I’ve been scribbling some future Rejanis stuff and I’m so stuck on what hair style to give Regina. I want to differentiate her from the movie but if I give her anything but her movie hair it just doesn’t read as her

Mean Girls food preference hcs

I have a fun time making silly mundane hcs. I copy and pasted these, then changed a little, from the discord server.

Cady: Enjoy chicken wings so much more than anyone would assume she does. They’re so messy, but they’re so good. Other than that, she mostly enjoys anything. Preference for meat with a meal and really likes cake, not the biggest fan of vegetables of any kind, but will eat them if she Has to. Hates buffets. Fucking hates buffets. Also loves the most random insane candy Janis can find for her to try, unless it’s sour, won’t eat sour food.

Janis: Favourite food is burgers with everything on them, really likes salad vegetables on the burgers and sauces. She loves diner-style food, so milkshakes and fries too. Enjoys very sweet drinks, says she likes black coffee but her favourite is frappes that barely have any coffee in them. Probably drinks an excess of monster energy too. Also cannot cook even a little bit. Unless it’s noodles.

Damian: Loves pizza but will mostly eat anything. He and Janis go to a specific diner all the time and it’s theirs and they always order the same thing. He’s similar in preference to Janis with drinks, but doesn’t like coffee and chocolate together. Often has candy bars or granola bars or little bags of candy in his bag at any given time for either himself, Janis or Cady.

Regina: Canonically likes cheese fries. These are the only things she’d eat in school. Mostly sticks to salads when she’s out with other people for a long time until she’s more comfortable. Enjoys yoghurts but not Greek yoghurt because it just doesn’t taste right. Drinks iced coffees with occasional sugar free vanilla syrup. Enjoys frozen fruit over non-frozen fruit as a little treat. Struggles a lot with eating enough and never has good food in the house because of her mom.

Karen: Very sensory seeking when it comes to foods and loves things that have texture to them. So she eats a lot of salads with iceberg lettuce, baby carrots etc. Enjoys candy a lot too, but nothing that’s too sticky or sticks to her mouth like caramel. Hates pastas that aren’t al dente or rawer and cannot stand lasagne ever at all. If the sauce is too much, she won’t eat it. Doesn’t really enjoy coffee or any hot drinks, but sometimes might drink a milkshake.

Gretchen: Really loves pasta. Loves pasta so much. She especially loves white sauces over marinara type sauce and eats it with garlic bread or breadsticks. Gets cesear salads often, but isn’t actually the biggest fan of them, she just eats them. Not a big drinker of sweet drinks and coffee makes her more anxious, but she still drinks it if she has to. Probably enjoys iced herbal teas when she gets around to trying them. Snacks mostly on plain nuts and bland chips, foods with too much flavour make her feel too much sometimes.

Aaron: Bland. He eats soups a lot, they’re easy to make and easy to eat. As well as grilled cheeses, sometimes some plain pasta and cheese, and he orders lasagna when he’s out. Quite good at cooking, but not great at baking, but he will make chocolate chip cookies sometimes. Mostly drinks water and occasionally coke or hot coffee, doesn’t drink it cold. Much like Gretchen, too strong of flavours make him feel too much. Sticks just to crackers if things are really bad because other food will make him nauseous.

Idk why I haven’t posted these before, it’s not solid hcs, it’s just the general vibes of what they enjoy. Feel free to ask for elaboration!

can i interest you in sharing your wieners siblings headcanons…

ABSOLUTELY!! (mean girls 2024 centric.)

Wieners siblings hc’s! (ft. fetchen!)

~ Gretchen is the older sister but only by 1-2 years. Maybe even shorter, like Irish twins. Do you guys know what Irish twins are? 

~ I could only ever see Gretchen having a little sister.

~ The younger sibling's name would be something fancy like Natalia or Alexandra or Elizabeth. Something long that has an easy nickname. 

~ Younger sibling would be homeschooled after middle school. Gretchen was also given the opportunity but she wanted to stay in public school.

~ They would be very similar but are completely different stylistically. But the younger sibling doesn’t mind wearing stuff in Gretchen’s style and loves to rummage through her closet.

~ The younger sibling would be friends with Karen (and they get on really well) but slightly scared of Regina. Used to be friends with Janis and Damian in middle school but they drifted apart due to getting homeschooled.

~ The younger sibling would be able to pick up that Gretchen had feelings for Karen pretty early on and would tease her for it. Definitely tried to play cupid.

