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munsonsduchess · 2 years

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Masterlist:

💖 Fluff ❤️‍🔥 Smut 💔 Angst 🤍 Humour 🔥 The God and Goddess of Hellfire 🌙 Shadow of the Moon

Characters Featured: Eddie Munson, Tom(Make Up 2019), Bucky Barnes, Billy Russo & Dean Winchester

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Bucky Barnes:

Fight Me - Someone talks shit about your boyfriend so you take matters into your own hands 💖

U Mad Bro? - You took the last beer out of the fridge and now Bucky is mad ❤️‍🔥

Boyfriend of the Year - Aunt Flo has come to visit and you’re a wreck. Thankfully your boyfriend is on hand to make you feel better 💖

Lucky Charm - Bucky’s band have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to open for a much larger band on their tour and he’s bringing his lucky charm along ❤️‍🔥

Confession - a phone call with your mom ends with a situation you never thought would happen between you and your roommate. 💖

Benefits - you and bucky are fwb and you’ve been together for a while now but that’s all about to change 💔 (if you squint) 💖

Good Idea // Bad Idea - bucky is tired of your bratty attitude and decides it’s time to do something about it. 💖

Rock of Ages - when a colleague calls in sick you end up covering her interview with one of the world’s biggest bands 💖

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Billy Russo:

Cinderella - A retelling of the classic fairy tale with Billy as the Prince 💖

Sleeping Beauty - A retelling of the classic fairy tale with Billy as the Prince 💖

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Dean Winchester:

Strange Love - something about motels and dean winchester is a lethal combination ❤️‍🔥

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Eddie Munson:

I Was Made for Loving You - eddie is restless and can’t sleep, you do not appreciate finding the bed empty 💖

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - you’ve had the worst day in work but lucky eddie is there to pick up the pieces 💖

Girls Got Rhythm - eddie fucks you in his van after a show ❤️‍🔥

For the Very First Time - hcs about eddie taking your v card 💖❤️‍🔥 (well implied anyway)

The God (and goddess) of Hellfire - at a high school dance dustin learns some shocking news about you and eddie 🤍💖❤️‍🔥 🔥(eddie's dirty mind counts)

Eat me Alive - domestic bliss with eddie is interrupted when an unexpected visitor comes calling 💖❤️‍🔥🔥

Love Bites - hcs for cuddling with eddie who can't get enough of how your tits look in his hellfire shirt 💖

Animal - nsfw headcanons about eddie's obsession with your tits ❤️‍🔥

Feels like Heaven - you’ve been feeling a little out of it lately so a girls trip to the mall is just the cure, right? 💖💔🔥

Hellion - you and eddie make a trip to the movies, then to the chief’s office 💖

Eruption - the kids find out about baby munson 💖🤍🔥

To Hell With the Devil - you end up being eddie's babysitter while you're hiding out at rick's place, the only problem is you cannot stand eddie munson 💖🤍

Always There for You - hcs for Eddie’s proposal in the God and Goddess of Hellfire series 💖🔥

Lost in the Shadows - eddie is still in the hospital after almost dying in the upside down, but there's something strange about his recovery 💔💖(if you squint)

Sweet Child O' Mine - Everyone comes to meet Baby Munson 💖🔥

Teenage Kicks - it's the 90s and you and Eddie both work in the local mall and have a friendly rivalry going 💖🤍

Summer Lovin' - a day at the pool turns into something else entirely for you and eddie 💖🤍❤️‍🔥🔥

Teenage Wasteland - Eddie’s band is about to hit it big and you want to be there for every moment 💖🤍

Calling All Monsters - Steve needs a favour and Eddie has just the car to do it 💖🤍🔥

Merry Christmas Everyone - It’s Christmas 1988 and you and Eddie have the best family around 💖🔥

Shadow of the Moon - you’re a young woman living on your own outside the village of Hawkins, who just so happens to be a witch and perhaps Eddie Munson’s only hope 🤍💔🌙 (chapter 2) (chapter 3) (chapter 4)

Nothing but a Good Time - your coworker has called out sick and needs you to cover her interview on your day off 💖

Sugar Rush - you’re chaperoning your little sisters graduation party but you only have eyes for eddie ❤️‍🔥🤍 (kind of at the end)

Three Men and a Baby - when you leave for the day and it's up to eddie, gareth and jeff to look after rose sometimes there's just no telling what kids will get up to 💖🔥

Radar Love - when you have some car trouble you run into the hottest mechanic in hawkins 💖🤍

Master of Puppets - you and eddie have a gig coming up that you've been looking forward to for months, the only problem is eddie's still injured 🔥🤍💖

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Tom (Make Up 2019):

Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire - a night out leads to meeting someone unexpected 💖🔥 (but like soft)

#duchess writes #eddie munson #dean winchester #billy russo #bucky barnes #tom make up #reader insert #duchess.txt #housekeeping

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muffuletadiver · 10 months

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I remember back when I worked at the movie theater there was this guy coming in with his kids (all between the ages of 5 to like 12) and they were going to see some woody harrelson movie and were loudly complaining about how it was gonna be boring and then he was like “well we got to watch your movies so you guys can watch mine!” based on the dave matthews band shirt he was wearing I could already tell those kids music tastes have never and will never align with their peers. just lethal amounts of bob dylan in their bloodstream

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thurstonthomas · 2 years

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Not everyone can say they’ve been to the Big Apple, but [ THURSTON THOMAS ], a [ 23 ] year-old [ NONBINARY PERSON ] has lived in [ QUEENS ] for [ 1 YEAR ]. This is the city of dreams and [ HE ] knows it, because they came to NYC to be a [ MUSICIAN ]. Well, that and as the [ NEWCOMER ]. Living in the city means they meet all kinds of people, but everyone always seems to think they look like [ ADRIAN GREENSMITH ]. They even got away with free cab fare once because of it!

cw : mental illness, accidental overdose (non-lethal), death in the family.

music has been in his blood since day one. his dad had some success in the 1990s touring with his band, before his days on the road were cut short when his girlfriend slash bandmate got pregnant. his dad became a stay at home husband for a bit while his mom finally took the teaching job she’d been putting off since she decided to do music full-time. neither of them regretted this choice, as they were fond of telling thurston. that said, there were always going to be some drawbacks to being born to young, isolated, inexperienced parents. his dad was twenty when he was born, his mom twenty-six.

for one, there was the name: thurston, for thurston moore of sonic youth. years of being nicknamed thirsty by uncreative elementary school kids got him to the point of going by thurston or ‘nothing at all’. most of the kids preferred the latter, ignoring him altogether or just calling him ‘freak’. perhaps that was when he really started to feel the change coming on within.

his parents had cleaned up their image. his dad’s long hair was cropped short for his own new job, his mom had taken her piercings out, dyed her hair back to brown. the b-movie posters and tacky collectable mugs that had littered his house his whole childhood were superseded by nice wallpaper, matching glasses that came new from homesense. his parents had fully gone the yuppie route, and they’d stray back away later, but at the time that he was entering high school, he felt a need to rebel against this beige-washing, to return to what he felt had been the glory days.

out came sonic youth, pavement, the pixies, sebadoh, 12 rods, sloan, asrielle — out came the alternative. the cds, records, and cassettes that his parents had stacked away reemerged in his bedroom, blasted to deafening through his cheap headphones. he studied the music of his parents’ peers with an almost religious reverence, and with his dad’s old candy apple red telecaster in hand, he began to teach himself the music he’d grown up on.

after high school finally ended he was desperate to get away. university was the obvious answer, until he failed out a year in. he soon learned that he’d been accommodated by his teachers his entire school career up until that point, and without the forgiveness for habitually late or undone homework and assignments, without the support of the two friends he’d had, he essentially had a breakdown. the school doctor diagnosed him with adhd, and on the final day of class an accidental overdose of his prescribed medication left him feeling so wretched that he tossed the bottle the next day. he came home to skulk around his home like an overgrown bat, until his parents finally put their foot down: do something, or he’d have to go stay with his grandparents. at that time, it seemed like the answer was obvious.

his grandparents lived up north, in the muskoka region. cottage country, people called it. all it meant to him was that he went from relative business of guelph to near silence, 90% of the year. thurston couldn’t drive, and the only internet at the house was dial-up, so his world narrowed to music and his grandparents. he got really good at chess, and gardening, and swimming, and also, somewhere in there, music. he’d finally tipped over the point where he could cover a song and just, understand it. the music made sense.

at this point he decided to try post-secondary education again. maybe university wasn’t for him, but college could be fun. he went for film and television, based on some vague childhood notion of wanting to work in movies. all his old issues cropped back up, but one thing was different: he’d found a band. after spotting a ‘guitarist wanted’ ad on a corkboard, he’d auditioned, and got it. for the next year and a half he and the band were inseparable. and then, he failed out of school. again.

he came home and returned to his earlier routine, until his granddad died. suddenly, it was a whirlwind. his grandma was selling the house and moving into his old room with his parents, while he slept on the couch. his parents were doing their best for her and for thurston, but he knew he was in the way. so he found his dad’s address book and copied down his aunt’s new york city address. she’d always said he was welcome to come visit when she used to come down for christmas, so he figured it was worth a shot.

with a backpack of clothing and his guitar case, he got the first bus to new york, only telling his dad that he’d figured out a place to live. of course, when he got to his aunt’s address, it turned out she’d moved. great. thuston was at his wits end when he all but stumbled into the dive bar, but it turned out to be just the move. spilling his guts drunkenly somehow solved all his problems: a place to stay, and a job. nevermind that he didn’t technically have a visa — the whole thing was under the table, for cash and room and board, and he was more than happy to take what he could get.

#i'll make a real header img at some pointt #but intro is out for now !!

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thatfilthyanimal · 3 years

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Just some random Rise of the Titans Metro City (???) screenshots from last night. I haven't finished watching it but I know how it ends, and all I can really say is its not actually that tragic that we don't see Megamind in this universe. I'll leave it at that to avoid spoilers. That said, there may very well be spoilers here, I don't know the shows enough to know what I'm looking at XD; Some fun takeaways: - More modern, lots of neon lit signs and movie posters. If this is the same Metro City then many years have passed since the movie and the city appears to be thriving - The subway exists, which you normally only get a background glimpse of in the Megamind video games - We upgraded from flip phones, bb, everyone's got smartphones now :p - The Gun Robot movie poster is all over and apparently releases Nov 5th, which was the real release date for Megamind in 2010 - That portion of the Metro City map is all over the subway and there's also the brief one shown in the phone. I doubt they match up with the actual city maps we have but they're fun either way. - A yes my favorite park in Metro City, uh-- *checks notes* "Big Park". - "Metro City Center" appears to have some New York vibes going on - There's what looks like a band photo that has major magical girl vibes and I'm living for it, honestly - Listen, I'm a furry, but why are there furries, what is the context, is there context, DWA pls what is that - A movie poster? Something? For something called Anton - "Lots Of Parking" and what I thiiiink says "So Totally Vegan" are peak naming choices and that designer needs a raise immediately - I know kids movie etc etc etc but the cops seem to be using non-lethal guns, or taser guns, something-- which is fun. If this movie takes place after Megamind switches sides it implies an overhaul of Metro City's useless gun-happy police force, potentially under his suggestions. I'm sure he'd have a LOT of feelings about gun laws and etc.

