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01/18/2024 Crew Recap

TLDR; Summary: #HoistTheAds and Astroglide OFMD both happening tomorrow 1/19/24; UK Fans We Need Your Help!; New Hashtags/Petition Link; David Jenkins/RhysDarby/TaikaWaititi Troll us with Hidden Stuff; More Articles; Petition Status, News That Gives Us Hope for S3, and Rhys Darby in Shorts.

Note: Please feel free to let me know if I missed something important, if I'm incorrect, if the formatting pisses you off, or whatever, I take constructive feedback <3 thx lovelies.

Need to catch up on recaps? ofmd daily recaps

==Things You Don't Want To Miss Tomorrow 1/19/2024 and 1/20/2024==

EDIT: HOIST THE ADS: This might be starting at 12 EST - https://www.tumblr.com/renewasacrew/739916790295052288/join-us-in-just-over-10-minutes-at-midnight-est?source=share

#HoistTheAds is finally coming to NYC and LA tomorrow. There will be Flyovers, Billboards, etc. As of right now it looks like its just happening every few minutes on the billboard for the next day.

Tumblr Info

Twitter Info

==Astroglide Watch-A-Long at 1/19/2024 1 PM PST ==

To clarify exactly how it works, basically what they're doing is asking you to stream on the service of your choice starting at Season 1 Episode 1, and Astroglide (and Squishables might be joining) will be tweeting reactions as they go.

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=UK Fans! We need your help! @lamentus1 was kind enough to give us updates on the efforts going on over the UK!=

UK specific OFMD fans in groups on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook are trying to come together to push for the BBC to air OFMD Season 2 in the UK since they haven’t done so yet!

So many UK fans can’t actually watch the second season *legally* based off a tumblr poll that @lamentus1 did recently, and a third of fans who voted can’t even watch OFMD because it’s not on in their country!

The current plans are:

Email two key people at the BBC:

Sue Deeks (Brought OFMD to the UK) --- sue.deeks@bbc.co.uk Charlotte Moore (Chief Content Officer ) --- charlotte.moore@bbc.co.uk Email Prompt: if you need an example:

Send Tweets regarding wanting Season 2 to Air on BBC on twitter (same hashtags from @renewasacrew I believe but it that's incorrect please let me know!):

BBC2 IPlayer

The ongoing twitter thread for this is here

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====New Articles ====

BBC fans fight to save cancelled show, with petition reaching 58,000 signatures

'Our Flag Means Death': Fans Rally to Save Cancelled Show'

Our Flag Means Death: Fans campaign to save queer pirate comedy

---Articles in Dutch---

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=Cast and Crew Seen in the Wild=

**START OF DISCLAIMER: This whole thread on Djenkins and Taika's mother in law is fan theory at this point, read into it as you will, but think of it like tabloid news**

The most exciting and I think ... brain candy worthy today was Rhys and David posting a BTS picture of Rhys in the colonial hat/outfit. It sparked some interesting ideas on the status of season 3.

I have to say, hats off to the folks over on twitter @fowlfiend for making this connection

Earlier today, Chaos Dad, David Jenkins posted the following picture of Rhys that Rhys shared on his Instagram with a song attached to it called "I'm a Man" by Jobriath.

Now, all well and good right? Rallying cry to all the crew! BUT Twitter folks think there's a deeper meaning and I'm inclined to agree.

How fucking cool is that? Thank you to @lamentus1 for pointing out also that Chaos Dad's post had the "three finger" I love you which is yet another 3 today.

Add to that, Taika's Instagram's been pretty quiet lately, and he happened to post a picture today of his mother-in-law @veraora on IG for her birthday, which just happens to have... 3 pigeons in it. Once again, thanks @lamentus1 for bringing this to our attention. ---also please wish VeraOra Happy birthday!

Now, could all of this be just coincidence? Sure, but where's the fun in that? Seems like we're going on a treasure hunt.

**END OF DISCLAIMER: This whole thread on Djenkins and Taika's mother in law is fan theory at this point, read into it as you will, but think of it like tabloid news**

===Other Chaos Dad Posts on Twitter===

=Hashtag Updates / How you can help=

@renewasacrew Has done some cool stuff and made saveofmd.com direct to the petition site. This should help with being able to share more easily. Full thread here on tumblr

Today's Goals and Hashtags Per @renewasacrew

#ArentYouGLAAD #SaveOFMD #TheNumbersWereThere

=Petition Status Updates=

Petition hit 60K all!!!! GREAT JOB! Just in time for Time Square tomorrow!!

I didn't see a drastic change on a lot of the fundraisers so I'm not adding those today--- I think we've had a big day as it was with the stuff around David posting without posting about season 3.

So I thought I'd end with some more info from our lovely @TheCozyPirate on twitter, the lovely person who exposed the information about how s3 was already in preproduction. They seem to have more insight in a lot of this.

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=So if your question is, is it making a difference? Why doesn't dad just come out and say it? Here's some insight:=

And this next one helps me to feel like we're still heading in the right direction. "If there were nothing viable, he would be able to say that. He would never, never let this go on if hopeless". I think is pretty uplifting.

