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luci-in-trenchcoats · 4 years ago

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SWAT Guy (Part 3)

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Summary: Dean gets pulled out into a call and needs Sam for backup when some of his usual guys are out. But something isn’t right about the whole situation and is about to cause a world of trouble for everyone involved...

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Pairing: SWAT officer!Dean x reader

Square: Dean Smith

Word Count: 2,300ish

Warnings: language, kidnapping, minor violence

A/N: For the purposes of this story, Sam is the reader’s brother. This was written for @supernatural-jackles Tell Me A Story Bingo. Enjoy!…

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“Hi Sammy,” you said. He popped his head up from his desk and smiled. “I’m fine. Dean’s truck is in the shop so I’m picking him up today is all.”

“Lucky you. You get to deal with that hot mess on the way home,” said Sam, waiving his hand across the way. You turned and saw Dean in a suit, reading over a file at his desk.

“Uh, what is he wearing?”

“He was deposed today,” said Sam. You turned back and cocked your head. “It’s like giving a witness statement kinda. We don’t always have time to go to the court house and not every case requires it.”

“He didn’t mention it.”

“I think he forgot. That’s my suit he’s wearing,” said Sam. You looked him over and noticed he was in his workout clothes, a smile crossing your face. “Shut it.”

“You guys are becoming friends,” you grinned.

“He’s a cocky asshole,” said Sam, flipping through some papers. “But he makes you happy.”

“Are his pants rolled up?” you asked with a smirk, catching site of the cuff at the bottom over his work boots.

“Oh trust me. We’ve been ragging on him all day long,” said Sam. “Staying over Dean’s again tonight?”

“Probably,” you said as you started to leave.

“Y/N. Don’t you think you guys are going a little fast?” he asked.

“Sam. He’s been my boyfriend for nearly two months and I’m a big girl,” you said. He held up his hands and your walked around his desk, giving him a hug. “This isn’t another Lou incident.”

“I don’t want to see you get hurt like that again is all.”

“Dean’s different than Lou. Even you can know that.”

“You still fell for Lou.”

“I was in love with the idea of being in love. I didn’t love Lou.”

“Do you think you might love Dean?”

“I could see myself doing that down the road,” you said. “I gotta take Mr. Grumples home so he can get ready to have dinner at our place-”

“No,” groaned Sam, his head thrown back. “I just spent nearly nine hours with the guy.”

“He’s been over there all day and Dean’s downstairs is torn apart from the electrician right now. Come on. He hangs out for one night? Pretty please big brother?” you asked. He rolled his eyes but nodded. “Sucker.”

“You’re cooking,” he said. You hummed and headed across the way to Dean’s office, rattling on the doorway.

“Howdy handsome,” you said. He lifted his head up and grinned. “Look at your cute little suit.”

“I hate it,” he said. “God, stick me in my SWAT uniform any day over this shit.”

“You do look nice, even if the suit doesn’t quite fit,” you said, one of the guys from his SWAT team poking his head in the door. “Hi-”

“We got a hostage situation downtown,” said Henry, Dean jumping out of his seat. “Hey Y/N. Gotta run.”

“Y/N, I’ll see you at my place tonight, okay?” said Dean, ducking out of his office. “It’s gonna be a few hours probably.”

“Okay,” you said, walking forward and grabbing his hand.

“Y/N, I gotta go get suited up,” he said.

“I know,” you said, leaning up and kissing him. “Be safe.”

“Always am,” he said, someone else from his team he recognized jogging down the hall.

“Dean! Hold up!” he called as Dean started to leave. “Micky’s out sick today.”

“Shit. Steve’s on vacation too,” said Dean. “Who’s on the roster?”

“Gary but I know he and his wife are driving up to the lake this weekend. He took a half day. He’s an hour out,” he said. Dean scanned his eyes and looked around the room, biting his bottom lip. “Weston!”

“What?” shouted Sam from his office.

“Dress. Now. Hughie, get him suited up. I want him on strictly surveillance. It’s all he’s cleared for,” said Dean as Sam jogged out of his office. “I said now Weston!”

“Dean,” you said as he started heading down the hall.

“I’ll keep him safe. I promise. I’ll talk to you later sweetheart.”

Four Hours Later

“Oh my God,” you said as Sam walked into the house, still in his SWAT gear. “What is going on? A cop showed up an hour ago and said I couldn’t leave. He’s been parked out front all-”

“Y/N,” said Sam, showing in another man you recognized from their work. “This is Officer Todd. He’s Dean’s supervisor and he’s responsible for the SWAT organization in our department. He needs to ask you some questions.”

“Where’s Dean?” you asked. Officer Todd stared at you and took a deep breath. “Where’s Dean?”

“I need to-”

“Is he dead?” you asked with a thick swallow.

“We don’t believe so,” said the officer.

“How the fuck don’t you know the answer? Either he is or-”

“An erroneous situation happened and we will all yell and place blame at another time. But if you want to help Dean, I need you to answer anything I ask of you and I mean anything,” he said.

“What happened to Dean? Where is he? Is he stuck on your call you-”

“Y/N, we don’t know where he is,” said Sam. You stuck out your neck and Sam shut his eyes. “It was a trap and we fell for it.”

“It was a hostage situation. You-”

“It was a mistake. We believe Dean was the real target. We’re unable to locate him. Now I need you to answer my questions. The sooner we do, the sooner we can find Dean, alright?” asked Officer Todd. You nodded and sat down on the couch, the officer pulling out a notepad.

“Hey,” said the cop that’d been parked in the driveway, Sam and officer Todd long gone. You lifted your head up from the couch where you watched late night TV, the cop giving you a smile. “Can I use your bathroom quick?”

“Around the corner to the left. First door on the right,” you said. He waved and stepped inside, ducking around as you let out a sigh. You tugged your blanket up over yourself, bolting upright when you heard a thud. “Officer Hendricks? You okay?”

You got up and looked around the corner, two men in masks standing there. You turned and bolted for the front door, a foot tripping you along the way, smacking you straight into the ground. You rolled and stared up at them, one of them squatting down close to you.

“We need you to get something for us,” he said. “It’s at the police station. If you get it for us, you can have back your boyfriend.”

“Look at this,” said the other guy, taking a picture off the wall. “She’s with a cop.”

“That ain’t Smith,” said the first guy, looking around the room and spotting a picture of you and Sam from when you were kids. “It’s her brother.”

“He could get it and we bring her with us.” They stared down at you where you’d backed up next to the end table. “It might keep Smith more complacent. We’re gonna need that password eventually and she’ll get us that password.”

You reached into the basket and pulled out the gun hidden there, both men more in awe than anything else.

“No I don’t think you two understand how this works,” you said, standing up. “You tell me where Dean is and maybe I don’t shoot your dicks off if I like the answer.”

“She wouldn’t-” You pulled the trigger and shot the shorter one in the thigh, the other guy jumping.

“That was a warning shot. Now where’s Dean?”

Three Hours Later

You spun around in the office chair you’d been sat in for over an hour, slumped down and checking out of the door every few minutes.

“Hey,” said Sam, suddenly in the doorway. You turned and he was smiling, looking to his right. “Got somebody who says they owe you one.”

Dean smirked as he stepped into view, a black eye and scuffed up cheek but he looked relatively okay. You got up and gave him a hug, Dean laughing to himself.

“So you can cook and have that level of marksmanship? You’re the full package, aren’t ya,” said Dean, squeezing you tight.

“Are you okay?” you asked.

“He’s fine. A few scrapes. Bigger issue is what these guys wanted,” said Sam.

“I’ve got the security code to our SWAT arsenal. It’s located near the back so it’s pretty easy to get in and out if you have the code,” he said.

“So it wasn’t you they wanted?”

“Just the info I had. The electrician at my house the past few days wasn’t a real one. They were snooping through my crap, trying to find it written down somewhere.”

“There’s a lot of stuff in that room that we don’t want on the street,” said Sam. “This is my case now. Something bigger is going on we don’t know about yet.”

“It’s highly unlikely they’d try that method of getting access again,” said Dean, glancing to Sam. “But Sam and I think it might be a good idea if I stayed with you guys for a while, until this settles down.”

“So you’re the one that gets kidnapped and I stop a kidnapping and save you yet I’m the one that needs protection,” you said.

“God no. I want you watching my back,” said Dean. “I’m the wimp around here.”

You smiled and he gave you a kiss, wincing a little as you noticed the split lip.

“If that’s okay with you that is.”

“Yeah,” you said, Sam ducking past you into his office. “Hey. When were you gonna tell me you signed up for the backup squad?”

“I thought it might help me look at things from a different perspective,” said Sam.

“You just wanted to wear the pants. They do make your ass look great I gotta say, Sammy,” teased Dean.

“Can you go get kidnapped again or something?” said Sam, stretching in his seat. “I gotta write up my report. Take him home Y/N. They’re leaving a few officers just in case.”

“I can do that,” you said. “Don’t stay too late, Sam.”

“I won’t,” said Sam, Dean leaving your side to head into his office.

“Y/N,” said Sam quietly. “Keep an eye on him. It might be a rough night for him.”

“He told you.”

“That he’s got PTSD? Yeah when we debriefed him he told me,” said Sam. “So keep an eye on him.”

“You tell him you do too?” you asked.

“No. Someday,” he said as Dean came back with his backpack. “I’ll see you guys later.”

“Later Sammy,” said Dean with a wave.

“I’m regretting this already.”

“Ouch,” hissed Dean as you put a new bandage on his writs at home. “That hurts.”

“You’re supposed to change them every few hours and your other ones were all bloody. This cream is supposed to help you not scar,” you said, undoing his other wrist. He pouted as you removed the roll, his right wrist as torn up and scabbed as the left was. You ran your thumb over the back of his hand and he yanked it to his chest. You held up your hands and he offered it back slowly. “It’s alright.”

You tried to be more gentle as you put on the cream, carefully wrapping up the wrist again. Dean put his hands in his lap while you put the rest of the first aid stuff in your bathroom. You found him still sat on top of your bed when you returned, Dean picking at the bandage on his ankle.

“Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?” you asked.

“I’m sorry I put you in danger.” He kept his head down and you sat beside him, tucking your knees into your chest.

“You didn’t put me in danger. Bad people did. If it wasn’t you it would have been your supervisor or someone else that knew that code. They thought you were the easiest to get to was all. Now is there anything I can do to make you feel better?”

“Hold onto me tonight?” he asked.

“That I can do.” You wrapped your arms around him and he rested his head on your shoulder. “Want to talk about it?”

“Not tonight. But I will. I’ll tell you about the other stuff someday too.”

“Okay,” you said. “It’s pretty late. How about I get you some of Sam’s clothes to sleep in?”

“That big hoodie over there looks pretty nice,” he said, nodding to the one draped over your chair. You slid away and got up, helping him into it, tugging it down.

“Looks good on you,” you said. You turned on your corner light and hit off the main switch, pulling back the covers for both of you to get under.

“Y/N?” You hummed as you tugged the blankets up and wrapped your arms around him. “Be careful. Sam was right. Whoever wanted those weapons is still out there. They want to do something bad.”

“I will be. Seems like a lot of trouble to go through to steal some guns.”

“It’s not just guns in there. Maybe you got a point. Maybe they want something else in there,” said Dean.

“We’ll bring it up tomorrow. Tonight let’s try to relax okay?”

“Okay,” he said, taking a deep breath, closing his eyes. “Thanks sweetheart.”

“Tomorrow’ll be better Dean, I promise.”

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A/N: Read the final part coming soon!

#tell me a story bingo #spn #supernatural #dean x reader #dean winchester #dean winchester x reader #spn fanfic #dean fanfic #supernatural fanfic #dean x #dean x you

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klstheword · 5 years ago

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Dan Stevens & audiobooks

Many of you will already know that Dan has narrated, or rather performed, more than 30 audiobooks as well as numerous and varied radio dramas & readings.

However, many do not know or realise what a masterful grasp he has on languages, dialects, accents and the ages of the characters, whether they be man or woman, boy or girl.

I am listening, again, to “Fall of Giants” by Ken Follett which has one of the broadest range of characters, each one of which is amazingly “inhabited” by Dan.

Below is a very long list of characters in that book - and remember each is portrayed differently by Dan which makes it such an enjoyable “listen”. It is an amazing performance and I truly hope that one day he will find some time to provide us with more audiobooks to enjoy.

Those who already enjoy these works will need no convincing, and they will have many favourites, as do I, especially work such “My Dear I Wanted To Tell You”, “The Invisible Ones”, “History of A Pleasure Seeker”, “Wolf Hall”, “War Horse”.......and more

American

Dewar family Vyalov family

Senator Cameron Dewar Josef Vyalov, businessman

Ursula Dewar, his wife. Lena Vyalov, his wife

Gus Dewar, their son. Olga Vyalov, their daughter

Others

Rosa Hellman, journalist. Ilya, thug

Chuck Dixon, school friend of Gus’s. Theo, thug

Marga, a nightclub singer Norman Niall, crooked accountant

Nick Forman, a thief Brian Hall, union leader

Real historical characters

Woodrow Wilson, 28th President William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State

Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy

English & Scottish

Fitzherbert family

Earl Fitzherbert, called Fitz The Duchess of Sussex, their rich aunt

Princess Elizaveta, called Bea, his wife. Gelert, Pyrenean mountain dog

Lady Maud Fitzherbert, his sister. Grout, Fitz’s butler

Lady Hermia, called Aunt Herm, their poor aunt

Sanderson, Maud’s maid

Others

Mildred Perkins, Ethel’s lodger Lord “Johnny” Remarc, War Office Minister

Bernie Leckwith, Independent Labour Party secretary

Colonel Hervey, aide to Sir John French

Bing Westhampton, Fitz’s friend.

