#george moody

[reveuseinflorence]

"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."

- George Orwell, 1984

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Doodle dump because I have too many thoughts about them </3

Stupid shenanigans during their college era referencing this. Harold used to have a stupid moustache and goatee in that “I just started growing facial hair and idk what to do with it” kind of style.

Giving Melvin friends but also making him the shortest and the angriest out of the gang. He is friends with George and Harold and he hates it so much, he is entrenched in denial about it. His only two besties are each fathers of two and very much married, OF COURSE he's going to be mom/dad-friended to death.

They are judging you.

[leatherandmossprints]

Illustration for Camille Mauclair's ‘Le Poison des Pierreries’ by Georges Rochegrosse, c. 1903.

[t0nks-f4n-gir1]

I’m sitting in one! Where are you sitting?

(I put the characters in the seats but the template isn’t mine)

[precodesoul]

Shirley Grey photographed for Get That Girl (dir. George Crone, 1932)

[paulic]

the most fabulous throuple of the century is now a one man act. I need to sit down

[galindaelphaba]

♡ every episode of hsmtmts ♡ ↳ 2.12 “second chances”

[georgeharrisonsmiling]

Having returned home to England, Harrison had a few comments to make about the three surviving Beatles chances of ever performing together and their relationship. He said that, although the three get along better now, there is no plan to ever get together again, and that was because Paul McCartney is too moody.

[goga-je-pieroga]

New template, enjoy!

[ksfern]

I want a Marauders style fandom but for the Order. These bastards have so much potential, even the subcast! Hestia Jones and Emmeline Vance? Elphias Doge? Mundungus Fletcher? POTENTIAL!!

And, of course, our favorite Auror trio with Mad-Eye, Kingsley, and Tonks.

And the two most horrible old men ever, Sirius and Severus and ALL THE KIDS and also the less horrible but ugly old man Remus.

And these bitches are all in the same house so much? And so stressed? I will be taking advantage.

[reveuseinflorence]

"But you always were wrong: only I can't help loving you."

- George Eliot, Middlemarch

[keyofnow]

Who did The Beatles open for?

To the best of my knowledge, and according to my most reliable sources.

Painting testimonial picture...

In chronological order,

Tony Sheridan, Peppy and the New York Twisters, Bruce Channel (feat. Delbert McClinton), Gene Vincent, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Little Richard (feat. Billy Preston), Frank Ifield, Helen Shapiro, Chris Montez, Tommy Roe, and last but not least Roy Orbison.

The Beatles also shared top billing in Paris with Sylvie Vartan and Trini Lopez. (Not to mention a gig way back in Cheshire with Joe Brown and the Bruvvers.)

What's it all about?!

Tony Sheridan is the first “star” the savage young Beatles performed with. These shows took place exclusively in Hamburg as part of their extended performance residencies at the Top Ten Club throughout summer 1961. The gigs were long, and the sets tended to become rather freeform as the nights wore on, so it was not at all like the manicured package shows that The Beatles would later perform. This was pure rock'n'roll.

Peppy and the New York Twisters is an obscure act about whom very little is known, and who nonetheless turned The Beatles on firsthand to the Twist dance. They performed together once at the Cavern on 22 Mar 1962, and Peppy's dance instructions inspired John & Paul to write “The Pinwheel Twist” backstage during a break. The Beatles briefly added it to their setlist, before ultimately abandoning it in favour of the Isley Brothers’ “Twist and Shout”.

Bruce Channel is the first American “star” The Beatles ever opened for, at a gig in Cheshire on 21 June 1962. Although not part of the first wave of rock stars, The Beatles dug his current hit “Hey Baby”, and especially his harmonica player Delbert McClinton, who John pestered backstage for some pointers on the instrument.

Gene Vincent was the first true “rock star” The Beatles opened for, at the Cavern Club on 1 July 1962. Though Vincent was not quite in the top tier of rock stardom, per se, he was an underground superstar internationally, and John particularly was a huge fan of his (as illustrated below).

Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were a proper English rock band, though a bit gimmicky, and a thoroughly appropriate choice to headline the Riverboat Shuffle on the River Mersey, 10 Aug 1962. The following year, as The Beatles were on trajectory to megastardom, they would feature Johnny Kidd & co. on their radio programme Pop Go The Beatles. (Kidd's 1960 hit “Shakin' All Over” would later see new life with The Who's Live at Leeds cover in 1970.)

Little Richard was among the toppermost of the poppermost. Now The Beatles had arrived to perform alongside the top tier of rock'n'roll stars, and just as they were releasing the first single “Love Me Do”. Besides a couple show in Liverpool on 12 Oct and 28 Oct 1962, they also shared the bill at the Star Club in Hamburg off and on from 30 Oct to 15 Nov. During this time they were able to truly befriend Richard, as well as his prodigy organist little Billy Preston, who seven years later would join The Beatles (unofficially at least) for their Get Back and Abbey Road sessions (includo the rooftop performance). But that's another story...

