#savannah judy

[princesscatherinemiddleton]

The Royal Fandom Summer 2024 Photo Challenge!

Day Thirty: Favourite photo(s) of royals with ice creams

[twistthescript]

I asked Arctic and now I'm asking you: talk to me about spacedolls lol

Ooh! I gotchu.

Post-Cyclone Penny goes over to Ricky's for one reason when she's especially sad: to lay on his bed while his cats pile on top of her.

In the warehouse, Jane still goes by Jane, but Ricky will occasionally throw in the name Savannah as a grounding name if she's a little out of sorts. Think a little bit of whenever your self-doubting in front of a beloved person. They might say your full name to get your attention before cheering you up. Same concept.

Ricky jokingly pressed a kiss to the back of Jane's hand once. She practically reset to factory settings. Now sometimes he will just randomly catch her hand and press a kiss to the back of it for no reason.

Sometimes they will just sit and talk about life... or how they wanted life to be/what they imagined it to be. Sometimes it ends with Ricky writing more Zolar lore because Jane gave him an idea.

Jane treats Dame Judi Dench and Lady Marzipan with the same gentleness she gives her doll.

Whenever she finds a random sticker, she gives it to Ricky. This goes for Jane and Post-Cyclone Penny. Penny also taught him how to make stickers.

[animalcrossingshowdown]

WE HAVE THE WINNERS OF THE COMEBACK ROUND!

Congrats Sherb (34 votes), Audie (28 votes) and Ketchup (27 votes)! Hopefully your second chance treats you better than your first chance did.

As for Flora's tie, 56.9% of you voted not to bring her back for round 4. Sorry Flora.

We're now down to a small enough number of villagers that we can get the graphic going. Sherb, Audie and Ketchup are marked with a star to indicate that they were the comeback winners. Round 4 starts April 18th.

Runners up:

Ruby 20

Gayle 19

Raymond 19

Tia 19

Marshal 18

Wolfgang 16

Bluebear 13

Lily 13

Tex 13

Carmen (rabbit) 12

Peewee 11

The rest of the pack:

10 votes:

Eunice

Raddle

9 votes:

Drago

Flora

Hamphrey

Kid Cat

Mitzi

Static

Teddy

Zell

8 votes:

Bam

Scoot

7 votes:

Biskit

Drift

Kabuki

Melba

Stella

6 votes:

Erik

Gala

Gaston

Katt

Meow

Peanut

Skye

Tabby

Tom

5 votes:

Amelia

Apple

Big Top

Cece

Deirdre

Dobie

Goose

Groucho

Hippeux

Lobo

Walt

Woolio

4 votes:

Alfonso

Aurora

Beardo

Benjamin

Bill

Boots

Chief

Cube

Eugene

Freckles

Joey

Julia

Merry

Moose

Pate

Purrl

Sprocket

Tad

3 votes:

Agent S

Bella

Biff

Chadder

Chai

Charlise

Claudia

Coach

Curt

Del

Dotty

Egbert

Étoile

Filbert

Hans

Henry

Lucy

Maggie

Moe

Monique

Nan

O'Hare

Olaf

Paolo

Phoebe

Rodney

Rolf

Rudy

Savannah

Shep

Stu

Tammy

Tiansheng

Walker

Wart Jr.

Willow

2 votes:

Alice

Anabelle

Analog

Anicotti

Antonio

Bea

Bonbon

Bruce

Buck

Celia

Cheri

Chrissy

Cleo

Derwin

Diva

Felicity

Flip

Francine

Genji

Hopkins

Kidd

Margie

Pekoe

Pinky

Puck

Rasher

Ribbot

Rowan

Snake

Sterling

Stinky

Tutu

Viché

1 vote:

Admiral

Angus

Annalise

Avery

Axel

Baabara

Bettina

Billy

Bitty

Bow

Bud

Buzz

Camofrog

Canberra

Carrie

Chelsea

Chester

Claude

Cyrano

Cole

Cookie

Deena

Deli

Dizzy

Dora

Ed

Elmer

Elvis

Faith

Flo

Flurry

Frank

Frett

Friga

Fruity

Gabi

Gigi

Gladys

Gonzo

Gruff

Harry

Iggly

Jacques

Judy

Kody

Lionel

Lulu (anteater)

Lyman

Maelle

Marcel

Megan

Midge

Mira

Nana

Naomi

Nibbles

Nosegay

Octavian

Olive

Opal

Peaches

Pecan

Penelope

Phil

Pierre

Quillson

Renée

Rooney

Roscoe

Roswell

Rio

Rocket

Rod

Shari

Spork/Crackle

Tank

Tasha

Twiggy

Tybalt

Ursala

Wade

Weber

[victorluvsalice]

-->ANYWAY – while poor Victor and Alice were very much not getting any of the free food and drink they had been promised by the holiday, Smiler had gotten their stall set up right on the main drag in front of the archway into the park, stocked it up with the apple pie, the pumpkin spice waffles, the blueberry bagels, the cheesy bread, and the pumpkin spice milk, and started hawking their wares! As per usual, it took a little bit for the customers to appear (and I guess on a day where the local restaurants are all offering free food and drinks, it WOULD be harder to find people willing to PAY for snacks), but after a little while, two lovely ladies named Janae and Judy rocked up, along with a guy named Lucha. Smiler greeted and insta-friended them, as is their way, and started handing out sales pitches –

And Janae was quickly convinced and gave Smiler their first sale of the day, grabbing a bottle of pumpkin spice milk to down! And once she got the ball rolling, all the other Sims in the area proved reasonably eager to buy – Savannah Price showed up soon after for some bagels, while Mei Prescott and a dude named Tai Lum both got a slice of apple pie. :) Janae then came back for some more milk, while a lady named Ava tried the cheesy bread and a dude named Anjelo gave the waffles a whirl. Molly Prescott appeared on the scene to try the bagels (maybe she saw her mom over there earlier?), while Janae returned AGAIN to sample the pie and some guy whose name I didn’t get got some waffles. All throughout, Smiler just kept handing out the food, slinging sales pitches, and making friends, and by the time the sale wrapped up around 6:30 PM, they had sold all four bottles of pumpkin spice milk (THREE of them to Janae, who I guess either was really thirsty or REALLY loves pumpkin spice drinks), two plates of bagels, three servings of pie, one plate of cheesy bread, and two servings of waffles, for a total profit of $319! :D Nice – they were MADE to sell stuff at the food stand, I swear.