Lieutenant Murray, aide to Fitz

Marquis of Lowther, “Lowthie”, rejected suitor of Maud

Mannie Litov, factory owner

Albert Solman, Fitz’s man of business

Jock Reid, Independent Labour Party treasurer

Dr Greenward, volunteer at the baby clinic

Jayne McCulley, soldier’s wife

Real historical characters

King George V Queen Mary

Mansfield Smith-Cumming, called “C”

Sir Edward Grey, MP, Foreign Secretary

Sir William Tyrrell, private secretary to Grey

Frances Stevenson, mistress of Lloyd George

Winston Churchill, MPH.H. Asquith, MP, Prime Minister

Sir John French

FrenchColonel Dupuys, aide to General Galliéni

General Lourceau, aide to General Joffre

Gini, a bar girl

Real historical characters

General Joffre, commander-in-chief of French forces

General Galliéni, commander of the Paris garrison

German & Austrian

Von Ulrich family

Otto von Ulrich, diplomat. Susanne von Ulrich, his wife

Walter von Ulrich, their son, military attaché

Greta von Ulrich, their daughter

Graf (Count) Robert von Ulrich, Walter’s second cousin

Others

Gottfried von Kessel, cultural attaché

Monika von der Helbard, Greta’s best friend

Real historical characters

Prince Karl Lichnowsky, German Ambassador to London

Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg

General of Infantry Erich Ludendorff

Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Chancellor

Arthur Zimmermann, Foreign Minister

Russian Peshkov family

Grigori Peshkov, metalworker Lev Peshkov, horse wrangler

Putilov Machine Works

Konstantin, lathe operator, discussion group chairmanIsaak, captain of the football team

Varya, female labourer, Konstantin’s mother

Serge Kanin, supervisor of the casting section

Count Maklakov, Director

Others

Mikhail Pinsky, police officer

Ilya Kozlov, his sidekick

Nina, maid to Princess BeaPrince

Andrei, Bea’s brother

Katerina, a peasant girl new to the city

Mishka, bar owner

Trofim, a gangster

Fyodor, corrupt cop

Spirya, passenger on the Angel

GabrielYakov, passenger on the Angel

Anton, a clerk at the Russian embassy in London

David, a Jewish soldier

Sgt GavrikLt Tomchak

Real historical characters

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik Party

Leon Trotsky

Welsh

Williams family

David Williams, union organiser

Cara Williams, his wife

Ethel Williams, their daughter

Billy Williams, their son

Gramper, Mam’s father

Griffiths family

Ponti family

Len Griffiths, atheist and Marxist

Mrs Minnie Ponti

Mrs Griffiths

Giuseppe “Joey” Ponti

Tommy Griffiths, Len‘s son, Billy Williams‘s best friend

Giovanni “Johnny” Ponti, his younger brother

Miners

David Crampton,

“Dai Crybaby”

Harry “Suet” Hewitt

John Jones the Shop

Dai Chops, the butcher’s son

Pat Pope, Main Level onsetter

Micky Pope, Pat’s son

Dai Ponies, horse wrangler

Bert Morgan

Mine management

Perceval Jones, Chairman of Celtic Minerals

Maldwyn Morgan, colliery manager

Rhys Price, colliery manager’s deputy

Arthur “Spotty” Llewellyn, colliery clerk

Staff at Ty Gwyn

Peel, butler

Mrs Jevons, housekeeper

Morrison, footman

Others

Dai Muck, sanitary worker

Mrs Dai Ponies

Mrs Roley Hughes

Mrs Hywel Jones

Private George Barrow, B Company

Private Robin Mortimer, cashiered officer, B Company

Private Owen Bevin, B Company

Sergeant Elijah “Prophet” Jones, B Company

Second Lieutenant James Carlton-Smith, B Company

Captain Gwyn Evans, A Company

Second Lieutenant Roland Morgan, A Company

Real historical characters

David Lloyd George, Liberal Member of Parliament

#Dan Stevens #audiobooks #Fall of Giants #just one of many fine works

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getoutofthisplace · 5 years ago

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Dear Gus,

Today’s Leadership Greater Little Rock session was focused on education, but it was a weird one because the coronavirus is rushing into the state. I woke up around 5am to send emails cancelling our Saturday night ARS event. (And later today the Central Arkansas Library System will cancel my book launch event.) Our panels included UA-Little Rock Chancellor Dr. Christina Drale, Philander Smith College President Dr. Roderick Smothers, LR Christian Academy Principal Dr. Gary Arnold, eStem Charter School Principal John Bacon, LR Central High School Principal Nancy Rousseau, and James Reddish from the LR Chamber to talk about Ford Next Generation Learning in Central Arkansas Schools. We were also supposed to have superintendents from area schools, but they all cancelled because the state was insane. Our meeting was at the Arkansas State University offices across the street from the state capitol building, where the governor addressed the crisis in a press conference, but we watched it on television together. Since we’re all a bunch of leaders in various fields, everyone was texting and calling like mad, scrambling to cancel events we were leading. I know it’s vastly different, but I couldn’t help but note a similar feeling to when terrorists flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Towers in 2001. It’s the way these crises heighten the collective anxiety of a room. In a weird way--as terrible as it is--I love the rush of it. Reminds me of being at The Defense Information School at Ft. Meade, when they put our class in a giant Army tent and let us run communications from there about mock incidents. I can still remember fielding calls about a (mock) helicopter crash. I loved the thrill of it all. But this threat is real, and you and Papou are especially susceptible to it, and that terrifies me.

After the superintendents cancelled their panel, the chamber threw together a panel with the folks they could find in the building, so ASU System President Dr. Chuck Welch and ASU VP of Government Relations Shane Broadway spoke to us about higher education in Arkansas and how it interacts with the government. It ended up being my favorite panel of the day. Shane Broadway and Papa were good friends, so it was nice to catch up with him.

After all the panels finished, the Leadership Fayetteville kids joined us for cocktails on the patio. They were in town for their government session, but the capitol shut down this afternoon, so they won’t be able to finish their session. We were supposed to have our military-focused session next week at Little Rock Air Force Base, but they cancelled it today. It’s a weird time.

Dad.

Little Rock, Arkansas. 3.12.2020 - 1.53pm.

SIDENOTE 1: We got word that Pulaski County Schools would be closing while we had the three principals on the panel. They got the word at the same time we did. The eStem principal sighed and said something about having to deal with parents. The LR Christian guy puffed up his chest and said something to the effect of “We’re private and no one can tell us if we’re cancelling school.” The LR Central principal said, “I’ve got to find a way to feed my kids. So many of them get their only meals in our cafeteria.” Mom and I already talked about wanting you to go to Central, but still, I texted her in that moment to say, “I would put up a strong fight to get our kids to Central.” Because I want you in a school where the leaders care about the students they’re responsible for more than anything else.

SIDENOTE 2: I got a Facebook message from Ross Jefferson this morning letting me know that my friend Micky Stuart was killed in a head-on collision last night. Tomorrow, his wife will call me and ask me to write his obituary, which you can read here. And here’s another thing I wrote about him.

#lglr #leadership greater little rock #public school #onelrsd #nancy rousseau #education #principals #covid-19 #covid19 #arkansas state university #little rock #little rock central #lr central #leadership #crisis

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stevesnightmares · 6 years ago

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Top 25 Doctor Who episodes

They are in chronological order, from season 1 (2005) to season 11 (2018), not of preference, two parters are counted as one episode. (edit: I had forgotten about “Midnight, so there are 26 now instead of 25, ops?)

★ S01E06 "Dalek" this episode really made me love the 9th doctor, Christopher performance was fantastic, I wish they had given him more time on the show so that we could have seen more of that rage.

★ S01E09-10 "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances", this will be no surprise to anyone because it's a fan favourite of almost everyone, but that's because it's such a well written episode, creepy and intriguing, original and with a beautiful and heartwarming ending. That "For once everybody lives" always makes me tear up a bit.

★S01E12-13 "Bad Wolf/The Parting of Ways", RTD has always had beautiful endings and this surely is one, emotional and beautiful, but also funny at times. The final part where Rose looked into the TARDIS and her interactions with the Daleks was badass as fuck, and her interaction with the Doctor was beautiful. And let's not talk about "You were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And you know what? So was I!"

★ S02E08-09 "The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit", this is such an underrated episode but a brilliant one. It's scary and it always keeps you on your toes because you don't know what's going to happen. I didn't appreciate it enough the first time I saw, only when I rewatched it I realized how good it was.

★S02E12-13 "Army of Ghosts/Doomsday", of course this is going to be on the list, Rose was my first companion and seeing her go was a devastating experience that I can't forget. I remember seeing this episode for the first time and crying like a baby just during the initial monologue "[...] But then came the Army of Ghosts. Then came Torchwood and the war. That's when it all ended. This is the story of how I died." Still crying over this. And let's not talk about the wall scene. You know which one.

★S03E01 "Smith and Jones", when I first watched season 3 I didn't appreciate it enough because I was mourning Rose's departure and couldn't get over it, however, when I rewatched it, I finally was able to appreciate this season because it's a really good season. I know this episode is an odd choice, not a lot of people talk about this specific episode, but I think it's a really good episode, really enjoyable, but not too heavy, and Martha in this episode is absolutely brilliant, we can see just how smart and brave and smart and smart she really is.

★ S03E08-09 "Human Nature/The Family of Blood", this is another really popular and loved episode by the fandom, and again, there is a really good reason. This episode it's fun but also emotional, it's really original and super intriguing. And of course we can't forget to mention the "fury of a time lord", that scene where he punishes the family of blood is just perfect. Loved it.

★ S03E12-13 "The sound of Drums/Last of the time lords", as I said, RTD finales are absolutely brilliant, and this, like the others, is brilliant too. It shows what a complete badass Martha is, traveling the world all alone because she is a woman on a mission. I didn't really like how the doctor got back to normal, but let's not think about it too much. My favourite scene ever, that gave me the chills is when Martha finds out what's inside those robots, it still gives me chills every time I see that scene.

★S04e08-09 "Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead", again, this is a really predictable episode, but it is a beautiful two parter. The villain is brilliant and super scary, the whole concept of the episode is brilliant and it's executed perfectly, and we are also introduced to River, for whom we are sad when she dies the first time we see it but it's so much better when you rewatch the episode after having watched all the other episodes with her, including The husband of River Song, which take place right after this episode.

★ S04E10 "Midnight" do I even have to explain why this episode, which is loved by everyone, is in this list? I don't think so.

★ S04E11 "Turn Left", this episode is criminally underrated. I LOVE this episode with all of my heart. When people talk about Blink, they praise it because it was brilliant even tho the doctor wasn't even in it, well this is brilliant and the doctor isn't in it. This episode is so devastating to watch trough the eyes of a human, the devastation and pain that is caused by the fact that the doctor is not there to save earth is just, you know, devastating. I don't know how to explain how much I love this episode.

★ S04E12-13 "The stolen earth/Journey's end" another beautiful finale from RDT. Not only because it's a beautiful episode but also because we got EVERYONE in this episode, Rose, Jack, Martha, Sarah Jane, Donna, Micky, Jakie literally everyone was there, and it was just beautiful to finally see again some old friends.

★ S05E01 "The Eleventh Hour" this was a perfect introduction to the new doctor, we needed something strong that could make us like him after loosing Tennant, someone that everyone loved, and this episode did it. Matt did and incredible job in this episode, which introduces to Amy and Rory, the crack in time and space and the new doctor. I loved the episode and 11 speech was just phenomenal, really made me like him instantly.

★ S05E02 "The beast below", I guess this can be considered an odd choice, because I never hear anyone talk about this specific episode, but I loved it, it was fun and it also showed us a bit more about the doctor, how he is, what's his moral compass like, how he acts and reacts to things, and also we learned more about Amy. The plot was really interesting and cool, at time a bit creepy but also really sad because of what happened to that whale-thing.

★S05E04-05 "The time of angels/Flesh and stone", I actually have no clue of how people feel about this episode, but I personally really loved them, we got the angels, the crack in time and space, cool moments with River, Amy and the doctor, it was exciting and it was cool, but also a bit emotional at times.

★S05E12-13 "The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang" Moffat showed us that he could make a good finale too. I really loved this finale, it's so exciting and it ties a lot of ends together, which is always cool to see it happen. The Pandorica speech is one of my favourite moments ever and also we got Rory back. Really awesome ending that didn't leave you underwhelmed and it was completely satisfying.

★ S06E01-02 "The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon" is one, if not the best opener ever. It just keeps you hooked and excited, not only for these two episodes, but for the whole season. The episode literally starts with the death of the doctor, and then it introduced a new and cool villain that is the Silence.

★S06E04 "The doctor's wife" is one of the best episodes ever, it has a cool and we'll executed concept, it's really emotional but also cool as hell? And it also has one of my favourite quotes ever "Fear me I've killed hundreds of time lords" "Fear me, I've killed all of them".

★ S06E07 "A Good Man Goes To War" is just PERFECT, the plot twist were brilliant, they left me speechless, I cry and laughed and I just loved the episode. Bonus points because in this episode Rory was a complete badass. It has my favourite doctor who quote of all times

"Demons run when a good man goes to war

Night will fall and drown the sun

When a good man goes to war

Friendship dies and true love lies

Night will fall and the dark will rise

When a good man goes to war

Demons run, but count the cost

The battle's won, but the child is lost"

★ S06E08 "Let's Kill Hitler", from what I saw people don't really love this episode, but I absolutely did love it and this is my list, so here it is.

★S06E10 "The Girl Who Waited" this episode was really devastating but so so beautiful, this is another fan favourite, at least it was before, I haven't heard a lot people talk about it recently. But again, there is a good reason if it is so loved.

★ S06E11 "The God Complex" surprisingly I haven't seen anyone ever talk about this episode even though it absolutely brilliant and spectacular. It's not a really heavy episode, but heavy enough. It's also a bit of a strange episode, but not in a bad way.

★ The day of the doctor/The time of the doctor

★ S08E05 "Time Heist" this is not a really popular episode and I saw a lot of people say that they didn't like it, however I did, probably because I'm a slut for heist movies and this episode combined two things that I love, Doctor Who and Heist Movies.

★ S08E08 "Mummy on the Orient Express", this episode really blew me out of the way, it was just brilliant. I don't even know what to say, it just was.

