#Jerry Yan icons

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Icons pt. 5 (Special Edition!)

Here are icons of all of Apollo’s named (and still living RIP Michael and Lee) children.

Plus some facts and head-canons under the cut!

(List is in order of the icons shown above)

Will Solace:

Age: 15

Birthday: July 1st (7/1)

He/Him

Gay

Inherited Powers: Healing, Light, Music (Sonic Whistle)

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Iatromantis (The Physician)

Austin Lake:

Age: 14

Birthday: July 29th (7/29)

He/Him

Bisexual

Inherited Powers: Music (Instruments), Light

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Mousegetes (Leader of the Muses)

Kayla Knowles:

Age: 12

Birthday: April 17th (4/17)

She/Her

Lesbian

Inherited Powers: Archery, Dolphins (Can talk to Dolphins)

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Hekebolos (Shooter from Afar)

Jerry Dunlop:

Age: 13

Birthday: December 7th (12/7)

He/They

Bisexual

Inherited Powers: Shepherding, Prophecy, Wolves (Tames and speaks with wolves)

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Nomios (The Pastoral)

Gracie Berra:

Age: 11

Birthday: October 7th (10/7)

She/They

Unknown

Inherited Powers: Healing, Linguistics, Music (Vocal), Purification

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Alexikakos (Averter of Evil)

Siu Yan:

Age: 9

Birthday: August 27th (8/27)

They/Them

Unknown

Inherited Powers: Plague, Healing, Burial Rites, Mice (Has a pet mouse)

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Erythibios (Of the Mildew)

Georgina ???

Age: 8

Birthday: March 17th (3/17)

She/They/He

Unknown

Inherited Powers: Prophecy, Music (Vocal), Art, Sword Fighting

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Mantikos (Prophetic)

Victoria Hagen:

Age: 17

Birthday: December 27th (12/27)

She/Her

Asexual

Inherited Powers: Brawling, Rallying allies in battle, Fire, Poetry

Epithet of Apollo's I think fits this kid: Archegetes (Founder of Towns)

(Fun fact! Victoria is only mentioned in the The Lightning Thief video game on the Nintendo DS! I'm counting her because why not. Pretend she went missing in between books 1 and 2 or something)

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PLUS...BLOCKBUSTERS_HANA YORI DANGO

A shout out to one of my favorite stories from Yoko Kamio (MANGA/ANIME)

Several countries have brought there own version of this story. I'm sure fans have their favorites. But I have an appreciation for all these actors and their version of DOMYOUJI TSUKUBA. So here they are..

Number 1: Made into a movie in Japan in 1995, this version isn't as popular. It did not follow the full story of the trials and tribulations gone through by Domyoji & Makino. But it had its own charm. Domyoji Tsukuba was played by SHOSUKE TANIHARA

Number 2: The first series in live action went to Taiwan. In 2001 it went from Hana Yori Dango to Meteor Garden. It was followed by a sequel Meteor Garden 2 after Meteor Rain. Domyouji Tsukuba name was changed to Daoming Si and Taiwanese dynamo JERRY YAN step into this iconic role.

Number 3: Japan decided to step back into the game with a series version that blew the 1995 movie out of the water. Back to the original name HANA YORI DANGO (aka BOYS OVER FLOWERS) it was 2005. A sequel in 2007 called HANA YORI DANGO RETURNS and a final movie in 2008. Domyouji Tsukuba was played by multi-talented JUN MATSUMOTO.

Number 4: Then it was SOUTH KOREA next. BOYS OVER FLOWERS came out in 2009. Domyouji Tsukuba became GU JUN-PYO. And was played by popular South Korean actor LEE MIN-HO.

Number 5: Another Remake with a much milder story but still damn good IMO. Once again the name changed to Meteor Garden as China did a remake of the Taiwanese version. And of course Domyouji Tsukuba became Daoming Si again. And newbie actor DYLAN WANG took on the role. And he was A M A Z I N G!!

In conclusion this is an iconic story and will probably will continue to be remade with a new name for Domyouji and his lady love Makino and the rest of the F4. But no matter what I will always have an appreciation for the characters. I may not like every version but I won't slam it. I just won't watch it.

For fans who choose to diminish these men and their outstanding performance by saying BEST ADAPTATION YET for their favorite is ridiculous. One is not better than the other. They are all BEST ADAPTATIONS. Each actor brought their best. And should be applauded. Each version should appreciated.

So to all the men here that played DOMYOUJI or DAOMING SI or GU JUN-PYO. YOU DID MARVELOUSLY ALL OF YOU.

@pose4photoml I posted this a long time ago. Just tagging you to check it out.

