#GOLDEN AGE EXPO

[gunsandspaceships]

Tony’s behavior: Kid

I spent a few days working on some posts about Tony, Howard and Steve, but ultimately came to the conclusion that I needed to do an analysis of Tony's behavior at all stages of his life first. So here is the first post of a new short series.

To see a real person as he is, without masks, habits, traumas and other alterations (which we call “personality development”), the best we can do is to look at him in childhood.

What do we see in kid Tony?

We don't have much, but we have some.

September 1973. Tony is supposed to be 3 years old here. He doesn’t look like that, because at the time the scene was filmed, the actor was 5 years old. But okay, let's close our eyes to these discrepancies in dates (by the way, this is not the first time we see them) and imagine that he is Tony between 3 and 6 years old.

He’s playing in his father’s office while the latter is filming EXPO stuff.

From his actions here we see that:

He is playful, as he should be at this age. There are three possible explanations for what Tony is doing in this scene: 1) he wanted to prank his father by removing one of the models from the desk; 2) he was trying to get his father's attention; 3) was just playing without a specific goal. If it was a prank, it means he was already a prankster, and his sense of humor was already developed at that age. If it was a way to get his father’s attention – he got a negative sort of it, which certainly was not what he wanted. And if he was just playing – it sounds more like a child his age.

Judging by his confusion when Howard noticed him and started yelling, and the fact that he was in no hurry to hide the model after he took it, this was not a prank. And looking at the same confused Tony with the model in his hands, we can say it was not an attempt to get attention. So the most logical explanation is the third - he was just playing around. Here is additional confirmation of the conclusion: “he sneaks into his dad’s office and picks up a building from a miniature cityscape on the desk. He also stands on the desk and, in what sounds like an interesting bit of foreshadowing, plays with a golden plane, making it dip and soar in the air.” (Source). So indeed, he was just playing with interesting things that looked like toys in his father’s office while his dad was busy with other people doing some silly adult things. Which means – no, he wasn’t a prankster or an attention seeker. He was a normal kid.

He minds his own business. He is not trying to attract attention to himself or interfere with the adults' work. When he picked up the model, he didn't seem to know they were filming. The unreleased scene where he plays with a plane is also indicative of this.

He is brave. He is not afraid to play around a bunch of people, in the office of his strict father, or to touch his things. He doesn’t need his mother’s presence to feel confident to play there. Looks like he already used to it. He is not afraid of strangers and doesn’t show any distress when a guy from the filming crew picks him up and carries him away. Btw, where exactly was his mother is another question.

He is calm. When he was caught by Howard, he did not show any strong reaction to this, nor to Howard's anger, nor to his removal from Howard's office. He was CALM. How many kids this age have you seen who would not show their displeasure, throw a tantrum, cry or get scared? These reactions are natural at this stage of cognitive development: children from 2 to 6 years old are egocentric by default and react sharply to any restrictions on their will. As we can see, this was not Tony's case.

He is quiet. In this scene and throughout the filming for the EXPO (during which he was presumably in the office), he did not speak a word or make a sound.

He does what he is told. When Howard told him to put the model back in its place, he immediately obeyed.

He is neat. He carefully put the model back to its exact place. Have you ever seen kids who put toys back in their place? Huh?

From this deleted scene we can get the following:

Tony is a sleepyhead. Howard tried his best to wake him up, dragging him out of bed, carrying him around, touching, patting, talking and shouting in his ear. But despite his father's best efforts, Tony did not wake up. Superpower, no less.

Tony is trusting. Despite the fact that his father, who had recently yelled at him, took him sleeping in his arms and carried him somewhere, Tony did not wake up in a panic, but rather slept calmly on his father’s shoulder.

He is not resentful. Despite Howard's behavior towards him, spending time with his father was important to Tony. He was important to him. And nothing changed that.

Scientifically and technologically brilliant. That’s an easy one. There is no evidence so far that he had other deviations. A normal kid in everything else.

Does not spend much time with other kids. Or none at all. There are no other kids that we can see, only adults: his father, photographers, journalists, Bill Gates, Stane. There are no childhood friends we heard about. Here is an explanation that seems realistic and logical based on our observations (at this point): his parents were too busy with their own affairs, whatever they were, to take him to other children and "waste time" on this "useless activity", besides, Howard did not support Tony's normal childhood activities, and playing with his peers was one of them, plus Tony was not too eager to insist, due to his moderate introversion.

Loves riding and interacting with animals. We can see his happy expression when he is riding a horse in the first childhood picture.

It is clear from the video and photos that he is not posing or showing off. Some kids do. And according to popular perceptions of Tony, he should have behaved that way too. But he didn't. His behavior is calm, even a little shy. The smiles are soft, no grinning, no gestures or anything like that.

These are traits of pure Tony, without the added layers of “personality” and “character development.” There are no signs of personality disorders, attention-seeking behavior, aggression, laziness, sloppiness or other negative traits. If you see any – let me know in the comments. On the contrary, he is very calm, quiet, independent, brave, curious, obedient, careful, and easygoing. I am actually very impressed and would be happy to have a kid like him.

Next time we will see how he changed as a teenager and young adult.

[dcdreamblog]

Since time travel has been mentioned a time or two, a story and then a question.

I grew up in a rural area with a small government installation nearby these many years ago. There was just enough population to support one combination elementary and high school, and barely enough money for teachers, so the teachers they did have tended to have a lot of job security.

The high school history teacher was generally a good teacher and a reasonable person, but apparently had a bug up his ass about one particular topic. At the beginning of each quarter, he'd explain to the classes he was teaching that time travel was not real, we were not to mention time travel in response to any question, and referring to time travel in any way in homework or a test would be an automatic "F."

In 10th grade, a new kid, I'll call him Steve, transferred into the school because his dad was working at the government installation, in the middle of the quarter. Everything was fine for a couple of weeks, new kids were excitement in our tiny school.

Then one day our history class was learning about an event in Ancient Greek history. And Steve raises his hand. Turned out that when he was a kid, his family had lived down the road from Rip Hunter and his crew, and Steve had gotten to hang out with Mr. Hunter's teenage assistant Corky a few times with other small boys, and Corky had told them about going to that particular event, and what really happened was--

The history teacher, of course, was rapidly building up fury. I could see his cheeks turning red and almost could see steam comiing out of his ears. Just as Steve was getting to the good part of the story, something about disguised aliens, the teacher erupted. He told Steve in no uncertain terms that there was no such thing as time travel, never had been and never would be, and that Rip Hunter in particular was a fraud and con artist who bilked investors by making up wacky stories and forging artifacts.

Steve, as any sixteen year old with a bit of worldly assurance might, pushed back, trying to defend Rip Hunter's honor. This became a shouting match and Steve got sent to the principle's office.

From what I heard later, Steve's father was called, and he allowed that while, yes, his family had lived down the road from Rip Hunter's land, he himself had never met the man and certainly never saw any proof of time travel, and Corky might have been telling tall tales to impress the younger boys. Still, he disagreed with the history teacher's getting angry about it.

Steve was silent and fuming in history class from then on, and his family got reassigned during the summer.

So, question, how does your field of history handle claims of time travel?

This sort of gets onto a larger question as to how my field is seen by more "established" historical fields. In short: Not well.

To fully lay out my credentials. I have a Bachelor's in Superhero Studies with a Minor in Political Geography. My focus in both is respectively the Golden Age from 1938-1950 and Ethnic Demographics within Modern Nation States.

I am a Historian. My job is to examine historical facts through primary and secondary sources and provide the best possible window from the present to the past through the lens of truth. Whether more "academic" historians feel that my specialization is valid or not is neither my problem nor my concern.

The idea that the champions and defenders who have utterly altered our view of the world aren't "relevant" enough to be taken into the curve of history as a force in and of themselves strikes me as a DEEPLY reactionary and incurious one. So let us get one thing deeply, UNMISTAKABLY clear. Time Travel is real. Anyone who insists it isn't would have to explain a LOT of otherwise totally inexplicable things.

(Rip Hunter and his Time Masters, showing off their Time Sphere at the Cave Carson Scientific Expo. Corky is the young redhead in the middle)

Rip Hunter and his crew are time travelers. They travel through time, into the past and the future with the help of a miraculous machine. Like something out of a Jules Verne novel.

How does my field "handle" these claims? The first tool on any good scientist's rack. Occam's Razor.

Which is more likely. That these four are able to, on dozens of different occasions, all over the world, perfectly replicate lost artifacts to the point that even lifelong archeologists are unable to falsify them. Provide directions to seemingly lost ruins that no one could have possibly known about ahead of time, those ruins themselves HOLDING evidence of their presence sometimes millennia in the past, and consult on paleontological and historical discoveries that were unknown or even untheorized but just so happen to line up EXACTLY to their observations once studied? Or that they can time travel.

Once is suspicious. Perhaps they stumbled upon the ruin and are defacing it to cash in before unveiling it to the world. Maybe they DID find the artifact but not where they said they did. Maybe they happened upon a fossil that explains dinosaur anatomy to them in a totally new way. Once. Twice. Three times. Do you know how many papers have their names on them? Go ahead, if you still have access to your college library, go check. Only count the ones that are unique discoveries, I had to for a paper.

4527. As of when I graduated in 2018. Nearly 5000 historical, archeological or evolutionary discoveries that began because they showed up, submitted a report about what they saw and then led experts directly to the evidence.

There is not enough luck in the WORLD, to luck upon discipline redefining dinosaur skeletons 5000 times.

And they're the easiest example but there are more. How did the Seven Soldiers show up, out of the blue, 40+ years after their disappearance without any of these very hard living men having physically aged more than 5.

The Vigilante has no secret ID anymore. We know its the same guy, so I would like your history teacher to tell me, to my face, how world famous country western artist Greg Saunders vanished in 1947 and showed up decades later looking identical to the cover of his last album. The pictures are not hard to compare, he was selling out Madison Square Garden. Any other skeptics in the crowd are free to answer either of these questions, I am always in the running to be proven wrong.

We live in a new world, and those who cannot accept the reality of it will be doomed to ignorance. The fantastical is here. So let's start taking notes.

[fluffysucker]

Desperate People find faith.

Bucky Barnes x reader

An accident mends your broken heart.

A/N: Written in Third POV. No use of Y/N. However, the reader is referred to as a female.

I read this amazing oneshot, and I couldn't stop thinking about this idea. So I added my own twist to it. Thanks to the wonderful writer for sharing it and for inspiring me.

Likes, comments, reblogs are VERY VERY highly appreciated. Opinions really matter to me

TW: Bullets and blood. Mentions of torture but nothing explicit

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You knew you shouldn't have done it. You should have stayed home. What could barely be described a home. You should have minded your business. You should have acted like the civilian you are now. You shouldn't have done it. But your loyalty to Steve wouldn't have let you

The image of the cheap copy so-called Captain America holding the shield blasting all over the news was a hit. A gut-wrenching hit. There was a guy who was taking the place of your childhood best friend, the man you called brother, the fearless leader. And he looked happy doing so. Then the blond had the audacity to say that Steve felt like a brother to him. You felt physical pain that you almost threw up.

Rationality went out the window. Before you knew any better, you were tracking down the man who was handed your friend's legacy. The man who gave it away when there was nobody more deserving than him. It wasn't hard to know exactly where Sam Wilson was. You were aware he joined the Air Force once again. So you hijacked the location of his next mission, demanding answers.

But it appeared that you weren't the only one who had the same plan. As you were talking to Sam, trying to be as nice as you could, giving him the benefit of the doubt, telling him you weren't here to judge or pick a fight. You just wanted an explanation. You heard him.

"Shouldn't have given up the shield."

His voice was filled with anger. But you could hear the sadness hidden in his tone. Sam scuffed, walking away from you as well. You turned around and you saw him. The love of your life. Quite literally.

