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hoardlikegoldenirises · 2 years ago

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more self-indulgence!! (edited to add glasses to Peter and Kaine)

one part headcanons one part this is just how they are in my AU probably—uh... watching a parade? idk actually. i just. drew them.

because... i felt like it.... there are still missing characters because spider-man has five million supporting characters which is truly both a blessing and a curse (also like, i didn't include any foes or villains lmao but rest assured at least two of peter's rogues are queer...)

i decided this is like 2019 or something for?? no real reason other than i guess a lot of the adults finally being out or whatever... idk... that would make peter and his friends around 30-32 on average (well no felicia would be like 34) so still youngish but also definitely Adults™...

the kids are meant to be late teens early 20s but drawing that very specific age group is like, way difficult... also all the youths are short compared to peter's friend group of exclusively 5'9" to 6' people XD (well gwen and harry are shorter so i guess it's fine XD)

some of these are more firm than others. like. should randy be straight? i dunno. is aunt may straight or are all the alive parkers bisexual lmao? idk. what about literally all of the teenagers except andi? i have no clue and a lot of the stuff with them is waaaay later and I am not anywhere close to, so i just put them all in rainbows cause why not! but i do think janine is a token heterosexual in this instance lmao—see, not ALL of my AU versions of characters are queer, just most of them

also i'm going to put a few close-ups/crops below the cut just because it's hard to see them in the lineup without zooming in or w/e

obviously felicia and peter are bisexual and flash is... probably also bi? but i'm really still not sure... but she is trans :) and they're probably poly together but even after writing man-spider i'm genuinely... not actually sure if felicia is peter and flash's girlfriend or not 😂 they've got SOMETHING going on with the three of them but what it is, idk... i think peter is definitely polyamorous regardless, it's just a question of whether their relationship is or not.

red and blue hearts on peter's cheek technically poly but double as spider-man LMAO—plus earplugs cause pride is loud…

obviously felicia's also into leather and bdsm and stuff (and so is peter...) so i included some little hints of that... but didn't bother including any of the kink flags cause there's only so much i can fit tbh a collar works well enough.

i made his tie teal satin because of the teal ribbon for sexual assault awareness. but just a hint, cause i don't think he would be comfortable being public about that. he's out and proud as a bi jewish dude with a trans wife but he's really not out about being a survivor to anyone except a few very close and trusted friends/family. similar for kaine. so a teal necktie is just something for him. he's been through a lot in his life but he's happy 🙂

anyway i think i made flash's hair shorter than it's supposed to be here but it's fine, maybe she got a trim or something

supportive aunts!! i already established like 3 years ago or something in some offhand line that MJ's aunt is an Eccentric Lesbian (huh wonder where she got that from—) so i'm sticking with the lesbian spinster aunt there. I don't know about Aunt May though. I always kind of waffled there on whether she's like straight, or bi... cause I like the thought of old ladies in love. I think maybe they have some kind of queerplatonic thing going on or something... either way she is proud of her boy :>

MJ I never know so I just go with the umbrella—she's Queer. What kind? Gender? Sexuality? Yes, (relatable)

What matters is that she is always Glamorous.

i don't have any deep reason for making Glory bi, i just thought it would be fun, and also cause I like Glory/MJ... they are so fun... they compliment each other so much... I know that can be a just straight gal pals thing but listen, i like it

Gwen is the lesbian who's a teeny tiny bit bisexual but mostly into women. Also: not dead. lmao.

Harry is 100% gay (and divorced) but I still don't know when/if he ever comes out. Liz will def be out as a lesbian by the late 20-teens though cause I think she starts exploring her sexuality w/in 3-4 years after she and harry get divorced... also cause i thought it would be funny if liz and lily (who i did not draw) hooked up LOL

i didn't draw the babies because i ran out of steam for that but they would be... what... i think normie might actually be in like 5th grade or something at this point now that i think about it... stanley would be like... 5 though

Hobie is bisexual almost entirely because when I read the newspaper strip and the prowler showed up, he and Peter were giving me Flirtation Vibes so he is bi, and also punk because I enjoy the aesthetic Spider-Punk has going on, so even though that's not going to be a thing in this universe, I still like to make some little nods to it. also it just feels like a fun combo. he's a kind of alt guy, he's not very straight, he's not very normal, he's had issues in his life trying to figure out who he wants to be... it feels like it just fits well... i like it

he gets MORE punk AFTER college and shaves half his head etc. (instead of having his twist-out), which is funny to me but you know, it takes time to figure shit out sometimes... i didn't draw his girlfriend Mindy (wife? idk if/when they get married in this AU...) cause like i said, omg, so many people to draw... also idk if she's like, straight or what. probably? there's gotta be SOME straight people XD how does she feel about hobie's fro-hawk...? hmm

ah, cain and abel ben (and janine)

Ben is bisexual... like Peter. They both prefer women to some extent, but they have slightly different tastes (...well maybe not SO different) and Ben is more uh, subby? LOL—at least with Janine. Switchy. Unlike Peter, Ben has/had? a crush on Robbie LMAO but that's more of a like, mentor/mentee admiration kind of thing... not like a "i wanna make out with you" situation. Robbie is far too old for him. and also happily married.

In my notes I have that Ben was ofc also abused by Warren but a lot of his was medical and psychological (some physical as well), but... i would think there is an undercurrent of medical sexual abuse there nonetheless esp as much of this w/ warren hinges on sexual power dynamics and control, but i won't get into that here as it's partly still being developed and I don't want to get TOO heavy on this post lol

Kaine is, like I mentioned, a little complex and i'm not 100% sure about (also aracely painted his nails) I think that he's ~bi/pan in general? but maybe not? could be only into men? masc-attracted regardless of gender? or not into anyone at all. but the thing about Kaine in this universe is that he's got a difficult relationship with sex and sexuality because of what he was put through by Warren, so while I don't necessarily think he's asexual I do think in this universe he's a little bit sex-averse or sex-repulsed and has a difficult time dealing with that stuff. He also just really desperately wants to be loved and he doesn't care who as long as it's someone, which is toxic in a lot of ways i think... being around Aracely would imo help him a lot in coming to terms with having like, normal, platonic, non-sexual, non-romantic, healthy (or at least healthier) interpersonal relationships, and understanding things like that... idk where he's at by 2019 though, mental health-wise... but yeah i wasn't really sure what colors or patterns to put on his clothes

idk idk i am always thinking about it and never quite sure. kaine has a very complex and largely negative relationship with his body.

he is also intersex but when i drew this I 1) didn't know if he would know yet and 2) wasn't totally sure on if I was gonna do that

obvs the tiny hint of a teal ribbon is the same as for Peter, sexual assault/abuse awareness, and it's small and easily hidden. probably was given to him by someone trying to be supportive (ben and janine maybe? idk)—i mean ALL of it is from other people really. the sticker on the noise cancelling headphones? def from Aracely or someone else. his presence in the first place? dragged out of the house by a 19 year old girl. he didn't even have time to do his hair and he would rather be drinking coffee in a dark room alone :/

Anyway, Janine. Less complicated.

I decided at some point Janine is straight (but not narrow, as they say) so she gets an ally shirt lol. Like Peter and Kaine, I put her in some teal including a little ribbon bow on some satin ballet flats—obviously her history as a sexual abuse survivor etc. is very, very public in contrast to peter and kaine (and arguably ben, though i don't think he necessarily conceptualizes his abuse by warren in the same way, in part because it was very medicalized) but... it's not like she would want to draw a lot of attention to that. but i also do just like teal so i think it looks nice.

like those are just genuinely cute shoes 😂 but also it's to tie it all together.

the kids, the teens, the youths,

i really don't... feel like i know enough about them to figure out sexualities or if any genders are involved, and I'm a million years away from including them in any fics so a lot of that stuff simply has not been built out right now cause finer details aren't relevant to me yet (like. i'm in 2007 rn? miles is like... 8. lmao), so I just put them in some fun rainbow-y stuff. teens like going to pride and wearing rainbows right??? i mean i did.

i'm SURE miles and ganke have got something going on i just don't know What Exactly. nerdy friends...? nerdy boyfriends?? something else??? miles is wearing a tracksuit to hide his spider-man costume lol.

aracely is an enigma, i don't think anyone knows what's going on with her tbh. she is there to have candy thrown at her. she seems to like boys at least a little though.

i actually do know what's up with Andi cause she's actually supposed to first appear in 200...8? when she's like. 10. she is trans, and she is also why Flash was able to accept herself more and also why Flash transitioned. Flash wanted to be a good role model to help Andi feel good about herself and to not make her feel like there was something wrong with her, and then later re: transitioning, Flash saw how happy Andi was and wanted to also... be happy like that even though she was scared. and Andi herself really was (will be, idk i never know what tense to use for this stuff) helped a lot by Flash trying to self-improve, by having a supportive babysitter, and a dad who loves her, and so on and so forth... makes a big difference!

Andi and Flash are kind of intentional contrasts here in that, where Flash took until her late 20s to really fully be able to accept herself, Andi is the kid who goes on puberty blockers in high school and knew right away she wasn't what everyone said she was. (Flash had like, hints of that, but really didn't even realize until around ~19 years old and wasn't able to act on it for like... 9 years whereas Andi just really got motoring lol)

also Andi is a lesbian 💖

As far as Betty! I wasn't sure about her at first but I was chatting with Kita and I was like, thinking about her relationships and stuff and thinking, you know, she seems kinda aro... and then i was like... I can just do that. If I want. So I did. so now Betty is aromantic (at least, in my little alternate universe) and ALSO bisexual 😂 Peter's social circle is just a bunch of quirky bisexuals. bi4bi4bi

also dolled the fuck up. Betty said "overdressed? i don't know her. a pearl necklace goes with everything." (...😜)

I also am not sure about Randy (he also just has not come up yet i guess...) but I was thinking, you know, IDK, maybe he's straight as well. two whole straight people. i know he's dated a couple of girls in 616 (...i mean... so have most of the male characters lol) including like, Norah... but I'm not 100% sure what I would do there. I did end up making him a little bit of a hipster 😂 he's probably like... heteroflexible or smth... 🤔

Maybe Randy is ALSO bisexual??? or queer of some flavor.............. at least seems to KNOW about community stuff

idek what the hell is going on with these four but Robbie and JJJ sure do run a bisexual-ass newspaper (...well now that i think about it peter doesn't technically work for them anymore by 2019 but i'm sure he drops the occasional photo) (still a lot of bisexuals)

jk jk there are plenty of other employees of presumably various sexualities including straight ones AND gay ones (probably?) but like, betty, glory, ben and peter are all bi here which struck me as amusing. Two 60-something year old men supportive by way of having a bunch of homos working at their newspaper. Also because it's funny to me to have Jameson be actually very chill about The Queers. something something "you don't tell me what to do in my private life, and i don't tell you what to do in yours!"

anyway that's it. have a gay day 🌈

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jackieshaunaslovechild · 14 days ago

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MistyWalter Relationship Analysis

NOTE; hello hello welcome to my analysis of the relationship between misty quigley and walter tattersall from showtime’s yellowjackets ! please be aware that this post contains spoilers for season three - proceed with caution.

**SEASON TWO**

Walter is first introduced to us as his online alias ‘PuttingTheSickInForensics’ on the citizens detective community. He and Misty hold a small conversation back and forth regarding the disappearance of Adam Martin. Walter is almost immediately set up to mirror Misty, in that they are equally as interested in solving complex cases. Furthermore, they mirror each other personality-wise. Both of them are social misfits who do not have a lot of genuine friendships. Walter appears to be more content with this fact than Misty, who is desperate to cling to the final fraying threads of friendship she has with the remaining survivors of flight 2525.

Walter manages to track Misty down to her place of work, and leaves her a blank piece of paper as a message. They return to conversing online and Walter informs Misty that he has identified a man who he thinks could be related to the Adam Martin case, inviting her to join him on his boat to interview him, not aware that the man (Randy Walsh) would know Misty. From this point, the pair become almost a contrast of the many fictional detectives from literature we know and love. Building from this, Walter even claims that he is ‘Moriarty looking for his Sherlock’. For those who are not familiar with the detective series by Arthur Conan Doyle, Moriarty is the sworn enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Walter could have claimed that he was the Watson looking for his Sherlock, as John Watson is the close friend and companion of Sherlock Holmes, but he specifically chose to compare himself to Moriarty. This indicates that there is something more to his character, and further proves the point established earlier in this essay that he and Misty mirror each other. In embarking on this journey of investigation together, Misty and Walter become even closer, and their parallels become even more apparent.

At the end of season two, we see Walter return to Camp Green Pine, even after Misty has told him that she does not want him to be there. The fact that he showed up again shows that he genuinely cares about Misty, and may have even developed romantic feelings for her, given how desperate he is to be involved in her life. Of course, Misty’s vision while in the sensory deprivation tank does also confirm that he holds romantic feelings for her. A critical perception of this could be that he is simply trying to get close to her to find out the truth about what happened in the wilderness, as she is arguably the most vulnerable when it comes to not having many people in her life she can trust.

Both characters are clearly willing to breach the law if it helps them get to where they need to be. For example, Misty held Jessica Roberts in her basement to stop her spreading lies about the events of the wilderness. Another example is Misty helping to hide Adam’s body to keep Shauna safe. In terms of Walter, not only did he impersonate an FBI agent, he also murdered Kevyn Tan so that Jeff’s ‘confession’ wouldn’t land the Yellowjackets (and Misty) in trouble for the murder.

One of the final scenes of season two shows Walter telling Misty that the Adam Martin situation has been dealt with, though due to obvious reasons, Misty couldn’t care less about it. The way that she almost crumbles into Walter’s arms is such a vulnerable moment for her character. At this point in their relationship, he is the only person who would not judge her for this display of emotion. He holds her close to him in that moment, the physical embrace being symbolic of their inner likeness. Misty having Walter there with her in one of the worst moments of her life is so important for their bond.

**SEASON THREE**

As the season opens, Misty and Walter appear to be living together with a stable routine (cleaning out Caligula’s cage every Wednesday). When we first see them interact this season, Misty is listening to a breathing exercise in her bed, and Walter comes to talk to her about the meetings about murder board and how he finds it interesting. He informs her about the funeral for Natalie and then leaves her alone, recognising that it is not his place to interfere. He also places down the key to Natalie’s storage unit, saying that he “wasn’t even sure if he should tell [her]” about it. It can be argued that he is just looking out for Misty here, as Nat was her best friend in the modern timeline and it may have been too much for her to handle, considering her responsibility for the death in the first place. However, when he walks away from her after giving her the key to the storage unit, he smirks suspiciously, which adds to the theory that he has further plans for her. In a less critical view, this smirk could also just be that he is happy that he found something to get her out of bed.

Later on in the first episode, Misty is walking back from the bar after going to drink whiskey in Nat’s jacket. Misty has lost her phone at this point, she left it in the bar. Walter claims that the bartender called all of her saved contacts and nobody picked up until he got to W. This cannot be correct as you would need to unlock a phone to access saved contacts, and Misty Quigley would never not have a password. This is something that both Misty and Walter would know, but due to Misty being drunk, she is not thinking straight and doesn’t question it, which works for Walter’s plan to keep her isolated from her ‘friends’. I believe that Walter tracked her phone to the bar and lied to her so that she wouldn’t get mad at him and refuse to get in the car.

Following the ‘sleepover’ at Shauna’s house which ends at 11pm, Walter presents Misty with a harsh truth about her friendships. Although this is not something she wants to hear, it is not a lie, a real friend would not have let Misty drive herself home after questioning if she had a drinking problem - not to mention that she had been knocked out with sleeping pills - in all fairness, Shauna did not know about this part, but she still allowed Misty to drive home drunk. Walter’s response to this and his concern for Misty is extremely valid, however Misty views it as a personal attack on her and her friendships. Walter’s friends are never mentioned or shown in the show, that is if he does actually have any. The only person of note in his life is Misty. This is pounced on by drunk Misty, and she genuinely views this conversation as him trying to isolate her from her friends. This is a turning point in their relationship which will hopefully be developed more in future episodes.

#yellowjackets #mistywalter #misty quigley #yj #shauna yellowjackets #shauna shipman #van palmer #taissa turner #lottie matthews #natalie scatorccio

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ncisfranchise-source · 7 months ago

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Now 10 weeks out from the double-episode series premiere of CBS‘ NCIS: Origins, TVLine has an exclusive first look at two key characters — “probie” Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Special Agent Mike Franks — in the NCIS prequel spinoff.

Though longtime NCIS fans may fancy themselves well-versed on Jethro’s younger days (which have been glimpsed in a half dozen or so flashback episodes over the past 21 years), “They don’t know as much as they think they do,” posits David J. North, who serves as co-showrunner on Origins with Gina Lucita Monreal. “Seeing Gibbs arrive at NIS on Day 1, and seeing how Gibbs became Gibbs…? You will realize there’s so much to explore.”

For example, “We’ve not seen that dynamic between ‘probie’ Gibbs and Mike Franks,” played on the original NCIS by franchise front man Mark Harmon and guest star Muse Watson, Monreal notes. Coming to NIS “so fresh out of the Marines, it gives Gibbs a different kind of shading than we’ve seen before as a character.”

Adds North, “The way he looks at Franks, you can see that bit of awe in his eyes.”

NCIS: Origins’ series regular cast also includes Mariel Molino (Promised Land) as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine with a dark sense of humor (and whose dynamic with Gibbs is “filled with sparks”); Diany Rodriguez (The Blacklist) as Special Agent Vera Strickland, “a no-nonsense, sharp-witted Brooklynite who’s tough as nails” (a character originated by Nip/Tuck‘s Roma Maffia in the Season 11 NCIS episode “Under the Radar”); Tyla Abercrumbie (The Chi) as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Hayes, a “mama bear” who has wryly dubbed herself “HSIC” — Head Secretary in Charge; and Caleb Martin Foote (Made for Love) as Special Agent Benjamin “Randy” Randolf, the agency’s all-too-lovable “golden boy” tasked with showing Gibbs the ropes.

NCIS vet Mark Harmon, who starred on the mothership as Gibbs through early Season 19, will not appear in the series, but he will be heard as its narrator as well as serve as an executive producer. Sean Harmon, who played Young Gibbs in the aforementioned NCIS flashbacks and came up with the idea for the prequel series, will also serve as an EP.

Click below (or here for direct access) to take a photographic tour of the oh-so-1990s NCIS: Origins set. And if you want scoop on the new series, you know the address: [email protected]!

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voices-of-hope-county · 11 months ago

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Are there, by chance, voice files of the female deputy actually speaking, or a name of the voice actor who recorded the sound effects?

The female Deputy never speaks, but it sounds to me like she has the same voice actor as one of the cultists. You can find a transcript of most of her lines in this document if you search for “CULT_FOLLOWER_FEMALE_05”. One of the Angels might be played by the same person too.

I know Randy Yuen did motion capture for the Deputy in general, and maybe the male Deputy has his voice, but there is no information about who played “CULT_FOLLOWER_FEMALE_05” and the female Deputy…

The actor’s name must be in the credits, however, so probably one of these people:

VOICE TALENT Doug Abrahams Marty Adams Claire Armstrong Ted Atherton Kailea Banka Carolina Bartczak Lawrence Bayne Bruce Blain Jesse Bond Sarah Booth Marc-André Boulanger Wyatt Bowen Paul Braunstein Kimberly D. Brooks Jason Bryden Nicki Burke Mark Camacho Braeden Clarke Lucinda Davis Stacey DePass Bruce Edwards Jake Epstein Jonathan Goad Amber Goldfarb Alain Goulem Rob Greenway Gavin Hammon Ian Hanlin Lauren Jackson Julianne Jain Mara Junot Helen King Jameson Kraemer Gabe Kunda Tristan D. Lalla Erica Lindbeck Erin Mathews James Mathis III Jon McLaren Scott McNeil Cynthia Kaye McWilliams Chimwemwe Miller Julie Nathanson Mayko Nguyen Peter Outerbridge Lindsay Owen-Pierre Giles Panton Christopher Parson Kristen Peace Murry Peeters Simon Lee Phillips Geoffrey Pounsett Claire Rankin David Richmond-Peck Cara Ricketts Kyle Rideout Charlotte Rogers Paula Shaw Jesse Sherman Ivan Sherry Howard Siegel Jonathan Silver Dylan Taylor Jeff Teravainen Brett Watson Jane Wheeler Dan White Scott Whyte Debra Wilson Kim Yarbrough Farid Yazdani

And there is a little more information about who played who on IMDb.

This is all I know for the moment... but I hope it helps :)

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metalhealth-willdriveyoumad · 3 months ago

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Hottest Drummer Tournament Round 1

Questlove

Band(s): The Roots // Saturday Night Live Band // The Philadelphia Experiment // The Randy Watson Experience // The Soultronics // Soulquarians

Albums/EPs as drummer:

Organix (The Roots) From the Ground Up (The Roots) Do You Want More?!!!??! (The Roots) Illadelph Halflife (The Roots) Things Fall Apart (The Roots) The Legendary (The Roots) Phrenology (The Roots) The Tipping Point (The Roots) Game Theory (The Roots) Rising Down (The Roots) How I Got Over (The Roots) Wake Up (The Roots with John Legend) Betty Wright: The Movie (The Roots with Betty Wright) Undun (The Roots) Wise Up Ghost (The Roots with Elvis Costello) …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (The Roots)

The Philadelphia Experience (The Philadelphia Experience)

Plumb (solo with David Murray and Ray Angry)

Propaganda

Tico Torres

Band(s): Bon Jovi // T. Roth and Another Pretty Face

Albums/EPs as drummer:

Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) 7800° Fahrenheit (Bon Jovi) Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi) New Jersey (Bon Jovi) Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi) These Days (Bon Jovi) Crush (Bon Jovi) Bounce (Bon Jovi) Bon Jovi [EP] (Bon Jovi) This Left Feels Right (Bon Jovi) 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Bon Jovi) Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi) Lost Highway (Bon Jovi) The Circle (Bon Jovi) What About Now? (Bon Jovi) Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi) This House Is Not for Sale (Bon Jovi) 2020 (Bon Jovi) Forever (Bon Jovi)

Face Facts (T. Roth and Another Pretty Face)

Stranger in This Town (Richie Sambora)

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mywifeleftme · 1 year ago

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273: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band // Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Will the Circle Be Unbroken The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1972, United Artists

Who can endure a sentimentalist music critic? Still, this morning anyway, my heart’s fit to weep over a one-hundred-and-ten minutes of exultant roots music and a beautiful idea executed to perfection. The notion behind Will the Circle Be Unbroken was to use the Dirt Band, a crew of talented longhairs from California, as a bridge between the trendy country rock of the day and the genre’s pantheon of avuncularly voiced pioneers. (And I guess in Maybelle Carter’s case ‘aunticularly voiced.’) Many of these sorts of intergenerational tribute projects give me queasy tasting notes of hapless arts council funding or the rap number from Walk Hard, but somehow this triple LP from the heart of rock’s imperial phase manages to be both reverent of traditional country and bluegrass history and present these genres as living organisms.

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The Dirt Band are joined by a Field of Dreams cast of legends, plus an adjunct wing of ace players like fiddle genius Vassar Clements, and while the Dirties sneak in one original the focus is squarely on the standards. None of these takes supplant the originals, but the recording fidelity, superlative playing, and warm communal energy make for lovely alternatives. Merle Travis’s “Dark as a Dungeon,” one of the greatest folk and country songs of the century, has never sounded more lovely or doomed; Doc Watson gives Jimmie Driftwood’s “Tennessee Stud” a broad-shouldered boisterousness; Earl Scruggs and the Dirt Band’s John McEuen present the classic fiddle reel “Soldier’s Joy” as an infectious banjo duel.

Many of the songs include snatches of studio chatter between the band and their guests: Mother Maybelle sounds like the sweetest old thing imaginable; Roy Acuff comes off like as much of a pompous Haven Hamilton-type as I’d always heard he was; Jimmy Martin gives elderly prospector cricket. The tapes are even rolling for the first meeting of guitar legends Travis and Watson, who have an adorably awkward little chat before declaring themselves “buddies.” These peeks into the process are part of Circle’s artifice, but it feels like an honest attempt to capture the historic nature of the summit. The album rounds off with nods to the deep past in the form of a number of Carter family cuts, an homage to bluegrass father “Uncle” Dave Macon, and a group singalong of the spiritual “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” But then, right there at the end, we get 17-year-old Randy Scruggs performing a solo instrumental take on Joni Mitchell’s 1968 “Both Sides, Now.” The symbolism of the teenaged son of Earl Scruggs playing such a recent (and aptly-named) tune is clear, quietly closing the circle between past and present, a pact sealed.

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#the nitty gritty dirt band #merle travis #doc watson #roy acuff #mother maybelle carter #maybelle carter #vassar clements #uncle dave macon #earl scruggs #jimmy martin #bluegrass #country #'70s music #music review #vinyl record

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