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ariel-seagull-wings · 1 year ago

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SERGEANT GREEN

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(Brazilian Folktale)

A very rich man had a daughter who was just about to get married. She was a very beautiful girl, but very devout, with no way of appearing to a boy.

And her father didn't like seeing his daughter like that in the corners, suspicious, not wanting to go to the big balls he hosted in his palace.

But one day there, a well-dressed gentleman, with gold teeth in his mouth, riding a beautiful chestnut horse, with silver harness, knocked on the man's house.

He was a suitor for the pretty young woman. His name was Guilherme and he had a great fortune, many mills, cattle herds, carriages with many horses.

He was handsome, a handsome man, well spoken, full of manners. The old man was filled with joy. He sent for his daughter and immediately said:

"My daughter, this distinguished gentleman heard about your beauty and came from far away to ask for your hand in marriage." The young woman didn't know what to say.

But, there in front of the foreigner, she said nothing to her father.

And the old man took that as a sign of his daughter's pleasure. And the wedding day was soon set.

So Maria went to her room to think. After all, she wasn't as clumsy as her father thought. There was a handsome man there, who had come from far away, from strange lands, after her, looking for her to marry. And she prayed a lot to her godmother, who was Our Lady.

The other day, in the afternoon, as usual, the girl left the house to take a walk along the road and listen to the birds singing near the fountain, through the branches of the trees that shaded the fountain that flowed so gently, giving fresh water to the people.

And when she arrived, she saw a little old lady sitting, with a stick in her hand, unable to handle a pot of water that she had been bringing.

"Where do you want me to take this pot, old lady?"

Asked the pretty young woman.

"Ah, my daughter, how big your heart is! People of all kinds passed by here and no one thought to help me. That's why I want to help you too. I am your Godmother."

Then the girl fell to her knees and kissed the old woman's tattered dress. And when she looked, she no longer saw the old lady. What she saw was the girl who was more beautiful than all the images of Our Lady. And the cloak she wore was more beautiful than all the dresses in the world.

"My daughter..."

Said Our Lady.

"This morning a handsome man came to your house and asked for your hand in marriage. That handsome man is the Devil, my daughter. He came out of the depths to tempt you and deceive your father and steal one of my goddaughters in the world. But I don't abandon my beloved daughters. You can rest assured that he won't be able to deal with you. For this you need to obey me. Look, on the wedding day, when the last guest has left, your husband will take you to his house. The Devil is very friendly, full of many pleasures. He will bring a carriage to take you. You refuse to ride in a carriage. He will bring you the most beautiful horse in the world, with a king's harness. And you also deny yourself. So, you ask your father for the skinniest and ugliest horse, a horse that is no longer fit for servants. And ride it. And rest you shall leave up to the animal."

And having said that, when the girl looked she no longer saw her godmother. And everything went very well until the wedding day.

The groom arrived in velvet attire, adorned with jewels like a prince. It was a pleasure to look at him, he was so beautiful.

He came in a carriage drawn by four horses with diamond shoes. He had two pages dressed as the king's pages. The girl's father was happy, seeing such a rich groom coming to marry his daughter.

Rich people were like that. The more money they had, the more they wanted to have.

The bride in her room was preparing for the act. But there was soon a setback. The groom said he wasn't religious and that's why he wouldn't marry a priest. He would only marry the judge. Once the wedding was done, the carriage came for the bride to take.

But she said:

"I made a promise to go to my husband's house on my wedding day on the ugliest and skinniest horse in my father's stables."

The father and fiance did everything to change the girl's mind. And there was no order.

She would only leave the house on an old horse that looked like a grill, it was so thin. And that done, the procession left.

The groom mounted his steed with a harness that caught rays of sunlight.

And the bride in her sorrel, all fouveiro, half droopy. The guests laughed when they saw such a beautiful girl on such an ugly mount.

And so they rode. And at the crossroads that the godmother had mentioned, the bride let the groom take the right, while she took the left. The Devil, seeing that, became desperate.

And he was already picking up Maria to take her with him to the Kingdom of Darkness, if she didn't remember the rosary that was around her neck and didn't shake it at him.

Then there was a bang like a snore drum on Saint John's night. And a smell of sulfur filled the air.

The Devil had burst with Our Lady's powers.

And Maria rode by the path that her godmother had taught her. And she rode, rode until she saw a beautiful land, a castle as beautiful as she had only seen in her dreams.

And there she rode, always trusting in her godmother. There was the palace of a kind King and a Queen who mistreated her vassals.

And Maria suddenly found herself transformed into a soldier dressed in a beautiful green uniform.

The horse was really, very old and very thin. And Maria's biggest surprise was when she noticed that her horse spoke like people. "Here..."

Said the horse.

"Lives a very good King, very charitable, a friend of his people, my beautiful lady. Look for work at court. And don't try to look at the Queen, she is a very treacherous woman."

And so did Maria.

The King was very pleased with this handsome soldier who appeared to serve in his guard. The enchanted lady had the features of a handsome and strong young man.

As soon as the king saw such a soldier, he called him his aide-de-camp, giving him the rank of sergeant.

Sergeant Green, as he was known at court, also deserved that distinction. The army of that King never had a more beautiful soldier, knowing how to maneuver the troops, command the squares, play the bugle.

When Sergeant Green passed through the streets of the city, people ran to see his excellence, his way of marching.

The maids shook roses at him and the youths envied his princely appearance. The King became more and more fond of his Green Sergeant every time it happened.

There was no hunt he went on that didn't take the Sergeant along.

And he walked through the royal gardens alongside him, even asking for advice. And that's why the king's advisor didn't like the sergeant. The treasurer was jealous of that young man who arrived at court yesterday and was already so important.

But the worst was the Queen, who fell in love with Sergeant Green.

And one night when the boy entered his room thinking about his life, he heard his old horse, who was sleeping in the stable nearby, say: "Come here, Maria, come here, I have something to tell you."

Maria ran to her friend, who spoke to her quite frankly:

"Open your eyes, Maria, have you noticed the queen's intentions? She wants to lose you, be careful. The King is your friend. He treats you like he never even treated his secretary. The Queen is the devil, Maria."

And then her old horse fell silent and Maria went back to her room. The other day, when Sergeant Green was passing by the queen's door, the evil one said to him:

"Beautiful youth, go to the garden and bring the king's most beautiful roses to my vases. And I'll wait for you here, beautiful soldier."

Sergeant Green went to the garden, cut the most beautiful roses and as if he entered the saints' room, he entered the Queen's room.

But the Queen didn't like that act of her vassal, because she really liked to be admired. She was the most beautiful woman in the world, to be treated like that by some sergeant.

And there came a terrible hatred in her heart, a desire to cut into pieces that boy who wouldn't look at her. And to get revenge she went to the King, and said:

"Let my royal husband know that Sergeant Green has been boasting that he is capable of going to the bottom of the sea and killing the Dragon."

The king was very amazed and sent for the young man.

"Is it true that you are boasting that you can kill the Dragon from the bottom of the sea?"

"King my lord,more dead than alive, I didn't say that. But to serve Your Majesty, I am a slave."

Having said this, the enchanted girl returned to her room, full of sorrow. What would she be to the Dragon who lived at the bottom of the sea?

She was dead for sure, she was going to be defeated for sure. Then, she heard someone calling her name.

Come here, my beautiful maid.

It was the skinny horse who wanted to talk.

"Why are you so sad?"

The maid told her story. She had to go to the bottom of the sea, it was the king's order. The Queen had invented it because she was spiteful.

"There's nothing. Tomorrow morning go to the seaside and when you see the big seagull stinging the waves, scream for me. Three times he shouts for me. Rest assured that everything will go well."

The Sergeant slept without fear. When he went early in the morning, he went out to the seaside. And indeed. There was the seagull flapping its wings with a rattling noise.

Maria had never seen a bird like that. Then the seagull started to stick its neck into the water. Then the sergeant shouted for his skinny horse. The seagull didn't even listen. He gave another scream. Nothing.

