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robotnik-mun · 5 months

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One of the more interesting things you see in the old Archie, from time to time, is how despite how long the series was around the multiple writers it acquired, writers who often had conflicting visions for the series, some points became consistent almost by accident.

Case in point? Illustrating why the Freedom Fighters were so successful against Robotnik and later Eggman. What am I talking about? Well, let me elaborate.

It begins with this guy, Armand D'Coolette, Antoine's dad.

Poor Armand. Try and imagine how everything looked from his perspective- during the Great War he witnessed the near ruinatin of the Kingdom of Acorn, and was (rightly) suspicious of Julian Kintobor from the start… only to watch as this man ascend to the rank of Warlord ahead of him, a general with years of service to the King… and yet, the traitor manages to save the Kingdom when Armand failed, and is vindicated. Only for it to turn out Armand was right the whole time…

But, enough pontificating on the sad fate of Armand. Let us get to the point- how is it that ARmand helps to illustrate why the Freedom Fighters were so effective against Robotnik? Well, one detail that emerged after Endgame was that in the past, Armand had an entire troop under his command and confronted Robotnik directly, only to seemingly fall in battle.

This detail would be elaborated upon years later as him having led a remnant of the Royal Army to try and retake Mobotropolis after the coup, only for the uprising to be crushed (with Rotor's father Sherman being among the casualties). For years though this detail would be little more than a footnote, an odd bit of backstory trivia. But it does establish a very important fact in the old Archie Sonic continuity, on that accidentally remains consistent throughout its time- confronting Robotnik/Eggman in a conventional war just doesn't work.

Much later, in issue #88, we are treated to a rather dramatic event- King Acorn leading an army into Robotropolis to rescue a captured Elias.

It's a very impressive display… but in the end, while the mission does succeed, it is clearly because of the advantage granted by SOnic and the Swore of Acorns rather than the numbers they have. The mission ends with King Acorn getting a bump on the noggin' that leaves him unable to use his legs, and you are left to realize that the Freedom Fighter guerilla techniques would've worked out a lot better. We don't see how many lives are lost openly confronting the Shadowbots, but in the end it's clear that the Freedom Fighters could've gotten the same results with a lot less damage and potential loss of life.

So, in short? Between Armand and this scene, it establishes that taking on these robot armies in the open, in a conventional manner, is an extremely bad idea. In an ideal world, the Swatbots first used by Robotnik would've been part of a robot army he used to defeat his own people during the GReat War, before using it to conquer the Kingdom of Acorn from within and then the rest of Mobius. Alas, this is not an ideal world… but still, all this does make it clear how Robotnik managed to conquer the Kingdom of Acorn and then the other nations of Mobius- against his robot armies, conventional warfare just doesn't work out.

And the effectiveness of Guerilla Tactics takes on a new context with the addition of a batch of characters, in issue 142…

The Original Freedom Fighters are a controversial addition to the book, and it's easy to see why. Getting aside from most of them having lackluster designs and names, as well as the cliche of the SNAKE being the traitor, there existence retcons the entire story and motivation of the Freedom Fighters- suddenly they are no longer War Orphans who led the way, but are acting in imitation to the 'original' heroes of Knothole, heroes who were unmentioned up until that point. Retroactively making new characters important in this way is one of those things that does a lot to sour people to characters, especially the way it can heavily re-contextualize a pillar of the series like this.

I do maintain however that while calling them the Original Freedom Fighters and making them as important as they were was a bad call, the notion of adults trying to fight Robotnik before Sonic and co came on the scene makes a great deal of sense. And in this case, Tig Stripe's crew all implicitly being former Royal Army personnel takes on an interesting light when you remember Armand's failed attempt to retake Mobotropolis. You have Tig Stripe here, a veteran of the Great War who is aware that the last remnant of the army he served failed to retake the capitol from Robotnik, and is now confronted with the fact it falls to him and the others to try and keep Knothole safe… and try to take the fight to Robotnik somehow.

The sole story they show up in states that it was Tig who first started the whole Guerilla warfare thing against Robotnik, and now we know why- having witnessed the conventional tactics of the royal army fail, Tig is forced to come up with new ways to fight, and in doing so manages to lay bare the weaknesses of Robotnik's army in fighting UN-conventional warfare. While Trey Scale's treachery does in the group, none the less it does demonstrate to Sally and Sonic and co that Robotnik CAN be fought, and how, and thus Sally goes forth to use Tig's tactics and refine them to the point where HER Freedom Fighters are even more successful against Robotnik.

