#Alannah George

[cozyaliensuperstar7]

Little Geniuses

#Repost @culturecentral_

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Now this is the news that deserves to go viral! As children Ramarni Wilfred, Anala Beevers and Alannah George have higher IQs than over 99% of the world! This is what we love to see!🙌🏾

[turnipoddity]

turnip do you have any music recommendations ?

ALWAYS!!! here’s some bangers that I couldn’t stop listening recently;

In My Room — The Walker Brothers

Tafsir Mistik — The Panturas

West End Girls — Pet Shop Boys

Give Me The Night — George Benson

Black Velvet — Alannah Myles

Tear You Apart — She Wants Revenge

Happy Nation — Ace of Base

White Room — Cream

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ — Nancy Sinatra

The Cult of Dionysus — The Orion Experience

Intergalactic — Beastie Boys

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Was gonna post this for the last FE race but hey. This is the Formula E grid's version of motorsport number twos. Enjoy 😊

(How unfitting is the title of Ticktum's one 😂😂)

Lucas Di Grassi (11th August 1984) - George Michael - Careless Whisper

Sam Bird (9th January 1987) - The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

Edoardo Mortara (12th January 1987) - Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body

Sebastien Buemi (31st October 1988) - George Michael - Outside

Jean-Eric Vergne (25th April 1990) - Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

Robin Frijns (7th August 1991) - Extreme - More Than Words

Antonio Felix Da Costa (31st August 1991) - Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

Nico Mueller (25th February 1992) - The Temptations - My Girl

Stoffel Vandoorne (26th March 1992) - CeCe Peniston - Finally

Norman Nato (8th July 1992) - Mariah Carey - I'll Be There

Oliver Rowland (10th August 1992) - Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballe - Barcelona

Jordan King (26th February 1994) - D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better

Jake Hughes (30th May 1994) - Manchester Utd Football Squad - Come On You Reds

Mitch Evans (24th June 1994) - Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way

Nick Cassidy (19th August 1994) - Let Loose - Crazy For You

Pascal Wehrlein (18th October 1994) - UB40 & Pato Banton - Baby Come Back

Nyck De Vries (6th February 1995) - Take That - Back For Good

Jake Dennis (16th June 1995) - U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Kelvin Van Der Linde (20th June 1996) - Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl

Max Gunther (2nd July 1997) - Sash! ft Rodriquez - Ecuador

Sergio Sette Camara (23rd May 1998) - Tamperer ft Maya - Feel It

Joel Eriksson (28th June 1998) - Fat Les - Vindaloo

Jehan Daruvala (1st October 1998) - Beautiful South - Perfect 10

Dan Ticktum (8th June 1999) - Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate

Sacha Fenestraz (28th July 1999) - Five - If Ya Gettin' Down

Paul Aron (4th February 2004) - Kelis - Milkshake

All added to this playlist 😊

[realjaysumlin]

Meet Black Geniuses with Highest IQs ever in the World; They Beat Albert Einstein, Bill Gates - Legit.ng

Our Beautiful Black Indigenous Children grow intellectually as the parents allow them to flourish their natural abilities.

[kayfabebabe]

I was tagged by the wonderful @sinderellanightwolf to spell out my URL in song titles. This was deceptively hard. I included links to each song if anybody wanted to check them out for themselves!

K ~ Kissing a Fool by George Michael A ~ Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows Y ~ You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth by Meatloaf F ~ Freak On by Wheatus A ~ All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople B ~ Black Velvet by Alannah Myles E ~ Epic by Faith No More B ~ Blaze of Glory by Bon Jovi A ~ A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum B ~ Breakfast in America by Supertramp E ~ Enter Sandman by Metallica

I'm tagging - @regalityandcoffee - @gracejones - @wrestlezaynia - and anybody else who wants to share their songs!

[honeybeelullaby]

URL song tag game

RULES: spell your URL with song titles and then tag as many people as there are letters.

I was tagged by @nomilkinmyteaplease Thank you!

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H Heatwave – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

O One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – John Lee Hooker

N Nothing Else Matters – Metallica

E Endless, Nameless – Nirvana

Y Young Men Dead – The Black Angels

B Black Velvet – Alannah Myles

E E-Pro – Beck

E End Of The Line – Traveling Wilburys

L Lola – The Kinks

U Uptown Girl – Billy Joel

L Limo Wreck – Soundgarden

L Lithium – Nirvana

A Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

B Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea – George Harrison

Y You Want It Darker – Leonard Cohen

I'm tagging @chained-to-the-mirror @icontradictmyself @guardian-of-soho @so-i-did-this-thing @ripeteeth @suburbanpunk @itsevidentvery @derry-rain @helenarasmussen87 @itislove @johnnlocked @sussexbound I haven't counted so I don't know if I'm doing this right, probably not. Anyway, feel free to ignore it. And if you haven't been tagged but you want to give it a go, you're welcome! 💖

