#john messinger

[positivexcellence]

benclymer:  I spent this past weekend at @sxsw and hanging out with an amazing and inspiring group of friends in Austin. The highlights included seeing the @randomgolfclub HQ and a visit to @butlerpitchandputt with @erikanderslang, talking watches (unofficially) with @keeoone and @jaredpadalecki, seeing my old friends @peterattiamd and @bethlewisfit, listening to @danielarsham talk about his collabs and process, seeing some amazing concepts from @porsche including the new 357, and sharing a few meals with the @porschedesign team. But the culminating experience was getting to share the @hodinkee story with everyone on stage at the #porscheSXSW house alongside my friend Roland - who designed the Carrera GT, among many other things. Hope to be back very soon! Oh, and Big Boi from Outkast showed up Saturday night.  

[yeoldenews]

For all my fellow name nerds out there, I am very pleased to present the second annual "Gloyd Roberson Memorial List of Actual Human Children Who Wrote Letters to Santa in 1920s/30s Oklahoma".

These aren’t all necessarily “weirder than Gloyd” but fall into three rough categories which I’ve dubbed: “that’s got a nice ring to it”, “if I used this in a novel it would be considered too unrealistic” and “you’ve got 5 seconds to name a character that lives in 1920s Oklahoma, GO!”:

Selvyn Atteberry

Dyer Banfield

Bert Baxter

Hilda Bender

Imogene Berry

Heloise Blakely

Burl Boyer

Clyda Pearl Boyington

Okal Brooks

Vada Jo Bricker

Deverett Brumley

Lee Roy Buck

Vivian May Burdue

Donnie Buster

Elmarie Button

Junior Buzzard

Melchor Caldex

Tycene Calhoun

Tiny Bell Callison

Dapalene Caywood

Edney Clopton

Buster Combs

Georgia Countryman

Vantruba Crockett

Alto Day

Buddie DeWayne

Violet Divine

Elwanda Downing

Cletys Durham

Thurlo Epps

Apple Fields

Floyd Fleetwood

Metherine Franklin

Ula Fay French

Wanda Jo Fronterhouse

Irline Fuller

Jack Gritzmaker

J. D. Grizzle

Billie Jean Gulley

Joline Hardcastle

Kaloolah Herrill

Thelias Hatfield

Elva Heavins

Coleman Hewlett

Helen Hillhouse

Virgil Holderby

Katymae Houston

Myree Huffstutlar

Estelline Hurrypack

Blondie Huhm

Lila Lou Jackson

Denver Jones

Vernell Lambert

Sonny Boy Lockart

Dinkey Long (autocorrect really wanted this to be Donkey Kong)

Bamma Lynn

Rep Madden

Standford Mann

Jack Mattingly

Goldia McGee

Madge Messinger

Mauzell Mullins

Jeffie Wayne Muskrat

Archibald Neighbors

Hazel Nickerson

Eulah Oakley

Lyle Oyler

Milburn Partain

Jackson Payne

Montana Phillips

Bobbie Dean Phoenix

Toots Putman

Madonna Mae Rickey

Cyprine Robertson

Juanelle Schneeberger

Billie Jean Sparks

Texanna Smith

Pansy Stetson

Patsy Ruth Stubblefield

Eldon Sweezy

Hoy Trotter

Pearl Vandorien

Leland Weems

Joe Bob West

Wayness Whitely

Buster Wyatt

John Ira Youngblood

Domby Zinn

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Manila, Philippines — VoicePlay & Rachel Potter live performances

When VoicePlay and their buddy Rachel Potter released their "Moana medley" video in the summer of 2017, it went a bit viral and brought them a number of new fans, especially among young kids and their parents. A year later, one of those families invited the six singers to perform at their daughter's birthday party in Manila, with the added incentive of a public show for more of their Filipino fans. A trip to the other side of the world was an opportunity they weren't about to pass up. Even if it did require a full day of travel each way, everyone agreed that the experience was well worth it.

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VoicePlay knows how to start a show with a bang, and this song gives each member a moment to shine.

Details:

title: Any Way You Want It

original performers: Journey

written by: Steve Perry & Neal Schon

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 18 August 2018

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The boys kept the good times going with some bouncy prog rock and a little audience participation.

Details:

title: Mr. Blue Sky

original songs / performers: "Mr. Blue Sky" by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO); [1:03] "Blue Skies" by Ben Selvin & Charles Kaley (as The Knickerbockers)

written by: "Mr. Blue Sky" by Jeff Lynne; "Blue Skies" by Irving Berlin

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 18 August 2018

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Next up was a more modern groove that let the fellas show off their harmonies and diction.

Details:

title: Ride

original performers: Twenty One Pilots

written by: Tyler Joseph

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 18 August 2018

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VoicePlay kept things a little mellow for one more number with the first song that this lineup recorded together.