#Megamind #Dreamworks #Dreamworks Animation #Metro City #rott spoilers #sorry to use y'alls tag for this #please pity me I haven't had new content in ten years #I'm parched #let me have this

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kieraswriting · 4 years

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Coffin Chapter Twenty-Four

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“You know who I bet has tons of practice with thralls?” Patton said, after coming out of the third one that day, and Virgil saying that he hadn’t figured out any better how to change it.

Virgil sighed. He’d gotten to where he could start the thrall with barely any blood, so he wasn’t worried about taking so much, but he hated biting them so many times in a day, even if they didn’t remember it. Maybe especially since they didn’t remember it. “Please don’t say Remus. I can’t handle another conversation with him about thralls.”

Patton’s nose wrinkled. “Oh. No, I wasn’t thinking of him. I was thinking Remy. We haven’t called Logan in a few days anyway.”

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Thomas was just waking up again, exhausted. Trying to resist was hard.

“You know, I could maybe show you how it’s done,” Remus offered, still at a distance that Dee had insisted upon.

Dee bristled as Remus took a step forward. He stood up and between Remus and Thomas. “You touch him and I will rip your throat out. ”

“Still touchy about your human, huh? And here I thought we were getting to be friends.” Remus took another step forward, clearly teasing, but Thomas had no idea how far he would go and still be ‘just teasing’.

Dee hissed, crouching slightly, but this only seemed to encourage Remus, as he kept coming closer. “Stay away from him!”

Remus grinned. “Oh, I’ll leave your little human alone. But I’m getting really, really bored sitting around for you two to not figure things out.”

Remus was now only a couple feet away from Dee, and Thomas could feel the threat radiating off of both of them. He wanted to shout at them, to stop this before it became a fight, but it was as if every cell in his body was telling him that one movement or sound and he would end up dead.

“Don’t take another step,” Dee hissed.

“Didn’t you know, snakey?” Remus said, still walking forward. “Humans aren’t the only ones that can be thralled.”

“Of course I know,” Dee spat. “Doesn’t mean I want to try.”

“Not even if it means you figure it out?”

“No.”

“What a shame, I guess I’ll have to try Tho-“

Dee let out a growl and Remus was cut off by a swift gut punch. But instead of pressing the advantage, Dee hesitated, probably hoping that it would be enough.

Remus also growled, though his was clearly far more playful, and he jumped at Dee. Dee was too fast to tackle, but the two of them were soon caught in a full-fledged fight.

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The fight was over the moment Remus got his teeth into Dee.

Dee dropped almost immediately to his knees, inwardly snarling and fighting against the hold, but unable to move.

“Whoa there, snakey, calm down,” Remus said, much of the teasing gone already.

Dee found his mind calming despite himself. And when it was calm enough, he finally felt a slight curiousity.

“There you have it, made a breakthrough!” Remus said happily. “Wanna tell the class?”

Dee regained control of his head. He glared at Remus. “I hate you.”

“Aw, you don’t hate me, you’re just spitting mad. Wanna know why?”

Dee glared harder, but he actually was curious. Thomas, and the thralls Remus had taken at the prison, heck, even the other vampires back when they were all together, had all seemed to adore the person thralling them.

“Stay here, Dee Dee, I’ll be right back. I need to show you this one.”

Remus left, but not far, searching for something.

“Dee, are you alright?” Thomas asked.

Dee couldn’t turn to look at him, but he could hear the fear in his voice. “I’m fine. Stay away from Remus.”

Then Remus came back, carrying a brown lump. Dee really hoped that it wasn’t what he thought it was.

“Alright! Teaching materials have been acquired!” Remus said loudly, sitting on the ground beside Dee.

Dee found himself moving to a sitting position without wanting to.

“Okay, look here.” Remus had the lump, which now looked more like clay, thank goodness, and was molding it into a snake. He stuck a twig through the head and the end of the tail. “So, this twig is me,” he said, pointing to the one in the tail. “And the other one is you.”

Dee let go of his anger. Remus was an idiot, and infuriating, but it seemed he was genuinely trying to teach, in his own absurd way. “Ok.”

Remus smiled brightly. “And this is the link,” he said, pointing to the clay. “Now it can go two ways, up, or sideways.” He pinched the snake so it flattened out horizontally. “This is more what it looks like in my head right now. It’s sideways, so I can make your body do anything I want. A suuuper long time ago I had to say it all out loud, but I can just do it now.”

Dee found himself clapping.

“Now the other way is up. You can’t just twist it though, you have to pinch it all the way up.” Remus said, demonstrating with his snake. “And up is feelings and thoughts and junk. Mostly making you fall in love with me.”

Remus batted his eyelashes, and Dee rolled his eyes. “But I haven’t been able to make the link change either up or sideways.”

“Oh…” Remus said disappointedly. “Well, anyway, you have a nice round little snake when you start, so you’re controlling his body and his feelings. You just have to figure out how to run a steamroller over your snake.”

“Do you really think of it as a snake?” Dee asked. Snakes weren’t exactly moldable.

“Oh, no, mine’s a d*ck. I just figured a snake would make it easier for you.”

Dee cringed, and was suddenly able to, his body back under his control.

“And when you’re done you just lop it right off!” Remus said cheerfully.

“Please stop.”

“But I haven’t even talked about when you have more than one—“

“Stoooop…. please, Remus, I understand what you tried to say.”

“But then what does resisting do?” Thomas asked.

“Oh! That’s like when—“

Dee shoved a hand over Remus’s mouth. “I get it. I’ll explain to Thomas. Later.”

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After Patton and Roman had talked to Logan for a while, Virgil was handed the phone.

“ Hey there, babycakes, heard you wanted to talk to me? ”

“Um… yeah, I guess.” Virgil stood up, pacing around the room.

“What, now you’re leaving the conversation on me?”

“No, no I didn’t mean to, I— well, we called because I’m trying to learn how to do a thrall.”

“A thrall,” Remy gave a low whistle. “That’s easy to try and hard to get good at.”

“Yeah, that’s what I’m figuring out. They… adore me, and forget as soon as they wake up.”

“Yepper, that sounds like a baby vampire.”

“How do I stop it?”

“You could try not thralling your friends.”

Virgil heard a bit of a hushed conversation from the other end, mostly Emile fussing at Remy.

“Ok, fine, what does your link look like? Describe it to me.”

“It’s like a rubber band. One end is looped around me and the other one around the other person.”

“Hmmm.”

“Remus told me how to start. He said I have to change its shape to control it.”

“Not necessarily. It’s typically better to work with what you know. Have you tried stretching it, like you would a normal rubber band?”

“I thought about it, but I can’t figure out how.”

“Try that. Or no. You’ve been trying to make it have less of an influence, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Try more influence first. Fold it in half, or loop it around a second time. Don’t worry so much about changing things the way you want, just change things and see what happens.”

“Ok. I guess I can try that.”

“There’s a kid. Don’t worry too much, nobody learned a thrall in a week.”

“Alright. Thanks, Remy.”

“ Eh, I owed Em a favo-oof. You’re welcome, kid. Call again if you have more issues.”

Virgil laughed slightly, and Remy hung up. He looked up and saw Patton watching him expectantly.

“What’d he say?”

Virgil handed Patton his phone back. “It’ll take a while. He gave me a few ideas, but mostly I have to just keep playing with it.”

“Well, we could practice now if you want,” Patton offered.

Virgil sat down on the couch. “Why do you care so much? You’re taking hours and hours that you can’t even remember and giving them to me.”

“Well, I have to admit, I have some selfish reasons,” Patton said, sitting across from him. “I do care about you, and want to help you, but a lot of my reason is just that I’m really, really bored. I don’t have anything to do, or anywhere to go, and this helps me be not bored! And also you get really cuddly afterwards, and I’m always down for cuddles!”

Virgil flushed. It felt strange, being so well-fed that he could blush when he was embarrassed.

“But I don’t want to push you,” Patton said. “Not for my own reasons, anyway. If you don’t want to do more today, we can try to watch another movie.”

“Maybe… a movie first, and then we can try again?”

“Sounds like a deal to me! I’ll go get Roman, I think I’d break the whole thing if I tried touching it.”

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Liam sat up with a sigh of relief. That was much better. Even non lethal, a gunshot wound was wildly painful.

The vampire was trembling slightly, eyes going between Liam’s face and his gun. Not for the first time, Liam wished that they’d figured out how to make a thrall go the other way. He’d certainly appreciate a small army of obedient vampires.

He could, of course, bend nearly any vampire to his will, given enough time and a few supplies, but a thrall seemed much more efficient. And he needed that army soon.

Vampires had his son, and he was not going to let them stay hidden much longer.

#sanders sides #vampire au #vampires #blood #virgil sanders #roman sanders #logan sanders #patton sanders #janus sanders #remus sanders #emile picani #remy sleep #my own work #coffin #violence #speciesism #vampire virgil #platonic moxiety

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captain-yeet · 4 years

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Oops, That Happened - Part 2 (Demetri Volturi x Reader)

Summary: After Italy and the unexpected encounter the two of you shared, it was safe to say that Demetri was on your mind a lot. Luckily for you, the feeling was mutual. You only hoped someday you could see him again...

Word count: 3.5k

Warnings: NSFW, swearing, very very adult themes. If ur a kid or under 18 don't read pls shits about to get Nastay. But with fluff at the end! Merry crimmis, folks.

Part One

Months have passed by and you went about your business as normal. Bella was in her final year of high school and after Italy, it felt as if any vampire drama was wrapped up and dealt with in a nice little bow.

Except it wasn't.

One, a band of newborn vampires had come to search for your little sister, breaking into your house while your father slept on the couch and taking an item of her clothing. To say it infuriated you that once again your sister's life was at stake would be an understatement.