~ They 100% used to do duo halloween costumes. They try their hardest to match now but the younger sibling would urge Gretchen to do a couples costume with Karen.

~ On the topic of halloween parties: People who knew Gretchen’s younger sibling in middle school will see them at parties with Gretchen almost 100% of the time. It’s their way of keeping in touch with people.

~ The younger sibling never liked the idea of Gretchen being a part of a clique like the plastics because it changed her. 

~ They get along really well and are each other’s safe person/ fav person other than their respective partners (like karen :3)

~ The younger sibling often third-wheels fetchen hang outs. Not dates though! They have healthy boundaries with each other. Between the three of them it's the healthiest relationships all of them have.

~ Karen gets invited on Wieners family holidays.

(if anyone wants to ask any questions abt this or if i think anything else pls let me know im always willing to expand my list of hc's.)

OC Questionaire

I'm gonna respond to a couple people on this post so this is gonna be a bit of a big one! First, @mk-writes-stuff

What would you go back and do differently if you could redo one event in your life?

Narul: "I wouldn't have stopped to pick those flowers, I would have gotten back to the others before..."

Ninma: "I would have told Jani to stay, I would have told him that we didn't need the wine."

Otilia: "I would have left Korithia ages ago, I wouldn't have lived with that horrible man, I would run away."

Akard: "I would've stopped the Makurians. I would've kept them away from the children."

What’s the ugliest thing you’ve ever worn?

Narul: "Um, this I suppose." He gestures to the great shaggy sheepskin drapped on his shoulders, stained and matted from years of use.

Ninma: "My mother gave me a green shawl, it was the color of throw up, the weaver who made that should be thrown into the river."

Otilia: "Ugh that white...sheet, that Wadikir made us wear."

Akard: "Ugly? Hmm, when I was a boy I was told to wear a Kishite style robe, so that the Apunians would not forget my heritage. But the palace seamstresses did not know how to make it properly, so it was baggy and one sleeve was longer than the other."

How do you feel about children?

Narul: He glances at Ninma and chuckles, "Their a bit loud sometimes, maybe a little more energetic then I would like, but...I don't mind them I suppose."

Ninma: The five year old crosses her arms and sniffs regally, "They're stupid and immature, and they don't know anything about good food or poetry."

Otilia: "They're alright. I will say that I'm not terribly saddened by the fact that the gods have decided that I can't have any of my own."

Akard: At the mention of the world children he grimaces and turns away, "They are precious. The person who would do them harm...is owed no forgiveness."

And next up is @illarian-rambling

What's your favorite legend and why?

Narul: "Oh! I like the legend of the giant, Huma. I don't hear it all that often, most people don't like it because there isn't any fighting or monsters in it. Huma was a giant, like me, he was big and strong but he never used that to hurt people. There are so many stories about him. Once to protect the people of Shipra from bandits he built an entire wall for the city by himself in one night. When the fields of Shepra were dry he dug an entire river to irrigate their crops. Once when a merchant ship was stuck in a storm off the coast of Kotsa he used a sling and a rope of leather to catch the storm spirit and held it until it agreed to let the merchants get back to their homes. I know that most of the stories aren't true, but I like imagining someone that looks like me that doesn't hurt people and that people aren't afraid of."

Ninma: "Seha and the Golden Trout! Seha was so cool, and she fights monsters and forestfolks, she talked to the ancient Kiriki. She's just so cool, I think she's even cooler than Tamel was, it's easy to do impressive things when you're a demigod, Seha was just a princess from Makur."

Bazus: " The story of Tamel and the demon. When Tamel and his followers landed on the shores of Kishetal, they were attacked by a great demon, before they could escape he broke their ships and consumed three dozen people. Tamel fought the beast with his bow, and the arrows just bounced off, he fought it with his fists but he could not break the fiend's bones, and so finally he took up the hammer he had been given as a gift, a hammer of Arkodian Bronze, and that is what he used to slay the demon. And that's where they made the city of Udur, the first Kishite city. That hammer was the symbol of Royal power in Kishetal, until it went missing with Tamel's son. I wonder where it went.

Zenit: "Hmm...there's a story in Shabala, don't laugh, it's about a crow spirit that falls in love with a dove spirit. And their children became the spirits of the wind, the warm southern winds are from their mother, the cold northern winds are from their mother. It's not exciting or anything, no monsters, I just think its nice."

How do you celebrate your birthday?

Narul: "Um...I don't really know when my birthday is. I don't know if I've really ever celebrated it. Getting older...and bigger wasn't really something that I wanted to celebrate when I was younger."

