#lowell j. grey

[sirenicornio]

We never got the chance to see The Heart Of Thomas animated in the 70s style, but this is the closest thing we'll get from Oskar:

Lady Georgie ~~ Lowell J. Grey

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

The New Adventures of Charlie Chan - Your Money or Your Wife - Syndication - August 9, 1957

Crime Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Richard Grey

Produced by Sidney Marshall

Directed by Charles F. Haas

Stars:

J. Carrol Naish as Charlie Chan

Lowell Gilmore as Kramer

Virginia Gregg as Parsons

Dayton Lummis as Hess

Liam Sullivan as Andre Patton

Howard Culver as Lab Technician

[justforbooks]

Although he was acclaimed as a travel writer, Jonathan Raban, who has died aged 80, disliked the term. He agreed with his fellow writer Bruce Chatwin, who famously turned down the Thomas Cook award, that the term was too limiting. He said he found it an “open form”, which was perfect for him because “I write between genres anyway”. When asked why, unlike Chatwin, he accepted the Cook award twice, he said: “I was hungry for prizes.”

He was also hungry to travel, to get away from his roots. The leaving of Britain formed a crucial part of much of his writing, even as he sailed around the island in Coasting (1986). The heart of his work was set on water; his writing mirrors the movement of the sea, its calm with turmoil always lurking beneath, taking you along with it, hiding and revealing. He mixes literary sources and knowledge with the people and places encountered on his journey; he’s less exotic than Chatwin, less caustic than Paul Theroux, but all of it comes in service to his real journey, within himself, escaping into travel. “Wherever I was, I felt like an outsider,” he said, and it is a feeling that permeates his writing, though he was drawn to America, a land of immigrants: the freedom of adjusting to this new world, and its contrasts with his old, became a major theme.

What he was escaping was the English world into which he was born, in Hempton, Norfolk. He was three when he first met his father, the Rev Canon J Peter CP Raban, an army captain returning from the second world war. He grew up in various parish postings, and his father came to represent “the Conservative party, the army, the church, the public school system in person”. It was his mother, Monica (nee Sandison), who “taught me to read, which was my one proficiency”.

He despised boarding school, to which he was sent at five, and eventually studied English at Hull University, where he organised a library committee in order to meet Philip Larkin, notoriously adept at avoiding students. They discussed novels and jazz, but never poetry. He married a fellow student, Bridget Johnson, in 1964. After graduating he taught English and American literature at Aberystwyth, then at East Anglia; he was captivated by American writers, particularly Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud and Philip Roth, and published a study of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn.

In 1969, he moved to London as a freelance writer, on the recommendation of Malcolm Bradbury, falling into the last hurrah of the Grub Street era, reviewing while living in the basement of the house shared by the poet Robert Lowell and the writer Lady Caroline Blackwood, after his marriage ended. His experience of Larkin and Lowell led to another book of literary criticism, The Society of the Poem. He joined the circle that emerged around the New Review magazine, in Soho’s Pillars of Hercules pub, and in 1974 published Soft City, a mix of personal memoir and London observation that became an early example of “psychogeography”.

His first travel book, Arabia Through the Looking Glass (1979), took a modern orientalist view of the area reminiscent of Charles Doughty’s Travels in Arabia Deserta and other classic travel writing on the Middle East. Old Glory (1981) was his first book set in the US, taking a skiff down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans. It recalls his study of Huckleberry Finn, blending the approaching age of Ronald Reagan into his inward experiences with America’s own eccentricities, and was a success on both sides of the Atlantic. Jan Morris called it “the best book of travel ever written by an Englishman about the United States”.

His first novel, Foreign Land (1985), follows an eccentric expat Englishman, George Grey, who leaves the Caribbean to return home, much to the consternation of his daughter, and sail a just-bought boat around Britain. Raban recapitulated the story himself in Coasting, in which he sails around the country, which, as the Falklands war erupts, seems an increasingly insular island nation. The book marks the perfecting of his classic English voice, that of the friendly faux-bumbler whose self-deprecation is itself a form of humble-brag, which has served British humour from Arthur Marshall to Bill Bryson; it made him a neutral sort of observer to Americans he met.

After publishing a memoir, For Love & Money: A Writing Life, he moved to the US, his journey across the Atlantic in a container ship told in Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America (1990), and, crucially, a poignant leaving scene that reflects the end of his second marriage, to the London art dealer Caroline Cuthbert.

He settled in Seattle, where in 1992 he married his third wife, Jean Lenihan; their daughter, Julia, was born in 1993. He continued travelling – Bad Land: An American Romance was set in Montana, dealing with the difficult dreams of immigrants to the beautiful but harsh Big Sky country. But his next book was perhaps his finest. Passage to Juneau (1996) is nominally another boat trip, on Alaska’s Inside Passage, a man leaving his wife and daughter for his travel. But midway through the trip, he returns to England, where his father is dying and his family has gathered. It is a travelogue of the writer’s mid-life implosion; he returns to finish his journey only to be greeted by his wife announcing she and his daughter are leaving him.

He remained in Seattle to concentrate on the joint care of his daughter. His 2003 novel, Waxwings, takes its butterfly title from Nabokov’s Pale Fire: “I was the shadow of the waxwing slain / By the false azure of the window pane.” Drawing on Bad Land, it is the story of an expat Hungarian-British man, in the dot.com boomtown that is Seattle, with an American wife, and an illegal Chinese immigrant worker who begins reconstructing his house. Raban was a distant relative of Evelyn Waugh, and the book recalls Waugh’s Men at Arms, where the social whirl does not stop for the newly launched war. My Holy War (2006), about the 9/11 attack and the US invasion of Iraq, was almost a companion piece.

In 2006 he published his third novel, Surveillance, in which a journalist tracks down a reclusive writer who has been kept hidden by his publisher lest he destroy the credibility of his Holocaust memoir. Its prime concern is the many-faceted ambiguity of liberty in the war on terror. “The world changed,” he said. “It didn’t change with 9/11. It changed with the Patriot Act, with the homeland security measures and the war on terror.”

His 2010 collection, Driving Home, is an eccentric mix of literary criticism, tales of great sea voyages, the state of the US in the 21st century and the mix of people he meets along the way, even as he remained in Seattle. A 2011 essay in the New York Times, The Getaway Car, detailed a drive down the Pacific coast to take Julia, now 18, to university at Stanford, outside San Francisco. Later that year, Raban suffered a massive stroke, which left one side of his body paralysed and confined him to a wheelchair. He continued writing, primarily for the New York Review of Books. It seemed an ironic fate for a writer who saw his journeys as “a means of escape, freedom and solitude, I could be happy … in a way I couldn’t be at home”. Yet he had always travelled through literature, and through his writing. And now he had a different sort of freedom in his daughter, which perhaps allowed him to address his own escape in his last book, to be published this autumn, a memoir titled Father and Son.

Julia survives him.

🔔 Jonathan Raban, writer, born 14 June 1942; died 17 January 2023

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[troofless]

Chapter 1.2 Notes:

Whatever it’s Norein-sensei but I ain’t writing that weeb shit (/j) also ig Miss Norein works but eh

oh so everyone thinks flynn’s sunny side is his true self can’t wait to be proven wrong /j i have a secret love for the hc of flynn internally being tired of being nice and wanting to go apeshit

like how the narration tries to emphasise they’d never truly break up. iconic

the chapter is kinda mid so far

wow! knights are cruel! everyone hates knights *thinks about flynn* you may have one knight

man hanks is such a chad for being there for the lower quarter just gotta say

omg i love how oppressive the knights are in this ln *baby thumbs up* truly something not explored in the main game for obvious reasons but man they really really loved flynn as their treasure of the lower quarter for that huh

i do wonder if yuri’s grey mentality is inadvertently caused by the dark wings’s existence ([redacted] figure) telling him its ok to be gay and do crime (i have actually no idea)

ah yes flynn typical lawful good saying crimes are bad don’t do murder (you’ll never guess what happens next!)

ah yes yuri ‘has to be contrary to flynn’ lowell type of guy. bro is the type to say ‘grenade launchers are part of the game, if you don’t like it don’t play’ to flynn’s ‘wow! great game guys! good luck next round :)’ after decimating the opponent.

