#Portsmouth zodiac

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Baby Boomer Classics: Groovin' Sixties 1987 Pop-Rock / R&B / Soul / Blue-Eyed Soul / Doo Wop

Well, this one was kinda fun and unexpected. Here we have Groovin' Sixties, a comp with a title so vague that you couldn't possibly glean a coherent theme from its name besides the decade that it deals in. Every other title that I've gone through in this Baby Boomer Classics series thus far has been pretty self-explanatory with regards to the type of music that's on each one (British Sixties, Electric Sixties, Folk Sixties, Dance Sixties, etc., etc.), but this release appears to be different.

And that's because the thing that actually links all of these songs together is not really their sound at all, but the labels that released them: Heritage and Colossus, a pair of short-lived labels that existed from the late 60s through early 70s that were both run by a guy named Jerry Ross, whose biggest claim to fame is probably making the song "Venus," by Dutch group Shocking Blue, a mega-hit after spending some time in Europe looking for songs to bring to a US market. And he managed to score a big ol' #1 for himself with that tune!

So while these Baby Boomer Classics albums have been doing a pretty ample job thus far of weaving big hits together with smaller ones, this release in particular has a very different focus; and it makes no indication of this focus anywhere on its front or back covers, but it's clearly to highlight some very good singles from Jerry Ross' two labels, regardless of where those songs may or may not have ended up charting. And while it's a departure from what this series typically offers, you all know that I'm relishing at this opportunity to hear some totally forgotten and unheard gems here 😎.

But before I get to a great tune that doesn't appear to have ever made the Billboard Hot 100 chart at all, let me talk about a blue-eyed soul group from the city of Portsmouth, Virginia called Bill Deal & the Rhondels. This group, who became a big fixture of the Carolina beach scene and circuit, managed to chart five times between 1969 and 1970, and three of those hits appear on this album. Two out of those three strike me especially, though, because both "May I" and "I've Been Hurt," which were Bill Deal & the Rhondels' first two singles to chart (at #39 and #35, respectively), seem to be deliberately complementing their blue-eyed soul with underlying Jamaican ska riddims, with an instrument constantly hitting the same note on every other beat. And both of these songs are made catchily remarkable—and also Carolina shaggable!—because of this neat quirk.

Now, I really don't think that many American bands were incorporating ska into their own sound all the way back in the late 60s—much less white bands—but maybe I've found where Bill Deal & the Rhondels actually managed to derive that Jamaican inspiration from in the first place. See, both "May I" and "I've Been Hurt" are actually covers, and while the original version of "May I," which was by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs—whose classic, "Stay," is the shortest song to ever top the Billboard Hot 100—had no ska in it and no known covers before Bill Deal & the Rhondels made their own version, "I've Been Hurt" had a whole handful of covers before BD&R got around to releasing theirs. And one of them, by Jamaican legend Delroy Wilson, was a reggae version that came out in '68.

To be clear, though, because the timelines here are so murky, I really have no idea if Wilson's rendition was even made before Bill Deal & the Rhondels started to implement ska, and I don't know if BD&R were even aware that the Wilson version ever existed in the first place either; but being that "May I," the first of these two BD&R singles with some ska in It, appears to have a recording date in July of 1968, and Wilson's version of "I've Been Hurt" was released on an unknown date that same year, it opens up a possibility that Bill Deal & the Rhondels hatched their ska idea for "May I" after hearing Delroy Wilson's reggae cover of "It Hurts."

What's funny though is that Bruce Eder at AllMusic tries to explain that "May I" had actually been performed by Bill Deal & the Rhondels for quite some time before they eventually made their debut with it; in fact, they'd actually dropped it from their set before someone shouted it out as a request, and they then decided, right on the spot, to put their own spin on the tune, which led to their popular ska-infused studio recording. But for some reason, in Eder's write-up, he doesn't refer to that performance as incorporating ska, but rather polka. And I'm sorry, folks, but that's not polka on that song! It's pretty clearly ska!

Anyhoo, I promised you all a gem that didn't chart on the Hot 100, and it's a great, uplifting soul tune by a group called The Festivals, whose "You're Gonna Make It" only managed to peak at #99 on the chart of Billboard's biggest competitor, Cashbox. And if you weren't from the New Jersey/Philly area when it first came out in 1970, you've probably never heard it at all!

