While yes, ground floor flats are no fun, especially because of break-ins, but the top floor also has it's downsides. It's super hot in the summer and you also can have super noisy neighbors as sounds travel through pipes and vents very well. Also, because this is also mentioned in the statement, smoking… Downstairs neighbors smoking will always bring the smoke up to you and you're stuck on an "open the windows, close the windows, open the windows, close the windows" loop…
I always read the transcripts while on these relistens and I only now realized, that BE of neighbor is spelled neighbour XD (I'm pretty sure I learned it like that in school, but so much of my BE got erased because of the predominance of American media and also I have a bunch of Amerifriends, as I lovingly call them, but not really British ones.)
"the idea of going round and trying to meet my neighbours at all was not one that I gave a lot of consideration" - Same! Why would I, if there is no indication, that we're gonna like each other?
"The banging started on 5th July, 2004. I know because it was the day before my thirty-seventh birthday" - Relatable again xD I often know dates to mundane events because I can associate it with something different. I graduated in History because of this!
"pointed out the stain on the living room ceiling." / "that this didn’t look like a problem with the pipes" - I know, the story about that stain is completely different, but I couldn't help thinking "Ah yes, Jonny copying his own homework" when reading Leon Copeland's chapter in 13 Storeys.
"It opened all its eyes." - This again reminds me of Stephanie (2017) because there was a similar line (something about "all my arms") and subsequently of Elfenlied, even though I've never seen it, but my spouse pointed it out while we were watching that movie. Love things like this, again, so vague, so open to our horrible imagination.
So basically, this is the first time we hear of something directly connected to a ritual, right? Gertrude talks about this in MAG 130. However, we don't really know, when The Last Feast happened, right? MAG 130 only says the date of the recording, December 2008, and the Carlisle Welbeck incident was in October 2007.
This episode is something and I can't believe I forgot about it.
JANUARY
Dan Reeves - Jan. 1 (Football Coach)
Max Julien - Jan. 1 (Movie Actor)
J $tash - Jan. 1 (Rapper)
Calisto Tanzi - Jan. 1 (Criminal)
Traxamillion - Jan. 2 (Music Producer)
Richard Leakey - Jan. 2 (Paleontologist)
John Efford - Jan. 2 (Politician)
Igor Bogdanoff - Jan. 3 (TV Show Host)
Joan Copeland - Jan. 4 (Stage Actress)
TurtleAmigo - Jan. 4 (YouTuber Star)
Jim Corsi - Jan. 4 (Baseball Player)
Kim Mi-soo - Jan. 5 (TV Actress)
Greg Robinson - Jan. 5 (Football Coach)
Sidney Poitier - Jan. 6 (Movie Actor)
Peter Bogdanovich - Jan. 6 (Director)
Maha Abo Ouf - Jan. 6 (Movie Actress)
Jack Dromey - Jan. 7 (Politician)
Marilyn Bergman - Jan. 8 (Songwriter)
Michael Lang - Jan. 8 (Music Producer)
**Bob Saget - Jan. 9 (TV Actor)
Dwayne Hickman - Jan. 9 (TV Actor)
James Mtume - Jan. 9 (Jazz Singer)
Don Maynard - Jan. 10 (Football Player)
Gary Waldhorn - Jan. 10 (TV Actor)
Ahmet Calik - Jan. 11 (Soccer Player)
Stephen George Churchett - Jan. 11 (TV Actor)
Melanie K Ham - Jan. 12 (YouTube Star)
Ronnie Spector - Jan. 12 (Rock Singer)
Shebby Singh - Jan. 12 (Soccer Player)
Clint Arlis - Jan. 13 (Reality Star)
Jean-Jacques Beineix - Jan. 13 (Director)
Junior Siavii - Jan. 13 (Football Player)
Dave Wolverton - Jan. 14 (Novelist)
Ron Goulart - Jan. 14 (Novelist)
Sad Frosty - Jan. 14 (Rapper)
Shandler Beaubien - Jan. 14 (Rapper)
Ralph Emery - Jan. 15 (TV Show Host)
Joe B. Hall - Jan. 15 (Basketball Coach)
Charles McGee - Jan. 16 (Pilot)
Yvette Mimieux - Jan. 17 (Movie Actress)
Lusia Harris - Jan. 18 (Basketball Player)
Peter Robbins - Jan. 18 (Voice Actor)
Andre Leon Talley - Jan. 18 (Fashion Designer)
Francisco Gento - Jan. 18 (Soccer Player)
Bob Goalby - Jan. 19 (Golfer)
Gaspard Ulliel - Jan. 19 (Movie Actor)
Meat Loaf - Jan. 20 (Rock Singer)
Elza Soares - Jan. 20 (World Music Singer)
Stella Lynch - Jan. 20 (Dog)
Louie Anderson - Jan. 21 (Comedian)
Clark Gillies - Jan. 21 (Hockey Player)
Kathryn Kates - Jan. 22 (TV Actress)
Thich Nhat Hanh - Jan. 22 (Religious Leader)
Andrew Ezergailis - Jan. 22 (Teacher)
Walt McDonald - Jan. 22 (Poet)
Beegie Adair - Jan. 23 (Pianist)
Thierry Mugler - Jan. 23 (Fashion Designer)
Moses J. Mosely - Jan. 23 (TV Actor)
Lily Douglas - Jan. 23 (Instagram Star)
Olavo de Carvalho - Jan. 24 (Journalist)
Peter Robbins - Jan. 25 (Voice Actor)
Barry Cryer - Jan. 25 (Comedian)
Esteban Edward Torres - Jan. 25 (Politician)
Heinz Werner Zimmermann - Jan. 25 (Composer)
Moses J. Moseley - Jan. 26 (TV Actor)
Diego Verdaguer - Jan. 27 (World Music Singer)
Howard Hesseman - Jan. 29 (TV Actor)
Leonard Fenton - Jan. 29 (Soap Opera Actor)
Cheslie Kryst - Jan. 30 (Pageant Contestant)
Bob Wall - Jan. 30 (Movie Actor)
Carleton Carpenter - Jan. 31 (Stage Actor)
Jethrotex - Jan. ?? (YouTube Star)
FEBRUARY
Chuck Criss - Feb. 2 (Rock Singer)
Luca Itvai - Feb. 2 (TikTok Star)
Ashley Bryan - Feb. 4 (Children's Author)
Lata Mangeshkar - Feb. 6 (World Music Singer)
George Crumb - Feb. 6 (Composer)
Josh Neuman - Feb. 8 (YouTube Star)
Betty Davis - Feb. 9 (Soul Singer)
Jeremy Giambi - Feb. 9 (Baseball Player)
Super Muñeco - Feb. 9 (Wrestler)
Isabel Torres - Feb. 11 (TV Actress)
Ivan Reitman - Feb. 12 (Director)
Rahul Bajaj - Feb. 12 (Entrepreneur)
Jordan Clory - Feb. 14 (YouTube Star)
Sandy Nelson - Feb. 14 (Drummer)
Borislav Ivkov - Feb. 14 (Chess Player)
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay - Feb. 15 (World Music Singer)
Alfred Sole - Feb. 15 (Screenwriter)
David Brenner - Feb. 17 (Film Editor)
Lindsey Pearlman - Feb. 18 (TV Actress)
Jane Marczewski - Feb. 19 (Pop Singer)
Charley Taylor - Feb. 19 (Football Player)
Dan Graham - Feb. 19 (Multimedia Artist)
Gary Brooker - Feb. 19 (Rock Singer)
Jamal Edwards - Feb. 20 (Entrepreneur)
Nils Lindberg - Feb. 20 (Composer)