[kin-box-blog]

“This user is Lowell J. Grey (Lady Georgie)” for anon - Mod Rad and Mod Frollo (Please tell us if you’d like anything changed!)

[thelasthundredmiles]

February 2nd, 1981

Grandma died last night. It was her birthday. After the telephone call from Uncle Lewie I was in a state of great turmoil trying to think of how I could not go back for the funeral. Just an emotional mess that I need not subject myself to. Wendy encouraged me not to go. Late yesterday afternoon Allan and I had just left the apartment to go to J's. I heard the phone ringing from the hallway. It was Freddie, crying. Telling me that Grandma had been asking for me all day. I should come home now. I told her I would call her later. I then took a black beauty and spent the next several hours getting drunk and getting sucked off in the basement of J's. One man after another. Finally, Allan and I left and came back to the Village and we both snorted more speed and Allan went home and I went back to Ty's. Jerry was there, with a date. I was as flippant as I could be to him. I got cruised by several men, but by now my senses were somewhat dulled. I finally picked up a moderately good-looking guy and went back to his apartment and we slept in each others arms. This morning I hated to get out of the warmth of the apartment and him. I walked home in drizzly grey rain and when I got there the telephone was ringing. It was Freddie. Grandma died at midnight. Later my Uncle Lowell called. Then my mother called. By now I know I have to go. It has little to do with physically tending to my grandmother's burial. It has more to do with a responsibility to these people who, after all, are my family. Some duty to share sorrow. So, tomorrow I fly back at 7:00 AM. My mother will be there. It's the first time I've seen her in two years.

And I know in some final way, this trip home to participate in the burial of my grandmother is the closing chapter of my relationship to the entire family.

[chrancecriber]

Radio NET Bulgaria (October 08, 2022)