There's more that could be said, but this has gone on long enough. I just find it neat how there's this weird consistent narrative resonance that sprang up, and in a way shows the evolution of this world and these characters… and it was almost entirely by accident rather than being through an act of narrative collaboration.

And I find that neat.

#Sonic the Hedgehog #Archie #Dr. Robotnik #Dr. Eggman #Maximillian Acorn #Tig Stripe #Armand D'Coolette

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rhymeswithfart · 25 days

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Some old concept drawings of the Moebius version of the original FF (or in this case, Suppression Squad)

#q #julian kintobor #reverse archie #archie sonic #colonel tig stripe #private Trey Scales #sonic the hedgehog #satam robotnik #original freedom fighters sonic #suppression Squad sonic #moebius

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33-001 · 2 years

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Tighnari recolor... I don’t do edits, but I needed this for my soul.

Original for comparison + og design of his back.

I tried to make his frontview fit the back a bit better and remove the color clutter. The reds & oranges offend my eyes, they had to go.

Oh and I made his ears more actual fennec shaped. Hehe. Have fun spotting the differences x)

#tighnari #sumeru #genshin impact #genshin #recolor #redesign #imo his back looks really great minus the red stripe #but i'm likely biased as i love green + purple combos #it's also just so much more coherent because it doesn't have 50 different colors...#one of my friends said she loves his frontview but the back 'is chaos'#hello??#tig #mine

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zombpawcoins · 2 months

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▞▞ . tigeric / tigergender !

[pt: tigeric / tigergender ! end pt.]

[ Image description: A flag with seven equally-sized horizontal stripes. The stripes form a gradient from brown to orange, light orange and then white, then light orange, orange and brown again. There's an overlay of tiger stripes over the flag on the left, while the flag on the right does not. End description. ]

a gender that feels like/is related to tigers, tiger stripes, or something similar. this gender can be connected to any kind of tiger, any aspects of tigers, the colors of them, etc.

pronoun suggestions: ti/tig/tiger/tigers/tigerself tiger/tiger/tigers/tigers/tigerself stripe/stripe/stripes/stripes/stripeself claw/claw/claws/claws/clawself fur/fur/furs/furs/furself scratch/scratch/scratchs/scratchs/scratchself paw/paw/paws/paws/pawself roar/roar/roars/roars/roarself 🐅/🐅/🐅s/🐅s/🐅self 🐯/🐯/🐯s/🐯s/🐯self 🐾/🐾/🐾s/🐾s/🐾self

name suggestions: tiger , tigrio , ozzy , zara , cybil , amur , kip , sia , stripe , ignis

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hirocimacruiser · 6 months

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Tommykaira m08 brochure.

Small Magical Box

A small, small "magic box"

Tommy Kaira transformed GM's worldwide compact car "Matiz" designed by Giugiaro into a sports car!

The cute exterior, sensual exhaust note, engine that is fun to rev, and exquisite suspension tune are just the ``magic boxes'' that will put a smile on your face!

Just like the ``Tommykaira M13'' based on the Nissan March, the Matiz is equipped with a traditional engine tune and a suspension called Tommykaira Magic, making it a truly tiny micro-sport! The 800cc engine never generates large horsepower. The M08 is not a fast car because it maintains its rotation. However, once you learn how to drive this M08, you'll learn that horsepower has nothing to do with sports cars!

Now, let's go to "Small World" with m08!

PIC CAPTION

The photo is a development vehicle and is equipped with a front diffuser, but it is not included in the actual product.

Also, details may differ from the actual product.

Tommy Kaira Magic by a skilled mechanic!

In order to make Matiz 800cc engine, which is by no means powerful, as fun as a sports car, the tuning chosen by Tommy Kaira is the standard NA tune, which includes traditional engine head surface grinding and port polishing.

However, the rev limiter has been tuned to make the most of the many years of know-how that has been used to create cars.

The engine that revs up without stress is truly the genealogy of the Tommykaira complete car!

A small displacement engine such as 800cc may feel like it lacks torque at low speeds, but the feeling of power that jumps up from around 4000 rpm is thrilling!

In addition, the specially designed suspension kit has a stiff setting, but has an exquisite setting that suppresses the feeling of thrusting and generates just the right amount of roll while maintaining stickiness.

