#Crystal Fair St. Louis

[mumblingsage]

Another batch of terrible opening sentences for our shock and delectation!

Some of my favorites:

If there’s a snake in your boot, you dump it out by the creek, and if it’s got feathers, you dump it out in the creek, and if it’s talkin’ at you, you dump it out gently and apologize and keep an eye out for the mama dragon, and tarnation these city slickers don’t know the first thing about stayin’ alive out here. Mara Lynn Johnstone, Santa Rose, CA

(I'd actually read a book that started like this, even!)

After the unfortunate events involving the wicked stepmothers of Cinderella, Snow White, and Hansel and Gretel, the city council set out to ban all men from remarrying until further notice. Ezra Greenhill, Portland, OR

***

The tall, slender seductress had Tom Pauley wrapped around her little finger, and she had James McGee hanging from a necklace, but the police were still waiting for the lab results to determine whose body parts she had used to make her earrings and that stunning tennis bracelet. Julian Calvin, Atlanta, GA

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The second she stepped into my office I knew she was Trubble, Sarah Trubble, she was wearing a name tag and I’m a detective Phil Saunders, Barrie, Canada

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It was a dark and stormy day easily confused as night (for it is December in Svalbard that our story lies) and probably not helped by all the Julebokk we had drunk, but when in Svalbard . . . Bill Anderson, Dublin, Ireland

(I swear I've heard Svalbard name-dropped more often this year than ever before in my life, but I digress...)

Draxyl’s breathing quickened—finally, in his hands he held the Sacred Jewel of Grondor, the key to the legendary Chamber of Secrets, the icon that so many had died for, and the perfect gift to win the heart of his beloved; the question now was how to fit all those things into his pockets without the shopkeeper noticing. Dave Agans, Wilton, NH

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Buford The Bold was the last descendant of the proud Bold family and was particularly proud of how he chose to keep “The,” his father’s middle name. Marc Luban, Chicago, IL

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The clouds drifted lazily through the crystal blue sky like cotton candy from last summer's county fair except that if a plane flew cotton candy the engine would ingest so much sugar that it would lock up the engine and force the pilot to make an emergency landing, perhaps in the river below where the body of a white male in his mid 50's with no identification floated face down, which is where our story begins. Ken Hill, Elkville, IL

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It was love at first sight—he was tall and broad-shouldered, with a dimpled smile, twinkling green eyes, and in keeping with his combination of statistically unlikely but deeply alluring features, type AB blood, and that condition where cilantro tastes like soap. Ananya Benegal, St. Louis, MO

***

They had gone through fire and ice to be together, but the general mood of the wedding would have been improved if he wasn't suffering from second-degree burns and she hadn't lost several toes to frostbite. Eliza Frost, Bellingham, WA

(is "Eliza Frost" her real name or a nom de plume? Either way...)

There are many, many more through the link, some of them very silly.

[queermtl]

QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: December 2023

As the year comes to an end, Montréal’s LGBTQ+ community gathers together. This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

En français : https://www.mtl.org/fr/experience/queer-mtl-quoi-faire

LEGEND

🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports and Dance 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Vendredi 1 décembre / Friday, December 1

🎥 VisualAIDS and Concordia Queer Film Club presents Day With(out) Art: Everyone I Know is Sick film screening with Carlos Soriano, Concordia University

🏳️‍🌈 Ellelui presents Holiday Night Market, La Sala Rossa

🥳 Butt Buddies Montréal, Cabaret Berlin

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

🎶 Jonas Brothers with Lawrence, Centre Bell

🥳 Bisous’ 1 Year Anniversary with Afem Syko, Bittercaress, K657, Esme, Lapa XII, Casa Kobrae, Meen Moreen and Mic Rob, Venue TBA

🥳 The Item Number, A Queer South Asian and Diaspora Dance Party with DJ Deep, Notre Dame des Quilles

💪 From the Ground Up: Strength Training for Newbs, Punks and Weirdos with Nadine Forde runs November 18-December 2, 2023, StudioEd

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 2 décembre / Saturday, December 2

🥳 Love Dumpster with Vicki Powell, Taylor & Twan, Cabaret Berlin

🥳 Queer Cuffing SZN with DJ Simulat3human, Notre Dame des Quilles

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Jimmy Moore does Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas & All the Hits, Cabaret Mado

👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

🥳 HOMOHOP and Super Taste presents West End Gays [Vol. 5], Riverside St-Henri

🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra

😆 Roast France vs Québec with Beurguy and Kathy-Ann Giguère, Café Tuyo

🥳 Homegrown Harvest with Noncompliant, anabasine, Hellgrammite, Jade and Fantasy, Venue TBA

🥳 Céline est very amazing with DJ Phillippe, Ausgang Plaza

📚 Expozine 2023, 1025 rue Bélanger

🥳 Comité Queer Pointe-Saint-Charles hosts Queer Party sur Glace, 1050 rue d’Hibernia

👑 Jackbox Games with Uma Gahd and Selma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail

💪 Rollerville MTL hosts the Rollerville's Roll Out—Roller Disco, Arena St-Louis

💪 From the Ground Up: Strength Training for Newbs, Punks and Weirdos with Nadine Forde runs November 18-December 2, 2023, StudioEd

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.

Dimanche 3 décembre / Sunday, December 3

👑 Bingo du Temps des Fêtes, Cabaret Mado

🎭 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Kiara, Bobépine, Pétula Claque and Kitana, Cabaret Mado

📚 Expozine 2023, 1025 rue Bélanger

Lundi 4 décembre / Monday, December 4

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Dating, Bar MINĒRAL

🎥 Cinema Politica Concordia presents Queer Cinema for Palestine, Cinema Politics Concordia

📚 Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club

Mardi 5 décembre / Tuesday, December 5

🎥 REEL GAY screens The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Diving Bell Social Club

👑 Full Gisèle : Full Céline with Gisèle Lullaby, Nana, Bobépine, Crystal Stars and Crystal Slippers, Cabaret Mado

😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 6 décembre / Wednesday, December 6

👑 Lé-gen-daires with Nicky Doll, Keoina and Sara Forever, Cabaret Mado

💪 Soirée Queer, Horizon Roc

🎨 HommeHomo presents Drink & Draw, Bar Le Cocktail

🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel

Jeudi 7 décembre / Thursday, December 7

👑 Armado with Pétula Claque, Laura Zepam, Vera Satile, Daya Rita, Paulette Pantoute, Bixi Bareback and Twinkerbell, Cabaret Mado

👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

👑  Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail

🎶 Pierre Lapointe, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts 

📚 Violet Hour presents Celebrating RM Vaughan and the launch of his final novel Purvatory, Stock Bar

👑 BMP DRAG Workshop and Show, BMP Co-op

Vendredi 8 décembre / Friday, December 8

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

🏳️‍🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis

🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with DJ Elizabeth Leslie and UN, Notre Dame des Quilles

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 9 décembre / Saturday, December 9

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Jimmy Moore does Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas & All the Hits, Cabaret Mado

👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

👑 Lady Gaga—Art Pop with Démone and Esirenna, Bar Le Cocktail

🥳 Queen & Queer—Édition Nuit Afro 2 with Ms. Baby, San Farafina and DJ Sam, La Sala Rossa

📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Armistead Maupin’s Michael Tolliver Lives, Archives gaies du Québec

🏳️‍🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.