23:56 UNDER THE LAKE - Around The Block 23:52 JAZMIN GHENT - Funk Junk 23:46 EVERETT B WALTERS - It's Yo Time 23:41 CHRISTOPHE GOZE - We'll Meet Again (2022 Version) 23:37 HIROSHIMA - Always Tomorrow 23:34 JESSY J - Una Mas 23:30 ART RUPRECHT - Saving Grace 23:25 JACKIEM JOYNER - Double Bass 23:21 EUGE GROOVE - Tenderly 23:17 JOYCE COOLING - Grass Roots 23:11 LOWELL HOPPER - Whatever It Takes 23:07 HAVILLA KING - Morning Soul 23:04 DAVE BAKER - California Dreaming (feat. Rich Kurtz & Walter Runge) 23:00 GREGG KARUKAS - Hey Witness 22:56 REUNITED - Sing It Back Shazz (Man Chill Mix) 22:52 INNA - On & On (Chillout Remix) 22:47 INUSA DAWUDA - Dreamily 22:41 AK47, TRACY DIAMONDS - It's No Good 22:37 GAELLE - Give It Back 22:33 COASTLINE - Alone With You (feat. Madelin Zero) (Chillout Remix) 22:29 JAY KING - I Want Your Love 22:25 ANDY MOOR, ASHLEY WALLBRIDGE, GABRIELA - World To Turn 22:20 JIM ADKINS - Passing Through 22:14 ANGE - Some Day (Perception Of Sound Mix) 22:10 ARTENOVUM - When You Fall Asleep (Slow Coach Mix) 22:06 GARY B - Time To Slow It Down 22:01 POLISHED CHROME - Secret Of Sound (Album Version) 21:58 ATB, FLANDERS - Behind (ATB's Ambient Version) 21:53 HARD GREY, HOUSE REPUBLIC - Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake Remix) 21:49 PRIME CIRCLE - As Long As I am Here (Cafe D'Afrique Mix) 21:44 BENNY BENASSI - Illusion (Taras Bazeev Chillout Remix) 21:40 NTANA - Wonderful Life (Cafe Buddha Del Mar Bar Mix As Made Famous By Hurts) 21:36 FABERLIQUE, SYNTHETICSAX, K.S.PROJECT - Fantasy 21:32 FILIPE NARCISO - Forbidden Love (Original Mix) 21:28 MORGAN PAGE - In The Dark 21:24 BLANK & JONES, ELLES - Mind Of The Wonderful (Acoustic Version) 21:20 JAY KING - I Once Had Your Love 21:16 KENNY G - My Heart Will Go On 21:12 JIM ADKINS - A Reason to Smile 21:07 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - Seven Devils 21:01 BLANK & JONES, STEVE KILBEY - Revealed (Bliss Mix) 20:55 MICHAEL E - That Night Last Summer 20:48 JOHN DAHLBACK - Everywhere (D.O.N.S. vs. Tranquillo chill mix) 20:44 JOHANNES HUPPERTZ - Freeee 20:39 LITE ELECTRONIC, THREE FACES, AMY K - Firefly (Seven24 & S.A.T Chillout Remix) 20:35 BOB SINCLAR - World Hold On (Acoustic Version) 20:31 LIQUID MOTION - Silent Running 20:28 ENIGMA, SARAH BRIGHTMAN - La Mer 20:24 ANDAIN - Much Too Much (Zetandel Chill Remix) 20:20 DMITRY FILATOV - Sunlight (Incognet Chill Out Mix, English Version) 20:17 JAY KING - Feels So Nice 20:14 PABLO NOUVELLE - You Don't Understand (feat. ALX) 20:10 JIM ADKINS - Soul Expression 20:04 JOSEPHINE SINCLAR - My Privat Island 20:01 20EDDIE THONEICK, SHAWNEE TAYLOR - Live Your Life (Eddie Thoneick Chill Out Mix) 19:55 ANDY SOL & ECOLYTE - Ponse Passing (Original Mix) 19:50 VELVET DREAMER - Sky is Falling (Mo'jardo Remix) 19:45 MICHAEL ANGELO, MELISSA LORETTA - Hearts Unspoken (Christopher Breeze Chillout Mix) 19:41 INERTIA - Get Higher (Antares Chill Mix) 19:37 ABOVE & BEYOND - Blue Sky Action 19:34 JOHN DAHLBACK - Walking With Shadows (Acoustic Version) 19:29 GLOBAL TRAFFIC, CQ PLAM - World Hold On (Acoustic cover) 19:24 ANURAG NANDVANSHI - Soul of India (Chill Out) 19:20 30 SECONDS TO MARS - Bad Romance (Lady Gaga's Cover) 19:16 JAY KING - Breathe (Cami's Song) 19:12 PAT APPLETON - Crimson (Original Mix) 19:09 MASHTI, JEAN VON BADEN - Waiting 19:05 NUERA - Breathing (Chillout Mix) 19:01 JIM ADKINS - Answered Prayers 18:57 PABLO NOUVELLE - Is It Ok 18:52 DASH BERLIN - Listen To Your Heart (Acoustic Mix) 18:48 HEAVN - Bright Lights 18:45 ASKERY - With You 18:41 CUEBRICK - Safe (C-Systems Alternative Mix) 18:37 IT'S DIFFERENT - Tell Me 18:33 LEONA LEWIS - Dip Down (ReUnited Chill Out Mix) 18:30 MOKITA - Monopoly (Acoustic Version) 18:26 KRAAK & SMAAK - Stumble (feat. Parcels) 18:22 ABOVE & BEYOND - No One On Earth 18:18 JOHN DAHLBACK - Shivers (Acoustic Version) 18:14 SHIBUMI - Gemini Love (Kinobe Remix) 18:09 JAY KING - Your Way 18:06 SIRENS OF LESBOS - I Got New Feelings (Pablo Nouvelle Remix) 18:02 MISS B.T. - Right Now (Sweet Lovin' Edit) 17:58 JIM ADKINS - Night Groove 17:54 GUSHI, RAFFUNK - Travel (Lemongrass Couch Remix) 17:50 JOSE SANTONIOS - Spanish Cello (Instrumental Remix) 17:46 GABRIELA MENDEZ FUENTE - Romance in Ibiza (Orchester Lite Edit) 17:42 DREAMLOUNGER - Sunset Dream 17:38 DJ CHART, DOBA, PRINCESS LARISSA - Danger Games 17:34 SARAH MENESCAL - Don't Speak (Reggae Version) 17:30 SNOOP - Breath (Chillout Mix) 17:25 TIGERFOREST - Take Me Home (Lemongrass Blue Ocean Remix) 17:21 VELVET DREAMER - Your Game My Love (Five Seasons Remix) 17:17 GOODVIC - Dreaming Of You (Original Mix) 17:12 GOLD LOUNGE - She's Arriving 17:08 ARNOLD T - Just The Way You Are 17:04 JAY KING - Baby Lets Dance Tonight 17:00 ATB, AMURAI - Love & Light (Downtempo Mix) 17:00 MAX HIGHSTEIN - Open To Receive 16:56 JIM ADKINS - Reflections 16:52 DREAMING IN COLOUR - No More Goodbyes 16:47 MARC ANTOINE - Marco Polo 16:43 EVERETT B WALTERS - It's for the Love of Music 16:39 CHRISTOPHE GOZE - Passing Time 16:35 HIROSHIMA - Groove Latino 16:32 ROB TARDIK - Smile 16:28 ART RUPRECHT - Living in the Son 16:21 GEREY JOHNSON - Slave To The Rhythm 16:17 UNDER THE LAKE - When Autumn Comes 16:12 BLUEY - You Are the One 16:08 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Lullaby 16:04 DEON YATES - No Other Love (feat. Chis Davis) 16:00 CHRIS STANDRING - Have Your Cake And Eat It 15:58 KEN NAVARRO - You Are Everything 15:54 MEKIEL REUBEN - Another Sunday 15:50 DAVE KOZ - Yesterday 15:46 NICK COLIONNE - Nico's Ride 15:42 GREGORY FIELDS - In The Moment 15:38 EVERETT B WALTERS - Chuck's Chunky Fried Chicken Shack 15:34 CHRISTOPHE GOZE - Bossa Roma 15:30 HIROSHIMA - Side Street 15:26 JOHNNY BRITT - Can't Stop (Vocal Version) 15:21 ART RUPRECHT - A Good Thing 15:17 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - See You Soon 15:12 EUGE GROOVE - Religify 15:08 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - Love Crazy 15:04 JACKIEM JOYNER - Sweetness 15:00 ADAM HAWLEY - Can You Feel It (Feat. Marcus Anderson) 14:58 RICHARD BROWN - Stars In My Eyes 14:54 LOWELL HOPPER - Night Drive 14:51 BRAD ALEXANDER - Sunrise on I15 14:47 KEN POWE - College Hills 14:43 CHRIS STANDRING - Qwertyuiop 14:39 BONEY JAMES - Maker Of Love 14:35 GREGG KARUKAS - Fly Away (Thinking of You) 14:31 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Drive Me Home 14:26 KEN NAVARRO - It's Up To You 14:22 CHRIS GODBER - Upward and Onward 14:17 KIM SCOTT - Free To Be (Feat. Jazmin Ghent) 14:14 NICK COLIONNE - Just Being Me 14:09 BAKERS DOZEN - Brooklyn Bound M 14:05 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - Clickin 14:00 EUGE GROOVE - S7ven Large 13:57 JACKIEM JOYNER - Lost Without You 13:52 3RD FORCE - You Gotta Be Real 13:47 THE ALLEN CARMAN PROJECT - Groove Salad 13:43 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Marrakesh 13:39 KEN POWE - Above The Clouds 13:35 RJC (Rhythm & Jazz Coalition) - Best Part 13:29 CHRIS STANDRING - Liquid Soul 13:25 GREGG KARUKAS - London Underground 13:20 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Stylish Walk 13:15 KEN NAVARRO - A World Of Our Own 13:11 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Lover 13:08 CHRIS BIG DOG DAVIS - It's All Love 13:04 NICK COLIONNE - Got to Keep It Moving 13:00 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - Arrival 12:57 AL DEGREGORIS - Cookie Jar 12:51 EUGE GROOVE - Love, Passion And Joy 12:47 CHAZZY GREEN - Because of You 12:43 JACKIEM JOYNER - Share My Tears 12:38 THE ALLEN CARMAN PROJECT - Hearsay 12:33 AVENUE BLUE - Just Goodbye (feat. Jeff Golub) 