Another third, and the sea waves stopped hitting the beach, the wind stopped blowing. And a hole like a giant path opened in the waters.

And a thousand seagulls entered through it. You could hear the flapping of wings like a hundred thousand rattles during Holy Week. And then a roar came from the bottom of the sea.

A roar that seemed to come from the ends of the earth, something that made your hair stand on end. And when the sergeant saw it, it was the Dragon lying on the beach. A thousand seagulls flew above him.

So many seagulls that covered the sun, which was rising. There was darkness in the land. The enchanted girl found herself on a dark night. But little by little the sun arrived. And when it got clear, not a single seagull could be seen.

And the Dragon, dead, was lying on the beach, with his ten beast heads and his hundred jaguar paws. Then ten teams of yoked oxen appeared, dragging a ship's cable. Sergeant Green tied the animal, and the oxen pulled the Dragon towards the king's palace.

People came from all corners of the kingdom to see the Dragon talking in the air, like a bloated pufferfish on the beach. The king was amazed. He called his Green Sergeant and said in front of everyone:

My faithful soldier, never has my vassal been braver. You killed the greatest enemy of men, the devourer of all my fish. Therefore, from now on you will be the commander of my guard.

When the sergeant arrived at the King's door, the people cheered for him.

"Long live Sergeant Green, who killed the Dragon! Viva! Vivô!"

A music band was playing. And they made a feast in the kingdom that lasted eight days. Now, the fishermen could fish with peace of mind that the Dragon would no longer kill anyone.

The sea was as calm as a lake, the rafts and ships no longer capsized. And all this because of the King's sergeant!

The Queen, on the other hand, did not give up hope of losing Sergeant Green.

And one day, seeing the boy alone in the garden, she approached him:

"Good morning, my beautiful Sergeant, it's a beautiful day, don't you think? I wish you would take that red carnation out for me."

The sergeant brought the carnation to the queen. And she smiled at him, showing her beautiful teeth.

"Why don't you like me, my handsome youth?"

Then the sergeant said that he liked her a lot, but that he also liked his King. And he left the queen's side, and she was angry at him. And she was so upset that she went straight to the king to carry out another intrigue:

"My dear husband, your vassal, Sergeant Green, is going around saying that he is capable of tearing down your entire fruit farm and planting it all over again. And one night doing the banana trees, the orange trees and the sapodilla trees bear fruit."

The King, hearing this, sent for the sergeant. What was that thing the Queen had told him? So he bragged about that?

"King my lord, replied the sergeant, none of this came out of my mouth, but if Your Majesty wants it, there is only one way for me: to do it."

The enchanted lady returned to her skinny horse and told the story. "Leave it to me, young woman."

The horse told her.

And the next day the Sergeant ordered a hundred slaves to tear down the king's fruit trees. He ordered the bushes to be set on fire, and when everything was as clean as a field, the sergeant went out sowing.

And in the blink of an eye the banana trees were growing, the orange trees too, the sapodilla trees and everything else that was fruit trees appeared as if they had been there for many years.

And the Sergeant climbed an orange tree and brought the king a fruit that was beautiful. The people, who were watching the event, began to cheer the Sergeant. And the King, sitting on his throne, sent for his vassal, and said:

"Sergeant, your strength is not of this world. I see you have a part with the magicians. That's why I give you the custody of my treasure."

Sergeant Green kissed his lord the king's hand and left for his room. But the Queen did not change. And she sent for the Sergeant to talk.

"My beautiful youth..."

She said.

"I see that you are the most powerful man in this kingdom, more powerful even than the king my husband. Why don't you kill the king and marry me?"

"Madam, thinking about this is more than a crime, let alone doing it! I love my King like a father."

The Queen was kicking with rage. And soon presented another intrigue for the King:

"Let my royal husband know that Sergeant Green came to me to say that he was capable of going to the bottom of the sea and taking from the Mother of Water the Enchanted Princess who lives there tied up in chains ..."

"Did he really say that, woman?"

Asked the king.

"He did, I swear to you!"

She replied.

And for this reason the King sent for his vassal.

"So, Sergeant Green, are you saying that you are capable of going to the bottom of the sea to free the enchanted princess?"

"King my lord, I didn't say that. But since Your Majesty orders it, I have no other way."

And saying this, he went out to talk to his friend the skinny horse.

"Horse friend, this situation is not easy now. The Queen raised me another intrigue."

"I already know everything, my beautiful maid."

Said the horse.

"Go to sleep peacefully and dream of the angels in heaven. Tomorrow, before dawn, go to the seaside and wait for the waves to stop. When the sea no longer lets out any more moans, call for me three times."

And that's what happened. Before the sun set, Sergeant Green was on the beach. And it didn't take long for the waves to stop crashing, and the sea became as calm as a lagoon.

Then the sergeant gave the first shout for the skinny horse. And a road opened, right at his feet, that went to the bottom of the waters.

He gave the second scream. And he saw himself clothed in an iron breastplate, with a spear in his hand. He gave the third shout, and the horse appeared to give him a handful of pins and a handful of ash.

"Lady..."

The horse told her.

"Go down to the sea and in two days of travel you will find the palace of the Mother of Water. Fight and kill all the beasts that appear. In an underground, there is the Enchanted Princess, enchanted in a very red fish. Kills the dragon that guards this fish. Then, you must cover your ears, because the siren's song comes from the depths of the waters to enchant you. Cover your ears and stick your sword into the animals that appear. If you hear a sound from the mermaid's mouth, you will be lost for all time."

And saying this, the thin horse disappeared.

Then, Sergeant Green wasted no time. He went offshore, walked leagues and leagues, until he found the first dragon.

He fought with the animal and was happy with the first blow. The animal's head rolled across the floor.

He walked more leagues and destroyed everything that appeared in front of him. And he walked like this, until he arrived at the palace of the Mother of Water.

Never had he seen greater wealth. The walls of the palace were made of pearls, the columns were made of gold, the floor was made of diamonds. That was enough to hurt a mortal's eyes.

But the Sergeant had no time to waist. He was soon breaking down doors and fighting with the dragon that guarded the red fish. And as soon as he cut the beast's neck, the little red fish became disenchanted into a lady with blond hair.

Then Sergeant Green took the princess by the hands and left. A voice began to sing, filling the world with music unlike anything else.

The girl was the one who heard the mermaid's voice filling the waters with her enchantment. And dhe didn't want to leave with his savior. The Sergeant understood the problem, plugged her ears with cotton he had in his pocket, and they left.

The Mother of Water, seeing that they were fleeing, and that her song did not arrest the fugitives, released her sea dogs to chase them both.

With sword in hand, the Sergeant killed every beast in sight.

But the more he killed, the more dogs appeared.

That's when he remembered the handful of pins and shook them at the beasts. And a dense forest of thorns was born.

And it took a lot for the animals to break through the kill. But they were already going far when the dog broke the thorns.

And everyone came after them again. The sergeant dropped the handful of ash. And a fog covered everything.

And the dogs barked desperately, not knowing where to go. And the Princess and her savior arrived at the beach.

The king, when he saw the princess at his feet, cried with joy:

"My daughter, my daughter, how many years have you been lost at the bottom of the sea!"

And turning to the sergeant:

"You saved my daughter! And she will be yours!"

But soon after, the King became very sad, because the girl didn't know how to speak, she couldn't even say papa, mama.

And because of this, her father was left regretting his life. What was the point of the sergeant saving his daughter, for her to arrive as she was, without knowing how to say a word? "Ah, my lord King..."

The Queen said.

"Your vassal, the Sergeant, is boasting that he will make your daughter talk in no time."

The King was very happy!

He sent for the Sergeant and said to him:

"Sergeant, you have been my right-hand man. What you have done I have never seen anyone do, I have never seen a man with your power, only the Savior when he walked the earth. The Queen told me just now that you could make my daughter talk."

"I shall do it, because Your Majesty orders it."

And leaving the palace, the Sergeant went to meet his friend the skinny horse, telling him everything.

"There’s nothing..."

Said the horse.

"At the king's lunch time, take the princess and beat her with the the ropes. Beat her, and she will speak."

