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A new way forward—for good!

November 5, 2024

Robert B. Hubbell

Nov 04, 2024

As we head into Election Day, I don’t want to tell you how to feel. Instead, I will describe how I am feeling. I hope it is helpful.

I am feeling confident because we have done everything asked of us—and more.

I am feeling confident because we have enthusiasm and momentum on our side.

I am feeling confident because Kamala Harris has run a nearly flawless campaign.

I am feeling confident because I know that women are determined to reclaim their status as full citizens under the Constitution.

I am feeling confident because Democrats have consistently overperformed the predictions of pollsters and pundits in every election since 2020.

I am feeling confident because pollsters and pundits have underestimated the power of the grassroots movement that has engaged tens of millions of Americans as never before.

I am feeling confident because of the professionalism and dedication of local Democratic Party organizations.

I am feeling confident because Kamala Harris has shown us a new way forward that focuses on the good in the American people rather than on their grievances and divisions.

I am feeling confident because I know that the new way forward that has emerged over the last eight years is a change for good that will persist and prevail long after we are gone.

I am feeling confident because I know we aren’t going back—no matter what happens in any race decided on Election Day 2024.

I am feeling confident because we are standing on the shoulders of generations of Americans who sacrificed their lives, liberty, and security so that we could arrive safely at this moment of opportunity and promise.

I am feeling confident because I know that we will ultimately prevail in the larger battle for the soul of America.

I know that we are not guaranteed success. I know that polls continue to show a race allegedly closer than any presidential and congressional election in modern history. I know we could suffer disappointment—but I also know that we can survive, endure, and prevail over any loss. We have done so before, and we can do so again.

In my moments of doubt and worry, I am drawn to the memory of 25-year-old John Lewis, who led 600 marchers across Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965. On that fateful day, state troopers cracked John Lewis’s skull with a club for daring to demand equal voting rights for Black Americans.

John Lewis could have given up when he awoke in the hospital with a bandaged and bloody head. He did not.

Two weeks after Bloody Sunday, John Lewis marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of others to complete the march into Montgomery.

Five months later, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Whatever happens on Election Day, I am not giving up—and I know you are not giving up. It doesn’t matter whether we win a trifecta or suffer shocking losses, our work of defending democracy will not be finished. It never will be.

Yes, Election Day is critically important. But it is one of thousands of critically important days in the life of our democracy within living memory.

If we are fortunate enough to secure major victories on Tuesday, our reward will be that we get to do it all over again, starting on Wednesday.

Democracy is an ongoing, collaborative process. The good news is that we are working with one another to ensure that we preserve democracy for the next generation. I am honored to be working by your side!

Notes from the field (part IV)

Jill and I canvassed with Steve and Ellen Hill on Monday, covering 116 residences in Charlotte. It was a sobering experience. The areas we canvassed were economically depressed. We walked through some single-family home neighborhoods, where many homes were abandoned. Rental homes were dilapidated, with peeling paint and abandoned cars on the front lawns. But even in those neighborhoods, homes were being bulldozed at a rapid pace and replaced by two-story faux Cape Cod homes that would require substantial double incomes to pay the mortgage.

Especially sobering were the large apartment complexes that consisted of brick row houses surrounding a common area. The areas surrounding the apartments were strewn with trash and abandoned belongings left behind by renters who were forced out or moved on short notice. The bones of the old brick apartments were still solid, but window frames and doors were rotting. The residents of those apartments have been ignored and abandoned by landlords, the city, the state, and society. It is easy to see why some residents in those apartments feel hopeless and disconnected from presidential politics. And yet, we spoke to occasional residents who were strong and clear in their support for Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot.

It was disappointing that we were unable to speak to more residents. On the other hand, I felt that putting a door hanger on the front doorknob was a message to the residents: “We came to talk with you. You are not forgotten. Your voice matters. Vote.”

Jill posted a video on her blog that explains the technology of canvassing. See Every Day with Jill, Final Day of Canvassing: FOR KAMALA!

Concluding Thoughts

The astronomy photo below shows the Western Veil Nebula, a remnant of an exploding star. The early universe consisted only of two elements--hydrogen and helium, the basic ingredients of stars. On the other hand, humans are made of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium.

If the universe started as hydrogen and helium, where did the other “stuff” that makes up humans come from? Answer: From exploding stars. You are, therefore, made of stardust. Literally. Not figuratively. Not metaphorically. Literally. Nearly every atom in your body came from an exploding star.

So, as you anxiously wait for election returns, reflect on the fact you have the great fortune to be here in this moment because millions of exploding stars propelled matter into space that fortuitously, miraculously coalesced into you. How lucky is that?

Stay strong!

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Dave Lewis, LZ chronicler, on Robert's performance of Stairway. From Led Zeppelin Celebration Days FB page:

Some personal thoughts on this performance of Stairway To Heaven...

There was something profoundly moving watching the YouTube footage of Robert Plant performing Stairway To Heaven at the Andy Taylor concert.

This was the first live public airing of the song since the Led Zeppelin 02 Reunion on December 10 2007.

Before I delve in to this subject, Robert’s entire appearance was captivating. Thank you delivered with much emotion, Black Dog hammed up brilliantly and the version of Season of the Witch segueing into a reprise of Black Dog lyrics and Buffalo Springfield’s For What it’s Worth – as in the LA Forum 1970 Blueberry Hill bootleg.

Incidentally, bassist on the night Guy Pratt noted that he has now performed Black Dog with both Robert and Jimmy Page – he was part of the touring band on the Coverdale Page Japan visit in late 1993. The band line up on the night consisted of the aforementioned Guy, former Reef guitarist Kenwyn House (wearing a dragon patterned shirt shades of Jimmy perhaps), Rod Stewart’s drummer David Palmer, Andy Taylor plus Andy Taylor’s son Andy J Taylor on guitar, singer Anne Rani and musician Dino Jelusick on keyboard and backing vocals.

So back to Stairway To Heaven...

We have all had a journey with this song over the years. Mine commenced on April 4 1971 when I heard it on my radio listening to Led Zeppelin’s BBC In Concert performance on Radio One’s John Peel show. I’d heard Jimmy in an interview describing how it had come together in various sections building to a climax. Sure enough this tentative version did just that.

I first saw it performed live on Sunday November 21 1971 at the Empire Pool Wembley – an extraordinary night. It was of course one of the stand out tracks on their just released fourth album.

It went to attain legendary status – the most played record on American radio and from 1975 the rightful finale to every Led Zeppelin live performance.

Like many of their songs the arrangement was often toyed with, not least by the singer who over time added many an ad - lib to the lyrics. As it was performed on every Led Zep show, this enabled the song to retain a freshness.

The first ad-lib I recall was when he inserted the line ''you are the children of the sun'' during the version to be heard on the classic bootleg Going To California from their performance in Berkeley on September 14 1971. From 1973 onwards 'Does anybody remember laughter?‘’ was an expected insert after the line ‘’and the forest will echo with laughter.’’

By 1975, Robert had changed the line ‘’your stairway’’ to ‘’our stairway’’ adding the line ‘’that’s all we got.’’ As I witnessed in awe from the side of the stage during their 1980 Over Europe performances , Robert added ‘’I keep chopin’ and changin'’’ as they led into the climax.

Post Zep, Robert has sang Stairway To Heaven’’ it a mere four times – at Live Aid in 1985, the Atlantic 40th anniversary show in 1988, a sweet truncated version with Jimmy Page in a TV studio in Japan in 1994 and at the Led Zeppelin O2 tribute concert for Ahmet Ertegun where he proclaimed after the song ‘’Ahmet we did it!’’

Well now he has done it again….

The obvious question is why now and why on this occasion?

There’s no doubt it was a special occasion being a concert staged by the ex - Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor. Andy has had serious cancer health issues and staged this concert in aid of Cancer Awareness Trust.

As well as performing on the night, Robert donated his personal gold disc of Led Zeppelin IV for the auction –as he put it ''our not so difficult fourth album.'' A part of this was featured on the video stream and it had clocked an initial £50,000 bid.“I love this music and I still love it now very much although I get a bit coy and shy when I have to go near it because it was such a long time ago,” he said.