Details:

title: Scars To Your Beautiful & All Time Low mashup

original songs / performers: "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara; "All Time Low" by Jon Bellion (see also: acoustic version) [NOTE: The original lyrics are more explicit than VP's version.]

written by: "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara, Warren "Oak" Felder, Sebastian Kole, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, & Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks; "All Time Low" by Jon Bellion, Mark Williams, Raul Cubina, & Travis Mendes

arranged by: Layne Stein & Hannah Juliano

performance date: 18 August 2018

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Their cover of Disney music was what brought the guys to the Philippines, so it was only natural for them to include this energetic mashup of the Mouse's Broadway tunes.

Details:

title: aca-Disney medley

original songs / performers: "Kiss the Girl" by Titus Burgess as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid (2008); "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor; [0:24] "A Whole New World" by Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed as Aladdin & Jasmine in Aladdin (2014); "Rude" by Magic!; [0:53] "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" by Scott Irby-Ranniar, Geoff Hoyle, & Kajuana Shuford as Simba, Zazu, & Nala in The Lion King (1997); "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo; [1:34] "Seize the Day" by the cast of Newsies (2012); [1:41] "Arabian Nights" by James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie and the cast of Aladdin (2014); "Fireball" by Pitbull, featuring John Ryan

written by: "Kiss the Girl" by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken; "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor & Kevin Kadish; "A Whole New World" by Alan Menken & Tim Rice; "Rude" by Magic!, Adam "Messy" Messinger, & Alex Tanas; "I Just Can't Wait to be King" by Elton John & Tim Rice; "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo & Jon Bellion; "Seize the Day" by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman; "Arabian Nights" by Alan Menken & Tim Rice; "Fireball" by Armando "Pitbull" Perez, "John the Blind" Ryan, Andreas Schuller, Ricky Reed, Joe Spargur, Tom Peyton, & Ilsey Juber

arranged by: VoicePlay

performance date: 18 August 2018

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The reason Rachel wasn't on The Sing-Off with the boys back in 2013 is that she had already been selected for The X-Factor, and this is the song that got her there.

Details:

title: Somebody to Love

original performers: Queen

written by: Freddie Mercury

arranged by: Rachel Potter

performance date: 18 August 2018

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This video contains two songs, each with a new performer in a featured role. For the first, J.None steps into Tony's Phantom shoes. For the second, Rachel picks up the torch of self-love from Emoni Wilkins.

Details:

title: Phantom of the Opera

original performers: Sarah Brightman as Christine Daaé & Michael Crawford as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (1986)

written by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, & Mike Batt

arranged by: Layne Stein

performance date: 18 August 2018

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title: I Love Me

original performers: Meghan Trainor, feat. LunchMoney Lewis

written by: Ricky Reed, Gamal "LunchMoney" Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Meghan Trainor, & Thomas Troelsen

arranged by: Layne Stein

performance date: 18 August 2018

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The three pieces in this video are all fan favorites that show off the guys' skills and sense of humor, and are sure to get your toes tapping.

Details:

title: Elvira

original performers: The Oak Ridge Boys

written by: Dallas Frazier

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 18 August 2018

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title: Percussion solo

original performer: Layne Stein

written & arranged by: Layne Stein

performance date: 18 August 2018

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title: A Crimpella

original songs / performers: [6:12] "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was); [6:24] "Witch Doctor" by Alvin & the Chipmunks; [6:31] "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; [6:35] "We Go Together" from Grease!; [6:42] “Motownphilly” by Boyz II Men; [6:50] "Imma Be" by the Black Eyed Peas; [6:59] "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard; [7:01] "Shoop" by Salt N Pepa; [7:06] "Jock-A-Mo" (aka "Iko Iko") by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford; [7:15] "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show; [7:26] "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin" by Journey; [7:50] "Goofy Goober Rock" from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; [7:53] "MMMBop" by Hanson; [8:05] "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede; [8:09] "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock; [8:14] "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka; [8:22] "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen; [8:36] "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga; [8:42] "Can't Get You Outta My Head" by Kylie Minogue; [8:48] "Limbo La La" by James Lloyd; [8:51] "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie; [9:10] "Wanna Be Starting Something" by Michael Jackson; [9:16] "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam

arranged by: VoicePlay

performance date: 18 August 2018

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It would've been a shame to leave out VP's very first collaboration with Rachel, especially since it gave the crowd a chance to hear Layne tackle that rapid-fire rap verse.

Details:

title: I Knew You Were Trouble / As Long As You Love Me

original songs / performers: "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift; "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber, featuring Big Sean; "All Around the World" by Justin Bieber, featuring Ludacris

written by: "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, & Karl "Shellback" Schuster; "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber, Nasri Atweh, & "Big Sean" Anderson; "All Around the World" by Justin Bieber, "Sir Nolan" Lambroza, & Nasri Atweh

arranged by: Layne Stein & Hannah Juliano

performance date: 18 August 2018

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They had to cap things off with the medley that resulted in them going to Manila, and it certainly makes a fantastic ending. It's also fun to see how they adjusted the arrangement to integrate J.None and create a fuller sound in a live setting.