And so it was. When the King was sitting at table with the court, Sergeant Green entered and called the mute Princess. And as soon as she arrived, he threw the ropes at her with all his strength.

The girl opened her mouth. And she immediately started saying:

“Papai, papai!”

Like a young child.

With another beating, she spoke another word, calling Maria's name, which was the Sergeant's name. And she didn't say anything else.

"King, my lord, I will return at dinner time."

Said the sergeant.

And the king, for dinner that day, invited the court, the ambassadors of Spain, France and Castile and the entire rich world of the kingdom. When the sergeant entered the room, they clapped and cheered.

But it didn't even seem like it was all about the Sergeant, because he came in and immediately took the Princess by the arm and whiped the ropes across her back. The Princess moaned and cried.

And suddenly she started talking. And everyone's hair stood on end.

"Ah, my father, the woman you chose for Queen wouldn't be yours if Sergeant Green wasn't a woman like me, if he wasn't a girl enchanted into a man."

Said the princess.

Hearing this, the Queen ran out of the room, tripped on the large carpet and broke her neck.

Sergeant Green became disenchanted into the most beautiful girl that had ever been seen. After the party, when the banquet was over, Maria left the mansion to talk to her skinny horse.

And what was her surprise when in the horse's place she found the most beautiful youth her eyes had ever seen. The skinny horse was also disenchanted.

And the King ordered the wedding of the two, with parties that lasted for days.

#brazil #folklore #fantasy #fairy tales #literature

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kylesvariouslistsandstuff · 4 months ago

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INSIDE OUT 2 slowly treks to possibly unseating Photoreal LION KING, now playing in Japan where the original made around $30-35m USD, while DESPICABLE ME 4 slowly climbs towards the big billion. If it does so, that makes it the first film in the franchise to do that since the third movie way back in 2017. MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU was close but no cigar two summers back.

Both movies continue to fill up the auditoriums at the cinema I work at...

However, a new movie on the block with a curious helping of *2D* animation in it... Is not... The Sony release HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, directed by Blue Sky alum Carlos Saldanha (ICE AGE 2, RIO 1 & 2, FERDINAND) in his live-action debut. I know some are having a lark at the weird Zachary Levi FX vehicle arriving a year after completion with no marketing, bombing hard, but I can't help but think... That just sucks.

And a big case of "what could've been?" Hollywood's been trying to adapt the Crockett Johnson-written book, first published in 1955, since the 1990s. Animated shorts and a TV series were made, but the movie just stalled and stalled, shuffling through different directors and iterations... And mediums. Sony Animation at one point, in conjunction with Amblin, was supposed to do a feature based on this... So now we got this movie, finished some time in early 2023 with an MPA rating and everything... Months before its initial release date (late July 2023), with no trailer in sight, it quietly packed its bags and left for this summer. I guess they were concerned that being wedged between BARBIE and MUTANT MAYHEM wasn't exactly the best idea...

So, it tried to arrive - unnoticed - nearly a month after DESPICABLE ME 4. Both DM4 and INSIDE OUT 2 charted higher at the weekend box office than CRAYON, which only took in $6m stateside. It's another "animation director goes live-action" endeavor that ended rather poorly. Andrew Stanton and JOHN CARTER OF MARS, Brenda Chapman and COME AWAY, even Brad Bird with TOMORROWLAND. Saldanha now has a picture called 100 DAYS lined up, an effort the Brazilian director is pursuing in his home country, so that's good for him.

It's also another largely live-action family/kids movie - not made by Disney - that didn't add up. They just become rarer and rarer by the year, it seems. I remember when those kinds of movies were everywhere. All your STUART LITTLEs and BABEs and LAST MIMZYs, off the top of my head. I think around the late aughts/early tens, they started to slowly go away, many of them just came up short most of the time. If they do exist, and aren't part of a movie franchise (like, say, WONKA and the SONIC movies), I feel they go to Netflix or whatever. There was IF this year, but that didn't make back its budget despite strong audience response/great WOM. So they still kinda exist?

Anyways, the summer belongs to emotions and gibbering tictacs on the family end of things... Though I saw quite a few parents taking their 4-7yos into DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, and hey, some of today's kids probably see and hear worse elsewhere lol. I recall being allowed, weirdly, to watch SOUTH PARK circa 1999 when I was in 2nd grade but certain levels of violence were off-limits. I don't think my folks would've taken me to see an R-rated Deadpool/X-Men movie in 1999, haha.

So that probably ends the summer seasons, animation box office-wise. I know the autumnal equinox technically begins two days after TRANSFORMERS ONE opens, but I peg the beginning of it there. Bring on the robots!

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jasper-juice98 · 1 year ago

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Ok probably cringe but my entire existence already is soooo-

Hopper and Julio (oc) headcannons cuz these bitches gay-

Despite Hopper being, well, Hopper he's actually a decent partner. He's not entirely used to being in a relationship as he's used to being alone and emotionally distant. He really tries though

Like sometimes, he'll try to bring Julio flowers (or those tiny flower buds that's down to their size) or food they can share. By Hopper's standards, that's a big deal for him as he'd never share food of all things with ANYONE

Julio on the other hand, is very lovey dovey and romantic, and adores even the smallest gestures from Hopper.

Because Julio is a singer, he dedicates some songs to Hopper ever so subtly. Mostly because they're in general love songs that don't go into specifics and they're all in Brazilian Portuguese, in which Hopper doesn't understand lol

Speaking of Julio singing, he's a big Bossa Nova fan and regularly sings in that genre. A lot of Julio's friends say he's stuck in the past because of this and the way he acts/dresses (i say dress very loosely because they dont wear clothes other than Julio's little hat) but Julio isn't bothered. There's certain things he liked about that time period and embraces it despite the time change

Hopper finds it somewhat charming actually but he'll take that to the grave

In fact he'll take many of his feelings/thoughts about Julio to the grave

Like how he loves the way Julio sings, and how it's enough to actually make him blush about it. And Julio's overal chipper attitude even if Hopper acts like it's mildly annoying or naive

And if he admits any of these to you, you're probably going to die in the next couple of seconds

Also, this storyline takes place after the events of the movie in as if he survived the bird attack. He made it out alive (barely) and fled and had to fend for himself for awhile until getting himself trapped in a transport truck while foraging that went all the way to Brazil where he first met Julio

Julio helped him navigate this strange new land of Rio de Janerio, with the added benefit of also somewhat protecting him from the many birds/parrots that are found there

You see, Julio is a violet-winged grasshopper, getting their name from their blue or violet wings they flash to warn predators that they're poisonous to eat, hence why Julio lives virtually worry free while Hopper flinches every time he hears a mere squawk of a parrot (and spoiler: he hears them a LOT)

Hopper is protective AS FUCK, and defensive. You give him or Julio a dirty look and he'll make your insides outsides

Julio is also very touchy, very often is seen hugging Hopper, kissing him, holding his hand, leaning against him, nuzzling up into him, etc etc. It makes Hopper feel all fuzzy and warm on the inside but almost nobody would be able to tell and he makes sure of it

The most you'd see from him is a small smile, but I can't stress the "small" enough

And once in a blue moon, Hopper is the one that shows affection first

I'll be honest when Hopper first felt feelings for Julio he deadass thought he was having a stroke and/or heart attack-

During holidays like Carnaval or New Years, you bet your ass Julio brings Hopper to those celebrations and they always have a great time together

That's what I've got so far. I plan to write a little more since my posting schedule is shit rn. I should post more fjskfnsnfkskfjsk

#headcannons #abl #a bug's life #a bugs life #hopper #oc x canon #gay #....idk what else to tag im tired-

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boaws · 7 months ago

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Fat Tracks for Fulci - Show 215