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Truly Love You.° "I'll ask Andy Lau to sing for you." - Tsu Tai Yu In these final three minutes, Jerry Yan embodied the grown Tsu Tai Yu completely. His subdued expression, as Lin Truly turned to him, is the most Tsu Tai Yu I could've ever expected for grown Tsu Tai Yu. There, in that moment, is where my heart always fills up and I become overwhelmed with ugly crying happy tears. 😭💕 Something touching in that moment that healed, spoke for, and made up for all "their [lost] times". I must say; maybe it is personally more emotional for me for the fact that Jerry Yan is the iconic bad, but charming, boy from my own youth. Fittingly, he is bad boy Tsu Tai Yu... who, here, is still so cool, witty, and mischievous. Yet, still his purely goodhearted self. It seems Tsu Tai Yu grew up in the twenty years guided by his love for Lin Truly (as indicated by his career choice, hehehe). He kept his promise without ever being sure she'd know that he did... 😢 Let's replay, again. . "It's been a long time." 😭😭😭❤❤❤ #我的少女時代 #OurTimes #OurTimesMovie #小幸運 #littlefortune #alittlehappiness #frankiechen #刘德华 #andylau #徐太宇 #jerryyan #林真心 #joechen #林真心 #viviansung #徐太宇 #darrenwang #taluwang #田馥甄 #hebetien #taiwanesemovie #songandsongs #songiefavorite https://www.instagram.com/p/BqWN8r6n-RW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m1z0rilspzj1

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Birds of Prey: DC Comics and DCEU Easter Eggs Guide

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Harley Quinn and the gang deliver a romp through the seedy underbelly of the DCEU in Birds of Prey!

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This article contains nothing but Birds of Prey spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here.

Birds of Prey is the latest entry in Warner Bros.' sprawling DCEU shared universe of superhero movies. It's not just any superhero movie though. Birds of Prey offers up a female-led, female directed R-rated action romp through the grimy streets of North Gotham. Like any good comic book movie, the Cathy Yan helmed flick includes a whole bunch of impressive Easter eggs from deep cut DC Comics references to ridiculous Batman '66 nods all the way through some awesome homages to Harley's origin. 

As always we're trying to catch all of the Easter eggs and secrets that Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn has to offer but despite our hard work there's no way that we've spotted them all! That's where you come in, if you caught something that we didn't then jump into our comments or hit us up on Twitter and if we update the piece with your spot then we'll give you a shout out! 

Harley Quinn

- Easily the most deep cut reference in the entire movie, Birds of Prey features the first appearance of Harley Quinn. But we're not talking about Batman: The Animated Series. During Harley's prep for the final battle, a clip from Days of our Lives can be seen on the screen of Renee Montoya's TV which shows Arleen Sorkin as a Harlequin on the popular soap opera. It was this sequence that inspired the character and that led to Sorkin becoming the first person to voice Harley Quinn on Batman: The Animated Series! 

- Harley's necklace says Bruce, the name of her Hyena who in turn is named after Bruce Wayne (in the film she apparently doesn't know that he's also Batman). Harley keeping a pet hyena is also a nice riff on her pet hyenas from Batman: The Animated Series. Only those two were named Bud and Lou, after famed comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

- We get to see Harley chopping it up on a Roller Derby rink which comes from Amanda Palmer, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Chad Hardin's popular New 52 Harley Quinn run. 

Black Canary 

- At the Black Mask club, a drunk Harley accidentally calls Dinah "Bianca" in the club... now we're probably reaching with this one, but in the comics Helena Bertinelli has a daughter called Bianca Bertinelli...Could this be another deep cut reference to the classic comics? 

- When Renee Montoya and Dinah first meet, the cop references Dinah's mother who was apparently the first Black Canary. This is a really interesting note as in the comics Dinah was the first Black Canary and her daughter Laurel later took on the mantle, so who was Dinah's mom? We'd love to know more, especially as the pre-Man of Steel history of the DCEU has only been explored in brief teases so far.

- Black Canary’s costume at the very end incorporates her traditional fishnets, but as part of her sleeves in a smart reinvention of her iconic look. 

Huntress 

- The Helena Bertinelli version of the Huntress has been kicking around DC Comics since 1989. But there was an earlier version of the character, Helena Wayne, who was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman! The Helena Bertinelli Huntress was created by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton.

- The rival mafia don who kills the Bertinellis is Don Galante. In the comics the Galante family are one of Gotham's five mob families that make up the city's La Cosa Nostra.

- That Huntress costume at the end looks pretty cool, we even get a classic domino mask. We're excited to see where the Birds of Prey go next... now they're a real team could we possibly see the appearance of one Barbara Gordon? 