👠 Bring It! and Ballroom4Community present The Naughty List Kiki Ball, Ausgang Plaza

Dimanche 10 décembre / Sunday, December 10

🎭 La gailaxie ligue d’improvisation, Cabaret Mado

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Lady Boom Boom, Sasha Baga, Krystella Fame and Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado

🏳️‍🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis

😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show—One year anniversary with Eve Parker Finley, Maxime Ève Gagnon, Dan Carin, Yumi Blake, Trevor Thompson, Elie Gill, Molly Brisebois, Steve Patrick Adams, Elspeth Wright, Lauren Mallory, Florence Trépanier and Raquel Maestre, Diving Bell Social Club

Lundi 11 décembre / Monday, December 11

👑 Daisy Wood presents Le Noël de Dolly Parton with Lady Boom Boom, Prudence, Clay Thorris, Mister Daniels and Mimi Mosa, Cabaret Mado

📚 Trivia Mondays hosted by Bambi Dextrous, Diving Bell Social Club

Mardi 12 décembre / Tuesday, December 12

👑 Full Gisèle : Party de bureau with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Jessie Precieuse, Lady Boom Boom and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado

👑 Garden of Shade: Christmas with Lily Shade, Sarah Winters, Prudence, Spiked Corona, Soleil Levant and Enigma, Bar Le Cocktail

😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

Mercredi 13 décembre / Wednesday, December 13

👑 Le coeur a ses raisons … en chanson, Cabaret Mado

🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel

Jeudi 14 décembre / Thursday, December 14

👑 Sashalicious : Spécial Noël with Sasha Baga, RV Métal, Esirena and Augusta Wind, Cabaret Mado

👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

👑  Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail

🎶 Debby Friday with Backxwash, Bar Le Ritz PDB

😆 Sleazy Christmas with Abby Stonehouse, Naghmeh, Mina Minou, Tara McGowan-Ross, Morgan O’Shea, Alo Azimov, Avery Jane and Andrew Jamieson, Bar Biftek

😆 Le Show Queer—Spécial des Fêtes with Joëlle Prudhomme, Anne-Sarah Charbonneau, Andy St-Louis and Marla Deer, Place des Arts

Vendredi 15 décembre / Friday, December 15

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

🏳️‍🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis

👑 COVEN Drag Show—Last Breath Edition with Selma Gahd, Uma Gahd, Seyoncé, Infernal Desires, Charli DeVille, Korra Anarchy, La Freak du Show, Esirena, BiG SiSSY, Anaconda LaSabrosa, Niko Lubie, Demone LaStrange and Moxxi Hollow, Diving Bell Social Club

🏳️‍🌈 Souper des fêtes du Centre de solidarité lesbienne, Centre St-Pierre

🏳️‍🌈 (P)réparer le solstice // (P)reparing the solstice, feminist open mic and poetry night, URSA

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 16 décembre / Saturday, December 16

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Cabaret Mado

👑 Jimmy Moore does Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas & All the Hits Souper/Spectacle, Complexe Sky

👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra

🏳️‍🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis

👑 Miss Butterfly! Il était une fois with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal's Christmas Party, Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Dimanche 17 décembre / Sunday, December 17

👑 La Revue Drag 2023 with Rock Bière, RV Métal, Crystal Starz, EmmÖtional Damage, Érica, Eva Moist, Lisa Santana, Tracy Trash and surprise guests, Cabaret Mado

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Kelly Torrieli, Jessie Précieuse and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado

👑 Les succès oubliés de Noël 2023, Bar Le Cocktail

🏳️‍🌈 Puces POP—Édition hivernale 2023, Église Saint-Denis

Mardi 19 décembre / Tuesday, December 19

👑 Full Gisèle : Joyeux Noël with Gisèle Lullaby, Sasha Baga, Ruby Doll, Serge Ladrag and RV Métal, Cabaret Mado

🥳 Staff party de Noël du Cocktail with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

📚 Club de lecture queer discuss Lou Lubie and Manon Desveaux’s La fille dans l’écran and Obom’s J’aime les filles, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles

😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 20 décembre / Wednesday, December 20

🎶 Fleece, La Sala Rossa

🥳 L Nights / Holiday Bash with DJ Marina Gallant, Le Saint Édouard Bar de quartier

🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel

Jeudi 21 décembre / Thursday, December 21

🎭 Les Folies Draglesques with Miami Minx, Uma Gahd, Banana Splitz, Roxy Torpedo, Scarlett Fever, Yikes Macaroni, Zero Lee Vanity, Cabaret Mado

👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

👑  Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 22 décembre / Friday, December 22

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 23 décembre / Saturday, December 23

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information. 💃

Mardi 26 décembre / Tuesday, December 26

👑 Full Gisèle : Jour de l'an with Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Tracy Trash, Lady Guidoune and Lana Dalida, Cabaret Mado

😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

Mercredi 27 décembre / Wednesday, December 27

👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Lady Gaga, Cabaret Mado

🎨 Queer Sip & Draw, Blue Dog Motel

Jeudi 28 décembre / Thursday, December 28

👑 Bingo Disco with Rainbow, Cabaret Mado

👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

👑  Canada’s Drag Race Season 4 Viewing Party with Uma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 29 décembre / Friday, December 29

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

🥳 District presents Frosty: New Year Party with Las Bibas and Ben Bakson, Bain Matthieu

Samedi 30 décembre / Saturday, December 30

👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Cabaret Mado

👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado

👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

👯‍♀️ Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.

Dimanche 31 décembre / Sunday, December 31

👑 Bonne Année 2024! with Mado Lamotte, Nana, Marla Deer, Tracy Trash, Rainbow, Peggy Sue, Manny, Ruby Doll, Bobépine, Kitana and Johnny Jones, Cabaret Mado

🥳 The Dark Eighties NYE Party, Church of St. John the Evangelist

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

[skei-chilldelightseats]

The Fascinating World of Ice Cream: Fun Facts and Interesting Tidbits

The Ancient Origins of Ice Cream

Ice cream’s history dates back thousands of years. The earliest versions of ice cream can be traced to ancient China, where people enjoyed a mixture of milk and rice, frozen by packing it in snow. Similarly, ancient Greeks indulged in snow mixed with honey and fruit. It wasn’t until the 13th century that Marco Polo brought the idea of frozen desserts from the East to Europe, leading to the development of what we now recognize as ice cream.

The Ice Cream Revolution in America

Ice cream gained immense popularity in America during the 18th century. The first official record of ice cream in the United States dates back to 1744, when a Scottish colonist described a delicious dessert made with ice cream at a dinner party. In 1851, Jacob Fussell, a Baltimore milk dealer, pioneered the commercial production of ice cream, making it widely available and affordable. Today, the United States leads the world in ice cream consumption, with the average American eating about 23 pounds of ice cream per year.

Unique Flavors from Around the World

The Science Behind the Perfect Scoop

Creating the perfect scoop of ice cream is both an art and a science. The texture and consistency of ice cream depend on factors like fat content, air incorporation (overrun), and the freezing process. Premium ice creams typically have a higher fat content and less air, resulting in a denser and creamier texture. The rapid freezing process prevents the formation of large ice crystals, ensuring a smooth and velvety consistency.

Ice Cream Innovations

The ice cream industry continually evolves with exciting innovations and trends. Plant-based ice creams made from almond milk, coconut milk, and oat milk cater to the growing demand for dairy-free options. Artisanal ice creams, crafted in small batches with high-quality ingredients, offer unique and gourmet experiences. Moreover, technology has given rise to rolled ice cream, nitrogen ice cream, and other creative presentations that add a fun twist to this classic dessert.

Celebrating Ice Cream

Fun Ice Cream Facts

Tallest Ice Cream Cone: The tallest ice cream cone ever made was over 9 feet tall, created in Norway in 2015.

First Ice Cream Cone: The ice cream cone was invented at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, when an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes and teamed up with a waffle vendor to serve ice cream in rolled waffles.

Favorite Flavor: Vanilla remains the most popular ice cream flavor globally, followed closely by chocolate.

Brain Freeze: The phenomenon of “brain freeze” occurs when something cold touches the roof of your mouth, causing blood vessels in the sinuses to constrict and then rapidly dilate, triggering a headache.

Ice cream, with its delightful flavors and rich history, continues to be a source of joy and fascination for people worldwide. Whether you prefer classic vanilla or adventurous squid ink, there’s always something new and exciting to discover in the world of ice cream.

Skeiicecream represents a fascinating fusion of art and food, offering a new way to appreciate the beloved dessert. As more people discover the joys of this innovative treat, it’s likely that skeiicecream will continue to gain popularity, inspiring both artists and chefs to push the boundaries of their craft.

