#Vicky Hagen

[augustusaugustus]

14.121 S.A.D.

ACKLAND: All we can do is make her as comfortable as possible, and hope that the FME or the ambulance gets here soon. BOYDEN: Yeah, but what if he doesn’t come? ACKLAND: Then we need loads of hot water and clean towels. BOYDEN: Right. (pause) June? ACKLAND: Yeah? BOYDEN: What for? ACKLAND: …I don’t know. I’ll get the first aid book!

There’s a lot of great stuff in this one—the birth in the cells in particular—but there’s also just a lot of stuff full stop, which makes it feel a bit messy at times. Guest starring Judy Cornwell.

[vickyhagen]

14.85 Wrong Place, Wrong Time

[forensicated]

AKA: Times when Smithy showed up on the picture credits before/after adverts.

[derekconway]

15.2 Chasing Shadows

[reghollis]

14.108 For Interest Only

[hydravns]

DAS BOOT (2018 - 2024) Dir. Tony Saint & Johannes W. Betz

01x03: Verluste

[ladykailitha]

The Eddie Munson Guide to Dating an Oblivious Jock Part 1

When I reached 1000 followers I put up a poll for what people wanted me to do to celebrate and the top two options (separated by less than one percent) were between doing nothing and just continue to do my regularly scheduled posting and doing a fun little one shot. Which I told people to put their suggestion in the comments. The only one to actually do that was @artiststarme who requested a pining Eddie and an oblivious Steve. I got half of that LOL! I have an actively wooing Eddie and an oblivious Steve. So I hope you like it anyway.

There is no set posting schedule on this one. I will be putting it out when possible as it’s still a WIP.

Summary: After Vecna Max is having trouble convincing Lucas to date her again so she turns to the one member of the party who is dating a jock: Eddie Munson. He breaks down his tips for dating an oblivious jock. Bold = the guide. Italicized = their conversation. Standard = examples Eddie is giving Max for each step.

*

The Eddie Munson Guide to Dating an Oblivious Jock

Foreword:

Eddie Munson had the best functioning gaydar in all of Hawkins. Perhaps even the surrounding areas. He hadn’t been wrong yet. Mainly because it only used it on actual teenagers and they weren’t as good as hiding it as they thought they were.

So far he had clocked Robin Buckley, Vickie Lawrence, Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, Tommy Hagen, and few others around their school. But his absolute favorite was Steve Harrington.

Now, some of them were bisexual instead of gay, but the radar worked all the same. Mike, Vickie, and Steve to be precise. Although he was pretty sure Hagen was feeding Harrington a line about it not being gay unless their dicks touch or whatever and passing off his crush on King Steve as just being bros or some shit.

He honestly felt sorry for Carol Perkins because she most certainly was straight and her boyfriend and his best friend were not.

Eddie thought about telling her, but then he remembered she was a bitch and just didn’t.

Now, King Steve was a bitch too. He wasn’t going to deny that. But that was what attracted Eddie to him the first place. His bitchy little remarks, his snide comments, his lip curling sneer.

He was pissed when Nancy tried to stomp it out while they were dating. He didn’t think she succeeded. At least not all the way if the little glances Steve gave him during his famous lunchroom rants were any indication.

And then the world came crashing down around Steve and Eddie got see a whole new side of Harrington that he hadn’t seen before. Steve would still sneer at Eddie’s rants, laugh at Eddie’s attempts to wound him, but there was something else.

He began flinching at loud noises. He went from the top of most of his classes to barely skating by. He started wearing sunglasses all the time. He would turn to his right side when people talked.

That’s when the start of Eddie’s crush happened. This deposed king, was quieter, rougher around the edges, but also the same time gentler, too.

Steve graduated and Eddie did not. It lessened their interactions a great deal, but when Eddie found that Steve was working at the mall in the most ridiculous outfit. It wasn’t even cute, but fuck did it do a number on Eddie’s libido. His attraction turned into full on lust.

And then they ended up saving the world together. And Steve full on saved his life. That’s when Eddie knew he was trouble. That’s when he fell in love with Steve. Head over heels.

That’s when he knew he was going to need a game plan to woo this bastard. This beautiful, sassy, completely oblivious bastard.

*

Step One: Determine if you are their flavor of partner.

There is nothing worse than assuming a guy might into dating you and then for him not be. Now, everyone Eddie had pegged as gay or bisexual had been correct, but there was always that chance. That first time he was wrong.

