#mary m cosby

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any knowledge i have learned about mormons has been from rhoslc and honestly mostly against my will btw

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June 2023 Diverse Read

June 2023 Diverse Read

•”All the Sinners Bleed” by S. A. Cosby, June 06, Flatiron Books, Thriller/Crime

•”Lady Tan's Circle of Women” by Lisa See, June 06, Scribner Book Company, Historical

•”The Wind Knows My Name” by Isabel Allende; Frances Riddle (Translator) June 06, Ballantine Books, Historical

•”A Quitter's Paradise” by Elysha Chang, June 06, Sjp Lit, Literary

•”Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration” by Alejandra Oliva. June 20, Astra House, Memoir — Sociology/Cultural/Emigration & Immigration

•”8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster” byMirinae Lee, June 13, Harper, Historical 

•”The First Ladies” by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, June 27, Berkley Books, Historical 

•”Between Two Moons” by Aisha Abdel Gawad, June 06, Doubleday Books, Literary

•”The Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts” by Tiya Miles, June 13, Random House Trade, Historical 

•”The Brightest Star” by Gail Tsukiyama June 20, Harpervia, Historical

•”The Moon Represents My Heart” by Pim Wangtechawat, June 20, Harpervia, Science Fiction 

•”All the Right Notes” by Dominic Lim, June 06, Forever, Romance

•”And Break the Pretty Kings” by Lena Jeong, June 20, YA Fabtasy/Mythology, Harperteen

•”Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend” by Brandon Hoàng, June 27, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, YA Romance

•”The Queens of New York” by E. L., June 06, Shen, Quill Tree Books, YA Contemporary

•”Almost Brown” by Charlotte Gill June 06, Crown Publishing Group Memoir — Cultural/Ethnic/Biracial & Multiracial Studies

•”Much ADO about NADA” by Uzma Jalaluddin, June 13, Berkley Books, Romance

•”Holding Pattern” by Jenny Xie, June 20, Riverhead Books, Literary

•”When the Hibiscus Falls” by M. Evelina Galang, June 13, Coffee House Press, Literary — Short Stories 

•”Pedro & Daniel” by Federico Erebia, Julie Kwon (Illustrator), June 06, 2023, Levine Querido, Illustrated Book/Contemporary

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Pr6 Thomas Prather III

 

Thomas Prather III was the son of Colonel Thomas Prather Pr7 of Frederick County, Maryland and his 3rd wife, Jeannette Smiley.

Born: December 2, 1770, Frederick  County, Maryland.

Died: February 3, 1823, in Louisville, Kentucky. Buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, in stone sarcaphogus.

Married: February 12, 1800, to Matilda Fontaine Fo6 in Jefferson County, Kentucky Appendix to page Pr6 Miscellaneous items concerning Thomas Prather III

Thomas Prather was one of Louisville's first merchants, having opened a store there as early as 1794. He was successful and rich was well known for his philanthropies. Prather Street was named for him and later became Broadway.

Prather was president of the first bank in Louisville, the old Bank of Kentucky, which he opened on January 1, 1812, and which did business on Main Street, near Fifth. When the bank suspended specie payments he resigned his office with the remark: "I can preside over no institution which declines to meet its engagements promptly and to the letter"

Ho gave five acres and Guthbert Bullit gave three to the city for a hospital site in 1817. The property for the hospital site was given with the proviso that it should revert to the Prather and Bullit heirs if used for any other purpose.

The Prather residence stood in Prather Square, the block bounded by 3rd and 4th, Walnut and Green; Walnut taking its name from the fine row of Walnut trees on the South side of the house. The House was built by Judge Fortunatus Cosby who married Mary Ann Fontaine, Mrs. Prather�s sister.

It was on the way home from Philadelphia where he had been on business that Prather met a young man, John J. Jacob, of Hampshire County, Virginia, starting out "to seek his fortune. He urged Jacob to come to Louisville, and afterward took him into partnership, forming the firm of Prather and Jacob.

John J. Jacob married, Ann Overton Fontaine and built a home across Walnut Street from his brother-in-law Prather� s home, where the Pendennis Club was in 1948.

(It is said that the Prather grave yard was on the south side of the square, where Macauley's Theatre was. It is also said by one of the descendants, who is not definite, that the bodies were removed from there. This seems probable. For instance, the bodies of Thomas Prather and his wife, who died in 1823 and 1850 respectively, are both buried. in Cave Hill Cemetery, which was established in 1848.) .

Thomas and Matilda Prather's daughters all married prominent Kentuckians. The Jouett portrait of Thomas Prather is owned by his great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. J. Barbour Minnegerode.

The above sketch, except for the paragraph in parentheses, is paraphrased from an old newspaper article from:, "Louisville' s First Families", one of a series of genealogical sketches. The date and name of the newspaper are not given. It is probably the one by Kathleen Jennings, who published a book called Louisville' s First Families. A copy was owned by Mrs. George Nicholas (Ni3-5).

Prather Coat of Arms

Pr5-1 James Smiley Prather (1801 - ,?)

Pr5-2 William Prather b 8/9 FEB 1804 in Louisville d 27 Aug 1876 in Louisville bur Cave Hill Cem

m 1 DEC 1835 Penelope E. Pope b c 1815 in Louisville Ky dau of: +1 Alexander Pope Po7- b c 1772 in Va and Martha Minor Fontaine b 14 MAR 1785 in Va d 18 Mar 1848 Louisville bur Cave Hill Cem

Pr5-2-1 Kate Prather.

m Orville Winston.