In an interview with Led Zep News guitarist Kenwyn House revealed that Robert Plant chose to perform Stairway To Heaven after a wealthy donor agreed to donate a six-figure sum to charity if he did so.

So, a special occasion deems a special song for a very worthy cause.

It says everything for Robert’s ease with the Zep legacy, that he could perform this once millstone around his neck with such dignity.

As we know Stairway To Heaven became much maligned and a victim of much parody – and let’s not mention that farcical version by a disgraced not so all round entertainer.

Although he was quick to decry it in the immediate post Zep years, I happen to think Robert is rightly proud of the song, as he is the whole Zep legacy.

Who can forget his tearful reaction to the Wilson sisters and Jason’s performance at the Kennedy Honours in 2012?

So, with none of the pressure of performing it on a big stage and at a pressurised Zep related occasion, he was able to slot it in at this charity event with little fuss.

It worked majestically….

With an ad- hoc line up with few rehearsals, the arrangement was always going to be more loose than tight. That mattered little, as his vocal phrasing was absolutely spot on and what a joy it was to hear him sing this song with a calm control. Some subtle backing vocals aided the tranquil mood.

Here’s the thing – Robert Plant sang it as though he really meant it – confident in his skin at revisiting a major part of his past. Looking good with the mic off held in that familiar pose we know so well.

I wonder what was going through his mind? I know for me it prompted so many precious memories.

There were no ad-libs this time in what was out a fairly straight rendering – the guitar solo was neat and compact and they were back in for the grand finale. Here, Robert slowed things down and the key with it avoiding any strained vocals and he even sang the last section ‘’To be a rock and not to roll’’ for a second time – making it a unique arrangement. He did retain the ''our Stairway'' sentiment.

It was also unique for being the only time he has performed Stairway To Heaven without Jimmy Page...

The final ‘’and she’s buying’’ line was delivered with a delicate finesse – watching it prompted some instant flashbacks.

Momentarily I was back at Earls Court as the mirrorballs spun above them, back in that field just outside Stevenage when they came back to reclaim their crown (''so many people who've helped us over the years - no more people more important than yourselves who who came here on a blind date -this is for you all of yer'') and at home in 1985 watching the TV as the camera panned out to 90,00 watching them re group in Philadelphia for Live Aid.

I also thought about all the much missed friends and Zep comrades who are no longer around to enjoy this special moment...

All that was enough to prompt a huge lump in my throat and a tear in my eye.

Then Robert really sealed it.

Firstly he dedicated the performance to Andy:

“I know that in this contemporary age of digital stuff there’s every likelihood that other people will see that,” he said, facing Taylor. “So if they do, I offer it up to you and your success and to the whole deal that has happened here today and the future of it all.

And also so it’s not just that, I offer it up to Led Zeppelin, wherever they are”

Andy Taylor replied ‘’God bless ‘em there’s a lot of drummers in the sky we love.’’

Let's ponder on that statement...

''I offer this up to Led Zeppelin wherever they are''

It felt like he was giving the song back to his former bandmates and back to his audience – To the privileged few who were lucky enough to witness this special occasion and beyond that to countless fans like me and you.

Deep in the heart of the Cotswold's on an October Saturday evening Robert reclaimed a major part of his history and ours.

It’s likely he may never ever sing Stairway To Heaven this song again and if he doesn’t, it’s had a suitably poignant send off.

There was none of the pressure of the previous post Led Zep performances. It happened for a great cause and for a great fellow Midlands based musician.

I am aiming to be up in the Midlands in a few days’ time for the Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian gig at the Birmingham Symphony Hall.

I am eagerly looking forward to it, not least after witnessing the YouTube video of this Andy Taylor tribute. For at 75 he is singing so brilliantly and his enjoyment as to where he is at in these advancing years is both inspiring and infectious.

Knowing that Robert Plant is at one with Led Zeppelin’s most famous song makes it all just a little bit more comforting.

As the song states ‘’If you listen very hard the tune will come to you at last’’

I’m still listening to Robert Plant intensely – as are countless others…

Dave Lewis - October 27 2023

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When Jesus had returned on Resurrection Sunday, the disciples had not recognised him at first. Their eyes were kept from recognising him, according to Luke. John had left the newspaper clipping on the wall of the rectory, showing his younger, former, self clearly in black and white, for this very reason. To give visitors a chance to see.

Now he walked through the decaying town with new eyes, seeing it clearly for the first time in years. The peeling paint and disused houses; the rot of the island. But he would fix it. God would fix it. John whistled as he walked — Amazing Grace — clutching his battered Bible in one hand. He spotted someone walking the opposite direction, and raised a hand to wave. "Morning! How you doin' today?"

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⎯⎯ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔸𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤

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Animal: ⎯ ROBIN: For centuries, this tiny bird has been the symbol of good luck, happiness, rebirth - and sometimes even as a messenger for lost, loved ones. There are tales stretching back to Norse mythology where the robin is the protector from storms and lightning. And in Celtic folklore the robin is known as the Oak King of Summer.

Colors: ⎯ MOSS GREEN: Often associated with the feeling of being surrounded by nature, as it is reminiscent of the lush greenery found in forests and other natural settings.When used in fashion, moss green adds an earthy touch to any outfit, evoking a sense of connectedness with the natural world.

Month: ⎯ OCTOBER: The month of spirits, where the line between the living and the dead softens and blurs. The air is chilled, and the sun is setting on the year, filling the month with beautiful colors painted across every plant.

Song(s): ⎯ THE CHAIRMAN'S WALTZ by John Williams Day or night: ⎯ DAWN: Suggests the notions of illumination and hope, the beginning of a new day and thus a chance for happiness and improvement. Sunrise is a symbol of birth and rebirth, of awakening. The coming of light, resurrection.

Plant: ⎯ ROSEMARY: An herb that has long been associated with remembrance and death. Since ancient Roman times when the herb was used in burial rites for this reason, to several accounts of funerals in England where mourners traditionally tossed bouquets of rosemary on top of coffins.

Scent: ⎯ FRESH HERBS: Dried and tied into sacs to be carried on the body, to ward off dark spirits, hide the smell of decay, and stir into medicines to heal the living.

Gemstone: ⎯ LARIMAR -- Larimar is said to enlighten and heal in a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual way. It stimulates the heart, throat, third eye and crown chakras facilitating inner wisdom and outer manifestation. It represents peace and clarity, radiating healing and love energy.

Season: ⎯ AUTUMN: All at once symbolic of plenty, ripening, harvest, and abundance; and, at the same time, a symbol of decay, decline, old age, and even death, with associations of things being past their prime.

⎯ SPRING:  The season of rebirth, joy and love. Spring is the one season that shows, in stark terms, how good always triumphs over evil, light over darkness, life over death.

Food: ⎯ CRISPY DUCK CONFIT

Astrological sign: ⎯ CANCER: Cancers are shielded by hard, external shells. At first, these crabs may be perceived as cold or distant. With time, though, Cancers reveal their gentle nature, genuine compassion, and mystical capabilities. Just don't be surprised if it takes a while to get to know them. Cancers are highly intuitive and their psychic abilities manifest in tangible spaces: For instance, Cancers can effortlessly pick up the energies in a room. These crabs are highly sensitive to their environments, as well as extremely self-protective. 

Element: ⎯ EARTH -- O' to return to the eternal darkness beneath our feet.

Drink: ⎯ SMOKED NEGRONI -- A Negroni is an Italian cocktail, made of one part gin, one part vermouth rosso (red, semi-sweet) and one part Campari, garnished with orange peel and smoked rosemary.

