#cincinnati goldfish

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For Half A Century, Cincinnati Goldfish Thrived Because Of Our Untreated Water

Just south of the Mount Airy water towers lies a large, grass-covered lawn with a small playground tucked away in the corner. No historic marker identifies this plot, although it is an important site in the history of a long-forgotten Cincinnati industry. For fifty years, up until the 1970s, this meadow was occupied by a dozen ponds filled with goldfish because Cincinnati was among the largest producers of goldfish in the United States. It's true. Here is the Cincinnati Enquirer [4 August 1929]:

“Few of the people who buy fish realize that Cincinnati is one of the centers for goldfish breeding. More than 100 goldfish breeding ponds surround Cincinnati within a radius of 15 miles. Many of these are transient, the owner raising stock during the season and draining the pond during the winter, but several of them almost outdistance Japanese rivals in quality and output.”

It was estimated that Cincinnati pet stores sold nearly 5,000 goldfish every day in the late 1920s, most locally raised. Twenty years later, according to the Cincinnati Post [30 April 1946] Maryland was the largest producer of goldfish in the United States, but second place was held by southwest Ohio and southeast Indiana. At that time, according to the Post, there were approximately 50 permanent goldfish breeding ponds in the Cincinnati region.

Goldfish were first introduced to Cincinnati in the later 1850s and Cincinnatians soon became avid collectors. The first vendors to sell goldfish in Cincinnati were florists who appeared to think of these colorful fish as an adjunct to home décor, sort of a living bouquet, if you will.

Goldfish thrived in Cincinnati because our water supply was pumped unfiltered and untreated straight from the Ohio River. Cincinnati goldfish fanciers developed the opinion that goldfish never needed to be fed, because Cincinnati’s water was so loaded with worms and other tiny critters. A local newspaper, the Star In The West [19 November 1859] chastised those who did not feed their goldfish:

“Every other pet is expected to eat, but these gold-carp are expected to subsist on – nothing! ‘But don’t they eat the animalculae?’ Nonsense! Give them a few small earthworms, or anglers’ gentles, twice a week.”

Despite such advice, the belief persisted that Ohio River water contained enough living matter to feed our finny friends. The Cincinnati Gazette [17 March 1875] in a column about goldfish, insisted that “small worms, such as are common to the water, suffice for their food in general.” It appears that our ancestors were perfectly happy to quaff tap water in which small worms (or animalculae) were common!

Wormy or not, Ohio River water was clear enough to cause household hazards, as the Cincinnati Star [8 January 1875] reported:

“A goldfish globe, filled with water, hanging in the window of a house, set the casement on fire one morning recently; the globe acting as a burning glass. Had the family been absent, a conflagration might have resulted, and its origin unaccountable.”

A decade later, goldfish had become big business in Cincinnati as proved by one of the regular Ohio River floods. Hugo Mulertt was a florist with shops downtown on Race Street and on Freeman Avenue in the West End. Like many Cincinnati florists, he sold a lot of goldfish along with bouquets and nosegays. He operated his own fishery out near Spring Grove Cemetery and, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer [24 February 1884], lost most of his exotic stock when the floodwaters that year overwhelmed his fish ponds.

“The backwater from Millcreek flooded Hugo Mulertt’s gold-fish nursery out back of Spring Grove and carried away some thousands of fish of all kinds – Japanese fringe-tails, telescopes, double-tails, hog-noses, tumblers, piebalds, mottled beauties, and a hundred other rare kinds that you and I have never heard of.”

With all these delectable and collectable fish swimming around in open ponds, it is no surprise that Cincinnati goldfish-mongers encountered a veritable menagerie of critters gathering to eat up their profits. Mr. Mulertt kept a rifle to shoot hungry snakes, but listed among his enemies geese, herons, ducks, turtles, muskrats, cranes, kingfishers and crawdads. The crawdads, he said, didn’t eat his fish, but their burrows undermined his ponds.

Robert C. Dolle, whose grandfather excavated those Mount Airy ponds, contended with mud turtles, kingfishers, herons and mink. At Coldstream Farms in Northern Kentucky, the animals responsible for “shrinkage” included mink, snakes, mice, rats, racoons, cats and even insects. According to the Enquirer [4 August 1929]:

“A certain insect will catch a fish between the dorsal fin and the tail, leaving a small mark which is quickly filled with silver scales. These spots are often seen in aquaria.”

The Schlosser family, who managed Coldstream’s fishery for nearly a century, killed as many as a dozen mink every year to save their exotic goldfish.

And let’s not forget human predation. The late 1930s brought a fad that you can blame on your grandparents – goldfish swallowing. Medical experts quoted in the Cincinnati Post [8 April 1939] advised collegiate faddists not to swallow too many live goldfish at all. Or, if peer pressure overwhelmed them, to scale the little suckers first.