★ S09E11 "Heaven Sent" (I know I said that two parters would count as one episode but I HATED Hell Bent, I'm not going to get into why or it'll take to long) This episode was probably one the best doctor who episodes ever , the acting was phenomenal, Capaldi is just great, and the plot and dialogue and monologue and plot twist and everything. Even if you don't like doctor who this is episode is great. It has my favourite quote:

"As you come into this world, something else is also born.

You begin your life, and it begins a journey towards you. It moves slowly, but it never stops.

Wherever you go, whatever path you take, it will follow me. Never faster, never slower, always coming.

You will run. It will walk.

You will rest. It will not

One day, you will linger in the same place too long. You will sit too still or sleep too deep, and when, too late, you raise to go, you will notice a second shadow next to yours. Your life will then be over."

★ S10E11 "World Enough And Time" (In this case I did like episode 12 but it wasn't good enough to make it into the list) This episode left me speechless, I really wasn't expecting this episode to be that good. Absolutely loved this episode, it was brilliant.

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;movie & tv muses

Name: Retsuko

Age: 25

Species: Red Panda Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Japanese

Orientation: Bisexual Biromantic

Personality: Retsuko is a sweet person, and she’s introverted. Can be a bit of a pushover. Naive at times, and struggles to stand up for herself. Tries keeping her temper in check, and when she feels like she’s going to explode... she hides away in the bathroom to sing death metal or goes to the karaoke bar to do it.

Occupation: Accountant

Love Interest: Haida Likes: singing (mostly in private), Haida, her friends, romance, reading, amusement parks Dislikes: hot weather, insects, Ton, being disrespected, her short stature

From: Aggretsuko

NAME: Yuck NICKNAME(S): Yucky, Garbage Rabbit, Loser, Demon Rabbit

AGE: Actual age is unknown, though he appears to be in the 11-12 year old age range. GENDER: Both male and female, due to being created from Yin and Yang’s negative qualities. Goes by male pronouns. SPECIES: Rabbit

OCCUPATION: Level 5 Woo Foo Warrior

ORIENTATION: Doesn’t know and isn’t really that interested

PERSONALITY: As he was originally created as a combination of Yin and Yang’s negative traits, he has inherited their bossiness and aggression, respectively. He is short-tempered and has a sense of entitlement, as seen in yin! yang! yuck!, when he expresses a desire to kill Master Yo after the latter refuses to train him multiple times. He is evil, being driven by nothing besides negative qualities. He doesn’t care for hygiene, manners or morals. Additionally, he has proven himself to be quite intelligent and manipulative, tricking Yin and Yang a couple of times into playing into his hands. As seen in imperfect fooplicates, he loves not only being in charge, but also being complimented and respected by others.

FAMILY: ???

ABILITIES: Energy Rays, Levitation, Foo Field, Fists of Fire,Foo-portate, Foo Orbs, Paws of Power, Bamboo Weaponry, Aura Swap, and Foo-Plicate. He also seems to be able to possess people. He also has enhanced strength, intelligence, agility, and is highly resistant to damage.

SHOW: Yin! Yang! Yo!

Name: Miles Gonzalo Morales

Alter-Ego: Spiderman

Age: 13-14

Gender: Male

Species: Super-human with spider DNA

Orientation: Demisexual Demiromantic

Ethnicity: African American & Puerto Rican

Languages: English, Puerto Rican, French Creole

Occupation: Middle school student & superhero of Brooklyn, New York

Personality: Miles is an intelligent teenager though he struggles with anxiety and slight paranoia. Fears he won’t be able to live up to expectations. Wants to help everyone, self-sacrificing.

Family: Jefferson Davis (father), Rio Morales (mother), Aaron (uncle, deceased)

Likes: his parents, learning, the arts, music, drawing, painting, the night

Dislikes: not being taken seriously, public speaking, remembering Aaron’s death, not being useful, being unable to control his abilities

Other:

-has a very strong bond with his father.

-learned how to speak Puerto Rican from his mother, while he learned French Creole from his father.

-his hair’s long enough that he can (sometimes) put it in a bun.

-has freckles!!!

-Miles Morales (at least my version) is from the movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse. ...not the comics.

Name: Ricardo “Rick” Sanchez Alias: Micky

Nickname(s): “Dumb” Rick, Morty Rick (you’d be better off just calling him Micky)

Age: 65 Gender: Male (DFAB) Species: Human Birthdate/Zodiac: June 24th/Cancer Occupation:

Title: Unknown

Language(s): English, Spanish, Latin Native tongue: English Religion: Agnostic Theist Education: Dropped out his Junior year of high school. Blood type: A+ Height: 5′6″ Weight: 160 lbs Eye Color: Blue Hair: Blue Figure/build: Ectomorph, slender — Distinguishing marks: -Tattoo(s): None -Scars: Quite a few along his arms and thighs, and some across his chest and back -Piercings: None Currently lives: Alone, travels often so he doesn’t… actually have a real home. Hobbies: writing mostly, traveling through different dimensions, archery Talents/Skills: writing, drawing, archery Sexual Orientation: Demisexual demiromantic Dominant Hand: Left Diet: No Virgin?: No Drinker?: Often Smoker?: Sometimes Drug user?: No Other addictions?: No Basic description: Personality: Sensitive, sympathetic, loyal, intuitive, pacifistic, stubborn Likes: drinking, art, writing, watching the sunset, animals (especially cats) Dislikes: drinking, thinking about his Morty, violence, insects, loud noises Fears/Phobias: arachnophobia, nyctophobia, sedatephobia Favourite quote: Doesn’t have one. Family: -Parents: [REDACTED] -Siblings: None -Other close relatives: Beth Smith (nee Sanchez), (daughter), Jerry Smith (son-in-law), Summer Smith (grand-daughter), Mortimer “Morty” Smith (grand-son, deceased) Pet(s): None Bio:

Rick is an alcoholic living in the Smith household with his daughter and her family. He would constantly be picked on by Morty for being of lower intelligence and for drinking. One day Rick had a dream where he was the smart one and Morty was an idiot. Morty used this to mock Rick while telling him to come to the garage. Once there, Morty told Rick to hand him a screwdriver before continuing to mock his dream, even finding it so ridiculous that he decided to tell the Council of Mortys about it later. Rick, in anger, grabbed a hammer and repeatedly hit Morty in the back of his head with it, killing him. This was witnessed by Rick and Morty from Dimension C-132.

Other:

-he’s from dimension m-341.

-he switched out his normal shirt for the “regular” clothing most Rick alternates wear, which is a pair of pants, a shirt, and a lab coat. Though his shirt reveals a little bit of his midriff.

-his family is abusive towards him.

-his hair’s long enough to tie back in a ponytail. He usually ties it back.

-he’s (obviously) from Rick & Morty.

Name: Mortimer Smith Nickname: Pastel Goth Morty Age: 19 Date of Birth: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Gender: Male (DFAB) Race/Species: Human Language(s): English, Latin (studying), Spanish (studying)

Physical Description Height: 4′10 Weight: 117 lbs

Body Type: Endomorph Eyes: Blue Hair: Pastel pink (dyed), naturally dark brown Skin: Very pale

Personality/Attributes Fears: failure, insects & spiders, being utterly alone, being restrained, drowning Mental illness(es)/disorders: borderline personality disorder,depression Sexual Preferences: Asexual Panromantic Place/Type of Residence: Lives in a two-story house with his family Family: Jerry Smith & Beth Smith (parents), Summer Smith (sister), Ricardo “Rick” Sanchez (grandfather)

Trivia:

-his dimension is G-202.

-he has yet to find an alias to differentiate himself from all of his alternates.

-his Rick is Gothic, full-blown. Not pastel Goth like he is.

-he adores flowers, especially lillies.

-enjoys dimension hopping.

-likes to drink even though he’s not 21.

-he smokes sometimes too, but usually only around Rick.

-likes makeup.

Name: Mami Sanchez Nickname: Miami Morty Age: 19 Date of Birth: July 24th Place of Birth: Unknown Gender: Male (DFAB) Race/Species: Human Language(s): English, Spanish (learning)

Physical Description Height: 4′11 Weight: 120 lbs

Body Type: Endomorph, Triangle, (has wide hips) Eyes: Light brown, they look amber in the sunlight Hair: Pastel pink (dyed), naturally brown Skin: Caramel (he’s not tan, he’s naturally dark toned)

Personality/Attributes Personality/Attitude: Creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy, inflexible, sassy Fears: being completely alone, spiders, bugs, being restrained, heights Mental illness(es)/disorders: borderline personality disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression Sexual Preferences: Homosexual Homoromantic Place/Type of Residence: On-the-run, is trying to find a place to live. Family: Jerry Smith & Beth Smith (parents), Summer Smith (sister), Ricardo “Rick” Sanchez (grandfather, legal guardian)

Trivia:

-Mami’s dimension is S260.

-he adores eyeliner and wears it almost all the time.

-loves cheesy 80′s movies, especially horror ones.

-is an ex-dancer, worked at a nightclub but quit years later.

-lost his Rick, doesn’t want to find him.

-has his Rick’s portal gun.

Name: Jason Dean

Nickname(s): J.D., Mr. Trenchcoat Kid Age: 17 Gender: Male Birthday:

Ethnicity: Unknown

Occupation: High School Senior

Orientation: Bisexual Biromantic

Personality: J.D. isn’t a very social person, though will talk if spoken to. Becomes protective over those he likes/loves, and won’t hesitate to murder to prove a point. Can seem charming at first, is rather manipulative.

Mental disorders/illnesses: Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression

Trivia:

-due to his mother’s suicide & his strained relationship with his father, J.D.’s mental state is... well, breaking. Fast.

-drinks slushies to deal with the pain of his mother’s suicide.

-isn’t above killing someone if it’s to his advantage.

-would kill for his s/o.

-from the musical version of Heathers.

Name: Prince Shining Armor

Birthday/Zodiac:

Age: Adult

Gender: Male

Species: Unicorn

Orientation: Pansexual Panromantic

Personality: Brave, loyal, goofy (at times), willing to help out, stubborn, kind

Occupation: Prince of the Crystal Empire

Residence: Crystal Empire

Family: Cadance (wife), Flurry Heart (daughter), Twilight Sparkle (sister-in-law) (there are more but I’m too LAZY to put them all here)

From: MLP: Friendship is Magic

Name: Princess Twilight Sparkle

Birthday/Zodiac:

Age: Young adult

Gender: Female

Species: Alicorn

Orientation: Asexual demiromantic

Personality: Twilight is an intelligent mare with a heart of gold. Stubborn and determined, and well... a bit of a dork.

Occupation: Princess of the Castle of Friendship

Immediate Family: Night Light & Twilight Velvet (parents), Shining Armor (brother), Cadence (sister-in-law), Flurry Heart (niece)

Residence: Ponyville

From: MLP: Friendship is Magic

Name: Mabel Agnes Pines

Age: 13 years old Date of Birth: August 31st Gender: Female (DMAB) Race/Species: Human Language(s): English, Latin (studying)

Physical Description Height: 4′9″ Weight: 132 lbs

Body Type: petite, though is a little chubby around the waist Eyes: light brown Skin: light peach Markings/scars: has freckles splattered over her nose, has some scars from incidents she doesn’t want to remember

Other: has braces

Personality/Attributes Personality/Attitude: Mabel is a bit more carefree than Dipper. She’s stubborn and a little feisty, and has a kind heart. She can be pretty emotional, and is fiercely protective over her family. Optimistic (at first glance) but depressed on the inside. Enthusiastic and free-spirited. Fears: losing her family, Bill, spiders, being forgotten or ignored, drowning, coffins Mental illness(es)/disorders: depression, PTSD Sexual Preferences: asexual panromantic Place/Type of Residence: Currently staying in the Mystery Shack with Dipper and their grunkles Family: Mason “Dipper” Pines (twin brother), Arthur Pines & Cynthia Pines (parents), Shermie Pines (grandfather) & Mathilde Pines (grandmother), Filbrick & Caryn Pines (great-grandparents), Stanford & Stanley Pines (great-uncles)

Trivia:

-Mabel is autistic.

-she has night terrors due to Bill and the whole Weirdmageddon thing.

-she still has Waddles.

-Mabel knits sweaters and all types of shirts and even hats. She also loves bedazzling and adding glitter to outfits.

-she’s terrified of the doctor’s office and hospitals.

-Mabel’s very curious about the paranormal/supernatural.

Name: Tamaki Suoh, Full name is René Tamaki Richard de Grantaine

Age: 17 years old Date of Birth/Zodiac: April 8th/Aries Gender: Male Race/Species: Human Language(s): Japanese, French, English

Physical Description Height: 5′6″ Weight: 138 lbs

Body Type: petite, slender, slightly toned Eyes: deep blue Skin: light peach Hair: Blond

Personality/Attributes Personality/Attitude: Tamaki is... flamboyant and over-the-top. Charming, a bit narcissistic. He’s naive for his age, and outspoken. Kindhearted. Fears: Mental illness(es)/disorders: Unknown Sexual Preferences: Pansexual Panromantic Place/Type of Residence: The Suoh family’s second mansion Family: Yuzuru Suoh (father), Anne-Sophie de Grantaine (mother), Shizue Suoh (grandmother)

Trivia:

-he’s half Japanese and half French.

