#Vicki Starr

[neumansgirl]

SPOILERS FOR THE BOYS FINALE guys it's starting to kick in I miss her so much rest in peace victoria neuman ill never forget you my girl 💗💗

1988-2024

[sanamustdie]

the boys | get him queen!! RATIO his ASS!!

[cosplayinamerica]

Spaceballs // Cosplayer: OYIMI Cosplay 

We, Ben (Lone Starr), Victoria (Barf), and Karen (Dark Helmet), start tossing out ideas where we can convincingly incorporate the wheelchair into the cosplay. There is usually a bit of bantering back and forth until we come to a consensus. We all agreed that making the Winnebago from “Spaceballs” would be fun and unique. It’s a favorite movie for all of us, and it is often quoted. Deciding who was going to be which character was easy for Ben and Vicki. Barf is usually in the Winnebago, so it was perfect for Vicki, who is wheelchair bound. Ben looks a bit like Lone Starr and would be in the Winnebago, too. Karen’s costume was a bit more difficult because there are so many other characters in “Spaceballs” that would be fun for her to play. She chose Dark Helmet combing the desert because she doesn’t like costumes that are too bulky or complex.

Plus, Karen really wanted the challenge of sewing the pith helmet and the fabric cover for the Winnebago. We then told our friend, Jacy (Skroob), about our idea and our character choices. Jacy said he’d be Skroob beamed backwards, especially since he likes to play characters with mustaches for me since it’s his one change to rock one without his wife complaining.

We had an amazing time at ECCC 2023! The responses to our cosplay was priceless. As the Winnebago started to roll past people, they would get a curious look on their faces. When they saw Barf and Lone Starr, they’d get a smile and a chuckle. But we knew we did something amazing when they noticed Dark Helmet behind us combing the desert, and the people would clap, gasp, and double over laughing. Then the “Spaceballs” quotes started flying at us from every direction. The great thing about ECCC is the entire community is so accepting and supportive. We felt welcomed even though we took up half the aisle and the entire elevator. So many people told us that we should enter the cosplay contest because we killed it with our costumes. We entered the ECCC Sunday Cosplay Showcase, just as a fun thing to experience, but we were awarded the Best Group Cosplay. Apparently, we did really well.

There was a moment that stood out to Ben, Vicki and Karen was meeting a woman, named Heidi, in a wheelchair dressed as an Irish queen with her husband and son dressed in Star Wars costumes. They were inching closer and closer to us as other people were taking pictures of us. When they finally came close enough, they noticed the wheels sticking out of the bottom of the Winnebago and realized it was a wheelchair. Heidi got next to the window of the Winnebago and when Vicki popped her head out, Heidi got a huge smile on her face and said, “OH MY GOD! I love the whole thing.” She was curious how we put the Winnebago was constructed and how we got the idea. We started telling them other ideas we had thought about doing and showed them some of our costumes. She was so excited and said she was starting to get ideas of her own since being in the wheelchair was more than likely a permanent thing.

We told them that if they ever needed any help figuring how to creatively incorporate the wheelchair into their cosplay or hints on building it that they could call. We hope we gave her some inspiration and will see her in an awesome cosplay next year at ECCC. For Jacy, it was just the overall vibe at the cosplay showcase we were in. How supportive and enthusiastic everyone was of each other’s hard work and passion.

The frame for the Winnebago was built with pvc pipe that has been glued or pinned at the joints. Then the frame is attached to Vicki’s wheelchair with clamps. The pins and the clamps make it easy to take apart, transport and reassemble. The cover for the Winnebago was sewn together with canvas, cotton-poly fabric, ribbon, organza, bias tape, and interfacing. The decorative elements like the “Eagle5” seal, the bumper sticker, the license plate, and the portraits in the windows were all made from printable fabric. And it was attached to the pvc frame with zippers, snaps, and shoe laces, so we could easily put on and off.

The biggest challenges we faced making the Winnebago were scaling and sizing. Trying to scale down the actual Winnebago to fit on to a frame and look close enough to be recognizable in a smaller proportion was hard. The finished size of the Winnebago was extremely important so it would fit through doors and elevators. The size was especially complicated this year since ECCC moved facilities and we didn’t know if the doors and elevators were bigger or smaller than the old convention center.