Additionally, the specially developed exhaust muffler and Tommykaira original intake system not only improve efficiency, but also provide a pleasant sound to the driver, with a sensual sound quality.

Yes, as you can see from this tuning content, the "Tommykaira M08" is truly a sports car!

The city where you usually drive is the circuit!

The specs for the Tommykaira m08 are only 70 horsepower.

In this day and age where manufacturers are releasing cars with large displacement engines and over 300 horsepower, it's natural to think that they are too weak.

However, how many places and drivers can use all that power to drive?

Even if you only have 70 horsepower, if you can make full use of it, you'll never be inferior to a car with that much power!

Due to the engine characteristics of the ``Tommykaira M08,'' it is necessary to maintain high rotation speed while driving.

You can drive by turning, downshifting, and turning corners... Because there is no horsepower, you can enjoy the fun of driving on a circuit, even in the city, while staying within the legal speed limit!

Let's run around the city in a small "magic box" in search of a real smile!

m08

Tommykaira m08 Tuned Matiz

Exterior that emphasizes the cuteness of the base car

The design of the ``Matisse'', which is the base car for the ``Tommykaira M08'', is by Giugiaro. Its cute exterior design is unlike any other, and is full of originality that can show off the individuality of the rider.

Tommykaira has transformed its exterior with the traditional center stripe and side diffuser to further emphasize its presence!

Its adorable exterior looks more like a pet than a car. "Tommykaira m08" is your own car, different from others!

SPECIFICATIONS

Max Output 70ps/6200rpm

Max Torque 9.5kgm/3500rpm

mechanism

Cylinder head surface grinding

port polishing

Tappet clearance adjustment

Gasket set

Tommykaira original intake system (air cleaner & heat shield)

Rear piece muffler (SUS304, TIG welding)

Dedicated iridium spark plug

plug cord

Tappet cover paint (red)

Tommykaira serial plate

Actual running setting

suspension

Sports coil spring (front/rear)

tommykaira original shock absorber

exterior

mascot emblem

m08 emblem sticker

tommykaira emblem sticker

side diffuser

center stripe

Special aluminum wheels (5.0J×14+44)

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA GIII (165/55R14)

Carbon style mirror/rear door garnish

interior

Instrument cluster trim panel kit (black or red carbon style)

Steering & shift knob leather processing

Recaro seat (driver's seat)

SR with dedicated rail red or blue

Recaro seat (navigator's seat)

SR with dedicated rail red or blue

tachometer

Equipment varies depending on grade

Please refer to the attached price list for details.

Tommy Kaira

Tomita Yume Sales Co., Ltd.

Challenging Dream

8, Kisshoin Mukoda-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8307

TEL 075 (326) 3233/FAX 075 (316) 3588

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site:http://www.tommykaira.com/

#Tommykaira #Tommykaira m08 #Tommykaira Matiz #Tommykaira Daewoo Matiz #Daewoo #Daewoo Matiz

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the-martyrfication-of-the-matron · 3 months

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I have a few non related Divine Warriors Headcannons.

Something I enjoy is the fact that Tu'la is a complete and utter mystery, with the only thing we know about it being that it has a high population of Meif'wa. So my personal headcannon is that their are 2 major regions of it.

The Jungle that mimics the temperate biome of some of the Asian countries

The Dessert/Savanah which is similar to Egypt and the Sahara. (Given how the Sahara used to be a jungle, the two being next to each other makes sense.)

Much like how their are various breeds of cats in real life, in these regions there are different types of meif'wa. While in the years of Garroth and the gang, the big cat meif'wa have all since become extinct or at least very rare, the were essentially the combatant to werewolves. The strongest being the tigers and jaguars of the jungles.

The Jungle area has the highest population of meif'wa and the highest population in general. It is where the King of Tu'la sits upon his throne a long with all of his various aristocats. A place where the rich are treated well and the poor are treated to the slums. The symbol of this empire being a tiger, given the fact that the king is from a long line of tigers, the last existing (but whether or not the stripes are painted is still in debate)

On the other hand, the desert, while larger, is a lot less populated home to many nomadic tribes and peaceful. Well, until the King of Tu'la wanted more and expanded, slaughtering and enslaving those who stood in his way. The desert was also home to many magical arts, but they were practiced differently than Ru'aunian magic. A sphinx is the symbol of this area.

Ru'aunian magic is a ritual, a meticulous and precise art form full of nature, both the beautiful and the violent. A lot of animal sacrifice.

