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[thebowerypresents]

Chromeo & the Midnight – Terminal 5 – October 4, 2024

Montreal twosome Chromeo and L.A. synthwave duo the Midnight’s joint tour has found them funking up North America together, and Friday night at Terminal 5 was a whole lot more of that ’80s-influenced funky good time.

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

[thewisemankey]

In what has been a life-altering experience, I got to see The Midnight perform at The Ritz in Ybor City this past Friday the 13th. (And yes, they DID perform the song "Jason," because obviously they had to!)

I even took part in the pre-show meet and greet where we got to hear acoustic versions of a few songs. And I even got to personally tell Tim and Tyler how their music essentially saved my soul during the worst parts of the pandemic.

This concert was everything I hoped for and more. I couldn't be any happier to have witnessed a performance that was just special for me than most others, and I'll never forget it for the rest of my life.

I hope you all out there get to share the same joy I did seeing The Midnight live as I have. Because in the dark, there are no strangers at all.

[byneddiedingo]

Love's Labour's Lost (Kenneth Branagh, 2000)

Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh, Carmen Ejogo, Matthew Lillard, Adrian Lester, Emily Mortimer, Richard Briers, Geraldine McEwan, Stefania Rocco, Jimmy Yuill, Nathan Lane, Timothy Spall. Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh, based on a play by William Shakespeare. Cinematography: Alex Thomson. Production design: Tim Harvey. Film editing: Dan Farrell, Neil Farrell. Music: Patrick Doyle.  

[wheel-of-fish]

Updated stream list

Everything we've watched so far!

Longtime crowd favorites (streamed at least three times) are marked with a single asterisk.

Why isn’t [specific actor/video] on this list?

The video is currently marked not for trade.

We haven’t gotten to it yet.

The footage does not exist or is too incomplete.

It isn't on a platform I can stream it from.

There's something particularly off-putting about the video or actor.

How can I get a copy of a video listed here?

There's a list of publicly available bootlegs here, and there are many other adaptations on the Phantom Retrospective channel. Otherwise, contact @glassprism (or another trader) for a possible trade, or check her website for info on which master(s) to contact.

For general stream info, please see the Saturday Streams FAQ.

On to the list!

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (Dividing these by decade because there's a character limit per text block!)

1980s/90s

1988 Broadway: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton

1989 Broadway: Cris Groenendaal, Rebecca Luker, Steve Barton

1989 Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Steve Barton

1990 Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Mary D’Arcy, Reece Holland*

1991 Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Michael Piontek

1993 U.S. Tour: Franc D’Ambrosio, Tracy Shayne, Ciaran Sheehan

1993 Vienna: Alexander Goebel, Luzia Nistler, Alfred Pfeifer*

1994 Sapporo: Eiji Akutagawa, Hisako Hanaoka, Masayuki Sano*

1994 Toronto: Peter Karrie, Teresa DeZarn, David Rogers

1995 Broadway: Davis Gaines, Tracy Shayne, Ciaran Sheehan

1995 London: Ethan Freeman, Jill Washington, Simon Bowman*

1998 Broadway: Thomas James O’Leary, Tracy Shayne, Gary Mauer

1998 Los Angeles: Davis Gaines, Marie Danvers, Lawrence Anderson*

1998 San Francisco: Franc D’Ambrosio, Lisa Vroman, Christopher Carl*

1998 Toronto: Peter Karrie, Elizabeth DeGrazia, David Rodgers*

1998 Broadway: Thomas James O'Leary, Sandra Joseph, Gary Mauer

1998 Broadway: Thomas James O’Leary, Tracy Shayne, Gary Mauer

1999 Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Gary Mauer

1999 Toronto: Paul Stanley, Melissa Dye, Laird Mackintosh

1999/2000 Mexico City: Saulo Vasconcelos, Irasema Terrazas, Jose Joel*

Early 2000s

2000 Antwerp: Hans Peter Janssens, Inneke van Klinken, Michael Shawn Lewis

2000 London: Scott Davies, Meredith Braun, Matt Cammelle

2000 London: Scott Davies, Charlotte Page, Matt Cammelle

2001 Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Colby Thomas, Kyle Gonyea

2001 Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Olivia Safe, Kyle Gonyea