12:28 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Chill@Will 12:24 ALEXANDER ZONJIC - Rolling in the Deep 12:20 KEN POWE - Wish You Were Here 12:17 ELENA IOUROVA - Autumn Leaf Fall Again 12:12 GREGG KARUKAS - Too Cool (To Be Hot) 12:08 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Made a Way 12:04 CHRIS STANDRING - Love and Paragraphs 12:00 KEN NAVARRO - Wake Up Call 11:58 STEVE COLE - Bright Side 11:54 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - That's It For Tonight 11:49 NICK COLIONNE - Only 2CU Smile 11:45 KENNEY POLSON - Innocence 11:40 PATRICK BRADLEY - Meant to Be (feat. Darren Rahn) 11:37 CHAZZY GREEN - At My Place 11:31 EUGE GROOVE - Faithful Central 11:26 BE'NE MUSIC - Gold Finger 11:22 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Litmus Test 11:18 JACKIEM JOYNER - Step With Me 11:13 KIM WATERS - Dreaming of You 11:09 AL DEGREGORIS - East 86th 11:04 THE ALLEN CARMAN PROJECT - Carmanology 11:00 KEN POWE - First Love 10:56 AMANDUS - Enjoy 10:52 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - Liquorice Pizza 10:47 GREGG KARUKAS - Chasing The Wind 10:43 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Too Much Heaven 10:39 CHRIS STANDRING - CS In The Sunshine 10:34 KEN NAVARRO - In My Wildest Dreams 10:30 STEVE COLE - Woman's Gotta Have It 10:27 NICK COLIONNE - Some Funky 10:23 CHAZZY GREEN - Let's Go Home 10:18 BRIAN SIMPSON - Because of Love 10:15 BE'NE MUSIC - Just You Just Me 10:11 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Presence of Mind 10:04 EUGE GROOVE - Old.Edu (Old School) 10:00 PATRICK BRADLEY - Exhale 09:59 JACKIEM JOYNER - Treasure 09:55 KIM WATERS - Bring It 09:51 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - 1985 09:45 AL DEGREGORIS - Times and Travels 09:42 LE JAZZ COLLAB - On the Tap 09:38 DEE LUCAS - The Time Is Now 09:34 DOMINIC CAMARDELLA - I Long 4U 09:29 GREGG KARUKAS - Riverside Drive 09:25 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Irresistible 09:20 THE V.I.P CLUB - Night Move 09:17 KEN NAVARRO - The Meeting Place 09:13 CHRIS STANDRING - As Luck Would Have It 09:09 CHAZZY GREEN - Work 2 Do 09:05 STEVE COLE - Soho 09:00 BE'NE MUSIC - 120 East 09:00 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Chill@Will (Raincoast Mix) 08:55 EUGE GROOVE - Hey Hey Lil' Lilah Belle 08:51 ERIC DARIUS, NORMAN BROWN - Just For The Moment 08:46 AVENUE BLUE - The Conversation 08:41 ROBERTO RESTUCCIA - With Every Turn 08:38 THREESTYLE, MAGDALENA CHOVANCOVA, ROBERT FERTL - Better Days 08:33 BRIAN CULBERTSON - That's Life (feat. Earl Klugh) 08:29 JACKIEM JOYNER - Unforgiven 08:25 MARION MEADOWS - Dreamin 08:21 3RD FORCE - We Should Be Together 08:17 GROOVE 55 - Brothers 08:13 DEAN JAMES - GroovySax 08:09 R.L. WALKER - Memories Kept 08:05 REBECCA ANGEL - Just the Two of Us 08:00 SAN GABRIEL SEVEN - Moment by Moment 07:58 ROBERT HARRIS - Sign of the Times 07:54 AL DEGREGORIS - All in Good Time 07:49 TIM BOWMAN - Soul Dream 07:45 KEN NAVARRO - In The Sky Today 07:40 NICK COLIONNE - Still Connected 07:36 LES SABLER - Tranquility 07:32 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - If I Told You 07:27 CHAZZY GREEN - It's Time to Play 07:23 MARION MEADOWS - Samba De Playa 07:18 BE'NE MUSIC - Rock Steady 07:13 DANNY LERMAN - No Ordinary Love 07:08 DARREN RAHN - Give 'n' Take 07:04 KIM WATERS - No Sleeep 07:00 PATRICK BRADLEY - Lighthouse (feat. Allen Hinds) 06:55 GREGG KARUKAS - You'll Know it's Me 06:51 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Go 06:46 EUGE GROOVE - Sunday Morning 06:42 BLAIR BRYANT - Catamaran 06:38 JACKIEM JOYNER - Too Good At Goodbyes 06:35 KEN NAVARRO - Summer Smiles 06:30 FREDDIE FOX - Expression Of Love 06:25 ROBERT HARRIS - Easy Like Sunday Morning 06:22 DAVE SERENY - Talk To Me 06:18 MARION MEADOWS - Consequences 06:12 CHAZZY GREEN - Love to Be With You 06:08 2UNES - Rain Forest 06:04 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Vanishing Summer 06:00 DESMOND MEYER - Lickamore 05:56 GIL - You & Me 05:52 AL DEGREGORIS - Hey You 05:48 LES SABLER - Esselle's Dance 05:43 TIM BOWMAN - Boss 05:38 KIM WATERS - 95 North 05:33 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Silky Way 05:29 STEVE COLE - Let's Go! 05:25 JAREZ - If You Don't Mind 05:21 PATRICK BRADLEY - Reinvention 05:16 KEN NAVARRO - My Beautiful Girls 05:12 MARION MEADOWS - No Wind, No Rain 05:09 NICK COLIONNE - The Closer I Get To You 05:04 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Waiting For You 05:00 2UNES - Find Your Way 04:55 ANDY SHITZER - A Few Wild Nights 04:52 BE'NE MUSIC - Im Yours 04:47 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Show Me Another Way 04:42 EUGE GROOVE - The Funky Bunch 04:37 BLAIR BRYANT - Fukushima Tears 04:33 JACKIEM JOYNER - Addicted 04:29 ROBERT HARRIS - Making Road to Las Cruces 04:25 LES SABLER - Easy Moves 04:21 FREDDIE FOX - Strawberry 04:17 AL DEGREGORIS - Mythland 04:13 TIM BOWMAN - Smile 04:08 MARION MEADOWS - Be With You 04:03 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Gonna Be All Right 04:00 BRIAN SIMPSON - Lay It on Me (feat. Euge Groove) 03:57 PATRICK BRADLEY - In the Heart of the Seas 03:53 JAREZ - Finally 03:49 2UNES - Just Add Water 03:45 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Catalina Kiss 03:40 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Heading North 03:37 BE'NE MUSIC - Journey 03:32 KEN NAVARRO - Island Life 03:28 KIM WATERS - Rhythm and Romance 03:23 BRIAN CULBERTSON - The House Of Music (feat. Larry Graham & Ronnie Laws) 03:19 JEANETTE HARRIS - Saxy 03:14 EUGE GROOVE - Push It Forward 03:10 LES SABLER - Crescent City Strut 03:05 MARION MEADOWS - You 03:00 BLAIR BRYANT - Radiance 02:56 GREGG KARUKAS - First Love 02:52 ROBERT HARRIS - Life's Journey 02:46 BILLYRAY SHEPPARD - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way 02:42 NILS - Mind Games 02:38 2UNES - All I Need Is You 02:34 BRIAN SIMPSON - Just One Wish 02:30 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - You Go To My Head 02:26 PATRICK BRADLEY - Sip' n the Breeze 02:21 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Hang On To Your Love 02:18 BE'NE MUSIC - Missing You 02:13 BRIAN CULBERTSON - I Wanna Love You (feat. Ray Parker Jr.) 02:09 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Know Your Heart 02:04 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Jamaica Heartbeat 02:00 MARION MEADOWS - Soul City 01:58 STEVE COLE - Reverence 01:54 KEN NAVARRO - That Time Of Evening 01:50 NICK COLIONNE - Wessin' 01:46 LES SABLER - Three Dee 01:40 EUGE GROOVE - God Bless You (feat. Kate Miner Moebel) 01:34 BLAIR BRYANT - My Gift 01:30 2UNES - Rock Steady 01:26 BOB BALDWIN - Unthinkable 01:20 ROBERT HARRIS - Midnight Rendezvous Live 01:17 ANDY SHITZER - As I Was Before 01:12 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - You Will Always Be The One 01:09 LEBRON - New Era 01:05 PATRICK BRADLEY - Completely Yours 01:00 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Later Tonight 00:59 BE'NE MUSIC - ZiZi 00:55 DREW DAVIDSEN - I'm Into You (feat. Ron Tyson) 00:50 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Lovely Day 00:46 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Ariane 00:41 BRIAN SIMPSON - Twilight 00:37 KEN NAVARRO - Whenever You're Around 00:33 LES SABLER - Where Has She Gone 00:29 JACKIEM JOYNER - When We Come Together 00:23 BLAIR BRYANT - Indigo Hour 00:19 LOWELL HOPPER - Listen To Your Heart 00:15 2UNES - Sweet Baby 00:10 EUGE GROOVE - Miss Bane 00:05 NAJEE - Is It The Way Back 00:00 ROBERT HARRIS - Cool Breeze