Bob Beckel - Feb. 21 (Journalist)
Mark Lanegan - Feb. 22 (Rock Singer)
Riky Rick - Feb. 23 (Rapper)
Rehman Malik - Feb. 23 (Politician)
Sally Kellerman - Feb. 24 (Movie Actress)
Pataratida Patcharawirapong - Feb. 24 (TV Actress)
Joni James - Feb. 25 (Pop Singer)
Shirley Hughes - Feb. 25 (Illustrator)
Bostin Loyd - Feb. 25 (Bodybuilder)
Snootie Wild - Feb. 26 (Rapper)
Tova Traesnaes - Feb. 26 (Entrepreneur)
Ned Eisenberg - Feb. 27 (TV Actor)
Donte Dorsey - Feb. 27 (Rapper)
*Kirk Baily - Feb. 28 (TV Actor)
Leonhard Lapin - Feb. 28 (Pop Artist)
MARCH
Katie Meyer - March 1 (Soccer Player)
Warner Mack - March 1 (Country Singer)
Conrad Janis - March 1 (TV Actor)
Johnny Brown - March 2 (TV Actor)
Tim Considine - March 3 (TV Actor)
Scott Murray - March 4 (Instagram Star)
Mitchell Ryan - March 4 (TV Actor)
Lynda Baron - March 5 (TV Actress)
Lil Bo Weep - March 5 (Rapper)
Piggie Rockelle - March 7 (Family Member) Piper Rockelle's Grandfather
Gyo Obata - March 8 (Architect)
Emilio Delgado - March 10 (TV Actor)
Sorapong Chatree - March 10 (Movie Actor)
Odalis Pérez - March 10 (Baseball Player)
Brad Martin - March 11 (Country Singer)
Traci Braxton - March 12 (Reality Star)
Jessica Williams - March 12 (Pianist)
William Hurt - March 13 (Movie Actor)
Maureen Howard - March 13 (Autobiographer)
Scott Hall - March 14 (Wrestler)
Mike Mora - March 15 (Photographer)
Peter Bowles - March 17 (Movie Actor)
John Clayton - March 18 (Sportscaster)
Goonew - March 18 (Rapper)
Don Young - March 18 (Politician)
Shahabuddin Ahmed - March 19 (Politician)
LaShun Pace - March 21 (Gospel Singer)
Beth Matthews - March 21 (Blogger)
Daniel Edward Pilarczyk - March 22 (Religious Leader)
Madeleine Albright - March 23 (Politician)
Francesco LoPresti - March 24 (TikTok Star)
Taylor Hawkins - March 25 (Drummer)
Keith Martin - March 25 (R&B Singer)
Keaton Pierce - March 26 (Rock Singer)
Jeff Carson - March 26 (Country Singer)
Ayaz Mutallibov - March 27 (Politician)
Barrie Youngfellow - March 28 (Voice Actress)
Paul Herman - March 29 (Movie Actor)
Tom Parker - March 30 (Pop Singer)
Patrick Demarchelier - March 31 (Photographer)
Richard Howard - March 31 (Poet)
Patricia MacLachlan - March 31 (Children's Author)
APRIL
CW McCall - April 1 (Country Singer)
*Estelle Harris - April 2 (Movie Actress)
Leonel Sanchez - April 2 (Soccer Player)
June Brown - April 3 (Soap Opera Actress)
Derrick Goodwin - April 3 (Director)
Tommy Davis - April 3 (Baseball Player)
Eric Boehlert - April 4 (Journalist)
Bobby Rydell - April 5 (Pop Singer)
Nehemiah Persoff - April 5 (Movie Actor)
Sidney Altman - April 5 (Biologist)
Vladimir Zhirinovsky - April 6 (Politician)
Dwayne Haskins - April 9 (Football Player)
Jack Higgins - April 9 (Novelist)
John Drew - April 10 (Basketball Player)
Charnett Moffett - April 11 (Bassist)
*Gilbert Gottfried - April 12 (Comedian)
Cedric McMillan - April 12 (Bodybuilder)
Michel Bouquet - April 13 (Movie Actor)
Mike Bossy - April 15 (Hockey Player)
Jack Newton - April 15 (Golfer)
Liz Sheridan - April 15 (TV Actress)
Joachim Streich - April 16 (Soccer Player)
Kane Tanaka - April 19 (Supercentenarian)
Robert Morse - April 20 (TV Actor)
Guitar Shorty - April 20 (Guitarist)
Daryle Lamonica - April 21 (Football Player)
Guy Lafleur - April 22 (Hockey Player)
Kathryn Hays - April 25 (Soap Opera Actress)
David Birney - April 27 (TV Actor)
Neal Adams - April 28 (Comic Book Artist)
Larry Woiwode - April 28 (Non-Fiction Author)
Joanna Barnes - April 29 (TV Actress)
Naomi Judd - April 30 (Country Singer)
Bob Krueger - April 30 (Politician)
MAY
Jerry Verdorn - May 1 (Soap Opera Actor)
Charles Siebert - May 1 (TV Actor)
Ivica Osim - May 1 ( Soccer Player)
Kailia Posey - May 2 (Gymnast) [Best Known In Toddlers & Tiaras]
Joseph Raz - May 2 (Philosopher)
Tony Brooks - May 3 (Rave Car Driver)
Kenny Moore - May 4 (Runner)
*Mike Hagerty - May 5 (TV Actor)
Kevin Samuels - May 5 (YouTube Star)
Kenneth Welsh - May 5 (TV Actor)
George Perez - May 6 (Comic Book Artist)
Patricia McKillip - May 6 (Novelist)
Mickey Gilley - May 7 (Country Singer)
*Fred Ward - May 8 (Movie Actor)
Dennis Waterman - May 8 (TV Actor)
Adreian Payne - May 9 (Basketball Player)
Bob Lanier - May 10 (Basketball Player)
Dr. Vivian Horner - May 12 (TV Producer)
Lil Keed - May 13 (Rapper)
Sahana - May 13 (Instagram Star)
Maggie Peterson - May 15 (TV Actress)
Knox Martin - May 15 (Sculptor)
John Aylward - May 16 (TV Actor)
Vangelis - May 17 (Composer)
Bernard Wright - May 19 (Jazz Singer)
Roger Angell - May 20 (Journalist)
Caroline Jones - May 20 (TV Show Host)
Thom Bresh - May 23 (Country Singer)
OhTrapstar - May 25 (Rapper)
*Ray Liotta - May 26 (Movie Actor)
Andrew Fletcher - May 26 (Pianist)
Alan White - May 26 (Drummer)
Angelo Sodano - May 27 (Religious Leader)
Walter Abish - May 28 (Novelist)
Bo Hopkins - May 28 (Movie Actor)
Sidhu Moosewala - May 29 (Pop Singer)
Ronnie Hawkins - May 29 (Rock Singer)
Boris Pahor - May 30 (Autobiographer)
Paul Vance - May 30 (Film Producer)
Jeff Gladney - May 30 (Football Player)
KK - May 31 (World Music Singer)
JUNE
Marion Barber III - June 1 (Football Player)
Geoff Hunter - June 3 (Soccer Player)
Ann Turner Cook - June 3 (Novelist)
Trouble DTE - June 5 (Rapper)
Alec John Such - June 5 (Bassist)
Cooper Noriega - June 9 (TikTok Star)
Aamir Liaquat Hussain - June 9 (Politician)
Billy Bingham - June 9 (Soccer Player)
Julee Cruise - June 9 (Pop Singer)
Baxter Black - June 10 (Poet)
Hilary Devey - June 11 (TV Show Host)
Philip Baker Hall - June 12 (TV Actor)
Sam Gilliam - June 15 (Painter)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - June 17 (Movie Actor)
Mark Shields - June 18 (Journalist)
Adibah Noor - June 18 (Pop Singer)
Caleb Swanigan - June 20 (Basketball Player)
Brig Owens - June 21 (Football Player)
Tony Siragusa - June 22 (Football Player)
Niece Waidhofer - June 23 (Instagram Star)
Hugh McElhenny - June 23 (Football Player)
Sassy Gran Doris - June 25 (TikTok Star)
Nicolas Coster - June 26 (Soap Opera Actor)
Marlin Briscoe - June 27 (Football Player)
Cuneyt Arkin - June 28 (Movie Actor)