2001 Hamburg: Michael Nicholson, Olivia Safe, Christopher Morandi

2002 London: John Owen-Jones, Celia Graham, Robert Finlayson

2003 Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Jim Weitzer

2003 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, Jim Weitzer

2003 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Lisa Vroman, John Cudia

2003 U.S. Tour: Brad Little, Lisa Vroman, Tim Martin Gleason

2004 Madrid: Luis Armando, Teresa Barrientos, Armando Pita

2004 Stuttgart: Thomas Schulze, Maike Switzer, Carsten Axel Lepper*

2005 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, John Cudia

2005 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sandra Joseph, Tim Martin Gleason

2005 Broadway: James Romick, Marie Danvers, John Cudia

2005 Essen: Thomas Borchert, Sandra Danyella, Nikolaj Brucker

2005 London: John Owen-Jones, Rachel Barrell, Oliver Thornton

2005 U.S. Tour: Gary Mauer, Marie Danvers, Michael Shawn Lewis

2006 Essen: Ethan Freeman, Anne Gorner, Nikolaj Brucker

2006 Essen: Uwe Kröger, Beatrix Reiter, Lucius Wolter*

2006 London: Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon*

2006 São Paulo: Saulo Vasconcelos, Kiara Sasso, Nando Prado

2006 U.S. Tour: Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, Jim Weitzer*

2006 U.S. Tour: John Cudia, Jennifer Hope Wills, Adam Monley

2007 Broadway: Gary Mauer, Jennifer Hope Wills, Jason Mills

2007 World Tour: Simon Pryce, Julie Goodwin, John Bowles

2008 Broadway: Howard McGillin, Elizabeth Loyacano, Jeremy Stolle

2008 Las Vegas: Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, Andrew Ragone*

2008 World Tour: Simon Pryce, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2009 Australia: Anthony Warlow, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2010s

2010 London: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey*

2010 London: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Will Barratt

2010 U.S. Tour: Tim Martin Gleason, Trista Moldovan, Sean MacLaughlin

2012 Broadway: Greg Mills, Marni Raab, Kyle Barisich*

2012 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Trista Moldovan, Kyle Barisich

2012 London: Marcus Lovett, Anna O’Byrne, Simon Thomas

2013 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Samantha Hill, Greg Mills*

2013 Broadway: Peter Joback, Samantha Hill, Jeremy Stolle

2013 Broadway: Peter Joback, Elizabeth Welch, Kyle Barisich

2013 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sierra Boggess, Kyle Barisich

2013 London: Marcus Lovett, Sofia Escobar, Simon Thomas

2014 Broadway: Greg Mills, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sara Jean Ford, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Welch, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays*

2014 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Sara Jean Ford, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Hays*

2014 Broadway: Paul Schaefer, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014 Hamburg: David Arnsperger, Lauri Brons, Nicky Wuchinger

2014 Hamburg: Mathias Edenborn, Daniela Braun, Nicky Wuchinger

2014 Moscow: Dmitry Ermak, Tamara Kotova, Evgeny Zaytsev

2014 Moscow: Ivan Ozhogin, Tamara Kotova, Evgeny Zaytsev

2014 U.S. Tour: Cooper Grodin, Grace Morgan, Ben Jacoby

2014 U.S. Tour: Cooper Grodin, Julia Udine, Ben Jacoby

2014 World Tour: Brad Little, Kristi Holden, Anthony Downing

2015 London: Geronimo Rauch, Harriet Jones, Richard Munday

2015 Moscow: Dmitri Ermak, Tamara Kotova, Evgeny Zaycev

2015 Moscow: Ivan Ozhogin, Tamara Kotova, Ivan Rak

2015 Prague: Marian Vojtko, Michaela Gemrotova, Tomas Vanek

2015 Prague: Marian Vojtko, Monika Sommerova, Tomas Vanek

2016 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Julia Udine, Jeremy Hays