And considering that they had become friends after all that, Eddie had be sure.

“I’m just saying that Luke was prettier in the first one,” Eddie defended. He was harassing his favorite Family Video employee, Steve Harrington.

“Come on,” Steve argued back. “That’s not fair. The actor got into a really bad accident between the first and second one. But I would say he looked best in the third one with the teddy bears.”

“They’re called Ewoks,” Eddie moaned. “They aren’t teddy bears.”

Steve rolled his eyes. “Whatever. Besides everyone knows that Han Solo is the hottest guy in the Star Wars trilogy.”

Eddie slammed both hands on the counter making Robin and Steve both jump. “You take that back. This Lando Calrissian slander and I won’t have it!”

Steve laughed.

“Since when did you have an opinion on hot guys anyway?” Robin asked from the candy display in front of the counter, where she was restocking the Reese’s Pieces.

Steve frowned. “Since always?” Eddie and Robin both raised an eyebrow at him. “Me and Carol and Tommy would rate the guys in every movie we saw. Doesn’t everybody do that?”

Robin raised the other eyebrow. “No. I certainly don’t. But I’m gay, so guys just don’t do it for me.”

Steve turned to Eddie. “So what’s your excuse then?”

Eddie grinned. “Because I’m gay and guys do do it for me?”

Steve blinked. “But I like boobies, too. Unless there’s a thing for both?”

Eddie grinned. Gotcha! “Sure there is, beautiful. It’s called being bisexual. Freddie Mercury from Queen and David Bowie are both bisexual.”

Steve frowned. “Is that what Vickie is?” he asked Robin. “Does she like both, too?”

Robin blinked. “Oh. I mean, yeah. I hadn’t thought of that. Yeah, I mean she could like both.”

Steve bumped her with his hip. “There you go. Now ask her out already!”

He laughed and ducked when she threw a packet of Reese’s Pieces at his head.

He bent to pick them up, but they were a little abused and a corner was torn. “Shit.”

Steve held it up so they could see.

Robin grimaced. “Oops!”

“I’ll buy it,” Eddie said. “That way you guys won’t get into trouble.”

Steve smiled wide. “You’d do that?”

“Sure thing, princess,” Eddie said returning the smile. He paid for it and then bid them goodbye.

As he walked out the door he heard Robin say, “I thought he hated Reese’s Pieces.”

Eddie laughed.

Max laughed. “That one’s easy. Being straight has its privileges. I know Lucas is straight, so I have that one in the bag.”

Eddie grinned. “It certainly makes it easier, that’s for sure.”

She laughed even harder.

“Now do you want to hear the rest of these or not?” Eddie growled.

Max waved her hand. “Yeah, yeah. Go on. I’m the one that asked for this.”

*

Step Two: Find Common Interests

On the surface, you couldn’t find two people more fundamentally opposed than Steve and Eddie. Rich, prep, jock, alt rock, pretty boy. Poor, metalhead, nerd, did I mention metalhead?

In the Venn diagram of life it should be two completely separate circles. But there were overlaps. Their taste in movies for a start. Steve Harrington loves horror movies.

“Hold up,” Max interrupted. “There is no way in hell that Steve can even stand horror movies. Have you met the guy?”

“I am dating him,” Eddie said with a laugh. “I would certainly hope so.”

“He really likes horror movies?” she asked incredulously.

“He thinks they’re great date movies,” Eddie said with a grin. “It’s great for cuddling.”

“Ew, gross!” Max said with a sneer.

“Don’t knock until you try it kid.”

*

They were all at Steve’s for movie night and they were having a hard time choosing a film that they could all agree on.

“We aren’t watching Gremlins!” Robin protested. “They’re too creepy.”

Jonathan threw his arms in the air. “That’s the point. They’re supposed to be creepy.”

Nancy wrinkled her nose. “I don’t like it either. I don’t think I saw more than five minutes of it when Steve took me.”

Steve laughed. “That was rather the point of taking you.”

You could almost hear the record scratch the universe made when every head in that room turned to Steve.

Steve smirked. “What? The point of taking any date to a horror film is to get cuddles when it scares them.”

“Ooh...” Jonathan said. “That makes sense. I never pegged you for a horror guy, but you were always on top of when they came out in theaters.”

“Hey,” Steve said, “I do enjoy them for their own merit. And I always pre-screen them so I know it won’t be too gory or too scary. Because giving the date nightmares is the last thing I want.”