There were also some smaller challenges with the Winnebago, too. We wanted to add the wings for the Winnebago to take flight, but knew that if they were permanently attached we would never fit through doors and take up an entire aisle way. Making sure the wings were detachable was the only way it could work, but how was the problem. Ben and Vicki discussed numerous possibilities and physically put together a few before solving the problem with an easy slip-on/off joint. Another challenge was the unusual angles on the front of the Winnebago. There aren’t any pvc pipe joints with the angles we needed, so we looked all around the house and found a piece of plastic tubing left over from a different project. The piece fit perfectly into the pvc pipe with a little modification to make sure the tubing wouldn’t slip out.

We are very new to the cosplay scene. Everyone at ECCC has welcomed us with open arms, making us truly feel like we are seen for who we are. They don’t look at us and just see some generic white guys, a little old lady, or some poor girl in a wheelchair. They see us and the fun we are having. We also see them and the joy they experience when they notice us.   That is the best reward for us.

[theninjazebra]

As someone who has watched too much tv for a long time i thought i should share with the group.

TV recs for the upcoming drought:

Some of these are harder to find, the tone and quality vary wildly, they're in no specific order. I tried for not too obscure, but not too obvious. Some are still airing, some are 20 yrs old. I swear I have a life.

Slings and Arrows. Early 2000s Canadian dramedy about theatre and shakespear. Fun without being shallow, aged ok, lovely performances, great writing. nuclear grade comfort watching.

Halt and Catch Fire. 2014 - 2017, US drama. Follows four characters through the 80s tech industry. First time I got the hype around Lee Pace. S1 is ok, but nothing special, s2 is a lot more interesting but kinda goes round in a circle. S3 and 4 and some of the best tv I've ever seen.

Somebody Somewhere. This is actually a new show, but has 2 seasons out if u want a gentle but never shallow comedy. Fills my sad gay heart with joy. And if want more new tv with middle aged gays Deadloch is streaming on amazon atm.

The Expanse. Finished recently. The sci fi I've always wanted. Big and scary and wonderful and pew pew pew space battles and adventure. Balances the grim with a surprising amount of hope? Has repeated themes of redemption. Also a whole book series should u need more.

This Is England. UK drama. A film and 3 mini series set from 1983 through to 1990. Grim, sad af, also funnyand sweet? And characters that I love. The start of my undying love for Vicky McClure. Big ol CW for violence, sexual violence, and era specific racism (esp the first film). Very good, but very hard tv.

Kingdom. 2014. Can be a pain to find because so many shows are called Kingdom. About MMA fighters having drama. Also families, mental health, addiction, etc. Excellent performances. Both a very dumb and very sweet, painful show.

Animal Kingdom. Legit only watched it because I was searched Kingdom posts and AK was out around the same time. Awful family having drama and heists. Adaptation of an Aussie film into a southern California TV show. Kind of a mess? but very compelling mess.

Obligatory Succession (Kardashians for annoying people, aka me. I am the annoying person. this is my perfect tv show), The Bear, (hospo stress and family grief show) and Severance (people talk about workplace horror, but tbh it also gives big mega church horror vibes too)- new shows that live up to the hype, esp if you like sad people. I don't think they really need recs, but i really liked them.

The Thick of It. 2000s UK political comedy? Tragedy? Though these days it looking fuckin utopian compared to UK politics now. Feels a bit like a partial villain origin story for Succession. I like how sad and broken hearted it is.

Outrageous Fortune. 2000s nz dramedy that is the source of my love of family crime drama. Aged badly in places, but still very good character drama. Also, for The Boys fans, Antony Starr at his absolute best. It's a big nostalgia fest for me now. Cheryl West is a forever fav.

Justified. 2010 - 2016ish. i'm lazy i'm not looking stuff up. Yes a cop show, yes a dad show, but also rock solid tv writing and timothy olyphant in a hat. I've watched it so many times, and every time it rewards. and yes, am watching Justified City Primeval atm.

White Collar. A dumb, total fantasy art crimes and capers show. Shit, but if you need to not think and also have Matt Bomer do a shirtless painting montage for vague plot reasons then oh boy there is no other.

Being Human UK. A ghost, a vampire and a werewolf share a flat. it's sweet and agonising and 10+ years later I still love these characters so much.

Legion. 2017 - 2019. Why make tv comic adaptations that are trying for realistic and boring? When they could all be like this? Why make anything that isn't as visually interesting as this?

