#Marilyn Beck

[genevieveetguy]

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy), Chantal Akerman (1989)

[musicmags]

[marybeatriceofmodena]

Trading Site Reopening and Gifting Spree!

So. After weeks of work (*insert alpaca scream here*), my trading site is open for trading! To celebrate, I decided to gift a few audios and videos from Phantom of the Opera, a few audios from Les Misérables, two cast recordings from Elisabeth das Musical, and a cast recording for Sweeney Todd. Enjoy!

(If you're the master of a listed audio/video, please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you want me to remove your stuff from the list.)

POTO audios

Michael Crawford, Rebecca Caine (alt.), Steve Barton October 10, 1987; London Michael Crawford and Steve Barton's last in London. Soundboard, very good quality, and this one is complete. And Rebecca Caine sounds amazing in it (as she always does). https://www.mediafire.com/file/pttrjfqzb84gatm/POTO_West_End_10-10-1987_-_Crawford%252C_Caine%252C_Barton.rar/file Steve Barton, Rebecca Luker, Gary Lindemenn (u/s),  Marilyn Caskey, Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Leila Martin September 26, 1990; Broadway Soundboard audio. Because Steve Barton was almost as good of a Phantom as he was as Raoul, and Rebecca Luker is a legend (RIP). https://www.mediafire.com/file/xc9ywojtdesptje/POTO_Broadway_26-09-1990_-_Barton%252C_Luker%252C_Lindemenn.rar/file Davis Gaines, Tracy Shayne, Matthew R. Jones, George Lee Andrews, Jeff Keller, Lelia Martin October 5, 1996; Broadway Davis Gaines's last performance. Because Davis Gaines has one of the best voices I've heard in the role. https://www.mediafire.com/file/w1ybvl8v6e4ex6r/POTO_Broadway_05-01-1996_-_Gaines%252C_Shayne%252C_Little.rar/file Brad Little, Lisa Vroman, Tim Martin Gleason, Kim Stengel, DC Anderson, David Cryer, Patti  Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray, Jimmy Smagula December 5, 2003; Los Angeles Lisa Vroman’s second-to-last performance as Christine. Both she and Brad Little are glorious vocal-wise. https://www.mediafire.com/file/muavx4ocvs62eav/POTO_US_Tour_05-12-2003_-_Little%252C_Vroman%252C_Gleason.rar/file Anthony Warlow, Julie Goodwin, John Bowles, Andrea Creighton, John O'May, Derek Taylor, Jackie Rees, Nadia Komazec, David Rogers-Smith August 15, 2007; Melbourne Not the biggest fan of Anthony Warlow acting-wise, but he does not disappoint on the vocals - and neither does Julie Goodwin. https://www.mediafire.com/file/3pm0ksips30n3it/POTO_Melbourne_15-08-2007_-_Warlow%252C_Goodwin%252C_Bowles.rar/file John Owen-Jones, Katie Hall, Simon Bailey, Angela M. Caesar, Andy Hockley, Simon Green, Elizabeth Mars, Hannah Cadec, Vincent Pirillo September 29, 2012; Edinburgh Not the biggest fan of the restaged tour, but... Katie Hall's "Tears of HAAAAAATE" is pretty great. And John Owen-Jones! https://www.mediafire.com/file/00vtvziy172lpkv/POTO_UK_Tour_29-09-2012_-_Owen-Jones%252C_Hall%252C_Bailey.rar/file Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Welch (u/s), Jeremy Hays March 3, 2014; Broadway Great trio overall, but Elizabeth Welch is a standout (to me at least). https://www.mediafire.com/file/1hc1ozi96vok5pd/POTO_Broadway_03-03-2014_-_Panaro%252C_Welch%252C_Hays.rar/file Dmitry Ermak, Tamara Kotova, Eugeny Zaytsev, Irina Samoylova, Alexei Bobrov, Yuri Mazihin, Elena Charkviani, Valeria Migalina, Rustim Bahtiyarov (u/s) July 16, 2015; Moscow A lovely production that I miss - Tamara Kotova in particular is great. https://www.mediafire.com/file/w56tx5d7fkh4kse/POTO_Moscow_16-07-2015_-_Ermak%252C_Kotova%252C_Zaytsev.rar/file John Owen-Jones, Celinde Schoenmaker, Nadim Naaman, Megan Llewellyn, Michael Matus, Christopher Dickens, Jacinta Mulcahy, Alicia Beck, John Ellis September 7, 2015; London First performance of the 2015-2016 cast. https://www.mediafire.com/file/5hswf44ldku6ngm/POTO_West_End_07-09-2015_-_Owen-Jones%252C_Schoenmaker%252C_Naaman.rar/file Peter Jöback, Emmi Christensson, Anton Zetterholm, Karolina Andresson, Glenn Kjellberg, Rolf Lydhal, Sanna Martin, Tehilla Blad, Sindre Postholm March 19, 2017; Stockholm Given Christine is from Sweden, it's only fair to include the recent Stockholm production. https://www.mediafire.com/file/zkl38t9388gcvh7/POTO_Sweden_2017-03-19_PJ_EC_AZ.wav/file Tim Howar, Amy Manford, Jeremy Taylor, Kimberly Blake, Ross Dawes, Alan Vicary, Jacinta Mulcahy, Georgia Ware, Paul Ettore Tabone September 7, 2019; London This one is different from the one listed as NFT (so don't get mad at me, haha). Last performance for Amy Manford in the West End production. https://www.mediafire.com/file/vf60ie1er18rkon/POTO_West_End_07-09-2019_-_Howar%252C_Manford%252C_Taylor.rar/file Ben Crawford, Meghan Picerno, John Riddle October 26, 2019 Because we all love a Christine with opera chops. https://www.mediafire.com/file/9gji0khgfoazjqd/POTO_Broadway_26-10-2019_-_Crawford%252C_Picerno%252C_Riddle.rar/file 