Experience Unlimited - Funky Consciousness - Free Yourself (1977, Black Fire) The Beat Box Boys - Yum Yum (Eat Them Up) - Give Me My Money! (1984, Memo) Walkin' Large - Reachin' (For My People) - Riverside Pictures (1995, Groove Attack / 2024, 90's Tapes) Unrest - Where Are All Those Puerto Rican Boys - Split w/ Stereolab (1993, Teenbeat) A Country Western - How Far - Life on the Lawn (2024, Crafted Sounds) Basic Shapes - Won't Change a Thing - Low Energy (2024, Self-Released) Pork Belly - Superstar - I'm Okay You're Okay Everything is Okay (2024, Discontinous Innovation) Dad's Apartment - Inside Yr Skin - Flesh and Bones Become Nothing in the Light (2024, Self-Released) Cranes - Things That I Like - Fuse (1986, Bite Back! / 2024, Dadaphonic) Taste - Mosquito Bites in Moonlight - I Dipped My Comb in Shochu and Ran It Through the Hair of the Night (2024, Carbon) Bayeté Umbra Zindiko - Don't Need Nobody - Seeking Other Beauty (1973, Prestige) Kuumba-Toudie Heath - Kamili - Kawaida (1970, O'Be) Joe Henderson & Alice Coltrane - Air - The Elements (1974, Milestone) The Conformists - Mr. Biron - Midwestless (2024, Computer Students) Blue Öyster Cult - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters - Tyranny and Mutation (1973, Columbia) Topper - Hells Fire - At Last (1977, Scot) The Writhing Squares - Acid Rain - Mythology (2024, Trouble in Mind) Winged Wheel - Short Acting - Big Hotel (2024, 12XU) George Duke - Up From the Seas it Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite - A Brazilian Love Affair (1980, Epic) Taffy - Passion (Demo) - Passion (2024, Athens of the North) Flora Purim - I'm Coming for Your Love - Nothing Will Be As it Was…Tomorrow (1977, Warner Bros.) Warm Exit - Damages Become a Necessity - Ultra Violence (2024, Exag & Rockerill) VR SEX - Squid Row - Hard Copy (2024, Dais) Full Body 2 - Wonder Limit - Infinity Signature (2023, Self-Released) Toner - Heavy Truck Driver - God's Hammer (2024, Smoking Room) Dirt Devil - Birds of Paradise - Desert Moon (2024, Don Giovanni) Twelve Cubic Feet - The Almshouse - Straight Out The Fridge (1982, Namedrop)

#mix #mixes #rock #noise rock #electronic #shoegaze #jazz #jazz funk #pop #disco #post punk #post hardcore #new wave #industrial #dream pop #experimental #math rock

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gigi-apologist · 5 months ago

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i love being latina, and above all, i love being brazilian. even if i’m a big introvert who doesn’t fit at all the “typical brazilian” party ready energetic stereotype or the ethnic stereotype stupid usamericans have of latinos even though it’s a culture and not a race. even if brazil has a lot of problems. even if i still yearn to visit many other countries.

perhaps it’s weird to post about it on this blog, but i wouldn’t be doing it if, once upon a time, i hadn’t heavily disliked being brazilian, too. mongrel syndrome encouraged by my dad to the point of pettiness and vicious spite, to the point my geography teacher whose intelligence i had always respected (making any sense of intellectual superiority along the lines of “not like the other [ignorant] girls” impossible for my logical reasoning) naming it as what it truly was (the first time i ever heard the term) was shocking to me.

but yeah, nowadays i do love being brazilian. i love the colors and the birds and the sheer diversity of both fauna & flora that you can’t find anywhere else. (except in countries like australia that are, again, very much not europe.) i love its ridiculous size and its many cultures and its complicated language and accents and its jarring yellow & green & blue flag, so, so different from red & white & blue and so very original, for the same reasons i once disliked it. here we may not have ancient ghotic churches, but we do have churches made of gold and amethyst. we have free healthcare and, wonder of wonders, we have fully free public universities without need for student loans, something i didn’t know was even rare till i talked with friends from different countries. we have capybaras, and this is such a good example, isn’t it? of something seen as so common here but endearing or fascinating to foreigners. i might not enjoy football, or carnival, or god forbid, fucking bbb, but growing up is realizing that it doesn’t matter. every culture has things i don’t like, every people has its bad stereotypes, and every country has issues. i want none of that colonialist eurocentric mindset that is so deeply & subtly rooted in even the littlest things here. brazil is my beloved home, after all, and it’s true what they say—no place is like home. i went to argentina, i loved it, and i still missed brazil.

(shoutout to my town, too, and how i also thought bigger, more populated towns were so much better. they aren’t, really, if you realize that taking fifteen minutes from home to work is considered a privilege, and not a lot of time at all, and that pollution and crime rates tend to walk hand in hand with a rising population.

and it’s also very true, i think, that we grow used to everything good & pretty in our lives till eventually it becomes boring & mundane. i should learn how to appreciate the world around me, including my hometown, with the wonder of the little girl i once was. perhaps martminas was “europe,” after all.)

eu te amo, meu brasil, eu te amo.

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I've always wanted to live.

I've always wanted to live on an island. The ability to walk from one end of something to another is rewarding. I'd like it to take a day or two to complete. I'd like there to be a small village, consisting of: 10-20 residents, a green grocers, a butchers, a general store and a single bar that hosts karaoke every Thursday. I'd like there to only be dirt roads with very minimal cars. Lush forests and interesting wildlife, particularly birds. Migratory birds would visit the island at the same time every year, I'd even become friends with the older ones. It wouldn't be extremely hot, but not cold either. 5-10c in the winter and 15-25c in the summer. The heat would be dry. I'd spend my days relaxing, creating, whatever I saw fit. Creative work, I couldn't live without it. Sometimes, the wild boars of the island would come up to me, this was a sign I'd be allowed to feed them by hand. The water surrounding the island would be a deep dark blue, there wouldn't be a sign of rubbish. Marine Biologists would visit once a year to check how the local ecology was. One of them would be awful at karaoke but we wouldn't be able to break it to them. In the morning, you'd hear the fisherman set off for their days work, pipping throughout the morn, bearing the night before on their faces. Seagulls wouldn't visit the island, they wouldn't need to, there's plenty of fish in the sea. On the weekend, from the shore of the island you could hear our resident musician out at sea. The instruments he chose to play weren't pleasant to be around unless they were performed correctly, so he always made sure to practice a good distance away. Sometimes he'd play something in the bar, usually on a Tuesday. One night, he'd choose the trumpet and play a sorrowful ballad that filled the eyes of all who had the pleasure to hear it. For events such as weddings and funerals, he'd play the bagpipes. Unless asked otherwise. He'd believe it to be a sign of respect. It would be peaceful.

I've always wanted to live in the city. The quiet of the field surrounded town was too much to bear. The fear of being outed for something I couldn't share. Harassed and accosted for the person I am. None of this would happen in my sprawling city. It would be impossible to get from one end to other in a day, even with the incredible infrastructure. Buses, trams and metros would be free for all and bicycles would be incredibly safe to ride. There would be something to do every night, a new possibility in a new neighbourhood. The punk bars up north, the central jazz section, the indie film club showing films on 8mm. I'd have a million lovers and a million more friends. I'd never be alone. Every night from the rooftops you'd be able to hear the neighbourhood dogs barking and cats meowing to be let in. The people! Not one would look alike, yet they'd all have their clique. The businessmen would all wear their tight fitting suits, some experimented with colourful ties and garish socks. You could spot a jazz singer from half a mile away, dark shades for every season, big baggy trousers and a half buttoned down shirt. It would be the style but not a uniform, they would experiment with crazy hair and when they belted their hearts out of their throat. Babies would cease their screaming and lovebugs would click their fingers. Art would be free to express itself, galleries would be full of artists who were showing something new and daring. Shocking and soothing. Smothering and comforting. Food would be cheap and with extreme variety. Polish, Indian, Scottish, Romanian, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Moroccan, Spanish, Portuguese, American, Finnish, Swedish, Nigerian, South African, Ethiopian, Zimbabwean, Mongolian, English, Irish, Brazilian, Chilean, Argentinian, Taiwanese, Korean, French, German, Palestinian, Greek, Turkish, Laotian. There would be a single street that featured a beverage establishment of all these varieties, with more spreading out in the further streets. Every year there'd be 10 music festivals, 4 in summer, 2 in spring, 2 in autumn and 2 in winter. It would be a city of artists. A city of food and culture. A city of love.