Eddie ran his tongue over his teeth. “You like horror movies? You’ll pardon my skepticism, but like what?”

Steve hummed for a moment and then scratched his cheek. He snapped his fingers. “Damn it, I’m really bad at movie names. Just give me a minute.”

He ran up to his room and brought down about four or five VHS tapes.

“Let’s see,” he said absently. “Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street...The Dead Zone. That one is really good. Went right out and read the book after that one. And Poltergeist.”

Eddie made grabby hands for the tapes and Steve handed them over. Eddie looked them over.

“Got some pretty good taste here, Harrington,” he said after a moment. “But why aren’t they down here with the rest of the tapes?”

Steve blushed. “My mom said I had to keep them in my room so her friends didn’t think she liked that trash.”

Robin’s eyes went wide. “I don’t like horror either, but to call it trash is a bit harsh.”

Steve shrugged. “Not all horror is created equal. Like the one about the dog in the Antarctic killing people? No thanks.”

Eddie’s eyes went wide. “You’ve seen The Thing?”

“Is that what it’s called?” Eddie nodded. “Yeah. It was too gross even for me.”

Eddie licked his lips. “Did you know it was a remake from the 1951 classic, The Thing from Another Planet?”

Steve’s eyes lit up. “Really? Maybe I’ll like that one better.”

Eddie grinned. “My Uncle Wayne owns it. Why don’t you come over on your next day off, and we can watch together without these heathens.”

Steve laughed as Nancy and Robin squawked indignantly. Jonathan just shook his head.

“Sound like you’ve got a deal, Munson,” he said with a grin.

They ended up watching Pretty in Pink again, because Nancy and Robin strong-armed the boys into agreeing.

“And he still didn’t get you were flirting with him?” Max asked.

“Nope!” Eddie cackled. “But remember we are dealing with oblivious jockus. They aren’t known for picking up on subtle clues.”

Max laughed. “Fair Enough. What’s next?”

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[billboard-hotties-tourney]

Okay, folks, the mini-tourney is inching closer to the finals, so I'm going to give a list of the competitors in the Miss Billboard Tourney in order to give everyone a chance to submit more propaganda. The nominees are:

Lale Andersen

Marian Anderson

Signe Toly Anderson

Julie Andrews

LaVerne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Ann-Margret

Joan Armatrading

Dorothy Ashby

Joan Baez

Pearl Bailey

Belle Baker

Josephine Baker

LaVern Baker

Florence Ballard

Brigitte Bardot

Eileen Barton

Fontella Bass

Shirley Bassey

Maggie Bell

Lola Beltran

Ivy Benson

Gladys Bentley

Jane Birkin

Cilla Black

Ronee Blakley

Teresa Brewer

Anne Briggs

Ruth Brown

Joyce Bryant

Vashti Bunyan

Kate Bush

Montserrat Caballe

Maria Callas

Blanche Calloway

Wendy Carlos

Cathy Carr

Raffaella Carra

Diahann Carroll

Karen Carpenter

June Carter Cash

Charo

Cher

Meg Christian

Gigliola Cinquetti

Petula Clark

Merry Clayton

Patsy Cline

Rosemary Clooney

Natalie Cole

Judy Collins

Alice Coltrane

Betty Comden

Barbara Cook

Rita Coolidge

Gal Costa

Ida Cox

Karen Dalton

Marie-Louise Damien

Betty Davis

Jinx Dawson

Doris Day

Blossom Dearie

Kiki Dee

Lucienne Delyle

Sandy Denny

Jackie DeShannon

Gwen Dickey

Marlene Dietrich

Marie-France Dufour

Julie Driscoll

Yvonne Elliman

Cass Elliot

Maureen Evans

Agnetha Faeltskog

Marianne Faithfull

Mimi Farina

Max Feldman

Gracie Fields

Ella Fitzgerald

Roberta Flack

Lita Ford

Connie Francis

Aretha Franklin

France Gall

Judy Garland

Crystal Gayle

Gloria Gaynor

Bobbie Gentry

Astrud Gilberto

Donna Jean Godchaux

Lesley Gore

Eydie Gorme

Margo Guryan

Sheila Guyse

Nina Hagen

Francoise Hardy

Emmylou Harris

Debbie Harry

Annie Haslam

Billie Holiday

Mary Hopkin

Lena Horne

Helen Humes

Betty Hutton

Janis Ian

Mahalia Jackson

Wanda Jackson

Etta James

Joan Jett

Bessie Jones

Etta Jones

Gloria Jones

Grace Jones

Shirley Jones

Tamiko Jones

Janis Joplin

Barbara Keith

Carole King

Eartha Kitt

Chaka Khan

Hildegard Knef

Gladys Knight

Sonja Kristina

Patti Labelle

Cleo Laine

Nicolette Larson

Daliah Lavi

Vicky Leandros

Peggy Lee

Rita Lee

Alis Lesley

Barbara Lewis

Abbey Lincoln

Melba Liston

Julie London

Darlene Love

Lulu

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Barbara Lynn

Loretta Lynn

Vera Lynn

Siw Malmkvist

Lata Mangeshkar

Linda McCartney

Kate McGarrigle

Christie McVie

Bette Midler

Jean Millington

June Millington

Liza Minnelli

Carmen Miranda

Joni Mitchell

Liz Mitchell

Marion Montgomery

Lee Morse

Nana Mouskouri

Anne Murray

Wenche Myhre

Holly Near

Olivia Newton-John

Stevie Nicks

Nico

Laura Nyro

Virginia O’Brien

Odetta

Yoko Ono

Shirley Owens

Patti Page

Dolly Parton

Freda Payne

Michelle Phillips

Edith Piaf

Ruth Pointer

Leontyne Price

Suzi Quatro

Gertrude Rainey

Bonnie Raitt

Carline Ray

Helen Reddy

Della Reese

Martha Reeves

June Richmond

Jeannie C. Riley

Minnie Riperton

Jean Ritchie

Chita Rivera

Clara Rockmore

Linda Ronstadt

Marianne Rosenberg

Diana Ross

Anna Russell

Melanie Safka

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Samantha Sang

Pattie Santos

Hazel Scott

Doreen Shaffer

Jackie Shane

Marlena Shaw

Sandie Shaw

Dinah Shore

Judee Sill

Carly Simon

Nina Simone

Nancy Sinatra

Siouxsie Sioux

Grace Slick

Bessie Smith

Mamie Smith

Patti Smith

Ethel Smyth

Mercedes Sosa

Ronnie Spector

Dusty Springfield

Mavis Staples

Candi Staton

Barbra Streisand

Poly Styrene

Maxine Sullivan

Donna Summer

Pat Suzuki

Norma Tanega

Tammi Terrell

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Big Mama Thornton

Mary Travers

Moe Tucker

Tina Turner

Twiggy

Bonnie Tyler

Sylvia Tyson

Sarah Vaughan

Sylvie Vartan

Mariska Veres

Akiko Wada

Claire Waldoff

Jennifer Warnes

Dee Dee Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Dinah Washington

Ethel Waters

Elisabeth Welch

Kitty Wells

Mary Wells

Juliane Werding

Tina Weymouth

Cris Williamson

Ann Wilson

Mary Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Anna Mae Winburn

Syreeta Wright

Tammy Wynette

Nan Wynn

Those in italics have five or more pieces of usable visual, written, or audio propaganda already. If you have any visuals like photos or videos, or if you have something to say in words, submit it to this blog before round one begins on June 25th!

If you don't see a name you submitted here, it's because most or all of their career was as a child/they were too young for the cutoff, their career was almost entirely after 1979, or music was something they only dabbled in and are hardly known for. There are quite a few ladies on the list whose primary career wasn't "recording artist" or "live musician," but released several albums or were in musical theater, so they've been accepted.

[sparklelicious84]

Bonjour, internet!

My name is Samantha but you can call me Samantha, sparklelicious or Princess Samantha.

I love taking about and sharing my hyperfixations with the internet!

I'm around 16-18 years old, Aquarius, she/her pronouns and autistic.

autism speaks supporters dni!!

My likes

Magical Girl anime

Anything from the 80s and 2000s

Singing

Writing

Reading

Fairies!

Motorcycles

Leather clothing

The color pink

Hanna Barbera cartoons

Vinyl records

Joan Jett!!!

Flared pants

Any Nickelodeon cartoon pretty much.

Drawing

Punk rock music

Juicy Couture anything

The taste and smell of homemade spaghetti

Stomach growling (especially hunger)

Playing with toys and stuffed animals

My favorite characters:

Judy Jetson - The Jetsons

Elmyra Duff - Tiny Toon Adventures

Angelica Pickles - Rugrats

Peggy Bundy - Married... With Children

Cussly - ChuChuTV

SpongeBob SquarePants

Vicky- Fairly Oddparents

Theresa McQueen - Hollyoaks

D.W- Arthur

Helga Pataki- Hey Arnold!