Frank Ifield was a sort of adult contemporary star, not particularly rock'n'roll at all, although The Beatles had worked with his producer Bert Kaempfert during the Tony Sheridan sessions in Hamburg, so they had something in common. Mainly it was an opportunity to play in a new market; unfortunately The Beatles were very poorly received that night. (As a consolation price, Ted Taylor taught them how to apply stage makeup.)

Helen Shapiro was still a young English pop starlet when she afforded The Beatles their first opening slot on a package tour from 2 Feb to 3 Mar 1963. In return John and Paul wrote “Misery” for her to sing, which she never did and The Beatles recorded instead during a break in the Shapiro tour. The tour was a vehicle for The Beatles to promote their new single “Please Please Me”, and halfway through the tour it peaked at the top of the singles charts. By the end of the Shapiro tour, The Beatles had been moved up to closing the first half of the show.

Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, two second-tier American rock stars, co-headlined a UK package tour that kicked off six days after the Shapiro tour ended, on 9 Mar 1963 and running through 31 Mar. Although The Beatles had been booked as an opener, their widespread fame eclipsed the pair of American one-hit-wonders, at least domestically, and on the second night The Beatles were promoted to closing act (to Montez and Roe's annoyance, though still technically considered headliners). About halfway through the tour the first Beatles LP dropped, and the mania only intensified from there.

Roy Orbison was another top-tier American rock star, and here The Beatles reached the pinnacle peak of achievement on his package tour from 18 May to 9 Jun 1963. As with the Montez/Roe package tour, The Beatles had originally been booked as an opener, but their new album just hit number #1, so on the fourth night they were promoted the closing spot, about which Roy was magnanimous (while The Beatles were terrified). John & Paul learned much from overhearing Roy writing his songs (includo his soon-to-be megahit “Oh! Pretty Woman”, from which they knicked a bit of his middle-eight to stick in the bridge of their own soon-to-be megahit “I Want To Hold Your Hand”). ((Who on Earth could possibly foresee that George would one day form a band with Roy??))

From that point on, and for the next (and final) three years of their performing career, The Beatles were always top billing.

Notwithstanding that they did still co-headline on occasion — includo the 18-day run in Jan 1964 at Theatre Olympia in Paris, which they shared top-billing with French chanteuse Sylvie Vartan and American Trini Lopez rotating from show to show, with The Beatles closing every performance.

The deeper you go...

A special case is to be made for Tony Sheridan as one of the most important musicians in history.

Sheridan was part of the 1960 UK package tour starring Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, and was in fact one of the last people to see Cochran the night of his fatal car accident (when Eddie denied Tony a lift back to London).

When The Beatles linked up with Tony in Hamburg the following year, even though he was a British rock'n'roll imitator, he was a respected imitator because he'd been “accepted” by the real deal. At least that was likely the perception, and for The Beatles it was like rubbing elbows with rock'n'roll nobility.

So when Sheridan invited The Beatles to be his backing band on some studio sessions for Polydor, it must have felt like a really cool moment for them, working with someone who had worked alongside two of the greats. He was even generous enough to let The Beatles record a couple tunes of their own. One of their selections? John leading a cover of Gene Vincent's “Ain't She Sweet”. Poetry in motion.

Of course it's a well-worn story how Tony Sheridan's recording of “My Bonnie” drew the attention of Brian Epstein — then managing his family's record store in Liverpool — which would lead to Epstein managing the band by the end of 1961.

Considering all this backstory, it's no small coincidence that The Beatles went on to open for Gene Vincent himself barely a year after having met Tony Sheridan. Be-bop-a-lu-la!

Opening for Vincent may have set their sights sky high, and so again it's no surprise that within a few months Epstein would arrange for them multiple slots opening for the king of them all — Little Richard. Whooooo! Shut up.

Within two years of those Tony Sheridan sessions, The Beatles would be closing for Roy Orbison on tour — at which point, The Beatles themselves were becoming regarded as top tier rock'n'roll royalty in their own write. Dream, baby.

And in the end...

So...who opened for The Beatles?

Among others (in no particular order probably),

Not only The Hollies, Cilla Black, The Rolling Stones, PJ Proby (feat. Jimmy Page), The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds (both Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck iterations), The Moody Blues, Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, The Rattles, and Peter and Gordon,

But also The Ronettes, King Curtis, The Righteous Brothers, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Mary Wells, Bill Black, Jackie DeShannon, The Exciters, The Young Rascals, The Cyrkle, The Remains, and probably several others I haven't gotten round to discovering yet.