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Be Irresistible, Click Here ALL relationships face a similar set of hurdles. We all need to be equipped to get over the hurdles, so that our relationships don't ... [Music] have you ever stopped to think why is it that only very few people have an amazing relationship did they just get lucky are they the chosen ones perhaps I think seriously most of us would agree wouldn't we that great relationships take work the problem is more often than not we have no idea what to work on well over the last 20 plus years now working with countless couples we've observed that all successful relationships every one of them exhibit four simple yet fundamental habits which we want to share with you over the next 15 minutes or so the great news is that these are habits that we can all learn and develop and when we do we significantly increase our chances of having one of those amazing relationships if we don't chances are you probably never will every failing relationship we've ever seen has lacked one or more of these habits as we were reminded just recently over Sunday lunch and what a Sunday lunch that was we invited well we met this couple socially connected well with them because we shared similar city backgrounds let's call them Rachel and Steve so we invited them to have lunch with us to discuss the business that Steve wanted to launch but as we ate and chatted which started sensing that Rachel wasn't happy at all so I leaned across and I said Rachel what do you think about this business idea and her response said it all I know nothing about this and he never discusses anything with me so John and I just exchanged quick glances to say this is serious what we're going there and then suddenly the thin wallpaper covering the cracks just started to peel off and I'll tumble the frustration and the disappointment and anger and the fact that Steve was working away from home more and more and when he did come home on the weekends he would sleep downstairs in the living room so far and then Steve dropped the bomb you know that if it wasn't for those two boys I'd have left you a long time ago now we do spicy food but that what's a bit more spice than we were planning for Sunday lunch precisely now we'll come back to Rachel and Steve story but I guess you already know their story is by no means unique let me share some stats with you with divorce rates around 40% in much of the developed world and cohabiting couples breaking up at much higher rates of 60 to 70 percent the stats tell us that around half 50% of all long-term couples simply not doing the distance now what that tells us and don't look around now but either you or the person sitting right next to you is a Rachel or Steve it is that's that's the reality now this emotional trauma is also spilling over and impacting our mental health in their 2016 report the Mental Health Foundation issued the stark warning that the absence of quality relationships is get this it's killing us faster than obesity and lack of exercise and all of this is having an impact on the next generation as well research out of the marriage foundation has shown that the single biggest predictor of teenage mental health let's guess what family breakdown their research goes on to show that where couples separate the children are 10 to 15 percent more likely to have mental health problems than where the couple stays together these are big numbers now all of this goes to explain why the epicenter of Mental Health today is currently in our 16 to 24 year olds that's where it is and of course none of this is without cost family breakdown in the UK it's costing us UK taxpayers a whopping 51 billion pounds a year it's a huge number it's almost half what it costs to run the entire National Health Service relationship breakdown is a huge huge problem it is and to solve a problem of this scale borrowing a phrase from medical science what we need are better fences at the top of the cliffs rather than just more ambulances at the bottom

and in relationship land these four habits are strong fences you see all relationships go over a similar set of hurdles triggered by life events it could be setting up house together or having that first baby or in a work context being promoted to positions that involve or demand more time away from home and so these hurdles show up as unmet expectations poor conflict resolution instead styles trust and respect issues and poor communication outside of abusive relationships success comes from being equipped to get over these hurdles smoothly because stumbling at hurdle after hurdle just leads to frustration and when people feel frustrated and stuck with nowhere way forward they end up going their separate ways our experience over the last 20 years confirms that mastering these four habits get you over the hurdle it's not about being perfect we're not perfect but it is about being intentional in developing the habits shall we share the habits okay absolutely so the first of the habits then be curious not critical helps you get over the hurdle of frustration that comes from unmet expectations and we learned this one ourselves the hard way our story goes all the way back to thirty years ago when we first met at business school when Andrew came to the UK to get her master's and ended up getting him her mr. as well and don't don't let the current hairstyle fool you that was me back then anyway a few years on we set up in business together and it took us all of about three months before the wheel started to come off because very quickly realized there are different work styles were grating against each other now and because now we had all our eggs in one basket the financial pressure was just huge on us so everything became a problem even simple things now for some couples it's the toilet seat up or down for us the single biggest predictor was the state of our desks one was very organized yeah and one was more like organized chaos shall we say and the challenge the problems would happen arguments when we had to swap desks to use the single desktop computer that we had this is 25 years ago but now because we're together 24/7 the problems will follow us home so many a night was spent in tension you know hugging the edge of the mattress rather than each other so forget about any physical action we weren't even touching toes back then you talked about wallpaper over the cracks now it was Einstein who said you cannot solve a problem with the same level of thinking that got you there so in desperation we looked around we said yeah how can we change these mindsets that we have and we came across a material that helped us understand that actually our biggest source of frustration was really just our strengths just unrecognized unappreciated and out of balance so habit number one be curious not critical it's all about investing the time to and how were wired differently so that we can learn to play to our strengths rather than waste time and energy criticizing differences so given these differences habit number two be careful not crushing helps us get over the hurdle of poor conflict resolution styles our natural fight or if fight or flight responses a very me Center it's about looking after me and my interests rather than being off-centered so we need to literally reprogram these automatic responses by developing the skills and habits that allow us to turn out better to conflict situations to take care of each other through the process to work towards genuine genuine resolutions no matter how angry we might be with each other one of the disciplines that we developed was to set ground rules which are boundaries that would control our behavior in conflict situations so that we didn't keep falling at this hurdle over and over again for example we agreed we would never hit each other we would never walk up the house in anger and we would never threaten divorce just to be spiteful let's face it we're going to disappoint and frustrate each other from

time to time anybody who says they never argue either lack passion or they are lying through their teeth but habit to be careful not crushing helps us learn how to work together argue well treat each other with care and come out stronger together for sure and habit number three ask don't assume helps you get over the hurdle of frustration that comes from mistrust and disrespect that can creep into relationships so back to Rachel and Steve it turns out their single biggest challenge was different perceptions of respect in their relationship although they came from the same cultural background Steve had grown up with a very traditional mindset and his expectation was that his wife would be like and do for him like mom did for dad in fact more than that he expected that Rachel will become best friends with his mom and learn how to be his ideal wife that way Rachel on the other hand she's thinking on what planet because in her mind they were never going to have a relationship that looked anything remotely like Steve's mum and dads now recognizing that they needed additional information to reframe the challenges in their minds we shared with them some material around mutual respect and how to agree roles and responsibilities in the different seasons of life and we were blown away when literally before the week was out Steve sent me a text to say you know thank you so much this has really helped us unblock some challenges and have a real proper conversation in years so habit number three really is about getting good at having those courageous conversations that see us asking and discussing rather than assuming and stereotyping and that leads us neatly onto habit number four connect before you correct which is about learning how to communicate real value and appreciation and holding back on our insatiable need to give constructive feedback when you live and work with somebody day in day out it is so easy to take them for granted and just to be constantly on their back but as the saying goes people go where they feel welcomed but stay where they feel valued so we need to be deliberate about finding meaningful specific ways that build warmth in the relationship and that can sometimes be simply breaking the routine for us we've been known to disappear in the middle of the working day to go to the movies after a period of intense workshop delivery and 25 years on we still take date night seriously to keep the fun and the anticipation and the intimacy in the relationship otherwise we risk losing the magic and just become functional around the grind of work and talking about children and cooking and laundry and we signed up for more than that so habit number four connect before you correct oh no let's be real before I say that if we get really good at connecting in our routine conversations guaranteed you'll be connecting in the bedroom as well so number four Connect before you correct it's about being deliberate about shifting that balance to connecting before we correct each other now listen we're not sharing these habits just as nice to have these four habits can literally save lives let me share with you how Rachel and Steve story almost ended we met up with them two weeks later for a coffee and from their body language we could tell they were in a much better place they were holding hands they were laughing things were good but as they opened up and shared about the experience we were rocked when Rachel in describing her emotional laws just paused and said you know I found myself thinking that if Steve did go ahead with a divorce I just write him a letter tell him to look after the boys and walk in front of a bus but for a chance conversation with us and a bit of information tragedy could have struck our friends right under our noses and so reality hit really hard that day relationship breakdown can literally kill us we're happy to report that Rachel and Steve continue to do well but we asked ourselves the question how many Rachel's are

we missing and with this growing concern over mental health and well-being why is relationship equipping still left to chance exactly we all invest in the things that we value our education our homes our pensions even so what in the world is stopping us from investing in our relationships what would the world look like if everyone was practicing these habits of being more curious than critical more careful than crushing of asking rather than assuming and of connecting more than we correct here's the thing when we all start developing and practicing these habits not only do we significantly increase the chances of our relationships surviving but now we begin to thrive as individuals as families as companies as nations and if we can each just take responsibility for developing these habits in our own relationships together maybe just maybe we'll leave the world a better place for the generations to come [Applause] ...