Aisha- Winx Club

Chelsea- My Scene

Wilma Flintstone- The Flintstones

Roxy- Winx Club

Wanda- Fairly Oddparents

Kelly Bundy- Married... With Children

Jane Jetson- The Jetsons

Betty Rubble- The Flintstones

Babs Bunny - Tiny Toon Adventures

Francine - Arthur

Corki Chang - Make It Pop

Yasmin- Bratz

Chatta- Winx Club/PopPixie

Dot Warner- Animaniacs

Rosie- Caillou

Vanessa Carter- Camp Candy

My dislikes:

Sweatpants that aren't flared

Being told what to do

Power outages

Joan Jett haters

Choking on food

Autism Speaks

Homophobes, pedos, sexists, etc.

My favorite singers and bands:

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

Donna Summer

Pat Benatar

Sabrina Carpenter

Blondie

Siouxsie and The Banshees

Lita Ford

Beyoncé

Strawberry Switchblade

The B-52's

Janet Jackson

Mariah Carey

The Runaways

Cyndi Lauper

Bananarama

Paula Abdul

Fun Boy Three

Madonna

The Bangles

Stevie Nicks

MC Skat Kat and The Stray Mob

Fleetwood Mac

Bikini Kill

Debbie Harry

Nicki Minaj

Heart

Nina Hagen

Charli XCX

My favorite shows:

The Jetsons

Fairly Oddparents (2001)

My Scene web series

SpongeBob SquarePants

Winx Club

Married... With Children

Pinky and The Brain

The Simple Life

Rugrats (1991)

Tiny Toon Adventures/Looniversity

Rocket Power

The Flintstones

Bluey

Miraculous Ladybug

Pinky, Elmyra and The Brain

Hollyoaks

Old Tom and Jerry cartoons

The Nanny

Hey Arnold!

The Honeymooners

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

The Powerpuff Girls (1998)

Atomic Betty

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Team Umizoomi

Arthur

Malcolm In The Middle

Garfield and Friends

Favorite movies:

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Vibes (1988)

Light Of Day (1987)

The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones (1987)

Charlotte's Web (1977)

Bad Reputation (2018)

Hairspray (1988)

Rockin With Judy Jetson (1988)

Tiny Toons: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1992)

Big Driver (2014)

Space Jam (1996)

Mean Girls (2004)

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

The Runaways (2010)

Garfield: The Movie (2004)

Bratz Fashion Pixiez (2007)

Bratz Starrin & Stylin (2004)

Let The Canary Sing (2023)

Bratz Genie Magic (2006)

Favorite albums:

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth (1984)

Cyndi Lauper- She's So Unusual (1983)

Pat Benatar- Crimes Of Passion (1980)

Blondie- Eat To The Beat (1979)

Siouxsie and The Banshees- Juju (1981)

The B-52's- Wild Planet (1980)

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- I Love Rock 'N' Roll (1981)

Paula Abdul- Forever Your Girl (1988)

Bananarama- Deep Sea Skiving (1983)

Pat Benatar- Get Nervous (1982)

Madonna- Like A Virgin (1984)

Beyoncé- B'Day (2007)

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- Album (1983)

Bananarama- Bananarama (1984)

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- Up Your Alley (1988)

Blondie- Plastic Letters (1977)

Madonna- Madonna (1983)

Paula Abdul - Spellbound (1991)

Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love- (2003)

The Runaways- Queens Of Noise (1977)

Sabrina Carpenter- Short 'n Sweet (this year)

Bananarama- Wow! (1987)

Cyndi Lauper- True Colors (1986)

Pat Benatar- In The Heat Of The Night (1979)

Beyoncé- 4 (2011)

Cyndi Lauper- A Night To Remember- (1989)

Bananarama- True Confessions (1986)

The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)

Joan Jett - The Hit List (1990)

Lita Ford- Lita (1988)

Janet Jackson- Control (1986)

Blondie- Autoamerican (1980)

Lita Ford- Out For Blood (1983)

Nina Hagen- NunSexMonkRock (1982)

Beyoncé- Beyoncé (2013)

Mariah Carey- Daydream (1995)

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (1989)

Madonna- Ray Of Light (1998)

