#joliet jake

[caleod]

13-5-24

[arcade-blade]

The silverfish in my basement

[creaturefeaturecommando]

The Blues Brothers is a movie centered around two white men but is a direct and loud love letter to black people and black culture. It’s the definition of appreciation not appropriation. Like the scenes where black people are on screen for a majority of the time and they’re the focus and then Jake and Elwood join in and they’re dancing and singing with the folks but never trying to outshine them or anything. And it’s not even from the musicals scenes solely, look at the pictures Elwood has taped on his wall of different black blues legends and artists, this movie is a love letter and I love it.

No other movie could pull this off today.

[remerg]

What if u could just lift up Jake as if he were some kind of cat- (prob only Elwood can actually do that)

Merely based of an image of Dany kinda lifting John up (said image under the cut)

This one is so funny to me bc

Look at their faces oh my god these fucking idiots/pos

[m1lky-m00nie]

HELLO??? IM TWEAKING. I saw this on my instagram feed and I had to go check out the actual article to see the rest of the news about this! I’m so excited for this opening of the Blues brothers graphic novel (*^▽^*)

[danrhysdesign]

We’re on a mission from god

Wip from a poster design!!

Please don’t repost, only reblog.

Instagram: @Dan.Rhys.Design

Twitter: @DanRhysDesign

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

I mentioned before that I headcanon the Blues Brothers as transmasc, but my more recent headcanon is that they exist in the same universe as the musical Chicago. In that case they could very well have ended up in a queer organization in 1970s Chicago led by an elderly Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who of course would've fully encouraged Jake and Elwood in their transition and in their musical careers:

Roxie: Hey you can live the life you like, boys. Velma: Just—neither of you do the spread-eagle with your brother's honey, okay?

After Roxie and Velma leave, the brothers presumably have this exchange:

Jake: Elwood, before those two got together and started doing vaudeville, didn't they both kill their husbands? Elwood: Well, Velma was charged with murdering her husband and sister. Roxie was charged with killing her boyfriend when he dumped her, but she was married to a different guy. Neither of them was convicted— Jake: Eh, even if they weren't convicted, it's still damn cool. Also now that you mention it, didn't Roxie's husband leave because the guy she killed knocked her up? Elwood: That's what the press said during the trial. But the funny thing is, nobody who knows her ever said anything about her having a kid. I actually went to the library and looked through the birth records in the papers, but I didn't find any mention of one. I assume she didn't carry the pregnancy to term, one way or another.

Then Billy Flynn, even older than Roxie and Velma (and also gay because no shit sherlock) shuffles by and mutters to the brothers: "She wasn't actually pregnant. We just cooked that shit up for the press. I probably shouldn't be telling you that, but I've only got a few more years to go, so what does it matter if this gets out? Just more limelight for me and the dame."

Also, since there's nothing I enjoy like a good fix fic for problematic source material, I'm officially declaring that Mary Sunshine is by now a proud Trans Elder™ whose final articles are about the Blues Brothers: first after Jake's robbery, and again after he and Elwood had that legendary car chase.

[old-wild-child]

If I had a nickel for every time I watched a movie where John Belushi's character was a singer in a band and performed a cover of Jailhouse Rock, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.

[torturedfolkloredepartment]

“Blues brothers isn’t a real musical “

Me if i was delusional anyways

Enjoy

[elwoodsharmonica]

Merry crisis have this terrible drawing of Jake I did reference picture next to it I felt it was giving Jake vibes so I drew it it looks nothing like John but I tried anyway haven't drawn him much anyway so I wanted to try

[writing-with-yours-truly]

"Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" Joliet Jake Blues [The Blues Brothers] x Reader

Warnings: Alcohol, swearing

You were the infamous Jake Blues' fiance. That is, until he dropped everything and left. Since that day, you've retired keyboard and worked at a local bar in Joliet.

Life is pretty great; slow and steady. You completely forgot about Jake and Elwood and the rest of the band. Until now.

The door jingle echoes louder than the loud voices of patrons yelling for more drinks. You pay no mind to the door, continuing to keep up with the pace of the drinks. The new patrons take a seat in front of where you're standing. "Well, well, well," You hear a booming voice you know all too well. You slowly look up. Jake and Elwood Blues. "I'll be damned," You say under your breath. "Elwood and Jake?"

"That's us. How's our favorite pianist doing?" Elwood asks, taking a glance at you. Jake stares you down, expression neutral.

"Not a pianist anymore. I'm a bartender, obviously." You think for a second, pursing your lips. "Wait...Why are you guys here? You haven't reached out for years, and now you want to talk?" You point at Jake. "You, especially." He shies away sheepishly.

You know they have to want something.