Deborah James - June 28 (Journalist)
Miguel Cedeño - June 28 (TV Show Host)
Sonny Barger - June 29 (Novelist)
Fernando Del Solar - June 30 (TV Actor)
Technoblade - June 30 (YouTube Star)
JULY
Susana Dosamantes - July 2 (TV Actress)
Peter Brook - July 2 (Playwright)
Andy Goram - July 2 (Soccer Player)
Hank Goldberg - July 4 (Sportscaster)
Remco Campert - July 4 (Poet)
Lenny Von Dohlen - July 5 (Movie Actor)
Manny Charlton - July 5 (Guitarist)
*James Caan - July 6 (Movie Actor)
Alonzo Howard - July 6 (Instagram Star)
Adam Wade - July 7 (TV Actor)
Tony Sirico - July 8 (TV Actor)
Larry Storch - July 8 (TV Actor)
Vernon Winfrey - July 8 (Family Member) *Oprah Winfrey's Father*
Gregory Itzin - July 8 (TV Actor)
John Gwynne - July 8 (Journalist)
L.Q. Jones - July 9 (TV Actor)
Matt King - July 9 (Visual Artist)
Ethan Reyes - July 9 (Rapper)
Adam Strachan - July 9 (Football Player)
Barbara Thompson - July 10 (Pianist)
Dick Schofield - July 11 (Baseball Player)
Joan Lingard - July 12 (Young Adult Author)
Jaron Baker - July 12 (Model)
Charlotte Valandrey - July 13 (TV Actress)
Bobby East - July 13 (Race Car Driver)
Spencer Webb - July 13 (Football Player)
Ivana Trump - July 14 (Entrepreneur)
Megan Reid - July 14 (TikTok Star)
Jane Birkin - July 16 (Movie Actress)
Michael Henderson - July 19 (Bassist)
Taurean Blacque - July 21 (TV Actor)
Shonka Dukureh - July 21 (Blues Singer)
Dwight Smith - July 22 (Baseball Player)
Aaron Latham - July 23 (Journalist)
Bob Rafelson - July 23 (Director)
Diane Hegarty - July 23 (Religious Leader)
David Warner - July 24 (Movie Actor)
David Trimble - July 25 (Politician)
Paul Sorvino - July 25 (TV Actor)
Tony Dow - July 27 (TV Actor)
Mary Alice - July 27 (TV Actress)
Bernard Cribbins - July 27 (TV Actor)
Burt Metcalfe - July 27 (TV Producer)
JayDaYoungan - July 27 (Rapper)
Terry Neill - July 28 (Soccer Player)
Juris Hartmanis - July 29 (Computer Scientist)
Nichelle Nichols - July 30 (TV Actress)
Pat Carroll - July 30 (Stage Actress)
Archie Roach - July 30 (Rock Singer)
Bill Russell - July 31 (Basketball Player)
AUGUST
Vin Scully - Aug. 2 (Sportscaster)
Melissa Susan Bank - Aug. 2 (Novelist)
Villiam Vecchi - Aug. 3 (Soccer Coach)
Valdir Segato - Aug. 3 (TikTok Star)
Clu Gulager - Aug. 5 (TV Actor)
Jô Soares - Aug. 5 (TV Show Host)
Richard Roat - Aug. 5 (TV Actor)
Issey Miyake - Aug. 5 (Fashion Designer)
Cherie Gil - Aug. 5 (Movie Actress)
Judith Durham - Aug. 5 (Folk Singer)
Leandro Lo - Aug. 7 (Martial Artist)
Roger E Mosley - Aug. 7 (TV Actor)
**Olivia Newton-John - Aug. 8 (Pop Singer)
Lamont Dozier - Aug. 8 (Songwriter)
Nicholas Evans - Aug. 9 (Novelist)
Lydia De Vega - Aug. 10 (Runner)
Vesa-Matti Loiri - Aug. 10 (Movie Actor)
Jon Hill - Aug. 11 (Drummer)
*Anne Heche - Aug. 11 (TV Actress)
Darius Campbell - Aug. 11 (Stage Actor)
Wolfgang Petersen - Aug. 12 (Director)
Teddy Ray - Aug. 12 (Comedian)
Denise Dowse - Aug. 13 (TV Actress)
Robyn Griggs - Aug. 13 (Soap Opera Actress)
Tinfoil Chef - Aug. 13 (YouTube Star)
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala - Aug. 14 (Business Executive)
Tokollo Tshabalala - Aug. 15 (Pop Singer)
Lenny Johnrose - Aug. 15 (Soccer Player)
Frederick Buechner - Aug. 15 (Novelist)
Joseph Delaney - Aug. 16 (Novelist)
Josephine Tewson - Aug. 18 (TV Actress)
Sombat Metanee - Aug. 18 (Movie Actor)
Alexei Panshin - Aug 21 (Novelist)
Charrliiieeee - Aug. 22 (TikTok Star)
Rembert Weakland - Aug. 22 (Religious Leader)
Jerry Allison - Aug. 22 (Drummer)
Len Dawson - Aug. 24 (Football Player)
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi - Aug. 26 (Religious Leader)
Manolo Sanlucar - Aug. 27 (Composer)
Gawd Triller - Aug. 28 (YouTube Star)
Charlbi Dean - Aug. 29 (Movie Actress)
Luke Bell - Aug. 29 (Country Singer)
Bill Turnbull - Aug. 31 (TV Show Host)
JR Ridinger - Aug. 31 (Business Executive)
SEPTEMBER
Earnie Shavers - Sept. 1 (Boxer)
Sara Holmes - Sept. 1 (YouTube Star)
Megan Nespliak - Sept. 2 (TikTok Star)
Pat Stay - Sept. 4 (Rapper)
Peter Straub - Sept. 4 (Novelist)
Virginia Dwan - Sept. 5 (Conceptual Artist)
Tina Ramirez - Sept. 6 (Dancer)
David A. Arnold - Sept. 7 (Comedian)
Marsha Hunt - Sept. 7 (Movie Actress)
**Elizabeth - Sept. 8 (Queen)
Gwyneth Powell - Sept. 8 (TV Actress)
Mark Miller - Sept. 9 (TV Actor)
Tommy Smith - Sept. 9 (Family Member) *Everleigh Rose Smith-Soutas's Father*
Trevor Tomkins - Sept. 9 (Drummer)
William Klein - Sept. 10 (Photographer)
Harry Landis - Sept. 12 (TV Actor)
PnB Rock - Sept. 12 (Rapper)
Ramsey Lewis - Sept. 12 (Pianist)
Lowry Mays - Sept. 12 (Entrepreneur)
Jean-Luc Godard - Sept. 13 (Director)
Henry Silva - Sept. 14 (Movie Actor)
Irene Papas _ Sept. 14 (Movie Actress)
Luciano Vassalo - Sept. 16 (Soccer Player)
George Ward aka Cherry Valentine - Sept. 18 (Reality Star)
Maury Wills - Sept. 19 (Baseball Player)
Jalen Hill - Sept. 20 (Basketball Player)
Raju Srivastav - Sept. 21 (Comedian)
Hesham Selim - Sept. 22 (Movie Actor)
Hilary Mantel - Sept. 22 (Novelist)
Louise Fletcher - Sept. 23 (Movie Actress)
Robert Cormier - Sept. 23 (Movie Actor)
Zack Estrin - Sept. 23 (Producer)
John Hartman - Sept. 23 (Drummer)
Carlitos Bala - Sept. 23 (TV Actor)
Destinee Govan - Sept. 24 (Rapper)
**Coolio - Sept. 28 (Rapper)
Gavin Escobar - Sept. 28 (Football Player)
Arlene Cody Bashnett - Sept. 28 (YouTube Star)
Markus Hogg - Sept. 29 (TikTok Star)
Héctor López - Sept. 29 (Baseball Player)
OCTOBER
Antonio Inoki - Oct. 1 (Wrestler)
Tiffany Jackson - Oct. 3 (Basketball Player)
Kim Jung-gi - Oct. 3 (Illustrator)
Charles Fuller - Oct. 3 (Playwright)
Loretta Lynn - Oct. 4 (Country Singer)
Sara Lee - Oct. 6 (Wrestler)
Jody Miller - Oct. 6 (Country Singer)
Ann Flood - Oct. 7 (Soap Opera Actress)
Toshi Ichiyanagi - Oct. 7 (Composer)
Eileen Ryan - Oct. 9 (Movie Actress)
Michael Callan - Oct. 10 (Stage Actor)
Dick Ellsworth - Oct. 10 (Baseball Player)
Anita Kerr - Oct. 10 (Country Singer)
*Angela Lansbury - Oct. 11 (TV Actress)
Willie Spence - Oct. 12 (R&B Singer)
Rsglory And Gold - Oct. 12 (YouTube Star)
Bruce Sutter - Oct. 13 (Baseball Player)