The B-52's - Good Stuff (1992)

Siouxsie and The Banshees- The Scream (1978)

Beyoncé- Lemonade (2016)

The B-52's- The B-52's (1979)

Mariah Carey- Butterfly (1997)

The Runaways- The Runaways (1976)

Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya To The Brink (2008)

Blondie - The Curse Of Blondie (2003)

The B-52's - Whammy! (1983)

Charli XCX - brat (this year)

The B-52's - Funplex (2008)

Lita Ford - Stiletto (1990)

Bikini Kill - Pussy Whipped (1993)

Debbie Harry - Rockbird (1986)

Bratz - Genie Magic soundtrack (2006)

Favorite books:

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid series

Dork Diaries series

Face It

The Berenstain Bears first time books series

You Are A Wildlife Warrior

The Amazing Book Of My Little Pony

Todd Oldham Joan Jett biography

Garfield comics

Big Nate series

I have a fetish for stomach growling. Especially hunger. I've had it since I was nine. I really like it when a character's stomach growls in a movie, television show, video game, book or any other type of media Even when someone says they're stomach is growling when we don't hear it or when they say they are hungry, it turns me on. I also love to read stomach growling fanfiction and listen to videos of other's stomachs growling. I even make my own videos of my stomach growling (both hunger and digestion!)

and this is one of my favorite characters of all time, Judy Jetson!

Well, that's my introduction. See you on my next blog post!

xoxo,

sparklelicious

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.12

Beer Birthdays

John Hemrich(1823)

Anita Ujszaszi (1982)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Dave Berg; cartoonist (1920)

Chick Corea; jazz keyboardist (1941)

John Linnell; pop musician, "TMBG" (1959)

Paula Marshall; actor (1964)

Jim Nabors; actor (1930)

Famous Birthdays

Marv Albert; television sportscaster (1941)

Irwin Allen; film director (1916)

Djuna Barnes; writer (1892)

Victor Allen Blank; Martin Blank's father in the film Gross Pointe Blank (1931)

Brigid Brophy; British writer (1929)

Rocky Burnette; rockabilly musician (1953)

Timothy Busfield; actor (1947)

George H.W. Bush; 41st U.S. President (1924)

Bun Carlos; rock drummer (1951)

Frank Chapman; ornithologist (1864)

Vic Damone; singer (1928)

Brad Delp; rock guitarist (1951)

Al Fairweather; jazz musician (1927)

Anne Frank; Dutch diarist (1929)

Uta Hagen; actor (1919)

Roy Harper; folk guitarist (1941)

Jenilee Harrison; actor (1959)

Rona Jaffe; writer (1932)

Jervis Johnson; game designer (1959)

Kent Jones; television journalist (1964)

Peter Jones; actor (1920)

Charles Kingsley; English writer (1819)

Adriana Lima; Brazilian model (1981)

Bill Naughton; English playwright (1910)

Frances O'Connor; actor (1967)

DJ Qualls; actor (1978)

Robyn; Swedish pop singer (1979)

David Rockefeller; banker (1915)

Egon Schiele; Austrian artist (1890)

Bobby Sheehan; rock musician (1968)

Richard Sherman; songwriter (1928)

Johanna Spyri; Swiss writer (1827)

Ivan Tors; film director (1916)

Vicky Vette; porn actor (1965)

Kendra Wilkinson; model, actor (1985)

[ncisfranchise-source]

All I ever wanted was cake.

Over the past 20-plus years, CBS’ NCIS has blown through many a milestone — 100 episodes! 200 episodes! 300! 400! — and usually with party that served a Cake Shaped Like a Number.

Each and every time, the running joke went, I would nag the show’s publicity team about my never getting a slice, despite my ongoing coverage of TV’s most-watched franchise — all while of course knowing that my being based out of the East Coast, 3,000 miles away from NCIS’ Santa Clarita nerve center, was a stumbling block.

But when CBS and CBS Studios officially celebrated the start of filming of the franchise’s 1,000th episode, which airs this Monday at 9/8c, I am happy to report that I finally got my piece of a Cake Shaped Like a Number.

Plus a walk-on role, as icing on said cake….

Photo : Robert Voets/CBS

I have no lines in the episode “A Thousand Yards.” And if you blink when Gary Cole and Spencer Moore II step off the elevator into the squad room, midway through the episode, you will miss me. But it is me, Mom, playing Federal Agent Intently Walking a Very Important Folder Across the Room.