Lastly, I think you all should be damn proud of yourselves with these calls, as a former Customer Support Person, I appreciate you all so damn much for keeping it kind and polite! Stede would be proud!

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Finally-- one last thing, since today's theme on tumblr is trolls getting all up in our faces, just remember you do not have to engage with them if you don't want to. If you want to have kind discussions, and you feel up for it, go for it, but don't feel obligated to defend the community.

We all know we care, we all know we're doing a great fucking job at taking care of each other, helping awesome causes, and still having fun while doing it. You don't have to prove to anyone that you are allowed to enjoy your pirate show that means something to you and spend a few bucks to support it.

Don't let people who are struggling with their own trouble take your light. Enjoy things, have fun. You deserve it.

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On a lighter note to end on: I have a serious question for all of you.

Who gave this man the right to wear these fucking shorts? Good god.

[dominustempori]

TWO MORE MONTHS, PEOPLE!!!

Quick thoughts to follow up after my post on the teaser trailer (SPOILER WARNING!) In honor of March the 22nd…I’ll go for 22 observations/opinions.

1. Slimer’s back!

2. JANINE IN UNIFORM! WITH A BLASTER!

-Definitely a call back to 1) one of the ORIGINAL storyboard designs for the backpack/neutrona wand in the first movie, and 2) the IDW comics when Janine and other “new ‘Busters” take over when the OGs disappear.

3. Definitely another secret society/cult that must’ve worshipped Garraka ( hidden room with the demon’s horns/frozen eyepatch guy that shatters in the supposed flashback scene..?)

4. If that’s Coney Island where the big ice storm is coming ashore…then THAT could very well be a throwback to the RGB episode “Collect Call of Cthulu.”

5. GB’s got a new van! Ecto 1c?

6. Research lab? AWESOME!

7. Big question- what’s the connection between the arrival of Garraka and the red light on the containment unit? Is it coming after GBHQ to get more power (much like Gozer?)

8. OK…James Acaster is NOT a grown Oscar…damn. I’m sure his researcher character is gonna be brilliant though. Poor guy…frostburned hand? Eesh.

9. I REALLY hope they explore more of Callie (and therefore, Egon’s) background story. That scene where Trevor’s in that attic…aw.

10. DRONE TRAP!!! Next level! Fans lost their minds with the RTV…someone will surely try to build a model of a freaking FLYING ghost trap.

11. Modified proton packs? Makes sense now, that thing can FREEZE the positron stream! WHAT!?

12. Grooberson’s driving Ecto 1! F*ck yeah, Paul Rudd!

13. LIBRARY GHOST IS BACK!

14. So how does Kumail Nanjiani’s character come into possession of that mysterious golden orb? I’m still thinking it’s his apartment with the secret door.

15. Imagine being an old time NYC firefighter and seeing men frozen to death, in fear. When did NYFD form, I wonder?

16. Patton Oswalt is the new Ray…love it.

17. Bill Murray…still got it, man.

18. Swear to god that’s his old orange jacket from the first movie.

19. OK…on one hand, Gil and Jason are probably not counting the GB Video Game as part of the canon, and yet, the IDW comic universe IS built on some plot points of the game. So…does the PCOC exist in Frozen Empire? Is Peck mayor? Perish the thought?

20. Bring on the mischievous Mini-Pufts! Evidently some survived the “Summerville Massacre.”

21. PLEASE have Egon’s unknown life history be in the story somewhere, PLEASE Gil and Jason! It’s almost 10 years since the world lost Harold Ramis…PLEASE pay his beloved character some more tribute.

22. I have to admit…I do like Annie Potts back with not just her red hair, but those new blue-frame glasses. Good nod to the animated series, I will bow to that piece of fan service, not sorry.

TWO MORE MONTHS!!!

[qnewslgbtiqa]

Hannah Gadsby drops lineup of Netflix special Gender Agenda

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/hannah-gadsby-drops-lineup-of-netflix-special-gender-agenda/

Hannah Gadsby drops lineup of Netflix special Gender Agenda

“The last time Netflix brought this many trans people together, it was for a protest. So, progress,” Hannah Gadsby jokes in their new genderqueer comedy special Gender Agenda.

The Australian comedian signed a big deal with Netflix in 2022, after publicly slamming the streaming service for its handling of celebrity transphobe Dave Chappelle.

But at the time, Hannah, who uses they/them pronouns, had a request: that Netflix create a stand-up special featuring genderqueer comics from around the world.

That project is now titled Gender Agenda, and arrives on Netflix on March 5 with Hannah hosting and a lineup of seven performers.

They are Jes Tom, Alok, Asha Ward, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Krishna Istha and Mx Dahlia Belle.

Jes Tom has written for queer favourite Our Flag Means Death and recently wrapped the Elliot Page-presented one-person stage show Less Lonely.