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tagged by @unlikelyzero, fuck YEAH i love tag games.

Rules: Tag 10 Tumblrs you want to get to know better.

its long so

NAME: Lydia!

GENDER: cis lady

STAR SIGN: taurus

HEIGHT: 5’7 thereabouts

MIDDLE NAME: dont have one! please give me one!

PUT YOUR ITUNES ON SHUFFLE. WHAT ARE THE FIRST 6 SONGS THAT POPPED UP?

does it have to be itunes? I mostly use spotify….im just gonna do both because i love these games.

ITUNES

If It Hand’t Been For Love - The Steeldrivers

The Saltwater Room - Owl City

The Airway - Owl City

Glory, Fire, Rain - Mark Steen & Milly Bennitt

Almost There - Princess and the Frog soundtrack

Trojans - Atlas Genius (tbh ive never listened to this song and didn’t know it was even on here…)

SPOTIFY

Into the Woods - Hozier

From Eden - Hozier

Leave It Alone - Broken Bells

When You Dream - Sara Jackson-Holman

Nara - Alt-J

Heaven - Troye Sivan

GRAB THE BOOK NEAREST TO YOU AND TURN TO PAGE 23. WHAT’S LINE 17? “Could you make yourself just a little clearer sir?” asked the Steward - (Death in the Clouds, Agatha Christie)

EVER HAD A POEM OR SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU? yeah, i think a friend wrote one in high school once, just to practice poetry.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED AIR GUITAR? last week sometime i think?

WHO IS YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH? too many….idris elba? gal gadot? viggo mortenson? possibly daisy ridley? (i put questions marks with all of these because actually admitting I like someone is um, gross?)

WHAT’S A SOUND YOU HATE? LOVE? hate chewing, love birdsong (especially blackbirds)

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? HOW ABOUT ALIENS? i think so, but maybe not in the traditional spooky ghost way. and yeah, im pretty sure there are aliens. and im pretty sure they are the grey creepy kind that kidnap people.

DO YOU DRIVE? IF SO HAVE YOU EVER CRASHED? no but once i nearly killed my dad driving a golf cart. turns out you dont just step on the pedal as hard as possible.

WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor

DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF PETROL? uhhhh, sometimes

WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW? Brokeback Mountain

WHAT’S THE WORST INJURY YOU’VE EVER HAD? does measles count as an injury?

DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSESSIONS RIGHT NOW? Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (tv show), Drawn to the Blood by Sufjan Stevens (or that whole album, Carrie & Lowell), and this one world im creating in my head (and i fucking love it??? but also don’t want to share it).

DO YOU TEND TO HOLD GRUDGES AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE YOU WRONG? I try not to, but sometimes if someone has hurt me a lot then I’m mad and hurt for long time.

IN A RELATIONSHIP? with MYSELF binch

I ain’t gonna tag anyone tbh….if you wanna do this, just say I tagged you in it. You are completely free to do that. Tag away. I officially tag everyone who wants to be tagged. I’ll even like and reblog it if you say I tagged you in it.

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i was tagged by the luvely kyrate aka @cahrawen and the amazing el aka @softalina!!

rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 20 blogs.

a - age: nineteen

b - birthplace: vancouver, canada

c - current time: 4:42pm

d - drink you had last: tea

e - easiest person to talk to: uh,,,, probably maddie

f - favorite song: rn its hellfire by barns courtney bc it rly vibes with my book lmao

g - grossest memory: my goth phase in grade 8

h - horror yes or no: yes to all forms

i - in love? *haddaway voice* what is love

j - jealous of people? sometimes

k - killed someone? no lmao

l - love at first sight or should i walk past again? this is the cheesiest line ever

m - middle name: lowell

n - number of siblings: 6 ( 3 sisters, 1 brother alive, 1 brother dead & 1 brother i wish was dead lmao )

o - one wish: i want my best friend to be happy

p - person i called last: i'm talking to my mom right now

q - question you’re always asked: “how old are you?” ( it’s always older than they expect )

r - reason to smile: the existence of cats

s - song you last sang: i sang what is love a minute ago when i referenced it

t - time you woke up: 9:30am

u - underwear color: blue and grey

v - vacation: i want to go everywhere but ig numero uno is scotland

w - worst habit: i don’t have any good habits

x - xrays: once when i thought i broke my wrist

y - your favorite food: chicken burgers. i love chicken burgers

z - zodiac sign: gemini dont drag me

i’m tagging: @zvchdempsey, @chaaostheory, @roryglimore, @antiriko, @ronanlynhh & anyone else that wants to do this bc i’m too lazy to think of anyone else

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WhatPeelWouldPlay Albums Of The Year 2017

2017 has been the best year for music of the century, but you have to look in the hidden corners, or this list, to know that. Laura Marling didn’t make the top 30. Tom Rosenthal, with the epic album, Fenn, that was on repeat for months, beat Sufjan’s live album of his classic album to number 1, after a tightly fought back to back on New Years Eve. Don’t listen to anyone who says folk is dying. Its sibling, alt-folk, is all over this list. Number 100 in the list would be in the Top 10 any other year of this century so peel your ears over this list.

1) Tom Rosenthal - Fenn

2) Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell Live

3) Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

4) Alice Coltrane - World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane

5) Minor Victories - Minor Victories - Orchestral Variations

6) Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life

7) Daughter - Music From Before The Storm

8) Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, James McAlister, Bryce Dessner - Planetarium

