#joe mcfadden

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Joe McFadden, the beloved winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2017, has exciting news to share: he is engaged to his partner, Rob Smales. The 48-year-old actor took to Instagram to reveal the happy news, expressing his joy and love for Rob, whom he refers to as his “soulmate.”

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Katya Jones, Strictly Come Dancing 2017.

Is that actually a sort of harness incorporated into Katya's outfit that she wore to lift Joe? Katya about to do a Samba with Joe McFadden to 'Money, Money' from 'Cabaret'. Katya dancing with Neil Jones to Emeli Sande's live performance of Starlight.

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Brian McFadden.

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Dr. James Harvey and the ghostly trio!!!

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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Disorder Related to Capitol Riot

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Disorder in Capitol Riot A resident of Hopewell Junction, New York, named Christopher D. Finney, aged 32, admitted guilt on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder. This admission comes as a result of his involvement in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. On that day, fervent supporters of former President Donald J. Trump attempted to…

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Scottish Football Legends: A Legacy of Passion and Pride

The Scottish national football team, with its rich history and passionate Tartan Army fan base, has produced some of the most iconic players in the history of the sport. These legends have embodied the spirit of Scottish football – a unique blend of grit, determination, and unwavering pride. John McGinn: The modern-day talisman, known for his tireless work rate, leadership qualities, and ability…

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I brought my dog into work with me and she stole the hearts of the entire Rocky Horror tour company

[jalwyn21]

is karim ainouz a recent follow? he's a director.

Yes!!! And Karim Aïnouz followed him back, so they met, it's not just a Joe fanboy follow. Karim Aïnouz did Firebrand.

So, now I'm wondering if we're gonna see Joe as Vadim, a young Russian drug delivery driver in Karim's future film Neon River 😹

Also, have you seen this :

Remember, Joe and Amanda recently followed each other so maybe we'll see Joe as Andrew in ‘The Housemaid’ 🙀

So much to be excited about 😼

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Desi Arnaz, Benedict of Nursia, Moe Berg, Ed Bournemann, Dale Bozzio, Larry Carlton, Karen Carpenter, John Cowsill, Daniel Craig, John Cullum, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Maxwell Street, Jimmy Davis, Becky G, Rory Gallagher, John Gardner, Mikhail Gorbachev, Laird Hamilton, Sam Houston, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Irving, Jennifer Jones, Léon Jongen, Jon Bon Jovi, Orrin Keepnews, the 1933 film KING KONG, Papa Lightfoot, BarBara Luna, Madonna’s 1989 single “Like a Prayer,” Chris Martin, Gates McFadden, drummer-producer Tony Meehan (The Shadows), Method Man, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Lauraine Newman, Jay Osmond, Ethan Peck, Elvis Presley’s 1956 single “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,�� Luke Pritchard (The Kooks), Dottie Rambo, Red Saunders, Dennis Seaton (Musical Youth), Shostakovich’s 14th Symphony (1969), Bedřich Smetana, the 1995 musical SMOKY JOE’S CAFÉ, Ludovico Spontoni, the 1965 film SOUND OF MUSIC, composer-trumpeter Derek Watkins (James Bond films), Kurt Weill, Tom Wolfe, "Théo" Ysaÿe, and the creative provocateur, poet, and singer-songwriter Lou Reed. He was the principal songwriter for The Velvet Underground and his solo career spanned 5 decades. 

Velvet Underground were not commercially successful but are now regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of rock. Brian Eno said that everyone who heard the first VU album wanted to start a band. Reed had a deadpan voice that, for me, required forgiveness as singers go (though he did step up on occasion, particularly when he sung with The Blind Boys on THE RAVEN album). Eventually I connected with his noir fiction, transgressive “eyewitness reporting” lyrics and songcraft. He neither approved or disapproved of the subjects he sang about and, in the end, he just wanted to write catchy rock’n’roll. Over the years I’ve performed at least 6 Reed/VU songs—recording 2: “What Goes On” and “Sunday Morning,” on which I was joined by members of The Badlees (who did a splendid job in one afternoon). Reed himself commended our cover and promoted it on his website in the mid-90s. HB and RIP Lou.

#loureed #velvetunderground #sundaymorning #singersongwriter #bretalexander #thebadlees #blindboysofalabama #raven #edgarallenpoe #noirfiction #poet #guitarist #eyewitnessreport #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #birthday

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Omega Radio for February 24, 2014; #47.