There is truth in both of these statements. I want to live in both of these places. I want to live in more places; the calm village surrounded by endless rolling hills and fields, the freezing cold icy forest, in a shitty basement flat under a sweltering city. The point is, I want to be everywhere. Luckily, I don't want to be anyone else. I want to be in these places and be the same people. But for now, I am banished to the metropolises. One day I will have my field, beach, island, city. I will find them, they call to me. I plan to answer, as my queer self. Even if I am a criminal in 71 countries. In the end I just want to live.

#creative writing #spilled thoughts #writing #lgbtq #lgbtqia

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travelluxegroup · 2 years ago

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The Ultimate Luxury Experience - Photographing the Wildlife of Pantanal on a Private Safari

Embark on a Private Safari in Pantanal One of the most unique and exciting aspects of The Ultimate Luxury Experience in Pantanal is the opportunity to embark on a private safari. Unlike traditional safaris, which typically take place in East or Southern Africa, the wildlife in the Pantanal is much more diverse and varied, offering a more comprehensive and immersive experience. A Personalized Experience With a private safari tour, guests can enjoy the flexibility and freedom of a personalized itinerary, tailored specifically to their interests and preferences. Whether you're an avid bird-watcher, a nature enthusiast, or a wildlife photographer, our expert guides will work with you to create an itinerary that meets your needs, from riverboat cruises to guided hikes through the wetlands. The Best Time to Visit The best time to embark on a private safari in Pantanal is between July and September, during the dry season when wildlife is more concentrated around the remaining water sources. During this time, the water level in the rivers recedes, providing easier access to remote areas that are otherwise inaccessible during the rainy season. The Wildlife You'll Encounter During your private safari, you'll have the opportunity to encounter a wide variety of exotic wildlife, including jaguars, capybaras, caimans, giant otters, and a variety of bird species. Our guides will share their expert knowledge of the local flora and fauna, ensuring a unique learning experience that is both fun and informative. Overall, a private safari in Pantanal is the ultimate luxury experience for nature enthusiasts and wildlife photographers looking to immerse themselves in the beauty and diversity of the Brazilian wetlands. With expert guides, personalized itineraries, and unparalleled opportunities to observe and photograph rare and exotic wildlife, this is an adventure you won't soon forget. The Fascinating Wildlife of Pantanal Pantanal, is known for its rich and diverse ecosystem, is home to an incredible variety of wildlife. With over 80 species of mammals, 1000 species of birds, 260 species of fish, and 50 species of reptiles and amphibians, the region offers a wealth of opportunities for wildlife photography enthusiasts on a private safari. Some of the fascinating wildlife species to discover in Pantanal include: 1. Jaguars The jaguar is the largest and most powerful wildcat in the Western Hemisphere. It is also one of the rarest big cats in South America. Pantanal is one of the best places to spot these elusive animals, and also the best place for jaguar photography. Jaguars are usually found near riverbanks and can be seen lounging on fallen trees or hunting capybaras. 2. Giant Otters Giant otters are one of the most charismatic creatures in Pantanal. With a length of up to 1.8 meters, they are the largest otter species in the world. These playful animals are usually found in small groups near the river banks, where they hunt fish and playfully interact with each other. Watching their playful antics is a real delight and a great photography opportunity. 3. Hyacinth Macaw The Hyacinth macaw is the largest species of macaw in the world and is one of the most stunning birds in Pantanal. With its bright blue feathers, this bird is a photographer's dream, and spotting them is a must-do experience. They are found in the woodland areas of Pantanal and near the riverbanks. 4. Capybaras Capybaras are the largest rodents in the world and are found abundantly in Pantanal. They are usually found near the rivers and wetlands, where they feed on aquatic plants. These adorable animals are very photogenic, and observing them in their natural habitat is a real treat. 5. Jabiru Storks The Jabiru stork is another iconic bird species found in Pantanal. With its striking black-and-white feathers and conspicuous red neck, the Jabiru stork is a wildlife photographer's dream. These birds are usually found nesting in the trees or foraging for food in the wetlands and rivers. These are just a few examples of the diverse and fascinating wildlife that can be found in Pantanal. Whether you are a professional photographer or a nature lover, a private safari in Pantanal is an incredible opportunity to discover the natural beauty of this region. Preparing for Your Ultimate Luxury Experience Research the Wildlife and Climate of Pantanal Before embarking on your ultimate luxury experience in Pantanal, it’s important to research the wildlife and climate of the region. Pantanal is known for its diverse wildlife, including jaguars, anacondas, capybaras, and giant anteaters. You may also encounter hundreds of bird species and various aquatic life. Additionally, the climate in Pantanal can be hot and humid with occasional rain, so packing for the weather is important. Choose the Right Tour Company Choosing the right tour company is crucial to ensuring the ultimate luxury experience in Pantanal. Look for companies that offer private safaris and have experienced guides with extensive knowledge of the wildlife and region. Research online reviews and ask for recommendations from friends or family who may have visited the area before. Pack the Essentials When packing for your ultimate luxury experience in Pantanal, think lightweight and practical. Bring comfortable clothing that is suitable for the weather, including light long-sleeved tops and pants to protect against mosquito bites. Hats, sunscreen, and insect repellent are also essential. Additionally, don’t forget to bring your camera and binoculars to capture the stunning wildlife and landscapes. Prepare for Staying in Luxury Accommodations Part of the ultimate luxury experience is staying in comfortable and luxurious accommodations. Pantanal offers a range of options, including lodges and private villas with modern amenities. When preparing for your stay, pack accordingly and don’t forget to bring any necessary toiletries. Depending on the accommodations, you may also want to pack formal attire for dining or special events. Preparing for the ultimate luxury experience in Pantanal can seem overwhelming, but with careful planning and preparation, you can have a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Research the wildlife and climate of the region, choose a reputable tour company, pack the essentials, and prepare for staying in luxury accommodations. By following these tips, you can fully enjoy all that Pantanal has to offer. Going on a safari is a dream come true for any avid wildlife photographer. With plenty of opportunities to take stunning photos in natural light, it's important to be prepared and maximize your chances of capturing beautiful and memorable images of the wildlife in the Pantanal. Here are some tips to help you capture the best possible photographs on your safari: 1. Invest in good equipment Having quality camera gear is crucial to capturing stunning photographs. A digital SLR camera with a fast lens and a zoom lens will give you the flexibility to capture a wide range of shots. A tripod or monopod can also be helpful in stabilizing your camera for sharper images. 2. Get to know your subjects Spending time observing and learning about the animals will help you anticipate their movements and behavior, which can result in more interesting and unique photographs. Take the time to watch their behavior and study their patterns and movements. 3. Use natural light to your advantage The best time to capture natural light is during the golden hours of sunrise and sunset. During these times, the light is softer and more golden, which can create a beautiful and dramatic effect on your photographs. Also, avoid direct sunlight or harsh midday light, which can create unflattering shadows and overexposed areas in your photographs. 4. Experiment with composition and angles Experiment with different compositions and angles to create interesting and unique photographs. Play with framing, focus, and depth of field to create a more dynamic image. Keep in mind that composition is subjective, so don't be afraid to take risks and try new things. 5. Be patient and persistent Wildlife photography requires patience and persistence. It's important to spend time observing and waiting for the perfect shot. Be prepared to wait for the animal to do something interesting, or to return to a location multiple times to get the shot you want. By following these simple tips, you can capture stunning photographs on your safari and create lasting memories of your experience. Remember to enjoy the journey and take time to appreciate the beauty of nature around you. The Benefits of a Private Safari Personalized Experience One of the greatest benefits of a private safari is the personalized experience. Unlike group safaris, private safaris allow you to customize your itinerary according to your interests. With a private guide, you will have the undivided attention of an expert who is dedicated to ensuring that you see and experience what you came for. Flexible Schedule A private safari also allows you to have a flexible schedule, giving you the freedom to choose when and where you want to go. This is particularly important for wildlife photography, as the best light for photography is usually early in the morning and late in the afternoon. With a private safari, you can plan your day around these times, maximizing your chances of capturing the perfect shot. Exclusive Access Another advantage of a private safari is exclusive access to certain areas that are not open to the public. This means that you will have the opportunity to explore some of the most remote and pristine areas of the Pantanal that are not accessible to regular tourists. Intimate Wildlife Encounters Private safaris also offer the opportunity for more intimate wildlife encounters. With fewer people around, animals are often more relaxed and less skittish, allowing you to get closer and observe their natural behavior. This is particularly important for wildlife photography, as it allows you to capture more natural and candid images. Luxury Accommodation Finally, private safaris often include luxury accommodation options, such as exclusive lodges or private camps. This allows you to relax and unwind in comfort and style after a day of adventure and exploration. In summary, a private safari offers a wealth of benefits, including a personalized experience, flexible schedule, exclusive access to remote areas, intimate wildlife encounters, and luxury accommodation. Whether you are a seasoned wildlife photographer or a nature enthusiast, a private safari is the ultimate luxury experience. Exploring the Surrounding Areas While the Pantanal is the main attraction, there are many other exciting places to explore in the surrounding areas. Here are some suggestions for places to visit during your private safari: Chapada dos Guimarães National Park This national park is located about 2 hours from Cuiaba and is home to stunning waterfalls, canyons, and caves. If you're looking for a break from wildlife photography, this is the perfect place to explore. Some of the most popular attractions in the park include the Véu de Noiva waterfall, the Cachoeirinha waterfall, and the Cidade de Pedras, a rock formation that resembles a city. The Transpantaneira The Transpantaneira is a dirt road that runs through the heart of the Pantanal, connecting Cuiaba to Poconé. The road is lined with wildlife and offers ample opportunities for wildlife photography. Take a leisurely drive along the road and stop to snap photos of capybaras, caimans, and a variety of birds. Bonito If you're looking to cool off, take a trip to Bonito, a small town famous for its crystal-clear rivers and stunning natural pools. Go snorkeling in the Rio da Prata and spot colorful fish and even river otters. Or, take a dip in the Blue Lake Cave, a stunning underground lake with crystal-clear water. No matter where you choose to explore, the surrounding areas of the Pantanal offer plenty of unique and exciting experiences. Conclusion: A Truly Unforgettable Experience Embarking on a private safari in Pantanal to photograph the wildlife is a truly unforgettable experience. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that allows you to get up close and personal with some of the world's most incredible animals in their natural habitat. From jaguars and capybaras to giant anteaters and hyacinth macaws, there is no shortage of remarkable wildlife to capture on camera. And with the help of experienced guides and luxurious accommodations, you’ll be able to navigate the terrain comfortably while capturing breathtaking photos. But it’s not just about the wildlife. The Pantanal region is also home to stunning landscapes, sunsets, and night skies that offer endless opportunities for photographers to capture the beauty of nature. Overall, a private safari in Pantanal is an incredible way to step out of your comfort zone, immerse yourself in nature, and capture moments that will last a lifetime. It’s an experience not to be missed by any wildlife or photography enthusiast. If you're looking to capture stunning photos in the Canadian Rockies, consider embarking on a Luxury Photography in the Canadian Rockies - A Dreamy Expedition with experienced guides. Read the full article