[theloniousbach]

COUCH TOUR: BILLY CHILDS with Sean Jones, Matt Penman, and Ari Hoenig, SMOKE JAZZ CLUB, 15 SEPTEMBER 2023, 9 pm set

I am glad for this opportunity to get to know BILLY CHILDS via this gig back east during a trip from his Los Angeles home. Throw in that I’ve seen Sean Jones at least three times at Jazz St. Louis and I was in. But, the chance to see Ari Hoenig in a new setting sealed the deal. Jones was familiarly warm and melodic, handling very nicely the intricacies of Childs’ smart but driving compositions. Of Hoenig the emcee introduced him as having left all of himself on the bandstand in the first set. He had plenty more for us and was just himself with a horn and a pianist somewhere between his usual partners, Gadi Lehavi in his own trio and Jean-Michel Pilc in the cooperative with Francois Moutin

BILLY CHILDS is subtler than Pilc and pushes things more than Lehavi. Though to be fair, he plays his own music and Lehavi is a sideman playing Hoenig’s tunes or the covers he/they select. So, let’s celebrate Childs as a composer first. He introduced probably it was Backwards Bop, which was meant to respond to Lee Morgan’s Stop Start and Freddie Hubbard’s Hub Tones, as a commission for concert band and rhythm section. He writes more than melodies and changes, at least his lines are extended and sophisticated. He gave Jones plenty to work with and not just on this trumpeter’s tune. Jones too is an educator so his own music has that same kind of built in intelligence. But the music has a drive too that reflects Childs as a player, not just as a band leader who chose to hire Hoenig. He is a strong player with crisp forceful lines and definite but supple structures. Plenty of space for Matt Penman to fill in gaps or sync up with the left hand. Hoenig took that space too subdividing his own rhythms and that of the band.

The ballad they covered, as Childs did on his new Winds of Change album (with Ambrose Akinmusire, Scott Colley, and Brian Blade), Crystal Silence had the tune’s exquisiteness implied in its title. But they were not gentle with it. Childs’ intro was original and nicely tangential related to the written line. Jones dug into that line but played it with Penman adding his own comments. Hoenig was subtle as he always is while not being shy.

So, who does Childs remind me of? Well, maybe, in fact, Chick Corea, the Corea of the trios with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes and with Christian McBride and Brian Blade where he played forcefully, intricately, and subtly. To loop Hoenig back in, he plays that way too and I’m glad to see him get uptown to Smoke.

Even more thanks are due Billy Childs, for that and the set as a whole.

[tangerineblasttheintern]

A website for all your convention needs! Do you like to go to Pony Conventions? Do you like learning about them in one place? Now there’s a place for you!

Go, find the knowledge.

[charlesreeza]

Punch Bowl, Stand and Cups, 1903-04, Libbey Glass Company

Toledo Museum of Art

The bowl alone weighs over 100 lbs.  Imagine pulling that out of the cupboard for your Christmas party.

[pavlovzdawg]

Anyone going to the St. Louis Nightmare Night party on the 20th?

http://crystalfairstl.com/events

Seems fun and the crystal fair was fun this year too. I'll probably be going, hope to see some other.

[crystalfairstl]

Have you signed up for any VIP Packages yet? Sign up for our one of kind St. Louis Adventure tour, purchase on our website as a stand alone or as a part of one of our VIP Packages. We will be touring the Anheuser Busch Brewery, St. Louis Science Center, The Delmar Loop and ending at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Stand! We will make a pit stop at Fitz's on the loop for lunch and Root Beer (appetizers included). Transportation is provided! 

crystalfair.com 

*Steam Boat not included*

[fandom-space-princess]

tagged by the lovely @sinaesthete 🥰

fair warning, I am terrible at picking just one favorite of anything. why limit yourself, you know?

Fave food: fesenjan - preferably with lamb, and fresh pomegranates. kroketten (Dutch, not German) - any kind, but savory ones are the best. mofongo con camarones. pho.

Fave color: red. any shade really, but I'm especially fond of the brick through wine section of the spectrum.

Favorite singer/band: how the heck does anyone answer this question? um. St. Vincent or Dessa for things with words. Andrew Bird or Darren Korb for things without words. I do have a favorite song though: Dream a Little Dream of Me (the Ella & Louis version). what can I say, I am Soft and it makes me smile.

Dream place to live: for the purposes of staying in the US, I'm living in it. the bit of Washington between Seattle and the Canadian border: mountains in one direction, islands in the other. paradise. if i were to leave the country, though? I dunno. so much world to see.

Dream goal in life: write something that gives someone besides me joy. even if all I ever write is fanfiction that somebody reads once and then remembers fondly from time to time, that's enough. I want - intend - to write something more lasting than that. but the basic idea is the same.

Fave crystal: lapis lazuli

Dream collab: I spend so much time thinking about what it would be like to smash my favorite authors together and make them write a book. what would you get if you combined NK Jemisin and China Mieville? Ray Bradbury and Ursula Le Guin? Samuel Delany and Robert Heinlein? probably something weird. probably something great.

Dream date: I normally don't so much 'date' as 'add people to my adventuring party like we're in an RPG' 😆 still. if I had to choose an activity, I like being outside? it's always nice when someone is willing to hang out on a mountain with me and commune with the trees.

Current aesthetic: cryptid under the stairs, but with the essential disposition of a golden retriever. weird as heck, dubious taste, but very friendly.

tagging (draws names from hat) @beesreadbooks @largecheekbones @artzea @nevidimochka and anybody who wants to, you're tagged in my heart - no pressure as always ☺️

[uncloseted]

Back again with the costume designer talk -- Yes, I agree with the mischaracterization of all the characters in s6. It felt like last series' plots and endings had been thrown out the window. While watching s6, it felt like a different show all together. Everything that made every character unique was gone. Was there any reason as to why Edward was gone? Also, you stated that Matty likes Victorian and gothic culture. What are other characters' interests? I know Alo's are nature/punk; Rich: metal

Totally.  I think series 5 got a lot of backlash from older fans who no longer felt like the characters were relatable and were very vocal about that fact on Twitter, and so they decided to go completely in the opposite direction because maybe people would like that instead.  And I think that’s a real shame, because like I’ve said before, I think series 5 is some of the best, tightest writing that Skins ever did.  As far as Edward goes, I think he left to work on Secret Diary of a Call Girl. My impression is that he was trying to balance both jobs in 2010 and then felt like it was too much.  Katie Newham, who took over, was Edward’s assistant costumer, so I think he assumed that she would be able to just pick up where he left off, which ended up totally not being the case (and which is what makes me think she comes from a styling/costume construction background as opposed to a costume design one). 

Canonically in terms of interests, here’s what the characters like:

Franky likes “making stuff,” The Catcher in the Rye, The Little Prince, Clockwork Orange, Graphic Novels – Dark Knight, Manga - The Rose of Versailles, Arcade Fire, Burial, Crystal Castles, Nirvana, Corpse Bride, Seven Samurai, Let Me In, Bad Santa, Spirited Away, Vertigo, Harold Lloyd!,  Dexter, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and taking photos.  

Alo likes his weed, his van, his dog, Youth in Revolt, The Dharma Bums, The Velveteen Rabbit, Blitzen Trapper, Wolf Parade, Dog is Dead, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's, Fruit Bats AND Filthy filthy filthy filthy filth. Borgore, Excision, DatSikk, Funtcase, 16 Bit, Into the Wild, Grizzly Man, Where the Wild Things Are, East of Eden, The Jungle Book, Backdoor Sluts 9, The Hangover, Ninja Warrior, Party Down. Summer Heights High. Babestation. South Park. Family Guy, Lookwell, porn, and Victorian porn.

Rich is mostly defined by what he doesn’t like: he doesn’t like pop music, Simon Cowell, beautiful people, Radio 1, ITV, rapping, beatboxing, middle-class wankers, racism, sexism, Death Cab For Cutie, The Smiths, religion, Downton Abby, Tracy Chevalier, nu-metal, Empire magazine, Kerrang (wankers), drum machines (except when carefully used in Grindcore or Cybergrind – see Cutting Pink With Knives and Noism), synthesizers, Beth Ditto, public displays of affection, the city centre at the weekend, trance, techno, house, dubstep or any music made by skinny white people with computers, Kanye West, JLS, any show about fucking cooking or cooks, townies, chavs, narcissistic politicians, teachers, the song ‘Wait and Bleed’, the second solo on ‘Master Of Puppets’, artichokes, JK Rowling, any film or tv show with fucking vampires or zombies made after 1986, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee. He does like metal (”ugly, angry music which you’d probably hate because you don’t understand it”), Atlas Shrugged, American Psycho, The Illuminatus Trilogy, Slayer, Napalm Death, Black Sabbath, Raging Speedhorn, Noism, Atari Teenage Riot, Venetian Snares, Behold The Arctopus, Godflesh, Cathedral, Sleep, Sepultura, Pantera, Soul Fly, Slipknot (2nd album only), PPK, Anal Cunt, Pig Destroyer, Jesu, Sunn 0))), James Plotkin, Earth, Brain Donor, Chrome Hoof, Hair Police, Mayhem, Wolves In The Throne Room, Burzum, Wolf Eyes, Ec8or, Dark City, Split Second, Blade Runner, Near Dark, Braindead, Halloween, The Thing, The Fly, and Alien.

