#The Gipsy Kings

[figureskatingcostumes]

Sofia Samodurova skating to Bamboléo by The Gipsy Kings for her short program at the 2019 Cup of China.

(Sources: 1 and 2)

[nonesuchrecords]

The Staves stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. They chose music by The Gipsy Kings, Emmylou Harris, Joachim Cooder, Steve Reich, and Nickel Creek.

[startheskelaton]

Knight and dragon

[writer-room]

Listen when people say they want Percy to go on a villain arc most times I see it as they want him to go dark, want him to start murdering, maiming, going full Luke, etc. And I support that. If anyone deserves to kill people it's this kid.

However, let us be realistic for a moment, because I quite like the other alternative. Villain arc Percy usually entails "he's finally had enough of the Gods bullshit & will do things his own way". Let us think on this. What would Percy most likely do in this situation? Would it really be murder right off the bat?

I think he'd be the pettiest, annoying little shit there is. And because one can't usually threaten the Gods in a way that truly matters, but they can make them sweat really hard.

This goes beyond ignoring their calls and leaving them on read. He refuses to give food offerings unless it's the nastiest shit known to man. Bribes the cyclops into hucking huge objects up Mount Olympus before they all scurry off. Finds the olive tree Athena gave to Athens, and while he wouldn't have the heart to destroy it, he'd for sure rip off a branch & mail it to her (Annabeth nearly had to put them in witness protection).

Eventually it gets to the point he has Nico on speed-dial and offers him a shit ton of fast food & a 'get out of Percy's quest bullshit free' pass if he could hop into the Underworld and yoink up some annoying spirits or dead monsters to piss off the Gods. When the Gods get pissed at him Percy just silently pulls out some safe-for-demigods phone like "hang on I wanna see how many happy meals I owe Nico for bringing Typhon back up". They know he is not bluffing.

Could the Gods counteract him? Yeah, sure, Hera gave him amnesia and it was like 90% effective for a while. However, he kind of went off the rails, everyone else went off the rails, and then they had even more Roman nonsense to deal with. If anything it both solved but also made even more problems. And a much angrier Percy. So, frankly, they're very confident it could work, but they're a little worried about what the aftermath would be.

Ares suggests just killing him. Poseidon takes offense to this. Artemis scoffs and says even Ares couldn't beat him. Everyone stops for a moment. The question is not asked verbally. But it is seen in the darting eyes and shifting seats.

Can they kill Percy Jackson?

Well, sure, they must be able to. He's a powerful kid, no doubt, with powerful allies, but they are Gods. Of course they can kill him. So that's not the real question, they wouldn't dare really entertain such a thing to ever confirm if it was true, but this is rather the layer of frosting hiding the real atrocity of a cake underneath it.

What will they lose trying to kill Percy Jackson?

What will remain standing in the face of some 18-year-old who lived one of the hardest knocks of life, loves so much it makes them sick, is so completely unaware of his own strength not even they know its full extent, and currently has absolutely zero fucks to give about the end of a reign longer than he will ever understand?

They decide to quietly shut the lid on that whole fiasco and let Percy do whatever he wants.

Unfortunately, they can't exactly ignore everyone else. And everyone else is who Percy cares about the most. So, think of it more like leaving a grenade in a locked box in the attic. Just hope and pray you've moved out before something gets curious and starts rummaging around up there.

[itsmaddiebee]

on repeat lately

[elsaqqa-4ever]

Sipsy king (Amor mio)

[sanjiswetcigarettes0]

Adding Gipsy Kings’s songs to my Zolu playlist is one of my favourite things now 😛 Zolu definitely needs more of spanish love songs 🙂‍↕️

[signofthesacred]

Muse : Michèle Lamy

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

A Ti A Ti • Siempre Acaba Tu Vida • Estrellas • Mi Corazon • Mujer • Tierra Gitana • Pajarito • Los Peces En El Rio • Igual Se Entonces • Cataluña • A Tu Vera • Campesino • La Rumba De Nicolas

*Please note that this band is of Romani origin and the term used in their name is being reclaimed.

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[j4jml]

''Until this era is _ O’ let it be

enraptured with joy make me

Unto you _ O’ Cup bearer

the whole world sacrificed be

Wine of love this is _ O’ serve me

Twofolds pour _ O’ Cup bearer

O’ rose faced _ one for the sake of you

And the other in the name of Lord be

Unconditionally fulfilled

may the desire of this futile heart be.'' ― Jamil Hussain

Amor Mio 16/11/2024 © All Rights Reserved by Jamil Hussain

[startheskelaton]

Prom: part 3

Full mean jock line up

[sextavas]

Gipsy Kings - Bamboléo Por que la vida yo la prefiero vivir así.

[dandelionflowerhead]

The cure & the cause.