#Jan Burton

[aplaceforyourhearttorest]

currently thinking about the fact that cliff didn't walk until he was almost two years old, and ray and jan took him to see a doctor because they were worried about it. turns out, he was just fine and smart enough to purposefully hold off from doing so, because he just wanted to be held by his parents.

[irashi]

[haywire-hetfield]

"The space that he created in the history of music will last forever, no one else can ever fill it. He was one of a kind. And I can never listen to any Metallica record without thinking of him. It is clear that the gift he gave lives on in that band's music, be he live or be he dead. And I say God bless Cliff Burton, he rules."

[allenb61]

My Baby, My Baby

[musicmags]

[freshdanks]

Gabriel & Dresden feat. Jan Burton - Waiting For Winter

Here’s the always great but even better in the seasonal hour “Waiting For Winter” by Gabriel & Dresden with the harmonious vocals from Jan Burton dedicated to you who are waiting for this winter to end!

[haywire-hetfield]

"The Burtons were there (about Jason's audition for Metallica), you know both Burtons were alive then. They were so nice to me. Jan Burton grabbed me right away once the guys told me. Said 'you're the one, they know you're the one. Please, be safe.' That was heavy, that was heavy. They're passing Cliff's torch on, who's getting it?"

He's everything, he deserves everything.

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

[writinginaforrest]

Guts (feat. a Journey to Bolton Film Festival)

(7th Oct 2024)

This is more like a diary entry than an essay. More anecdotal than what I've written previously. That being said, this is my blog, I can do what I want. In the following I talk about my experiences with my Eating Disorder (ARFID) in considerable detail, if that will make you uncomfortable or distressed, I'd say skip this one. We can catch each other next time around, look after yourself.

I’ve never been to Bolton before. And yet, perhaps I give off the energy of someone who has settled there. It wasn’t twenty minutes after my friend and I stepped off the train that two people asked us for directions, and all we could do was respond in a good-faith bewilderment that we were in fact not native to the area. It did remind me remarkably of a town in Cornwall though. Everything shuttered in the middle of a sunday. Bare streets. A little grey. One of those out-of-the-way places the Government has forgotten about. Still, I couldn’t deny walking down the high street that there were some gorgeous buildings dotted around. 

I walked into the shopping centre, my friend and I got some pictures of the posters for the films showing, and then we eventually found our way into the cinema. There were perhaps seven other people in there by the time the reel started. While I always encourage people to go to the cinema, I can’t help but feel a slight joy when I have a screen all to myself. Maybe it’s selfish. Either way, it was just me, my friend, and these seven other people sitting dotted around this theatre all having a love (or in my friend’s case, being brought by someone who loves) film. 

We saw five shorts:

Pavane (Pauline Gay, 2023, France)

Guts (Margaux Susi, 2023, United States)

Grill (Jade Hærem Aksnes, 2023, Norway)

Heap (Kyle Marchen, 2023, Canada)

An Orange From Jaffa (Mohammed Almughanni, 2024, Occupied Palestinian Territory)

I can’t stress enough how consistently good these shorts were. Dark, Funny, but also thought provoking and cathartic. It made me happy to see a Palestinian film in the mix-up, a small act of defiance against the forces trying to make them lose hope, it looked gorgeous and was written amazingly. Grill was bleak and relatable, Pavane made me think about my mother, and Heap was my favourite out of the group, a real mind-fuck kind of film, and aesthetically brilliant. A sort of shortened Black Mirror. 

But Guts. That stirred up a lot of feelings for me. It was the reason I went to see that particular block of films. I’m a fan of StarKid and Smosh and also Watched all (at the time) Sixteen seasons of Grey’s anatomy in a matter of weeks. Angela Giarratana and Kate Burton?? Opposite Each other?? In a Movie playing in a theatre near me?? Sign Me Up. 

I knew it was about a Girl in recovery. Specifically from an Eating Disorder. I knew Angela’s character was a girl who invited a stranger to dinner because eating with other people is easier than eating alone. I’ve been there. It was only semi-recently that my own eating disorder was brought to my attention. I confided in my friend (the selfsame who came with me to this screening) with a self deprecating chuckle that I’d been eating little other than a couple of slices of toast a day for Three or so weeks. Food has always (and continues to be) a source of anxiety for me. Just as one might be scared of what would happen if they put their hand on the stove (you stand there and imagine the searing pain, the blisters, the burns, it inevitably puts you off the action) I was scared of eating. I was scared of putting food in my body. I was scared of feeling the food in my mouth. Of chewing it. Of actually doing the act. The thought of eating made me feel sick. Fear would wrap an iron grip around my stomach to the point where I’d turn to my trusty loaf of bread and salted butter to get the job done. My friend pointed out with a face twisted with concern that eating that way isn’t normal. Being scared of food isn’t normal. I recounted that it had been this way for as long as I could remember and she informed me that it sounded like I had ARFID. 