Ninma: "Oh! For my fifth birthday my father would threw a big feast with fish and peaches and roast lamb, and we had a singer and dancers, and he gave me a new dress and new perfume, and all sorts of new things. And there was forestfolk with feathers like a peacock, I felt bad that he was in that cage but he was so pretty!"

Bazus: "My father throws a feast and invites all of the various nobles of Labisa. And we go on a hunt, usually for boar, auroch, or something like that. We did hunt for lions on my fifteenth birthday, no luck."

Zenit: "I don't really remember. Hutbari doesn't celebrate his slave's birthdays. "

What's something you'd regret if you died without doing?

Narul: He blushes and coughs, "Um..."

Ninma: " Hmmm...I want to be famous for a song or something like that! I want people to know who I am!"

Bazus: "Seeing my children grow up to be greater than me."

Zenit: " Putting my feet in the sea again..."

tagging @elsie-writes , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @abalonetea , @roach-pizza

Your questions are:

What is your favorite beverage for a warm summer afternoon?

What is something that keeps you up at night?

If you could switch lives with any one you know who would it be and why?

Reviewing Cult Classics: Drop Dead Fred

"This is easily one of the worst films I've ever seen," said Gene Siskel. What did he know anyway? He was only one half of a powerhouse movie critiquing duo that had been actively giving expert reviews for 30 years. Is it possible that he and everyone else overlooked the importance of mental health and protecting your peace, along with the quiet reveal about Fred’s true identity when so harshly rating the cult classic, "Drop Dead Fred?"

Fred is Elizabeth Cronin’s imaginary friend from the past who reappears after she suffers through a series of life shattering events. His chaotic nature makes him appear to be a nuisance who everyone tends to wish would just drop dead. His obnoxious antics consistently embarrass Elizabeth until she remembers his importance to her childhood. Through Fred’s special breed of support and encouragement, Elizabeth musters up enough courage to dump her cheating husband, Charles, and part ways with her manipulative and controlling mother. Considering the deep dive this movie journeys, a basic plot explanation simply isn’t giving what it needs to give, so let’s try another route.

Mental health is an overarching topic in the film, and it is easy to spot the tells if you pay close attention. Having a manipulative and controlling mother seems to be the free gift with birth; everyone has one. Some parents may blame concern for their meddling and this could very well be true, but imagine having a parent tell your five-year-old self how you never do anything right.

The verbal abuse Elizabeth suffers at the hands of her mother has likely stunted her growth into adulthood, which can be seen in the stark contrast between her friend Janie's appearance and Elizabeth’s seventies Holly Hobby style; ankle length frumpy floral dress with white socks and shiny black doll shoes. Is it possible she is suffering a form of arrested psychological development, meaning she remains stuck at the time of her childhood trauma? This would explain why she appears to be immature during the earlier years of her marriage, the person who has been gaslighting Elizabeth throughout his entire affair with Annabella.

Then there’s Fred.

After her husband’s infidelity left her all alone, Elizabeth moves back to her mother’s home, where she is treated as a child by being banned from the living room carpet that has been roped off. It is at this point when Fred makes his return to discover a grown up Lizzy Cronin. The first “game” he pulls her into is using dog waste to destroy the very area she was told to stay away from. The next morning, she wakes to find her mother vigorously scrubbing the excrement from the carpet. For an imaginary friend, he sure did get the assignment. No one puts Lizzy in the corner.

Lizzy Cronin’s struggles first take shape at age five, when she is forced to create Fred as a defense mechanism against her mother’s abuse. 

During one of many flashbacks, we get a first look at young Lizzy’s relationship with her imaginary friend. Fred can be seen waking her up in the middle of the night to play robbers and slips a handmade striped sweater over her smock nightingale nightgown. Their adventure includes stealing silverware and smashing in a window, to which Fred exclaims how much he loves the breaking noises. When things go south, she recalls to Fred how her mother told her she never does anything right. This kind of self-doubt in a child can be damaging. Luckily, Fred is right there to remind Lizzy of just how great she is and encourages her to unapologetically walk in her truth.

Elizabeth's next memory of Fred takes her back to the most painful time in her life as a child. She was locked in her bedroom by her mother and placed under the care of a terrifying nurse after being taken to a child psychiatrist to discuss the dangers of Fred’s presence.