[mediamonarchy]

https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240625_MorningMonarchy.mp3 Download MP3 Freed Julian, the grab and the car + this day in history w/the city of spies and our song of the day by Samson on your #MorningMonarchy for June 25, 2024. Notes/Links: Video: Food is terrible and the portions are too small (Audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPbzP19dlgM WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to admit violating Espionage Act, will be sentenced to time served: DOJ; Assange had argued he was a journalist who published classified documents he was given. But he was charged under the Espionage Act and will be released after 62 months in prison fighting extradition. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/24/julian-assange-wikileaks-plea-deal/74197632007/ Image: Julian Assange freed from prison https://static.standard.co.uk/2024/06/25/11/16/Julian_Assange_released_from_prison_b1jh9c8g.jpeg Video: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange accepts US plea deal (Audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd62aZchGBU Pino Donaggio – “Telescope” (Inst. // Vinyl // Audio) https://www.discogs.com/release/29782462-Pino-Donaggio-Body-Double-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack // https://waxworkrecords.com/products/body-double // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFhmFC8e5pw ‘New Nostradamus’ names date World War 3 will start – and it’s just days away… June 29th still left https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13536021/Nostradamus-names-date-World-War-3-start-just-hours-away.html Americans sick of the ‘cultural revolution’ under Joe Biden are setting up incredible off-grid city in the DESERT hundreds of miles away from civilization with their own government and courts… and offer chilling prediction for the future of the country https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13534853/Utah-survivalist-OCR-commune-civilization.html Global rush for farmland could trigger world war, documentary argues https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4720483-farmland-water-international-corporations-world-war-risk-the-grab-documentary/ Video: THE GRAB | Official HD Trailer (2024) | DOCUMENTARY | Film Threat Trailers (Audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc0wqCsTI2M Glenn Main – “Black Velvet” (Alannah Myles Cover // Beyond Synth Edit // Cassette // Audio) https://www.discogs.com/release/30981892-Glenn-Main-The-Singles // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Velvet_(song) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADvHeExpPs Runaway cargo ship Dali finally cleared from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after disastrous crash https://nypost.com/2024/06/24/us-news/cargo-ship-dali-finally-cleared-from-baltimores-francis-scott-key-bridge/ Florida car lot full of vandalized cybertrucks https://boingboing.net/2024/06/22/florida-car-lot-full-of-vandalized-cybertrucks.html Auto dealer system updates to take ‘several days’ following CDK hack, ransom demand https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/06/21/cdk-cyberattack-ransom-demands-report/74175607007/ The Car (1977 film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Car_(1977_film) Video: Car dealerships crippled by cyber attack (Audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V1tfZg5BkI Chai – “Game” (Vinyl // Audio) https://www.discogs.com/release/28345468-Chai-Chai // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_(album) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1U0o0cuIkE #MorningMonarchy: June 25, 2018 – What’s Behind Israel’s Growing Ties With China? And also, What’s Behind All the Orbs? https://mediamonarchy.com/20180625morningmonarchy/ #PumpUpThaVolume: June 25, 2018 ♬ Julia Jacklin & The Jam https://mediamonarchy.com/20180625pumpupthavolume/ #ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: June 25, 2019 – City of Secrets: Estimated 10,000 people in DC are spies // Part 5 — City of Secrets: Spies aren’t just walking the streets in Washington. They’re in your inbox. (Audio) https://mediamonarchy.com/20190625morningmonarchy/ #PumpUpThaVolume: June 25, 2019 ♬ BDAY BOY George Michael & Floating Points https://mediamonarchy.com/20190625pumpupthavolume/ #MorningMonarc...

[onlywaynews]

Риши Сунак обошел короля Чарльза в рейтинге богачей. В нем фигурирует король, премьер-министр, изобретатели и промышленники, а также новые имена Великобритании.  Общее состояние 350 самых богатых людей в списке больше, чем валовой внутренний продукт Польши, но число миллиардеров в Великобритании сократилось. В то время как одни уходят, другие присоединяются, среди них сэр Пол Маккартни, который теперь является первым британским музыкантом в клубе миллиардеров. Личное состояние премьер-министра Великобритании Риши Сунак и его жены Акшаты Мурти за последний год выросло более чем на 120 миллионов фунтов стерлингов - до 651 миллиона фунтов стерлингов. Состояние короля выросло с 600 миллионов фунтов стерлингов до 610 миллионов фунтов стерлингов за тот же период. Опубликованный список показывает падение числа миллиардеров в Великобритании, с 177 в 2022 году до 165 в этом году. Совокупное состояние 350 самых богатых людей в списке составляет более 795 миллиардов фунтов стерлингов. Богатые богатеют в то время, когда Великобритания продолжает бороться с кризисом стоимости жизни, новые данные на этой неделе показывают, что в течение года было распределено рекордное количество посылок продовольственных банков - 3,1 миллиона. Топ-10: 1. Гопи Хиндуджа - 37,2 млрд фунтов стерлингов 2. Сэр Леонард Блавтаник - 29,2 млрд фунтов стерлингов 3. Дэвид и Саймон Рубен с семьей - 24,9 млрд фунтов стерлингов 4. Сэр Джим Рэтклифф - 23,5 млрд фунтов стерлингов 5. Сэр Джеймс Дайсон с семьей - 20,8 млрд фунтов стерлингов 6. Барнаби и Мерлин Свайр с семьей - 17,2 млрд фунтов стерлингов 7. Идан Офер - 14,9 млрд фунтов стерлингов 8. Лакшми Миттал и семья - 14,9 млрд фунтов стерлингов 9. Гай, Джордж, Аланна и Гален Уэстон с семьей - 14,4 млрд фунтов стерлингов 10. Джон Фредриксен с семьей - 12,8 млрд фунтов стерлингов Share link: ONLYWAY.NEWS @onlywaynews #onlywaynews Rishi Sunak leapfrogs King Charles in latest rankings The overall wealth of the 350 richest in the list is greater than the gross domestic product of Poland, but the number of billionaires in the UK has dropped. While some leave, others join - among them Sir Paul McCartney, who is now Britain's first musician in the billionaire club. The personal fortune of the prime minister and his wife Akshata Murty has soared by more than £120m over the past year - to a total of £651m, according to the newspaper's calculations. In contrast, the King's wealth grew from £600m to £610m over the same period. The top 10: 1. Gopi Hinduja - £37.2bn 2. Sir Leonard Blavtanik - £29.2bn 3. David and Simon Reuben and family - £24.9bn 4. Sir Jim Ratcliffe - £23.5bn 5. Sir James Dyson and family - £20.8bn 6. Barnaby and Merlin Swire and family - £17.2bn 7. Idan Ofer - £14.9bn 8. Lakshmi Mittal and family - £14.9bn 9. Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family - £14.4bn 10. John Fredriksen and family - £12.8bn It comes as the UK continues to deal with a cost-of-living crisis, with new figures this week revealing a record 3.1 million food bank parcels were distributed over the course of a year. Share link: ONLYWAY.NEWS @onlywaynews #onlywaynews