Doom Patrol - same for doom patrol - superhero tv that cut out the boring bits and just went for the weird and painful. I read a couple of random doom patrols years ago and was so surprised and delighted and loved them. the tv show has the same effect.

The Boys. new, and still going, as far as I know. but two kiwi leads means under nz law i have to be a fan? also it's awful, pulpy vicious popcorn viewing. appeals to the shithead 12 yr old in me. yes, it's vicious anti corporate thing is deeply ironic for an amazon show, but considering amazon saved the expanse with no sense of irony at all I figure take all their money and keep yelling.

Preacher. Another comics adaption. The Boy's weirder, less obscene, more disturbing cousin. Tulip is another forever fav tv character.

Banshee. Continuing the tradition of heth and i starting dumb Dude TV and then getting overly attached. kinda pulpy trash, but if you can stomach the violence it's surprisingly good.

All Star Treks. I love them so much. They're so weird, and uneven, and dumb, and they're all the best and I love them.

One season wonders -

Trust. about the John Paul Getty III kidnapping. also about italian countryside.

State of Play. UK. the tv show, not the film.

I dunno. I could do a whole separate post for sit coms and brit coms and the weirder, more obscure shows and movies, but ffs this is so long.

[that-wimpy-cowboy-doll]

Abecedarian Drabble Prompts

Hey, friends! I’ve never done this exactly before, but to play with form and flex those writing muscles, I’m starting a prompt list like I’ve seen so many of my talented friends do before!  So if you’re interested, feel free to reach out in my asks for a prompt below.  Drabbles to be posted to AO3.  Ships I’m open to will be under the cut.

After

Asteroid

Again

Blink

Brilliance

Clearly

Contained

Can’t

Define

Dissolve

Dead

Every

End

Especially

Fix

Firm

Great

Genetic

Give

Hold

Hunger

Home

If

Interrupt

Ice

Just

Jerky

Joking

Keychain

Lime

Loop-de-loop

Magnolias

Never

Oval

Pressed

Quartet

Regret

Scented

Staircase

Threshold

Underwater

Unspoken

Violet

Wheat

XOXO

Wheat

Yellow

Yesterday

Zoo

Zombie

Will Write

MCU and Marvel Properties

Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers

Darcy Lewis/Bucky Barnes

Darcy Lewis/Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers

Darcy Lewis/Sam Wilson

Darcy Lewis/Sam Wilson/Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes

Bucky Barnes/Sarah Wilson

Luke Cage/Jessica Jones

Luke Cage/Jessica Jones/Claire Temple

Karen Page/Frank Castle

Darcy Lewis/Karen Page/Frank Castle

Darcy Lewis/Wanda Maximoff

Darcy Lewis/Joaquín Torres

Darcy Lewis/Carol Danvers

Darcy Lewis/Monica Rambeau/Jimmy Woo

Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau

Natasha Romanoff/Clint Barton

Clint Barton/Darcy Lewis

Bucky Barnes/Wanda Maximoff

Valkyrie|Brunnhilde/Darcy Lewis

Darcy Lewis/Pietro Maximoff

Darcy Lewis/Matt Murdock

Matt Murdock/Elektra Natchios

Frank Castle/Jessica Jones/Karen Page

Steve Rogers/Ava Starr

Valkyrie|Brunnhilde/Carol Danvers

Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop

Nebula/Mantis

Nebula/Kraglin Obfonteri

Penny Dreadful

Vanessa Ives/Ethan Chandler

Vanessa Ives/John Clare

Vanessa Ives/Catriona Hartdegan

Vanessa Ives/Catriona Hartdegan/Ethan Chandler

Brona Croft/Ethan Chandler

Brona Croft/Ethan Chandler/Dorian Gray

Star Wars

Finn/Rey/Poe Dameron

Finn/Rey

Finn/Poe Dameron

Poe Dameron/Rey

Poe Dameron/Kaydel Ko Connix

Rose Tico/Kaydel Ko Connix

Rose Tico/Jannah

Fennec Shand/Cobb Vanth

Fennec Shand/Bo-Katan Kryze

Fennec Shand/Bo-Katan Kryze/Cobb Vanth

Din Djarin/Omera

Stranger Things

Chrissy Cunningham/Eddie Munson

Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler

Robin Buckley/Vickie

Lucas Sinclair/Max Mayfield

Will Byers/A Nice Day or Cute DM

Clerks/Askewniverse

Randal Graves/Gemma Martinez (OC)