2016 Moscow: Andrey Schkoldychenko, Elena Bahtiyarova, Evgeny Zaytsev (act 2 only)

2016 Oberhausen: Brent Barrett, Elizabeth Welch, Max Niemeyer

2016? Prague: Marian Vojtko, Michaela Gemrotova, Tomas Vanek

2016 Stockholm: Peter Jöback, Emmi Christensson, Anton Zetterholm

2016 U.S. Tour: Derrick Davis, Kaitlyn Davis, Jordan Craig

2018 Broadway (Sept.): Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson

2018 Broadway (Oct.): Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson

2018? Prague: Radim Schwab, Monika Sommerova, Tomas Vanek

2019 Copenhagen: Tomas Ambt Kofod, Sibylle Glosted, Christian Lund*

2019 London: David Thaxton, Kelly Mathieson, Jeremy Taylor*

2019 London: Josh Piterman, Kelly Mathieson, Alistair So*

2019 São Paulo: Fred Silveira, Giulia Nadruz, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019 São Paulo - Fred Silveira, Lina Mendes, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019 São Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Daruã Góes, Fred Silveira

2019 São Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Giulia Nadruz, Fred Silveira

2019 World Tour: Jonathan Roxmouth, Meghan Picerno, Matt Leisy*

2021–present

2021 Broadway: Ben Crawford, Meghan Picerno, John Riddle

2021 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2021 London: Killian Donnelly, Holly-Anne Hull, Rhys Whitfield

2022 Broadway: Ben Crawford, Kanisha Marie Feliciano, Paul A. Schaefer

2022 Broadway: Ben Crawford, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2022 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2022 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Elizabeth Welch, Bronson Norris Murphy

2022 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Emilie Kouatchou, Jordan Donica

2022 London: James Hume, Holly-Anne Hull, Matt Blaker

2022 London: Killian Donnelly, Anouk van Laake, Rhys Whitfield

2022 Sydney: Josh Robson, Georgina Hopson, Callum Frances

2023 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Julia Udine, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Julia Udine, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Greg Mills, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Greg Mills, Julia Udine, Paul A. Schaefer

2023 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Julia Udine, Paul A. Schaefer

2023 London: Earl Carpenter, Paige Blankson, Ralph Watts

2023 London: Earl Carpenter, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Connor Carson

2023 London: Killian Donnelly, Lucy St. Louis, Matt Blaker

2023 London: James Gant, Holly-Anne Hull, Matt Blaker

2023 London: James Gant, Paige Blankson, Matt Blaker

2023 Madrid: Geronimo Rauch, Talia del Val, Guido Balzaretti

2023 Shanghai: Ayanga (various clips)

2023 Shanghai: He Liangchen, Yang Chenxiuyi, Li Chenxi

2023 Thessaloniki: Tim Howar, Harriet Jones, Nadim Naaman

2024 London: Jon Robyns, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Joe Griffiths-Brown

Love Never Dies

2010 London: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Dean Chisnall

2011 London: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Dean Chisnall

2013 Vienna concert: Drew Sarich, Milica Jovanovic, Julian Looman

2018 U.S. Tour: Bronson Norris Murphy, Meghan Picerno, Sean Thompson*

2023 London concert: Norm Lewis, Celinde Schoenmaker, Matthew Seadon-Young

2024 World Tour: Luke McCall, Manon Taris, Niall Sheehy

Other stage adaptations

1991 The Phantom of the Opera starring David Staller

1992 Tom Alonso’s The Phantom of the Opera**

1993 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (Wichita, Richard White)

2011 Spiritual Twist’s The Phantom of the Opera

2013 Ken Hill's The Phantom of the Opera (Tokyo)**

2019 Spiritual Twist’s The Phantom of the Opera

2018 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (Takarazuka Revue)

2018 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (Seoul)

2020 Sasson’s Das Phantom der Oper (Germany, with Uwe Kröger)**

2021 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (proshot, Seoul)

Movie adaptations

1925 The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney

1937 Song at Midnight**

1943 Phantom of the Opera starring Claude Rains**

1962 Hammer Horror: The Phantom of the Opera starring Herbert Lom**

1974 Phantom of the Paradise

1987 The Phantom of the Opera (animated)

1989 Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge

1989 The Phantom of the Opera starring Robert Englund**

2004 The Phantom of the Opera starring Gerard Butler

TV adaptations

1983 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie, Max Schell)**

1987 Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, "The Phantom of the Theater"

1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV miniseries, Charles Dance)