Secondly, you had yet to hear any word from Demetri, and as the weeks turned into months going by your hopes waned and your heart ached.

The surprise intimate moment the two of you shared played back in your mind's eye almost every night. Whenever you would be laying in bed, in the shower or going about your business his handsome face would pop into your mind accompanied by the memory of pleasure that coursed through you in that finite moment.

Did he even want to see you again? Were his words a lie? You had no idea but despite your doubts and insecurities, you wished to see him again. You longed for it.

Today Bella would be staying at Edward's house; nothing unusual there. You walked with her to her truck. "Don't get up to too much trouble, you hear me?"

Bella rolled her eyes. "Yes, Mom," she groaned. A tiny smile played on her lips, however.

Giving her a hug, you stepped back from the truck and watched your sister drive away. A sigh escaped your lips. You still hated that damn Cullen boy with a fiery passion, but you knew she would be in safe hands.

Night came and with it complete boredom. Your father Charlie was passed out cold on the couch and would be there till the sun rose. As for you, you were laying in your bed in just an oversized t-shirt that you refused to part with.

Again, as he did every night, Demetri's face popped into your mind. You closed your eyes, trying to push him out. If he still wanted me he would have made contact by now, you reasoned with yourself.

Tap. Tap.

The sound of something gently hitting your window roused you from your thoughts. Sitting up, you glanced over to your bedroom window only to cover your mouth in shock at the face peering in.

The one who had plagued your thoughts, was balancing on you could only guess was a tree branch outside your bedroom window. You had to be dreaming, surely? Or going insane.

Rushing over and yanking the window open, you leaned out of it. "What are you doing here?" You whisper-hissed in the quietest voice you could manage.

"I'm happy to see you too, love," he chuckled, "mind making some room for me to enter?"

"What, need my permission to come in?" You teased.

"Vampires don't work like that, gorgeous."

You stepped back away from the window, crossing your arms a little self consciously as you watched Demetri clamber in through your window. You were now suddenly very aware of what you were wearing; the shirt just brushed halfway down your thighs.

Demetri stood straight and studied your appearance, also taking note of your bed attire with a faint hint of a smirk. "It's been a while, you look good."

You bowed your head. "Same to you... it really has been a while, huh?"

An apologetic look crossed his face. "Forgive me. I would have been in contact sooner but my masters forbid it."

"Forbid it'?" You echoed, brows furrowing in confusion.

He nodded. "After you left Italy... let's just say that the Cullens aren't in Aro's good graces as of right now, given that you and your sister are still human."

You bit your lip. Another reminder about my mortality, fantastic.

Sensing your apprehension, Demetri slowly, cautiously as if testing the waters, approached you. "You have nothing to fear from my coven, Y/N. And especially nothing from me."

"Why are you here, Demetri?" You challenged him, meeting his eyes finally. "Because with everything I have going on right now the last thing I need is a reminder that I need to die or become a vampire."

Demetri's jaw clenched and you suddenly regretted snapping at the gorgeous but lethal vampire very much. Taking you by surprise however he sighed and took a seat at the side of your bed. Clutching his head in his hands, your concern grew as he let out a pained whine. "This is not going how I thought it would..."

"A-are you okay, Demetri?" You asked, taking a step toward him hesitantly.

Another whine, but quieter this time. "God, even just the mention of my name coming from your lips is driving me insane."

What? Blinking, you were suddenly in focus mode. Kneeling down in front of him, you forced him to look you in the eye. "What does that mean? Please tell me, I'm so lost..."

"You remember our... encounter, yes?"

You nodded in reply. How could I forget?

You watched him swallow thickly, his eyes staring intensely into your own. "Ever since that day, that moment, I've been at a loss. To think I'd get so distracted and frustrated by a simple human woman."

The last few words began a pang of pain in your heart, but a cold gentle hand cupping your face quelled it. "You are no simple woman, though Miss Swan. I've snuck way on my own accord from my group here in Washington to see you. To get closure. Tell me if you don't share my feelings, or if you do."

If your heart could spontaneously combust from excitement and nervousness at once, it would have at this moment. Here was a man - an incredibly handsome immortal man that could kill you with a flick of his wrist - confessing his feelings for you. Feelings of inferiority made you self-conscious. He was out of your league, a literal ethereal creature whereas you were quite simply, a normal human being.

"Since we, you know, did that thing together in Italy," you began, stammering over your words, "you've been on my mind ever since." Getting to your feet, you joined him on the bed. "Every night before I fall asleep when I wake up, hell even in the damn shower or washing dishes the memory will pop into my head and I find myself missing you."

Demetri took in your words, choosing not to interrupt you. He watched with an expression you couldn't identify. Curiosity? Hope? Maybe even a hint of amusement.

"I know that sounds crazy," you continued, heat blooming in your cheeks. "We barely know each other and here I am pining."

"It's not crazy in my world," he murmured in reply.

"What does that mean?"

"My kind have mates. Some immediately feel a pull towards their significant other, others feel it developing the more time we spend together."

You thought about his words for a moment. "... So where does that leave you and me?"

He smiled at you; a playful smirk. "Would you like to test the waters?"

Your heart skipped a beat. If he was suggesting what you thought he was... The ability to speak left but you nodded in consent.

Demetri scooted closer, keeping his eyes locked on yours. Your faces were so close, the air between you electrified. Leaning in very slowly, he checked in with you one last time. "Are you sure?"

Biting your lip, you suppressed a laugh. "Hundred percent."

He continued leaning in until his lips brushed lightly against yours. Demetri held his position like that, and his lack of action made you whine in protest. So, you took the initiative and kissed first and holy shit how you missed this feeling. You missed him, especially and the need you'd been harboring for him took over your rational thinking.

You pulled back a moment only to place your hands on his shoulders as you straddled his lap. Any restraint Demetri had now left him and he hungrily kissed back, hands firmly grasping at your thighs, running slowly up to your hips, resting at your waist. The coldness of his skin made you let out a small gasp against his mouth, making him smirk. The hem of your shirt had ridden up with his movements.

"I think it's my turn to take charge," he said in a low, smooth voice.

"God, please do," you whimpered. The need for him to touch you grew stronger, especially where you needed him most.

In a flash you went from straddling Demetri's lap to laying flat on your back, head resting comfortably against the plush pillows. He pulled back so he was on his knees between your legs, hands caressing the sides of your thighs. You squirmed a little under his touch, making him chuckle.

"You're rather impatient aren't you, love?" He teased you, observing you closely.

"Can you blame me?" You quipped back breathlessly.

He shook his head. His handsome face wore an admiring expression. The way his eyes took you on made you feel warm inside like he enjoyed what he saw. You felt comfortable.

"I can't say I do."

His hands moved from your thighs to his own clothing and you swore he could hear your heart stop as you watched him remove his coat and his shirt within moments of you blinking.

You'd seen many shirtless men before - magazines, TV shows, movies, the damn swimming pool. Sure, some men were very... well built and you couldn't lie and say that they didn't look good, but nothing drove you crazy. Demetri, on the other hand, was sculpted to perfection in your eyes.

You sat up a little, and raised a hand hesitantly, looking up at him shyly. Sensing what you wanted, he smiled and took your hand, placing it against his torso. The skin was hard but surprisingly smooth, not a single blemish, dent or imperfection to be found.

Unconsciously, your hand began to drift lower, reaching the leather belt of his pants. Looking up at Demetri, you took a shaky breath to steady your nerves. "Can I...?"

"You may."

The simple confirmation of consent stoked the embers of flame that had begun to arise within you, and you eagerly unbuckled the belt and unbuttoned his dark trousers to get to your reward.

Demetri's long and large erection sprung free and he laughed at how your eyes widened at the sight.

Blushing furiously, you lightly slapped his torso. "Shhhhh, my dad is asleep downstairs!" I wouldn't want to explain why I have a naked man with red eyes on top of me.

Cupping your cheek with one hand, he bit his lip trying to stifle laughter as he looked down at you. "I'm sorry, it's just... your face -"

He broke off into another, quieter this time, fit of laughter and you pouted.

Oh, I think it's time for you to shut up, you thought haughtily. Your defiant embarrassment needing to be defended outweighed your initial shyness, and you took his cock firmly on your hand and began stroking it. His laughter ceased and you looked up with innocent eyes as your tongue darted out and lapped at the head. You marveled at the taste; you expected bitterness but was pleasantly surprised to find that it tasted sweet.

Eyes growing dark, Demetri bit back a groan at the sensation of your tongue swirling around the head of his cock. You had moved from your sitting position to being on all fours in front of him, working him with every precise movement of your tongue and lips. Being mindful as not to hurt you he placed his hands on either side of your head; one stroking your hair while the other cupped your face, holding you there.

You were enjoying the feeling of his cock in your mouth, taking as much of him as you could while you bob your head back and forth. You decided to really push your luck and changed your technique. With every bob of your head, you let your tongue lick the underside of his cock.

He groaned, almost a growl in pleasure. You looked up through your lashes to watch as his perfect face contorted in ecstasy, closing his eyes blissfully. Gotcha, you thought smugly, kicking your motions up a notch and increasing the speed.

"Shit that feels good," he moaned, eyes open once again and watching you work him with wonder.

You pulled back to catch your breath and grinned up at him. "Am I doing a good job?" You couldn't keep the smug tone out of your voice.

He pulled back from you, and for a moment you felt insecure... until he reached for your shirt and began working it up over your breasts. Sitting up straight, you lifted your arms over your head to help him get the damned piece of fabric off your body.

Before you could even process the fact that you were now completely bare before him Demetri's mouth was on yours again, a newfound hunger in his kiss. He wrapped an arm around your waist and held you tight to his chest, parting your legs further with his knee. You began to wonder what exactly he was doing until you felt his free hand snake its way down to where you ached for him.

"You are so in for it now, cara mia," he growled into your ear, sending more heat down your spine. He cupped you gently but firmly making you gasp in shock and pleasure, a small squeak escaping from your lips. You buried your face in his shoulder as he began moving his fingers in a circular motion, rubbing your aching pussy.

"Do you have any idea how many nights I've laid alone in my quarters imagining doing this to you?" he whispered against your hair, never ceasing in his motions. "This and so much more?"

God this feels amazing, you thought weakly, grinding yourself on his fingers. The way he was talking, how good it felt to have his hands on you...

It was better than any of your wildest imaginings and more.

He moved his hand away, and you felt like you could have cried at the loss of his fingers working you. "Lay down, Y/N. On your back, get comfy."