Details:

title: Moana medley

original songs / performers: "Where You Are"; [0:46] "How Far I'll Go"; [1:47] "You're Welcome"; [2:54] "Shiny"; [3:54] "Know Who You Are"; [4:36] "How Far I'll Go (reprise)"; [4:55] "We Know the Way" by the cast of Moana (2016)

written by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, & Opetaia Foa'i

arranged by: Layne Stein & Hannah Juliano

performance date: 18 August 2018

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Additional photos

[Geoff isn't in the meet-and-greet photos because the poor guy had food poisoning and needed to go sit down after they finished singing.]

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Private party

[byneddiedingo]

Early David Cronenberg

Clara Mayer in Stereo

Ronald Mlodzik in Crimes of the Future

Stereo (David Cronenberg, 1969)

Cast: Ronald Mlodzik, Jack Messinger, Paul Mulholland, Iain Ewing, Arlene Mlodzik, Clara Mayer, Glenn McCauley. Screenplay: David Cronenberg, Cinematography: David Cronenberg. Film editing: David Cronenberg. 

Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg, 1970)

Cast: Ronald Mlodzik, Ronald Mlodzik, John Lidolt, Tania Zolty, Paul Mulholland, Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing, William Haslam, Raymond Woodley, Stefan Czernecki, Rafe Macpherson, Willem Poolman. Screenplay: David Cronenberg. Cinematography: David Cronenberg. Film editing: David Cronenberg.  

I can't imagine there's much of an audience for David Cronenberg's Stereo and Crimes of the Future (a title he reused in the 2022 feature, which borrows an element of the 1970 film but otherwise has no resemblance to the first one) except among film scholars and passionate devotees of his work. They look like the work of a film school student -- Cronenberg was teaching himself how to make movies at the time. Both are silent except for voiceovers that do what they can to give the images a narrative shape. In the case of Stereo, there's very little of that: The voiceovers sound like excerpts of lectures given by social science professors about a research project concentrated on telepathy and sexuality. Crimes of the Future has a more complex narrative line, as Adrian Tripod (Ronald Mlodzik), a dermatologist who heads a clinic called the House of Skin, tells about the attempts to halt a plague caused by cosmetics. It's a creepier film than Stereo, more in the line with Cronenberg's later work, with a nice performance by Mlodzik, who appeared in several of his films before entering the clergy.  

[artisticlegshake]

24 SEVEN PITTSBURGH RESULTS 2023

SIDEKICK SOLOS:

1st Brynley Brett - XTREME STC!

2nd Adelyn Racunas - STUDIO 412

2nd Bailey Reck - STUDIO 412

MINI SOLOS:

1st Lily Hackney - NEW LEVEL STC!

2nd Avery St John - THE COLLABORATIVE STC!

3rd Aili Joyce - STUDIO 412 STC!

4th Olivia McLaughlin - CDC STC!

5th Graylee Niece - THE DANCE FACTORY STC!

5th Isabella Zhong - VLAD’S STC!

6th Charlotte Watters - ROCKSTAR STC!

6th Penelope Thomas - THE COLLABORATIVE STC!

7th Valentina Cancellara - VLAD’S STC!

8th Noelle Detwiller - CENTER STAGE

8th  Frankie Messinger - XTREME

9th Maci Stovash - THOMAS

9th Damian Shillis - CDC

9th Elliana Macioce - XTREME

10th Alicia Li - CENTER STAGE

10th Charlie Springer - CENTER STAGE

MINI DUO/TRIOS:

1st Ninjaness - THE COLLABORATIVE STC!

2nd Enough is Enough - ART & SOUL STC!

2nd Spirit & Decline - ART & SOUL STC!

3rd Hugging You - CENTER STAGE

JUNIOR DUO/TRIOS:

1st Nameless - THE COLLABORATIVE STC!

2nd Out Of My Head - THE COLLABORATIVE STC!

2nd Remember - THE DANCE FACTORY STC!

3rd Good Vibrations - ART & SOUL

[design-art-architecture]

100 football fields? Interior @robertstilin Photo @joshuamchughphotography Art @johnmessinger

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Madame Racketeer (1932) Alexander Hall & Harry Wagstaff Gribble

August 7th 2021

[outweek30]

Taylor Defeated in West Side Council Race

NEW YORK [September 24, 1989] —  Dave Taylor's bid to become one of New York City's first openly gay city council members ended on election night, when he finished fifth in a field of 8 candidates vying for the leadership of Manhattan's fourth district, which includes the Upper West Side and Hell's Kitchen.

Taylor received 3,070 of the 41,998 votes cast in the race, which was won by Ronnie Eldridge, a longtime West Side politician who was once the liaison between the lesbian and gay community and former Mayor John Lindsay. The district's incumbent, Ruth Messinger, was successful in her run for the Democratic nomination for Manhattan Borough President.

[...]

Taylor, who had put drug abuse, homelessness, lesbian and gay rights and AIDS in the forefront of his campaign, said Tuesday night, "When I began this campaign 15 months ago, AIDS wasn't even mentioned by the other candidates.

