore Line Drive”

Isaac Hayes: “Cafe Regio’s”

Jacky Nordano & Robert Hermel: “Accrocs”

Johanna Group: “Desert Weather”

Marvin Gaye: “T Plays It Cool”

Eddie Russ: “Salem Avenue”

Chicago Gangsters: “Ganster Boogie”

Color Us People Band: “A Day Without Your Love”

George Duke: “Prepare Yourself”

Ian Carr’s Nucleus: “Southern Roots And Celebration”

Milton Floyd: “I’m A Shadow”

New Birth: “Got To Get A Knutt”

Pierre-Alain Dahan & Mat Camison: “Rythmiques No. 8”

Side Effect: “There She Goes Again”

Sunship Ensemble: “Inca”

The Village Callers: “Hector”

David T. Walker: “I Get High On You”

Gene McDaniels: “Jagger The Dagger”

Hal Galper: “Convocation”

Terry Callier: “You Don’t Care”

Tracks: “If I Am Not Mistaken”

Brick: “Southern Sunset”

Dyke & The Blazers: “Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man”

Enrico Pieranunzi: “The Day After The Silence”

Harvey Mason: “Modaji”

Jacky Giordano: “Cloudy Night”

John Leach: “Allegro For Martenot (A)”

Tony Gragory: “What’ll I Do”

BRF Studio Group: “Let’s Go Again”

F. Rolland & J.C. Pierric: “Couic Ah”

Herb Ellis & Remo Palmier: “Groove Merchant”

Sylvano Santorio: “Summer Sketch”

Clarence Reid: “Nobody But You Babe”

Shelley Manne: “Infinity”

Freddie Hubbard: “Red Clay”

Bonus vinyl treasures, crate-digging, sampling volume.

[saintmeghanmarkle]

It seems that yes that Harry duke of Dial-IN spoke at the NATO Committee by u/Human-Economics6894

It seems that yes, that Harry, duke of Dial-IN, spoke at the NATO Committee An Argentine pagePrince Harry addressed the NATO Military Committee via video link about the role of his charity Invictus in supporting wounded, sick and ill service members and veterans.The Duke of Sussex, 40, spoke to the committee about 'the breadth and development of the Invictus program and the progress it is making to expand the scope of its mission'.Although Harry himself did not attend the meeting in New York, a delegation from the Invictus Games Group was sent.https://ift.tt/SvJw8Pi call him the Duke of Dial-In 😂😂 😂 😂The term dial-in is used when participants connect to an event by telephone and not over the Internet. The dial-in is mainly used when there are audio or video problems.NATO official websiteOn 30 October 2024, the Invictus Games Foundation briefed the NATO Military Committee at NATO Headquarters on Invictus' role in supporting wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, addressed the Military Committee via VTC, and a delegation attended the meeting in person. The delegation included: Dominic Reid, CEO of Invictus; Lord Allen, Chancellor of the Board of Trustees; and Richard Smith, deputy chief executive.The meeting with representatives of the Invictus Games Foundation provided a platform for the NATO Military Committee to explore and learn how allied nations can establish or develop a relationship with the Invictus Games. Admiral Bauer emphasized the importance of protecting wounded allied service members, veterans and their families. He highlighted the invaluable support and hope that the Invictus Games Foundation provides to the invincible souls of inspiring wounded, injured and sick service members and veterans. "I believe the work of the Invictus Games Foundation is very important and goes to the heart of our shared values ​​as military personnel." Admiral Bauer conveyed the power of the Invictus Games Foundation to reach far beyond the Games themselves, changing and sometimes even saving the lives of both wounded soldiers and their families.Today's Military Committee session follows a meeting between Military Committee Chairman Admiral Rob Bauer and Prince Harry in May 2024, where Admiral Bauer attended a Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral in London.https://ift.tt/reQLkD9 things: 1) he is in Montecito, 2) getting a divorce is not in his plans since he posed with a photo of his wedding with his wife post link: https://ift.tt/YnzA6wg author: Human-Economics6894 submitted: October 31, 2024 at 12:38PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[grantgoddard]

Mister Soul Of Jamaica … and Thamesmead : 1938-2008 : reggae artist Alton Ellis

 The first record played on the first week’s show of the first reggae music programme on British radio was a single by Alton Ellis, a magnificent singer/songwriter too often overlooked when reggae legends are named. I immediately fell in love with his soulful voice, his perfect pitch and his beautifully clear enunciation, rushing out to buy ‘La La Means I Love You’ [Nu Beat NB014], unaware it was recorded two years earlier. Like many of Ellis’ recordings, this was a cover version of an American soul hit (despite the label’s songwriter credit), though Ellis distinguished himself from contemporaries by also writing his own ‘message’ songs with striking lyrics and memorable hooks. My next single purchases were noteworthy Ellis originals:

‘Lord Deliver Us’ [Gas 161] included an unusual staccato repeated bridge and lines that demonstrated Ellis’ humanitarian pre-occupations, including “Let the naked be clothed, let the blind be led, let the hungry be fed” and “Children, go on to school! Be smarter than your fathers, don’t be a fool!” Its wonderful B-side instrumental starts with a shouted declaration “Well, I am the originator, so you’ve come to copy my tune?” that predates similar statements on many DJ records.