You fail to recall a time you weren't in love with James Buchanan Barnes. Growing up together, your trio was inseparable. You would never see one without the others. From the age of three till your twenties, the three of you were more than family.

Despite loving Steve like the brother you never had, the same couldn't be said about his best friend. Your feelings for the brunette were never platonic. Neither were his. In the second grade, he promised to marry you once he got older. And he did. He kneeled to the ground with a beautiful golden ring for you once he secured a job. It was the easiest yes in your life.

Loving him came to you naturally. Stolen glances. Sweet words. Fast heartbeats. Shy smiles. Gentle touches. You were each other first everything. It was like you were made for each other. Like you were born to love him.

And he was your perfect man. Every woman envied you. Every woman hoped to have someone look at her like he looked at you. Every woman wished for a man who treated her the way he treated you. Every woman prayed for a man to love her that much.

Bucky Barnes was head over heels in love with you. And he made sure he showed it.

You were the luckiest girl.

Up until your luck ran out. War knocked on your door like a hurricane, destroying your life.

You remember the night before Bucky was shipped. When you went home after what couldn't be called a double date at Stark expo. The promises the both of you made. Your dream wedding. Your house. Your family. Your kids. All of it. Your future. And you believed him. You couldn't fathom any alternatives.

So when Steve walked in your tent where you did your job as a journalist, who was asked to cover The Howling Commandos missions and subject their heroism to the public, you knew. The look of utter defeat in his face, his glassy eyes, his red nose, the way he was trying to shrink away in his new huge body, you knew.

Your heart was ripped and broken to pieces. The pain was suffocating. You were drowning. You felt like the world ended. Life stopped.

You don't remember how things went after that. You don't remember if Steve ever said the words to you, but you remember his promise of revenge as he held your sobbing body against his chest.

And he did. He ended Hydra. But it came with a price. Very high. After Steve's sacrifice, life became meaningless. You weren't living. You were barely breathing. You were alone.

So when the government asked you to write the final article about the war, the winning announcement, you were about to turn it down. You found difficulties in everything. Leaving your bed sounded like a tiring task. Eating felt like a punishment. Functioning like a human became a burden.

But you remembered how supportive Bucky was of your career. When every man let women their abandon their dreams, Bucky helped you fight for yours. And he gave his life for this victory. Your fiancée and bestfriend. You owed it to them. To be the one to report the triumph tinted with their effort and blood.

So you put in all your strength and travelled with the small team to write the most important piece of work in your life.

However, only a number of people of the team and the article made it back. You didn't.

On your way back, you were ambushed by unknown soldiers. They took you to unknown quarters. You were so confused until you saw that cursed symbol. They weren't gone. Neither was your fiancée.

And that began a lifetime of torture and pain. They brainwashed Bucky but left you with your memories. So when they threatened to hurt him, you caved and let them do whatever they wanted to you. It was a trap they built for you, and you fell in it every time. They would hurt both of you at the end.

You endured it all. You survived it all. Except the moment they made Bucky look you in the eyes and fight you. They erased you from his mind. You saw the love of your life, and he saw nothing. He looked at you and saw either an enemy or a mission partner. And that was the most painful torture Hydra put you through.

As if this wasn't enough. You had to face a hindrance you never thought of.

After Steve rescued the both of you, after him running away from you, after spending two years making amendments with the government and helping Steve search for him, after the accords and Zemo's predicament, after he remembered you, after Princess Shuri was able to give him back his freedom, after you hugged him as he cried, after you decided to finally have that wedding, Thanos happened.

You believe you did something so terrible in another life, and you were getting punished for it in this life. There was no logical explanation as to why this kept happening to you. Why were you robbed of any chances of happiness. Why did you have to watch your man disappear right after having him back. Why you could only feel ache and misery. Why was the world so cruel.

So you kept your hopes to minimum when Steve came to your shared apartment one night, telling you that they had a plan. You agreed to join them in the time heist, ready to be disappointed.

But the second you saw Bucky standing on the sides with his machine gun, you wanted to cry. You thought it was an illusion, but these blue eyes said something else. Now, you were fighting with a strong drive and purpose.

You thought that was it. Your happy ending. You finally had him. But Steve leaving tore you apart. You were happy for your bestfriend who finally did something for himself. However, you couldn't help but feel sad. At least you and Bucky had each other.

Bucky had another thing in mind. Because, a couple of weeks after Steve leaving, Bucky broke up with. He said he needed to figure himself out and work on his pardon. You understood. But it didn't make it any easier.

So you left, giving him all the space he needed. You hadn't seen or spoken to each other since. At least he is alive. That's what you kept telling yourself to find any sort of comfort or condolence.

So this was the first time you had met. He looked different. He cut his hair. He had a scruff. He was wearing an all black outfit. He had gloves on. He had little bags under his eyes. He looked good overall. That's what mattered to you.

"Good to see you too, Buck." Sam said as he walked with intentions to move away from Bucky.

"This is wrong." Bucky didn't give him the chance as be walked beside Sam, without batting you an eye. You couldn't say that didn't hurt but you followed them anyway.

"Look, I'm working, alright. So all this outrage is going to have to wait." It was clear that Bucky wasn't here to have a civil conversation like you.

"You didn't know this was going to happen?" Bucky accused Sam.

"No, of course I didn't know that was going to happen." Sam was quick to deny Bucky's accusations.

"You think it didn't break my heart to see them march him out and call him the new Captain America." This was more directed towards you, following up to your conversation before Bucky cut in.

"This isn't what Steve wanted." Bucky wasn't going to back down.

"Oh my god. So what do you want me to do? Call America and tell them I changed my mind. " Sam's sarcastic reply did nothing but annoy Bucky's more.

"Like I told your wife. There is nothing we can do. You just couldn't wait for her to get home." You looked at Sam. It didn't appear to you that he wouldn't know.

"We broke up."

Another wave of pain hit you as you turned to look at Bucky, who was still not looking at you. How easy could he just say it with no emotions at all. You were fighting to get by every day, and he looked like he didn't care.

"What?!" Sam stopped suddenly once he heard Bucky's words, turning to the both of you.

"You,two lovebirds who literally broke laws to be together, broke up?" Sam couldn't believe his ears. He thought you would have gotten married by now. Your love for each other more epic than all the novels he read.

"Were you asked to give it up?" You changed the topic quickly, refusing to answer Sam's question or talk about your tragic love story. It hurt bad enough, and you didn't want to show it.

"Of course not." Sam heard you loud and clear. He also knew your question had pure intentions. You weren't here to offend him.

"Right, great reunion, guys. Be well." Sam turned to walk out, ending this conversation.

"You had no right to give up the shield, Sam." Bucky was angry, and he was showing it. In the wrong way.

"This is what you aren't going to do. You aren't going to come here in your over extended life and tell me about my rights." Three of you came to a stop.

"It's over." Sam added, looking at you as you came to stand next to Bucky.

"Besides, I have bigger things to deal with."

And you hadn't rest since.

It was, indeed, big thing to deal with.

You had no idea what you were getting yourself into when you impulsively followed Sam and Bucky into the plane.

It was a constant mess. The flag smashers. New super soldiers. Karli Morgenthau. Isaiah Bradley. Zemo. Madripoor. Power Broker. And the worst of them all. John Walker and Lemar Hoskins. It never ended.

All that chaos was a good distraction. You didn't have time to think about your broken heart nor to think about the current nature of your and Bucky's relationship.

It was complicated and confusing.

You fought very well together. Your combined sets of skills were lethal. Your collective training and ability to work together kicked in when needed. Away from that, the both of you barely talked. You acknowledged each other existence. That's how you would describe it.

However, you couldn't explain why Bucky refused when Raynor asked you and Sam to join them in the session in the police station. Or why he always made sure you stayed at least an arm distance away from Zemo. Or why did he choose to be the Winter Soldier for the night instead of you compromising your identity that you kept a secret all these years. Or why, that day at Madripoor, he almost took multiple bullets for you. Or why whenever John showed up, his hand would always find yours.

You were thankful you didn't have the time to think about all of this because you were sure you would have lost your mind. You barely had your emotions in checks. And there was a lot going on.

Then it all went crushing. You would never forget this day.

You followed Sam and Bucky, running out of the building into the street, only to see the calamity that just occurred.

John Walker stood proud with the blood-tinted shield above the man he just slaughtered.

Instinctively, your hand came up to wrap around Bucky's bicep, looking for any comfort for the both of you. This scene would forever be engraved in your memories.

Three of you gave John some time. You stood outside of the warehouse he was in right now. You knew if you all went angry, the results would be catastrophic.

But it was anyway.

You let Sam do most of the talking. He was the best in this. If anyone could convince John to hand over the shield, it would be him. So you stood and watched. But it appeared that the time you gave John Walker to cool down only drove him more over the edge. So, with the three of telling him to give up the shield, John Walker lost his mind.

It should have been an easy fight. A veteran and an avenger and two super soldiers. It shouldn't be hard. But neither one of the three of you was fighting was the intention to hurt John. Unlike him, John was fighting to kill. With his new powers, he was uncontrollable.

You let out a high-pitched scream once you saw John throw Bucky away, electrocuting his arm, making him lose consciousness. Then you watched as he straddled Sam on the ground. You needed to act quickly.

You groaned as you got up from the floor, looking at the cut in your arm. Nothing too bad. You told yourself as you ran toward John tickling him away from Sam.

It was just you and him, now.

And it was brutal.

You were still trying not to hurt him too much. However, he was unstoppable. So when he figured that he would lose combat with you eventually, he retrieved to other options.

Picking the shield and throwing it at you for it cause a cut in your chest was enough distraction for him to take out the gun he kept in his suit and shot you.

The bullets found their places in your stomach and legs. He aimed for places that you wouldn't recover from. You fell to the ground, coughing blood, feeling the bullets rest so deep in your body.

John walked towards you with the shield. He looked at you. His eyes were showing insanity and rage. He lifted the shield up and hit you in the chest. The pain was like no other. And you knew that was it.

It felt ironic in so many ways. Your bestfriend's shield. The shield that presented all of Steve's values and beliefs. The shield that helped once save your life. Now, it was going to be the weapon to kill you.

Of all the ways you thought you would die in, this wasn't even close. But when was life ever fair to you? At least you would have peace now. Your dying wish was for Bucky to know how much you loved him and how you wanted him to be fine and happy. Because you loved Bucky more than life itself.

You tried to distract yourself from the excruciating pain by counting how many hits of the shield would it take to end you.

You counted two.

You started coughing violently as you felt a weight got lifted off your chest. All your body going numb for seconds.

You saw Bucky was up once again, and he managed to corner John with Sam, trying to break his arm to take away the shield.

You desperately tried to get up and help them, but your whole body was on fire. Why was the serum not working?

A breath escaped you once you heard the sound of bone breaking. Only to realize breathing hurt. Everything hurt so bad.

With cuts on your arms and face, bruises on your ribs, wounds in your chest, bullets in your stomach and legs, you gave up, closing your eyes.

Because of your agonizing pain. You didn't hear Bucky beating the life out of John after taking the shield. He didn't stop until John passed out.

Bucky turned around and saw a sight that came straight out of his worst nightmares. He had seen it too many times. Woke up scared and sweating because of it. A sight that he knew would haunt him more than it already did.

Your lifeless body in a pool of blood.

He took careful steps towards you, praying it would disappear, and this would just be a nightmare of his. But the sound of your faint heartbeats made it real.

"Doll." Bucky got on his knees next to you, holding your motionless body in his arm.

You hissed in pain as you felt a movement that caused all the pain in your body to stir awake again.

"Bucky." Your voice was a whisper. You were too tired to open your eyes, but the feeling of the metal around you was familiar.