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catostrofiqu · 1 year ago

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Here's my response as a fellow Australian who likes animals and has met a fair few of these.

Bears: I mean fair. But it's basically a large quoll

Moose: Moose are genuinely terrifying I agree. The deer here are already terrifying Moose are even more so

Oxen: they're just big cows with horns

Alligators: Alligators are dumb. They're like if a freshy had the brain of chicken.

African Animals: this is fair but I have to disagree with you putting lions on this list and then not saying Tigers aren't terrifying. Tigers can and will bite you

Brazilian spiders and scorpions: I agree with the scorpions. The spiders in Oz also aren't particularly the smartest so I have to also agree. But I have to counter point with our tiny scorpions that hurt to be stung by and our funnel webs that have snake like venom. (I am passionate about my spiders. Could care less about the scorpions but they do hurt.)

Apes: I understand this completely.

Zebras: don't have much of an opinion on them but the fact is neat. Didn't know that.

Rabies: Whilst we don't quite have it we do have a few things that are similar. Don't know what they are off the top of my head but they exist

Parasite: sounds gross, cool, never want to deal with it.

Snapping turtle: did you know that we actually do have a few species of snapping turtle. I think the one you're more picturing is the alligator snapping turtle which I agree with. That thing is terrifying.

I agree that to us our stuff isn't scary because we've grown up with it so I'll make an extra list of Aussie stuff that should scare us more.

Blue ringed octopus. I go to the Beach a few times a year and have come across 2 in the last year.

Our sealife in general: so many deadly things live nearby

Snakes. But to be fair unless its a brown or a tiger snake and you stand still, they'll leave you alone.

The stupid orange spider wasps. So many please leave me alone and stop following me. (Read wasp related trauma)

Kangaroos. Greys and reds scare me deeply despite how much I want to hug one.

Cassowaries: they have wary in the name. They will follow people.

Don't forget drop bears

Deer: They do not back down

Cockatoos: now I know what you're thinking. "Cockies what ever are you talking about" Those birds have beaks with bolt cutter strength and will try to bite fingers every chance they get

Tasmanian devils: they have the strongest bite strength of mammals proportional to size

Dingos: dingos have and will eat your baby

I agree stuff is scary but we also have scary things

As an Australian I love the whole "Australia is a death trap full of vicious deadly animals" cultural myth. Every place has some deadly animals in it who will fuck you over if you don't understand them; we're not more dangerous than anywhere else. BUT we get to look badarse by existing when people pretend we are. No downsides.

#australia

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thethirdbear · 5 years ago

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#garibaldo #vila sésamo #brazilian big bird #bootleg blue

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ariel-seagull-wings · 2 years ago

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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: BIG BIRD

Asked by @princesssarisa and @amalthea9

@thealmightyemprex @angelixgutz @softlytowardthesun @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @goodanswerfoxmonster

Favorite Thing About Them: How sincerely curious, sweet and innocent he is! There is nothing ironic in his personality, he is always genuine about his feelings and his desires to do good and befriend other people, all this balanced with a dificulty to deal with frustration and anger and craving for attention, wich avoids that the character becomes "too perfect", while still continuing to be a simpathetic and wholesome figure to wich anyone can confide on. Also, is fascinating how universal he has become that his name and design could change depending on the culture of the country to where the program's format was sold, while the core personality is always the same: a child with the desire to learn.

Least Favorite Thing About Them: Probably that backstage, Carol Spinney founded very phisically tyring to play both Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and the Count, wich in the proccess reduced the character's appearances so Elmo had to fill most of the program. The makers should think better to divide the roles between actors so to avoid this kind of exaustion situation.

Three Things I Have In Common With Them:

*I am curious to learn new things;

*I have dificulty to deal with frustration;

*I could find the behaviour and rules of the adults around me a bit weird.

Three Things I Don't Have In Common With Them:

*I am not good at drawing like he is;

*I don't have his sweet mellow voice;

*I am not a bird.

Favorite Line:

From his cameo in The Muppet Movie

"I'm on my way to New York City to try to break into public television"

brOTP: Cookie Monster, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Snuffy and Bel.

OTP: No one, he is too young

nOTP: Any of the adults who are his parental figures.

Random Headcanon: When he grows up, he will become a professional of education and will be the co-creator of an educational children's public television show inspired by his childhood adventures and friends back in Sesame Street.

Unpopular Opinion:

Not much an opinion, but a needed correction of a bit of misinformation that circled here on Tumblr for a while:

In Brazil, Big Bird (named Garibaldo in the dub) only was blue in the 70s version of the show, where the channels Rede Globo and TV Cultura bought the rights of the show's format, naming it Vila Sesamo in the translation, while making a different design for the puppets and shooting original footage with brazilian actors.