POTO videos

Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon, Wendy Ferguson, David Lawrence (u/s), Sam Hiller, Emily Harvey (u/s), Heidi Ann O'Brien, Rohan Tickell January 2006 VOB format.  If you want to see Earl in London right now but can't... this video is the best quality overall that features him, and Rachel Barrell is a fantastic Christine - one of my favorites in the role. https://mega.nz/folder/u09GQKyR#gjNHj4Letd9YInTsuLowjA Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, Jim Weitzer, Kim Stengel, John Jellison, DC Anderson, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray, John Whitney April 6, 2006; Dallas VOB format.  For my Eristine moots (I see you!): Gary Mauer and Elizabeth Southard were (and as far as I know, still are) married while performing as the Phantom and Christine, and you thought Ramin and Sierra's chemistry was off the charts, think again. https://mega.nz/folder/PtExxS5A#D4yyf2g_lXoN-cIDPkMU2Q Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, Andrew Ragone, Geena Jeffries Mattox, John Leslie Wolfe, Lawson Skala, Tina Walsh, Brianne Kelly Morgan, Larry Wayne Morbitt August 8, 2008; Las Vegas VOB format. This is the Las Vegas Spectacular production, which is abriged compared to the original but totally worth seeing. If you want to understand why I love Meg Giry so much, Brianne Kelly Morgan is one of the best I've ever seen in the role. Also, if you’re meh about Raoul... with Andrew Ragone, think again. He’s one of the most Superman/Clark Kent Raouls I’ve seen. And I really like Kristi Holden’s Leroux-esque Christine too.  https://mega.nz/folder/Sh1zxSAB#twtXau8Y8pd_L9tMQLa4Mg Jeremy Stolle (u/s), Samantha Hill, Greg Mills (u/s), Michele McConnell, Tim Jerome, Richard Poole (u/s), Ellen Harvey, Kara Klein, Christian Sebek March 9, 2013 VOB format. Missing part of Act 1 (‘Stranger Than You Dreamt It’ to Il Muto), but otherwise complete. This is one of the best trios I've seen on Broadway, and Samantha Hill is just a fantastic Christine overall. https://mega.nz/folder/y1slyJRD#OP1Tp5Cj_fMk9LbAWJMqAA Tomas Ambt Kofod, Sibylle Glosted, Christian Lund, Louise Fribo, Carl Christian Rasmussen, Sebastian Harris, Elisabeth Halling, Imogen-Lilly Ash, Rasmus Jupin March 2019; Copenhagen VOB format. This one is more recent, but given it's been uploaded on YouTube, I guess it's fine to gift it (again, if you’re the master and you want me to remove this, please let me know).This one has one of the best casts ever caught on tape. Seriously. Everyone in this is a star. https://mega.nz/folder/q40hTagI#Zui14MWo-F2YSQ0gNdaL6Q



Les Mis Audios

Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Patti LuPone, Alun Armstrong, Sue Jane Tanner, Michael Ball, Frances Ruffele, Rebecca Caine, David Burt 1985; London Preview at the Barbican Centre. This is interesting since it includes Cosette's song "I Saw Him Once", which has been cut later.  https://www.mediafire.com/file/jbedqiemuk9qnd1/Les_Mis_West_End_1985_-_Wilkinson%252C_Allam.rar/file Symphonic recording (1989)  Gary Morris, Philip Quast, Debra Byrne, Michael Ball, Tracy Shayne, Kaho Shimada, Anthony Warlow, Barry James, Gay Soper https://www.mediafire.com/file/n7gp30jcpnjfkf7/Les_Miserables_Symphonic_Recording.rar/file Kyle Jean-Baptiste (u/s), Earl Carpenter, Erika Henningsen, Chris McCarrell, Samantha Hill, Brennyn Lark, Max Quinlan (u/s), Gavin Lee, Rachel Izen August 13, 2015; Broadway For Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who was an amazing performer gone way too soon. RIP. https://www.mediafire.com/file/fzj2qubunkrrfhc/Les_Mis_Broadway_13-08-2015_-_Jean-Baptiste%252C_Carpenter.rar/file John Owen-Jones, Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Craig Mather (u/s), Lily Kerhoas, Shan Ako, Bradley Jaden, Matt Lucas, Katy Secombe, Earl Carpenter October 16, 2019; London All-star concert! https://www.mediafire.com/file/nh28zdry93vhry2/Les_Mis_London_Concert_16-10-2019_-_Owen-Jones%252C_Ball.rar/file