‘Sunday’s Coming’ [Banana BA318] has imaginative chord progressions, a huge choir on its chorus and lyrics “Better get your rice’n’peas, better get your fresh fresh beans’’ that locate it firmly as a Jamaican original rather than an American cover version. Why does it last a mere two minutes thirty seconds? The B-side’s saxophone version demonstrates how ethereal the rhythm track is and shows off the dominant rhythm guitar riff beautifully. It’s a masterclass in music production.

It was only after Ellis had emigrated to Britain in 1973 that a virtual ‘greatest hits’ album of his classic singles produced by Duke Reid was finally released the following year, entitled ‘Mr Soul Of Jamaica’ [Treasure Isle 013]. I recall buying this import LP in Daddy Peckings’ newly opened reggae record shop at 142 Askew Road and loved every track on one of reggae’s most consistently high-quality albums (akin to Marley’s ‘Legend’). It bookended Ellis’ most creative studio partnership in Jamaica when Reid had to retire through ill health.

What was it that made Ellis’ recordings so significant? Primarily, as the album title confirms, it was that his voice uniquely sounded more ‘soul’ than ‘reggae’, occupying the same territory as Jamaica’s ‘Sam & Dave’-like duo ‘The Blues Busters’. I have always harboured the sentiment that, if he had been able to record in America during the 1960’s, Ellis could have been a hugely popular soul singer there. Maybe label owner Duke Reid shared this thought, having recorded ‘soul’ versions of some of Ellis’ biggest songs for inclusion in a 1968 compilation album ‘Soul Music For Sale’ [Treasure Isle LP101/5]. However, at the time, reggae was a completely unknown genre in mainstream America, so Reid’s soul recordings remained unknown there. [The sadly deleted 2003 compilation ‘Work Your Soul’ [Trojan TJDCD069] collected some fascinating soul versions by Reid and other producers.]

Secondly, Ellis’ superb Duke Reid recordings were backed by Treasure Isle studio house band ‘Tommy McCook & the Supersonics’ whose multitude of recordings during the ska, rocksteady and reggae eras on their own and backing so many singers/groups demonstrated a tightness and professionalism that is breathtaking. Using only basic equipment in the studio above Reid’s Bond Street liquor store, engineer Errol Brown produced phenomenal results for the time, operating a ‘quality control’ that belied the release of dozens of recordings every month.

Finally, Ellis’ recordings displayed a microphone technique that was unique in reggae and demonstrated his astute knowledge of studio production techniques. At the end of lines, he would sometimes turn his head away from the microphone whilst singing a note. Because Jamaican studios were not built acoustically ‘dead’, Ellis’ head movement not only translated into his voice trailing off into the distance (like a train pulling away) but also allowed the listener to hear his voice bouncing off the studio walls. ‘Reverberation’ equipment to create this effect technically was used minimally in studios until the 1970’s ‘dub’ era, so Ellis seemed to have improvised manually. Perhaps he had heard this effect on American soul records of the time?

On one of his biggest songs from 1969, ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’ [Treasure Isle 220], you can hear Ellis use this effect during the chorus when he sings the words “everybody knows”, particularly just prior to the fade-out. It is similarly evident on Ellis’ vocal contribution to the brilliant DJ version of the same song, ‘Melinda’ by I-Roy [on album Trojan TRLS63] recorded in 1972.

The same vocal technique is audible on other songs including ‘Girl I’ve Got A Date’ [Treasure Isle DSR1691] in which Ellis elongates the word “tree” into “treeeeee”, as well as “breeze” into “breeeeeeze”, whilst moving his head away from the microphone.

I had always been intrigued by Ellis’ recording technique but had not thought anything more of it until, entirely by accident half a century later, I found startling 1960’s footage recorded at the Sombrero Club on Molynes Road up from Half Way Tree, Jamaica. Backed by Byron Lee’s Dragonaires, an uncredited vocal group I presume to be ‘The Blues Busters’ performed their 1964 recording “I Don’t Know” [Island album ILP923] during which one of the duo (Lloyd Campbell or Phillip James) moves his head away from the microphone at the end of lines, similar to what can be heard on Ellis’ recordings.