-->But what was happening with the others while Smiler got their salesperson on? Well, Victor and Alice ended up having a nice meal together in the end, despite their previous troubles, with Victor getting flirty with Alice over their respective pasta dishes, and Alice happily reciprocating. :D They ended their lunch together on a kiss and a story, then Victor flew back to the library to use the toilet while Alice hung out playing on her phone. I had her head back to the park to keep her in sight and maybe see if she could do any scavenging –

And then, to my surprise and delight, found that there was a metal stone and a crystal stone right nearby to where I’d sent her! I promptly had her go and collect those – the metal stone gave her some silver (and a couple of robot salvage parts, for – some reason), while the crystal stone gave her an emerald. :) She then proceeded to play Blicblock on her phone, which I let her do for a while, then – noticing that she was Energized from the new moon – sent her on a little jog to get in a bit of exercise. Because that’s important, everyone!

Marm, meanwhile, was sufficiently charged enough that I felt I could wake him up and get him to read some books while they were at the library, with Victor joining him once he was out of the bathroom. Marm thus submerged himself in the tale of “Orbital Pudding” while Victor read a book of his own choosing for a bit, then headed upstairs to play “Road Rage Alpha” on the library computer. XD I don’t think that’s particularly respectful of the other patrons, Victor!

[therodwestheider]

Please vote for Luke Judy and Savannah Judy’s band Duplexity it will really help them out tophitmaker.org/2024/duplexity…

[acvillagerdeathmatch]

This is gonna be the pinned post where I list all the polls as they go up! So it's gonna change! Give me a minute if im slow to update this post because I'm BUSY. I have THINGS TO DO.

Shitty tournament diagram pls enjoy my terrible handwriting.

Active polls:

Round 2:

Shino v Bruce

Chief v Audie

Amelia v Sunny

Meow v Apollo

Pierre v Walt

Vesta v Bob

Butch v Coco

Bam v Beau

Kabuki v Lolly

Kitty v Ankha

Tangy v Purrl

Willow v Bow

Petri v Molly

Sasha v Shep

Fauna v Lopez

Sherb v Chevre

Skye v Kyle

Marshal v Cheri

Etoile v Pietro

Olivia v Marina

Agnus v Pekoe

Gayle v Roald

Goldie v Whitney

Merengue v Margie

Dotty v Judy

Muffy v Cherry

Sprinkle v Chai

Stitches v Rosie

Punchy v Diana

Cephalobot v Lily

Ketchup v Lucky

Gladys v Maple

Completed polls:

Round 1:

