Electric Blue 29 (1988)
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Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 1D Audios
One last time for Round One, I have compiled a small collection of personally-recorded audio bootlegs pertaining to our next sixteen Divas. Unfortunately though my 58 GB folder of audios may be vast and varied, it is exhaustive, so apologies to Annette Bening, specifically. Nearly had a 100% deliverability rate...
Okay, darlings, I've got a ten-minute break at my board meeting in my fancy adult job, so let's get this out fast. Stay tuned for the second half of recordings.
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About Last Night-Chapter 6
Fandom: Supergirl
Characters: Kara Danvers, Lillian Luthor, Lena Luthor, Andrea Rojas, Lionel Luthor, Lex Luthor, Clark Kent, Alex Danvers, Eve Teschmacher, Jess, Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, Winn Schott
Summary: Lillian Luthor is eagerly wanting to get to her daughter's destination wedding. However, a couple of detours with the docile Kara Danvers changes her life in a big way.
Rating: Mature
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4
Lillian sighed as she hung up the phone.
“That’s a relief. Bruce and Diana were way more understanding than I thought they would be.”
Kara leaned back in her seat, sighed, and said, “I am just glad that they were so forgiving. Still not sure how I am going to look them in the eye when we see them again.”
Lillian gave a small smile while gently grabbing Kara’s hand and rubbing small circles across it causing Kara to look up at her startled.
“It is like they said. They don’t hold anything against us this weekend especially since this was a disgruntled employee’s fault. The only thing we can do now is focus on what is ahead of us.”
Kara smiled and said, “You’re right. Thanks for that.”
Lillian gave a soft smile and said, “No problem.” Lillian stretched while looking out the limo window and said, “Besides, there are other more pressing things that we need to be conce…”
Kara looked up quizzically at Lillian noticing that she stopped in mid-sentence and asked, “Is there something wrong?”
Lillian frowned while looking out the window and murmured, “Possibly.”
Lillian turned to Jess curiously and asked, “Did something change with our flight plans? I noticed that we are on the tarmac instead of going to the traditional loading gate.”
Jess nodded and said, “Decisions were made that after yesterday’s…events, it may be better to use the jet that Bruce Wayne provided for us instead of taking a commercial flight out.”
“Oh,” said Lillian slightly flustered. “It would have been nice to be made aware of such changes.”
Jess nodded and said, “I am sorry about not saying anything sooner, but honestly given everything that has happened, this was the least worrisome of the damage control that I had to try to be ahead of the last twenty-four hours.”
Lillian winced at that statement. She leaned back in her seat and sighed.
It is stupid of me to get upset over something minuscule like that. Change in flight plans is a minor blimp in comparison to the shit show that has been my life the last day or so.
Lillian looked up towards Jess with an apologetic smile and said, “I am sorry for snapping Jess. You have gone above and beyond the call of duty this weekend. Not knowing about the flight change is inconsequential compared to everything else. I shouldn’t even have complained to begin with because the private jet is definitely an upgrade. At least I don’t have to worry if I am sitting next to a creep like I was last time.”
Jess laughed nervously and said, “It is not a problem. I am just glad that things will be running more smoothly from here.”
Jess rubbed the back of her neck.
One can only hope at this point.
As Jess was guided to her seat on the jet, she noticed there was a manilla folder on top of it.
Must be the plan that Lex wanted me to follow.
Jess quickly grabbed the folder and sat down at her seat to peruse its content. She frowned at some of its content and went to her phone to double verify some of the claims it made inside. After verifying everything, she stared at the file baffled.
It is true what they say. A good ruse is one that has morsels of truth sprinkled throughout it. Hopefully, Lillian and Kara will go along with it.
Jess looked up to see Kara fluffing up her neck pillow and taking out an eye mask to go to sleep and Lillian was busy typing away at her computer.
Jess cleared her throat to get the women’s attention. They looked up at her startled.
“I wanted to go over the itinerary about our flight and destination before everyone gets comfortable.”
Lillian frowned and asked, “Other than we are going to Ireland and will probably sleep during a good portion of the flight, is there really anything else that we need to know?”