9) Fleet Foxes - Crack Up

10) Austra - Future Politics

11) St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION

12) Four Tet - New Energy

13) Lowly - Heba

14) Mogwai - Every Country’s Sun

15) The Staves & yMusic - The Way Is Read

16) Ibeyi - Ash

17) UNKLE - The Road: Part 1

18) Lapalux - Ruinism

19) Slowdive - Slowdive

20) Bvdub - Epilogues For The End Of The Sky

21) HVOB & Winston Marshall - Silk

22) Wooden Arms - Trick Of The Light

23) Lola Marsh - Remember Roses

24) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers

25) Parov Stelar - The Burning Spider

26) Hundred Waters - Communicating

27) Molly Burch

28) Kiran Leonard

29) Allred & Broderick - Find The Ways

30) Wy - Okay

31) Feist - Pleasure

32) Laura Marling - Semper Femina

33) Teen Daze - Themes For Dying Earth

34) Bonobo - Migration

35) Gabriella Cohen - Full Closure And No Details

36) Sampha - Process

37) Asaf Avidan - The Study On Falling

39) Moses Sumney - Aromanticism

39) Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life

40) Come On Live Long

41) Bvdub

42) The National - Sleep Well Beast

43) Algiers - The Underside Of Power

44) Overcoats - Mother

45) Meursault - I Will Kill Again

46) Vagabon - Infinite Worlds

47) Nadia Reid - Preservation

48) Leif Vollebekk - Twin Solitude

49) Gracie and Rachel - Gracie and Rachel

50) Bjork

51) Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice

52) Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody

53) Peter Silberman - Impermanence

54) Linda Perhacs - I’m A Harmony

55) Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions

56) The Big Moon - Love In The 4th Dimension

57) Angus & Julia Stone - Snow

58) Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Navigator

59) Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex

60) Ron Gallo - Heavy Meta

61) Robert Plant - Carry Fire

62) All Our Exes Live In Texas - When We Fall

63) The xx - I See You

64) The Shins - Heartworms

65) Nicole Atkins - Goodnight Rhonda Lee

66) Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights

67) Hammock - Mysterium

68) Eyre Llew - Atelo

69) Craig Connelly - One Second Closer

70) Alessandro Cortini - AVANTI

71) Big Thief - Capacity

72) Asgeir - Afterglow

73) TOPS - Sugar At The Gate

74) Charlie Fink - Cover My Tracks

75) Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire

76) Kelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee Owens

77) Perfume Genius - No Shape

78) Fionn Regan - The Meetings Of The Waters

79) Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest

80) Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface

81) Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet

82) Low Roar - Once In A Long, Long While…

83) Throwing snow - Embers

84) Temples - Volcano

85) Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine

86) Offa Rex - The Queen Of Hearts

87) Nick Mulvey - Wake Up Now

88) Girl Ray - Earl Grey

89) Flo Morrissey and Matthew E White - Gentlewoman, Ruby Man

90) This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze

91) Aldous Harding - Party

92) Richard Dawson - Peasant

93) LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

94) Vancouver Sleep Clinic - Revival

95) Balmorhea - Clear Language

96) Broken Social Scene - Hug Of Thunder

97) alt-J - RELAXER

98) Dan Auerbach - Waiting On A Song

99) Jen Cloher - Jen Cloher

100) Foxygen - Hang

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The SAG Award Nominations have been announced.  Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri leads in the film categories with four nominations and Netflix cleaning up with an overall 19 nominations for their streaming service. Netflix's nominations included nods for Stranger Things and The Crown. The SAG Awards will take place on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles.Below is the complete list of nominations.THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURESOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleJUDI DENCH / Queen Victoria - "VICTORIA & ABDUL" (Focus Features)SALLY HAWKINS / Elisa Esposito - "THE SHAPE OF WATER" (Fox Searchlight)FRANCES McDORMAND / Mildred - "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" (Fox Searchlight)MARGOT ROBBIE / Tonya Harding - "I, TONYA" (Neon)SAOIRSE RONAN / Lady Bird McPherson - "LADY BIRD" (A24)Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleTIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Elio - "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME" (Sony Pictures Classics)JAMES FRANCO / Tommy Wiseau - "THE DISASTER ARTIST" (A24)DANIEL KALUUYA / Chris Washington - "GET OUT" (Universal Pictures)GARY OLDMAN / Winston Churchill - "DARKEST HOUR" (Focus Features)DENZEL WASHINGTON / Roman J. Israel, Esq. - "ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ." (Columbia Pictures)Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleMARY J. BLIGE / Florence Jackson - "MUDBOUND" (Netflix)HONG CHAU / Ngoc Lan Tran - "DOWNSIZING" (Paramount Pictures)HOLLY HUNTER / Beth - "THE BIG SICK" (Amazon Studios)ALLISON JANNEY / LaVona Golden - "I, TONYA" (Neon)LAURIE METCALF / Marion McPherson - "LADY BIRD" (A24)Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleSTEVE CARELL / Bobby Riggs - "BATTLE OF THE SEXES" (Fox Searchlight)WILLEM DAFOE / Bobby - "THE FLORIDA PROJECT" (A24)WOODY HARRELSON / Willoughby - "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" (Fox Searchlight)RICHARD JENKINS / Giles - "THE SHAPE OF WATER" (Fox Searchlight)SAM ROCKWELL / Dixon - "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI" (Fox Searchlight)Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureTHE BIG SICK (Amazon Studios)ADEEL AKHTAR / NaveedHOLLY HUNTER / BethZOE KAZAN / EmilyANUPAM KHER / AzmatKUMAIL NANJIANI / KumailRAY ROMANO / TerryZENOBIA SHROFF / SharmeenGET OUT (Universal Pictures)CALEB LANDRY JONES / Jeremy ArmitageDANIEL KALUUYA / Chris WashingtonCATHERINE KEENER / Missy ArmitageSTEPHEN ROOT / Jim HudsonLAKEITH STANFIELD / Andrew/Logan KingBRADLEY WHITFORD / Dean ArmitageALLISON WILLIAMS / Rose ArmitageLADY BIRD (A24)TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Kyle ScheibleBEANIE FELDSTEIN / Julie SteffansLUCAS HEDGES / Danny O'NeillTRACY LETTS / Larry McPhersonSTEPHEN McKINLEY HENDERSON / Father LeviatchLAURIE METCALF / Marion McPhersonJORDAN RODRIGUES / Miguel McPhersonSAOIRSE RONAN / Lady Bird McPhersonODEYA RUSH / Jenna WaltonMARIELLE SCOTT / Shelly YuhanLOIS SMITH / Sister Sarah JoanMUDBOUND (Netflix)JONATHAN BANKS / Pappy McAllanMARY J. BLIGE / Florence JacksonJASON CLARKE / Henry McAllanGARRETT HEDLUND / Jamie McAllanJASON MITCHELL / Ronsel JacksonROB MORGAN / Hap JacksonCAREY MULLIGAN / Laura McAllanTHREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (Fox Searchlight)ABBIE CORNISH / AnnePETER DINKLAGE / JamesWOODY HARRELSON / WilloughbyJOHN HAWKES / CharlieLUCAS HEDGES / RobbieŽELJKO IVANEK / Desk Sgt.CALEB LANDRY JONES / Red WelbyFRANCES McDORMAND / MildredCLARKE PETERS / AbercrombieSAM ROCKWELL / DixonSAMARA WEAVING / PenelopeOutstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture"BABY DRIVER" (TriStar Pictures and MRC)"DUNKIRK" (Warner Bros. Pictures)"LOGAN" (20 th Century Fox)"WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES" (20 th Century Fox)"WONDER WOMAN" (Warner Bros. Pictures)TELEVISION PROGRAMSOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited SeriesLAURA DERN / Renata Klein - "BIG LITTLE LIES" (HBO)NICOLE KIDMAN / Celeste Wright - "BIG LITTLE LIES" (HBO)JESSICA LANGE / Joan Crawford - "FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN" (FX Networks)SUSAN SARANDON / Bette Davis - "FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN" (FX Networks)REESE WITHERSPOON / Madeline MacKenzie - "BIG LITTLE LIES" (HBO)Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited SeriesBENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Sherlock Holmes - "SHERLOCK: THE LYING DETECTIVE" (WGBH/Masterpiece)JEFF DANIELS / Frank Griffin - "GODLESS" (Netflix)ROBERT DE NIRO / Bernie Madoff - "THE WIZARD OF