Laura Nyro “Buy And Sell”

Tim Weisberg “Killing Me Softly With His Song”

Smoke “Shelda”

Gianni Oddi “Kimono Pop”

William B. Tanner “The Cat”

Jacky Giordano “Train”

Puccio Roelens “Northern Lights”

Blue Mitchell “Delilah”

Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephens “South Side Morning”

Eddie Harris & Les McCann “Set Us Free”

Joe Simon “It Be’s That Way Sometimes”

Rance Allen Group “Give My All To You”

Exuma “Silver City”

Orchestra Julian “Do It With Class”

Modern Soul Band “5 Hach Nalb 7”

Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham “Lover And A Friend”

Black Sugar “Kathy”

Lalo Schiffrin & The Mike Curb Congregation “Burning Bridges”

Blackrock “Yeah Yeah”

Bayete “Free Angela (Thoughts…And All I Got To Say)”

Michael De Albuquerque “Sweet Mirth”

Gladys McFadden & The Loving Sisters “Never Gonna Turn Around”

Jeannie Reynolds “I’m Hooked On You”

Riff Raff “Original Man”

General Lee & The Space Army Band “We Did It Baby” part 1 & 2

John Tropea “Can’t Hide Love”

Teddy Lasry “Los Angeles”

Gil Flat “End Of A Story” part 2

Leroy Vinnegar “Doing That Thing"

Modern Sound Quartet “Eerie Night”

Pierre Arvay “Sky Way”

Rubba “Way Star”

Guru Guru “Taoma”

Bill Summers “Brazilian Skies”

George Duke “Feel”

Herbie Hancock “Spiraling Prism”

Tony Hymas “Final Inspection”

Azymuth “Fly Over The Horizon (Vôo Sobre O Horizonte)”

Bonus broadcast of vinyl treasures, sampling, crate-digging, soul, funk, groove, R&B, jazz, and fusion.

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Harmonica Soul in 13 tracks

Harmonica Soul. I found 13 funky tracks featuring the harmonica.

Children Of Today - Chairmen Of The Board (In Session, 1970)

Don't Press Your Luck Woman - Jimmy Reed (Soulin' 1967)

Everlasting Love - Pam Bowie (He’s All I Need / Everlasting Love, 1969)

Every Time I Feel The Spirit - Alice McClarity (One Life, 1968)

Goodie Train - Cleo Page ‎(Leaving Mississippi, 1979)

In The Evening - Big Joe Turner (Turns On The Blues, 1970)

Mailman - Homesick James (Home Sweet Homesick James, 1975)

Onukpa Swapo - Bokoor Band (Bokoor Band, 1978)

Saint James Infirmary - Shelley Fisher (I’ll Leave You (Girl) (For Somebody New) / Saint James Infirmary, 1970)

Straighten Up Baby - Smokey Wilson (Blowin’ Smoke, 1977)

Summertime - George Smith (The Avalon Boogaloo / Summertime, 1966)

Way Back Home - Gladys McFadden & The Loving Sisters (Gospel Soul, 1978)

You Can Be Replaced - Little Sonny (Hard Goin' Up, 1973)

More Harmonica Soul

Harmonica Soul in 16 tracks

Harmonica Solo by Stevie Wonder

Harmonica Soul in 12 tracks

Harmonica Funk in 12 tracks

Funky Harmonica Tracks

Funky Harmonica Top 10

Funky Harmonica

Harmonica Solo by Stevie Wonder

[jaspersboy]

A military veteran who told an undercover FBI agent about his admiration for Adolf Hitler and discussed a plan to “wipe out” the nation's Jewish population was sentenced on Monday to four years in prison for .

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ordered Virginia resident Hatchet Speed to serve the four-year sentence after he completes a separate three-year prison term for a conviction on firearms offenses, court records show.

The FBI recorded Speed’s conversations with the undercover agent more than a year after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. The agent posed as “a like-minded individual” while meeting with Speed at least three times in 2022.

Speed, 41, was “deeply worried" about Democrat Joe Biden's presidency and believed false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, prosecutors wrote in a court filing. He told the undercover agent that he believes Jewish people control Biden.

Speed expressed his admiration for Hitler during the recorded conversation, calling him “one of the best people that’s ever been on this earth.” He also “outlined a plan to enlist Christians to wipe out the country’s entire Jewish population,” prosecutors said in a court filing.

