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happy Masters of the Air release week. In honour of the series due to release on the 26th, I wanted to list a few faces we’ll be seeing throughout the series. I want to particularly note the crewmen of the 100th in hopes this makes sense to viewers who either a) didn’t have time to read any books based on the 100th bomb group, or b) want to read Masters of the Air by Donald L. Miller during/after the tv show aires. My lovely friend on tumblr @kylaym was happy to message me on instagram regarding who’s who for most of the 100th bomb group posts. She gets that everyone in uniform looks the same; same haircut, moustaches, masks, everywhere, etc. She mentioned it is always better to remember a bunch of lads as groups and crews than as individuals!

Here we gooo..

Colonel Neil “Chick” Harding

A West Point graduate and the school’s football coach prior to the war. Harding was a seasoned aviator who truly emulated much of the 100th’s attitude. He exhibited an appreciation for his crew’s mental and emotional well-being.

Major John C. “Bucky” Egan and Major Gale “Buck” Cleven

Two of the squadron commanders, Majors John “Bucky” Egan of the 418th Bomb Squadron and Gale “Buck” Cleven of the 350th, had piloting skills which matched their personalities. (Found top row 3rd and 4th members from left to right).

Captain John D. Brady

He served as a pilot in the 418th bomb squadron and was shot down during the mission to Munster on October 10th, 1943. (Shown here on the far left). He flew overseas in A/C #42-30071 “Skipper” as 1st Lt. Pilot. 2nd Lt’s being Lt. John L. Hoerr [Co-Pilot] and Lt. Harry Crosby [Group Navigator and Captain].

M/Sgt. Kenneth A. Lemmons

He served on the 351st Bomb Squadron and was one of the first crew chiefs assigned to the 100th Bomb Group. After being a part of the U.S. Air Force's ground crew, he was subsequently promoted to the position of flight chief. (Shown above in the front).

Harry H. Crosby

Harry served as a navigator in the 418th Bomb Squadron and later became Group Navigator for the Hundredth, however, his struggle with airsickness often hindered his ability to navigate. (Found above beside Brady on the right). Harry Crosby replaced Lt. Payne on the crew of Douglass.

Payne is found above on the right, beside Harry Crosby.

Lt. Howard B. “Hambone” Hamilton

He was a bombardier mostly known for flying with Brady’s crew.

On the October 10th Munster mission, crew #32 was led by Major John C. Egan as Co-Pilot. Near the initial point “Mlle Zig Zig” was hit by Flak, resulting in the following:

- Sgt Clanton passing away

- wounding Howard Hamilton and Roland Gangwer. (Both ended up spending a long time in the hospital).

- the surviving crew members bailed out but were taken prisoner.

Hamilton is seen above on the far left. Beside him on the left is Lt. James Douglass and Captain Frank Murphy.

Captain James Douglass

Served as a bombardier in the 418th Bomb Squadron with the Everett Blakely crew. (Seen above in the first picture beside Blakely).

Major Everett E. Blakely

Was a career officer of the United States Air Force. He was a highly decorated pilot of the B-17 bomber with the Bloody Hundredth Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force. He is most commonly known for his crew’s plane “Just a Snappin”. On a mission to Bremen on October 8th, 1943, his plane was severely damaged by flak and enemy fighters. He later became the Group Training Officer (Shown above on the right and next to Major John Egan in the second picture above).

Blakely’s Crew:

Major John Kidd- Command Pilot

1st Lt. Everett Blakely- Pilot

2nd Lt. Charles Via- Formation Officer in the tail (SWA on the mission during Black Week)

1st Lt. Harry Crosby - Navigator

2nd Lt. James Douglass - Bombadier

T/Sgt. Edmund Forkner - Radio operator

S/Sgt. William McClelland - Ball Turret Gunner (WIA on the Black Week mission)

S/Sgt. Edward Yevich - Waist Gunner (WIA on the Black Week mission)

S/Sgt. Lyle Nord - Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Lester Saunders - Tail Gunner (KIA on the Black Week mission)

Lt Roy Claytor

Roy Claytor was part of the 350th Squadron. Above, he may be flying as a command pilot in this mission or practice with the Claytor Crew.

He is seen above on the left, beside Cleven.

Major Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal

Rosie joins the unit in late 1943. He becomes one of the 100th's most reliable pilots.

Rosenthal's Crew:

[Shown left to right; top row than bottom row]

Sgt. Loren Darling - Waist Gunner

Sgt. Michael V. Boccuzzi - Radio Operator/Gunner

Sgt. John H. Shaffer - Waist Gunner

Sgt. Clarence C. Hall - Top turret gunner/engineer

Sgt. William J. DeBlasio - Tail Gunner

Sgt. Ray H. Robinson - Ball Turret Gunner

Lt. Ronald C. Bailey - Navigator

Lt. Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal - Pilot

Lt. Clifford J. Milburn - Bombardier

Lt. Winifred 'Pappy' Lewis - Copilot

Lt. Curtis Biddick

Lieutenant Curtis Biddick was known as a ‘hard luck’ pilot but was recognised as exceptionally expert and courageous. ‘Every time he went out something seemed to happen,’ said one of his buddies. On one raid he brought his plane back with 1,700 shell and bullet holes in it and two wounded men aboard.

He clashes due to his English colleagues embarking on night-time raids.

Richard Snyder

Biddick's co-pilot and was part of the 418th Bombardment Squadron.

Okay.... So I truly hope this helps going into Masters of the Air tomorrow. I can't wait to see all the bomber boys spread their wings and fly. This tv series is going to be an absolute wreck (in the best way possible). Thank you to everyone who enjoys my posts. Love y'all.

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100th Bomber Boys: Major Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal: Pt. 1

Ahead of the show's release, I bought Donald Miller's book and am reading it! Here is a little bit about Major Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal (played by Nate Mann) from the prologue of Masters of the Air (pg. 13-14)!