Elisabeth das Musical

Original Cast Recording (1992) Pia Douwes, Uwe Kroeger, Ethan Freeman, Andreas Bieber, Viktor Gernot, Else Ludwig https://www.mediafire.com/file/fagi9ctooeq2y11/Elisabeth-Original_German_Cast.rar/file Vienna revival cast recording (2006)  Maya Hakvoort, Mate Kamaras, Serkan Kaya, André Bauer, Fritz Schmid, Else Ludwig https://www.mediafire.com/file/7wpqbotp8oszzz3/Elisabeth_-_2006_Vienna_Cast.rar/file



Sweeney Todd

2000 Concert Cast Recording George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Davis Gaines, Heidi Grant Murphy, Paul Plishka, Audra McDonald, Standford Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, John Aler Pretty sure this isn't on Spotify, which is a real shame given its cast. So enjoy! EDIT: Someone pointed out to me that the recording is incomplete - probably a result of the Great Hardware Crash of 2016, so until I get the full version, this will probably stay incomplete. Sorry about that! https://www.mediafire.com/file/ywoiqe5bnlzr7bs/Sweeney_Todd_2000_New_York_Concert_Cast.rar/file

[iamenits]

Hollywood Close-Up by Marilyn Beck Calgary Herald, Friday, September 01, 1967

[lizardsfromspace]

Um, idk, OP had fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson, Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson :/ Health insurance rip off flying too...I think they should run to their mansions or ununkick their ass in idk idk

[inbarfink]

List of which songs are included on each Polka under the cut

Polkas on 45: "Jocko Homo" by Devo, "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, "Sex (I'm a …)" by Berlin, "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, "L.A. Woman" by the Doors, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly, "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix, "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads, "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by the Clash, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by the Rolling Stones, "My Generation" by the Who

Hooked on Polkas: "Twelfth Street Rag" by Euday L. Bowman, "State of Shock" by The Jacksons and Mick Jagger, "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top, "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner, "Method of Modern Love" by Hall & Oates, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes, "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, "99 Luftballons" by Nena, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins, "The Reflex" by Duran Duran, "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by Quiet Riot, "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Polka Party!: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, "Sussudio" by Phil Collins, "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy, "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin, "What You Need" by INXS, "Harlem Shuffle" by The Rolling Stones, "Venus" by Bananarama, "Nasty" by Janet Jackson, "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, "Shout" by Tears for Fears, "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna

The Hot Rocks Polka: "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)", "Brown Sugar", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Honky Tonk Women", "Under My Thumb", "Ruby Tuesday", "Miss You", "Sympathy for the Devil", "Get Off of My Cloud", "Shattered", "Let's Spend the Night Together", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - all by The Rolling Stones

Polka Your Eyes Out: "Cradle of Love" by Billy Idol, "Tom's Diner" by DNA featuring Suzanne Vega, "Love Shack" by the B-52's, "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic, "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M., "Unbelievable" by EMF, "Do Me!" by Bell Biv DeVoe, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground, "Cherry Pie" by Warrant, "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson, "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls, "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüe, "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice

Bohemian Polka: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

The Alternative Polka: "Loser" by Beck, "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots, "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow, "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, "Bang and Blame" by R.E.M., "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette, "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins, "My Friends" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters, "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, "Basket Case" by Green Day

Polka Power!: "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by the Backstreet Boys, "Walkin' on the Sun" by Smash Mouth, "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys, "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba, "Ray of Light" by Madonna, "Push" by Matchbox Twenty, "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind, "The Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson, "MMMBop" by Hanson, "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground, "Closing Time" by Semisonic

Angry White Boy Polka: "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down, "Get Free" by The Vines, "Hate to Say I Told You So" by The Hives, "Fell in Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes, "Last Nite" by The Strokes, "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed, "Renegades of Funk" by Rage Against the Machine, "My Way" by Limp Bizkit, "Outside" by Staind, "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock, "Youth of the Nation" by P.O.D., "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem

Polkarama!: "Chicken Dance" by Werner Thomas, "Let's Get It Started" by Black Eyed Peas, "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand, "Beverly Hills" by Weezer, "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay, "Float On" by Modest Mouse, "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz featuring De La Soul, "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes, "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers, "Slither" by Velvet Revolver, "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent featuring Olivia, "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams, "Pon de Replay" by Rihanna, "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx

Polka Face: "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga, "Womanizer" by Britney Spears, "Right Round" by Flo Rida ft. Kesha, "Day 'n' Nite" by Kid Cudi, "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum, "Baby" by Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris, "So What" by Pink, "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry, "Fireflies" by Owl City, "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain, "Replay" by Iyaz, "Down" by Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne, "Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris, "Tik Tok" by Kesha

NOW That's What I Call Polka!: "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People, "Best Song Ever" by One Direction, "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am feat. Britney Spears, "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye feat. Kimbra, "Timber" by Pitbull feat. Kesha, "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO, "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams

[deathsimage]

Call of Duty hc’s

Because I’m obviously obsessed with them, especially Captain Price 🥰

What kind of music they would listen to (in my person opinion as a metalhead)

Price: classic rock/metal (70s-90s) mostly stuff like Metallica, Def Leppard, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Faith No More, Ghost (yes I know they’re more recent shhh)

Soap: y2k metal (late 90s - early 00s) Linkin Park, Disturbed, Slipknot, Rammstein, Evanescence, Staind, Korn, System of a Down, Mushroomhead, Avenged Sevenfold

Ghost: underground/prog metal (90s - 20s) examples are Gojira, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage, Fit for an Autopsy, Marilyn Manson

Gaz: practically anything, he’s very flexible but mostly just good ol’ hard rock (90s-20s) Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Seether, Rob Zombie, Hinder, Puddle of Mudd

Honorable non metal/rock mentions to apply to all of them (mostly last three): Beastie Boys, Incubus, House of Pain, Cypress Hill, Gorillaz, Blur, Everlast, David Bowie, Cracker, Cage the Elephant, Butthole Surfers (yes that’s a real band), Blackstreet, Artic Monkeys, Beck, and the best one- Bee Gees

[still-nix-d-goffic]

"On Repeat" Shuffle Game

You know, with music.