A jolt of excitement shot through your veins and you nodded, clambering back to your original position on your bed.

Was this the afterlife? Had you died and gone to some kind of lust-filled utopia? It felt as so, as you watched Demetri lay down and position himself between your legs. One of his hands reached up and groped one of your breasts and your hand to cover your mouth with your hand as you let out a loud moan. While he worked your breast with one hand, what really sent you to heaven was when he slowly ran his tongue up along the sensitive spot between your legs.

"Oh fuck," came your muffled cry, eyes widening once again at the new sensation. Your positive response made Demetri chuckle, the vibrations of his laughter making you instinctively thrust your hips against his mouth.

Very briefly, Demetri lifted his head to look you straight in the eye. "I'm going to take care of you since you've been such a good girl." The pet name stirred the embers once more. He brought his hand back to your pussy and pressed his thumb against your throbbing clit, making you choke on your suppressed moans. "Is that what you want, Y/N?"

"Yes, yes it's what I want," you practically mewled in reply, squirming desperately for some friction. "Please."

"What exactly do you want me to do?"

Oh the asshole is enjoying this, isn't he? "Please eat my pussy," you hissed.

Demetri grinned, victorious. You felt like helpless prey in the talons of a predator, but in all honesty, it turned you on even further.

He wasted no time putting his face back down there and got to work, lapping at your wet pussy. You arched your back and closed your eyes, spreading your legs as wide as you comfortably could. He had kept his thumb on your clit and was moving it in circular motions while his lips sucked on your labia, his tongue darting between the folds to taste you. The fire in between your legs grew unbearable and soon you had both your hands gripping Demetri's hair, shamelessly gyrating your hips against his face.

He didn't seem to mind. You felt his thumb disappear from your clit only to be quickly replaced with his lips. Opening your eyes, you looked down and saw the hand he was using to pleasure you with was now being used to stroke his cock. You could feel that he was enjoying this as much as you were.

Something changed in his rhythm and it made you become a panting mess. You could feel your release coming and quickly. "Shit, please keep doing that," you whimpered, sitting up a little to watch him.

He obeyed and turned up the tempo to his actions. His tongue was now buried deep inside of your soaked pussy, nose rubbing your clit, his head moving in a shaking head motion and it took all of your restraint not to scream the house down.

If there was something you were going to take away from this, it was that Demetri was amazing in bed.

Demetri brought his face away from your throbbing pussy, his eyes almost black in color. Hand now rubbing your clit again. "I've got you, Y/N. Let go for me."

You couldn't hold it back any further. It almost pained you to hold back the scream that was building up in your throat as you came all over Demetri's fingers, rocking your hips as you did so, practically riding them.

You felt something hot and wet touch your thighs. Opening your eyes wearily, you saw the Demetri had brought himself to finish too, the hot cum coating your thighs dangerously close to your own pussy.

Heart beating fast and hard, you kept your eyes closed, breathing deeply to calm your erratic heart. A cool, wetness wiped away the mess on your thigh and between your legs, gently dabbing it all away. A few moments later, you felt the bed dip beside you and a blanket being laid over your naked body.

Rolling over, you open your eyes to see Demetri laying on his side, propped up on his elbow staring at you with complete adoration in his eyes, a soft smile playing on his lips. "Hi," you whispered shyly.

"Hi to you too," he replied, the smile growing wider. "Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, I think so." You bit your lip a moment, pondering whether or not to request of him what you wanted at the moment. "Demetri?"

"Hmmm?" He hummed in response.

"Is... is it okay with you if I uh, lay on your chest a bit?" You squeezed your eyes shut, blushing. Ahh, stupid question Y/N! Stupid question. Way to come off as clingy.

A quiet chuckle. Then, the bed dipped slightly. "Of course," came his reply, "come here, love."

Smiling, you opened your eyes. Shimming over, you nested yourself into the vampire's side, curling up happily. He wrapped his arm around you and held you close to his chest, savoring the moment. "I could get used to this, you know."

"I feel the same," Demetri confided, fingertips tracing patterns on your back. “It pains me that I’ll have to leave eventually.”

That woke you up a little.

Sitting up, you fixed your wide-eyed, now panicked gaze on him. “You’re leaving? How soon?”

Demetri shushed you softly, stroking your back more to comfort you. “I disbanded from my traveling companions under the guise of hunting and I’ll have to return eventually. And secondly, your father is downstairs. I don’t think he’d take too kindly to find a stranger naked in bed with his daughter.”

You ducked your head, nodding in agreement. “True,” you agreed, laying back down. “But for some forewarning, you better leave me your number or a way to contact you before you leave, mister.”

He buried his face into your hair. “I wouldn’t dream of it. You’re mine and I intend to keep it that way.”

Your heart soared at his words. With a happy smile on your face, you lay back down and curled up on his chest once more. “Glad to hear it, especially after that. I’m all yours if you’ll have me, sweetheart.”

With that, you let sleep take you, drifting off into a peaceful sleep in the arms of someone that made you feel as if you were on cloud nine after the night’s antics. Unbeknownst to you, Demetri held you a little tighter once he felt you drift away into a deep sleep. He would cherish this tender moment with you while he had the chance.

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January 7: The Nice Guys (2016) (Part 1)

Wow, a contemporary movie one week in! Will wonders never cease.

Continuing the trend of action-comedies, I’m watching a more modern one today! Interestingly enough, though, The Nice Guys from 2016 has a link to yesterday’s film, Last Action Hero. And that link is one Shane Black.

These days, Black, is probably best known as the director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3, The Predator, and of course, The Nice Guys. Along with writing all of those films, he’s also written Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad (my faaaaaav’rit), Lethal Weapon 2, and...Last Action Hero. How’s that for a thruline, huh?

Well, it’s a 23 year gap between these two movies, so let’s see how Black’s characteristically irreverent writing and comedic styles have improved! ROLL TAPE

Recap

Misty Mountains is dead, to begin with.

Starting off with a bang, huh? I can dig it. The death of Ms. Mountains, an “adult film star” in the year 1978. brings us into an investigation led on two separate fronts. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a tough-guy-for-hire, who tends to say hello with a punch to the face. He’s hired by a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley), who asks her to get rid of a couple of guys tailing her.

And who is that guy? It’s Holland March (Ryan Gosling), a sad and mildly alcoholic private detective and single father. At the bhest of Misty Mountains’ aunt, he’s investigating a sighting of the adult film star by her aunt, after her alleged death. That investigation has led to Amelia, who was last seen at that location.

Also, you see that GIF above? Of a man in a full bathtub and a nice suit? That’s the energy we’re gonna get from this movie. And again...I can dig it.

Jackson finds Holland, leading to his already characteristic greeting face-punch, alongside a beatdown, an arm break, and perhaps the greatest scream in all of cinema.

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And I’m gonna front load this next comment with a spoiler alert for my opinions of this movie.

The acting in this movie is perfect. On all sides. There’s not a bad performance in the bunch, and Gosling and Crowe constantly steal the show. And the crazy thing? They aren’t even my favorite characters! They’re #2 and 3, respectively, for sure. And #1? I’ll talk about her a little later.

Jackson heads home, and he’s assaulted by Keith David (whom I adore in anything he’s in) and another thug (Beau Knapp) in his apartment. Jackson gets beaten by Knapp, who isn’t easy to describe. Too bad there isn’t a name or defining feature to him.

Ah. Blueface it is! And for the record, that’s actually how he’s credited. Anyway, these thugs are after Amelia for unknown reasons. Jackson gets loose, a firefight ensures, Blueface KILLS THE NEIGHBOR (and we NEVER REVISIT THAT), and the henchmen get away. Now Jackson’s apartment is ruined, his fish are dead (yeah, Blueface killed his fish), and he’s pissed. Wonder who can help with that?

Cut to a birthday party for Holland’s daughter, Holly March (Angourie Rice), my favorite character in the film! I adore Holland and Jackson, but Holly’s Penny-like confidence and attitude won me over very quickly. She’s definitely her father’s daughter, even if she isn’t often happy about that particular fact. Her dynamic with both characters is fantastic, and Rice is one of the best child actors I’ve seen in a good while. Although, considering last week’s entry, that isn’t necessarily difficult at the moment.

But OK, Jackson offers to pay Holland to find these thugs (and save Amelia), and Holland reluctantly agrees. And our buddy-cop-esque partnership comes together!

After “interviewing” Amelia’s protect group (who are protesting pollution by pretending to be dead on some steps) in a very funny set of exchanges, they meet Chet (Jack Kilmer), a movie projectionist and friend of Amelia’s. He tells them that her boyfriend Dean recently died in a fire. Dean made “experimental” films (read: porn...for now), and Amelia was involved in the making of one of these movies. They visit the burned house and meet this kid:

He reveals that the film was linked to Misty Mountains, and that the producer was well-known porn producer Sid Shattuck. We head to his place after that, and see a rip-roaring Great Gatsby-style party. Fake unicorns, Earth, Wind, and Fire playing (possibly, could be a cover band), and just pure ‘70s energy. By the way, the ‘70s energy is strong with this film. Atmosphere is completely suffused with the tastes of the decade. Which is funny, because I’ve said something similar for the past two films, yeah? Never mind. This one has them handily beat, when it comes to period authenticity.

Where were we? Oh, right. So, Holland goes swimming with mermaids.

He’s probably just going to question them, or something.

Holly snuck into the party (as she wants to help, like the little boss she is), and arguably does a better detective job than her dad, who’s just backflipped off of a building and lost his gun. Yup. He’s also found Amelia (sort of), along with someone else...

Wonderful shot. And Holland’s reaction is hilarious. I love this movie.

Anyway, that’s the body of Sid Shattuck (Robert Downey Jr., a common Shane Black collaborator), which means that everyone working on this one “experimental film” is dead. Well, everyone but Amelia, and Chet. Not for lack of trying, in the case of the former.

Holly’s been found out, and taken by Blueface to find out where Amelia is. And, hey, she’s right there! As Blueface fires at her, Holly closes the door on his hand, causing him to miss, and allowing both of them to escape. Meanwhile, Jackson fights Keith David at the party, and Holland...well, Holland’s drunk, in case you hadn’t figured that out. Eventually, Jackson finds Holland, they dispose of Shattuck’s body (for some reason), Amelia escapes, Blueface ends up getting hit by a car, and Holland drunk drives into a tree.

Don’t drink and drive, kids.

Jackson hears Blueface’s last threats, then, uh...puts him out of his misery. The team (including Holly, now) comes together, and the police arrive. And the plot thickens. Why?