Lt. Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal had not trained with the Hundredth's original crews. He and his crew had been assigned to the group that August from a replacement pool in England, to fill in for men lost on the Regens-burg raid. "When I arrived, the group was not well organized," Rosenthal recalled. "They were a rowdy outfit, filled with characters. Chick Harding was a wonderful guy, but he didn't enforce tight discipline on the ground orin the air." Rosenthal didn't fly a mission for thirty days. "No one came around to check me out and approve me for combat duty. Finally, my squadron commander, John Egan, had me fly a practice formation. I flew to the right of his plane. I had done a lot of formation flying in training and I was frustrated; I desperately wanted to get into the war. I put the wing of my plane right up against Egan's, and wherever he went, I went. When we landed, Egan told me he wanted me to be his wing man." Rosenthal had gone to Brooklyn College, not far from his Flatbush home. An outstanding athlete, he had been captain of the football and baseball teams, and later was inducted into the college's athletic hall of fame. After graduating summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, he went to work for a leading Manhattan law firm. He was just getting started in his new job when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The next morning he joined the Army Air Corps. He was twenty-six years old, with broad shoulders, sharply cut features, and dark curly hair. A big-city boy who loved hot jazz, he walked, incongruously, with the shambling gait of a farmer, his toes turned inward and there wasn't an ounce of New York cynicism in him. He was shy and easily embarrassed, but he burned with determination. "I had read Mein Kampf in college and had seen the newsreels of the big Nazi rallies in Nuremberg, with Hitler riding in an open car and the crowds cheering wildly. It was the faces in the crowd that struck me, the looks of adoration. It wasn't just Hitler. The entire nation had gone mad; it had to be stopped. "I'm a Jew, but it wasn't just that. Hitler was a menace to decent people everywhere. I was also tremendously proud of the English. They stood alone against the Nazis during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. I read the papers avidly for war news and listened to Edward R. Murrow's live radio broadcasts of the bombing of London. I couldn't wait to get over there. "When I finally arrived, I thought I was at the center of the world, the place where the democracies were gathering to defeat the Nazis. I was right where I wanted to be." Rosie Rosenthal didn't share these thoughts with his crewmates, simple guys who distrusted what they called deep thinking. They never learned what was inside him, what made him fly and fight with blazing resolve. Later in the war, when he became one of the most decorated and famous fliers in the Eighth, word spread around Thorpe Abbotts that his family was in a German concentration camp. But when someone asked him directly, he said "that was a lot of hooey." His family-mother, sister, brother-in-law, and niece (his father had recently died) were all back in Brooklyn. "I have no personal reasons. Everything I've done or hope to do is strictly because I hate persecution... A human being has to look out for other human beings or else there's no civilization."

Rosie was part of the 'Bloody 100th' Bombardment Group of the 13th Combat Wing, of the 'Mighty Eighth' Air Force with John 'Bucky' Egan and Gale 'Buck' Cleven (played by Callum Turner and Austin Butler) His plane was called Rosie's Riveters, and him and his crew were an integral part of the bombardment group.

On October 8th, 1943, the 100th went on a bombing run to Bremen, Germany, and Buck Cleven was shot down. Two days later, Egan and the rest of the 100th went on a supposedly "easy" mission to Münster, accompanied by P-47 Thunderbolts almost all the way to the target. Rosenthal and his crew were not flying their beloved Rosie's Riveters due to damage from their two previous missions in Bremen and Marienburg. Instead, they flew Royal Flush.

Rosie's crew was worried about flying a brand new plane, and became incredibly nervous. Bringing them together under one of the wings, he calmed the boys down and lifted their spirits. This mission proved disastrous, and Royal Flush was the only one in the 100th to make it back to Thorpe Abbotts (the 100th's air-base in East Anglia).

Needless to say, I love Rosie already!! I've read up to chapter 6, and I feel like my brain is going to explode with all the information I've taken in :3

lmk if y'all want more posts like this one or would like to be tagged in them!!

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Will you share your Jamie Tartt playlist? 👀

Buckle up boys! Hold on to your butts! Other ways to say brace yourselves!

To Build a Home (feat. Patrick Watson) by The Cinematic Orchestra

I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young

Sorrow by Bad Religion

The Greatest by Sia

Love I'm Given by Ellie Goulding

Runaway by AURORA

Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths

Move by Oliver Tree

High Hopes by Panic! At the Disco

Outrunning Karma by Alec Benjamin

Home by Cavetown

The Perfect Space by The Avett Brothers

A Better Son/Daughter by Rilo Kiley

False Confidence by Noah Kahan

Legend by The Score

The Competition by Kimya Dawson

In the Blood by John Mayer

Winner by Walgrove

Icarus by Bastille

Sympathy by The Goo Goo Dolls

Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine by Matthew Mole

People Help the People by Birdy

Daylight by David Kushner

Cough it Out by The Front Bottoms

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The Cave by Mumford & Sons

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Waves by Dean Lewis

Soldier by Ingrid Michaelson

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Hi Ren by Ren

I Don't Belong In This Club by Why Don't We & Macklemore

Skinny Love by Birdy

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Go Places by The New Pornographers

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Here We Go by WILD

If I Be Wrong by Wolf Larsen

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Locked Up by Ingrid Michaelson

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Knievel by Tommy Lefroy

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Little Bit by Lykke Li

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Blood Brothers by Ingrid Michaelson

All My Friends by The Revivalists

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Unstoppable by Sia

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World's Smallest Violin by AJR

All I Know So Far by P!nk

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Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons

The Seed by AURORA

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All You Wanted by Michelle Branch

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Homesick by Noah Kahan

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I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Cups Version) by Kurt Hugo Schneider

Sit Down by James

Robots by Dan Mangan

Windowsill by Arcade Fire

Be OK by Ingrid Michaelson

Bite the Hand by boygenius

The Top (Bonus Track) by Primo the Alien

MEAN! (Remix) [feat. Noah Kahan] by Madeline The Person

Home We'll Go (Take My Hand) by Steve Aoki & Walk Off the Earth

From The Bottom Of My Heart by The Wallflowers

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Power by Little Mix

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The Boy Does Nothing by Alesha Dixon

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First Things First by Neon Trees

Kings & Queens by Ava Max

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We Were Kings by Ryan Star

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Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John

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Everywhere by Michelle Branch

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Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford & Sons

Bad Blood by Bastille

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Midnight Show by The Killers

Can't Fight the Moonlight by LeAnn Rimes

Ophelia by The Lumineers

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Heaven and Hell by Let's Play Dead

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Young Blood by Noah Kahan

Ain’t No Reason by Brett Dennen

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How to Rest by The Crane Wives

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Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

Get Some by Lykke Li

Sky Full of Song by Florence + the Machine

Beautiful Trauma by P!nk

Parachute (Serban Ghenea Mix) by Ingrid Michaelson

Down to the Bottom by Dorothy

YES MOM by Tessa Violet

Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold

Rise Up by Andra Day

Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Hurt Somebody by Noah Kahan

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Due to feeling intense brainrot for this new The Thing au me and Rufus made I'm gonna make a kinda. intro? post to it? basically listing off the characters with basic descriptions and the whole. premise of the au. You will listen to me ramble. no you don't have a choice. /lhj

BASICALLY. the au is a crossover between TMC and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), and is about the main TMC cast working at an antarctic research station before being attacked and picked off one by one by an alien entity that mimics organic material. It follows most of the same events as the movie does, though has quite a few differences from the source material that we'll. discuss later. In the meantime, here's the main cast:

Mark Heathcliff (34): Already touched on this dude's main deal in another post but i'll add some things here. He's the head mechanic of the station, and is quiet, and a bit of a loner. He's a recovering (or attempting to recover) alcoholic that is estranged from his family due to such, and only maintains contact with his sister, Sarah. He sometimes lets his emotions get to him, though he knows how to act in serious situations.

