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Bathrooms Southampton - Oakley and Norman

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[scoutthegoose]

SURPRISE AUTISM ATTACK (I put all the art together)

[clemsfilmdiary]

Annie Get Your Gun (1957, Vincent J. Donehue)

8/12/22

[nostalgebraist]

Really good novels that I read in 2023:

Mortals by Norman Rush

Warlock by Oakley Hall

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar

[toofunktastic]

Here’s a dump of things I’ve gifted elsewhere but haven’t gifted here yet

Six - Second US National Tour (Boleyn)

April 2, 2023 - madeapactwithsatan

Matinée

Cast:

Gerianne Pérez (Catherine of Aragon), Zan Berube (Anne Boleyn), Alina Faye (Jane Seymour), Cecilia Snow (s/b Anna of Cleves), Aline Mayagoitia (Katherine Howard), Sydney Parra (Catherine Parr)

Notes:

Never to be posted on any form of social media including, but not limited to, YouTube/Instagram/TikTok

https://mega.nz/folder/7kUDAJSJ#6nS_R4lKk9AZNfbXmbOsrQ

Six - Second US National Tour (Boleyn)

April 5, 2023 - madeapactwithsatan

Cast:

Gerianne Pérez (Catherine of Aragon), Zan Berube (Anne Boleyn), Amina Faye (Jane Seymour), Terica Marie (Anna of Cleves), Aline Mayagoitia (Katherine Howard), Sydney Parra (Catherine Parr)

Notes:

Includes BCEFA speech. Recorded from front row. Dropped my phone right after Heart of Stone, but I picked it up before anything major happened. Never to be posted on any social media including, but not limited to, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

https://mega.nz/folder/Th0ghSQa#pYEP5D2mEqM_Y5UU4SZ0qw

Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations

US National Tour

January 17, 2024 mat

Madeapactwithsatan's master

Cast:

**Jeremy Kelsey (u/s Otis Williams)**, E. Clayton Cornelious (Paul Williams), Harrell Holmes Jr. (Melvin Franklin), Jalen Harris (Eddie Kendricks), Elijah Ahmad Lewis (David Ruffin), **Treston J. Henderson (u/s Dennis Edwards)**, Felander (Lamont), **Brian C. Binion (u/s Berry Gordy)**, Ryan M. Hunt (Shelly Berger), Tiffany Francès (Josephine), Devin Holloway (Smokey Robinson/Slick Talk Fella/Damon Harris), Devin Price (Al Bryant/Norman Whitfield), **Nazarria Workman (u/s Diana Ross)**, Shayla Brielle G. (Mama Rose/Florence Ballard/Tammi Terrell), Brittny Smith (Johnnie Mae/Mary Wilson), Devin Holloway ("Gloria" Soloist/Interviewer/Delivery Man/Richard Street)

Notes: Amazing cast for this show. However it is a jukebox musical and thus has the normal issue of singing along, talking, phones ringing (and maybe even me sighing and saying to shut up). Gift upon request, but do not post any form of social media.

https://mega.nz/folder/r88XBRaB#sYHUFtMg8v4hcv1nNF-_iA

Mrs. Doubtfire - First US National Tour

February 10, 2024 matinée

madeapactwithsatan's master

Cast:

Rob McClure (Daniel Hillard), Maggie Lakis (Miranda Hillard), Giselle Gutierrez (Lydia Hillard), Cody Braverman (Christopher Hillard), Emerson Mae Chan (Natalie Hillard), Aaron Kaburick (Frank Hillard), Marquez Linder (u/s Andre Mayem), Romelda Teron Benjamin (Wanda Sellner), Leo Roberts (Stuart Dunmire), David Hibbard (Mr. Jolly/Judge), Jodi Kimura (Janet Lundy)

Notes:

This is a show I saw. Gift upon request. Do not post anywhere on any social media.

https://mega.nz/folder/Xl1BwQQY#BVT-MB9tf-ouXzrV49ebTQ

Waitress - Broadway Remount

September 16, 2021 - madeapactwithsatan

Cast:

Sara Bareilles (Jenna), Charity Angel Dawson (Becky), Caitlin Houlahan (Dawn), Drew Gehling (Dr. Pomatter), Joe Tippett (Earl), Dakin Matthews (Joe), Eric Anderson (Cal), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Nora Lincoln Weiner (Lulu), Tyrone Davis Jr., Matt DeAngelis, Henry Gottfried, Molly Jobe, Max Kumangai, Anastacia McCleskey, Stephanie Torns, Nyla Watson

Notes:

Very responsive crowd.

https://mega.nz/folder/fks0EAxR#zP0Yvhqp0Z5sK0jhueYrnw

Waitress - First US National Tour

February 13, 2018 - madeapactwithsatan

Cast:

Desi Oakley (Jenna), Charity Angél Dawson (Becky), Emily Koch (u/s Dawn), Bryan Fenkart (Dr. Pomatter), Jeremy Morse (Ogie), Ryan G Dunkin (Cal), Larry Marshall (Joe), Nick Bailey (Earl), Maiesha McQueen (Nurse Norma), Kimberly Tobin (Lulu), Kyra Kennedy (Francine Pomatter), Grace Stockdale (Mother), Jim Hogan (Father)

Notes:

Emily's third show as Dawn.

https://mega.nz/folder/r0Vl3TTL#pBQPDf9g5QGc3AXu_W6efQ

Waitress - Second US National Tour

March 29, 2022 - madeapactwithsatan

Cast:

Jisel Soleil Ayon (Jenna), Dominique Kent (Becky), Gabriella Marzetta (Dawn), David Socolar (Dr. Pomatter), Brian Lundy (Ogie), Andrew Burton Kelley (u/s Cal), Shawn W. Smith (Earl), Michael R. Douglass (Joe), Dayna Marie Quincy (Nurse Norma), Stephanie Feeback (Francine Pomatter), Olivia London (Mother), Woody White (Father), Elvie Ellis (Ensemble), Jake McCready (Ensemble), Zoë Brooke Reed (Ensemble)

https://mega.nz/folder/GpEwSJTC#giJ1UwBntSOxlshQ-DeOlg

Frozen

March 29, 2024

First US National Tour

madeapactwithsatan’s master

Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Lauren Nicole Chapman (Anna), Jeremy Davis (Olaf), Dominic Dorset (Kristoff), Preston Perez (Hans), Dan Plehal (Sven), Evan Duff (Weselton), Savannah Lumar (Young Elsa), Emma Origenes (Young Anna), Katie Mariko Murray (Queen Iduna), Kyle Lamar Mitchell (King Agnarr), Tyler Jimenez (Pabbie), Renée Reid (Bulda), Jack Brewer (Oaken)

Notes: It’s frozen so obviously there are a couple of kids talking, but otherwise not too much disruption. Includes BC/EFA speech. Gift upon request, but do not put on any form of social media.

https://mega.nz/folder/2hdRALbY#EuDCQU-2J5TCmVsxUg9yKQ

[grandvhs]

lista de nomes masculinos que estava no meu bloco de notas e eu só lembrei agora

starting with A ;;

aaron.

adair.

adam.

aiden.

ajax.

alec.

alfie.

allistar.

anderson.

andrew.

andy.

angus.

antonio.

anthony.

archer.

archibald.

archie.

aries.

arlo.

arthur.

ashley.

ashton.

austen.

avery.

axel.

starting with B ;;

bailey.

beau.

beckham.

beckett.

bellamy.

benjamin.

bennett.

bentley.

blade.

blake.

blaine.

blaise.

blue.

bobbie.

bodhi.

brad.

brandon.

braxton.

brayden.

brent.

brett.

brock.

brody.

brooke.

bryson.

starting with C ;;

caleb.

callum.

calvin.

cameron.

carlisle.

carlos.

carson.

carter.

casey.

chad.

chandler.

charlie.

chase.

chaz.

christian.

christopher.

cody.

colby.

cole.

cooper.

colton.

connor.

conrad.

corbin.

corey.

starting with D ;;

dakota.

dallas.

damien.

damon.

dante.

darian.

darron.

darryl.

david.

dawson.

declan.

demetri.

dennison.

denver.

derek.

diego.

diesel.

dimitri.

dixon.

dominic.

donovan.

drake.

drew.

dustin.

dwayne.

starting with E ;;

eason.

eaton.

eddy.

edmund.

edward.

elijah.

elior.

ellias.

elliot.

ellis.

elyas.

ember.

emerson.

emery.

emilio.

emmett.

enzo.

eric.

ernie.

ethan.

ethaniel.

evan.

everett.

everson.

ezar.

starting with F ;;

fabio.

fallon.

farah.

felix.

fernando.

ferris.

felton.

finn.

finnegan.

finnick.

fitz.

fitzgerald.

fletcher.

floyd.

flynn.

foley.

forest.

francisco.

franco.

frankie.

franklin.

fraser.

frasier.

freddie.

fredrik.

starting with G ;;

gabe.

gabriel.

gale.

gallagher.

garcia.

gareth.

garrett.

gary.

gavin.

gene.

george.

gerard.

gilbert.

giovanni.

glenn.

gordon.

grady.

graeme.

grant.

greggory.

gregor.

greyson.

griffin.

gus.

guy.

starting with H ;;

hadley.

hale.

haley.

hamilton.

hamish.

hansel.

harley.

harris.

harrison.

harry.

harvey.

haven.

hayes.

heath.

hector.

hendrix.

henrik.

henry.

holton.

howard.

hudson.

hugh.

hugo.

hunter.

hyde.

starting with I ;;

ian.

ibrahim.

icarius.

idris.

igor.

iman.

immanuel.

imran.

indi.

indiana.

indigo.

indra.

inrique.

irwin.

isaak.

isaiah.

isaias.

ishmael.

isobell.

israel.

ivan.

ivey.

ivor.

ivory.

izzy.

starting with J ;;

jack.

jacob.

jagger.

jai.

james.

jamie.

jason.

jaspar.

jaxon.

jaydon.

jed.

jeremy.

jesse.

jett.

joel.

jameson.

jonathon.

jordan.

jose.

joseph.

joshua.

jude.

julian.

junior.

justin.

starting with K ;;

kade.

kai.

kalen.

kameron.

kane.

kasey.

kayden.

keaton.

keegan.

keenan.

kellan.

kendall.

kendrick.

kevin.

khalil.

kian.

kiefer.

kieran.

kingsley.

kingston.

klaus.

kohen.

konrad.

kristoff.

kyle.

starting with L ;;

lachlan.

lamar.

lambert.

lance.

landon.

langston.

lawrence.

lawson.

leeroy.

lennon.

leo.

leonardo.

levi.

lewis.

liam.

lincoln.

lionel.

logan.

lorenzo.

louis.

luca.

lucas.

lucky.

lucis.

luke.

starting with M ;;

mackenzie.

madden.

maddox.

malaki.

malcolm.

manuel.

marco.

marcus.

marley.

marshall.

martin.

mason.

matteo.

matthew.

max.

micah.

michael.

miguel.

mike.

miles.

miller.

milo.

mitchell.

morgan.

moses

starting with N ;;

nadir.

naiser.

nasir.

nate.

nathan.

nathaniel.

naveen.

naydon.

ned.

nico.

neil.

nelson.

nero.

nicholai.

nicholas.

nila.

niles.

nixon.

noah.

noel.

nolan.

norman.

north.

nylan.

nyle.

starting with O ;;

oakley.

ocean.

octavius.

odell.

olaf.

oliver.

ollie.

omar.

omari.

orion.

orlando.

osborn.

oscar.

o’shea.

osten.

oswald.

otis.

otto.

owen.

oxley.

starting with P ;;

pablo.

page.

palmer.

parker.

parrish.

patrick.

paul.

paulo.

pax.

paxton.

payton.

penn.

percy.

perry.

peter.

phineas.

phoenix.

pierce.

pierre.

prescott.

presley.

preston.

prince.

princeton.

puck.

starting with Q ;;

qadim.

qadir.

quain.

quenby.

quill.

quimby.

quincy.

quinn.

quinten.

starting with R ;;

randy.

raymond.

reese.

reid.

remy.

reuben.

rhett.

rhys.

richard.

richie.

ricky.

riley.

robert.

robin.

roger.

roman.

romeo.

ronan.

ronnie.

ross.

rowen.

ryan.

ryder.

ryker.

rylan.

starting with S ;;

sage.

sailor.

salem.

samson.

samuel.

sascha.

sawyer.

saxon.

scott.

sean.

sebastian.

seth.

shane.

shiloh.

simon.

sinclair.

skyler.

sonny.

spencer.

stanley.

stefan.

steven.

stevie.

storm.

sullivan.

starting with T ;;

tamir.

tanner.

tate/tait.

tatum.

taylor.

teddy.

theo.

thomas.

timothy.

tobias.

toby.

todd.

tommy.

tory.

trace.

travis.

trent.

trevor.

trey.

tristan.

troye.

tucker.

tyler.

tyrone.

tyson.

starting with U ;;

umair.

umar.

urien.

usama.

starting with V ;;

valentine.

valentino.

vance.

vaughn.

victor.

vincent.

vinn.

vinnie.

vladimir.

starting with W ;;

wade.

walden.

wallace.

walter.

warner.

warren.

warrick.

waylan.

wayne.

wendall.

wes.

wesley.

west.

whitley.

wilbert.

william.

willis.

wilmer.

windsor.

winslow.

winston.

wolf.

wren.

wyatt.

wynter.

starting with X ;;

xachary.

xan.

xander.

xavier.

xeno.

ximen.

xylon.

starting with Y ;;

yahto.

yakub.

yasin.

yasi.

york.

ysrael.

yuri.

yusef.

starting with Z ;;

zachary.

zahir.

zander.

zane.

zavier.

zed.

zeke.

zion.

zolten.

[ofmymuses]

꒰♡꒱ —  NAMES BY AESTHETIC.

part one of ??  ;  under the cut, you’ll find a bunch of name ideas based on different aesthetics  (academia, cottagecore, etc). if you find this post useful, please consider giving it a like / reblog so that i know ♡♡

academia—

agnes

archibald

bernard

beatrice

camille

carmelo

carmen

claude

esther

edward

frances / francis / francisco

guinevere

klaus

mathilda

maude

montgomery

norman

oliver

percy

simone

sylvester

thea

theodore / theodora

thomas

victor

violet

véronique

william

flowercore—

anemone

acacia

birch

blossom

basil

begonia

bryonia

cedar

cherry

clover

daisy

fern

flora

fleur

ginger

hawthorn

hyacinth

hollis

iris

jacinta

juniper

lavender

linden

lupin

lily

magnolia

marigold

maple

oakley

oleander

orchid

peony

petunia

primrose

posey

rosemary / rose

sage

sakura

tansy

tulip

yarrow

zinnia

cottagecore—

arthur

ambrose

august

beckett

brooks

cricket

cecilia

clementine

dorothy

eden

elliott

eloise

fauna

fleur

freddie

finch

georgia

gideon

grey / gray

greta

heidi

henry

harriet

harvey

ida

imogen

luna

linus

maisie

miles

mae

millie

milo

olive

ophelia

penelope

philippa

peter

river

rowan

rhys

simon

sawyer

shiloh

winston

wilder

wren

willow

[solitarium-system]

Welcome to the Solitarium

Forewarnings-

WE ARE ENDO POSITIVE. IF YOU DO NOT SUPPORT ENDOGENIC SYSTEMS THEN FUCK OFF.

DO NOT FAKECLAIM US.

DO NOT FLIRT WITH OR SEXUALIZE ANY MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM. WE ARE COLLECTIVELY AROACE-FLUX.

Member count (as of 3/23/24)- 48

system is fictive heavy

Members:

Oakley (Host) (he/they)

Hyde (he/him)

Sammy (he/him)

Collin (he/they)

James (he/him)

Jamie (they/them)

Puzzle (she/he/they/it/puzz)

Victor (he/they) -source Frankenstein

Arsenic (they/it) -source OC

Marz (they/it/ey)

Henry (he/they) -source BATIM

Aloe (they/she)

Ludwig (Medic) (he/him) -source TF2

Xavier (he/they) -source Subject Placement (circa 2021)

Eris (STEOTW Oakley) (he/they) -source STEOTW AU

Glitzy (they/them) -source Subject Placement

Bolvadeer (he/they/it) -source Subject Placement

Norman (he/they) -source BATIM

McLaren (he/they) -source Subject Placement

Heather (she/they/ey) -source Subject Placement

Bill (he/they) -source Gravity Falls

Koren (he/him) -source OC

Joel (he/him) -source TF2 OC

Goliath (he/it) -source IRIS

Abrahm (he/they) -source IRIS

Dovahcom (he/they/it) -source IRIS

Dovahmoira (he/it) -source IRIS

Cuphead (he/they) -source BABTQFTIM

Android Connor (he/him) -source DBH

Android Nines (he/him) -source DBH

Scout (he/she) -source TF2

Xavie (other Xavier) (he/they/card) -source Subject Placement (circa 2023-2024)

Bartholomew (he/him) -source AHS Hotel

Ink Oakley (he/they) -source BATDR AU

TF2 Oakley (he/they) -source TF2 AU

TFP Oakley (he/they) -source TFP AU

IRIS Oakley (he/they) -source IRIS AU

Will (he/him) -source Gravity Falls (reverse falls)

Kill (he/him) -source Gravity Falls (fight falls)

Optimus Prime (he/they/it) -source TFP

Fear (he/they) -source OC

Peep (she/her) -real world animal

Human Connor (he/him/ey) -source DBH (reverse au)

Inky (he/him) -source BATIM/BATDR

DF Oakley (he/they) -source AU

Bapy/Bendiella (she/her) -source BATIM OC

Viola (AU Koren) (he/him) -source OC

C.U. (AU Koren #2) (he/him) -source OC

Hyde, Sammy, James, Puzzle, Koren, and Dovahcom are system protectors.

[fionamccall]

A year of enforced historical reading

In January this year, before I knew I had cancer, I decided to set myself the target of reading a book a week.  I’ve now read eighty, far exceeding my target - here are some of the historical novels and history-related non-fiction I particularly enjoyed.

History books and history-related non-fiction

Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe (2011) My Dad found this hard going; I never wanted it to end; a lesson in the mutability of all political structures.

Roszike Parker, The Subversive Stitch (1984) - a history of embroidery and the different ways it was used to inculcate ideas of femininity.

Sally Smith, Marshall Hall: A Law Unto Himself (2016) – biography of the Edwardian defence barrister, evoking the weird underbelly of his times: a Brighton woman posts out poisoned chocolates; damaged WWI returnees misemploy service revolvers & Hall’s wife dies a gruesome death at the hands of an unqualified abortionist.

Joseph Nash, The Mansions of England in Olden Time (1839-1849) -  the detail of these engravings is astounding (Nash worked with Pugin) as is the way he imagines our ancestors frolicking within his expansive, sparsely-decorated interiors.

Tara Hamlin, Decorating the Godly Household (2011) - demonstrates the surprising abundance of early modern domestic religious decoration in Britain despite the iconoclastic tendencies of the period.

John H. Oakley, The Greek Vase: The Art of the Storyteller (2013) - very calming to read.  Such beautiful and mysterious things created so long ago in such a different cultural context.

Nicholas Orme, Going to Church in Medieval England (2021) - a great book, wide-ranging in time-period, and giving a good sense of the way church services changed over time, and their complexity compared to later Protestant practice.

Mark Hailwood, Alehouses and Good Fellowship in Early Modern England (2014) - a vision of alehouse culture that was more accepted and socially inclusive than the polemic literature would suggest. The alehouse was not quite a Habermasian public sphere because it was observed and policed; nevertheless it was a place where people debated and exchanged political and religious opinions.

Neil MacGregor, Germany (2016) – very readable account of the material culture, art and architecture of Germany and what they say about how Germans remember their history.  Only gripe – something was needed on Germany’s stupendous musical heritage.

Valerie Kivelson, Cartographies of Tsardom (2006) - an academic work, but with a bit of skimming I learned quite a bit about Russian history. Particularly interesting was the way the Russians colonised Siberia from the sixteenth century onwards in a comparable way to the colonisation of the Americas by Britain and Spain, and how they conceptualised Siberia’s forbidding mountains and deserts and nomadic non-Christian peoples as a kind of ‘hell’.

Walter Scott, Tales of a Grandfather (1911, originally 1827) - It gave me a great sense of achievement to get through all 1000+ pages of Scott’s bumper fun book of Scottish history from the Roman invasion to the 18th century – everything he used to write his Scottish novels and a lot more. God they were a violent lot and inventive in their use of it – and to think I may be 2/3 Scottish!

Samuel Johnson & James Boswell, Journey to the Hebrides (1775/1785) - A classic. Johnson attempts to act the antiquarian while Boswell gives you all the gossip on the people they visit and what Johnson said while they were there.

Simon Schama, The Embarrassment of Riches (1988) – the book on 17th century Dutch culture which established Schama’s reputation. Schama has a wonderfully rich vocabulary, although he sometimes overdoes it. Explores some interesting themes, such as the psychological effect of the eternal threat of disaster from the sea. Provides much food for thought into the ways in which Dutch culture paralleled English culture, and the ways in which it differed

Historical fiction

Tobias Smollett, The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker (1771) – a long Rabelaisian epistolatory ramble through 18th century England and Scotland from five people’s perspectives.

Sigrid Undset, Gunnar’s Daughter (1909) – Undset uses her deep knowledge of Norse history and Icelandic saga to tell a woman’s story of revenge in early-Christian Norway.

Elizabeth Jane Howard, The Light Years (1990) and Marking Time (1991) - the Cazalet series. Multiple viewpoints convey the vanished materiality of 1930s/1940s. Superficially light in tone but often dark in subject matter.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) begins hilariously; ends appallingly in its unsparing depiction of the tragedy of Biafra, fictionalising real accounts of civil war.

Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent (1800) – Edgeworth uses stories from real family histories to satirise the Irish Ascendancy.  Every student of Irish history should read it.

Walter Scott, Old Mortality (1816) - Scott steeped himself in late-seventeenth century Scottish history to create a fictionalised version of it. He seems to be saying that extremists of all types are as bad as each other, as are those who look to take advantage of religious and political divisions for personal gain. There are memorable descriptions of battles won and lost and all ends spectacularly with a confrontation on a waterfall and a Hamlet-style multiple body count. He does however play fast and loose with historical fact, weaving in memorable incidents from other contexts in order to sensationalise his narrative.

Jean Giono, The Horseman on the Roof (1951) – a mesmerising and lyrical story set in the midst of a cholera epidemic in southern France in the early nineteenth century, with an impossibly romantic hero, Angelo. With its descriptions of birds attacking the dead and the living, could it have inspired Hitchcock’s The Birds?

Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator, ed. Gabrielle M. Firmager (1993) - a selection from The Female Spectator, published in the mid 1740s. Although Eliza Haywood claims a moralistic purpose this is a world in which misbehaviour (usually sexual) is lying just below the pristine surface of society, and never far from people’s thoughts.

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when ur bfs are all a little funny silly brain <33

this goes out to not even half of my fruity little oc boyfriends who i love very very much <33

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passion, masky, rosibene, nonsense, decay, salem, lockie, sugar, limin, spitts, everett, soda, fitz, bō, daughtry, hao, kastlane, afternoon, lucas, louise, mimmy, yusef, equinox, anthemion, três, viridian, celadon, faigan, radio, syrup, rise, elowen, veraine, axe, creep, vanity, yellow, boston, kain, riles, quick, hydraon, nessie, mousse, ecto, beastly, worship, cannibalism, stalking, abandon, ketamine, pretender, hypocrisy, quixotic, opulence, opportunity, sensuality, sobriety, rage, apocalypse, negligence, irrationality, cube

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crying sobbing throwing up

mike you can't fucking do this to us.

know what. fuck it. only what I say is canon now. Norman is a poc with long hair. fuck you mike

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Los Angeles Clippers Add Earl Cureton in Trade with Chicago Bulls

On February 11th, 1987, the Chicago Bulls traded forward Earl Cureton to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 1989 second round draft pick (Chucky Brown).

After the emergence of power forward Charles Oakley, the Chicago Bulls were in need of a role player in the frontcourt. Looking to deal away Sidney Green, the Bulls settled on Earl Cureton and a second round pick.

Cureton was a starter with the Bulls mostly, playing in 43 games and producing 6.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.6 APG and 0.6 BPG in 25.7 MPG. Built around superstar Michael Jordan, Chicago began the 1986-87 season 5-1. Chicago would hover around .500 for much of the season, and was 23-23 when it decided to trade Cureton after about half of a season.

Cureton was unhappy with his role in Chicago as he described in his book Earl the Twirl: My Life in Basketball (102):

"By February 11, 1987, after just 43 games, I was history with the Bulls, traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for a second round pick. Coach [Doug] Collins, still just in his first year with the team, got his way, and I was gone. He's been pissed off at me after our spat and must have told [Bulls general manager Jerry] Krause to send me away—the worse the team the better. "I'd heard I might have been sent to Utah for small forward Carey Scurry, who as at odds with coach Frank Layden there. But in the end, it was the Clippers. I didn't like the idea of getting traded twice in one year. The optics of that weren't great. But so be it. "In some ways, I was surprised to be let go. Krause, the Bulls' general manger (sic), liked me a lot. He said he wanted me in Chicago. But turnover was the name of the game."

As part of the trade, the draft pick had protections on it. If Cureton made the Clippers roster for the 1987-88 season, The Clippers would owe Chicago a second round pick. If not, the Bulls would receive a third round pick.

Four days after the trade, the Bulls rerouted the future pick received from the Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade for 6-9 forward Ben Poquette. In the 1989 draft, the Cavaliers selected NC State forward Chucky Brown 43rd overall with the pick.

Cureton joined a Los Angeles Clippers franchise in the midst of a terrible season. The team was 7-40 when Cureton debuted and went 5-30 the rest of the way to finish 12-70. The mark was the second-worst single-season record in NBA history at the time. Cureton appeared in 35 games (11 starts) with the Clippers, compiling 7.7 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.5 SPG and 0.9 BPG in 24.8 MPG.

In the 1987 offseason, the Clippers fired head coach Don Chaney and hired Gene Shue to replace him. The team had three first round picks, selecting Reggie Williams, Joe Wolf and Ken Norman with the picks.

Cureton became a free agent. He was a holdout and missed most of training camp before re-signing on a one-year deal for $265,000.

The Clippers began the 1987-88 campaign a respectable 7-10 but was awful after, going 5-40 over the next 45 games. Los Angeles finished the season 17-65. Cureton saw a dip in minutes, playing in 69 contests (11 starts). The 6-foot-9 player managed 4.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.5 SPG and 0.5 BPG in 16.3 MPG.

After the season, Cureton became a free agent again after the Clippers released him. He went on to sign a three-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets. The third year was a team option. Cureton ended his Clippers tenure with 5.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.5 SPG and 0.6 BPG in 104 career games. He shot 45% from the field and 54% from the free-throw line in that time.

Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause on the decision to move Cureton (via UPI):

"We hated to part with Earl but we feel the development of our young players like Charles Oakley, Brad Sellers and Mike Brown along with veterans Gene Banks and Dave Corzine gives us good front-line stability."

Los Angeles Clippers executive vice president Elgin Baylor on adding Cureton (via UPI):

"The acquisition of Earl will help to strengthen our play on the frontline. Earl has played both the center and power forward position, which is a big bonus."

Image via Getty Images/Dick Raphael

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Books Read in 2023

1. The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave

2. No Further Questions - Gillian McAllister

3. The Final Gambit - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4. The Two Lives of Lydia Bird - Josie Silver

5. The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist - Debbie Mirza

6. Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus

7. Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn

8. We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz

9. We Should All be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

10. The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles

11. The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes

12. The Rose Code - Kate Quinn

13. To Raise a Boy - Emma Brown

14. Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney

15. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry

16. One Night on the Island - Josie Silver

17. Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

18. The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood

19. The Invisible Husband of Frick Island - Colleen Oakley

20. I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek

21. The Cliff House - Chris Brookmyre

22. The It Girl - Ruth Ware

23. Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now - Jaron Lanier

24. The Grace Year - Kim Liggett

25. The Better Sister - Alafair Burke

26. Blood Sugar - Sascha Rothchild

27. You Were There Too - Colleen Oakley

28. Meet Me at the Lake - Carley Fortune

29. The Bondage Breaker - Neil T. Anderson

30. The Maid - Nita Prose

31. The Magician’s Nephew - C.S. Lewis (reread)

32. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (reread)

33. The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis (reread)

34. Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis (reread)

35. The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict

36. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis (reread)

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