#Toby Carr

[mrbacf]

DOWLAND // 'In Darkness Let Me Dwell' by Alexander Chance and Toby Carr

[tfblovesmusic]

A Tale of Two Chances

Seriously - I'm a fangirl of the dad and the son countertenors here! I have been listening to the former's voice on repeat when I was in elementary, middle, and high school!

Here's the rendition of this John Dowland song - sung by the one who was the OG goat of countertenors in the '80s and '90s, in one of his sunset years of his career:

And here's HIS SON:

Even crazier: the dad won a GRAMMY in 1994, the first countertenor EVER to win such an accolade. His son was the first countertenor EVER to win the London Handel Festival 2 FLUTING YEARS AGO!

How's that for some firsts?

[tygerland]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011

[pop-sesivo]

En el set de rodaje de la película Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). De pie (de izq. a der.): Stephen Graham, Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Kathy Burke, David Denick, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds y el director Thomas Alfredson. Sentados (de izq. a der.): Mark Strong, John Hurt, el escritor John Le Carre y Gary Oldman.

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

I remember being obsessed with Connie Sachs and Control when I first read Tinker Tailor and since then I’ve only added Smiley & Anne’s Marriage and Toby Esterhase’s Ulcer to the list

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Infinite 2021

[rolandrockover]

Fox on the Mirror

No, dear Kiss friends, this one is not about Eric Carr, although the question of what Carnival of Souls would have sounded like with Eric Carr on drums would certainly be an interesting one.

In the Mirror (1997) is in a way the only ray of hope for many old (school) fans on the album already indicated above, and you don't have to guess why, because it sounds in stark contrast to the rest of its song material so much more like familiar old school 70's Kiss, and thus the good old days (1).

And, of course, to a certain extent like The Sweet, I would just say.

But that certainly wouldn't bother anyone, because there are also other old klassik Kiss songs that were inspired a little by The Sweet, and from many, many other bands from the 70s and the 60s, and certainly from the 50s as well. And without any influence from the 80s they probably would have looked a lot older in the 80s than they already did, but even that's generally pretty accepted as well. And that's a good thing.

Only the 90s seem to have been memorized as more than just ambivalent to very bad in the collective swarm intelligence of said conspiratorial fan community, more or less of course, because far fewer of them have ever voiced such great criticism of the reunion, but the latter didn't want to revive much other than the beloved 70s anyway.

Still, and thankfully Fox on the Run (1975) wasn't released in those evil 90s, because otherwise we'd have another song to collectively hate.

More or less.

Side Note:

(1) Which may also be due to unmistakable self-references from Dressed to Kill (1975).

You oughta klick on the links and take a look at the verses, every line's getting clearer, and see the vocal resemblance you can't deny:

Fox on the Run (1974)

In the Mirror (1997)

[creepy-spooghetti]

Heya dear fella! ^^

I was wondering... What about some platonic Hcs for BEN, Jeff, Helen and Toby (Sepparetly) with an early teen fem!reader (like 12-13 years old)?

Like- The reader is just this sweet, kind, caring child who is always trying her best to make people happy always with a smile on her face and make sure their okay (that goes for physical and mental) but is always the one everyone forgets about, the one that's always left out, the one that always fades into the oblivion.

And so one night (at likely 2 am) the creep in question just finds her sitting on the sofa and he, kinda shocked, asks her "hey, you 'kay?"

And then the reader just looks at him with a confused expresion until she starts crying and shaking her head no while saying "I never was!"

This is my kinda prompt :D

Thank you for requesting!!

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BEN

In all honesty, this dude can be pretty oblivious to what's going on around him, especially when it comes down to peoples' feelings. So he genuinely took your blitheful front at face value and assumed you were alright! How could you not be? You seemed so happy all the time!

However, these false conclusions came crumbling down when he spotted you alone in the living room, sporting a blank expression as you stared at what was seemingly nothing. It was a concerning sight, to say the least. So he laid down the food he'd just raided from the refrigerator and walked closer, waving a hand in front of your face.

"Uhh...Y/n? A-are you, like...okay?"

