My sideblog to sigh endlessly about John Laurens and Laurens/Hamilton (Lams). And occasionally other things to do with Hamilton / the American revolution.
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A new immigrant came to Kingâs College today. Who is he? What does he want from us? Why his perfect and beautiful haircut? Why his perfect and beautiful coat?
[later]
That new immigrant we now know is named Alexander called a town meeting. He has a square jaw, and teeth like a military cemetery. His hair is perfect, and we all hate, and despair, and love that perfect hair in equal measureâŚHe grinned, and everything about him was perfect, and I fell in love instantly
W! TF! HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT ANALOGOUS TO CHILD MOLESTATION AND RAPE
HOW TF ARE PEOPLE STILL BLITHELY COMPARING THEM
haattttttttteeeeee
Also is it just me or did Rebecca Onion indirectly compare our interpretations of certain historical figures as queer to Jeffersonâs sexual relationship with (i.e. rape of) Sally Hemings
The story of Jeffersonâs sexual possession of his slave was first published in 1802, while Jefferson was president, by a political enemy. Published more than once, it got more checking and fact-checking than The Washington Post and The New York Times demand now; but it was suppressed by historians who wanted Jefferson unstained, uncompromised, by miscegenation or venal exploitation. In 1873, an Ohio newspaper printed the narrative of Madison Hemings, Sallyâs third son with Jefferson, born at Monticello in 1805. According to Madison, Sally - who had been sent to Paris to accompany one of Jeffersonâs daughters - refused to return to Virginia with Jefferson because she wanted her legal freedom. Still a young girl, she was nearly fluent in French. Jefferson promised her a high place in his household and to free her children at the age of 21. Sometime before leaving France, she became pregnant by Jefferson. Had she stayed in France she would have faced penury, social dislocation, and the omnivorous violence of the French Revolution. On returning to Monticello with Jefferson, she gave birth to their first son, Tom, who physically resembled his father. One Hemings son, according to Jeffersonâs legitimate white grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, âmight have been mistaken for Mr. Jefferson.â Jefferson did not free Sallyâs children; he let them run away, which put them in more jeopardy than if he had freed themâŚ
And here is a fact with which to reckon - in the words of Brodie, who broke the boy-historiansâ covenant of silence with her careful and thorough investigation of Jeffersonâs life: Sally Hemings âwas not mentioned in Jeffersonâs will, and after his death [in 1826] she appeared on the official slave inventory of 1827 as worth $50. She was fifty-four.â
The Bill of Whose Rights? Andrea Dworkin (via drziggystardust)
just a heads upâiâm going to make this blog my main art blogâiâll start posting other art, such as original art and les mis art on here as well, since itâs gotten too tedious for me to log in and out of my accounts. claquesous will be my aesthetic blog for nowâso look forward to more art! iâll continue posting hamilton and history here, but thereâll be some other stuff every once in a while, as well, just to let you know!
This is a simple choice of A) respect the artist's wishes and don't pirate their shit when they're going out of their way to give you such a huge amount of free content to begin with, or B) do what you want, because you think your fulfillment matters more than their feelings about it. Lin has clearly stated his desires. If you care about and respect him, then enjoy all the amazing work he's put out there already for us and don't pirate the experience that he wants to keep live-only for now. If not, well, no one can really stop you, but please at least have the decency to keep it on the DL and don't expect to not get called out for it.
Like, Iâm poor and I definitely will not be able to afford to watch Hamilton in NYC anytime soon, and I get it, but Iâm also an artist and I wanna be paid for the things I create, you know? Bootlegs are always a tough issue tbh
A list of all of the wonderful things Lin-Manuel Miranda has done for Hamilton fans since writing Hamilton (which was really the only thing he had to do)
Made sure Hamilton â a show that is sold out until April 2017, with tickets being resold for over US$ 1000 â had a lottery with 21 first row tickets for US$ 10 in every single performance.Â
Made sure the Hamilton cast album was recorded in the most powerful way possible, in a way that is not standard or cheap for theater cast albums, because he grew up listening to cast albums â not seeing every show! â and he wanted listeners to have the best experience possible.Â
Made the Hamilton cast album available for streaming for free at NPR a week before its release.Â
Made the album available on Spotify, a relatively easy access platform (you can listen for free with ads), and not only in the US (I canât confirm whether itâs available worldwide, I do know for sure itâs available in Brazil when a lot of other cast albums arenât).
Created a partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation and others that will allow 20,000 New York high school students to see Hamilton and have the history integrated with their class curriculum.Â
Organizes #Ham4Ham shows twice a week since the previews on Broadway, with wonderful performances from the showâs cast, the cast of other shows, guests and celebrities.Â
Letâs just pause for a second. He cowrote a number about the 8 Hamilton kids, guys. For #Ham4Ham. Dude won an actual genius grant for his writing and he took the time to write about Alexander and Elizaâs other 7 children and put it up on Youtube for us.Â
Continues to organize digital #Ham4Ham shows, making them even more interesting and getting even more high-profile guests.Â
Seriously, just think about it: Hamilton literally has all of the publicity it could get. Tickets couldnât be sold at a faster rate if they wanted to. And yet Lin-Manuel Miranda â who performs a show a day most days, just finished cowriting a book, is writing songs for a Disney movie, has a one-year-old son â takes the time to come up with 2 videos and record them every week because he appreciates us.
Is making sure Hamilton will tour nationally in the US and open on the West End in London.Â
Allowed the Grammys to air the opening number live. Again, Hamilton does not need this kind of publicity to sell tickets. He also made a wonderful heart-felt speech and that wasnât even his first Grammy.
Has expressed the desire to film Hamilton (But please be realistic and realize that even if they do intend to film it, it would never happen within the first year of the show opening on Broadway). Â
Cowrote #Hamiltome, a book about the making of Hamilton, that aims to enrich our experience with the play even if we donât get the opportunity to see it live.Â
Collaborated with RadicalMedia to make a documentary about the making of Hamilton that will air on PBS.
Tweets constantly and is on tumblr. He checks out our posts and our fanarts. He comments on them. He BAHAHHAHHAs our jokes. He answers questions on Twitter whenever he has the time.Â
Basically, he does many things that I am sure are out of enjoyment but that again: he really doesnât have to do. He does it mainly to make sure we feel included â we the fans, whether weâll be able to see Hamilton on Broadway or not, whether weâre musical theater kids or hip hop kids or just people who just found this album on Spotify and loved it. He does it because he wants us to feel included in his lifeâs work even when that means more work for him and basically no return other than fan appreciation.Â
Just a daily reminder so we can celebrate and thank him always.
And my God, he looks so fearless,
And his bodyâs saying, âplease, yesâ
aaaaaaahh
Say No To This
ramimaleksgf submitted:
So I thought iâd try my hand at a Say No To This rewrite.
Iâm submitting this instead of posting because youâre honestly The Queen⢠of rewrites and it needs your approval.Â
The roles are switched in some parts but itâs easy to figure out if you just follow the tune of the actual song. Also there are some parts that im super proud of and others that are okay but. It is what it is.Â
This starts in Hamilton and Laurensâ cabin type thing during the Winter at Valley Forge. At the beginning John is alone until Alex walks into the room.Â
I borrowed a line or two from @byactions , those that i used are underlined. This was only because i loved those lines SO MUCH that i couldnât think of a laurens/alex rewrite without them. thank you.
This needs a read more but i cant on submit omg
This was absolutely excellent! Exactly what I imagined for a Hamilton/Laurens rewrite of this song. Thanks for sharing!