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20th July 2024.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In America, Cash Box had Ma!… at No 113 in the Charts.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In America, Billboard had a short article about Lena, plus a half page advert for her single. In their charts, she was at No 100.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Writing in Sounds magazine, John Peel replied to ‘Gareth of Bristol’, who had railed against John’s snide remarks about Lena and members of the Osmond family on his radio show. The article was reprinted in ‘The Olivetti Chronicles’ published after John’s death.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. Lena starred in Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House, rehearsal was at 2.30pm, with the shows at 6.10pm and 8.20pm. she was paid £1500.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. It isn't recorded how The Lena Zavaroni Show went at The Spa Theatre, Bridlington, as next door in The Royal Hall Ian Dury's fans rioted.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎. Lena starred in Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House. Rehearsal was at 2.30pm and the shows were at 6.10pm and 8.20pm. Her fee was £2000.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎. She was photographed at The Imperial Hotel, Blackpool, where she generally stayed when she was in town.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. The Dutch press TV pages featured “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish”, which was going to be broadcast on Nederlands 1 the following evening.

𝐃𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭;

“The Cream of Fame, many children sang on stage in the period that the eponymous television program had a large viewing density. Famous, they all wanted to be. If that was possible through such a fun, swinging American Academy of Fine Arts, then there was little in the way between dream and reality. Later, when Fame had long since disappeared from the screen, aspirations of the young jump-in-the-field melted as quickly as the fame of the American television stars who populated the “school.” Becoming famous had to be done in a different way, through the choir of Children for Children, the Play Back show, Stuif-es-in or something similar. Wasters, not go-getters. And you need perseverance to be famous for at least part of your life as a dancer, singer, actor, star. This is again evident from Between dream and reality, (It’s not where you start…. lts where you finish), a television documentary by Tony Kysh about some former students of the famous English Italia Conti Stage School, which the VPRO broadcasts on Sunday 21 July at 7.20 pm.Kysh visits this London training institute for musical stars, dancers and singers five years after his award-winning film Stars in their eyes, dealing with the real or non-real future expectations of young students. He met pupils of that time, who felt like the cream of Britain, because they worked at the renowned drama school. He has to conclude that Peter Butler — ‘I never dreamed that I would become a soloist there’ — has now become a solo dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris; that Jackie Mark celebrated triumphs in the musical Oliver, that Bonnie Langford has the best chance of breaking through completely, after her successes in the musicals Cats and Pirates of Penzance, but that two of the most promising former pupils, Rudi Davies and Lena Zavaroni, have completely missed out.Rudi, daughter of the writer Beryl Bainbridge, regularly speaks with her mother about her development in the last five years. She says that at one point she lost all enthusiasm for the education, that she became a punk and that her mother was ashamed of her when she walked down the street with her. Her mother says it was a terrible period. But Rudi is doing well again. The film shows extensively that she, not without success, auditions at the London Central School of Speech and Drama. It is someone who, after being snapped off, picks up the thread again. Whether she is much happier is doubtful after seeing the final images, when she is listening to a street musician. Lena Zavaroni is certainly not happy. She can’t afford it anymore. She only comes into the picture as the enthusiastic thirteen-year-old she was during the previous documentary. She is now completely turned off and suffers from anorexia, 'an inside cry for help’, as the successful Bonnie Langford calls it. The interviews show again and again how many drops of sweat, enthusiasm, hard work, uncertainty, discipline and commitment are needed to achieve something at school, and certainly also afterwards. Furthermore, you hear that some had the idea that the close-knit club that was the school community would stay together forever and. of course, fell apart. And the viewer sees how much children who entered the school young and full of enthusiasm changed over the years, not only outwardly, but especially internally. , Beryl Bainbridge can not yet say: “When she started she was so incredibly enthusiastic” and seems to miraculously ignore the fact that girls of sixteen, fortunately, can sometimes get interested in other facets of life than just a shiny career in showbiz. The young people who have entered the path to success have soberly talked about their profession full of brilliance and appearances, managers and theatre agents. That makes the film valuable for parents who want to send their children into the theater world and for those who still hope that dreams can effortlessly become reality”. Ruud Gortzak

Photograph; Bonnie Langford: success in Cats and Pirates of Penzance.

𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝;

From our radio and TV editors. HILVERSUM —

“ Five years ago, director Tony Kysh made the award-winning documentary 'Stars ii their Eyes’ about the Londoi Conti Stage School. Hi then filmed the very young pupils (average* age: thirteen years) of this kleinkunstacademit and talked to them about our future expectations. Last year, Kysl visited a number of students. What was justified in their ambitions? The answer is given in the documentai re 'lt’s not where you start it’s where you finish’, which will be broadcast on Sunday by the VPRO under the title 'Between dream and reality’. The stories Kysh was told varied quite a bit. A number of the interviewees had clearly made it in the harsh theatre world. One of them is, for example, Bonnie Langford, who has already been on stage at musicals such as Cats and The Pirates of Penzance. But there is also another side of the coin. This is evident from the experiences of, for example, Rudi Davies, a daughter of the writer Beryl Bainbrigde, who is the first to q_woord the j 1 in detail. After her training at the wor t Conti Stage School, the red-haired Rudi has no step, more in the direction of the . theatre. It all had to do with a “kind of identity crisis where she landed after her education. ven hed TALENTED gj "At school, I myself was not cattle”, Rudi explains five years later. She was considered one of the most talented students and some of them predicted her a career as Shirley MacLaine. me( But Rudi had no appetite for building a career in the theater. She did not appear at eel auditions, xia she preferred to stay at home. She cut her red hair to the horror of her mother she got a punk hairstyle with the intention to ihocker her surroundings. Her behavior is dictated by her mother to become an adult. A clear connection with the Conti school is not made. At the end, Rudi appears again in the picture, -laar period of self-examination is over and she lives plans conceived to follow ;and other theater training 'e. That will be s Ie London Central School of d Speech and Drama, where she will be admitted after a tough audition. STAR ; For Bonnie Langford, I Ie status as a star has already reached. In England she is considered one of the most important theatre personalities despite her age of nineteen. As a child star, Bonnie already attracted a lot of interest and that has not changed since then. The same was expected of Lena Zavaroni, who as a thirteen-year-old was also predicted a ko- r measurement-like career . But she could not cope with the pressure of publicity. She now suffers from anorexia nervosa. For that reason, she does not appear in the film. Bonnie iin of Lena, describes her illness as an emergency cry. “She wanted to show that she was a normal person, who could also be hurt S.” nr Bonnie, a cheerful ir jump-in-the-field, confesses that she sometimes cannot withstand the tensions . “On the outside side you can still look so fresh and cheerful, but , some things can hurt a lot. Most o people don’t realize that gi. Occasionally I cry li sometimes.” With that statement, Bonnie refers to the image that the she has of her outside the guard and that has been forced on her by the roles she has played so far. They are i would love to play a mean character, in iats of the sugar sweets that she is now being iitiated with. Tony Kish’s film indicates that the road to fame for few is laid away and usually hard The students of Conti School all say that they take this into account. This the images of his documentary turns out the training rather pitis and that the extreme n the students is rlangd. The way in which a singing teacher at a jeven moment a leerg afbekaks, because that tide yawns the lesson, makes it idly that the stars-in; are strong in their shoes to be able to grieve. And after their training it really becomes me”

-TOMORROW: Between dream and reality VPRO 19.20 HOURS NETHERLANDS 1

[ontariocoldcasesthepodcast]

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast: Specials 12 & April 7 Trailer

Specials 12 & April 7 Trailer

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast, coming this Sunday, April 7th on the disappearance of Eric Larsfolk and John McCormick Jr.