This started me searching for 1960’s footage of Ellis performing live. Sadly, I found nothing (either solo or in his previous duo with Eddie Parkins as ‘Alton & Eddy’ [sic], similar to ‘The Blues Busters’) to see if he emulated this vocal technique on stage too. For me, it remains amazing that the smallest characteristics audible in a studio recording (particularly from analogue times) can offer so much insight into the ad hoc techniques adopted to overcome the limitations of available technology. The ingenuity of music production in Jamaica during this period was truly remarkable.

Prior to emigration, Ellis had toured Britain in 1967, performing with singer Ken Boothe. Whilst in London, he recorded a single ‘The Message’ [Pama PM707] in which he raps freestyle rather than sings, fifteen years prior to Grandmaster Flash’s hit rap track of the same name, and declares truthfully “I’m the rocksteady king, sir”. Its B-side pokes fun at 'English Talk' that he must have heard during his visit. The backing music is the clunky Brit reggae of the time, but Ellis’ subject matter is fascinating for its innovation.

1971’s ‘Arise Black Man’ [Aquarius JA single] includes the lyric “From Kingston to Montego, black brothers and sisters, arise black man, take a little step, show them that you can, ‘coz you’ve got the right to show it, you’ve got the right to know it”. The verses and chorus “We don’t need no evidence now” are backed by a big choir. It’s a phenomenal tune despite not even having received a UK release at the time. (Was the chorus a reference to Britain's 1971 Immigration Act in which a Commonwealth applicant was "required to present [...] forms of evidence" to "prove that they have the right of abode" in the UK?)

The same year, ‘Back To Africa’ [Gas GAS164] has the chorus “Goin’ to back to Africa, ‘coz I’m black, goin’ back to Africa, and it’s a fact’ backed by a choir once again. There’s an adlibbed interjection “Gonna stay there, 1999, I gotta get there” that predates Hugh Mundell’s seminal song ‘Africans Must Be Free By 1983’.

Again in 1971, Ellis re-recorded his song ‘Black Man’s Pride’ [Bullet BU466], previously made for producer Coxson Dodd [Coxson JA single], with it’s shocking (at the time) chorus “I was born a loser, because I’m a black man”. The verses are a history lesson in slavery: “We have suffered our whole lives through, doing things that they’re supposed to do, we were beaten ‘til our backs were black and blue” and “I was living in my own land, I was moved because of white men’s plans, now I’m living in a white man’s land”. I consider this phenomenal song the direct antecedent of similarly themed, outspoken recordings by Joe Higgs (‘More Slavery’ [Grounation GROL2021]) and Burning Spear (“Slavery Days” [Fox JA pre]) in 1975. If only this Ellis song was as well-known as Winston Rodney’s! [In initial recorded versions, “loser” was replaced by “winner” and the song retitled ‘Born A Winner’.]

I first discovered Ellis’ song ‘Good Good Loving’ [FAB 165] as the vocal produced by Prince Buster for a DJ track by teenager Little Youth on the 1972 compilation album ‘Chi Chi Run’ [FAB MS8, apologies for the language] called ‘Youth Rock’. At the time, I was crazy about this recording, combining a high-pitched youthful talkover with a solid rhythm and Ellis’ trademark voice in the mix. I will be forever mystified as to why the DJ (sounding like Hugh Mundell/Jah Levi) seems to refer to “Cool Version by The Gallows [sic]” in his lyrics!

In 1973, Ellis released the song I never tire of hearing, ‘Truly’ [Pyramid PYR7003], that benefits from such a laid-back rhythm that it feels it could come to an abrupt stop at times. It is one of Ellis’ simplest but most effective songs and has become a staple of reggae ‘lovers’ singers since, employing wonderfully unanticipated chord changes. It sounds like a self-production, even though UK sound system man Lloyd Coxsone’s name is on the label. This should have been a huge hit record!

There are so many more Ellis tracks from this fertile early 1970’s period that make interesting listening, recorded for many different producers and released on different labels. Sadly, no CD or digital compilation has managed to embrace them all. I still live in hope.

After Ellis moved permanently to Britain during his late thirties, he must have struggled in the same way as some of his contemporaries, trying to sustain their careers in the ‘motherland’. Despite UK chart successes, Desmond Dekker, Nicky Thomas, Bob Andy and Jimmy Cliff were very much viewed as one-off ‘novelty’ hitmakers by the mainstream media rather than developing artists. Worse, Ellis had never touched the British charts. Neither did the majority of reggae tracks produced then in British studios sound particularly ‘authentic’ to the music’s audience, let alone the wider ‘pop’ market. Ellis performed at the many reggae clubs around Britain but the rewards must have been limited.