Gwen Turner/Dante Hicks

Becky Scott/Dante Hicks

Crossover

Darcy Lewis (MCU)/Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)

Darcy Lewis (MCU)/Victor Frankenstein (Penny Dreadful)

Darcy Lewis (MCU)/Din Djarin (The Mandalorian)

Jane Foster (MCU)/Poe Dameron (Star Wars)

Darcy Lewis (MCU)/Johanna Constantine (The Sandman)

[vickiabelson]

Today LIVE! I met Grammy-winning bassist, Will Lee, a lifetime ago at The Rock ’N Roll Cafe on Bleecker Street in NYC. He was already a legend as the bassist of The World’s Most Dangerous Band, house band for the original Late Night with David Letterman. Will and Paul Schaffer hold the distinction of being there from day one, until the final days with the CBS Orchestra on Late Show, giving him the world’s record for longest-running bassist on late-night television.Our paths crossed there, too. More on that on the Live.

Other than his three decades on The Late Show with David Letterman, Will has lent his talents to well over 2,000 Pop, Jazz, Rock, Reggae and Gospel albums including those by The Bee Gees, George Benson, Michael Bolton, David Bowie, The Brecker Brothers, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Cher, Natalie Cole, Christopher Cross, Ray Davies, Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin,  Al Green, Billy Joel, Alicia Keyes, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Barry Manilow, Ricky Martin, Bette Midler, Laura Nyro, Diana Ross, David Sanborn, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Barbra Streisand, Frankie Valli, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Weather Report, Nancy Wilson and Akiko Yano, He has sung and played on an equal number of TV and radio commercials (he was the voice of Teddy Grahams, Stroh’s Beer, The US Army “Be All That You Can Be”) as well as many movie soundtracks. 

Will performed at Live Aid with The Thompson Twins and, with The CBS Orchestra, is in the house band for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. He has toured with Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Horace Silver, The Brecker Brothers, and Herbie Mann. He has played with Miles Davis, Phil Woods, Dizzy Gillespie, and was held in Charlie Parker’s arms as a baby. Will’s performed or recorded with all 4 of the Beatles, pretty thrilling for a founding member of the world’s premier Beatles band, The Fab Faux! 

Will’s an inductee in the Musician’s Hall of Fame in Nashville, and has a permanent display (check out www.musicianshalloffame.com). His latest single, It’s All Too Much, and his new video, Hey Shorty can be accessed as well as Will’s last solo album, “Love, Gratitude and Other Distractions", a previous release "OH!" and a jazz album, BirdHouse, with his father, Bill are all accessible from his website  www.willlee.com 

I’ve had the great good fortune to see Will perform in numerous configurations. Talent plus. Plus we share a most fortunate life choice. I’m not sure there’s a nicer, kinder, lovelier, more humble human. Can’t wait to sit down with him again. Adore the man.

Will Lee Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, 8/21/24, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streaming Live on my Facebook

WednesDaily by Toni Vincent & @peter_and_paul_ Cartoons

[nikoldragonne12]

Old post:

DM AU - my families (updated)

Canada:

Toronto

Ruby Wilde (Lucy Wilde's aunt)

Thomas "Tom" Wilde (Lucy Wilde's twin brother)

Damien "Dami" Fournier (Tom's husband)

Amberlynn "Amber" Wilde-Fournier (Lucy Wilde's niece)

Female minion tribe (lead by Vicky and Rita)

Roselle "Rose/Rosie" Moreau (Wilde-Fournier's neighbor)

Colette "Lettie" Moreau (Balthazar Bratt's daughter)

Fabio Moreno (guy who's interested in Roselle)

Ewan Starr (businessman who moved to Canada after his son's birth)

Sabine Starr (Ewan's wife)

Felix Starr (Amber's former classmate)

Gianna Manzo (another of Wilde-Fournier's neighbors)

Ottawa

Lucien Fournier (baker who took Damien in after emigrating to Canada)

Aimée Fournier (Lucien’s wife)

United States of America:

San Francisco

Lei Chow (Master Chow's granddaughter)

Tao Chow (Lei's husband)

Lin Chow (Master Chow's great-granddaughter)

Feng Chow (Master Chow's great-grandson)

Bao Chow (Master Chow's great-grandson)

Charles Werner Nefario (Dr. Nefario's son)

Eva Nefario (Charles's wife)

