#Jay Clarkson

[bandcampsnoop]

4/23/24.

Leather Jacket Records (Christchurch, New Zealand) has been on a tear for the past couple of years. It seems lately they are trending to releasing new music rather than reissues. While "Children of the Rule b/w Waikouaiti" isn't a reissue, the music represents new music from someone who's been playing music for nearly 40 years. I was first introduced to Jay Clarkson's music on the amazing Tuatara compilation - Expendables' "Man With No Desire".

Now comes this single from Jay Clarkson & The Container (Waikouaiti, New Zealand). The Containers are a veritable who's who of New Zealand musicians - I mean Alan Haig (The Chills, Snapper, etc.) and Mike Dooley (Toy Love, The Enemy) are HEAVYWEIGHTS in the annals of New Zealand rock.

Paul Kean (another big hitter from The Bats) mixed and mastered this.

[resident-gay-bitch]

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Tuesdays 🏳️‍⚧️

3 times Eddie was shocked to find out things about his friends dating life, and 1 time he was shocked about his own. (Transfem Stevie)

“Wait, what?!” Eddie shouted, staring at Robin incredulous.

“I’m. A. Lesbian.” She repeated, clapping her hands between each word, “Do you need a dictionary definition on what that means, dingus? Because it’s not-“

“No-“ Eddie interrupted, shaking his head, hands sternly on his hips, “I know what a lesbian is, don’t worry. I just didn’t know you were one!”

“Oh… well, yeah, I am.” She shrugged, “Obviously! Whose idea did you think it was to have a Michelle Pfeiffer movie marathon?”

“Huh.” Eddie nodded, giving her a once over, “Well that clears some things up.”

“God, you’re such a dingus sometimes.” Robin snorted, scruffing up his hair, “Come on, we’re gonna be late to meet Stevie if we don’t leave now.”

☆ ★ ☆

“Wait, what?!” Eddie said, doing a double take and charging backwards, almost stacking it down the stairs to the Wheelers basement.

“No! Nothing!” Will shouted, slapping his hand over his mouth, Mike beside him groaned.

“Nuh uh, not nothing. Don’t try to lie to me you little shits. I saw you two smooching it up.” He said, his voice a harsh whisper as he stared down at them. Or, well, attempted to since they’re almost taller than him these days. “Spill.”

“We don’t have to tell you anything.” Mike sassed.

“Oh, yeah?” Eddie sassed right back, “Tell that to the three headed fire breathing dragon who has it out for you, Mighty Palladian.”

Mike groaned, “We’re not gay!”

“Well, last I checked you’re both dudes.” Eddie tutted, “So, what’s this, hmm? I’m not letting you be a little bitch and use your best friend as your experiment.”

“I’d never do that!” Mike clipped.

“Experiment?” Will asked, his face scrunched up.

“Oh, yeah, been there.” Eddie scoffed self-deprecatingly, chucking a thumb at himself, “Don’t tell anyone, but I went through half the football team.”

“Wait, you’re gay?” Mike glared at him.

“Nuh duh.” Eddie blabbered, tongue rolling out of his mouth, “I thought you little shits knew.”

“I knew.” Will shrugged.

“Why did you know?” Mike argued.

“I just knew.” Will said back.

“Hey now, little dudes, enough of that.” Eddie shook his head, “Now come on, what’s going on here? Is this some creepy weirdo exploration thing or have you gone all sweet ‘n shit on each other.”

“Don’t tell anyone, okay.” Will hissed, grabbing Mike's hand, “We’re dating.”

“He didn’t need to know that.” Mike groaned.

“Wouldn’t you rather someone know?” Will raised an eyebrow, “Someone you actually look up to and like?”

“Aww, Little Wheeler, you look up to me?” Eddie asked, a hand splayed over his heart, “I’m honoured.”

“I’m outta here.” Mike rolled his eyes, pushing past Eddie and up the stairs, “I swear if you tell anyone, I’m gonna go steal all your Dungeon Master notes-“

Eddie gasped dramatically, “You wouldn’t!”

“Watch me.” Mike rolled his eyes, accidentally letting a smile slip before he was fully turned around.

☆ ★ ☆

“Wait, what?” Eddie asked, choking on his sandwich, staring up at his uncle.

“I said-“

“I know what you said.” He shook his head, “I just… you are in a relationship?”

“Yes.” Wayne nodded, “I’m very happy.”

“Oh, wow.” Eddie breathed, “I did not expect this happening when I woke up this morning.”

Wayne chuckled at him, “It ain’t that crazy, son.”

“Yeah it is!” Eddie protested, “I didn’t think you even cared about relationships or nothing. You’ve always been just Wayne to me.”

“Yeah, cause you were a sad little kid that needed my full attention.” Wayne huffed, “Now, you’re an adult and I’d like a relationship.”

“Huh…” Eddie nodded, and began to eat his sandwich again, “So can I meet him?”

“You already have.”

“When?” Eddie asked, furrowing his brow.

“His name’s Scott, and I love him very much, and we met at your middle school parent teacher interviews and have been putting off our feelings since then.”

“That long? Wayne!” Eddie groaned, “Is he like a single dad or something?”

“No, he’s your old science teacher.”

“Wait, what!”

☆ ★ ☆

“Wait, what?” Eddie asked, scrunching his face, looking at Steve on the verge of short circuiting.

“Yeah, I just can’t do this anymore, Eddie.” He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, “I like you, so much, and I just…”

“Stevie, I’m gay.” Eddie said, now looking at him with desperation, “Steve I’m so gay, I’m the gayest any dude could ever be. Holy shit, I like you too!”

“You are?” Steve said, his eyes beginning to well up a little.

“Yes!” Eddie said, jumping on the spot, “I’m so fucking gay, Stevie. Gayer than the day is long! Please go out with me.”

Steve huffed, giving Eddie a saddened smile, “I’m not a guy, though.”

“Wait… what?” Eddie asked, scrunching his nose, “What do you mean?”

“I’m transgender…” Steve said, looking at the ground, “I’m actually a woman.”

“Wait, you’re transgender?” He asked, whispering the next part to himself, “God, everythings happening this week…”

Steve nodded her head, “Yeah, I can’t… I’m sorry, Eddie, but if you’re gay-“

“I’m bisexual, actually. I’m so bisexual, please go out with me.”

“Eddie, you can’t just change your sexuality.”

“Uh, well, apparently you can, because I just did.” Eddie sassed, “I was gay, now I’m bisexual, cause I have a big ol’ crush on you, and if you’re a woman, that makes me bisexual.”

Steve glared at him.

“So, can I take you out on a date now?” He said, staring up at Steve with stars in his eyes.

“Are you being serious? This isn’t just a joke, Eddie, it’s my identity.”

“I know.” He said, deadpan, “It’s mine too. Hell, I’m finding so many things out this week, it’s crazy. So like, do I still call you Steve or…?”

“I prefer Stevie.”

Eddie grinned, “Sick. So Stevie, about that date?”

Stevie huffed, “You realise if this goes anywhere I’d be your girlfriend, not your boyfriend.”

“Holy shit, you wanna be my girlfriend?” He beamed at her, “This is so metal, can I kiss you, I wanna kiss you so bad, Stevie, please be my girlfriend right now.”

“Oh…” Stevie muttered, finally smiling, “Yeah, I’d like that.”

Eddie just about fainted.

Stevie has my heart oh my fucking god I love her *Screams hysterically from the rooftops*

[djkerr]

BTS TGF 02x08 Day 457

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[abeautifulrayofsunshine]

[comfortfromyourpain]

Kelly Clarkson Show 2/17/23

[resident-bowie-bitch]

i need to write some clarkson content because i’m dying for it, what should i write?