Then the show was rebooted, this time only by TV Cultura, for a new generation of brazilian children in 2007, with the Big Bird character still named Garibaldo, but now with the yellow design of the american equivalent, who in the brazilian original footage interacts with a brazilian original character puppet character named Bel and interviews brazilian entertainers, while some sketches are dubbed american footage for the characters of Kermit, Elmo, Groger, Cookie Monster and Bert and Ernie.

Yeah, basically we did a Power Rangers with this editing trick.

So yeah, the so called brazilian cousin of Big Bird was only blue in the 70s. Nowadays, he is yellow and just like his american cousin.

Song I Associate With Them:

The openings of the brazilian version of Sesame Street, called Vila Sesamo here

First the one from 1972

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Them the opening of the reboot that started in 2007

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Favorite Picture of Them:

Stills of the American Version

During the 70s version of the brazilian Vila Sesamo, with the original character of Gugu (played by a man in a green puppet) who never leaved the barril, and the humans Juca (Armando Bogus), his wife Gabriela (Aracy Balabanian), the teacher Ana Maria (future international film star Sônia Braga) and her boyfriend Antônio (Flávio Galvão)

During the modern version of Vila Sesamo, with Bel

#fictional character ask #character ask meme #sesame street #big bird #tumblr mutuals #replied #answered #Youtube

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biancatronic · 3 years ago

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My Honest Take on Hate (feat Scott Cawthon) featuring poppy playtime

Oops, calm down if you came to the blog curse me and disagree and say "it's not a game case =/= devs" if you know I'll ignore your opinion it's a case of devs =/= game so sit there and I'll tell you some things to discover.

First I'll say that when you see the video from my Brazilian YouTube Core about the poppy playtime controversies whoever wants to see it just look it up but if you don't understand Portuguese it's ok I'll say what I thought was cool and I pointed out and agree with him.

Venge vs poppy playtime

I confess that I didn't hear about this game but what made Core disappointed with the creator of Venge made me also feel rancid about him because when a YouTube made the video about Venge being "underrated" and that "none" Let's play played his game because in case the creator doesn't see or delve well into his research because core that is a big youtube br played, other youtube not so big with verified played either spanish, english etc ie the guy was just wanting big youtubes to play his game sorry in offend you creator of Venge you are a badass don't come that you helped all the curation of the video and such and agree that your game was not successful and was underrated too much so how tattletail was that I'm still waiting for a continuation of it and other games being released in the same style ah my go chip.

Devs vs Russian fandubs

It was in this bullshit that the thing started to get worse yes they were assholes with him just because of that damn president attacked Ukraine while Russian citizens ant Pudin doesn't support and agree with them apologize would have solved it and end of conversation but I think most that is massacred, the devs wouldn't care so much about it, right.

N*FTs and "Evidence" of Employee Abuse

Started with N*fts they canceled and apologized, the reason I not only hate nft is not because of art theft and selling (which actually has been around for a long time to this day I don't understand why general woke up now with this) but because it is made of cryptocurrencies that in case you don't know it ends up with the environment and this affects our nature this is more important than any rough png monkey, this one I'm going to apologize to the devs for the mistakes they made but the people still believe that and kick Hater until today and you know who did the same thing and the people ignored at the time yes our "dear" Scott Cawthon creator of FNAF did it I confess that she some didn't know because it was in 2020 when he wanted to announce the nfts in the funkopop company and then when he saw it the sour lunch box when fans found out about it he said cancel and look that all this was ready but as he canceled it didn't happen that's guess what the public did they forgave Scott and put the fuck phrase "I understand Scott" that was of m and it ends and calms down that later I talk about it with Scott. Speaking of a comment from an "alleged" employee that I believe is not real for the following reasons, first there are no screenshots and evidence that say that devs treat their employees badly this can only be confirmed with evidence and images and not a comment from a person people are going to stop being stupid if you want to hate guys more so go deeper and compare what is fake or real is careful with false accusations because the internet is full of bad character people who like to fuck with everything.

Conclusion

For all the beautiful bullshit and intrigue I'm not going to apologize to the creators yet, if they came with a sincere apology for the Russian guy then it'll be fine but being the fandom doesn't know how to collaborate then it won't be okay on both sides think about it before talking nonsense to the little blue bird that I'm connected that he won't stop recommending the people's nonsense and coming back to Scott's subject I got more furious when I saw that he donated ant lgbtqs laws of politics lgbtphobic yes my lords and ladies o Scott Cawthon I give laws against the lgbt community and trans people and you know what the community did? What did Sim put an "I understand Scott" yes my gentlemen the community saw it and didn't speak often and if you didn't know then know that this was a disrespectful attitude and that makes him that intolerant Christian that we know and a horrible mention of his troubled artists pinkpills and ladyfiszi who are still working to do drawing and need to be fired right now, while the donkeys are doing thrends and post without salt of "things better than PP" and the fools who disagree with people who still prefer to support the game of than the creators, my conclusion of all is that when chapter 2 releases and shut the people up for a bit and mind your own business and leave the other side that supports the game alone, thank you so much for reading this far.

#scott cawthon #Venge #ah shit here we go again #poppy playtime #My opinion #Being appears more exposed sure you will see a simulation yandere 2 #twitter problem

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maxwell-grant · 4 years ago

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Captain Fray: The Trash Superman

Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s... an ugly, homeless bald man cackling evily while raining trash on the city with an army of sludge monsters, shortly before getting beaten up by a group of meddling kids. It’s just dumb old Captain Fray again getting foiled by Monica’s Gang, nevermind him. He does that every Tuesday.

Monica’s Gang are arguably the most iconic of all Brazilian comic book characters, having maintained popularity for 60 years and with unmatched worldwide recognition. They’ve had cartoons, a cinematic universe of films both cartoon and live-action, plays, a long-running manga spin-off that turned them into teenagers, crossovers everywhere ranging from The Big Two’s superheroes to Osamu Tezuka’s properties (as Monica’s creator Mauricio and Tezuka were acquaintances), at least one theme park, and much, much more. Even past Brazil’s borders, where they are a cultural institution on a scale matched only by Disney, these are some of the world’s most popular characters, starring in just about any kind of adventure imaginable and then some.

However, if you go into the world of Monica’s Gang, and look for a flying man with a chest logo, a cape and impossible superpowers, you’ll instead find their greatest arch-enemy: Captain Fray (actual name Capitão Feio, which translates to Captain Ugly), real name Feioso Araújo. Who will be happy to remind you time and time again of what a rotten, no-good scoundrel he is, even if he has to pick a fight with the Big Blue himself to prove it.

So let’s talk about perhaps the most iconic “caped superhero” of Brazilian comic books, even if he’s ultimately a long, long shot from being one.

Despite the long, worldwide spanning history of the superhero, the idea of the superhero as a cape-wearing uniformed superpowered do-gooder has remained a largely American concept, as different regions have their own unique icons. The titular 4 members of Monica’s Gang have on many occasions taken the role of superheroes, and they’ve built up a massive Rogues Gallery over decades, despite not looking like the usual idea of a superhero. Monica, Jimmy Five, Smudge and Maggy, for the most part, look and act like kids, with odd quirks.

To briefly describe the 4: Monica is the pudgy, bucktoothed ruler of the group as well as the neighborhood, being super strong and more than willing to hit people who mock her with her stuffed rabbit “Samson”. Jimmy Five has a speech impediment, and he constantly schemes to take Monica’s role as leader, best described at times as a junior Lex Luthor to Monica’s Superman. Maggy is Monica’s friend with an uncontrollable appetite, and the witty and perpetually dirty Smudge is Jimmy Five’s friend and accomplice in schemes. Smudge is defined by his complete and total refusal to take a bath or even come into contact with water under any circumstances, and some stories play up Smudge’s dirtyness to the point of superpower.