The response he got was certainly not one he was expecting, and it took him greatly off-guard. He was not good at dealing with this sorta stuff, and the way his body stiffened significantly was proof enough of that.

Still, he wasn't about to leave. That would just be immoral. So he took a seat on the coffee table in front of you and tilted his head, letting you ramble on about how no one seemed to care about you even though you made it your #1 goal to ensure everyone else felt heard and accounted for. He held his hand up to halt your words and offered a sincere grin. "Hold up, hold up. I care about you. That counts for something, right?"

Jeff

He figured after seeing you around for a while that something had to be up with you. After all, nobody can be that happy 24/7. But you had never made any effort to signify that you wanted someone to acknowledge the potential struggles you had, so he kinda just shrugged it off with the thought, "if she needed comfort or something, she'd go to someone about it".

This theory of his backfired when he saw you looking so lost and saddened on the sofa, and it honestly startled him; what could have happened that made you so...gloomy? He had just returned from a mission, so his hoodie was coated with patches of fresh blood and his hair was messy, but he figured taking a shower could wait.

Hesitantly, he approached, raising a worried brow. "Y/n, hey. You good?" The glance that he received for that question made his stomach tense, and before he could really process it, you just started to cry, burying your face in your hands and explaining through tears how you felt ignored and insignificant. He blinked in confusion but sat down beside you nonetheless, resting his arms on his knees and leaning forward to get a look at your expression. His voice softened a bit.

"...Has this been happening for a while?" When you nodded, he huffed in contemplation, placing a hand on your shoulder. "Ya know, if you wanted help, you could've just asked. I know this place is chaotic, but bearing a burden like this alone is just not ideal. You gotta let people know how you feel. Otherwise they'll probably never catch on. They're all idiots."

You sniffled, and he gently patted your back, lacing a lighter tone into his words. "Feel free to come to me, okay? I know I can be an asshole but I promise I won't give you a hard time about it."

Helen

Like Ben, he's a bit unaware of what people are feeling, but only because he's always so lost in thought. From the way you carried yourself all the time, he was almost jealous of you. Why couldn't he be that content with his life? What was he doing wrong to prevent that?

He just kinda shut down for a few seconds when he noticed you on the couch, appearing solemn. What was he supposed to do? He's not a 'people person' by any means, and even so, the two of you were never very close. Then he thought back to that time he was being tormented by Johnny and you stood up for him, and a decision was made.

Hesitantly, he willed himself to walk over and sit a couple of feet away from you, staring at the floor and speaking in a low voice. "Are you...alright?"

"No. I haven't been. Not for a long time." It was difficult to comprehend, as you had never once acted miserable in the past, but here he was, and here you were, experiencing it. He listened unsurely to your venting without interruption, and when you tapered into a sob-brimmed silence, he took it as his cue to - albeit reluctantly - place a hand on your upper back and provide words of attempted consolation.

"...Sorry you've had to deal with that. If you want to...you can come up to my room and we can sketch or something? I have some extra supplies you can use. Just to...get your mind off of everything."

Toby

Toby is no stranger to feeling lonely or disregarded, except he never purposefully convinced people that he was 'okay'. He knew that you weren't what you seemed, however, and though he never attempted to further confirm this (he has his own troubles to worry about, after all), he still watched closely on occasion, as he's a naturally observant person.

Seeing you on the couch in the middle of the night rose questions within him, and he didn't put much thought behind the matter before stepping over and speaking with a muted voice. "What's wrong with you?"

"Everything," is what you mumbled after several moments, and he leaned away in mild alarm when you started crying. This was certainly a concerning thing to witness. Still, instinct kicked in, and he sat down close by your side, brushing some hair out of your face.

He didn't say anything, as he was never very skilled with verbal comfort, but when he realized that your emotional breakdown might last a while, he wrapped an arm around your shoulders and pulled you into him, expecting to be pushed away, but you only reciprocated.

And like that, you stayed, until you settled down enough to uphold a conversation. Then he opened his mouth. "Hey... Jane and I are getting together tomorrow to play chess. Wanna join us?"