Renee Montoya 

- Renee is the first canonically gay character in either a Marvel or DC movie and when we're introduced to her ex-girlfriend (played by Ali Wong) it's a nice nod to the queer history of the character who once dated Kate Kane's Batwoman. 

- In the comics Renee Montoya quits the police and becomes the Question. Considering that the film ends with Renee retiring to become a full time crime fighter, with the Birds, maybe there's a chance we could see something like this happen on screen. We'd love to see her put on the iconic mask if Birds of Prey gets a sequel. 

Cassandra Cain

- One of the first things that we noticed was that Cassandra Cain mentioned she was in foster care. Now that might not seem too out of the ordinary for a street kid, it's important in regards to Cass and her comic book origin. In the DC Comics, Cass is the daughter of Lady Shiva and David Cain who train her to be an assassin. Now it doesn't look like Cass got that training here (although she is quite good with her hands). But the fact that she's fostered means that we could learn more about her real parents going forward...

- When Cassandra Cain is initially unable to respond to Montoya’s question in the precinct, it’s a nod to how the character couldn’t speak in her early appearances. This was due to her brutal training by her father which put the ability to kill above the ability to communicate.

- This probably isn't the direction they're going to take her in the movies, but in the comics, Cassandra Cain wore the mantle of Batgirl for a number of years, and rocked one of the coolest costumes in the Bat-family while doing it!

Black Mask

- The Janus Corporation gets several mentions and background appearances in the movie, notably in a "Janus Cosmetic" billboard. In Black Mask's comics origin, Janus was the foundation of the Sionis family fortune, and Roman made a fortune on flawed cosmetics that ultimately ended up scarring its wearers. The appearance of Janus here is another tie to the wider DCEU as well, as we had previously seen a Janus sign all the way back in the Justice League movie. 

- Roman’s “fuck family” rant is the closest this character feels to his earliest comics appearances, where he resented his parents and actually created his mask from the wood of his father's coffin. Roman is a weird guy.

- Roman keeps an extensive collection of exotic masks, as he did in the comics, even before he adopted his villainous alter ego.

- Later in the movie, Roman's goons all wear strange and exotic masks which works as a rad homage to his crew in the comics who were known as the False Face Society. 

Gotham City

- During the third act of the movie we see Harley take on Black Mask at the so-called "Founders Pier" though that isn't a location we know from Gotham City, it seems like it could be a mashup of Founders Island in the Arkham series of games and Gotham Pier in various Batman movies and comics. That's not the only landmark familiar to gamers, as Amusement Mile, the location of the Funhouse is a key location in the North East of Gotham in both the Batman comics and the award-winning Batman: Arkham games. 

- Harley mentions Robinson Park, a landmark in Gotham City which is named for classic Batman artist Jerry Robinson. It's a regular fixture in the comics and has been mentioned in Joker as well as other DC movies.

Suicide Squad 

- During that epic evidence room fight we caught a glimpse of what looked Katana's iconic sword from Suicide Squad. 

- In the third act when Harley and the gang are battling the gangs of Gotham they're in the top of a funhouse and the windows are covered with Joker-style "ha-ha-ha" graffiti. When she looks for her weapons stash it's all gone revealing that it was clearly an old safe house for Harley and Joker. 

- The building that Harley crashes the truck into is ACE Chemicals which is historically where he first turned into the Joker. In Suicide Squad this is also where Harleen was turned into Harley, this destruction is a key part of her titular emancipation! What's more, when Harley is reminiscing about her origin story, the movie reuses footage from Suicide Squad meaning that it's definitely in canon with past DCEU efforts.

- Some other nods that Suicide Squad is 100% in continuity focus on Harley joking about the events of the film, cutting her Squad hairstyle off, and the infamous “Daddy’s Little Monster" shirt that she says has "sentimental value."

- Something that is interesting here though is that any and all references and footage of the Joker are definitely not Jared Leto and seem to be almost aggressively generic and more of an implication of the Joker rather than any specific representation of him. 

Miscellaneous Cool Stuff

- The "famous Gotham artist" who made Roman's statue could be the Bat-family villain Grotesque or in a more deep-cut and silly reference it could be a Batman '66 villain known as the Clock King who pretends to be an artist when he isn’t committing bizarre time-based crimes.

- Harley mentioning that she once stole "Eleanor Rosevelt's nudes" for the Joker is especially funny because the first lady was actually introduced in to the DC universe canon as a character in 1981's All-Star Squadron #3. 