In addition to the Schlossers in Fort Mitchell and Mr. Dolle in Mount Airy, there was also a large fishery on Compton Road in Wyoming. That operation was owned by Dr. Charles Goosmann, a radiologist with offices on Seventh Street. In November 1930, Dr. Goosmann learned that predators included humans because a thief or thieves walked off with more than 1,500 goldfish from his breeding pools.

How would one put a value on that theft? This proved to be more than an academic question when tax time rolled around. In 1958, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals considered the case of James C. Denier, who had taken over Mr. Dolle’s Mount Airy ponds while maintaining a large breeding pond on Poole Road in Colerain Township. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer [25 July 1958], the state tax commissioner just “guesstimated” the value of goldfish in Mr. Denier’s many ponds and decided that the tax bills for 1953 and 1954, amounting to less than ten dollars in total, were wildly out of whack and determined that Mr. Denier owed $24,000 for 1953 and $42,000 for 1954. Mr. Denier appealed and managed to get his tax bill lowered to $1,700 for each year.

By then, the market for goldfish had softened considerably. Cincinnati breeders turned their ponds into sheep pastures. Sheep grazed among the Denier ponds in Mount Airy for a decade or more until the City of Cincinnati acquired the property and drained the goldfish ponds in 1977. Despite an appeal by the Mount Airy Town Council for ideas, the land remains mostly vacant.

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Weekly Tag Wednesday!!

thanks for the tag and for getting us started this week @deedala!

name: Kat

age: 2 noshos minus 2

astrological sign: 🦂

upon which continent do you reside: north america

tell us how you're feeling right now using 3-5 emojis: 🥱🤬😭😤🧟‍♀️

whats your favorite flavor of gum? hmmmm, I don't really chew gum.

whats the last movie you watched? ummmm.... is it bad if I don't remember?

what was your worst subject in high school? art 😜

whats the job you stayed at for the shortest period of time? waitressing at a small local restaurant. I quit when they told me it wasn't fair of me to tell them "last-minute" that I couldn't come in because I had a migraine and couldn't get out of bed.

whats your favorite thing to do at an amusement park? Spinny rides, roller coasters.... I just don't do heights

what condiments go on top of the perfect hot dog (meat or plant-based)? nothing, because hot dogs are the most vile food ever invented.

cincinnati chili, thoughts? never tried it 🤔

do you sleep with a plushie? nope

how do you feel about thunderstorms? they are actually really cool to watch

what's the last animal you touched? Random dog I met in the elevator that gave me all kinds of sniffies

grab the nearest item with words on it that ISNT a book and tell me the final word: "cheese" on a bag of goldfish crackers

have you ever forgotten to do an assignment until the night before its due? nope, I would die

tags under the cut

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@heymrspatel, @creepkinginc, @crossmydna, @thepupperino, @palepinkgoat

@ms-moonlight-inn, @deathclassic, @transsexual-dandelions, @mickittotheman, @michellemisfit

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Deceiver-a-Day Roundup for March 2020

(Google Doc of all entries here)

! = art

* = no pState properties assigned

Chilonis Emesene: “The Clouds Beneath Chilonis Emesene’s Feet

Philiston Dabana: “The Blaze of Glory That Ends Philiston Dabana’s Career”

! Mut’a Tarracon: “Rewiring Mut’a Tarracon”

Ansbald Zilil: “The Day Ansbald Zilil Met a Queen”

Gaudimia Taras: “The Living Relatives of Gaudimia Taras”

! Zotto Gypsus: “The Railways of Zotto Gypsus”

Reynild Cwena: “The Fairies That Abducted Reynild Cwena”

Odovacar Artakio: “The Password to Odovacar Artakio’s Account”

! Brictia Demmyn: “Fan Mail Written by Brictia Demmyn”

Hainfroy Lavalois: “The Wedding Chapel of Hainfroy Lavalois”

Chrona Elisatia: “The Only Plant That Survived Chrona Elisatia’s Care”

! Gisgo Notitan: “The Mascot Costume Gisgo Noritan Wears at Work”

selegotha@cincinnati-oh.gov: “Those Who Receive Emails From selegotha@cincinnati-oh.gov”

Hormidiac Yevele: “Those Who Race Hormidiac Yevele”

! Lodilith Vindonissa: “Laughing at Lodilith Vindonissa”

Apohapsis Fabara: “The Castle Guarded by Apohapsis Fabara”

Cleobulina Wintergreen: “The Murderous Minions of Cleobulina Wintergreen”

! Nivelon Moselle: “The Loveless Heart of Nivelon Moselle”

Gudeliva d’Auringa: “The Terror of Standing in Gudeliva d’Auringa’s Presence”

Pomander Savoyard: “Pomander Savoyard’s Crushing Defeat”

! Ayshe Klondike: “The Pugilistic Pursuits of Ayshe Klondike”

Winwaloe Lechite: “The Thoroughness of Winwaloe Lechite”

Ermesinde Terving: “Tour Groups Guided by Ermesinde Terving”

! Boprêle Faust: “The Lost Library of Boprêle Faust”