**Robbie Coltrane - Oct. 14 (TV Actor) *Wands Up For Our Beloved Hagrid.
Jan Rabsons - Oct. 14 (Voice Actor)
MikaBen - Oct. 15 (Songwriter)
Joyce Sims - Oct. 15 (R&B Singer)
Darius Vlad Crețan - Oct. 16 (Rapper)
Dilip Mahalanabis - Oct. 16 (Biologist)
Charley Trippi - Oct. 19 (Football Player)
Tristen Nash - Oct. 20 (Family Member Kevin Nash's Son
Ron Masak - Oct. 22 (TV Actor)
Rodney Graham - Oct. 22 (Multimedia Artist)
Dietrich Mateschitz - Oct. 22 (Entrepreneur)
Michael Kopsa - Oct. 23 (Voice Actor)
Don Edwards - Oct. 23 (Country Singer)
*Leslie Jordan - Oct. 24 (TV Actor)
Jules Bass - Oct. 25 (Director)
Julie Powell - Oct. 26 (Blogger)
Michael Basman - Oct. 26 (Chess Player)
Lucianne Goldberg - Oct. 26 (Novelist)
Arshad Sharif - Oct. 27 (Journalist)
Gerald Stern - Oct.27 (Poet)
Therese Angela Alexander - Oct. 27 (TikTok Star)
Vince Dooley - Oct. 28 (Football Player)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Oct. 28 (Rock Singer)
Adam Zimmer - Oct. 31 (Football Player)
Andrew Prine - Oct. 31 (Movie Actor)
Laney Chantal - Oct. 31 (Makeup Artist)
NOVEMBER
Takeoff - Nov. 1 (Rapper)
Gael Greene - Nov. 1 (Journalist)
Ray Guy - Nov. 3 (Football Player)
Douglas McGrath - Nov. 3 (Screenwriter)
Edot Baby - Nov. 4 (Rapper)
**Aaron Carter - Nov. 5 (Pop Singer)
Tame One - Nov. 5 (Rapper)
Bill Treacher - Nov. 5 (Soap Opera Actor)
Leslie Phillips - Nov. 7 (Movie Actor)
Jeff Cook - Nov. 7 (Guitarist)
Lee Bontecou - Nov. 8 (Sculptor)
Tom Owen - Nov. 8 (TV Actor)
William Frederick Knight - Nov. 8 (Voice Actor)
Werner Schulz - Nov. 9 (Politician)
Kevin Conroy - Nov. 10 (Voice Actor)
Keith Levene - Nov. 11 (Musician)
John Aniston - Nov. 11 (Soap Opera Actor)
Gallagher - Nov. 11 (Comedian)
Syazlin Zainal - Nov. 11 (Instagram Star)
Anthony Johnson - Nov. 13 (MMA Fighter)
Xana Kernodle - Nov. 13 (???)
Nicki Aycox - Nov. 16 (TV Actress)
Robert Clary - Nov. 16 (TV Actor)
Isabel Salgado - Nov. 16 (Volleyball Player)
B. Smyth - Nov. 17 (R&B Singer)
Marcus Sedgwick - Nov. 17 (Novelist)
Greg Bear - Nov. 19 (Novelist)
**David Jason Frank - Nov. 20 (TV Actor)
Albert Nipon - Nov. 20 (Fashion Designer)
Wilko Johnson - Nov. 21 (Guitarist)
Bernadette Mayer - Nov. 22 (Poet)
Megha Thakur - Nov. 24 (TikTok Star)
Borje Salming - Nov. 24 (Hockey Player)
Issei Sagawa Nov. 24 (Criminal)
*Irene Cara - Nov. 25 (Movie Actress)
Jake Flint - Nov. 26 (Country Singer)
Yoichi Sai - Nov. 27 (Film Producer)
Clarence Gilyard - Nov. 28 (TV Actor)
Brad William Henke - Nov. 29 (TV Actor)
Christine McVie - Nov. 30 (Rock Singer)
Yakira Chambers - Nov. 30 (TV Actress)
Christiane Horbiger - Nov. 30 (Stage Actor)
DECEMBER
Quentin Oliver Lee - Dec. 1 (Stage Actor)
Gaylord Perry - Dec. 1 (Baseball Player)
Yoshio Kikugawa - Dec. 2 (Soccer Player)
Ursula Hayden - Dec. 3 (Wrestler)
Paul Broughton - Dec. 3 (Rugby Coach)
Jim Kolbe - Dec. 3 (Politician)
Bob McGrath - Dec. 4 (TV Actor)
Pablo Puente Buces - Dec. 4 (Religious Leader)
June Blair - Dec. 4 (Model)
**Kirstie Alley - Dec. 5 (TV Actress)
Mills Lane - Dec. 6 (Referee)
Antonio D'Amico - Dec. 6 (Fashion Designer)
Jet Black - Dec. 6 (Drummer)
Helen Slayton-Hughes - Dec. 7 (Movie Actress)
Barbara Thore - Dec. 7 (Family Member) *Whitney Way Thore's Mother*
Yoshishige Yoshida - Dec. 8 (Director)
Chas Newby - Dec. 8 (Movie Actor)
Ronnie Turner - Dec. 8 (Movie Actor)
Ruth Madoc - Dec. 9 (TV Actress)
Jovit Baldivino - Dec. 9 (Pop Singer)
Georgia Holt - Dec. 10 (Family Member) *Cher's Mother*
Paul Silas - Dec. 10 (Basketball Player)
Grant Wahl - Dec. 10 (Journalist)
Angelo Badalamenti - Dec. 11 (Composer)
Stuart Margolin - Dec. 12 (TV Actor)
Ali Dulin aka AlidSpiceXO - Dec. 12 (TikTok Star)
Mike Leach - Dec. 12 (Football Player)
**Stephen "tWitch" Boss - Dec. 13 (Dancer)
Grand Daddy I.U. - Dec. 13 (Rapper)
Ronnie Turner - Dec. 13 (Movie Actor)
Kim Simmonds - Dec. 13 (Guitarist)
Dino Danelli - Dec. 15 (Drummer)
Stephanie Bissonnette - Dec. 17 (Stage Actress)
Phil Urban - Dec. 17 (BasketBall Player)
Mike Hodges - Dec. 17 (Director)
Jamie Lopez - Dec. 18 (Reality Star)
Wim Henderickx - Dec. 18 (Composer)
Terry Hall - Dec. 18 (Rock Singer)
Lando Buzzanca - Dec. 18 (Stage Actor)
Sonya Eddy - Dec. 19 (TV Actress)
Tom Browning - Dec. 19 (Baseball Player)
Quinn Redeker - Dec. 20 (TV Actor)
Franco Harris - Dec. 20 (Football Player)
Ronnie Hillman - Dec. 21 (Football Player)
Diane McBain - Dec. 21 (TV Actress)
Pedro Paulo Rangel - Dec. 21 (Soap Opera Actor)
Stephan Bonnar - Dec. 22 (MMA Fighter)
Big Scarr - Dec. 22 (Rapper)
Thom Bell - Dec. 22 (Soul Singer)
Ronan Vibert - Dec. 22 (TV Actor)
Dax Tejera - Dec. 23 (Executive Producer)
Eric Mumford - Dec. 23 (Family Member) *Lynn Toler's Husband*
Maxi Jazz - Dec. 23 (Soul Singer)
Philippe Streiff - Dec. 23 (Race Car Driver)
Tunisha Sharma - Dec. 24 (TV Actress)
John Bird - Dec. 24 (Comedian)
Bob Penny - Dec. 25 (Movie Actor)
Kevin Payne - Dec. 25 (Soccer Player)
Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley - Dec. 27 (Reggae Singer)
Shawn Wolfe - Dec. 27 (Adult Actor)
Guy East - Dec. 27 (Family Member) *Andrew East's Father*
Agne Jagelaviciute - Dec. 28 (Fashion Designer)
Ruggero Deodato - Dec. 29 (Director)
Pele - Dec. 29 (Soccer Player)
Vivienne Westwood - Dec. 29 (Fashion Designer)
Keenan Cahill - Dec. 29 (YouTube Star)
Jean Valentine - Dec. 29 (Poet)
Edgar Savisaar - Dec. 29 (Politician)
Ian Tyson - Dec. 29 (Country Singer)
Edilov - Dec. 30 (Boxer)
Barbara Walters - Dec. 30 (Journalist)
Uche Nwaneri - Dec. 30 (Football Player)
Vladimer Barkaia - Dec. 30 (Soccer Player)
Anita Marie Pointer - Dec. 31 (Soul Singer)
Jeremiah Green - Dec. 31 (Drummer)
Pope Benedict XVI - Dec. 31 (Religious Leader)
Barry Lane - Dec. 31 (Golfer)
At the 1,090th Regular Meeting of the DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Governing Board on 30 April 2024. Entomologist and former UP Faculty Regent Dr. Aimee Lynne Barrion-Dupo is the new President. DOST-NRCP was established through Act No. 4120 of the 9th Philippine Legislature on December 8, 1933, to advance research in the various disciplines.