Rules

Play your "on repeat" playlist (Spotify; under "Made for You", or I guess you can choose your most listened playlist if you don't use that service.) on shuffle and tell us the first ten tracks that come up! Then, tag 10 people to share their musical shame! (or pride I guess if you're normal, but let's be real, you're a Tumblr user! And I'm feeling social today so I'm talking to much.)

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I was tagged by @tinx-methinks! You can see their post here!

The Distance - Cake

Tourniquet - Marilyn Manson

Helter Skelter - Rob Zombie

Good - Better than Ezra

Be Wherever You Are - Steven Universe

Hawaiian Surfin' - Hawaiian Island Paradise

KILL4ME - Marilyn Manson

Águas De Março - Elis Regina

High and Dry - Radiohead

Devil's Haircut - Beck

Hey! @lulu-honey @trans-gothic @liciapocalypse @gorewound @unwontedfemme @hellworldprincess @hare-majesteit-aurelius @emmily-xo @the-reading-owl

I would do ten but the mobile tag system said fuck you be specific so here we are at an impass of technology and my internal memory stick. If you want to give it a go you know damn well no one's stopping you.

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: November 3, 1998

Lyrics:

One, two

One, two, three, ow

Wake up, kids

We got the dreamers disease

Age fourteen, they got you down on your knees

So polite, we're busy still saying please

Frienemies, who when you're down ain't your friend

Every night we smash a Mercedes-Benz

First we run, and then we laugh 'til we cry

But when the night is falling

You cannot find the light (light)

You feel your dreams are dying

Hold tight

You've got the music in you

Don't let go

You've got the music in you

One dance left

This world is gonna pull through

Don't give up

You've got a reason to live

Can't forget

We only get what we give

I'm comin' home, baby

You're tops

Give it to me now

4 AM, we ran a miracle mile

We're flat broke

But hey, we do it in style

The bad rich

God's flying in for your trial

But when the night is falling

You cannot find a friend (friend)

You feel your tree is breaking

Just bend

You've got the music in you

Don't let go

You've got the music in you

One dance left

This world is gonna pull through

Don't give up

You've got a reason to live

Can't forget

We only get what we give

This whole damn world could fall apart

You'll be okay, follow your heart

You're in harm's way, I'm right behind

Now say you're mine

You've got the music in you

Don't let go

You've got the music in you

One dance left

This world is gonna pull through

Don't give up

You've got a reason to live

Can't forget

We only get what we give

Don't let go

I feel the music in you

Don't let go

Fly high, high

What's real can't die

You only get what you give

You're gonna get what you give

Don't give up

Just don't be afraid to leave

Health insurance, rip off lying

FDA, big bankers buying

Fake computer crashes dining

Cloning while they're multiplying

Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson

Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson

You're all fakes

Run to your mansions

Come around, we'll kick your asses

Songwriter:

Don't let go

One dance left

Don't give up

Can't forget

Don't let go

Gregg Alexander / Rick Nowels

SongFacts:

👉📖

[gay4themilfs]

Masterlist

(In the works)

Yellowjackets:

⤷ Shauna Sadecki

⤷ Misty Quigley

⤷ Natalie Scatorccio

⤷ Lottie Matthews

FNAF:

⤷ Vanessa Shelly

⤷ Mike Schmidt (Brother x Sister!Reader)

Wednesday:

⤷ Larissa Weems

⤷ Morticia Addams

⤷ Marilyn Thornhill

The Last of Us:

⤷ Ellie Williams

⤷ Tess Servopoulos

⤷ Joel Miller (Father x Daughter!Reader)

Other:

⤷ Guinevere Beck (YOU)

⤷ Quinn Harris (Countdown)

⤷ Amy Hughes (Dead of Summer)

⤷ Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby - Film)

[perfunctory-idols]

Beck at Brixton Academy in London, England on August 20, 2003

Photos by Marilyn Kingwill

[softguarnere]

Like A Girl (Like A Man)

Like A Dream (Like A Plan)

Shifty Powers x OFC

Two: Wouldn't Call This Place a Happy End

Summary: Marilyn always seemed to think that Beckie liked trying to make Zenie feel bad. She’s never given much thought to it until now.

A/N: The fact that I had to spend an hour uploading this mood board feels like a sign from some sort of Tumblr deity that I should not be forcing Beckie upon the world 😬

Title is from Opening Up from Waitress 🤭It seemed appropriate based on Zenie's job. Also I got so frustrated with uploading the moodboard that I have not proofread this lol

Warnings: brief allusion to death, terrible childhood friends

Taglist: @liebgotts-lovergirl @latibvles @lieutenant-speirs @mrs-murder-daddy

June 1942, North Carolina

Walking into the diner when she’s not working always feels strange. It’s a bit like making it halfway to school and then wondering if you forgot your homework. Without the familiar feel of her uniform’s fabric against her skin, she’s stepping onto the stage without her costume. How is she supposed to remember her lines?