[dxsturbia]

Because you might be able to rewrite the narrative while I don’t care to keep my eye on you but never forget that you CHOSE ME on three separate occasions

I dropped everything I had going on moment you came back into my life on some steady shit

Chelsey knew she really did we were friends but my reputation with her is not what happened



You did not summon me

I was there by choice

You knew exactly what you were getting and that’s why you wanted it and it bothered you

bzz

Wasp

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching - 30 Days of The Gays™ Edition

THE DYING GAUL Craig Lucas USA, 2005

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have All the King’s Man 2006

[bandcampsnoop]

3/5/23.

Playthings were a Christchurch, New Zealand band made up of Jay Clarkson (The Expendables), Janine Saundercock and Nicky Carter. Paul Kean (The Bats) joined as a sound engineer and took over bass/guitar duties after Saundercock left the band.

Leather Jacket Records (also Christchurch) is releasing this 6-song EP that seemingly contains the entire recorded output of the band. This May the band will reform to play some its songs along with songs from Toy Love (Alec Bathgate will be joining the band).

These songs have more of a punk or post-punk sounds (The Expendables, Toy Love) than the pop of The Bats or another Leather Jacket Records release - The Sundae Painters.

[resident-gay-bitch]

steve knelt down, hands reaching out for the messed up collar around els neck. straightening it out with a soft smile, he smoothed her hair down too.

“prettiest girl at school.”

she giggled, “thanks dad! see you tonight.”

“remember you have soccer after-“

“i know.” she drawled like it was obvious, and to her, it was, “bye!” she called before running off.

steve shook his head with a little laugh. he watched her scramble off into class in her new pinafore dress that he spoiled her with because she finally made herself a friend. he waved to her as she stuck her hand up and flailed it around behind her, knowing he would still be watching, and scurried off to her class.

steve loved his girl.

he couldn’t not love his girl.

she was the only thing worth living for.

he looked over to his left, after hearing a giggle, and met the eye of one of the mothers who had developed far too much of an interest in him for a married woman. he shot her a forced smile.

he finally stood back up, brushed off his knees and hopped back in the car, heading off to another tedious day at work.

*

eddie turned the music down… significantly, and quickly hopped out the car.

“dad! come on!” max groaned, hauling herself out of the car seat.

“yeah yeah.” eddie nodded, slamming his door shut, “you were the one who slept in, bug.”

“you were meant to wake me up!”

eddie leant forward on his knees and looked at her, “i thought you were a big girl, hmm? what did i buy that alarm clock for if you’re not gonna use it?”

max glared at him, “but you’re my dad.”

“and you’re my daughter, and my daughter knew i had a very important call to make thismorning so…”

max sunk her shoulders, “so you couldn’t wake me up.”

“there we go.” eddie smiled and let her on the back, “now c’mon, before you miss music.”

the little girl lit up and hurried towards the front office.

“hey!” eddie shouted, grabbing her bag from the backseat and shut the door, “school bag!”

“you can carry it!” she called back, waving him over to her.

“little rat.” he grinned, jogging over and scuffing up her hair.

she giggled and hurried inside.

“ah, maxine.” the receptionist leant over her desk, “late again?” she was a bitch.

max nodded.

“got a bit tangled up in sorts thismorning.”

the receptionist glared at him over her glasses and pulled out a late form for him to sign.

eddie filled it out, handed it back with a bitchy smile, and knelt down in front of max. he smiled and tugged on her braids, fixed up her fringe which was askew from her morning frantic.

“you have a good day, yeah, kiddo?”

“got it, dad.” she huffed.

the kid had an attitude, and eddie fucking adored it.

“got it, dad.” eddie mimicked, his tongue poking out at her with a little eye roll.

she giggled and snatched her backpack from him, “i got soccer after school, remember?”