Nindori, Wolfgang, Marshal, Hans, Epona, Frita, Ed, Eugene, Ace

Croque, Drift, Bertha, Ankha, Eunice, Bonbon, Hopkins, Diva, Leopold

Ozzie, Analog, Anicotti, Roscoe, Stitches, Cranston, Kiki, Megan, Boris

Megumi, Pancetti, Drake, Zucker, Etoile, Ione, Gen, W. Link, Deena

Rizzo, Pecan, Leonardo, Hugh, Alice, Henry, Chai, Cyrano, Curlos

Flurry, Vivian, Genji, Fang, Kit, Wendy, Azalea, Tammy, Beau

Tasha, Pango, Sprinkle, Kidd, Egbert, Barold, Lobo, Del, Pate

Mott, Peck, Robin, Margie, Chops, Hippeux, Big Top, Flip, Annalisa

Woolio, Rodeo, Rodney, Lulu, Nate, Eloise, Bam, Beardo, Cleo

Inkwell, Paula, Sheldon, Shep, Lucha, Sandy, Jeremiah, Bill, Benedict

Mint, Elmer, Tia, Dobie, Lucy, Betty, Goose, Sasha, Muffy

Sue E, Stu, Petunia, Lyman, Bella, Gloria, Doc, Bruce, Jane

Rolf, Sylvana, Melba, Tammi, Lionel, Murphy, Frett, Samson, Coco

Cupcake, Limberg, Fruity, Dotty, Iggly, Bluebear, Louie, Annalise, Olivia

Vladimir, Rudy, Sven, Shoukichi, Liz, Purrl, Holden, Moe, Dozer

Angus, Broccolo, Blaire, Dizzy, Jay, Frobert, Norma, Lucky, Renee

Tex, Violet, Skye, Sly, Medli, Otis, Kody, Reneigh, Graham

Nosegay, Maddie, Quillson, Shari, Teddy, Sunny, Sally/Hazel, Walker, Snake

Nan, Peaches, Madam Rosa, Lily, Dora, Freya, Cole, Iggy, Bettina

Shino, Spork/Crackle, Scoot, Pompom, Flossie, Knox, Dom, Frank, Anabelle

Pashmina, Piper, Octavian, Lolly, Drago, Bree, Bessie, Alli, Benjamin

Sherb, Tutu, Rooney, Rocket, Diana, Pinky, Curly, Mitzi, Admiral

Tucker, Velma, Sterling, Nibbles, Baabara, Flash, Champ, Joey, Chief

Stella, Wade, Punchy, Poko, Ike, Pierce, Aurora, Boyd, Canberra

Puck, T-bone, Opal, Mallary, Bob, Hank, Blanche, Cyd, Axel

Ketchup, Kevin, Monique, Francine, Astrid, Bitty, Antonio, Hamphrey, Becky

Klaus, Meow, Hector, Hamlet, Belle, Filly, Clay, Emerald, Cobb

Plucky, Valise, Mathilda, Mac, Cephalobot, Ken, Carrot, Filbert, Claude

Victoria, Willow, Zoe, Ursala, Moose, Olaf, Grizzly, Gwen, Chico

Marty, Phoebe, Maelle, Keaton, Freckles, Katt, Carmen, Judy, Cece

Savannah, Poncho, Stinky, Gayle, Billy, Elise, Bangle, Bud, Avery

Truffles, Zell, Tabby, Shinabiru, Petri, Ricky, Maggie, Raddle, Flora

Prince, Tybalt, Vesta, Patricia, Chow, Nana, Chevre, Gonzo, Chadder

Oxford, Jitters, Peanut, Jacques, Felyne, Aziz, Claudia, Apple, Apollo

Miranda, Molly, Tom, Marcel, Clara, Harry, Bones, Maple, Cesar

Quetzal, Whitney, Winnie, Joe, Ganon, Patty, Bea, Mira, Groucho

Ribbot, Sparro, Ruby, Midge, Biff, Marina, Anchovy, Papi, Camofrog

Quinn, Pierre, Spike, Merry, Gladys, June, Gruff, Olive, Carmen

Paolo, Lulu, Vic, Juubei, Lopez, Gala, Deidre, Elvis, Gabi

Sprocket, Static, Marcie, Marlo, Goldie, Julian, Felicity, Huggy, Ellie

Rowan, Viche, Twiggy, Greta, Puddles, Penny, Cally/Sally, Bow, Chuck

Penelope, Slyvia, Pekoe, Peewee, Fuschia, Leigh, Jambette, Masa, Boots

Simon, Weldon, Queenie, Kitty, Curt, Amelia, Agent S, Pigleg, Alfonso

Rocco, Toby, Tiansheng, Rhoda, Hambo, Naomi, Bunnie, Hazel, Audie

Rollo, Yodel, Kyle, Tipper, Flo, Kabuki, Candi, Colton, Broffina

Tiffany, Weber, Gaston, Chelsea, Elina, Bubbles, Boone, Buzz, Agnes

Peggy, O'Hare, Yuka, Monty, Chester, Cookie, Celia, Koharu, Butch

Sydney, Rory, Wart Jr., Pudge, Kid Cat, Merengue, Fauna, Pippy, Cube

Rex, Timbra, Tank, Rasher, Cheri, Faith, Ava, Huck, Chabwick

Poppy, Roswell, Pietro, Phil, Hopper, Kitt, Clyde, Erik, Boomer

Twirp, Rod, Rosie, Rhonda, Rio, Portia, Julia, Coach, Cousteau

Tangy, Tarou, Tad, Hornsby, Daisy, Deli, Buck, Chrissy, Al

Rilla, Snooty, Marcy, Cherry, Biskit, Carrie, Bianca, Caroline/Bliss, Aisle

Soleil, Tiara, Roald, Jakey/Jacob, Friga, Gigi, Charlise, Derwin, Cashmere

Raymond, Walt

[nysocboy]

Gemstones Episode 3.8: Is Peter a woman? Are Kelvin and Keefe lovers? Does Jesse dye his hair?

Episode 3.7 was the worst in the series due to its chronological disaster, plot incongruity, annoying misdirections, and assertion that the guys were just good buddies.  Maybe that was intentional,  to disorient the viewers so they would not be expecting Episode 3.8 : It is intricately plotted, and gives us a huge number of queer codes, including one that most fans consider definitive.

Reunited with the Loved Ones: After their rescue, the siblings are taken to Rogers Regional Medical Center to be examined.  Gideon must have finally phoned the family, because the partners and kids burst in, coincidentally in the order they need to be in to reach their loved ones without bumping into each other.  

We cut to the siblings being interviewed by the police.  BJ and Gideon stand in front of them.  Amber is not present. Keefe waits by the door, still not included in the family; but he does get a bit where he knocks over a trash can and yells "I hate what you had to endure."   They all hate Eli, who left them to suffer and possibly be killed. 

Next, having established that May-May wasn't in on the kidnapping plot, she and Eli bond.  

Which of you is a woman?: With the marital problem plotlines nearly over, we have time for a deep-dive into the Militia. 

Peter and Chuck are driving a U-Haul full of explosives, followed by a ragtag caravan of militia men. Marshall and Dakota (Sturgill Simpson, Quinn Dunn-Baker) complain that they don't know where he's going.  

Does Peter know?  Two compounds have been destroyed.  The kidnapping scheme has been foiled. Everyone has forgotten the first scheme, which required the truckload of explosives.

They stop at Dodge's Fried Chicken, a real fast-food place on Savannah Highway in Charleston (next to a KFC, har har).  Marshall continues to grumble. Peter asserts that complaining is "like a woman," and Marshall retorts that he drives "like a woman."  They continue to call each other women until Chuck gets tired of it and tells them to focus on the new plan.  Whatever it is.

Peter re-asserts his authority: if they rebel against him, they are rebelling against God, because he is the Keeper of the Word. Uh-oh, another Messiah.We see again parallels between the Militia and Kelvin's God Squad in Season 2: both societies devoted to the masculine, suspicious of women, informed by homoerotic or homosocial desire. run by a messianic figure. The militia is the dark side of Kelvin's God Squad  We can go even farther and juxtapose Kelvin's bodybuilder fetish with the militia's fetishization of the soldier.  

Seasons 1 and 2 featured gay-subtext friendships to counterbalance the development of the Kelvin-Keefe romance.  I was surprised to not find one in Season 3, but maybe it's here, in Peter and Marshall's bickering.

Sexy Time:  With almost no sleep, almost nothing to eat, and only a bucket to poop in for 36 hours or several days (depending on the chronology), I'd be interested in dinner and bed rather than sexy time, but after two militia scenes, we cut to the two couples having sex.

First, BJ and Judy take a bath together. BJ: "The whole time you were in captivity, I would light candles and just cry."  It sounds like they were held for longer than a day.  Also, his eye, puffed out from his fight with Stephen, is almost healed. Maybe a week? 

He continues: "The best way to reset is with a really good, deep f*king."  They play a game of helicopter-penis with an incest motif.  You can sort of see BJ's dick, actually a prosthetic, in the swirling water.

Next it's Kelvin and Keefe's turn.  Keefe has changed into a sleeveless leather top with gold studs from the Jim Morrison Mr. Mojo collection.  Kelvin has showered and restored his top wave.  After keeping his body under wraps all season, he displays his backside and butt, again becoming an object of homoerotic desire.  Keefe pretends to give him a massage, but slides right past his shoulders to concentrate on his butt. 

After being invited to fondle an ex-boyfriend's bare butt, most people would assume that he wanted to get back together, but Keefe has received so many mixed signals in the past that he has to be very careful.  His questions are skillfully designed to push Kelvin to a decision: are they going to be post-breakup pals, good buddies with benefits, or lovers?

First he eliminates the post-breakup pal option by asking if Kelvin and Taryn are dating.  Immediately after asking, he has Kelvin spread his legs, feels up his inner thighs, and starts"taking liberties," as Adam Devine reveals.  The actor needed to be semi-aroused so his penis would look bigger for a cut scene with frontal nudity.  In-universe, Keefe is answering his own question.

Kelvin: "Nah. She ain't my type." I've heard gay men say "You're not my type" to reject a flirtatious woman without coming out, but why would Kelvin feel the need to be closeted with his ex-boyfriend?  This must be a structural ploy to avoid having him say "gay."  

He continues: "I hated all the forced claps and laughter and fun times.  I like doing claps and laughters with you."  I've analyzed this scene in detail, and I still can't think of an in-universe reason for bringing up Taryn's work performance. That wasn't the question, and besides, Kelvin quit his youth minister job, so he's in no position to hire Keefe back.  