Dressed in a replica of the nightgown from her childhood, she remembers a time when her mother’s verbal abuse was so upsetting that Fred made an appearance and suggested they make a mud pie to cheer her up. Unfortunately, the dish was served using fine china and left a mess everywhere. Her imaginary friend then flees into Lizzy’s jack-in-the-box for safety. When her mother enters the room, she finds the mess and angrily pries the toy from her daughter's grip, leaving her in tears and begging for her friend. She then proceeds to tape the box shut and forbids Lizzy to open it, threatening that she would crush him to death. 

As an adult, Elizabeth discusses with Fred how much she suffered from his disappearance, telling him that after he left, "all of the life, spirit, and Fred went out of me." He then encourages her to flee from her mother’s watchful eye to attend a party her husband hosting. Elizabeth breaks the glass window in her bedroom, exclaiming how much she loves the breaking noises, and she and her imaginary friend escape. Although she is now an adult, and Fred has spent half of the movie hilariously condemning her for growing up, the two seem to have more in common than they know.

Once Elizabeth has won back Charles, the courage she gained takes a back seat to his manipulative ways when he convinces her to take the pills the psychiatrist prescribed to help phase Fred out. While Fred tries to warn her about the ill motives of her husband, she doesn't listen and begins to take the pills. For every pill she took Fred suffered through painful stomach cramps that slowly crippled him. When the romantic dinner Elizabeth prepared for Charles is revealed to be a mud pie, she threatens to take the last pill that will end his life. After overhearing Charles' plans to continue his affair, Elizabeth ends up developing a similar pain to what Fred us suffering from on the floor next to her. When Fred tells her to leave her husband, she confesses she is afraid of being alone.

Coming to terms with the reality of her feelings sends Elizabeth on a journey of freedom that starts with her becoming one with Fred as he walks her through her most repressed fears. When she arrives at an eerie replica of her mother’s home, she is immediately faced with a sinister version of her husband, whose advances she must reject in order to pass the first test. In the last task she finds her mother’s terrifying profile standing guard at her bedroom door refusing to let her in. With Fred’s encouragement, Elizabeth vanquishes her presence by shouting that she is no longer afraid of her.

Upon entering the room, she finds her five-year old self taped to the bed, frees her younger self, and discovers she must return home without Fred. Elizabeth no longer needed his physical form because she realized that Fred had been a part of her all along. 

She was Fred.

When Elizabeth returns, in true Fred fashion, she breaks up with Charles by dumping the dinner she had been preparing all over his head and wipes a booger on his cheek. When she returns to her mother’s home to make a final attempt at discussing her childhood trauma, she is met with the same verbal abuse that was used to tear her down as a child. She immediately made the decision to walk away from the very person who had been responsible for years of fear and anguish. Once her mother realized her daughter was leaving her life forever, she confessed her own fear of loneliness in an attempt to get her to stay, to which Elizabeth advised her to get a “Fred.”

If Elizabeth was her own imaginary friend all along how do we explain the little girl at the end who seems to have her own Fred? Simple. Fred is merely a physical manifestation brought on by the need to protect oneself from something. Whether it's a motherless child who is consistently being left with nannies or a woman who finds herself taking her loneliness out on her own daughter. Everyone is capable of creating their own Fred; it's called an alter ego.

Looking back at the movie, “Drop Dead Fred,” proves how beautifully complex the film truly is. Much like life, there are connections just waiting to be made in order to fully understand who we are and bring us to a place of healing. What may have been disregarded or harshly rated once before can now fully shine in the realization that our trauma and mental health is deserving of respect and a safe space to work through it with grace.

As for Elizabeth and Fred, perhaps the best part of their relationship was that he never gave up on her and gave her the strength she needed to call the "mega beast" out on her manipulative pile of shit.

-Tracee Carter

Yeah Yeah Yeah - Fever To Tell

A perfect trio. Karen O's fuck me or go fuck yourself attitude, Brian Chase's frenetic drumming, and Nick Zimmer's nasty riffs make for the exact album that the burgeoning post punk revival scene of the 00s needed to stay fresh. If only other bands had followed their lead 😑 I digress though. The willingness to delve into the territory of noise rock only to always pull it back into more palatable garage rock/post punk territory is masterful. Like musical edging they keep it tastelessly sexual for almost too long. Up until the last few tracks which allows for an emotional release that helps pull the whole album together thematically.