Name: Wirt Talbot

Age: 14-16 Date of Birth: Unknown Gender: Male Race/Species: Human Language(s): English, Latin

Physical Description Height: 5′5″ Weight: 120 lbs

Body Type: slender and petite Eyes: Brown Skin: peach Hair: brown

Occupation: High School student

Personality/Attributes Personality/Attitude: Worrisome, sensitive, stubborn, pessimistic, depressing, insecure Fears: being alone, failure, losing his brother Mental illness(es)/disorders: Sexual Preferences: Bisexual Biromantic Place/Type of Residence: A medium sized house with his family Family: Gregory Talbot (younger brother), Wilbert & Marigold Talbot (parents)

Trivia:

Name: Thomas “Tom” Lucitor

Age: 16 Date of Birth: Unknown Gender: Male Race/Species: Demon Language(s): English, Latin, Spanish (learning)

Physical Description Height: 5′8″ Weight: 120 lbs

Body Type: slender, slightly toned Eyes: Red, all three of them Skin: pale lavender Hair: Salmon pink

Occupation: Prince of the Underworld

Personality/Attributes Personality/Attitude: Considerable short tempered, though he’s getting much better at keeping his temper in check. Gentlemanly, easygoing, respectful, understanding, stubborn Fears: losing his temper, losing Star and his friends, not being good enough Mental illness(es)/disorders: borderline personality disorder, depression Sexual Preferences: Pansexual Panromantic Place/Type of Residence: Family: Dave & Wrathmelior Lucitor (parents), Exasperella (aunt), Relicor Lucitor (great-grandfather)

Trivia:

-to add later.

Name: Choromatsu Matsuno

Nickname(s): Choro, Fappymatsu, Froggy Age: 24 Gender: Male Birthday: May 24th

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: An Idol (secretly)

Orientation: Pansexual panromantic

Personality: He generally considers himself the voice of reason among the group and often serves as the tsukkomi. On the other hand, he exhibits a strong weakness for girls, often becoming nervous and excited at the sight of them, and is an otakuwho is wild about idols. Currently he isn’t so obsessed with idols, especially considering he became one. He’s a little more reserved and quiet, as well.

Parents: Matsuzō and Matsuyo Matsuno

Siblings: Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, Todomatsu (sextuplets) Likes: Nyaa-chan, Totoko, anime and manga, singing and performing on stage, reading, warm weather, drinking, music Dislikes: His brothers acting up, cold weather, being called out, being embarrassed

Name: Todoko

Age: Early twenties Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Japanese

Orientation: Pansexual panromantic

Personality: Todoko is carefree and isn’t afraid to embrace her femininity. She might seem sweet at first, but she can be pretty manipulative and two-faced.

Siblings: Osoko, Karako, Choroko, Ichiko, Jyushiko (sextuplets) Likes: clothing, sweets, getting stuff for free, flowers, music, pretty people, her phone Dislikes: hot weather, being ignored, being insulted, being away from her phone for too long, getting dirty, bugs

Name: Toshi Yowai

Alias(es): Fighting Yowai, Fighting Age: 26 Gender: Male

Height: 6′6″

Weight: Unknown

Orientation: pansexual panromantic

Occupation: Professional Boxer

Personality: Toshi is a bit stubborn and hard headed, though he tries his best to be as open minded as possible. Extremely protective over his sister, he won’t hesitate to punch someone if they’re messing with her. He’s responsible and loyal to his loved ones, and if you manage to befriend him you’ll have a friend for life. Doesn’t consider himself to be intelligent, and if asked about his middle school or high school days, he’ll simply change the topic. Is a hopeless romantic and a dreamer, though he hates admitting it. Hard working, he dislikes lazy people and will be vocal about it.

Siblings: Totoko Yowai (younger sister) Likes: boxing, Totoko, romantic movies, the stars, night time, smoking, music Dislikes: large bodies of water, anyone messing with Totoko, sudden changes, feeling insecure, being told he’s dumb

Name: Totoko Yowai

Age: 24 Gender: Female Birthday: April 17th

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: Works in a fish shop alongside her parents, hoping to become a famous idol soon.

Orientation: Pansexual demiromantic

Personality: Totoko has a dangerous temper and isn’t afraid to be candid and blunt to get her points across. Can be a little deceiving and two-faced to get what she wants. Vain and selfish, not to mention stubborn. Has an insane jealous streak. She’s loyal to those who manage to befriend her.

Other:

-she’s secretly a hopeless romantic and wants to be swept off her feet.

-she has an older brother, a famous boxer known as “Fighting Yowai”. His real name is Toshi.

-her star sign is Aries.

-terrified of ever becoming a mother. Is highly against the idea.

-doesn’t actually think the sextuplets are bad, but she doesn’t want them thinking she’s getting soft…

-she practices boxing.

Name: Chibita

Nickname(s): ??? Age: 22 Gender: Male Birthday: Unknown

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: Oden Stand Food Vender

Orientation: Demisexual Demiromantic

Personality: responsible, short-tempered, determined, vengeful, serious

Parents: Unknown, was orphaned at a young age

Siblings: None Likes: oden, food, his job, drawing, music, stargazing Dislikes: hot weather, the Matsuno brothers (most the time), arrogant people

Name: Homura Tanabe

Nickname(s): Age: 24 Gender: Female Birthday: October 21st

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: AV Girl (formerly), Jobless (currently)

Orientation: Pansexual panromantic

Personality: Homura is a kind hearted individual with a level head. Patient, good natured. Sensible, can be a little sensitive.

Parents: Yasuo & Chiyo Tanabe (parents)

Siblings: Akira Tanabe (older sister) Likes: unknown Dislikes: unknown

Other: moved back to the Akatsuka district in order to reunite with old friends.

Name: Karako

Nickname(s): Age: 24 Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: Workout Trainer

Orientation: Pansexual panromantic

Personality: Karako’s headstrong & optimistic, not to mention stubborn & generous. Can be a little flirty, but will stop if asked.

Siblings: Osoko, Choroko, Ichiko, Jyushiko, & Todoko (sextuplets) Likes: working out, staying fit, going out, meeting new people, drinking Dislikes: unknown

Name: Ichiko Age: 24 Gender: Female Species: Human

Ethnicity: Japanese Hair color: Black Eye color: Dark dark brown, can sometimes seem like an odd shade of violet depending on the lighting

Orientation: Pansexual panromantic

Personality: [under construction]

Siblings: Osoko, Karako, Choroko, Jyushiko, Todoko (sextuplets) Likes: Animals, yoga, coffee, dancing, gossip, scary movies, cold weather, makeup Dislikes: being insulted/mocked, bright colors, hot weather

#i couldn't add the icons first it was weird #;rowan rambles (ooc)#;movieandtvmuses

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signofthecrimes · 6 years ago

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Oceans8rpg Task 1: Playlist

H E A R T of G L A S S;; ᴵˢⁿ'ᵗ ⁱᵗ ˡᵒᵛᵉˡʸ, ᵃˡˡ 𝖆𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖊? ᴴᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵍˡᵃˢˢ, ᵐʸ ᵐⁱⁿᵈ ᵒᶠ 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊 ᵀᵉᵃʳ ᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵖⁱᵉᶜᵉˢ, ˢᵏⁱⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵇᵒⁿᵉ ᴴᵉˡˡᵒ, ʷᵉˡᶜᵒᵐᵉ 𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖊

Ｔｒａｃｋｌｉｓｔ: 01: David Bowie- Rebel Rebel. 02: The Clash- I fought the law. 03: Led Zeppelin- Stairway to heaven. 04: Queen- Spread your wings. 05: Elton John- Rocket Man. 06: The Velvet Underground- Sunday morning. 07: Pink Floyd- Money. 08: Robert Plant- Big Log. 09: The Kinks- Lola. 10: Patti Smith- Dancing barefoot. 11: Prince- When doves cry. 12: Rolling Stones- Paint it black. 13: Talking Heads- This must be the place. 14: Peter Gabriel- In your eyes. 15: The Smiths- How soon is now? 16: Fleetwood Mac- Everywhere. 17: Heart- Magic Man. 18: Blondie- Heart of glass.

Track01: An anthem to the club owner. It empowers rebellion in the way she walks. A song she played while getting ready for her high school prom. (In which she hadn’t wanted to go.) While her mother convinced her to wear a dress, hand sewn and all, Lou rebelled in a slick suit. -- After successfully stealing a girl away from her boyfriend, Lou skipped her senior prom. Her and the girl ended up sitting at the top of the city’s water tower screaming their teen angst at the world, and making out. --- You've got your mother in a whirl . She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl. Hey babe, your hair's alright. Hey babe, let's go out tonight. You like me, and I like it all. We like dancing and we look divine ---

Track02: About a man who doesn’t have enough money, so he robs, becoming a criminal to support his wife. One day he gets caught and is sent to jail. After a winding bike trip across the country, at a stop looking out at a view Lou had put her earbuds in after an entire ride of silence. Debbie had just gone to jail and playing this song made her mind collect an easing nature. She even chuckled to herself. As she was going to show up at Debbie’s loft with an apology, and even an emotional confrontation about how she felt over the woman. The timing was off, as she approached an empty loft finding out that Debbie was in jail.--- I left my baby and it feels so bad guess my race is run. She's the best girl that I ever had I fought the law and the law won ---

Track03: Song is about a woman who lives her life through materialism. Then when she’s on her way to heaven she’s not sure she will get in because she lacks spiritualism. That her fate is decided, she looks at life thinking if she asks she can receive anything. Though you can’t choose fate, you can look at your life and choose an enlightenment. Being a criminal, along the way Lou had become emerged in materialism. Everything was at her fingertips causing her to lose a sense of her mind. She began traveling more, taking her bike out on long journeys at the time. Being alone wandering the world brought her back down to earth in a humbling way. --- Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run. There's still time to change the road you're on. ---

Track09: Song being about romance with a transvestite has nothing to do with Lou’s meaning, but more so how often she has drunkenly sang the song with her bartender, Micky. When Lou would stay over after the club closed early in the morning, when others were passed out at home, she often danced around using a mop as a microphone. In her dramatics, she would sing with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, aviators low on the bridge of her nose. They were nights she cherished most with the other woman. The song holds a heavier sentiment now as she stopped hanging around the club less, and less. Sometimes the tune is played to reminisce over the nights spent with the admired woman. --- Well that's the way that I want it to stay and I always want it to be that way for my Lola Lo lo lo lo Lola ---

Track16: While Debbie was away for five years, Lou had met a woman. She was younger, and more importantly not a criminal. She carried herself with a sense of innocence that lured Lou in like a breath of fresh air. The beginning felt a lot like falling in love, and that’s what it was. Lou hadn’t experienced a heavy romantic love before such as this one. She was beginning to act strange around the people who she knew, and there was a never ending giddy feeling left within her all because of this woman who had stolen her heart. --- Can you hear me calling out your name. You know that I'm falling and I don't know what to say ---

#lou miller #OceansTask: Abba #oceans8: task #oceans8: task 001 #( the spinning fuzz* -vinyl )#( i was going to do all of them but i did eighteen so i stuck with the five. also did it with songs i thought lou actually listened to )

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D-Wade leaps into ownership with stake in Jazz

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade has purchased an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz, joining majority owner and team governor Ryan Smith with plans to take an active role in the franchise and region.

Wade, an eight-time All-NBA player with the Miami Heat, is the latest of several Hall of Fame-level players with NBA ownership stakes, including Grant Hill (Atlanta Hawks), Shaquille O’Neal (Sacramento Kings) and Charlotte Hornets majority owner Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson previously had a 4% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers.

“This goes way beyond the dream I had to just play basketball in the NBA,” Wade told ESPN. “I’ve seen Shaq do it in Sacramento. I’ve seen Grant Hill do it in Atlanta. I’ve seen Jordan do it in Charlotte. If this partnership is going to be anything like my relationship is with Ryan, there are going to be a lot of things that I’ll want to be involved in. …

“Unfortunately, people in my community don’t get this opportunity, and I do not take it lightly to have this opportunity. To make real change, this is where you have to be — at the top — and Ryan knows that. I’m thankful for him, and I know too that I bring a lot to this partnership outside of just my basketball knowledge and skills.”

Wade, 39, met Smith on a San Clemente, California, golf course shortly after his retirement from playing in 2019, and they became fast friends. Wade wanted to understand about Smith’s tech empire, including his company Qualtrics, and calls him a mentor. Smith, 42, raised the idea of Wade joining the ownership group upon completing a $1.66 billion purchase of the Jazz in October.

The NBA has a bylaw that ownership stakes can be no less than 1% of the team, but Wade’s financial investment in the franchise is not immediately clear.

Dwyane Wade is joining Grant Hill (Hawks), Shaquille O’Neal (Kings) and Hornets majority owner Michael Jordan as Hall of Fame-level players with NBA ownership stakes. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Wade joins a small ownership group that includes Smith and his wife, Ashley; investor and Accel partner Ryan Sweeney; Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes; and the Miller family, which previously owned the team.

“Dwyane has had a chance to be part of so many different [ownership] groups if he wanted that,” Smith told ESPN. “We’ve basically been in discussion from the time we closed on the team on how we can get this done. Like I run my tech business, you want the brightest people around.

“There is a broad picture here. It’s much more than just basketball. This league is the biggest platform that there is, and we ran toward that. This isn’t a league where we came in saying, ‘Hey, this has gone somewhere we’re not comfortable with.’ This is actually what we signed up for. We’re the newest ownership group. We’re the youngest. Dwyane’s a perfect fit.

“It wasn’t like we wanted more partners; that wasn’t what we were trying to do. I want to work with Dwyane on and off the court, on the business side, and so do our partners — because of who he is as a human being and what he’s accomplished. Those are the kinds of people you want around.”

Wade didn’t say whether he had significant conversations with Heat ownership surrounding a financial stake in the franchise where he spent 14-plus seasons of his career. He described his strong personal relationship with Smith and a shared vision for that business partnership as the driving force for securing the Jazz stake.

“The respect I that I have for that [Heat] organization will not go anywhere, the love that I have for the [Heat] fans — that goes nowhere,” Wade told ESPN. “But this is about the next phase of my life as an investor, a businessman, an entrepreneur. For me, this is an opportunity to grow.”

Heat owner Micky Arison on Twitter expressed disappointment that Wade didn’t reconsider a stake in the Miami franchise after previous negotiations, adding that he wished Wade “good luck and much success with the Jazz.”

Wade described a synergy to Smith’s progressive vision of transforming the Jazz’s success on the court — including a league-leading 41-14 record — into becoming a cultural leader in the community and state. Beyond Smith’s lifelong love of the Jazz and basketball, his devotion to social causes made the organization an easy sell to Wade. Smith has dedicated a four-year college scholarship to an underserved student for every Jazz victory this season and partnered with Apple CEO Tim Cook to invest $4 million into the construction of eight Encircle homes, which provide safe-haven homes for LGBTQ youth and their families. Smith has embraced the Black Lives Matter movement, publicly supporting his players on those issues.