Jocosa Gorgos: “The Arctic Expeditions of Jocosa Gorgos”

Bernwin Mendel: “Bernwin Mendel’s Luxury Yacht”

! Plectrude Nephelium: “Plectrude Nephelium’s Paycheck”

Idikon Carovic: “The Barbs of Idikon Carovic”

Corfidia Fulk: “Reflected Images of Corfidia Fulk”

! Bului Elattona: “Bului Elattona’s Goldfish Bowl”

Aclevolda Lusace: “The Blight Afflicting Aclevolda Lusace”

Urse Verlamion: “The Receipt for Urse Verlamion’s Purchases”

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Cincinnati Comic Expo 2019 Art Haul

The funny thing about this con is that I went in to it fully acknowledging that I was stalking looking for an artist I already knew to buy up as much of her art as I could without the price of shipping.  I also found another familiar artist there and bought a couple of his pieces.  As far as discovering new artists, I did only a little of that.  There were a lot of great artists and craftspeople, but there just wasn’t time.  We went from not sure if we were doing any photo ops to doing three in a row which took two hours.  That’s something I tend to avoid at cons- getting multiple photo ops- because I prefer to spend my time in artist alley.  But, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity.  The con only had one photo area so technically, if you had the money and the wherewithal to queue for your whole life, you could actually do every photo op one after another after another.

Anywho, on to the artists I did visit with!

Of course, I was there for Bianca Roman-Stumpff, as I said in a previous post. 

These are actually two out of her five piece set called Farthest Reaches.  I really want all five, eventually, because they’re so sweet and just... I dunno, they kinda crack my heart open and mend it again.  I can’t really explain it.  I picked my favorite two: where they’re reaching for separate goals and then sharing with one another.  It’s just a super sweet set.

On to something a lot more silly: These were her paintings for MerMay that I just about went nutty for: Shark Maid, Great White Shark Maid, Goldfish Mermaid, and Angler Siren.

I feel like I’ve wanted this Inking Octopus for an age so I’m happy to add him to my pile.  As well as her newest Body and Soul piece for Halloween.

This Snowy Owl Griffin was in the clearance binder so if you want to get him you might want to hop-to before he gets retired!

This Crazy Cat Dragon was something I was definitely planning to buy anyway, but I’m super happy to get it in person and signed!

The other familiar face was David Lee Pancake who we met last year at Louisville Supercon.

The turtles faaaaace, you guys.  I had to have him.  Photos don’t do him justice, tbh.  And, my little curled up dragon from Supercon needed a friend.  This artist has some beautiful sculpture wall art that I would just kill to have... one day when I have $200+ to spend at one artist’s booth.

I was immediately drawn to the colorful artwork of Nate Michaels.  He had so many beautiful pieces of fanart, including a Captain Marvel that sorely tempted me, but I couldn’t pass up this Black Panther.

SuperGroupHugs is, quite possibly, my favorite new artist of the year.  At least in the cute category.  Here we have Bob Ross and a Happy Tree, Data and Spot, Aquaman and a Shark, and Hagrid and Norbert.  We gleefully submitted Tesla and his Pigeon as an idea as we walked off with prints, but they kinda looked at us awkwardly.  Not Tesla fans, maybe??

One of the last things I grabbed on the way out was a handful of buttons from @mimosastudio.  Anyone who has anything with a Lapras on it is going to get my attention and, most likely, my money.  But, further investigation turned up these other critters that I had to have.  And, funny story about the squid with the heart?  That’s how @anafiassa and I sign off our text conversations with one another.  At this point, I don’t even remember how that started, but it’s stuck.  So we had to have matching 🦑💕 buttons.  Check out this artist’s Etsy shop because she has some absolutely adorable enamel pins, too!

Disclaimer: I’ve put watermarks on the artwork to discourage art theft.  Please don’t copy/repost work from artists.  Go to their pages and share or buy their work directly!  I’ve made it super easy by including links to all of their webpages. To the artists I’m spotlighting: if for any reason you want to be removed from this post you need only ask.

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Always Watching ~ A Markiplier and Jacksepticeye Ego Fanfic

A lovely anon request with our glitchy boi and our man himself markimoo! For context, this is going to run with the theme that Anti and Jack share the same body and “possession” occurs whenever Anti wants to show up. GET READY FOR SOME PLATONIC AWESOMENESS LET’S GO!

Jack grunted and gasped, here we go again. Jack had learnt long ago that just submitting was the safest option for whenever Anti decided to come out and play. Jack shivered, collections of waves made his body spasm and his lips elicit gasps and grunts before he fell to the floor. The body was still…before an echoing giggle emanated from the slumped form and it slowly rose. A maniacal grin, a slit throat, contrasting irises and ruffled hair. Antisepticeye was here, and he was on a mission. Body glitching in unrelenting excitement, he began his search.