While not as splashy a role as, say, Body of Proof gravedigger, playing Special Agent Key — the name that I and only I gave him (as in kilo/1,000) — required some prep and grooming. Shortly after arriving at set, I was whisked away to Vicky Stevens in wardrobe, who handed me a very federal agent-y grey suit, complete with well-worn wingtips that I can most charitably describe as “government-issue.” (I guess Uncle Sam frowns on Bruno Magli.)

Upon fully “suiting up” back at wardrobe, I bumped into and chatted up Bones vet T.J. Hynes, who was guest-starring in the episode as a tech titan. (Scoop!) By keeping my eyes and ears open, I would also glean that Daniela Ruah and Vanessa Lachey would appear in this milestone episode, as NCIS: LA’s Kensi and NCIS: Hawai’i’s Jane. (More scoop!) I also spent a minute hanging out with Christopher Waild, who wrote the episode and teased some of the Easter eggs he’d scattered throughout. (More scoop!)

Shh, don't tell McGee I sat at his desk.

Photo : Matt Mitovich

Easy enough, yes. But I assure you that the first thought that enters your head — especially if you learned anything from Smash‘s Karen — is: Gosh, I hope I don’t pull focus from Gary Cole! So at first I went with a thousand-yard stare, which given the episode’s title seemed fitting. But after the first take, I started doing some “character work” and asked myself: Why is Agent Key approaching this female agent as a stranger, when they’ve quite possibly been working together for years? So for the next couple of tales, I adjusted my gaze from being “detached” to one of familiarity. (I shared my “process” with Patricia Flores, the background actor who played the recipient of my folder, and she was, I want to say, amused.)

Plot twist! Just when I thought I had my performance nailed, Jeb came up to me with new direction from the milestone episode’s director, Diana Valentine: “Can you walk faster? Double-time it?”

I gotta say, this threw me a bit, especially since I hadn’t done any stretching — plus my government shoes were a bit slippery — but I channeled everything that Strasberg, Hagen, Meisner et al had taught me and amazingly didn’t end up accidentally shoulder-checking Gary Cole a single time. 

Scott Williams, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Rocky Carroll, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Amy Reisenbach, Wilmer Valderrama, George Cheeks, Diona Reasonover, David Stapf, Chris O’Donnell, David J. North, Christopher Silber, Steven Binder, Charles Johnson, Christopher J. Waild and Mark Horowitz

Photo : Courtesy of Robert Voets/CBS

Once the scene was filmed to Diana Valentine’s satisfaction, I changed back into my Matt Mitovich wardrobe while the squad room set was modified into serving as an event space, where dozens upon dozens would soon assemble for the official “1,000th episode” ceremony.

NCIS co-showrunners Steven D. Binder and David North were joined by their entire cast as well as visiting NCIS: LA alum Chris O’Donnell and — appearing via Zoom — onetime NCIS: New Orleans front man Scott Bakula (in New York for the Broadway musical The Connector), the NCIS: Hawai’i cast (congregated in their own HQ) and co-showrunner Jan Nash, and NCIS: Sydney leads Olivia Swann and Todd Lasance.

Following several laudatory speeches and (many) permutations of group photos taken with The Cake Shaped Like a Number, the actors and NCIS showrunners chatted with me and a select few peers on a short press line.

Cole’s first words to me were kudos for my performance (ha!), after which I asked/begged the showrunners not to cut me from the episode. Brian Dietzen and I had a nice moment, having Zoomed/both gotten emotional just days earlier about the David McCallum tribute episode he’d penned; Diana Reasonover absolutely crushed the NCIS trivia quiz I was running by everyone (alas, that video ran into a snafu), whereas Wilmer Valderrama… didn’t; Sean Murray (now the longest-running cast member) gave some great teases; and you don’t need me to tell you it’s always great to see the effervescent Katrina Law in person.

Once the press line wrapped, I sat with Rocky Carroll at lunch, then dove into my slice of NCIS cake that had been 1.5 decades in the making.

SPOILER ALERT! The Cake Shaped Like a Number? Turns out it is usually just a frosted foam prop used for the photo op, while the actual slices served to everyone come from a regular ol’ cake.

Even so, my experience as Agent Key was a sweet one, indeed.

[augustusaugustus]

14.91 Bang Bang, You’re Dead

Eddie ups the ante, making the relief think it’s Rosie who has the problem. They’ve really made him a genuinely malicious character now, although the seeds were sewn from the beginning when it comes to his manipulation and lies.