- Harley and Cassandra are watching a Tweety and Sylvester cartoon, and there’s a Porky Pig VHS tape on top of the TV, this is not just a cool Warner Bros. animation nod, but also pays homage to the fact that the film really feels like a live action Looney Tunes cartoon, which is exactly what Harley Quinn should be!

- Though we couldn't find anything about the Golden Lion crime family in the comic we were wondering if the name of Mr. Keo's organization could be a nod to the similarly named award that Joker took home at the Venice Film Festival last year. 

- This might just be us living in a dream world but we think that one of Roman’s goons in the funhouse near the end was dressed like almost-forgotten DC Comics character, B’wana Beast!

Birds of Prey Post-Credits Scene

There isn't a post-credits scene in Birds of Prey, but we DO get a post-credits voiceover. Harley says “I hear Batman f…” before it gets cut off. This is likely a reference to the excellent Harley Quinn animated series on DC Universe where Harley refers to Batman as “a guy who fucks bats.”

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Feb 6, 2020

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A MASTERLIST OF 70+ NOT-SO COMMONLY USED MALE FACECLAIMS OF EASTERN ASIAN DESCENT ( because there’s more to east asian faceclaims than just the same few pretty-faced kpop boys )

faceclaims are listed in order of age as of february 2017 (oldest to youngest) in the format “NAME (AGE) | OCCUPATION | ETHNICITY”. SURNAMES are capitalised. feel free to ctrl + f to narrow the faceclaims down by ethnicity.

IMPORTANT NOTE & PSA BEFORE PROCEEDING: use the faceclaims for characters who are the same ethnicity as them, please and thank you. sounds simple enough? you’d think it should go without saying that you should use a chinese fc for a chinese muse right? so many people are still to this day getting it wrong ( yes, casting a korean fc for a chinese muse still happens ! ), and as an east-asian poc in the rp community it aggravates me to no end that people are still finding excuses for racist behaviour. “oh but it’s not racist !” you say? thinking it’s okay to use one ethnicity in place of another completely different ethnicity is, in essence, implying that they’re perfectly interchangeable and saying they’re ‘practically the same thing’ - recognise that this is offensive. 

i’ll say it once again: please use this list accordingly and use the faceclaims for characters of their respective ethnicities. if you can’t find one that matches or fits, hold off on adding a faceclaim until you do. you’ll live without using a faceclaim and icons for the time being, trust me, and it’s far better than being lazy and racist. 

there’s also plenty of other resources out there available for you to find a suitable faceclaim. additionally, please don’t whitewash your icons/graphics. for more guidance on how to recognise and avoid this, refer to this handy post !

