#derek newark

[smokygluvs]

Derek Newark

Stunningly handsome and a great actor as well. He played in everything from violent action (Bellman and True, 1987) to sitcoms (Rising Damp, Only Fools and Horses).

Another of those men who got more attractive as he aged.

A shot from Bellman and True, where he plays an armed robber to perfection.

He didn't always sport a moustache, and was still handsome without one, but why waste time on a clean-shaven Newark when there are so many moustache pictures available.

Beautiful eyes, by the way, and I'm rather partial to his voice as well.

[mariocki]

The Saint: Where the Money Is (6.14, ITC, 1968)

"People tell me you never get involved in anything unless you're interested. So, I made it interesting."

"Now it's getting exceedingly dull, so if you'll excuse me -"

"I haven't finished."

"I have."

"See this? There's ten grand in every pile. English pounds, Swiss or French francs, American dollars; you can have any one you want."

"Mr. Kersh, you have been buying people for too long. So whatever it is you want, the answer is no."

[lantur]

Updates from the last few days,

I had a work trip from Wednesday - Friday of this week. I used my TSA PreCheck for the first time, and it was so helpful to not have to take off my shoes and remove my laptop to go through security. Loved it!

One thing that made the trip less fun - pre-flight anxiety the night before made me get a grand total of 3.5 hours of sleep. :/ Flying, even on short domestic trips, is getting harder for me than it used to be even in 2019. I've learned I need to take an anti-anxiety/sleep aid the night before I take an early morning flight.

I got to spend Wednesday and Thursday, before I reported for work, with @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee!! It was incredible. We walked around town, had the best pizza, Middle Eastern food, and tiramisu, watched The X-Files, and talked and talked and drank tea. ❤️ I'm so happy to have friends in NJ/NYC. It makes the annual Newark/NYC trip for work something to look forward to.

I didn't expect to enjoy the work component of the trip, but I actually did, quite a lot. I enjoyed hanging out with my boss/mentor, and the other person in my department. The interdepartmental meetings on Friday were both interesting and productive.

I was SO relieved to come back home to Derek and Westin. Hotel room life, living out of my backpack, and waiting around in airports is not for me. I enjoyed a long run (3.9 miles) today, getting back to watching my Spanish videos, and working on my scrapbooking project.

I've had a menstrual migraine since this morning, which hasn't been great, but I'm hopeful that a night of good sleep will bring some relief. I'm hanging out with my parents-in-law for brunch and with my friend Laura for dinner tomorrow, and I'm excited about that. :)

[kwebtv]

The Caesars - ITV - September 20, 1968 - October 28, 1968

Historical Drama (6 episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Roland Culver as Augustus

Eric Flynn as Germanicus

André Morell as Tiberius

Barrie Ingham as Sejanus

Ralph Bates as Caligula

Freddie Jones as Claudius

Sonia Dresdel as Livia

Nicola Pagett as Messalina

Suzan Farmer as Livilla

William Corderoy as Drusus Julius Caesar

Derek Newark as Agrippa Postumus

Caroline Blakiston as Agrippina the Elder

Martin Potter as Nero Julius Caesar

Jonathan Collins as Tiberius Gemellus

Pollyanna Williams as Julia Drusilla

Jenny White as Julia Livilla

Karol Keyes as Agrippina the Younger

Barbara Murray as Milonia Caesonia

Jerome Willis as Naevius Sutorius Macro

Kevin Stoney as Thrasyllus of Mendes

Donald Eccles as Marcus Cocceius Nerva

John Phillips as Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso

John Paul as Cassius Chaerea

Joan Heath as Munatia Plancina

Wanda Ventham as Ennia Thrasylla

Sean Arnold as Marcus Aemlius Lepidus

John Normington as Gaius Julius Callistus

John Woodvine as Publius Vitellius the Younger

Gerald Harper as Lucius Vitellius the Elder

Mark Hawkins as Mnester

Roger Rowland as Quintus Veranius

Charles Lloyd-Pack as Crispus

George Sewell as Ennius

[howdthebruinsdo]

Boston Bruins lose to New Jersey Devils 2-1 in Overtime

The Bruins were away on Wednesday night in Newark, New Jersey, playing the Devils for the first time this season. Both teams played a highly defensive game, tying 1-1 at the end of regulation, but Jack Hughes' quick wrist shot beat Jeremy Swayman in Overtime, securing the New Jersey victory. 