Kim Basinger! AKA, Judith Kuttner, Amelia’s mother. Judith here works for the DoJ, and is going up against the porn industry becaus of alleged ties to the Vegas mob. Which, she believes, is why her daughter decided to be in one, as their relationship isn’t...great. Amelia, for her part, believes that her own mother wants her dead, and has hired thugs to kill her. Geez. Judith obviously denies this. To find and protect her daughter, Judith hires our intrepid duo.

And that’s a good place to pause. Be ready for Part 2!

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MARILYN MONROE

June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) was an actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's changing attitudes towards sexuality. She was a top-billed actress for only a decade, but her films grossed $200 million by the time of her death in 1962. More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon.

"When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress. I didn't like the world around me because it was kind of grim, but I loved to play house. When I heard that this was acting, I said that's what I want to be. Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it.” ~ Marilyn Monroe,1962

Lucille Ball never worked with Marilyn Monroe, but meet her in 1953 at Ciro’s Nightclub on Sunset Strip, along with Betty Grable, and Red Skelton. Monroe’s immense popularity permeated Ball’s work none-the-less.

At the start of “Changing the Boys’ Wardrobe” (ILL S3;E10) the gang is heading to the movies to see “That picture we’ve been trying to get to for weeks with Marilyn Monroe.” The movie is likely Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which premiered in New York City in July 1953. On November 5, 1953, the same day the episode was filmed, Monroe’s new film How to Marry a Millionaire was released in the US.

The November 1953 cover of TV and Movie Screen Magazine saw Lucy (in “The Camping Trip”) and Marilyn wearing the dress she wore on the May 1953 cover of Life Magazine promoting Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Also on November 5, 1953, the town of Monroe, New York (60 miles from New York City) was temporarily renamed Marilyn Monroe.

The film later inspired much of the plot of “Second Honeymoon” (S5;E14), Lucy’s failed attempt to make their transatlantic crossing to Europe more than just a working vacation.

Monroe’s dinner companion turns out to be a seven year-old boy, just like Lucy’s ping pong partner turns out to be young Kenneth Hamilton (Harvey Grant).

Lucy gets stuck in a porthole just as Monroe did, also draping a blanket around her shoulders so passersby wouldn’t know what was really going on.

The idea for the burlap potato sack dresses in “Lucy Wants A Paris Gown” (ILL S5;E20) comes from Monroe’s real life.

In 1951 Marilyn Monroe took a series of high fashion photographs wearing a potato sack as a response to a journalist who said that she might look sexier in a burlap sack than her usual fashion choices.

Lucy first wore burlap at the end of “Mr. and Mrs. TV Show” (ILL S4;E24) as her scary version of a Phipps make-over.

In “Ricky’s Movie Offer” (ILL S4;E5) Lucy and Ethel argue about who looks more like Marilyn Monroe.

While Lucy has the facial features, Ethel has the blonde hair.

Fred (hilariously) settles the argument!

In “Ricky’s Screen Test” (ILL S4;E7) a long list of Hollywood names are dropped in anticipation of hobnobbing with celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe.

In “Lucy and Harpo Marx” (ILL S4;E28) Lucy wonders if Ethel might pass for Monroe to a near-sighted Carolyn Appleby. After Ethel tries to walk like Marilyn Monroe, Lucy decides that “nobody is that near-sighted!” Fred says that he looks more like Marilyn than either of them!

In “Lucy and Superman” (ILL S6;E13), the Appleby’s come over for a social evening that Ethel calls “the bore war” because the couples only talk about their children. As the scene opens, Caroline is in mid-sentence talking about a Marilyn Monroe film.

CAROLINE: “...and he picked up Marilyn Monroe, slung her over his shoulder and carried her off!”

Although the title is never mentioned, the film they are discussing is Bus Stop, starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray. It was released in August 1956, two and a half months before this episode was filmed.

When “Lucy Does the Tango” (ILL S6;E20), she stuffs eggs down her blouse and Ethel stashes a some in her back pockets. Lucy tells her, “Whatever you do don’t try to walk like Marilyn Monroe,” but the ‘yolk’ is on Ethel when Fred suddenly enters through the kitchen door!

In “Lucy the Gun Moll” (TLS S4;E25), Lucy plays Lucy Carmichael and Rusty Martin. The name Rusty Martin was probably derived from Lucy’s hair color and the surname of Mary Martin, who introduced the song “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” (music and lyrics by Cole Porter) in the 1938 Broadway musical Leave It to Me. Marilyn Monroe sang it in the 1960 film Let’s Make Love. In that same film, Harry Cheshire, who played Sam Johnson in “Oil Wells” (ILL S3;E18), played Monroe’s father. Jerry Hausner (Jerry, Ricky’s Agent) and Joan Banks (Reporter Eleanor Harris in “Fan Magazine Interview”) played uncredited supporting roles.

Lucy and Marilyn shared a leading man in handsome Keith Andes. Andes was Lucy’s male lead in Wildcat on Broadway, and later played was featured on three episodes of “The Lucy Show.”

In 1952, he played opposite Marilyn in Clash By Night, an RKO picture.

In “Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio” (1952), the June 3, 1952 of Look Magazine actually had Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe on the cover! Monroe was promoting Clash by Night, and Desi had written a feature on his wife for the magazine. So Marilyn actually did appear on “I Love Lucy” - if only in a still photo.

Some Like It Hot (1959) is arguably one of Marilyn Monroe’s most popular films. What does it have in common with Lucille Ball? In 1958, both Lucy and Monroe were depicted at San Diego’s famous Del Coronado Hotel. It is the hotel that the Ricardo’s and Mertzes stay at in “Lucy Goes to Mexico” (LDCH S2;E1) as well as the backdrop for much of the film. Although Desilu filmed establishing footage of the hotel, the cast stayed in Hollywood, while Monroe went on location (as seen above). In “Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere” (TLS S4;E20), Mr. Mooney says he wouldn’t buy a second hand nightie if it had been worn by Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot.

The Irving Berlin song “There’s No Business Like Show Business” was sung on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.” Although it was originally from the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun (1946), it also served as the title and was performed (by Merman) in the Marilyn Monroe film There’s No Business Like Show Business in 1955.

In 1952, Marilyn co-starred by Richard Widmark (”The Tour” ILL S4;E30) in the film noir drama Don’t Bother To Knock. The film also featured “Lucy” players Lurene Tuttle (Fine Arts League President), Verna Felton (Mrs. Porter), Gloria Blondell (Grace Foster), as well as Harry Bartell, Olan Soule, Robert Foulke, and Bess Flowers.

That same year, Monroe starred in We’re Not Married! opposite Lucy’s friend and former co-star Ginger Rogers, as well as Eve Arden (”Hollywood at Last!”), Paul Douglas (”Lucy Wants a Career”) and Eddie Bracken (Too Many Girls).

One of Monroe’s most iconic moments came in March 1962 when she sang “Happy Birthday” as a birthday present to President John F. Kennedy in a public birthday celebration also attended by Lucy’s friends and co-stars Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda, Danny Kaye, Shirley MacLaine and Elliott Reid. A year later, Lucy Carmichael also gave Kennedy a present, a sugar cube replica of the White House on “The Lucy Show” with Elliott Reid doing Kennedy’s offstage voice as well as playing a small on-camera role!

"I never quite understood it, this sex symbol. I always thought symbols were those things you clash together! That's the trouble, a sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing. But if I'm going to be a symbol of something I'd rather have it sex than some other things they've got symbols of." ~ Marilyn Monroe, 1962

Monroe was married (and divorced) three times:

James Dougherty, Merchant Marine & Policeman (1942-46)

Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Player (1954-55)

Arthur Miller, Playwright (1956-61)

In “Lucy is Enceinte” (ILL S2;E10), Fred gives Lucy a signed baseball for his future 'godson’. When he asks Lucy to read out the signature, she at first says “Spalding,” the ball’s brand name, but then finds it is signed by Joe DiMaggio.

In “Ragtime Band” (ILL S6;E21), Little Ricky asks his Uncle Fred:

LITTLE RICKY: “Who’s Joe 'Maggio?” FRED: “'Who’s Joe 'Maggio?’ You talk more like your father everyday.”

In “Sales Resistance” (ILL S2;E17), Lucy compares herself to Willy Loman, the title character in Death of a Salesman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Arthur Miller first produced on Broadway in 1949 and made into an Oscar-nominated film in 1951.

Speaking of husbands, Desi Arnaz has something in common with Marilyn Monroe, too. Both of their souses were accused of being Communists by the House Un-American Activities Committee during the 1950s. Both Lucille and Arthur Miller were cleared of charges and their careers continued, although that was not true for many celebrities of the time.

Monroe died on August 4, 1962. The toxicology report showed that the cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning. Empty medicine bottles were found next to her bed. The possibility that Monroe had accidentally overdosed was ruled out because the dosages found in her body were several times over the lethal limit.

The character of Ginger, the movie star castaway on “Gilligan’s Island” (1964-67) was described during casting as a combination of Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe. Tina Louise had Lucy’s red (ginger) hair and Monroe’s shapely physique. The series also featured Natalie Schafer (Phoebe Emerson) as Mrs. Howell, and Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper. Hale performed on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy”. Series creator Sherwood Schwartz was a Lucy fan. His brother Elroy Schwartz actually wrote scripts for Lucille Ball.

In the 2013 web-series “Ryan & Ruby” both Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe are given special thanks for their inspiration. The last name of star and creator Ryan Burton's character is "Carmichael", the same as Ball's character on the "The Lucy Show". In Ryan’s kitchen there are fridge magnets with photos of both Lucy and Marilyn.

Lucy and Marilyn are street characters at Universal Studios theme parks, their iconic hair and costumes making them instantly recognizable.

The same day Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926, another Hollywood icon with connections to Lucille Ball was also born, Andy Griffith. To read his birthday blog, click here!

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Having liquid courage helped me type this buuuut I’ll literally sell you my soul for some more Axel and Mickey stuff. Like they’re so different, Mickey would suggest to do something and Axel would be like “not happening, babe,” but once Mickey busts out the “pretty please?” Axel doesn’t stand a chance🥺❤️

So, I HC that Mickey is a huge Disney fan and since they started remaking the classic movies, he cannot help himself. He sings the songs and marks on the calendar when the next one comes out.

Axel thinks it’s charming that Mickey holds onto his childhood memories, but reminds him there’s no way in HELL he’ll be paying 20 bucks for popcorn and soda just to see the newest film in the theatre. Mickey pretends to understand, “don’t worry, Axey, I won’t make you see Mulan with me when it comes out.”