Pr5-2-2 Sue Prather.

m John Zanone.

Pr5-2-3 Matilda 'Maddie' Prather b 22 NOV 1843 in Louisville d 5 Dec 1894 in Louisville

m Goldsborough Robinson b: 25 MAR 1845 in Louisville

Pr5-2-4 Julia Clay Prather b 27 Feb 1838 in Louisville, d 18 Jan 1866 in Louisville

Pr5-2-5 Martha Pope Prather was born on 7 May 1844 in Louisville d 10 Feb 1850 in Louisville

Pr5-2-6 Penelope "Eppie" Prather b 1849 in Louisville d 1926 in Louisville

Pr5-2-7 Margaret Prather was born in 1849 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. She died in 1919 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. Margaret married John Luse.

Pr5-2-8 Maria Prather b 19 Feb 1846 in Louisville d 21 Nov 1847 in Louisville

Pr5-3 Mary Jane Prather 11 Aug 1809 d 7 Oct 1883 in Louisville

m1 Dr. Charles M. Way b 25 Dec 1800 d 8 Apr 1873 in Louisville,

m2 Worden Pope Churchill b 16 JUN 1804 in Louisville Ky d 3 JUL 1830 in Louisville son of Goldsborough Robinson b 8 FEB 1819 and Frances Ann Lee b: 30 JUN 1816 in Virginia -1 W. H. Way was born on 29 Jun 1838. He died on 11 Feb 1883 in Louisville

-2 Worden P. Churchill Jr. b 27 Jan 1830 in Louisville d 6 Apr 1916 in Louisville

Pr5 Pr5 Matilda Prather (1811 � 1847 ?)

m 1829, Louisville, Kentucky to Judge S. S. Nicholas Ni4-1 Mary Jane Nicholas [1830-? ) married Graves

Ni4 George Nicholas (1831-1896) m1 Emma Hawes, m2 Mary Anna Pope

Ni4-3 Thomas Prather Nicholas , (1833-1870)

Ni4-4 Matilda Nicho1as (1835-1921) married Hon P Barrett of MO

Ni4-5 Hetty Nicholas (1837-1838)

Ni4-6 Julia Nicholas (1839-1907) married Maj. James Johnson, C.S.A.

Ni4-7 Margharetta Nicholas (1842-1905) married Thomas

Ni4-8 Samuel Smith Nicholas (1844- ?)

Pr5-5 Maria Julia Prather b 16 May 1814 in Louisville d 13 Feb 1840 in Louisville bur Cave Hill

m 10 Oct 1832 Henry Clay Jr. b 1811 d 22 Feb 1847 in Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico -1 Henry Clay III b 20 Jul 1833 d 5 Jun 1862 in Louisville of Typhoid Fever.

-2 Matilda Clay b 30 Jan 1835 d Bordeaux, FRA.

-3 Martha Clay b about 1836.

-4 Anne Clay b 14 Feb 1837 m Henry McDowell inherited "Ashland" nnear Lexington Ky, the home of Sen Henry Clay Sr..

-5 Thomas Julian Clay b 30 Jan 1840 Major in CSA d 12 Oct 1863 in Atlanta, GA (Typhoid fever).

Pr5-6 Catherine Cornelia Prather b 28 Sep 1816 d 28 Sep 1844 in Louisville bur Cave Hill

m on 2 Mar 1841 Preb. Rev. Edward Porter Humphrey in Louisville b 28 Jan 1809 d 9 Dec 1887 in Louisville, native of Connecticut Pres of Amherst College. He m2 Martha Pope, a daughter of Alexander Pope and Martha Fontaine, who was the widow of her cousin, Charles Pope. -1 Edward William Cornelius Humphrey

-2 Adies Humphrey b 28 Jan 1842 in Louisville d 21 Nov 1843 in Louisville -1-1 Edward P Humphrey

-1-2 Lewis C Humphrey

-1-3 Dr Heman Humphrey

4th and Walnut Street in Louisville today

 Sources:

Bible Record given by Mrs. Julia. Robinson Hardy to Mrs. George Nicholas (Ni3-5).

Records from Tombstones - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.

Records of family in Louisville's First Families, by Kathleen Jennings.

 

The Prather Family. Chapter III.

 

A PUBLIC - SPIRITED citizen identified with the growth of Louisville no less than with the social life of his day was Thomas Prather, born in Maryland in 1770, of English extraction. He crossed the Wilderness Trail to seek his fortune in the new country and as one of the city's first merchants, having opened a store here as early as 1794. Success marked his every venture and riches poured in upon him. He was the capitalist of his day, and famed for his philanthropies. Broadway, for many years Prather street, was named for him. Prather was president of the first bank in Louisville, the old Bank of Kentucky, which he opened on January 1, 1812, and which did business on Main street near Fifth. When the bank suspended specie payments he resigned his office with the remark:

"I can preside over no institution which declines to meet its engagements promptly and to the letter."