Ellis’ British commercial success came unexpectedly when another ‘novelty’ reggae single shot to number one in the UK charts in 1977. Its story is complicated! The previous year, Ellis’ 1967 song ‘I’m Still In Love With You’ had been covered in Jamaica by singer Marcia Aitken [Joe Gibbs JA pre]. A DJ version by Trinity over the identical rhythm followed called ‘Three Piece Suit’ [Belmont JA pre]. Then two young girls, Althia & Donna, recorded their debut as an ‘answer’ record to Trinity on the same rhythm and named it ‘Uptown Top Ranking’ [Joe Gibbs JA pre]. Other producers released their own ‘answer’ records, rerecording the identical rhythm, all of which could be heard one after the other blaring from minibuses’ sound systems in Jamaica at the time. Unfortunately for Ellis, Jamaica had no songwriting royalty payment system in those days.

I remember first hearing ‘Uptown Top Ranking’ as an import single on John Peel’s ‘BBC Radio One’ evening show. Even once it had been given a UK release [Lightning LIG506], Ellis was still omitted from the songwriting credit by producer Gibbs. Legal action followed and eventually Ellis was rewarded with half of the record’s songwriting royalties (for the music but not the lyrics), a considerable sum for a UK number one hit then. The same track (re-recorded due to producer Joe Gibbs’ intransigence) was then included on an album that Althia & Donna made for Virgin Records the following year [Front Line FL1012] that had global distribution, earning Ellis additional royalties.

Also in 1977, Ellis produced twenty-year-old London singer Janet Kay’s first record, a version of hit soul ballad ‘Lovin’ You’, released on his ‘All Tone’ label [AT006] that, prior to emigration, he had created in Jamaica to release his own productions. Ellis’ soul sensibilities and music production experience inputted directly into the creation of what became known (accidentally) as ‘lovers rock’, a uniquely British sub-genre that perfectly blended soul and reggae into love songs recorded mostly by teenage girls. This ‘underground’ music went on to dominate British reggae clubs and pirate radio stations for the next decade, even pushing Kay’s ‘Silly Games’ [Arawak ARK DD 003] to number two in the UK pop singles chart two years later.

Into the 1980’s and 1990’s, Ellis continued to release more UK productions on his label, including a ‘25th Silver Jubilee’ album [All Tone ALT001] in 1984 that revisited nineteen of his biggest hits, celebrating a career that had started in Jamaica as half of the duo in 1959. I recall Ellis visiting ‘Radio Thamesmead’ in 1986, the community cable station where I was employed at the time. He was living on London’s Thamesmead council estate and was interviewed about his label’s latest releases.

On 10 October 2008 at the age of seventy, Ellis died of cancer in Hammersmith Hospital. He had been awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaica government in 1994 for his contributions to the island’s music industry. I continue to derive a huge amount of satisfaction from listening to his many recordings dating back to the beginning of the 1960’s and wish he was acknowledged more widely for his outstanding contributions to reggae music.

Now, when I think of Alton Ellis, I fondly recall my daily car commute into work at KISS FM radio, Holloway Road in 1990/1991 with colleague Debbi McNally, us both singing along at the top of our voices to my homemade cassette compilation playing Alton Ellis’ beautiful 1968 rocksteady version of Chuck Jackson’s 1961 song ‘Willow Tree’ [Treasure Isle TI7044].

“Cry not for me, my willow tree … ‘coz I have found the love I’ve searched for.”

[I have curated an Alton Ellis playlist on Spotify though many significant recordings are unavailable.]

[jimsmovieworld]

AMERICAN PIE- 1999 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jim and his best friends make a pact to lose their virginity before prom. Also Jim fucks a pie.

Excellent teen comedy. Highly rewatchable and still funny 25 years later. Insanely stacked cast with some of my favourites like Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid and Seann William Scott. Great soundtrack, Mutt by Blink 182 and Following a Star by Duke Daniels are sweet. Overall amazing 90's vibes and just a really fun watch. Kevins a total douchebag and Finch is humiliating but they all work as a group. The friendship element of the Pie movies is done really well i feel. Mira Sorvino> Mena Suvari.

One of my favorite movies.

[theretirementhome]

Duke Reid & His Group - Chicken Boogie (aka Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens)

[reggae-vibes-com]

The Sensations - Those Guys / Winston Wright - Moonwalk

A The Sensations - Those Guys B Winston Wright - Moonwalk Jackie Parris, alongside Cornell Campbell, Buster Riley, Jimmy Riley, Bobby Davis, and Rad Bryan were members of the Jamaican group The Sensations at various points in time. Also Johnny Osbourne recorded with the group for producer Winston "Techniques" Riley in 1970. The Sensations can be regarded one of the premier vocal groups that recorded for Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label during the rocksteady era. They contributed several hit songs to Duke Reid, whose productions epitomized the smooth and sophisticated vibe of rocksteady more than any of his contemporaries. Notably, Bobby Davis lent his voice to some of the group's most successful releases for Treasure Isle, the 1968 classic Every Day Is A Holiday. In that same year, his soulful vocal was featured in the beautiful love ballad Those Guys, which at the time of its initial release was paired with I Will Never Fall In Love Again. As always, the song showcases the refined instrumentation of Treasure Isle's superb session band, Tommy McCook and the Supersonics. A key member of the band, organist Winston Wright, takes center stage on the throughout entertaining instrumental track titled Moonwalk.Buyreggae.com has been engaged in the curation and licensing of various tracks from Duke Reid's catalogue since 2014. The 7" singles are adorned with appealing vintage-style artwork. Read the full article