“You’re damn right you won’t make me. I’d rather watch paint dry.”

It was a lie. When the time came, Mickey practiced asking Axel to go on a movie date with him. Axel had plopped himself on the couch all day to play some COD while Mickey worked up the courage to ask his boyfriend out.

Mickey sauntered into the living room and leaned against the doorway. “Hey, Axe. You wanna do something tonight?”

Axel’s focus stuck to the TV screen, but he tossed Mickey a quick glance and shrugged with the controller in his hands. “Sure. Whadda ya feel like doing, babe?”

“I kinda want to see a movie,” said Mickey, driving his toe into the carpet, preparing for rejection.

Perhaps Axel hadn’t heard the question, for he nodded. “Yeah, babe. Whatever you want.”

The carnage on the screen held Axel in a trance, unknowing he had just agreed to something he had no interest in, but Mickey would take it and run.

When it came time to turn off the console, Axel abandoned the living room in search of his counterpart. Axel found him in the washroom styling his hair and snuck in to wrap his arms around his waist and kiss the side of his neck from behind.

“So, what’s up? Wanna get something to eat and hit the bar after? Maybe go see a band?”

Mickey blinked in confusion, whirling in Axel’s embrace to face him. “No, I thought we already agreed on seeing a movie.”

“I don’t remember signing off on that. Wait... You’re not making me go see some dumbass kid movie, are you?”

“You said!” Mickey whined.

Axel hated the way Mickey’s eyes got shiny in a snap. He was a great actor and could conjure a pout so lethal, it physically hurt Axel to see.

“Baaaabe,” Axel groaned. “C’mon, you know you can’t ask me questions while I’m playing games. It’s not fair. I don’t know what I’m agreeing to!”

“Please, Axe? It’ll be great! There’s gonna be fighting and stuff in it. Give it a chance.”

Axel shook his head, knowing he had already agreed, and it was too late to go back on it. But he wanted to make Mickey pout just a little more.

“You really wanna see this damn movie, huh?”

“Yes!”

Axel sighed, taking in all the details that made Mickey, Mickey. The desperate eyes, the patchy scruff on his chin, his favourite distressed t-shirt hanging loose around his exquisite collarbone... And those lips. Axel just had to kiss them.

“Fine. But if I get bored, my hand is going down your pants, and we’ll see just how important the movie is to you. All right?”

“Deal!”

#axel x mickey #m/m #axel stuff #mickey stuff

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chekovs-fuckup · 4 years

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100 Homestuck Headcanons Of Mine

Both Meulin and Nepeta say “hewwo” unironically. They can also replicate the OwO and UwU faces near perfectly.

Roxy loves Five Nights At Freddie’s, Undertale, and Minecraft.

The Striders and Lalondes have a group Minecraft server.

One time Roxy convinced Rose to play Halo with her, Dirk, and Dave. That was when they found out Rose was surprisingly good at it, and Fortnite.

The trolls all love Animal Crossing

Actually, everyone loves Animal Crossing.

The Mayor is the only one who had Raymond. That is because Dave gave him Raymond.

Everyone else wants Raymond.

Vriska stabbed someone for Raymond. She didn’t get Raymond.

The Harley-English-Egbert-Crocker family have a group Minecraft server, and that’s it.

They tend to spend their free time seeing what whacky things they can alchemize.

At one point they managed to alchemize Captain America’s shield. No one is sure how, but it works.

Roxy and Dirk can both eat whole ghost peppers. Rose and Dave both hate spicy food.

Jane doesn’t mind spicy things but prefers sweet stuff instead. John and Jake are fine with a little spice but not as much as Roxy and Dirk. Jade can’t have anything spicy or she will get extremely sick.

Spicy peppers, and peppers in general, are lethal to trolls, due to the capsicum in them. The first time Karkat and Kanaya saw Dirk and Roxy eating peppers they freaked out.

Dirk and Roxy have occasional competitions to see who can eat the most peppers in a minute. It’s hilarious.

Karkat learned the Alternia equivalent of an Earth ukulele before the game. He remembers one song from it and occasionally borrows Jake’s ukulele to play it when he’s sad.

Jake, Jade, Jane, and John have every musical instrument you could name, and some you couldn’t.

Jake can play the ukulele and bagpipes. Jane can play piano and keytar. Alongside bass, Jade can play the trumpet and otamatone. John can play guitar and saxophone.

Dirk can play the otamatone. That’s it.

Roxy keeps requesting that Jade alchemize cats. She has about 30 by now.

Roxy gave Dave a cat. He named him Skittles, and claims it’s completely ironic.

Dirk also has a cat, named Twilight Sparkle

Rose has a cat named Cthulhu.

Jake has a parrot named Indiana Jones

Jade now has a corgi named Thor.

John managed to get Jade to help him alchemize a dragon. It’s name is Fluffernutter.

Jane is a master at anything kitchen-y. Jake and John both burn water. Jade can cook stuff but prefers take out.

Roxy knows how to make grilled cheese and soup really well, and Dirk is good with a grill but that’s it.

Rose makes the best hot chocolate, tea, and coffee. Any drink you want, she can make. She can’t cook anything though.

Alternatively, Kanaya is an excellent cook but thinks that mixing Dr. Pepper, Sprite, and Faygo together is good.

Kanaya has mixed every soda the kids could find together before. Dirk paid John $30 to drink it. John did.

“If you open a banana from the bottom you are a disgrace to the world and we all know you’re a top who can’t find a bottom.”- Rose, Kanaya, Jade, Vriska

“Opening a banana from the bottom lets you have the most banana without eating the weird thing at the end of it”- Dirk, John, Jane, Karkat

“Why bother peeling bananas when you can just eat them whole?”- Jake, Dave, Terezi

One time John used the Mayor’s cuteness to get Jane to bake him a cake. Dave found out and was pissed.

Dave convinced Rose to knit the mayor a sweater.

The mayor loves Doritos. He always gets the last one in the bag.

Kanaya loves mixing different types of one kind of food or drink. She has mixed all the candy in the house, much to the delight of most everyone, has mixed all the soda (it now lives in the back of the fridge for when they play truth or dare) and has mixed all the cereal in the house, much to the irritation of Roxy and Rose.

Dave ate a handful of Kanaya’s cereal mix because Dirk said he wouldn’t.

Has read Twilight: Rose, Roxy

Hasn’t read Twilight: Jade, Jane, John

Doesn’t know what Twilight is: Mayor, Calliope, Karkat, Jake

Hates Twilight: Dave

Vocally anti-twilight but secretly wrote and published a 100k fanfic: Dirk

Can swim: Rose, Roxy, Dirk, Jake, Jade

Can’t swim: John, Calliope, Jane

Hates bodies of water: Dave

Trolls don’t have grey skin, they have grey fur.

Said fur poofs up when the trolls are scared as a defense mechanism, like a cat. But instead of being fluffy, it’s spiky and sharp. Trying to punch a fluffed up troll ends badly.

If you mix Faygo and sopor slime you get the troll equivalent of weed.

Calliope found archery and axe-throwing, and is wonderful at both.

Dave convinced Rose to knit a sweater for the Mayor.

Cereal before milk: Rose, Roxy, Jane

Milk before cereal: Jake, John, Jade

“Just eat the cereal dry, cowards”: Dave, Dirk

Dave had a popular Vine account

Karkat does not understand the term Yeet.

Instead of saying “Yeet” Rose says “defenestrate”

Roxy has a Tumblr account filled with things their group has said.

Kanaya has designed outfits based around pride flags for everyone.

Dave likes Mindless Self Indulgence and My Chemical Romance

Calliope likes Fall Out Boy

John listens to twenty one pilots a lot

Dave also likes cavetown

Kanaya loves girl in red

The beta trolls ancestors can change their size.

The Grand Highblood and the Condesce shifted to a larger size permanently to intimidate other trolls.

Some don’t use it as much, or at all, like the Dolorosa, the Signless, or Neophyte Redglare.

Dualscar uses it to ease travel or to win fights, and will grow to extreme sizes so he can get through the water faster. It’s also ten times easier to sink ships.

The Psiionic couldn’t use the power once he became the Helmsman.

Darkleer uses it to grow smaller, so he can work on the small, delicate parts of his inventions.

Carapacians grow weed as a crop. For them, it’s their main source of food. For humans, it’s weed. It’s poisonous to trolls.

Sea dwellers’ lusii die more frequently (possibly due to the eldritch being at the bottom of the ocean), so they started letting older sea dwellers adopt sea dwellers that aren’t really old enough to survive without a lusus.

How many sweeps a troll is can be equated to human years, but when compared to other blood castes it becomes very skewed. A sweep equals roughly two human years, but different blood castes view this differently. Rust bloods, bronze bloods, and gold bloods all live fairly short lives, so 7 sweeps is roughly half their life span. Lime bloods and jade bloods all view 7 sweeps as being a bit like their early twenties. Teal and cerulean bloods would consider 7 sweeps to be roughly 13 or 14. Cobalt and purple bloods would see 7 sweeps as maybe being 6 or 7. Violet and fuschia bloods live for thousands of years, so legally and when comparing life experience to other fuschia/violet bloods, 7 sweeps is basically a very young toddler. This is just how each caste views age internally, given that they have different lifespans. 7 sweeps is roughly 13 or 14 in human years. This is explained badly but it’s also an alien concept put into English.

Teal and cerulean bloods have the closest lifespan to humans.

Dealing with eldritch beings shortens your lifespan because of the toll it takes on your body. This means that if Rose never reached godtier she would have died earlier than she was supposed to. This also means that if Eridan wasn’t chainsawed in half he probably would have had the lifespan of a purple blood or blueblood.

An ahab crosshairs or whatever can be really deadly in certain situations, but outside of that it’s basically useless.

The one time Dave met Kankri, he decided to put all of Mindless Self Indulgence’s songs on shuffle and play whatever came on first to Kankri. It was ‘Stupid MF’. Kankri flipped his shit and Dave is no longer allowed near him.

Meenah turned it into a game to see who could get the loudest reaction from Kankri by playing an MSI song. So far the winners have been 1. Vriska with ‘Faggot’, 2. Cronus with ‘Bitches’, and 3. Meenah with “Fuck Machine’. Honorable mentions include ‘Get It Up’, ‘Big Poppa’, and ‘Dickface’.

The honorable mentions change constantly

The game is ridiculously easy to win, given that most MSI songs are A) about sex, B) have slurs in them, C) are just really offensive in general, or D) all of the above.

To win the game you record Kankri’s reaction to the song and upload it to a forum on pesterchum.