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

If it were me, hear me out now. See, if it were me, I would keep my Anne Frank sex dream to myself. I wouldn't write one of the most cryptic and beautiful albums of all time about it. I would not have combined indie folk and alt rock into a psychedelic melange of dreamlike wandering. I would have just kept that to myself. But I've made exactly zero of the greatest albums of all time so what the fuck do I know? This album is so completely sincere so please treat it gently. And ignore it's status as hipster holy grail. Listen to it on its own merits, for me, please?

Green Day - Dookie

Pop punk is maybe not the most well respected genre, and I get why. I don't think a lot of adults want to hear nasally privileged teens singing about jacking off. If Dookie, or any album like it, was a part of your childhood then you probably already know if you'll like this album. And if it wasn't then you probably already know you won't. But if you are at all curious where the 90s pop punk scene started then you have to listen to this, at least for the historical significance.

Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers

Robert Johnson, by god how am I supposed to review Robert Johnson! There were other earlier bluesmen but they didn't have the exact influence on rock music that Robert Johnson did. Not only did his blues stylings influence the original.batch of rock n rollers of the 50s but this very compilation reintroduced him to the artists of the 60s. It's not hard to see why he was so influential. Despite, or most likely due to, the stripped down performances Johnson's guitar work never overshadows his haunting vocals and vice versa. And that guitar work! Johnson may not have been the first blues musician to have supposedly sold his soul in exchange for musical talent (he isn't even the only blues musician with the last name Johnson to have that rumor attached to him) but it's easy to see why it stuck to him. He bounces around the fretboard effortlessly and lays down harmony and counterpoint all in one take while singing to boot!

Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul

In the wake of Otis Redding's untimely death Stax Records had to do something quick. They pushed for a slew of new albums to be completed quick including a follow up to an unsuccessful debut by up and coming session musician Isaac Hayes. Hayes demanded full creative control over and the Stax execs were in no place to argue. The result is a four sing album with three out of four track passing the ten minute mark. It's also really horny. Hayes has one of those voices where everything he sings just becomes sensual. I mean that was the entire joke of him being in South Park. On this masterpiece of a record though, oh man do the instrumentals know how to match his energy. Sloppy, funky bass and lush orchestral arrangements perfectly match Hayes's soulful, lonesome longing. This is such a perfect fuck album that I think it would be too on the nose to actually put on during sex.

Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills

Janis Joplin's voice is probably the most irreplaceable loss that the music world ever suffered. Wait nah I'll save this bit for when I review Pearl. They better put Pearl in this fucking list.

Janis Joplin was active for four years put out four studio albums had three bands and two distinct phases to her career and then dropped dead at the age of 27. She currently holds the 100% completion speedrun for being a rock star. And Cheap Thrills is definitely the most 'rock star' of all her albums.

The Temptations - Anthology

Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 is exactly what it says in the tin. A collection of every single released by Motown during their golden era. And looking at the track listing it's easy to see why the studio was nicknamed Hitsville USA. Five hours of runtime and nearly every song on here is an instantly recognizable classic. Even some of the deeper cuts are still just amazing. You would think that sitting through five hours of this might get tiring but I've seriously put this on and by the time it ends I'm like "wtf that wasn't five hours?" If you only have room for one comp in your collection make it this one. And if you want recs for a fucking Temptations record then listen to The Temptations Sing Smokey, Cloud Nine, or All Directions instead of another unnecessary compilation.

Dressing TV Style Icons In High Fashion

Having a favourite tv style icon is easy. Finding out where they get their clothes from - is even more complicated. The success behind some of our favourite tv character closets is down to costume designers. Costume designers often dress actors in high fashion - especially if the character is rich or has wealthy parents.

MAD MEN

Designer: Janie Bryant

Popular Characters: Don Draper, Joan Harris, Betty Draper, Peggy Olson, Megan Draper.

Hippie Chic

D. Whitley Lauren

Thames & Hudson, London 2013, 152 pages, Hardcover, 21 x 27,5 cm.,  ISBN  9780878467952

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The 1960s saw a revolution in fashion that was born, like most things new and hip in that era, of youth rebellion in the streets. For the first time, designers didn't dictate the trends. Instead, the latest looks trickled up into the top fashion houses (Halston and Yves Saint Laurent among them), by way of bohemian boutiques and avant-garde labels with names like Granny Takes a Trip and Cosmic Couture, and musicians like the Beatles, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. Defying easy definition but becoming an international phenomenon all the same, hippie fashion twisted and turned from trippy to retro and crafty to ethnic. The accompanying idea that one can express a personal style with clothing went against everything about the previous generation's notion of matching suits or ladylike ensembles dictated by social class or profession. Sumptuous photography, dynamic design, and far-out images from the era make Hippie Chic a must-have book that goes past peace signs and patchouli to unearth how hippies forever changed the way fashion functions.