[tolkienillustrations]

Eagles by Toby Carr

[dramaticcrow]

Familia Craft (mafia Crow)

Familia :

Philza Minecraft - Alfa (Tinta y Madera) - 35 - Líder de la mafia

Cellbit (Gatti) Minecraft - Alfa (Bosque y Cafe) - 23 - Estudiante policía

Baggi (Gatti) Minecraft - Beta (Jacinto) - 22 - Estudiante policía /Fallecida

Techno Blade (?) Minecraft - ? (Leve olor a chocolate) - 15 - Estudiante secundaria

Thomas “Tommy” (Innit) Minecraft - ? (Sin olor) - 12 - Estudiante primaria

Toby “Tubbo” (Underscore) Minecraft - ? (Sin olor) - 12 - Estudiante primaria

Mafia :

Jaiden “Blue Bird” Animations - Beta (Girasoles) - 23 - Miembro de la mafia

Baghera “Duckling” Jones - Alfa (Caramelo y Manzanas) - 21 - Miembro de la mafia

Carre “El Carrera” - Beta (Menta) - 22 - Miembro de la mafia

Charly “Slime” Slimesicle - Alfa (Dulce de limon) - 30 - Miembro de la mafia

Etoiles “Code Breaker” — Alfa (Lima y Naranja) - 27 - Miembro de la mafia

[hidan-rp]

Eyo, Hidan. What's your opinion on your fellow Akatsuki teammates?

Pein keeps calling himself God like the poser he is. We all know Jashin-Sama is our God.

Konan gave me too many papercuts one time, I don't find her attractive anymore after that...

Deidara smells like clay, and all he carr about is "ArT iS aN eXpLoSiOn"

Sasori is fucking creepy, the fucker thinks he achieved immortal when actually I figured out how he could die.

Itachi is fucking weird, once he put me under a genjutsu just to shut me up!

Kisame, aka fish sticks, smells and too fucking tall. And WHY THE FUCK is his sword living!?

Tobi is fucking stupid and annoying as hell...

Kakuzu is just old bastard I have to work with....

[png-of-a-bat]

i got tagged by @gerardway-is-my-babygirl (awesome) and so im sharing 5 songs ive been having on repeat recently hehe 1. Lay Bankz - Sloppy Seconds (Ick Pt 2) LOOOOOOOL please just listen i just found out about this one hehe 2. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys love thinking about my ocs with this one ^w^ 3. Something For The Girl With Everything - SPARKS totally didnt come up with a whole idea for a comic based on this song alone hehe nope... ^_^" 4. Keep Up - Karma Carr JUST LISTEN. IF YOU LISTEN TO NOTHING ELSE IN THIS LIST LISTEN TO THIS 5. Faith - George Michael ok ok.. i have a vision with this one, i cannot explain but i think of dracula hehe PLEASE. PLEASE DONT WALK AWAY NO okay victims hehe! (you dont have to if you dont wanna!!) @alterkrystal @vampiresquidenjoyer @house-of-queer-horror-blog @ladysyrabellarouex @unholy-gigi and anyone that would like to

Thank you again Toby for tagging me ^w^ everyone go follow him!!

[sims-and-counting]

SO! Fundie Sims Gen 7 is a go :) Below is a summary of what the game plan is:

As you may have noticed, we’ve skipped Gen 6. I ran out of inspo plus none of the Gen 5 kids were particularly fundie-esque. I played with Emma as the heir for a bit, but just didn’t like where it was going. 

If you check out the PlumTree (spoilers!), you can see which line we’re following. 

The story is that Anya (the eldest Blake) married Toby Carr, an actor, and moved to San Myshuno. 

They had a daughter, Kelsey-Anna Carr. 

However, Toby cheated on her and generally treated them badly, so Anya left him and moved to Sulani. In Sulani, she decided to start a hippie/yoga-esque commune. 

There, Anya had a second child, Josiah Arnold (born Ocean Child Arnold - he changed his name when he was baptised). Although raised on the commune, he scorned his upbringing and became a conservative Christian after meeting a missionary while travelling. He started and, at the start of our story runs, the Sulani Mission. 