[nflsundayticket]

Chicago Bears Breakdown With Greg Gabriel

With the 2024 NFL draft now in the rearview reflect, our center has previously begun to go to the 2025 possibilities. The following year's class hopes to have another interesting quarterback bunch, and the protective side of the ball makes certain to bounce back in the wake of being eclipsed by the offense last end of the week. Who are the top possibilities from know's point of view? How does the class of 2025 stack up against the group of 2024? We asked NFL draft experts Matt Mill operator and Field Yates, alongside school football correspondent Adam Rittenberg, to respond to seven unavoidable issues about the impending draft class. The 2025 draft in Green Narrows, Wisconsin, is one year away, so there's still a long way to go about the class. However, until further notice, we should do a fast prologue to what could be a champion gathering of possibilities. Furthermore, for more on what's in store from the 2025 class, look at Jordan Reid's too soon mock draft of Cycle 1.

Who are the top quarterbacks in the 2025 class?

Matt Mill operator, NFL draft expert: The beginning of the 2025 class' assessment is a three-headed beast. Carson Beck (Georgia) is the hot name among NFL scouts, however he'll be tested by Quinn Ewers (Texas) and Shedeur Sanders (Colorado) in the event that those two can make the following stride in their games in the 2024 season. In addition to his impressive command of the Georgia offense, Beck exemplifies the soft touch and driving arm strength that NFL teams adore. He tossed for 3,941 yards and 24 scores to only six captures last season. His absence of portability may be addressed, yet his pocket development is brilliant. One more player to watch out for is Riley Leonard, presently at Notre Woman subsequent to moving from Duke. Scouts love his real potential, yet he really wants an enormous leap underway and consistency. Nonetheless, we've witnessed that before as a quarterback acquires insight in school. Field Yates, NFL draft investigator: The three who stand out based off 2023 film study are Sanders, Beck and Ewers - - in a specific order for me. I really think Sanders feels like the early pioneer to be the principal pick in the draft, as his world class pocket passing is past noteworthy. In his most memorable season at Colorado, Sanders finished 298 passes for 3,230 yards and 27 scores. How he can cut up a guard when given existence is genuine. Adam Rittenberg, public school football columnist: The 2025 quarterback class does not look like the one before it, but Miami's Cameron Ward, Sanders, Beck, and Ewers all have potential for the first round, especially after the run on quarterbacks in Detroit. Beck and Ewers will enter the season as top Heisman Prize up-and-comers. Sanders is looking for better assurance and more equilibrium on offense yet showed downfield accuracy and a lot of durability in 2023. Before withdrawing from the 2024 NFL draft and transferring to Miami, where he will lead a talented offense that includes running back Damien Martinez, an additional intriguing prospect, Ward briefly entered the draft. Ward is falling off serious areas of strength for a season, where he tossed for 3,735 yards and 25 touchdowns.____________________________

Which possibilities could turn out to be the top non-QB in the class?

Miller: We should take a gander at next season's hostile tackle class since it's a decent one. Kelvin Banks Jr., a 6-foot-4, 324-pound left tackle from Texas, will compete with Will Campbell, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound blindside protector from LSU, for the top tackle position. Both players are excellent movers who possess the length and strength necessary to be elite NFL players. The class is additionally skilled on safeguard, yet the two hostile handles would feature my initial board. Yates: Colorado WR/DB Travis Tracker and Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. are the two names that strike a chord right away, as each pops such a huge amount on film. Tracker carries uncommon ease and ability to two separate positions, showing easy speed and senses. Last season, he caught 57 passes for 721 yards and five touchdowns as a receiver; on edge of the ball, he caught three capture attempts and had seven pass separations. Pearce, who had a breakout season in 2023 with 10 sacks in his true sophomore season, appears to be the next elite pass-rusher to enter the NFL. He has such great first-step explosion. Rittenberg: When Michigan won the national championship in 2024, it was expected to have more high-level draft picks in 2025. Cautious back Will Johnson and protective lineman Bricklayer Graham both ought to hear their names called right off the bat in Green Narrows. Johnson, the No. 23 enlist in the 2021 ESPN 300, has extraordinary length at 6-2 and playmaking abilities with four captures last season. Graham was certainly not a beautified secondary school player - - he at first dedicated to Boise State before Michigan - - however turned into a rebuffing force in the inside of the country's best line the previous fall. He ought to keep on ascending on draft sheets.