Because that’s how she’s gotten through her job so far – she puts on a fake smile and acts like it doesn’t kill her to bring milkshakes out to the people she graduated with who are doing so much better than her. The second that she steps out from behind those kitchen doors with her tray, she’s giving the performance of a lifetime. She should have been the one to go to New York.

This is just another role to play, part of her mind insists. She has to walk in there and pretend like her feelings haven’t been hurt. Which she can do. Beckie will probably have a good explanation for why she hasn’t been in contact with her since she left. Well, that’s not true; there is a post card of New York with Merry Christmas! written in loopy letters shoved in a book somewhere . . . maybe it’s under her bed.

She pauses in front of one of the large windows, pats down her hair as she stares at her reflection. Her life hasn’t been as exciting as Beckie’s – or even very pleasant, as of late – but she doesn’t have to feel inferior to her friend. Marilyn always seemed to think that Beckie liked trying to make Zenie feel bad. She’s never given much thought to it until now. She has to swallow down the bitter memory of that stupid Christmas party as she pushes open the door and strides into the diner.

Bobby whistles at her from behind the counter. “What’s cookin’, good lookin’?” He jerks his head toward a booth in the back. “She’s waiting over there.”

“Thanks Bobby.”

“Hey Zenie, wait!” He leans across the counter to stop her and lowers his voice. “Just . . . let me know if you need anything, yeah?”

Serious is not a word that Zenie would use to describe Bobby Dills. The absence of a smile on Bobby’s face is a strange sight. Jarring, even. He looks like he wants to say more.

“Well Zena B, as I live and breathe!” A voice exclaims from across the diner, causing the few other occupants to glance up at them as Beckie struts across the floor, arms outstretched and a big smile on her face as she comes to greet Zenie. She squeezes her in a quick hug. “You look well.”

“Beckie, it’s so good to see you!” All thoughts of worry over Bobby’s reaction vanish from her mind. Despite all the time that’s passed since Beckie left for New York, despite the fact that they haven’t talked, it’s nice to see her best friend again.

Beckie laughs, rolls her eyes a little. “Oh come on now, Zena. Don’t you think we’re a little old for that?”

They’ve just been reunited, and already she’s messed something up. She was never quick when it came to catching on to Beckie’s rules – they always had to be explained to her. With all the time that’s passed, Beckie has probably picked up some new things in the cities up north. Zenie is going to have to learn quickly.

Her smile falters. “Old for what?”

“You know . . .” Beckie winces, bobbing her head from side to side. “The nicknames. Zen-ie. Beck-ie. It’s so . . . childish. We’re women now. Zena and Rebecca. That just sounds so much nicer.”

Women? The thought almost makes her snort. They’re hardly women. They’re barely grown!

Beckie sweeps them off into the booth she’s selected, jabbering a mile a minute about how strange it is to be back in her hometown, and how different everything feels now that she’s experienced life in the big city, and about how she never noticed that Zenie has an accent – even though it’s something she used to tease her for when they were younger and Beckie first moved into town. She doesn’t slow down. Zenie’s not even sure how she’s breathing.

Occasionally she jabs the air with a French fry to punctuate a point she’s trying to make. Other than the piece of salty potato being poked in her direction, Zenie can’t be sure if her friend even notices that she’s there. Five minutes in, she gives up hope of saying anything, after even the slightest suggestion that Zenie might interject so much as an oh wow! prompts Beckie to speed up and raise her volume. She is center stage and Zenie is her captive audience – no talking during the show.

Finally she sits back and smiles broadly. “So, what’s new with you?”

“Oh, well I – “

“How’s your Granny?”

Tears prick Zenie’s eyes at the mention of Granny. “Actually, she – “

“You still work here?”

“Yeah, for the moment. But I’ve been thinking – “

“That’s so sad.”

Zenie blinks. “What is?”

“That you still work here.”

The diner is one of the best in town. It’s the closest one to her house, anyway, which makes it convenient for Zenie, since she either has to walk or catch a ride with Bobby. The pay isn’t half bad, either.

Zenie blinks again. What if the manager, or one of the other waitresses hears them? She could lose her job!

“What’s wrong with here?”

“Zenie . . .” Soft, slender hands reach across the table and take hold of her own. Beckie squeezes them, looking sad for her. “You’ve worked here since high school.”

“So? I need the money.”

“There are other places to make money. Other towns to make money in. For someone who disliked this place so much, I’m honestly shocked that you still live here. It’s . . . sad.”

How am I supposed to get out of here when I don’t have any money?! Zenie can taste the words on her tongue, sour and ready to spill out and make a mess of everything. She bites her lip. Beckie wouldn’t understand.

Mr Sadowski, Beckie’s dad, had moved his family from Connecticut to North Carolina when Beckie was seven. He was a doctor, like Bobby’s dad, and good at it. Zenie may have disliked the place that she grew up, but Beckie had always been disgusted by every part of it. “The farms are ugly,” she used to say. “You sound funny when you talk. Everyone is so poor . . .” But at least when she begged her parents to send her to New York to live with her aunt, they could afford to do so. And they could afford to be there for her if show business didn’t work out for her. Zenie has no such luxury.

