#fraggle rock fest

[moonflower-rose]

Hello! This is maybe a strange question, especially since we don't know each other, but you seem kind and reasonable.

How, exactly, does one realize they have Drarry brain rot? Say... Do you maybe hear a song you've loved since before you even cared about Drarry and you suddenly think of them? And then you immediately realize you know another song and the two songs together would be like like telling a Draco POV and another is the Harry POV?

Because... That may be my affliction. Alas! Me with the no storytelling talent.

So I figured you'd be nice enough to tell me if this is normal for daydreamer types or if it's time get off AO3 and Tumblr.

Hi there - this was an interesting ask. I think what stands out for me in particular is when you talk about 'brain rot' and 'affliction' and 'it's time to get off AO3 and Tumblr'.

What I'm hearing with those words is that you feel (or want to imply) that there is something inherently wrong with the behaviour you're describing.

So my answer to you is that Drarry brain rot doesn't exist, because it's perfectly valid for you to enjoy Drarry and to find inspiration in everyday things. Don't get off either AO3 or Tumblr, if anything, lean in! If Drarry fandom makes you feel good - why would you want to stop!?? Nothing rotten about that, especially if you are engaging with others in a positive way and not giving others a hard time if they enjoy things in a different way to you.

I know for me, I have always been a huge daydreamer in general and I've had fandom daydreams specifically since I was a little kid. Star Wars and Star Trek and Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal and The Neverending Story and The Chronicles of Narnia and Fraggle Rock - and that was just before I turned 10! I think what helped me was that my parents were also really big fans of sci-fi and fantasy, and went to Star Trek conventions in the '80s and my mum had an enormous collection of Star Trek novels (shoutout to @dduane for writing several of my personal faves) and she built a huge Romulan warbird model that sat on top of the TV, and they treated this like normal, not unusual or fringe behaviour. They never hid it or acted like it was embarassing. High five to my parents for being a couple of cool nerds.

I think the long history of pop culture fandom generally and the size of it, and the 'mainstreaming' of fandom over the past 15 years, demonstrates that it's very normal to enjoy pop culture, to be a fan, to be part of fandom, and to spend time thinking and daydreaming about it. It's as normal as people who are super into sports teams or fashion or cooking or home renovation. They might not be zoning out to songs and imagining Gordon Ramsey sensuously kissing Heston Blumenthal (but maybe they are, and thats okay), but they're probably having other kinds of daydreams about their thing, whatever it may be. Those things are not more valid or legitimate than being a Drarry fan.

In conclusion:

if you have been in fear that your enjoyment of Drarry has been too much, too preoccupying, and says something negative about you, then give that feeling a little kiss on the forehead and chuck it into the sea.

You might not think you have a storytelling talent, or you might not have the confidence to put yourself out there, but your ask was quite whimsical, why not give it a try? Or if you've been super inspired by those two songs and you don't feel ready or able to have a crack at it on your own, maybe you can join forces with someone else to make it happen, or use it as a prompt in a fest (like @hd-wireless) and give it life in another way.

[fragglerockfest]

🎉 Fraggle Rock Fest 2023 10th-17th 🎉

Get ready to dance your cares away with a week long celebration of Fraggle Rock starting on the 10th of January! Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the show. Each day has 2 prompts to inspire you but you can do what ever you like maybe even make some soup. Make sure to tag your work with #fraggle rock fest 2023

Prompt list

Day 1 Celebration/ Friends

Day 2 OC’s/ Side characters

Day 3 Relationships/ Music

Day 4 Lore/ Food

Day 5 Pride/ Radishes

Day 6 Puppetry/ Gardening

Day 7 Exploring/ Community

We are still looking for more mods to reblog posts during the event PM the account

Taglist below

@a-walking-fandom-reference 

@nightofnetter

@moon-jellie

@impeccably-imbecilic

@twaigfraggle

@booberblues

@sidebottomjeansbootswiththefur

@colonel-clucker

@fraggled

@you-guys-are-getting-breaks

@roialioe

@periwinklefraggle

[unchainedroadie]

Friends

Happy 40th Anniversary Fraggle Rock! 🗺🎨🌴🧺🎀

[booberblues]

[garlic-the-gnome]

[longfurbystims]

Philo and Gunge from Fraggle Rock stimboard for @gothic--squid in celebration of Fraggle Rock Fest

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[nightofnetter]

[moon-jellie]

Boober is sO GOOD IN EP4 I literally love him but why baloobius. Is this a pre established word in the fraggleverse or were they like. We need to say something besides tip

[twaigfraggle]

Fraggles send tweet

[garlic-the-gnome]

Un-escars your Gobo

fuck you, escargobo

[youreanerdharvey]

Like zoinks man

THE LAST DAY OF FRAGGLE FEST!!! I USED THE EXPLORING PROMPT

[fragglerockfest]

A big thank you to all who participated in fraggle rock fest this year!

An extra special shout out goes to @colonel-clucker who made some incredible gif sets!

Hope to see you all again next year and until then keep on dancing your cares away!

[peaceful-mokeyfraggle]

Fraggle Rock 40th Anniversary

I can’t believe that Fraggle Rock is turning 40 this year! When watching it, it doesn’t seem to be that old, but wow! 40 years… January 10, 1983, to January 10 of this year. I remember my first memories of Fraggle Rock. I was about 10 years old when I saw a Fraggle Rock video recommended on my YouTube feed. It was the song, “I’m a Little Stewpot” from the episode “Boober Gorg”. I watched it with zero context and with zero knowledge about the Fraggles. I was a little skeptical at first, but I grew to love it all the same. I have always loved many of Jim Henson’s projects such as “The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and his 1986 Christmas special “The Christmas Toy”. I was obsessed with “The Christmas Toy'' at the time, and my favorite character was Apple the Doll, performed by Kathryn Mullen. I searched online to see if Kathy Mullen performed any Fraggle Rock characters, and lo and behold, Mokey Fraggle showed up in the results. From the looks of her, I could tell that I would at least like her. But after listening to Mokey sing “Ragtime Queen”, I grew to love her. That day, she became my favorite Fraggle. I didn’t start watching full episodes until I was 13. The more I watched Fraggle Rock, the more I could relate to Mokey and the rest of the Fraggle Five. I loved the Fraggles so much that I started to draw them and write stories about them. Fraggles are so much fun to draw. I had a full wall in my room dedicated to my Fraggle drawings. I even made up a new word, Fraggle-tabulous. I wrote a few of my own songs, and I am currently working on a new one. It's just a hobby of mine. But I do savor all the moments while drawing, writing stories, and composing new songs for the Fraggles. I have over 40 Fraggle OC’s that I’ve created over the past year. Some of them are very old characters, way back from when I truly got into Fraggle Rock. Last November, I saw a trailer for the new reboot, “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock”. After seeing that trailer… after a few years of forgetting about the Fraggles, it got me back into Fraggle Rock again. I have Jim Henson and all who have worked on Fraggle Rock to thank for my love of Fraggles. Like the Trash Heap says, “You cannot leave the magic.”

[accidentalarsonis7]

Reboot doozer buildings be like:

[garlic-the-gnome]

Hey Fraggle Rock fandom

Would anybody be interested in trying to get fraggle rock trending on Tumblr in a day or two?

EDIT:

At 11pm UTC, 26th January I'm going to make and reblog as many Fraggle Rock posts as I can if anyone wants to join! EDIT 2: 6pm EST/ 3pm PT

Thanks @moon-jellie

EDIT 3: Fraggle Rock Fest is now a week long event!