   His generosity in contributing to charitable and civic endeavors won for him the title of "Oh, put me down for the balance," Prather. He gave five acres and Cuthbert Bullitt gave  three to the city for a hospital site in 1817. Interested in the general welfare, Prather and Bullitt served on many committees together. With Peter F. Ormsby they were appointed by the Board of Trustees, in 1820, to purchase suitable fire engines (two or three), for the use of the city.

   The property for the hospital site was given with the proviso that it should revert to the Prather and Bullitt heirs if used for any other purpose. When the new million dollar City Hospital was planned a change of site was considered until the deeds were looked up and disclosed this restriction. One of the numerous Prather heirs recounting the incident said "It looked for a time as if I might have fifty dollars for a new frock."

   Thomas Prather was married in 1800 to Matilda Fontaine, a daughter of Capt. Aaron Fontaine, one of the pretty Miss Fontaines, as they were called, though they were also known as the alphabet Fontaines there were so many of them. Matilda and her eight sisters were all famous for their beauty and intellectuality, and all married distinguished men. From Matilda Fontaine is supposed to come the fresh blonde prettiness of the Prather women.

   The Prather residence stood in Prather square, the block bounded by Third and Fourth, Walnut and Green, Walnut street taking its name from the fine row of walnut trees on the south side of the house. This house was built by Judge Fortunatus Cosby, who married Mrs. Prather's sister, Mary Ann Fontaine.

    It was on the way home from Philadelphia where he had been on business that Prather met a young man, John J. Jacob, of Hampshire county, Virginia, starting out to seek his fortune. He urged Jacob to come to Louisville, and afterward took the young gentleman into partnership, forming the firm of Prather & Jacob. John J. Jacob married Ann Overton Fontaine and built a home across Walnut street from his brother-in-law Prather's home, where the Pendennis Club is today.

   Thomas and Matilda Prather had six children, two sons and four daughters. James Smiley Prather married Louisa Martin and their children were: Mary (Mrs. George Robinson Hunt) and Blanche (Mrs. Edward Mitchell). Mrs. Hunt, who died not long ago, has two daughters in Louisville-Ellen Pope Hunt, the wife of George Weissinger Smith, and Kate Hunt, who married Samuel Hutchings. The other son, William Prather, married his first cousin, Penelope Pope, the daughter of Alexander Pope, whose wife was Martha Fontaine. This marriage establishes a wide connection of families socially prominent. William and Penelope Prather had seven daughters: Kate, who married Orville Winston; Sue, who is Mrs. John Zanone; Matilda, who married Goldsborough Robinson; Julia and Martha, who died young, and the twins, Penelope and Margaret, the latter, Mrs. John Luce, and her sister, better known as Miss Eppie Prather, the only descendant with the surname, Prather. Mrs. William B. Hardy and Humphrey Robinson are the children of Goldsborough and Matilda Robinson, who live here. Mrs. Alex P. Witty and Prather Zanone are the daughter and son of Mrs. Zanone. The daughters of Kate and Orville Winston were Penelope (Mrs. Ernest Allis), the mother of Mrs. William B. Harrison, and Kate (Mrs. Frederick Hussey), the mother of Mrs. Barbour Minnigerode, Mrs. Arthur H. Middleton, Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, of Springfield, Mass., and Mabel Hussey, of Paris.

   Thomas and Matilda Prather's daughters all married prominent Kentuckians. Mary Jane Prather married Worden P. Churchill, and after his death married Dr. Charles M. Way. Her sons were Worden P. Churchill and W. H. Way.

   Matilda Prather married Samuel Smith Nicholas, the distinguished lawyer and jurist. Their handsome home was on Fifth street between  Chestnut and Walnut. Their daughter, Julia, Mrs. James C. Johnston, lives with her daughter, Miss Mary Johnston, at Fourth and Broadway. Their sons, George and Samuel Smith Nicholas, have a number of descendants here. George Nicholas married Emma Hawes and had a daughter, Tina Nicholas. who married John Churchill. The son of Mr. and Mrs. John Churchill is John Churchill, who married Lucy Jones.

   By a second marriage to Mary Anna Pope, George Nicholas had ten children. One son, George Nicholas, who married Evelyn Thompson, lives in Crescent Hill, and another son, Pope Nicholas, lives in Shelbyville, but is in business in Louisville.

   Samuel Smith Nicholas, Jr., who married Nannie Carter, daughter of Capt. Frank Carter, has two daughters in Louisville this winter, Emma Nicholas and Mrs. Harry Lee Williams, although the latter's home is in Chicago.

   Maria Julia Prather married Henry Clay, Jr., the son of the Great Commoner, and her daughter, Nannie Clay, now Mrs. Henry McDowell, inherited Ashland, near Lexington, the home of Henry Clay.

   Catherine Cornelia Prather married the Presbyterian minister, the Rev. Edward P. Humphrey. their son being the late E. W. C. Humphrey, father of Edward P. Humphrey, Lewis C. Humphrey and Dr. Heman Humphrey. Dr. Humphrey, who was a native of Connecticut and the son of a distinguished minister, the president of Amherst College, had as his charge a church in Jeffersonville at the time of his marriage to Miss Prather. Later he was minister of the old Second Presbyterian church, and this church granted him a leave of absence of eight months to go abroad after his wife's death. In 1847 he was married to Martha Pope, a daughter of Alexander Pope and Martha Fontaine, who was the widow of her cousin, Charles Pope. Dr. Humphrey and his wife, Martha Pope, had one son, Judge Alexander Pope Humphrey.