Mini likes “Shopping. Shoes. Sushi. Sex. (”yes, always in that order.”) Sour apple martinis, putting effort into her appearance, Diana, Princess of Wales, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, yoga, Pilates, fashion, fragrances, dubstep, Katy Perry, Harry Potter, Twilight, Dreamgirls, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, The Hot Chick, Legally Blonde, Clueless, Mean Girls, Crossroads, Inbetweeners, Misfits, Come Dine With Me, Party Wars, True Blood, Gossip Girl, 90210, The Hills, and ANTM.

Liv likes dancing, HST, Philip K Dick, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Only Forward, Dubstep, Hard DnB, Die Antwoord, Kids, A Scanner Darkly, Dazed and Confused, Bright Young Things, Anchorman, Blades of Glory, The Other Guys, anything in which Mel Gibson dies, Banged Up Abroad, BSG, Firefly, South Park, Twin Peaks, Hollyoaks, The Gilmore Girls. 

Nick likes Rugby, Sex, Winning, Drinking, being awesome, “all sorts” of music, R’n’B, Mumford and Sons, Rocky, Bourne, Borat, and anything with action or the funny, Sport and Friday Night Lights.

Matty likes absurdity, Friedrich Nietzsche, William S. Burroughs, Clive Barker, Hakim Bey, Splatterpunk, Maurice G. Dantec, Anton LaVey, Robert Walser, H.P. Lovecraft, Antonin Artaud, Raymond Abellio, The Art of War, everything Edgar Allen Poe would have listened to if the synthesizer was created before 1964, David Lynch, My Own Private Idaho, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Shortbus.

Grace likes so many things. Jane Austen, ballet, theater, lucid dreaming, not having to wear a school uniform, collecting pennies, making wishes on things, animals, vanilla ice cream, The Big Book of Fairytales, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Northanger Abby, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Emma, Lolita, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Ballet Shoes, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Great Expectations, Tess of The D’Urbervilles, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Tom’s Midnight Garden. The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Wizard of Oz, Tales From The Brothers Grimm, Matilda, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de Bergerac, Macbeth, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cymbeline, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, music that moves her, Casablanca. Sabrina. 42nd Street. Meet Me In St. Louis. A Star Is Born. The Wizard of Oz. An American In Paris. Mary Poppins. The Sound of Music. Annie. Singing In The Rain. Top Hat. The Gay Divorce. My Fair Lady. West Side Story. The Red Shoes. Grease. Fame. Dirty Dancing. Moulin Rouge. Chicago. Cleopatra. The Philadelphia Story. The Shop Around The Corner. An Affair To Remember. Some Like It Hot. Roman Holiday. Meet John Doe. La Belle Et La Bete. Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Romeo and Juliet. Disney films, Jeeves and Wooster. The One Show. Strictly Come Dancing. Anything on the Disney Channel. So You Think You Can Dance. Downton Abbey. Agatha Christie’s Poirot. The Forsythe Saga. Any Human Heart. Upstairs, Downstairs.

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Bucket Full of Memories, Theme Parks around the United States

I love going to theme parks so here is a list of all the theme parks from around the United States