"I'm right here, doll." Bucky may not let it show in his voice, but if you opened your eyes, you would see the fear and tears.

"I need you to stay awake, okay. Can you do this for me? Please, stay awake." Bucky never felt this desperate before.

"Help is on the way." The three of you had already arranged with Torres to have an ambulance on stand-by. You had a feeling things would go bad. But not that bad.

"I'm tired." The amount of blood you were losing was making you too dizzy.

"I know, doll. But you will be okay." Bucky didn't care about the blood getting all over him as he pulled you closer to him.

"You will get better. Because you have to." He was saying it more to himself than you.

"I prayed for this." Talking was getting too hard, but you had to tell.

"What did you pray for?" Bucky was doing anything to keep you awake. He needed to listen to your voice.

"To die in your arms."

Bucky felt the tears escape his eyes, falling down freely on his face.

"You aren't dying. You will be okay." You heard it. The shakiness of his voice.

Fighting the great pain you were in, you opened your eyes to look at him. You wanted to see him one last time. This is why you prayed to die in his arms. So his face would be the last thing to see. This voice would be the last thing you heard. His arms the last thing you felt. Your farewell to the cruel world would be with the man who had been your heaven on Earth.

You lifted your arm with a moan of pain before you placed it on his cheek. You needed to say it. You needed it to be your last words.

"I love you, Bucky. I loved you my whole life."

With that, the world went dark.

You didn't get to see the mess that Bucky became as he heard your heartbeats slow down. His screams and desperate calls of your name to wake up.

He was so blinded by pain that he didn't let the paramedics near, protecting your body until he realized who they were. They didn't try to fight him when he insisted on getting in the ambulance with you.

All the time you were in the surgery, Bucky was inconsolable. He didn't care that Sam and Torres saw him as he sobbed, sitting on the floor waiting for anybody to tell you were fine. All he cared about was that he didn't say it back. You could die not knowing how much he loved you. The thought brought new tears to his already puffy red eyes

He prayed to God and anyone that would hear. If you were standing close enough, you would hear him. "Please, don't take her from me." "Please, let her be okay." "Take me instead of her." "She deserves so much better, please."

In his long life that was filled with hardships, torture, and wars, this was the worst pain he ever went through. He could feel his heart twisting and breaking. Every cell in his body was hurting. The emotional pain turning physical.

His eyes were dried up. Cheeks stained with tears. His mind going through all the worst scenarios. None of them he would be able to survive.

He jumped up from the floor when the door opened, and a doctor walked out. His heart was beating a thousand miles a second. All these prayers never leaving his mouth. His last hope.

"She is okay."

Tears of relief fell from his eyes. You survived it. You made it. The doctor talked about your injuries. With medications and the seurm, you would heal properly. Bucky didn't pay attention. His mind focused on one thing. He needed to see you.

After knowing your room's number, Bucky didn't leave your side. The doctor told him it might take a bit for you to wake up, but he didn't mind. He would stay forever.

It wasn't long before you woke up.

You opened your eyes slowly, adjusting to the bright lights. The last thing you remember was the intense pain. It didn't hurt as much now. You just felt so exhausted. You tried to move your hands, only to be blocked.

You looked down to see Bucky holding your hand so tightly and his head resting next to it. You could tell his eyes were swollen and his nose was red. But he looked peaceful sleeping. You missed him so much.

Without much thought, you moved your other free hand to his head, playing with his hair. It felt soft under your fingers. You blamed the serum that made him wake up from such a simple touch.

You smiled softly as you watched him, trying to remember where he was and what he was doing. He looked confused until he saw you.

"You are awake." Bucky got up from the seat next to the bed.

"Are you okay? Are you pain? What hurts? I'm going to call the doctor." He was frantic. He only stopped when you held his metal hand.

"I'm okay, Bucky." You reassured him with a smile.

You repeated it a couple of times before he finally sat back down on the chair. That's when you noticed he was still in his suit that was covered in blood. Your blood.

After he sat down, he looked at your intertwined fingers together and couldn't help the tears.

"What's wrong?" You asked as you moved your thumb gently on his knuckles.

"You scared the life out of me." He answered as he wiped his tears away.

"Though we were used to this, Barnes." You replied playfully, hands still together.

"Not when it comes to you. Never you." Bucky was fast to respond.

"Nothing I haven't been through before." You said it casually. You didn't miss the look in Bucky's eyes. It held too much depth to it. You couldn't put your hand on it

"Is your arm okay? Do you need to get it checked?" Flashbacks were coming back to you bit by a bit. As you touched his metal arm, you remembered what happened to him.

"You are in the hospital bed, and you are asking about my arm." Bucky's laugh was dry. He would always be in awe of how caring you were.

"I will never stop caring about, Bucky. Even if you don't want me." It was true. Nothing could make you stop caring about Bucky.

"Don't want you?" Bucky couldn't let your comment go by.

"Yeah. You don't want me anymore. It's okay. I understand."

"You understand?"

"I remind you of a bad time. The worst. And you had to move on. You had to cut ties with all parts of this time."

"Is this why you think we broke up?"

"Isn't it?"

You started telling yourself this after the breakup as a way to pick the shattered pieces of your heart. Of course, he didn't want to be with someone who held their bad time as a constant reminder on her body as scars. Or with someone who went through the same hell as him. He deserved someone better. Someone who wasn't so damaged.

And you understood.

"No, it isn't."

He was planning to tell you everything but not right now. But words just fell out from the tip of his tongue.

"I don't look at you and see bad time. I look at you, and I see all my failures."

You looked at him, baffled, not getting what he meant.

"I remember everything."

You still didn't know what he wanted to say.

"I remember what Hydra did to you. What they made you do for me. What I did to you."

"Bucky.."

"How they pushed you too far in the lies of not hurting me. How they made you watch as they erased you from my mind. How they made me fight you. Hurt you."

You were about to tell him how you didn't hold him accountable to any of this because it was never his fault. It was never his intention. You were sure Bucky would never hurt you. The Winter Soldier not too. But he cut you off.

"They took you because they knew how much you meant to me. How important you are to me. I was the reason you had to go through all of this."

"I look at you and remember how I failed to protect you. When that's all I ever wanted in life. To protect you. But I failed."

"Just like I failed today."

Before you could say anything, he kept going.

"I couldn't understand how you could still love me."

"I looked at the list of people I hurt, and your name was first. And you wanted to help me. You wanted to stay by my side. I couldn't live with the guilt. I still can't. I had to let you go despite how bad it hurts."

"But, doll, I want you to be sure nobody will ever love you half as much as I do."

It took years for Hydra to remove you from his mind. But what they didn't know was that they never fully succeeded.

At first, he would forget his name but remember his girl and everything about you. Then they become harsher, so he would only remember your face and name. Then, it became only your face. Then nothing. The blank paper for them to write what they wanted.

However, whenever Hydra made the both of you train together or go on missions, he would get this rush of flashbacks like a movie playing in his head once he was alone in his cell. It would be you. In different places and different ages. The Winter Soldier would convince himself that it must be his memories from past missions. Effects of being wiped too many times.

The soldier was never able to shake the feeling of guilt after a training session where he would be instructed to be tough with you. A feeling so foreign to him.

He remembers the first time he refused to hurt you. They made him watch from far as they tortured you. Then they wiped him again. Every time he showed any sympathy for you, he was wiped and handled roughly.

But all the efforts weren't enough. You were the first thing he remembered once he settled in Bucharest. That's when the guilt came in. It was you. The love of his love. His fiancée. And they got to you. And he couldn't save you.

Even after the blip, His thoughts kept going back to how he betrayed you and hurt you instead of protecting you like he was meant it.

But the worst part was how he thought he didn't deserve your love anymore. He thought you would resent him. So he decided to break his heart into two. He left.

You were the forbidden topic that Raynor wasn't allowed to go near despite how much she wanted. You were the centre of his nightmares. All of them. Past memories of both of you at Hydra. Missions and trainings. And the worst, losing you. Watching you getting killed. Nightmares that invaded him, and he was defenceless.

"I love you, and I'm so sorry." Bucky laid soft kiss on your hand.

"Let me ask a question, Bucky." He looked at you, tears still filling his eyes.

You didn't expect this to be the real reason why you and Bucky broke up. But you should have known. He was too good of a man.

"If it had been the other way you around, wouldn't you have done the same? Would you have hated me then?"

"I would give my life for you without hesitation. And nothing could ever make me hate you."

His answer was fast. That was the only thing he knew about himself. You come first, always.

"Then why are you surprised with what I did? You don't love me more, Bucky." You laughed softly, already feeling your ribs ache a bit.

You always had this running joke that Bucky loved you more than you did. And to a lot of the extent, it was true.

"You didn't deserve it."

"Neither did you."

You patted the spot on bed next to you, wanting him to be close to you. And he listened. He sat on the bed, hands never leaving each other.

"Haven't we been through enough? Haven't the world tore us apart too many times? Let us have this."

If he still loved you, then you should be together. You should be broken together. You should heal together. It was poetic how even in pain, you were still together.

Both of you understood each other better than anyone. You shouldn't be separated.

"You don't hate me?" It was Bucky's worst fear and biggest doubt. If the damage Hydra did was unrepairable.

"I can live hundreds of years and still be in love with you."

You squeezed his hand to make sure he knew how serious you were. "You are all I have ever known, Bucky."

With that, Bucky got up and moved so close to you. Your faces millimetres away from each other. His breath fanning over your face. His personal scent with dust and blood engulfing you. His blue eyes warming the inside of you.

"I got the best girl of them all." Bucky kissed you.

It was a soft, slow kiss. A sign of starting over. Of getting back.

You smiled in the kiss. Bucky used to say this all the time back then. You were known as Bucky's best girl. He used to call you that.

You broke away, feeling so much better now. Bucky rested his flesh hand on your cheek.

"I thought I lost you. I was so scared."

"You didn't. I'm right here."

"Though you will leave me before I say it back." You looked at him, puzzled.

"I love you, doll. You are the thing I live for. You are the purpose of my existence. I love you so much."

You didn't care about the pain as you moved up to meet his lips one more time. And he kissed you back right away.

"You owe me a ring and wedding, Barnes." You joked while you brought your other hand to hold into his suit to ground yourself.

He laughed before he moved away for a bit, and you already missed the closeness, and he wasn't far. You watched as he brought his dog tags out. You saw something bright with them but couldn't tell it was.

"Oh my god." You felt tears gather in your eyes as Bucky brought out the shiny thing closer.

It was your ring. Your engagement ring. The ring Bucky put in your finger many years ago. It was it. You thought it must have been lost that you didn't try to look for it, avoiding the disappointment.

But here it was. Bucky was able to find it. And he kept it with his dog tags. So close to his heart. Where you belonged.

Bucky got in one knee in his technical gear in a hospital room with you connected to IV.

"Doll, will you marry me?"

You laughed loudly that you felt pain shot again in your body. Bucky was next to you in an instant when your laugh turned to a cough.

"Third time is a charm." You said as you gave him your hand.

With another proposal in Wakanda before the snap, you managed to get Bucky Barnes on his knees three times for you.

He put the ring on your finger and pressed a kiss on your hand. "It will be. Mrs. Barnes." The name always had its sweet effect on you.

Bucky leaned in again to kiss you. And this kiss felt out of the world. Like a lifeboat before drowning. Water after the drought. Your rescue.

It was Bucky's promise of safety and security. Nothing and nobody was ever going to hurt you again. A promise of a safe home. Together.

You kept your forehead resting on his as your hand found its place once again on his suit.

"No to be rude, but you need a shower, babe." You could feel the dust on his face and the blood dried on his suit and skin.

"I will be okay. Probably going to fall asleep." You didn't give him a chance to protest.

"Plus, you know. I like my man nice and clean." You pecked his lips playfully.