Alok headlined the NYC Comedy Festival in 2021, and has appeared in Cara Delevigne’s Planet Sex and Netflix’s Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.

Asha Ward is best known for being Saturday Night Live‘s youngest-ever writer.

Chloe Petts is currently touring standup show If You Can’t Say Anything Nice.

DeAnne Smith featured in Netflix’s Comedians of the World and is a regular on the Australian comedy festival circuit.

Krishna Istha was a writer for Season 4 of Sex Education and is currently working on a trilogy of performance pieces about trans motherhood.

Mx Dahlia Belle founded the Portland Queer Comedy Festival and took on Dave Chappelle in a high-profile open letter in 2021.

Hannah Gadsby explains Netflix stand-up special

Hannah Gadsby told Variety, “There is such a wealth of brilliant genderqueer comics out there, but such a dearth of representation on the major streaming services.

“Meanwhile jokes about trans people are becoming more and more lucrative.

“So it seems only right that at least some of those jokes be told by actual trans people themselves.

“I am beyond thrilled to bring this lineup together, showcasing seven extraordinarily talented comics and to use my platform (and Netflix’s…) to hopefully help catapult them into the spotlight that they deserve.

“They (and I mean ‘they’ in every sense of the word) are some of the funniest, smartest genderqueer comedians from around the globe, and it was an utter delight and true honor to share the stage with them.”

Back home, Hannah’s new solo stand-up show Woof! tours Sydney and Melbourne in March and April.

Lots more on Hannah Gadsby:

‘Amoral algorithm cult’: Hannah Gadsby rips Netflix

Hannah Gadsby signs new deal for more Netflix specials

Hannah Gadsby talks their marriage with ‘spouse lady’ Jenney

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

[blood-and-winter-buckynat]

Note: The show notes and the story synopsis are not final, this is just currently what I have in mind. Just not that I thought that Rogers: The Musical in Hawkeye was cringe and I want this to be an Avengers musical with a much higher quality.

Assassins In Love (An Avengers Musical)

Production Notes:

The story and the production design will incorporate elements from the comics, in particular the 616 timeline, but there will be references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. References to the Avengers Assemble and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoons are very welcome. The goal of the production is to be fan service in good taste, but in such a way that non-fans can also enjoy it.  Action scenes/language/sensuality will be kept at the PG-13 level.

The songs will be in the style of classic Broadway and Disney musical numbers, with touches of hip-hop and big band jazz. The superheroes and villains in their fight scenes will wear bright, colorful costumes based on their comic book and film counterparts.

The majority of the story takes place in 2010s New York City. Scenes with flashbacks and travel to other places can be depicted with lighting and stage effects.

Genres: Action, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Suspense, Spy thriller

Characters:

Starring Characters: Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

Supporting female characters: Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Maria Hill, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch

Pepper Potts appears at the party in Act I and in the Finale

Supporting Male characters: Steve Rogers/Captain America and Sam Wilson/Falcon; Tony Stark/Iron Man, Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, and of course Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Villains: Alexander Pierce/Red Skull and Madame B from the Red Room; Kingpin also appears briefly in Act II

Avengers Chorus: Vision, Thor, Bruce Banner/Hulk, Scott Lang/Ant-man and Hope Van Dyne/Wasp; Doctor Strange; Peter Parker/Spider-man, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver; Rhodey/War Machine

Villain Chorus (for opening Avengers battle): Including but not limited to Loki, Baron Mordo, Mysterio, Doc Ock, Whiplash, and Zemo

Extras: NYC Civilians, SHIELD/Hydra agents

Clint Barton’s family from the MCU will be mentioned throughout the play and appear in the finale

Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter will have a romance that parallels and foils Bucky and Natasha’s relationship; they will be a couple by the end of the show.

Story Synopsis

ACT I:

Prologue—(The prologue will be depicted in a montage of scenes and dances with minimal dialogue).

Steve Rogers/Captain America and Bucky Barnes were best friends and fought side-by-side in World War II. At the end of the war, Captain America goes missing and Bucky is captured by Hydra. Red Skull turns Bucky into the Winter Soldier and uses him as an assassin to enforce Hydra’s agenda.

Meanwhile in Russia, the Red Room headed by Madame B trains young girls to be assassins but incorporates ballet into their program. Young Natasha Romanoff is one of the best pupils in the Red Room. Red Skull and Madame B arrange to have the Winter Soldier train with teenaged Natasha.

In modern times, Captain America returns. He fights the Winter Soldier only to discover that his opponent is his long-lost friend Bucky. Bucky goes into hiding.

Present Day

The Avengers save New York City from a team of supervillains. After the battle, Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff have a personal chat. Steve is adjusting to the modern world. However, ever since his encounter with the Winter Soldier he suspects that Hydra could be building in secret. He is also looking for Bucky but so far the search is fruitless. Natasha Romanoff is content with her existence as an Avenger, but she wonders if she can ever have a normal life and do something besides be an assassin. Sam Wilson arrives to tell Steve that Bucky has turned up.