It’s Smudge in particular who’s gonna be relevant to this post, because the first time Captain Fray was introduced, he was introduced as Smudge’s good-natured and humorous uncle, a comic book addict surrounded by piles of dusty comics, particularly those of Smudge’s favorite superhero, Captain Pitoco, a sort of Superman/Buzz Lightyear analogue. Eventually, Smudge’s uncle is surrounded by dust, and out of it, he transforms “back” into a former alter-ego, Captain Fray, a megalomaniac supervillain horrified at just how clean the world is, and who decides to sully it as much as possible, flying around the city spreading dirt rays and even transforming the population into pollution-fanatics. Eventually he’s defeated and transformed back into normal, only thinking he had a weird dream.

Upon subsequent appearences, Fray would acquire things like sludge minions, underground lairs and ever increasing powers (like in the above sequence where he somehow destroys a rainbow and darkens the sky with a single gesture), although he would eventually gain a Kryptonite-esque weakness to water. Captain Fray would go on to become the most reocurring villain of Monica’s Gang for the next 40 years, as the former concept of him being Smudge’s uncle was dropped and he became instead the ruler of an underground race of sludge monsters created by him, who’d occasionally come on to the surface in order to engage in supervillain plots to take over the world and spread dirt and pollution everywhere, sometimes in stories with an environmental angle, and often when the story calls for superhero antics.

Fray’s got a very standard Grinch/Captain Hook cartoon villain personality, all cackles and snarls and shaking fists at the meddling kids who ruin his plans everytime, proud of being evil and rotten, but never too rotten to the point he betrays the kid-friendly nature of the stories he’s in, nor too rotten that he can’t do something nice for a change like allow his monsters to celebrate Christmas even if it ruins his bad guy image, or begrudingly do a nice thing for Smudge.

Although for the most part, the “mainline” comics have dropped the angle of Fray being Smudge’s uncle, the two having a particular dynamic has stayed consistent still. Sometimes, Smudge is portrayed as the only member of the Gang who’s got little to no problem with Fray, even welcoming the change of scenery he brings, although he will stick with his friends, as often he’s the only one who’s got no problem being hit by Fray’s dirt rays. While sometimes Fray singles out destroying Smudge so his claim as the dirtiest being in the universe can never be challenged, he is more often depicted as having a soft spot for Smudge, sometimes considering him a pupil or potential successor to inherit his powers, and plenty of times, Smudge has done just that, although inevitably it never sticks, partially because Fray gets jealous or misses his former life, and partially because Smudge gets bored of supervillainy and just wants to go play with his friends again.

The dynamic between Smudge and Fray has led to a lot of adventures between the two, and it’s something that’s been played up in the aforementioned manga spin-off, Monica Adventures. In it, the cast’s all been aged up to teenagers, and the adventures they get into respectively have taken much more of a shonen manga edge, much darker and weirder than anything the original kid comics could get away with, although not necessarily to it’s benefit, because I could not begin to describe just how much grimdark nonsense is in those, let’s just call it the Monica’s Gang equivalent of Jorge Joestar in terms of lunacy and leave it at that (although, to be clear, even the original “mainline” comics could get very, very weird themselves). Captain Fray has been a mainstay of said manga from the start, going through a series of redesigns, including one where he turns into a bootleg Sephiroth, and one where he tries rebranding himself into a suit-wearing gangster named “Black Dust”, which nobody really takes seriously.

It’s also granted Fray a backstory: As a kid, when he’d gone to the basement to read comics, his house was buried in a landslide. Afraid of death, he was met with a milipede claiming to serve “The Serpent” (the in-universe stand in for the devil, maybe, just bear with me here), claiming it would protec him so long as it returned the favor someday. He was afterwards transferred to an orphanage, teased by kids over his lack of hygiene and liking for superheroes and nicknamed “Captain Ugly” (again, his name, Fray is just the English translation), with rumors that his touch granted disease. After the orphanage closes, he’s adopted by a nurse and gains a step-brother in Smudge’s dad.

Years down the line, and Feioso’s managed to acquire a house and make a decent living. He spends a lot of time with his nephew Smudge, teaching him how to build toys out of garbage (a habit of Smudge in the strips) and fly kites and so on. Until one day, in an update of his original story, he’s cleaning his house packed with dusty comics, and a shelf falls atop of him. The millipede from his childhood appears to recollect the debt:

"Your mission is to pollude the Earth...rot it's soil...change it's atmosphere...darken the skies with smoke...so that the sun's rays may never again hit the surface of this planet!

"No! No, please! I-I don't want to hurt anyone!"

"You think you can refuse? You think you have a choice? Do you think you can escape your destiny? Evil does not tolerate weak servants. If you don't fill your end of the bargain, if you don't pay your debt...it will be transferred to the person you love most."

"Smudge? NO!! H-How do you know about my nephew?"

"We know of all that happens. Our eyes...are everywhere."

"Smudge has nothing to do with this. Leave him alone, please...I-I'll do anything you guys want!"

"So be it...Filthy powers will corrode your soul...This is the day of your rebirth! How would you like to be rebaptized?

"The nickname I was given at the orphanage...it's perfect! Captain Ugly strikes again!"

How “canon” the events of Monica Adventures are is a question best left unspoken, since it ultimately doesn’t change anything about the original strips. But regardless of what made Fray who he is, he would spend the following decades in many, many attempts to complete his mission and defeat Monica’s Gang, to be foiled and stopped time and time again by his nephew and his friends, little more than a dumb, cartoon villain there to be smacked again and again, too dumb to quit and too mean to stop. So he was, and so he will always be.

But something interesting’s happened recently with him. As part of the Graphic MSP initiative that’s allowed creators to reinvent the many, many characters of Monica’s Gang for stand-alone graphic novels, Captain Fray’s received one in the form of Capitão Feio: Identidade, which isn’t so much an origin story as it tells the story of a homeless man with no knowledge of his past or where he acquired the superpowers that force him to be on the constant run from society, and it tells the story of how said man eventually became the infamous supervillain, despite his many attempts to be a superhero.

The comic and it’s sequel, Tormenta, acted more of a proof of concept to test whether or not a serious reimagining of Captain Fray can work, and considering their reception and the newfound love that the Captain seems to have attained in recent years, I’d say they succedeed pretty damn well. He’s ostracized for his appearence, poverty, smell and bad manners, and there’s hardly anything he can do about it because his powers make him a toxic abomination by default. He spends portions of the book trying to create living beings with his powers, and once he succeeds in creating a Godzilla-esque monster to protect him from the authorities, he ends up having to put the monster down, before getting fed up with constant rejection and promptly announcing that, if he’s just gonna be known as an ugly monster by the people, even after he saves them, he’s gonna make it a point to be Captain Ugly Monster, the most rotten supervillain they’ve ever seen.

The comic constantly grants upon Frey iconography of several of the biggest icons of comic books, from Batman and Superman to AKIRA, playing up not just Frey’s association with comic books but also the fact that he's been mired in that aesthetic from day one. He wanted to be a hero, he wanted to be like Captain Pitoco, and regardless of continuity, all that he ends up as is becoming a gross caricature of a superhero. And still, Frey owns it. He owns his grossness, his rage, his bitterness at everything that he understands to be the opposite of himself, everything clean and good and decent, and he tries time and time again to tear it down, even if he ultimately can never get far enough to accomplish his goals, or lose all of his humanity in the process.

I’ve remarked once that, to many in some regions of South America, the “traditional” superhero does not hold much appeal, and most of the more popular protagonists and icons tend to be outlaws far away from caped antics. Which is why it’s particularly interesting that, not only is the most famous caped superman of Brazilian comic books a villain, but also that, perhaps unintentionally, Fray has undergone the kind of development that most reocurring cartoon villains never get, and one that seems almost poised to last. In a current zeitgest of villain protagonists, it’s successes and failures, I could very easily see Captain Fray becoming the star of a popular film or series, one that takes a look not just at his personality and role, but also at Brazilian culture’s relationship with superheroes and supervillains. Maybe Fray as an anti-hero, trying to make the best of the horrendous powers he’s burdened with, could work.

So long as it’s not revealed that he likes dirt because his mom got pushed off a cliff by cleaning products, I could see it working very well.

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