jet LI (53) | actor, martial artist & film director | chinese

LEE byunghun (46) | actor | korean

jerry YAN (40) | singer (f4), actor & model | taiwanese

WON bin (39) | actor | korean

jay CHOU (38) | actor & singer | taiwanese

vanness WU (38) | singer (f4), actor, director & producer | taiwanese

andy LEE (36) | singer (shinhwa) & actor | korean

elvin NG (36) | actor & model | singaporean

christian BAUTISTA (35) | actor, singer & model | filipino

dennis OH (35) | actor & model | korean-american

ricky KIM (35) | actor | korean-american

sho SAKURAI (35) | singer (arashi) & actor | japanese

vic CHOU (35) | singer (f4) & actor | taiwanese

HYUN bin (34) | actor | korean

julien KANG (34) | actor & model | french-korean

JUNG jihoon / rain (34) | actor & singer | korean

LEE joon gi (34) | actor, singer & model | korean 

tatsuya FUJIWARA (34) | actor | japanese

BANG sung hoon (33) | actor | korean

HAN geng (33) | actor, singer & model | chinese

jun MATSUMOTO (33) | actor & singer (arashi) | japanese

PARK haejin (33) | actor | korean

jin AKANISHI (32) | singer (kat-tun) & actor | japanese

toma IKUTA (32) | actor | japanese

aaron YAN (31) | singer (farenheit), model & actor | taiwanese

JUNG yunho (31) | singer (tvxq) & actor | korean

CHOI jin hyuk (30) | actor | korean

CHOI siwon (30) | singer (super junior) & actor | korean

jasper LIU (30) | actor, singer & model | taiwanese

KIM “xia” junsu (30) | singer (jyj) & musical actor | korean

LEE seung gi (30) | singer, actor & entertainer | korean

masato HAYAKAWA (30) | singer (coldrain) | japanese-american 

osric CHAU (30) | actor & martial artist | chinese-malaysian

PARK yoochun (30) | singer (jyj) & actor | korean

simon PARK / PARK junho (30) | singer | korean-japanese

ZHOU mi (30) | singer (super junior-m), actor & presenter | chinese

AHN jae hyun (29) | actor & model | korean

JUNG il woo (29) | actor | korean

kangnam / yasuo NAMEKAWA (29) | singer | korean-japanese

kenny LIN / LIN gengxin (29) | actor | chinese

LEE minho (29) | actor & singer | korean

LI yi feng (29) | actor & singer | chinese

sam CARTER (29) | singer (lunafly) & radio host | british-korean

SHIM changmin (29) | singer (tvxq) & actor | korean

eric NAM (28) | singer, entertainer & tv host | korean

nichkhun HORVEJKUL (28) | singer (2pm), model & actor | thai

OK taecyeon (28) | singer (2pm) & actor | korean

PARK seo joon (28) | actor | korean

tori MATSUZAKA (28) | actor & model | japanese

CHEN xiang (27) | singer & actor | chinese

henry LAU (27) | singer (super junior-m), actor & entertainer | taiwanese

JING boran (27) | singer & actor | chinese

KANG daesung (27) | singer (bigbang), actor & tv host | korean

KIM bum (27) | actor | korean

takeru SATOH (27) | actor | japanese

CHEN xuedong / cheney CHEN (26) | actor | chinese

CHOI woo shik (26) | actor | korean

JANG hanbyul (26) | singer (formerly ledapple) | korean

JANG ki yong (26) | model & actor | korean

KANG haneul (26) | actor & model | korean

LEE hong ki (26) | singer (ft island) & actor | korean

LEE “seungri” seunghyun (26) | singer (bigbang) & actor | korean

haruma MIURA (26) | actor & singer | japanese

BYEON woo seok (25) | actor | korean

JIANG jin fu (25) | actor | chinese

kevin WOO (25) | singer (ukiss) & tv host | korean

SHIN wonho (25) | singer (cross gene) & actor | korean

yang YANG (25) | actor | chinese

enrique GIL (24) | actor & dancer | spanish / filipino / german

PARK hyungsik (24) | actor & singer (formerly ze:a) | korean

james jirayu TANGSRISUK (23) | actor, singer & model | thai

KIM ji soo / ji soo (23) | actor | korean

ryosuke YAMADA (23) | actor & singer (hey! say! jump) | japanese

SEO kang joon (23) | actor & singer (5urprise) | korean

sota FUKUSHI (23) | actor | japanese

AHN daniel (22) | singer (teen top) & actor | korean

kento YAMAZAKI (22) | actor & model | japanese

jirayu “kao” LA-ONGMANEE (21) | actor | thai

ryan POTTER (21) | actor & martial artist | japanese-american

james TENG (19) | actor & model | filipino 

KIM moonbin (19) | singer (astro) & actor | korean

SEO young joo (19) | actor | korean

taishi NAKAGAWA (18) | actor & model | japanese

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5 Great Moments In Entertainment History (Nobody Witnessed)

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5 Great Moments In Entertainment History (Nobody Witnessed)

Today, everything is documented by the millions of cameras in our pockets, on our street corners, or installed in our toilets by our creepy landlords. As a culture, we miss nothing. The internet is our collective memory, and it is omniscient. Praise be to YouTube (may you always like and subscribe). But back in the before times, if something truly unique and amazing happened, you either had to be standing right there to watch it or hope whoever was there had excellent descriptive skills. There are a ton of incredible pop culture moments we just plain missed at the time, and if we want to revisit them now, we can only close our eyes and imagine. For example …

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Eazy-E Recorded With Guns ‘N’ Roses

Axl Rose was an early supporter of NWA, and that’s surprising, if only for the fact that Axl Rose ever supported anyone. The feeling was mutual; the two groups inexplicably became friendly, started hanging out after shows, and even discussed touring together. But those plans fell through when NWA’s then-manager / real-life cartoon villain Jerry Heller demanded too much money. DJ Yella blames the ensuing fallout for Dr. Dre leaving the group, but even that couldn’t tarnish the beautiful friendship between NWA and Guns ‘N’ Roses.

Eazy-E thought the media treated Guns ‘N’ Roses too harshly after the release of their controversial song “One In A Million.” And E didn’t just issue a statement in Axl’s defense; he recorded a demo for a proposed collaboration. According to Axl, the song “attack[ed] the media over attacking [me],” and it was … not very good. That’s probably why it’s never been released. It’s just as well; try not to think about what their supergroup name would be.

Though there was no official collaboration, the two bands did still jam together occasionally. Slash even played guitar (uncredited) on E’s contribution to the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack.

Eddie Murphy’s character’s name in that film?

Axel.

Coincidence?

Probably.