“We’re not running away from the racial and social and LGBTQ conversations,” Wade told ESPN. “I’m committed to doing the work. I talk about the LGBTQ community, which everyone knows is important to me. My daughter is part of that community.

“I don’t look at this as only a Utah Jazz relationship. I look at this as a relationship that’s multifaceted — business, basketball, me being able to bring Ryan into my world just as he’s bringing me into his world.”

Wade has had a strong relationship with Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who has regularly been compared to Wade since his arrival in the NBA.

“I call him 2.0,” Wade told ESPN. “If there’s a player similar to me, it’s Donovan Mitchell.”

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Mitchell had spent time shadowing Wade in South Florida.

“He wanted to ride in the car with me, go to the gym and shoot, and really wanted to pick my brain,” Wade said. “He’s on that short list of people who call me and talk for hours. We’ve got a big brother-little brother relationship.”

That relationship will have an opportunity to grow, and so will Wade’s role on the basketball side with the Jazz. Saying “they have the right people in place,” Wade sees an opportunity to pick his spots to contribute on the team side.

From free-agent meetings to individual counsel, Wade said he is fully invested in the franchise’s future. Wade, wife Gabrielle Union and family live in Los Angeles, a short flight from Utah. They spent Valentine’s Day skiing in Park City. “I fell on my ass a lot of times,” Wade said. “Ryan is showing us every inch of Utah.”

Said Smith: “Every city in every state is looking at leaders in their community to help. Whether it’s Minnesota, New York or L.A., what we do is something that can be leveraged to drive the culture of an entire [region]. That’s the work Dwyane and our group are talking about. We’re in a world where basketball is uniting this state when everything else in the world is trying to divide us. If we can take that platform and do good and lead and write change for the future, we can look back and say, ‘Wow, that’s what legacy is about.'”

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#dwyane wade #NBA #news #Utah Jazz

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lizardchub · 7 years ago

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Picture portraying the Celtic hero god, Lugh. Credit to Mickie Mueller, you can see their signature in the bottom right hand corner.

This is my first post in what I hope to be a series, the Tuatha de Danann breakdown. Feel free to suggest who I should do next.

-Aelish

Lugh is the Celtic hero god of sun and storm. He is a jack of all trades and a warrior, young and handsome with thick curly red hair. When he was a child the god Manannan took him to Tir-nan-Oge where for twenty-one years Lugh grew. Manannan spoke to Lugh and gave him his sword, his horse which could ride over land or water, his helmet and breastplate. Then Lugh made his way to Ireland. After arriving to Ireland he made his way on foot to the dun of Nuada where he was told he needed a craft they did not already have within if he was to enter. The king approved his entrance after hearing Lugh alone could do everything his court members could combined. He was called the Ildana, the master of every craft.

When the sons of Turann killed Lugh’s father, Cian, the wind and the Earth told Lugh and let him to the body. To avenge the Earth and his father Lugh told King Nuada what the three brothers had done and sent them to gather many treasures with the boat of Manannan to pay for their crimes. When they returned to Ireland with all the treasures the brothers passed away. They met Cian in Tir-na-Moe, he gave them each a golden apple. When they ate the apples they knew everything that had ever happened in the world and everything that ever would. They knew the Tuatha de Danann would defeat the Fomor. It is there in Moy Mell they wait for news of the victory.

The Tuatha de Danann went to war with the Fomorians with the aid of Lugh and his companions from Tir-nan-Oge. In this great battle Lugh killed his grandfather, Balor of the Evil Eye. Some sources say he did so by thrusting his spear into the Fomorian’s eye, other sources say he used his sling. After the battle Lugh was named king as Nuada had been killed. He ruled for twenty (some sources say fourty) years. He had five wives, one unnamed wife had been seduced by Cermait, son of Dagda. Lugh killed him for this. Cermait’s three sons, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Grené drowned Lugh in the lake now called Loch Lugborta. He was succeeded as High King by Dagda.

Epithets:

Lámfada (“long arm” or “long hand”), Ildana/Ildana have (“skilled in many arts”), Lonnbeimnech (“fierce striker”), Macnia (“youthful warrior/hero”), Conmac (“hound-son”). He is given the matriname Mac Ethlenn or Mac Ethnenn (“son of Ethliu/Ethniu”), and the patronage Mac Cein (“son of Cian”).

Family:

Búi, Nas, Echtach, Englic and one unnamed (wives), Cian (father), Ethniu (mother), Ebliu (sister), Muirne (half-sister), Manannan Mac Lir (foster father), Tailtiu (foster mother), Dian Cécht (grandfather), Balor (grandfather), Ceithlenn (grandmother), Cú Chulainn, Cnu Deireoil (sons).

Important possessions:

His spear, a sling stone, his sword, Manannan’s self-sailing boat, Manannan’s horse that can ride over land and sea, a hound named Failinis and many others brought to him by the sons of Turann.

Special dates/events:

Lughnasadh (first harvest), also called Lúnasa in modern Irish and Lùnastal in Scottish Gaelic. It takes place on August 1st. The Assembly of Talti, similar to the Olympic Games of ancient Greece, is a summer event still performed to this day.

Food + drink:

Summer fruits and berries, bread, fruit juices, wines, mead, grains, wheat.

Animal associations:

Raven, crow, lynx. The white stag in Wales.

Colour associations:

Red, yellow, gold, bronze.

Offerings/ways to connect:

Corn, grain, bread, milk, honey, berries, alcohol, things you made like weapons or wreaths or jewelery. Sit and talk to Lugh under the sun. Try a lot of different things.

Hymn in Praise of Luck

Though it were just the single tongue That bent to sing the praises Of Luck, his skills, forever young, Could not help but amaze us.

When asked his craft, the crafts he had Were listed for the sentry. T'was numberless they were,

full glad

The gods to grant him entry:

A harper, bard, and farrier, A carpenter and tanner, A healer, smith, and warrior— A

hero,

by his manner…

The list went on and on for him, And though each task was manned, No god but him had all of them In all of that green land.

And so it later was when need Arose and king was lamed That he it was stepped forth to lead And was the one they named.

by venicebard on allpoetry.com

Sources

read “The coming of Lugh” and more

http://www.shee-eire.com/magic&mythology/gods&goddess/celtic/gods/Lugh/Page1.htm

http://darksites.com/souls/pagan/faileas/candle1.html

http://sacredwicca.com/lugh

http://tribeofthesun.com/deities/lugh/

http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/lugh-long-arm-martial-and-sovereign-reach-lugh-lama-fada-006367

And a big thank you to @a-scientists-grimoire for helping me with the research for this post! Check her out :)

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justasmallbloginabigklainefandom · 6 years ago

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Whoniverse LGBT+ characters

Just me keeping a list for myself of all the LGBT+ characters of the Whoniverse. Mainly inspired by these posts here.

Notes: I only know characters from the TV shows, not from the audios, video games and comics. If you do know those and you want a character added, just tell me.

Also, I see "canon Whoniverse" as very broad, so I also included original plans and deleted scenes. I also added more background information to all the background/guest characters, since they can be a bit obscure, and I also added additional information to main/recurring characters if necessary.

Lastly, since this show deals with travel through time and space, it is true that some species/races/people from a certain time or place don’t use the same language as we do. For this post, contemporary language is used anyway, because unfortunately, Doctor Who and time travel don’t exist in real life.

Last updated October 2023

New Who:

The Doctor (genderfluid)

Clara Oswald (bi)

She constantly mentions having a relationship with Jane Austen.

From the TARDIS wiki: “A line in companion Clara Oswald's debut Asylum of the Daleks also established her, from the get-go, to have had experience with at least one woman, though her apparent bisexuality would only be elaborated on fleetingly in later stories, only becoming explicit and undeniable in Moffat's 2017 The Day of the Doctor novelisation.”

Bill Potts (lesbian)

Yasmin Khan (queer)

River Song (omni)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Steven Moffat has revealed on Twitter that River Song, coming from the same 51st century as Jack Harkness, is just as omnisexual.”

The Master (genderfluid)

Madam Vastra (lesbian)

Jenny Flint (lesbian)

Rose Noble (trans)

Sky Silverstry (lesbian)

She moved to another galaxy after she divorced her wife.

A passenger in Midnight

Canton Everett Delaware III (gay)

He got kicked out of the FBI for wanting to marry an Afro-American man.

Agent from The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon

Kenossium (genderfluid)

The General from the 50th anniversary and Hell Bent

Ricky Smith (gay)

In a deleted scene from The Age of Steel, Jake tells Micky that he was dating Ricky.

Equivalent of Micky Smith in another universe in The Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel

Jake Simmonds (gay)

Is dating Ricky Smith

Part of the Preacher movement in The Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel

Tommy Collony (gay)

From the TARDIS wiki: “In DWM 515, Mark Gatiss told that originally the story was written for the Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston, Tommy was originally to be played by Nicholas Hoult, Tommy had a crush on the Doctor but Rose would think he was interested in her and in the end Rose and the Doctor would have a conversation about this crush and her making assumptions about the Doctor.”

The son in The Idiot’s Lantern

Alonso Frame (gay)

Is seen flirting with Jack Harkness

Part of the Titanic crew in Voyage of the Damned and had a cameo in The End of Time

474

Played by trans actress Bethany Black

Grunt in Sleep No More

Alice Cassini (lesbian)

Part of the lesbian couple in Gridlock

May Cassini (lesbian)

Other part of the lesbian couple in Gridlock

Psi (??? saw it in a gifset please help)

Help.

(Three years later and.... okay, that’s fair)

(Two more years later and I just found out he’s played by Jonathan Bailey)

Hacker from Time Heist

Angstrom (lesbian)

“My wife’s dead because of them.” “Mine too.”

Competitor in The Ghost Monument

Algy (gay)

Has something going on with Jack

Agent in The Doctor Dances

Arthur Lloyd (gay)

Has an affair with the butcher

Family man in The Doctor Dances

Vitus (gay)

The other soldiers say he’s like Bill, since just like Bill, Vitus only likes one gender: men

Soldier in The Eaters of Light

Lucius (bi)

The other soldiers say that he likes both men and women

Another soldier in The Eaters of Light

The Thin One (gay)

“Hello! I’m the thin one. This is my husband; he’s the fat one.”

Soldier in A Good Man Goes To War

The Fat One (gay)

Married to The Thin One

Another soldier in A Good Man Goes To War

Penny (lesbian)

Bill’s date in Extremis/The Pyramid at the End of the World

Frankie Ellish (lesbian)

“I’m your niece’s wife, sir.”

Employee in Anarchids in the UK

Lady Cassandra O’Brien dot delta seventeen (trans)

She mentions being a little boy back on Earth

Moisturize me.

Roger Curbishley (gay)

Has a secret relationship with his servant Davenport

Son of important family in The Unicorn and the Wasp

Davenport (gay)

Has a secret relationship with Roger Curbishley

Male servant in The Unicorn and the Wasp

Heather (lesbian)

Love interest and eventual girlfriend of Bill Potts

Appears in The Pilot and The Doctor Falls

Richard (gay)

He has a boyfriend.

Security guard in Resolution.

Shakespeare (bi)

Not a fictional character!

Flirts with both the Doctor and Martha Jones in The Shakespeare Code

King James (gay)

Not a fictional character!

Flirts with Ryan Sinclair in The Witchfinders

Jake Willis (gay)

Married to Adam Lang

Character in Praxeus

Adam Lang (gay)

Married to Jake Willis

Astronaut in Praxeus

Classic Who:

Liz Shaw (bi)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “In the 1970s, Liz Shaw was engaged to Michael, who died. (AUDIO: Primord) By 2015, she was in a relationship with Patricia Haggard, the ministry liaison for P.R.o.B.e. The two lived together and moved to Spain. (HOMEVID: When to Die)” and “The reveal in HOMEVID: When to Die that Liz was in a same-sex relationship with Patsy retroactively makes her the first onscreen LGBT companion of the Doctor.”

Adric (bi)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “In an alternate timeline, Adric had a wife and children, and after her death he married a man. (AUDIO: A Full Life)”

Dr. Judson (gay)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “In an interview included in the DVD release of The Curse of Fenric, writer Ian Briggs revealed that the story's Dr Judson was intended to be — like the man he was based on, Alan Turing — struggling with his homosexuality, but this was ultimately cut as it was not at the time considered appropriate to discuss such topics in a family programme. Briggs instead transformed Turing's frustration at being unable to express his true sexual identity into Judson's frustration at being disabled. (DCOM: The Curse of Fenric)”

Mathematician in The Curse of Fenric.

Nyssa Traken (unclear)

Is dating Tegan, revealed in Farewell, Sarah Jane

Tegan Jovanka (unclear)

Is dating Nyssa, revealed in Farewell, Sarah Jane

Mike Yates (gay?)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “...while Third Doctor-era recurring character Mike Yates was "outed" as gay in PROSE: Happy Endings (although there is no suggestion of this in the televised episodes, which showed him flirting with Jo Grant on occasion).”

Katy Manning is a big Gay Mike Yates truther.

Ace (lesbian?)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “According to Rona Munro, the writer of Survival, there was to be a lesbian subtext to the relationship between Ace and Karra. This raises the possibility of Ace being the first intentionally LGBT companion on screen, (DOC: Cat-Flap) although she would not be the first taking retrospective continuity into account, as Liz Shaw was established to not be heterosexual long after her televised era, through her romantic relationship with Patricia Haggard.”

Harry Sullivan (gay?)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Harry Sullivan, another Fourth Doctor companion, was originally planned to be referenced along with a boyfriend in the 2017 episode Knock Knock from Series 10. In the final version of the episode that was broadcast, a character named Harry still mentioned his grandfather and his grandfather's boyfriend, but the lines that identified the grandfather as Harry Sullivan were cut, on the grounds that viewers in 2017 may not remember a companion from forty years earlier.”