Kankri is unaware there is a game.

Cronus repeatedly hits on everyone he meets. There are two people who he’s stopped flirting with, though.

The first one is Vriska. The first time he flirted with her she kicked him in the balls. The next time she stabbed him. He stopped trying after that.

The other one is John. He kept comparing Cronus to people from late 20th century movies with greasers in them.

Roxy loves riot grrrl bands.

Roxy, Sollux, John, and Karkat started a coding club. Roxy and Sollux help Karkat and John get better at coding, and also challenge each other to break into more and more ridiculous places.

At one point, using the codes that let Roxy and Dirk talk to Jake and Jane, Roxy and Sollux were able to hack into different government websites in different universes.

This includes the Pentagon, the FBI, and the CIA. They figured out how to get news live from the other universes, so occasionally they invite their friends over and watch a different world panic.

They end up doing internet troll stuff once in the websites. They’ll leave things equating to “aliens from another universe were here” and shit. They’ll make it so every time the website is open the screen turns pink or red and blue.

One time they left a picture of a message in Alternian. When the feds decoded the message, it just said “2ollux and Roxy were here. 2ucker2.”

One time they replaced all the photos of people with badly photoshopped versions of the photos where all the faces had been replaced by either Nic Cage’s face or Danny Devito’s face.

When they aren’t breaking into government websites, Roxy and Sollux will set up firewalls for the other to try and get past.

Aradia and Federico bleached Eridan’s hair while he slept, and cut it short. They also put pink bows on his horns. Just because.

Because Sollux can hear voices of the imminently deceased/is basically half dead, and Aradia has a strong connection to death, they were able to manipulate this so they could communicate telepathically. It takes focus, but they can do it.

Dirk knows Japanese, and can understand Damara. He is the only one who can.

They have inside jokes about everyone they know

Vriska found 5 or 6 doomed versions of herself and brought them back to life. They live in a shared hive and use the fact that they are all various Vriskas to prank people to an extreme. The only one who know whats happening outside of them is Terezi, because A) seer, and B) the one who gave John the list of things to do was brought back as well and told her.

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Answer these questions then tag blogs you’d like to know better

Nicknames: you can call me jay :0

Zodiac: leo

Height: 5′0″ i know, i’m smol u_u

Time: 10:29 a.m.

Favorite band / artist: Tyler the Creator, The Doors, 24k Goldn, Freddie Dredd, Gorillaz just to name a few

Last movie I saw: Lethal Weapon 2 bc i’m a sucker for 80s movies

Last thing I googled: convert cm to inches (i know math but like i have a hard time converting stuff lol)

Other blogs: just this one and love it ! maybe i might make a personal blog

Why did I choose this username: it was a meme at first bc i’m pretty crappy at coming out with url so i used this url so that no one

Average amount of sleep: 4 or 5 hours....yeah i know i need to sleep

What I’m wearing: long flower pants from the 80s (my mom gave it to me since i like clothes from the 80s and 70s)??? my matilda and leon shirt i got in South Korea :)

Dream job: Honestly anything dealing movies! I just love the art of film making

Dream trip: I already went to South Korea so I guess Japan???

Favourite food: ugh i just love enchiladas and gorditas !

Play any instruments: uhm… not really, except when in school with my musical classes.

Eye colour: brown

Hair colour: black and near my bangs i have it dyed green (now slowly turning blonde i need a new hair color :/ )

Languages you speak: english is my first language and spainish bc i grew up in a mexican home so i have to know a little Spanish

Most iconic song: bohemian rhapsody i mean that’s alreday iconic enough

Random fact: When I was a kid The Mummy was my favorite. Like I would make my family watch it over and over until we memorized the whole movie. And that’s where I actually spoke my first word. (long story short I didn’t speak or talk until the age of five...kinda why i have social anxiety and have a hard time talk with people :/ So my mom was happy she got one word from me)

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: i guess something 80s and 70s possible 90s style

Tagged by: @afoxhound & @nojedii ( oh boi thank you so much !! :) )

Tagging: @bittersurvivor , @ordersurvived & the dash

#✧▤ °🤠❛ ᴊᴏʟʏɴᴇ's ᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋs. ––––– ( ᴼᴼᶜ. )#( UMMMM BRB IM GONNA WATCH PARASITE WITH MY MOM SOOOO )#( lowkey had fun doing this )

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jennathearcher · 4 years

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stolen from @supremeleaderkylorens

Name: Jenna Nickname: none really Zodiac: Leo Favourite musicians or bands: Taylor Swift, Emilie Autumn, Evanescence, Black Veil Brides, Arctic Monkeys Favourite sports team: I don’t do sports :P Other blogs: @darkqueensigyn and a zillion dead RP blogs Lucky number: 7 How many blogs do I follow: 64 after I culled my follow list around New Year’s What I’m wearing: black pajamas Dream vacation: DISNEYLAND BAYBEEEEEE Dream car: since I was a kid I wanted a blue Porsche 911 Carrera like Sally in the Cars movies XD Favourite food: pizza, spaghetti, bacon, chicken nuggets Drink of choice: Pepsi or root beer Instruments: does my voice count as a instrument? Languages: English Celebrity crush: Adam Driver, Bill Skarsgard, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Cara Delevingne, Alex Wolff, Florence Pugh, Ezra Miller, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Redmayne, Harry Lloyd Random fact: I have a lethal tree nut allergy and almost died when I ate a cashew when I was 16 so watching Hereditary for the first time was FUN

tagging: anyone who wants to do the thing!

#ooc

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doomedandstoned · 4 years

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Yeti On Horseback Expose Human Greed in New Vid “Nothing”

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Artwork by Wireneck, Design by Kevin Hawthorne

A few years back, Electric Wizard released a single called "Nothing," which has long been a go-to favorite I visit often. However, it sounds like B-movie horror schlock compared to Yeti On Horseback's "Nothing."

The London, Ontario band's new single is a grim number, indeed. Get a load of these lyrics:

I have hopes And I have dreams All of whichM I'll never see.

I am nothing Life is nothing Will this life ever end.

Nothing by Yeti On Horseback

The stark landscape that Yeti On Horseback creates never fails to give me the chills. I first encountered them while looking for music to score to Neill Blomkamp's short film Firebase (2017) and settled on the song "Psycho," which has this grissly guitar riff that operates on an atonal scale.

Their textures conjure charred surroundings with a lone horseman quietly trodding through the barren wastes. This Yeti lets out sad wails, strange moans, and caustic hiss. Not someone you'd want to run into after the Apocalypse.

Today, Yeti on Horseback gives us a visual depiction of "Nothing," which is represented as a non-stop smorgasboard of pork-stuffed excess. Having recently rewatched American Psycho (2000), I especially appreciated all of the sendbacks to '80s decadence.

I was a kid during this era and I remember my dad losing everything during the real estate crash of 1987. We went from a posh suburban home to a dilapidated, gas-leaking mobile home within weeks. It really tested what we were made of.

Rewatching the "Nothing" vid several times now, I pick up on so many things that were hallmarks of the decade of greed and have followed us right into the present day, namely our tendency to fill the void filled by lack of community with obsessive material hoarding and cosmetic facade.

Give ear...

Yeti on Horseback - Nothing

Some Buzz

Hailing from London, Ontario, Yeti on Horseback is a roaring musical beast that refuses to be silenced, and lives to fill a void left in heavy music by way of their ability to forge a sound that is as unique and original, as it is lethal and intoxicating.

Blending howling vocals over doom-laden riffs, their sound slices through the heart of formulaic music, drawing comparisons to bands like Sleep, Electric Wizard, and Yob, while simultaneously establishing them as one of Canada's premiere heavy acts.

Playing alongside heavyweights like Sons of Otis, Dopethrone and Castle. Yeti on Horseback have created a buzz and an impression that is felt throughout the Canadian metal scene.

Fans should prepare to hear doom metal as they never have before, as Yeti on Horseback ride forward reinforcing their godlessly savage mantra, "Tune Low, Play Slow."

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#D&S Debuts #Yeti On Horseback #London #Ontario #Canada #Doom #Sludge #Metal #Doom Metal #Music Video #Doomed & Stoned

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theyearoftheking · 4 years

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Book Sixteen: The Talisman

If there were ever the time to lose yourself in a dense, chonky fantasy novel... this is the time. I don’t want to admit how many hours were spent cuddling with my dogs and reading The Talisman this week. It was my favorite way to escape the insanity of the world right now.

To be clear, I don’t believe social distancing, and the cancelling of the entire world is insane. I’m speaking more to the people with their bunkers full of toilet paper and canned pears; stocking up on ammo, preparing to fight their governments. Just... stop. Color some pictures with your kid. Rake your yards. Have a beer and play Scrabble with your spouse. Crack open a book. Live your damn life without fear of what could happen next week!

Ok, rant over. But seriously, keep washing those hands and social distancing yourselves.

This was my second read of The Talisman, and it remains one of my all-time favorite books. Not just Steve books, but book-books in general. Like with The Stand, I’m going to give the most abridged, bastardized review ever... because there’s just too much to cram into one post. And I’m not ambitious enough to stretch it into two.

Jack Sawyer (fun fact, the names of two of my favorite humans... Jack was my Grandfather, and Sawyer is my daughter) finds himself chilling at The Alhambra Inn and Gardens in New Hampshire with his mother, Queen of the B movies, Lily Sawyer. They’re on the run from the incessantly ringing phone, and constant calls from “Uncle” Morgan Sloat, who was Jack’s dead dad’s business partner. Spoiler: Uncle Morgan is a bad man.

A word about The Alhambra... what initially pulled me into this book was the fact the old, abandoned hotel, beach, boardwalk and amusement park reminded me SO MUCH of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. When Steve (and Pete. I call him Pete) are describing the horses on the carousel, and the rickety old boardwalk, “This is where the world ends, right?”

All the nostalgic feels of summers spend in OOB on the beach. Reading these pages, I could almost feel the crunchy beach towels, smell clam strips and fried dough, taste the cocktails I smuggle into my not-at-all suspicious Yeti mug... ALL THE FEELS!!

And now a word about Lily Sawyer. One of the most memorable details about Lily is her “elementary martini,” which I will now describe for anyone who might need a cocktail during these challenging times. I’m pretending to be a homeschooling mom, so I’m going to take a hard pass. But we have Facetime Cocktail Time with friends tonight, so I might have to have one then.

“Ice in a glass. Olive on ice. Tanqueray gin over olive... Then, you take a bottle of vermouth- any brand- and hold it against the glass. Then you put the vermouth back on the shelf and bring the glass to me.”