Tu'lanish magic is much more of a dance, full of passion and fire, because they don't have the ability to draw from nature. A lot of self-sacrifice. Tattoos for magic are also very common here.

One more fun thing to add, Tu'la (the entire continent) is considered a lot more animalistic and nudity is considered very common, for only the rich get the nice fabrics (as they try and follow Ru'aunian trends). I feel it would be fun for if Garroth in the 3rd season had to head to Tu'la to save his father, he had to deal with the culture whiplash of constantly seeing tig-ol-bitties. With his bisexual repression, it will not be a good day.

(I HAVE SO MANY HEADCANNONS ABOUT LIOCHANT, HONESTLY WRITING A FANFIC ABOUT HIM BECAUSE THIRD SEASONN COULD HAVE BEEN SOO GOOD)

Oo I love Tu’La HCs. My rewrite also has a tiger Tu’Lan King.

(If you wanna talk about liochant, I’m willing to listen)

#aphmau #aphverse #aphblr

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fyeahsonicthehedgehog · 2 years

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Tigers are my favorite animal. Have there ever been any tiger animals in any Sonic?

Col. Tig Stripe (Archie) Tommy Thunder (Boom) Snaggle (Archie) Stripes (Underground) Tatiana (Archie) Jian (Archie)

#anon #archie sonic #sonic underground #sonic boom

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robotnik-mun · 7 months

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I sometimes wonder what goes on in Harvey Who's mind.

Think about it. He was the Kingdom of Acorn's Spymaster, charged with defending the kingdom from threats unseen, a job he was VERY good at... and the one time he failed, it broke the world. Somehow he managed to avoid being eliminated by Robotnik either before or during the coup, and presumably was among those who managed to escape to Knothole. He likely witnessed Armand D'Coolette gathering what was left of the Royal Army and their attempt to retake Mobotropolis, only to witness this last ditch effort to stop Robotnik fail.

Then there came the original freedom fighters assembled by Tig Stripe, and in them a path to defeating Robotnik opened... only for Tig and his men to fall. I wonder then, what it must have been like for the old bird when several years later, the daughter of the man who spurned his advice, took up the good fight against Robotnik, alongside the children of those he worked alongside the Great War... and lo, they have achieved what seasoned veterans of the Royal Army failed to do, and actually began to fight back against Robotnik and succeed.

Children, the only ones to stand between the lunatic and the total decimation of the planet. At what point did he realize that a band of teenagers were the last, best hope for the world, so much so that he submitted himself to Sally's leadership?

... slight aside, but I like to headcanon that Harvey -with Armand's help- purposefully withheld knowledge of Knothole from Warlord Julian and used every bureaucratic trick in the book to delay the info from reaching Julian even after the war. And in doing so, ensured there'd be a Knothole for everyone to take refuge in when Robotnik showed his true colors.

Just some thoughts.

#Sonic the Hedgehog #Archie #Harvey Who

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nethompson · 1 year

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This painting has been picked up now, so now I can share it. This is a pet portrait featuring a sleepy striped kitty taking a little cat nap. "Tig” Acrylic painting on 11"x14" stretched canvas. ( Reserved for Remy )

SteelArt By N.E.Thompson

https://linktr.ee/N_E_Thompson

#cat #portrait #cat painting #pet portrait #realism painting #pets #animals #art #artist #Women Artists #traditionalart #traditional artist #striped cat #kitty #acrylic painting #Painting On Canvas

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rhymeswithfart · 2 years

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#up to interpretation but i imagined this in the reverse su #*au #like the boyz went on a dangerous mission with or without Julian knowing and now their in trouble with whomever the evil person on the show #maybe the original suppression squad (evil version of those guys tig stripe and the others the original freedom fighters in archie)#bruises tw #coconuts #Scratch #q

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holmgaardjacobs89 · 1 year

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Review: Presto Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, 6-Quart

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#emt tubing #fire fighting pipe #api pipe #galvanized hollow

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fazcinatingblog · 2 years

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Round 20 AFLM footy tips

"battle for the black and white stripes" round

freo vs demons

pies vs off brand pies

swans vs giants

saints vs hawks

cats vs dogs

crows vs carlton

suns vs weagles

tigs vs lions

bombers vs norf

#aflm #footy tips #can't wait to do battle with our guernsey rivals #i hope they wear their prison bars #or they pack them in case they win and they sing the song wearing them