Eric Larsfolk and John McCormick Jr. were last seen on the McCormick family farm on Horseshoe Hill Road driving a field car on August 24, 1981. They haven't been seen or heard from since.

Upcoming Episode on Philip Sit

Police are investigating a possible connection between the murder of Toronto teenager Phillip Sit in 2006 and the disappearance of three of his classmates.

Upcoming episode on the murder of Valerie Drew

On Sept. 25, 1970, Valerie Drew was walking back to her Wiley Street house in Kingston, Ontario, through a large wooded field.

Valerie never made it home.

Two nights later, her lifeless body was found in the wooded area in what is now the present-day Compton Street apartment complexes.

Upcoming Episode on the disappearance of Tammy Lamondin

In the evening of Friday, May 28, 1999, Tammy Lamondin, 20, was with friends on Main Street in Newmarket.

She was last reported seen in the Newmarket area near Fairy Lake.

She has had no contact with family, friends or her employer since that time.

Upcoming Episode on the murder of Helen Gillings

A sex trade worker named Helen Gillings was 19 at the time of her murder on Friday, February 17, 1995 in the area of King Street East and Emerald Street North in Hamilton.

Upcoming Episode on the disappearance of Erin McGonigal

Peel Regional Police said Erin McGonigal, who described working as a part-time model and go-go dancer in an online profile, was last seen by her husband on Oct. 6, 2015.

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[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 9.7

Holidays

Air Force Day (Pakistan)

Bitcoin Day

Constitution Day (Fiji)

Day of Military Intelligence (Ukraine)

Feel the Love Day

Festa Della Rificolona begins (Paper Lantern Festival; Florence, Italy)

First Day of Peel Season

Flag Day (Kuwait)

Fluidra International Pool Pro Day

Google Commemoration Day

Grandad’s Day

Grandma Moses Day

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (UN)

International Manatee Day

Lusaka Peace Agreement Day (a.k.a. Victory Day; Mozambique)

Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)

Miss America Day

Napoleon Day

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day

National Buy A Book Day

National First Day of Peel Season

National Grateful Patient Day

National Napoleon Day

National New Hampshire Day

National Regina Day

National Tatiana Day

National Threatened Species Day (Australia)

Neither Snow Nor Rain Day

Newt Day

Nijamati Sewa Divas (Civil Servants Day; Nepal)

Raggedy Ann Day

Roberto Clemente Day

Seven of Nine Day

Still’s Disease Awareness Day

Superhuman Day

Texas Energy Savings Day (Texas)

Threatened Species Day (Australia)

Turn A Cartwheel in Public Day

Victory Day (Mozambique)

Walter White Day

Wild Rose Day (French Republic)

World Day of the Diver

World Duchenne Awareness Day

World Fair Play Day

World Field Epidemiology Day

World Menopause and Work Day

Youth Mental Health Day (UK)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Acorn Squash Day

National Beer Lover’s Day

New England Apple Day

Porter's Porter Day

Salami Day

1st Thursday in September

International Day of the Orchid [1st Thursday]

Jeûne Genevois (Geneva, Switzerland) [Thursday after 1st Sunday]

Kid Lit Art Postcard Day [1st Thursday]

Independence Days

Brazil (from Portugal, 1822)

Istria (Declared; 2005) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alchmund and Tilberht (Christian; Saint)

Alexandre Falguière (Artology)

Anastasius the Fuller (Christian; Saint)

The Apocalypse (Pastafarian)

Clodoald (a.k.a. Cloud; Christian; Saint)

Coulomb (Positivist; Saint)

Eunan (Christian; Saint)

Evurtius, Bishop of Orleans (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Durga (Goddess of Energy and the World)

Grandma Moses (Artology)

Gratus of Aosta (Christian; Saint)

Grimonia (a.k.a. Germana; Christian; Saint)

Jacob Lawrence (Artology)

Madelberte (Christian; Saint)

Marko Krizin (Christian; Saint)

Matthäus Günther (Artology)

Media Aestas VI (Pagan)

Murray Monster (Muppetism)

Old Boyfriends/Girlfriends Remembrance Day (Pastafarian)

Regina (Christian; Saint)

Stephen Pongracz (Christian; Saint)

Susan St. James Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [26 of 32]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 41 of 60)

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [43 of 60]

Premieres

A Momentary Lapse of Reason, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1987)

Anna and the King of Siam, by Margaret Landon (Memoir; 1943)

Anna Karenina (Film; 2012)

Astro Boy (Animated TV Series; 1963)

Bad, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1987)

Brandy, by Brandy (Album; 1994)

The Brother from Another Planet (Film; 1984)

Buddy Holly, by Weezer (Song; 1994)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, by Elton John (Song; 1973)

The Lady in Red (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

A Momentary Lapse of Reason, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1987)

No Sail (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Peppermint (Film; 2018)

Rock Star (Film; 2001)

The Silver Chair, by C.S. Lewis (Novel; 1953) [The Chronicles of Narnia #4]

SportsCenter (Sports TV Show; 1979)

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying, by Wolfgang Langewiesche (Flying Book; 1944)

3:10 to Yuma (Film; 2007)

True Blood (TV Series; 2008)

The Unmentionables (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)

Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles (1979)

You Send Me, by Sam Cooke (Song; 1957)

Today’s Name Days

Otto, Ralph, Regina (Austria)

Marko, Memorije, Regina (Croatia)

Regína (Czech Republic)

Robert (Denmark)

Regiina, Reina (Estonia)

Arhippa, Arho, Milo, Miro (Finland)

Reine (France)

Otto, Ralph, Regina (Germany)

Casino, Sozon (Greece)

Regina (Hungary)

Grato (Italy)

Ermins, Regīna, Valdone (Latvia)

Bartas, Bartė, Palmira, Regina (Lithuania)

Regine, Rose (Norway)

Domasława, Domisława, Marek, Melchior, Regina, Rena, Ryszard (Poland)

Marianna (Slovakia)

Judit, Judith, Regina (Spain)

Kevin, Roy (Sweden)

Raegan, Raina, Rana, Rani, Reagan, Regan, Regina, Regine, Yale (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 250 of 2024; 115 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 36 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 23 (Wu-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 21 Elul 5783

Islamic: 21 Safar 1445

J Cal: 10 Aki; Threesday [10 of 30]

Julian: 25 August 2023

Moon: 44%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 26 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Coulomb]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 78 of 94)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 17 of 32)

[brookston]

Holidays 9.7

Holidays

Air Force Day (Pakistan)

Bitcoin Day

Constitution Day (Fiji)

Day of Military Intelligence (Ukraine)

Feel the Love Day

Festa Della Rificolona begins (Paper Lantern Festival; Florence, Italy)

First Day of Peel Season

Flag Day (Kuwait)

Fluidra International Pool Pro Day

Google Commemoration Day

Grandad’s Day

Grandma Moses Day

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (UN)

International Manatee Day

Lusaka Peace Agreement Day (a.k.a. Victory Day; Mozambique)

Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)

Miss America Day

Napoleon Day

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day

National Buy A Book Day

National First Day of Peel Season

National Grateful Patient Day

National Napoleon Day

National New Hampshire Day

National Regina Day

National Tatiana Day

National Threatened Species Day (Australia)

Neither Snow Nor Rain Day

Newt Day

Nijamati Sewa Divas (Civil Servants Day; Nepal)

Raggedy Ann Day

Roberto Clemente Day

Seven of Nine Day

Still’s Disease Awareness Day

Superhuman Day

Texas Energy Savings Day (Texas)

Threatened Species Day (Australia)

Turn A Cartwheel in Public Day

Victory Day (Mozambique)

Walter White Day

Wild Rose Day (French Republic)

World Day of the Diver

World Duchenne Awareness Day

World Fair Play Day

World Field Epidemiology Day

World Menopause and Work Day

Youth Mental Health Day (UK)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Acorn Squash Day

National Beer Lover’s Day

New England Apple Day

Porter's Porter Day

Salami Day

1st Thursday in September

International Day of the Orchid [1st Thursday]