"This is not the end," Taylor added. "One of the main reasons I ran was to build a progressive coalition of lesbians and gays, of Blacks and Hispanics, [of] women [and] minorities: people with progressive ideas, people who want to see this city turned around." Referring to David Dinkin's successful bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for mayor, he concluded, "We now have one hell of an opportunity to do that — we can elect David Dinkins as mayor."

— Keith Miller and Andrew Miller, OutWeek Magazine No. 14, September 24, 1989, p. 15.

[fanarchoslashivist]

@thequeer-quill

Sorry I had to go looking through old emails to find the lists sent to me, the fiction section is my personal rec list of books I'm reading and authors I love. I always always insist anyone who wants to write Indigenous characters in their stories need to read Indigenous authors. Not just to show support, but you’ll not find a better teacher on ensuring you're not falling into racist tropes and tokenizing your characters than by surrounding yourself with beloved stories and characters from that demographic.

For non fiction I've separated culture, language, and lore from the ones that focus on regions, historical events, wars, and people.

I know I'm missing books, but I was sent a lot of recs in private messages I can't track down. Generally if you see a book by these three authors they are the #1 recommended resource from everyone I've spoken with.

C.A. Weslager

Anthony F.C. Wallace

Paul A. W. Wallace

Some of these books are very old so they'll have dated terminology, be out of print, and can be expensive (Red Men on the Brandywine goes for over $200) so I have not been able to read everything on this list. I know there are more than a few with ebooks available through libraries, and some ebooks. My goal is to one day have all these books as PDFs, even if I have to buy and scan them myself.

Fiction

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

The Trickster Trilogy by Eden Robinson

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Crow Winter by Karen McBride

Ghost Lake by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler

Celia's Song by Lee Maracle

Chasing Painted Horses by Drew Hayden Taylor

The Björkan Sagas by Harold Johnson

Wrist by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler

A Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story by Diane Glancy

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg

Feral series by Cynthia Leitich Smith

How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

Spirits Dark and Light: Supernatural Tales from the Five Civilized Tribes by Tim Tingle

March Toward the Thunderby Joseph Bruchac.

The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac

Blue Bear Woman by Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau

The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor

The absolutely true diary of a part time indian by Sherman Alexie

Anthologies

Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time

Indigenous LGBT Sci-fi Anthology

Walking the Clouds

Indigenous Sci-fi Anthology

New Suns

Speculative Fiction by People of Color

Taaqtumi

An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

Love After the End

Anthology of indigiqueer Speculative fiction

Picture Books

Little Bear Builds a Wigwam by Sherman Stoltzfus

When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger & Sue Katz

The Legend of the Cape May Diamond by Trinka Hakes Noble

Non fiction

Native Harvests: American Indian Wild Foods and Recipes by E. Barrie Kavasch 

We Are Still Here! The Tribal Saga of. NewJersey’s Nanticoke and Lenape Indians, John R. Norwood

The Indians of New Jersey: Dickon Among the Lenapes, M.R. Harrinton

Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians by Gladys Tantaquidgeon

Oklahoma Delaware Ceremonies, Feasts, and Dances, Frank G. Speck

A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Gladys Tantaquidgeon

History, Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighboring States, John Heckenwelder

The Celestial Bear Comes Down to Earth, Frank G. Speck

Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing, Richard C. Adams

Mythology of the Lenape, John Bierhorst

A Study of the Delaware Indian Big House Ceremony, Frank G. Speck

David Zeisberger’s History of Northern American Indians, Rev. David Zeisberberger

Eastern Shore Indians of Virginia and Maryland, Helen C. Rountree and Thomas E.Davidson

Memoirs of Rev. David Brainerd, Based on the Life of Brainerd, Prepared by Jonathan Edwards, D.D. and Afterwards Revised and Enlarged by S.E. Dwight

Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder has Her Say, Amy Hill Hearth

The Culture and Acculturation of the Delaware Indians, William W. Newcomb, Jr.

A Lenape Among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman by Dawn G. Marsh 

A Delaware – English Lexicon by Zeisberger & Whritenour. 

The Lenape and Their Legends, With Text & Symbols By Daniel G. Brinton

The Lenape-Delaware Indian Heritage, Herbert Kraft

The Nanticoke, Frank W. Porter, III.

The Nanticoke and Conoy Indians, Frank G. Speck

The Nanticoke Community of Delaware, Frank G. Speck

The Nanticoke Indians Past and Present, C. A. Weslager

A Nation of Women – Gender and Colonial Encounters Among the Delaware Indians by Gunlög Fur

Colonialism in the Margins: Cultural Encounters in New Sweden and Lapland by Gunlög Fur 

White Deer and Other Stories Told by the Lenape, John Bierhorst

A Delaware Indian Symposium, Herbert Kraft

History

A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania by Dr. George P. Donehoo.

Walking Purchase Hoax of 1737 by Ray Thompson.

The Victory With No Name – The Native American Defeat of the First American Army by Colin G. Calloway

William Penn’s Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians by William Penn.

Indian Paths of Pennsylvania by Paul A. W. Wallace

The Indian Wars of Pennsylvania by C. Hale Sipe.