“shi-uger honey iced tea, thanks for reminding me, bug.” he pet her on the head, “see you after soccer.”

max reached her hand out for their secret handshake - the shortened for running late emergency’s version - and hurried off for class.

eddie placed his hand on his knee to help himself stand and pet the desk, thanking the bitchy office lady again, because darned if he wasn’t a gentleman.

“oh, mr munson? hi.” a voice called from the other side of the office.

eddie froze in place, closing his eyes for a moment because he knew it was maxs old home room teacher who kinda definitely had a crush on him.

he forced himself to turn around, “ms summers.”

“late again?” she said with a smile, making her way over to him.

he shrugged with a guilty smile, “busy morning.”

“i bet.” she pouted, “it’s gotta be hard without mum around.”

eddie nodded his head, “yup… so hard.” it wasn’t really.

she reached her hand out for his bicep, “let me know if you ever need anything.”

“thanks… again.” he nodded and backed away, “ah… duty calls.”

“okay! bye now.” she waggled her fingers at him.

“bye.” eddie pumped his eyebrows and made a runner.

*

eddie hopped out of his van, slamming the door shut behind him, as per usual. he pulled his pants up a little, re-tying the arms of his coveralls around his waist to sit a little better. he rounded his van and walked over to the edge of the oval, where the kids were running a muck and balls were flying everywhere.

it was like a warzone and eddie was terrified.

not only was he scared that max was gonna get hurt - they’d already dealt with two broken arms, a fractured shin, and a concussion before the ripe age of ten - he was scared that max was going to inflict some serious damage on some other por kid.

his girl was a menace.

he caught sight of her fiery red hair running down the pitch, chasing some other little girl in a purple vest for the ball. max swooped in and kicked it away, over to a brunette girl that eddie recognised as her friend.

he met her once, ellie he was pretty sure, sweet girl.

a girl too sweet for his criminal in the making, but hey, who was he to interrupt this adorable little friendship.

at least max actually had a friend now. she’d been struggling with that for a while. eddie was just so proud that his girl was able to not scare yet another sweet little kid off.

when she told him she had a new friend, he took her for ice cream, and then they had fancy pizza for dinner, and he let her stay up an hour past her bedtime to watch her favourite movie. wayne got her a dirt bike.

he tucked his keys into his pocket and folded his arms over his chest, settled in to watch the madness that went about the soccer field. he had no idea what was happening.

someone kicked a goal because now the small cluster of parents observing were clapping and cheering, and one parent in particular was going haywire. clapping, cheering, calling out “that’s my girl!”

he was getting plenty of looks from the soccer mums that eddie couldn’t fucking stand. he hated every last one of those bitches and their mean, far too privileged kids.

eddie figured this guy probably wasn’t any better. his kid was probably a prick too, right?

he looked out at the field and saw little ellie giggling and waving out at the crowd, she looked ecstatic. max had rushed up behind her for a tight hug, congratulating her best friend on her goal. eddie looked over to who she was waving at, and it was the ballistic dad dressed in a fitted button down shirt and slacks that- okay, so this guy was kinda hot.

definitely asshole material.

eddie walked over to him.

“ellie’s your girl?” he asked.

it caught the dad off guard a little, but he smiled fondly, looked back out at the game which had started again, and nodded, “yeah, she’s mine.”

“max is mine.” eddie pointed out to his girl, “just wanna say thanks… max didn’t really have any friends before el came along. really cheered her up.”

“yeah?” he asked, and he seemed genuinely proud.

eddie nodded.

“same here.” he smiled, “el was pretty quiet, kept to herself. lots of kids bullied her. when she came home raving about some max with cool red hair and a skateboard i kinda went crazy and spoiled the shit out of her.”

eddie laughed, “no way. when she told me about ellie i spoiled her to dessert before dinner and grandpa bought her the dirt bike she’d been begging me for.”

the guy smiled fondly and stuck out his hand, “steve.”