Alabama Alabama Splash Adventure, Bessemer Southern Adventures, Huntsville Spring Park, Tuscumbia Waterville USA, Gulf Shores Alaska Roadrunner Amusement Park, Anchorage ArizonaEdit Castles N' Coasters, Phoenix Enchanted Island, Phoenix Funtasticks Family Fun Park, Tucson Golf n' Stuff, Tucson Golfland Sunsplash, Mesa Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek Wildlife World, Litchfield Park Arkansas Fast Lane Entertainment, Lowell Funland Amusement Park, North Little Rock Magic Springs and Crystal Falls, Hot Springs California Northern California Blackbeard's Family Entertainment Center, Fresno Boomers, Fresno Funderland, Sacramento Fun Town at Micke Grove, Lodi Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy Golfland, Castro Valley, Milpitas, Roseville, San Jose, and Sunnyvale Kiwanis Kiddieland, Merced Roseville Golfland Sunsplash, Roseville Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz Scandia Amusements, Rohnert Park and Sacramento Sonoma TrainTown Railroad, Sonoma San Francisco California's Great America, Santa Clara Children's Fairyland, Oakland Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, San Jose Pixieland Amusement Park, Concord Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo Los Angeles Golf 'N' Stuff, Norwalk Mountasia Family Fun Center, Valencia Pacific Park, Santa Monica Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia SpeedZone Los Angeles Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City Orange County Adventure City, Anaheim Boomers, Fountain Valley Disneyland Resort Disney California Adventure, Anaheim Disneyland, Anaheim Golfland, Anaheim Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park Riverside County Castle Park, Riverside San Bernardino County Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain, Big Bear Lake Boomers, Upland Fiesta Village Family Fun Park, Colton Scandia Amusement Park, Ontario and Victorville San Diego Belmont Park, San Diego Boomers, El Cajon Frasier's Frontier, El Cajon Legoland California, Carlsbad SeaWorld San Diego ColoradoEdit Elitch Gardens, Denver Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Glenwood Springs Heritage Square, Golden Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside Mile High Flea Market, Henderson City Park, Pueblo Santa's Workshop, Cascade ConnecticutEdit Lake Compounce, Bristol Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury Delaware Funland, Rehoboth Beach Jungle Jim's Adventure World, Rehoboth Beach Florida North Florida Adventure Landing, Jacksonville Beach Big Kahuna's, Destin Cobra Adventure Park, Panama City Beach Fast Eddies Fun Center, Pensacola Race City PCB, Panama City Beach Sam's Fun City & Sam's Surf City, Pensacola Shipwreck Island, Panama City Beach Wild Willy's Adventure Zone, Fort Walton Beach Central Florida Andretti Thrill Park, Melbourne Boardwalk Amusements, Daytona Beach Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa Celebration Station, Clearwater Daytona Lagoon, Daytona Beach Dinosaur World, Plant City Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island Legoland Florida, Winter Haven Weeki Wachee Springs, Weeki Wachee Greater Orlando Fun Spot America - Kissimmee, Kissimmee Fun Spot America - Orlando, Orlando Gatorland, Orlando Give Kids the World Village, Kissimmee Holy Land Experience, Orlando Magical Midway, Orlando Old Town, Kissimmee SeaWorld Orlando Discovery Cove, Orlando SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando Universal Orlando Universal Studios Florida, Orlando Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando Walt Disney World Disney's Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake Disney's Hollywood Studios, Bay Lake Epcot, Bay Lake Magic Kingdom, Bay Lake South Florida Kidstar Park, Port Charlotte Santa's Enchanted Forest, Miami Uncle Bernie's Amusement Park, Fort Lauderdale Zoomers Family Amusement Park, Fort Myers Beach Georgia Adventure Crossing, Augusta All American Fun Park, Albany Alpine Park, Helen Black Mountain Alpine Coaster, Helen Fun Spot Atlanta, Fayetteville Lake Winnepesaukah, Rossville Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell Wild Adventures, Valdosta Hawaii Maui Golf and Sports Park, Wailuku Sea Life Park Hawaii, Oahu IdahoEdit Silverwood Theme Park, Athol Wahooz Family Fun Zone, Meridian Yellowstone Bear World, Rexburg Illinois Donley's Wild West Town, Union Enchanted Castle, Lombard Go Bananas, Norridge Grady's Family Fun Park, Bloomington Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort, Utica Haunted Trails, Burbank and Joliet Knight's Action Park, Springfield Odyssey Fun World, Tinley Park Pirates Cove, Elk Grove Village Safari Land, Villa Park Santa's Village AZoosment Park, Dundee Six Flags Great America, Gurnee Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Gurnee Indiana Team Combat, Tactical Laser Tag for Adults, Teens & 8-12 Year Olds, Hobart Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus Indiana Beach, Monticello Iowa Adventureland, Altoona Arnolds Park, Arnolds Park Lost Island Amusement Park, Waterloo Kansas All Star Adventures, Wichita Kiddieland, Pittsburg Kentucky Beech Bend Park, Bowling Green Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville Malibu Jack’s Indoor Theme Park, Lexington Louisiana Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin', Baton Rouge Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, New Orleans Celebration Station, Baton Rouge Maine Funtown Splashtown USA, Saco Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach York's Wild Kingdom, York Beach Maryland Adventure Park USA, New Market Baja Amusements, Ocean City Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Ocean City Jolly Roger at the Pier, Ocean City Laugh Out Loud Stations, Greenbelt Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro Trimper's Rides, Ocean City Wisp Resort, McHenry Massachusetts Edaville USA, Carver Salem Willows, Salem Six Flags New England, Agawam Michigan A-Maze-N Mirrors, Mackinaw City Adventure Island Family Fun Park, Cadillac Arzo Sports & Fun Park, Alpena Cedar Valley's Wild Frontier Fun Park, Comins CJ Barrymore's Family Entertainment Center, Clinton Township Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park, Pinconning Full Blast, Battle Creek Funland Amusement Park, Houghton Lake Jeepers, Sterling Heights Kokomo's Family Fun Center, Saginaw Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon Nelis' Dutch Village, Holland Minnesota Como Town, St. Paul Nickelodeon Universe, Bloomington Paul Bunyan Land, Brainerd Spirit Mountain, Duluth Valleyfair, Shakopee Mississippi Brookhaven Exchange Club Park, Brookhaven Missouri Branson Coaster, Branson Branson Tracks, Branson Branson Mountain Adventure Park, Branson Hydro Adventures, Poplar Bluff Miner Mike's Adventure Town, Osage Beach Mountain Adventure Resort, Branson Silver Dollar City, Branson Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka Worlds of Fun, Kansas City MontanaEdit Amusement Park Drive In, Laurel Big Sky Water Park, Columbia Falls NebraskaEdit Fun-Plex, Omaha SkateDaze, Omaha Nevada Adventuredome, Las Vegas Akita Plaza, Las Vegas Buffalo Bill's, Primm Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix, Las Vegas Playland Park, Reno New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Stratosphere Las Vegas, Las Vegas Wild Island, Sparks New Hampshire Attitash Mountain Resort, Bartlett Candia Springs Adventure Park, Candia Canobie Lake Park, Salem Cranmore Mountain Adventure Park, North Conway Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln Fort Jefferson Fun Park, Jefferson Fun-World, Nashua Santa's Village, Jefferson Story Land, Glen New Jersey Action Park, Vernon Blackbeard's Cave, Bayville Bowcraft Playland, Scotch Plains Casino Pier, Seaside Heights Central Pier Arcade & Speedway, Atlantic City Clementon Amusement Park, Clementon Fantasy Island, Beach Haven Funplex, Mount Laurel Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City iPlay America, Freehold Jenkinson's Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach Keansburg Amusement Park, Keansburg Land of Make Believe, Hope Morey's Piers, Wildwood Playland's Castaway Cove, Ocean City Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson Steel Pier, Atlantic City Wild West City [1], Byram Township, New Jersey Storybook Land, Egg Harbor Township New Mexico Cliff's Amusement Park, Albuquerque Western Playland, Sunland Park New York Downstate New York Adventureland, Farmingdale Adventurers Family Entertainment Center, Brooklyn Country Fair Entertainment Park, Medford Boomer's Family Fun Center, Medford Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, Brooklyn Fantasy Forest at the Flushing Meadows Carousel, Flushing Fantasy Shore Amusement Park, Staten Island Kids 'N Action, Brooklyn Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn Playland, Rye Victorian Gardens, New York City Upstate New York Darien Lake, Darien Enchanted Forest Water Safari, Old Forge Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Lake George Greek Peak Mountain Resort, Cortland Hoffman's Playland, Latham Holiday Valley, Ellicottville Huck Finn's Playland, Albany Magic Forest Park, Lake George Fantasy Island, Grand Island Midway State Park, Maple Springs Legoland New York, Goshen (starting construction in 2017, planned to open in 2019)[1] Party Zone USA, Middletown Santa's Workshop, Wilmington Seabreeze Amusement Park, Rochester Sylvan Beach Amusement Park, Sylvan Beach North Carolina Carolina Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park, Carolina Beach Carowinds, Charlotte Deadwood, Williamston Ghost Town Village, Maggie Valley Great Wolf Lodge, Concord NASCAR Speedpark, Concord Santa's Land, Cherokee Tweetsie Railroad, Boone North Dakota Grand Forks Theme Park, Grand Forks[citation needed](Scheduled) Super Slide Amusement Park, Bismarck Ohio The Beach at Adventure Landing, Mason Cedar Point, Sandusky Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark Comfort Inn Splash Harbor, Bellville Coney Island, Cincinnati Coshocton Lake Park Recreational Complex, Coshocton Erieview Park, Geneva FunTimes Fun Park, Alliance Howard's Apples Farm Market, Bainbridge Jungle Jack's Landing, Powell Kings Island, Mason Lincoln Park Family Aquatic Center, Marion Long's Retreat Family Resort, Latham Memphis Kiddie Park, Brooklyn Pioneer Waterland & Dry Fun Park, Chardon Richland Carrosuel Park, Mansfield Sluggers & Putters, Canal Fulton Stricker's Grove, Ross Swings-N-Things Family Fun Park, Olmsted Township Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia Oklahoma Bell's Kiddieland, Tulsa Eagle Park, Cache Frontier City, Oklahoma City Kiddy Park, Bartlesville Oregon Enchanted Forest, Turner Oaks Amusement Park, Portland Pennsylvania Brandywine Picnic Park, West Chester Carousel Village at Indian Walk, Wrightstown Camelback Mountain Resort, Tannersville Conneaut Lake Park, Conneaut Lake DelGrosso's Amusement Park, Tipton Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown (Dorneyville) Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster Fun Fore All, Cranberry Township Hersheypark, Hershey Idlewild and Soak Zone, Ligonier Kennywood, West Mifflin Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg Lakemont Park, Altoona Pocono Play Park, East Stroudsburg Sesame Place, Langhorne Split Rock Resort, Lake Harmony Waldameer Park, Erie Rhode Island Adventureland, Narragansett Atlantic Beach Park, Westerly South Carolina Broadway Grand Prix, Myrtle Beach Carowinds, Fort Mill Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach O.D. Pavilion Amusement Park, North Myrtle Beach Pavilion Park, Myrtle Beach Pedroland, Dillon South Dakota Evan's Plunge, Hot Springs Flags & Wheels Indoor Racing, Rapid City Rush Mountain Adventure Park, Keystone Storybook Island, Rapid City Thunder Road Family Fun Park, Aberdeen Tennessee Anakeesta Gatlinburg Goats on the Roof, Pigeon Forge Dollywood, Pigeon Forge Fun Stop, Pigeon Forge Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster, Gatlinburg Incredible Pizza Company, Cordova The Island in Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge NASCAR Speedpark, Sevierville Ober Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg Rockin' Raceway, Pigeon Forge Rowdy Bear Mountain Gatlinburg Sir Goony's Fun Zone, Chattanooga Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster, Pigeon Forge Wilderness at the Smokies, Sevierville Texas Adventure Kingdom, Lumberton Aquatica, San Antonio Austin's Park N Pizza, Pflugerville Downtown Aquarium, Houston Elise's Family Fun Center, Winnie Funtrackers, Corpus Christi Funplex, Houston Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, Galveston Grand Texas Theme Park, New Caney (planned, opening April 2020) Joyland Amusement Park, Lubbock Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah Kiddie Park Of San Antonio, San Antonio Morgan's Wonderland, San Antonio NRH2O, North Richland Hills Sandy Lake Amusement Park, Carrollton SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington Tilt Studio, Katy (inside Katy Mills) Wonderland Park, Amarillo YesterLand Farm, Canton ZDT's Amusement Park, Seguin Zuma Fun Center, Houston Utah Boondocks Fun Center, Kaysville-Draper Cherry Hill Resort, Kaysville Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington Vermont Bromley, Vermont's Summer Adventure, Peru Killington Resort, Killington Virginia Atlantic Fun Park, Virginia Beach Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg Central Park Fun-Land, Fredericksburg Go-Karts Plus, Williamsburg Kings Dominion, Doswell Motor World, Virginia Beach Washington Pier 57, Seattle Remlinger Farms, Carnation Riverfront Park, Spokane Washington State Fair, Puyallup Wild Waves Theme Park, Federal Way West VirginiaEdit Camden Park, Huntington Wisconsin Bay Beach Amusement Park, Green Bay Knucklehead's Bowling & Family Entertainment, Wisconsin Dells Little Amerricka, Marshall Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, Wisconsin Dells Paul Bunyan's Adventure Golf, Wisconsin Dells Riverside Amusement Park, La Crosse Riverview Park & Waterworld, Wisconsin Dells Timbavatvi Wildlife Park/Storybook Gardens, Wisconsin Dells Timber Falls Adventure Park, Wisconsin Dells Wyoming Cowboy Carousel Center, Buffalo Puerto Rico Cayo Lobos Marine Park, Cayo Lobos Children's Dream Park, Añasco Fun Valley Park, Arecibo Jungle Park PR, Bayamón Parque de las Ciencias, Bayamón Villa Campestre, Guaynabo

