#frank tolbert

[verosnacks]

Frank Tolbert's Original Chili

Ingredients:

2-4 ancho chiles, or 4-8 small dried red chiles, or 2-4 Tbsp chili powder

4 Tbsp vegetable oil

3lb lean beef chuck

1-2 c beef stock or water

1/3 c finely chopped garlic

2tbsp ground cumin

1 Tbsp ground oregano

Salt

1/2 cup sweet Hungarian paprika

1-2 fresh oregano sprigs

Instructions:

If using chiles, trim stems and remove seeds. Place in small saucepan, add water to barely cover.

Bring to boil, remove from heat, cover, and let stand 15 minutes.

Transfer chiles and water to blender and puree until smooth. Set aside.

Brown the meat in a large skillet in vegetable oil for 6 min. Transfer to large pot and add pureed chiles or chili powder.

Place over low heat, simmer. Add enough stock or water to just cover the meat.

Bring to boil, then reduce and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.

Add garlic, onion, cumin, oregano, salt to taste, paprika, and cilantro.

Notes:

10/27/2024 - Honestly this was terrible. No tomatoes. I've found a recipe that works - the Hawaii one, and probably won't be trying anyf further.

Source: A Bowl of Red, Frank X Tolbert

[random-jot]

Little Things I wanna know more about in Hatchetfield:

Pete & Ted’s dad sells women’s shoes. This is the ONLY bit of information we have on the rest of the Spankoffski family

Duke has a cat

Frank has a dog (or had depending on which timeline 😢)

Solomon Lauter made a deal with the Lords In Black

Barry Swift is/was married (timeline dependant)

Barry Swift also called Wiggly his “little boyfriend,” wanted Tom & Becky to “skip to the fucking,” and Paul* & Emma* to “Just kiss already” (Well, Not Paul and Not Emma, but, splitting hairs) — the point is, in every appearance except ‘Daddy’ Barry seems to be, not unlike another Hatchetfield resident, something of a horny bastard 👀

On top of that, Barry was invited to Paul & Emma’s wedding?? (again, splitting hairs)

James’ shopper character from Black Friday. Just, generally, what’s his deal, who is he?

Curt’s plant worker from Black Friday too

And everyone else in the line at ToyZone

In fact every minor character, I need their names and full backstories, stat!

And above all, just WHAT exactly was being protested at the Hatchetfield Kennel???? 🤔

[phoneymedic]

'our doors are open' from starkid's black friday (2019/2020)

"thank you very much for your generosity, your donations are gladly accepted.

good morning!"

[knotwerk]

these books. all the poems featured in the proper hydration series are in these books.

(book titles under the cut)

Water I Won't Touch - Kayleb Rae Candrilli

Say Goodnight - Timothy Liu

The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition

Mules of Love - Ellen Bass

Love and Other Poems - Alex Dmitrov

Space Struck - Paige Lewis

Evidence - Mary Oliver

A Shorter Shīrazād - Michael Field

The Renunciations - Donika Kelly

Prelude to Bruise - Saeed Jones

Ceremonies - Essex Hemphill

Gephyromania - TC Tolbert

Dispatch - Cameron Awkward-Rich

Like A Beggar - Ellen Bass

Frank O'Hara: Selected Poems

Effort at Speech - William Meredith

Dream of the Divided Field - Yanyi

Crush - Richard Siken

Not Me - Eileen Myles

Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke

How to Wash a Heart - Bhanu Kapil

Amanda Paradise ★ Resurrect Extinct Vibration - CAConrad

Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return - CAConrad

New Life - Ana Božičević

Second Empire - Richie Hoffman

Haruko/Love Poems - June Jordan

The Collected Poems of A.E. Housman

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho - Anne Carson

Swollening - Jason Purcell

🥬💜✨

[pro-crastinate17]

hello this will be a reaction to black friday starkid because i like to talk about the things i like

(it ended up only being act 1 bc it got super long lol)

ths is only my third time watching it and the first time was like. 2 years ago (the second time was only a few months ago but i didnt absorb enough or write this so here we go again)

will be VERY long btw

in the jingle when angelas sniggle says "we're the sniggles! don't be scared!" she winks when she says dont be scared. this is. foreshadowing :thumbsup:

never getting over "hes deep down in drowsy town, sleepng the dreamless sleep of the dead!"

also JAMES TOLBERT!!!!! his VOICE im so <3 [heart]

also oh my god im reading WAY too far into this but. "hes riding santas sleigh cause hes friends with all the elves" wigglys main allies are uncle wiley and linda monroe, who are played by joey and lauren, who both play elves in santa claus is going to high school!!!