Lily is spending a lot of time in bed, avoiding the phone, and fighting some kind of illness, which leaves Jack to his own devices. One day while Jack is out exploring, he makes the acquaintance of one Speedy Parker, the maintenance man at the amusement park. Speedy refers to Jack as, “Travelin’ Jack” which is what Jack’s dad used to call him when he was younger. But it’s more than just a cute nickname, it refers to the fact Jack can travel between our world, and The Territories, a Game of Thrones-esque medieval world. Speedy explains Laura DeLoessian, the Queen of the Territories is dying, and only Jack can save her by rescuing The Talisman. Laura is Lily Sawyer’s doppelganger, and if Jack saves Laura, he can also save his sick mother. Jack’s reluctant, but knows he has no other choice. Speedy hands him a vial of mysterious traveling juice that allows Jack to travel between worlds, and he’s off.

The journey is a long one, and filled with some of the best characters ever, as well as some of the worst baddies. And all their Territories doppelgangers. I’m not going to lie, it’s a lot of people to keep track of. No shade if you need to develop a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone. The OCD freak in me immediately regrets NOT creating a spreadsheet...

My hands-down favorite character (other than Jack Sawyer) is Wolf, a well, Wolf, that Jack meets in The Territories. When they are under attack from Morgan Sloat’s Territories Twin, Jack flips him and Wolf into our world. Wolf does not adjust well. He hates the way everything smells, he can’t be in a confined space, and oh! I forgot to mention... he’s also a werewolf. I’ll talk more about Wolf’s character arch later on when I get to Sunshine Gardener.

Everyone loves an evil character, and The Talisman has no shortage of them. My favorite Talisman baddies included Smokey Updike and Sunshine Gardener,

Smokey owns Updike’s Oatley Tap, and hires Jack to come and work for him. Jack is on the move across the country, and needs some cash in his pocket for food and shoes... because he’s been wearing them out an alarming rate. Walking across the country will do that to you. But the fact Smokey would hire a CHILD to haul beer kegs, and mop up vomit in bathrooms pretty much tells you what kind of winner he really is. To add to his charm, he has Jack sleep on a concrete floor, slaps him around, and deducts room and board from the meager amount he pays him every week. And he threatens Jack with calling the cops and reporting him as a runaway if he tries to leave. Jack can’t have that happen. His evil Uncle Morgan knows he’s flipping between worlds, and doesn’t want Jack to get The Talisman, so he’s in pursuit of his quasi-nephew. Sooo basically Smokey’s got Jack as an indentured servant. He’s charming. One night, Jack can’t take the vomit coated floors anymore, and takes off into the night, with the help of Speedy’s traveling juice. Adios, Oatley!

Sunshine Gardener... there’s a villain who makes Smokey look like someone’s cuddly uncle. Sunshine is a televangelist who also runs Sunlight Home for wayward boys. Sunshine has a sweet deal going: local cops pick up runaway boys, and the judge sentences them to a stay at Sunlight Home. They get paid under the table for adding to the flock, and Sunshine gets to write it off on his taxes every year. Or something like that. He’s obsessed with Jack, and swears they’ve met before (they have. In The Territories. But Jack isn’t about to tell him that). He (and his little band of assholes) proceed to torture Jack, and try to get the truth out of him. Jack resists. Eventually, he and Wolf are caught in the bathrooms, trying to flip over to The Territories. They put Wolf in a coffin-like box in the backyard, where he eventually transforms into a werewolf and kills (almost) everyone in a bloody rage, before he’s shot. I’m not ashamed to admit I cried as Wolf died in Jack’s arms, telling him, “I...kept...my...herd...safe...”

Yep, I’m bawling all over again. The concept of keeping the herd safe is so important right now. I want to kill these asshole kids on spring break, wanting to live their best life ever. Stop it, you entitled little bitches! Help to keep your herd safe! Social distancing won’t kill you! As my little family is tucked in with a refrigerator and freezer full of food, board games and books on the shelves, and a full wine cellar, all I can think about is keeping my herd safe. Ain’t nothing bringing me out of my house! Except my asshole beagle, who needs two walks a day, to prevent her from eating my dresser.

Ultimately, Jack outsmarts his Uncle Morgan, gets The Talisman, this glowing ball of light from The Black Hotel; all the baddies get theirs, and Jack heals both his mother and Laura. And they all live happily ever after. Well, until Black House. But that’s a long ways off.

The entire book is brilliant, and exactly the escape I needed. Steve and Pete are a lethal combination; they successfully weave together horror and fantasy, making you feel Jack’s struggle as if it were your own. You can tell they’re both students of the great Ray Bradbury, they write about the echos between worlds, which mirrored A Sound of Thunder. “...it suggested that just by being over here he could be doing something terrible in the other world. Starting World War III? No, probably not. He hadn’t assassinated any kings lately, young or old. But how much had it taken to set up the echo?”

Also, their author photo cracks me up. It looks like an IBM promotional shot from the 1980′s or something.

There were no Wisconsin references, but the book was one, big, underlying Dark Tower reference. There was talk of trains (Blaine, y’all!). Jake and his friend Richard refer to each other as chums (lobstrosities... shudder!). A building named Rainbird Towers collapses (collapsing towers. Duh). I can’t wait to get to the other books in the series.

Total Wisconsin Mentions: 14

Total Dark Tower References: 10

Book Grade: A+

Rebecca’s Definitive Ranking of Stephen King Books

The Talisman: A+

Different Seasons: A+

The Shining: A-

The Stand: A-

The Dead Zone: B+

‘Salem’s Lot: B+

Carrie: B+

Creepshow: B+

Cycle of the Werewolf: B-

Danse Macabre: B-

The Gunslinger: C+

Pet Sematary: C+

Firestarter: C+

Cujo: C-

Nightshift: C-

Christine: D

Next up is Skeleton Crew. We all know how I feel about short stories, but it might be a nice palate cleanser after the denseness (is that a word? Spellcheck didn’t flag it, so we’re going to go with YES) that was The Talisman.

Long Days & Pleasant Nights, Rebecca

#the talisman #stephen king #constant readers #peter straub #coronavirus #dark tower #black house #escape reads

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uncloseted · 5 years

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what the characters of gen1 and gen2 be interested in? (similar to how you did in an ask with gen3, and sorry if that was asked already)

Tony likes David Hume, Charlemagne, the Primal Scream album Vanishing Point, potatoes, muesli, breakfast in general, Matmos, Talking Heads, DAT Politics, DJ Yoda, Idlewild, The West Wing, Big Train, Spaced, Jack Lemmon, Humphrey Bogart, Steve McQueen, Rita Hayworth.

Michelle likes One Tree Hill, Scrubs, Extreme Makeover: The home edition, Mean Girls, Emperors New Groove, Last Seduction, Peaches, Eminem, Stevie Nicks, and Jimmy Choos.

Sid likes Napoleon Dynamite, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Splash!, and fizzy caffeine drinks.

Cassie is like Grace. She has a whole list of favorites: boys on swings, girls on skateboards, babies in high chairs, pharmaceutical medicine wrappers, people in hats with big eyebrows, and people in hats with big eyebrows and big mustaches, water caught in spider’s webs, wearing all her clothes at once, people who don’t smile- EVER, people who smile, hair that goes on and on, food, love heart sweets, making food sculptures, her little brother Reuben, boys who wear glasses, cats, looking at the starts, traveling, David Bowie, The Cure, Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, Emmy the Great, Joanna Newsom, Hot Chip, Six Feet Under, The Mighty Boosh, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Buster Keaton, Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, reading really big books with really big words and holding them up to her face so that nobody can see her, little kids, charities and charity shops, colors of the heart (reds and pinks and oranges), making up stories about people, Russian dolls, love....

Chris likes world records, apples, fish, Mr Nyama (who holds the record for eating the most 5 inch apples), love, 1970s emo music, 1980s costume pop music, any music with polyester in the title, the Ataris, ribbon dancing, and pharmaceutical drug wrappers.

Jal likes the following musical dynamics: Dolce, Affectuoso, Rubato, Gioioso. She likes eating chips late at night in time to Gershwin, mash potatoes, the way Maxxie makes music with his feet, the correlation between maths and music, pythagorean triples, and (obviously) the clarinet.

Maxxie likes toast, boys, Arcade Fire, drawing, performing, dancing, the Sistine Chapel, pizza, Johny Depp, Nigel Reo-Coker, Ron from Harry Potter, The Knife, Stevie Wonder, New York, Star Trek: The Next Generation, when people sing along to tunes they don’t know and make the words up as they go along, dancing, drinking, dating, anything else that begins with a d...

Anwar likes Lupe Fiasco, Lethal Bizzle, Spice Girls, money, any movies with Al Pacino or Brianna Banks, porn, women, sex, and drinking,

Moving onto generation 2...

Effy likes 17th century French aristocrat Cecile DeLacroix, the smell of petrol, The Elephant Man, ET, Billie Holiday, hot chocolate, boiled eggs, ham, cheese and pickled onion sandwiches, and vodka.

Pandora likes caterpillars, hair bands, rubber band balls, Jeremy Kyle, and Trisha.

Thomas likes music (fast, slow, and even terrible music), airplanes, yogurt, the TV show Generations, Christmas, Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, the drink Um Bongo.

Cook likes watching clips of football, American Chopper, particularly their beards, Toots and the Maytails, Trojan Reggae, The Shield, Paddy Considine, Danny Dyer, and Princess Diana.

Freddie likes Bob Marley, snakeboarding, hiking, smoking weed, his friends, sitting down, watching, learning, pretty girls, Rage Against the Machine, Battles, DJ Shadow, The Beach Bos, Roots Manuva, the Apprentice, Camel Moore.

JJ likes making models, the Steven Seagal movie with the woman in the cake, doing magic, house makeover shows, Will Ferrell, physics, quantum mechanics.

Katie likes the Bristol Rovers (obviously), smiling, being real, Britney Spears (before her breakdown), Amy Winehouse (after her breakdown), any music she can dance to, Gossip Girl, Footballers Wives, Prison Break, anything with Wentworth Miller in it, Marilyn Monroe, David and Victoria Beckham, and Kanye West.

Emily likes gardening, Blondie, Ditta Von Tease, Jack the Ripper, and Number 5 from the movie Short Circuit.

Naomi likes Barrack Obama, making connections with random strangers, mate tea, fighting injustices, Blondie, Sleater Kinney, Le Tigre, Chromatics, the Dalai Lama.

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