“It is not clear why this military veteran with a (security) clearance became enamored with Hitler, began to embrace street fighting, and call for the execution of the country’s entire Jewish population,” prosecutors wrote. “What is clear, though, is that this defendant committed a serious offense and continues to threaten the safety of the community, posing a serious danger.”

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January Reading Wrap-Up

The first month of the new year is over, and with it begins a whole new year of reading goals! I personally set my goal to 24, which was the number of books I read last year, but considering I've already read 12 this month (okay, two of them were short stories) I'm feeling pretty confident about overcoming that goal!

I thought it would be a good idea for me to write down short reviews of books I read each month, as a way to help me better understand what it is that I like about books. I've never been very critical with my ratings, as you'll notice soon, so I'm hoping that the more thought I put into the reading I've done, the less 5 star ratings I'm giving out.

Books I'll be discussing below:

A Court of Silver Flames, by Sarah J. Maas

Ankle Snatcher, by Grady Hendrix

The Pram, by Joe Hill

Don't Let Her Stay, by Nicola Sanders

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

Do Not Disturb, by Freida McFadden

Mister Magic, by Kiersten White

Circe, by Madeline Miller

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins

And of course, here are my Goodreads and Storygraph profiles if you're interested!

A Court of Silver Flames Sarah J. Maas

“The struggle with that darkness is worth it, just to see such things.”

As you could probably expect considering this is the last (at time of writing this) book in the series, I’ve read all of the books to come before it. And this is actually my favorite one.

Which surprised me, I kept seeing a bunch of bad reviews and people talking about how unlikable Nesta is, but I really just don’t agree. I mean, yes, Nesta’s unlikeable at first. That’s the point, character growth and whatnot, but I actually found her much more relatable than Feyre ever was. In fact, I’d go on to say the romance of this book is more fun than the romance of the rest of the series. I adore Feyre and Rhys, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes it’s really nice having a relationship that has more emotional conflict to it. In fiction, at least.

Feyre and Rhys in this book both come off as very up their own asses, which I always imaged had something to do with why people aren’t as fond of this book. But I honestly was a big fan of it. It’s interesting to me seeing the way a character you thought you knew so well can appear from a different POV.

And all that aside, I do genuinely enjoy the arc Nesta goes through, and I really found her emotional struggles very relatable. It felt so worth it coming out at the end and seeing just everything we overcame with her.

4.5 Stars

Ankle Snatcher Grady Hendrix

"They live in our closets and under our beds, and after dark they come out when we break the rules. We’re serving time for the boogeymen’s crimes.”

I liked how the theme for this short story was very clearly generational trauma, being shown in a physical sense with these sorts of demons that are physically following people down the generational line. In the case of the main character here, it’s a monster under his bed that will kill him if he gets out of bed at night, this monster having come to him after being attached to his father. I’m a sucker for generational trauma as a theme, especially when it’s shown in a bit more abstract ways. It was a really quick and easy read, I honestly just was reading it when I had nothing to do at work, and it was really digestible as a horror short story. I'm a very big fan of Grady Hendrix's writing style, and I think it really works well in the form of a short story.

4 Stars

The Pram Joe Hill

It never once crossed his mind that he was depressed, too, that he had also lost a child.

The Pram was a very emotional experience to me. I’m not going to really divulge much of the plot, as there is a very heavy content warning for loss of a child, but I do think it’s important to share the remaining emotions connected to the story. The main character is shown to be developing resentments regarding the content warning above, and we as the reader get to watch as it slowly begins to take over him. It’s an interesting perspective to see from, as there is even a moment where the very obvious root of the resentment starts making sense, and you begin to understand he doesn’t resent the situation, but rather his own emotional reaction to it. I think Joe Hill is a really talented author, especially with situations that aren’t always completely comfortable to readers, but it’s handled in a way that made this a very emotional read.

4 Stars

Don't Let Her Stay Nicola Sanders

'Don’t stand too close to any balustrades, Mrs. Atkinson.’

I honestly keep having a hard time trying to put this one into words. It twists and turns and sometimes I loved it and sometimes I didn’t.

It was the kind of book that made me confused, sometimes unsure how things were going to go, and always eager to find out. Yet simultaneously I just kept feeling like the main character was far too oblivious. I may have enjoyed the uncertainty of what I was experiencing, but the main character really felt like she was just gliding along in life with no understanding of why the sky was blue.

