#doug johnston

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Robert Plant: Manic Nirvana (1990)

Es Paranza Records

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Living Is A Problem by Doug Johnstone

Today I am sharing my review of the latest book in the Skelfs series by Doug Johnstone, Living Is A Problem Review on the blog - link in bio @writerdougj @orendabooks #books #bookreview #teamorenda #theskelfs #livingisaproblem #bookstagram

It is my absolutely pleasure to share my thoughts on the latest book in the fabulous Skelfs series by Doug Johnstone, Living Is A Problem. I adore this series and it is so good to catch up with the Skelf women and their friends after the trauma they all lived through in the previous book. My thansk to publisher Orenda Books for the advance copy for review. Here’s what it’s all about: Source:…

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The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orenda Books (2 Mar. 2023)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1914585445ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1914585449 Book Blurb When three people suffer strokes after seeing dazzling lights over Edinburgh, then awake completely recovered, they’re convinced their ordeal is connected to the alien creature discovered on a nearby beach… an adrenaline-soaked, deeply humane,…

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Twilight Zone The Movie (1983)

In today's review, I explore the fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. As I attempt a #positive review, of the 1983, cinematic retelling of Twilight Zone #DanAykroyd #AlbertBrooks #ScatmanCrothers #JohnLithgow #VicMorrow #KathleenQuinlan

The Twilight Zone, a seminal sci-fi anthology, a collection of atomic-era morality plays, has inspired many and in some cases even became a New Year’s tradition of watching complete marathons of the classic series. It is fair to say the ordinal show had a sizeable impact on generations. In 1983, decades after the original series, five recognisable names of the film world, worked on five stories,…

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

Today - June 27th, 1970 - Queen Story!

The first Queen gig: Truro, City Hall, UK, with Mike Grose on bass

🔸What must it be like to brag that you were at rock gods Queen’s first ever performance? Well, quite a few people in Cornwall can, because on this very date – June 27 – in 1970 popular rockers-on-the-rise Smile played their first gig with a new line-up and a new name, Queen, at Truro City Hall, which later became the Hall For Cornwall.

Truro boy Roger Taylor told Cornwall Live: “That was actually arranged by my mother in aid of the Red Cross. We were paid £50, which was quite a lot of money back then. I’m not sure many people turned up though.”

Roger’s mum Win had placed two adverts in The West Briton newspaper on the run-up to the gig, still in the name of Smile. However, the band had already decided to play under the new name Queen – eyebrow-raising for the time.

She recalled Freddie explaining the new name at her Truro bungalow: "He just kept saying how regal it sounded.”

Sue Johnstone, a friend of the band from Truro, remembered: “We would hitch a lift back to Cornwall from the start of the M4, and on one of these occasions Freddie walked us to the bus stop and said ‘what do you think of the name Queen?’

"We thought it was hilarious because he was always so camp. And we just laughed and thought of the gay connotation immediately, but he tried to make it more acceptable by persuading us that it was ‘regal’.”

The first Queen gig: Truro City Hall, June 27, 1970

With Fred, still known as Bulsara, and bassist Mike Grose – a Truro regular at the Smile shows at PJ’s – on board, Queen was born.

The new band intended to concentrate on its own material. Mike recalled rehearsing tracks from the first album, as well as 'Father to Son' from 'Queen II' and 'Stone Cold Crazy' from 'Sheer Heart Attack' from day one.

In preparation for the first Queen concert, Freddie stayed at the Johnstone sisters’ house at Truro’s Rosedale.

Sue said: “He stayed in our attic room and Freddie would stand on his head with his legs crossed doing yoga against the wall. He had long hair and would use our heating tongs to curl his hair in the way he wanted. And my dad was completely taken aback and initially thought they were all a bit weird.”

However, Freddie and Sue’s father soon became the best of mates when Mr Mercury-to-be and his friends dug up the garden, filled it full of flowers and sorted out the lawn.