Who are some early draft sleeper picks who could rise this prepare?

Miller: Kentucky guarded tackle Deone Walker is one of my most loved early watches in anticipation of the 2024 school football season. Watching his 2023 tape, I get a Derrick Earthy colored vibe from the 6-6, 348-pounder. Walker posted 7.5 sacks last season, so he's a nose tackle as well as somebody who really influences the game on three downs. He gets an opportunity to shoot up sheets in the event that he expands on his breakout 2023 season. I likewise need to yell out Texas' new expansion from the exchange entryway, guarded end Three pointer Moore. He posted 14 sacks last season at UTSA. The 6-3, 235-pounder could be a problem for SEC offenses due to his exceptional first-step speed. Yates: Germie Bernard, a receiver for Alabama, has transferred from Washington, where he was the fourth wide receiver in the nation's best receiver room. He was a star at Alabama's spring game - - he had three gets for 122 getting yards - - and ought to be vigorously included. In the interim, Georgia will by and by have a star tight finish to work with, as Ben Yurosek will make a big appearance this fall for the Bulldogs after three seasons at Stanford. Yurosek had 42 gets in 2021 and found the middle value of north of 15 yards for every catch. His 2023 season was cut short by a shoulder injury, but he still impressed in Stanford's season-opening game against Hawaii with nine receptions for 138 yards.

What to be aware from the 2024 NFL draft

Rittenberg: A threesome of pass-rushers - Texas A&M's Nic Scourton, Louisville's Ashton Gillotte and LSU's Harold Perkins Jr. - - ought to join the excess of protective possibilities. Scourton drove the Enormous Ten with 10 sacks the previous fall and ought to coordinate well with Cashius Howell and others to pressure quarterbacks. In his first three seasons at Louisville, the 6-3, 270-pound Gillotte has recorded 22 sacks and can play both the edge and interior line. Perkins has 13 sacks and 26 handles for misfortune in his initial two seasons and ought to flourish under new organizer Blake Dough puncher.

What is the early strength of the class?

Miller: Defense! As incredible as the 2024 draft class was on offense, with a record 23 first-round determinations coming from that side of the ball, the 2025 class will be featured by safeguard. Cornerbacks Will Johnson, Travis Tracker and Benjamin Morrison (Notre Woman) all seem to be future top-10 picks. The guarded line is similarly stacked with Pearce, Graham, Perkins and Mykel Williams (Georgia) all demonstrating the possibility to be geniuses at a higher level.

How does the class of 2025 stack up in comparison to the group of 2024?

Yates: When comparing the classes, I find the expected overall depth in 2025 to be the most intriguing aspect. There were such countless players who ended up getting back to school this previous draft, which is attached to both Nothing amazing open doors and the way that all NCAA competitors who were in school toward the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic were conceded an additional time of qualification. Genuine green beans who entered school in 2020 or the people who entered in 2021 and played immediately are set out toward their last year this season, which ought to prompt a lot further class. Read the full article

[silvertonguedcharlatan]

self indulgent bg3 x criminal minds thingy bc i just started watching criminal minds and am halfway through season 2

Gideon - gale - expert in his field, formerly respected, career derailed by a significant mistake that involves a bomb

Hotch - tav - leading the group, logical, cares for all these wrecks, too busy for their own good

Morgan - astarion - same pretty boy swag and he would be the one occams razoring "why wouldn't the unsub just [simple way to do thing]?", sweet talker

Elle - shadowheart - worried about losing herself to her work, closed off, dispenses justice on her own terms

JJ - wyll - he’s the charisma class, talking to the media and solving optics problems would be light work, probably has experience navigating media as a dukes son

Reid - laezel - child prodigy vibes, hyper competent, too young for this, become criminals (insurgent against vlakkath and Mexican prison arc)

Penelope - karlach - sweetest woman, playful, gets down to business when she needs to, loves praise for a job well done

[the-book-queen]

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[sonicandvisualsurprises]

60's

[mermaidsirennikita]

also now that rwarb was such a successful adaptation, which queer romances would you like to see them tackle next?

Weeeeelll if there were zero budgetary and casting restrictions in place, if I could just wave a magic wand and make great adaptations--

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid--SEEMS like one of the easiest options, comes built in with a sequel, and it's like. Along the same lines as RWARB, while being.... a lot more sexual and a good bit angstier because the stakes are arguably HIGHER (mostly I'm thinking of Ilya being a world-famous Russian athlete who's also like. Bi.). I feel like it's funny and swooningly romantic in a manner similar to RWARB, but it's the next level up in a sense re: maturity. I also think, again, they could actually do this... albeit with a lot of obstacles re: both sexual content and like, casting dudes who could be fake hockey players lol. And one of them has to either be Russian or miraculously do a bang-up Russian accent. Both of these things are challenges.