At the headquarters of SHIELD, Director Nick Fury suspects that Hydra is rising again and warns Phil Coulson and Maria Hill to be on the lookout. Hydra is, in fact, operating under Fury’s nose, led by the Red Skull disguised as Alexander Pierce. Pierce works in a high-profile position at SHIELD. Madame B pays Pierce a visit, and together they plot to destroy the Avengers and help Hydra take over the world. Throughout the play, Madame B is in the background of various crowded scenes, spying on the characters.

After spending months in hiding, Bucky Barnes is in Brooklyn, his and Steve’s childhood home. Bucky is living in the streets while trying to remember his past and put his Winter Soldier days behind him. Steve Rogers finds Bucky and offers him material help. After some persuasion and argument, Steve gets Bucky to move in with him and Sam. Steve also invites Bucky to a party that night being thrown by Tony Stark.

Tony Stark throws a party at the Avengers Tower in Manhattan. While the other guests enjoy the party, Bucky sees Natasha Romanoff from across the crowded room. He remembers her from the Red Room. Natasha sees Bucky also, and she recognizes him. They meet and they talk briefly.

A few days after the party, she goes to Central Park and she sees Bucky again. They discuss their shared past.

Steve gets Bucky a job at SHIELD as a super-agent. For his first assignment, Bucky is sent out with Natasha Romanoff. It is at this point that Bucky recognizes that he has a growing romantic attraction to her.

ACT II:

Bucky has a hard time hiding his feelings for Natasha from the other Avengers. The Avengers and their coworkers at SHIELD believe that Natasha might like him back, but she is in denial. Nick Fury sends Bucky and Natasha undercover to a party in Manhattan hosted by Kingpin. Natasha and Bucky dance together at the party, and then they fight Kingpin’s thugs and arrest the crime magnate.

After the party, Natasha and Bucky frequently go on assignments together, but they also start seeing each other outside of work. Bucky is unsure about where to take his relationship with Natasha. He goes to Steve for advice, and as they reminisce about old times, they rekindle their former friendship. Later, Bucky summons up his personal courage and he tells Natasha that he loves her. They start ‘officially’ dating as a couple, but Madame B is spying on them. Maria Hill, however, is in turn spying on Madame B. Hill tips off Fury that Hydra is going to make their move.

Natasha rented an apartment in Manhattan (furnished by SHIELD) for an ongoing assignment and she is staying there while she and Bucky are dating. Madame B breaks into Natasha’s apartment while she is getting ready for a date with Bucky. Natasha is overpowered and tied to a chair. Then Madame B disguises herself as Natasha and she goes out and captures Bucky.

The Avengers receive Nick Fury’s call for help and they ‘Assemble’ to take out Hydra. Sharon Carter makes a phone call to Natasha and learns that Natasha has been captured and that Bucky is being lured into a trap. While the Avengers go to save Bucky, Natasha attacks her guards and frees herself to go join the Avengers.

When the Avengers come to rescue Bucky, Alexander Pierce reveals himself to them as Red Skull. There is a battle between the Avengers and the Hydra sleeper agents. Natasha arrives, and during the combat she and Bucky steal several moments to ask each other if they are all right. Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes take turns fighting the Red Skull. Red Skull attempts to set off a bomb, but Natasha disables it. Bucky kills Red Skull. Madame B and the other Hydra agents are arrested. Bucky asks Natasha to marry him and she says yes.

Finale: The Avengers throw a big wedding for Bucky and Natasha.

@sharingsharoncarter @burninblood @bolshoiromanova @agentxthirteen

[public-transportation-tournament]

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the T), Greater Boston, Massachusetts, United States vs Worcester Regional Transit Authority, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

MBTA:

First subway line in North America! Fairly functional for what we ask it to do! Boston has a sort of ethereal and grungy magic which you can observe deep underneath downtown crossing.

very helpful when in boston with no car. better than nyc's subway and i say this as a new yorker

As someone who lives in rural America, it’s the only public transport I’ve ever been on and I love going on it so so much. autism loves transportation

It might be the second-best public-transit system in the United States.

WRTA: According to Wikipedia, "the WRTA is the second largest regional transit authority and third largest transit system in Massachusetts." It also "currently provides fixed route bus service to Worcester, and the surrounding towns of Auburn, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, Millbury, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Webster, West Boylston. In addition to its fixed route bus service, the WRTA provides Community Shuttle Flex Van Service (limited shuttle service) to Grafton, Northbridge, and Westborough. The WRTA also provides paratransit service to a total of 37 communities in Central Massachusetts." It's also free until June 2024!

[dertaglichedan]

Massive container ship loses power near NYC’s Verrazzano Bridge days after Baltimore Key Bridge disaster

A massive container ship lost power in the waters around New York City and came to a rest near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Saturday night — less than two weeks after failure on another massive cargo vessel caused it to collapse Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The US Coast Guard confirmed that its Vessel Traffic Service received a report that the 89,000-ton M/V Qingdao lost propulsion about 8:30 p.m. as it traversed Kill Van Kull waterway — the shipping lane between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey.