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Queer MTL : quoi faire en mai 2024 // Queer MTL things to do: May 2024

With May, we welcome the full blossoms of spring, and MTL’s queer scene ramps up! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow Queer MTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

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🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports and Dance 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Mercredi 1 mai / Wednesday, May 1

👑 RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 finalist Sapphire Cristal, Cabaret Mado 🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Fast Tales, storytelling comedy show with Alo Azimov, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Broad City’s Ilana Glazer, L’Olympia 🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail

Jeudi 2 mai / Thursday, May 2

🎶 Montréal’s Trans Masc Choir / Chorale, Quai des Brumes 📚 Book launch: Here & Now, Volume II: An Anthology of Queer Italian-Canadian Writers, Librarie n'était-ce pas l'été. 👑 Cabaret Mado celebrates its 22nd Anniversary of drag in Montréal’s Village!, Cabaret Mado 👑 Finale MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 3 mai / Friday, May 3

🎶 Wake Island & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh: خُلق/هُجر | Born to Leave, Centre Phi 🥳 Lez Spread the Word hosts Get Together LSTW, L’idéal bar & contenus 🥳 High Heels Prohibited celebrates 14 years of events Nymra & Sofisticated, Le Salon Daomé 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents What’s My Age Again? Pop Punk & Emo Dance Party, Cabaret Berlin 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Pétula Claque, Jimmy Moore and Peggy Sue, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 4 mai / Saturday, May 4

🎶 Veda Hille with Woodpigeon and Justin Karas, MAI/SON 🏳️‍🌈 Jhalak Montréal presents the Desi Queer Social—Watch Party & Board Game Night, 2100 Guy Street 🏳️‍🌈 The MEM—Centre des mémoires montréalaises hosts exChange Intergenerational Dialogue & Artmaking Event, MEM 💪 Montréal Roller Derby hosts Yellow vs Blue—Home Team Showdown, Arena St-Louis 🏳️‍🌈 The Festival JOUISSIF featuring inclusive erotic arts features an exposition, market, ateliers, performances and more, Bain Mathieu 🏳️‍🌈 Giant Thrift Store, Kapara Vintage 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents ABBA and Friends Dance Party!, Bar Le Ritz PDB 👑 May the 4th Be With You Star Wars themed drag show with Woody Fungi, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🥳 Tropiloco with Rizof, DJ Peignoir, Pio Bandgi, Arielle Roberge, Kanatonik, Leroy and Michael Jesus, 750 rue Mistral 👑 Soirée Queer SLAYspace with Démone LaStrange, L’Espace Public—Brasseurs de quartier 👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Pétula Claque, Jimmy Moore and Peggy Sue, Cabaret Mado 👑 The Butterfly Effect with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 5 mai / Sunday, May 5

🏳️‍🌈 The Festival JOUISSIF featuring inclusive erotic arts features an exposition, market, ateliers, performances and more, Bain Mathieu 🏳️‍🌈 Giant Thrift Store, Kapara Vintage 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Kelly Torrieli, Kitana, Bobépine and Pétula Claque, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 6 mai / Monday, May 6

👑 C’est ma Toune! : Karaoke Edition with Jessie, Bobépine and Peggy Sue, Cabaret Mado 

Mardi 7 mai / Tuesday, May 7

👑 Cirque de Teddy Boop House of Shade with Woody Fungi, Teddy Boop, Lady MonRose, Lulu Shade, Sarah Winters and Fahad Madi, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 8 mai / Wednesday, May 8

🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The Poly Showcase Queer Comedy Night with Eve Parker Finley, Andrew Khoury, Elie Gill, Sarah Boivin, Ali Azimov and Guillaume Pras, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 👑 Trashilaz with Jessie Précieuse, Lady Boom Boom, Yannick Rockstor and a Surprise Guest, Cabaret Mado

Jeudi 9 mai / Thursday, May 9

🎥 Cinéma Moderne hosts queer filmmaker Léuli Eshrāghi for Siapo viliata o le atumotu, featuring screenings of their video works and a conversation with Nayla Naoufal, Cinéma Moderne 🏳️‍🌈 Press Start Youth Coop hosts Penser Globalement, Agir Localement—Think Globally, Act Locally!, Bâtiment 7 👑 Sami Landri presents Le Sami Party, Cabaret Mado 👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail 

Vendredi 10 mai / Friday, May 10

📚 Book launch: The Caravaggio Syndrome by Alessandro Giardino, in conversation with Christopher DiRaddo, Librairie n’était-ce pas l’été 🥳 Queen & Queer present Queen & Queer Dance Party Satosphère with DJs Nymra & Sofisticated, Beatrix and DJ Sam, and VJs Delta and VJ BunBun, Société des arts technologiques [SAT] 🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with Laura Krieg and Bad Faith Actor, Bar NDQ 😆 Le Roast Show : Old School versus la Relève with Virginie Courtiol and Kathy-Ann Giguère, Bar le Jockey 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Celes, Erica, Nana and Dallas Dubois, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 11 mai / Saturday, May 11

📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads RM Vaughan’s Pervatory, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Blush presents Graduates Cabaret featuring student performers and NGL Flounce and Somebody3lse and go-go dancers all night, WIP 🥳 Private Loft Party with DJ Groove and DJ Sir-D, 370 rue Guy 🎭 Hot Moms & Kings: A Burlesque Fundraiser with Salty Margarita, Madrose, Jim Jewels, Jaqq Strapp, Clara Develours, Kate Pearl, Dark Felina, Classy Clare and Woody Fungy, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 Asian Burlesque Festival—Montréal Edition with Big Daddy, Minx Arcana and many more, Le National 👑 Jimmy Moore presents Madonna: The Celebration Tour, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Celes, Erica, Nana and Dallas Dubois, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 12 mai / Sunday, May 12

💪 Montréal Roller Derby presents a Free Outdoor Roller Derby Game, Esplanade Tranquille 👑 Afternoon Drag Cafe with Itsh and Timothy Toxic, L’Orbite 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Aizysse Baga, Kiara and Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 13 mai / Monday, May 13

📚 The Board of Kola Writers presents Lectures Logos Readings with Maguy Métellus, H. Nigel Thomas and an open mic, 2741 Notre-Dame West 👑 The Tortured Poets Department Drag Show: Karma with Taylor DeVil, EmmÖtional Damage, Esirena and Lana Dalida, Cabaret Mado 

Mardi 14 mai / Tuesday, May 14

👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 15 mai / Wednesday, May 15

😆 Admiring Librarians Fundraiser Telethon Show with Raquel Maestre, Elspeth Wright, Lucy Gervais, Andrew Khoury, Ray Resvick, Mariam Khan, Merry Kringles, Carmina Berbari, Melissa Gi, Jonathan Burrello, Leslie Simpliciano-Szigeti, Andria Learmonth, Abby Stonehouse, Guillaume Pras, Belén Arenas, Becca Redden, Maya Kanitkar, Jason Houle, Dan Pearse, Tony McIntyre, Lauren Mallory, Elie Gill and Sadie Moland, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🏳️‍🌈 PRISE II, Ressource alternative en santé mentale and Regroupement des ressources alternatives en santé mentale du Québec host Communauté LGBTQ+ et santé mentale, 10794 rue Lajeunesse  👑 Mercredi Drag Live with Jessie Précieuse, Victoire de Rockwell, Lady Guidoune, Johnny Jones and more, Cabaret Mado 

Jeudi 16 mai / Thursday, May 16

👑 Burger Queen Supper & Show with Eva Moist and Moh Dafok, Notre Boeuf de Grâce 👑 Sashalicious celebrates 15 years of drag by Sasha Baga with Lady Boom Boom, Aizysse Baga, Zaire Schatzi and surprise guests, Cabaret Mado  👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 17 mai / Friday, May 17