DOST-NRCP's charter members in 1933 include Victor Buencamino (the 1st Filipino to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at Cornell, the 1st Filipino President of the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association and the 1st Filipino to establish a veterinary hospital in the Philippines), anthropologist H. Otley Beyer, obstetrician Fernando Calderon (the 1st Filipino UP College of Medicine Dean and the first Filipino UP PGH Director), UPLB pioneering professors Edwin Copeland (botany) and Harold Cuzner (agronomy), National Scientist Francisco Fronda (Father of Poultry in the Philippines and Thailand), UP President Bienvenido Gonzalez (1939-1954; 1945-1951), botanist Leon Ma. Guerrero (the 1st licensed Filipino pharmacist), botanist Eduardo Quisumbing (whose “Medicinal Plants in the Philippines” is the forerunner of all research on medicinal plants in the country), former FEU President and UE co-founder Hermenigildo Reyes, iconic UP College of Medicine Deans Antonio M. Sison (1937-1951) and Agerico B.M. Sison (1951-1960), forester Florencio Tamesis (the Father of Philippine Forestry), UP President Vidal Tan (1951-1956), UP Pharmacy Dean Patrocinio Valenzuela, and 4-time Far Eastern Games gold medalist for athletics Regino Ylanan (later, he became a physician, a 1928 Amsterdam Olympics coach, and the first Filipino to graduate with a sports science degree from the United States. At age 30, he was appointed UP's physical education director. He also founded the NCAA and headed the Philippine delegation to the 1936 Berlin Olympics).
Subsequently, Republic Act No. 2067, known as the Science Act of 1958 and enacted on June 13, 1958, led to the creation of the National Science Development Board (NSDB). Section 20 of this Act designated the DOST-NRCP as the official advisor on scientific matters to the Government of the Philippines.
Executive Order No. 784, issued on March 17, 1982, restructured the National Science Development Board into the National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA). In this new framework, the DOST-NRCP was identified as one of the science and technology councils under the Authority for coordinating policies and programs.
Under Executive Order No. 128, dated January 30, 1987, the NSTA underwent further reorganization, renaming the NRCP as the Philippine National Science Society (PNSS).
However, the agency's name was eventually restored to the National Research Council of the Philippines through Republic Act No. 6974 on December 8, 1990.
The DOST-NRCP's mandate includes promoting and supporting fundamental research to enhance the capabilities of researchers and research groups, offering advice on national issues, fostering a culture of research across sectors, and establishing partnerships with local and international institutions for collaboration in information development and sharing.
***SPECIAL TIME TODAY, April 10, 1 PM PT, 4 PM ET***
In February, Facebook friend Kenneth Reaber played talk show Cupid and suggested I connect with Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer, and producer, Rick Vito, probably best known as a member of Fleetwood Mac as if that t’weren’t enough, he sold me with Rick’s tenure with Jackson Browne, alongside Kootch and Kunkel for a tour, with this video from ’82 to bring it home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WkyiHL-n8&t=50s - babies! Plus, his work with Bonnie Raitt, his legendary slide work with Bob Seger, and Rick later partnering with Mick Fleetwood to form the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Rick Vito. Shortly after the release of their CD, Blue Again, Rick was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Blues category as both artist and producer. Not shabby, iffn’ you can git it.
His solo albums began with Atlantic in ’92, after which he began performing worldwide with his own band. He also appeared on hundreds of recordings by such legendary Rock & Roll and Blues Hall of Fame artists as John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Fogerty, Little Richard, Leon Russell, Boz Scaggs, John Prine, Delbert McClinton, Rita Coolidge, Roy Orbison, Roger McGuinn, Todd Rundgren, Maria Muldaur, and scores of others.
Rick is the recipient of the W.C. Handy Blues Award for the song of the year, It’s Two A.M., by Shemekia Copeland, and his compositions have appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, most recently in multiple episodes of Blue Bloods.
A designer of Art Deco and Modernistic guitars, Rick Vito’s Soul Agent Signature model is currently available from Reverend Guitars. This represents the fourth edition of Reverend Signature models bearing Rick’s name and design features.
In 2020 Rick appeared alongside Christine McVie (in her final performance), Billy Gibbons, Pete Townsend, David Gilmour, Bill Wyman, John Mayall, and a host of other musical luminaries in Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green concert filmed in London, available on CD and DVD.
Recently, Rick signed with the Blue Heart Records. His rocking Christmas anthem, “I Was A Bad Boy This Year,” is featured on their 2023 “Jingle All The Way” holiday compilation CD, and his new album, “Cadillac Man” is available now and has been on heavy rotation in the Snicki Mobile.
Looking forward to getting to meet and know this crazy talented, and I can already tell, fun, humble, self-effacing, cool guy! Thanks, Kenneth!
Rick Vito Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson
list of y&r characters who would survive a horror movie or game from most likely to least and why:
-nikki newman (has final girl energy and has killed in self defense before, i don't care that she was a sex worker in the past she's got the biggest final girl energy in the world)
-billy abbott (has Smart Horror Game Protagonist vibes, wouldn't be stupid like battler or ethan winters and be like "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON" to the events but try to reasonably deal with these events and survive them)
-sharon newman-rozales: (again, final girl energy, but it all depends if her bipolar will get triggered by the stressful event or if she will fall into a despair induced bad ending because she frequently has those moments in the show)
-hilary curtis + amanda st. clair (grouping them similarly because they do have very similar, resilient personalities at their core. they would be highly likely to survive a horror movie or game with the caveat of "is this person making the horror movie/game a bigot". if the person making the horror movie or game is a bigot she would die within the first or second act. otherwise, i'd argue that without that caveat she and amanda would both be more likely to survive a horror movie/game than billy, especially because billy is known to be slutty and impulsive and that usually comes with DEATH in a horror movie or game)
-mariah copeland (she's very trad final girl so she's up there with nikki billy sharon and hilary but she doesn't have as much fight in her as nikki billy sharon and hilary. imo)
-victoria newman (in the past i would've put her higher but they really made her stupid in recent arcs. from what i know about her overall personality though she's mostly smarter than nick and wouldn't walk into a door that has screaming coming from it because a banshee is making her think it's nikki or something.)
-nick newman (he has a chance to survive REALLY well if he doesn't make stupid impulsive decisions, especially regarding his family and his self sacrificial instinct. he is definitely the type of man who would go in a door and investigate screaming when victoria is telling him "no, don't do that, that's stupid" but he'd do it anyway. leon kennedy energies.)
-jack abbott (with the caveat of "if he was the jack abbott 2000s or earlier" because current era jack abbott is very much "old kindly father who is going to die in an anime or video game from japan within the first act" energy)
-devon (same as kyle below but he's got more of a chance to survive because hilary or nate could carry him. he's got big jakey the golden retriever boyfriend energy but he has VERY strong family members and in the past had REALLY strong girlfriends. abby wouldn't carry him though. she would not survive a horror movie)
-kyle abbott: (he has wet tissue energy. he could not survive a horror movie or game. i'm sorry. jakey the golden retriever boyfriend is getting put down.)
victor newman is not on this list because victor newman is immortal and he also has slasher antagonist energy. i haven't watched the seasons with mamie but from what my mom's told me about her she WOULD survive a horror movie and would probably cleave a horror movie slasher in half with a chainsaw, ESPECIALLY if it's to protect devon, nate, lily, ashley, tracey, or jack. (fuck dina mamie was jack ashley and tracey's REAL mom. there should've been more interactions between the abbott family and mamie when she came back but that show rarely has good abbott storylines except for like. billy)
This chapter was quite short, and I kind of wish it was longer! I feel like it would leave more of an impact if it was stretched out a bit more.
Nine: A Stubborn Stain- Leon Copeland, 15 Banyan Court
-Leon’s fixation on cleaning the stain was written in a way that really reminded me of OCD, and I could recognize some of his thought patterns as being similar to ones I’ve had! I don’t know if this was Sims’ intention, but that’s what stands out the most to me about this chapter.