Jeûne Genevois (Geneva, Switzerland) [Thursday after 1st Sunday]

Kid Lit Art Postcard Day [1st Thursday]

Independence Days

Brazil (from Portugal, 1822)

Istria (Declared; 2005) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alchmund and Tilberht (Christian; Saint)

Alexandre Falguière (Artology)

Anastasius the Fuller (Christian; Saint)

The Apocalypse (Pastafarian)

Clodoald (a.k.a. Cloud; Christian; Saint)

Coulomb (Positivist; Saint)

Eunan (Christian; Saint)

Evurtius, Bishop of Orleans (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Durga (Goddess of Energy and the World)

Grandma Moses (Artology)

Gratus of Aosta (Christian; Saint)

Grimonia (a.k.a. Germana; Christian; Saint)

Jacob Lawrence (Artology)

Madelberte (Christian; Saint)

Marko Krizin (Christian; Saint)

Matthäus Günther (Artology)

Media Aestas VI (Pagan)

Murray Monster (Muppetism)

Old Boyfriends/Girlfriends Remembrance Day (Pastafarian)

Regina (Christian; Saint)

Stephen Pongracz (Christian; Saint)

Susan St. James Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [26 of 32]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 41 of 60)

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [43 of 60]

Premieres

A Momentary Lapse of Reason, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1987)

Anna and the King of Siam, by Margaret Landon (Memoir; 1943)

Anna Karenina (Film; 2012)

Astro Boy (Animated TV Series; 1963)

Bad, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1987)

Brandy, by Brandy (Album; 1994)

The Brother from Another Planet (Film; 1984)

Buddy Holly, by Weezer (Song; 1994)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, by Elton John (Song; 1973)

The Lady in Red (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

A Momentary Lapse of Reason, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1987)

No Sail (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Peppermint (Film; 2018)

Rock Star (Film; 2001)

The Silver Chair, by C.S. Lewis (Novel; 1953) [The Chronicles of Narnia #4]

SportsCenter (Sports TV Show; 1979)

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying, by Wolfgang Langewiesche (Flying Book; 1944)

3:10 to Yuma (Film; 2007)

True Blood (TV Series; 2008)

The Unmentionables (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)

Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles (1979)

You Send Me, by Sam Cooke (Song; 1957)

Today’s Name Days

Otto, Ralph, Regina (Austria)

Marko, Memorije, Regina (Croatia)

Regína (Czech Republic)

Robert (Denmark)

Regiina, Reina (Estonia)

Arhippa, Arho, Milo, Miro (Finland)

Reine (France)

Otto, Ralph, Regina (Germany)

Casino, Sozon (Greece)

Regina (Hungary)

Grato (Italy)

Ermins, Regīna, Valdone (Latvia)

Bartas, Bartė, Palmira, Regina (Lithuania)

Regine, Rose (Norway)

Domasława, Domisława, Marek, Melchior, Regina, Rena, Ryszard (Poland)

Marianna (Slovakia)

Judit, Judith, Regina (Spain)

Kevin, Roy (Sweden)

Raegan, Raina, Rana, Rani, Reagan, Regan, Regina, Regine, Yale (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 250 of 2024; 115 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 36 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 23 (Wu-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 21 Elul 5783

Islamic: 21 Safar 1445

J Cal: 10 Aki; Threesday [10 of 30]

Julian: 25 August 2023

Moon: 44%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 26 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Coulomb]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 78 of 94)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 17 of 32)

[jonesbrianshining]

30th November 1967 - UK radio (BBC1) 'Top Gear', London. Host Tommy Vance. From left to right: Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Bernie Andrews (Bernie Andrews is an English BBC radio producer who has been instrumental in the careers of many young rock and pop bands since the 1960s and was responsible for producing programs such as The Saturday Club and The John Peel Show.), Charlie Watts, Tommy Vance (English radio presenter, co-hosted the "progressive" Top Gear show with John Peel). The program aired from 14:00 to 17:00 on Sunday 3 December, five days before the release of the album in the UK. The Stones appeared in the last half hour of the two-hour show talking about their new album "Their Satanic Majesties Request" and introduced several tracks that Mick described as "mid tempo shufflers" and "dirgy knee-tappers". Jagger also noted that "Brian played almost every instrument on the album" (contrary to popular belief, Brian was a big contributor to this album).

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots

[thefearandnow]

Audio Drama Sunday: 11/29/22

So its been almost a full month since I stopped checking Twitter and one of the things that I always loved reading on a Sunday was all the lovely Audio Drama Sunday threads where I discovered a ton of amazing fiction podcasts. Inspired by those and my goal to write more on tumblr I thought it'd be fun to put together my first Audio Drama Sunday post and try to make it a semi-regular thing. Mostly to just get my thoughts down and get through my listening backlog but also for podcast recommendations!

Quiet Part Loud

I posted about this a couple weeks ago (I'm including the past two weeks in this post) but Quiet Part Loud is high on my list for favorite podcasts of the year. The Monkeypaw created, Mac Rogers written, Jordan Peele executive produced Gimlet show really delivered on the hype and I'm excited that there's possibly going to be a season 2. Though the premise sounds very similar to like a Limetown/Black Tapes sort of podcaster/investigator type of thing going on, the way it's written actually reminded me more of last year's comedy series Dark Air starring Raine Wilson (though of course this one is squarely horror, also very Burned Photo in terms of plot). They do an excellent job conceptually and aesthetically grappling with audio as a vehicle for social terror across history and mediums, which is the type of shit I live for! I thought the story was really well paced, the second half of the series had some incredible stand out episodes and the last two episodes were very satisfying. I think this show has a ton of re-listen value and I'm excited to see what happens in the next season. The only bad part of this podcast is that it's a Spotify exclusive so not as many people can listen and I'm not really sure it's worth a subscription if you don't already have it. But if you already have Spotify and love horror I can't recommend enough!

The Goblet Wire

The Goblet Wire is probably one of the more unique podcasts I've listened to: a surreal horror scripted role-playing collection of bite sized portraits (it'd be a stretch to call some of them stories). Very similar to John Darnielle's Wolf in White Van. And last week I finally listened to the last two episodes, which I thought really helped give the whole first batch of episodes a true sense of a series arc. Which I don't think it necessarily needed, but it felt like the end of a season y'know? I love the writing, the simplicity of the format but complexity of the imagery. It's such an open ended concept and I'm looking forward to hearing what the next set of writers do in the next batch of episodes. On top of the show itself being fun to listen to it's just like an incredible thing to exist as a platform for indie fiction podcast creators to collaborate on and make crazy shit. I've got a ton of other podcasts to check out from the plugs at the end of each episode and it just feels so like underground comics community vibe.

We're Alive: Descendants

We're Alive was the first audio drama I ever listened to but I dropped off somewhere in the middle. I tried to get back into with with Gold Rush but felt too lost from the original story line and felt intimidated by going all the way back. But when I saw that they were doing this most recent Descendants season I decided to give it another shot and... it's sorta like my guilty pleasure listening. Like it's nostalgic mainly. It's like their Hunger Games moment which I'm into but for the most part everything that I'm excited about so far during the season gets watered down in clunky dialogue or slow moving plot points. And overall the episodes end up being too long and kinda boring. This last week I listened to Episode 7 (parts 1 and 2 which is a whole other thing) and I can't tell if it all went over my head because of a ton of lore and character work I missed but I definitely felt confused. I'm still gonna keep listening cause at this point I'm invested in figuring out how it all goes down from a story perspective and it feels like this next episode will finally connect the two concurrent story lines. I'm curious to see if longtime fans have enjoyed this season; I've found it an easier entry point than Gold Rush and I like hearing about the regional evolution of the infected, I'm definitely enjoying it even if it's a bit slow.