The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania by C. Hale Sipe.

Teedyuscung: King of the Delawares by Anthony F.C. Wallace

C.A. Weslager's many books

Red Men on the Brandywine

Delawares Forgotten Folk

Delawares Forgotten River

Delewares Burried Past

The Nanticoke Indians

Into the American Woods: Negotiations on the Pennsylvania Frontier by James H. Merrell.

The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire by Francis Jennings.

The Crucible of War: 7 Years War & the Fate of the British Empire in British North American 1754-1766 by Fred Anderson

At The Crossroads: Indians & Empires on a Mid-Atlantic Frontier, 1700-1763 by Jane T. Merritt

The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul

Dark & Bloody Ground: The American Revolution Along the Southern Frontier by Richard D. Blackmon

Gods of War, Gods of Peace by Russell Bourne

Our Savage Neighbors: How the Indian War Transformed Early America by Peter Silver

[met-photos]

The Sentinels, 315 feet, Yosemite, Carleton E. Watkins, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Photography

Gift of Carole and Irwin Lainoff, Ruth P. Lasser and Joseph R. Lasser, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Marvin, Martin E. and Joan Messinger, Richard L. Yett and Sheri and Paul Siegel, 1986 Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/264956

[clair-void-ance]

Startup and Guidelines

Startup:

Here’s a list of the type of content that I’m allowing to be requested for time being (until my no thoughts head empty lookin brain gets its crap together lmao). I’ve listed a few fandoms and the characters in them that I’ll be willing to write for at the moment. I’ll be adding more soon, so keep an eye out for when I do! Even request a few and I’ll say if I can do them or not! (It’ll be based on if I’ve seen or read any of the media suggested, but if i haven’t seen or read it yet I’ll add it to the list!)

Types of Content:

Full fics

Playlists Maybe?

Headcannons

Drabbles (If I can handle writing so little)

Imagines

Etc.

Fandoms: (bolded means I write best for those***)

(Will do almost any character and any type of reader! Just give me ideas and a detailed description of what you’d like and I’ll try to get to it :) I may have to do research if I don’t understand a topic, but I’ll try to do my best!)

Buzfeed Unsolved: Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara

Conan O’Brien [cause honestly, why not?]

Ghost [the band]: Cardinal Copia, Papa Nihil, Papa Emeritus II, and Tobias Forge

Good Omens [book and movie]: Crowley, Aziraphale, Gabriel, Anathema Device, Newton Pulsifer, Hastur, War, Death, Famine, Pollution, and Beelzebub

Harry Potter [books and movie]: Severus Snape, Cho Chang, Barty Crouch Sr. and Jr., Cedric Diggory, Amos Diggory, Albus Dumbledore, Argus Filch, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Viktor Krum, Tom Riddle, Silvanus Kettleburn, Neville Longbottom, Golderoy Lockhart, Luna Lovegood, Xenophilius Lovegood, Remus Lupin, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Garrick Ollivander, Poppy Pomfrey, Harry Potter, Quirinus Quirrell, Newt Scamander, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Aurora Sinistra, Sybil Trelawney, Blaise Zabini, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Bill Weasley, Percy Weasley, and Ginny Weasley

Joker: Arthur Fleck and Sophie Dumond

Law and Order SVU: John Much, Olivia Benson, George Huang, Odafin Tutuola, Melinda Warner, Sonny Carisi, Rafael Barba, Ed Tucker, William Dodds, Mike Dodds, Carl Rudnick, and Greg Yates.

Network: Max Schumacher, Howard Beale, Diana Christensen, and anyone else you want

Sherlock Holmes [books, movie, or tv show versions! I love them all!]: Sherlock Holmes, Moriarty, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Philip Anderson, Molly Hooper, Irene Adler, and Charles Magnussen

Sofia the First [kinda cringe, but let ya boi live man]: Cedric, Greylock, Baileywick, and maybe Roland

Stephen Colbert [Because, again, why not?]

Supernatural [sort of? I haven’t seen it fully yet, but I got a feel for the characters!]: will list later (way too many characters; gotta love them tho)

The Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit [book or movies. I write pretty decently for all of these and maybe a few more]: Boromir, Pippin, Gil-Galad, Bilbo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Arwen, Elrond, Lindir, Galadriel, Eowyn, Faramir, Grima Wormtongue, Haldir, Saruman, Denethor, Thranduil, Radagast, Ori, Bofur, Thorin, Nori, Tauriel, Beorn, etc.