-Leon and Andrea’s banter was cute. I can imagine that this whole story is probably heartbreaking and terrifying from her perspective, watching her husband spiral deeper and deeper into what she assumes is mental illness.
-The casual way that Leon and his coworkers talk about their company’s pollution is so sinister. They don’t even view this as being a huge disaster, just another scandal.
-The stain being representative of the contamination from the companies makes sense! It’s a bit on the nose, but I actually don’t mind at all.
-Leon’s fight with Andrea, where he says that “someone has to get their hands dirty” to provide for them financially, feels very realistic! I’d imagine that many people who take part in unethical business practices do so for similar reasons, seeing their actions as necessary to support their families.
-Taking a hammer to the wall is… certainly one way to try and get rid of the stain. It felt like a natural conclusion to Leon’s mentality, and the way it literally blew up in his face served as a nice contrast to his work, where he was trying to shove the controversy under the rug!
pursuant to my [link: righteous fury] about jésus candido 13storeys's name, i also went back and double checked the bit in 13 storeys where andrea's name is written as angela instead. it happens twice, both in the same scene. here's one:
[image ID: an excerpt from the book 13 storeys by jonathan sims, depicting an exchange between the character of leon copeland and his wife andrea (andi). midway through the exchange the narration inexplicably refers to her as "angela". leon's immediate response to this very line calls her "andi". end ID.]
let me be clear: this is not related to leon's haunting. i thought it might be when i first read it, like brain ghosts were making him forget his wife's name, but no. it's not story relevant and it's not in the audiobook. jonny sims is just THAT bad at names.
A list with black artists who have a song in the Unknown Songs That Should Be Known-playlist
(Can be a black artist in a band or just solo-artist) (no specific genre)
Bull’s Eye - Blacknuss, Prince Prime - Funk
Aftershow - Joe Fox - Alternative Hip-hop
Strangers in the Night - Ben L’Oncle Soul - Soul
Explore - Mack Wilds - R&B
Something To Do - IGBO - Funk
Down With The Trumpets - Rizzle Kicks - Pop
Dans ta ville - Dub Inc. - Reggae
Dance or Die - Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Funk
FACELESS - The PLAYlist, Glenn Lewis - R&B
Tell Me Father - Jeangu Macrooy - Soul
Southern Boy - John The Conquerer - Blues Hard Rock
Savannah Grass - Kes - Dancehall
Dr. Funk - The Main Squeeze - Funk
Seems I’m Never Tired of Loving You - Lizz Wright - Jazz
Out of My Hands - TheColorGrey, Oddisee - Hip-Hop/Pop
Raised Up in Arkansas - Michael Burks - Blues
Black Times - Sean Kuti, Egypt 80, Carlos Santana - Afrobeat
Cornerstone - Benjamin Clementine - Indie
Shine On - R.I.O., Madcon - Electronic Pop
Bass On The Line - Bernie Worrell - Funk
When We Love - Jhené Aiko - R&B
Need Your Love - Curtis Harding - Soul
Too Dry to Cry - Willis Earl Beal - Folk
Your House - Steel Pulse - Reggae
Power - Moon Boots, Black Gatsby - Deep House
Vinyl Is My Bible - Brother Strut - Funk
Diamond - Izzy Biu - R&B
Elusive - blackwave., David Ngyah - Hip-hop
Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Heritage Blues Orchestra - Blues
Sastanàqqàm - Tinariwen - Psychedelic Rock
Disco To Go - Brides of Funkenstein - Funk/Soul
Circles - Durand Jones & The Indications - Retro Pop
Cheesin’ - Cautious Clay, Remi Wolf, sophie meiers - R&B
Changes - Charles Bradley - Soul
The Sweetest Sin - RAEVE - House
Gyae Su - Pat Thomas, Kwashibu Area Band - Funk
What Am I to Do - Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner - Hip-hop
Get Your Groove On - Cedric Burnside - Blues
Old Enough To Know Better - Steffen Morrisson - Soul
Wassiye - Habib Koité - Khassonke musique
Dance Floor - Zapp - Funk
Wake Up - Brass Against, Sophia Urista - Brass Hard-Rock
BIG LOVE - Black Eyed Peas - Pop
The Greatest - Raleigh Ritchie - R&B
DYSFUNCTIONAL - KAYTRANADA, VanJess - Soul
See You Leave - RJD2, STS, Khari Mateen - Hip-hop
Sing A Simple Song - Maceo Parker - Jazz/Funk
Have Mercy - Eryn Allen Kane - Soul
Homenage - Brownout - Latin Funk
Can’t Sleep - Gary Clark Jr. - Blues Rock
Toast - Koffee - Dancehall
Freedom - Ester Dean - R&B
Iskaba - Wande Coal, DJ Tunez - Afropop
High Road - Anthony Riley - Alternative Christian
Sunny Days - Sabrina Starke - Soul
The Talking Fish - Ibibio Sound Machine - Funk
Paralyzed - KWAYE - Indie
Purple Heart Blvd - Sebastian Kole - Pop
WORSHIP - The Knocks, MNEK - Deep House
BMO - Ari Lennox - R&B
Promises - Myles Sanko - Soul
.img - Brother Theodore - Funk
Singing the Blues - Ruthie Foster, Meshell Ndegeocello - Blues
Nobody Like You - Amartey, SBMG, The Livingtons - Hip-hop
Starship - Afriquoi, Shabaka Hutchings, Moussa Dembele - Deep House
Lay My Troubles Down - Aaron Taylor - Funk
Bloodstream - Tokio Myers - Classic
Sticky - Ravyn Lenae - R&B
Why I Try - Jalen N’Gonda - Soul
Motivation - Benjamin Booker - Folk
quand c’est - Stromae - Pop
Let Me Down (Shy FX Remix) - Jorja Smith, Stormzy, SHY FX - Reggae
Funny - Gerald Levert - R&B
Salt in my Wounds - Shemekia Copeland - Blues
Our Love - Samm Henshaw - Soul
Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious - Jazz Hip-hop
Knock Me Out - Vintage Trouble - Funk
Take the Time - Ronald Bruner, Jr., Thundercat - Alternative
Thru The Night - Phonte, Eric Roberson - R&B
Keep Marchin’ - Raphael Saadiq - Soul
Shake Me In Your Arms - Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ - Blues
Meet Me In The Middle - Jodie Abascus - Pop
Raise Hell - Sir the Baptist, ChurchPpl - Gospel Pop
Mogoya - Oumou Sangaré - Wassoulou
Where’s Yesterday - Slakah The Beatchild - Hip-hop
Lose My Cool - Amber Mark - R&B
New Funk - Big Sam’s Funky Nation - Funk
I Got Love - Nate Dogg - Hip-hop
Nothing’s Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson - Soul
Crazy Race - The RH Factor - Jazz
Spies Are Watching Me - Voilaaa, Sir Jean - Funk
The Leaders - Boka de Banjul - Afrobeat
Fast Lane - Rationale - House
Conundrum - Hak Baker - Folk
Don’t Make It Harder On Me - Chloe x Halle - R&B
Plastic Hamburgers - Fantastic Negrito - Hardrock
Beyond - Leon Bridges - Pop
God Knows - Dornik - Soul
Soleil de volt - Baloji - Afrofunk
Do You Remember - Darryl Williams, Michael Lington - Jazz
Get Back - McClenney - Alternative
Three Words - Aaron Marcellus - Soul
Spotify playlist
In memory of:
Aaron Bailey
Adam
Addie Mae Collins
Ahmaud Arbery
Aiyana Stanley Jones
Akai Gurley
Alberta Odell Jones
Alexia Christian
Alfonso Ferguson
Alteria Woods
Alton Sterling
Amadou Diallo
Amos Miller
Anarcha Westcott
Anton de Kom
Anthony Hill
Antonio Martin
Antronie Scott
Antwon Rose Jr.