   Capt. Basil Prather, born in 1740 in Maryland, was an elder half-brother of  Thomas Prather. He fought through the Revolutionary war, declining any pay for his services, and later came to Louisville. He has been described as exceedingly handsome, six feet three inches tall and of cordial and engaging manners. He is numbered among the commissioners of Louisville in 1790, and owned farm land near Louisville and in other parts of the State, bequeathed to his heirs on which they settled.

   At a ball given in the fort built on the site of Jeffersonville he met Fanny Meriwether, of  the pioneer family, and shortly afterward they were married. His bride was years younger than himself. They settled on a farm in the Bluegrass district, living in opulence. Their daughter, Martha Meriwether Prather, married Dr. Warwick Miller, a son of Judge Isaac Miller, of Pennsylvania, who was an early settler.

   Capt. Prather died in 1803.

   Richard Prather, another member of the Maryland family to settle here, was one of the "City fathers," being elected a trustee of the town of Louisville in 1797. His wife was Mary Churchill, a daughter of Armistead and Elizabeth Bakewell Churchill, of Virginia, who were among the prominent pioneers of 1787. Eliza Prather, the daughter of Richard and Mary Prather, became the wife of James Guthrie, that distinguished citizen, the founder of the L. & N. James and Eliza Guthrie had two daughters, Ann Augusta and Mary Guthrie, both of whom married and have descendants here.

   Ann Augusta Guthrie married Dr. William Caldwell, and was the mother of James Guthrie Caldwell, who married Nannie Standiford; of Junius Caldwell, who married Ella Payne, of Georgetown; and of Ann Eliza Caldwell, who married Ernest Norton, and was the mother of Caldwell Norton.

 

   Mary Guthrie married Richard Coke, of Logan county, and has a grandson, Dr. Richard Coke, who makes Louisville his home.

   Mary Guthrie married a second time, John Caperton, and was the mother of John H. Caperton, who married Virginia Standiford, and has a son, Hugh John Caperton, whose wife was Dorothy Bonnie.

   Following her first husband's death, Mary Churchill Prather married Alexander Scott Bullitt, this being his second marriage also.

Extraneous Prather data:

Bourbon Co. Kentucky:

tombstone inscriptions for the Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky, preceeding 1912.

Prather, J. F., born 1871 - died 1905

Prather, George W., born 1840 - died 1909

Prather, Elizah K., born 1837 - died 1901

Apparently two brothers and the son of one of them.

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A family of Protagonists by Cliffather Via Flickr: Warning! WALL OF TEXT! 

 My M.C. William & family in Dynasty Warriors8empires1040 L to R: Safire(5th child twin of Ishaq), Berney(3rd child of Wilma Sue), Kedward(2nd child), Will Jr(1st born), William(father), Wilma Sue(mother), Wilona(Will Jr's wife), youngest child Justin and Ishaq(4th child twin of Safire) They are from the royal bloodline of their Patriarch primogenitor, Wildestaar Savyer www.flickr.com/photos/cliffather/26353123024/in/dateposted/. See the their Antagonist family here: www.flickr.com/photos/cliffather/26399078564/in/dateposted/ UPDATED!

 I planned back in the '80s for Wilma Sue(mother) to have two kids, Will Jr & Kedward, after watching "Spiderman & his Amazing friends' in my 'tweens, her children's list started to get larger. 

 The reason why I decided she would have a lot of boys was because of the '80s mindset of MEN being superheroes. Please remember most '70s/'80's CARTOONS had one or no superheroine with SEVERAL male superheroes: Superfriends( not including the made for tv female characters), Silverhawks. Tarzan. The Herculoids, Dangermouse, The Flying House, Superbook, Thundarr the Barbarian, "Teen Force" of SpaceStars, SINBAD JR. AND HIS MAGIC BELT,

 Popeye - The Sailor-man(The All-New Popeye Hour), Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids(Brown Hornet), He-man ad the Masters of the Universe, Smurfs(until season5), Blue Falcon & Dynomutt, Jabberjaw (reruns limited viewing), Wacky Races(reruns limited viewing), Speed Buggy( reruns limited viewing), Batman and Robin(animated), The New Adventures of Zorro(animated), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the Centurions(tv), Space Ghost, Blackstar, Battle of the Planets, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, StarBlazers, The Transformers, and LIVE-ACTION: Ambassador Magma (aka SPACE GIANTS).

 First, THANKS to the '80s Jem and the Holograms, Thundercats, Scooby-Doo(re-runs), Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Josie and the Pussycats(reruns), The Mighty Orbots, Pound Puppies, Pole Position ('84 TV series), Dungeons & Dragons('80s cartoon), The ROBOTECH series (My middle brother's quest to collect the complete series on VHS started his buying Anime in the'90s) The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show(Re-runs the inspiration for Tyra's & Wordsworth's Time travel stories), Laff-A-Lympics, Shirt Tales, Bionic Six, Tiger Sharks, GI Joe, and She-Ra was one part of my female inspiration. 