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The Star Wars Cast Partied With Monty Python And The Rolling Stones

It all began when Carrie Fisher woke up the night before shooting a famous scene to find Eric Idle and Michael Palin of Monty Python partying downstairs. This is not as weird as it sounds. During filming for The Empire Strikes Back, Fisher was renting Idle’s London house while the Pythons filmed Life Of Brian in Tunisia. Oh, and the Rolling Stones were there too, because they just materialize when enough famous people get loaded together in one place. Drunken calls were made, as they always are, and the other two-thirds of the Star Wars main trio soon arrived:

Eric Idle Along with the guy they shaved to make the Chewbacca costume.

It turned out to be quite a shindig, thanks in no small part to a potent date liqueur Idle had brought with him from Tunisia. It is alternately called the “Tunisian Death Drink,” or “Tunisian Table Cleaner,” presumably depending on the damage done. The Pythons had been using it on set to keep extras awake and make them work longer, because labor laws in the ’70s were either terrible or awesome, it’s hard to tell. It seems the stuff worked as advertised, because the Star Wars cast stayed up until dawn drinking and partying. Fisher and Ford arrived two hours late to the set that morning, with a combined total of zero hours sleep. Wide awake and still shitfaced, they filmed their arrival in Cloud City — one of the few scenes in the series in which they can be caught smiling:

Lucasfilm Possibly because they were still drunk, and possibly because they are the only people to cross the Millennium Falcon off their “Places to do it” list.

And now you know why.

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George Carlin Got Arrested With Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity so many times that he literally lost count. He’s basically the messiah of modern comedy, in that he was … moderately inconvenienced for our sins. But, like, a lot! One of those arrests happened after a show at the Gate of Horn in Chicago in 1962. Bruce performed a set for a small crowd which included a joke about President Truman being “strung up … by the balls.” It was precisely what the undercover policeman in the audience was waiting to hear. Yes, “dick joke stings” were a thing in the ’60s. After pulling Bruce offstage, hopefully with a comically oversized hook, police stood at the door to check the ID of everyone whose party they had just pooped. One of those people was a man who would go on to be widely considered Bruce’s spiritual successor: 25-year-old George Carlin.

And he was completely hammered.

Carlin didn’t exactly respect authority on his most sober days, so it’s no surprise what happened next. He informed the police that he didn’t “believe in ID,” and for the unthinkable offense of sarcasm, he earned his own luxury seat in the police car, right next to Bruce and the club owner.

Bruce sorta knew Carlin from previous shows, but he couldn’t have known that he was now sitting next to the man who would take up his torch one day. So upon learning what his fan and compatriot had gone down for, he looked Carlin in the eye and … called him a schmuck. Carlin had apparently made quite the impression, because according to Penn Jillette, a tape exists of Bruce talking about the “asshole kid” who got arrested with him that night. Don’t mistake Bruce’s vulgarity for malice; it was Bruce who eventually got Carlin his first agent. In the ’60s, being called an asshole by Lenny Bruce was the best thing that could happen to you.

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Salvador Dali Made A Surrealist Cartoon With Walt Disney

Salvador Dali and Walt Disney first met at a house party thrown by Jack Warner, and they instantly hit it off. Dali considered Disney one of America’s greatest surrealists, and if you’ve seen Dumbo, it’s hard to argue with him.

They got along so well, in fact, that they decided to collaborate on an animated short. It would have been Dali’s only animation credit. It was to include Walt’s animation style, a Mexican love ballad, and as many of Dali’s mind-demons as they could cram in there.

The result was a film called Destino, the heartwarming story of a young woman (that’s Disney’s bit), and the personification of time that falls in love with her (theeeere’s Dali). Featured scenes include dozens of basketball-sized eyes staring at a rapidly stripping woman, who is then sucked into a conch shell, then later has her head morph into a dandelion, and then a baseball, which is nailed for a home run. Baseball as a metaphor for life is cool, but the bread hats could use some explanation.

The project was soon abandoned, so we’ll never see exactly what Waltador had in mind, but it was eventually completed by Disney’s nephew, presumably after a blow to the head knocked some repressed memories loose. His version was screened around the world back in 1999, but considering you were probably deep into your boy band phase at the time, you probably didn’t see it. Fortunately, we have YouTube (praise be, may you always like and subscribe), as well as some truly terrifying concept art.

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Jimi Hendrix Jammed With Eric Clapton — And Scared Him Offstage

Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton: We’ve heard the guitar gods cover each other’s songs, but can you imagine them jamming together? Well, you’re gonna have to. Imagine, that is, because it actually happened, but we have no recording of it.