The sound of the word "your man" falling from your lips referring to Bucky made his heart do little dances. Damn right he was your man.

"I won't take long." He kissed your hair before he got up and left to get himself presentable for his lady.

The world felt lighter, brighter, better. You felt happy. You were happy. You looked at the ring that held huge meaning for you. You weren't hurting. You were finally okay. You had your man back.

Who would have thought a near death incident would be the thing to give you back the man who always brought life to you.

[ladyjaneasherr]

April 5th 2024, happy beloved 78th birthday to the one and only Jane! She’s been my inspiration for around 12 years since I first discovered about her. It’s been a wonderful journey getting to share new pictures I find, my scans, colourisations and accurate information in regards of the pictures I found. May I be able to meet her one day. 🤍

This post will be divided in two, as the picture shown was used for two different newspapers that I scanned therefore the subtle mark on the photos. And you might have seen the photos with my old username so I am sharing them with the new one!

Jane Asher and Gawn Grainger as Juliet Capulet and Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet” presentation while being on tour in the USA, 1967.

First picture is my edition and enhancement from historical picture auction scan, second one is my scan from the newspaper, and third one is the scan of the newspaper.

Jane Asher-More Than a Beatle's Bird

In cities all across the U.S. this spring Beatle fans are swarming to a touring production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet staged by the Bristol Old Vic Company. When Juliet appears on stage for the first time the reaction is almost always the same. Applause thunders through the theater. Flash bulbs pop—electrifying the scene like summer lightning. At the end of the play young girls scream the name of the actress who plays Juliet: "Jane Asher! Jane Asher!" This is the girl they have come to see. To a Beatle fan Jane Asher's romance is even more exciting than the story of Romeo and Juliet. Jane Asher, in case you haven't heard, is the girl friend of Paul McCartney-the last unmarried Beatle.

An Interview With Jane

To find out what kind of girl dates a Beatle and also has enough talent to

perform in one of England's most respected theatre groups, CURRENT EVENTS Editor Nancy Malone talked to Jane Asher in New York City. The 20-year-old actress seemed puzzled when asked why teen-age girls scream for her. "I don't really know," she said “and I don’t think they’re quite sure themselves. Once they’re with me, they seem a little lost and aren’t sure what to do or say”.

Miss Asher, in contrast to her fans, is not at all confused. She is looking the forward to a successful career in the theatre—on her own merit, not because of her friendship with a Beatle. The actress with the golden-red hair is well on her way to stardom. Her portrayal of Juliet with England’s Bristol Old Vic company has been highly praised. The company is nearing the end of 16-city american tour, which began in Boston last January. After appearances next month in Bloomington, Ind., Detroit, and Cleveland, the company will perform at expo 67 in Montreal. Then the actors and actresses will retur to England.

Does Jane Asher hope to do more Shakespeare? "Oh, yes." she said, “I'd like to do all the Shakespearean heroines-especially Lady Macbeth. But I'd also like to do modern comedy. I wouldn't like ever to stick to just one thing. For example, I don't want to do all movies or all stage. Though if I had to choose, I'd choose stage. I like having a live audience.

Movie Fame Unimportant

"I know you can become more famous by being in movies,", Jane said. "but I've had a taste of that kind of glamor, and I know I don't want it. I want to be a good actress." Jane, who has been acting since she was five years old, comes from a show business family. Her brother, Peter Asher, has toured the U.S. several times. He makes up one-half of the popular singing duo Peter and Gordon.

But Jane hesitates to encourage outer young people to become entertainers. "It's really not the glamorous life people imagine. It's hard work with rehearsals all day and shows every night. And when you come right down to it, acting is really only pretending you're something else on stage." Although Jane made several films during her childhood, she attended regular m schools—not acting schools for m professionals. "I'm glad I got a normal education," she said. "I think it gave me a more balanced view of life. In addition to several Shakespearean roles, Jane has played Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Wendy in Peter Pan, and Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion. Juliet, however, is the highlight of her career.

Jane and the Bard

She is particularly delighted that she is helping to acquaint American teenagers with Shakespeare. She commented on her own attitude as a 13-year-old: "I suppose I felt as all English schoolchildren do-that Shakespeare was pretty dull stuff with lots of language I didn't understand. I know I wasn't mad about it." Now, at 20, she believes that Shakespeare wrote "the greatest roles in the world." She added: "On this tour, I've gotten a lot of mail and it has meant a great deal to me. Some of the letters from kids say “We came to see you. We were so surprised. We really liked the play.” “That’s great. That’s a real accomplishment to me —as an actress”.

[ironborealis]

Lineage Cousin AU pt 4

AKA Missed Connections on AO3

Part 1 Part 2 and Part 3 on tumblr.

Bandomeer is a dreary planet with land pockmarked by the remnants of the large ionite mines that had made the planet rich, and an ocean studded with deep-sea mining rigs in an attempt to keep a grasp on the wealth -- poisoning the water now that they've rendered most of the land inhospitable.

AgriCorps' mission here is to help restore the ecosystem on land back to the grassy golden plains of the past. Before greed had them digging massive pits in search of ionite. He doubts that they'll manage it before the water is just as toxic as the soil.

The boy, he is informed, is currently harvesting a crop of Helianthus Mammothans -- enormous plants with bright yellow blossoms and edible seeds usually found on Florrum he can practically hear Qui-Gon lecturing in his ear -- in Pit Cherek Five.

All of the outpost's speeders are in use, unfortunately, so he takes the offered flimsi-map and sets out on foot.

Jocasta had given him a copy of Initiate Kenobi's file. 'Give' might be a generous word to use there. His brief glimpse at the file had only come after he'd sworn to accompany her to the Coruscant Publishers' Expo next month. Books he enjoyed. A stadium packed with hawkers of predominantly low-brow literature for three days was just about as enjoyable as a vacation on... Bandomeer.

He hadn't been impressed with what he'd seen in the file. Initiate Kenobi was a middling student both in academics and applied force theory. He had nearly two pages dedicated to listing his disciplinary citations. The only thing to recommend him as a potential padawan was a modest natural talent for swordsmanship.

Not a single knight expressed an interest in him. Hardly a surprise when the boy was exceedingly average in all the ways that counted.

That his Master had roused himself to make a last ditch effort to pair the boy with Qui-Gon was a surprise. He recognized his Master's claws in the decision to send the boy out to AgriCorps early, coincidentally on the same ship as Qui-Gon. Yoda enjoyed those little "twists" of fate, even if had to engineer them himself.

If you lived as long as Yoda had, he suspected, you started to lose sight that you were meddling with the lives of beings instead of playthings.

Only Qui-Gon had quite spoiled the plot by resisting, for once, the urge to adopt the pathetic lifeform so generously presented to him on a platter.

His Master was quite willing to create a dramatic farce to see the boy apprenticed, but not go so far as taking the boy on himself. Typical -- and likely for the best.

A boy as unremarkable as Kenobi would crumble under the scrutiny of being Yoda's padawan. Yan would know, he was intimately familiar with it.

The barren ground makes the air abominably hot, even with the wind that gusts through the plains. He can feel the collar of his tunic becoming damp with sweat. This whole detour is a complete waste of his time, he knew it before he even left Coruscant.

Qui-Gon felt the boy ought to be trained. He will see this unremarkable boy, confirm that the boy is exactly where he is supposed to be, and then finally leave the Order and it's dewy-eyed hypocrites to rot.

If Qui-Gon felt the boy ought to be trained, he should have taken the boy as his padawan. It's too late now. It's already months past the boy's thirteenth birthday. There's no point to any of this, and yet here is. He has become embarrassingly sentimental in old age.

He arrives to find a pit mine that's filled with plants that are truly gigantic, taller than him, with massive dish-like heads surrounded by a mane of brittle brown petals.

Amongst them dances Novitiate Kenobi with a machete blade. Slaughtered flowers falling around him.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Cloud Shadow on the Mountain • Palm Road • What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way) • Little Golden Age • In the Direction of the Moon • Ghost Pressure • Pobody's Nerfect • Two Men in New Tuxedos • Oh You, Old Thing • Yulia • Cave-o-sapien

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

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Screw it, imma stay on this accursed app. School be big oof and I need my emotional support fandoms.

Crossover headcanon time. Tmbs and Tmm

The misfits and the society met at a science expo. Mr. Larsen was preparing something but just happened to run into Mr. Benedict. At first, both blorbo groups paid no mind to the other, but it all started when they understood the Morse code.

Reynie and Carter like to read books quietly together. It’s a good thing they have similar tastes in literature.

Sticky is rather impressed with Ridley’s wheelchair, if a bit intimidated by the tigress herself.

Kate’s immediate action was to compare height with Theo. Height dominance is necessary.

The Golden Twins found Constance to be adorable, until she started speaking.

In fact the only one capable of matching Constance is Ridley, the stare down was legendary.

Kate jokingly proclaimed Carter as her long lost brother, which was ironic since Carter was falling for her pretty hard. In fact, when Leila was teaching Kate a few tricks with her rope, Carter could barely hide his jealousy. Everyone else saw through him, but he was adorable and he wasn’t trying anything sneaky about it.

Constance began to soften up towards the stranger blorbos quite fast when it came to her, abilities. Sad pasts and all.

Sticky always tries to find out how each of the misfits do their tricks, but Theo’s levitation is still a mystery. Constance would and could say something, but seeing Sticky confused is well worth a secret.

Kate can’t visit the Stein-Meyers. Falcon + Doves equals disaster. She also gotta be careful around Top Hat.

The society was slightly spooked by Dante’s appearance, much to the misfits’ curiosity. Something about well-dressed men apparently.

Ridley wanted Kate’s microscope telescope. Insert arm wrestling. Also insert 10 minute tie.

After a while, both groups opened up to why their group was a thing. They all had a slight chuckle with twins being an issue, much to the Goldens’ dramatic dismay.

Presto loves to annoy Madge

Moocho and The Other Mr. Vernon are a cooking duo for the ages.

The misfits find the Ten Men to be rather goofy. In return, the society is rather skeptical about Frown Clowns. Out of everything these two have been through, the irony is hilariously lost.

Bad guy headcanons

Mr. Curtain and Kalagan would team up, if only to backstab the other. Curtain finds Kalagan to be obsessed with revenge, while Kalagan finds Curtain to be a sniveling coward who could never get his hands dirty.

The Ten Men terrify most of the Frown Clowns. McCraig finds them kind of funny. Even Kalagan was disturbed to find out that the Ten Men don’t really care about their secrets.

Kalagan could sneak a few gadgets from Crawlings, but the other Ten Men are too clever for it.

Milligan could take on Kilroy, but the latter would use every trick he has. The blade wand is quite lethal.

Curtain finds a parallel with him and Ridley, something he could use to his manipulative advantage

McCracken has already made a list of targets of the citizens of Mineral Wells. Hertz and Crawlings are already on standby.

Dante would not find himself winning against McCracken. His illusions would most certainly buy valuable time, but he does not have Kalagan’s ruthlessness. Pray that he does not have to fight more than one.

[lesliecaviezel]

Good Omens-How many demons can dance on the head of a pin-Fan video Perf...

·A stage performance from the Beijing Golden Age Expo(Aug 13, 2023), which is held in Beijing, China. 

·Photography by the Beijing Golden Age Expo, performance by us. Thank them for authorizing us to post it! 

·No money is made from our performance and is not made for any marketing reasons. Just for fun, for fan-fics, and for the ineffable Good Omens! 

 Cast: 

Lesliecaviezel as Hastur 

Duckie as Crowley 

 WashingMachine as Beelzebub 

——————————— 

Directed by Lesliecaviezel 

 Background Video Edited by WashingMachine 

Photography by the Beijing Golden Age Expo 

 The preparation was exhausting but exciting(which discorporated us all).  There wasn't much time for us to be fully prepared, but at least I'm satisfied with the performance! 