Sue Johnstone said of that debut concert and other early Queen shows: “Freddie would get up on the stage and strut his stuff like he’d been doing it all his life. He was well prepared. He didn’t just get up and sing, he got up and performed from day one. I loved Tim's voice, but he wasn't the same as Freddie as a performer"

By Lee Trewhela - June 27th, 2018

👉 Full Article 👇

https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/music-nightlife/queen-played-first-concert-cornwall-1720494

Pic: Queen in 1970, on the left Mike Grose, Queen's first bassist (dies in 2019)

📸 Photographer © Doug Puddifoot

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National Navajo Code Talkers Day

Navajo  Code Talkers Day, celebrated every year on August 14, is a day that holds great importance in the history of the U.S. This is because the day recognizes the contributions of Native American soldiers during World War II. Yes, Native American soldiers encoded and transmitted messages using a complex Navajo language-based code during a time when secret communication was essential to win a war. And guess what? The code was never broken by Japanese forces in the Pacific and proved to be of great assistance to the U.S. Marines. On this day, celebrate the great American heroes and their service to the nation!

History of Navajo Code Talkers Day

The  C.I.A.’s official site has stated that Navajo was a near ‘perfect’  language that was used to create military codes. This is why it has been  recorded in history and is recognized for its brilliance even today. However, the code wasn’t the language itself but was a communication  form that was encrypted using the Navajo language. Since many people  couldn’t decipher it, the code remained unbreakable throughout the war. It is this success of the code that is celebrated by Americans every  year. National Navajo Code Talkers Day was made a legal state holiday in  2020 by Governor Doug Ducey who signed legislation to honor the courage  of the Navajo Code Talkers and their critical role in the WWII victory.  According to him, the Navajo Code Talkers are “American heroes.”

It all started in 1942 when the U.S. was fighting World War II in the Pacific and needed an unbreakable code to ensure the success of military operations. During this time, Philip Johnston, the son of a missionary who had grown up in the Navajo Nation, suggested a code be created using the Navajo language. After this, there was no turning back and the U.S. government recruited over 400 Navajo men to serve during the war. The Navajo Code Talkers successfully transmitted more than 800 messages without error and helped the U.S. win the war. Hence, in 1982, Navajo Code Talkers Day was established through a presidential proclamation by President Ronald Reagan In 2014, Arizona passed legislation declaring  every August 14 Navajo Code Talkers Day in Arizona.

Here’s a little more on one of the Navajo Code creators Samuel Billison. The man  enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943 and was a popular code talker. He also served as president of the Navajo Code Talkers  Association.

Navajo Code Talkers Day timeline

1942 Top Secret

Philip Johnston, a World War I veteran, discovers that the military is experimenting with codes.

1968 Round of Applause

The Navajo Code Talkers receive the first public recognition at the 4th Marine Division reunion.

1992 The Special Honor

The Navajo Code Talkers are honored at the Pentagon.

2001 The Gold

President George W. Bush presents the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers with the Congressional Gold Medal.

How to Observe Navajo Code Talkers Day

Create a code of your own

Watch a documentary on WWII

Read up on the Navajo Code

To  have some fun and also realize how tough it is to develop an  unbreakable code, try to make one of your own and use it with your  friends.

To find out more about the war and why the efforts of each and every citizen are still applauded, watch a historic documentary.

What  is the Navajo Code? How was it created and what were the words used?You can find out everything you need to know with just a little  research.

5 Interesting Facts You Need To Know About The Navajo Code

Never broken

Terms created

The code

First deployment

Another Navajo cannot decipher the code

It’s the only oral code in history that has never been broken.

The original twenty-nine men created 211 terms.

Navajo bird names were used and applied to weapons of war.

The Navajo Code Talkers were first deployed to the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Deciphering the code is not possible unless the Navajo is a code talker.

Why Navajo Code Talkers Day is Important

It promotes the Navajo heritage

It recognizes the efforts of the soldiers

It keeps history alive

The  day is important since it promotes Navajo heritage, and also explains  how different cultures and languages can prove to be beneficial in times  of need.

During  the war, the efforts of every soldier were essential for the survival  of the state. This day recognizes the bravery and intelligence that was  used to create the unbreakable Navajo code.

The  day keeps alive the history of the war and the efforts of several  communities who aided the United States in reaching success.

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Happy Birthday Christopher Brookmyre, born in Glasgow, September 6th 1968.

Brookmyre was raised and schooled in Barrhead, attending St. Mark’s Primary School and St. Luke’s High School, before attending the University of Glasgow. He has worked for the film magazine Screen International, and as sub-editor for The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News.

Christopher is the author of eighteen published novels to-date, the latest being Dead Girl Walking.

