#Perk//70s

[tearyeye-private-i]

Carl Perkins! Confidently posed.

Backstage at the show in London, England, 1970.

📷 George Wilkes/Hulton Archive.

12 Days of Christmas (10/12)

It's funny how when Jer's biography, "Killer!" was published, it was treated as official. Like, Rick Bragg's biography of Jerry Lee. Charles White wrote it, but he wasn't a great writer, he used an interview format.

So, "Killer!" is a documentary in book form. Synopsizing events in Jerry Lee's life, then going to the interviews. White interviewed everybody. Linda and Frankie Jean, J.W., Phoebe, Kerrie, and even Jerry Lee, himself. Since it was like a documentary, White would tell what the previous person said during their interview. That led to an interesting semi-conflict between Sam Phillips and Jerry Lee. Let’s just say Jerry Lee threw Sam, rightfully, under the bus.

Anyway, it was likely denounced due to the trouble it caused. Jerry Lee did a lot of trash-talking, especially about Elvis. An excerpt: “Carl Perkins, he’s a hypocrite I knew when I saw Carl dressed up like Elvis - I thought it was a pathetic sight. I knew he was a hypocrite way before, but he really proved it then. Because anybody that could hate Elvis Presley and curse Elvis Presley as much as Carl Perkins did - and then when Elvis died, all of a sudden, he was dressing like Elvis. I said, ‘Carl, what are you doin’? I thought you hated Elvis, ‘cause he covered you on Blue Suede Shoes and you actin’ like him.’ He said, ‘Aw, this is the way I’ve always felt!’ I says, ‘You’re a hypocrite boy!’ He’s a number one hypocrite. You can look at his eyes and tell that. He’s got shifty eyes.”

Not Carl gaslighting Jerry Lee. 💀 But that ruined a friendship. Carl was undergoing radiation and battling throat cancer when Jerry Lee was talking like this. Both didn’t like Elvis. Due to rivalry, jealousy, pettiness, and bitterness, then staying “close” to gossip and party. Carl outgrew his resentment toward Elvis. At that point, when the book was published in 1993, Jerry Lee hadn't. So, these pictures reminded me of his query, “Carl, what you doin?” Whatever he damn wanted. He knew he looked good in the jumpsuit, so he wore it. Simple as that.😌

[cowboyangell]

Marilyn Monroe

[addsspotify]

song of the day: september 12th

Heroes

[afairycreature]

moments I'm made of

[darkelfchicksick]

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[sxfver]

[violentwater]

[sodrippy]

one half of this book shes living in a rich vibrant queer community, finding love and identity, the other half shes finding a place in a creative writers circle, sharing art and ideas and making meaning together and im here like. well can i die

[doggirling]

my ears were able to catch the 0.1 decibel sound of my nightmare photocard peeling off the wall so i quickly turned around to press it back on forgetting my blinds were open and temporarily blinded myself for like 5 seconds

[thatseventiesbitch]

I need to hear more about why Jackie/Eric is a NOTP for you! I’m always fascinated by why some ships are or aren’t compatible and why they do or don’t resonate with fans :) As I mentioned, I’m totally with you on the first seven of those eight UOs, so you’re never alone :)

Thanks for the ask! And I appreciate that 🧡

So, I think the first and most obvious reason I don't like Jackie/Eric is because obviously if Eric is with Jackie then he is not with Donna and that is just not gonna fly. Eric and Donna are my OTP, and I am not open to other pairings. That's... I mean, that could be the whole post. 😂

But I do have some further thoughts.

First of all, I actually think Eric and Jackie do have things in common (and I think it's a reason they could be friends). They're both into dolls/roller disco/they have similar hobbies (they would totally go antiquing together), I would describe both of them as kind of traditional, and I think they had similar desires for a long-term relationship. Not a similarity but a compatibility: Jackie likes to boss people around, and Eric likes to be bossed around.

But like - with that last example. I just prefer Jackie and Hyde's dynamic, where Jackie learns that she can't just be a bossy, steam-rolling bitch and she has to learn to ask her partner rather than telling him what to do. Jackie grew and changed there, it made her a dynamic, more likeable character, and that's a more compelling story than, well, the opposite. Likewise, I preferred how Eric goes to Donna at the end of "Do You Think It's Alright?" (the wedding registry episode) and was like 'Okay tell me what to do, I'm ready for some marching orders' and Donna was like 'No I don't know what to do either! We're gonna have to figure it out together.' Again, to me it's (1) a more compelling love story and (2) the characters actually grow and change and become better versions of themselves when together. I just don't think Jackie and Eric would provoke that kind of growth from one another.

Here are the rest of the reasons I'm team NOTP for Jackie/Eric:

Jackie and Eric like... barely interacted throughout the course of the show, *lol*. I even hesitate to call them friends. So any sort of romantic interaction between them just feels unearned, implausible, and random to me. I can't imagine them in a relationship when they could barely stand to be in the same room.

Jackie was not physically attracted to Eric. Canonically. Consistently, throughout the entire series. And we know now thanks to That '90s Show that he looks the exact same for at least the next 20 years 🤣

Eric was not attracted to Jackie's personality. Canonically. Consistently, throughout the entire series.

Jackie was also not crazy about Eric's personality. She puts him down for who he is, over and over again, throughout the series.

Eric was the love of Donna's life, and Jackie is Donna's best friend. She wouldn't date him, hard stop. Off limits. Likewise Jackie was the love of Hyde's life (even if he'd never admit it, Eric knows), and Eric is Hyde's best friend. He wouldn't date her, hard stop. Off limits.

I do not think they have any chemistry.

So as you can see, Jackie/Eric are not for me 🤣

I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere!

That said, the internet is a big enough place for everybody. There are plenty of folks out there who do enjoy the pairing, and I will leave them to it. My 'ship is not for everybody either. I get it.

[chdmeeksmartins]

Since we’re both MBTI and enneagram geeks, I’d love to hear your typings of the That 70s Show characters and Friends characters if you ever want to!

i think i’d need a solid rewatch of friends before i could type any of the characters, but for t70s…

Eric - INFP ++ Enneagram 9w1

Donna - ENTJ ++ Enneagram 8w9

Hyde - ISTP ++ Enneagram 5w6

Jackie - ESTJ ++ Enneagram 3w2

Kelso - ESFP ++ Enneagram 7w8

Fez - ESFP ++ Enneagram 7w8 or 2w3*

* I feel like Fez can be typed differently depending on the season you’re analyzing tbh but !!

[thehappymushroom2]

[if-wewerevillains]

looking for more blogs to follow and friends !!

here are some things i like

music: niall horan, wallows, 5 seconds of summer, the regrettes, the driver era, the aces, carly rae jepsen, dua lipa, miley cyrus

movies: marvel, harry potter, perks of being a wallflower, dead poets society

tv shows: shameless, supernatural, 9-1-1, that 70s show, heartstopper, criminal minds, glee, modern family, young royals, teen wolf

books: if we were villians, a little life, harry potter, percy jackson, red white & royal blue, fredrik backman, v.e. schwab

people: andrew garfield, connor franta, kelsey kreppel, nicole rafiee, dylan o’brien, zendaya, ryan bergara, shane madej, uswnt

interact if we share interests :) !!

[mrs-luigi-vargas]

Man they're really automatically changing my recurring ad-free subscription to the Tumblr premium one that costs almost twice as much

[speci-society]

Huh

[yellopoppet]

can kpop groups please stop pricing their tickets starting at $100