Sarah Heathcliff (21): A college student studying electronics, and was invited to the research facility by Mark because she was thinking of working there one day. Still has some grudges against Mark, as their relationship isn't perfect, but she still cares about him and Mark still cares about her. Becomes friends with Evelin.

Evelin Miller (22): The helicopter pilot and technician of the group. Also a bit of a loner, but helps around the facility whenever needed. Hangs out with Dave sometimes.

Cesar Torres (35): The dog Handler of the group, and thus spends a lot of time with the dogs. Is friends with Mark, though their friendship is. rocky, even if they're trying to fix things between each other. He's a bit more social than Mark, though isn't super energetic either. Overall, the voice of reason.

Dave Lee (46): The Biologist of the group. Is pretty friendly towards his coworkers, albeit awkward at times. Also has an interest in tech, even if it isn't his main profession. Though, he tends to make rash decisions when stressed.

Thatcher Davis (45): One of the station commanders. Overall: very tired and stressed. all the time. DEFINITELY has cabin fever. Overall pretty blunt, and occasionally rude, though he almost never means it in malice that's just how he sounds-

Ruth Weaver (46): The second Station commander, as well as a physician/medic. Quiet and calm in stressful situations most of the time, and is overall just there to help.

Jonah Marshall (23): The radio operator and cook of the group. Overall pretty positive and jokes a lot, though gets stressed and frustrated easily, along with being a bit of a coward at times.

Adam Murray (23(?)): A man who doesn't remember who he is after waking up in a Norwegian research base in the arctic. He doesn't remember much of anything from his past, and is unsure why he's so cold, or why he was found with blood on him.

Gabriel (30): The station commander and medic of the Norwegian research facility. Found Adam and took him in to be treated for frostbite. they seem nice, though something about their stare is. unnerving. They have a few coworkers as well (though they don't have proper names or personalities/occupations yet. Though one of them goes by Six, and is. oddly quiet.)

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The 100 rewatch 2023 ep 1.07 Live Blog

Contents Under Pressure.

The clarke/raven/finn love triangle is so soapy. blech.

Oh. Storm is here. Raven is trying to reach the Ark Station. But through a hurricane so that's hard. Clarke is being so supportive and reassuring. (that's a real relationship. Princess Mechanic forever.)

Kane is listing Abby's crimes. All punishable by death. Kane is trying to ignore the radio signals. The council voted to save Abby. Kane is bitchy saying those flashes AREN'T evidence of the kids' survival and Abby gets kicked off the council.

THAT is a signal from Raven Reyes. OH it's station wide. LOL. Everyone in the Ark hears Raven saying The 100 are alive. Ha ha. The signal is coming from earth. Kane looks gutted.

Ah it's ClLARKE on the radio. Abby's voice cracks. Ope she just lets dropped the fact that they aren't alone and Finn got stabbed by a grounder. oops. Jaha asks about Wells. No sorry. Wells is dead. :(

Bitch. You sent him down there. Don't get all pissy Jaha.

Abby is breaking up. THERES A HURRICANE BABY. A huge one. Does that cover the entire south east? Monty's moonshine is used as treatment. Monty and Jasper and Bellamy are out in the storm. No they're back. They are dragging Lincoln. "Intel."

"This is not who we are," Clarke says.

"It is now," Bellamy says. And he's right actually. But it's not really a good thing.

Clarke the medic. Abby guiding her. That's nice. Oop. Tying Lincoln up. And here's Miller. Is this the first time we seeMiller?

Octavia is defnding Lincoln. He hit Lincoln for Finn and Jasper and John and Roma. Who are dead. Yes O he speaks English and Bellamy things he'll understand.

Jaha is morose an looking at memories of Wells. Again. You sent them down there. I have never liked Jaha since he said the kids were disposable. Sorry.

Oh what was that lady's name. Diana. Thanks Jaha. She's divisive. Her people are the workers. She used to be the Chancellor. My people. Your people. Sigh. "you've activated project exodus. congratulations. you will forever be remembered as the man who brought us back to the ground."

Well. No actually. He won't. There's no one to remember him for bringing the ark home. Because they are all dead and/or sucked up into a sparkly purple alien.

I missed all Diana's maneuvering because I was thinking about how pointless it all turned out to be. Stupid season 7.

Yeah yeah. Finn will die if she moves the knife a millimeter in the wrong direction.

Oh. he wakes up as she tries to take the knife out. Yipes. I bet the grounders were not as careful taking the spear out of Jasper's chest. Wait what happened? They all got knocked off their asses but the knife is out of his chest. And he's not dead yet. But he's giving Clarke the lovey dovey eyes right in front of Raven and that is just icky.

Bell trying to get Linocln to talk. Miller finds his antidotes. "Who knows with these people." Listen. Bellamy could EASILY have been Pike. I will forever declare that Clarke's influence kept him from being like that.

Finds Lincoln's journal with a drawing of O and hatchmarks of the 100 live and dead.

Abby wants to talk with Clarke. Clarke doesn't want to talke to her. She goes up to talk to Bellamy. Tells his goon to "get the hell out of my way." "If he didn't hate us before, he does now."

Relax princess. You know the narrative never puts the weight on that term that the fandom did.

Bellamy thinks they're fighting a way and Clarke things they're not soldiers. Bellamy thinks they can't win if they don't fight. Because Lincoln is intimidating.

Finn is seizing but i gotta say I don't care. The stakes mean nothing because we know he's fine in the end. Except for being an awful person who ends up murderous. So like. That does not draw me into the narrative in retrospect.

Kane walking through the people and having all of them being angry at him does, however, have narrative and character resonance. Surprisingly. Wow. Watching Kane alter his character before our eyes. Jaha is finally doing the right thing and telling the Ark the truth. General assembly. Oh wait. This is section 17 where everyone died. Kane came to the culling site to wallow in his guilt. "If I had waited a day, two days, they'd still be alive."

He knows it was him. He was so sure. He swore an oath to protect them and instead he killed them. (ACAB)

"Pull yourself together Kane, and then get your ass to the mess hall." Okay I don't hate Jaha ALL the time. He's like a midrange fav character for me. I suppose I like him better than Jasper (sorry Jasper fans.) If I look at it that way. L was a midrange fave, too. There are lots of characters I hated more.