The Bruins opened the first period with a lot of energy, and dominated play for the opening minutes. A slashing penalty on Boston defenseman Mason Lohrei helped New Jersey get their bearings and match the pace of the Bruins, though the game remained scoreless. Bruins’ center Geekie would change that at 16:01, with the help of linemates Heinen and van Riemsdyk, who fought hard to protect the puck against the boards and prevent New Jersey from clearing the zone when they gained possession. Geekie took advantage of the New Jersey turnover and sank the pass from van Reimsdyk to put the Bruins up 0-1. 

The second period lacked the intensity of the first period, but pressure tested the penalty kill for both teams. Devils’ defenseman Marino went to the box for tripping just a minute into the period. The Bruins struggled to maintain possession even with the man advantage, and even let up a slight rush from New Jersey that was luckily used as a chance to change their lines instead of a scoring opportunity. When Marino came out of the box, the Bruins hadn’t managed a single shot on goal. The Bruins penalty kill unit got their time to shine when defenseman Carlo tripped Devil’s center Jack Hughes with four minutes left in the second period. Despite being the highest-rated penalty kill in the league, the Bruins were facing the highest-rated power play. Two blocked shots and quality defense later, the penalty was killed successfully. Shortly after, the Bruins managed a rush attempt that sent Pastrnak crashing into Devils goalie Vanecek, though the period remained scoreless, and the Bruins maintained their lead. 

When the third period started, it didn’t take New Jersey long to prove that they weren’t done yet. A blue-line slap shot from Bruins defenseman Shattenkirk started a scramble for the puck in front of Vanecek’s goal, and was recovered by Devils forward (and former Bruin) Erik Haula, who rushed with linemates Holtz and Mercer. While the initial rush was unsuccessful in tying the game, the Devils maintained possession of the puck in their offensive end and eventually scored on a third-attempt shot after Haula’s second shot hit a pipe and bounced to Mercer’s stick. Despite tying the game at 1-1, the game’s momentum struggled to stay in New Jersey’s favor, as they had difficulty connecting passes through the third period. The rest of regulation was a series of possession changes with no quality scoring opportunities from either side, and a final minute that indicated that both teams were content to go to overtime. 

The 3-on-3 overtime was as exciting as it is intended to be, with a number of shot attempts and possession change as a result. New Jersey won the faceoff in their offensive zone preceding Jack Hughes’ game-winner, but turned the puck over to the Bruins, giving them one final attempt before Jesper Brett passed across the ice to Hughes, whose quick wrist shot beat Swayman and clutched a win for the Devil’s. The points from tonight’s game brings them closer to a playoff spot, but they still have a lot of work ahead of them. 

Such a defensive game is proof of the Bruins defensive depth, as they are missing both Charlie McAvoy and Derek Forbert from their lineup due to injuries. In their place are Ian Mitchell and Mason Lohrei, both with an even rating after tonight’s game and 19 and 17 minutes of time on ice, respectively. The Bruins are also missing center Pavel Zacha, giving the goal-scorer Morgan Geekie the opportunity to play on a higher line and elevate this game while Oscar Steen centers the fourth line in his place. 

The Bruins play next on Friday night at 7:30 in an away matchup against the New York Islanders.

[cavenewstimestoday]

Immigration judge rules Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

1 of 2 | Noor Abdalla, a U.S. citizen, arrives at a hearing for her husband, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, on his deportation case in Newark, N.J., on March 28. An immigration judge on Friday said Khalil can be deported. Photo by Derek French/UPI | License Photo April 11 (UPI) — A federal immigration judge on Friday ruled that Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can…

[eastcoastboyos]

Storm the Capital

Today was the day we headed to Washington DC. We woke up early, huddled together googling in the lobby, and learned from the receptionist that the best way to Newark airport was a train line south of our hotel. Laden with our duffles bags, we waddled like ducks to the train station, passing Ben's big tent bag back and forth to share its awkward load.

Arriving at Newark, we fetched our rental van, did a full damage inventory like the nerds we are, and headed out. Joel and I volunteered to be primary drivers, as it was $10/person-day to drive, and hopefully this means no one person gets too tired of driving.

The ride to Washington was filled with toll booths, a massive bridge across the Chesapeake, a Popeye's pitstop, and a brilliant podcast about fly fishing thievery that made me miss Ben.

Washington DC has thus far been a blast. We went for dinner at the Hamilton and had a great time talking about Joel's love life and the $15 bounty he has placed for whichever boyo takes the best picture of him. Not sure if it is capitalist America affecting us, but the contest is contentious.