An image shared on X by John Konrad, CEO of maritime-focused news outlet gCaptain, shows the 1,100-foot Qingdao floating uncomfortably close to the span that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.

[otrtbs]

helllo. i am a long time ahb lover, i was there from close to the start and i STILL think about it daily. i’m a history of art student ((with a classics specialism lol)) and i just loved it so much anyway thank you for your services i don’t wanna ramble too much

the question: do you have any good movie recs where the main character is a painter/artist or anything with that kinda vibe?? not like a historical film though, like “big eyes” or any of the van gogh films.

or just any media related to art you recommend??

thanks xxxx hope you’re having a good day

oh my gosh hello!! ahh you've been here from the beginning wild times lol !! <33 ahh thank you for reading!!

the goldfinch is always my number one rec! it's not artist focused but it follows this kid, theo decker, through his life after he steals a painting from the MET in NYC. and the painting and the arts both play a pretty prominent role in both the book and the movie!!

the french dispatch (dir. by wes anderson) is also broken up into a set of stories with the first one being about an artist who paints from a french prison which was really good!! also the grand budapest hotel involves and art theft though it's less prominent aslkghakh

Portrait of a Lady on Fire!!!! follows the story of an artist hired to paint the portrait of a wealthy woman !! also vivaldi's summer is in this and i love it so very much !!

these are some recs i have!! and i hope you're having a good day as well!! <33

[fletchervanhall]

From Dreams to a Nightmare | Para

Featuring: Fletcher & Gerry Van Hall; mentions of Xavier Mitchell and others Location: Manhattan streets, New York City, NY Time Frame: Early morning, April 26, 2024 Notes: Allusions to homophobia (or bi/panphobia in Flavier's case)

Fletcher was still in the afterglow of his and Xavier's extensive fucking and love-making the night before. Xavier wanted to be worn out and Fletcher quite literally rose to the challenge–before and after their room service arrived. He was glad to see Xavier still sleeping for once when he himself had woken up. He'd decided to go get them some coffee and bagels and carefully left the bed to pull on his sweats and a hoodie, not bothering with a shirt underneath. Once his shoes were on and he double-checked that his copy of the room key was still in his wallet. He pocketed it with his phone, dropped a tender kiss on Xavier's temple, and then texted him so he'd know where he'd gone in case Xavier had woken up while he was gone.

Fletcher checked his phone and confirmed there was a shop not too far from the hotel. While most of his thoughts were on Xavier at the present, a small part of him was thinking about how strange it had been to be back in NYC. It had been close to 30 years since he'd last been anywhere near any of the 5 boroughs. Plenty had changed and yet it never really was home for him. He'd come to grips with that years ago. 

Or so he thought.

He'd picked out four bagels and some plain cream cheese containers for them, along with two orders of coffee and two orders of orange juice. And after setting some sugar packets abs creamer cups in the middle of the drink carrier, he started back to the hotel. He'd just rounding the corner of the hotel to the front doors when he heard a voice he hadn't expected to hear coming from a few paces behind him.

“So you are staying here after all, huh, son?”

Fletcher stopped dead in his tracks. How had he not seen him? And how in the hell did he know he was here or where he was st–

“Drew told you I was here, didn't he?” he asked, turning hia head only slightly.

“Yeah. But I see my brother hasn't told you how to properly address him. You just calling him ‘Drew’ and all.”

Fletcher's grip tightened on the paper bag holding the bagels and cream cheese. He turned around fully and faced his father, eyes full of contempt. “He taught me more than you did, so I suggest you keep your unwanted critiques to your fucking self, old man.”

Gerry Van Hall stared at his adult son with the same dark brown eyes and the same unfriendly scowl. Fletcher was taller than him but with the small distance between them, it didn't make much of a difference. Gerry, meanwhile shifted uncomfortably but maintained his unfriendly gaze. “Don't know why I listened to him,” he muttered under his breath.

“Speak up. I know you didn't come over here just to mutter shit about me.”

“I said I don't know why I listened to him,” Gerry forced out, his voice curt. “My brother's holding out hope for something that's never gonna happen. Obviously.” He gestured between himself and Fletcher and then shook his head. 

“Then why did you come?” Fletcher challenged. 

“I wanted to see-... I mean, I heard you were seeing someone and when Drew wouldn't tell me who, instead he told me you were here and I should ask you for myself.” He looked around as though Fletcher's significant other was hiding behind him and would suddenly pop out and introduce themself. But he looked up at the hotel's multiple stories and mused, “Must be someone really special if you're staying here with her.”

Fletcher rolled his eyes but corrected. “Him. And yes, he is special.”

Gerry's eyes snapped back to his son, “What?”

Speaking up and with intentional enunciation, Fletcher replied, “I said ‘Him. And yes, he is special.’”

Eyes narrowing, Gerry stepped to Fletcher, “You mean to tell me you're a-...you're dating a-...”

“A Brit? A celebrity? Yes, he's those things,” Fletcher cut in. “I'm a what? Finish whatever dumbass thing you were gonna say.”