 Second, WATCHING ANIME during the '90s such as Battle Angel Alita, Nuku Nuku, Armitage III, TENCHI MUYO{started my anime collection in '95 to aid my middle brother anime collecting by getting the other anime series he couldn't get}, Hyper Police, Magic User's Club, Devil Hunter Yohko, Vampire Princess Miyu, Genocyber, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna, Gunbuster, Neo Ranga, 801 T.T.S. Airbats, Luna Varga, Maris the chojo, Sukeban Deka, Bubblegum Crisis, Battle Athletes, Battle Skipper, Wanna-Be's, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Iczer one/reborn, metal fighter Miku, Patlabor(My catgirl /AD&D character is named after the main character).

 Sailormoon(bootleg), Magical Knights Rayearth, MOLDIVER, Phantom Quest, Project A-ko, Burn Up W, Super Dimension Century Orguss, You're Under Arrest, Oh my Goddess, The Dirty Pair, Hyperdolls, Cardcaptor Sakura(bootleg), Ghost in the Shell(The ORIGINAL ANIME movie), 3x3 Eyes, GALL FORCE, Silent Möbius(series), Virgin Fleet, Key - the metal idol, Saber Marionette J, El hazard, SLAYERS, Cutey Honey, Ayane's High Kick, Sakura Wars, Sol Bianca, Dangaio and Gunsmith cats where females were the main character or main action characters despite some of these anime having "fan service" in them(Anime WAS aimed at young males btw) was the second part of female influence. www.flickr.com/photos/cliffather/1286716235/in/dateposted/ 

 Lastly, Streetfighter II's CHUN-LI, KOF's Athena Asamiya(Mai Shiranui), Soul blade/Calibur's Sophitia (Cassandra) Alexandra, Darkstalkers' Felicia, Samurai Shodown's Charlotte, Dead or alive's Kasumi, Waku Waku 7(import) Arina Makihara, Phantasy Star(series), Rival Schools' Hinata Wakaba & Kyoko Minazuki, Fighting Viper's Grace, Battle Arena Toshinden's Sofia, and World Heroes' Jeanne D'Arc were the third part & great influence (some of my OC's personalities or names comes from them)

 Note; Unlike the 2010s' SJW's influenced shows/movies/games, they didn't insult/weaken male characters or make the female characters look/act like men. Because of these shows, games & *mostly ANIME* I started creating MORE females and improving my created FEMALE characters.

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Mary Cosby returning to ‘RHOSLC’ in friend role amid cast shakeup

Get ready to be read like a scripture, little girls! Mary M. Cosby will be returning to “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” in a “friend of” role, several sources confirmed to Page Six on Wednesday. One source clarified to us that Cosby, 50, has not been cast as a full-time “Housewife,” but instead will “film a few scenes” of the upcoming season — which is set to resume production Feb.…

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someone PLEASE talk to me about Mary m Cosby

do any of you people in my phone watch housewives of SLC

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This show is gonna fail without Mary

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mary m cosby is obviously one of the most frightening, most vengeful women in america, and meredith’s tacit and unwavering support of her is wildly confusing and disappointing. on the plus side, jennie did the most interesting thing she’s done all season, which is of course eating cheesecake factory takeout off a chiropractic table. jen is targeting her own mother with her elder-scamming skills, whitney and lisa are both kind of descending into madness in their own individual storylines, and heather is also there. can’t wait for physical violence on a party bus next week :) 

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✨✨ TOP FIVES FOR 2020 ✨✨

2020 was, i think we can all agree, a massively chaotic year but i have never consumed as much media before in my life, so i thought others might benefit from my slothery uh, connoisseur.... ship?  yes, that.  below are the books, comics, shows, and movies that got me through!

B O O K S .

the starless sea, by erin morgenstern - i loooove this book because it loves me back.  it says: ‘oh, you’re a reader, well i have just the thing for you.’  it luxuriates in language and story and riddles and fairy tales and it feels like an entire library in a single tome.

they never learn, by layne fargo - oh fuuuuuck, this was satisfying.  i thought it might feel a little exploitative as it is very aware of the zeitgeist and likely would not exist without the #metoo movement but it never ever did.  this was a fucking ROMP, period.  reading about a woman getting away with murdering skeezy guy after rapey guy after shitty human just made me happier and happier.

moonflower murders, by anthony horowitz - this is the second in the susan ryeland series (and the first was hardcore good fun too) and really feels very classic mystery with the artful twist of catering to the literary community.  mainly because: susan isn’t a detective, she’s an editor and she gets drafted in this time because the clue to what happened to a missing woman is in a book she edited, if she can find it.  both of the books in this series have such an excellent coming together moment that is rare af to find.

the invisible life of addie larue, by v.e. schwab - the writing in this is just so good.  it has that feel to me where i just want to drop the book and open up my own page and let my fingers fly.  it’s that inspiring kind of writing that reminds you of all the things language can do.

crown of feathers/heart of flames, by nicki pau preto - aaahhh, this series is SO FREAKING GOOD!  why is there not more of a fandom for it, why???? it is so many of my favorite tropes all resting perfectly together to the point where you almost forget they’re tropes because they just so naturally evolved there.  ugh, it’s just.... it’s so heart-bursty good.