But Keefe assumes that he's talking about the assistant youth pastor job, and responds in kind: "I love getting the children zazzed up and excited to learn about Jesus with you." 

Now Kelvin clarifies that he was answering the "Are you and Taryn dating" question, not "Can I have my old job back?"    "I mean, Taryn was nice and all, but she's not you." She was nice, but you can't build a romance from niceness.  You need passion. 

Keefe understands:  "She tried to replace me, but it was a failed try." They're going to be romantic partners, combining eros and phileo, trying to "build something" for the future., reguardless of its impact on Kelvin's career.  Which shouldn't be a problem.  He's not working for the church anymore.  They can move to Atlanta and march in Pride Parades.

Cut to Gideon driving Eli somewhere while they discuss how the siblings still aren't talking to him.  

Eli explains that he would have paid if he thought they were really in danger; "I knew they weren't."  Dude, Peter killed a man, tortured another, and sent his guys out to assault his own sons.  The militia was planning to kill one of them "after church."  Their lives were definitely in danger.  Besides, the church paid $500,000 to avoid a scandal.  $1,000,000 to get its pastors back seems like a bargain.

Next they discuss what Gideon is going to do with his life.  He doesn't know.  Eli notes that when he was a young man, he never would have imagined becoming a preacher, hint hint. You want the succession to skip over your children and go straight to Gideon, Pontius, and Abraham?  Gemstone Brothers Ministries.

Back at the mansion, Chuck sneaks a phone call to his brother Karl, to complain that escaping put him and his dad in a bad spot with the militia. Oh, was not wanting to be murdered inconsiderate?  Terribly sorry, Bro.  He insists that he wouldn't really have killed his cousins. Everybody's got excuses.

I can be true to myself:  The siblings meet for lunch at Jason's Steak House, and discuss how the kidnapping ordeal has changed them.

 Judy: "Things are better than before the kidnapping." You and BJ having a second honeymoon?  

Kelvin: "Makes everything snap into focus, that's for sure." You and Keefe having a second honeymoon?  

Jesse: "I can be more honest, true to myself." He's stopped dying his sideburns, letting the natural gray appear.

Jesse asks them to return to their jobs at the church, and they agree. They don't mention Keefe returning as assistant youth minister, but it's implied: everyone has apparently forgotten about the Smut Busters scandal. Then they hold hands.  In this season, holding hands has been awkward and uncomfortable for the siblings, so this is an important milestone in their relationship.  

Not much left in the episode, but what's left includes most important scene in the series. 

Military fetish photos, Kelvin's butt, and BJ's dick on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends

[midi4ri0love]

y are boy names so boring?

my list for future daughter names:

Joy

Alicia

Mari

Catherina

Prissy

Sirena

Josie/Josia

Fay(e)

June

Judy

Jude

Savannah

Juliana

Astoria

Tessa

Ruby

Andrea

Adriana

Luna

Bella

Lily

Yana

Rose

Mary

Amelia

Amara

Samira

Sara

Gisele

Ema

Amber

boy names:

James

Henry

Louis

Leonardo

Jay

thats it...

additionally:

ways of naming:

- in honor of:

- person

- place

- plant

- animal

- character/figure

- ...

- birth circumstances:

- special day

- weather

- first impression / looks / emotions

- yeartime

[breannas-artblog]

Grasshopper, 2016

Buckets of Rain, 2006

Squares of Savannah, 2002

Fission, 2015

Fish Story, 2021

Artist: Judy Pfaff

[disney-film-tourney]

Woohoo! I have polls for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday all scheduled and ready to go. Listing the matchups under the cut.

Preliminary Round 1: Mon 3/6/23 @10:00am

Big sister: Ursala, Quinn, Muffy, Faith, Paula, Shari

Cranky: Harry, Rizzo, Admiral, Dobie, Avery, Hamphrey

Jock: Poncho, Roald, Pierce, Genji, Bill, Jitters

Lazy: Bob, Joey, Papi, Moe, Sherb, Simon

Normal: Gladys, Chelsea, Rhonda, Savannah, Aurora, Margie

Peppy: Carmen, Maddie, Puddles, Winnie, Penelope, Flora

Smug: Julian, Klaus, Cephalobot, Pietro, Roswell, Curlos

Snooty: Diana, Tiffany, Velma, Opal, Francine, Gwen

Special: Dr. Shrunk, Joan, Niko, Cyrus, Harriet, Rover

Preliminary Round 2: Tues 3/7/23 @11:00am

Big sister: Rocket, Charlise, Agnes, Phoebe, Katt, Sylvia

Cranky: Ganon, Cyrano, Hopper, Rasher, Walt, Angus

Jock: Frobert, Ribbot, Sheldon, Dom, Axel, Billy

Lazy: Felyne, Cube, Boomer, Stitches, Drago, Puck

Normal: Flurry, Lily, Annalisa, Zoe, Dora, Coco

Peppy: Pompom, Anabelle, Freckles, Sprinkle, Pate, Anicotti

Smug: Olaf, Colton, Keaton, Zell, Graham, Jacques

Snooty: Vivian, Olivia, Cleo, Kitty, Naomi, Judy

Special: Wardell, Blanca, Wendell, Wisp, Luna, Pave

Preliminary Round 3: Wed 3/8/23 @12:00pm

Big sister: Deirdre, Cherry, Canberra, Renee, Reneigh, Tammy

Cranky: Ike, T-Bone, Bruce, Del, Camofrog, Cyd

Jock: Louie, Biff, Buck, Kevin, Coach, Tank

Lazy: Barold, Anchovy, Zucker, Hopkins, Doc, Hornsby

Normal: Gala, Chevre, Molly, Midge, Megan, Merengue

Peppy: Rosie, Bonbon, Chai, Dotty, Cheri, Felicity

Smug: Kidd, Huck, Toby, O’Hare, Lionel, Leopold

Snooty: Elise, Baabara, Cashmere, Maelle, Miranda, Mint

Special: C.J., Pete, Zipper T. Bunny, Pelly, Grams, Mr. Resetti

I'll continue scheduling polls on Monday. Maybe a bit over the weekend. Credit to Nookipedia for the images.

[manilafm]

mw animated characters from cartoon shows on disney channel and nickelodeon?