[stargazerlillian]

My OCs + Confirmed Voice Claims

Thank You, Mr. Arnold

Bibiana Dobrovolny - Carolyn Lawrence

Arnold Deacon - Brian George

Baxter Deacon - Matt Frewer

Hometown

Herman Carol - Armin Shimerman

Pierre Alexander - Rodger Bumpass

Lester Levine - Steve Buscemi

Remy Osowski - Richard Lewis

Fairy and Giant

Piccola - Jen Taylor

Humberto - Richard Ridings

Treasure Pier Adventures

Rosie Gold - Jennifer Hale

Finn the Fish - Phil Lamarr

Bill the Pelican - Jeff Bennett

Bird Boy

Jasper Avalon - Andy Merill

Alannah Kerrigan - Cree Summer

[atlanticcanada]

Downtown Moncton bus shelter removed after 30 years

A bus shelter in downtown Moncton was taken down Monday morning after nearly 30 years of service.

The residents of the building it serves weren't exactly sad to see it go.

Located at the intersection of St. George and Cornhill streets, it was once used as protection from the wind, rain and snow, but was no longer a safe place for some.

Residents of the apartment building it stood in front of said it had become a gathering place for drug use with as many as a dozen people inside at a time.  

“It just got out of hand in recent weeks,” said Moncton resident Murray Clark. “It was filthy. There was debris all over the place. Old shoes, clothing. It was awful.”

The bus stop is located just steps away from a dry homeless shelter.

The City of Moncton said it tried to address the issue of people gathering inside the bus shelter through increased monitoring from Codiac Transpo supervisors and from visits from by-law officers and the Codiac Regional RCMP, but to no avail. 

Eleanor Bannister has lived in the Cornhill Street apartments since September. She wasn’t sad to see it go either.

“Oh, there was a lot of drugs and that. A lot of people sleeping here. It was pitiful. It's just pitiful. I'm glad that it's gone, but we're still going to have problems,” said Bannister.

Alannah Blackmore is the general manager of Eastern Safety Services, the company that provides 24-7 security for the building. She said the shelter was in a total state of disarray before being taken apart.

“It was full of illicit drug activity, illicit drug paraphernalia. It was used as a recluse whether to use those drugs or whether it was to house from the elements themselves,” said Blackmore.

City of Moncton spokesperson Isabelle LeBlanc said the bus shelter had been in place since 1994 and was scheduled to be replaced in five years.

It was located on private property so an agreement with the private land owner was needed before it could be taken down.

“Due to the age of the shelter, the maintenance requirements as well as the use of it, and after attempts to monitor and visit, it was decided that it will be removed for the time being,” said LeBlanc in an email. “It can be reassessed in the future and the shelter could be installed again.”

LeBlanc said the bus stop will remain in place and transit service will continue.

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[naturecoaster]

Live Oak Theatre Announces the Cast of Singin’ In the Rain, Jr.