1994 Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (TV special)**

1995 Wishbone, S1 E37, "Pantin’ at the Opera"*

1995 Goosebumps, S1 E7, "Phantom of the Auditorium"

1999 The Triplets, S5 E9, "The Phantom of the Opera"

2000 Are You Afraid of the Dark?, "The Tale of the Last Dance"

Miscellaneous

1994 Australian Phantom cast Easter charity concert ("Phantales")

1995 The Phantom of the Opera on Ice*

2017 Broadway: Prince of Broadway (in honor of Hal Prince)

2017 The Phantom of the Empire (Turning Tydes Theatre Company)

Stolleboot (fan edit starring Jeremy Stolle as the Phantom, Raoul, Piangi, and Passarino)*

*Longtime crowd favorite (streamed at least three times)

**We’ve watched it, but it was technically streamed by another host I used to alternate with.

[freakingoutthesquares]

Material World: Pulp Photograph: Ed Sirrs New Musical Express, 10 October 1992 Transcription: Acrylic Afternoons

Where are you and what are the vibes like? We are in Norwich and the vibes are like shimmering shards of incandescent plywood.

What was the last thing you ate? Nick Banks: Chicken In A Bun Candida Doyle: Branston Pickle Steve Mackey: Cucumber (whole) Russell Senior: Earwax Jarvis Cocker: A Skoal bandit

What was the last video you rented? Girl On A Motorcycle and we still owe six pounds because we took it back late, so because of that we've had nothing since.

What was the last good book you read? Dead Babies - Martin Amis The Cement Garden - Ian McEwan One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey Woman In White - Wilkie Collins Bonfire Of The Vanities - Tom Wolfe Steppenwolf - Herman Hesse

Fave political figures? Arthur Scargill, Harriet Harman, Michael Foot.

What TV shows do you try not to miss? Open University - Particle Physics Module One.

What sports are you good at? Water, pocket billiards, table tennis, cards, arm wrestling, gambling.

Which public figure do you most despise? Sebastian Coe (he gives Sheffield a bad name - he stood for Parliament because he couldn't run for toffee).

Fave TV shows of yesteryear The Spirit Of Dark And Dirty Water Double Deckers Hope And Keen's Crazy Bus Banana Splits Cheggers Plays Pop Any public information films

Most embarrassing records in your collection Ours, because our mothers insist on playing them when relatives and insurance salesmen come round.

Name three great songwriting partnerships Chinnichapp, Bacharach & David, Peters & Lee.

Fave punk rock records Candida: 'Another Girl Another Planet' - The Only Ones Jarvis: '1 2 X U' - Wire Russell: 'Pretty Vacant' - The Sex Pistols Steve: 'Bingo Master's Breakout' - The Fall Nick: 'Roadrunner' - Jonathan Richman

Fave historical figure Vlad The Impaler and the Whore Of Babylon.

Worst lyric you've ever heard "Kick yourself in the head/Pretty soon you will be dead..." ('Get A Life' - Julian Lennon)

Who's overrated? Wim Wenders, Jacques Poos (Foreign Minister of Luxembourg), Bob Dylan, Graeme Hick, John Barnes.

Who's underrated? Fellini, potatoes, Donovan, Momus.

Who's sexy? Jarvis: Jan Francis Steve: Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg Candida: Jack Nicholson Russell: Ingrid Pitt Nick: Sue Carpenter

Punchline to fave joke "Elvis Parsley"

Where would you like to retire to? Jarvis: Whitby Russell: Scarborough Candida: Shetland Steve: Galway Nick: Cardigan Bay

Name a record that can make you cry Nick: 'Honey' - Bobby Goldsboro Candida: 'Romeo And Juliet' - Dire Straits Steve: 'Blue Afternoon' - Tim Buckley Jarvis: 'Always Coming Back To You' - Scott Walker Russell: 'She's A Lady' - Pulp

When were you last drunk? When we dressed up as a bottle.