Clarke has figured out that the knife was poisoned. They say he doesn't understand her but he does. She's trying to force him. Now she's begging. B is going to torture him to get the antidote. O wants to say this is not who we are. Ironic considering who she became. I do not like the character development of O through the whole series. Honestly. She mostly got worse. Seeing her now and she was way better in s1 even being a bratty kid.

Now they're hitting him. No. We do not like torture. Bellay. You do not like hitting him. Clarke begging again. But he won't so B has to hit him again. Aww. B touches Clarke's shoulder to get her out of the way.

This ep is pretty good honeslty.

Jaha telling the truth. He lied about the 100. Earth is survivable. The Ark is dying. He says the culling gifted the rest of them the time they need to go to the earth. But the people still think he's lying to cover up the culling. The dude says all those people died for nothing. But he literally just said that they gave them time to find a way to get to the ground. The dude is like you don't know how we feel.

I LOST MY SON!!!!

Jaha offers the open seat to Diana Sydney. What? No election? Bad idea. She's a scum bucket.

Back to the torture. Pain is not going to make Lincoln tell the antidote. Sorry Clarke. B is not hapy. Oh no. I forgot he shoved that thing through his hand. Yikes. He tries to get Clarke to leave. Ugh. Bad. That's bad. Ugh.

Oh i forgot about this. Raven without any compunctions. Shocks him with live wires. He screams for the first time.

Oh wow. Is this necessary???

Raven crying because "He's all I have!!" O slices herself with the knife. "HE won't let me die."

B is dying. Not literally. Emotionally. HIS SISTER.

But fucking Lincoln tells her which bottle is the antidote. She won't let B touch her.

This shit is FUCKED UP. Wow.

Finn has been given the antidote. Now Clarke is crying over Finn. "I can't do this without you." UGGGGGGGHHH. I'm gonna throw up.

Oh is the hurrican passing already? Nah. That doesn't happen that quickly. It was like three hours tops and probably less.

Ugh. Clarke is being a total bitch with Aabby. "Dad's dead because of you. You turned him in. I know it. WElls told me everything before he.... He let me believe he did it so I'd hate him instead of you."

"That was never supposed to happen. Jaha was supposed to talk him out of it."

She was used to preferential treatment because Jaha had a crush on her. But he didn't offer that preferrential treatment to her husband. I'm going with season 1. And season 1 had Jaha with a thing for Abby. Even if they didn't go anywhere with it. Maybe Jaha gave it up when Wells died. But that is a narrative motivation in season 1.

Clarke takes the spike out of LIncoln's hand and tries to treat him but he won't let her. God he's stubborn. And he lets Octavia do it. Sorry Lincoln you're being creepy with the teenager. You are NOT a teenager. This is a kid man.

And O is being spiteful because O does that best. But she's so sweet to lincoln about him saving her life. and fair he did. but he was willing to sacrifice ALL of the other kids. Now he speaks english does he?

I was not expecting to not like Lincoln. This is weird. Stop looking at her like that. Ew it's creepy. I was caught up in the narrative before which makes this a romeo and juliet story. But they were both kids and LINCOLN is and has always been an adult. wtf.

UGh now finn is looking at Clarke like she's the love of his life. And CLARKE says "She needs you finn."And she wakes up Raven and says he's asking for her. Which he isn't.

Must I say it again. Dump the limp hair biscuit and hook up with Raven. PRINCESS MECHANIC RULES.

Bellamy and Clarke. Who we are and who we need to be to survive are two very different things.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS FAMOUS BELLAMY QUOTE> IT's just the ends justify the means and I DO NOT AGREE.

"It's not being in charge, is it?"

Ugh Diana Sydney swearing in. HOw many eps before she betrays everyone?

OH THE BAD NEWS. We're going to the ground. NOT ALL OF US. 2237 people on the ark. Room for 700 in the dropships. They're on the titanic and there aren't enough lifeboats.

All right. That was a jam packed episode. And I have to say I liked it a lot. It didn't have any big resolutions. I suppose the knife came out of Finn. But it was a lot of character development.

Kane has his complete personality switch and goes back to his childhood spiritual center.

Abby learns that Clarke knows she told on her dad.

Jaha finds out Wells is dead and begins to slowly lose it.

O defends Lincoln and sacrifices herself to save him and Finn trusting Lincoln and the Romeon and Juliet thing starts.

Bellamy pushes himself to be this emotionless torturer because he thinks it's who he needs to be.

Clarke essentially gives up Finn in favore of Raven. Poor judgement. She should give up fin FOR Raven and both of them should dump him and sneak off to the bunker together. I am not apologizing. Bellarke isn't ready yet. They should be future ex girlfriends.

Miller takes over as Bellamy's lieutenant.

Diana Sydney, one of my least favorite characters, despite my kind of being on her side with the class issues on the ark, shows up and is giving power without any sort of vote at all.

The exodus is set up. Oh i can't wait til they get to the ground.

LOTS of character development. Lot of action.

Man if I could write this instead of them, things would be different. Wells would survive. Raven and Clarke would hook up and support each other for a while. When that broke up, amicably, Bellamy and Wells would be waiting in the wings. Yes. Raven and Wells. She never had a guy worthy of her and he never had a chance to be who he could have been. I would have LOVED to hear them argue. It would be enemies to lovers, because he was Jaha's son and a pompous ass and she was a cocky bastard who has no respect. AWESOME.

sigh. well anyway.

What did y'all think of the ep? I'm not editing this post. We die like teenagers in the apocalypses.

[thequarries]

1

prologue

The night was normal for Murphy. Just some studying, music, and procrastination. Nothing was out of the ordinary.

The cassette player from across Murphy’s bed played his favorite mix: rock, specifically Bowie, along with some other random songs mixed in for good measure. Their mix tapes were his favorite way to decompress at the end of a long day: nothing but boring, slow homework, sprinkled with some amazing tunes to help soothe the pain.

“Murphy!” It was his mom, calling out from the living room. “Come here for a second!”

They rolled their eyes, turning the knob of their bedroom door.

“Have you seen this?” she pointed at the TV. “Isn’t he in your grade?”

Murphy studied the television. It was turned on to the news, like always, talking about a new missing persons report: John Airstroth, and now Frankie Miller.

John was in Murphy’s year, but they didn’t interact at all. John was popular, a little bit of a douche bag. Even Winnie didn’t interact with him, and she interacted with everybody. I guess Winnie has standards now. However, Murphy failed to recognize Frankie. According to the broadcast, she was only two years younger than them, a freshman, but Frankie’s face escaped Murphy.

“Yeah, we never talked though.” John’s picture seemed to stare directly at Murphy.

“And now this other girl—it’s like 1983 all over again.”

“I doubt it’s like 1983. Frankie and John were close,”—a lie—“so maybe they just ran away together. Kids talk about that all time at Hawkins High.”