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian--would be SUCH a good mini? A historical romcom with the soft bisexual former highwayman and the flashiest motherfucker who's ever walked into the tavern or whatever like "HELP ME ROB MY DAD... and I will consider letting you look at my ankles". And then he SWORDFIGHTS LMAO? Perfect perfect perfect. then you could have the Marian book as a sequel.

Something Fabulous/Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall--you begin with a mini on the ultimate m/m romcom roadtrip romance, then you transition to the equally funny but also deeply emotionally stirring book about two nonbinary characters falling in love? and one of them is BASICALLY a rockstar?

A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger--the sapphic Interview with the Vampire, incredibly good and wry and dark and funny and ROMANTIC

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall--would be an amazing sweeping four part period drama; I just love the premise so much, with the heroine transitioning by faking her death at Waterloo and her best friend never emotionally getting over it and then meeting her again after her transition and not recognizing her until he realizes she has THE SAME FRECKLES??? JESUS. A full-stop ROMANCE romance.

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles--JOSS DOOMSDAY and his gay exploits in the marsh! Blackmailing his old hookup to continue his smuggling operation and then following that old hookup home and going "so like... you down to fuck or....?"

This is completely impossible but I'm gonna pie in the sky and say Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners would make the most demented borderline-impossible explicit TV series ever. Imagine the ongoing antics of a bisexual dominatrix, her ex-boyfriend except actually not except the love of her life who is a Catholic priest that gets sexual pleasure out of inflicting pain, a totally straight man (according to himself) who has nonetheless been in a 20+year off/on thing with a bisexual French guy who runs the kink underworld of New York City or something. And they all fuck together sometimes. Like at Christmas. Complete with a snowball moment! Because Christmas!

New Camelot Trilogy--will never happen, but in my wiiiiiiildest dreeeeeeams this would be like, a 10-episode miniseries (or more??? Like a full outlander-style 13 episode series..... or a three season deal with 8 episodes per season...). It's just one of my favorite romance series of all time, it does such a good job of melting from the simple love triangle to this complex menage a trois of possessive wounded messy people? And somehow two of them are the president and the vice president lmao??? Of course, in the same sense... I'd love a Thornchapel miniseries. Like, you'd get a m/m/f throuple, a f/f couple, and this one bi priest guy they all fuck with at points? But nobody wants me to have the Gothic polyamorous friend group romance I want.

[hockeyisforthegays]

totally normal and not convoluted necessary background information

in about 2016-17 we were preparing for a new franchise to enter the NHL; that is, vegas was getting a team, where no team previously existed. that meant the Knights existed as like, a concept, before they played any games OR, importantly, had any actual players under contract

most of their roster would be formed at an event called the expansion draft. before then, they could sign players, but only ones who weren't yet associated with any other NHL team. this meant they didn't sign many players before the expansion draft.

after they signed their first player, and proceeded to. not sign any more for a while. there was a lot of joking about the One Knight

it is a pretty ubiquitous hockey tradition for, pre-game, players to get together in a group and kick a ball around to collectively keep it in the air as long as possible. this is frequently documented for social media these days, e.g. you'll see clips of players doing this on snap chat or insta stories or whatever

the Knights social media decided to poke fun at themselves by producing a video of their One guy acting like he was abt to start a game. and kicking the ball in the air and it dribbles sadly away as no one is there to catch it

i found this very funny

on tumblr at the time people frequently made powerpoint presentation style posts to convince people to check out the things they're a fan of. usually they are not very serious

hockeyblr specifically would do this to be like "heres why you should cheer for [my team]." hockeyblr powerpoints tended to mostly consist of humourously profiling the Big Name players on said team

it occurred to me that it would be really funny to do one of those for a team that only had One Player to profile

i double checked his name immediately before opening photoshop

i proceeded to make the duke reid powerpoint

i posted the duke reid powerpoint

everything happened.

if someone ever asks me what's the funniest thing i've ever done my mind is always gonna go to when i made the duke reid powerpoint, however the humour of that is not something that anyone is gonna understand unless they're familiar with a highly specific moment in hockey tumblr culture in 2017

[early2000smovieimagines]

Masterlist

A collection of all the writing I’ve done for movies released between 2000-2009 (Last updated 5/1/2022). Names of characters are links to dating hcs; everything else is pretty self explanatory. Posts towards the bottom of this list are older and therefore not as good: I’ll probably be rewriting them at some point but I hope you enjoy them anyway!