OUGH i love the announcer whose voice is that?? it is reminiscent of big bill hells lol

"i wanted a salad, but now i have a child" never gets old lol. also the exposition in this scene is FLAWLESS mwah

THE LA DI DA DA DAY MOTIF IN THE BACKGROUND LMAO (it is definitely NOT a la di da da day)

"i do not get flashbacks!!! ...i remember bad things vividly." TOM IS SO ME CODED LOL

emma doing paul's "okay" thing gives me LIFE

DYLAN SAUNDERS APPRECIATION MOMENT i love tom houston so much i love dylan saunders oh my goodness gracious literally flawless acting !!! and his VOICE i cant even (also him holding up his hands like the steering wheel is such good foreshadowing for him having been the one driving!!)

tom is COMPLETELY unable to read sarcasm. tom houston autism confirmed. (/silly)

OK OK I KNOW that "bud" is a common way to refer to weed. however. lex smoking weed in hatchetfield and says "bud" specifically?? PERKYS BUDS REFERENCE!

the "to nordstrom? ah shiiit!" he sounds so canadian?? i cant be the only one hearing this lol what was that

COREY DORRIS APPRECIATION MOMENT!!!!! HIS VOICE HIS ACTING HES SOOOO <3 [heart] also the frank and uncle wiley interaction is SO FUNNY !!! and the condescension paired with calling lex "alexandra" is a rlly good way to make it obvious how icky frank is i love it

"honest?" "cross my heart, hope to die" BUT HE WAS LYING AND THEN HE DIES. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE STARKID

am i the only one whos curious about the gerald cinnabon story lmao. what did he DO that was so bad that gary goldstein attorney at law couldnt save him from the consequences?

"thats called a BRIBE and its ILLEGAL!!!" *skeptical look* "...or it SHOULD be." IM GIGGLING

im osrry the "my CHILDREN were accidents" line KILLS ME lmao. esp bc she literally IS making it everyone elses problem (by demanding 4 wigglys)!!

ik this fandom talks a lot about "stop crying gerald i wasnt talking to you" but i dont think we pay enough attention to lindas stanley monologue. like holy shit.

ALSO TOM TAKES THE SPOT BEHIND BECKY IN LINE AND DOESNT PAY ANYONE and no one even notces bc theyre all too busy gossiping lmao also what do you say is SUCH a good song aaaa!!! (why is the homeless man so invested on

"tHe YeArS hAvE pAsSeD"

FRANK MY BELOVED I LOOOVE OUR DOORS ARE OPEN

unrelated but i just noticed curt (the farmer who has peanuts the hatchetfield pocket squirrel during what if tomorrow comes) does not currently have peanuts the hatchetfield pocket squirrel! how does he come to be in possession of peanuts? was peanuts also drawn to wiggly (since he is canonically a sentient being?) what is really going on here? maybe this was the real conspiracy all along /silly

JEFF BLIM WIGGLY HANDS (also distinctly resembles the wiggly hands jon does as wiggly in npmd!!)

also feast or famine is an INCREDIBLE song like actually AAAAAA !!! chaos reigns!!!

is ethan wearing a kilt? or a skirt?? also him saying "more bad" instead of worse GIGGLE

tom scaring gary off just by looking scary is PEAK comedy i take no criticism

"aHhH yUmMy!!!!!"