🥳 Discoño with Nina Sky, Samia, Empress, Niabi b2b Ms Baby [duppy grlz], Théâtre Fairmount 🥳 Psychedelic Babylon presents Roots of Consciousness with Tristan (UK), Le Sainte-Catherine Hall 🎤 Soirée karaoké—spécial artistes queer, La Tétro 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Sasha Baga, Carmen Sutra, Miss Fountain, Nana and Zara Schatzi, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou presents Pants Free Night (although dress code participation is not obligatory) with karaoke and performances, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 18 mai / Saturday, May 18

🎶 Cindy Lee with Freak Heat Waves and Tutz, La Sala Rossa 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents Céline Dion Dance Party—Céline, J'irai où tu iras!, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 District Events presents Rise with Rosabel, Club Soda 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Sasha Baga, Carmen Sutra, Miss Fountain, Nana and Zara Schatzi, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 19 mai / Sunday, May 19

🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Sasha Baga, Gina Gates and Pétula Claque, Cabaret Mado 👑 Les succès oubliés : Best of with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 20 mai / Monday, May 20

👑 Crystal Starz presents Celine Dion: Taking Chances, Cabaret Mado

Mardi 21 mai / Tuesday, May 21

🥳 The L Nights celebrates 9 years of 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive ladies nights, Riverside St-Henri 🎶 Buck Meek of Big Thief with Jolie Holland and Bells Larsen, Théâtre Fairmount 🏳️‍🌈 Club de lecture queer presents a discussion on Camilla Gibb’s De proches parents, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 22 mai / Wednesday, May 22

🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The Politics Show with Elie Gill, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 👑 RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Star Derrick Barry, Cabaret Mado 

Jeudi 23 mai / Thursday, May 23

🏳️‍🌈 Press Start Youth Coop hosts Penser Globalement, Agir Localement—Think Globally, Act Locally!, Bâtiment 7 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 👑 Krystella Fame presents Girls’ Night Out : En français svp, Cabaret Mado 👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 24 mai / Friday, May 24

🎶 Fuego Fuego: The Downtown Rumba official pre-party with Jetlag, Oka Bel’Oka (DJ), Pedrolito (DJ) and Eva Soriano, Le Studio TD 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Adriana the Bombshell, Nana and Krystella Fame, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 25 mai / Saturday, May 25

🎶 Fuego Fuego festival with Maluma, Olympic Park 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Adriana the Bombshell, Nana and Krystella Fame, Cabaret Mado  👑 Érica et ses divas with Chibouki and Lady ZaZa, Bar Le Cocktail  👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 26 mai / Sunday, May 26

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Community Clothing Swap, Parc La Fontaine 🎶 Fuego Fuego festival with Rauw Alejandro, Olympic Park 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Celes, Velma Jones and Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado 👑 Bonne fête Emma Déjà-Vu, Bar Le Cocktail

Mardi 28 mai / Tuesday, May 28

🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 FTA presents Nadia Beugré’s Prophétique (on est déjà né.es), an exploration of trans and queer identity, Monument National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 29 mai / Wednesday, May 29

🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The Dope Show with Raquel Maestre, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 FTA presents Nadia Beugré’s Prophétique (on est déjà né.es), an exploration of trans and queer identity, Monument National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay 👑 Our favourite TV foursome returns to the stage with Les Golden Girls with Tracy Trash, Velma Jones, Marla Deer and Prudence, Cabaret Mado 

Jeudi 30 mai / Thursday, May 30

🎭 Lust Cove presents Fuck Borders, an immigration fundraiser for Mina Minou with Kaya Koko, Malinka Molotov, Minx Arcana, Freya Moon, Irony, Yaya Havana, Phoenix Inana and Diyosa Haliya, Café Cléopatra 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 FTA presents Nadia Beugré’s Prophétique (on est déjà né.es), an exploration of trans and queer identity, Monument National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay 👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 31 mai / Friday, May 31

🎶 Camera Obscura with Photo Ops, Théâtre Fairmount 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents 90s Dance Party Plastic is Fantastic Edition, Cabaret Berlin 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Nana and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud.

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts.

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

[theghostlymuse]

Hey everyone! Look out for me coming to the St. Louis Crystal Fair in the next week! I’ve got a new print to add to my MLP Anatomy Series and it’s time for Queen Novo! 

So come check me out! I’ll be listed under Ghostly Muse Comics! I’ve got my graphic novel series on sale, as well as a great number of prints, slots for on-the-spot commissions, sculpted items, AND some witchy items like Sigil Tags and spell bottles, on top of Tarot readings, Pendulum Readings, and Bone Casting divination! 

I hope to see you all there!

[winchesterprincessbride]

Whatever It Takes-Part 3

This is for the “Alpha for Hire” square on my @spnabobingo card. Beta’d by the too awesome to be believed @kittenofdoomage

Part 1 (all parts are linked)    My Master List

Characters: Alpha! Dean Winchester, Beta! Sam Winchester, Omega! reader, Beta! sister Terri (OC)

“Can I ask you a question?” I whisper to Dean as I pant heavily as though I have just run a marathon.  We are still knotted together, but he has rolled onto his side, taking me with him, and I lean against his chest. He is still trying to catch his breath.

“I’m listening.”

“Why do you do this? I mean, look at you. You can have any woman you want.  So why do this?” I ask quietly. This question has been burning in my mind, and I just have to know.  He is silent for so long that I think he isn’t going to answer. Finally, he speaks.

“Uh, uh, Y/N.” He shakes his head.  “You don’t get something for nothing.  That’s not how this works.  You want an answer.  It’s going to cost you,” he murmurs.

“I’m already paying you.  You want MORE money?” I snap, trying to push away from him.

“No.  Not money, dummy.  I’ll answer your question.  But you have to answer a question for me in return.  The same question, actually.” Oh, he thinks he’s so clever! Bastard!

“No.  That’s not happening, Dean,” I tell him firmly.

“Fine.  I’ll change my terms.  I’ll answer your question, but you have to let me kiss you.”

I ponder this for a moment.  “One kiss?”

“We can start with one,” he says noncommittally.

“Okay.  Deal.”

The surprise on his face is evident as his knot loosens and I slip out of the bed and into the bathroom.  He clearly never expected me to agree. But one kiss is worth the price of knowing a little more about what makes Dean tick.

When I come back, he is already dressed as usual and sitting on the bed.  I come back and slide in next to him.  “Do I have to kiss you before you will answer my question?” I ask in an irritated voice.

He grins at me. “You drive a hard bargain, Y/N.  I’ll use my kiss when I come back, but I’ll answer your question now.  Sound fair? So you want to know why I do this? Why I work for Alpha4?”

“Yes.”  I can’t believe I won this easily.

“Two reasons,” he begins.

“Are you gonna tell me both?” I question him.

“For two kisses, I will,” he says with a smug grin, and I realize at that moment I have just been played.

“You sir, are a con artist!” I snap.

Dean gives me a toothy, faux-innocent smile.  “Do you wanna know or not?”

“Fine,” I huff angrily, all too aware that I sound like a child. He keeps grinning and I feel an odd mixture of irritation and lust in my belly.

“First reason:  I have a younger brother named Sam.  He’s in college and this is what pays his tuition.  Second reason: I’m a mechanic by trade, and I’m saving up to buy the garage where I used to work.  I don’t plan on doin’ this forever, Y/N.  This is just the means to an end. Satisfied?”

I can tell he is uncomfortable talking about himself, and our dynamic has shifted slightly.  “For now,” I say with a hint of a smile.

He doesn’t say anything for a few seconds. When his demeanor shifts and he moves suddenly, my stomach drops. “I have to go. I have another appointment,” He tells me as he stands up, and my smile fades. “I’ll be back in eight hours.”

“Can you make sure you shower afterward?  I don’t like it when you come here smelling like another Omega,” I bite out, unable to focus my gaze on him when I hear the jealousy in my voice.

“Yes, Ma’am!” he replies cheekily. “Don’t worry, Y/N. I’ll have plenty left for you. I just phone it in with her.”

There’s no way for me to tell if he’s joking, and I wonder if he’s phoning it in with me too. “I didn’t need to know that, Dean,” I say in a low voice, trying to conceal my irritation.

“But you wanted to,” Dean says, giving me a smirk as he walks out of the bedroom.