.... number 5, part 2?  raybearer, by jordan ifueko - this was just so original and i was invested af.  like, what a brilliant idea though and an even better execution??  i loved every character and am so looking forward to the next in the series so i can get to know them even better!!

honorable mentions (sh*t i still liked a whole heckuva lot): you/hidden bodies, by caroline kepnes // writers & lovers, by lily king // i’ll be gone in the dark, by michelle mcnamara // the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home, by joseph fink & jeffrey cranor // girl, serpent, thorn, by melissa bashardoust // a little life, by hanya yanagihara // the guinevere deception, by kiersten white // obsidio (and the entire illuminae series), by amie kaufman & jay kristoff // the bone houses, by emily lloyd-jones // house of salt and sorrows, by erin a. craig // we hunt the flame, by hafsah faizal // savage legion, by matt wallace // blacktop wasteland, by s.a. cosby // crier’s war, by nina varela // the empress of salt and fortune/when the tiger came down the mountain, by nghi vo // upright women wanted, by sarah gailey // the monster of elendhaven, by jennifer giesbrecht // a deadly education, by naomi novik // you let me in, by camilla bruce // when you ask me where i’m going, by jasmin kaur // the lights go out in lychford/last stand in lychford (and the entire lychford series), by paul cornell // the devil and the dark water, by stuart turton // serpent & dove, by shelby mahurin // one by one, by ruth ware // ruthless gods (this was SUCH an upshot from the first book - it’s worth sticking with if you’re on the fence), by emily a. duncan // cemetery boys, by aiden thomas // the inheritance games, by jennifer lynn barnes // the fortunate ones (2021 release), by ed tarkington

C O M I C S .

cosmoknights, by hannah templer - the art was gorgeous, the gayness was glorious, and just.... hot HOOOOOOOOT lady knights in space?!  a princess winning her own hand?  find something not to love in there, i dare you.

don’t go without me, by rosemary valero-o’connell - wow. wow wow wow wow wow.  the writing was stunning, so lyrical and atmospheric and deep, and rosemary has to be one of my favorite artists but even that managed to come as a beautiful surprise because it was just so freaking bold.

through the woods, by emily carroll - i loooove emily carroll, the convergence of spine-tingling horror and art that feeds into it, that is both visually and aesthetically pleasing, is hard to beat!  p.s. i also read beneath the dead oak tree from her this year and it was also a BANGER.

the impending blindness of billie scott, by zoe thorogood - zoe is someone that i just want to follow.  she’s just starting and i want to be there for every single step.  i love her art style and her ability to tell a story with it.

above the clouds, by melissa pagluica - this was so unique, and such a baller concept, as nearly half the entire book is conveyed only through the art and yet you’re never once lost, never once confused as to what any character is thinking or feeling.  it’s a story within a story and only one of those gets words though they both are chock full of emotion!

um.... number 5, part 2? crowded, by christopher sebela - everything about this series is fun af.  crowd-funded assassination and a hirable bodyguard who’s rated like an uber driver???  and the chemistry between the two mains is so great and gay!!

honorable mentions: monster and the beast, by renji // long exposure, by kam ‘mars’ heyward // fence, by c.s. pacat // invisible kingdom, by g. willow wilson // ms. marvel, by g. willow wilson // heathen, by natasha alterici // not drunk enough, by tess stone // giant days, by john allison // die, by kieron gillen // be prepared, by vera brosgol // ascender (sequel to descender, which is also great), by jeff lemire // the unbeatable squirrel girl, by ryan north // bang! bang! boom!, by melanie schoen // gideon falls, by jeff lemire // life of melody, by mari costa // cry wolf girl, by ariel slamet ries // the tea dragon society, by katie o’neill // ptsd, by guillaume singelin // heartstopper, by alice oseman // solutions and other problems, by allie brosh // finding home, by hari conner // the magic fish, by trung le nguyen // something is killing the children, by james tynion iv // the weight of them, by noelle stevenson // spill zone, by scott westerfeld // skyward, by joe henderson // miles morales, by saladin ahmed

F I L M S.

parasite, dir. bong joon ho - oh it was satisfying, oh it was suspenseful, oh i had to watch some of it through my fingers but i loooooooved it.  such a good story and so well made.

knives out, dir. rian johnson - okay, everything about this movie was amazing.  every single character was fun as hell and i could’ve watched an entire movie about each of them.  what a great fucking mystery!

blindspotting, dir. carlos lopez estrada -  this made my heart hurt so damn much.  what glorious writing, acting, and story!

portrait of a lady on fire, dir. celine sciamma - gooooorgeous cinematography, amazing chemistry, and such a soft, atmospheric film.

the farewell, dir. lulu wang - i cried and my heart felt so full and i love it so so much.

um.... number 5, part 2? someone great, dir. jennifer kaytin robinson - no part of me expected to love a netflix movie this much but it’s a love story that doesn’t get told that often??  the end of a relationship and the true love of friendship and i love these girls and i love jenny and nate’s broken relationship.

honorable mentions: eighth grade, dir. bo burnham // booksmart, dir. olivia wilde // midsommar, dir. ari aster // the curse of la llorona, dir. michael chaves // the secret life of pets 2, dirs. chris renaud & jonathan del val // jojo rabbit, dir. taika waititi // the invisible man, dir. leigh whannell // the favourite, dir. yorgos lanthimos // can you ever forgive me?, dir. marielle heller // troop zero, dirs. bert & bertie // ready or not, dirs. matt bettinelli-olpin & tyler gillett // brave, dirs. mark andrews & brenda chapman & steve purcell // the half of it, dir. alice wu // palm springs, dir. max barbakow // doctor sleep, dir. mike flanaghan // uncut gems, dirs. benny sadfie & josh sadfie // birds of prey, dir. cathy van // bloodshot, dir. dave wilson // the old guard, dir. gina prince-bythewood // enola holmes, dir. harry bradbeer // hocus pocus, dir. kenny ortega // always be my maybe, dir. nahnatchka khan // finding dory, dirs. andrew stanton & angus maclane // die hard, dir. john mctiernan