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Cruise Control

by Ted Drozdowski There’s something eerie about Julee Cruise, beyond her music — which drifts along the spine like a damp breeze from a musty cellar. It’s in her poise; she stands as if she were on a high pedestal. It’s in the gauzy dresses and hair that make her look as if she’d fallen from a cumulus cloud. And it’s in the utter emotionless of her voice, as pallid as her face, with its curious wide eyes.

Obviously something’s not quite right about this singer of love songs penned by filmmaker David Lynch and producer-arranger Angelo Badalamenti. Cruise, who gave an intentionally languid performance at the Paradise on November 13, is a figment, a spinoff of the perplexing dogfaced woman in Lynch's first film, Eraserhead, who lives somewhere in the floorboards beneath the radiator and sings, plaintively, “In Heaven, everything is fine.”

Yet there’s something accessible about Cruise. Her lyrics are usually fragile, telling stories about hurting and wanting and dreaming. This is something everyone can relate to. And unlike the other young women who appear on Twin Peaks, who look like ’90s updates of ’50s sweater girls, it’s easy to identify with the plainness of her looks beneath her white, wispy wig.

It’s no easier to tell what Lynch’s intentions were in creating Julee Cruise than it is to predict the next plot twist in his TV series. Sex, death, and other obsessions usually figure in his myth building, but how they fit into any of his creative equations is known to no one save the caffeinated conceptualist himself. In truth, Cruise is more re-creation than creation. Before she was recruited by Lynch and Badalamenti for last year’s haunting and curious Floating Into the Night album, the New York-based singer was an old-school belter who was wailing her way through the role of Janis Joplin in an Off Broadway production. In a complete 180, she’s now a whispery chanteuse whose style straddles late-’50s/early-’60s rock and cocktail-lounge jazz. It’s a music gently stirred, but too composed and surreal to be shaken.

On record, Cruise is the secret knock on the door of the speakeasy of lost souls. Her music opens into a space that’s dark and smoky; songs like “Falling” and “The Swan” evoke the desperate melancholy of the patrons. Glasses tinkle, hearts break, dimly familiar faces pass in the shadows.

Live, the spell is broken. What seems moody at home is stilted in a club with a few hundred patrons, ringing cash registers, real bar sounds, and a half-dozen musicians sequestered on stage.

Cruise’s set shifted from sad-eyed but subtle rock numbers like the girl-group-derived “Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart” and “I Remember” (full of shoo-bops, ebbing major chords, and throbbing tremolo’d guitar) to odder, more ethereal pieces like “Floating,” which mated a pretty keyboard melody with a synthesizer sound like wind, whispering behind Cruise’s already acutely breathy vocals.

To deliver these songs, Cruise abandons her power cords and tiptoes to the heights of her range. And when she does, she sounds more angel than dark spirit. At the Paradise, a harmonizer and clever arrangements pitting her voice and synthesizers in the same territory extended her palette. Often she was closely accompanied by the ghost of her own voice.

In David Lynch’s world, appearance is nearly everything. And Cruise worked hard to retain her preternatural image. She often held herself in a semblance of a trance state, eyes straight ahead and seemingly unfocused, her body rigid and rarely in motion. She held her hands by her side like small wings, breaking the posture only to acknowledge graciously the generous applause between numbers.

With three synthesizers, electric bass, and guitar, the most openly organic thing on stage was Scott Huron’s saxophone, which he used for a bellowing solo on the instrumental “Pinky’s Bubble Egg.” As Huron solo’d, Cruise made a costume change from a pink-white prom gown to a print dress.

As unusual and unsettling as the music Cruise, Lynch, and Badalamenti forge can be, its lack of dynamics becomes disconcerting live. Cruise also tends to use the same type of snowy phrasing, and the arrangements depend so largely on synthesizers and samples that things begin to sound the same after a few numbers. Nice for a living-room mood piece, maybe, but a live performance demands more.