Anti wandered through the house aimlessly, but soon stopped in his tracks at the sight of another sat obliviously on the couch….Mark. Anti’s giggle pierced the silent air making Mark jump and look to him, and Anti relished in the look of fear growing in his eyes as he decided to amble over and sink into the space next to him.

‘Hey Mark, how’s it hangin’?’

Mark gulped at Anti’s feral grin, fidgeting with his hands in his lap as his eyes skated over the glitching form before him.

'Fine…I’m fine, things are fine.’

Anti rolled his eyes at the man’s nervous state, especially when his eyes flicked to the large gash adorning his throat.

'Don’t worry, your buddy Jacky is perfectly fine.’

Mark sighed a little in relief, but couldn’t get the nagging fear to quench in his mind…the question of his own safety was still hanging in the air. He took a deep breath as he addressed the demon.

 'So um…what are you doing here?’

Anti donned an offended look.

'Am I not allowed to spend time with my favourite gentleman from Cincinnati?’

Anti cackled when Mark’s mouth opened and closed like a goldfish from his confusion and he shoved the man’s shoulder, due to Anti’s relaxed demeanour this meant Mark had started to relax too as a result.

'I’m kidding! You’re on the right track though, I do have a reason for visiting.’

Anti momentarily relished in the rapt attention he drew from Mark before he nonchalantly started inspecting his hands and nails.

'Oh? What reason?’

Anti kept inspecting his hands as Mark spoke hesitantly, Anti sighed with a hint of dejectedness.

'The thing is, I’ve been feeling a bit frustrated lately. You could say I’m in a sort of…'mood’. A mood that I haven’t been able to fix…’

Anti slowly moved his fingers about slowly, curling and uncurling them in the air with an alien delicacy that you may not have expected from the normally haphazard man. Mark’s gaze was flitting between the hypnotising movements of the metatarsals and Anti’s unwavering, stoic expression. After a few moments of silence, Anti’s lips began to quirk into a small grin as he turned to Mark who eyed him nervously.

'But then I realised…that you can help me with my little problem.’

Mark gulped and gasped a little, questions immediately flooding his mind.

'Me? How could I help?’

Anti giggled and clapped his hands suddenly, straightening up and facing Mark fully which only heightened Mark’s nerves.

'I am so glad you asked!’

Internally Anti was leaping for joy but he held it back, although he couldn’t stop his fingers twitching impatiently.

'All you’ve gotta do, is lie back…and raise your arms.’

Mark was…confused. Very confused. The height of confused. He tilted his head and furrowed his eyebrows…surely it couldn’t be something so simple and easy.

'Is that it?’

Anti repressed a snicker as he nodded and Mark thought to himself. He frowned, he grimaced, but soon he sighed resignedly. What the hell, if Anti had really wanted to cause him any sort of pain then he wouldn’t have waited this long.

'Uh…alright then.’

Anti grinned and stood up, shuffling from foot to foot as Mark lay tentatively across the couch and slowly but surely raised his arms above his head. Anti took a moment to admire the scene before planting himself on top of Mark’s shins, fixing him with a wide smile.

'Perfect…now, all you gotta do is keep those arms up okay?’

Mark nodded, but he was still utterly confused.

'Okay…what will you be doing?’

Anti grinned as he fingers twitched for the last time…before they suddenly shot forth to scribble over Mark’s tummy.

'Well I’ll be tickling you into oblivion of course!’

Mark’s eyes widened as he fell into a fit of squeaky cackling, a wave of terror passing through his as he realised how he’d fucked himself over.

'WHAT? Wahahahait nohohohoho!’

Mark went to let his arms slam down to his sides, but Anti caught his eye and fixed him with an intimidating stare.

'Ah ah ah….you agreed to this remember? If I were you I wouldn’t break a deal with me…’

Mark shuddered as Anti’s eyes glittered with beautiful mischief, he gulped before returning his arms to their original position. Anti grinned and cocked his head at his victim.

'Now then where was I? Oh yeah!’

Anti suddenly dug into Mark’s abdominals making said man screech and fall into bubbly laughter, twisting and turning in vain as Anti giggled amusedly.

'Whyhy ahahahare yohohou dohoing thihihis?!’

Mark squirmed as he grinned widely in his mirth filled confusion, whilst Anti dug into his sides with a light sigh making him cry out.

'I told you why! I’m frustrated so I need to make someone hysterical to help me calm down, duh!’

Mark wailed and cackled, his biceps aching from the effort he was putting into keeping them up. Mark figured that he could get through this though, it wasn’t like Anti knew any of his major bad spots so…maybe he could just hold out? Mark had squeezed his eyes shut by this point, and therefore hadn’t seen the wild smirk stretch across Anti’s lips as he wiggled a single finger…and let it dive into his navel.

'AHHHH! AHAHAHANTIHIHI NAHAHAHAHAHA!’

Mark was bugged eyed as he squealed and descended into harsh belly laughter as Anti’s single finger swirled and scratched and wiggled with an enthusiastic relentlessness.

'Ahh yes bad spot number one! Tickle tickle Markimoo!’