“I guess I shouldn’t really be surprised, though.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” It seems like all she’s done since she got here is ask questions.

Beckie lets go of her hands. Her eyes still hold that same sad look as she musters a little laugh. “Well Zena, no one ever expected you to follow through with all your talk about moving away some day. You’re too much of a baby for that. You always have been.”

Heat rushes to her face. Under the table, her hands wad up the fabric of her skirt.

“Everything okay over here?” Bobby sets two milkshakes – that they didn’t order – onto the table with a little too much force. His smile doesn’t reach his eyes.

“Just perfect,” Zenie mutters at the same time that Beckie says, “Actually, the fries were a little cold.” She could slap her. Which doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. Zenie could probably run out of the restaurant and halfway down the street before Beckie got over her shock and decided to go after her. Zenie has always been faster, stronger. She might be a baby, but Beckie has always been a wimp.

Bobby tosses their ticket onto the table before turning on his heel, mumbling something that sounds like “I’ll tell the kitchen” as he goes. Beckie is not subtle in the way that she watches his limp.

Zenie reaches for the ticket at the same time that Beckie snatches it up, flashing her a blinding smile.

“My treat!”

“Beckie – “

“Rebecca.”

“ – it’s fine. I want to –“

“No, no!” Beckie insists. “You need the money. I’m happy to do it! After all, I’m practically swimming in the stuff after the contract I signed with that last modeling gig. Have you seen it? Oh here, you can have this copy! It’s even signed.” That launches her back into a story about her life up in New York, and then she’s off in her own little world again as she reminisces about the first time someone recognized her from an ad.

When they leave, Beckie stops outside the diner and pulls Zenie into another tight hug. “I missed you so much, Zena! I hope I’ll get to see you the next time that I come visit.”

“Or you could, I don’t know, answer my letters to keep in touch this time instead of ignoring me.” It was supposed to be a thought that stayed firmly in her head. Hearing it tumble past her lips is startling.

For her part, Beckie doesn’t seem to care, or even notice, the tone in Zenie’s words as they part ways.

Because no one ever notices me, Zenie thinks as she watches her childhood friend go, strutting off down the street and back into a fabulous life that’s far, far away from the place that they both hate.

Bobby would drive her home if she asked. She wants to be alone though. She wants to think.

She’s been thinking, actually. Talking, too, with Bobby. Her siblings have joined the war effort already. So have all the boys their age. Even some of the girls have joined the Red Cross or the WAC to do their part. Meanwhile the two of them have done nothing.

She read something once for school about a woman who disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolution. It’s been years since she read it, yet it’s been stuck in the back of her mind ever since the war broke out. It’s not like she could get away with something like that . . .

Except that she and Bobby have joked about it. Once or twice – nothing serious. Just talking about how that kind of thing would be nearly impossible to do today. Although Bobby thinks that it would be possible, if done carefully.

No, that’s ridiculous. It would never work. She would be found out immediately. There would be trouble. No one would ever trust her again. Then she would really and truly be alone.

Does that really matter? She’s felt devastatingly lonely ever since Granny –

She pushes the thought firmly from her mind as she turns onto the gravel road that leads to her family’s farm. It’s not that she’s a baby or that she’s scared. She just has to be realistic. Another thing that’s been stuck in her mind is the question of how she might get out of here. The only conclusion that she can ever come to is that maybe somehow she could get incredibly lucky and have a handsome man fall in love with her. Then he could take her far, far away to live happily ever after, just like in a fairy tale . . . Except that’s not realistic.

After all, who could ever love a person so much that they would save them like that?

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Marilyn y Joe visitan a David Wayne en un vestidor del Teatro Martin Beck durante la producción de "Casa de Té de la Luna de Agosto" en Nueva York, septiembre de 1954...

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Movie: Missing Anthony Fox, Witnesses - Paul Barresi, Johnny Depp, Adam Waldman - Fixers Not Mafia Killers

Not Mafia - Missing Anthony Fox & Johnny Depp with Paul Barresi "Violin" Tapes & Fixer Adam Waldman - WITNESS Interference Spin. Interest of Depp in West Memphis 3 Damien Echols and allegedly John Wayne Gacy painting similarly to Brian Peck seen by actor for Quiet on Set. Johnny Depp named a farm in Kentucky after his mother Betty Sue.

Spin on Breakins/Vandalism by Waldman & Barresi in Recorded Telephone Call Against Witnesses.

In Movie "High Society" Grace Kelly jokes about culture shock about the British and asks where does Jack the Ripper teach?

- Stuff Movie with writings on the wall like 'kill pigs' like charles manson and damaged property all over produced by Depp & Scarmonga. - Investigators of Confidential Magazine cause terror onto Hollywood. Comparing to a foiled breakin by 'investigator fixers' surveilling Marilyn Monroe for jealous Joe DiMaggio. Fixer Fred Otash. Files on most blonde bombshells in Film Business.

3 Audio Clips of the Call between Viper Room Witnesses Big Ed Shaw and Richie Albertini of the Viper Room about assault of Stacy by Johnny, Naomi Campbell, Paul Schindler and Bob Pfeiffer -- who tried to hire Schindler as a hitman to kill his wife Maria. Schindler got Ed Shaw employed in the Viper Room. Ed Shaw is not surprised about wanting Schindler to do that.