When he returns eight hours later I am practically crawling out of my skin, I need him so badly.  I notice his hair is wet and he has changed and all I smell is his delicious apple pie scent.  He is barely in the door when I am tugging on his hand and pulling him towards the bedroom.

I yank off my clothes impatiently and start to get on the bed when I feel his hand on my arm. “Lay on your back this time,” he orders.

“What? Why?” I immediately respond, my eyes darting to his in surprise.

“Do it, Omega. I want the kiss you owe me.”

I lay down on the bed, enjoying the glorious sight of Dean taking off the rest of his clothes. He really is beautiful. The bed dips as he lays on his side facing me, his hand tracing down my hip to my waist, dipping between my legs.

He runs a finger through the slick already gathered on my thighs, and slips the digit into his mouth, those plump lips of his licking it clean.  “You taste so good, Y/N,” he murmurs, and I moan softly.

“Need you, Dean,” I whimper.

“I know you do, baby. But you made a deal fair and square, and I mean to collect,” he says, his low voice full of intent. I can barely breathe with the anticipation of having those plush lips against mine. I close my eyes because I don’t want him to see how much I want this.

And I gasp when I feel Dean’s lips at the junction of my thighs, his big hands gripping a thigh in each hand as he holds my legs apart.  He buries his tongue deep in me, his mouth latching onto my clit and sucking hard.  

The sudden and intense pleasure makes my spine go rigid and my hands grab the sheets, twisting them into knots. It’s almost more than I can take, but he is relentless.  I come hard, sobbing his name, and he tongues me through my orgasm until I am so sensitive I beg him to stop and he lets me go.

“What….the…..fuck….was that?” I manage to gasp when I am finally able to speak again. “You tricked me!”

He just shrugs, his lips shiny with my sIick. “I never specified where I was going to kiss you, did I?”

“Fine. So let’s clarify,” I say shortly, so furious I can barely speak. “The other one must be a regular kiss. On my mouth. Is that clear enough?” I ask coldly; I don’t like the way I am feeling right now.  This is getting too personal, and it scares me.

“Crystal.  But I think I’ll save the other one.  You know, Y/N, you don’t have to fight me so hard,” he whispers as he reaches up and caresses my cheek, but I shove his hand away.

“I’m never going to stop fighting you. Never,” I whisper vehemently, wishing I could believe my own words.

Smiling a sad smile that doesn’t quite reach his eyes, Dean reaches for his discarded clothes. The words he spoke next made me think he was in my head, too close, that this had gone too far already.

“Who are you trying to convince? Me, or yourself?”

I’m checking my reflection in the mirror for the third time when Terri walks into my bedroom. “You look great, Y/N! Would you hurry up! You’re gonna make us late!”

“I’m sorry! I’m just really nervous,” my admission was sheepish as I finished up, turning the lamp off. “I haven’t been out with an Alpha in ages.”

There’s no lie in what I’m saying. A double date with Terri, Chris and Chris’ coworker Pete; the Alpha in question.  Pete is new in town so Terri decided to fix us up - according to her, he’s a catch. We’re meeting them across town at Harvelle’s for drinks, and I’m shaking like a leaf at the thought of what I’ve agreed to.

“I have a good feeling about tonight, Sis,” Terri comments as we walk to her car. “Maybe Pete will be the one and you’ll finally have an Alpha of your own. Then you can stop using that service for good.”

“Yeah, maybe,” I say with fake enthusiasm, determined not to think about Dean tonight.

Things start off promising. Pete is tall and dark haired with pretty blue eyes. I like the look of him, and he seems to like me, and the conversation flows easily between us. I try to ignore the twinge of annoyance when he orders me a drink without even asking me what I want.

“So Pete, where are you from originally?” Terri asks him.

“St. Louis.  I was in a relationship that ended, and I wanted a fresh start, so I took the job here.”

I don’t know what prompted me to blurt this out, but I immediately say, “I’m so sorry! What happened?” Terri gives me a hard look like ‘what the fuck, Y/N’?

Pete looks down at his drink. “I wanted her to quit working after we got married like a good Omega should, and she wanted a career.”

“Like a good Omega should?” I said quietly.

Terri’s eyes got wide and she gave me a pleading look that screamed: “please don’t freak out, we are in public!”

I was about to tell Pete that he could take his “good Omega” and stick it where the sun don’t shine when I suddenly smell cinnamon and apples. It’s like a fresh breeze on a humid day, and I know; Dean is here somewhere. I start frantically scanning the room for him when I hear his voice behind me. “Hey, Y/N.”

Whirling around with a stumble, I shriek his name a little louder than I should have.  “Dean!”  He’s with another man, even taller than him, younger with longer hair and a kind smile. There’s a resemblance there - is this the brother?

“Introduce us to your friend, Y/N,” Terri interjects, giving Dean a big smile and a look that tells me there will be an interrogation later.

“Um, Dean.  This is my sister, Terri, and her boyfriend Chris.  And this…this is Pete.” It’s always smooth to add your date almost as an afterthought.  “This is my” gigalo…. Fuck buddy….casual sex partner… “…my friend, Dean.”

“Her date,” Pete interjects, locking eyes with the other Alpha, and I swear Dean growls at him under his breath.

“This is my brother Sam.  It’s nice to meet you all.  Sorry to interrupt.”  Dean tears his eyes from Pete’s and gives me a long look that makes me shiver.  “It’s nice to see you, Y/N.  I’ll let you get back to your DATE.”  He doesn’t move until Sam yanks his arm and they walk away.

Shortly afterward I fake a headache and end the night early.  Pete seems disappointed, but know he is looking for an Omega to sit home and wait on him and have his pups “like a good Omega should”.

I’m very quiet during the drive home. And Terri can’t help herself. “So, how do you know Dean? I would have remembered you mentioning being friends with an Alpha who looks like THAT,” she commented.

My heart is pounding in my chest; I have never been able to lie to my sister, and I knew this time would be no different.  “I….We…Well….. I don’t want to talk about Dean,” I stammer, blushing scarlet and avoiding her eyes like she was Medusa.

Terri has always been way too smart for her own good. “Wait……You only act like this around guys you….Oh my god, Y/N! Have you SLEPT with him? You have, haven’t you?”

“I…What? Shut Up!” I try to laugh her off, but it sounds fake even to my own ears.

“If you were sleeping with a hot Alpha like him, then you wouldn’t need that service……”  I see the exact moment when she puts two and two together and figures it out.  I immediately burst into tears, sobbing so hard she pulls over.

Her arms are around me before I can say anything, and she knows my secret. “Oh, Sis.  This is so screwed up.  Have you fallen for him?  What are you going to do?” she asks, pulling back and looking me in my swollen and red eyes.

What could I do?

I sob harder.

(Part 4)

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[nobertsales]

It’s National Cotton Candy Day! * In 1897, Cotton Candy was co-created by a dentist in Nashville, Tennessee named Dr. William Morrison and a candy maker named John C. Wharton got together and invented a device that melted crystallized sugar and blew it through a fine screen, which would create the threads of cotton candy. They then packaged the threads in small, wood boxes. The two creators introduced their machine and the cotton candy at the 1904 St. Louis Fair and sold thousands of boxes of cotton candy. At the time, it was not known as cotton candy but rather, fairy floss. Later on, in 1921, another dentist by the name of Dr. Josef Lascaux in New Orleans improved the design of the machine and he trademarked the name “Cotton Candy.” * Cotton candy is only made from two ingredients—air and colored sugar, which means that there is no fat content at all. There is actually much more sugar in a 12-ounce can of soda than an average cone of cotton candy. The way in which cotton candy is created, using force that pulls air into threads, places more air than sugar into the treat. * All over the world, there are different versions of the cotton candy that we are familiar with in the United States, and they are known by some very unique names. For example, in France cotton candy is known as daddy’s beard, in Australia, it’s Fairy Floss, in China, you’ll find dragon’s beard, and in the Netherlands, it’s called sugar spider. #NationalCottonCandyDay #CottonCandy #FoodConsultant #FoodService #FoodServiceSolutions #FoodSales #NonFoodSolutions #Food #DisposableSolutions #WeKnowFood #NobertSales @NobertSales (at Germantown, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgS-fvlmlq/?igshid=51jai36hy94v

[crystalfairstl]

Are you ready to answer the ultimate question? 

We are back for a one day convention experience on Sept 23rd! We will be back again Memorial Day weekend 2018! 

We hope to see you there! 

art by Syco Kaiyote Arts