Mark sputtered and blushed at Anti’s teasing, his words somehow making the entire ordeal worse as electrical bolts shot through from the bundle of nerves residing in his navel. But…how could Anti have known? And if he knew about this spot then did that mean…oh no, oh god no.

'PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE! NOHOHOHO MOHOHOHORE!’

Anti raised an eyebrow as he let his fingertip circle his belly button teasingly, smirking at the random jumps and bucks Mark’s body elicited.

'Awwww does someone have a ticklish tummy button? How adooorable!’

Mark whimpered and giggled as Anti circled the area, his taunting smirk took up Mark’s vision as he relished in the man’s nervous and jittery demeanour.

'Sh-shuhuhut uhup ahasshohole!’

Anti stopped his tracing, fixing Mark with an amused yet firm stare which made Mark shudder as his face fell.

'Asshole? Now that wasn’t very nice was it?’

Anti paused as Mark trembled and skated his gaze over him, in a vain attempt to read him and anticipate his movements. Anti meanwhile narrowed his eyes evilly as he raised his hands and moved them behind him so he could rest them on Mark’s thighs. Mark’s eyes widened.

'Nohnono wait WAIT I didn’t mean it!’

Anti grinned and stuck his tongue out through his teeth childishly, his high pitched cackles filling the room as he spoke.

'Mmmmm…TOO LATE!’

Anti immediately set his hands to work, pinching and squeezing the tense muscles with curious abandonment.

'AH FUHUCK!! NAHAT THEHERE!! PLEHEHEASE NAHAHAT THEHEHERE!!’

Mark unleashed a plethora of intense snorts and deep, rich cackles as he thrashed an writhed under Anti’s malevolent touch. Anti meanwhile was giggling along with him, he hadn’t anticipated Mark’s reactions to be so amusing.

'Oho my god you sound like fucking piglet!’

'FUHUHUHUHUCK YOHOHOHOU!!’

Mark’s cheeks were crimson as Anti smirked and worked his way to the back of his thighs so he could scratch and scribble over the sensitive flesh, Mark could feel tears threatening to fall from the corners of his eyes now as his lungs began to strain.

'PLEHEHEHEHEASE!! I CAHAHAHAHAN’T!!’

Anti sniggered at his gentle incoherence as he let his fingers withdraw gradually, not without sparing a few spontaneous pinches to the two ticklish muscles.

'Wow you really ARE susceptible to this! And we still have one special spot left to go…’

Mark’s flush immediately died down in favour of an intense pale shade as Anti’s eyes fixed on his underarms, his fists and biceps clenched and tensed subconsciously. Mark stammered out whilst he still had the time to use his voice properly.

'I-I don’t understand, how do you…how do you know?’

Anti grinned, playing with the hem of Mark’s shirt as he spoke.

'There aren’t many perks to not having your own body, but one advantage is observation. Knowledge. I know…everything, that Jack knows.’

A wave of realisation passed through Mark, he and Jack were good friends and therefore knew a hell of a lot about one another. Particularly one another’s weak spots…Mark’s eyes widened in a terror.

'Oh god…’

'Ahand the penny finally drops.’

Anti’s rapid giggling filled the room as his eyes glittered, getting a wave of euphoria at the realisation and the panic in Mark’s eyes. Now Mark knew what was coming for him. Anti’s fingertips suddenly reappeared at Mark’s sides, tracing delicate shapes and patterns as Anti worked his way up Mark’s torso. Slowly.

'Yohohou dohohohon’t hahave to dohoho thihihis!!!’

Mark giggled frantically as Anti’s fingers walked and pinched on their journey, all the while their owner was watching with an uncontainable excitement.

'I know, but the thing is…I want to.’

Mark whimpered as he grinned nervously, until a sudden strangled noise flew from his throat as Anti’s fingers merely rested in the hollows of his underarms.

'ARG-! SHIT!’

Anti jumped and chuckled in a low tone, cocking his head and immediately starting to scratch in the sensitive areas experimentally.

'Uh oh, looks like someone’s in quite the ticklish situation!’

Mark absolutely howled with laughter, just at the light touch alone there were tears dripping down his cheeks as he fell into quick hysterics.

'AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FAHAHAHAHAHAHACK!!!’

Anti was in complete awe, he couldn’t believe someone could be so ticklish and fro such light contact too! He hardened his touch and relished in Mark’s legitimate screams, he sighed; today was a very good day.

'Tickle tickle tickle! Oh I’m definitely going to be paying you more visits, this is too perfect!’

Mark screeched and writhed, he couldn’t take it anymore.

'STAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAP!!!’

Anti grinned gently as Mark’s arms slammed down over his hands, so he graciously stopped the movements of his metatarsals to let the poor man catch his breath; Mark was still giggling heavily though, which amused Anti greatly.

'Jeez I stopped, you can calm down whenever you like ya know!’

Mark blushed gently as he looked up at Anti with a pitiful, pleading expression.