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. I won’t spout the facts at you but it’s pretty much what it says on the tin. Being aware of it has helped me in a way. But it’s so incredibly present. The other day I simply could not decide what I wanted to eat. I ran through the options in my head and the thought of consuming those things filled me with the familiar dread. There it was again. Instead of deciding what to eat, I let the wave of dread take me and I lay in my bed for an hour and a half, on top of the covers and staring at the ceiling. I had to self regulate. I had to calm down. It had been a good day, and then everything fell apart. 

Guts said so adequately what I had been struggling to verbalise. Hearing Angela speak the things that I needed to remind myself of (Jan Rosenberg’s writing perhaps is the direction I should be tipping my hat to in this regard) made my heart feel a certain way. 

And Jesus Christ that’s why I love movies. 

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my 90's Fest Movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 marathon...Batman Returns (1992) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #Movie #movies #actionadventure #comicbookmovies #superheromovies #Batman #thedarkknight #batmanreturns #ThePenguin #catwoman #AlfredPennyworth #CommissionerGordon #batmobile #Batmissile #batskiboat #timburton #MichaelKeaton #dannydevito #michellepfeiffer #MichaelGough #ripmichaelgough #PatHingle #rippathingle #christophermauricebrown #andrewbryniarski #JanHooks #michaelmurphy #christiconaway #paulreubens #rippaulreubens #vincentschiavelli #ripvincentschiavelli #DebbieLeeCarrington #SeanWhalen #vintage #VHS #90s #90sfest #durandurantulsas4thannual90sfest

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching

PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE Tim Burton USA, 1985

[lauralot89]

19th Century Vampire Lit I'm Gonna Read

Because I've lost my mind.

Most of these texts were found with the aid of these two posts. I did not include any of the stories listed as "not technically about vampires," except for "Let Loose," because it concerns a specter seeking blood, and "Vampirismus," because it's called "Vampirismus."

A strikethrough indicates that I've already read the work. Bold text indicates that I cannot find an English translation, whether online or for purchase. If you know of English translations of any bolded titles, please let me know.

Thalaba the Destroyer, Robert Southey (1801)

"The Vampire," John Stagg (1810)

The Giaour, Lord Byron (1813)

"A Fragment of a Novel," Lord Byron (1816)

"The Vampyre," John William Polidori (1819)

The Black Vampyre, Uriah Derick D'Arcy (1819)

The Vampire Lord Ruthwen, Cyprien Bérard (1820)

The Vampire, or The Bride of the Isles, J.R. Planché (1820)

The Vampire, Charles Nodier (1820)

"Vampirismus," E.T.A. Hoffman (1821)

Smarra, or Demons of the Night, Charles Nodier (1821)

"Wake Not the Dead," Ernst Raupach (1823)

The Vampire, or the Hungarian Virgin, Étienne-Léon de Lamothe-Langon (1825)

Der Vampyre und seine Braut, Karl Spindler (1826)

La Guzla, ou Choix de Poesies Illyrique, Prosper Merimee (1827)

"Pepopukin in Corsica," Arthur Young (1827)

The Vampire, Heinrich Masrschner and Wilhelm August Wohlbrück (1828)

The Skeleton Count, or the Vampire Mistress, Elizabeth Caroline Grey (1828)

Der Vampyre, oder die Totenbraut, Theodor Hildebrand (1828)

"The Vampire Bride," Henry Thomas Liddell (1833)

Clarimonde, Théophile Gautier (1836)

The Family of the Vourdalak, Aleksey Tolstoy (1839)

The Vampire, Aleksey Tolstoy (1841)

"The Vampyre," James Clerk Maxwell (1845)

Varney the Vampire, or The Feast of Blood, James Macolm Rymer (1845-1847)

The Pale Lady/The Carpathian Mountains/The Vampire of the Carpathian Mountains, Alexandre Dumas (1849)

"The Vampyre," Elizabeth F. Ellet (1849)

The Phantom World [select chapters], Augustin Calmet (1850)

The Vampire, Alexandre Dumas (1851)

The Vampires of London, Angelo de Sorr (1852)