His mom looked at Murphy. “There’s a new curfew—I expect you to follow it. Don’t go out alone after sunset and please either call me directly after school or come straight home.”

A curfew?? What am I, seven years old? “Okay.”

“Thank you.”

Murphy turned and sprinted back to his room.

“I’m going to the grocery store!” their mom yelled out.

“Okay!”

They crawled up on their bed, fishing for the pencil they were using for their homework which was lost somewhere in the blankets. Where had it gone…

As he was looking, he became lost in thought: I wonder where John is. Is he okay? What about Frankie? And finally, the most dreaded thought: is this going to be like 1983 all over again? Whatever. It doesn’t matter. What matters is what Mrs. Kennedy is going to do to your grade if you don’t get this paper done.

The cassette came to a sudden stop, leaving the room quiet. Murphy couldn’t lie to themselves: it was a little unnerving. The stillness of the house, as he was the only one home at that point. Here he was, listening to David Bowie, when John or Frankie could be dead, in the trunk of a car within a mile’s radius of him. Whatever. Whatever whatever. Just flip the tape.

Their hands were shaking as they pressed the eject button on their cassette player, their body becoming increasingly riddled with unrest the longer the room was silent. The only sound being produced, or rather the only sound Murphy could hear, was sound that Murphy caused. They shoved the cassette into the player, going hitting play before noticing something odd about the player.

They put their ear closer to the speaker, trying to see if they were imagining it. But, horrifically, they realized they were not: a light sound of static quietly hummed on the radio, as well as the faintest sounds of someone breathing heavily. The room felt even quieter.

Murphy perked their head back up, pressing the play button. The speaker went silent, and then: music. Finally.

Sighing with relief, Murphy continued his scavenger hunt for the pencil, lost somewhere in the bed. This happens every fucking time.

Suddenly, the cylindrical shape found its way into his hand. Gotcha. 

In all this searching, Murphy hadn’t realized the fact that music had stopped again. Did he mess up the tape? Did he forget which orientation to put it in? Did–

The cassette player started blasting sound, before immediately stopping, then again and again. “There–man–ing–the–y–h–like–” the radio was almost talking. The static and breathing started to come back. The lights flickered.

Murphy slowly stepped off the bed, taking his fate in his own hands: for all he knew there could be someone under their bed, waiting for the right moment, an intruder in the house, something hiding in plain sight.

The lights started flickering more violently. His heart dropped.

As he slowly bent down to pick up the cassette player he noticed smoke coming from the back. The plastic was extremely hot. The player was totaled.

His pencil falling from the bed. A slight sound, loud enough to cause shock waves. Terrified, Murphy started to slowly turn around.

The wall. It was moving. It was contorting into something human–but something that was anything but human, with thin bony arms and an angled face and the wall–it was almost as if the wall was stretching, some sort of plastic or clay conforming to the hands. Murphy screamed as the lights slowly started to turn a sinister irony-red color, a disembodied shade of rose.

Murphy ran, heart pounding in his ears. It felt like all of the blood of his body was rushing to his head, bleeding out of his eardrums, staining his ears. But he didn’t care. He ran, all the way through the hallway, to the outside of his house. To the street past his driveway.

He watched in pure untainted terror as the house’s lights completely shut off, with loud ear piercing noises of screeching coming from inside. For the first time that night, Murphy was completely still. Solely concentrating on the house.

Another scream. The lights flickered back on. He stood, watching the windows for the skinny figure he saw before, listening for the slightest sound of anything from the house. Nothing.

Before reentering, Murphy grabbed the axe from the backyard shed. They tightened their grip around the cold wooden base, as they slowly opened the front door of their house.

Everything was untouched. Even Murphy’s room, rather than his fried cassette player. It was almost as if nothing had happened at all.

As expected, Murphy did not finish their history paper that night.

chapter 2

[dannymillerfansite]

‘I’m a Celebrity’ champ joins lifesaving campaign

Ask us why Danny Miller is brushing up on his survival skills through Three Ways to Save a Life

Actor and ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’ reigning champ - Danny Miller - has become the 14,000th person from Greater Manchester to learn first aid skills as part of a major campaign with St John Ambulance and BBC Radio Manchester.

Following the fifth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing, the two organisations have been bringing essential first aid skills across Greater Manchester to the public and local organisations, through a mix of public training sessions and on-demand training.

The Three Ways to Save a Life campaign has now trained just over 14,000 people since it launched in May.

The Emmerdale star who was crowned I’m A Celebrity’s ‘King of The Castle’ in 2021, was joined by his wife Steph at St John Ambulance’s training centre in Stockport where they were taught vital live-saving techniques, 

Commenting on the campaign, Stockport born Danny Miller said:  “I’ve always been keen to broaden my knowledge of first aid, so it was fantastic to get involved with this brilliant campaign by St John Ambulance and BBC Manchester.

“I had previously done some first aid training, but I really wanted to improve my skills since my son Albert was born – particularly around choking. And to also be on hand in day-to-day life, should anyone need help in an emergency and to be able to assist until professional medical support arrives.”

[newmusicweekly]

MARC Radio Flips WHHZ/Gainesville to ''Rock It 100.5''

Progressive and vintage Rock music arrived on the Gainesville, FL area airwaves Tuesday with the launch of "Rock It 100.5 FM" on WHHZ. According to parent MARC Radio Group, the station will fast become known for playing both familiar and underplayed hard rock music that's been missing from the Gainesville playlists for decades. "Rock It 100.5 is fueled by rock" said MARC Radio's Scott Miller. "If you like the Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, the Stone Temple Pilots, you've found your new radio station. We'll introduce our listeners to groups like Disturbed, Pretty Reckless and Cage the Elephant." Miller said that the catchphrase "fueled by rock" was inspired by Fueled by Ramen, the Gainesville record company founded in 1996 by University of Florida student John Janick, whose diet at that time consisted of instant ramen noodles. The company has grown exponentially and is now part of New York City-based 300 Elektra Entertainment. Rock It 100.5 FM's format features engaging personalities who know how to rock a mic, added Miller. It replaces The Buzz, which had a more typical Classic Rock music format. Based in Gainesville, FL, the station is programmed to reach primarily male listeners ages 18-49 in Alachua County and surrounding communities. Read the full article

[pathbend-blog]

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[ledenews]