Liz is amazing, as always—always there to support her female colleagues.

Meanwhile, the team go paintballing and Derek is not impressed when Reg is declared team commander instead of him. Some nice Andrew moments (finally) and the iconic sight of Matt carving up his opponents in a Terminator helmet. And Tom and Jim conspiring together to bet on the right team.

[vickyhagen]

15.2 Chasing Shadows

[forensicated]

Monroe: "Am I hearing this right?" Vicky: "It's kind of a home birth... and Dr Smith is in attendance." Monroe: "Has he done this before?" Vicky: "The baby will be fine... it's Smithy I'm worried about!" Monroe: *looks to Boyden in confusion* Matt: "He hates kids."

[hiperchile]

Rarities

My mini-project this month (as in July, but we're slow as always <3) has been listening to some underapreciated ladies (as always <3), in particular looking for artists with low playcounts on spotify. Capping it at sub 5000 monthly listeners, here's the haul! There's a bit of everything here from folk to alt to r&b to horribly kitsch to soul-reachers - what more could you want, right? Here's all of it mixed into a playlist for your convenience if you want to grab a quick sampler (capping in at 14 and a half hours and nearly 240 songs. Quick indeed)!

< 5000:

Ruby Winters (3991 monthly listernes) - I Will (2007)

Latrece Mcclunuy (3669 monthly listeners) - Dandelions (EP, 2023)

Light Rain (2120 monthly listeners) - Dream Suite (1979)

Stacey Earle (1888 monthly listeners) - Simple Gearle (1998)

Dell Lubowitz (1789 monthly listeners) - Sing To New York (2023)

Ludella Black / The Masonics (726 / 1300 monthly listeners) - Outside Looking In (2009)

< 1000:

Glenda Collins (667 monthly listeners) - I Lost My Heart at the Fairground (1963)

Eva-Maria Hagen (348 monthly listeners) - Wenn ich erstmal losleg... (1993)

Alison Eales (114 monthly listeners) - Mox Nox (2023)

< 100:

Linnea Good (77 monthly listeners) - Crazy Faith (1998)

Guela Gill (34 monthly listeners) - Yemenite and Other Israeli Folksongs (1958)

Procosmian Fannyfiddlers (22 monthly listeners) - Interference Number 9 (2012)

Sarah Llewellyn (21 monthly listeners) - War and Peace (2011, soundtrack)

The Cathryn Beeks Ordeal (17 monthly listeners) - Mood Swing (2009)

Betty Garland (15 monthly listeners) - American Folk Ballads (1964)

Y Linh (13 monthly listeners) - Ben Mo (1996)

Jorid Ramfjord (13 monthly listeners) - Ild Og Vann (2018)

< 10:

Noel Gaines (8 monthly listeners) - Make Me Your Woman (2011)

Hydraulic Woman (7 monthly listeners) - Glad Came (2002)

Thulla C. Wamberg (5 monthly listeners) - Retro Sisters & Schwanzen Sänger Knaben (2012)

Breath of Lilith (4 monthly listeners) - Something Wicked This Way Comes (2013)

Vicky Harris (4 monthly listeners) - Touch (2003)

Libby Floyd (2 monthly listeners) - Libby Floyd (1999)

Ragga Style (2 monthly listeners) - Anti Virus (2009)

Eva Moon & the Lunatics (0 monthly listeners) - Moon Falling Down (2009)

Cheating Round! (AKA I have been listening to these enough to make it out for several thousand people, but since spotify doesn't care about that they still (somehow) fit the criteria even if probably not in the spirit of the project </3)

Gorilla Angreb (924 monthly listeners) - Gorilla Angreb (2006). The crown of danish hardcore (and, in that vain, Situationsfornærmelse (1587 monthly listeners))

Amy Rigby (1736 monthly listeners) - Til The Wheels Fall Off (2003)

Agent Ribbons (1189 monthly listeners) - On Time Travel and Romance (2003

Alix Olson (831 monthly listeners) - Built Like That (2001)

Mary Prankster (1595 monthly listeners) - Blue Skies Forever (2002). Pretty much the reason for adding this extra round because what the fuck. In my head she had like. all the listeners. It's what she deserves. If you haven't listened to her before, go fix that mistake right now <3

Have fun! Let the women be heard! Riot!

[enibas22]

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