The story goes that while he was still relatively unknown, Hendrix hopped on stage at a college show Clapton was playing and proceeded to melt the faces of everybody present with his rendition of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor.” Clapton famously considered that particular song far too difficult to play live, and Hendrix played it with both hands behind his back.

K&K Ulf Kruger/Getty Images And he didn’t even have the tabs to the song.

It’s hard to say how Clapton felt about the whole thing, but actions speak louder than words: He walked right off the goddamn stage. Backstage, Clapton was seen trying and failing to light a cigarette while muttering “Is he really that good?”

Inspired by (or perhaps out of spite for) Hendrix, “Killing Floor” would eventually make it’s way into Clapton’s set list. But Hendrix showed him up again by using it as the opener during his breakthrough performance at the Monterey Pop Festival the following year. We’re not sure what Clapton did to Jimi to provoke such savagery, but one thing is certain: When Clapton eventually passes, Jimi’s going to be waiting for him at the pearly gates with guitar at the ready.

Tony Alpsen is also to blame for Ying & Yan, a weekly comic strip about conjoined twins who can’t stand each other. At press time, it has not been removed from Yingandyan.com, Tapastic, or Twitter. Watch Dawn tweet into the void and wait for the void to tweet back at @DawnSmash.

You too can get trippy with Dali and Disney right here. But be strong. Not everyone can handle watching their childhood melt in front of their very eyes.

Also check out 5 Famous Pop Culture Moments (That Never Actually Happened) and 4 Famous Pop Culture Moments Everyone Remembers Incorrectly.

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Things to do in Montréal from May 5 to11

With spring comes new delights in Montréal: step back 50 years in exhibitions about Expo 67, conduct an orchestra of fountains downtown, marvel at a Cirque du Soleil show, new theatre and illuminating visual art, listen to live music of all kinds, and explore the city.

Springtime scenes

It’s time to play in the heart of downtown: hop on a colourful, music-making swing at the 21 Swings installation and conduct your own virtual orchestra connected to a system of high-powered water jets in Maëstro – both outside Place des Arts in the Quartier des Spectacles, part of this year’s Digital Spring art-meets-tech creations. Walk through the Botanical Garden‘s blooming grounds and tropical greenhouse and take a tour with avian experts during Bird Fest at the Biodôme at the Montréal Space for Life. Also fun for kids: solving forensic mysteries at the Montréal Science Centre’s CSI: The Experience in the Old Port. Walk up Saint-Laurent to see bright building-sized murals or take a walk off the beaten path to discover welcoming and wonderful quirky spots in Montréal. Find out more about free things to do this Spring in Montréal and the city’s secret corners in this spring’s Grande Tournée events.

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Food and fashion 

See the city sights and eat well in the process on Montréal’s best food tours. Explore the menus of new Montréal restaurants, relax with a cup of tea at Montréal’s tea houses, try a signature cocktail at one of Montréal’s hidden bars or indulge your sweet tooth at the city’s best candy shops. Whether you’re a committed vegan or simply love a high-quality animal-free meal, read our ultimate guide to vegan eating in Montréal. As the weather warms to al fresco dining temperatures, keep an eye out for Montréal’s food trucks and street food. In fashion, check out the Phi Centre’s Luxury Rubbish art-meets-boutique, and pick up something new and stylish at Puces Pop, a designer craft fair full of Montréal-made art, housewares, clothing, accessories and more, at L’Église Saint-Denis (5075 Rivard) in Mile End, May 5-7.

Expo 67 and beyond

Montréal celebrates the 50th anniversary of Expo 67 with entertaining and history-rich exhibitions: see colourful outfits and products created by Québec designers at the McCord Museum’s Fashioning Expo 67; photographs tell the tale in The Sixties in Montréal: Archives de Montréal at City Hall; marvel (and maybe laugh a little) at the technological innovations of EXPO 67: A World of Dreams at the Stewart Museum and Écho 67 at the nearby Buckminster Fuller designed Biosphère; baby boomer youth culture is a blast in Explosion 67 – Youth and Their World at the Centre d’histoire de Montréal, and it’s all about  ’60s artistic expression in the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts’s Révolution: “You say you want a revolution” and the Musée d’art contemporain’s In Search of Expo 67. Photography exhibition Aime comme Montréal celebrates the city’s diversity in an installation at Place des arts. Old Montréal landmark Notre-Dame Basilica, one the city’s most stunning churches and historical landmarks, lights up with beautiful high-tech spectacle Aura, while the surrounding streets are illuminated by the historic tableaux projections of mobile-app project Cité Memoire.