The Dead Baroness/The Vampire and the Devil's Son, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1852)

"The Vampire," Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1857)

Knightshade/The Shadow Knight, Paul Féval (1860)

"The Mysterious Stranger," Karl von Wachsmann (1860)

"Metamorphosis of a Vampire," Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1860)

The Vampire of the Val-de-Grace, Leon Gozlan (1861)

"The Vampire; Or, Pedro Pacheco and the Bruxa," William H.G. Kingston (1863)

The Vampire/The Vampire Countess, Paul Féval (1865)

Vampire City, Paul Féval (1867)

"The Last Lords of Gardonal," William Gilbert (1867)

Vikram and the Vampire, Sir Richard Francis Burton (1871)

"The Vampire Cat of Nabéshima," Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (1871)

Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872)

"Ghosts," Mihail Eminescu (1876)

Der Vampyr – Novelle aus Bulgarien, Hans Wachenhusen (1878)

Captain Vampire, Marie Nizet (1879)

"The Fate of Madame Cabanel," Eliza Lynn Linton (1880)

After Ninety Years, Milovan Glišic (1880)

"The Vampyre," Owen Meredith (1882)

"The Vampire," Jan Naruda (1884)

"Manor," Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1884)

"The Vampyre," Vasile Alecsandri (1886)

The Horla, Guy de Maupassant (1887)

"Ken's Mystery/The Grave of Ethelind Fionguala," Julian Hawthorne (1887)

"A Mystery of the Campagna," Anne Crawford (1887)

"Romanian Deaths and Burials-Vampires and Werewolves," Emily Gerard (1888)

"The Old Portrait," Hume Nisbet (1890)

"The Vampire Maid," Hume Nisbet (1890)

"Let Loose," Mary Cholmondeley (1890)

"The Vampire," Felix Dahn (1892)

The Parasite, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1884)

"The True Story of a Vampire/The Sad Story of a Vampire," Count Eric Stenbock (1894)

"A Kiss of Judas," Julian Osgood Field (1894)

"The Prayer," Violet Hunt (1895)

"Good Lady Duncayne," Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1896)

"The Vampire of Croglin Grange," Augustus Hare (1896)

"Phorfor," Matthew Phipps Shiel (1896)

Dracula, Bram Stoker (1897)

"Dracula's Guest," Bram Stoker (1914*)

The Blood of the Vampire, Florence Marryat (1897)

*"Dracula's Guest" was first published in 1914 but was written either concurrent to or before the writing of Dracula.

I'm going to be honest. When I began, I thought there were four nineteenth century vampire stories. Five if you count Dracula's Guest. I've made a huge mistake.

[art-that-fucks-you-up-tournament]

SET SEVEN - ROUND TWO - MATCH ONE

"The Meeting On The Turret Stairs" (1864 - Frederic William Burton) / "Stańczyk" (1862 - Jan Matejko)

THE MEETING ON THE TURRET STAIRS: The fact that it's watercolor… Jesus Christ, Dude. Also I am biased because I run a weekly scheduled post for it (Meeting on the Turret Stairs Tuesday) so I would be letting myself down not reblogging it haha (@dorknewton)

STAŃCZYK: this piece pictures a jester contemplating the political disasters befalling the country, presumably as the court is celebrating in the other rooms. it takes place when the polish nobility was essentially selling out the territories to neighbouring regimes, ignorant of the fact they were issuing a permission for colonisation and oppression of their own people. while it’s context is extremely specific, it remains to feel relevant considering the actions of those in power even in the modern society. i think the climate anxiety has a similar vibe; feeling like you’re isolated in your care while the higher ups are celebrating their own greed. (anonymous)

("The Meeting on the Turret Stairs" is a watercolor painting by Frederic William Burton. It measures 95.5 x 60.8 cm (37.6 x 24 in) and is held by the National Gallery of Ireland.

"Stańczyk" or "Stańczyk during a ball at the court of Queen Bona in the face of the loss of Smolensk" is an oil on canvas painting by Jan Matejko. It measures 120 cm × 88 cm (47 in × 35 in) and is held by the Warsaw National Museum.)

[vintagelasvegas]

Boulder Club – Since 1929

Timeline of Boulder Club, 118 Fremont St, Las Vegas. Photo: 5/25/55, by Las Vegas News Bureau.