What was the last dream you can remember? Candida: Eating live cockroach sweets Russell: That Rotherham was a major international conference centre Jarvis: Sticking up toads at the top of my gran's cellar steps Steve: Being dressed in women's clothes at a disco

Three records guaranteed to make you dance 'French Kiss' - Lil' Louis 'Groove Is In The Heart' - Deee-Lite 'Disco Inferno' - Trammps

What was the first record you heard? Nick: 'Mr Tambourine Man' - The Byrds Candida: 'Love Is Just Like A Merry-Go-Round' - Sandie Shaw Steve: 'Itchycoo Park' - The Small Faces Russell: 'The Ring' - Wagner Jarvis: 'The Strange World Of Guerney Slade' - Max Harris

Fave fabrics Dacron, Trevira, Courtelle, Lycra, Dralon, Velour, Towelling, Darron, Suedette, Moleskin, Velvet, Sharron.

Motto "That which does not destroy us makes us stronger"

[alysperspective]

The most incredible night @ MTELUS in my beautiful home city of Montréal.

Girl Ultra brought the energy straight from La Ciudad de Mexico. She made me feel like I was clubbing down in Mexico with her amazing tunes.

Chromeo, the funk legends who are also from Montréal. (That always adds a little bias, doesn’t it?) They were so awesome. Such a good, sexy vibe and always great to have the lead singer leaning right over you. Merci les gars. C’était une soirée inoubliable.

The Midnight. Words cannot describe how special their set and performance was for me. Over the past almost two years they have become my absolute favourite musicians.

About half a year ago I bought myself a VIP ticket with the intention of seeing them and getting to spend the pre-show soundcheck with Tyler Lyle. This was also when I was at my worst and felt suicidal.

The Midnight have a beautiful song called “Gloria”, and it is one of my favourites. The chorus starts with “Oh Gloria, I, feel so much better, I, feel so much better, today.” This was the most emotional part for me because I do actually feel so much better today.

While Tyler performed this song, he came right up in front of me as I was by the barricade. He looked me in the eyes for a moment as I sang along with him. This was such a surreal, personal and special moment for me, especially because it was Gloria.

Thank you Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan, for your music, your lyrics, your storytelling, and everything that you do. Thank you The Midnight🫶

Until next time✌️

[marshmyers]

Join THE MIDNIGHT, one of the world’s top synthwave bands, comprised of Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan, on an electrifying and original sci-fi adventure inspired by the poetic storytelling and the neon-soaked aesthetics of their music.

​Jason has spent his life running from his problems, but now he and his childhood sweetheart are on the precipice of parenthood, and he’s struggling with the loss of his adolescence. Then he re-discovers his favorite old video game, THE MIDNIGHT, a nostalgic 1980s fantasy adventure about a helmeted hero who travels to a cyberpunk world to save the people from eternal darkness. Seeking to repair his broken game, Jason ends up at a mysterious arcade in an abandoned 1980s mall, where he plays the old arcade game of The Midnight and suddenly he’s transported to…

…a post-apocalyptic Neverland in the year 2085.

MORE INFO AND ORDERING

[heyyallitsbeth]

Death of the Author and The Midnight's Deep Blue

I'm a former english major (and engineering major but thats less important). And I just have to say, one thing that is very important to media analysis is that it is so so so SO crucial to be wrong and fully believe and back your own findings. Yes, you can know the meaning, yes you can understand the "real" meaning and authorial intent, but at the end of the day, all art forms are intended to illicit emotion in the viewer. It doesnt matter if it is music, traditional art, movies, tv shows, books, anything. "The Death of the Author" is a lie.

The author's intent is always to bring emotion to the viewer, and to make the viewer believe in the world they've created for them, and thus they find themselves immersed in that world and find their own way around it.

Each work tells a story, but much like a story passed down through ages, bouncing off walls for centuries, every time that story meets a new person, it resonates in them differently. Each person walks away with a wholly unique experience, informed by their own unique lifestory.

Personally, I am transgender. When I consume media, I often end up comparing it to my own life experiences and finding unique meaning in it as a transgender person. Does that mean it is the "right" interpretation? No. But my own view on the media can make it special to me.

For example, let me break down one of my favorite songs of all time "Deep Blue" by The Midnight.

Deep Blue at it's core is a romance song, discussing how love can save you from your inner turmoil and that even something that seems small can blossom into something huge and meaningful. And I love it like that!