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rubbersoul23 · 2 years

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The Intelligentsia

[EXT] Lonely Old Neighborhood

We see a weathered stoop of an old brownstone. A coffee mug has been left on the bottom step. Maybe the guy who left it there was in a hurry. Who knows? Anyway, we cut to a different guy is walking up the street. JASON MIDDLING is wearing a corduroy blazer, dark denim jeans and enormous headphones. The music he’s playing is “Gold Lion” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Everyone who passes by him can hear the music and they’re pretty impressed by his great taste. A tangerine from a fruit stand nearby rolls off the cart onto the sidewalk in front of him. Without thinking, Jason picks up the fruit and shoots it like a little basketball into a trash can nearby. The fruit stand man cheers and thanks him, bowing. Jason shoots him a quick smile and continues on his walk. Cut back to the brownstone, now a cat is sitting on top of the coffee mug like he owns the fucking thing. Jason pets the cat as he walks up the steps to the door and puts his key in the lock. He stops before turning it, raising his gaze to the heavens.

JASON (whispering huskily) Is this weekend going to be the weekend that I finally do the damn thing? God, just let me do my thing!

Jason shakes his head and laughs, but only a little. He turns the key and steps inside his apartment.

[INT] The Apartment of Respected Friends

Jason enters the apartment and puts his keys down. He takes off his headphones and removes his blazer. He is about to sit down on the couch when he calls out.

JASON Anybody home? (sighs) Anybody at all?

Suddenly, we see Jason’s roommate, WINSTON STING rolls out to the living room on a hoverboard. He’s wearing sunglasses and a striped sweater. Wow, would you look at that? He also has huge headphones on. He is also playing “Gold Lion” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to which Jason raises his eyebrows and gives a nod of approval.

JASON Winston! You ol’ son of a bitch! When did you get home?

Winston comes to a screeching hault and hops off his hoverboard. He takes off his shades and gives a wry smile to his roommate. Headphones still on, he gives Jason a thumbs up.

WINSTON About 40 minutes ago, you chode!

The two friends hug it out. It’s hard to say if they saw each other just this morning or weeks ago. Winston breaks from the embrace, does a quick yet cool spin and then lands on the couch. He turns off his music, which makes Jason gulp on account of something important is about to happen.

WINSTON It’s Friday. You know what I’m gonna ask.

Jason sits down opposite him. He takes a huge doobie from behind his ear and sparks it up.

JASON (laughing) You know what I’m gonna respond.

Winston flips back in his seat and punches the air.

WINSTON OH COME ON! You gotta come with me!

JASON I’m not going. Not after last time. No way.

WINSTON This time will be different, I promise!

JASON How are you supposed to promise that, huh?

Winston grins and saunters over the fridge, where a calendar is prominently displayed, held up by a magnet that is a mermaid with tig ol’ bitties. Winston points to Friday, the 22nd which has been circled in red. Winston has written “BIG A$$ PARTY” on the date.

WINSTON I have it on good authority that they’re gonna play co-ed Twister!

Jason has opened up an issue of High Times and has been thumbing through it.

JASON Big deal.

WINSTON I also heard they’re turning the guest room into a (kisses the air) make out room!

JASON Are they now? Good for them.

WINSTON The drink menu? Pecan-flavored Pinnacle vodka! Jeez louise!

JASON Liquid to clean my drain with as far as I’m concerned.

Winston stamps on the floor and tugs a few tufts of his hair out.

WINSTON What’s it gonna take, huh? What do you need for me to do to get you to come with me to the shindig to end all shindigs?

Jason sets his magazine down and finishes his massive joint in one quick draw.

JASON I will go – on one condition.

WINSTON Oh, god, no.

JASON You have to let me do the special thing.

Winston pounds the fridge, leaving a huge dent in it. He then opens it up and quickly grabs a jello cup. He tosses one to JASON.

WINSTON Ok, ok – FINE!

Jason backflips over the couch and lands in the kitchen.

JASON Then it’s a deal! Let’s get ready!

Jason and Winston shake hands to seal the deal and walk into their respective bedrooms to get ready for the night’s events.