In 2006 Christopher won the seventh Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction with All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses An Eye and, as is tradition, a Gloucestershire Old Spot pig was named after the winning novel. On accepting the award, Christopher said:

“My favourite PG Wodehouse quote is ‘It is seldom difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine’; today I’d like to think that I resemble the ray of sunshine.”

His first novel, Quite Ugly One Morning was the winner of the Critics’ First Blood Award for Best First Crime Novel of the Year in 1996. The book was made into a TV drama where James Nesbit was in my opinion miscast as the lead character Jack Parlabane, Brookmyre himself wanted Douge Henshall, who of course went on to star in Shetland.

The short story “Bampot Central” was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Macallan Short Story Dagger in 1997.

Boiling a Frog won the Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective Novel in 2000 and Christopher became the only writer to win two Sherlocks when Be My Enemy picked up the 2004 prize. In 2007, Christopher was given the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award for Writing.

Christopher has been shortlisted three times for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award: in 2007 for All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye, in 2008 for A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil and in 2012 for Where The Bodies Are Buried.

In 2005 Christopher was named Young Alumus of the Year by the University of Glasgow. He has subsequently been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Glasgow and by Edinburgh Napier University.

In 2013 Brookmyre announced, at The Edinburgh Book Festival that his novel All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye was to be made into a film, but unfortunately it looks as if nothing came of this.

Chris has many fans, one of the most famous must be the author Stephen King who opened last year’s Bloody Scotland crime writing festival brandishing a copy of Brookmyre’s Want You Gone and declaring it: “Fantastic!”

In 2018, Brookmyre wrote The Way of All Flesh with his wife, Dr. Marisa Haetzman. It was published under the pseudonym Ambrose Parry] In 2020, the team followed up with The Art of Dying, and in 2021, A Corruption of Blood.

The Cliff House was released inMay 2023, the book is his 27th in 25 years, the author says  “It was a product of the pandemic, of time spent thinking about the people you haven’t seen.”

As well as writitng, Chris is a member of an unlikely musical super-group! The Fun Lovin' Crime Writers also features Val McDermid (vocals),, Mark Billingham (guitar/vocals), Luca Veste (bass), Doug Johnstone (drums/vocals), and Stuart Neville (guitar/vocals) have sold over 20 million books worldwide and won every major crime-writing award.

The supergroup will be taking to the stage om September 8th at the Palace Theatre in Paignton to raise the curtain on the 2023 Agatha Christie Festival, oh andyes, one of the songs the perform is Elvis Costello's Watching the Detecives.

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Here's a fairly solid amount of all the different kinds of media that I think both can fit well in and could share the same universe as The Women From I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E., which you can both read and see below for yourself:

• Tim Schafer's Brutal Legend (2009)

• W. D. Richter's The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension

• Steve Barron's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

• Kevin Munroe's TMNT (2007)

• Alfred Gough & Miles Millar's Wednesday (Netflix)

• James Gunn's Super (2011)

• Chris Columbus' Adventures In Babysitting (1987)

• Michael Lehmann's Heathers (1989)

• Doug Liman's Go (1999)

• Alexander Payne's Election (1999)

• Dean Parisot's Galaxy Quest

• Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan's Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

• Michael Dougherty's Trick r Treat & Krampus

• Mark Waters' The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

• John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China

• Joe Dante's The 'Burbs (1989)

• Bede Blake & Robert Butler's Creeped Out (Trolled, A Boy Called Red, Kindlesticks, Shed No Fear, Side Show, Itchy, The Many Place, The Unfortunate Five, No Filter, The Takedown & Splinta Claws)

• James Wan's The Conjuring Duology

• David F. Sandberg's Annabelle: Creation

• Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN

• Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs

• Eli Roth's Thanksgiving (2023)

• David Mirkin's Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

• Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse

and last but not least,

• Neil Gaiman's Good Omens (Amazon Prime)

CONTEXT:

Items from many of these "events" are collected by the main antagonist-later turned-deuteragonist, Miss Robin Rose (Susan Egan).