Jess nodded and said, “Well, it is going to take us longer to get to Ireland than originally planned.”
Lillian looked at her hesitantly and asked, “Why?”
“We chose the jet route because we honestly weren’t sure what type of state that you would be in when you guys woke up….”
“That’s understandable….” said Lillian warily.
“However, this particular jet is not equipped to make long flights overseas. For that reason, we will be making a layover on Mr. Wayne’s private island to refuel and also to change flight staff since the ones with us are currently working overtime to accommodate our schedule.”
Lillian looked at Jess hesitantly and asked, “Okay, how much downtime are we looking at?”
Jess laughed nervously and said, “One day. Possibly two if the tropical storm that they are tracking veers and hits the island.”
Lillian leaned back, groaned, and said, “It may have been better if we had actually taken commercial. I know that a lot of this was planned out so we could have discretion, but…”
Jess raised up her hand which caused Lillian to stop.
“I understand wanting to get out as quickly as possible, but if we had tried to take commercial, it would have taken us longer to get there.”
Kara raised an eyebrow and asked, “How is that even possible?”
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I Wrote My First Wolf359 Fic!
Thank you guys for enjoying my reactions and for your patience. I hope you enjoy this.
Summary: Dominik Koudelka finds himself a broken and paranoid man after the mysterious supposed death and disappearance of his wife.
Plus, a mother's intuition, voicemail messages, and the truth uncovered at last.
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The Energon Universe is in Danger in Cobra Commander #4. Check out the covers!
The Energon Universe is in Danger in Cobra Commander #4. Check out the covers! #comics #comicbooks #gijoe #energonuniverse
Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed an impressive lineup of variant covers from Cobra Commander #4 from writer Joshua Williamson, artist Andrea Milana, and colorist Annalisa Leoni. The penultimate issue of the Energon Universe’s newest limited series arrives in comic book shops on April 17, 2024.
Cobra Commander has found a new ally – willing or not – that may just make him…
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Taylor Swift, My Tears Ricochet // Susanna Clarke, Piranesi // Alejandro Amenábar, The Others // Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin // V.E. Schwab, Gallant // Guillermo del Toro, Crimson Peak // Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House // Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching (1) // Andrea Arnold, Wuthering Heights // Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching (2)
(Part 2)
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Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin — Ghosted II (Drag City)
Although Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin play guitar, bass and drums respectively, their music is far from that of the standard rock power trio. Instead, they cleave closer to the meditative, exploratory grooves of The Necks, laying down intricately detailed and gradually evolving parts, with each piece stretching to around the 10-minute mark. Each of the four tracks on Ghosted II, the follow-up to 2022’s excellent Ghosted, comes across as a single-minded and deeply focused exploration of a particular dynamic between the three players. As Dusted’s Jennifer Kelly highlighted in her review of Ghosted, “this music seems to move restlessly while also remaining fundamentally in place. Time and timelessness co-exist in its rigorous but joyful grooves.”
Opener “En” has a skittering, almost Latin flavor to Werliin’s drumming, while Berthling’s bass holds down the pulse. Ambarchi’s guitar offers much of the textural interest, sounding like it’s being fed through a phalanx of effects, as well as a Leslie rotating speaker cabinet. “Tva,” the longest piece at 13 minutes, begins with chiming bass harmonics and more glassy organ-like tones from the guitar. Here, Werliin’s drumming takes on more of an Indian flavor, sounding almost like tabla at times. “Tre” is a more groove-based piece, punctuated by rimshots and triangle, with a real swing to Berthling’s bass playing. Again, Ambarchi delivers swirling organ-like tones, but progresses into pretty, pitch-shifted arpeggios that dance around in flurries, like snow in moonlight.
Closer “Fyra” is perhaps the most varied of the four pieces, with two defined guitar parts either laid down using a looper or multi-tracked after the fact. The questioning chords that ring out over the fast guitar patterns and clacking drums are especially beautiful, spiraling and ascending away from the sparse bass beds. As the drums ease off and washes of cymbal are introduced, the piece seems to warp and bend. Finally, the trio skilfully carries the track, and the record, towards a gentle dissolve into the clouds as the drums fade out entirely, leaving the dulcet bass and guitar tones to play off one another in the closing moments. Sublime.