Chamberlain Prepares for Friday Signing Event at Strand Theatre

(Publisher's Note:) This story by John W. Miller - owner of Moundsville.org - first appeared before Mr. Chamberlain's book signing was scheduled for this Friday, so we decided to re-publish it to promote the 4-6 p.m. event. Refreshments will be served.) During the 1950s and 1960s, when Randy Chamberlain was a boy in Moundsville, WV, people in the evenings “sat on their front porches talking with each other,” he told me. Chamberlain, 77, is a retired insurance rep, radio DJ and grocer, and city councilman who’s lived in Moundsville his whole life. In 2018, Charlie Walton, the editor of The Moundsville Daily Echo, asked Chamberlain to write for the paper. Chamberlain, a born storyteller with a rich radio voice, produced Around the Mound, a charming weekly reflection on his beloved town and his life spent there. Chamberlain wrote the column for three years, and gave it up when he picked up a seat on City Council. He didn’t want to compromise his journalistic integrity. But recently, he published a 150-page book called Memories From Around the Mound: Tokens of a Thriving Town (you can buy it here), a collection of his columns and some photographs. The book’s been selling out all over town, and popping up with praise on Facebook, so yesterday I drove to Moundsville to ask Chamberlain why he thought it had been so successful. “People have really connected with it,” he told me over a cheeseburger at Bob’s Lunch. “People do tend to think that things were much better when they were young, but I also think we’re doing okay now.” Chamberlain is an optimist, and he’s right: Moundsville is doing better than most Ohio Valley towns.  The history of the Moundsville Mound extends far beyond what we know to this day, but Chamberlain tells many tales in his book. In part, Memories From Around the Mound is a personal memoir and a narrative of shared American culture, especially musical. Chamberlain, a music maniac, chronicles his path into professional radio and America’s journey from Big Band to Rock and Roll, and tells charming stories about discovering Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton and Jerry Lewis. There are also stories about important shared moments in America history and culture, such as watching the Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, Superman, and quiz shows that turned out to be rigged, receiving the Sears-Roebuck catalogue ahead of Christmas, and experiencing news of the dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and the assassination of President Kennedy. But the most touching parts of the book are Chamberlain’s descriptions of the community he experienced in Moundsville growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. Moundsville around Christmas reminded Chamberlain of the town of Bedford Falls in It’s a Wonderful Life. There were no shopping malls then, and people walked along Jefferson Ave, crisscrossed with artificial pine, Christmas wreaths and outdoor lights. In the 1950s, Randy’s family didn’t own a car. “That meant we walked as a rule,” he writes. “In the winter when there was snow on the ground, our father would get out our sleds and pull us to grandma’s house. We were always excited to arrive at grandma’s. We knew there would be hot chocolate and fresh-baked raisin or chocolate chip cookies which grandma kept in an old marshmallow tin.” Around that time, there were dozens of grocery stores in around and Moundsville. Chamberlain can still rattle off the names: Berry, Bonar, Cheslick, Gamble, Hill, Koontz, Simmons and Weaver. And those were among dozens of other local businesses: Rexall Drug, Jim’s Shoe Repair and Store, Remke Furniture and Appliance. (One of them, Ruttenberg’s, is still around and I’ve written about it here.) Moundsville residents once decorated the Mound, but protesters successfully halted the practice more than 30 years ago. Chamberlain worked at one when he was a teenager and owned his own store from 1966-1972. “We sold all the things you need for daily life,” he said. “We got produce from local farmers whenever we could.” One of the functions that these stores could fulfill in the community was extending credit to workers during strikes. There were dozens of factories around Moundsville, many of them unionized. “When strikes occurred, it was the neighborhood grocery store that offered credit that was the working man’s lifeline.” Another function of the grocery store was to connect people with news. “Some might call it gossip,” Chamberlain writes. “Regardless, you knew who was moving into the neighborhood, or moving out. You were among the first to learn when a family was expecting a new addition. Whatever the news, one was likely to learn about it first from his neighborhood grocer.” I asked Chamberlain to reflect on what’s caused people to retreat from each other, even in Moundsville, where people no longer sit on their front porches in the evening. Was it car culture, big retail, shopping malls or suburbanization? Part of the problem is screens sucking our attention away from the reality of human contact. “Technology can be good and can be bad, and right now we’re seeing the bad side,” he said. And we need to chat with neighbors, share stories and relate to people who aren’t like us. There’s no technology, political party or TED Talk that will ever change that. The truth, wrote Flannery O’Connor “does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally.” So I think we need to celebrate the small-town nostalgia of Randy Chamberlain, because it points to something that will also be true in the future, wherever you live. Read the full article

[chrisryanspeaks]

Steve Miller Steve Miller to release deluxe 50th anniversary Joker album; shares unreleased "Joker Suite"