"I HAVE A HAIR APPOINTMENT TODAAAAAAAAAY"

the resurgence of hello naughty list?? does sthat mean uncle wiley originally wanted lex to be the prophet. DOES THAT MEAN UNCLE WILEY ORIGINALLY WANTED LEX TO BE THE PROPHET.

i cant stop saying "i have pepper spray and i use it more than you can possibly imagine", also "ohh i dont know if you wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna FUCK with me miss monroe" ITS SO SILLY

when he sings the little "why should you give when you can get" BE STILL MY HEART (i have gender envy for joey richter)

"all you gotta do is just do what you do best-" "SHOP." "-be a mother." "...right." I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC.

"yEs I fUcKiNg SeE hIm"

i never noticed bob is a parody of obama lmao ALSO HIM COMFORTING WIGGLY AFTER HOWIE CALLS HIM A FUCKING WEIRD LITTLE MONSTER LMAO

"iLL bItE yOuR nIpPLe OfF"

the way the wiggly is damaged is NOT what wouldve happened from being shot. but thats ok bc its my babygirl general john macnamara <3 [heart]

MONSTERS AND MEN IS SO GOOD. I LOVE JEFFS VOICE SM JEFF BLIM APPRECATION MOMENT !!!!! also he looks Rigjt at the camera when he says "its nothing on your phone" GIGGLE

[ulkaralakbarova]

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he’s human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Stephanie Speck: Ally Sheedy Newton Crosby: Steve Guttenberg Ben Jabituya: Fisher Stevens Howard Marner: Austin Pendleton Skroeder: G.W. Bailey Frank: Brian McNamara Number 5 (voice): Tim Blaney Duke: Marvin J. McIntyre Otis: John Garber Mrs. Cepeda: Penny Santon General Washburne: Vernon Weddle Senator Mills: Barbara Tarbuck Howard Marner’s Aide: Tom Lawrence Norman: Fred Slyter Zack: Billy Ray Sharkey Reporter: Robert Krantz Reporter: Jan Speck Barmaid: Marguerite Happy Farmer: Howard Krick Farmer’s Wife: Marjorie Card Hughes Gate Guard: Herb Smith Party Guest: Jack Thompson Party Guest: William Striglos Party Guest: Mary Reckley Party Guest: Shay McLean Party Guest: Eleanor C. Heutschy Frank: Sergio Kato Film Crew: Producer: David Foster Producer: Lawrence Turman Director: John Badham Editor: Frank Morriss Art Direction: Dianne Wager Original Music Composer: David Shire Director of Photography: Nick McLean Second Unit Director: Gregg Champion Scenario Writer: S.S. Wilson Writer: Brent Maddock Location Manager: Mark Indig Casting: Jane Feinberg Script Supervisor: H. Bud Otto Co-Producer: Dennis E. Jones Title Designer: David Oliver Pfeil Casting: Mike Fenton Executive Producer: Mark Damon Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis Associate Producer: Dana Satler Hankins Associate Producer: Gary Foster Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald Executive Producer: John W. Hyde Casting: Judy Taylor Production Coordinator: Mary Cay Hollander Unit Production Manager: Steve Perry First Assistant Director: Jerry Ziesmer Second Assistant Director: Bryan Denegal Assistant Art Director: Donald B. Woodruff Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea Camera Operator: Steve Bridge First Assistant Camera: Michael A. Chavez Still Photographer: Bruce McBroom Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton Boom Operator: Marvin E. Lewis Utility Sound: Robert W. Harris Supervising Sound Editor: William L. Manger Supervising Sound Editor: Milton C. Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Burrow Sound Editor: Scott Burrow Sound Editor: Richard Oswald Music Editor: Stan Witt Assistant Sound Editor: Kelly L. Manger Construction Coordinator: Michael Muscarella Construction Foreman: Joseph C. Fama Property Master: Gregg H. Bilson Assistant Property Master: Stan Cockerell Standby Painter: Jerry Gadette Greensman: Philip C. Hurst Makeup Artist: Tom Lucas Hairstylist: Damon Grill Gaffer: Colin J. Campbell Key Grip: Bill Young Dolly Grip: Donald L. Hartley Grip: Johnny London Jr. Leadman: Mark Woods Video Assist Operator: Richmond G. Cogswell Production Illustrator: Martin A. Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Artman Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Beckert Unit Publicist: Vic Heutschy Production Accountant: Jan Garner Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Special Effects Coordinator: Chuck Gaspar Stunts: Freddie Hice Stunts: Christine Anne Baur Stunts: Brad Bovee Stunts: Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts: Marguerite Happy Stunts: Clifford Happy Stunts: Danny Costa Stunts: Bob Harris Stunts: Loren Janes Stunts: Robert Jauregui Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: John-Clay Scott Stunts: Sasha Jenson Stunts: Ted White Stunts: R.L. Tolbert Second Assistant Camera: Robert Samuels Movie Reviews:

[hasufin]

For me this is firmly a demonstration of "You don't know what you don't know".

I make scones; I make pretty damned good scones, even. I used the recipe found in Joy of Cooking, which is a classic cookbook. In my experience it's not exceptionally authentic nor terrifically inauthentic: it's a compendium of recipes gathered by the authors, rather than ones they've made themselves, so it's as accurate as the recipes submitted. The chicken curry is... not great. But it has some other astonishingly niche recipes which clearly came from someone's grandmother from the Old Country.

So, you know, the scones in JoC are the triangular, sweet, usually have some fruit in them, American type. And the funny thing is, I almost always encounter that type in restaurants and the like. The two times I've encountered round, unflavored things referred to as scones, they were NOT in a setting which was explicitly or even implicitly British.

So, I would have rather confidently told you I was making, well, scones. I knew I was at times being very experimental: I make scones with maple and walnut, ones with rosemary and cheddar, and most recently I made apple oatmeal scones; I knew these were not faithfully classic scones, but I would have certainly said they were recognizably scones.

And the funny thing is, in most contexts I'd have been dismissive of criticism that they are not like the British ones. They are like the ones from the recipes I've found, they are like the ones I find in bakeries and coffee shops; they are even like the ones I made using a mix someone brought home from a trip to London! If someone had said "These are good but they're not scones" I'd have treated it in the same way I would a Texan who told me I can't make chili. If you're not familiar - to a Texan, your chili is awful. It's not really chili. Doesn't matter if you're following a recipe handed down for generations. Doesn't matter if it's an award-winning chili. Doesn't matter if you learned how to make chili directly from Frank Tolbert. The problem is, you're not Texan. And therefore your chili is Bad and Wrong and there's nothing you can do to make it better, because you're never ever going to be a Texan so you just can't make good chili.

People get weird about their regional and ethnic food, and they can't or won't communicate actual, tangible stuff because the identity and cultural implications are too important.

So I'd honestly never encountered the idea that the British approach to scones and the American approach is different. I'd never even considered that there was such a thing as an American scone.

settling a debate, reblog for reach

[pushspacetocontinue]

𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 / 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

Character: Russell Tolbert

𝙽𝙾. 𝙾𝙵 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙶𝚄𝙰𝙶𝙴𝚂: Fluent in English and American Sign Language. Can mostly speak French and German, but it's fairly obvious he's not a native speaker.

𝚃𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝚅𝙾𝙸𝙲𝙴: high / average / deep

𝙰𝙲𝙲𝙴𝙽𝚃: Yes (it's very pronounced that he's from Boston, especially given that he currently lives in Washington)

𝙳𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙰𝙽𝙾𝚁: confident / arrogant / valiant / hostile / (self) demeaning / playfully vexing / other-blend / restless

𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴: slumped / straight / stiff / relaxed / composed

𝙷𝙰𝙱𝙸𝚃𝚂: head tilting / swaying impatiently from leg to leg / smoking / drinking heavily / gesturing / swearing and or insulting in native tongue / arm crossing / hands in pockets / strokes chin / er, um, or other interjections / plays with hair or clothing / hands at hips / inconsistent eye contact / maintains eye contact / frequent pausing / stands close / stands at distance

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐓𝐘.

𝚅𝙾𝙲𝙰𝙱𝚄𝙻𝙰𝚁𝚈: ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬜ ⬜

𝙴𝙼𝙾𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: ⬛ ⬛ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜

𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝚁𝚄𝙲𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴: ⬛ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘.