Tim Clarke
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Rolling Stone Magazine Top 200 Singers - The Omissions List
Once in awhile, I’ll do a music themed blog post and boy do I have a post for you. Rolling Stone Magazine opens 2023 with a list that no one asked for. Their 200 Singers list is an all time low for the once flourishing magazine. When you include auto-tuned singers like Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Lana Del Ray and dull as dishwater singers (again, my opinion) like Morrissey, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe, Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder, you lose credibility in my book. Here are the singers of different backgrounds, genres, and vocalizations (in alphabetical order) that Rolling Stone failed to include on their inept list:
Jon Anderson
Julie Andrews
Paul Anka
Tina Arena
Charles Aznavour
Michael Ball
Jimmy Barnes
The Bee Gees (Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb)
Pat Benatar
Tony Bennett
Andrea Bocelli
Jay Black
Colin Blunstone
Michael Bolton
Gary Brooker
Jack Bruce
Eric Burdon
Maria Callas
Eric Carmen
Paul Carrack
Enrico Caruso
Shirley Cesar
Peter Cetera
Eric Clapton
Petula Clark
Joe Cocker
Nat King Cole
Phil Collins
Perry Como
Burton Cummings
Bobby Darin
Sammy Davis Jr.
Neil Diamond
Judith Durham
The Everly Brothers (Don and Phil)
John Farnham
Dan Fogelberg
Marie Fredriksson
Art Garfunkel
Judy Garland
Vince Gill
Ian Gillan
Lou Gramm
Daryl Hall
Johnny Hallyday
Morten Harket
George Harrison
Russell Hitchcock
Noddy Holder
Mick Hucknall
Billy Joel
Brian Johnson
Tom Jones
Eddie Kendricks
Carole King
Johnny Maestro
Steve Marriott
Dean Martin
Michael McDonald
Meat Loaf
Ethel Merman
Klaus Meine
Liza Minnelli
Jim Morrison
Anthony Newley
Harry Nilsson
Luciano Pavarotti
Gene Pitney
Leontyne Price
Maddy Prior
The Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley)
Paul Rodgers
Sam and Dave (Sam Moore and Dave Prater)
Neil Sedaka
Bon Scott
Beverly Sills
Carly Simon
Paul Simon
Levi Stubbs
James Taylor
Frankie Valli
Sarah Vaughan
Anthony Warlow
Dionne Warwick
Ann Wilson
Carl Wilson
Steve Winwood
Robin Zander
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Broadway Divas Tournament Bracket: Round 1D WINNERS
AND THAT CONCLUDES ROUND ONE
Round 1D: ALL POLLS HERE
Bernadette Peters vs. Patti LuPone - BERNADETTE PETERS
Victoria Clark vs. Julia Murney - VICTORIA CLARK
Lillias White vs. Ute Lemper - LILLIAS WHITE
Andrea Martin vs. Linda Eder - ANDREA MARTIN
Luba Mason vs. Annette Bening - ANNETTE BENING
Kelli O'Hara vs. Heather Headley - KELLI O'HARA
Jackie Hoffman vs. Tovah Feldshuh vs... - LEA SALONGA
NaTasha Yvette Williams vs. Sarah Rice - NATASHA YVETTE WILLIAMS
Rules and Guidelines
Round 1C Winners | Round 1B Winners | Round 1A Winners
Round 2A begins tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. EST.
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About Last Night- Chapter 4
Fandom: Supergirl
Characters: Kara Danvers, Lillian Luthor, Lena Luthor, Andrea Rojas, Lionel Luthor, Lex Luthor, Clark Kent, Alex Danvers, Eve Teschmacher, Jess, Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, Winn Schott
Summary: Lillian Luthor is eagerly wanting to get to her daughter's destination wedding. However, a couple of detours with the docile Kara Danvers changes her life in a big way.
Rating: Mature
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Winn stuttered, “Is everything alright? I knew I should have come with you…”
Jess screamed, “Winn, not now. We don’t have time for this. I need you to hack into the Starlight Hotel kill the security cameras and internet and disable the cellular data in the hotel as well.”