I don't think we'll be able to get through everyone, so if there are any characters from cartoon shows that are on Disney Channel and/or on Nickelodeon that aren't included in this post, please send us an ask with the name of the fandom, and thank you for your ask !! We would absolutely love to see Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Willow Park, Boscha, Lilith Clawthorne, Emira 'Em' Blight, Eda Clawthorne, Gus Porter, King Clawthorne, and Hunter / The Golden Guard from The Owl House ; Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrien Agreste, Nino Lahiffe, Alya Césaire, Kagami Tsurugi, Jessica ‘Jess’ Keynes, Tikki, Plagg, Alix Kubdel, Chloé Bourgeois, Luka Couffaine, Lila Rossi, Rose Lavillant, Gabriel Agreste, Audrey Bourgeois, Nathalie Sancoeur, Mireille Caquet, Aurore Beauréal, and Pollen from Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir ; Star Butterfly, Tom Lucitor, Marco Diaz, Jackie Lynn Thomas, Janna Ordonia, Princess Pony Head, Kelly, Brittney Wong, Ludo, and Toffee from Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil ; Kim Possible, Shego, Ron Stoppable, Monique, Wade, and Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible ; Mason 'Dipper' Pines, Stanley Pines, Stanford Pines, Bill Cipher, Wendy Corduroy, Grenda Grendinator, Tambry, and Pacifica Northwest from Gravity Falls ; Phineas Flynn, Candace Flynn, Isabella García-Shapiro, Stacy Hirano, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Ferb Fletcher, Ginger Hirano, and Perry from Phineas And Ferb ; Ashley Quinlan / Ashley Q., Ashley Tomassian / Ashley T., Ashley 'Spinelli' Spinelli, Gretchen Grundler, Ashley Boulet / Ashley B., and Ashley A. from Recess ; and then from Nickelodeon cartoon shows, we would love to see SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward Tentacles, Patrick Star, Sandra 'Sandy' Cheeks, Karen, Sheldon J. Plankton, Pearl Krabs, and Eugene Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants ; Sheen Estévez, Liberty 'Libby' Folfax, Cynthia 'Cindy' Vortex, Betty Quinlan, James 'Jimmy' Neutron, Nick Dean, Brittany Tenelli, Carl Wheezer, Hugh Neutron, and Judy Neutron from The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ; Wanda Fairywinkle-Cosma, Cosmo Cosma, Poof Fairywinkle-Cosma, Foop, Sparky, Anti-Cosmo, Anti-Wanda, Mark Chang, Chester McBadBat, Trixie Tang, Veronica, Nicky (Tootie's and Vicky's mother), Remy Buxaplenty, Timothy ‘Timmy’ Tiberius Turner, Denzel Crocker, Tootie, Connie Carmichael, Blonda Fairywinkle, Francis, Imaginary Gary, Chip Skylark, Britney Britney, A.J., Tad, Chad, Vicky, Chloe Carmichael, Ricky, Timmy Turner's unnamed father, and Timmy Turner's unnamed mother from The Fairly OddParents ; Luan Loud, Lincoln Loud, Lynn, Jr., Loud, Lucy Loud, Lola Loud, Lana Loud, Lisa Loud, Lily Loud, Rita Loud, Lynn, Sr., Loud, Katherine Mulligan, Kate Bernardo, Clyde McBride, Ronnie Anne Santiago, Adelaide Chang, Stella Zhau, Sid Chang, Morag, and Chandler McCann from The Loud House / The Casagrandes / and etc. ; Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Dylan ‘Dil’ Pickles, Phillip 'Phil’ DeVille, Lillian ‘Lil’ DeVille, Kimiko ‘Kimi’ Watanabe-Finster, Angelica Pickles, Susie Carmichael, Didi Pickles, Stu Pickles, Chas Finster, Drew Pickles, Charlotte Pickles, Lulu Pickles, Lou Pickles, Miriam Pickles, Dr. Lucy Carmichael, Randy Carmichael, Betty DeVille, Howard DeVille, Melinda Finster, Alisa Carmichael, Buster Carmichael, Edwin Carmichael, and Savannah Shane from All Grown Up! / Rugrats !! But if you have any other fandoms / characters in mind, please send us another ask with the name of the fandom !!

[biblicallyaccuratevirgo]

I know you were convinced I was low-key in love with you but LMAO in my 20s, I had a five minute crush on EVERYBODY. I guess that's just my Libra Rising bullshit but sorry, you're not my type. Realized you weren't when I had to start guarding what I said to you because I realized you'd crumble under ANY kind of criticism

Speaking of Libra Rising - lmmaaoooooo you are so bad at Astrology oh my god. You really think each sign is associated with a house which is why you're probably baffled over what's going on right now. You thought that, what? I'd be chill and calm down to save face? To make money? BITCH WHAT MONEY? You think it's worth it to me to play nice at this point? Really 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Do you even know how much money it would take me to back off at this point? We're talking 6 figs at this point because I'm having waaaaayy too much fun finally telling you what I think.

I also know you probably thought I was some big fan of yours because I liked some tweets but do you know how many tweets I like in a day? Here. This is probably from like 15 minutes of scrolling alone lmfao https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VuZg0Q13wWatetxzJscHdXDtHGkTA4sQ/view?usp=drivesdk did you really think you were that important to me? Do you know how much shit is on my mind on the regular? Do you really think you deserve that much of my attention?

Speaking of not on my mind. You were not my number 1 pick for Dirty Magic LMAO. I had someone completely different in mind but I settled for you because you were a friend and figured you seemed so damn excited that I might as well. Then 2 years passed of your incompetence and I was out almost 2K and a fuck ton of patience just for you to hand me a bunch of scribbles and try to sell it to me like they were masterpieces lmaaoo

Speaking of. Why the fuck did you struggle so damn hard with Savannah? And why the fuck did you struggle so damn hard with giving Mia the sneakers I gave you references for? What was so damn hard to grasp?

Did you realize that Hiveworks was literally looking to sue you for harassment when you left? And you really thought you were gonna win against them at court? I had to literally call in a favor because of all the work I did for them to get them to NOT drag you through the mud LMAO and you thought you were a badass with your chest puffed up like everyone was scared of you. How cute.

Which. Also speaking of. Do you know how many people were actively talking shit about you when we first started talking? Do you know how often I had to defend you to get people to chill? I should have let them drag your ass too LMAO maybe I never would have been raped and abused!