Leela (unclear)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “While working on the 2020 Time War: Volume Three story Unity, producer/director Scott Handcock and Louise Jameson discussed whether to make Leela's relationship with Veega, a woman with whom she lived for many years and raised a child, overtly romantic. Ultimately, it was decided to leave the exact nature of the Leela and Veega's relationship open for interpretation. (BFX: Unity)”

Torchwood:

All of team Torchwood I guess

Captain Jack Harkness (omni)

Ianto Jones (bi)

Toshiko Sato (bi)

Owen Harper (unclear)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Owen tries to pick up a girl, who shuts him down until he sprays himself with a spray bottle; then she grabs him, kisses him, and drags him out. Her boyfriend catches up with them and is about to punch him when Owen sprays himself again... and the boyfriend kisses him.”

It is unclear if Owen genuinely likes men, or only kisses them to impress women.

Torchwood has been described as a team of disaster bisexuals, so that would include Owen as well.

Gwen Cooper (bi)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Gwen herself, while predominantly heterosexual, expressed interest in her female hairdresser. (AUDIO: Love Rat) “

John Hart (omni)

From the TARDIS Wiki: "Like Jack, he was omnisexual, taking a sexual interest in both males and females, and, once, even a poodle, which he found "gorgeous". He and Jack were once lovers and, according to Jack, John was the wife in their relationship. (TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)"

Friend and love of Jack from the Time Agency

Angelo Colasanto (bi)

He's had relationships with men, including Jack, and he married a woman who he loved very much.

Appeared in Immortal Sins and End of the Road, two episodes of Miracle Day

Jack Harkness (gay)

He had a brief affair with Jack.

The real Captain Jack Harkness from Captain Jack Harkness

Alice Guppy (lesbian)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Another female same-sex couple around this time was that of Torchwood Three members Alice Guppy and Emily Holroyd.”

Part of Torchwood Three in the 19th century.

Emily Holroyd (lesbian)

Dating Alice Guppy.

Part of Torchwood Three in the 19th century.

Sarah Jane Adventures:

Sarah Jane Smith (unclear)

At the ‘Who’s Queer Now’ event in 2017, DW and SJA Executive Producer Phil Collinson said that he always thought that Sarah Jane and the Arcateenian Star Poet had just had a summer romance together.

Luke Smith (gay)

Elisabeth Sladen unexpectedly died in the middle of season 5. If the show had continued, Luke’s friend Sanjay from university would’ve been his boyfriend.

Made canon in Farewell, Sarah Jane!

Class:

Charlie Smith (gay)

Matteuz Andrzejewski (gay)

Tanya Adeola (pan/bi)

If Class had continued, Tanya would’ve come out: “Patrick and I first talked, as we often do, over burgers in London,” writes Juno Dawson (writer). “He was keen to get YA writers into the show. TV is really hard to break into and he wanted to knock down some walls for us. My episode was centred on Vivian’s character [Tanya] and had a Ferris Bueller vibe in that it saw her taking a day out of her life to try being someone else. We’d talked about her being pansexual or bi too.”

Other media (thank you mimeflower on PF for the information):

Fitz Kreiner (bi)

From the TARDIS Wiki: "While there is no major confirmation of Fitz being anything other than heterosexual, The Blue Angelbriefly indicates that Fitz may be bisexual. Other novels such as The Year of Intelligent Tigers, The Book of the Still, History 101, Time Zero, and Halflife make strong implications regarding his relationship with the Doctor, as well as other male characters like Sasha and George Williamson."

Companion to the Eight Doctor in the books

Oliver Harper (gay)

From the TARDIS Wiki: "As of December 2018, Oliver is, chronologically, the earliest known non-heterosexual human companion of the Doctor, from an in-universe point of view."

Companion to the First Doctor in the audio series

Izzy Sinclair (lesbian)

From the TARDIS Wiki: "The revelation that Izzy is a lesbian makes her the first unmistakably LGBT companion, and the first modern-day Earth companion without a heterosexual orientation. (...) By contrast, Izzy is fully and clearly shown to passionately kiss Fey, and to have dialogue which confirms her feelings."

Companion to the Eight Doctor in the comics

Chris Cwej (omni)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “The book which depicts Chris's sexual encounter with a gay man, Damaged Goods, was written by future executive producer of the series, Russell T Davies, whose works often include gay themes. Much like Jack Harkness, an LGBT companion introduced to the TV series in Steven Moffat's The Empty Child, Cwej opines that sexuality is not an issue where he comes from. This same-sex encounter was released just before the debut of Izzy Sinclair, the oft-cited first LGBT companion, in October 1996. In the same year, Jason Kane would casually introduce himself as someone who has slept with 9 women, 5 men, and various humanoid aliens. (PROSE: Death and Diplomacy)”

Companion to the Seventh Doctor in the books and audio series (?)

Jason Kane (omni)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Throughout his life, he acquired a long list of conquests - male and female, humanand alien.”

Companion to the Seventh Doctor in the books and audio series (?)

Christopher Marlow (gay)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “ Marlowe, in fact, flirted extensively with the First Doctor's companion Steven Taylor. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)”

A rival playwright in Shakespeare’s time in the books and audio series.

Tyler Steel (unclear)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Tyler entered into an open relationship with Damian, with rules about who they could and could not have sex with. Tyler was very much in love with Damian and sabotaged the relationship by breaking the rules, leading to their breakup. (AUDIO: Orr)”

A journalist and Torchwood associate in the audio series.

Orr (non-binary)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Though they are an alien, and thus don't strictly count as nonbinary human representation, Orr uses they/them pronouns and opts for Mx in place of binary gendered honourifics”

A Torchwood member in the audio series

St John Colchester-Price (gay)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “James Goss and Scott Handcock revealed that the character was pitched by Russell T Davies, who helped to develop Aliens Among Us for Big Finish Productions. His idea was to bring an older gay character in a stable relationship, the opposite of Tyler Steele in terms of personality and uncommon in science fiction. (BFX: Aliens Among Us 3)”

A Torchwood member in the audio series

Colin Colchester-Price

Married to St John

A character in the Torchwood audio series

Emile Mars-Smith (gay)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Whilst on his first archaeology trip, he discovered he might be gay after he found himself sexually attracted to another man. Up until this point, he had never admitted to his sexuality even to himself, though he realised he'd always truly known. (PROSE: Beyond the Sun)”

Friend of Bernice Summerfield in the books and audio series

Alan Turing (gay)

Not a fictional character!

Yup, he appears in the books and comics.

Norton Folgate (gay)

He’s had a lot of male lovers and he also had a lot of sex with men, including Jack.

Member of Torchwood One in the 20th century in the audio series.

Patricia "Patsy" Haggard (lesbian)

Dating Liz Shaw

A ministry official in the books and homevideos.

Christian Purcell (gay)

Dating Luke Pendrell

A character in the homevideos

Luke Pendrell (gay)

Dating Christian Purcell

A character in the homevideos

Sam Jones (bi)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “During her travels with the Doctor, Sam fell in love with him. (PROSE: Longest Day) Sam was bisexual, having dated both men and women. (PROSE: Seeing I)”

Companion of the Eight Doctor in the books and audio series

Fey Truscott-Sade (???)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “After Izzy was restored to her own body after having exchanged it with Destrii's, Fey encouraged her (Izzy) to embrace her true sexuality and gave her a passionate kiss.”

Recurring character in the comics with the Eight Doctor

A character from the comiccs

David Taylor (gay)

Dating Lawrence

A character from the audio series

Lawrence (gay)

Dating David Taylor

A character from the audio series

Rani Jhulka (lesbian)

A character from the comics

Rachel Edwards (bisexual)

A character from the books

Sally Salter (trans)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Sally was the first trans character in the DWU to be presented in a positive light, though she only had a relatively minor part in the 2018 Rose novelisation.”

A character from the books

Eleanor Blake (trans)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “AUDIO: The Jabari Countdown by Big Finish Productions introduced the first trans character to play a major role in a DWU story, Eleanor Blake. Eleanor had a brief romance with Chris Cwej, and worked alongside the Seventh Doctor to save Earth.”

A character from the audio series

Cá Bảy Màu (genderfluid)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Cá Bảy Màu was the first canonically genderfluid character in the Doctor Who franchise.”

A character from the books

Luke Sullimen (bisexual)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “The Diary of River Song would introduce Luke Sullieman, who would show attraction to males and females.”

A character from the audio series

Tania Bell (trans)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Tania is the first transgender companion in any Doctor Who media.”

Companion to the Eight Doctor in the audio series

Calypso Jonze (non-binary, pansexual)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “Jonze is voiced by Robyn Holdaway who, like their character, identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. “

Companion to the Sixth Doctor in the audio series

Only mentioned/background in other media:

Mikhail Kerenski and his husband George (gay)

Mikhail is the brother of Yuri, a character in The Waters of Mars.

Jane Austen (bi)

Not a fictional character!

She was never actually on screen, but in this universe, she has a fling with Clara Oswald.

Charles “Chick” Peters (intersex)

From the TARDIS Wiki: “While Chick had XY chromosomes, his body did not respond to male hormones. He had a body that was seen as female, but he did not have a womb. He was raised as a girl but considered himself a boy by the age of fifteen. Chick was regularly suspected of being gay or a "frustrated lesbian" and faced being called sexual slurs. Peri Brown was uncomfortable to learn that Chick had intimate relationships with his girlfriends. Chick assuaged Peri in saying "relax; you're not my type." (PROSE: Blue Box)”

He’s a background character in the books.

Brianna and Rosheen (lesbian)

Two women who weren’t allowed to get married by the Irish Church.

Background characters in audio series.

Jay (gay)

Background character in audio series.

Jeremiah Bash Henderson (gay)

Lover of Norton Folgate in audio series.

Alejandro (gay)

Lover of Norton Folgate in audio series.

#list #whoniverse #added some info to the more obscure ones #also according to the wiki owen is the only completely heterosexual in the torchwood team #which amuses me #also yeah i highly believe the doctor is ace but it was never confirmed and it's nothing more than a headcanon to me #AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MARIA AND TANYA ARE LESBIANS

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bellamysgriffin · 8 years ago

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rory williams, micky smith, danny pink, captain jack for the character thing

so i am rly bitter i just lost all my answers for these bc my computer froze but anyway i love you and i will do it again

Why I like them: he’s so loving to his wife and considerate and brave but he doesn’t need everyone to know that he’s content how he is

Why I don’t: his whole “i love you more than you love me” thing um every time moffat does smthg like that to rory i lose a year of my life

Favorite episode (scene if movie): the girl who waited i think

Favorite season/movie: 5!!

Favorite line: i’d forgotten that not all victories are about saving the universe:

Favorite outfit: centurion outfit duh

OTP: amy/rory

Brotp: rory/doctor

Head Canon: he and captain jack (and other friends of the doctor) became friends during the time he spent waiting for amy

Unpopular opinion: him coming back to life all the time isn’t actually that funny (it was okay) it was just bad writing

A wish: that maybe i see him again before we finish s10??

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: pls don’t let moffat ruin his characterization if he ever does come back

5 words to best describe them: the love of my life

My nickname for them: roranicus

mickey smith: (i’m bitter this deleted bc i had the BEST RESPONSE)

Why I like them: he ultimately gave up the girl he loved and left home to stay in a parallel world bc he finally found his true purpose in life and even though he wasn’t always the best boyfriend to rose he did his best to do right by her and he deserves the world

Why I don’t: this is so hard?? i guess how he treated the shop girl he dated when rose left

Favorite episode (scene if movie): hm i quite like boom town but i’d have to say rise of the cybermen/age of steel

Favorite season/movie: s1

Favorite line:You left me! We were nice, we were happy. And then what? You give me a kiss and you run off with him, and you make me feel like nothing, Rose. I was nothing. I can’t even go out with a stupid girl from a shop because you pick up the phone and I comes running. I mean, is that what I am, Rose, standby? Am I just supposed to sit here for the rest of my life, waiting for you? Because I will. (DISCLAIMER: not his best moment, but one of his most compelling and interesting ones)

Favorite outfit: hm. his UNIT one?? i liked that one

OTP: mickey/martha to the death

Brotp: him/doctor, him/jack, him/rose, although i think nine/mickey and also mickey/jackie are my faves

Head Canon: him and jackie became rly close while rose was gone and he became something like a son to her and cared for her all the time even though she thought he murdered rose once

Unpopular opinion: i think he is one of the best characters ever to come out of doctor who. i also think he was good since the very first episode, he didn’t even grow into it. his arc is absolutely amazing and his sense of self worth makes me want to cry. he treated rose well even when he was hurting, and though he could have done better, he didn’t purposefully guilt her into anything. he’s such a compelling, relatable character

A wish: that ppl would appreciate him more. also that he and rose still found some way to keep in touch when they were in different universes (I KNOW BUT LET A GIRL DREAM)

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: don’t forget him?? he’s so important.

5 words to best describe them: underrated, underrated, underrated, underrated, underrated

My nickname for them: rickey or tin dog (ik i suck)

danny pink:

Why I like them: he was a caring guy who was great with the kiddies.

Why I don’t: he didn’t get enough screen time and he gave clara a lot of ultimatums (they should have been better to each other)

Favorite episode (scene if movie): dark water i guesS?

Favorite season/movie: hahahaha 9 (jkjk)

Favorite line: “one person is more amazing than universes”

Favorite outfit: in the forest of the night

otp: oswink i s’pose

brotp: him/doctor ig…. honestly the relationship was shafted bc of the dumb “i hate soldiers” arc

Head Canon: his soul lived on post death in heaven and that he managed to find peace within himself

Unpopular opinion: he had potential but he was too rory-like and underdeveloped and steven moffat did his character dirty when he had a lot to offer

A wish: that he could have been what was promised

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: don’t bring him back moffat he’s the only character you left dead

5 words to best describe them: caring, intelligent, affectionate, loving, brave

My nickname for them: dan the soldier man

captain jack:

Why I like them: what’s not to like honestly?? he’s brave, he’s redeemable, he’s strong, he’s caring, he’s pan (omnisexual technically)

Why I don’t: idk i p much always liked him haha

Favorite episode (scene if movie): boom town yo

Favorite season/movie: s1

Favorite line: Being here, I’ve seen things I never dreamt I’d see. Loved people I never would have known if I just stayed where I was. And I wouldn’t change that for the world.