Below is the cast of Live Oak Théâtre’s production of Singin’ in the Rain, Jr. Many of the roles are shared. Live Oak Theatre Announces the Cast of Singin’ In the Rain, Jr. Here is the cast list and when they are performing. - Purple Cast                                              Blue Cast - Sunday 5/7 2:30pm                                    Friday 5/5 7:30pm - Friday 5/12 7:30pm,                                    Saturday 5/13 2:30pm - Saturday 5/13 7:30pm                                Sunday 5/14 2:30pm - Saturday 5/20 2:30pm                                Friday 5/19 7:30pm - Sunday 5/21 2:30pm                                   Saturday 5/20 7:30pm - Elijah Torres…………….Don Lockwood………..Micah Rossiter - Rachel George…………..Kathy Seldon……..….Alannah Allocco - Titus Richards…………...Cosmo Brown………..Zeke Richards - Amber Marino…………….Lina Lamont………....Reese Monroe - Kaylee Umstead………….Dora Bailey…………..Abby DePriest - Micah Rossiter…….Broadway Melody Host…….Elijah Torres TAP dance ensemble - Micah Rossiter                                                        Elijah Torres - Alannah Allocco                                                      Rachel George - Zeke Richards                                                        Titus Richards - Reese Monroe                                                        Amber Marino - Madison Frassrand                                                 Madison Frassrand - Evelyn Mitten                                                          Evelyn Mitten - Leah Robitaille                                                        Leah Robitaille - Caitee Grace Gunn                                                Caitee Grace Gunn Both Casts - R.F Simpson- Leif Rasmussen - Dexter- Truman Rossiter - Roz- Noah King - Zelda- Natasha Berard - Ensemble- Cadence Dumala, Giada Falato, Leila Guerrios, Caitee Grace Gunn, - Helen Hernandez, Katie Johnson, Addie Ladoucer, Ava McKissock, Cecilia McKissock, - Nina McKissock, Evelyn Mitten, Maisie Munroe, Amelia Olejniczak, Tatiana Peach, - Laurel Rasmussen, Nick Ritenis, Leah Robitaille, Juliet Solecki, Adah Stephens, Chiara Partain, Nehemiah Torres, Aaron Trombley, Rowan Wilson For more information about the Live Oak Theatre Company, or to reserve seating or Flex passes, visit www.LiveOakTheatre.org,  or  email  boxoffice@liveoaktheatre.org , or call 352-593-0027. Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LiveOakTheatre. About Singin’ in the Rain Jr. The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay in Singin' in the Rain JR. Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make Singin' in the Rain JR. a guaranteed good time for performers and audience members alike. Singin' in the Rain JR. has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline — the starlet, the leading man and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers! In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a hot item, but behind the scenes, things aren't always as they appear on the big screen! Meanwhile, Lina's squeaky voice might be the end of her career in "talking pictures" without the help of a talented young actress to do the talking and singing for her. About the Acorn Theatre Acorn Theatre is Live Oak’s Youth Theatre program for students ages 8-18.   This performance class meets to rehearse on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00- 6:30. The class will run in 8-week periods with 6 performances at the end of each term.  The Acorn Theatre works together to produce and perform 3 shows each year as well as participate in Brooksville’s annual Tree Lighting.  The Acorn Theatre production team consists of rotating Directors/Instructors who are assisted by a team of apprentices in the areas of Stage Manager, Assistant Director, costumes, choreography, lighting, sound, music and set design.  Parent volunteers are always welcomed in these areas as well.  Acorn Theatre apprentices are chosen from regular performers of Live Oak who have “grown up” on our stage.  They assume leadership roles in the production and mentor the students of the Youth Theatre.   About Live Oak Theatre Company (LOT), Live Oak Theatre Company (LOT) is a not-for-profit 501 (C) (3) repertory company of local artists, located at the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for the Arts, 21030 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL 34601.  The Live Oak Theatre Company exists to enrich families, individuals, and the community by providing positive artistic experiences in the Performing Arts - including excellent, affordable, and edifying family friendly entertainment, performance, and educational opportunities for Theatre patrons and participants of all ages.  For more information about the Live Oak Theatre Company, including sponsorship and audition opportunities, go to www.LiveOakTheatre.org, email boxoffice@liveoaktheatre.org , or call 352-593-0027.   Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LiveOakTheatre. Read the full article

[redazione-rosebud]

Tipi geniali (19) - Alannah George, 4 anni, IQ 140, membro del MENSA

Tipi geniali (19) – Alannah George, 4 anni, IQ 140, membro del MENSA

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[januarytape]

George Michael and Alannah Currie.

[gnomosolo]

Victorias insignificantes - gracias Internet

Victorias insignificantes – gracias Internet

Tienda en los noventas dedicada a discos y casettes musicales

  Hay que empezar a establecer el contexto para esta nota, para esto, antes de empezar deberán responder algunas preguntas:

¿Cómo descubrías música en los años ochentas y noventas? ¿Cómo descubrías nuevos artistas o géneros? Si escuchabas una canción en el bar, disco, antro, estación de radio, ¿cómo sabías qué artista o canción…

[the-al-chemist]

Playlist: The Hexley Saga Years 6-7

Track listing:

Artemis Hexley and the Circle of Khanna

Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel

Changes - David Bowie

Hammer to Fall - Queen

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Brothers in Arms - Dire Straights

Cry Little Sister - Gerard McMann

Yesterday - The Beatles

Who Wants to Live Forever? - Queen

River - Joni Mitchell

Let It Be - The Beatles

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor

Rio - Duran Duran

Heartache Tonight - The Eagles

How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

Smile - Nat King Cole

Hounds of Love - Kate Bush

Sisters of the Moon - Fleetwood Mac

With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

Children of the Revolution - Marc Bolan and T. Rex

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

Song to the Siren - Mortal Coil

The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

You’ll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers

Artemis Hexley and the Return to the Riddles

Every Breath You Take - The Police

9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

Cloudbusting - Kate Bush

Sara - Fleetwood Mac

I’m Still Standing - Elton John

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

Merry Christmas Darling - The Carpenters

Candle in the Wind - Elton John

Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Oh Daddy - Fleetwood Mac

Ça Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand

We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel

Hold the Line - Toto

Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac

Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

You’ve Got The Love - The Source

Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush

Heroes - David Bowie

Freedom! ‘90 - George Michael

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann

[spine-buster]

The President Wears Prada (William Nylander) | Chapter 6

A/N: Thanks for all the love.  Black Lives Matter.  I stand with those who are actively dismantling racist attitudes, behaviours, and systems, and want to remind you that you are always welcome on my blog.