I’d have my suspicions about the twists shortly before they happened, but I still wasn’t really displeased to see them play out. Unfortunately, I did still find myself a bit disappointed with the outcome, despite enjoying most of the journey. I don’t know how to explain it without spoiling, and I’d like to avoid spoiling since I understand that a lot of people can still get enjoyment out of this book, regardless of the opinion of an internet stranger. I don’t think this book isn’t worth the read, and I’d hate to turn someone off of reading it because I couldn’t help myself and spoiled it while attempting to discuss my thoughts. I guess if anyone is ever interested in asking questions or discussing, I’m here to talk!

3.75 Stars

The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien

“Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!”

I don’t even know what to say here. If you haven’t read The Hobbit yet, then I don’t know what I could say to incentivize you! At this point, I don’t personally know a single person that doesn’t have at least some understanding and interest of the Lord of the Rings franchise.

If you’ve been interested in the franchise but have been a bit stressed about reading the **book (like I have) then The Hobbit is a great start. The fun and adventure that J.R.R. Tolkien is known for, and The Hobbit is a far smaller book than the rest of the franchise. I’m a sucker for immersion reading (reading while listening to the audiobook at the same time) and I highly recommend the Andy Serkis version of the audiobook, if you choose to listen. He’s a wonderful actor and does an amazing job reading the book, and you just can’t deny getting to hear Gollum himself reading Gollum dialogue!

5 Stars

Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston

"With me it is quite stark: I miss you even more than I could have believed; and I was prepared to miss you a good deal."

This book is fun, and that’s a fact that rings true no matter what I say about it.

I’m not always the biggest fan of the writing, but sometimes I’m in love with it. Sometimes I find the concept incredibly silly, while other times I think it’s an interesting idea. It’s not incredibly deep or thought provoking, but it did give me the opportunity for some introspection. It might not make you cry, but you might have some strong feelings. You might roll your eyes, you might laugh. I may not have always been in the mood to read it, but I still had difficulty putting it down.

Above everything, this is the most important sentiment I have to say about it:

Sometimes it was incredibly, eye-rollingly, gushy. Sappy, even. But it kept making me smile and think about my own experiences with love. At the end of the day, I don’t care about the times that it felt a little silly, maybe even like fanfiction. I got a really good, loving experience out of it. I might not read it again, but I know I’ll keep going back to the quotes I highlighted from it.

4 Stars

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams

“I think you ought to know I’m feeling very depressed,”

The first time I read this book, I was a teenager. And even before I read it, it still had a very prominent place in my household. My dad was always making references to it, my very first email address had a “42” slapped proudly on the end of it, this book was always just in my general consciousness, whether I fully understood why or not. This book, despite being a fun sci-fi adventure with an interesting outlook on life and the creation of it, is just so ungodly funny. I’ll never not cackle at “[t]he ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.” The humor is just effortless, and rereading through it, it becomes clear just how much of our modern humor, whether intentional or not, is at least partially derived from this series.

It’s a very quick book, and really worth the read.

5 Stars

Do Not Disturb Freida McFadden

I’ve never attempted to get blood out of my clothing before

I was honestly really invested in this to begin with. I adore the movie Psycho, and this book clearly began as a love letter to it. Plot points are almost beat for beat in certain aspects, it almost read as though the author was looking to see what her take on a story with the same premise would be. And I loved it for a good minute! Then the twist happened. The twist isn’t entirely bad, just very uncharacteristic and makes the book impossible to reread, as suddenly a good amount of the book just doesn’t make sense anymore. It really doesn’t line up with the twist. You know that thing people complain about with Frozen, like “it doesn’t make sense for Hans to be a twist villain, we see him smiling fondly at Anna when she’s out of shot! She would have no way of seeing that, so who was he trying to fool?” It just felt like that. Too focused on making the twist shocking and exciting, and not enough focus on making it an actual reasonable twist.

3 Stars

Mister Magic Kiersten White

"You never forget the lesson that they would rather destroy you than let you inconvenience them.”