Arthur St. Clair
Atatiana Jefferson
Aubrey Pollard
Aura Rosser
Bennie Simons
Berry Washington
Bert Dennis
Bettie Jones
Betsey
Billy Ray Davis
Bobby Russ
Botham Jean
Brandon Jones
Breffu
Brendon Glenn
Breonna Taylor
Bud Johnson
Bussa
Calin Roquemore
Calvin McDowell
Calvin Mike and his family
Carl Cooper
Carlos Carson
Carlotta Lucumi
Carol Denise McNair
Carol Jenkins
Carole Robertson
Charles Curry
Charles Ferguson
Charles Lewis
Charles Wright
Charly Leundeu Keunang
Chime Riley
Christian Taylor
Christopher Sheels
Claude Neal
Clementa Pickney
Clifford Glover
Clifton Walker
Clinton Briggs
Clinton R. Allen
Cordella Stevenson
Corey Carter
Corey Jones
Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd
Cynthia Wesley
Daniel L. Simmons
Danny Bryant
Darius Randell Robinson
Darius Tarver
Darrien Hunt
Darrius Stewart
David Felix
David Joseph
David McAtee
David Walker and his family
Deandre Brunston
Deborah Danner
Delano Herman Middleton
Demarcus Semer
Demetrius DuBose
Depayne Middleton-Doctor
Dion Johnson
Dominique Clayton
Dontre Hamilton
Dred Scott
Edmund Scott
Ejaz Choudry
Elbert Williams
Eleanor Bumpurs
Elias Clayton
Elijah McClain
Eliza Woods
Elizabeth Lawrence
Elliot Brooks
Ellis Hudson
Elmer Jackson
Elmore Bolling
Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.
Emmett Till
Eric Garner
Eric Harris
Eric Reason
Ernest Lacy
Ernest Thomas
Ervin Jones
Eugene Rice
Eugene Williams
Ethel Lee Lance
Ezell Ford
Felix Kumi
Frank Livingston
Frank Morris
Frank Smart
Frazier B. Baker
Fred Hampton
Fred Rochelle
Fred Temple
Freddie Carlos Gray Jr.
George Floyd
George Grant
George Junius Stinney Jr.
George Meadows
George Waddell
George Washington Lee
Gregory Gunn
Harriette Vyda Simms Moore
Harry Tyson Moore
Hazel “Hayes” Turner
Henry Ezekial Smith
Henry Lowery
Henry Ruffin
Henry Scott
Hosea W. Allen
India Kager
Isaac McGhie
Isadore Banks
Italia Marie Kelly
Jack Turner
Jamar Clark
Jamel Floyd
James Byrd Jr.
James Craig Anderson
James Earl Chaney
James Powell
James Ramseur
James Tolliver
James T. Scott
Janet Wilson
Jason Harrison
Javier Ambler
J.C. Farmer
Jemel Roberson
Jerame Reid
Jesse Thornton
Jessie Jefferson
Jim Eastman
Joe Nathan Roberts
John Cecil Jones
John Crawford III
John J. Gilbert
John Ruffin
John Taylor
Johnny Robinson
Jonathan Ferrell
Jonathan Sanders
Jordan Edwards
Joseph Mann
Julia Baker
Julius Jones
July Perry
Junior Prosper
Kalief Browder
Karvas Gamble Jr.
Keith Childress, Jr.
Kelly Gist
Kelso Benjamin Cochrane
Kendrick Johnson
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
Kenny Long
Kevin Hicks
Kevin Matthews
Kiwane Albert Carrington
Lacy Mitchell
Lamar Smith
Laquan McDonald
Laura Nelson
Laura Wood
L.B. Reed
L.D. Nelson
Lemuel Penn
Lemuel Walters
Leonard Deadwyler
Leroy Foley
Levi Harrington
Lila Bella Carter
Lloyd Clay
Louis Allen
Lucy
M.A. Santa Cruz
Maceo Snipes
Malcom X
Malice Green
Malissa Williams
Manuel Ellis
Marcus Deon Smith
Marcus Foster
Marielle Franco
Mark Clark
Maria
Martin Lee Anderson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Matthew Avery
Mary Dennis
Mary Turner
Matthew Ajibade
May Noyes
Mckenzie Adams
Medgar Wiley Evers
Michael Brown
Michael Donald
Michael Griffith
Michael Lee Marshall
Michael Lorenzo Dean
Michael Noel
Michael Sabbie
Michael Stewart
Michelle Cusseaux
Miles Hall
Moses Green
Mya Hall
Myra Thompson
Nathaniel Harris Pickett Jr.
Natasha McKenna
Nicey Brown
Nicholas Heyward Jr.
O’Day Short family
Orion Anderson
Oscar Grant III
Otis Newsom
Pamela Turner
Paterson Brown Jr.
Patrick Dorismond
Philando Castile
Phillip Pannell
Phillip White
Phinizee Summerour
Quaco
Ramarley Graham
Randy Nelson
Raymond Couser
Raymond Gunn
Regis Korchinski-Paquet
Rekia Boyd
Renisha McBride
Riah Milton
Robert Hicks
Robert Mallard
Robert Truett
Rodney King
Roe Nathan Roberts
Roger Malcolm and his wife
Roger Owensby Jr.
Ronell Foster
Roy Cyril Brooks
Rumain Brisbon
Ryan Matthew Smith
Sam Carter
Sam McFadden
Samuel DuBose
Samuel Ephesians Hammond Jr.
Samuel Hammond Jr.
Samuel Leamon Younge Jr.
Sandra Bland
Sean Bell
Shali Tilson
Sharonda Coleman-Singleton
Shukri Abdi
Simon Schuman
Slab Pitts
Stella Young
Stephon Clark
Susie Jackson
T.A. Allen
Tamir Rice
Tamla Horsford
Tanisha Anderson
Timothy Caughman
Timothy Hood
Timothy Russell
Timothy Stansbury Jr.
Timothy Thomas
Terrence Crutcher
Terrill Thomas
Tom Jones
Tom Moss
Tony McDade
Tony Terrell Robinson Jr.
Trayvon Martin
Troy Hodge
Troy Robinson
Tula
Tyler Gerth
Tyre King
Tywanza Sanders
Victor Duffy Jr.
Victor White III
Walter Lamar Scott
Wayne Arnold Jones
Wesley Thomas
Wilbert Cohen
Wilbur Bundley
Will Brown
Will Head
Will Stanley
Will Stewart
Will Thompson
Willie James Howard
Willie Johnson
Willie McCoy
Willie Palmer
Willie Turks
William Brooks
William Butler
William Daniels
William Fambro
William Green
William L. Chapman II
William Miller
William Pittman
Wyatt Outlaw
Yusef Kirriem Hawkins
The victims of LaLaurie (1830s)
The black victims of the Opelousas massacre (1868)
The black victims of the Thibodaux massacre (1887)
The black victims of the Wilmington insurrection (1898)
The black victims of the Johnson-Jeffries riots (1910)
The black victims of the Red summer (1919)
The black victims of the Elaine massacre (1919)
The black victims of the Ocoee massacre (1920)
The victims of the MOVE bombing (1985)
All the people who died during the Atlantic slave trade, be it due to abuse or disease.
All the unnamed victims of mass-incarceration, who were put into jail without the committing of a crime and died while in jail or died after due to mental illness.
All the unnamed victims of racial violence and discrimination.
...
My apologies for all the people missing on this list. Feel free to add more names and stories.
Listen, learn and read about discrimination, racism and black history: (feel free to add more)
Documentaries:
13th (Netflix)
The Innocence Files (Netflix)
Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix)
Time: The Kalief Browder Story (Netflix)
I Am Not Your Negro
YouTube videos:
We Cannot Stay Silent about George Floyd
Waarom ook Nederlanders de straat op gaan tegen racisme (Dutch)
Wit is ook een kleur (Dutch) (documentaire)
Books:
Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery
White Fragility by Robin Deangelo
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Woman, Race and Class by Angela Davis
“...the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.”
songs for rereads or fic or just admiring how far theyve come (no joke intended!!)
featuring tracks like Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, Tonight by Lykke Li, See You Again by Tyler the Creator, and Have I Always Loved You? by Copeland.
Starring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Rob Lowe, Adam Storke, Laura San Giacomo, Miguel Ferrer, Ruby Dee, Bill Fagerbakke, Corin Nemec, Ray Walston, Matt Frewer, Ossie Davis, Shawnee Smith, Peter Van Norden, Bridgit Ryan, Rick Aviles, Max Wright, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Lookinland, Kathy Bates, Ed Harris, John Landis, Sam Raimi and Stephen King.
Teleplay by Stephen King.
Directed by Mick Garris.
Distributed by CBS Television Distribution. 366 minutes. Not Rated.
PET SEMATARY (1989)
Starring Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard, Miko Hughes, Blaze Berdahl, Susan Blommaert, Mara Clark, Kavi Raz, Mary Louise Wilson, Andrew Hubatsek, Lisa Stathoplos, Chuck Courtney, Peter Stader and Stephen King.