October 31st, 2019

Aberdeen Bloom was dressing up.

Her hair, long and wavy and a bit frizzy on its own (thanks dad) was now teased, crimped, and made purposely frizzy.  She outfitted herself in a blazer embroidered with poppies, leaves, and other floral insignia, a pair of 1970s style black pants, and a ridiculously ruffled shirt.  She looked over at Kasha, whose own hair was curled and crimped then teased, a pair of skin tight light wash jeans, a plain tank top, and a Japanese cherry blossom-printed kimono-style cardigan left loose but tied around her waist.

They were Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.  And they were going to the Leafs’ Halloween party willingly dressed like this.

The purchase of the exact replica blazer embroidered with the poppies was probably one of the most ludicrous purchases Aberdeen had made in her life, but she now had a Halloween costume for life.  It wasn’t exactly her parents’ proudest moment, but they made explicitly clear growing up that any money she made was her money and she was free to do with it whatever she wanted.  Did that mean buy an exact replica Jimmy Page blazer?  Probably not.  But Aberdeen didn’t hear it that way.  All she had to do for the rest of her life was find a friend or partner (or three friends or partners) to be the rest of the band.  That proved harder than she thought.  

“I can’t believe you’re bringing me to a party with the Toronto Maple Leafs,” Kasha said as she layered some mascara onto her lashes in front of the full-length mirror in her room.  

“I can’t believe you agreed,” Aberdeen said, applying her own mascara as she sat on the floor in front of the same mirror.  

“Hey, I only agreed for an hour,” Kasha reminded her.  “Then Evan’s picking me up and we’re going to his friend’s house party.”

Aberdeen didn’t want to think about the fact that Kasha would have to leave her alone with the Leafs after only an hour.  She should be thankful that Kasha was coming in the first place.  “What does Evan think of your costume?”

Kasha chuckled slightly.  “He dressed up as John Bonham.  Fake moustache and everything.”

Aberdeen swooned.  “That boy is in love with you,” she said.  Kasha stayed silent.  “But why doesn’t anybody ever want to be John Paul Jones?”

“Oh, one of his friends is being John Paul Jones.”

Aberdeen almost poked her eye out with her mascara wand.  “Okay, can I come to your party instead?  You guys obviously need a guitarist.”

“Um, no.  It’s not every day that someone gets invited to a Leafs party,” Kasha said, a devilish look on her face.  “Besides, I bet Will is looking forward to seeing you.”

Now Aberdeen rolled her eyes.  “Stop.”

“No way.  Do you know what he’s dressing up as?”

“No idea.”

“Maybe he’ll dress up as John Paul Jones.  He’s definitely got the hair for it.”

Aberdeen laughed.  “I don’t think he even knows who Led Zeppelin is.”

“I barely know who Led Zeppelin is,” Kasha quipped, making Aberdeen laugh.  “The only reason I know is because of you and your dad.”

“And thank God for that.”

***

“Aberdeen!  You made it!” Travis Dermott greeted her at the door dressed up in a unicorn onesie.  He didn’t move to hug her but he gave her a very obvious up-down to take in her costume.  “Are you supposed to be the seventies?” he asked.

“Jimmy Page,” she pointed at herself, then moved to point to Kasha, “and Robert Plant.  From Led Zeppelin.”

“Well, rock on baby,” he smiled.  “And this is…?”

“This is Kasha, my roommate.  Kasha, this is Travis Dermott.”

He led them further inside the venue, The Burroughes, before introducing them to his girlfriend, Kat, dressed in a matching unicorn onesie.  Zach Hyman came up to them as well, introducing his wife Alannah.  They were dressed up as characters from Stranger Things, which Kasha got a kick out of.  Morgan and Bee came to say hi too – Bee was dressed up like Bruce Springsteen, and Morgan as Courtney Cox from the ‘Dancing in the Dark’ music video.  Aberdeen got a kick out of that.  

“Where’s Jason?” she asked Morgan as he led them to the bar, looking around for him.  He was the one who invited her to be here, after all.  She thought he’d be running up to her to say hello.

“Jason’s trick-or-treating with his kids.  Where else would he be?”

Her face dropped.  That little bastard.  He invited her to the Halloween party and then didn’t even bother to show up.  She thought for sure he’d take delight in watching her squirm the whole night and interact awkwardly with the team.  “Oh, that’s nice.  He was the one who invited me.”

Morgan smiled.  “He was the messenger,” he said, almost underneath his breath.  She saw Bee try to discreetly elbow him.

“What does that mean?”

“What are you ladies having to drink?” Bee asked, changing the subject completely.  “Everything’s on the house.”

Aberdeen ordered a gin and tonic while Kasha ordered a Tom Collins.  A few more of the guys and their girlfriends came up to say hi, confused by their costumes until she explained them.  Their costumes were much cuter, much more couple-y, like Alex Kerfoot and his girlfriend, who dressed up as Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat, or Mitch Marner and his girlfriend Steph, who dressed up as Fred and Daphne from Scooby Doo.  Even Nic Petan and Frederick Gauthier dressed up as Holmes and Watson.  Bee soon started chatting up with Kasha, which left Aberdeen sipping on her drink and vulnerable to Auston Matthews seeing her approaching her.