Oh let's double back to Dirty Magic. You know why I did the designs myself? Because trying to get you to understand the objective was wasting my time. It was easier to just draw the designs FOR you for you to follow then waste time trying to get you to understand what was going on. And somehow... Even with the references... You still failed 🤔

Talking with you half the time was just exhausting. You take everything in life so damn seriously. Everyone's always out to get you. Do you remember how pressed you were about the Judy fall out? Literally wailing about how she's gonna murder you? Like literally track you down and murder you? Are you unwell? What's going on in there? I still can't tell if you were being serious or not

Which by the way, god DAMN the only reason why I was willing to get involved with that Judy fallout was because I thought stepping in would end things and then it'd be DONE. I didn't expect that shit to be drawn out for that long. You can't let shit go even if your life depended on it and I can't imagine that's good for your mental health (or physical health for that matter)

You. Are. So. Damn. Sensitive. I felt like if I wanted to share anything with you, I had to do a pre-screening even if it was a joke. Like everything triggers you, everything freaks you out, everything makes you panic. Every. Single. Thing. And you made it my job to babysit you. WHEN DO I GET MY CHECK?

I'm still waiting to see what you meant by you "NEED TO BE RIGHT" during our fall out. Like I literally said that I needed to be supported and that was your clap back. What did I do to get under your skin? Why were you always so defensive? Do I intimidate you? LMAO?

God. You're so damn messy. It's a wonder you managed to get this far professionally. You really do rely on fallouts to get ahead don't you? That way you can keep playing the victim and leach off of everyone around you? I'd be impressed if it, you know, didn't lead me to getting raped and abused LMAO

Which - by the way - I can't believe you genuinely thought I was going to read that bullshit apology. Do you - once again - not realize how little of a priority you are to me? And always have been? It's like every single god damn time I tried to move on with my life, you had a new crisis that I needed to deal with. Why the fuck was I being treated like I was your handler the entire time? Cause once again, if i was working that hard to be your care taker then I'm wondering when the fuck do I get paid ???????

You keep talking about how you hate art so damn much yet you refuse to quit. In fact it's like you keep doubling down on being miserable. Ooooooh, wait I forgot how you said you don't think you can ever be happy. I guess that means you want everyone else to join you - even if they end up homeless LMAAOOO

Ugh god your art. That's probably the one thing I respected about you but now I keep looking at it and then looking at mine and then looking at yours and I'm like 'Wow. How the fuck did I circle around you ten times over in terms of creativity and skill while also juggling so much?' like what's your excuse? I'm genuinely curious

Also God damn do you really think realising a bunch of storyboards is going to work? Do you realize that storyboards are meant to be used internally? Their job is to help the animators have a clear idea of what they're supposed to be animating. Like... How are you gonna do this? Are you making an animatic? Cause I saw your timing and it's a bit struggly-duggly and I'm not helping you at all with that LMAO

Oh - just so you know I dropped Little Foolery because y'all were making me lose money more than make money. Like literally I saw how Song of the Bullrider did, tracked the performance and realized y'all were a waste of an investment :)

Also it was cute of you to think you could give me business advice when you don't do shit but complain all day and make other people do the work for you 😭 when was the last time you even had a job that didn't involve bossing people around and making things more complicated for them ?????

And lastly I... Just don't like you. In fact I don't think I ever did. I tried reeeeaally hard to like you and when I say like you, I mean as a person and human being. But watching how you were going through your life being ride or die for Alex and busting your ass so damn hard for something that - when you die - will likely mean absolutely nothing was part of what made me start snapping out of shit. Watching how miserable and hapless you are made me realize I wanted so much more out of life. It's unfortunate that right after that discovery, we had the fall out and then you stabbed me in the back over and over and over again so I couldn't get work and LIVE MY LIFE how I wanted and instead dealt with abuse after abuse after abuse but that realization is also the one thing that has me feeling at peace right now. Because you know what? I still put my best foot forward. I still was and am willing to see where life takes me. I'm not willing to break myself for something that I don't even know matters past how I FEEL about it. It's why I do comics as a hobby and I'm not trying to crucify anyone to make anything happen. Because I actually had a long needed reality check because of you. I saw my future. I saw what I could become. I saw how empty and devoid of humanity was waiting for me if I kept going in the direction I was in. I saw endless desperation and despair. Constant fear and paranoia. No faith. No light. No joy. Nothing. I just saw darkness, misery and a desperate attempt to add meaning to a life that - at the end of the day - only has meaning if I go to my grave in peace. That's it. And that's my goal. It's not to be famous. It's not to be some big star. It's to make sure that the moment when I draw my last breath, I can say that regardless of what I went through, I still did the best damn job that I could. That I lived my life to the fullest and to the best of my abilities. That I wasn't too afraid to see what's over the horizon and to push myself past the restriction of my own expectations. That I was willing and daring enough to both love and be loved, that I had the courage to be the person that I can always be proud of and to know with full confidence that I lived my life in joy. THIS is the kind of shit that's on my mind, Jayd. Not you and your bullshit and to be honest, it offends me to great lengths that you felt this entitled to my time and energy.

And there. Now you know the truth. Now you know everything I've been keeping from you because I knew your ego was too fragile to handle it.

If you really think that money is going to keep me satisfied at this point, you're really god damn wrong and you're also way too easy to keep on a short leash.

Have a good one ✌️

[animalcrossingshowdown]

Round 2 least popular villager results:

Reminder that the villager who got the LEAST votes moves on for least popular. Round 3 will start on Tuesday April 4th

Biggest sweeps (85% and over):

Yodel 5.6% / Winnie 94.4% (Yodel twice in a row getting the lowest percentage)

Louie 8.6% / Lobo 91.4%

Boyd 8.9% / Boris 91.1%

Al 9.3% / Alfonso 90.7%

Rizzo 12.7% / Robin 87.3%

Closest Matches (55% and under):

Filbert 45.1% / Felicity 54.9%

Tiansheng 45.2% / Tex 54.8%

Filly 45.5% / Flip 54.5%

Spork/Crackle 45.5% / Sprocket 54.5%

Tammi 46% / Tabby 54%

Nibbles 46.1% / Naomi 53.9%

June 46.2% / Judy 53.8%

Petunia 46.2% / Penelope 53.8%

Broccolo 46.3% / Broffina 53.7%

Axel 46.4% / Ava 53.6%

Chadder 47.4% / Champ 52.6%

Jacob 47.4% / Inkwell 52.6%

Alli 47.6% / Analog 52.4%

Dora 48.3% / Doc 51.7%

Plucky 48.3% / Pompom 51.7%

Klaus 49.1% / Kody 50.9%

Cyrano 49.2% / Deena 50.8%

Iggly 49.6% / Ike 50.4%

Yuka 49.7% / Zoe 50.3%

Sven 50% / Sue E 50% (Sue E technically had more votes, though it was close enough to read as 50/50)