"Well..." Elwood looks to Jake. "You see, the orphanage needs five thousand dollars to keep running."

"Why do you think I'd help you guys?" You sneer, pointing a look at Jake. "Especially since you left me to fend for myself."

"Because we're on a mission from God," Elwood replies, fixing his sunglasses. "Whatever, I've got to work."

You don't want your heart broken again by Jake. You know it'd happen again.

You keep making shots and glasses of beer without looking up, hoping the two brothers left. Then you look up and see Jake, who is holding a flower.

"Sweetheart, I know I must be out of my mind to ask for forgiveness after what I did, but trust me. I had a reason to leave."

"Jake, just take your daisy and leave. Just leave!"

"I will never let you let me leave," Jake looks to Elwood and back to you with a smile.

"I promise I'm not lying. Go ahead ask anybody who has seen me trying."

You can't help but scoff, seeing as he left you on the porch of your home three years ago.

"Whatever, Jake," You huff.

"I'm not going, if it seems like I did, I'm probably waiting outside."

You keep making drinks, taking them to other patrons. Jake just follows where you're going, like a sad little puppy.

"Such a stubborn man you'll likely never meet another. When we have our family dinner, you can ask my brother." You look to Elwood, and he nods before exusing himself to the bathroom.

"He's the best, you'll learn more about him on our family history test," He jumps onto the bar, causing shouts of concern from patrons.

"Is he drunk?"

"Is he mad?"

"I'm gonna do this right. Show you I'm not moving," He continues, walking alongside you as you return to the taps.

"Wherever you go, I won't be far to follow. Oh, I'm gonna love you so," Your heart leaps in your chest. He almost never told you he loved you.

"You'll learn what I already know. I love you means you're never, ever, ever getting rid of me." He reaches for your arm and pulls you onto the bar.

"You can try, oh, but I, I love you means you're never, ever, ever getting rid of me." He spins you and you return to him, noses almost touching.

"Ready for your check?" You ask.

"Not quite, beer for everybody!" He yells, backing from you. The bar fills with shouts.

"I grew up an orphan in the suburb of the city. Spent my days alone my only friend was a stray kitty called Sardine." You can't help but lighten up, laughing softly at the fact he did meet a stray cat named Sardine. She was cute.

"I thought it was hilarious to call a cat a kind of fish. She played hard to get hissing while she scratched me." He holds his hand up to show you a scar on his hand from Sardine before leading you into a spin. You knock a few shot glasses over.

"What she was trying to say was "Jakey come and catch me". I learned quickly, that perseverance stood between a cat and her new best friend, me."

You laugh, going to get off the counter, but he brings you right back.

"Oh, I'm gonna do this right. Show you I'm not moving," He drops to his knees and holds your hands in his, pressing a chaste kiss to your palm.

You try to walk off the counter and he shadows your steps. "Wherever you go, I won't be far to follow. Oh, I'm gonna love you so."

He pulls you closer, his breath fanning your face, contrast to the cold atomosphere.

"You'll learn what I already know. I love you means you're never, ever, ever getting rid of me."

"When you say never-" You ask before he replies swiftly.

"You can try, oh, but I--"

Your boss appears behind the two of you, holding a towel in his hand as he folds his arms over his chest.

"I love you means blah blah blah yip yap yap yap now get back to work!"

You climb off the counter and give Jake a small smile. He smiles back, climbing down with you.

"I can try, but I, I love you means you're never, ever, ever getting rid of me."

He pulls you close and into a passionate kiss. One you've missed since he went away. It was slow and rough at the same time. When you pull back, he asks. "How about being our pianist?"

"How can I deny a mission from God?"

[arcade-blade]

Art/doodle dump bc its Johnnys B-Day (some of these are kinda old)

[creaturefeaturecommando]

Me and My Brother watching Blues Brother and it’s at the Illinois Nazis scene and I’m watching the cops protecting the Nazis from the crowd and I’m just like

Not shit has changed except for the fact there would be a lot less white people against the Nazis and instead of shouting “fuck you !” They’d be insisting that we make friends with Nazis and try to “change their minds”

[remerg]

Keeping him stylized but also looking like the photos hueheheheh-

Just did it for the funnies, really liked how his expressions looked on each photo🗿🗿🗿👈👉

[m1lky-m00nie]

Photocard pic with my Jake Blues photo card with my cake, since today is John Belushi’s B-day today!! 🎼

(I got homemade strawberry shortcake today that is in the background + currently watching the film Neighbors 1981 that is in the back too)

[chernobog13]

Things you don’t see anymore: Howard Johnson’s, telephone booths, and hot chicks with flame throwers.

Carrie Fisher, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd - The Blues Brothers (1980)