 Thanks to the Beijing Golden Age Expo again for holding this comic con! 

Besides,  Somebody says I should @neil-gaiman to let him hear me scream.

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To A Very Most Elegant Asian Beauty & Highly Regarded Amazing Actress Of Remarkable & Critically Acclaimed Roles In Both National of Her country & International Roles in the US & etc.

She is A Chinese Born Actress & Singer

She was born in Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China. She initially had no intention of becoming an actress and enrolled specifically in a high school for prospective school teachers. However, upon graduation, she discovered her interest in acting and was eventually persuaded by a friend to join the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1993.

She rose to fame after starring in Zhang Yuan's Seventeen Years (1999), which won her the Best Actress Award in the 1999 Singapore Film Festival. In 2001, She starred in the television series Young Justice Bao, which propelled her to become one of the most famous actresses in China.

She was subsequently labelled as an "action actress" as she starred in a number of wuxia television series, such as Taiji Prodigy and Eight Heroes.

She achieved breakthrough with her performance in Feng Xiaogang's A World Without Thieves. She then starred in Dayyan Eng's romantic comedy film Waiting Alone, for which she received her first Best Actress nomination at the Golden Rooster Awards.

In 2009, She won Best Actress at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her performance in The Message, about Japanese invaders in China who try to ferret out a spy among their Chinese collaborators.

She then starred in Tsui Hark's 2010 action-mystery film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. She played Shangguan Jing'er, a fictional character based on Shangguan Wan'er, a prestigious politician during the Tang Dynasty. She established her studio in the same year, co-starring and co-producing the film 1911 with Jackie Chan, which was released in September 2011 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution.

Her first-time in an English-language film is Wayne Wang's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, adapted from Lisa See's 2005 novel of the same title. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. She started to gain recognition in Hollywood after starring in Resident Evil: Retribution, playing Ada Wong. The same year, she was cast in action fantasy film 400 Boys, directed by British director Alastair Paton.

In 2013, She attended the 4th Annual US-China Film Summit and received the East-West Talent Award. Hollywood magazine Variety also named her Asian Star of the Year. The following year, She was featured in Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth installment of the film franchise. This helped solidify her success overseas.

In 2015, she was cast in 3D science fiction thriller Nest (also known as Guardians of the Tomb), a Chinese-Australian co-production that was finally released in January 2018. The same year, it was announced that She would play China's first female superhero in upcoming film Realm, written by Stan Lee.

In 2018, She starred with Jason Statham in The Meg, an American-Chinese shark film based on Steve Alten's 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.

Her Best Well Know Role Is In the 2008 Martial Arts Film

Starring Jackie Chan & Jet Li

In

THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

As She Played The Iconic & Infamous China's Villainous Character in Chinese Martial Arts Films.

THE WHITE HAIRED WITCH 🧙‍♀️

She Is A Very Well Know Established Actress In China 🇨🇳 1 of the Many Great Actresses today

& A Charity Ambassador Of The Shanghai World 🌎 Expo & A Goodwill Ambassador Of UNEP

Even though she may not look it. She has aged Very Gracefully & Amazingly over the many years. As A Bad@$$  Action Actress In Wushia

Please Give A Very Well Round of Applause & A Very Happy Birthday Wishes To

The 1

& The Only

MS. LI BINGBING / BING BING LI

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU MS. BINGBING & Here's To Many More 💖 

[theultimatefan]

Gerads, Morrison, Guggenheim, Golden, Williams Headline Fan Expo New Orleans Comics Creators

Comic creators like Mitch Gerads (“Batman: The Brave and the Bold”, “Mister Miracle”) Bill Morrison (“The Simpsons,” “Roswell”), Marc Guggenheim (“Arrowverse”, “Planet of the Apes”), Michael Golden (“Avengers,” “The Micronauts”), Freddie Williams II (“Batman,” “TMNT”), Larry Houston (“The Fantastic Four,” “The X-Men") and dozens of others who have delighted millions with their work will be on hand in a standout Artist Alley at FAN EXPO New Orleans, January 10-12 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Among the other standout superstar artists and writers fans can meet are Kami Garcia (“Teen Titans”), Jeremy Adams (“Green Lantern”, “Flash Gordon”), Chris Campana (“Spirits of Vengeance,” “Daredevil”), Mike DeCarlo (“The Simpsons,” “Archie”), Mark Russell (“Batman: The Dark Age”) Ariel Diaz (“Witchblade,” “G.I.Joe”), Stephanie Williams (“Nubia and the Amazons”), Brandon Easton (“Robotech”), Brianna Garcia (“My Little Pony”), Guy Gilchrist (“The Muppets,” “Nancy”), Gavin Guidry (“Superman 78: The Metal Curtain”), Scott Hanna (“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Superman: Lois and Clark”), Travis Hymel (“TMNT Adventures,” “Trailer Park Boys”), Terry Kavanagh (Marvel Comics editor, writer), Erin Lefler (“Star Wars,” Lucasfilm), Anthony Marques (The Kubert School, “Batman: The Audio Adventures”), Aaron Reynolds (“Effin’ Birds”), Sajad Shah ("Zindan,” “AngryHero”), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “The Walking Dead”) and Ron Wilson (“The Thing,” “Marvel Two-in-One").

Virtually every franchise will be well represented by numerous creators. Q&A’s, interactive demonstration sessions, autographs, commission opportunities, and more help turn FAN EXPO New Orleans Artist Alley into a paradise for comics lovers of all genres.

Fans can view the entire FAN EXPO New Orleans field of creators at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans/comic-creators/.

Today’s announcement of the comics creator field enhances a celebrity lineup that includes a Back to the Future reunion of Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first installment in the franchise; the “Smallville” trio of Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk; "Firefly” standout Alan Tudyk; original Star Wars standout Anthony Daniels, “Superman & Lois” headliners Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch, “Doctor Who” Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker; “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star James Marsters; Alice Wetterlund and Sara Tomko (“Resident Alien”) and Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel) (“High School Musical”), with more soon to be announced.

FAN EXPO New Orleans features the biggest and best in pop culture: movies, TV, music, artists, writers, exhibitors, cosplay, with three full days of themed programming to satisfy every fandom.

New Orleans is the first event on the 2025 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

[lboogie1906]

Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was a baseball player and manager. He played in MLB primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959-66) and (1969-72) as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967-78) and the Montreal Expos in the first part of 1969. He was an essential component of the Dodgers’ championship teams in the mid-1960s and is credited with reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

He was born in DC, the seventh of 13 children. He began playing semi-professional baseball at age 14 and played baseball, basketball, and football at Cardozo Senior High School. He was named an All-City player in all three sports in his sophomore, junior, and senior years.

He was the NL MVP in 1962, stealing a record 104 bases to break the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915. He was an All-Star for five seasons and seven All-Star Games and was the first MLB All-Star Game MVP in 1962. He won Gold Gloves in 1961 and 1962. In a fourteen-year career, he batted .281 with 20 home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, 586 stolen bases, and 552 bases on balls in 1,942 games. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.

In 2014, he appeared for the first time as a candidate on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Golden Era Committee election ballot for possible Hall of Fame consideration in 2015 which required 12 votes. He missed getting elected by 3 votes. All the other candidates on the ballot missed being elected. The Committee meets and votes on ten selected candidates from the 1947 to 1972 era every three years.

He was married to Angela George. He is the father of former major leaguer Bump Wills, who played for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs for six seasons. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Holidays 10.1

Holidays

Antiope Asteroid Day

Arbor Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Armed Forces Day (South Korea)

Bad Bunny Day (California)

Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day; Cambodia)

Captains Regent Day (San Mario)

CD Player Day

Children’s Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka)

Chronic Urticaria Awareness Day

Cut Out Dissection Day

Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan)

Day of Teachers and Inspectors (Uzbekistan)

Day of the Defenders of the Ukraine (Ukraine)

DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) Day

Escape Room Day

Feast of Penha (Brazil)

Fire Pup Day

Fiscal Year begins (US)

Foundation Day of the People's Republic of China

Green Day

Ground Forces Day (Russia)

Guoqing Jie (China, Hong Kong, Macau)

International Day of Older Persons (UN)

International Gaucher Day

International Music Day

International Raccoon Appreciation Day

International Raise It Up Day

International Willy Wonka Day

Investiture of the Captains Regent (San Marino)

Journalist Day (Peru)

Kung Fu Day

Las Vegas Shooting Remembrance Day

Less Than Perfect Day

Lincolnshire Day (UK)

Little Golden Books Day

Magic Circles Day

Model T Day

Monkey God Festival (Hong Kong)

Moving Day (NYC)

National Architect Day (Mexico)

National Black Dog Day

National Book It! Day

National Day of the People's Republic of China

National Green City Day

National Hair Day

National Lace Day

National Latino Physician Day

National Massage Day (UK)

National Roller Skating Day

National Seniors Day (Canada)

National VHS Day

National Walk Your Dog Day

Older Persons Day (Kazakhstan; Tajikistan)

O’qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni (Day of Teachers and Instructors; Uzbekistan)

Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia)

Popcorn and Tears Movie Appreciation Night

Postcard Day

Prosecutor’s Day (Azerbaijan)

Stone Fishing Ceremony (French Polynesia)

Tampere Day (Finland)

Teacher’s Day (Uzbekistan)

Ukrainian Cossacks Day (Ukraine)

Umbrella Academy Day

US-ROK Alliance Day (US and Korea)

Vat Day (French Republic)

We Are the Music Makers, and We Are the Dreamers of Dreams Day

White Rabbit Day

Willy Wonka Day

World Ballet Day

World Bluegrass Day

World Bluetits Day

World Handmade Day

World Paralysis Awareness Day

World Postcard Day

World Series Day

Wold Vexillology Day

Yosemite National Park Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Coffee Day (Japan)

Croqueta Day (Miami, Florida)

German Brewer's New Year's Day

Greek Coffee Day (Greece)

Homemade Cookies Day

International Coffee Day

International Sake Day

Japanese Tea Day (Japan)

Manifest Drunkenness Day (France)

National Marinara Sauce Day

National Pumpkin Spice Day

Pudding Season begins

Vegan Baking Day

World Cocoa & Chocolate Day

World Sake Day

World Vegetarian Day

Independence & Related Days

Chuuk Constitution Day (Micronesia)

Cyprus (from UK, 1960)

Investiture of the Captains Regents (San Marino) [also 4.1]

Nigeria (from UK, 1960)

Palau (from UN Trust Territory status, 1994)

Tuvalu (from UK, 1978)

Unification Day (Cameroon)

1st Tuesday in October

Customer Experience Day [1st Tuesday]

IEEE Day [1st Tuesday]

National Advising Day [1st Tuesday]

National Fruit at Work Day [1st Tuesday]

National Night Out (Alternative) [1st Tuesday]

News Engagement Day [1st Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Takeout Tuesday [1st Tuesday of Each Month]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

To-Do List Tuesday [1st Tuesday of Each Month]

Tranquil Tuesday [1st Tuesday of Each Month]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning October 1 (1st Week of October)

Active Aging Week (thru 10.7)

Getting the World to Beat a Path to Your Door Week (thru 10.7)

National Vegetarian Awareness Week (thru 10.7]

National Walk Your Dog Week (thru 10.7) [1st Week]

Trichotillomania Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week (thru 10.7)

Universal Children’s Week (thru 10.7)

World Dairy Expo (thru 10.4)

Festivals Beginning October 1, 2024

Algeria International Festival of Comics [FIBDA] (Algiers, Algeria) [thru 10.5]

Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival (Bluffton, South Carolina) [thru 10.20]

Melbourne Fringe Festival (Melbourne, Australia) [thru 10.20]