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NAVIGATION

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Con O'Neill's Filmography Jackson, One Summer (1983) - 1x01, 1x04 Leggers, Brookside (1984) - here Peter, Travelling Man (1984) - here Mickey Johnstone, Blood Brothers (1988) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 Tom Fitzgerald, The Lilac Bus (1990) - here Denis Simpson, Casualty (1993) - here Michael, Scarborough Ahoy! (1996) - here Nick Gillespie, Peak Practice (1997) - here Ben Walker, Wycliffe (1997) - here Colm Hare, Waking the Dead (2001) - 1x05, 1x06 Martin, My Hero (2005) - here Bruce Shapiro, The Stepfather (2005) - here Gerry, Learners (2007) - here Ralph Stone, Criminal Justice (2008) - 1x01, 1x02, 1x03, 1x04, 1x05 Joe Brierley, Ordinary Lies (2016) - Version 1 Version 2 Part 1, Version 2 Part 2, Version 2 best stand-alone shots Patrick, Riot (2017) - here Tony, Urban Myths (2018) - here Graham, Cleaning Up (2019) - here OFMD Behind the Scenes - 03/05/24 The Leather Jacket (Dancin' Thru the Dark and Uncle combo) - here

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James Lance's Filmography Matt Harvey, Teachers (2002) 2x10, 3x01, 3x02, 3x03, 3x04, 3x05, 3x06, 3x07, 3x08, 3x09, 3x10, 3x11, 3x12 part 1, 3x12 part 2, 3x13 part 1, 3x13 part 2 Behind the scenes of Teachers 3x12 - here Doug McConnell, Legendary (2013) - here

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Top Gun (1986, 2022) Observations on Iceman’s House and Office - here Mav's Hangar - here Mav’s Ford Bronco - here

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9-1-1 Lone Star Observations on the Reyes House - here Onions in 3x13, Riddle of the Sphinx - here 4x01; the telenovela element - here

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Misc Media Posts Private Romeo (2011) - "he jests at scars that never felt a wound" Spartacus (2011-2013) - "you shall always be remembered" Spartacus and Night Shift (2014) - give me TV shows with gay characters Knives Out Universe (2019, 2022) - how Phillip and Benoit met Ted Lasso (2020-2023) - the gay couple in the Richmond Stadium

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Roy Montgomery & Friends – Broken Heart Surgery LP (Discreet Music)

RECOMMENDED

The importance and depth/body of work of Christchurch, NZ's Roy Montgomery is too long for me to get into here, and probably redundant for a lot of you, but the gap between his '90s works and the spate of releases from 2016 on (dutifully documented by Omaha's Grapefruit label) feels nearly closed now, and in 2024 it's all had time for new chasms to open around it. (If you're mistaking him for the character from TV's Castle, put down the remote and go outside). Other works of recent years have been dedicated to Montgomery's longtime partner Kerry McCarthy's passing back in 2021, but Broken Heart Surgery really feels like the effort where the grief has settled in his bones, some of the acoustic crispness of more recent releases like Rhymes of Chance muted down into mournful low clouds of chorus pedal chords and the haunting vocals of longtime compatriots and collaborators like Stephen Cogle (Terminals, Victor Dimisch Band, Vacuum; essentially the other lynchpin of New Zealand's modern music) and Garbage and the Flowers vocalist Emma Johnstone. Barricaded in by gentle vocal reveries, haunted poetry and atmospheric synths, this one feels colder and slower, yet more immediate than some of his other works, looking back to his '90s touchstones Scenes from the South Island and the soon-to-be-reissued Temple IV, as well as the massive RMHQ box set, as milemarkers in his astonishing career. Words like "goth" don't even begin to set the stage for the desolation and ultimate rebirth that takes place across these six tracks, and I find myself at a loss for an audience who needs to discover this and won't feel it within their bones, forever attached. Unlike the Grapefruit titles this one's a Swedish import and will not hang out for long. Absolutely essential, the first true stunner of 2024. (Doug Mosurock)

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1, 3, 13

How many books did you read this year? 24 ! reading the 25th rn. (booktube has poisoned me into thinking this isn't a lot, but i had a lot more fun reading when i didn't pressure myself into reading more like i did last year lol)

3. What were your top five books of the year?

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (reread - it was my fav last year as well lol. This is my FAVORITE BOOK EVER.)

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (THIS IS VERY CLOSE BEHIND PHM. THIS IS THE REASON I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT OCTOPUSES)

Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill (this book means so much to me, please read it. ESPECIALLY if you like frankenstein. AND dinosaurs.)