“eddie.” eddie shook his hand, reciprocating his smile, “now, i gotta be honest with you…” eddie said, eyes back on the game as he leant into steve’s space, “i have no idea how soccer works, so, tell me if i need to cheer, yeah?”

steve laughed and slapped him on the back in that jockey way dudes used to do in highschool, “i got ya, man.”

*

“daddy! daddy! we won!” ellie came running from the pitch, hair messy and face sweaty.

“whoooo, yeah!” steve called back, squatting down to embrace his girl as she ran for him.

max flung herself at eddie too, wrapping her arms around his legs and catching him off guard. she usually hated hugging him in public. said it was embarrassing to hug your dad, that’s why they came up with the secret handshake.

eddie kinda melted. this was definitely ellie’s doing and now he kinda wanted to spoil steve’s kid too.

he leant over to smooth his hands over maxs back and kissed the top of her head, “how you goin kiddo?”

“ellie kicked a goal, did you see it dad?” max asked, looking up at him.

“yeah i did!” eddie gasped and looked over to the little girl, “it was spectacular.”

“super spectacular.” steve echoed.

the girls giggled.

“daddy, can we have a sleepover?” el asked, pointing at max.

“yeah, can we have a sleepover?” max asked too, stepping back enough to grab ellie’s hand.

both men looked at eachother then back at their daughters, “it’s a school night.”

the girls both pouted and whined.

steve looked over to eddie, swallowing down for a moment. this dad was kinda hot with his long hair and bandanna tied around his head, grease all over his body in that stupid tight white tank top. he was clearly a mechanic, which was hot on its own, but a thought steve had never had before.

“how about on the weekend?” he said, before he could catch himself.

eddie looked down at him, “the weekend?”

steve nodded and looked at eddie as he seemed to think about it.

“ah, i dunno yet.”

max made a whining noise, “why?” she huffed, “you wanted me to have a friend!”

“i know, bug.” eddie placed his hand on top of her head, “i love that you’ve got a friend but our weekend is kinda packed at the moment.”

it was the weekend maxs mum was supposed to have her, but she kinda had a tendency not to show.

max looked at the ground and pouted again.

“that’s all good.” steve said and forced a smile, “another time.”

eddie bit the bullet, “how about i grab your number, steve?” he said, thought for a moment and then continued, “you know… in case maxs weekend clears up.”

steve smiled, “y-yeah, sounds good.”

“cool.” eddie nodded, “hey girls…” eddie said, struggling to tear his eyes away from steve’s pretty smile, “go get your stuff.”

the girls rushed off to do as they were told, and steve stood again.

“uh… you got paper and a pen or something?” eddie asked, kinda forgetting about that part.

“erm…” steve patted his pockets, feeling for something, he was unsuccessful in his search until he reached his breast pocket, “i got a pen.”

“that works.” eddie grinned.

“uh,” steve looked at him for a moment, “what-“

eddie stuck out his arm, “just write it on my arm.” he shrugged.

steve did, “feel like i’m back in highschool, jesus.”

he laughed, “shit, yeah.”

“haven’t done this in a long time.” steve shook his head and finished off his number with a little smiley face.

“neither.” eddie smiled and looked at his arm to find ‘ellie’s dad’ written above the number.

just then, the girls came rushing back over with all their things.

“well, ellie’s dad,” eddie grinned, “i shall give you a call.”

“cool.” steve nodded.

eddie saluted him, grabbing max by the hand at the same time, “see ya el.”

“bye ellie!” max waved at her.

steve and el waved back their goodbyes and left for their car too.

“gross dad.” max muttered.

“what?” eddie scoffed, “what’d i do now?”

“ahh…” max said, as if the point she was about to make was obvious, “you like like ellie’s dad.”

eddie went a little pink, he opened the van door for her, “ah, no i don’t.”

“yes you do.” she huffed, climbing into her seat, “you were looking at him weird, like the way you looked at the old pizza delivery guy i wasn’t supposed to know about.”