LIES" (HBO)GEOFFREY RUSH / Albert Einstein - "GENIUS" (National Geographic)ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Perry Wright - "BIG LITTLE LIES" (HBO)Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesMILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven - "STRANGER THINGS" (Netflix)CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II - "THE CROWN" (Netflix)LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde - "OZARK" (Netflix)ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June - "THE HANDMAID'S TALE" (Hulu)ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood - "HOUSE OF CARDS" (Netflix)Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesJASON BATEMAN / Martin "Marty" Byrde - "OZARK" (Netflix)STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson - "THIS IS US" (NBC)PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister - "GAME OF THRONES" (HBO)DAVID HARBOUR / Jim Hopper - "STRANGER THINGS" (Netflix)BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman - "BETTER CALL SAUL" (AMC)Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesUZO ADUBA / Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren - "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK" (Netflix)ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder - "GLOW" (Netflix)JANE FONDA / Grace Hanson - "GRACE AND FRANKIE" (Netflix)JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Selina Meyer - "VEEP" (HBO)LILY TOMLIN / Frankie Bergstein - "GRACE AND FRANKIE" (Netflix)Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy SeriesANTHONY ANDERSON / Andre "Dre" Johnson - "BLACK-ISH" (ABC)AZIZ ANSARI / Dev - "MASTER OF NONE" (Netflix)LARRY DAVID / Himself - "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM" (HBO)SEAN HAYES / Jack McFarland - "WILL & GRACE" (NBC)WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher - "SHAMELESS" (Showtime)MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia - "GLOW" (Netflix)Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesTHE CROWN (Netflix)CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth IIVICTORIA HAMILTON / Queen Elizabeth The Queen MotherVANESSA KIRBY / Princess MargaretANTON LESSER / Prime Minister Harold MacmillanMATT SMITH / Philip, Duke of EdinburghGAME OF THRONES (HBO)ALFIE ALLEN / Theon GreyjoyJACOB ANDERSON / Grey WormPILOU ASBÆK / Euron GreyjoyHAFÞÓR JÚLÍUS BJÖRNSSON / The MountainJOHN BRADLEY / Samwell TarlyJIM BROADBENT / Archmaester EbroseGWENDOLINE CHRISTIE / BrienneEMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys TargaryenNIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Jaime LannisterLIAM CUNNINGHAM / Davos SeaworthPETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion LannisterRICHARD DORMER / Beric DondarrionNATHALIE EMMANUEL / MissandeiJAMES FAULKNER / Randyll TarlyJEROME FLYNN / BronnAIDAN GILLEN / Petyr BaelishIAIN GLEN / Jorah MormontKIT HARINGTON / Jon SnowLENA HEADEY / Cersei LannisterISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran StarkCONLETH HILL / VarysKRISTOFER HIVJU / Tormund GiantsbaneTOM HOPPER / Dickon TarlyANTON LESSER / QyburnRORY McCANN / The HoundSTAZ NAIR / QhonoRICHARD RYCROFT / Maester WolkanSOPHIE TURNER / Sansa StarkRUPERT VANSITTART / Yohn RoyceMAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya StarkTHE HANDMAID'S TALE (Hulu)MADELINE BREWER / Janine/Ofwarren/OfdanielAMANDA BRUGEL / RitaANN DOWD / Aunt LydiaO-T FAGBENLE / LukeJOSEPH FIENNES / Commander WaterfordTATTIAWNA JONES / Ofglen #2MAX MINGHELLA / Nick BlaineELISABETH MOSS / Offred/JuneYVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena JoySAMIRA WILEY / MoiraSTRANGER THINGS (Netflix)SEAN ASTIN / Bob NewbyMILLIE BOBBY BROWN / ElevenCARA BUONO / Karen WheelerJOE CHREST / Ted WheelerCATHERINE CURTIN / Claudia Henderson (Dustin's Mom)NATALIA DYER / Nancy WheelerDAVID HARBOUR / Jim HopperCHARLIE HEATON / Jonathan ByersJOE KEERY / Steve HarringtonGATEN MATARAZZO / Dustin HendersonCALEB McLAUGHLIN / Lucas SinclairDACRE MONTGOMERY / BillyPAUL REISER / Dr. OwensWINONA RYDER / Joyce ByersNOAH SCHNAPP / Will ByersSADIE SINK / MaxFINN WOLFHARD / Mike WheelerTHIS IS US (NBC)ERIS BAKER / Tess PearsonALEXANDRA BRECKENRIDGE / SophieSTERLING K. BROWN / Randall PearsonLONNIE CHAVIS / Young RandallJUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin PearsonFAITHE HERMAN / Annie PearsonRON CEPHAS JONES / William HillCHRISSY METZ / Kate PearsonMANDY MOORE / Rebecca PearsonCHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby DamonMILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack PearsonSUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth PearsonHANNAH ZEILE / Teenage KateOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesBLACK-ISH (ABC)ANTHONY ANDERSON / Andre "Dre" JohnsonMILES BROWN / Jack JohnsonDEON COLE / Charlie TelphyLAURENCE FISHBURNE / PopsJENIFER LEWIS / RubyPETER MACKENZIE / Mr. StevensMARSAI MARTIN / Diane JohnsonJEFF MEACHAM / JoshTRACEE ELLIS ROSS / Dr. Rainbow JohnsonMARCUS SCRIBNER / Andre Johnson, Jr.YARA SHAHIDI / Zoey JohnsonCURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO)TED DANSON / HimselfLARRY DAVID / HimselfSUSIE ESSMAN / Susie GreeneJEFF GARLIN / Jeff GreeneCHERYL HINES / Cheryl DavidJB SMOOVE / Leon BlackGLOW (Netflix)BRITT BARON / Justine BiagiALISON BRIE / Ruth WilderKIMMY GATEWOOD / Stacey BeswickBETTY GILPIN / Debbie EaganREBEKKA JOHNSON / Dawn RiveccaCHRIS LOWELL / BashSUNITA MANI / Arthie PremkumarMARC MARON / Sam SylviaKATE NASH / Rhonda RichardsonSYDELLE NOEL / Cherry BangMARIANNA PALKA / Reggie WalshGAYLE RANKIN / Sheila the She-WolfBASHIR SALAHUDDIN / KeithRICH SOMMER / MarkKIA STEVENS / Tammé DawsonJACKIE TOHN / Melanie RosenELLEN WONG / Jenny CheyBRITNEY YOUNG / Carmen WadeORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)UZO ADUBA / Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" WarrenEMILY ALTHAUS / Maureen KukudioDANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha "Taystee" JeffersonROSAL COLÓN / OuijaJACKIE CRUZ / Marisol "Flaca" GonzalesFRANCESCA CURRAN / Helen Van MaeleDANIELLA DE JESÚS / ZirconiaLEA DeLARIA / Big BooNICK DILLENBURG / CO BlakeASIA KATE DILLON / Brandy EppsBETH DOVER / Linda FergusonKIMIKO GLENN / Brook SosoANNIE GOLDEN / Norma RomanoLAURA GÓMEZ / Blanca FloresDIANE GUERRERO / Maritza RamosEVAN ARTHUR HALL / CO StratmanMICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam HealyBRAD WILLIAM HENKE / Desi PiscatellaMIKE HOUSTON / CO Lee DixonVICKY JEUDY / Janae WatsonKELLY KARBACZ / Kasey SankeyJULIE LAKE / Angie RiceSELENIS LEYVA / Gloria MendozaNATASHA LYONNE / Nicky NicholsTARYN MANNING / Tiffany "Pennsatucky" DoggettADRIENNE C. MOORE / Cindy HayesMIRIAM MORALES / PidgeKATE MULGREW / Galina "Red" ReznikovEMMA MYLES / Leanne TaylorJOHN PALLADINO / JoshMATT PETERS / Joel LuschekJESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria RuizDASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara DiazLAURA PREPON / Alex VauseJOLENE PURDY / Stephanie HapakukaELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida DiazNICK SANDOW / Joe CaputoABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina MurphyTAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper ChapmanCONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga JonesDALE SOULES / Frieda BerlinYAEL STONE / Lorna MorelloEMILY TARVER / CO Artesian McCulloughMICHAEL TORPEY / CO Thomas HumphreyLIN TUCCI / Anita DeMarcoVEEP (HBO)DAN BAKKEDAHL / Roger FurlongANNA CHLUMSKY / Amy BrookheimerGARY COLE / Kent DavisonMARGARET COLIN / Jane McCabeKEVIN DUNN / Ben CaffertyCLEA DUVALL / Marjorie PalmiottiNELSON FRANKLIN / WillTONY HALE / Gary WalshJULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Selina MeyerSAM RICHARDSON / Richard Splett(continued on next page)PAUL SCHEER / StevieREID SCOTT / Dan EganTIMOTHY SIMONS / Jonah RyanSARAH SUTHERLAND / Catherine MeyerMATT WALSH / Mike McLintockOutstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama SeriesGAME OF THRONES (HBO)GLOW (Netflix)HOMELAND (Showtime)STRANGER THINGS (Netflix)THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDMorgan Freeman