Middle of the pack:

Limberg 15.1% / Liz 84.9%

Moose 15.1% / Monique 84.9%

Chico 15.6% / Chester 84.4%

Barold 16.3% / Beardo 83.7%

Clara 16.5% / Claudia 83.5%

Sylvia 16.6% / Sydney 83.4%

Sandy 16.8% / Savannah 83.2%

Quillson 17.2% / Queenie 82.8%

Pigleg 17.7% / Piper 82.3%

Tiara 17.8% / Timbra 82.2%

Gruff 18.1% / Groucho 81.9%

Prince 18.1% / Poncho 81.9%

Jambette 20.2% / Jay 79.8%

Paula 20.6% / Peanut 79.4%

Ricky 20.9% / Rhonda 79.1%

Rory 21.5% / Roswell 78.5%

Elise 21.7% / Egbert 78.3%

Cesar 21.9% / Cece 78.1%

Mott 22.8% / Murphy 77.2%

Rocket 23.1% / Rod 76.9%

Croque 23.4% / Cranston 76.6%

Benedict 23.6% / Becky 76.4%

Charlise 23.6% / Cheri 76.4%

Weldon 23.6% / Willow 76.4%

Hippeux 24% / Holden 76%

Emerald 24.1% / Étoile 75.9%

Twirp 25.2% / Twiggy 74.8%

Gigi 25.5% / Gloria 74.5%

Rasher 26.3% / Quinn 73.7%

Harry 26.8% / Hector 73.2%

Graham 27% / Gonzo 73%

Leigh 27% / Leonardo 73%

Cashmere 27.3% / Carrie 72.7%

Sheldon 28% / Shari 72%

Flossie 28.2% / Francine 71.8%

Peewee 28.4% / Peggy 71.6%

Astrid 28.8% / Aurora 71.2%

Annalise 29% / Antonio 71%

Midge 29.2% / Merry 70.8%

Truffles 29.3% / Toby 70.7%

Aziz 30.1% / Bangle 69.9%

Curly 30.1% / Cupcake 69.9%

Candi 30.4% / Carmen 69.6%

Vladimir 30.4% / W. Link 69.6%

Bitty 30.7% / Bill 69.3%

Derwin 30.7% / Del 69.3%

Admiral 31.4% / Agent S 68.6%

Puck 31.4% / Pudge 68.6%

Rowan 31.7% / Sally 68.3%

Anicotti 32.1% / Angus 67.9%

Huck 32.7% / Hopper 67.3%

Marcy 33.3% / Marcel 66.7%

Dozer 33.4% / Drake 66.6%

Megan 33.6% / Meow 66.4%

Diva 33.7% / Dizzy 66.3%

Kitt 33.7% / Kit 66.3%

Madam Rosa 33.8% / Lyman 66.2%

Simon 33.8% / Sly 66.2%

Wart Jr. 34% / Walt 66%

Buck 34.2% / Bud 65.8%

Boone 34.2% / Bonbon 65.8%

Masa 34.4% / Medli 65.6%

Keaton 35.1% / Katt 64.9%

Oxford 35.6% / Otis 64.4%

Ganon 36% / Gabi 64%

Rodney 36.1% / Rollo 63.9%

Stinky 36.1% / Sterling 63.9%

Rhoda 36.5% / Renée 63.5%

Chops 36.7% / Chuck 63.3%

Phil 36.8% / Pierre 63.2%

Kevin 37% / Kidd 63%

Olaf 37% / Olive 63%

Mira 37.2% / Moe 62.8%

Shinabiru 38.2% / Shoukichi 61.8%

Elvis 38.6% / Elmer 61.4%

Fruity 38.6% / Friga 61.4%

Biff 38.9% / Betty 61.1%

Pancetti 39.4% / Paolo 60.6%

Gaston 39.6% / Gen 60.4%

Patricia 39.8% / Pate 60.2%

Violet 39.9% / Vic 60.1%

Coach 40.5% / Clyde 59.5%

Valise 41% / Velma 59%

Tank 41.1% / Tarou 58.9%

Marlo 41.4% / Margie 58.6%

Maelle 41.6% / Mallary 58.4%

Frank 42.4% / Frett 57.6%

Hank 43.1% / Hambo 56.9%

Sparro 43.1% / Snooty 56.9%

Lucha 43.5% / Lulu 56.5%

Nindori 43.6% / O'Hare 56.4%

Jitters 43.8% / Jūbei 56.2%

Buzz 44.1% / Cally 55.9%

Colton 44.4% / Cole 55.6%

Faith 44.5% / Eugene 55.5%

Blaire 44.8% / Bluebear 55.2%

Benjamin 44.8% / Bessie 55.2%

[pixelsfm]

where could you see savannah lee smith or alexa demie fitting (if they’d be wanted?)

first of all, absolutely they'd be wanted ! whoever you end up picking will be endlessly loved in the group. for savannah, some ideas are tanya (mortal kombat), jade (mortal kombat), maru (stardew valley), judy (animal crossing), saga (alan wake 2), penny pizzazz (sims) and serana (skyrim). for alexa, judy alvarez (cyberpunk 2077), haley (stardew valley), whitney (animal crossing), sombra (overwatch), juniper (fields of mistria), pauline (mario) and rogue (sonic).

[weaversweek]

"Moon river" - Andy Williams

1961 Music: Henry Mancini; lyric: Johnny Mercer

"A movie without music is a little bit like an aeroplane without fuel."

A bonus ball in Let's Do It, my personal fifty favourite singles from 1954-76.

Very few songs have won both the NARAS Record of the Year and the AMPAS Best Original Song. "Moon river" turned the trick in 1961.

"Moon river" was written by legends of popular music: Henry Mancini always wrote music to bring out emotions, and Johnny Mercer had a tremendous style, telling a story through each lyric.

This one is an homage to wanderlust, the eddies and currents of an adventurous life, of something better being just around the corner. Lyric was inspired by Mercer's memories of picking huckleberries as a child, and of the full moon over a creek near his house in Savannah, Georgia. The melody is tossed around, from guitar to voice to a plaintive harmonica.

In the film, it's sung by Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) as she's alone and wanting to move on. Hepburn wasn't a trained singer - she'd have been nowhere with "Iris" - so Mancini restricted the vocal range and allowed her to bring out the emotion.

And when you give a song with a small vocal range to a great crooner, he's able to give full range to the emotion. Andy Williams sung "Moon river" at the start of every episode of his NBC variety show. Named his production company "Moon river", and even the theatre he founded.