Orangeburg County Fair (Orangeburg, South Carolina) [thru 10.6]

World Dairy Expo (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 10.4]

Feast Days

Abai (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Agnolotti Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Antonio Roybal (Artology)

Bavo of Ghent (Christian; Saint)

Camilla D'Errico (Artology)

The Canterbury Martyrs of 1588 (Christian; Martyrs)

Descension of the Lawyers Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Edward James (Christian; Blessed)

Faith Baldwin (Writerism)

Festival of Fides (Pagan)

Festival of Juno Sororia (Ancient Rome)

Festival of the Rosary (Christian; Saint)

Fides Publica (Old Roman Goddess of Faithfulness)

Fidharieus of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Flattering Finals (Shamanism)

The Frith (a.k.a. Augury; Celtic Book of Days)

Giulia Lama (Artology)

Kalends of October (Ancient Rome)

Katsushika Hokusai (Artology)

Louis Untermeyer (Writerism)

Melorus (a.k.a. Melar or Mylor; Christian; Martyr)

Ms. Barrett (Muppetism)

Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church)

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (Artology)

Older Persons Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Oschophoria (Autumn Dionysus Festival, Greek God of Intoxication)

Pergolese (Positivist; Saint)

Plat (Christian; Saint)

Remigius of Rheims (a.k.a. Remi; Christian; Saint)

Romanos the Melodist (Christian; Saint)

Thérèse of Lisieux (Christian; Saint)

Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches)

Wasnulf (a.k.a. Wasnon; Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [110] (4 of 9)

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Abbey Road, by The Beatles (US Album; 1969)

Alice Cooper #1 (Marvel Comic Book; 1979)

And So Tibet (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1964)

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein (Autobiography; 1932)

Belabor They Neighbor (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1970)

The Big Country (Film; 1958)

The Big Dipper, Parts 1 & 2 (Underdog Cartoon, S3, Eps. 5 & 6; 1966)

The Big Fix (Film; 1978)

The Big Knockover, by Dashiell Hammett (Short Story; 1927)

Blue Plate Symphony (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1954)

Bugs in Love (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1932)

A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr. (Novel; 1959)

A Close Shave, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Clown Jewels, featuring Sidney (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1961)

Cool Runnings (Film; 1993)

Deep Sea Doodle (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1960)

The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce (Book; 1906)

Dexter (TV Series; 2006)

Dr. Rhinestone’s Theory, featuring James Hound (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1967)

Expert Explorer (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1963)

Ferdydurke, by Witold Gombrowicz (Novel; 1937)

The Fighting Prince of Donegal (Film; 1966)

First Flight Up (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1962)

The Fleet’s Out, featuring Sidney (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1962)

Fountains of Wayne, by Fountains of Wayne (Album; 1996)

Freakonomics (Documentary Film; 2010)

The Friendly Ghost (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1954)

The Fright Before Christmas or A Visit from Saint Nicholouse (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 217; 1963)

The Frog (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1969)

Galaxia (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1960)

Gaston’s Easel Life (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1958)

Ghosted (TV Series; 2017)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, by Stieg Larsson (Novel; 2009) [Millennium Trilogy #3]

The Gold Dust Bandit (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1964)

Good Mousekeeping (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)

Green Onions, by Booker T. & The M.G.’s (Album; 1962)

Happy, Texas (Film; 1999)

The Hard Boiled Egg (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1948)

Hashimoto-San (Hashimoto Cartoon; 1959)

The Headless Horseman (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

The Helpful Genie (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)

Hippolyte et Aricie, by Jean-Philippe Rameau (Opera; 1733)

The Horse's Mouth, by Joyce Cary (Novel; 1944)

How to Keep Cool (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)

Hund for Pound (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie (Self Help Book; 1936)

The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy (Novel; 1985)

If Cats Could Sing (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)

Jackass (TV Series; 2000)

Journey to the End of the Night, by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (Novel; 1932)

Knight-Mare Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

Kubla Khan, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Poem; 1797)

The Last Hero, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2001) [Discworld #27]

Love That Pup (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1949)

Madame Bovary (Novel; 1856)

Mad #1 (Magazine; 1952)

The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1962)

Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka (Novella; 1915)

Mickey’s Choo-Choo (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

Midnight Love, by Marvin Gaye (Album; 1982)

The Monks Present, by The Monks (Album; 1969)

Mouse and Garden (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)

Mutiny on the Bounty, by Charles Bernard Nordhoff (Novel; 1932)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel; 1920) [1]

The Mysterious Stranger (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1948)

A New World Record, by Electric Light Orchestra (Album; 1976)

Nice Doggy (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)

Night of the Living Dead (Film; 1968)

No Space Like Home (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1971)

Now We Are Six, by A.A. Milne (Poetry; 1927) [Winnie the Pooh #4]

Panicky Pancakes (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1928)

Pastry Panic (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)

Penny Pals (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

Perils of Pearl Pureheart (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1949)

The Pigs’ Feat (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

The Planet Mouseola (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)

The Poky Little Puppy, by Janette Sebring Lowrey (Children’s Book; 1942)

The Pony Express (Flip the Frog MGM Cartoon; 1932)

Rabbit Hill, by Robert Lawson (Children’s Book; 1944)

Redwall, by Brian Jacques (Novel; 1986)

The Redwood Sap (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1951)

The Reformed Wolf (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1954)

The Reluctant Pup (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)

Ringworld, by Larry Niven (Novel; 1970)

The Rock Hound (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1968)

Screaming Life, by Soundgarden (EP; 1987)

Selling England By the Pound, by Genesis (Album; 1973)

She, by H. Rider Haggard (Novel; 1886)

The Social Network (Film; 2010)

Soups On or Rocky Goes to Pot (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 218; 1963)

Sour Gripes (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

Spooky-Yaki (Hashimoto Cartoon; 1963)

Stranger Than Paradise (Film; 1984)

Surfin’ Safari, by The Beach Boys (Album; 1962)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter (Children’s Book; 1902)

Tally-Hokum (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1965)

The Tartar Steppe, by Dino Buzzati (Novel; 1940)

Teaser and the Firecat, by Cat Stevens (Album; 1971)

Tell Me a Bedtime Story (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Film; 1974)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (Film; 1989)

The Third Musketeer (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1965)

The Three Little Kittens, by Marie Simchow Stern (Children’s Book; 1942)

This Is Your Life (Radio Series; 1952)

A Tiger’s Tail (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1964)

Tin Pan Alley (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1960)

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (Late Night TV Talk Show; 1962)

A Truckload of Trouble (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1949)

Turtle Scoop (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1961)

Valley Forge Hero (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1963)

Vincent (Disney Cartoon; 1982)

Walt Disney World (Theme Park; 1971)

The Waste Land, by T.S. Eliot (Poem; 1922)

Watch the Butterfly (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1966)

We Think the World is Round (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special)

When God Was a Woman Merlin Stone (History Book; 1976)

Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys (Novel; 1966)

The Winning Ticket (MGM Cartoon; 1938)

The Wiz (Film; 1978)

The Young Lions, by Irwin Shaw (Novel; 1948)

Yule Laff (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1962)

007 in New York, by Ian Fleming (James Bond Short Story; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Theresia (Austria)

Remigije, Tereza, Terezija (Croatia)

Igor (Czech Republic)

Remigius (Denmark)

Ragnar, Rain, Rainer, Raino, Rauno, Reinhard (Estonia)

Raine, Rainer, Raino, Rauno (Finland)

Ariel, Mélodie, Muriel, Thérèse (France)

Andrea, Remigius, Theresia, Werner (Germany)

Ananias, Romanos, Thiresia (Greece)

Malvin (Hungary)

Teresa (Italy)

Lara, Lāsma, Zanda (Latvia)

Benigna, Mantas, Mintė, Remigijus (Lithuania)

Rebekka, Remi (Norway)

Benigna, Cieszysław, Dan, Danisz, Danuta, Igor, Jan, Remigiusz (Poland)

Ariadna, Irina, Sofya (Russia)

Arnold (Slovakia)

Teresa, Teresita (Spain)

Ragna, Ragnar (Sweden)

Carter, Remington, Remy, Rhea, Rhiannon (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 275 of 2024; 91 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 40 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 29 (Wu-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 28 Elul 5784

Islamic: 27 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 5 Orange; Fryday [5 of 30]

Julian: 18 September 2024

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 23 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Sacchini / Grétry]

Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 10 of 90)

Week: Last Week of September/1st Week of October

Zodiac: Libra (Day 9 of 30)

Calendar Changes

October (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 10 of 12]

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Holidays 10.1

Holidays

Antiope Asteroid Day

Arbor Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Armed Forces Day (South Korea)

Bad Bunny Day (California)

Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day; Cambodia)

Captains Regent Day (San Mario)

CD Player Day

Children’s Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka)

Chronic Urticaria Awareness Day

Cut Out Dissection Day

Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan)

Day of Teachers and Inspectors (Uzbekistan)

Day of the Defenders of the Ukraine (Ukraine)

DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) Day

Escape Room Day

Feast of Penha (Brazil)

Fire Pup Day

Fiscal Year begins (US)

Foundation Day of the People's Republic of China

Green Day

Ground Forces Day (Russia)

Guoqing Jie (China, Hong Kong, Macau)

International Day of Older Persons (UN)

International Gaucher Day

International Music Day

International Raccoon Appreciation Day

International Raise It Up Day

International Willy Wonka Day

Investiture of the Captains Regent (San Marino)

Journalist Day (Peru)

Kung Fu Day

Las Vegas Shooting Remembrance Day

Less Than Perfect Day

Lincolnshire Day (UK)

Little Golden Books Day

Magic Circles Day

Model T Day

Monkey God Festival (Hong Kong)

Moving Day (NYC)

National Architect Day (Mexico)

National Black Dog Day

National Book It! Day

National Day of the People's Republic of China

National Green City Day

National Hair Day

National Lace Day

National Latino Physician Day

National Massage Day (UK)

National Roller Skating Day

National Seniors Day (Canada)

National VHS Day

National Walk Your Dog Day

Older Persons Day (Kazakhstan; Tajikistan)

O’qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni (Day of Teachers and Instructors; Uzbekistan)

Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia)

Popcorn and Tears Movie Appreciation Night

Postcard Day

Prosecutor’s Day (Azerbaijan)

Stone Fishing Ceremony (French Polynesia)

Tampere Day (Finland)

Teacher’s Day (Uzbekistan)

Ukrainian Cossacks Day (Ukraine)

Umbrella Academy Day

US-ROK Alliance Day (US and Korea)

Vat Day (French Republic)

We Are the Music Makers, and We Are the Dreamers of Dreams Day

White Rabbit Day

Willy Wonka Day

World Ballet Day

World Bluegrass Day

World Bluetits Day

World Handmade Day

World Paralysis Awareness Day

World Postcard Day

World Series Day

Wold Vexillology Day

Yosemite National Park Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Coffee Day (Japan)

Croqueta Day (Miami, Florida)

German Brewer's New Year's Day

Greek Coffee Day (Greece)

Homemade Cookies Day

International Coffee Day

International Sake Day

Japanese Tea Day (Japan)

Manifest Drunkenness Day (France)

National Marinara Sauce Day

National Pumpkin Spice Day

Pudding Season begins

Vegan Baking Day

World Cocoa & Chocolate Day

World Sake Day

World Vegetarian Day

Independence & Related Days

Chuuk Constitution Day (Micronesia)

Cyprus (from UK, 1960)

Investiture of the Captains Regents (San Marino) [also 4.1]

Nigeria (from UK, 1960)

Palau (from UN Trust Territory status, 1994)

Tuvalu (from UK, 1978)

Unification Day (Cameroon)

1st Tuesday in October

Customer Experience Day [1st Tuesday]

IEEE Day [1st Tuesday]