The Matrix [currently watching, so hopefully I’ll get a good grasp of the characters: Agent Smith, Morpheus, Neo, and anyone else I suppose

The Office [U.S. version, although I may do the U.K. one if I watch enough of it]: Toby Flenderson, Dwight Schrute, Andy Bernard, Darryl Philbin, Gabe Lewis, and Michael Scott

The Thick of It: Glenn Cullen, Hugh Abbot, Malcolm Tucker, Peter Mannion, Phil Smith, Emma Messinger, Jamie, Cliff Lawton, and anyone else I suppose

Top Gear [UK]: James May, Jeremy Clarkson, and Richard Hammond

Twin Peaks: Dale Cooper, Audrey Horne, Jocelyn Packard, Andy Brennan, Lucy Moran, Laura Palmer, Leland Palmer, Tommy “Hawk” Hill, Lawrence Jacoby, Albert Rosenfield, and Gordon Cole

Watchmen [movie and comic for now until I finish the new series!: Walter Kovacs, Jonathan Osterman, Daniel Dreiberg, Nelson Gardner, Byron Lewis, Hollis Mason, Ursula Zandt, Adrian Veidt, and Moloch

To Be Continued....

Will do:

The best that I can with what is asked! I’ll even write for super old or niche media as well if I know it; asking would probably be the best option though :)

Will not do:

To sum up: anything offensive or that is morally wrong. If you aren’t sure about something, just ask! I’m down to answer questions! :)

[jules-has-notes]

Disney Social Media Moms Celebration 2015 — VoicePlay live performances

Starting in 2010, Disney World hosted annual gatherings of bloggers that served as a combination of networking opportunities for attendees and promotional events for Disney's resorts. Each year, a couple hundred moms who were active on various social media platforms were invited to bring their families to the park for a long weekend (at a significant discount), connect with each other, and experience the amenities. The 2015 SMMC event took place over Mother's Day weekend, and on their special day, they were treated to a lively performance by VoicePlay.

Parents of young kids are used to their children watching the same movies over and over. But what if you could get the whole story of an animated feature in a fraction of the time? And what if it was sung and acted out for you by five goofy dudes? Well, then you'd get this.

Details:

title: The Story of Rapunzel

original songs / performers: [0:26] "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled; [1:14] "Mother Knows Best" from Tangled; [2:30] "All About That Bass Prince" by Meghan Trainor (parody); [2:42] "I've Got a Dream" from Tangled; [3:23] "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter; [3:58] "Healing Incantation" from Tangled; [4:50] "Best Day of My Life" by American Authors; [4:58] "You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan; [5:22] "When Will My LIfe Begin (reprise 2)" from Tangled

written by: all songs from Tangled by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater; "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor & Kevin Kadish; "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter; "Best Day of My Life" by American Authors, Aaron Accetta, Shep Goodman & James Shelley; "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins

arranged by: VoicePlay

performance date: 10 May 2015

My favorite bits:

"I'll give you a hint: it's Rapunzel." "I love this story!"

newly beardy Earl playing the ingenue heroine

Eli touching his freshly shaved noggin on the final ♫ "brush my hair" ♫

Tony going full gaslight-girlboss during "Mother Knows Best"

"You're embarrassing me." 😒

Layne being cast as the first of many animal sidekicks to come, but at least getting some scritches during "I've Got A Dream" 🐴

Geoff replying to being stabbed with a mild "Ooh, that really hurts," then continuing to sing his part while lying on the floor

"Hey, quit horsing around!" Deploying dad jokes at the event for moms before any of them were actually dads.

a lovely final section of pure singing

Trivia:

VoicePlay later included songs from Tangled in two videos from their "Aca Top 10" series. An excerpt from "When Will My Life Begin?" was in their "Disney Heroes" countdown, and "Mother Knows Best" was part of "Disney Villains".

"You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan was also part of the the "Aca Top 10 — Disney Heroes" video.

Rapunzel and Mother Gothel have more recently appeared in PattyCake's "Princess Academy" and "Villains Lair" series, respectively.

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Performing at Disney World provided a perfect opportunity for the guys to bust out their celebration of the company's Broadway adaptations in a live setting. Especially since the event was partly a promotion for the various Disney travel destinations.

Details:

title: aca-Disney medley

original songs / performers: [0:09] "Kiss the Girl" by Titus Burgess as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid (2008); "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor; [0:42] "A Whole New World" by Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed as Aladdin & Jasmine in Aladdin (2014); "Rude" by Magic!; [1:11] "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" by Scott Irby-Ranniar, Geoff Hoyle, & Kajuana Shuford as Simba, Zazu, & Nala in The Lion King (1997); "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo; [1:52] "Seize the Day" by the cast of Newsies (2012); [1:58] "Arabian Nights" by James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie and the cast of Aladdin (2014); "Fireball" by Pitbull, featuring John Ryan

written by: "Kiss the Girl" by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken; "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor & Kevin Kadish; "A Whole New World" by Alan Menken & Tim Rice; "Rude" by Magic!, Adam "Messy" Messinger, & Alex Tanas; "I Just Can't Wait to be King" by Elton John & Tim Rice; "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo & Jon Bellion; "Seize the Day" by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman; "Arabian Nights" by Alan Menken & Tim Rice; "Fireball" by Armando "Pitbull" Perez, "John the Blind" Ryan, Andreas Schuller, Ricky Reed, Joe Spargur, Tom Peyton, & Ilsey Juber

arranged by: VoicePlay

performance date: 10 May 2015

My favorite bits:

Tony and Earl looking like a little gossipy clique in the corner

everyone turning toward Layne to appreciate his first percussion riff

♫ "with quite so little hair" ♫ Wait, that's backwards.

the reverb on Earl's "Roar!" (Good job, Paul.)