'29: Jul. 27, Boulder Club opens in a new 2-story building on Lot 18, Block 15, constructed “in a little over a month.” Boulder Club operates on the ground floor. The owners are Prosper J. Goumond, Clyde Hatch, J. V. Murphy, and Walter Watson, all from Ely. By the following year the owners are Goumond and A. B. Witcher. Throughout the history of Boulder Club, Goumond and Witcher are referred to as the founders. Neon sign by Bruce Brothers.

'31: Mar., Boulder Club is one of eight clubs to receive the first gaming licenses by the city and county under the new gaming law. (RJ 4/1/31)

'33: May, Second neon sign, with stein of beer. The sign is the first in Las Vegas by Young Electric (YESCO).

'35: Jan. 19, Boulder Club opens a Keno parlor. Some time later “Keno” is added to the neon sign.

'36: Oct., Clock added to sign (Review-Journal 10/12/36 p2:6).

'40: Mar., Boulder Club expansion into 120 Fremont (Lot 19, Block 15) also owned by Goumond & Witcher. The clock removed from sign and a horizontal “Boulder Club” marquee is added across 118-120 Fremont.

'45: Third sign, by YESCO, built from Jul.-Oct. The sign is bigger than the building, with a panel depicting water shimmering at Hoover Dam, and a theater style marquee hanging over the sidewalk. YESCO opens a Las Vegas shop for full-time maintenance of the sign. (Young Jr. Oral History)

'50: A new ownership corp. is formed with Goumond (president), Jim Young, Larry Hezzlewood, J.K. Houssels, Connie Hurley, and Lillian Witcher (widow of A. B.)

'51: “Boulder Club, Bets from a dime up,” rooftop sign.

'54: Nov. 24, Gouman dies; shares go to granddaughter Margo Goumond Hines.

'55, Oct: Ernest & Peter Amante head a group that take over Boulder Club, paying $800,000 and $4,000 monthly rent to property owners Hines and Witcher.

'56, Nov 25: Fire destroys the 2nd floor of the building, casino is closed. The fire is ruled arson.

'56, Dec 29: Boulder Club reopened.

'57, Apr: The sale to Amante bros is aborted, and Boulder is briefly closed. The former ownership form a new partnership with “Farmer” Milton B. Page heading the casino, and Boulder Club reopens Apr. 24. The gaming licensees are Hezzelwood, Houssels, Page, Young, the estate of Goumond (Margo G. Hines). The Boulder Club partners listed in print ads include Connie Hurley, Lillian Witcher, and Ross Page. “Farmer Page” is added to the top of the marquee, and the names Houssels, Page, Young, Hezzelwood on a drape below the marquee.

'60: Sep., Page dies on the 9th. Page’s widow and partners close the club 9/28/60. The property is leased to Horseshoe Club for their expansion. The building is demolished in Nov. As of the 2020s, Lots 18-19, Block 15, are leased to Binion’s Gambling Hall.

Photos of Boulder Club

Sep. '30 – Boulder Club with its first sign. Flags on Fremont St for the dam dedication ceremony, 9/17/30.

Aug. '30 – Banner for "Ma" Kennedy, mother of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, appearing at Boulder Club 8/23/30 to 8/30/30. Elton and Madelaine Garrett Collection (PH-00265) UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

circa '43 – Boulder Club with '33 sign and '40 marquee. Postcard by Burton Frasher, Frasher Fotos.

11/25/56 – Fire at Boulder Club.

New Sign Put on Boulder Club. Review-Journal, 7/12/29 p5; $60,000 Put In Boulder Club. Review-Journal, 6/27/29 p6; Slot Machines Barred Where Minors Loiter. Review-Journal, 4/1/31 p1; Boulder Club Has Giant Neon Sign. Review-Journal, 5/22/33 p2; Boulder Club to Double Size of Present Quarters. Review-Journal, 3/19/40; Boulder Club advertisement. Review-Journal, 10/20/45 p3; Boulder Club Is New Corporation. Review-Journal, 5/18/50 p2; PJ Gouman Dies in Vegas. Review-Journal, 11/24/54 p1; Fire Investigators Probe Cause. Review-Journal, 11/26/56 p1; Arson Found in Boulder Club Fire. Review-Journal, 11/29/56 p1; Boulder Club Open Saturday. Review-Journal, 12/30/56; Minutes, 4/11/57. Las Vegas City Commission Records (MS-00237), UNLV Special Collections & Archives; Partner. Review-Journal, 4/22/57 p14; Thomas Young Jr. oral history interview (OH-03255), UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

[psychedelic-charm]

It can't be. I've reblogged this post already. Have I gone mad?

I’m basically Alice