But- in my own trans journey, those lyrics resonant a new way. "I wasn't looking for action, just some distraction Just a little week night, booth in the back I wasn't looking for romance, just a quick slow dance On the off chance that an off night and a side glance Might lead me to the wrong hands." On the surface, it's just discussing a hookup, something that is meant just for a quick and cheap thrill. But- when I started my journey, I wasnt looking for a permanent action, it was just putting on a dress as a distraction, just a late night joke for my friends. I wasnt trying to change my whole life.

"I wasn't after forever, just for whatever I was one of the dark hearts who thought that they'd never Truly be opened, but this is an explosion Of star-crossed and blood-rushed And hair-tossed and cheeks flushed and weeks lost" Reiterates my previous explanation, I wasnt looking for forever, I was just in it for whatever, for a quick joke. I was a lonely recluse, depressed for years and years. And dear god, that dress was an explosion. Blood rushing to blushing cheeks, hair growing out longer and longer, and weeks lost to internal struggles of wondering if this is what I want.

“I said, "I've never felt my heart like this" She said, "I've never felt my body" I always thought the point of love was just To keep from, to keep from Falling into the deep blue, the deep blue Falling into the deep blue, the deep blue” I had never felt my own heart feel that heavy, I never felt like I had fit into my own body. It all came crashing down.

To me, Deep Blue is a story about one person, but through two different sides. The man being the past, and the woman being the future. A journey of self discovery from some small thing that cascades out of control. To me that’s always been the meaning. Is it correct? Hell no, I know Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle definitely werent thinking about transgender stories when writing it, but to me, it is a deeply familar and comforting story.

That is why you sometimes have to approach media in a different way, you can’t just be taught the meaning of something and just accept it, you should go and find that meaning yourself. It might end up meaning a whole lot more. You can well and truly love and appreciate the original intention, and find something new and meaningful to you as well.

[graphicpolicy]

The Midnight: Shadows brings The Midnight's lyrics to the comic page

The Midnight: Shadows brings The Midnight's lyrics to the comic page #comics #comicbooks

Dark Horse Comics presents The Midnight: Shadows, an electrifying, original sci-fi comic adventure inspired by the poetic storytelling of band The Midnight, composed of singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and producer-songwriter Tim McEwan. Fans of the band’s retro sound and newcomers to the 1980s nostalgia-filled, cyberpunk-style aesthetic alike will enjoy an immersive universe that is engrossing and…

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 24/4/23 - FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT (AND ANNE PERRY)

'Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin … ‘ (Hodgson Burnett, 2018, p.107).

REFERENCE

Hodgson Burnett, F. (2018 [1911] ) 'The secret garden'. Illustrated by MinaLima Ltd.  New York: Harper Design.

*****

‘This book was a beautiful one …

… with superb coloured illustrations ... ‘ (Hodgson Burnett, 2018, p.192).

*****

FOR BOOK GROUP

THIS MONTH ONE OF OUR EQUAL TOP READERS IS CONTINUING WITH CLASSIC CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

https://www.waterstones.com/book/heidi/johanna-spyri/marcus-clapham/9781509842926

‘LOVED IT. Brought back so many good memories from reading it as a child. I had not remembered how horrid Peter is a lot of the time!’

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-water-babies/charles-kingsley/christina-hardyment/9781909621404

‘What a load of drivel!! I had this as a child, with beautiful colour plate illustrations, but I think it must have been a seriously abridged version because I would never have waded through all the superfluous boring bits.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-sawtooth-slayer/nathan-dylan-goodwin/9798844327537

‘This goes on from The Chester Creek Murders. It is usually solving cold case mystery using DNA, but this one was an active serial killer.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/murder-under-the-tuscan-sun/rachel-rhys/9781529176575

‘It is a bit slow at the moment.’

…

PLUS

OTHER MEMBERS HAVE ALSO READ (OR ARE READING) …

https://www.waterstones.com/book/american-dirt/jeanine-cummins/9781472261403

‘ … an extraordinary story of a mother and her young son travelling along illegal routes and sometimes sitting on top of trains to escape from South America … ‘

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-constant-princess/philippa-gregory/9780007190317

‘ … about Katherine of Aragon, really enjoyable and interesting. It ends with her about to be questioned in court, probably about her lies that she was a virgin when she married Henry V111, having been married first to his older brother Arthur, who died quite young.’