Enter Emmi Santiago. The youngest of a large conservative family from Selvadorada, her father and Josiah became prayer partners, after which he suggested Emmi as a bride for Josiah. Josiah wasn’t thrilled with the idea, but thought it would be a good cover for his “unholy inclinations”.

And there we are! Emmi will be our narrator for Gen 7. Hope you all enjoy the next part of the Fundie Sims Story :)  

CONCURRENTLY I will be sharing the story segments for screenshots I took with other parts of the Blake family just to wrap that all up. But Emmi/Josiah will be the main story.

[anthenasikes]

Who is myles I want to know everything about him

THERES LIKE THREE DRAWINGS OF HIM IN THE MYLES TAG he also has a playlist somewhere which i can find if you want.

hes an ocs hes been in my brain since 2020 ? i cant do a full rant right now but like summary of him now all of the problems revolve around him but also a lot of those problems are because of him too hes definitely the kind of character thats like ME AND ONLY ME IM GOING TO FIX EVERYTHING but he kind of started a lot of these problems in the first place. and isnt aware of it. he is also an asshole. he is aware of that.

its funny bc when i first made him i just needed a random bg character so one of my other guys could have a twin and he was this random guy. with nothing about him and he was supposed to be cis and also probably be into jesse ANYYYYWAYYYSY as he is right now he hates jesse and jesse hates him and theyre both aromantic so LMAO also at some point he ended up being the Protagonist . fuck jesse ig?? no more protag rights for you. i didnt do this on purpose it just ended up that way ?????

yanno how i was talking about song's sort of white boy cousin. name is darryl. well myles and his twin (whose name is Tobi (or tobias))were like partially raised by darryl and his gfs who are carr(issa) and jolie bc carr's family friends with their family etc etc but uhhh TLDR those three were great older sibling figures but also maybe not bc they may have been generally responsible for a while but they are so emotionally messy i dont know how they were doing college things and also watching over some stupid middle schoolers. but carr does lose her shit later on about something not myles related and i think that has a big impact on myles losing his shit! darryls probably turning into plants or somethign but like whatever. who cares. darryl voice "myles there are flowers growing through my fingernails i cannot move my hand. this is an emergency bc i cant do my eyeliner. can you do my eyeliner please please" myles voice "i hate this house." he didnt ask carr to do his eyeliner bc carr is passed out with her face in a bowl of cheerios. also in the timeline where plants are a thing jolies probablty dead idk i have 1700000 versions of this world sometimes there are plants and death and sometimes its like a sitcom im ranting now help me jesus

whatever 'present' time is myles is prolly a high school sophomore or smth. hes mostly friends with song's cousin who is avery.

i have seventeen thousand different versions of what i like to call the song-and-jesse-universes so its hard to tell you one specific Plot thing or anything coherent about myles actual story shit but trust me. putting him in a timeloop actually makes total sense for the primary version of the story i was thinking about so im probbaly actually going to do that. it makes sense. it makes a lot of sense. SHIT anyways hes a pissbaby but he can be nice if he wants but not to jesse him and jesse are stuck in the same friend group but i think jesse is going to kill him in an un-fun and actually angry way someday. wahoo!1!! im not proofreading this before i post it. have a great reading-ant's-rant time <3

[survey--s]

482.

How many friends do you have on Facebook? 153.

What was on the last sandwich you ate? It was just peanut butter.

Have you ever gotten back together with an ex? Yeah, a few times in the past.

What is your favourite Thai dish? I find Thai food too spicy as a rule, but our local Thai place does some really basic stuff like sweet and sour pork with coconut rice which is AMAZING but I’m not sure how authentic it is lol.

How many contacts do you have in your phone? 67.

When was the last time you made out with somebody? I honestly couldn’t tell you lol, I’m not really into making out.

What month of the year was your mother born? She was born in June. So was my dad, in fact.

Do you have any friends that seem to know all the hot gossip? Hahah yeah, Mike is a real gossip. His sister-in-law is a hairdresser and I swear he only goes there to get all the latest gossip.