“I must say, I think you’re the only person in the world who would get invited to the Leafs’ Halloween party and not dress up in something provocative,” Auston said, a drink already in his hand.

She knew Auston was Auston, but she still rolled her eyes.  “I work with you people.  We have to see each other tomorrow.”

“And you’re not trying to impress anybody?”

“No!”  It was the most ridiculous notion in the world.  Most of them were married or in long-term relationships.  Plus, she was an employee.  Did he not read the MLSE Employee Handbook?  “In case you forgot I work for Brendan Shanahan.  You know, the president?”

“Whatever,” he rolled his eyes playfully at her.  “What are you supposed to be, anyway?”

“I’m Jimmy Page,” she said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.  It should have been, since he was dressed up as Freddie Mercury.  She assumed he would know his rock stars if he dressed up like Freddie Mercury.  

“Who’s that?”

“Led Zep—you know what, never mind,” she shook her head, trying not to laugh.  “Maybe I should have dressed up like Justin Bieber.  Then you’d know.”

“Is there something going on between you and Willy?” he asked suddenly.  

Aberdeen practically spit out her drink.  Was he already drunk?  “No,” she said firmly.  “Why would you think that?”

“I don’t know,” Auston shrugged his shoulders.  “He’s always just kinda looking at you.  And when Kappy hit you in the face with the soccer ball…he was so red afterwards from being so angry I thought he was gonna murder Kappy.”

Aberdeen got defensive.  She couldn’t help it.  “Well, there’s nothing going on.  I don’t know why you would even think that.”

“I think he’s got the hots for you,” he tried to provoke her.  

“Oh, shut it, Auston,” she said.  “You’re just trying to get a rise out of me.  I’m just trying to do my job here.  What Willy does or does not feel is none of my business.”

As if on cue, William appeared behind Auston, dressed as Batman.  So stereotypical.  She wondered who was his Robin.  For a brief second, she wondered if he brought a girl.  “What’s none of your business?” he asked, throwing an arm around Auston but looking directly at her.

“What Kyle Dubas’s coffee order is,” Aberdeen thought on her feet, answering quickly.  “He’s got Peter for that.  Although I think he’s partial to a latte.”

She could see William giving her an up-down and briefly got self-conscious.  “Are you a rock star or something?”

“Jimmy Page.”

“Who’s that?”

Aberdeen rolled her eyes as Auston laughed out loud, turning to walk away to find someone better to talk to.  She felt a rush of blood flood her cheeks as William continued to look at her.  Kasha was still talking with Bee, and she wished to God either one of them would pull her into their conversation.  But they didn’t.  So she was stuck with William.  “Who’s your Robin?”

“Would have liked it to be you, but it’s Rasmus,” he said.  It made her head spin.  “Who’s your…I don’t know, partner?”

“Kasha, my roommate,” she pointed quickly to her.  “She’s Robert Plant.  The lead singer.”

“You got my texts that day, right?” he asked, changing the subject quickly like Auston had.

She gulped.  “Yeah.”

“Why didn’t you text me back?”

“Did I have to?” she asked.

William shrugged his shoulders.  “Would have been nice.”

“How’d you even get my number?” she asked.

He smiled.  “Don’t worry about it.”  He looked down at her drink.  “Cucumber mule?”

“Gin and tonic.”

“Ah, that’s right,” he smiled.  “You’re more of a gin girl, right minskatt?”

Her heart fluttered in her chest at those words.  My treasure.  My treasure.  She’d told Kasha about it and Kasha almost teared up.  “Don’t call me that.”

“Don’t call you that?”

“At least not here.  Not in front of everybody.”

“So I can call you that when we’re alone?” he countered.

He was really dead set on making her heart fluttered out of her chest.  “When are we ever alone?” she asked, looking around the room at the team that surrounded them.

“We can find time,” he said.  “At least I will.”

“Aberdeeeeeeeeen!” she finally heard Kasha’s voice call out her name, tugging on the elbow of her blazer.  “Aberdeen, you have to see how cute Bee’s cat Bruce is!  Oh my God, he and Minerva can be best friends!”  When Kasha noticed Aberdeen wasn’t moving, too busy staring at William still, she looked at him.  He looked just as she remembered him from that night in June.  Blonde hair, blue eyes.  A total dreamboat.  A total hottie.  What she should have done is pat Aberdeen on the back for landing him.  “Hi, I’m Kasha,” she extended her hand to shake his.  “I’m Aberdeen’s roommate and best friend.”

“Nice to meet you Kasha,” he shook her hand, taking his eyes off Aberdeen momentarily.  “So, roommates, huh?”

“Mhm,” Kasha looked at him knowingly.  

“Here’s Bruce!” Bee intervened, bringing her phone up to Aberdeen’s face.  “Kasha tells me you have a grey ragdoll?  That is adorable.”

***

Kasha was too good a girl to break her promise to Evan, so over an hour into the party, she told Aberdeen he was here and she had to leave.  They had spent the first half of their time talking to William, who wouldn’t leave Aberdeen’s side, and the second half talking to Bee, Aryne, and Alannah.  But even when it was just the girls laughing and giggling, ordering drink after drink, whenever Aberdeen’s eyes left any of the women’s, she found William somewhere in the room staring at her.  