Dracula's Child by J. S. Barnes (a sequel to Dracula that I did not expect to like as much as I did. He's currently writing a sequel to Frankenstein too and I'm like pissing myself)

Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon (talked about this in the previous ask. It's a biography, about what it says on the tin. It's so good)

13. What were your least favorite books of the year?

I thought I didn't have many books I super didn't like but then I went on a rant about one of them so I guess I do

The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone seemed on first glance to have all the ingredients to be a favorite of mine, but it completely failed to make me care about the characters, and the sci-fi aspect of it was pretty underwhelming. Also, the run-on sentences were horrible. Ig it was a style thing, but I hate that so much lol.

The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery was on of the four octopus-related books I read this year after falling under The Mountain in the Sea's spell (The Space Between Us is also one of them, though the octopus in that one isn't really an octopus). It is a non-fiction book about Sy Montgomery learning about octopuses. The beginning was promising, where she first goes to the aquarium to meet an octopus called Athena, and she gets to hold Athena's arms and stuff - but then this just keeps happening. Athena dies and is replaced by another octopus, who Sy holds hands with for a bit, and then that octopus gets sick and is replaced by another octopus, and they hold hands a bit more. Then, maybe I didn't like it as much because it had a lot to do with other animals and learning how to scuba dive, which probably is interesting for other people, but my one-tracked mind was only there for the octopuses, so I just found it tedious. And then even when it was about octopuses, it always felt more like Sy was writing like "wow this is so amazing for ME," like about how it made her feel, and not so much about the actual octopuses ?? And there was something really uncomfortable about reading about them keeping an octopus in a bucket for several months because they were waiting for the other octopus to die, WHILE talking about how incredibly intelligent octopuses are like...isn't this just animal abuse at this point? They BRIEFLY mention the ethics of aquariums and capturing wild octopuses for no reason except to put them in an exhibit, not to rehabilitate them or anything, but it feels like the problematic aspects of this just kinda gets brushed away..... Anyway, didn't do it for me, and by the third time she writes "octopus time" (describing how time seems to flow differently while she's over the aquarium holding the octopus' arms) I was just kinda annoyed lol. Anyway, rant over

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz. This book isn't actually on the bottom of my list because I ranked it both by how much I enjoyed it, just pure entertainment value, and how much I admired the work that went into it. The Soul of an Octopus and The Space Between Us are at the very bottom, but there's still four books between them and Autonomous (The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness, The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox by Claire Gradidge, and Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater). The reason I'm talking about Autonomous and not any the ones I ranked lower is because I did find the book compelling and entertaining like 80% of the time -- meanwhile, those other books were just fine. They were okay, the didn't really make an impression. I didn't dislike them, there were just other books I enjoyed more. THE THING IS. Autonomous did something so fucking weird at the end that it kind of ruined the whole book for me?? Like, please message me if you've read this in case something has just gone over my head, because like I swear to god there's a character who is gay but refuses to acknowledge it and instead says some really homophobic shit, who never comes to terms with his sexuality and instead puts the label Woman on the genderless character he has a crush on (who knows this isn't correct, but this character is kinda like, "well if it makes him like me then I guess I don't mind," which could have been interesting to explore if it weren't at the end of the book and it never goes anywhere??) and that's just how it ends? Huh????

Anyway, this became a lot longer than I thought it would, hope that answers the questions LMAO

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The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone

Today I am delighted to share my review of The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone, the second book in the Enceladon series @writerdougj @OrendaBooks @randomthingstours #books #bookreview #thecollapsingwave #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

Oh happy days. This is the book I have really been looking forward to! Today I’m sharing my thoughts on The Collapsing Wave by Doug Johnstone, the second book in his Enceladons series. I loved The Space Between Us and it was one of my very top reads of 2023. My thanks to publisher, Orenda Books, for the advance copy of this book and to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the tour invite. Here’s…

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"[GEORGE] WANTED TO CREATE THE IDEA THAT JANGO FETT'S ARMOR BECAME THE EVOLUTION FOR THE STORMTROOPERS."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on concept art for phase I clone trooper armor and the armors genesis, the bounty hunter Jango Fett, artwork by design director Doug Chiang for "STAR WARS: Attack of the Clones," c. 1999. Lucasfilm Ltd.

AOTC/TRIVIA FACT: You can draw a line from Boba Fett’s helmet to the clone troopers. 

OVERVIEW: "After completing work on the "STAR WARS: The Phantom Menace," art director Doug Chiang started "Clones" just a week after the prior movie’s release. It was a continuation of an exercise in world-building. “When we started working on the prequels,” he said, “the designs and the direction took me for a complete loop, because George wanted to try something new and establish a whole aesthetic guideline for the whole "STAR WARS" universe.”