'Yohour fihihingers ahare stihill there!’

Anti snickered and rolled his eyes, looking back to where his hands were being pinned by Mark’s intense biceps.

'I’m aware of that! You’re the one trapping them!’

Mark giggled and looked to Anti tentatively, he hesitated. What if this was a trap? Anti sighed and wiggled his fingers a little, making Mark yelp with a fearful expression.

'C'mon I’ve tortured ya enough, for today at least.’

Mark shuddered as he raised his arms fractionally, allowing Anti to remove his hands after which Mark went to immediately hug his torso protectively. Anti meanwhile had shuffled off him and started walking away, and was therefore immensely surprised when Mark suddenly piped up.

'When do you plan on coming back?’

Anti paused, and turned to him slowly with an absent look. He smiled gently at the lightly curious man, speaking slowly and carefully.

'I don’t know yet. But remember Mark…I’m ALWAYS watching.’

Anti giggled as Mark let out a final nervous shudder before the glitching gentleman sauntered away, leaving Mark thinking. Even when Jack was here…it by no means meant that Anti wasn’t watching. Always.

WHOOOHOOOO GLITCH BITCH AWAAAY!! Tell me if u like and stuff and yup, luv yous xx 

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Big Gigantic Release Sixth Studio Album, “Free Your Mind”

With the longest time between new albums in the group’s history, Big Gigantic’s new album Free Your Mind is officially out now. Four years since their last album, Brighter Future, Dom and Jeremy return with an album that shows off all of their best qualities and takes the quality up a notch all at once.

Over the course of thirteen tracks with twelve collaborators including Louis Futon & Pell, The Funk Hunters, Kidepo, Ashe, Nevve, and more, Big Gigantic paints a beautiful melodic soundscape with lush melodies, and plenty of brass to keep you satisfied until their next album.

“We’re so excited to present to you, FREE YOUR MIND!! This album has been one of my favorite albums we’ve put together. There’s so many songs I love on this album and we’re so excited to finally be able to share the whole thing with you. We hope you love it as much as we do!!” – Dom

“I might say this every album, but this really is my favorite we’ve done! Dom took his producing & writing game up 1,000 levels. Really love all the features we have and on top of all that the music is going to be sooooooo much fun to play live. Can’t wait to share it with the world!” – Jeremy

Listen to Free Your Mind below!

In addition to announcing Free Your Mind, the live electronic pioneers are taking their 3D Live Experience on a massive 26-date tour culminating with the band’s 12th headlining date at Red Rocks with new ROWDYTOWN dates hitting New York while expanding to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Tour Dates (Support from Ookay ^ &  Droeloe *)

3/25 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant ^ 3/26 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre ^ 3/27 Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom ^ 3/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Criterion Ballroom ^ 3/29 Austin, TX ACL Live @ Moody Theatre ^ 4/1 Indianapolis, IN @ Pavilion ^ 4/2 Columbus, OH @ Express Live ^ 4/3 Madison, WI @ Sylvee ^ 4/4 Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple ^ 4/5 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre ^ 4/8 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall ^ 4/9 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^ 4/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Met ^ 4/11 Washington, DC @ Anthem ^ 4/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live * 4/15 Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium * 4/16 Charlotte, NC @ Credit Metro Union Amp * 4/17 Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station * 4/18 Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre * 4/19 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva * 4/20 Boston, MA @ House of Blues *

ROWDYTOWN Dates w/ Special Guests

5/1 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine 5/2 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre 5/23 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Mirage 9/25 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Peekaboo, Slenderbodies & Dreamer’s Delight) 9/26 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Gigantic Nghtmre w GoldFish, Covex + Special Guests)

  Photo via Rukes.com

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Big Gigantic Release Sixth Studio Album, “Free Your Mind”

With the longest time between new albums in the group’s history, Big Gigantic’s new album Free Your Mind is officially out now. Four years since their last album, Brighter Future, Dom and Jeremy return with an album that shows off all of their best qualities and takes the quality up a notch all at once.

Over the course of thirteen tracks with twelve collaborators including Louis Futon & Pell, The Funk Hunters, Kidepo, Ashe, Nevve, and more, Big Gigantic paints a beautiful melodic soundscape with lush melodies, and plenty of brass to keep you satisfied until their next album.

“We’re so excited to present to you, FREE YOUR MIND!! This album has been one of my favorite albums we’ve put together. There’s so many songs I love on this album and we’re so excited to finally be able to share the whole thing with you. We hope you love it as much as we do!!” – Dom

“I might say this every album, but this really is my favorite we’ve done! Dom took his producing & writing game up 1,000 levels. Really love all the features we have and on top of all that the music is going to be sooooooo much fun to play live. Can’t wait to share it with the world!” – Jeremy

Listen to Free Your Mind below!