STEVE MILLER CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOKER J50: THE EVOLUTION OF THE JOKER BOX SET RELEASED BY SAILOR/CAPITOL/UME SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 MILLER’S CREATIVE JOURNEY TOWARDS LANDMARK EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM CHRONICLED WITH 27 NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD RECORDINGS INCLUDING EIGHT PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS AND COMMENTARY FROM MILLER HIMSELF “THE JOKER SUITE,” SHOWCASING THE 5X RIAA PLATINUM-CERTIFIED, #1 HIT TITLE TRACK, WITH THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED “LIDI” AND “TRAVELIN’,” PREMIERES TODAY – LISTEN J50: THE EVOLUTION OF THE JOKER  ALBUM TRAILER STREAMING NOW - WATCH PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW Steve Miller is honoring the 50th anniversary of his chart-topping, Platinum eighth studio album, The Joker, with a new box set chronicling the artistic journey that led to its creation. J50: The Evolution of The Joker showcases Miller’s process as he expands and reimagines his craft, ultimately finding a strikingly original new sound that brought him to a wider audience than ever before and set the stage for even greater successes to come. Curated by Miller himself, J50 dives deep into the creative process of writing and assembling The Jokerand amplifies its enduring magic by chronologically placing the original album tracks alongside 27 previously unreleased recordings from Miller’s personal archive – including songwriting tapes made by Miller on his TEAC 4-track in hotel rooms on the road and at live performances, plus studio outtakes and rehearsals – as well as six audio commentary tracks from Miller and exclusive liner notes from both Miller and legendary journalist Anthony DeCurtis.  J50: The Evolution of The Joker arrives via Universal on 2xCD, 3xLP + 7”, as well as digital download and all DSPs and streaming services on Friday, September 15. The vinyl version includes a reproduction of a vintage The Joker iron-on and a limited-edition lithograph. Pre-orders are available now. J50: The Evolution of The Joker is highlighted by “The Joker Suite,” an extended piece showcasing the musical path to the album’s 5x RIAA Platinum-certified (5 million sales in the US alone), worldwide #1 hit title track, “The Joker,” with the previously unreleased “Lidi” and “Travelin’,” available today at all DSPs and streaming services. Read More: The Joker was originally released worldwide in October 1973 and quickly became a hit in the United States crossing over from FM underground radio to the AM pop radio of the day. Shortly thereafter, the song went to number 1, first in the States and the rest of the world followed. This mainstream breakthrough success was certainly fueled by dramatic shifts in both the lineup and Miller’s own approach to songcraft. J50: The Evolution of The Joker brings together the original album alongside unreleased recordings, thereby illustrating Miller’s creative process. The collection kicks off with beautiful acoustic live renditions of “Children of the Future,” “Brave New World,” and “Space Cowboy,” recorded while on the road in 1972. Miller had long nurtured his still-growing audience with constant touring, routinely visiting hundreds of cities each year. Backed by Dickie Thompson on keyboards, Gerald Johnson on bass, and John King on drums, the lineup marked Steve Miller Band’s first iteration as a quartet. Fueled in part by Thompson’s B3 organ and electric Hohner clavinet, the band developed a distinctive new sound, blending Miller’s signature psychedelic blues with a focused songcraft that expertly merged his many inspirations and influences into something wholly original and all his own. Their lengthy sets were highlighted by covers of R&B gems like Young Jessie’s “Mary Lou” and The Clovers’ “Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash,” both of which would be featured on The Joker. Energized by his band’s nightly workouts, Miller spent his late-night hours recording on a TEAC 4-track tape machine in hotel rooms across the nation, working on new songs largely on 12-string guitar. In July 1973, the band hit Capitol Record’s Studio B in Los Angeles and quickly got to work, recording, mixing, and mastering the album in just 17 days with Miller producing. “The most important rule that every kid out there who wants to make a record should remember is: When you go into the studio, be ready to do the whole performance the first time you do it, because that’s going to be the best time you do it,” Miller says. “The whole thing is to capture the first performance. That’s a lot of what The Joker’s about. It was all first takes, and first takes are always better than perfect takes. “To make a hit record, I thought it was best to have five hooks,” he continues. “Not one, not two, not three, not four, but five, if you really wanted to deliver a hit. Like if you take ‘The Joker.’ ‘Some people call me the Space Cowboy.’ What the hell was that? Then it continues and it gets your attention again: the slide guitar, the chorus, the harmony, the wolf whistle. It all adds up. All of these things are just elements of writing. You learn those elements, and you’re always playing with them.” Miller’s new songs, from the album-opening “Sugar Babe” and longtime live favorite “Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma,” to the easygoing blues shuffle, “The Lovin’ Cup” (extended by a driving, live acoustic version of Robert Johnson’s “Come On In My Kitchen,” with foot-stomping percussive accompaniment) and the devastating, slow-burn “Evil,” the latter recorded on stage at Boston, MA’s Aquarius Theater. “Something To Believe In” closes The Joker on a warm, reassuring romantic pop lullaby. “Like clear water in a mountain stream,” he sings, “l will come to you in your dreams/Like pictures reflected in a mountain lake/I will be with you when you wake.” Released as a single in October 1973, “The Joker” proved, in Miller’s words, “a real, no kidding, non-stop hit,” played on virtually every radio station around the world. “The Joker” rose to #1 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” while also reaching the top 20 in many countries around the world. In September 1990, more than a decade later, "The Joker" made history by returning to the US, UK, and European charts after being featured in a popular TV commercial for Levi’s – the longest-ever gap between transatlantic chart-toppers. With its title track seemingly everywhere (as well as its indelible masked album cover by famed photographer Norman Seeff), The Joker album was quickly certified platinum by the RIAA – Miller’s first up to that time. Not only was The Joker significant in its own artistic right, but it also positioned Miller for the next, vitally important stage of his career, when he would become one of the biggest hitmakers and most definitive artists of the 70s. Today, Steve Miller’s releases combine for more than 75 million in sales as well as five billion streams. He has multiple #1s and five Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 songs which have spent 226 weeks collectively on the chart. Miller also has four Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, which have collectively spent 528 weeks on that chart. Read the full article

[audiofuzz]

Steve Miller Steve Miller to release deluxe 50th anniversary Joker album; shares unreleased "Joker Suite"