National Advising Day [1st Tuesday]

National Fruit at Work Day [1st Tuesday]

National Night Out (Alternative) [1st Tuesday]

News Engagement Day [1st Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Takeout Tuesday [1st Tuesday of Each Month]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

To-Do List Tuesday [1st Tuesday of Each Month]

Tranquil Tuesday [1st Tuesday of Each Month]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning October 1 (1st Week of October)

Active Aging Week (thru 10.7)

Getting the World to Beat a Path to Your Door Week (thru 10.7)

National Vegetarian Awareness Week (thru 10.7]

National Walk Your Dog Week (thru 10.7) [1st Week]

Trichotillomania Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week (thru 10.7)

Universal Children’s Week (thru 10.7)

World Dairy Expo (thru 10.4)

Festivals Beginning October 1, 2024

Algeria International Festival of Comics [FIBDA] (Algiers, Algeria) [thru 10.5]

Historic Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival (Bluffton, South Carolina) [thru 10.20]

Melbourne Fringe Festival (Melbourne, Australia) [thru 10.20]

Orangeburg County Fair (Orangeburg, South Carolina) [thru 10.6]

World Dairy Expo (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 10.4]

Feast Days

Abai (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Agnolotti Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Antonio Roybal (Artology)

Bavo of Ghent (Christian; Saint)

Camilla D'Errico (Artology)

The Canterbury Martyrs of 1588 (Christian; Martyrs)

Descension of the Lawyers Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Edward James (Christian; Blessed)

Faith Baldwin (Writerism)

Festival of Fides (Pagan)

Festival of Juno Sororia (Ancient Rome)

Festival of the Rosary (Christian; Saint)

Fides Publica (Old Roman Goddess of Faithfulness)

Fidharieus of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Flattering Finals (Shamanism)

The Frith (a.k.a. Augury; Celtic Book of Days)

Giulia Lama (Artology)

Kalends of October (Ancient Rome)

Katsushika Hokusai (Artology)

Louis Untermeyer (Writerism)

Melorus (a.k.a. Melar or Mylor; Christian; Martyr)

Ms. Barrett (Muppetism)

Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church)

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (Artology)

Older Persons Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Oschophoria (Autumn Dionysus Festival, Greek God of Intoxication)

Pergolese (Positivist; Saint)

Plat (Christian; Saint)

Remigius of Rheims (a.k.a. Remi; Christian; Saint)

Romanos the Melodist (Christian; Saint)

Thérèse of Lisieux (Christian; Saint)

Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches)

Wasnulf (a.k.a. Wasnon; Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [110] (4 of 9)

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Abbey Road, by The Beatles (US Album; 1969)

Alice Cooper #1 (Marvel Comic Book; 1979)

And So Tibet (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1964)

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein (Autobiography; 1932)

Belabor They Neighbor (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1970)

The Big Country (Film; 1958)

The Big Dipper, Parts 1 & 2 (Underdog Cartoon, S3, Eps. 5 & 6; 1966)

The Big Fix (Film; 1978)

The Big Knockover, by Dashiell Hammett (Short Story; 1927)

Blue Plate Symphony (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1954)

Bugs in Love (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1932)

A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr. (Novel; 1959)

A Close Shave, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Clown Jewels, featuring Sidney (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1961)

Cool Runnings (Film; 1993)

Deep Sea Doodle (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1960)

The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce (Book; 1906)

Dexter (TV Series; 2006)

Dr. Rhinestone’s Theory, featuring James Hound (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1967)

Expert Explorer (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1963)

Ferdydurke, by Witold Gombrowicz (Novel; 1937)

The Fighting Prince of Donegal (Film; 1966)

First Flight Up (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1962)

The Fleet’s Out, featuring Sidney (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1962)

Fountains of Wayne, by Fountains of Wayne (Album; 1996)

Freakonomics (Documentary Film; 2010)

The Friendly Ghost (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1954)

The Fright Before Christmas or A Visit from Saint Nicholouse (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 217; 1963)

The Frog (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1969)

Galaxia (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1960)

Gaston’s Easel Life (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1958)

Ghosted (TV Series; 2017)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, by Stieg Larsson (Novel; 2009) [Millennium Trilogy #3]

The Gold Dust Bandit (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1964)

Good Mousekeeping (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)

Green Onions, by Booker T. & The M.G.’s (Album; 1962)

Happy, Texas (Film; 1999)

The Hard Boiled Egg (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1948)

Hashimoto-San (Hashimoto Cartoon; 1959)

The Headless Horseman (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

The Helpful Genie (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)

Hippolyte et Aricie, by Jean-Philippe Rameau (Opera; 1733)

The Horse's Mouth, by Joyce Cary (Novel; 1944)

How to Keep Cool (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)

Hund for Pound (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie (Self Help Book; 1936)

The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy (Novel; 1985)

If Cats Could Sing (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)

Jackass (TV Series; 2000)

Journey to the End of the Night, by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (Novel; 1932)

Knight-Mare Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

Kubla Khan, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Poem; 1797)

The Last Hero, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2001) [Discworld #27]

Love That Pup (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1949)

Madame Bovary (Novel; 1856)

Mad #1 (Magazine; 1952)

The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1962)

Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka (Novella; 1915)

Mickey’s Choo-Choo (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

Midnight Love, by Marvin Gaye (Album; 1982)

The Monks Present, by The Monks (Album; 1969)

Mouse and Garden (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)

Mutiny on the Bounty, by Charles Bernard Nordhoff (Novel; 1932)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel; 1920) [1]

The Mysterious Stranger (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1948)

A New World Record, by Electric Light Orchestra (Album; 1976)

Nice Doggy (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)

Night of the Living Dead (Film; 1968)

No Space Like Home (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1971)

Now We Are Six, by A.A. Milne (Poetry; 1927) [Winnie the Pooh #4]

Panicky Pancakes (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1928)

Pastry Panic (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)

Penny Pals (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

Perils of Pearl Pureheart (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1949)

The Pigs’ Feat (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

The Planet Mouseola (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)

The Poky Little Puppy, by Janette Sebring Lowrey (Children’s Book; 1942)

The Pony Express (Flip the Frog MGM Cartoon; 1932)

Rabbit Hill, by Robert Lawson (Children’s Book; 1944)

Redwall, by Brian Jacques (Novel; 1986)

The Redwood Sap (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1951)

The Reformed Wolf (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1954)

The Reluctant Pup (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)

Ringworld, by Larry Niven (Novel; 1970)

The Rock Hound (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1968)

Screaming Life, by Soundgarden (EP; 1987)

Selling England By the Pound, by Genesis (Album; 1973)

She, by H. Rider Haggard (Novel; 1886)

The Social Network (Film; 2010)

Soups On or Rocky Goes to Pot (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 218; 1963)

Sour Gripes (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

Spooky-Yaki (Hashimoto Cartoon; 1963)

Stranger Than Paradise (Film; 1984)

Surfin’ Safari, by The Beach Boys (Album; 1962)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter (Children’s Book; 1902)

Tally-Hokum (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1965)

The Tartar Steppe, by Dino Buzzati (Novel; 1940)

Teaser and the Firecat, by Cat Stevens (Album; 1971)

Tell Me a Bedtime Story (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Film; 1974)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (Film; 1989)

The Third Musketeer (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1965)

The Three Little Kittens, by Marie Simchow Stern (Children’s Book; 1942)

This Is Your Life (Radio Series; 1952)

A Tiger’s Tail (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1964)

Tin Pan Alley (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1960)

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (Late Night TV Talk Show; 1962)

A Truckload of Trouble (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1949)

Turtle Scoop (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1961)

Valley Forge Hero (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1963)

Vincent (Disney Cartoon; 1982)

Walt Disney World (Theme Park; 1971)

The Waste Land, by T.S. Eliot (Poem; 1922)

Watch the Butterfly (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1966)

We Think the World is Round (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special)

When God Was a Woman Merlin Stone (History Book; 1976)

Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys (Novel; 1966)

The Winning Ticket (MGM Cartoon; 1938)

The Wiz (Film; 1978)

The Young Lions, by Irwin Shaw (Novel; 1948)

Yule Laff (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1962)

007 in New York, by Ian Fleming (James Bond Short Story; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Theresia (Austria)

Remigije, Tereza, Terezija (Croatia)

Igor (Czech Republic)

Remigius (Denmark)

Ragnar, Rain, Rainer, Raino, Rauno, Reinhard (Estonia)

Raine, Rainer, Raino, Rauno (Finland)

Ariel, Mélodie, Muriel, Thérèse (France)

Andrea, Remigius, Theresia, Werner (Germany)

Ananias, Romanos, Thiresia (Greece)

Malvin (Hungary)

Teresa (Italy)

Lara, Lāsma, Zanda (Latvia)

Benigna, Mantas, Mintė, Remigijus (Lithuania)

Rebekka, Remi (Norway)

Benigna, Cieszysław, Dan, Danisz, Danuta, Igor, Jan, Remigiusz (Poland)

Ariadna, Irina, Sofya (Russia)

Arnold (Slovakia)

Teresa, Teresita (Spain)

Ragna, Ragnar (Sweden)

Carter, Remington, Remy, Rhea, Rhiannon (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 275 of 2024; 91 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 40 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 29 (Wu-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 28 Elul 5784

Islamic: 27 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 5 Orange; Fryday [5 of 30]

Julian: 18 September 2024

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 23 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Sacchini / Grétry]

Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 10 of 90)

Week: Last Week of September/1st Week of October

Zodiac: Libra (Day 9 of 30)

Calendar Changes

October (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 10 of 12]

[globalanimenews]

Anime Renaissance: Exploring the Golden Age from the 2000s Onwards

The turn of the millennium ushered in a new era for anime, marking a period of innovation, diversity, and global recognition. From groundbreaking series to transformative technological advancements, anime from the 2000s onwards has left an indelible mark on pop culture worldwide.

Technological Revolution: Digital Animation and Beyond One of the defining characteristics of anime in the 2000s was the shift towards digital animation. This technological leap allowed for greater artistic freedom, enhanced visual effects, and more efficient production processes. Titles like "Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood" (2009) exemplified this shift with its fluid animation and vibrant color palette, setting new standards for visual storytelling.

Genre Diversity and Artistic Experimentation The 2000s also witnessed an explosion of genre diversity and artistic experimentation in anime. While classics like "Naruto" (2002) and "Bleach" (2004) captivated audiences with their epic battles and intricate world-building, other series pushed boundaries with unconventional narratives and thematic depth. "Death Note" (2006) stands out for its psychological tension and moral ambiguity, challenging viewers to ponder the consequences of absolute power.

Global Impact and Cultural Exchange With the advent of streaming platforms and online communities, anime from the 2000s gained unprecedented global reach and influence. Shows like "Attack on Titan" (2013) and "One Punch Man" (2015) garnered massive international fandoms, contributing to a thriving global anime community. Conventions such as Anime Expo in Los Angeles and Japan Expo in Paris became hubs for fans to celebrate their passion for anime and cosplay.

Social Relevance and Contemporary Themes Anime from the 2000s onwards also reflected contemporary social issues and cultural trends. "Your Lie in April" (2014) explored themes of grief and redemption through the lens of music, while "Psycho-Pass" (2012) offered a dystopian critique of surveillance and justice. These series resonated with audiences by addressing complex themes with emotional resonance and intellectual depth.

Legacy and Future Prospects As we reflect on the impact of anime from the 2000s onwards, it becomes clear that this period marked a golden age of creativity and innovation. From the rise of studio giants like Madhouse and Bones to the proliferation of streaming platforms like Crunchyroll and Funimation, anime continues to evolve and thrive in the digital age.