𝙵𝚁𝙴𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙽𝙲𝚈: ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬜ ⬜

𝙲𝚁𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙸𝚃𝚈: ⬛ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜

𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘.

arse. ass. asshole. bastard. bitch. bloody. bugger. bollocks. chicken shit. crap. cunt. dick. frick. fuck. horseshit. motherfucker. fuckface. jackass. piss stain. simp. limp dick. piss. prick. screw. shit. shitass. shitface. shithead. son of a bitch. twat. wanker. pussy. kine.

𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓.

christ on a bike. christ on a cracker. damn. goddamn. godsdamn. fresh hell. hell. holy shit. jesus. jesus christ. jesus h christ. jesus h. roosevelt christ. lord have mercy. jesus, mary and joseph. sweet jesus. sweet zombie jesus.

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓

straightforward or cryptic? finding the right word or using the first word that comes to mind? masculinity, neutrality, or femininity? formalities or abrasiveness? praise or equivocation? frankness or lies? excessive or minimal hand gestures? name-calling or magnanimity? friendly or blunt nicknames?

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

𝙳𝙾 𝙿𝙴𝙾𝙿𝙻𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚅𝙴 𝙰 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙳 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚄𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝚁 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely /never.

𝙳𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁’𝚂 𝙿𝙾𝙸𝙽𝚃 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙴 𝙰𝙲𝚁𝙾𝚂𝚂 𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙸𝙻𝚈 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙰𝙺? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never.

𝚆𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂? almost always / frequently / neutral / sometimes / rarely / never.

𝚆𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙱𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝚃𝙾 𝙴𝙽𝙳 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never.

𝚆𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚄𝚂𝙴 ‘𝚆𝙷𝙾𝙼’ 𝙸𝙽 𝙰 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴? yes / no/ only ironically.

𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝚃𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙼𝙰𝙺𝙴 𝙰 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙿𝙾𝙸𝙽𝚃. 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙳 𝙳𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈 𝚄𝚂𝙴? but / though / although / however / perhaps / maybe / mayhaps

𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝙳𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙴𝙽𝙳 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂? walk away / ask if that’s everything / say that’s everything / give a proper goodbye / tell their company they’re done here / remain quiet / they don’t.

𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝙳𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙰𝙳𝙳𝚁𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁𝚂? titles / first names / surnames / full names / nicknames

𝙸𝙽 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙳𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙰𝚈 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁'S 𝚂𝙿𝙴ECH 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁𝚂? accent / vocabulary/ tone / volume / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn’t. (it possibly stands out due to his stammer as well to be honest)

Tagged by: @priwenshallprevail (Thank you so much!)

Tagging: Anyone who sees this and would like to do it.

[saharzahids]

appreciation post for the Starkids of color

[tincan-tophat]

Stats:

The total count is 43. 

However, I only used unique instances. So since the theme song is used 8 times (aside from the needy beast version), and Axe Man is used twice, that brings it down to 35.

Bob Metzger technically only ever says “Great Granddaddy” but since it still contains the word daddy (and it’s in the video) I will count it.

For the rest of this post, I will not be counting the theme song except for the needy beast cover, because it just got confusing since a lot of people say it at once.🤷

How many times it’s said per episode:

THAM:0

WW: 2

F&A: 0

TB: 0

JAC: 0

TWITW: 0

HQ: 1

PB: 5

AC: 2

D: 18

KT: 2

YJ: 2

HM: 2

Average: 2.615

People who say it the most:

Jaime Lynn Beatty: 17

Corey Dorris: 7

Jon Matteson: 3

Joey Richter: 2

James Tolbert: 2

Dylan Saunders: 2

Mariah Rose Faith: 1

Lauren Lopez: 1

Kim Whalen: 1

Bryce Charles: 1 (Off screen)

Characters who say it the most:

Sherman Young: 16

Frank Pricely: 4 

Ticket taker: 2

Bob Metzger: 2 

Lars Metzger: 2

Bill Woodward:2

Zoey Chambers: 1

Emma Perkins: 1

Corey’s Axe man singer: 1

Bryce’s Axe man singer: 1 (off screen)

Boy Jerry: 1

Girl Jeri: 1

Sheila Young: 1

Ted Spankoffski: 1

Thrash: 1

I am. Ashamed at how much effort I put into this.