In addition to announcing Free Your Mind, the live electronic pioneers are taking their 3D Live Experience on a massive 26-date tour culminating with the band’s 12th headlining date at Red Rocks with new ROWDYTOWN dates hitting New York while expanding to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Tour Dates (Support from Ookay ^ &  Droeloe *)

3/25 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant ^ 3/26 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre ^ 3/27 Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom ^ 3/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Criterion Ballroom ^ 3/29 Austin, TX ACL Live @ Moody Theatre ^ 4/1 Indianapolis, IN @ Pavilion ^ 4/2 Columbus, OH @ Express Live ^ 4/3 Madison, WI @ Sylvee ^ 4/4 Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple ^ 4/5 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre ^ 4/8 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall ^ 4/9 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^ 4/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Met ^ 4/11 Washington, DC @ Anthem ^ 4/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live * 4/15 Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium * 4/16 Charlotte, NC @ Credit Metro Union Amp * 4/17 Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station * 4/18 Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre * 4/19 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva * 4/20 Boston, MA @ House of Blues *

ROWDYTOWN Dates w/ Special Guests

5/1 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine 5/2 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre 5/23 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Mirage 9/25 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Peekaboo, Slenderbodies & Dreamer’s Delight) 9/26 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Gigantic Nghtmre w GoldFish, Covex + Special Guests)

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This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Big Gigantic Release Sixth Studio Album, “Free Your Mind”

source https://www.youredm.com/2020/02/28/big-gigantic-release-sixth-studio-album-free-your-mind/

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Name: Jess

Zodiac sign: Aries

Favorite food: Chicken

Favorite season: Spring. I like summer too bc I can do shit but hooo I like the weather in spring so much

Jeans or shorts: Shorts. Always shorts.

Where are you from?Cincinnati, Ohip

Last book you read? Phasma; I didn’t finish it yet tho oops

Favorite movie? That-- Is a good question, I like too many movies. I’m on a How to Train Your Dragon kick rn tho LOL

Dream vacation? Japan! There are so many things I wanna see there. I also wanna go back to Disney World so bad. x.x

Eye color: Blue/Grey

Natural hair color:  Dirty blonde

Height: 5′8

Introvert or extrovert? More introvert but I can have extrovert tendancies

Tea or coffee? Neither o-o;

Do you work out regularly? No xD;

Favorite beverage? Dr. Pepper or Sprite

Do you have pets? Lets seeee.... 5 cats, 7 Bettas, 3 Danios, 4 Cory Catfish, 2 Goldfish, and a backyard full of deer. Also do my plants count?

Your ideal day off? Video games, writing, and sleep tbh. A day where I’m not exhausted hhh

In a relationship or single: Single AF :I

Something unique about me? I work at an aquarium! Before that, I worked at an animal sanctuary!

If you choose to, post a selfie? Sure-- Under cut.~

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I'm afraid of them because as a kid I went to the Cincinnati zoo pretty often and they have free roam peacocks. I was maybe a little older than a toddler and I dropped some goldfish crackers. One peacock then proceeded to eat them and chase/follow me into a restaurant where I cowered in fear. It stood outside the door for quite a while, not letting me leave.

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6 Cemeteries That Are Clearly Competing For Will Smiths Grave

These cemeteries aren’t shy about the fact that they will do just about anything to be the final resting place of the Fresh Prince.

1. Littlefield Cemetery, Lincoln, NE

The stretch of Interstate 80 that runs through Nebraska is lined with hundreds of billboards for Littlefield Cemetery that directly address Will Smith with phrases like “Please Be Dead Here, Will Smith,” “Last Stop To Pull Over And Permanently Rest For Next 80 Miles, Will Smith!” and “‘Nebraska: The Will Smith’s Grave State.’ You have to admit, Will, it really does have a ring to it. Let’s make it happen!”

2. Blessed Sacrament Cemetery, Providence, RI

This Catholic cemetery in Providence is betting hard on Will Smith wanting to be buried alongside his former Fresh Prince cast mate and musical collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, and has constructed two massive sepulchers with a connecting tube that would enable Smith and Jazzy Jeff to be holding hands as they lie down for their eternal slumber. They’ve already sold Jazzy Jeff his tomb, so time will tell if it’s enough to lure Smith into purchasing his.

3. Beth Shalom Jewish And Will Smith Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Formerly just the Beth Shalom Jewish Cemetery, this Cincinnati cemetery catered exclusively to the city’s Jewish population until it decided in the mid-’90s to go all in on trying to get Will Smith to buy one of its grave plots. The cemetery’s logo features a Star of David that Will Smith is leaning against while giving a thumbs-up, and the official slogan on the cemetery’s website boasts of “Serving Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Since 1901 And Hopefully Will Smith Whenever He Dies.”