Favorite outfit: his outfit in boom town i think??

OTP: i hear jack/ianto is great, but i’ve always been fond of rose/doctor

Brotp: him/doctor, him/rose, him/mickey, him/martha,

Head Canon: he and martha stayed in touch :’) also that even though he was devastated abt getting left behind, he still helped ppl bury the dead and console the living

Unpopular opinion: he’s not that hot??? also john barrowman isn’t great lol (i do love his line on dw confidential when he teared up abt the show tho)

A wish: he and jenny met up (whispers meekly: go read jenny returns on ff.net my user is danahscott and i think you might like it??)

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: don’t get decapitated (too LATE)

5 words to best describe them: cheeky, funny, cocky, slytherin, smart

My nickname for them: captain cheesecake

send me a character!!

#dana answers stuff #dw #doctor who #rtd #anti moffat #jack harkness #rory williams #danny pink #mickey smith

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Billie Allen

Billie Allen (January 13, 1925 – December 29, 2015) was an American actress, theater director, dancer and entertainer. Allen was one of the first black actors and performers to appear on television and stage in the United States, at a time when those venues were largely closed to African Americans. During the 1950s, Allen became one of the first black entertainers to have a recurring role on network television when she was cast on CBS' The Phil Silvers Show, beginning in 1955. She was one of the first African Americans to appear on television commercials in the U.S. She was also one of the earliest African American actors on daytime soap operas as she appeared in the mid-1950s as the character Ada Chandler on the popular daytime soap opera The Edge of Night. Allen assumed the character of Ada Chandler, after yet another Broadway veteran and groundbreaking actor Micki Grant left the role as the original character "Ada Chandler." Allen was also known for her work on and off Broadway.

Life and career

Allen was born Wilhelmina Louise Allen on January 13, 1925, in Richmond, Virginia. Her father, William R. Allen, was an actuary, while her mother, the former Mamie Wimbush, was a teacher. Her interest in the performing arts, especially ballet and opera, began early in life. A fan of singer Marian Anderson, Allen attended her 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution barred Anderson from performing at the DAR Constitution Hall.

Allen attended the Hampton Institute, now known as present-day Hampton University. She then moved to New York City during the mid-1940s to pursue acting and dance. She was cast as a dancer in several Bradway productions early in her career, including the 1947 musical review Caribbean Carnival; a Broadway revival of Four Saints in Three Acts in 1952; and My Darlin' Aida, an adaptation of a Giuseppe Verdi opera, which also opened in 1952. She also appeared with one of her mentors, the legendary Ethel Waters in the revival of the off Broadway production of Mamba's Daughters.

Allen was accepted into the Actors Studio, where she studied under the renowned acting teacher and actor Lee Strasberg. She was later cast as understudy in the part of "Beneatha Younger" in the 1959 Broadway premier production of playwright Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. She later assumed the full-time role of "Beneatha Younger" when actress and friend Diana Sands exited the role. Allen befriended several members of the cast, notably actress Ruby Dee, with whom she shared a friendship that lasted over 55 years. She later directed her lifelong friend Ruby Dee in the 2001 off-Broadway dramatic play, Saint Lucy's Eyes which premiered at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York and was later staged and directed by Allen in the early 2000s at Atlanta, Georgia's Alliance Theatre.

In 1960, Billie Allen portrayed a maid in the Broadway debut of Ira Levin's Critic's Choice. Her character "Essie" was the housekeeper of the play's main protagonist, theater critic "Parker Ballantine," played by Henry Fonda, and his wife, portrayed by Georgann Johnson. She also appeared in James Baldwin's Blues for Mr. Charlie, a 1964 dramatic play loosely based on the killing of Emmett Till. Her last Broadway production as an actress was in A Teaspoon Every Four Hours in 1969. A Teaspoon Every Four Hours ran for a record 97 preview performances before closing the day after its official opening night.

Aside from her breakthrough recurring role in The Phil Silvers Show on CBS during the 1950s, her other television roles included Car 54, Where Are You? on NBC in the early 1960s and Law & Order during the 1990s. Allen's film credits included Black Like Me in 1964, The Wiz in 1978, and Losing Ground in 1982.

In 1973, Allen joined with actor and founder Garland Lee Thompson, Jr., actor Morgan Freeman and journalist Clayton Riley to establish the Frank Silvera Writers Workshop, located in Harlem, as a tribute to its namesake, Frank Silvera, a character actor, theater director and acting teacher. Notable students of the Frank Silvera Writers Workshop have included award-winning playwrights Charles Fuller, Ntozake Shange and Samm-Art Williams. By the early 1980s, Allen was established as an impeccable director, directing such edgy and provocative productions as Kathleen Collins's play The Brothers in 1982, Anna Deavere Smith's Aye, Aye, Aye, I'm Integrated in 1984, and the musical Miss Ethel Waters.

Allen received a Lucille Lortel Awards nomination in 2006 for directing Funnyhouse of a Negro, a ground-breaking one-act play by Adrienne Kennedy, in 2006. Allen had originated the role of the lead character "Sarah" during the play's debut in 1964. She was also awarded in 2006, The Rose McClendon Trailblazer Award from The Classical Theatre of Harlem.

Billie Allen had been married twice. Her first marriage to aerospace engineer Duane H. Grant, Sr. ended in divorce. Her second husband was Luther Henderson, a pianist, and prolific Broadway composer and arranger, with whom she had co-created the musical, "Little Ham," which was based on the play of the same name written by poet and playwright Langston Hughes. Allen and Henderson, who were both AUDELCO Award Winners, remained married until his death in 2003.

Billie Allen died peacefully at her home in Manhattan, New York City, on December 29, 2015, at the age of 90, just 15 days shy of her 91st birthday. She was survived by her son and daughter, Duane H. Grant, Jr. and Carolyn J. Grant; one granddaughter; several stepchildren; a brother, Dr. Edward B. Allen, and a host of relatives and artists that she directed and mentored throughout her long career.

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JUNE 2021

The Rib Page

Head out for the dates on the final tour of The Monkees that we still have left. Mike and Micky are saying bye bye, bye bye, bye bye.

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Days of our Lives has been renewed for 2 more seasons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The last CONAN will be on TBS on June 24. We’ll be waiting to see ya on HBO MAX.

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Condom sales are up 24%.** They are saying it is the start of slutty summer??**There are reports that STD’s are on the rise in certain counties.

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Hemp Hemp Hurray!- Tommy Chong

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An old species of a giant tortoise on the Galapagos was found. Tests match a tortoise not seen since 1906. Scientists are now looking for a mate for the female to revive the species.

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Black-ish will end after season 8** Ellen is calling it quits and will end her show next year.** Thursdays will be Wolf night. With the addition of Law and Order: For the defense, NBC will have an entire L&O night! A friend said, “It’s almost as if the shows are made to lull the elderly to sleep.” I see it every day with the elderly: Law and Order on all day as they nap.

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American Housewife and Rebel have been cancelled.

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Bill Maher tested positive for Covid as did most of the Yankees. They were fully vaccinated.** Gov. Newsom was in the Kimmel audience talking about the lottery in California for those who were vaccinated.

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Ewan McGregor was so WOW! as Halston!!

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Illinois may be getting about 110 new pot shops.

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Breeders got picked up for season 3.

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The Piglet, Nick Lachey won the 5th season of The Masked Singer.

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Can’t wait for Val, the doc about Val Kilmer.

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John Dickerson will leave 60 minutes and concentrate more on the Morning shows. He has been promoted to chief political analyst and senior national correspondent.

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In Texas there are more barriers to riding a motorcycle than wearing a gun. They seem to encourage people to have guns on them with no training and no license.

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Why do we still have to hear anything about Meghan McCain? She tries to shame Kamala Harris for her “long weekend” comment as she is out gambling and partying for the Memorial day weekend. What does that have to do with honoring the fallen?

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Bill Hader was given the Masters of Comedy award at the USC Comedy Fest.

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Cellmate secrets is coming to Lifetime on June 4 with host, Angie Harmon.

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JP Morgan Chase collected about 1.5 billion in overdraft fees in 2020.

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Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch will come out on October 22. The film stars Bill Murray, Elisabeth Moss, Frances McDormand, Timothee Chalomet, Owen Wilson, Angelica Huston, Jeffrey Wright, Saorse Ronan, Tilda Swinton and Benecio del Toro.

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Billboard awards giving tribute to Pink as a “legend.” What? Nothing against Pink or any of the other people that are honored too young in the award shows but… really?? There are so many mature legends that get forgotten that deserve some love for their well lived talent. It seems way too obvious that they just want the promo of someone still quite popular for the ratings.

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Did ya know that St. Chad’s church in Shropshire has the real tombstone of the fake Ebeneezer Scrooge?

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Politics is war without bloodshed, war is politics with bloodshed. –Huey Newton** The Black Panthers had it right in so many ways. I would love to see buildings and programs again named in memory of the slain victims of police violence.

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Kroger paid its CEO $22mil, but can’t find the $ to give its essential workers hazard pay during a pandemic? Disgusting! –Robert Reich

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Ariana Grande married Dalton Gomez.

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25% of Americans think Trump is really President, 25% of Germans supported Hitler.

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People in this country have to be told not to put gasoline in baggies? India is begging for more vaccines and many in this country have to be bribed to get a shot to help themselves and their fellow man?? I love U America but there are some really selfish, stupid people here.** But, we also must remember that the poor may be a little fearful of the vaccine. Many cannot believe that they can get something for nothing. Free vaccine? Many hard working poor never get a break and have to wonder what the catch is.

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Days alert: Xander gets better and better. Thank you writers for his lines like when he spoke of birds of a feather as he was in an intimate moment, “Why not flock?”** Ken Corday said he was “on my knees, begging” for Days renewal. Jackee’ Harry (Paulina) and Robert Scott Johnson (Ben) have signed new contracts. Shatner congratulated them on Twitter.** Gwen and Xander both living in the old Horton house? Will he find out her secret? Oh my.. not them together??** EJ is on his way back and will be played by Dan Feuerrlegel on June 9.** Eric is on the way back. It looks like Jonny Dimera is all grown up and will join his sister. ** Word is that Paulina will live at 227. Chloe and Philip may get together yet.** Will a dead body wash up in Salem??

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So $10 billion for a Jeff Bezos space firm bailout?? Is that true??

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From 1980-1993, the Israeli government prohibited artists from using the colors of the Palestinian flag in their work.

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Chevron got into trouble for their pollution problems. Steven Donziger who helped take them down has been on house arrest for 2 years. Why? He is begging to be prosecuted.

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I am really routing for Naomi Osaka. Nobody should be forced to respond to ridiculous questions from reporters. I get that it is part of their job but if one is willing to pay the fine, who cares?? I can’t imagine being exhausted and putting up with the nonsense. It reminds me of running up to victims of a tragedy and getting in their face. We can communicate by social media now. I am all about writers but use your heads. Much like Marshawn Lynch, it is time to stand up!! Protect your mental health!!** Well, this updated just before June. Officials warned her that she would be expelled so she left the French open. She was honest about her anxiety. I see this every day. When will people be allowed to truly be themselves with no penalty?? I think this when I see a restaurant worker forced to wear a humiliating costume or a cashier with a giant name tag with ridiculous advertising slogans. Yes, a company or event is paying you so they should have their promotion but put yourself in their shoes. These are all varying degrees of the same problem. Why must we be pushed into the same lane all the time??

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It costs about 2 mil to remove 4 statues due to litigation and safety for the removers.

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Hooray for the Texas Dems who walked out to block the outrageous voting bill there. I mean, amongst other things, the GOP want to make it EASIER for a judge to throw out votes based on ALLEGATIONS. They say the removal of hours for Sunday voting was just a “mistake.” There is talk of not paying the Dems but I don’t think they can do that. The GOP claims there are hundreds of incidents of voter fraud and they will prove it when the time is right. Um…..

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Bruce Dern, Olivia Munn and Keith David will star in The Gateway.

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The complete story of the Gettysburg address is in post- production. Look for voice work from David Strathairn, Cary Elwes, Sam Elliott, Michael C. Hall, Dermot Mulroney, Keith David, Matthew Broderick, Lili Taylor, Victor Garber, Ed Asner, Jason Alexander and Lois Smith.

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Was anyone surprised when the Son of Sam doc on Netflix wound around to Manson? I guess it depends on the books that you have read.

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Oh Andrew Yang, I have become so disillusioned with you.

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A Colorado man charged with murdering his wife submitted her absentee ballot in the 2020 election. He thought, “other guys” were cheating so he would give Trump another vote. –Reid Wilson

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The commonwealth of Kentucky has never elected a black person to federal office. –Charles Booker

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Have ya seen Woke with LaMorne Morris and J.B. Smoove?

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M. Night Shyamalan is back with Old.

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The Friends had their reunion.** China cut about 6 minutes out of the broadcast.

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Matthew Modine is running for SAG President again with his running mate, Joely Fisher.

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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. –Blaise Pascal Pensees** Are you sick of hearing about the angry white men on shooting rampages. It is alarming how we always hear about how everyone knew of their anger or that they had been looked at before and just left to go on their merry way. C’mon law enforcement, stop picking on minorities and old women and concentrate on the real threat.

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Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Jon Hamm, David Harbour, Benecio del Toro, Ray Liotta, Don Cheadle and Kieran Culkin will star in No Sudden Move on July 1.

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Can’t wait for the release of the 3 LP vinyl collection, Jonathon Winters: Unearthed. Look for it on Record Store Day, June 12.

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Concerning Marjorie Taylor Greene’s abuse: “I used to work as a bartender. These are the kinds of people that I threw out of bars all the time.” : AOC** In answer to MTG’s Jewish star comparison, some have started wearing “not vaccinated” stars. What the fuck is wrong with people?