I mean it wasn’t a lot.

Just some Ctrl+F and a bit of counting.

But still

Every time they say “Daddy” in Nightmare Time

[ishipit03]

+

=

TELL ME I’M WRONG.

[bugtholomew]

Frank Pricely. 

Let’s talk about him.

He’s a king and you cant change my mind.

[polkadotmotmot]

Frank X. Tolbert - Reddish Egret, 2017

[myhauntedsalem]

The Eerie Apparition of White Rock Lake 

Dallas Park, Texas

Those who have reported seeing ghosts have long been the subject of jokes and derision but the experience is far more common than people realize. It’s the stuff of history, with sightings in every culture throughout the world recorded in myriad, ancient records. In Dallas, Texas, the White Rock Lake Ghost is no laughing matter. The familiar sighting is of a young woman in a drenched evening dress, who waves down drivers to tell them she’s been in a boating accident. She asks for a ride to a house, hops in the back seat, and then completely vanishes.

It’s a beautiful spot, and on a clear, warm day, there are cyclists, runners, families having picnics, and kayaks cutting lazily through the glassy lake. But there’s something more to this lake than meets the eye of the recreational visitor.

Dallas Morning News posted a 1964 story from its archives about the beautiful ghost of the lake, who reportedly wore a dress from Neiman Marcus. A 2004 story from the Advocate traced the beginning of the legend to the Texas Folk Lore Society, which published a story about the ghost in 1943. In that version, a couple picked up the soaking-wet woman on the side of the road and drove her to the address on Gaston Avenue. When they saw that she had disappeared, they walked up to the house. A man answered the door and explained that he had a daughter, but that she drowned in the lake two years earlier.

The New York Post conducted a study of 2,000 people, which showed that 60 percent said they had seen a ghost in their lifetime. Also, more than 40 percent of those surveyed think their pet has seen one too. The research also found one in three people had either lived or stayed in a house they felt was haunted.

It All Started Back in 1943

According to the official White Rock Lake website, a woman named Anne Clark wrote the account of the Lady of the Lake legend and published it in 1943 under the title The Ghost of White Rock. Clark’s report stated that a young couple was parked on the shore of White Rock Lake, and when they turned on their headlights they saw a young girl in a sheer, wet, white dress coming toward them. With a faltering voice, she told the couple, “I’m sorry to intrude, and I would not under any circumstances, but I must find a way home immediately. My boat overturned. The others are safe. But I must get home.’” Next, she climbed into the rumble seat and gave the couple an address in Oak Cliff. When they asked her for directions, they turned around only to find their rumble seat empty and wet. Curious, the couple continued to the address the girl gave them. There they met a sad man at the door who told them, “This is a very strange thing. You are the third couple who has come to me with this story. Three weeks ago, while sailing on White Rock Lake, my daughter drowned.”

The Dallas Morning News reported that many Dallas residents wrote to the newspaper to share their encounters with the girl. In the archives of the News, reporter Frank Tolbert had run two emphatic pieces of the event in his column called Tolbert’s Texas. In 1964, he wrote, “Hundreds of people have called or written this department about the so-called Girl Ghost of White Rock Lake, who sometimes, by testimony of sober witnesses, makes guest appearances in dripping wet evening dress along the shores of the Dallas lake, always at night and in the spring of the year.”

Just because someone hasn’t seen a ghost doesn’t prove that ghosts don’t exist. Logic has nothing to do with it.  If you see the ghost of a dripping wet young lady by White Rock Lake and nobody else is around to confirm, does that mean it never happened?

[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid Brigadoon

Once in the Highlands, there was a Starkid dreamcast for Brigadoon! Because somebody was in Brrrigadoooon in high school and she f*cking killed it (and one starkid actually was in Brigadoon at U of M) figured this was a no-brainer because regardless of what a certain guy who doesn't like musical states, it is a fun old-fashioned romp!