Geoff's growl as he hands the lead back to Eli

Layne pulling off that super fast patter live, and Eli taking over the beatboxing while he does it

that big finish

Trivia:

VoicePlay originally created this mashup medley as part of Disney On Broadway's 20th anniversary celebration.

I'm not sure why Eli sang "A Whole New World" instead of Tony on this occasion. It could be that months of touring followed almost immediately by a cruise had left Tony feeling not quite up to belting those big notes on that day.

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Any group of people on a long car ride can get on each other's nerves, be it a family with parents and children, or a touring vocal quintet (who are basically a bunch of big kids). And this number is always a hit with audiences of all ages.

Details:

title: Road Trip

original songs / performers: [1:19] "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim; [1:38] "Orinoco Flow" by Enya; [1:55] "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot; [3:01] "Big Shot" by Billy Joel; [3:14] "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister; [3:22] "Voices Carry" by ’Til Tuesday; [3:40] "Shout" by Tears For Fears; [3:56] "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War; [4:06] "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd; [4:50] "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago; [6:16] "We Just Disagree" by Dave Mason; [6:36] "Royals" by Lorde

written by: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Al Dubin & Joe Burke; "Orinoco Flow" by Eithne "Enya" Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin & Roma Ryan; "Cum On Feel the Noize" by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea; "Big Shot" by Billy Joel; "I Wanna Rock" by Dee Snider; "Voices Carry" by Robert Holmes, Aimee Mann, Michael Hausman, & Joey Pesce; "Shout" by Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley; "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Ray Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, & Jerry Goldstein; "That Smell" by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant; "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Peter Cetera & David Foster; "Royals" by Ella "Lorde" Yelich-O'Connor & Joel Little

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 10 May 2015

My favorite bits:

the gently animated backdrop

Tony taking a selfie while Earl desperately tries to get Layne to let him in the car

the little "gotta wake up" noises Eli makes

the front seat getting weirdly intense about Enya

♫ "We'll get WILD, wild, okay." ♫

Earl shouting the first "Rock!" with such power, then mumbilng the second with his head tipped so far back and away from the mic

Tony putting his finger so close to Eli's face that he bats it away (As a fellow glasses wearer, I understand that instinct.)

the camera being at the right angle to show Earl letting one go several seconds before the other guys react

Eli and Tony continuing to silently bicker, even from the far corners of the stage

Geoff and Layne leaning away from Earl's extra-long hairspraying

both Earl and Eli asking to change to station one last time, only to be rebuffed

Trivia:

VoicePlay made a professionally filmed version of this medley / skit during the 2014 Sing-Off tour.

[the-mira-life-project-mtf]

I Really Love My Family! (My MtF~HRT Journey)

So, it has been 38 days since I left all that I knew back in Olalla to live a new life with a family that showed me much love and compassion...love and compassion that I only found in my fictional writings. I never thought it be possible, but as all the life events came in streaming I together, I found grace with the Messinger Family!

Honestly, the move scared me! I took only 20% of my life to Mason County, leaving the rest behind as I wanted a new start...a new identity and did not want to carry the baggage of my old life to their home.

I wanted the live of David Joseph to be simply over!

For a long while, I thought there could be a life for both David and Mira, but I was only doing that to save my skin from the fear of the unknown!

When I moved into my new home, I felt...out of place. They said this was my home, but I still felt like a guess. I did my part nevertheless, washed dishes, cleaned the living room, swept, mowed, landscaped, laundry and other odd-end jobs...not because I was obligated...but because it comforted me. This was what I always had to do back in Olalla...including fixing meals, taking care of 5 acres and maintaining the inside of my home with three people making it filthy with no care. It was no wonder why my health was failing. I was living in my own ‘Series of Unfortunate Events’ novel!

My first week was simply just trying to get sorted. One thing that I learned was that nothing much got done outside...this was why it was a jungle here! And I understand why: Michelle comes home too late and works hard to pay the bills along with Mitch, who comes home after pulling an early morning shift. The children are just lazy and don’t know labor...and I liked it! The property was a blank canvas! And I could dream!

By the second week it was preparing for my new transgender life as I prepared for my appointment with Dr. Worth and continued to put stuff away. When you have end stage lung disease...getting anything done is nearly impossible!

The third week was preparing for the cystic fibrosis walk and surgery talk for my port placement which took up much of my free time as I entertained my Uncle John and Aunt Julie.

By week four, I was totally settled in and buying stuff for my room and the house as I was going at ease and suffering from terrible case of homesickness. Surgery was being planned and then at the end of the forth week, my surgery was derailed and by week five (the week I am writing this post); I went into surgery and then came down sick and spent much of week five in the hospital.