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Could Drew Barrymore and Dylan Farrow be related? They look so much alike.

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Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden got together with their wives and talked of old times. Much was made of the photo of that meeting that was released. The Biden’s looked like giants.

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Word is that Arizona congressman Andy Biggs was one of the main organizers of the insurrection. GOP Rep from Oregon, Mike Nearman, was caught on camera letting the culprits into the capitol on Jan. 6. TREASON! When will the wheels of justice get to them?** Newt Gingrich said of the Biden administration: They are “attacking people of traditional values,” by flying the “gay flag at American embassies.”** When will this latest religious fervor die down?** Word is that Tiffany Trump and Vanessa Trump had flings with secret service.

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Fuck you Trump, you left us on the battlefield bloody and alone. –Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean. He explained that “We followed this guy’s lead and never questioned it.” I mean what kind of sheep are these guys? Can they not think for themselves?** There is talk that Trump’s justice department was spying on reporters. ** Hey Kimmel: Can you stop talking about Trump? Enough already!! And.. Reality is boring? What?

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On Trump: I imagine it is a chilling final turn of the plot. His world is coming to an end. He will never have another good day. Loser label will haunt him, the law will pursue him. Mental illness will hobble him. His properties will bankrupt him. –Peter Marks

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So, the terrorist GOP in the senate does not want Jan. 6 investigated. Of course they do not want to shine a light on their wrong doings. They say they love law enforcement and then they shit on them like this. The very people that were killed or injured trying to protect them mean nothing to them. ** Mitch McConnell thinks he can stop the full truth from coming out. He cannot. The House can empower a bipartisan select congressional committee to investigate the insurrection. The select committee would also have stronger subpoena power because GOP members can’t block subpoenas.

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Rand Paul is to medicine what Flashdance is to welding. – Rob Reiner

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“We birthed a nation from nothing, I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture. It was born of the people who came here, pursuing religious liberty.” –Rick Santorum** CNN has dropped him as a political contributor.** Only a fuckboy scumbag could be this clueless and wrong. –Michael Ealy

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The latest sexual misconduct news: Danny Masterson will stand trial on 3 rape charges.** Bill Cosby was denied parole.

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Trump is ignored and irrelevant on pretty much every major social media venue. –Mia Farrow

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The George Floyd family came to the White House on the 1 year anniversary of his death.

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The Kennedy Center honors have been given and will air on June 6 on CBS. This year we honor Dick Van Dyke, Joan Baez, Midori, Garth Brooks and Debbie Allen.

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Since 2000, the wealth of billionaires has increased by 238%. – Robert Reich

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The moon, in its orbit is spiraling away from Earth by about the width of 2 fingers every year. –Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Why is everybody surprised about the UFO revelations? Of course there are UFO’s. Nobody is saying they are filled with space aliens. Another country could be testing them. There are always things we cannot explain.** We also can’t be surprised that the Q types fight the UFO stories. Once scientific voices of reason come into play, they turn away.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their class: The early influence awards go to Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott- Heron. Music excellence goes to LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads. The Ahmet Ertegun award goes to Clarence Avant. The Performers honored will be Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren. The 36th annual show will take place on October 30th.

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We are all just rapidly decaying meat bags. – Mr. Griffin on AP Bio

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Scientists have developed the whitest white: Ba so4

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John Mulaney is back on stage with the stand up.

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Killers of the flower moon is finally being filmed. The Scorsese film stars Leo, DeNiro, Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone.

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2 out of every 3 people in the U.S. get their drinking water from rivers. Support American Rivers.org

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House Dems passed the pregnant workers fairness act. Employers with more than 15 employees and public sector employees must make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers

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HBO has shown a first look at House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones.

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Bridgerton is spinning off Queen Charlotte.

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Purple lipstick is a really hot item.

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Peoria and Scranton are the hub of getting an extra family. JB Smoove

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Yamiche Alcindor is the new moderator of Washington Week. I miss Robert Costa but if they had to move on, I had fingers crossed for Weijia Jang or Yamiche.** Costa went on Twitter for the first time since 2020 to congratulate her. I can’t wait for his book with Woodward!!!!!!!

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The firing squad is back in South Carolina.

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So, there is a worker shortage?? Perhaps if we made it easier to get hired, things would work better. Can owners and managers actually look at a person and go with their gut? Can we get rid of drug tests and long online applications and psych exams? The $ spent on administrative work for hiring is ruining this country. A normal person has to jump thru hoops just to wash dishes anymore. We are not ll cookie cutter people. Often there are no rewards for loyal employees, not to mention benefits. And the laziness of employers who will then not do anything about bad employees that disrupt the work place is astounding. C’mon, give people a chance and then hold them to account and reward the hard workers. Most everyone I know has these same complaints. Who wants to go thru that?

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Medina Spirit failed a drug test after the Kentucky Derby.** You know who doesn’t care about who wins the Kentucky Derby? The horses. It’s time to ban horse racing. -Larry Charles

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I’ve had a wonderful time, but tonight wasn’t it. –Groucho Marx

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If you don’t need a mask because God will protect you, why do you need a gun?- anonymous

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How shady is the GOP when it comes to these recounts to support the big lie? Taxpayer $ is being used for this and now there will have to be new voting machines. Since the auditors have mishandled the machines and insisted on passwords, Maricopa County will have to start over!! Can we keep reminding the public that this is costing us all a lot of $???** Even the majority of republicans say that the audits are keeping the base energized for the next election so mission accomplished

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Tulsa survivors spoke in front of congress as a reparations bill was introduced.

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Men who think they can decide for the women who carry the consequences of their ejaculations that life begins at conception, need to put their $ where their misogynist, hypocritical mouths are with laws that require instantaneous and permanent child support or shut the fuck up. –Bradley Whitford

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It is estimated that there are about 50 billion birds on the planet.

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Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton are bringing us The Protégé.

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There has been a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after 10 days of fighting. Well done on the Middle East, Jared!!

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Andrea Mitchell, a hard ass working journalist seems to be slowing down.

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Legos has added some LGBTQ characters.

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Can we put Finn Wittrock and Leo in a film together?

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Check out the Traveling Diary Tour.

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Jamie Foxx has some mega product placement in the new, Dad stop embarrassing me!

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Brooklyn 99 will air 2 episodes a week in this final season.

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Three Doctors who treated Navalny are missing.

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Laverne Cox will be the new host of E!’s red carpet coverage. Giuliana Rancic has left.

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Look for the book Bull Twit … and whatnot from George Wallace.

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R.I.P. Vernon Jordon, Ed Ward, Tawny Kitaen, Olympia Dukakis, Bo, the Obama’s dog, the latest mass shooting and stabbing victims, Roger Hawkins, Paul Mooney, Shock 6, Eric Carle, Charles Grodin, Diamond Girl Taylor, John Davis, Kevin Clark , Jim Clendenen, B.J. Thomas, Buddy Van Horn and Norman Lloyd.

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Gean Jones views “The Weird Sisters,” a painting by Micki McClelland, at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum with his wife, Donna, on Aug. 22, 2018. The painting and other works on display through Sept. 2 are part of the RAM Annual Invitational, a national competitive exhibition that benefits RAM and participating artists. (Times Record photo by Brian D. Sanderford) #FortSmith #fortsmitharkansas #fortsmithart — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2w5GiKi

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Onwards and upwards

As the 2018-19 football season kicks off, we ask a number of people connected with Millwall FC – from fans to a member of the board – for their thoughts on the club’s past, present and future

As told to Luke G Williams

Michael Avery from the Millwall Supporters’ Club assesses how Millwall did on the pitch last season, and their prospects for next season “Where do we begin? After promotion from League One and a start where Lady Luck seemed to be flirting with our opposition, it seemed like we may be looking over our shoulders for the 2017-18 season. The trap door was just behind us creaking, but there were teams who were destined for the hangman’s noose before us.

“Our season changed on January 20, 2018 at Elland Road against Leeds United. After months of away fixtures where we would cruelly have points we deserved snatched from us, our boys in navy finally faced their demons and got the three points. The 4-3 away win was the catalyst we needed, and we never looked back.

“The trap door disappeared out of sight and we were now looking up. Away wins kept coming and coming and before we knew it we were talking about unbeaten streaks, daring to dream. The team many fancied for the drop now looked like they would leave the Championship via promotion to the Premier League.

Lady Luck was on our arm, but unfortunately for The Den faithful, she was seduced by a team from west London and left us for the soon-to-be promoted Fulham.

“Last season was fantastic, and we would love to replicate it, but we have to be realistic. I don’t think Millwall will go down, instead I think we will be comfortably mid-table.” Mark Baxter, a Lions fan for 50 years, explains what the club means to him and his favourite Millwall memories

“I’m Camberwell born and bred and so that made it a choice of Millwall or Crystal Palace for my local club. My dad was a Millwall fan and I’ve stuck with them ever since. Millwall isn’t a glorious, glamour club; it’s a club that’s handed on to you. You either stick with it or go looking elsewhere for trophies.

“Most of my mates growing up supported Chelsea or West Ham or Spurs, so I stood out as a Millwall fan, but supporting them meant I could go and watch live football locally, which I loved.

“The amount of trouble down there in the 70s was ridiculous so I stopped going for a bit. My dad said he would give me a slap if I went! I came back to Millwall around the late 80s and I’ve had a season ticket pretty much ever since.

“Millwall is in my blood. For Millwall fans, I think the club is part of their being. We don’t win much in the way of trophies and the ground is quite a hard place to get to, but if it’s in your blood and your heart you keep going. You’re addicted to it.

“And then you get those great moments – there was the goal Gary Alexander scored at Wembley, which was one of the best goals ever scored at Wembley by any player for any club.

“That was particularly special because I know Gary, he’s a local boy, my wife grew up knowing his family. To see someone you know score a goal for the club you support at Wembley was quite a moment.

“Plus the FA Cup final at Cardiff in 2004, of course. I never thought I’d see that day. I went in a minibus with all my mates and my family, including my mum who was in her 70s then. That was quite a day, a really big occasion.”

Micky Simpson, current “fan on the board” and founder of the Association of Millwall Supporters, on his role and the development saga surrounding Millwall’s stadium

“The easiest way to describe my role is that it’s a fan liaison role. It’s about giving the fans a voice within the club. I take fans’ concerns to the relevant people, including to the board if needed, depending on the level of concern.

“These concerns might be about ticket allocation, transport issues or police dealings with the fans. Or I might take ideas to the board. There’s no job description set in stone as such, but I do pretty much anything and everything I can to support the fan base.

“Then there’s other things I do. Just yesterday I was chatting to a guy in a caff, a Millwall fan, near the ground and I was able to take him into the stadium to meet [former player] Jimmy Carter and take some pictures pitchside. Meeting and talking to this Millwall legend pretty much made a 50-odd year old man cry with happiness.

“I try to use my role to do good and make sure there is a connection and communication between the fans and the club. I use Twitter and various forums to do that. The role works and I think it shows a lot of forward thinking on the part of the club to have this role.

“I just hope that with a new mayor and cabinet in Lewisham that we can now move forward as a club with the development of the stadium. It’s hard to believe that a club as big as Millwall weren’t originally placed at the centre of the regeneration plans for the area, rather than treated like a nasty boy in the corner. That never would have happened to Arsenal or Manchester United.

“If the media were to look at Millwall without blinkers on, they would see that we are a very strong community club with our heart in the local working-class community.”

Peter Garston, former “fan on the board” and still a member of Millwall’s board of directors, on why he believes the club’s community work deserves more attention

“I am a lifelong Millwall fan – my first game was in 1969. For me it’s more than a football team; coming from a dysfunctional family as a child, Millwall was my first real family, to the extent that I named both of my children after players, Harry after Harry Cripps and Alfie after Alfie Wood.

“In 2005 I was voted on to the board of directors of Millwall as “FOTB” by my fellow fans, an honour I will never be able to repay. In 2016 I decided to stand down and was honoured that chairman John Berylson asked me to remain on the board as a director. He also invited me to become a director of Millwall Holdings. Then last year I was offered the position of trustee on the Millwall Community Scheme – I still hold all these positions.

“I have followed Millwall through many ups and downs; I was a travelling fan during the 70s and 80s and that experience, along with the board positions I hold, has enabled me to have an all-round overview of the club.

“I have seen many things during my time – both good and bad – but the one thing I can never understand is the media’s inability to report on the excellent work we do in the community week in week out – work we have been doing for many years.

“With over-50s clubs and Irish clubs to name but a few, we are truly all-inclusive. As fans every year we also raise considerable sums for every cause you can mention. Recently we raised thousands for the young girl Isla Caton who was suffering with a rare form of cancer and whose family were all die-hard West Ham fans, while our contribution to Help for Heroes annually is immense. I just wish there was more balanced reporting to reflect this.”

Ayse Smith, editor of Millwall fanzine The Lion Roars on the club’s current prospects on and off the pitch

“The Lion Roars magazine is now in its 30th year of publication, and hopefully we will have an amazing season – on and off the pitch – to report on.

“Last season we were one of the favourites to be relegated, which I thought was a bit harsh, and a bit silly really, as newly promoted teams normally do really well in their new league as they are still flying high with momentum from the previous season. Despite that, we exceeded even our own expectations.

“This coming season is going to be tough though. The team is pretty much the same as last year, and although they have united amazingly, expectations are going to be higher, from us fans at least. We are again one of the favourites to be relegated, and I hope this spurs the players on to prove our critics wrong.

“The current progress of the compulsory purchase order (CPO) and redevelopment plans on Millwall’s land is unclear at the moment. The council have not said that they will not apply for a CPO again, and the fact the newly elected mayor Damien Egan and MP Janet Daby were both on the council cabinet and voted in favour of the CPO in the first place, is quite alarming to me.

“Drawing up plans and architects’ fees are hugely expensive, and although Millwall have already paid for these in their bid to redevelop the land themselves, I don’t think they can afford to spend any more on it unless the council gives us the go-ahead to redevelop the land to provide the much-needed homes that Lewisham borough needs.”

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