As Kasha hugged Aberdeen goodbye, Kasha held her in place to whisper in her ear.  “Okay, but listen.  He’s so sweet.  And he said he wants you, Aberdeen.”  When she pulled away, her eyes flashed and she nodded slightly, signalling that William was probably coming back.

“Kasha, don’t leave.”

“Evan’s waiting.”

“Kasha, if he’s coming, please don’t leave.”

“Leaving so soon?” Aberdeen heard William’s voice asked as he saw the two girls hugging.  

“My boyfriend is here to pick me up.  I’m going to another party,” she informed him.

“Boyfriend?  Auston’s gonna be heartbroken,” he smiled as he hugged her goodbye.

“Tell Auston there’s no way he’s getting near her,” Aberdeen said immediately, skeeving at the thought of Auston hooking up with Kasha.  Kasha would never, but still.  There was only one fuck up that was going to hook up with a Maple Leaf, and that was Aberdeen.

“I’m sure I’ll be seeing you sometime soon,” William said to Kasha as they let go of their hug.  Kasha raised her eyebrows at Aberdeen when she heard William’s words before turning on her heels and walking through the door.  

When Aberdeen turned around, she saw Kasperi and his girlfriend Saylor, dressed as what looked like the twins from The Shining, approaching her and William.  For a guy who apparently wanted alone time with her, tonight or otherwise, it looked like William wasn’t going to get it.  “You must be Aberdeen,” Saylor said, smiling at her.  “I’m Saylor.”

“It’s nice to meet you,” Aberdeen shook her hand politely, but smiled awkwardly.  

Saylor grabbed her hand, leading her towards the bar.  “We have so much to talk about.”

“We do?”

“Did you know my boyfriend and Will used to be roommates?  Oh my God, it was a disaster.”

Saylor liked to talk.  Aberdeen didn’t know whether to chalk it up to the fact that she was a bit drunk or that she just had a lot of information and gossip to tell, but she did about 95% of the talking throughout their “conversation”.  Aberdeen would nod her head and laugh along at the stories Saylor would tell, but at the end of the day, they were just stories Kasperi told her of when he and Will lived together when they were like, nineteen.  She wasn’t around then, and so these were just second-hand accounts.  

It was 12:30 in the morning before Saylor stopped talking, and Aberdeen was finally able to realize she was tired and wanted to go home.   Everybody was quick to take the group picture, and when they finished, she began saying goodbye to everybody.  John and Aryne first, then Morgan and Bee, and then she saw that William was watching her give goodbye hugs and waves.  

He made a beeline towards her, like if he didn’t get to her quick enough, she would disappear into thin air.  “Are you leaving?” he asked.

“Yeah.  I’m exhausted.  Listening to Saylor took a lot out of me.”

“Can I walk you home?” William asked, his tone hinting on the side of desperate.

“Unnecessary.”

“Why not?”

“It’s only a twenty minute walk away,” Aberdeen explained.

“Are you joking?  All the more reason,” he defied her.

“Will.”

“It’s late at night, it’s dark, and there are drunk people everywhere from Halloween parties—”

“—William—”

“—Who knows if one of them will scare you or throw up on you or God knows what on the way home…I wouldn’t feel right knowing you’re out there walking alone and—”

“If I say yes will you shut up?”

William smiled.  Aberdeen rolled her eyes.  “Let’s go.”

They left the The Burroughes rather inconspicuously, beginning their walk along Queen Street.  If it was any other night, of course, they would have looked ridiculous – Robert Plant and Batman walking along the street together – but tonight nobody even gave them a second look.  William kept looking over at her, though.  The only pair of eyes on her.  

“So, you and Kasperi used to live together?” she asked, trying not to feel awkward with his eyes on her as they walked down the street.  

“Yeah,” William nodded his head.  “He’s actually one of my best friends because of it.”

“Does he know?”

“No,” he answered automatically, shaking his head.  “The only person that knows is my brother.  I told you I wouldn’t tell anybody on the team.  I don’t break my promises.”  He was so soft spoken that Aberdeen felt bad for insinuating she wanted him to shut up not even five minutes ago.  “Do any of your friends know?”

“Well, Kasha knows.  She is my roommate,” she said, suddenly nervous.  “And I told my sister Siena.”

“Are you guys close?” he asked.

Aberdeen nodded.  “Kasha’s one of my best friends but Siena is my sister and my best friend.  She’s the person I’m closest with in the whole world,” Aberdeen explained.  “I know I can tell her anything.  And I mean anything.”

“Sounds like me and my brother,” William smiled slightly.  “He’s the person I trust most in the world.”

“Yeah.  That’s Siena for me too.”

There was a moment of silence between them before William spoke up again.  “I mean what I say, you know.  I’m not going to tell a soul.”

“I believe you, Will,” she said, well, because she did.  When she really thought about it, he gave her no reason to think otherwise.  If he wanted to be vindictive, he would have told the entire team already, maybe even spoke to Brendan about it.  But he didn’t.  

“Why do you call me Will?” he asked.

“That’s how you introduced yourself to me,” she said.

“But you hear everyone else calls me Willy.”

“So?  You introduced yourself to me as Will.”

He smiled at her again.  “I like it.  I like it a lot.”