- With Schindler's name spoken, Anthony Fox is brought up with his name. - Later talks on Olivia, Ricky Beck Mahler, many others in a friendly way.

Hollywood Fixer Paul Barresi in edited audio recordings implicates Financial Transactions and Other Locations harming Investigations (Viper Room), while mocking the Ventura police law enforcement. - As a "fixer" he focuses on letters/objects and bank accounts of Fox's mother and daughter instead of witness testimony on who did it.

Scenes from Love in the Afternoon Movie with Gary Cooper where Investigator Incites His Client to Attack

The Charley Project on Missing Anthony Fox: https://charleyproject.org/case/antho...

Sadly, a second image added in December 2021.

With Grace Kelly & Kim Novak

- Golden Hollywood scenes of "High Society" inspired by the French. She says the reporter's name sounds like a Martyr that perished in medieval times... Isn't dancing wonderful? Grace Kelly adores strangers.

Kim Novak has a Witness that "appears" during her trial in "Notorious Landlady" and an actor ex-boyfriend provides a story to Confidential while she's with a millionaire. "He does look like a rat" shows on screen from the Fixers after the Cary Grant & Grace Kelly car scenes.

Johnny writes to serial killer claiming unknown movie role: https://www.cinema.com/news/item/613/... William Hazlet has the Art of Deception - Adam Waldman and Paul Barresi Calls

Clip of Ed Shaw audio tape stating "We Not in the mafia" and denying the purchase of bulletproof jackets in the Viper Room with background scenes of Private Jet & to catch a thief edits.

No one removes Fixers Adam Waldman and Paul Barresi from this social circle or from causing this nightmare as the Viper Room's Paul Schindler was.

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This is a tribute birthday edit to Judith Eva Barsi 1978-1988 10 years old of age and those from gta vice city, poltergeist poltergeist III, Jaws 2 Jaws The Revenge, All Dogs go to heaven, Land before time rest in peace Dominick DeLuise, Burton Leon Reynolds Jr., Charles Nelson Reilly, Victor Tayback, Anna Maria Manahan, Godfrey Quigley, Jack Angel, Harald Juhnke, Michel Modo, Jacques Frantz, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Jay, Hamilton Camp, Pat Cleo Corley, Wlodzimierz Bednarski, Vadim Kurkov, Edeltraud Schubert, William Ryan, Martin Patterson Hingle, Bill Erwin, Joseph Henry Ranft, Roger Carel, Linda Grey, Andrei Yaroslavtsev, Henri Virlogeux, Sven Erik Herman Vikström, Melvin Van Peebles, Elizabeth Lee Fierro, Fritzi Jane Courtney, Jan Rabson, Naomi Ruth Stevens, Marilyn Sue Schreffler, Murray Hamilton, Barbara Alston, Roy Richard Scheider, Marc Gilpin, April Gilpin, Gary Michael Dubin, Susan French Moultrie, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Forrest Meredith Tucker, Gilbert Roland, Thomas Lester Tryon, Joseph Peter Mascolo, Barry S. Coe, Herb Muller, Heather Michele O'Rourke, Zelda May Rubinstein, Nathan Davis, Richard Fire, Jane Alderman, John Garfield, Dominique Ellen Dunne, Julian Beck, Beatrice Whitney Straight, Will Sampson, Louis Byron Perryman, Sonny Landham, James Karen, Robert Houston Broyles, Noble Henry Craig Jr., Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald, Fred Rogers, Susan Peretz, Avicii, Michael Jackson, Alan Rickman, Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Richard Belzer, Michael Gambon, Matthew Perry, Raymond Burr, Brittany Murphy, Denise Marie Nickerson, Roy Mitchell Kinnear, Nora Denney, Leonard Stone, Diana Mae Sowle, Lisa Loring, Raul Julia, David John Battley, Günter Meisner, Aubrey Woods, Ursula Reit, Robbie Coltrane, Peter Capell, Roberts Blossom, Billie Bird, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Clara Blandick, Shirley Temple, Baby LeRoy, Baby Peggy Montgomery, Werner Heyking, Walker Edmiston, Anthony Newley, Michael Goodliffe, Yevgeny Vesnik, Georgiy Vitsin, Roberto Del Giudice, Manlio Guardabassi, Sergey Aleksandrovich Martinson, Judith Barsi, Maria Agnes Virovacz Barsi, Agnes “Agi” Barsi Lidle, Barna Barsi, John Ingle, we will miss you all stars

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New York - May 2024

Just back from action-packed Frieze art week festivities in the Big Apple which featured stops at Future Fair, Nada New York and Frieze New York. The art fair spree dovetailed nicely with the launch of the major post-war, contemporary, and modern auction previews scheduled for later this month at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips. The fairs and auction previews together served up fantastic art viewing opportunities for art fans and aficionados alike. And, as if that wasn’t enough given the mere 24 hours of viewing time on hand, serendipity delivered the icing on the cake with the timely opening of Tammi Campbell’s marvelous gallery exhibit of recent paintings and sculptures.