But that's also another story...

#Facts

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[guy60660]

George Platt Lynes

[leatherandmossprints]

‘Knight of the Flowers’ (detail) by Georges Rochegrosse, c. 1894.

[legacydowney94]

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Right now, the server is still in novice mode and doesn’t have many members yet, so I’d love to build a welcoming community for fans of these pairings. I’m very new to running a server, and honestly, I’m not always sure what to say or do most of the time. Because of that, I’m looking for moderators who’d be willing to help me run things. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

While Severus Snape is a popular love interest, I’ve made sure to include him—along with several other intriguing pairings that deserve more attention. If you’ve ever wanted to see more fanfics featuring these ships, you’re not alone! I am willing to add more pairings, all you have to do is ask.

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Hermione Granger/Charlie Weasley

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[onpurposeilovehimonpurpose]

Touching Tuesday - pt2 - Strong Henry

After King James states that he's read their emails, as intrusive and terrible as that must feel, Henry doesn't recoil at the knowledge that his grandfather read the things he said to Alex. Instead, he continues to be proud and strong and the whole time, Phillip is watching them. Perhaps he realizes that by reading them, there is no way that the king can deny his feelings for Alex, and hopes that he won't ask that. And the smirk they share as they check in with one another says so much more than words could. Also, Henry moves his thumb just barely, soothingly over Alex's finger, it's just a tiny movement, but the gesture makes me swoon.

The looks on their faces after the king acknowledges their love is genuine, even if they don't need the man's validation; they're trying so hard to hold back their happiness because they know they're just beginning the battle with him. Henry is so strong to do this in front of a man who hurt him and demanded his desires stay hidden. Their hands grip one another tightly, supporting each other the way they both need at that moment.

Watching Henry's movements and Alex's with their free hands. It shows their initial reactions to the King telling Henry that his responsibility is not to his heart, but to his country. Alex's reaction is so much smaller in comparison to Henry's, but it's those fingers of his, moving just a bit, as they tend to do whenever he has feelings he's unsure of. Notice Alex swallowing around the lump that probably formed in his throat when he took in what the king was clearly wanting from Henry. An agreement to deny the accusations. Henry's posture slumps a little, and he walks his fingers across his knee and then curls that hand into a fist, holding off the emotions he feels at the unfair expectations the king is pushing on his shoulders. But their joined hands never waver, they don't move at all.

Henry reacting to the king's ridiculous idea that they need to maintain the royal image, considering doing otherwise is out of the question, that he's allowing himself to react with a defiant expression is something he never would've allowed before, he would've controlled it. But then, before he can say anything, Alex questions the king. It's so incredible to me that Alex does this, ignoring the fact that the man is king, he's just another man whose bullshit beliefs should be questioned. It's clear neither one of them at this point cares that he's a king. He's just a man who wants them to repress their feelings, and their relationship and is willing to ignore the love he sees in front of him.

Now I want to talk about the touching and what it means for Henry to no longer hold Alex's hand. This man has taken all the comfort and strength that became a little feedback loop between them, and he's like... "I'm going to stand up for myself on my own right now because Alex doesn't deserve to be considered a problem and neither do I." He says, "You think you can make me get in line by fear or guilt and expectations? You think that I'm only questioning this crap because of the man sitting beside me who I love, who you know I love, is here holding my hand through this? You're very wrong about that." And he goes back to his habit of trying to twirl his ring (even if he's not wearing it) and he situates himself so that he's not so stiff, so that he almost appears like he's relaxing and that this conversation is casual, and he's unbothered.

RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (2023) dir. Matthew Lopez

Henry asks his question, and he is saying, "You don't want Alex to have a voice, but I will help him have one because I will ask the same damn thing and wait for you to give me the bullshit answer I know is coming because I've decided that I don't care what you say. I'm gonna sit back, and I'm gonna ask this question and watch you squirm as you realize that I am strong and I am my own person, and I deserve more than what you want me to have."

One of the most important / (imo needed) changes from the book to the movie was this scene right here, and I am glad that Matthew Lopez made sure to put this change in. While I do like that Catherine in the book came out of her grief to start to be there for her children, her children were younger in the book. Henry is older in the movie; he is nearing thirty years old, and though he is obviously hurt that his mother isn't around, he is also fully an adult, and I think that after all this time, HE needed to be the one to stand up for himself, for his love and his relationship. He needed to deal with this, and he had Alex's support and Bea's, but this was his moment. He gets to show who he has always been inside and gets the chance to be the man he has become because of knowing Alex and accepting his love and encouragement.

The look on his face as he asks that question tells how differently he values himself and his happiness than what we saw from him previously.