I really adore this book. I always loved the Creepypasta Candle Cove, which this book very clearly took heavy inspiration from. And I absolutely mean that as a good thing. Chapters will end with forum posts, podcast discussions, AO3 posts. (Yes, really) It’s a very clear love letter to the fascination with lost media and Creepypastas. I loved the paths this book took, I adored the characters, and I loved the premise. When I first finished the book, I found myself slightly confused by the way it ended. I foresaw a complete separate ending, I couldn’t understand why this was the ending the author went with. But then I read the acknowledgements at the end of the book, and immediately the tears fell. I got it instantly, and I just loved it even more.

5 Stars

Circe Madeline Miller

You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.

I had always heard people say that this book wasn’t anywhere near as good as Song of Achilles. I ADORED Song of Achilles, so I was a bit hesitant to read this book. I understand everyone’s tastes are different, but man I just loved this one so much more. What’s not to love about a woman living in isolation, turning men into pigs for stepping foot on her island.

There’s a lot of emotional hardships in this book, and yet I couldn’t put it down. Originally I had worried about the book running slow, considering the limited locations available for the story, but it really flowed nicely and I was never bored. I’m a sucker for retellings of mythology, and Circe is just so wonderful.

5 Stars

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

This is going to seem lazy, but everything I said for the first book is the same here. Really there’s not much else to say. It’s more time with the fun characters that were introduced in the first book, as well as some new additions as well. I adore the titular restaurant as well, it’s such a fun concept to me and it was really enjoyable reading the scenes taking place in it!

5 Stars

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins

People had short memories. They needed to navigate the rubble, peel off the grubby ration coupons, and witness the Hunger Games to keep the war fresh in their minds. Forgetting could lead to complacency, and then they’d all be back at square one.

Sometimes I really am a sucker for a main character that I don’t agree with.

Going into this, I knew I wasn’t going to agree with him. That’s kind of the point, isn’t it? To see the creation of the monster we know from the original trilogy. But he’s so human, and it’s kind of sad. Not sad from a writing perspective, she did a great job introducing nuance to the character. But it’s sad because it shows just how normal and natural a person may live and portray themselves, despite having the thoughts and feelings they do.

I adore this franchise, The Hunger Games is just so wonderful and I always love rereading the books. The last time I reread them was Valentine’s Day of last year, so who knows, maybe I’ll do that again this year.

My absolute favorite part of the book is seeing the little bits and pieces that you recognize of Snow from the original trilogy. Things that may seem inconsequential, if you’re reading this book as a new fan, but acts almost like little nods to the people who know what his future holds. The creation of this book, and the new movie based on it, has introduced a lot of people to the fandom. And it makes me so happy seeing all these new takes and perspectives!

5 Stars

[your-local-uwu-artist]

Eyy ghost trivia sounds awesome! I'd love to hear about that :D

NFDSJKLFNSDJKLFD

okay well firstly one of Caspers creators (Joe Oriolo) was really ripped off, basically he sold the rights to the character to paramount studios animation division as a one time payment: meaning he: the original artist/creator did not get to share in the financial success that followed Oriolo missed out on a LOT of money as Casper went on to be financially successful and while he did get a litle out of the inital sale (175 but this was the 1940s so like, a few thousand dollars by todays standard but still a major rip off when considering how successful the franchise went on to be)

the 1995 casper film was the first ever live action film to have a protagonist be fully computer animated! isn't that fun!? the first liveaction film to feature a cgi protag was still half a decade before the 2000s! that film is also the only piece of casper media to give the character a backstory or even a last name (neither which carried on to future works) in the 1995 film he was Casper McFadden, and died at 12 of pneumonia.

the previously mentioned 1995 film also debunked an original part of his character though! and that lore change did carry, that being that even though the visual aspect didn't make it past the concept art, Casper was still a sheet ghost in early works, and was invisible without the sheet, however with the new 3d look of the character and him interacting in the live action world now thats just how ghosts look

tbh I really dislike this change: like obviously it's not that deep but also Casper being an otherwise invisible entity without the effort to not be adds another layer to the premise I think. that premise being that casper is literally just a lonely kid. While the 1995 film definitely kept up that lonely kid vibe I feel it sorta dropped after, sense in scare school he like has a friend group

while his death was exclusively only ever addressed in the 1995 film before that he was depicted in grave yards and like: sitting at his own gravestone multiple times, so while not addressed it's been clear sense the begging that yes by ghost we mean a dead child, and I havn't watched the scare school series sense it came out so I don't remember it clearly but I want to rewatch it for this video essay and I am dreading to find out if they butchered/took away that part of his character