Exploring the main mall of DC, we scoped out croquet spots and wandered from the White House to the Washington Monument (aka a mystery boyo's mom's Dildo - you know who you are), and lastly to the Capital Building.

The Capital Building, by chance had a concert rehearsal going on for the July 4th festivities, and so the boyos quite enjoyed lounging the steps listening to music and cracking jokes in the cool summer air. The city feels safe, quiet, and has these lovely row houses surrounding the main area. A refreshing change from New York.

Derek

[krispyweiss]

Lyle Lovett and Leo Kottke at Midland Theatre, Newark, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2023

Dressed casually in jeans, Leo Kottke was talkative, gut-bustingly funny and similarly loquacious on guitar.

Donning dark formal wear sans tie, Lyle Lovett was more reserved - musically and otherwise - in joining Kottke in Conversation and Song, as their joint tour is dubbed, Oct. 28 at Newark’s Midland Theatre.

Talking about supermarkets, the laconic Lovett, speaking in his smooth Texas drawl, said his wife won’t say Piggly Wiggy; she calls it “that store.”

“I don’t like Come and Go,” Kottke shot back in his gravely baritone.

On it went for two hours, 10 minutes as the friends, colleagues and veritable opposites attracted a large crowd that ended the evening on its collective feet after Lovett and Kottke encored with the former’s “Church,” one of two songs the pair played together (Lovett’s “She’s No Lady” was the other) with Kottke’s low voice and fast-fingered fretting paired beautifully with Lovett’s higher, raspier, croon and simpler guitar style.

This is no knock. Virtually every guitarist plays with less complexity than Kottke.

He’s a band of one who transformed his six-string into an aural six-piece as he played “Twice,” from his partnership with Phish’s Mike Gordon; sung of love almost consummated on “Julie’s House;” and nodded to his heroes - Derek Trucks and Michael Hedges were among the names Kottke dropped throughout the evening - on John Fahey’s “The Last Stream Engine Train.” All told, Kottke offered seven majority instrumental songs that saw him employing slide, fingerpicking, harmonics, feedback and other devices to create the sounds Lovett accurately described as “perfect.”

“What came immediately after the steam engine?” Lovett asked his on-stage compatriot following Fahey’s number.

“A Plymouth,” Kottke replied.

For his part, Lovett played nine tunes, mixing such far-flung covers as Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man” and Guy Clark’s “Texas - 1947” with self-written fan favorites including “12th of June” and “Pony on My Boat.” And when Lovett performed “Ain’t it Something” after a particularly long-winded, circuitous and hilarious monologue from Kottke, during which he declared nothing is more frightening than happiness and freedom, Lovett explained the selection by saying: “That was the only song I could think of to support your story.”

Kottke couldn’t have been surprised.

“Non-sequiturs don’t faze me,” he said later in the evening.

Grade card: Lyle Lovett and Leo Kottke at Midland Theatre - 10/28/23 - A

10/29/23

[smokygluvs]

The Offence

Released in 1973, to my mind this is not only one of Sydney Lumet's best films but one of Sean Connery's best performances.

To start with, there's the moustache and cigar combo.

You also get the brilliant and handsome Derek Newark (in the background and who's about to get his own post).

As social commentaries go, it pulls no punches and has stood the test of time. In fact, it's as relevant now as it was then - on both sides of the Atlantic - as far as police brutality goes. Brilliant.

[mariocki]

The Saint: The Counterfeit Countess (5.20, ITC, 1967)

"I found a Swiss artist. Superb."

"Your engraver."

"Yes. Unfortunately, he is, uh, deceased."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that too. It's not your year, is it?"

"I shall miss him. I shall also miss you, Mr. Templar - but you see, I have no alternative but to let Carl and Maurice kill you."

"Well, I really am sorry to hear that."

[cleowho]

“So that’s the contraption, is it?”

Inferno - season 07 - 1970

[raynbowclown]

Doctor Who: Inferno

Doctor Who: Inferno (1965) starring Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney In Doctor Who: Inferno, an unsuccessful trial run with the TARDIS console throws the Doctor into a parallel universe. Where his old friends are rather nasty characters. And two worlds may die … (more…) “”

[cavenewstimestoday]

Immigration judge rules Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

1 of 2 | Noor Abdalla, a U.S. citizen, arrives at a hearing for her husband, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, on his deportation case in Newark, N.J., on March 28. An immigration judge on Friday said Khalil can be deported. Photo by Derek French/UPI | License Photo April 11 (UPI) — A federal immigration judge on Friday ruled that Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can…