Even though the television show tended to the square - established stars like Judy Garland, cleancut freshfaced youth like The Osmonds - he also gave room to dangerous new up-and-coming acts like Elton John. Andy Williams also crystallised the American Christmas experience, with a particular canon of songs, and schmaltz thicker than the fake snow.

Andy Williams did many things in his career - but he never released "Moon river" as a single. It would have ranked at number 5 had it been eligible.

[dankusner]

’Cago reader — southby ’92...

One of my favorite things is seeing an artist self-destruct onstage.

My favoritest recent example was at last year’s South by Southwest conference in Austin, when Michelle Shocked stumbled through a keynote speech of offensive stridency.

The erratic singer-songwriter, who followed up the almost perfectly realized folk album Short Sharp Shocked with a bozo excursion into jumping R & B, Captain Swing, told the assembled what her latest left turn was going to be: an album that would expose rock ‘n’ roll’s roots in “blackface minstrelsy.”

Her talk was rambling and so disconnected as to be almost incoherent, but its main points seemed to be first that rock ‘n’ roll was all stolen from black sources, and second that it had compounded this crime by trafficking in gross racial stereotypes. I’m not being sexist to say (Shocked trumpets it herself) that she got much of this reductive self-righteousness from her husband, Bart Bull, a talented but humorless and somewhat wacko former Spin writer whose articles tended to be about how Bart Bull was the only white man alive who really truly appreciated black music. It’s a complex issue, but let me say two things. It’s not like this is a discovery made by Shocked and Bull: Bands like Fishbone (which Shock singled out for criticism) derive their force from the confrontational way they address just this heritage.

It takes an almost willful mental blindness not to acknowledge this. Second, the calculation that would take a potentially interesting issue–which resonates not just in rock ‘n’ roll but in all of popular culture–and turn it into a campaign to boost a flagging career bespeaks to me something approaching artistic bankruptcy. Speaking of which, Shocked’s new record, Arkansas Traveler, contains one likable song, a rather clunky but pleasant ode to multicultural LA. The rest of it, her salute to the black roots of folk and rock ‘n’ roll, has all the right notes in all the right places, all the right sidepeople playing all the right roles. But it’s kind of ironic that this stalwart explorer into the realm of black music couldn’t muster the requisite amount of that crazy little thing called soul. Oops. These shows were supposed to include Uncle Tupelo and some remnants of the Band, but they’re no longer on the bill. Now Shocked plays with Taj Mahal and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Thursday and Friday, October 22 and 23, 7.30 PM (the Thursday show is sold out), Park West, 322 W. Armitage; 929-5959.

Isn't that sumpin'? One of the low notes of old Hollywood . It's hard to believe this horribly racist "minstrel" performing was still around even then …but they were in much closer proximity to vaudeville (where minstrel shows were as common place as tap dancing and jugglers) than we are today, and we are lucky to be looking back from the other side of the civil rights movement. You should see the big number where she and Mickey Rooney are both in black face, though Judy's been toned up (as a more tropical make-up, or possibly mulatto) black, while all the other performers (and mickey) are very dark. They sing and dance their feet off to a HUGE (did I say H-U-G-E) production number extravaganza all to the tune of "Waitin' for the Rob't E. Lee" It’s a real old timer! That's the old song that goes "…way down on levee, in old Alabamy, there's Daddy, and Mammie, and Efram, and Sammie …it's the good ship Robert E. Lee comin' to carry the cotton away." The second chorus starts “See them shufflin’ along, here that music and song.” The likes of Stephen Sondheim cited this song as one of his favorite songs (that he didn't write). Barbara Cook performs it in a medley on that CD tribute to Sondheim at Carnegie Hall. I think one half of the program is dedicated to songs he loves, but didn’t write (which also includes one I love …Hard Hearted Hannah, The Vamp of Savannah …the meanest gal in town, leather is tough, Hannah’s heart is tougher, she’s really made to see men suffer.” Later on in the song “…I saw her by the seashore with a great big pan, there was Hannah throwin’ water on a drownin’ man! She’s hard hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah Ga !” Gotta love it. One thing about Judy …she definitely gave it her all, no matter what da’ shit was.

Starting off-key - South by Southwest opens to a rambling Michelle Shocked

Dallas Morning News, The (TX) (Published as The Dallas Morning News) - March 14, 1992

Author/Byline: Michael Corcoran, Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News, THE

Edition: HOME FINAL

Section: TODAY

Page: 5C

Column: POP MUSIC

Readability: 11-12 grade level (Lexile: 1210)

AUSTIN -- The South By Southwest music and media conference got off to a dubious start Thursday when advertised opening greeter

Willie Nelson didn't show up. Even worse, however, Michelle Shocked did make it.

SXSW director Roland Swenson explained that Mr. Nelson was on his bus somewhere between Laredo and Austin but would arrive in

time to play a few songs at the Columbia Records' showcase at Auditorium Shores later that night.

There could be no explanation for Ms. Shock's relentless ramble, in which she compared the conference, attended by more than 3,000

people in the music business, to a minstrel show. During one tedious analogy (the gist: Hammer, good; Vanilla Ice, bad), the Gilmer,

Texas, native suddenly spun out of a sentence and said, "My mind is a blank.' She spent much of her 25-minute speech proving just that.

Her lack of coherence was underlined when she recounted a recent Fishbone concert in Los Angeles. Ms. Shocked said that as a

predominantly white audience went bonkers to the punk-funk music of the black band, she felt "both horribly alienated and powerfully

integrated.' Her point was as waylaid as Willie's bus.

The main purpose of conventions like SXSW is to make contacts and sell yourself and your product. Ms. Shocked made it all too obvious

that her reason for speaking was to make the industy aware of her new Arkansas Traveler album. Whatever theme there was -- tied

loosely to the LP, which is Ms. Shocked's '90s take on field recordings -- she also spent a lot of time plugging a pamphlet written by her

fiance, Bart Bull.

Ms. Shocked will be at Farm Aid V Saturday doing what she does best -- which is not public speaking.

The musical portion of SXSW began Wednesday night with the Austin Music Awards. Winners who performed were musician of the year,

Eric Johnson, best female vocalist, Kelly Willis, and best "none-of-the-above' band, Bed Livers. There to accept awards were best

songwriter Butch Hancock, band of the year, the Arc Angels, and best new band, the Best-O-Sonics.

Caption: PHOTO(S): Michelle ShockedPHOTO LOCATION: NR.

Dateline: AUSTIN

Record: DAL1251587

Copyright: Copyright 1992 The Dallas Morning News Company