Screenplay by Stephen King.
Directed by Mary Lambert.
Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated R.
PET SEMATARY (2019)
Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Levine, Maria Herrera, Frank Schorpion, Linda E. Smith, Sonia Maria Chirila, Naomi Jean, Suzi Stingl, Kelly Lee, Nina Lauren, Alison O'Donnell, Raphaël Laporte, Simon Pelletier-Gilbert and Leo, Tonic, Jager and JD the cats.
Screenplay by Jeff Buhler.
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer.
Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 101 minutes. Rated R.
THE DEAD ZONE (1983)
Starring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Nicholas Campbell, Sean Sullivan, Jackie Burroughs, Géza Kovács, Roberta Weiss, Simon Craig, Peter Dvorsky, Julie-Ann Heathwood, Barry Flatman, Ken Pogue, Gordon Jocelyn, Bill Copeland, Jack Messinger, Chapelle Jaffe and Cindy Hines.
Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam.
Directed by David Cronenberg.
Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated R.
SILVER BULLET (1985)
Starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Robin Groves, Leon Russom, Terry O'Quinn, Bill Smitrovich, Joe Wright, Kent Broadhurst, Heather Simmons, James A. Baffico , Rebecca Fleming, Lawrence Tierney, William Newman, Sam Stoneburner, Lonnie Moore, Rick Pasotto, Cassidy Eckert, Wendy Walker, Michael Lague and Myra Mailloux.
Screenplay by Stephen King.
Directed by Daniel Attias.
Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated R.
Not only is Stephen King insanely prolific as a novelist – he has currently written over 60 published novels, as well as many novellas, short stories, non-fiction books, serial novels, screenplays, teleplays, theatrical plays, musicals, articles, etc., in a career of under 50 years – he may be the writer who has inspired the most film and television adaptations. There are well over 80 movies based on his work, and that isn’t even counting the TV and stage adaptations.
With this kind of sheer bulk of product, of course the quality of his films is going to be wildly inconsistent. While King’s writings have inspired some classic films (like Stand by Me, It and The Shining), it has also been the source of some insanely awful films (Maximum Overdrive, The Children of the Corn or Dreamcatcher, anyone?)
Therefore, this new collection of five films (well actually four films and one miniseries) based on three King novels and one novella (one of the novels is represented by two different film versions) could land anywhere over the map of quality. Pleasantly, this grouping has more good than bad to offer.
The Stand: This is the motherlode in this collection, however it should be pointed out that despite the title of this collection, The Stand is not a movie. It is a four-part, over-six-hour long 1994 television mini-series based on King’s longest novel (and that is saying something for a man whose shorter novels often flirt with 1,000 pages!).
That leads to certain positives, and certain negatives. On the plus side, this film can luxuriate in its complicated plot and a deep understanding of its multiple characters. On the negative, because this was made for network TV – thirty years ago when these things were policed even more – some of the shocks and scares are tamer than they may have been in a movie. Not that The Stand isn’t scary as hell, but at least some of those scares are implied more than shown.
Preparing for the upcoming CBS All Access reboot of this story (again as a miniseries), it is a great time to revisit this landmark miniseries. In certain ways, The Stand is all too topical in the current pandemic, however King himself has come out to comfort people, explaining his mythical disease “Captain Trips” is much, much more virulent and deadly than COVID-19. (Which is not to say that COVID should not be taken very seriously…)
Because The Stand is – quite simply – about the end of the world as we know it. And, honestly, it may be the best post-apocalyptic story ever. (In full disclosure, in general I’m not a big fan of dystopian movies.) The Stand takes a look as a near-future US where a ravenous disease has killed more than 99% of the human race. Now, in a new world full of rotting corpses, without electricity and plumbing, the few survivors start having mystical dreams. Some dream of an elderly African American woman who is by a cornfield. Others dream of “The Dark Man,” an evil force.
The dreams lead the people to two destinations. The good people end up in Boulder, Colorado, the evil in Las Vegas. This sets up the ultimate war between light and dark and a pitched battle for surviving humanity’s soul.
Pet Sematary (1989): Called out by the author himself as the most disturbing story he ever wrote – to the point where he is not sure he should have ever released the novel – Pet Sematary has some significantly scary ideas. While I don’t quite agree with King’s assessment of the book – both on the fact that it was the most disturbing book he has written and the fact that maybe he would have been better off letting the manuscript rot in a drawer – it was an undeniably spooky book. And it has led to two movies – made 30 years apart from each other – which frame the story in different ways, but both times touch on something primal for humans.
The 1989 film directed by Mary Lambert is somewhat more faithful to the source material – no big shock since King wrote the screenplay – and has become something of a fright classic over the years, even though it was a box-office disappointment on its original release.
The story is as simple as it is shocking. A young couple with two small children buys a new house in a secluded area of Maine. It turns out that it is right nearby a local pet cemetery which was built right next to a sacred Indian burial place. The locals know that there is a legend that if your pet were to die, if you bring it to the pet cemetery and bury it on the sacred ground, the pet will come back to life. Of course, it is against the course of nature, and when the pet returns it is normally angry and violent.
However, the film asks, if this questionable possibility of returning a beloved pet to life is so hard to resist that people would ignore their beloved pet’s complete change in attitude, what would happen if the sacred burial ground were used on a human being?
Pet Sematary (2019): By far the newest title in this collection, the 2019 reboot of Pet Sematary is both faithful to the source material and experiments with it. There is one massive and very basic change to the storyline. However, the new film does not mess with the atmosphere of the story. The alteration even makes a certain amount of sense as far as straight narrative goes. It actually leads into an ending that is – if possible – even more disturbing than the original film’s closing shot.
I do have to say this, though, the new movie version of Pet Sematary is spooky as hell. I mean it, it’s one of the most chilling horror films I’ve seen in a long time. And while it takes some different paths than the original film, in many ways the newer version is even better than the first one.
Not to mention that John Lithgow, in the flashiest role of an older local who knows where all the bodies are buried – literally – does the near impossible by making his character every bit as intriguing as the late great Fred Gwynne did in the original.
The Dead Zone: This eerily prophetic film – tangentially about an amoral populist politician gaining popularity in a political race even though he doesn’t have the aptitude nor the empathy to govern properly (sound familiar???) – is one of the mostly overlooked jewels in the King’s crown, both as a novel and as a film adaptation. It was the first mainstream film by indie darling David Cronenberg (hot off the heels of his cult favorites Scanners and Videodrome). It offers a rare leading role to Christopher Walken. The evil politician is played by the wonderfully unhinged Martin Sheen (years before he soothed our country in The West Wing). And the evil politician finally went too far for even his staunchest supporters, which is kind of comforting in this political era.
Of course, the politician and his story are only a small part of this movie – in fact, he does not appear until well into the second half of the film. This is really the story of Walken’s Johnny Smith (the generic name is completely intended), a high school teacher who has a car crash and is in a coma for five years. When he awakens, he has lost his job, he has lost his fiancée and he has gotten an unwelcome psychic power: when he touches the hand of another person, he sometimes sees their future.
It is an intriguing and slightly tragic storyline, in which right and wrong get debated, thrown in a mixer and come out with no clear answers. The ending is one of King’s best, both tragic and strangely hopeful.
Silver Bullet: This 1985 werewolf thriller is the weak link in the collection. It is not Children of the Corn-level horrible, but it’s certainly not very good either. Unlike the other films collected here, Silver Bullet was not based on an actual King novel. It was based on a limited-release novella – and at 129 pages, including illustrations, a rather short one by King standards – called “Cycle of the Werewolf.” Now being based on a novella is certainly not necessarily a bad thing in King films, three of his best, most timeless movies were based on novellas – Stand By Me (which was based on a novella called “The Body”), The Mist and The Shawshank Redemption (based on the novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”).
However, “Cycle of the Werewolf” was not on those story’s level of craft, and the movie based upon it also falls well short.
An Outland Journey. William Leon Sawyer. Boston: Copeland and Day, 1896. First edition.
In this short novel, a nine-year-old boy goes off one summer day in New England to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. He falls in with fairies who sound a bit like exiles from Alice's Wonderland (though the tone here is more satirical than absurd), before waking up in bed at home after a long fever he had after he fell off the verandah. A book for adults, certainly.