As I considered this post, I could not believe it was already 38 days and so on the 29th day, I returned home for a visit and came back on the 30th day to mow the lawn as my absence was widely noticed! My beautiful manicured flower beds and lawns were a jungle...debris everywhere. Plants dying of thirst and water pipes needing repair. Even though they would not admit it, without my presence, the place was falling apart...and in a day, I made it beautiful and thought to myself ‘You know Mira, if they accept you as female and as Mira...this might throw a monkey rench into my prediction and it may hurt my decisions to change my full name’, but being dedicated to the cause has prevailed me forward.

Over the five weeks, my family of four have been all adjusting at their own pace as it takes time to adjust to me being female and named Mira. My dad, Mitch, seems to be adjusting the slowest as he isn’t certain. On day one of my new life he said I should call myself Martha...I don’t like Martha! Then he adjusted to calling me just David 90% of the time and then DMC (because it is a band’s name). Just calling me Mira is a struggle...but thank the lord that he approves my middle name of Carleen as it was his daughter’s middle name and has given it to me. Because of my philosophy, I don’t correct him and smile when he calls me DMC as it still has Mira Carleen in it!

As for my mother, Michelle, she is eager to have me as her second daughter! And freely calls Mira 40% of the time and daughter roughly 60% of the time. She is eager to be there with me as I have my surgeries and encourages my life as Mira. This has caused me to bond with her easier as she was the first I called mom and usually talk to first. She helps me adjust to female hygiene, clothes and is slowly opening to the more essentials like helping with my post surgeries. However, it is her daughter who will usher me into appearing as female...

My sister, whom I adore...Lexie seems to have bonded to me not as her brother, but sister as she freely calls me her sister and tells her friends. As is highly transgender friendly and helps me with teenager fashion tips like makeup, bras, underwear (guess they are called panties) and clothing to accentuate my breast and hips. She does not want me to cut my hair, and talks about designing it. Once my surgeries are over, she is trying to convince my mom to take us shopping to get a wardrobe as a coming out gift and welcomes me to ‘girls days out’. Like I said, very happy...and I am too! Oddly, I never liked sports, playing with boy-toys, violence or horse-playing. Instead, I like shopping, parenting, nursing (health field) and the arts. Now, I not going to say every person who is transgender is like this, but it was unique for me.

However, it is the small things like the image above! This is a Netflix user panel, and without asking, my mom put my name there...Mira...and my heart warmed! I love my family! They are trying, but love me nevertheless!

[weeklyview]

WEST COUNTRY ORGAN DONORS HONOURED FOR SAVING LIFES - People who saved lives through the gift of organ donation have been posthumously honoured at a moving award ceremony in Devon. They received the Order of St John Award for Organ Donation, run in conjunction with NHS Blood and Transplant, which was given to their families and loved ones on their behalf. The private award ceremony was held at the Sandy Park Conference and Banqueting Centre, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, on 17th October 2022, honouring nine donors – two from Cornwall and seven from Devon. Thousands of families are receiving the award across the UK this year, at regional ceremonies or privately. More than 4,000 people donated their organs after death in 2019, 2020 and 2021, leading to around 10,000 patients' lives being saved or transformed over those three years*. Mick Messinger, Chancellor of the Priory of England and the Islands of the Order of St John, said: “We’re delighted to be able to work with NHS Blood and Transplant to run the Order of St John Awards for Organ Donation again. It is so important to recognise all organ donors and it is an inspiration to meet the families attending the ceremonies. Organ donation saves lives, and it is a genuine privilege to be able to say thank you to these families, whose loved ones have had such an impact on others.” Organ donation is a most precious gift and even though the law around organ donation has changed to an opt out system, it is important that people know that families will still be consulted. It is still just as important as ever to register your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register and let you family know what you want to happen. (at Sandy Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckqd_mtM9uV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[steveskafte]

ISLE OF THE DEAD The burial ground I'm most likely to be barred from visiting is this, where the overflowing Button Brook creates a moat around Ricketson Cemetery. It's more of a lake today, surrounding all sides. But she's planted on high ground, safe from watery forces, but not the groundhogs intent on tunnelling under. Their work serves to make the surface uneasy, siding down what once stood straight to sideways stories. Sinkhole graves and twisting warrens, filling in with frost and groundwater. I helped clear her off a few years back, came with my parents and the neighbours to fell some trees in threat of snapping stones. For years, this was one of only a handful of abandoned cemeteries I knew, obvious from the roadside, most of her cousins more buried in the brush. The tale begins with John Messinger, sunk in 1832, and ends when John Piggott got his massive granite stone in 1912. They were both old men by contemporary standards, but there were plenty of young ones between. All that slips past when the weather gets wild, talking up a present with no interest in what was. This little isle of the dead draws no notice from those with flooded basements. February 18, 2022 Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia Year 15, Day 5213 of my daily journal.

[the-met-art]

Yosemite Valley from Union Point by Carleton E. Watkins, The Met's Photography Department

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative

Gift of Carole and Irwin Lainoff, Ruth P. Lasser and Joseph R. Lasser, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Marvin, Martin E. and Joan Messinger, Richard L. Yett and Sheri and Paul Siegel, 1986 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/264905