To the Peaks freaks in the front row, that didn’t seem to matter. Males all, they stared rapturously up into Cruise’s face through the entire set. After all, they’d seen her on the tube three nights earlier, and now here she was in the vaguely ectoplasmic flesh. Maybe they share whatever fantasies Cruise enlivens for Lynch. But some of us were shuffling— waiting for a guitar solo, for a keyboard melody that used more than a half-dozen notes and didn’t sound like something Philip Glass has chucked into his licensed “Who killed Laura Palmer?” wastebasket. Not that this was a bad performance. It was merely disappointing. It showed that a myth made real is no longer a myth, and loses its magic. Source: The Boston Phoenix November 23 1990

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14.02. 21:53 | Ilo Pisara vs Devil Eyes 5 - 2

Ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round as I regale you with the tale of Ilo Pisara's latest conquest on ice—a dazzling 5-2 victory over Devil Eyes that had our opponents seeing stars, not just from the goals but possibly also from their tears. Let's talk about Teppo Winnipeg; this man was less a defenseman and more a one-man wrecking crew in skates—netting four goals like he mistook the rink for his personal shooting gallery. If goal-scoring were an art form, consider him Picasso on ice. Then there’s Jani Saari, dishing out assists like they're going out of style—three to be exact—and even sneaking in a goal himself. The man could find an open teammate in a blackout; truly the playmaker we needed. But ah, Jordan NHL... my dear Jordan gave away the puck 12 times! Twelve! It’s hockey, son, not Oprah—you can't just go giving things away freely! And let us not forget Eri Keeper between those pipes—facing shots with more grace than most people face their responsibilities. A solid performance despite letting two slip by; nobody's perfect after all. In conclusion: another win chalked up for Ilo Pisara making it look almost too easy at times. But remember team: pride comes before fall—or before someone spills their drink cheering for you.

Hat Designer Evetta Petty's motto is "I can design out of anything!" On the eve of her 30th Year Retrospective Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week, Evetta talks with Mr. Divabetic about managing type 2 diabetes in style!

For over 30 years, Evetta has designed hats in her uptown New York studio, Harlem’s Heaven Hat Shop. Her hats have captured worldwide attention and have been worn to the Kentucky Derby and Royal Ascot in England, on celebrities such as Patti LaBelle and Star Jones, and featured in movies, fashion magazine covers, and editorials such as Essence, Jet, and Italian Vogue Mujer Unica, Vibe, and The New York Times. 

Approximately 96 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes. Did you know that over 80% don't know they have it? Prediabetes increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Light the Way! Join Divabetic's Blue Candle initiative and encourage your friends, co-workers, and family members to be screened for pre-diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) offers a quick, easy online Pre-Diabetes risk test (https://www.cdc.gov/prediabetes/risktest/index.html). Be by their side when they check, and share your successes and struggles of living with diabetes so they can see that living well with diabetes is possible.

Divabetic's first e-book, Sweet Romance: A Woman's Guide to Love and Intimacy with Diabetes, by co-authors Dr. Janis Roszler PhD, LMFT, RDN, CDCES, FAND, and Donna Rice MBA, BSN, RN, CDCES, FADCES, is available on Kindle.

Colorful Harmony: Unlocking the Layers of Florence & The Bare Souls' “Purple” In the ever-pulsing heart of music, where souls intertwine with melodies, emerges "Purple" by Florence & The Bare Souls—one single that refuses to be boxed into a singular descriptive. As the second of five ambitious releases painting their sonic landscape over coming months, "Purple" is as much a declaration as it is an exploration—a wild dance around the flames of freedom-of-spirit, desire, and sex. https://open.spotify.com/track/6iB8I8W0aF05tUlAtn5FOn Fronted by the captivating Florence Pardoe, whose vocal prowess channels the raw emotion and power reminiscent of soul legends past and rock titans present, this seven-piece Bristol-based outfit weaves together strands from different eras and genres so seamlessly that one might wonder if they’ve discovered time travel. Their style—drawing breaths from modern rock's edginess, soul's depth of feeling, and vintage blues-rock’s gritty authenticity—creates an anthemic experience that defies easy categorization. "Purple," in its essence and execution, celebrates that untamed spirit within us all. Its messages are profound yet accessible; intimate whispers against a backdrop loud with conviction. There’s something deeply freeing in how it tackles themes like desire—an acknowledgement that these feelings are as natural as the beat driving forward each chorus. [caption id="attachment_54041" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Colorful Harmony: Unlocking the Layers of Florence & The Bare Souls' “Purple”[/caption] With each note and lyrical turn exploring vast emotional territories without sacrificing catchiness or energy—the sophistication lies not only in what is said but also in how it's experienced sonically. Comparison-wise? Imagine if Florence Welch decided to host a wayward soirée for Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin with Amy Winehouse nodding approvingly from across the room—you’re getting close. Yet amid echoes of monumental music figures lies an undeniable uniqueness to "Purple": It resonates distinctively due to its fearless approach towards genre fusion while still making every listener feel right at home within its soundwaves. The instrumentals provide more than just support; they evoke visions—maybe colors—not unlike their name suggests: swirls of purples bleeding into indigos capturing both melancholy depths and heights unbound by earthly limitations. [caption id="attachment_54042" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Colorful Harmony: Unlocking the Layers of Florence & The Bare Souls' “Purple”[/caption] The genius behind "Purple" isn't just its ability to unite disparate musical threads—it welcomes you into an expansive state where emotions roam free under vibrant electro-lit skies built on foundations strong enough for powerhouse vocals to leap from heartfelt verses onto anthemic choruses without missing a beat—and encourages listeners to make this space theirs too. Florence & The Bare Souls have indeed created more than just another hit with “Purple”; they've crafted an anthem celebrating our most fervent desires wrapped up nicely in catchy hooks sure to resonate across diverse audiences. These reflections manifest not merely through auditory experiences but ripple outward inspiring self-expression among those lucky enough to drink in their mesmerizing concoction—even urging us perhaps towards finding our own hues within life's spectrum. Follow Florence & The Bare Souls on Website, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