What TV show(s) have you been watching currently? Lots of stand-up comedy and old re-runs of things like Friends.

How many apps do you have on your phone? I think I’ve got about 10-15 downloaded ones.

What pet names do you use with your significant other? We really don’t use pet names.

Do you have to wear a name badge where you work? No, but I have done in all my previous jobs.

What brand is your toaster, if you have one? It’s just a cheap supermarket brand one that really isn’t very good lol.

Can you hear anything right now? I’m watching an old Jimmy Carr stand-up show on YouTube.

Is there anybody else in the room you’re currently in? Toby cat is curled up by my feet.

What’s the name of the store you usually get your groceries? Tesco.

Does your house have a porch/balcony? No, they’re not really a “thing” here unfortunately, but I would absolutely love one one day, especially if it looked over the sea.

What’s your favourite type of bread? Sourdough, Focaccia, Ciabatta and Scachiata. 

Do you share a middle name with any of your siblings? I don’t have any siblings, but my middle name is the same as my cousins’ first name.

Have there ever been any bushfires/wildfires in your area? Yeah, they’re fairly common in the summer months unfortunately. Too many people have campfires or BBQ’s and don’t know how to put them out properly.

Have you ever taken a ride in an ambulance? No.

When was the last time you took a nap during the day? Uh, maybe a couple of weeks ago. I finish next week for the holidays and I think I’m just exhausted even though I’m getting loads of sleep.

What did you have to eat for dinner last night? Pizza with mozzarella, sundried tomatoes and pesto.

What was the last thing you had to drink? Pepsi Max.

Who was the last message you received from and what did they say? It was from Suzanne saying thank you for the photos and how much they appreciated me :) she’s the owner of one of the dogs I walk and they’re just the SWEETEST family.

What’s your favourite kind of accent? Irish, Scottish or Australian.

Have you ever missed a flight? No, thankfully not.

Have you ever seen a lunar eclipse? Yeah, and a solar eclipse.

Do you know your significant other’s passwords? No. He doesn’t know mine either - I think privacy in a relationship is SO important, honestly.

What’s your favourite type of salad? I’m really not a fan of salad with leaves lol, the texture makes me gag - but Caprese salads are good.

Is your house usually too warm or too cold in the winter? Neither really - it’s fine. We don’t really use the heating much just because it’s expensive, though.

Have you ever been in love with someone much older or younger than you? Define “much”.

Would you rather have someone ask to kiss you, or just kiss you? It depends on the scenario and who the people involved are.

What, if anything, do you substitute for fries? Nothing lol. I can never resist fries.

Have you ever been in a building that was on fire? Yeah, when I was in primary school someone set the kitchen on fire. Obviously not on purpose lol.

Would you change your partner’s hair color if you could? Nah.

Have you ever written a poem for someone? Nope.

Have you been best friends with someone of a different race? Yeah, one of my best friends in school was from Hong Kong. Her name was Jolanda and she used to come to my house at weekends for my mum’s seafood curry lol. It’s weird, we were so close but then we lost touch. According to Facebook she’s married with three kids now.

Who’s the last person who cussed you out in anger? I have no idea.

Have you friended your parents on FB? Yeah, I’m friends with both of them on there.

What’s the last tourist area you visited? Ambleside in the Lake District.

Have you ever been in a submarine? Nope - it sounds incredibly claustrophobic.

Is there anyone whose grave you visit? No.

Did your mother change her maiden name when/if she got married? No, it was changed when she got adopted and then again when she married my dad.

Do you use TikTok? No.

What decorations do you have in your bathroom? None. Our bathroom is tiny - we don’t have enough space for decorations lol.

Do you like Seinfeld? No. I tried to get into it several times but I never found it very funny.

What year was your favourite band formed? 1960.

What’s your least favourite pizza topping? Anything spicy.

What percentage battery is your phone on right now? 31 percent.

Have you ever smoked a cigarette? Did you like it? I have done, yeah. I enjoyed it at the time.

Are you closer to your mother or father? My mum, for sure.

Have you ever sent a postcard? Where from? Yeah, from all over the world. I used to send them all the time when I was younger as there wasn’t the option to share stuff on social media.