This is evident in the clone trooper armor, which made its first appearance in the film. “This is really the fun of working with George,” Chiang explained. “He wanted to create the idea that Jango Fett’s armor became the evolution for the stormtroopers. So I literally took Jango Fett and his armor and basically kept the original design that Joe Johnston and Ralph McQuarrie did. Then we started to blend it towards the classic stormtrooper helmet that we saw in the original trilogy.” The initial “phase one” trooper in "Clones" shares a T-visor design with Jango and Boba Fett, whereas those in "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" more closely resemble the stormtroopers."

-- STAR WARS, "SWCA 2022: 8 Things We Learned from the "STAR WARS: Attack of the Clones" 20th Anniversary Panel," by Lucas Seastrom, May 28, 2022

Sources: www.starwars.com/news/swca-2022-attack-of-the-clones-20-panel & Pinterest.

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Kingdom Hearts IV predictions: Zootopia (Zootopia)

Takes place during the movie.

Is visited by Sora.

Starring the voices of:

Judy Hopps: Ginnifer Goodwin

Nick Wilde: Jason Bateman

Chief Bogo: Idris Elba

Dawn Bellwether: Jenny Slate

Benjamin Clawhauser: Nate Torrence

Bonnie Hopps: Bonnie Hunt

Stu Hopps: Don Lake

Yax: Tommy Chong

Theodore Lionheart: J.K. Simmons

Mrs. Otterton: Octavia Spencer

Duke Weaselton: Alan Tudyk

Gazelle: Shakira

Flash Slothmore: Raymond S. Persi

Mr. Big: Maurice LaMarche

Gideon Grey: Phil Johnston

Jerry Jumbeaux Jr.: John DiMaggio

Dr. Madge Honey Badger: Katie Lowes

Nangi: Gita Reddy

Mr. Manchas: Jesse Corti

Finnick: Kevin Michael Richardson

Frantic Pig: Josh Dallas

Fru Fru: Leah Latham

Doug: Rich Moore

Young Nick: Kath Soucie

Peter Moosebridge: Peter Mansbridge

Bucky Oryx-Antlerson: Byron Howard

Pronk Oryx-Antlerson: Jared Bush

Officer McHorn: Mark “Rhino” Smith

Mouse Foreman: John Lavelle

Priscilla Tripletoe: Kristen Bell

Junior Ranger Scout Bully: Jackson Stein

Larry: Rich Moore

Gary: David Thibodeau

Fabienne Growley: Fabienne Rawley

Jesse: John DiMaggio

Woolter: John DiMaggio

Muzzled Wolf: Zach King

Officer Francine: Cissy Jones

Officer Higgins: Raymond S. Persi

Jumbeaux Café Customer: Fabienne Rawley

Parking Ticket Moose: John DiMaggio

Parking Ticket Mouse: Melissa Goodwin Shepard

Parking Ticket Hippo Daughter: Madeleine Curry

Beaver Reporter: Brendan Blaber

Sheep Reporter: Kaiji Tang

Pig Reporter: John DiMaggio

Oryx Reporter: Bonnie Hunt

Rabbit Reporter: Selah Victor

Pig Peace Rally Protester: J. Michael Tatum

Leopard Peace Rally Protester: Jen Taylor

Carrot Customer: Tiana Camacho

Sheep Officer: John DiMaggio

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12/25/24 Mondo Radio Playlist

Here's the playlist for this week's special edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" - A Very Mondo Xmas 2024 (Part 2)! If you dig these crazy carols be sure to also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

Ramma Lamma - Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme - Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme (Single)

Tyler Chicorel Feat. Ashley Smith - Give It All Away - Give It All Away (Single)

Space Raft - Another Holiday Is Here - Another Holiday Is Here (Single)

The Midwest Beat - That's What Christmas Means To Me - That's What Christmas Means To Me (Single)

The Fireflies - Pretty Christmas - The Fireflies Tackle Your Christmas Tree

Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities And Unreleased 1996-2006

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again - A Very Special Christmas 2

Gordon Gano Feat. Cynthia Gayneau - Merry Christmas Brother - Hitting The Ground

Daniel Johnston - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - You Sleigh Me!