“Don't you get smart with me, boy.”

Fletcher barked a mirthless laugh, “‘Boy’? Listen I know you gave up on parenting me a long time ago so your memory's probably failing you worse than you failed me. But I'm not a boy, so let's get clear on that right fuckin now.” Fletcher stepped to Gerry this time. “And fuck you for trying to sound all parental now–like you give a damn about how I live my life, what my relationship with my uncle is like or who I choose to love.”

Gerry looked like he might choke on his own tongue. “You love-... My God you really are a f-”

“YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP,” Fletcher roared, very nearly dropping all 4 drinks. He dared to step even closer to Gerry as he lowered.  “I already know you get tabs on me through Drew. If that's how you wanna maintain a relationship with me–through him? Fine. You wanna judge me for who I am? Fuck you for it but fine. Just don't come looking for me to lay all that at my feet. You can turn the hell around and do that shit somewhere else. I'll go back to not losing a goddammit wink of sleep over you. And if me being in love with another man bothers you? You can die mad about it because that shit's not changing. Not anytime soon, and not ever if I'm lucky enough.”

Gerry stood in horrified shock, opening and then shutting his mouth several times over. 

Fletcher, still glowering turned on his heels and spat, “I'll say it again in case you have a hard time processing shit the first time. The man up there?” He pointed up at the hotel and then got in his father's face. “I love him. I fucking love him. And for some reason he loves me too. I love his family and he loves mine–the family that loves me and chooses to be in my life. So that doesn't include you or your wife. And if right now tells me anything, it's that that won't change.” 

Gerry scowled as a few beats of silence passed between them before he asked, “So, what? You gonna take a swing at me?” He was almost certain Fletcher would. He could see it in his son’s eyes.

“You deserve it and then some. But why am I gonna give your unworthy ass something you're clearly asking for?” 

Had this been 20, 10, maybe even 1 year ago, he would have done it and not given a damn about the consequences. But now he had more to think of. He had to think before he rose to the occasion and dropped the bagel bag to relieve some anger all over Gerry's face. His outrage had almost hit a fever pitch but when he tightened his grip on the drink carrier, he thought of Phoebe. Of Drew. Of Xavier, Henry and Winter, and remembered himself again. 

Drawing in a slow breath in his flared nostrils, Fletcher glared at the coffee cups, telling himself that he refused to let this visit be ruined by Gerry's appearance at the hotel. He wouldn't do that to Xavier. He'd need to take all of this up to their room but he'd do his best to calm down as much as he possibly could.

He had to.

“God, I can't even look at you anymore. You're such a goddamn disappointment. Still.” 

Gerry tried to call him back but Fletcher stalked off, into the hotel without another backward glance.

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Proposal for New MTA automobiles , vans , buses and electric trains and Mass Transit services

All trains from the A train to the F train , J Train , Z Train be changed into a newer shell more cleaner , faster and more modern trains with Television on the train with channels from NY 1 news channel ABC News Channel Fox News Channel WPIX News Channel

Joyce Meyer TV show on the train 🚆🚂

Joel Osteen on the train we already have stores in his name in New York City now we could get his show and sermons live on the train or catch the reruns on the next train if you miss your train don't miss the chance for a better life in your city and country

I just finished Joel Osteen Peaceful on purpose and rule your day two very thin books probably 100 pages book that you could breeze through going to read it again it is a easy book and I'm asking all New Yorkers to read it share it and to use it in our daily interactions with each other it will help develop a new mindset and you can enjoy your day on your way home or to work with a victorious mindset and behavior live a life of victory and don't forget to start a book club and add on Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer in your book list in your book bag if you are a student or purse and pockets on your way to exercise .

ESPN channels with all sport shows like sports center in the train that is great for all New Yorkers erasing all tension and anxiety depression and frustration of all commuters and not to mention the upgrade for New York City and any country and cities transit system it help reduce crime and bring more businesses to those cities not to mention the millions made for the advertising industry . I see that they have a new store in NYC next to the library Disney Haunted Mansion that is going to be great for the family for the kids they are going to love it they will scream and enjoy it love it and laugh and have fun Justin Bieber song Ghost 👻 brought this all about so I want to be there . Imagine trains with views of the graffiti in the tunnels of the train station like make that a tourist attraction on the new trains for MTA you could look at the tunnels graffiti like it's a museum 🖼️🎨 art exhibit with special effects sites by MTA workers showcasing the best graffiti the world has ever seen enhancing the commute experience for all New Yorkers .

Trains running on Grand Concourse a New station the outside rails carrying electric 💡 ⚡ trains 🚂 Travel Routes include New Jersey , Connecticut , Example of New trains and their names

The Golden Eagle 🦅 The Aurora The Fury The Storm ⛈️ The Rock Climber The Great Bear The Laser The Vision The Messenger The Sunflower The Sparkle The Dynasty The Vortex The Phoenix The Knight The Hunter The Polar The Diplomat The Paradise Coast The Liberty The Jade Garden 🪴 The Frost fire The Ambassador The Hawk The Rage The Ghost 👻🎃 The Angel The Warrior

Cabin rooms doors to private cabin rooms with 4 passenger seats with Tvs in the cabin , cushion chairs with cushioned headrest and recliner chairs and modern pop , R and B , and Gospel Music , Rock and Roll stations playing over a system in the background in the cabin .