STEVE MILLER CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOKER J50: THE EVOLUTION OF THE JOKER BOX SET RELEASED BY SAILOR/CAPITOL/UME SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 MILLER’S CREATIVE JOURNEY TOWARDS LANDMARK EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM CHRONICLED WITH 27 NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD RECORDINGS INCLUDING EIGHT PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS AND COMMENTARY FROM MILLER HIMSELF “THE JOKER SUITE,” SHOWCASING THE 5X RIAA PLATINUM-CERTIFIED, #1 HIT TITLE TRACK, WITH THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED “LIDI” AND “TRAVELIN’,” PREMIERES TODAY – LISTEN J50: THE EVOLUTION OF THE JOKER  ALBUM TRAILER STREAMING NOW - WATCH PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW Steve Miller is honoring the 50th anniversary of his chart-topping, Platinum eighth studio album, The Joker, with a new box set chronicling the artistic journey that led to its creation. J50: The Evolution of The Joker showcases Miller’s process as he expands and reimagines his craft, ultimately finding a strikingly original new sound that brought him to a wider audience than ever before and set the stage for even greater successes to come. Curated by Miller himself, J50 dives deep into the creative process of writing and assembling The Jokerand amplifies its enduring magic by chronologically placing the original album tracks alongside 27 previously unreleased recordings from Miller’s personal archive – including songwriting tapes made by Miller on his TEAC 4-track in hotel rooms on the road and at live performances, plus studio outtakes and rehearsals – as well as six audio commentary tracks from Miller and exclusive liner notes from both Miller and legendary journalist Anthony DeCurtis.  J50: The Evolution of The Joker arrives via Universal on 2xCD, 3xLP + 7”, as well as digital download and all DSPs and streaming services on Friday, September 15. The vinyl version includes a reproduction of a vintage The Joker iron-on and a limited-edition lithograph. Pre-orders are available now. J50: The Evolution of The Joker is highlighted by “The Joker Suite,” an extended piece showcasing the musical path to the album’s 5x RIAA Platinum-certified (5 million sales in the US alone), worldwide #1 hit title track, “The Joker,” with the previously unreleased “Lidi” and “Travelin’,” available today at all DSPs and streaming services. Read More: The Joker was originally released worldwide in October 1973 and quickly became a hit in the United States crossing over from FM underground radio to the AM pop radio of the day. Shortly thereafter, the song went to number 1, first in the States and the rest of the world followed. This mainstream breakthrough success was certainly fueled by dramatic shifts in both the lineup and Miller’s own approach to songcraft. J50: The Evolution of The Joker brings together the original album alongside unreleased recordings, thereby illustrating Miller’s creative process. The collection kicks off with beautiful acoustic live renditions of “Children of the Future,” “Brave New World,” and “Space Cowboy,” recorded while on the road in 1972. Miller had long nurtured his still-growing audience with constant touring, routinely visiting hundreds of cities each year. Backed by Dickie Thompson on keyboards, Gerald Johnson on bass, and John King on drums, the lineup marked Steve Miller Band’s first iteration as a quartet. Fueled in part by Thompson’s B3 organ and electric Hohner clavinet, the band developed a distinctive new sound, blending Miller’s signature psychedelic blues with a focused songcraft that expertly merged his many inspirations and influences into something wholly original and all his own. Their lengthy sets were highlighted by covers of R&B gems like Young Jessie’s “Mary Lou” and The Clovers’ “Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash,” both of which would be featured on The Joker. Energized by his band’s nightly workouts, Miller spent his late-night hours recording on a TEAC 4-track tape machine in hotel rooms across the nation, working on new songs largely on 12-string guitar. In July 1973, the band hit Capitol Record’s Studio B in Los Angeles and quickly got to work, recording, mixing, and mastering the album in just 17 days with Miller producing. “The most important rule that every kid out there who wants to make a record should remember is: When you go into the studio, be ready to do the whole performance the first time you do it, because that’s going to be the best time you do it,” Miller says. “The whole thing is to capture the first performance. That’s a lot of what The Joker’s about. It was all first takes, and first takes are always better than perfect takes. “To make a hit record, I thought it was best to have five hooks,” he continues. “Not one, not two, not three, not four, but five, if you really wanted to deliver a hit. Like if you take ‘The Joker.’ ‘Some people call me the Space Cowboy.’ What the hell was that? Then it continues and it gets your attention again: the slide guitar, the chorus, the harmony, the wolf whistle. It all adds up. All of these things are just elements of writing. You learn those elements, and you’re always playing with them.” Miller’s new songs, from the album-opening “Sugar Babe” and longtime live favorite “Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma,” to the easygoing blues shuffle, “The Lovin’ Cup” (extended by a driving, live acoustic version of Robert Johnson’s “Come On In My Kitchen,” with foot-stomping percussive accompaniment) and the devastating, slow-burn “Evil,” the latter recorded on stage at Boston, MA’s Aquarius Theater. “Something To Believe In” closes The Joker on a warm, reassuring romantic pop lullaby. “Like clear water in a mountain stream,” he sings, “l will come to you in your dreams/Like pictures reflected in a mountain lake/I will be with you when you wake.” Released as a single in October 1973, “The Joker” proved, in Miller’s words, “a real, no kidding, non-stop hit,” played on virtually every radio station around the world. “The Joker” rose to #1 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” while also reaching the top 20 in many countries around the world. In September 1990, more than a decade later, "The Joker" made history by returning to the US, UK, and European charts after being featured in a popular TV commercial for Levi’s – the longest-ever gap between transatlantic chart-toppers. With its title track seemingly everywhere (as well as its indelible masked album cover by famed photographer Norman Seeff), The Joker album was quickly certified platinum by the RIAA – Miller’s first up to that time. Not only was The Joker significant in its own artistic right, but it also positioned Miller for the next, vitally important stage of his career, when he would become one of the biggest hitmakers and most definitive artists of the 70s. Today, Steve Miller’s releases combine for more than 75 million in sales as well as five billion streams. He has multiple #1s and five Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 songs which have spent 226 weeks collectively on the chart. Miller also has four Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, which have collectively spent 528 weeks on that chart. Read the full article

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AFT president accused of gaslighting over innocent tweet on studying loss: delete your account

American Federation of Lecturers President Randi Weingarten was known as a “backpedaling hack” for penning a innocent tweet about “everybody” struggling through the pandemic because the nation’s report card reveals drastic impacts to studying and math abilities.  “The underside line is everybody suffered within the pandemic… due to the pandemic. The disruption was in every single place, and it was unhealthy no matter whether or not faculties have been distant or in particular person. We’re targeted now on the pressing want to assist children recuperate and thrive,” Weingarten tweeted.  Math scores noticed their largest decreases ever, whereas studying scores dropped to ranges not seen since 1992 for fourth and eighth graders throughout the nation, in line with the Nation’s Report Card.  The common arithmetic rating for fourth-grade college students fell 5 factors from 2019 to 2022. The rating for eighth graders dropped eight factors. Studying for each grades fell three factors since 2019. EXPERTS REACT TO US MATH, READING SCORES DIPPING FOR STUDENTS AFTER COVID-19: ‘DISMAL’ Weingarten confronted blow again on social media with critics saying Weingarten was making an attempt to keep away from blame for the lower in educational scores.  Contributing editor on the Spectator, Stephen Miller, mentioned, “Here is one other instance of ‘It’s not essential for who’s guilty.” Managing editor of RedState Kira Davis mentioned, “You are too late, Randi… The adults will take it from right here.” John Cardillo, a former radio host, known as Weingarten a “backpedaling hack.” Maud Maron, an activist for reopening faculties, blasted Weingarten for placing the union first, and youngsters final. US MATH, READING TEST SCORES PLUNGE FOR STUDENTS ACROSS COUNTRY FOLLOWING COVID-19 PANDEMIC A Florida State board of training member, Ryan Petty, accused Weingarten of gaslighting. Faculty alternative activist Corey DeAngelis quipped that Weingarten limiting replies to her tweet was simply “such as you closed faculties.” DeAngelis added Weingarten ought to think about trying out of Twitter. “Delete your account,” he mentioned. PARENTS CAST BLAME FOR ‘DEVASTATING’ NATION’S REPORT CARD IN WAKE OF PANDEMIC: ‘VERY BAD DECISIONS’ Angela Morabito, a spokesperson for the Protection of Freedom Institute, accused Weingarten of “mendacity (once more).” New York Put up columnist Karol Markowicz mentioned “hello, you are the issue, it is you.” Rory Cooper, a associate at PurpleStrats – a fame administration agency – mentioned, “No, each little one did not undergo Solely the youngsters in public faculties underneath your management. You probably did that.” Analysis at Harvard and Stanford discovered that achievement losses “have been bigger in larger poverty districts.” CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The examine revealed that the pandemic “widened disparities in achievement between excessive and low-poverty faculties.” Moreover, the examine reveals {that a} “quarter of colleges with the best shares of scholars receiving federal lunch subsidies missed two-thirds of a yr of math studying, whereas the quarter of colleges with the fewest low-income college students misplaced two-fifths of a yr.” Fox Information’ Joshua Nelson and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report. Hannah Grossman is an Affiliate Editor at Fox Information Digital. Originally published at Irvine News HQ

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The John Miller Program w/Ashly Russell 11/5/19 Tonight The John Miller Program with Ashly Russell returns for the gamers.. It all about Postal 4 that was just released on Steam.