Do you know anyone who speaks Spanish as a first language? Not to my knowledge.

Who was the last person you kissed? Mike.

Do you have a Bachelor’s degree? If so, what in? I do - in French, History and Politics.

Do loud noises bother you? Yeah.

Do you rent or own the place you live? We own our home.

Have you ever made yourself as a Sim? Sure, isn’t that what everyone does when they play the Sims?

What brand is your phone? iPhone.

Have you ever had a friend named Mary? Yeah, she was a twin.

What does the name “Ada” make you think of? Old-fashioned TV shows.

Have you ever ridden in a horse-drawn carriage? I have done - when we used to visit here in the holidays they used to have a horse-drawn carriage that took you down to the lakeside - the horses were called Sally and Ben lol. I also went in one in the snow in Lake Louise.

Did you ever sneak out of your house when you were younger? Nope.

What is your best friend’s name? Michael.

Is anyone in your family an author or poet? No,

Have you ever dated a guy with a girl’s name? Hmm, no, not that I can think of.

Would you rather be named Fanny or Faye? Faye. I mean, in the UK, fanny means vagina LOL.

Do you have a godmother? No.

Are you someone’s godmother? No.

When was the last time you wrote a poem? Uh, years ago in school probably.

Do you believe that it’s possible for someone to be resurrected from the dead? Save for experiences where the heart has been inactive for only a short period of time and it was able to be jolted back into activity, no. <--- this.

What color hair does your current crush (or boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, whatever) have? Brown but he’s already going grey.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you in a theater? Nothing comes to mind.

Have you ever had someone copy you or steal your ideas for something? Yeah, my business ideas/posts on social media.

Have you ever dated someone behind your parents’ back? Nope.

[rolandrockover]

I Rose Alone

The line between improbable and obvious is not seldom only a narrow one, and sometimes not even wider than the temple of a pair of glasses. Just imagine a person with a high academic degree, for example a professor or something similar in atomic physics, a gentleman (1), he does not have to be old, only intelligent. Or rather, intellectual. Or even better, educated. I guess this person could certainly tell us something about probabilities, that we would all get downright ear buzzing from his compiled and highly concentrated knowledge, but that's not really the point. In spite of this high brain volume I trusted such a respectable person to misplace certain things like let's say his glasses and not to be able to find them even after hours of searching in his own home, only to notice them in the evening completely surprised on his head during the evening hygiene in front of the mirror, where they had been unnoticed the whole desperate day (2).

Who doesn't know this comparison, or couldn't put himself in such a position? A true classic. Would you like a musical example? I would even have two for one on offer, namely I Walk Alone and Under the Rose. I should mention that for me personally this is part of the answer to the question of why I Walk Alone has that klassik Kiss vibe, and once again a reason can be found in The Elder. If you want to get a little closer to the bottom of this assumption, you can listen to the two intros and the main riffs of the two featured songs at this point and form your own opinion. The riff of Under the Rose is of course a little busier and of a slightly different key, and the intros merely testify to a relationship, but I say I know My Kiss too well by now (3). And to that I must say that there are other parallels of I Walk Alone and The Elder, but that's another story.

Side Notes:

(1) Of course, I would have chosen a lady as an example, but I think you can imagine scatterbrainedness better with a man.

(2) I have no idea why his wife didn't point this out to him earlier. Maybe she was playing a little joke on him. To that end, I have an old friend who would sometimes grab a pizza in on the way before he used to visit me and my lady. At one point we just refrained from pointing out to him that his mouth had been smeared with tomato sauce, all evening long. It seemed somehow appropriate.

(3) There are quite a few The Elder references on Carnival of Souls, though not necessarily obvious ones. I have already dealt with this topic in detail here with some hidden examples within I Confess.

You can hear the intros (1) of both songs and the main riffs (2), if I may call them so. The latter are highlighted. And perhaps you wear glasses without realizing it beforehand. Who knows?

Under The Rose (1981) (1)

I Walk Alone (1997) (1)

Under The Rose (1981) (2)

I Walk Alone (1997) (2)