Fully carpeted train with a diner on board for fried foods and drinks and other refreshments , and restaurants on board . Salons and Barbershops on board as well as Newspaper news stands with magazines , candy and sodas lounge area for tv watching sports , the news and nature channels with water kingdoms and traveling to foreign countries channels .

Book of the month Joel Osteen empty out the negative it means let go of the negative influences and negative people in your life that hold you back with me is to get these tyrants and puppet masters off of me and truly live the message that Joel Osteen is preaching I just read some of it from chapter 2 to 4 and wonder can I be let go of please if you other than a person that follow his message in that please let me go so I could live my life and yeah it could save your life Don't feed on poisons chapter 3 to 4 is good for you unclog your heart drink water and do light exercise just walking is a start but also clean out out your inside as well from the filthy anxiety look at the definition of anxiety , the hurting people feelings and blocking my path in my life if their is book that will save a life it would be this one book in fact get his whole collection I got all his books , Joyce Meyer and Victoria Osteen books I kinda teach now to get the voodoo and mind control off of me I don't want to think like my enemy about myself , no thanks read the book and change your life .

According to Social Psychology people and your environment make you who you are and I'm against that especially if your from an environment where people are hateful towards you verbal abusive and telling you that is the best that life has to offer you no their is a better life for you I want a new kind of community and environment it is people like me that change where we live and put the people and our community on the right path call it a new social psychology thinking like my pastor Joyce Meyer or Joel Osteen and Victoria Osteen about me and other people I only have good things for you in my heart and your future . I truly believe you have to reeducate the people and teach them to build the kingdom of God on this earth 🌍 the Muslims do try but they needed help and plus it is effecting me and my mental health and physical health and I have to speak out against it so read the book empty out the negative by Joel Osteen their books and live it out you got it from me , thank you and remember nature can be changed by nurture and nourishing yourself with love and a good education you can change your life and be successful you heard it from me you can be anything you want to be and beat any disease and incurable illness of the mind and the body especially now with the cure for HIV Aids and be freed from the curse of the death of the spirit through spiritually depressed neighborhoods read the book and love your friends family and even the stranger on the street with your words behavior and attitudes , thank you let's practice social psychology together in a better way take this words home and practice them instead of creating social schizophrenics mumbling and talking to themselves in self hatred and living less than their best potential lets treat each other better and want the best for each other each human and race period that is how it is suppose to be on this planet .

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I have a story to tell, about how I do history. 

I recently came across the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Association website. I was curious if there were any men from Utah who fought in the Spanish civil war. Turns out there were a few, but the vast majority were born here and actually lived in New York when they went to Spain. This isn’t surprising, a ton of brigadistas lived in NYC. But I found one man who lived in Utah his entire life. To my knowledge he is the only LDS man in the Lincoln Brigade. 

I’d like you to meet Alvin J Van Ausdal. (I still can’t find out what the J stands for, my guess is Julius, but Alvin never bothered writing it down, more power to him.) His grandather was Julius Van Ausdal, a Mormon pioneer of some renown, and Julius was most famous for...... being a committed “Indian Fighter.” Julius had a son, George, who was Alvin’s father. According to the 1900 census, George was a day laborer, probably on one of the large farms in and around the southern end of Utah Valley. These farms were huge, very exploitative affairs, and keep that in mind when I get to the latifundia in Spain later on in this story. You wouldn’t get these details from the ALBA biography, which mainly focuses on Alvin’s service in Spain. I instead got these from his familysearch page. Given the high probability of Alvin being a member of the LDS church, given the fact that he was born and died (but did not live in his adult life), in Santaquin, Utah. I thought the genealogy website run by the LDS church would probably have the most information about him. Boy was I wrong. For starters, he had two entries, which if you’re familiar with familysearch means he’d gotten no attention. I was able to get his obituary and findagrave from familysearch, confirming he was buried in Santaquin Cemetery in Utah. The obituary mentions a widow (who is not named.... 1951....), and a son, Fred Hill. Familysearch then indicated his wife was one Lucille Waters.

Lucille seemed to have a very flushed out familysearch page with lots of memories and sources, but it become very clear to me looking at pictures of her that Alvin was not a part of her life in any really meaningful way. I went to pull up the marriage license on Alvin’s profile, and to my surprise, Lucille was not the spouse, but one Anne Hausner. Alvin’s entry on his marriage license to Anne said he was divorced, so that neatly explained why he didn’t feature in Lucille’s well-attested page, including her obituary. I quickly indicated on their respective pages that Alvin and Lucille’s marriage ended very shortly after the marriage (two years at most).