4. Johnson Brothers Cemetery and Hubbard Brothers Cemetery, Eugene, OR

Located directly across the street from one another, these two cemeteries, who have been competing for Will Smith’s grave for years, have cast aspersions on each other’s ability to provide a satisfactory grave for the star in a series of highly personal attack ads. It started when the Johnson brothers printed a full-page ad in the local paper that read, “The Hubbard brothers are virgins. Leave your remains with two brothers who HAVE had sex, Will Smith. Paid for by Johnson Brothers Cemetery.” The Hubbard brothers immediately responded with their own full-page ad in the local paper the next day that read, “Actually, the Johnson brothers are the real virgins, not the Hubbard brothers. The Hubbard brothers have had sex a BUNCH of times, Will Smith. Maybe it’s time to consider getting buried at a cemetery owned by two non-virgin brothers. Paid for by Hubbard Brothers Cemetery.” Over the years, the two sets of brothers have bought so much ad space in the local paper that it now contains no news and is exclusively a vehicle for the two cemeteries to call each other virgins while duking it out for Will Smith’s grave.

5. Northridge Cemetery, Northridge, CA

Northridge Cemetery is currently advertising a special promotion where if Will Smith purchases one of its grave plots, it’ll throw in a goldfish free of charge.

6. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Though it typically reserves burials for service members, Arlington National Cemetery has made it pretty clear that it’d be willing to loosen the restrictions on what qualifies as military service in order to accommodate Will Smith’s burial. That was certainly the message it was trying to get across in a commercial that aired during Super Bowl XLV, which featured the Independence Day scene where Will Smith punches an alien followed by the text, “Thank you for your service, Pvt. Smith. You are now eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.”

Wow, with all these great choices, we do not envy Will Smith having to make the tough decision of where to inter his earthly remains for eternity!

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6 Cemeteries That Are Clearly Competing For Will Smiths Grave

These cemeteries aren’t shy about the fact that they will do just about anything to be the final resting place of the Fresh Prince.

1. Littlefield Cemetery, Lincoln, NE

The stretch of Interstate 80 that runs through Nebraska is lined with hundreds of billboards for Littlefield Cemetery that directly address Will Smith with phrases like “Please Be Dead Here, Will Smith,” “Last Stop To Pull Over And Permanently Rest For Next 80 Miles, Will Smith!” and “‘Nebraska: The Will Smith’s Grave State.’ You have to admit, Will, it really does have a ring to it. Let’s make it happen!”

2. Blessed Sacrament Cemetery, Providence, RI

This Catholic cemetery in Providence is betting hard on Will Smith wanting to be buried alongside his former Fresh Prince cast mate and musical collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, and has constructed two massive sepulchers with a connecting tube that would enable Smith and Jazzy Jeff to be holding hands as they lie down for their eternal slumber. They’ve already sold Jazzy Jeff his tomb, so time will tell if it’s enough to lure Smith into purchasing his.

3. Beth Shalom Jewish And Will Smith Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Formerly just the Beth Shalom Jewish Cemetery, this Cincinnati cemetery catered exclusively to the city’s Jewish population until it decided in the mid-’90s to go all in on trying to get Will Smith to buy one of its grave plots. The cemetery’s logo features a Star of David that Will Smith is leaning against while giving a thumbs-up, and the official slogan on the cemetery’s website boasts of “Serving Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Since 1901 And Hopefully Will Smith Whenever He Dies.”

4. Johnson Brothers Cemetery and Hubbard Brothers Cemetery, Eugene, OR

Located directly across the street from one another, these two cemeteries, who have been competing for Will Smith’s grave for years, have cast aspersions on each other’s ability to provide a satisfactory grave for the star in a series of highly personal attack ads. It started when the Johnson brothers printed a full-page ad in the local paper that read, “The Hubbard brothers are virgins. Leave your remains with two brothers who HAVE had sex, Will Smith. Paid for by Johnson Brothers Cemetery.” The Hubbard brothers immediately responded with their own full-page ad in the local paper the next day that read, “Actually, the Johnson brothers are the real virgins, not the Hubbard brothers. The Hubbard brothers have had sex a BUNCH of times, Will Smith. Maybe it’s time to consider getting buried at a cemetery owned by two non-virgin brothers. Paid for by Hubbard Brothers Cemetery.” Over the years, the two sets of brothers have bought so much ad space in the local paper that it now contains no news and is exclusively a vehicle for the two cemeteries to call each other virgins while duking it out for Will Smith’s grave.

5. Northridge Cemetery, Northridge, CA

Northridge Cemetery is currently advertising a special promotion where if Will Smith purchases one of its grave plots, it’ll throw in a goldfish free of charge.

6. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Though it typically reserves burials for service members, Arlington National Cemetery has made it pretty clear that it’d be willing to loosen the restrictions on what qualifies as military service in order to accommodate Will Smith’s burial. That was certainly the message it was trying to get across in a commercial that aired during Super Bowl XLV, which featured the Independence Day scene where Will Smith punches an alien followed by the text, “Thank you for your service, Pvt. Smith. You are now eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.”

Wow, with all these great choices, we do not envy Will Smith having to make the tough decision of where to inter his earthly remains for eternity!

Read more: http://ift.tt/2DCGP8D

from Viral News HQ http://ift.tt/2D5Phfk via Viral News HQ

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