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On stage

Incredible acrobats, dancers, parkour experts and motor bike athletes awe in the millennial-era story of Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA, under the big top in the Old Port of Montréal. A visual and musical spectacle, Russian performance artist Slava Polunin’s Slava’s Snowshow wows at Theâtre St-Denis May 2-14. Inspired by painter Frida Kahlo, Jean Piché and Yan Muckle’s opera Yo soy la desintegración comes to life at Cinquième Salle, May 5-7. In theatre: at Centaur Theatre see Clybourne Park, a neighbourhood drama tracing racial tensions in Chicago, and hilarious and heartwarming Bed & Breakfast; The Segal Centre presents hit musical Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by the true rock ‘n’ roll story of Sam Phillips gathering Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley for an historic recording session; and Aboriginal Spring of Art THREE presents Productions Ondinnok’s dance/theatre performance El buen vestir-Tlakentli May 10–12 at Monument-National. As part of Montréal’s winter-spring dance program: Danse Danse presents Flemish choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Rain at Place des Arts May 4-6; Agora de la Danse presents free outdoor show 15 X LA NUIT every night at 9 p.m. in Place des Festivals; and Mykalle Bielinski’s immersive multimedia opera Gloria wows at La Chapelle May 2-6.

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Art and film

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts special exhibition CHAGALL: COLOUR AND MUSIC brings vivid colour into your springtime with 340 pieces by the Russian-French artist with musical accompaniment. Over at the Musée d’art contemporain see work by foremost Mexican artist Teresa Margolles and Québec artist Emanuel Licha’s Now Have a Look at This Machine documentary installation, while Galerie de l’UQAM presents Mexican artist Gilberto Esparza’s biotechnical art exhibition Plantas autofotosintéticas. The eclectic and multidisciplinary Festival Accès Asie coincides with Canada’s Asian Heritage Month – this week featuring a recital by Japanese pianist Kimihiro Yasaka on May 6, exhibition Smile of Afghanistan by Iranian photographer Hamed Tabein at the Gesù, the Afghanistan & Culture Shock talk on May 7, and flamenco and Persian Music performance Kimia on May 11. British artist Ed Atkins poses questions on human bodies, digital creation and reality in video exhibition Modern Piano Music at DHC-ART. Never Apart‘s Spring Exhibition features Two-Spirit Sur-Thrivance and the Art of Interrupting Narratives. Pointe-à-Callière archaeology and history museum presents the fascinating Amazonia: The Shaman and the Mind of the Forest. Travel through virtual worlds in films by Felix & Paul Studios at the Phi Centre‘s Virtual Reality Garden and see short films for free in the Not Sure on Talent showcase. Get immersed in new space-exploration double feature KYMA – Power of Waves and Edge of Darkness at the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, or in electroacoustic A/V performance Électro-Acrylique and the high-tech 360° visuals of Orbits at the Satosphere surround-sound dome May 4-13.

Live music

On Friday night, American country duo Florida Georgia Line whoops it up at the Bell Centre, alt-rock royalty Redd Kross plays Bar Le Ritz P.D.B., Around the World in 80 Raves provides hours of dancing at New City Gas and Kilter and JNTHN STEIN let us dance or happily chill at Newspeak. Saturday brings international entertainment icon Engelbert Humperdinck and his hits to Place des Arts, while the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Organ and Space: Gaze up to the Heavens featuring celestial symphonies by Dvořák and Holst and reflections by astronaut David Saint-Jacques at the Maison symphonique. Also on Saturday night: British shoegaze luminaries Slowdive play L’Olympia, Montréal indie-rockers We Are Munroe kick up a good, loud time at Théâtre Fairmount, and Dutch production duo Bassjackers take over the dance floor at New City Gas. And on Sunday: pop singer-songwriter Jojo with opener Craig Stickland at Théâtre Corona.

Tuesday night comes alive with punk-garage rockers The Black Lips and Surfbort at Le National. Discover the world’s finest young pianists at the Concours musical international de Montréal, in gala concerts May 9-10 at Place des Arts. Beloved weirdo singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mac DeMarco plays May 10-11 at Metropolis. Also on Wednesday: metalcore band I Prevail and Starset at Théâtre Corona, hip hop artist Ab-Soul with British rapper Little Simz and Nick Grant at Théâtre Fairmount, and Bare Noize and Lo Key at Newspeak. Thursday shines with legendary French electronic composer and producer Jean-Michel Jarre at the Bell Centre, The M Machine at Théâtre Fairmount, Hessle Audio Showcase with Heatwave, Ben UFO, Pearson Sound and Pangea at Newspeak, rockers Hollerado and PS I Love You at La Sala Rossa, and the Afro-Caribbean jazz-pop sounds of Prince Ali-X and his Ambassadors at Rialto Hall.

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