“damn it.” eddie muttered to himself and closed her door, rounding the van to hop in himself, “and for your information, kiddo… i don’t like like him. he’s just… easy on the eyes, okay? he’s probably happily married anyway.”

“mhm.” she sassed, “if you say so old man.”

“old man? old man?” he squinted his eyes looking back at her, “that’s it, you get a can of sardines for dinner!”

“no!” max screached with a laugh.

“yes!” eddie called back, looking at her though the review mirror, and backing out of the carpark, “sardines for the rest of the week.”

“ewwww no!” max giggled, “so gross.”

“that’s what you get for calling me old, ya little rat.” he laughed and winked at her through the mirror.

as bad as it was, eddie kinda really hoped that maxs mum was a no show again this weekend.

***

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[46ten]

Brief notes on correspondence of Philip Schuyler and John Jay

I wanted to confirm the transcription of the 7Feb1785 letter from Philip Schuyler to EH was correct - that Catharine Schuyler had been ill - and found it in a letter to AH 11Jan1785 (that doesn’t wish AH a Happy 28th Birthday):

Mrs. Schuyler has been much indisposed since my last. We began to be very apprehensive of her situation but our fears are vanished with the untoward Symptoms which occasioned them. She is now so well as to go abroad and we have well grounded hopes of a perfect restoration.

It’s also confirmed here (Philip Schuyler to John Jay, 22Jan 1785):

I was in hopes to have had a tete à tete with you at new york about this time but Mrs. Schuylers indisposition has deprived me of that pleasure.

The next month (PS to JJ, 21Feb1785): 

The attention to be paid Mrs. Schuyler who has been confined to her bed since the 10th Instant has prevented a more early answer. [He then provides him with advice on the plan of his house, which Jay had sent to him; PS also provided the wood for it.]

I haven’t found more about what was afflicting her; PS’s letter to EH indicates that she has mostly enjoyed good health, which is interesting to me considering her numerous pregnancies/premature births/loss on infants. 

There’s also this sad note that PS had been saving planks for the Churches to build their home. They wouldn’t be back in America permanently for another 12 years. 

When Mr Church arrives at New York Inform your self If he will build & want the boards which I have reserved for him, and which are three to four years old, and have been constantly stacked & Covered.

I guess there was no point offering wood to build a house to the destitute Hamiltons scraping by in their rented house on Wall Street. 

A great 1785 letter where Philip Schuyler describes the role of men such as Jay (and himself) in government: “It is a wise, and a true Maxim, and which I think I have heard you ^urge^ more than once, that to serve ones country is the first of dutys, next to that which we owe to the supreme being.” (PS and friends had tried to convince Jay to run for governor of NY; they had already united the families in Albany in opposition to Clinton; JJ was eventually NY gov with Stephen Van Rensselaer as his lieutenant, from 1795-1801, after JJ’s stints as 1st Sect of State and 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court). 

Always interesting to see how PS described his family and read that he’d made the decision in 1783 to retire from public life (that did not last long) PS to JJ, 1July1783. :

Mr. Carter my son in law, will have the honor of delivering you this, he and Colo: Wadsworth have furnished the supplies for the french army, and have acquitted themselves with great propriety, and to the entire satisfaction of the french commander and chief, and the other officers, they go to sollicit a discharge of the bills which have been drawn in their favor. It is probable that by your intervention their business may be much expedited, will You permit me to intreat Your Attention to them & ^to^ their concerns.

Since you left America two of my daughters have married, Colo: Hamilton has Betsy and Mr. Stephen Van Renselaer has Peggy.

My health is so much impaired, that It is become absolutely necessary, in order to pass the remainder of my days with tolerable satisfaction, that I should retire from public life, and retreat to my Saratoga hobby-horse, where I hope some day to have the pleasure of embracing You, unless you should consent to remain in Europe.