Winn stuttered, “You know there is a lot of red tape just doing that…”
Jess rolled her eyes and yelled, “I understand what I am asking, but if this is of extreme importance, I will explain later.”
Winn went silent for a couple of seconds before he responded and said, “Done.”
Jess held a bated breath until she noticed a lot of patrons looking at their cell phones in confusion.
Mission success.
She felt a tap on her shoulder that startled her. She looked up and saw Dr. Farrell and his assistants staring at her intently. She had honestly forgotten about them during this crisis.
She held a hand over the speaker on her phone and whispered, “What?”
Dr. Farrell said softly, “I just wanted to tell you that hotel staff are getting the wrangler for the zebra to try to get him to calm down. Unfortunately, my assistants and I won’t be able to stay. It seems that Ms. Garfield burned her hand with the blow torch and it needs to be treated right away.”
Jess nodded and said, “Thanks. I understand.”
Dr. Farrell nodded and walked away followed by his assistants.
Jess looked back at the phone, rubbed her head, and said softly, “I am sorry for yelling earlier. It was just a high-stress situation that I needed to get handled.”
Winn chuckled nervously and said, “Considering I put my neck on the line, would kindly let me know why you had me do this.”
Jess chuckled nervously and said, “I will. But can you do one more tiny itty bitty thing for me? Can you delete any videos that have been uploaded from this location?”
Winn scoffed and said, “Already done. What do you take me for? A newbie?”
Jess smirked and said, “I knew I made the right decision in marrying you years ago.”
Winn chuckled and said, “Good to know it was for my tech skills.”
Jess smirked and said, “And your skills in the bedroom.”
“As much as you flatter me, you are changing the subject. I broke ten different rules for you. Why?”
Jess sighed. She didn’t want to tell Winn about his friend, but he did risk a lot for all this. She shook her head and said, “It wasn’t for me. It was for Kara and Ms. Luthor.”
“What! What happened? Is Kara okay?” asked Winn panicky.
Jess winced at hearing his spiral. Kara and Winn have been close ever since they were placed in the same foster home. Kara helped break them out when she realized Winn was being abused there and have been the closet of friends ever since. Outside of Jess, Kara was the only other person that he would risk anything for and Kara was the same way back.
Jess started pacing because she knew that it was going to distress him more. However, she took a couple of deep breaths to calm herself down. After a moment, she said, “Before I tell you what happened, I need you to promise to let me finish from beginning to end and not to panic.”
“You can’t be serious?”
Jess said more sternly and said, “I love you, but I can’t handle your meltdown and the chaos that is happening before me.”
Jess looked over to the hotel water fountain and saw that a larger crowd had formed, but Kara and Lillian didn’t seem to have a care in the world as they kept riding the zebra in circles around the fountain. Jess shook her head.
This is some fucked up mess.
Winn sighed and said, “Fine. I promise.”
Jess took a deep breath to calm herself and said, “Short version is that Kara and Ms. Luthor accidentally drank the banned version of the Brother’s Johnson whiskey and have been acting erratically ever since. At the moment, they are riding a zebra around the water fountain.”
“What?” Winn shrieked.
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🌹!! Flower for you, Bods <3
Thank you Sophie!
A little something for my Wolf359 Mutuals :)
“You had one job, David. Do I really have to handle everything for you?”
“I did my job, Miss. Young. I got an assessment of the husband. He didn’t seem particularly broken up about his wife’s death, which was a potential possibility I suspected after going over the file that you provided, the one that described how his objections to his wife’s extended space flight put a strain on their marriage? Perhaps her death was the easy way out for him. As for your concerns about a press story, those proved easily evaded. All he wants are details on the accident, which I’m sure we can come up with easily enough, and perhaps an official statement from Goddard Futuristics on our sorrow at this unavoidable and unexpected tragedy.”
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Audrey Hepburn and her second husband Dr. Andrea Dotti walking in the woods in Rome, Italy
Photography by Henry Clarke
March 15, 1969
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