Welcome to Night Vale

Seems a bit basic to be adding WTNV here but I have been inspired recently to go back to some select episodes, all of them recommendations from this post. And yeah: Night Vale is still such a classic with hilarious writing, fun concepts and undeniably influential style. So far I've only listened to a few early episodes (The Glow Cloud episode is 100% gold) that I was already familiar with and it's been really interesting to listen back to them after listening to Start With This for the past few months. I have a completely different appreciation for what they were doing with this show as it was coming out, like when I was heavy into Night Vale I think I took it for granted that this show existed and was perfectly weird and couldn't really wrap my head around the talent and thought that went into making it so special. I'm really enjoying my trip down memory lane but I'm also really excited to hear some new ones y'all recommended so I'll probably be carving out some space for future posts about my wtnv backlog.

Honorable Mention:

This isn't audio drama but I do want to note that the "Qatar's World Cup" episode of Throughline was really a great listen and worth the hour or so for anyone who's even vaguely following the World Cup or if you saw that John Oliver video. Throughline is one of my fave non-fiction podcasts and episodes like this one feel especially valuable in terms of their research and production.

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

John Martyn - John Peel's Sunday Show, Paris Theatre, London, England, May 9, 1971

It's John Martyn! Hi, John. Here, we've got an all-too-brief performance for the legendary John Peel. Just four songs, but every moment is absolutely wonderful. Martyn starts off in fairly straightforward acoustic mode with the gentle "Tree Green" and an embryonic rendition of "Bless The Weather." But by the end, John is looking towards his more sonically adventurous work, with various effects beautifully enhancing his guitar work.

"The Echoplex gave an elasticity to his guitar, set up a rippling pond of ricocheting waves into which Martyn would chop new pulses, as if tossing pebbles into a mazy mirror. 'I just like the idea of making a machine human in that way,' he said, 'and I like impressing the humanness of yourself onto a machine rather the other way around.'" — Electric Eden, by Rob Young

Oh and here's the Groundhogs' set from the same day!

[crypticsalutations]

Hello my lovelies 🥀

Today we are honored to bring you Part 3 of this special Cryptic Salutations exclusive!

Continuing our talk with Jonathan Lemon of Jesus Couldn't Drum, in this section we delve into his later career as a cartoonist, what it's like working solitary vs working in a group environment, inspirations, and unauthorized Best Of's! We hope you thoroughly enjoy it! 🔥

Track: Jesus Couldn't Drum's Frosty Stay tuned for the final part, coming August 15!

Cryptic Salutations: I’ve done a bit of research and have seen your illustrations and cartoons. Very unique! Was there a turning point where you made a transition toward more comic-oriented art, or have you ever combined your cartoons with music?

Jonathan Lemon: I’ve always been obsessed with comics and cartoons, although not the superhero kind.  And in art college I did an undergrad degree where you had to pick a performing art to go with your visual stuff, so I obviously did music and ended up with a lot of video stuff and animation. And now it’s my job to draw cartoons every day.  Apart from the brutal deadlines it’s pretty fun..

CS: Do you find that you work best in solitary environments, or when you have other minds convening to bounce ideas around with?

JL: If you can find the right person, it definitely helps to have a sounding board, but since I mostly hate most everyone (including myself) I am usually quite happy on my own. I don’t know if that’s typical for most people. With Pengwyn, we would work independently and then share what we’d done and make suggestions. I like to be able to make mistakes in private first. It’s an interesting experiment to share your idea with a group and see what happens but you have to allow for a certain amount of “letting go”. I think that’s what’s good about drawing a comic strip.  You can control an entire world on your own and since I subscribe to the notion that we live in a chaotic, random, cruel universe, it’s my way of staying sane.

CS: At the time of the earliest Jesus Couldn’t Drum recordings, what or who were your greatest inspirations? Musicians? Movies? Even just your everyday environments?

JL: Remember that 1981 was long before you had wide access to free media.  What we did was a sort of backlash to the big outpouring of slick branded “commercial” New Wave pop that was coming out like A-ha and Heaven 17, etc.  …. synthesizer bands in expensive suits. Guitar-based “rock” had mostly taken a back seat for a while. So we were always on the lookout for anything weird and experimental that we found on the racks of the Record & Tape Exchange in Camden where we’d go every Sunday.  Definitely The Residents because they had those great covers and the music was so deconstructed from what music should be and they had that essential vein of humor to show they weren’t taking themselves too seriously, and they branded themselves as such a brilliant anti-commercial concept. We had our minds blown when Pengwyn discovered “The Fish Needs a Bike” single by Blurt.  That would still be one of my Desert Island Discs. The early Fad Gadget stuff (which was apparently recorded in a wardrobe) was refreshing, anything on Cherry Red (especially the Pillows and Prayers album), 4AD, Mute, The The, The “A Factory Quartet” album, etc. Psychic TV, Foetus, Cabaret Voltaire, Renaldo and the Loaf, and The Deep Freeze Mice (who I later joined with when they became The Chrysanthemums).  I remember Pengwyn liked Julian Cope, Orange Juice, The Rutles, The Higsons, and the Monochrome Set and he was a lot more open minded than me and got to listen to more stuff since he worked in the music store. The Bonzo Dog Band was a huge eye-opener. Both Pengwyn and I had a mutual love of comedy albums such as Monty Python, Spike Milligan, The Young Ones, and older stuff like Spike Jones. We both hated U2 though and all those moody bands that sounded like Joy Division. I secretly liked them but I hated that everyone else liked them. We both listened to the John Peel radio show with tape recorders at the ready. The first time we saw the “Fish Heads” video by Barnes and Barnes was an incredible awakening. Oddly enough we got contacted by some guy in the US who was raving about us and we had no idea who he was but it was Dr Demento! There was a lot of older stuff too that is almost too embarrassing to mention like the first Pink Floyd album, and Syd Barrett, Faust, early Kraftwerk maybe. As far as movies… well this was long before you could just stream any movies you wanted, so just interesting stuff we caught on TV.  Lots of old Cary Grant movies, all those cool sixties spy movies, and French New Wave (mostly for the nudity). 

CS: Correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks like none of the tracks have been touched since the 2001 ‘Best of Jesus Couldn’t Drum’ compilation. Have you ever thought about remastering and rereleasing any of them, perhaps on vinyl for collectors?

JL: Actually, the “Best of JCD” CD wasn’t authorized by the band.  I first came across it while browsing the racks at Amoeba Records in Berkeley.  I had no idea it existed, so that was a surprise.  Lost Moment sold the back catalog to Cherry Red a few years ago so they might look into doing something with it, but part of me hopes not.  I do stumble across remixes and mashups sometimes.  For example someone in Japan made a brilliant version of “Beetlebum” recently with a kid singing over it for a Raman commercial.  And a few of our songs got used for jingles and we still get royalties for them.

[one-boring-person]

Hey!!!how are you?

Can i have some Rambo Headcanons??

Maybe the old rambo moving nextdoor to a young(24), farmer? (They/them pls), and maybe eventually him developing a crush or Wanting to protect them since they’re always so nice and caring towards him?

Thank you!!(these are for my birthday lmao, im a complete and total rambo simp. And i feel old rambo would really enjoy calming down and helping around with someone who loves him)

You have no idea how badly I've been wanting to write these as soon as I read the request! It's so wholesome, so I hope I've done it justice! And happy birthday! I hope you like these 😊(also I'm good, thanks for asking!)

John Rambo (Rambo IV/V) x younger!reader headcannons.

Warnings: mention of PTSD, vague injury detail.

A/n: I'm sorry if this is not as expected, I'm still getting to grips with writing headcannons 😅

Masterlist

The ranch had been in a state of disrepair when John first got there, walls thinning, paint peeling, buildings empty and soulless. He hadn't expected things to be as they were when he left, all those years ago, but the evident lack of care surprised him.

The house had been empty, which he eventually figured out was die to the fact his father had passed a good few years prior, and hadn't left anyone in charge of the ranch.

This meant that everything was as it was when he left, photographs hanging awkwardly on the walls, dusty furniture shoved out of the way.

Naturally, the rest of the ranch was also in pretty poor condition: the stables were practically overrun with weeds and foul smelling hay, one lone horse still nosing weakly at the empty water bucket on the floor. Taking pity on the animal, and feeling a need to help it, John took it out onto the field, which is where he first saw them.