For movies from 2010 onward, check out @exceptionimagines

And for Marvel movies (including MCU phases 1-4 and the X-men franchise), check out @babybamf

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

- NSFW

Hermione Granger

Draco Malfoy

- NSFW

Blaise Zabini

- NSFW

Fred Weasley 

Fred dating a non-pranking, younger girl from a different house

George Weasley

George Weasley having a crush on you

Seamus Finnegan

Sirius Black

Oliver Wood

Viktor Krum

- NSFW

Viktor with a motherly s/o who loves to cook

Night at the Museum

Ahkmenrah

Al Capone

Kahmunrah

Napoleon Bonaparte 

The Great Gatsby (Now a part of my other blog)

Jay Gatsby

- NSFW

Inglorious Basterds

Preference~The Basterds as parents

Donny Donowitz (Uncompleted)

- NSFW

Donny with a soft male! basterd s/o

Saw

Adam Stanheight

Final Destination

Tod Waggner

- NSFW

Jeepers Creepers

Darry Jenner

- NSFW

House Of Wax

Nick Jones

Bo Sinclair

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

Jennifers Body

Jennifer Check

Thirteen Ghosts

Dennis Rafkin

Royce Clayton (Torn Prince)

Horace Mahoney (The Juggernaut)

Pitch Black

Riddick

Signs

Merill Hess

What Lies Beneath

Being married to and having children with Claire

Bruiser

Henry Creedlow

The Alter Boys

Tim Sullivan

Chasing 3000

Roger Straka

Speed Racer

Sparky

Santa Clause 3

Jack Frost

High School Musical

Troy Bolton

- NSFW

She’s The Man

Duke Orsino

- NSFW

Bring It On

Cliff Pantone

Mean Girls

Cady Heron

Aaron Samuels

- NSFW

Regina George

Gretchen Weiners

Karen Smith

Loser (2000)

Noah (tw:sa)

Twilight

Paul Lahote

Jasper Hale (Uncompleted)

Jasper having a crush on you

Jasper meeting a lost boys-esque s/o

Emmett Cullen (Uncompleted)

Emmett meeting his Denali clan s/o for the first time

Alistair(Uncompleted)

Alistairs mate reuniting with her sister Esme

The Covenant

Chase Collins (Uncompleted)

Chase being in love with the fifth member of the covenant

Pogue Parry (Uncompleted)

Being Calebs twin and dating Pogue

Reid Garwin (Uncompleted)

Reid dating Tylers older sister; the mom of the group

Pearl Harbor

Danny Walker

Rafe McCawley

Brothers

Tommy Cahill having a crush on you

[omegaradiowusb]

DECEMBER 29, 2021 (#292)

Performance: "Night Is Blues" The Counts: "Magic Ride" Gene Harris: "Koko & Lee Roe" John Dankworth & His Orchestra: "Return From The Ashes" Jon Derek Nicholson: "Steely" Little Royal & The Swingmasters: "Razor Blade" Ramsey Lewis: "Tambura" Sammy Nestico: "Shore Line Drive" Isaac Hayes: "Cafe Regio's" Jacky Nordano & Robert Hermel: "Accrocs" Johanna Group: "Desert Weather" Marvin Gaye: "T Plays It Cool" Eddie Russ: "Salem Avenue" Chicago Gangsters: "Ganster Boogie" Color Us People Band: "A Day Without Your Love" George Duke: "Prepare Yourself" Ian Carr's Nucleus: "Southern Roots And Celebration" Milton Floyd: "I'm A Shadow" New Birth: "Got To Get A Knutt" Pierre-Alain Dahan & Mat Camison: "Rythmiques No. 8" Side Effect: "There She Goes Again" Sunship Ensemble: "Inca" The Village Callers: "Hector" David T. Walker: "I Get High On You" Gene McDaniels: "Jagger The Dagger" Hal Galper: "Convocation" Terry Callier: "You Don't Care" Tracks: "If I Am Not Mistaken" Brick: "Southern Sunset" Dyke & The Blazers: "Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man" Enrico Pieranunzi: "The Day After The Silence" Harvey Mason: "Modaji" Jacky Giordano: "Cloudy Night" John Leach: "Allegro For Martenot (A)" Tony Gragory: "What'll I Do" BRF Studio Group: "Let's Go Again" F. Rolland & J.C. Pierric: "Couic Ah" Herb Ellis & Remo Palmier: "Groove Merchant" Sylvano Santorio: "Summer Sketch" Clarence Reid: "Nobody But You Babe" Shelly Manne: "Infinity" Freddie Hubbard: "Red Clay"

It’s Omega Radio’s final broadcast for 2021. We return to our temporary Wednesday morning free-air slot for one of our staple shows. It’s three hours of vinyl treasures in jazz, fusion, R&B, soul, and library stock music for producers, crate-diggers and samplists alike; or for anyone lucky enough to discover something new.

Omega returns on New Year’s Day for our first broadcast of 2022. To all of our listeners, followers, and supporters: have a happy new year.

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