She blushed again.  She wished they had taken the streetcar because she didn’t want keep blushing in front of him because of his cute, stupid, adorable, dumb one-liners that made her swoon and his cute, stupid, adorable, dumb smile that made her swoon even harder.  “So your brother.  What does he do?” she asked.

“He plays hockey too.”

“Seriously?”

“Yeah,” he giggled.  He thought she would have googled him by now.  “He plays for Chicago.”

“That’s pretty cool.  And then?  I remember Kasperi mentioning in Newfoundland there’s three others or something?”

“There’s three girls after us,” he explained, loving that she remembered that from all the way back in September.  “And my older half-sister before me.  So it’s Michelle, me, Alex, Jacqueline, Stephanie, and Daniella.”

“Oh my God, there’s six of you?” she asked.  William nodded.  “God bless your parents,” she said, causing him to giggle again.  

There was another moment of silence.  Aberdeen didn’t know if it was her or William that had slowed down the walking pace, but she noticed.  She wasn’t going as fast as she usually did.  God, it was probably him.  He clearly wanted to spend time with her.  He left his entire team to walk her home (in a Batman costume) and now he wanted to elongate the experience as much as possible, regardless of how ridiculous they looked.  He wanted to spend time with her.  He found time and got her alone, like he said he would.

“Has Ethan done anything else I should yell at him for?” William suddenly asked, taking Aberdeen away from her thoughts.    

“No no, don’t worry about it,” she said, shaking her head.  He’d made some comments here and there, but again, she wasn’t going to let William know about it.  The most annoying was that he kept referring to her as Girl Friday instead of her name.

“I told Mike about it, thinking that he’d say something to Brendan,” he explained.  “He decided not to.  But I can go to him if you want.”

“It’s fine Will, don’t worry,” she continued to shake her head.  The absolute last thing she wanted to do was cause a ruckus with an established member of staff.  “I know I’m like, the rookie around the office, and he’s just trying to test me.  I get it.”

“That doesn’t make it right,” Will said strongly.  “He still shouldn’t be doing that.  Rookie or not.”

Aberdeen bit her lip.  Clearly Will had a protective side that she hadn’t seen yet, and was only getting a small glimpse of now.  “Did you get hazed when you joined the team?” she asked.  

“If you count paying for an entire team’s meals and bar tab, then yeah.  But that’s the extent of it nowadays.  Harmless stuff,” he said.  “Anything worse is just bullshit.  Plus the media would pick up on it and it would become a shitshow.”

“Brendan tells me the media in Toronto is ridiculous,” she said.  

“They are.”

He didn’t say anything else.  Clearly, he didn’t want to talk about it.  Maybe something had happened to him in the past and that’s why he didn’t like them.  She didn’t really read about what they said about the team – she left that to Brendan.  When she got home from work, she didn’t really want to think about work.  She never googled articles about the team or anything like that.  She wanted to keep that portion of her life separate from the one she lived outside of work.  

She changed the subject, bringing it back to hockey and playing with Alex as they continued their walk home.  He was much more upbeat talking about his close relationships with his siblings, particularly Alex.  The endearing smile on his face couldn’t be missed – he clearly loved his family.  When she spoke about Siena and Camden, there was a similar endearing smile on her face, too – one that William wished would never fade.  He heard about the shenanigans she and Siena would get into as young kids, and she even recounted the day she went to the hospital to see Camden for the first time.  She and Siena had to end up sharing a room so the baby could get his own.  

Sometimes, their hands would brush against each other’s, and William would feel a jolt of electricity surging through his body.  

They stopped outside her condo building.  His smile was still on his face, as was hers.  Their walk was nice.  Their talk was really nice.  Aberdeen held her breath.  She didn’t expect to enjoy it so much.  She looked him in the eye, and suddenly, her word vomit got the best of her.  “You don’t regret that night, do you?” she asked before she even thought about what she was saying, or its implications.

“God no,” William said in less than a millisecond.  The notion was absurd to him.  “No.  Never.  Why would you even ask that, minskatt?”

She couldn’t think for a moment because he said that name.  Again.  “I don’t know…I just…”

He purposely reached forward slightly to brush his fingers against hers, like he was going to hold her hand.  He could hear the breath hitch in her throat.  “Don’t ever think that again,” he told her.  

Aberdeen didn’t say anything.  She couldn’t say anything.  All she could do was look into his eyes.  She was doing that a lot lately, apparently.

Then he moved closer.

And closer.

And looked down at her lips.

And licked his.

And then he leaned forward.  

“Will…” she whispered, moving back slightly.  He looked her in the eye.  “We can’t, Will.”

He bit his lip, sighing.  “I’m sorry.  I know.  Fuck, I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright.”

“You just…I can’t help myself sometimes when I’m around you,” he confessed. 

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Exactly what you think it means,” he said, cocking his head to the side.

Aberdeen could only handle so much of William making her heart flutter in one night.  She felt like she was going to develop heart palpitations if she stayed any longer.  “I’m gonna go upstairs.”

“Aberdeen…” he said longingly.  

“Goodnight,” she said, turning away from him.

“Aberdeeeeeeen…”

“Goodnight Willy,” she said as she looked at him over her shoulder, walking into her condo building.  

William stood outside, watching until she disappeared down the hallway towards the elevators.  He brought his fingers up to his lips, rubbing them gently as he chuckled to himself, turning on his heels as he walked down the street.