Across from his father's ranch was another, smaller one, where horses and cattle grazed in the fields, a single car parked up beside the main house, which was in a much better condition than his own newfound home. In one of the fields, running around with a young foal, was who he assumed to be a ranchhand.

For a moment or so, he had stood and watched as the figure ran in circles with the youthful horse in tow, admiring their seemingly high spirits - he hadn't felt high-spirited in years.

After he'd helped the old horse from the stables out (cleaning out a stall, feeding it with feed he found in a storeroom), John had gone back to the house, almost forgetting the figure across the field, intending to head to sleep.

A couple of days passed after that, before he saw them again, though this time, they also saw him.

He'd started work on the house, having collected what he needed from a nearby town, and was sat on the roof of the main building as the sun glared down at him. Taking a brief pause from his work, he'd looked up and seen them in the field again, this time astride a larger horse.

They were racing around again, until the rider noticed they were being watched, at which point they slowed to a halt and looked around, quickly spotting John on the roof. From that distance, he couldn't tell what their expression was, but they raised a hand after a moment or so, waving up at him. Hesitantly, he had waved back.

Later that day, when he'd been sat on his father's old rocking chair on the veranda, taking another break, John had noticed someone coming up the road towards him. Standing out of instinct, John soon realised it was someone astride a horse, the rider carefully trotting up the drive, their face becoming clearer the nearer they came.

Still cautious of people, John had acted somewhat guarded as the person rode up to him, a broad smile on their work-weathered youthful face. In their hand, they carried a small box, which they cradled awkwardly on their thighs.

Approaching him, they'd tipped their hat, a battered Stetson, and greeted him, introducing themself as (Y/n), the owner of the ranch next to his. They'd spoken cheerfully, as if unaffected by the hardships of life, which they may well be. That's what John thought anyway, until they openly and happily told him about the passing of their parents, four years ago. The ranch had been left to them, leaving them in charge of the business.

Their first encounter had been somewhat awkward, but it didn't seem to bother (Y/n), and they left after ten minutes or so with a genial smile at him, stating that they'd be happy to help if he ever needed it. They also left behind the box, which John soon discovered was filled to the brim with cookies, a food he hadn't eaten for decades. Trying one, he soon rediscovered a love for them he didn't remember he had.

In the following weeks, John managed to fix up the house, getting it ready to live in properly, with some very brief help from his neighbour. They'd been round earlier in one week, dropping off another box of cookies, and had offered him access to their tools, which they brought round soon after.

After this, John felt it was only right that he invited them round for drinks as thanks, something that still made him somewhat uneasy. Somehow, he did feel reassured when they happily agreed and turned up the following Sunday, the two of them sitting in comfortable quiet on the veranda, sometimes talking, other times staying silent.

This became a regular occurrence.

Every week, (Y/n) would go to John's, or vice-versa, the latter soon learning to trust them and enjoy their company, finding himself in a better mood than he had been in in a long time. Their openness to talk or listen (even if he said very little) comforted him, allowing him to forget the nightmarish things going through his head near-daily.

After three months, (Y/n) had started coming round much more often, many times just appearing in the middle of the day to help out with whatever task needed doing, unafraid of doing dirty work. They later told him it was because they enjoyed his company far too much, and often actively sought it out: they made it clear that his quiet, brooding nature was an attractive quality about him that reassured them.

It didn't take long for them to become close, the two seemingly working at a different wavelength to the rest of the world, one that only existed between their small ranches.

They helped John procure his first horses, lending him one of their own to help build up the numbers. The differences between each ranch soon became blurred, the fence running through the middle of their respective fields eventually disappearing as they merged their ranches together, continuing with business individually with the help of the other's land.

John had long since accepted, within himself, that he would not find someone to spend the rest of his life with, not after Sarah. It was a sad truth, but one he had to live with.

That all changed when he suddenly realised he had fallen for his neighbour, the one person he now trusted and cared for more than anyone in the world.

He'd realised this when their face first started appearing in his nightmares, after a close accident that nearly resulted in catastrophe. (Y/n) had fallen from the roof of the stables, thankfully landing on a stack of stray hay which softened the impact, leaving them in severe amounts of pain for two days. Their face became part of the repertoire in his head, nightmares about their death soon plaguing him even further, as he finally acknowledged the newfound love he felt for them.

Because that's what it was: love.

It couldn't be anything less, he was too damaged to have heedless fancies, and his emotions were far too strong towards them. Since he'd moved in, (Y/n) had always been there, acting as a friend he never had, steadily working their way into his life, bettering it in ways he never would've thought another person could, supporting him through the episodes of flashbacks he was now prone to having. They had showed him love and care he hadnt experienced from anyone else. He valued them highly, prioritising them over himself, and he knew he was heavily attracted to them, but he told himself "no", don't ruin the friendship.

They didn't make it easy to repress the urges. No, they only managed to win him over more and more with their caring, loving attitude, though their youth managed to awaken some form of paternal instinct John never knew he had. He felt the need to protect them at all times, and he would do his best to uphold this, but he knew his feelings were getting too strong.

Somehow, he managed to miss all the loving glances, and little tells (Y/n) inadvertently laid down before him, the rancher have g developed similar feelings for him, though they'd never admit it to John, knowing how human interaction like that could be upsetting for him.

Eventually, it had taken a beautiful evening, with the sun spilling its last bloody rays on the dry landscape as the two sipped beer from bottles on the veranda, for them to finally admit to each other how they felt.

It just happened: one minute, they were leaning in to replace their bottles on the table, the next, their lips are just touching, breaths mingling as they struggle to do rain themselves. (Y/n) had finally leaned in, pressing their lips against his, pulling back almost as quickly as they moved in, a horrified, embarrassed expression on their face.

They'd apologised instantly, terrified that they'd screwed up their relationship, rambling and cursing until John had recovered and kissed them again, cupping their face in his hand as he pulled them closer. It had been too long for him, and the touch was just incredible, goosebumps rising along his spine as he poured all of his love and care into the kiss, pressing as close as possible.

Somehow, (Y/n) had ended up in his lap, head on his chest as he cradled them, relishing in the feeling of having a solid, supple body against his own after so long, and one that means him no harm, too. They knew where they both stood, and it kickstarted a close relationship.

(Y/n) moved in with him after their second foaling season together, where he'd seen their parental instincts kick in, particularly when they'd then worked to socialise the foals by playing with them. The memory would always stick with John: something about the carefree youth in their face as they ran around with the frolicking horses reminded him of the good in his life.

Life was good, everything was going mostly well.

Naturally, there were some days when he'd relapse, having particularly bad episodes that would be harrowing on both him and (Y/n), though they were always there to help him through it. Their soft words of love and worry would easily permeate the cloud of despair, and had break down in their arms, enjoying the sensation of being held.

They often held each other. Even if it was just a quick hug, or an embrace from behind as one pressed up against the other's back, touch became a large factor in their relationship - John relished it after the more callous touch he had grown used to.

Kisses, too, became a large way of showing their affection. Little ones here and there between jobs, deep passionate kisses up against the wall of the house, or sloppy making out on the shared seat on the veranda, it all counted for their love, and they thoroughly enjoyed partaking in them.

(Y/n) was always there, even when Gabrielle and Maria joined them. They were there when Gabrielle died, and they were there to avenge her death, choosing to go out with the man they loved.

Both of them liked to cook, even if John's meals were a little...plain...so they often spent hours in the kitchen with each other, fooling around with whatever they could, John's face alight with more smiles and grins than he thinks it's ever been.

They went riding together, finding solace in each other's company on their many trails through their land, the horses often coming home tired after so long of being out.

Sometimes, John got self-conscious about his age in comparison with their's, thinking he is too old for them. Everytime this happened, (Y/n) would reassure him that they love him for who he is and doesn't care if he's not as young as he used to be, it never would matter.

Marriage was never really a thing they considered. John never had much time for the state anymore, so why get them involved in their relationship?

They considered themselves married, and wore rings to show it, but it was never a legal affair. Nevertheless, the union had always been a happy one, and John could honestly say that he had been wrong about himself: he had found love.