[INT] Shindig City

We see the interior of what is most definitely party central. The house is decorated in streamers and balloons. A keg of beer in the kitchen? You better believe it. A mechanical bull set up in the dining room? You bet your ass, pal! No guests have arrived yet, but that’s about to change. The doorbell rings. Suddenly, a big blue truck bursts through the front door with complete disregard to the homeowner. Some sort of pod is attached to the bed of the truck. The driver, TRISTAN GREENWICH gets out of the driver’s seat and assesses the damage. He shrugs because apparently he doesn’t give a shit. When facing the camera, Trevor is clearly dressed just like Garth Brooks from his 2013 special, The Road I’m on. White cowboy hat, goatee, simple plaid shirt, and a song in his heart. Tristan pops open a pumpkin-flavored beer and pours some on the floor, just to add insult to injury.

TRISTAN (to himself) I think this is bad, bro.

UKNOWN VOICE (from the other room) I’m coming! Your host is coming, hold on!

Other guests begin to arrive, walking through the hole in the wall that Trevor caused like it’s not a big fucking deal. The guests are all dressed like different iterations of Garth Brooks – 2001’s Scarecrow tour Garth, Holiday Special Garth, 2014’s Man Against Machine Garth, which basically looks like if Neo from The Matrix lived inside a can of Skoal. Winston walks inside the party, dressed just like G.B. from the cover of the platinum-selling album Ropin’ The Wind. Tristan notices him and gives him a fist bump. He offers Winston a tall boy of pumpkin brew, to which Winston accepts and proceeds to chug.

TRISTAN Good to see you bro, how u been? You still working at the place with the kids?

WINSTON I’m great! And I’m ready to (flips hat into the air, shoots a hole through it with a pistol, clicks his heels together) fight, fuck and frolic, all in that order!

TRISTAN Ok.

UNKNOWN VOICE (from other room) I’m almost ready! Please don’t leave yet!

Jason walks inside, punching a hole through the wall like a complete badass. He’s dressed like Chris Gaines, the dark yet sensitive alter ego of Garth Brooks. He receives a standing ovation from the partygoers. Jason walks over to the bar and fixes himself a cocktail using the host’s most expensive booze.

WINSTON Are you allowed to do that?

JASON (shrugs) Do I look like I give a shit?

UKNOWN VOICE Ok everybody, here I come!

Out of nowhere, a speeding flurry slides down the banister of the staircase like a wicked little Sonic the Hedgehog. It is the host of the party, JASEPH, who has buttered himself up so that he slides down as fast as possible. When he finishes sliding down, he does a triple-axel flip into the crowd of the party, sticking the landing. He is greeted by applause, which is soon replaced by gasps. Jaseph is also dressed just like Chris Gaines.

TRISTAN (spits out pumpkin beer all over the tapestry on the floor) What in Sam Hill?

WINSTON Uh, Jason? You’re gonna want to see this!

Jason has his back turned to the party, as he is too busy talking to people about how to weave feathers into his hair like Julian Casablancas. He only turns around to grab a 40 when he sees Jaseph and gasps. In an instant, Jaseph and Jason lock eyes and rush towards one another, fists drawn. They step towards one another, nose to nose, like two snarling beasts.

JASEPH This is my party, and Chris Gaines is my personal hero, so you gotta change or go home, bub! JASON Everybody knows I’m a bigger Chris Gaine-iac than you’ll ever be, so spare us all some embarrassment and go upstairs and find yourself a different outfit, pal!

The tension has never been higher. Tristan faints immediately. Winston, sensing he needs to do something, acts quickly.

WINSTON Hey fellers! Don’t you remember what we agreed to? The precious agreement we made all them years ago?

Jason and Jaseph back away from each other, with an ashamed look in their eyes.

WINSTON That’s right! We agreed that every Friday we’d have a Garth Brooks-centric party in honor of our close personal friend, Dake!

JASON Winston is right, goddamnit! (he throws a vase on the floor) We’re acting like jackals!

JASEPH (tearing up) I’m so sorry! (He tears off his soulpatch) I didn’t mean to violently spin at you like a little dark jester!

JASON No, I’m sorry – sorry that you’ll have to buy more pecan Pinnacle, motherf*cker!

JASEPH Yass!!!! (shakes his little but and dances)

All the friends laugh as Justin throws the bottle into the crowd. Winston expertly revives Tristin with smelling salts, and he comes to, also enjoying the fun.

TRISTAN (holding a bandage around his head?) How long was I out for?

WINSTON Well, I guess there’s just one thing left to do!

All four men look at one another and nod. On cue, Winston presses “play” on the sound system within Jaseph’s house. He begins to lead the entire party in The Cupid Shuffle, to which everyone cheers and a few people even fall in love. During the dance, the four friends continue to bow to each other in respect, as they don’t know any other way to be.