The Fairs

Frieze New York was the marquee fair, and it celebrated its 12th year as part of the cultural landscape in the city and its fourth outing at The Shed since relocating from Randall Island. The evolution of the fair since then has been considerable. From a corporate perspective, it is now part of famed Ari Emanuel’s sports and entertainment conglomerate, and, on the art front, the offering got slicker and more rarefied, featuring top-tier highly curated contemporary galleries and works. This year’s boutique-sized edition of 65 or so exhibitors included global mega galleries and international and local blue chippers. Standout works included: Nate Lowman’s “Golf Course Marilyn”, 2024, oil and alkyd on linen (50 x 30 in.); Uri Aran’s “Everything (Timeline)”, 2023, gesso, acrylic, oil, oil pastel, graphite, wood stain, clear polyurethane, charcoal, color pencil, china marker, and mixed media on canvas (87.25 x 42 x 1.5 in.); and, Richard Aldrich’s “Untitled”, 2022, oil and wax on panel (20.5 x 13.13 in.).

NADA New York has long been synonymous with contemporary and emerging art, and the fair continued to build on its reputation as being the go-to event for up-and-coming galleries. For this year’s edition, over 92 galleries, art spaces and non-profit organizations convened in the heart of Chelsea to showcase their stars, including, remarkably, 34 first time presenters. The show highlights included: a pair of works by Shaan Syed “Gorilla, Geurilla” and “To, Too, Two”, 2023, oil and paper collage on linen (35.3 x 31.5 in., each); Emma Schwartz’s “Thought You Should Know (again)”, 2024, oil, charcoal and chalk pastel on canvas (68 x 48 in.); and, Jule Korneffel’s “Alex’s Garden”, 2023, acrylic on canvas (82 x 80 in.).

Future Fair, on a relative basis, was the newest kid on the block, yet the four-year old upstart exuded a palpable vibe and excitement. With a focus on emerging galleries, the contemporary art fair featured over 100 artists from 26 countries, collaborating with over 60 local and international art dealers. Collectively creating a very accessible environment, the artists, works, and gallerists fostered a strong sense of engagement with fairgoers. Highlights included: Gwen Hardie’s assembled triptych “05.29.23”, pure venetian red and naples yellow on indian red, “09.15.23”, darkest cadmium red on indian red and “06.19.23”, lavender on warm umber (24 x 24 in., each); Beck Lowry’s “Red Threat (after Aseem)”, 2023, painted weaving on handmade wooden armature (plywood, crochet thread, oil paint) (12.5 x .75 x 1 in.); and Carolyn Case’s “Night Kitchen”, 2024, chalk pastel on pastel card with artist frame, ceramic porcelain and glaze (17 x 20 in.).

The Auction Previews

The previews for the prominent spring edition of the post-war, contemporary, and modern art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips opened to the public and welcomed everyone from the most serious global big hitters gearing up to shell out whatever it takes to walk home with a masterwork to casual and ardent fans savoring the opportunity to look at phenomenal works before they again disappear into private collections. As always, the previews were masterfully staged in wonderful spaces. Supersized showstoppers included: Andy Warhol’s “Flowers”, 1964, acrylic, fluorescent paint and silkscreen ink on linen (82 x 82 in.); Frank Stella’s “Lettre sur les sourds et muets II”, 1974, synthetic polymer paint on canvas (140.88 x 140.88 in.); Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “(Untitled) America #3”, 1992, 42 light bulbs, porcelain light sockets and electrical cord (length 504 in.); and, Rashid Johnson’s “Anxious Red Painting September 24th”, 2020, oil on linen (72.25 x 96.25 in.). Beyond the headliners, marvelous less conspicuous works were sprinkled throughout. Memorable ones included: Brice Marden’s “Small Parchment Study #1”, 1999, oil on natural vellum stretched over plywood; Henry Taylor’s “Cruel Kids”, 2005, acrylic on canvas (28.5 x 28 in.); and Agnes Martin’s “Earth II”, 1959, oil on canvas (71.33 x 48 in.).

Tammi Campbell Exhibit

In between fairs and auction previews, Tammi Campbell’s As Long As It Lasts exhibit kicked off and featured a walk through with the artist who provided fascinating insights into her practice and the specifics about works on view. With the continuous evolution of her creative re-engineering processes and next gen wrappings, Campbell continued to push appropriation to new heights, all while making the work uniquely her own. Highlights included: the Cy Twombly inspired “Untitled (1970)”, 2024, chalk on blackboard with walnut frame (48.75 x 59.25 x 1.4 in.); and a replica of a famous Andy Warhol work with a twist “Double Elvis (Ferus Type) with Bubble Wrap and Packing Tape”, 2024, acrylic on canvas (81.25 x 58.25 x 1.25 in.).

As spirited art week festivities unfolded across the city, local sportsfans were also whipped up into a frenzy as both their hometown Rangers and Knicks advanced to the second round of their respective playoff series. On the hoops front, with the Knicks now set to tip off against the Pacers, Dino fans can also partake in some playoff excitement (by extension) as former Raptor stars Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, sporting Pacers and Knicks uniforms, respectively, are pitted against each other. The exuberance of “Crazy Eyes” versus the zen of “OG-Won Kenobe” - one of the two will get to the conference finals which should provide some solace and maybe even bring a smile to Dino nation.

For more information on any of the artists or works mentioned, the upcoming auctions, and the fate of former Dino stars, “Just Google It”.

There you have it sportsfans,

MC Giggers

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