…

‘I have been listening to several Jane Austen books as I enjoy these and know them very well....like old friends....Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.’

https://www.waterstones.com/audiobook/persuasion/jane-austen/geraldine-mcewan/9780141804569

https://www.waterstones.com/audiobook/pride-and-prejudice/jane-austen/joanna-david/9780141804453

https://www.waters-tones.com/audiobook/sense-and-sensibility/jane-austen/julie-christie/9780141804576 …

https://www.waterstones.com/book/whatever-next/anne-glenconner/9781529395754

‘It's her second autobiography and is a bit inclined to be repetetive about the role of wives within marriages - in her day. Clearly her husband Colin was a handful and challenging to live with, but very charming too and there's the whole abuse aspect. And two of her children died young, so plenty of tragedy.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/food-for-life/tim-spector/9781787330498

‘ … to find out how wrong our diet is!’

WHILST THE OTHER HALF …

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-romantic/william-boyd/9780241994078

‘ … which he enjoyed.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/any-human-heart/william-boyd/9780141044170

‘ … which is apparently like a diary and he's not sure if he likes.’

…

https://www.waterstones.com/book/why-didnt-they-ask-evans/agatha-christie/9780008196288

‘It’s funnier than the TV adaptation.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/great-expectations/charles-dickens/margaret-cardwell/9780199219766

‘It’s much funnier than the TV adaptation … ooo err.’

…

OUR LEADER AND THIS MONTH’S EQUAL TOP READER

https://www.waterstones.com/book/love-in-a-cold-climate/nancy-mitford/alan-cumming/9780241974698

‘I have read the next Nancy Mitford book: Love in a Cold Climate. Same narrator, different characters.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-blessing/nancy-mitford/alex-kapranos/9780241974728

‘Now almost finished the third book: The Blessing. Completely different characters but another dishy French man.’

&

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-canterbury-tales/geoffrey-chaucer/nevill-coghill/9780140424386

‘ … still reading The Canterbury Tales irregularly … ‘

&

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/344972

‘ … and have just begun a biography of Chaucer: The Life and Times of Geoffrey Chaucer by John Gardner.’

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https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-book-of-joy/dalai-lama/desmond-tutu/9781786330444

‘ … dialogues between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. I am reading and discussing this with a friend, a couple of chapters a month.’ 

*****

RIP

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ANNE PERRY DIED 10/4/23

OBITUARY

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/18/anne-perry-obituary

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RIP 2023

ANNE PERRY - 10/4/23

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/715330809248235520/quote-of-the-week-24423-frances-hodgson

MARY RAYNOR - 27/2/23

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/714200067677077505/quote-of-the-week-10423-m-pardoe-and-mary

ISABEL COLEGATE - 12/3/23

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/713473518041448448/quote-of-the-week-%C2%BE23-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie

CHRISTOPHER FOWLER - 3/3/23

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/710982321252220928/quote-of-the-week-6323-hallie-rubenhold-and

LEWIS CARROLL - 14/1/1898

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/709065919000903680/quote-of-the-week-13223-lewis-carroll-she

RONALD BLYTHE - 14/1/23

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/707162386989219840/quote-of-the-week-23123-jodi-picoult-and

FAY WELDON - 4/1/23

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/706061735432486912/quote-of-the-week-9123-fay-weldon

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RIP

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/rip

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BOOK GROUP 2023

JANUARY - JODI PICOULT - ‘WISH YOU WERE HERE’

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/707162386989219840/quote-of-the-week-23123-jodi-picoult-and FEBRUARY - LUCY WORSLEY - ‘JANE AUSTEN AT HOME - A BIOGRAPHY’

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/709807520542277632/quote-of-the-week-20223-lucy-worsley-there

MARCH - NANCY MITFORD - 'THE PURSUIT OF LOVE’

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/712878877446373376/quote-of-the-week-27323-nancy-mitford

APRIL - FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT - 'THE SECRET GARDEN’