Alfred "Fred" Isaac Nefario (Dr. Nefario's grandson)

Tiana Nefario (Fred's wife)

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Angela Nefario (Fred's daughter)

New York

Daisy Nelson (Junior's daughter)

Hunter Nelson (Daisy's husband)

Aaron Nelson (Junior's grandson)

Richard "Richie" Nelson (Junior's grandson) 

Zoey Nelson (Junior's granddaughter)

Donovan Nelson (Tina's son)

Lily Nelson (Donny's wife)

Katelin "Katie" Nelson (Tina's granddaughter)

Quinsel "Quinn/Quinnie" Nelson (Tina's granddaughter)

Ronald Nelson (Binkie’s son)

Yvette Nelson (Ron’s wife)

Marcus "Marc" Nelson (Binkie's grandson)

Zachary "Zach" Nelson (Binkie's grandson)

[big-gay-apocalypse]

me

// Atlas Era Venus Masterworks Vol. 1

[tales-of-the-red-room]

Champions #2, 1975

[astonishinguncannyessentials]

The Abduction of Venus-X-Men vs. Agents of ATLAS #1

[david-watts]

well, they’re marvellous, but I didn’t know they played classical music!

classical music?!

the (so far) only surviving clip of the beatles performing on top of the pops, a lipsynced performance of ticket to ride saved by its inclusion in the 1965 episode ‘the executioners’, the first episode in the eighth serial of season two of the bbc science fiction series doctor who.

[blanddcheadcanons]

In an alternative universe, Bruce is married to (Selina, Diana, Talia, Vicki Vale, Zatanna, Sandra Wu-San, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Power Girl, Silver St. Cloud and Cheetah) and everyone lives very happy together and have a lot of children.

[harrisonstories]

Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, and Debbi Peterson of The Bangles talking about their experiences interacting with The Beatles and how George Harrison was a fan on Breakfast With The Beatles. (2012)

“Jim Keltner, who is a very good friend and a great drummer, told me that he mentioned that he was going to play on my record to George Harrison. And it turns out George was a big fan of ‘Eternal Flame.’ When I was recording my second solo record in the studio, George called and I answered the phone. I said, ‘hello.’ And he said, ‘Is Jim Keltner there?’ I said, ‘hold on a minute.’ I should have said ‘oh my God, it’s George!’ I chickened out.”           - Susanna Hoffs, Variety (2003)

[kittyprincessofcats]

Aww, Starr :(((

Somehow everyone’s crying this time.

[vickiabelson]

Warren Ham Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

What an absolutely delightful sit down with multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Warren Ham. As much as I was blown away seeing him do his thing (s) Live with Ringo and his All Starr Band, singing lead, background vocals, playing flute, sax, harmonica, keyboards, and percussion, I’m exhausted just typing it, let alone watching him work the entire multi-level stage, I was equally impressed chatting with him. What an engaging, fun, open, self-effacing, lovely, ridiculously talented, accessible, human. 

Warren started us with his family’s gospel group, recording his first album at 5. What a slacker! Country music and mandolin with his guitar-playing older brother Bill followed. While Warren sang and played harmonica with every garage band in Fort Worth, Bill was playing on TV on The Sonny & Cher Show, paving the way for things to come. Bloodrock and three albums followed and then dueting with Cher for three years in Vegas and meeting… well, pretty much everyone. From Vegas to Kansas- the band not the place, great story there, and a whole lot more instruments added to Warren’s repertoire, plus stadiums…Donna Summer, on and off for years, Amy Grant, Toto, another great story there, Olivia Newton-John, lots of great stories there, including a couple about a guy named Travolta. Always professional, there were years of consumption, and then 15 years ago, sobriety, when Warren claims, his life shifted for the better in all ways. A fortuitous Facebook message led to a Beatle, he’s spent ten years with Ringo, his greatest gig of all, doing double duty with Luke on Toto, too.  

There’s a 42-year marriage, in rock years beyond miraculous, and two amazing kids, check out son Robert’s wonderful short film on Warren, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muxaj-HOGBE, daughter Rachel Talbot has over a million followers on YouTube - the apples don’t fall far… 

It’s stunning to consider not only all that Warren can do, and does, but also that he does it all, brilliantly. And, he can dance. And act. Is there anything this man can’t do? Odds are crap on that. 

Warren Ham Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, March 27, 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET 

Streamed Live on my Facebook

Replay here: