#saf west end concert

[smytherines]

losing my mind that Joey is playing Vanger Borschtit again and there isn't going to be a digital ticket for this. Also congratulations to Brian Rosenthal for finally getting somebody else to play Baron Von Nazi

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just saw curtwensweep LIVE in REAL TIME...

[emberflame999]

hello spies are forever fandom

littol curtwen doodle… they’re so tiny and gay…

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One Step Ahead in rehearsal!

[deathbydran0]

I genuinely think that Spies Are Forever would be INCREDIBLY popular with theatre fans if it was a West End/Broadway show

IN THIS ESSAY I WILL-

[dead-meat]

SAF LONDON WAS SO GOOD RAHH. IM SO SO GLAD I GOT TO SEE IT‼️ I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS💥

[dylbobaggins168]

hey saf london besties!! i'm making some cross stitch things to trade at the show and wanted to get some second opinions of which things people like!! i have a load of different potential ideas (and even some i haven't done the proper designs for yet) and i just want to know what is most popular!! so i'd really appreciate it people could vote on this poll as to what they'd like to see me bring (i'm willing to make as many different ones as people want, but this also helps me get rough numbers and everything so i can start making asap) current designs are below:

also i'd appreciate people spreading this around so that i can get a more accurate number <3 looking forward to seeing everyone there in london <3

[toasty-coconut]

Well, after a very long two weeks I am finally ready to give you all an update post on my life and my family’s current situation.

For those of you who are unaware, on June 12th, 2017, my 15-year-old cousin, Reid, unexpectedly lost his life while on a Boy Scout hiking trip. I don’t want to get too far into the details of the situation for personal reasons, but he suffered heat stroke a few hours into the trip up the mountain and collapsed. Paramedics were unable to reach him in time with a chopper due to electrical storms on the mountain. When the EMT (a truly wonderful woman) finally reached him by horseback, she and the other scouts who he was with performed CPR on him for an hour and a half before he passed.

My family received the news of his passing a few hours later, and it broke each and every one of us. My cousin was an amazingly wonderful boy with so much love in his heart. He hated no one, and accepted everyone of all races, sexual orientations, gender identities, and personalities. He loved music and being a part of the Boy Scouts. The trip he was on was going to be his final merit badge that he needed in order to become an Eagle Scout. He performed in the men’s choir and show choir at his school and loved every second of it. He was an immensely talented and kind-hearted boy with so much to offer to the world. Losing him took a toll on every single one of us, in part because he was so young, but more so because of what an amazing and loving person he was. None of us could understand why it had to be him (and we still can’t).

22 members of my family (including myself) flew out to Texas last Sunday in order to be with my aunt, uncle, and cousin (his older sister) for Reid’s wake and funeral. Going out there and seeing the total anguish that my aunt and uncle were feeling, along with seeing my cousin’s body at the wake and saying goodbye to him at his funeral, were probably the hardest things I have ever needed to do in my life. Things like this should never happen—especially not to a child who did not want to die and who still had so much to offer to the world. That is what has been hardest for all us of to wrap our heads around. But being surrounded by my family gave me strength through that very difficult time. We were all able to cry together and lean on each other when we needed it. My family was already very close-knit to begin with (I have 14 cousins on my mother’s side and we are all relatively close in age—we basically grew up together), but through this we’ve ultimately all grown even closer, I think.

Reid’s wake and funeral were both very lovely memorial of his life—as hard as they were to be a part of. The Boy Scouts did a wonderful tribute to him at both services, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow was sung at his funeral, as it was his favorite song. To boot, everyone wore orange since it was his favorite color. His life may have been short, but it was clear how many people he impacted in that time. The church and funeral home were packed with friends and family, all of whom were shedding tears for him. His life may be over now, but he will certainly never be forgotten.

From all of this, I think the most important thing that I’ve taken away is to cherish every moment that you have with the people you love, because you can lose them at any second. I wish I had gotten to know Reid better. I wish he and I had watched The Lion King together like he wanted to while he was here for Thanksgiving. I wish I had talked to him more on the phone whenever my aunt and uncle called my house. I wish I had talked to him more about Pokemon since I know that was one of our shared interests. These are all things that I’ll never be able to get back. Even if I know that Reid is still with me in spirit, it’s still difficult to wrap my head around the fact that I’ll never see him again in this life. I’ll never get to see his graduation pictures or enjoy his funny personality at Thanksgiving or see him at a family wedding. So just cherish all of those small moments that you have with the people you care about—because it doesn’t matter how old or healthy they are, they can still disappear from your life in a second.

To go with that, I’m also learning not to sweat the small stuff so much and let petty arguments and dumb things get in the way of relationships. My aunt, uncle, and I have always had some level of tension between us as they are fairly conservative and I am fairly liberal. But at the end of the day I was hugging them both in tears and telling them how much I loved them. I wish this had never happened to them. Never again do I want to have a petty Facebook fight with them or anyone else for that matter. Don’t waste time being pointlessly angry when you can be loving someone instead. Reid always hated hate, so I want to live by his example and have a bigger heart and let go of the things that bother me. It’s what he would have wanted.

With all of that being said, I would also like to mention that through this all my friends have been so amazingly supportive of me. Carly, Dimitri, Cait, and Audrey (I apologize for not using their Tumblr names in this post, but this post is so personal to me that I want to address them personally) came to visit Kelly and I during the time that this happened. Actually, I received the news that Reid had passed only an hour after we picked up Carly from the airport. I was supposed to be spending ten days with them, but unfortunately my time with them was cut short since I needed to go to Texas for almost five of those days. They were very understanding of me and let me talk or cry or get angry or depressed. They distracted me when I needed it and made me laugh when I needed it. Carly even went as far as to rebook tickets that we had purchased to go and see the musical Wicked in Boston, covering all the charges herself. And Audrey purchased me some really wonderful Love Live gifts even though she definitely did not need to. There’s so much that my friends did for me that I can’t even begin to explain it all.

I knew it before, but all of this made me realize that I truly have the greatest friends in the entire world. I know I complain about Tumblr a lot, but if it hadn’t been for this website than I would have never met any of them. I’m grateful for that, because they’ve become such a huge and essential part of my life now. In just two weeks they’ve done more for me than most people ever have. Someday I really want to pay it forward and do the same for all of them. I know you guys are probably reading this now, so seriously, thank you. You all saved me in a time where I needed it more than ever. I thought it was just bad timing that Reid passing happened right as you were all visiting, but maybe it was meant to happen that way because of how incredible you all were for me and my family. I promise you all from here on out I’m going to be the best friend I can be for you all. I love you all so, so much.

As for where I’m going from here, well, I have a long road ahead of me. Reid’s death has taken an enormous toll on me emotionally—so much so that I saw my psychiatrist again for the first time in years. I’ve needed to discuss my problems with depression and anxiety for a long time, and now I’m finally taking the steps to do that. I’m on the medications that I need to be on in order to assure that I start to walk down the road of recovery, but I know that it’s going to be a long one. But I’m hoping that the help I’m getting, combined with the support of my friends and family, will guide me into living a better and happier life. I want to be able to write more, I want to have fun on this blog again, I want to work on my characters again, I want to talk to my friends more. All of these things are things that will come with my depression getting more manageable, I hope. So please keep me in your thoughts and bear with me as I face this new path ahead.

That being said, I’m actually going to be leaving with Kelly to go to LA on Tuesday morning in order to visit our friend Emily. We’re going to be going to Anime Expo and seeing Aqours in concert together, along with doing some sight-seeing and general hanging out. I’ve never been to the American west coast before, so I’m really excited for it. This is going to be a much needed vacation after a very long two weeks (and an even longer six months if you include other things that have been happening in my life that have contributed to this final mental breakdown). Please pray for our safe travels and a safe trip.

All of that pretty much concludes this very long post. I’m sure I’m forgetting things, but I just wanted to get this all out there to give you an update on my life. I’m sorry for being so absent lately—a large factor of it has been my depression. But I’m serious when I say this time that I want to start using this blog more and interacting with all of you again. I miss Tumblr as a creative platform, because it really is a wonderful one. I’ve mentioned it before, but I am fairly social on Twitter. If any of you wish to interact with me, I suggest following me there as well.

Please continue to keep my family in your thoughts and prayers as we struggle to cope with the loss of a very precious family member. I’ve also mentioned this before, but if you still wish to donate to Reid’s memorial fund, the link is here. All proceeds will benefit Reid’s Boy Scout troop 336 and the Voices of Central Show Choir. Reid loved both of these activities very much, and there are many children who would love to participate in them, but do not have the money to do so. The money earned here will allow for them to do that. It’s what Reid would have wanted, as he was such a giving boy. If you wish to learn more about Reid’s story, please consider viewing the wonderful story done on him by NBC Dallas Fort Worth. It captures who Reid was beautifully, and I wish for more people to know about what an amazing person he was.

As a final note, always remember: Be safe, don’t sweat the small things, and tell the ones you care about that you love them.

[gnomeantics]

JUST GOT PHOTOS WITH AJ HOLMES AND CLARK BAXTRESSER WGAT THE FUCK!!!!! (also @bogos--binted and @heart-r-ender!!!!!!!!!)

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Spies Are Forever West End Concert rehearsals in full swing!

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Claire Marie Hall the WOMAN THAT YOU ARE

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I LOVE THEM WITH MY WHOLE HEART

COME BACK TO ME WEST END SPIES CAST

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Phoebe Noble's POV of The Coldest Goodbye @ Spies London

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OBIOMA?? ARE WE GETTING MORE WEST END SPIES?

"Can't wait to see you again soon" "Stay tuned" "Can't wait for you to see what's next in store"

I need to know what he MEANS. and if it's more of this cast in this show...like? Full production?? Maybe???

I'm not getting hopes UP, ofc. BUT. has anyone else gone on full alert at this?? what a thing to say in both his post-show posts.

[desastre-fag]

ID: A cast list for the Spies Are Forever West End Concert, with images of cast members and their names and roles listed beneath them. The top text reads, ‘TIN CAN BROS PRESENTS/ SPIES ARE/ FOREVER THE WEST END CONCERT/ 03 SEPTEMBER 2024 • 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM • GILLIAN LYNNE THEATRE.’ The F in Forever is made of two pistols stacked on top of each other. The cast list in order from left to right reads, ‘OBIOMA UGOALA/ As Agent Mega. EVELYN HOSKINS/ As Tatiana Slozhno. OLIVER ORMSON/ As Owen Carvour. JAK MALONE/ As The Baron/ CLAIRE M. HALL/ As Cynthia Houston. EMILY OOI/ As Barb Larvernor. BRAIN ROSENTHAL/ As The Informant/ DEAN JOHN WILSON/ As The Deadliest Man Alive. JOEY RICHTER/ As Vanger Borschtit. ERIN CALDWELL/ As Lounge Singer.’ End ID.

losing my mind that Joey is playing Vanger Borschtit again and there isn't going to be a digital ticket for this. Also congratulations to Brian Rosenthal for finally getting somebody else to play Baron Von Nazi