The camera pans up to a room decorated with Green Day “American Idiot” era posters and merch. Dake himself is sitting on a bed, listening to “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and drinking a Bawls energy drink that he totally spiked with some vodka. He looks to the camera and nods.

HAKE Don’t tell anybody I made it out of that accident where I fell into that vat of frozen yogurt trying to figure out the best joke before you smooch a lady! Besides, I like living in Joe’s house for free! Now if you’ll excuse me –

Hake turns up the music, takes a big ass handful of shrooms and begins to float above the bed. Sure, he’s high as hell, but you can tell he’s happy, and that’s what’s important.

END.

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Jeremy Thomas: Canvas

July 22 - August 8, 2022

Opening Reception with the artist: Friday, July 22nd, 5 - 7 PM A gentle sloping curve. A twist. A shadowed dimple, a ripple. An arc like a fin. Orange-red that passes through all the stages into red-violet. Pale blue frosted with yellow. Glowing yellow morphing into green. Around the gallery arranged on shelves, on walls, these forms are arrayed.

Strange underwater creatures, microscopic life, alien animals. Some are striped, some shine with glossy resin, others coated in richest eye-catching color. Some even glow in the dark … These forms work a bit like a 3D Rorschach test. They are not what you think they are – but at the same time they are exactly what you imagine. What you see may say as much about you – about how your own mind interacts with these remarkable colored forms -- than it necessarily does about what they are.

One thing is clear though – these strange and thought-provoking objects could only have come from the mind and hands of Jeremy Thomas. Yet even that may be confusing to anyone who has followed Thomas’ work over the years – tracking the many elaborations and changes of Thomas’ inflated steel works. Because these pieces are made from canvas.

Thomas has never been the sort to rest on his laurels. His steel works have continued to evolve over the years – his endless curiosity about the world around him always influencing, in large and small ways, the forms, colors, materials, and questions that Thomas asks as he creates. When he started to question the ecological impact of his forged steel pieces, he developed a whole new process to cold-inflate his steel – and out of that change began a whole new set of questions, and a whole new range of forms.

Thomas had already begun to suspect that his real medium was not steel, but air when he explored the idea in two very distinctive series of works, his Air Paintings and Wind Drawings. However, it is with this new series of canvas inflated works, that this realization seems to have settled and taken root. At the beginning of the pandemic, with the world feeling full of darkness, Thomas began to experiment with canvas – liking, again, that it had a lighter ecological footprint – and adapting forms from lantern patterns to quite literally try to create some light in a dark time.

Enjoying the material, Thomas went on to explore further with heavyweight hemp fabric and then organic cotton canvas. He developed a unique process to coat the canvas in a ecologically responsible resin, then inflate his fabric forms while wet, allowing him to gently manipulate them before they are cured to a hard and shining state. Color can be applied both within the resin itself, or afterward on the hard surface.

So much remains in these canvas objects (including the wall-mounting pieces which he has taken to calling “Wall Pillows”) of Thomas’ signature process. Both use and capture that mysterious and chaotic essence of air – it’s ability to create volume, it’s something-from-seeming-nothing to enliven and grow Thomas’ strange and complicated forms. Thomas has even said that sewing the canvas reminds him very much of TIG welding, “TIG welding is dab after dab—you have to be right there, present. When you’re sewing, it’s the same. Every stitch—you have to be present for each one. Right. There.” And the finished pieces (steel or canvas) are records of a process, of the action of air moving, bumping, twisting material, opening forms – much the way air expands and unfurls the alveoli of the lungs.

However, canvas pieces do strike off in new dimensions. Even though they are hard-cured, the canvas pieces feel different, softer, more accessible. As Thomas recognizes – each material brings its own freight of associations – and while steel has its hard and unapproachable aspects, canvas and fabric bring with them a very long and quite intimate association with humans and the human body. Add to that that canvas is pliable enough that its whorls, dimples, and puckers can be more pronounced, more wrinkly, and yet softer, and these objects feel particularly aligned to the organic and animal.

This shift is reflected as well in his color palate. While in the past his colors have often come from industry or advertising, these colors come from more intimate or natural sources: sky, sunset, plants, animals, some even taking on the glowing phosphorescence found in deep sea creatures or insects.

Equal parts joyful and thoughtful, Canvas brings us a whole new world to explore, with pieces that challenge our preconceived ideas of what canvas can do and be.

#Jeremy Thomas #Canvas #press release

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