Anne had no familysearch page, so I quickly made one for her and connected her to Alvin, then went to work filling in her information from ancestry.org. To my dismay, the only evidence of her entire life is her death certificate, marriage license, and entry in her father’s 1930 census. I can’t even find a photograph of her. Can’t find an obituary, no idea where she’s buried. She was born in Austria in 1904 (location I’m sure of, date much less so), making her one year older than Alvin. She died in 1971, and Alvin died in 1954, so it’s possible she remarried, and so her obituary and headstone would be in her second husband’s last name, but her name on her death certificate is Van Ausdal and the birthdate matches. Until a record of her obituary gets indexed, I have no way of knowing where she rests, or even what she looked like.

So back to Alvin. He was born in 1906 in Santquin, to a day laborer father and stay-at-home mother. By 1910 however, when Alvin was 3, George and Ellen owned their own hay farm. In 1920 at age 13, Alvin was still in school, and by 1930, he lived at 84 West Main Street, Santaquin Utah, and worked as a silver miner. Interestingly, he’s listed as a student in the 1930 Provo directory. BYU student? Possibly. Not sure how to check that one out.

But we’ve been getting into a lot of allusions and ‘probably’s lately. The next fact we have: In 1936 Alvin van Ausdal joined the Communist Party, USA, likely radicalized by his experience as a silver miner. In the 30′s the Communist Party was more of a subculture than anything else, occasionally running candidates for office. They didn’t agree with Stalin’s authoritarianism in the Soviet Union, on the contrary they thought the reports of the show trials and purges and famine were made up or overblown. Most of them were intensely patriotic. (A CPUSA joke from the 30′s goes: “How do you know a man used to be in the Young Communists League? (the youth organ of the CPUSA) He knows all four verses of The Star-Spangled Banner”.

Like everyone in the United States, he probably looked at Franco’s coup in Spain in July 1936 with great alarm. As a member of the CPUSA, he would’ve known about the International Brigades being set up by ComIntern. Eight days after the coup started, a conference of communist parties from around the world met to send aid to the Second Spanish Republic. The Lincoln Battalion was the first American unit sent over, in February 1937. The second, the Washington Battalion, was the one Alvin was a part of, and he arrived in Spain in May, as part of Company 3. Alvin would’ve fought at Villanueva de la  Cañada, alongside Frenchmen and Bulgarians, and at Mosquito Ridge he would’ve been sent as a frontal assault into Fascist lines. He fought at Quinto, alongside Soviet tanks and went house-to-house at Belchite. He was joined by Canadians, and Germans and Italians who were taking up arms to fight other Germans and Italians on the other side. After 5 months of nonstop fighting, Alvin’s brigade got it’s first time of rest and relaxation. I’d give anything to know how the mormon from Santaquin spent the time.

In December, the XVth was sent to defend Teruel from a Nationalist attack. The winter of 37-38 was yet another of those “coldest winters on record”. The Lincolns called their position “The North Pole”. After two months of fighting the Lincolns were pushed out, told they were going to go on rest for three weeks, then sent back to the front and surrounded Teruel. The Nationalists did not withdraw, and Alvin did not get any rest.

Then The Retreats began. The Lincoln-Washington battalion was forced to fall back, and many were captured. In the Spanish Civil War, capture often just meant you fought for the other side now. Not so for the Internationalists. Franco had sent out a standing order for any captured brigadista to be summarily shot.

Then the battle of the Ebro was fought. The XVth crossed the mythic river Ebro, and charged across territory they had lost in The Retreats. The Nationalists rallied, and then pushed them back. At this point, my assumption is that Alvin survived capture, and made his way into France, since we next see him arriving in New York on August 4 1938, having departed from Le Havre.

Alvin left Spain probably during the Nationalist counteroffensive in early August. Nationalist troops captured Madrid without a fight on March 28, 1939, and on April 1, Franco declared the end of the war. Guerilla fighting would continue into the 1950′s.

Alvin landed in New York City, and lived in the Bronx at least until 1940, probably longer. He was a registered Democrat, and I can’t comment any more on his politics at that point due to a lack of sources. He married Anne Hausner on 16 March, 1940, in Leesburg Virginia. I have no clue why two Bronxites chose to have their marriage officiated in Virginia. He registered for the draft in 1940, listing himself as unemployed. He almost certainly had a FBI file, which I have been unable to find, but would like to very much. His 1940 and 1950 census records have not been indexed.

He moved to Amador, California during WWII, in which he never served (very typical of Lincolns to not serve during WWII.) He died in Los Angeles of a heart attack on December 23, 1954, and was buried in Santaquin Utah. I clearly don’t have the whole story, and I want it. What drove the Mormon miner, son of a hay farmer, grandson to a pioneer and Indian fighter, to join the Communist Party and fight in Spain? Why did his first marriage fall apart so quickly? Did he have any children from his second marriage? Who was Anne? I know he has a State Department file, and it’s pretty likely he has an FBI file. I’ve filed an FOIPA request for his FBI file, and will let the world know what I find.

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