ギザ歯がかわいいくくるかん by あさ光/asamitsu@N_morninglight

Your drawing of Molay was very cute, can we see more?

Of course! Double it even!!

I'm a foreigner in the world and I don't understand the language.

-- Jean Webster

(Monte Carlo)

Foreigner (Katsushika Hokusai) Garage Kit by Arkham Koubou, from Fate/Grand Order

anyone out there who can actually draw, please consider the following for possible recreation:

A reporter asks the Justice League what their favorite band is. Superman says "Kansas", smug look on his face. Wonder Woman says "Queen", as is her right. Batman, despondent, looks into the camera. Then back at his teammates. Then back at the camera.

"Foreigner", he replies.

Round one

Foreigner

Formed in: 1976

Genres: Hard rock, soft rock, arena rock

Lineup: Lou Gramm- vocals, percussion

Mick Jones- keyboards, guitar

Rick Wills- bass

Dennis Elliott- drums

Albums from the 80s:

Foreigner 4 (1981)

Agent Provocateur (1984)

Inside Information (1987)

Propaganda: 

They Might Be Giants 

Formed in: 1982

Genres: Alternative rock, art rock, power pop, children’s music, geek rock 

Lineup: John Linnell - vocals, accordions, keyboards, woodwinds

John Flansburgh - vocals, guitar

Albums from the 80s: 

They Might Be Giants (1986)

Lincoln (1988)

Propaganda: Two goofy nerds who made music their way and have grown an ever-increasing cult following that continues to this day.

Katsushika Hokusai ; Fate/Grand Order ☆ Good Smile Company

Foreigner - Juke Box Hero - 1981

Year-End Poll #36: 1985

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1985 showcases many significant moments in pop music history. For one, this was the year of Live Aid and We Are the World -- two high profile instances of the charity single and the benefit concert. Today's poll also features one of the first uses of computer-animated human characters with Dire Straits' Money for Nothing. The team behind the video, Gavin Blair and Ian Pearson, continued working in the field of computer animation. Under their new company, Mainframe Entertainment, they also created the animated TV series, Reboot. With their extremely prolific work in computer animation, there have been some accounts that they're not thrilled being reduced to just "the Money or Nothing guys". They reference the music video in an episode of Reboot.

But one of the biggest things to mention here in my opinion is the presence of Madonna. While her first singles were released earlier in the decade, 1984 and 1985 is really when we see her moment take off. In 1984, Madonna performed Like a Virgin at the MTV VMAs and the number culminated in her rolling around on stage in a wedding dress. The performance was controversial and there were those who saw it was career suicide, but the backlash wasn't enough to stop her upward momentum. If anything, the backlash made her more of an icon in the public eye. Like Michael Jackson and Prince, the decade doesn't make sense without considering her influence, both in music and in aesthetic.

Speaking of Prince, his presence on the charts is once again featured on this poll with the inclusion of Chaka Khan's I Feel for You. The song was originally performed by Prince in 1979 and he returns to provide vocals and instrumentation to Chaka Khan's cover. However, I'm bringing it up to draw attention to the music video. As I mentioned in my way-too-long 1973 ramble, hip-hop and rap have already been in existence for a while (by this poll, the subculture has been around for over a decade) and has found some significant success. I've resisted the urge to ramble about The Message and Rapper's Delight, since those songs didn't get as much Billboard pop success and I try (oh god do I try) to keep these posts focused. However, the 1980's is when we start to see more mainstream audiences forming for the genre. It will be a while until we see rap itself find its place on these polls, but by this point, the movement was recognizable enough to the general public.

And, of course, there is another notable music moment that happened this year. I am of course talking about the release of post-punk band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' second studio album, The Firstborn is Dead.

malibu beach nightmare 🌺🍒🎸🌴🍸

pov: summer of 1986 in l.a.

listen to the playlist here on spotify

ケツァ姐！ククルン！ by 馬刺し@Basashiumaiyone

So excited for this!!!!!

Shout out to the hairdresser today, who not only was very friendly and welcoming and gave me a sick new hair colour

But she also did all the right things when speaking to a foreigner trying to learn her language (Finnish)

She was more than happy to speak Finnish with me. Often times when Finns hear my accent or I'm struggling to find the right word, they will just switch to English, and I understand why like in places like the Dr's office or the DVV, where it's important that all parts understand what's being said. Or sometimes at stores to make service go faster, and usually a visit to the store doesn't take more than 30 minutes at max (and that's only if my boyfriend and I have decided to go browsing the entire store, and he speaks Finnish so I rarely have to open my mouth when we're at a store together) The hairdresser appointment I had took about 2-ish hours or so, so it wasn't a short visit, which meant there was a chance for actual dialogue, maybe not heavy language topics, but we talked about things like, how I like living in Finland, differences between Denmark and Finland, what Denmark is known for (LEGO, HC Andersen) what I like about Finland, my job goals etc. 2. She spoke in a slower manner, without going real slow and being condescending. This made it relatively easy for me to understand her, despite not knowing every single word, sure I misunderstood a few times, but then she just rephrased the question or repeated it in English, and then I would reply in Finnish. 3. She corrected my mistakes in a positive manner. I read often how some foreigners apparently hate it when native speakers correct their mistakes, and part of me understands why, because sorry to say, some cultures in the world are rather rude when it comes to not speaking their language perfectly (not mentioning any names), but then again, making a mistake can change the whole meaning of a sentence. Like "minä tapaan minun ystävä" vs "minä tapan minun ystävä". When I said something that wasn't perfectly conjugated or the right plural or whatever, she would still nod and indicate that she understood what I meant, and when she would repeat the word the way it's supposed to be.

Oh, and did I mention, the hair colour's awesome?

Foreigner pc-98

Foreigner class Wandjina for the Wandjina World Tour event in Fate Grand Order.

Illustrator: Keito Koume.