Looking ahead, the future of anime appears bright, with promising new talents emerging and established creators continuing to push boundaries. As fans eagerly anticipate the next wave of groundbreaking series and films, one thing remains certain: anime's ability to captivate, inspire, and transcend cultural boundaries will continue to shape the entertainment of the global landscape for years to come.

In conclusion, anime from the 2000s onwards represents a golden age characterized by technological advancement, genre diversity, and global impact. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering anime for the first time, this era offers a wealth of unforgettable stories and artistic achievements that continue to resonate with audiences worldwide.

[yourhousescene]

Golden Years, Garden State: Unveiling Senior Housing Options in New Jersey

New Jersey, the "Garden State," offers more than just beautiful scenery. It boasts a vibrant and diverse senior population with a wide range of housing needs. Whether you're seeking independent living with a touch of luxury, exploring active adult communities, or considering assisted living options, New Jersey has something for you.

Independent Living with a Jersey Twist:

Forget cookie-cutter retirement homes! New Jersey offers a kaleidoscope of independent living options. Imagine settling in a charming condo overlooking the rolling hills of Sussex County, or indulging in coastal breezes at an oceanfront apartment complex in Atlantic City. Many communities cater to active seniors, featuring amenities like swimming pools, tennis courts, and on-site fitness centers.

Active Adult Communities: Where Fun Meets Functionality:

Looking for a vibrant social scene? New Jersey's active adult communities are your answer. These communities often feature age-restricted housing with a focus on social activities, clubs, and events. Picture yourself attending wine tastings, participating in dance classes, or simply enjoying lively conversation with fellow residents. Many communities also boast proximity to healthcare facilities and shopping centers, ensuring convenience and peace of mind.

Assisted Living: A Helping Hand for a Fulfilling Life:

As we age, our needs may evolve.  New Jersey's assisted living facilities provide a supportive environment for seniors who require some assistance with daily activities. Imagine a setting where you can maintain your independence while receiving help with tasks like medication management, housekeeping, and personal care. Many facilities also offer on-site healthcare professionals and organize social events, fostering a sense of community and well-being.

Unveiling the Hidden Gems:

New Jersey is brimming with hidden gems when it comes to senior housing. Consider exploring charming converted historic buildings in walkable downtown areas, or independent living communities nestled amidst nature trails and parks. Researching online resources and attending senior living expos can help you discover unique options that suit your preferences.

Remember:

Location, location, location! Consider your proximity to family, friends, and desired amenities when making your choice .

Financial considerations: Research costs associated with different housing options and explore potential financial assistance programs for seniors.

Embrace the journey! Finding the perfect senior housing option is a personal journey. Take your time, visit different communities, and ask questions.

New Jersey's senior housing landscape offers something for every taste and budget. With a little exploration and planning, you can find the perfect haven to embrace your golden years in the beautiful Garden State.

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Fun things to do in York PA

Prepare to embark on a whimsical journey as we meander through historic York, PA. Known as the White Rose City, York is a timeless fusion of compelling history and thrilling entertainment. From enchanting theater performances to riveting motorcycle tours, each day in York presents an unforgettable adventure. Unearth the depth of American Revolution history, relish in the finest delicacies, or venture out into the expansive parks - York PA satiates every travel palate. Whether you are a burgeoning history buff, a culinary enthusiast, or an outdoor adventurer, York's omnipresent charm seduces one and all, making it a must-visit on every traveler's list. So, strap in and let's dive into the plethora of enjoyable activities that this vibrant city has under its sleeve waiting for you to discover.

Historic Sites to Visit in York, PA

The heart of York is steeped in a rich historical tapestry that will leave you spellbound. A walk down its lanes is like stepping back in time. The first stop on your historical exploration should unquestionably be The Colonial Complex. Here, you can catch a glimpse of the 18th-century courthouse, the Golden Plough Tavern, and the Gates House, all of which tell tales of a bygone era.

The York County History Center is another must-visit. This expansive center consists of a network of museums and historic buildings, each with its own unique story to tell. Walk through the Agricultural and Industrial Museum to learn about York's manufacturing and farming heritage, or take a trip to the Bonham House to explore the life of a Victorian-era artist.

For something a bit different, visit the Historic Shady Lane estate. With its sprawling gardens and stunning architecture, it provides a picturesque backdrop that highlights York's natural beauty and historic charm.

Top-Rated Restaurants in York, PA

After a day filled with historical exploration, nothing beats a good meal. And in York, you're spoilt for choice. The city boasts a variety of culinary delights that cater to every palate. Start with The Left Bank Restaurant & Bar, a local favorite that serves up mouthwatering American cuisine with a modern twist.

If you're in the mood for some comfort food, head to Roosevelt Tavern. Housed in a renovated 19th-century building, this eatery offers a cozy ambiance and a menu filled with hearty dishes like meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

For those with a sweet tooth, don't miss visiting Central Market. Here, you'll find a variety of vendors selling everything from fresh produce to baked goods. Be sure to try a whoopie pie - a Pennsylvanian delicacy that's sure to satisfy your sugar cravings.

Family-Friendly Activities in York, PA

York is a city that caters to all ages, making it the perfect destination for a family getaway. The York City Ice Arena is a great place to start. With public skating sessions and learn-to-skate classes, it offers fun on ice for everyone.

If your family is more into history, take them to the York Time Institute. Here, children can learn about the art of clock and watch making through hands-on exhibits and interactive demonstrations.

For a day filled with laughter and thrills, pay a visit to the York Fairgrounds and Expo Center. Home to the oldest fair in America, this venue hosts a variety of events throughout the year, from concerts to rodeos, ensuring there's always something exciting happening.

Outdoor Adventures in York, PA

If you're an adventure enthusiast, York has plenty to offer. The city is surrounded by a myriad of outdoor attractions that are sure to get your adrenaline pumping. Start your adventure at the Rocky Ridge Park. With over 750 acres of land, the park offers plenty of hiking trails, picnic areas, and stunning views.

For water lovers, Lake Redman is the place to be. Here, you can rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the serene waters at your own pace. If fishing is more your style, the lake is home to a variety of fish species.

For a unique outdoor experience, try the Maize Quest Fun Park. This park features a giant corn maze that's sure to challenge and entertain. After navigating the maze, enjoy a hayride, pick your own pumpkin, or roast marshmallows over a bonfire.

Shopping Destinations in York, PA

No trip to York would be complete without a little retail therapy. The city is home to a variety of shopping destinations that cater to all tastes. The York Galleria Mall is a shopper's paradise, with a vast selection of stores and restaurants.

For a more unique shopping experience, visit the New Eastern Market. This indoor market features a variety of vendors selling everything from handmade crafts to fresh produce.

If you're looking for antiques, you'll want to visit the Morningstar Marketplace. With over 200 vendors, this flea market is a treasure trove of vintage finds, from furniture to jewelry.

Cultural and Artistic Experiences in York, PA

York is a city that prides itself on its vibrant arts and culture scene. The Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center is a hub for the performing arts, hosting a variety of shows, from Broadway musicals to concerts.

For art lovers, the York Art Association offers rotating exhibitions of local and regional artists. If you're interested in creating art yourself, the association also offers classes in a variety of mediums.

If you prefer literature, visit the Martin Library. This historic building not only houses an extensive collection of books but also hosts a variety of literary events throughout the year.

Nightlife and Entertainment in York, PA

When the sun sets, York comes alive with a vibrant nightlife scene. The Holy Hound Taproom is a popular spot, offering a varied selection of beers and live music performances.

For a more upscale night out, head to The Left Bank Restaurant & Bar. Here, you can enjoy a sophisticated dining experience followed by a nightcap at their renowned cocktail bar.

For those who love to dance, the Fat Daddy's nightclub offers a large dance floor and a variety of music genres, ensuring everyone has a great time.

Annual Events and Festivals in York, PA

York is known for its lively events and festivals. The York Fair, held every September, is a must-visit. With its carnival rides, live music, and food vendors, it offers fun for all ages.

The York Street Rod Nationals is another popular event. Here, you can marvel at a variety of classic cars while enjoying live music and delicious food.

For art lovers, the Yorkfest Fine Arts Festival offers a chance to view and purchase works from local and regional artists. The festival also features live music, food vendors, and hands-on art activities.

Conclusion and Final Thoughts on York, PA

York, PA is a city that offers something for everyone. From its rich history to its vibrant arts and culture scene, there's always something to discover. Whether you're a foodie, a history buff, an adventurer, or a shopper, York has something to cater to your interests. So why wait? Plan your trip to York, PA today and discover the charm of the White Rose City for yourself.

As the owner of Oath Keepers Tree Care, your satisfaction is my top priority. When it comes to choosing a tree service company in York, PA, it's essential to find a trustworthy and experienced team to handle your tree care needs. With so many options out there, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. That's where we come in. At Oath Keepers Tree Care, we have been providing exceptional tree services in York for years. Our team of skilled arborists understands the importance of maintaining healthy trees while ensuring the safety of your property. From tree trimming and pruning to tree removal and stump grinding, we offer a wide range of services to meet your specific requirements. When selecting a tree service company, it's crucial to consider factors such as their reputation, certifications, and insurance coverage. You want a company that has a solid track record of satisfied customers and is fully insured to protect you from any liability. At Oath Keepers Tree Care, we are proud of our reputation for delivering quality service and exceeding customer expectations. Our team is fully licensed, insured, and highly trained to handle any tree care job with precision and professionalism. Choose Oath Keepers Tree Care for reliable and expert tree services in York. We promise to deliver exceptional results while ensuring your complete satisfaction.

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I am the owner of Oath Keepers Tree Care. How to Choose a Tree Service Company in York

As the owner of Oath Keepers Tree Care, customer satisfaction is my top priority. When you're looking for a tree service company in York, PA, it's critical that you select a team that is both trustworthy and experienced to handle your tree needs. With many options out there, knowing where to start can be daunting. That's where we come in.

At Oath Keepers Tree Care, we've been offering exceptional tree services in York for years. Our team of skilled arborists understand the importance of maintaining healthy trees while ensuring the safety of your property. From tree trimming and pruning, to tree removal and stump grinding, we offer a wide range of services to meet your specific needs.

When it comes to selecting a tree service company, it's crucial to consider factors such as reputation, certifications, and insurance coverage. You want a company that has a solid track record of satisfied customers and is fully insured to protect you from any liability.

The Importance of Choosing a Reliable Tree Service Company in York

Choosing a reliable tree service company in York is not just a matter of convenience, it's a matter of safety. Reliable tree service companies are knowledgeable about the different types of trees and their specific care needs, they have the right equipment to perform the job safely and efficiently, and they are committed to providing excellent customer service.

By choosing a reliable tree service company, you can have peace of mind knowing that your trees are in good hands. You won't have to worry about the risk of doing the job yourself or the potential damage that could be caused by inexperienced workers. Instead, you can trust that the job will be done correctly and safely, preserving the beauty and health of your trees.

Moreover, a reliable tree service company will also be transparent about their pricing. They will provide you with a detailed estimate before starting the work, so you know exactly what to expect and there are no surprises. They will also be fully insured, protecting you from any liability in case of accidents or damages.

Researching Tree Service Companies in York

Before you hire a tree service company, it's important to do your research. Start by getting recommendations from friends, family, or neighbors who have used tree service companies in the past. They can give you firsthand information about their experiences and the quality of work provided by the company.

Next, check the company's online presence. A reputable tree service company should have a professional website with information about their services, qualifications, and contact information. The website should also feature customer reviews and testimonials, which can give you a sense of the company's reputation and customer service.

Finally, check with local business directories and the Better Business Bureau to see if the company is accredited and if there have been any complaints filed against them. This can provide valuable insight into the company's business practices and how they handle customer complaints.

Oath Keepers Tree Care

York, PA

1180 Conewago Ave, Manchester, PA 17345, United States

(717) 378-1776 https://oathkeeperstreecare.com/