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Lowell J. Grey - anon: Thank you! I really like the box and its colors.

You're welcome!! -Mod Rad

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Essay #2 The Merrimack Repertory Theatre

Upon visiting the Merrimack Repertory Theatre, I was immediately overwhelmed with the line just to enter the theatre. At the top of the stairs I was greeted by the person in the ticket booth and handed my paper of access to watch The Royale written by Miami native, Marco Ramirez. As I searched for my seat high up in the balconies, I discovered the small and skinny aisles to be a little difficult to maneuver in being the size I am. However, it made me realize the authority this theatre had for attracting many residents of Lowell and cities beyond; it explains the large quantities of seating available throughout the theatre. The vibrant stage was dead center in the theatre and was warmed with lights of all colors. The cast could be seen moving throughout the sides of the small stage and the show began shortly after.

I was leaned back in my seat, knees rubbing uncomfortably against the seat in front of me, and I was met with two shirtless men in grey vintage boxing shorts acting out a boxing match on the stage. The character, Jay “The Sport” Jackson won the match and made his opponent, Fish, his boxing partner shortly after the match. Throughout the play, I was very much aware of the different language and vocabulary represented in the play. I automatically assumed the setting of the play was in the early 1900’s because the clothing, vocabulary, and social differences were evident.

Marco Ramirez’s The Royale was based on the true and historical story of the world’s first African American heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson’s match with James Jeffries. Though the play was twisted in the likings of Marco Ramirez’s imagination, it did not fail to address the true and historical issues of racism, segregation, and real life events that had taken place at the time of the setting of the play. When the audience was revealed in the beginning of the play that Jay Jackson was not allowed to compete with other fighters who were not black, was very real and emotional. That kind of inequality and unfairness, even in professional sports, was alive and practiced back then. Segregation within the professional athletic leagues was very common and historically speaking, athletes like Jack Johnson, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, and Earl Lloyd improved and began the movement of equality in men’s professional athletic leagues. The Royale does a good job interpreting the thought process that could’ve been going through as the first African American boxer to play in a heavyweight championship match. Though the story and background of Jay Jackson’s character is different than that of who the man he is based off of, Marco Ramirez allows the audience to get a glimpse of the things that could’ve been going on at the time. In the play, Jay’s sister visits him and warns him of the many threats she and her family have received because of their relation to an African American boxer who wants to create history. Threats and actions that followed them were very common in the African American community at the time.

As the play continues, I notice how the matches are set up. I find Ramirez’s artistic techniques to be very impressive and unique when portraying the thoughts of the boxers during their matches. The audience, including myself, get a fascinating view into their mindsets when they box, which allows a more emotional connection to the characters of the play. I also appreciate the breaking of the fourth wall during the play. Some people may read it as unintentional, but it is obvious to me that it is very much intentional. Whenever the characters broke the fourth wall, it was Ramirez’s intention to develop a sort of close and personal connection between the audience and the characters. In conclusion, it is assumed Ramirez wants the audience to develop the connection to his characters in the play to relate to them, or even to cast themselves into their mindsets at the time to truly feel an understanding of their struggles and current situations.

The play reached the point in which Jay Jackson discovered a group of people have attempted to enter the match while carrying weapons. This triggers him immediately because he is baffled by the idea of someone attempting to harm in solely for the reason of him being an African American boxer choosing to fight against a white boxer in a heavyweight match. However, it is soon revealed that this wasn’t the first attempt from someone, or some people. According to Jay’s manager, Max, and his coach, Wynton, there have been multiple attempts at past matches. I remember having a very intense and uncomfortable feeling for Jay Jackson, primarily because Ramirez wrote the play in a way so the audience develops a very close connection to the main characters. I thought about what it was like being known from county to county, state to state, coast to coast, as the first African American to accomplish the one thing which Jay Jackson did in the play, as well as Jack Johnson did in real life, and that was competing against a white man in a very segregated sport at the time. The feeling must have been very scary, nerve-wracking, and rebellious to some sorts.

Towards the end of the play, Ramirez’s artistic value towards the play was shown when Jay Jackson’s subconscious replaced his opponent with his sister, mentally speaking of course, and it resulted in Jay winning the fight and solving his deepest issues. I appreciated this viewpoint from the stage and the characters because it was dramatic, attention grabbing, and it created a final connection to the characters in the play. I think for Jay Jackson to have subconsciously fought his sister was moving, not only for his character, but for the audience as well.

As the lights dimmed to a complete blackout, the show was complete and the cast came out to begin their curtain call. The Merrimack Repertory Theatre had completed yet another successful night in the vibrant city of Lowell. I left with a clearer understanding of how dangerous and courageous it was to live one’s life knowing people wanted to end it for you, only because one stood up for what one believed in. I also left with a new place in mind to watch plays and musicals, also known as the Merrimack Repertory Theatre.

Second Image: October 11, 2017. “Merrimack Repertory Theatre” via Google Images.

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Lowell Blum Auction

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Lowell Blum Auction

Antiques/Collectibles Antique Waterbury Clock, Table Type Antique Table Lamp Large Lot Butter Dishes Carnival & Depression Glass Antique Pitcher & Wash Basin Antique Mini Curio w/Thimble Collection Over 40 Collectible Cars, Trucks, Buses 3 Coffee Mills Collectible Spoons (MIB) Colt Pocket Watch Collection 78 & 45 RPM Records (oldies) Hall Autumn Leaf Jewel Tea Set 2 China Cabinets Small Antique 3 burner Cook Stove Tall Antique Secretary Desk w/ Hutch Round Curio/Display Cabinet Curio Front Curio w/ lions heads & leaded glass Fenton & Other Boots & Shoes Derby Glasses Betty Boop Unique Pedestal Table Rocking Chair (Antique) Beaded purses China Chamber Pot China Cuspidor Tri-Mirror Vanity w/ stool Old School books incl McGuffey’s Readers 2 Egg Baskets 5 Gal Ruckel’s Crock 1904 St Louis World’s Fair Book Household Jewelry Armoire Recliner (Blue) (Nice) Sofa Coffee Table Card Table w/4 Chairs Pair Twin Beds w/2 Chests Kenmore Sewing Machine in Cabinet w/Chair Lamp Stand Pair Lingerie Chests Dresser w/Mirror Corner Shelf 5 Drawer Chest of Drawers Book cases Ladder Back Chair Armoire, 7 Drawer, 2 Door 8 Drawer Dresser w/Wall Mirror Full Length Stand Mirror Lg. Lot Bedding & Linens Padded Footstool 2 Drawer File Cabinet 4 Pc. Wicker Furniture Set Glass Cabinet, 5 Shelf Baker’s Rack TV Table Set w/Rack 2 Oak Dining room Chairs Louis L’Amour Book Set, History of WWII, History of American Indian, Antique School Books, Biography of Mark Twain Zane Grey collection Shotgun: Wall Mount Antique 12 ga. Dbl. Barrel Shot Gun, Exterior Hammers, Made by Bridge Gun Co. (Fully operational, mounted on decorator board w/deer horn brackets), box of shells. Garage & Outdoor 2016 Husqvarna Riding Mower, 24 HP, 48″ cut Only 21.7 hours 5 HP B&G Tiller Campbell Hausfeld Air Compressor Hedge Trimmer, Cordless, w/charger Poulan Chain Saw, 18″ 2 Gas Powered String Trimmers Asst. Hand Tools Handle Tools 6″ Bench Grinder, Double Wheels Electric Drills 4″ Craftsman Elec. Grinder Drill Set incl. Metrics Tool Box Nails, Bolts, Screws Grease Gun Skil Saw w/Extra Blade 16′ Werner Alum Ext Ladder 8′ Werner Alum/Fiberglass Ladder Wheel Barrow 2 Wheel Dolly 2 Metal Folding Saw Horses Car Buffer/Polisher Compact Vac w/Attachments Fishing Rods, Reels Bowling Balls in Bags Portable Table, 3 Legged, Wooden Creeper Aluminum Display Rack Scale 2 Ton Hyd. Floor Jack 3 Sleeping Bags

Many more items, too numerous to mention.

Owner: Lowell J. Blum

Sale Conducted by WARDEN AUCTION SERVICE (573) 336-2367 or (573) 528-0729 Ed Warden – Auctioneer

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May I request a userbox for Lowell J. Grey (Lady Georgie)?

Oui! (Mod Frollo posting for Mod Rad)