1.  Curt Mega as Henry Albright 2. Lauren Lopez as Fiona MacLaren 3. James Tolbert as Harry Beaton 4. Brian Rosenthal as Charlie Dalrymple 5. Jaime Lyn Beatty as Meg Brockie 6. Joe Walker as Jeff Douglas 7. Ali Gordon as Jean MacLaren 8. Dylan Saunders as Mr. Lundie 9. Bryce Charles as Maggie Anderson 10. Jeff Blim as Andrew MacLaren 11. Tyler Brunsman as Stuart Dalrymple/Harry Beaton (u/s) 12. Corey Dorris as Archie Beaton/Jeff Douglas (u/s) 13. Joe Moses as Angus McGuffie 14. Jim Povolo as Sandy Dean/Mr. Lundie (u/s) 15. Meredith Stepien as Townsperson 16. Joey Richter as Townsperson/Henry Albright (u/s) 17. Brian Holden as Townsperson 18. Robert Manion as Frank/Townsperson/Henry Albright (u/s)/Harry Beaton (u/s)/Sandy Dean (u/s) 19. Mariah Rose Faith as Townsperson 20. Kim Whalen as Townsperson/Fiona MacLaren (u/s) 21. Rachael Soglin as Townsperson/Meg Brockie (u/s)/Jean MacLaren (u/s) 22. Jae Hughes as Townsperson 23. Britney Coleman as Townsperson/Fiona MacLaren (u/s)/Maggie Anderson (u/s) 24. Jon Matteson as Townsperson/Charlie Dalrymple (u/s) 25. AJ Holmes as Townsperson/Jeff Douglas (u/s)/Stuart Dalrymple (u/s)/Andrew McLaren (u/s)/Archie Beaton (u/s) 26. Tiffany Williams as Townsperson 27. Nick Lang as Townsperson/Andrew MacLaren (u/s)/Angus McGuffie (u/s) 28. Janaya Mahealani Jones as Townsperson 29. Denise Donovan as Jane/Townsperson 30. Jamie Burns as Townsperson/Meg Brockie (u/s) 31. Alle Faye Monka as Townsperson 32. Clark Baxtresser as Townsperson 33. Alex Paul as Kate/Townsperson/Jean MacLaren (u/s)/Maggie Anderson (u/s) 34. Brant Cox as Townsperson/Charlie Dalrymple (u/s) 35. Angela Giarratana as Swing 36. Julia Albain as Swing 37. Nick Strauss as Swing/Mr. Lundie (u/s)/Andrew MacLaren (u/s)/Archie Beaton (u/s)/Sandy Dean (u/s) 38. Lily Marks as Swing 39. Richard Campbell as Swing/Stuart Dalrymple (u/s)/Angus McGuffie (u/s) 40. Eric Khan Gale as Swing

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

[vesperione]

As some people know, I’m very active about social issues happening all the time. However, I am a minor and can’t go out alone to protests. But I can fight online.

So let’s talk about racism

Whether this is deliberate in the fandom or not, I’d like to address the issues of the POC recognition here. I remember back when TGWDLM came out that everyone was begging for Corey Dorris to get a solo. When he received a solo in Black Friday, it was practically ignored. Whether it was because people didn’t like Our Doors Are Open or some other reason, I personally thought it was a fitting song for Frank. As well as this, when it was announced James Tolbert, who’s been choreographing StarKid musicals as early as AVPS, was joining the cast alongside Curt, Kim, Angela and Kendall, I saw a lot more people getting excited to see everyone’s performances and James was hardly mentioned.

One of the most iconic StarKid musicals for diversity is Firebringer featuring Tiffany Williams and Lauren Walker, both women of colour. Their performances were amazing, yet where do the fandom speak about them?

And what about Britney Coleman? Who sang for the credits of Twisted and also played Dean Thomas who has gone on to perform on Broadway. Where do people acknowledge her?

This upsets me a lot, as does the current situation in America, but the things these people need now are a swarm of love to show we know we’re there and we all appreciate them being a part of StarKid.

Thank you for reading and proceed with your day