R. Stevie Moore - Danse Des Mirlitons - The Tarquin Records All Star Holiday Extravaganza!

Heidecker & Wood - Christmas Suite - Starting From Nowhere

Jack Black - Oh Hanukkah - Hanukkah +

Amil Byleckie - Whats In The Bag (Old Man)? - Good Angels Guard Thee

SpongeBob SquarePants - Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas) - Merry Nickmas

The Bill Shepherd Singers - Christmas In Killarney - Irish Sing-Along

Bob & Doug McKenzie - Twelve Days Of Christmas - Great White North

Heather Noel - Santa Came On A Nuclear Missile - The American Song-Poem Christmas: Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Foot Four?

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National Navajo Code Talkers Day

Navajo  Code Talkers Day, celebrated every year on August 14, is a day that holds great importance in the history of the U.S. This is because the day recognizes the contributions of Native American soldiers during World War II. Yes, Native American soldiers encoded and transmitted messages using a complex Navajo language-based code during a time when secret communication was essential to win a war. And guess what? The code was never broken by Japanese forces in the Pacific and proved to be of great assistance to the U.S. Marines. On this day, celebrate the great American heroes and their service to the nation!

History of Navajo Code Talkers Day

The  C.I.A.’s official site has stated that Navajo was a near ‘perfect’  language that was used to create military codes. This is why it has been  recorded in history and is recognized for its brilliance even today. However, the code wasn’t the language itself but was a communication  form that was encrypted using the Navajo language. Since many people  couldn’t decipher it, the code remained unbreakable throughout the war. It is this success of the code that is celebrated by Americans every  year. National Navajo Code Talkers Day was made a legal state holiday in  2020 by Governor Doug Ducey who signed legislation to honor the courage  of the Navajo Code Talkers and their critical role in the WWII victory.  According to him, the Navajo Code Talkers are “American heroes.”

It all started in 1942 when the U.S. was fighting World War II in the Pacific and needed an unbreakable code to ensure the success of military operations. During this time, Philip Johnston, the son of a missionary who had grown up in the Navajo Nation, suggested a code be created using the Navajo language. After this, there was no turning back and the U.S. government recruited over 400 Navajo men to serve during the war. The Navajo Code Talkers successfully transmitted more than 800 messages without error and helped the U.S. win the war. Hence, in 1982, Navajo Code Talkers Day was established through a presidential proclamation by President Ronald Reagan In 2014, Arizona passed legislation declaring  every August 14 Navajo Code Talkers Day in Arizona.

Here’s a little more on one of the Navajo Code creators Samuel Billison. The man  enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943 and was a popular code talker. He also served as president of the Navajo Code Talkers  Association.

Navajo Code Talkers Day timeline

1942 Top Secret

Philip Johnston, a World War I veteran, discovers that the military is experimenting with codes.

1968 Round of Applause

The Navajo Code Talkers receive the first public recognition at the 4th Marine Division reunion.

1992 The Special Honor

The Navajo Code Talkers are honored at the Pentagon.

2001 The Gold

President George W. Bush presents the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers with the Congressional Gold Medal.

How to Observe Navajo Code Talkers Day

Create a code of your own

Watch a documentary on WWII

Read up on the Navajo Code

To  have some fun and also realize how tough it is to develop an  unbreakable code, try to make one of your own and use it with your  friends.

To find out more about the war and why the efforts of each and every citizen are still applauded, watch a historic documentary.

What  is the Navajo Code? How was it created and what were the words used?You can find out everything you need to know with just a little  research.

5 Interesting Facts You Need To Know About The Navajo Code

Never broken

Terms created

The code

First deployment

Another Navajo cannot decipher the code

It’s the only oral code in history that has never been broken.

The original twenty-nine men created 211 terms.

Navajo bird names were used and applied to weapons of war.

The Navajo Code Talkers were first deployed to the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Deciphering the code is not possible unless the Navajo is a code talker.

Why Navajo Code Talkers Day is Important

It promotes the Navajo heritage

It recognizes the efforts of the soldiers

It keeps history alive

The  day is important since it promotes Navajo heritage, and also explains  how different cultures and languages can prove to be beneficial in times  of need.

During  the war, the efforts of every soldier were essential for the survival  of the state. This day recognizes the bravery and intelligence that was  used to create the unbreakable Navajo code.

The  day keeps alive the history of the war and the efforts of several  communities who aided the United States in reaching success.

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