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/715330809248235520/quote-of-the-week-24423-frances-hodgson MAY - EDITH WHARTON - 'THE HOUSE OF MIRTH’ JUNE - TRACEY CHEVALIER - 'A SINGLE THREAD’ JULY - E.M. FORSTER - 'A ROOM WITH A VIEW’ AUGUST - DAMON GALGUT - 'THE PROMISE’ SEPTEMBER - ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH - 'THE HOUSE OF UNEXPECTED SISTERS’ OCTOBER - ARAVIND ADIGA - 'SELECTION DAY’ NOVEMBER - BONNIE GARMUS - 'LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY’ DECEMBER - JULES VERNE - 'AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS’

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AND THIS IS WHAT WE READ EARLIER

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/bookgroup

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 2011 - 2023

11 EPIC YEARS

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/references FROM THE ARCHIVE

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/628597916430368768/quote-of-the-week-7920-jerome-k-jerome-to

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like this post if you are going to see The Midnight in Atlanta tonight and are going to renounce your U.S. citizenship if they don't play Comet (Bonus Track)

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The Midnight Lyrics Appreciation Post

The city carved a silhouette
On the ocean after dark
Over the lonely and the holy
And the red blood beating hearts

Up from the dirty black water
The shadow void of form
Raised itself out of the river
And it climbed upon the shore

Neon on the black top
There's a gentle rain downtown
The shadow pooling underneath me
As it follows on the ground

Kissed you when I saw you
Stared deep into your eyes
I meant to say I love you
But instead I said goodbye

-Shadows

The problem with believers

They’ll let anyone in the door

The problem with deceivers

Is all the bodies buried under the floor boards

-Crystalline

Make our home, where we stand

One suitcase and half a plan

Follow the wolves and sing along

Past the voices to the song

They say it's darkest before the dawn

We've been in this town for far too long

They say it's darkest before the dawn

We're moving on, we're moving on, we're moving on

-Sunset

You'll always be a part of me

You gave me a song to sing

Dancing in your room

Innocent and true

Elvis tattoo on your shoulder

We'll know better when we're older

You'll always be a part of me

Some wounds will always sting

Forever in full bloom

Barely twenty two

Summer days are growing colder

We'll know better when we're older

-Memories

Memories and mountain tops

Drunk on sunset boulevard

With the city of angels singing on

Maybe this is just a dream

And maybe we’re still asleep

But I, I will miss you when I'm gone

Flickers of the canyon fire

It's hands raised like a gospel choir

If we live forever, let us live forever tonight

Helicopters against the moonlight

Our holy mother of the midnight

And if we live forever, let us live forever tonight

-Los Angeles

I've make mistakes and I've been hard hit

I say so what, so what if I did

I'm the clear eyed

I'm the comeback kid

It's been a rough year

Been some tough tears

I've lost so fast

All that I had

But when it's time to

I'll fight for you

'Cause you know you are

Why I've come so far

-The Comeback Kid

You move on a thousand times

New lover's shadows on the blinds

Your heart's a mercenary

But like a dancer on the wire

Come the sparks of frayed desire as the fire's carried

I'm just a ghost in your stereo

The fading memory of a shipwreck in the undertow

You're just a lost song I wrote

And I'm just a ghost in your stereo

-Ghost in Your Stereo

Called a curse in the cradle

Loving mother, unstable

Daddy gone, under the table

But you found a song in your heart

So you learned how to fight, how to starve, how to survive

When the others blocked your light you learned to see beyond the stars

The curse of small desires

Easily acquired

It's time to set your gasoline heart on fire

Kill your demons, kill 'em dead

In your mirror, in your bed

In your heart, in your head

Don't you look good in red?

Slay your devils, kill 'em all

Take your throne, paint the walls

And if you make it out alive, hold that bloody head up high

-Good in Red

I sink like stone

You seem to flow above the madness like wings on canvas

And all that I know

Is that I hear the notes through the darkness like a promise

Everything will always be exactly how it’s gonna be

Though I seem to worry every single day

This prodigal turns home again then morning comes and in the end

I see that new sun shining on your face

We begin to bend

We begin to mend

-Bend

Kids are sad, the sky is blue

There are monsters in the spare bedroom

Kids grow up and move away

They close the plant in the mall arcade

Kids are sad, their parents too

Kids get high in the spare bedroom

We grow up and move away

The seasons pass but the monsters stay

-Kids

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