S H O W S .

black sails (2014) - this show, this shooooooooow.  i cannot, it just makes me want to cry with how good it is.  the characters, the EMOTIONS, the story, the plaaaaaan.  like, the creators clearly had a plan for every single step of this show and it was a gOOD, GOOD PLAN.

the untamed (2019) - truly, cheesy good fun with one of the best gay romances ever.  i love these characters and their relationships to each other and the way it glories in its own ridiculousness.

the righteous gemstones (2019) - one of the things that bothered me about my next choice (the ratio of female to male nudity) was so much more realistic in this one (i mean, we’ve all gotten five thousand dick pics and i know like three people?  so the fact that there is so rarely male nudity in shows when there are tits everywhere..... no, how does that even make a tiny bit of sense?).  this show was such great, wonderful, awful fun.  they’re not great people and the show is under no delusion about that and it’s GLORIOUS!

the witcher (2019) - this was just hella fun, i loved the characters and the fantasy elements.  i’m excited for the next season, it’s just entertaining swashbuckling through and through!

fargo (2014) - all of this was really very enjoyable with the through line being somebody fucks shit up and gets involved in something they really shouldn’t be involved in that’s going to swallow them whole.  season one and season three were my stand-out favorites but they were all so violent, clever, and vicious!

um.... number 5, part 2? central park (2020) - um..... so many of the hamilton actors in a muscial cartoon drawn and written by the bob’s burgers team? WHAT ABOUT THAT DOESN’T SOUND AMAZING?!  it was such a joy to hear daveed diggs and leslie odom jr.’s voices again!!

honorable mentions: schitt’s creek // the mandalorian // mr. robot // broadchurch // mindhunter // jack ryan // the good place // the end of the f***ing world // big little lies // elite // kidding // servant // letterkenny // curb your enthusiasm // i am not okay with this // ozark // buzzfeed unsolved: true crime/supernatural // you // runaways // dear white people // dickinson // brooklyn nine-nine // will & grace // 9-1-1 // dead to me // solar opposites // never have i ever // killing eve // what we do in the shadows // grace and frankie // avenue 5 // roswell, new mexico // the bold type // evil // tuca & bertie // impulse // the umbrella academy // watchmen // infinity train // corporate // search party // on becoming a god in central florida // a.p. bio // criminal: uk // the morning show // mythic quest // last week tonight // prodigal son // the great

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Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits REVISITED

Greetings and Salutations!

Thank you so much for Your continued support for this channel and everything we have done thus far.

Everyone who has taken the time out of their schedules to watch anything and everything we do here at the Nostalgia Road Trip really means a lot to us and there is no better way to reward your continued support but with a Music Video Marathon.

As the title suggest, we revisit the old 90s album (an Cartoon network/TBS television special) Saturday Morning Cartoon's Greatest Hits and give it our own unique spin on the special/tribute album. Gone are the Drew Barrymore hosted segments that were in the beginning, middle and end of the songs and we replaced it with more footage of the cartoons While also including some tracks from other Various Cartoon shows of the 90s. It is something that we have wanted to do for quite some time and hope that it will bring a smile to those that remembered this particular album. For those who don't remember, then we have a treat for you, because we guarantee you the greatest experience for both your eyes and ears as you embark on a tour de force of sights and sounds from the various bands of the 90s with their amazing renditions of classic cartoon theme songs.

So it is because of that, and your support for this channel, that we wanted to do something for you all to lift up your spirits and bring a happy smile to your face with SATURDAY MORNING cartoon's greatest Hits REVISITED!!!! (P.S: Two tracks had to be omitted from the original soundtrack as YouTube Copyright was not allowing us to use them, But we think the replacement tracks we made to take their place will make surely make up for those) with that out of the way LET'S START THE SHOW!!!!!!!!

                              Complete track listing:

1.) Dig "Fat Albert Theme" (from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids) Ricky Sheldon & Edward Fournier 01:14:19

2.) Violent Femmes "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Means I Love You)" (from The Jetsons) William Hanna, Joseph Barbera & Hoyt Curtin   05:00:06

3.) The Reverend Horton Heat "Jonny Quest/Stop That Pigeon" (from Jonny Quest/Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines) William Hanna, Joseph Barbera & Hoyt Curtin   08:28:10

4.) Sponge "Go Speed Racer Go" (from Speed Racer) Nobuyoshi Koshibe  11:37:15

5.) Helmet "Gigantor" (from Gigantor) Louis C. Singer & Eugene Raskin  14:44:19

6.) Liz Phair with Material Issue "The Tra La La Song" (from The Banana Splits Adventure Hour) Mark Barkan & Ritchie Adams  18:57:22

7.) Juliana Hatfield & Tanya Donelly "Josie and the Pussycats" (from Josie and the Pussycats) Denby Williams, Joseph Roland & Hoyt Curtin  22:11:15

8.) Tripping Daisy "Friends/Sigmund and the Sea monsters" (from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters) Danny Janssen & Bobby Hart  25:03:14