Chris Chitsey "Life is Hard, Whiskey is Easy"

Native Texan, Chris Chitsey, made a name for himself on the competitive, Texas honky-tonk circuit before graduating to success on a national level in the early 2000’s. His smooth evocative voice and energetic stage presence quickly established Chris as one of the latest Texas exports to find national acclaim. Rooted in the smooth Texas country style, Chris began his music career, as a high schooler, on the stage of his father’s Bar-B-Q restaurant and entertainment venue in the heart of Austin, TX. Raised on a steady diet of George Strait, Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Merle Haggard, Keith Whitley & Alan Jackson, Chris’ future had taken shape. After becoming the main attraction in Central Texas throughout his college years, Chris inked his first record deal two years into his college career at Southwest Texas State University. His self-titled debut album had three songs hit the top spot, including “At A Time Like This”, “John Wayne Rides Again” and “With A Body Like That”, which held 18 weeks on the CMT and GAC Top 10 Countdowns. Chris completed his undergraduate degree and went on to earn a master’s degree, all while maintaining his focus on his music career. Chris’ journey in the country music business has been a true testament to his talent, persistence and dedication he brings to the table. His star power, world-class voice and imposing personality have brought him the national acclaim that country music fans knew was coming since the beginning. His skill as a commanding and confident entertainer is apparent every time he takes the stage, carrying fans on one of music’s most enjoyable journeys. His versatility is evident in the wide range of singles he has released. Chris is a dreamer and his highly touted success is more than he ever could have envisioned. After many years of working the road, Chris charted his fourth #1 single, “Lonely In Tucson,” in February of 2015 on the New Music Weekly Country America Chart. He followed that with two more #1’s, “Superstitious Heart” & “Just Don’t Know It Yet.” Summer of 2023 brought on a monumental change to Chris’ entire organization, with a new 8 single record deal on Sony/Orchard/Clinetel. First single out of the box, “Last Time I Saw You”, garnered significant praise, landing Chris his seventh #1 worldwide single. Chris has teamed-up with a true American Icon to kick off 2024. With a knock-out video, filmed at the Jack Daniel distillery, in Lynchburg, TN, the January single release of “Life is Hard, Whiskey is Easy”, promises to be Chris’ best work yet. You will find the entire Chris Chitsey single collection wherever you download/stream your music. Whether on stage or in the recording studio, Chris exudes his passion and dedication to the country music industry. It’s that kind of dedicated work ethic, combined with God-given talent, that has made Chris Chitsey a timeless success. Additional Artist/Song Information: Artist Name: Chris Chitsey Song Title: Life Is Hard, Whiskey Is Easy Publishing: Songstarint Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP Publishing 2: Chris Chitsey Enterprises Publishing Affiliation 2: BMI Album Title: Chris Chitsey Record Label: Clinetel Record Label: Clinetel/Orchard/Sony Thornton Cline 615-573-4880 [email protected] Radio Promotion: Alan Young Radio Promo Alan Young 702-998-6441 [email protected] Publicity/PR: Janie West Music Janie West 615-419-4272 [email protected] Manager: Janie West Music Janie West 615-419-4272 [email protected] Booking Agent: Big Time Booking Janie West 615-419-4272 [email protected] Read the full article

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