I also came across this little bit (Jay to Schuyler, 19Feb1780):

My Views are at present confined to a Segment of that Circle—but that Segment affords Field for many Inquiries, and yields Matter for Observations—both interesting and entertaining— I will share them with you if you please—and to do it the more effectually, wish you would send me a Plan and Explanation of the Cypher you once shewed me at Rhynebeck, but which I do not now well recollect. Let the Key Word be the Name of the man who so long and regularly placed every Day a Tooth-Pick by Mrs. Schuylers Plate, written backwards, that is the ^last^ Letter in the Place of the first and so on

I assume this is a servant/enslaved person that was with the Schuylers for a long time. The beginning of the letter is also a good example of manners in 18th century letters. Jay and Schuyler do like their cyphers, as discussed in the first letter above: 

You have probably a better Cypher than that I shewed & sent you. I have lately contrived one which I prefer to any I have yet seen, on account of Its expedition, and the impossibility, as I conceive, of decyphering it without a previous knowledge of the Key

To finish up this little diversion on some of John Jay and Philip Schuyler’s correspondence, here’s the text of the letter Jay sent following AH’s death:

Bedford, 25 July 1804

My Dear Sir,

The Friendship and attachment which I have so long and so uniformly experienced from you, will not permit me to delay expressing how deeply and sincerely I participate with you in the afflicting Event which the Public are now lamenting, and which you have so many domestic and particular Reasons to bewail.

The phylosophic Topics of Consolation are familiar to You, and we all know by Experience how little Relief is to be derived from them. May the author and only Giver of Consolation be and remain with You. With great Esteem and affectionate Regard, I am my Dear Sir, Your obliged and obedient Servant,

P.S. to myself, the letter from Benson to Jay, 4th January 1805, questioning whether/why Jay has not yet subscribed to the loan for the Hamilton family, is pretty great at summarizing the financial plan of the trustees and executors. Yet:

The principal Motive however for a numerous Subscription ^is^ that it will be more honorable to the Memory of our Freind— All that took place here immediately on his Death may be considered as the Effect of Sensibility for the Moment, but what We are now about to do is, in my View of it, the best possible Means to express our sincere and fixed Affection for him ^and^ some of his superlative Worth— Clarkson has increased his Subscription from 5 to 10 Shares, and I think his Example will not be without it’s Influence

Of course he did. 

[kelly-clarksons]

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[spicypepperjack]

Timebomb Karaoke headcanons

After that karaoke commission request, that made me wanna come up with a playlist of songs that Jinx and Ekko would sing

Jinx sings

"You Belong With Me" and "Love Story" by Taylor Swift

"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence

"Numb" by Linkin Park

"Wannabe" by the Spice Girls

"Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson

"You'll be Back" from Hamilton

"WAP" by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion

"Born This Way" by Lady Gaga

"Misery Business" by Paramore

"the boy is mine" by Ariana Grande

"Barbie Girl" by Aqua

"No Promises to Keep" from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Ekko sings

"Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga

"Grenade" and "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars

"Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson

"Sweet Child O Mine" by Guns N' Roses

"Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley

"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz

"Misery" by Maroon 5

"ma.A.A.d city" by Kendrick Lamar

"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen

"Mama Mia" by ABBA

"In the End" by Linkin Park

"Hollow" from Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Duets:

"luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA

"Ma meilleure ennemie" by Stromae and Pomme

"APT" by Rose and Bruno Mars

"Silk and Cologne" by EI8HT and Offset

"Start of Something New" from High School Musical

"Love the Way You Lie, Part 2" by Rihanna and Eminem

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Dean Martin and Martina McBride

"Drunk in Love" by Beyonce and Jay-Z

"Something Stupid" by Michael Buble and Reese Witherspoon

"Defying Gravity" and "What is this Feeling" from Wicked

"Die With a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

"Love is an Open Door' from Frozen

"Say No to This" from Hamilton

Note: I didn't put too many Arcane or League of Legends songs because I feel those are easy answers

What do you think Jinx and Ekko would sing?