9.) Mary Lou Lord w/ Semisonic "Sugar, Sugar" (from The Archie Show) Jeff Barry & Andy Kim  29:25:07

10.) Toadies "Goolie Get-Together" (from The Groovie Goolies) Linda Martin & Janis Gwin  33:17:15

11.) Face to Face "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" (from Popeye) Sammy Lerner  37:03:13

12.) The Murmurs "H.R. Pufnstuf" (from H.R. Pufnstuf) Les Szarvas & Paul Simon  39:58:06

13.) Frente! "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine In" (from The Flintstones) Stuart Hamblen  43:16:09

14.) Wax "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" (from The Ren and Stimpy Show) Charlie Brissette & Christopher Reccardi  46:47:06

15.) The Ramones "Spider-Man" (from Spider-Man) Robert "Bob" Harris & Paul Francis Webster  50:26:01

16.) Butthole Surfers "Underdog" (from Underdog) Chester Stover, Watts Biggers, Treadwell Covington & Joseph Harris  52:32:05

17.) Matthew Sweet "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" (from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!) David Mook & Ben Raleigh  56:25:02

18.) Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk "Sailor Moon" (from Sailor Moon) Misuzu Takahashi, Mari Nishimoto & Misae Takamatsu  59:36:05

19.) Steve Nelson & Thomas Sharp "Darkwing Duck" (from Darkwing Duck) Philip Giffin  1:00:58:21

20.) The Tender Box "Spectacular Spider-Man" (from The Spectacular Spider-Man)  1:03:50:03

21.) Downstait "Fight As One" (from The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes) Bad City  1:06:21:04

22.) Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk "Astro Boy" (From Astro Boy) Donald Rockwell & Tatsuo Takai  1:09:51:04

23.) Memo Aguirre, Nick Carr, & Noam Kaniel "He-Man Main Theme": Spanish Version (from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) Shuki Levy  1:11:22:09

24.) Dj Lee (Youtube) "G0, Gadget! Go!" (from Inspector Gadget) Shuki Levy & Haim Saban  1:13:21:20

25.) The Jets "Rescue Rangers Theme" (from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers) Mark Mueller  1:16:16:22

26.) Dale Schacker "Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs"(from Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs) Charles Bernstein  1:19:53:21

27.) Lion "Transformers" ((from The Transformers) Vince DiCola, Ford Kinder, Anne Bryant, Norman Swan & Douglas Aldrich  1:22:22:10

28.) The Covers Duo (Youtube) "Go Go Power Rangers" (from The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) Ron Wasserman, Haim Saban & Shuki Levy  1:25:58:04

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Mary M. Cosby

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TV GUIDE: TV IS 50!

May 6, 1989

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide (vol. 37, No. 18, #1884) on May 6, 1989 celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Television.  

Lucy and Desi share the cover with: 

Mary Tyler Moore, Georgia Engel, and Valerie Harper on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” ~ A sitcom that showed a modern, independent woman in the workplace. Lucile Ball did Moore’s variety show, and Valerie Harper was a chorus girl in Lucy’s Broadway debut in Wildcat (1960). 

John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father’s casket on November 25, 1963 ~ which also happened to be his third birthday.  President Kennedy was the destination when “Lucy Visits the White House” (TLS S1;E25) just eight months before the iconic photo was taken. On the show, an off-screen voice provided Kennedy’s famous New England accent. 

Bill Cosby & Keisha Knight-Pulliam of “The Cosby Show” ~ In 1968, former Emmy-winner Bill Cosby presented Lucille Ball with an Emmy.

Neil Armstrong Walking on the Moon on July 20, 1969 ~ In “Lucy Becomes an Astronaut” (TLS S1;E6) aired on November 5, 1962 Lucy and Viv spend 24 hours in a simulated space ship as part of a “Women in Space”.  On October 11, 1971 “Lucy and the Astronauts” (HL S4;E5) Harry takes Lucy along to a NASA splash-down, but before the astronauts can be medically cleared, Lucy has kissed them forcing Lucy and Harry to join the space travelers in isolation.

Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker of “All in the Family” ~ The advent of socially-aware sitcoms all but signaled the death knell of Lucille Ball’s family-friendly situation comedy. Ironically, both were products of CBS.  The National Comedy Center in Lucy’s hometown of Jamestown, New York, has both iconic shows (and characters) side by side in their display case of famous comedy costumes.  

Alan Alda, Mike Farrell and Harry Morgan in “M*A*S*H” ~ another CBS show that had a long run, and record viewership. Coincidentally, “I Love Lucy” was on the air during the Korean War (1950-53) during which the series took place.  Lucille Ball often employed Alan Alda’s father, Robert Alda. She also employed Harry Morgan on the hit Desilu show “December Bride” (1954-59).

The inside article about Lucille Ball is titled “The Day Lucy Set Fire To Her Nose” by Lawrence Eisenberg. It includes a photo of Ball and William Holden from “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16). 

“The Moments You Can Never Forget” naturally includes the birth of Little Ricky on January 19, 1953.  The photo, however, is not from the episode aired that day, but from “The French Revue” (ILL S3;E7). 

“Our TV Hall of Fame” includes Lucille Ball, the Queen of Comedy.  The photo is a rare color photo from behind the scenes of “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (ILL S5;23) in 1956.