So this album appears to have been an aberration in the Baby Boomer Classics series overall, but clearly it gave me plenty to write about today! And I should also note that even though the title is Groovin' Sixties, not everything on here is actually from that decade. This series seems to have a real problem with keeping track of release dates, but my nerdy, eagle-eyed ass is keeping on top of it all 🤓.

Highlights:

Shocking Blue - "Venus" Bill Deal & the Rhondels - "May I" George Baker Selection - "Little Green Bag" Bill Deal & the Rhondels - "I've Been Hurt" The Festivals - "You're Gonna Make It"

[novadodson]

"so come home" said ground control.

Is that NOVA DODSON? A SOPHOMORE originally from PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, they decided to come to Ogden College to study ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS on an ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP. They’re THE SUPERNOVA on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

‘‘ｓｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｈｏｍｅ’’ said the voice from the stars.

STATISTICS;

BASIC INFORMATION;

full name: noelle nova valerie dodson. nickname(s): n/a. age: twenty-two. date of birth: febuary 8th, 2001. zodiac: aquarius. hometown: portsmouth, new hampshire. current location: ogden, new hampshire. ethnicity: african-american & caucasian. nationality: american. gender: non-binary. pronouns: they/he. orientation: panromantic & pansexual. religion: agnostic. occupation: student & employee at rainbow road. language(s) spoken: english, chinese, spanish, tagalog, vietnamese.

FAMILY;

father: andrew ellis. september 14, 1973. mother: rose dodson. february 14th, 1978. sibling(s): n/a. children: n/a. pet(s): n/a.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE;

face claim: quintessa 'q' swindell. hair color: dark brown.  eye color: dark brown. height: 5'6''. weight: 121 lbs. tattoos: multiple, scattered. ● behind left ear. (1, position) (2, artwork) ● left shoulder. (1, position) (2, artwork) ● right shoulder. (1, artwork) ● left arm. (1) ● hands. (1, artwork) (2, artwork) ● left ribs. (1) (2) (3) ● right thigh. (1, artwork) ● left thigh. (1, artwork) ● undecided position. (1, artwork) piercings: left nostril, lobes on either side (multiple), septum.

PERSONALITY;

character trope: the supernova. additional tropes: the astrophile, the cataclysmic, the connard, the dirtbag, the insurgent, the interstellar, the lothario, the lovable rogue, the miscreant, the phoenix, the rebellious spirit, the sabaist, the trickster, the vainglorious. character inspirations: bex mack (andi mack), brianna hanson (grace and frankie), captain james west (wild wild west), colin shea (what's your number?), lila pitts (the umbrella academy), lorelai gilmore (gilmore girls), martin whitly (prodigal son), max black (2 broke girls), nadia vulvokov (russian doll), robyn brooks (high fidelity), rue bennett (euphoria), shane madej (yes, just shane madej). positive traits: creative, optimistic, egalitarian. negative traits: rebellious, restless, unyielding. skills: adaptability, perseverance, speed reading. smokes: yes. drinks: yes. drugs: yes.

SCHOOLING;

attending; ogden college. major: engineering & mathematics. sports: n/a. extracurriculars: robotics club, math club.

BACKGROUND;

TW: death, parental loss, homelessness, murder, juvenile detention, prison. ● Nova was raised by a single mother, Rose Dodson, their father never in the picture as he had abandoned her the moment he found out she was pregnant. ● It became clear at a very young age that Nova was advanced and at only four, he took a Mensa test and was admitted as one of the groups youngest members with a score of 142. ● By age eight, Nova seemed entirely sure of who they were; they spoke to their mother about their identity and their future and Rose was nothing short of supportive, embracing her child and supporting them the way they always had. ● Unexpectedly, Nova's mother fell sick and passed away by the time he was twelve and they were placed with relatives. However, due to not knowing how to handle him, Nova was bounced around and eventually, ended up drifting between relatives homes, couch-surfing with friends or simply sleeping on the streets. ● At fifteen, after getting involved with the wrong people, a robbery Nova was a part of went wrong and he was charged with felony murder. They had never had a weapon or touched anyone, but due to their involvement with the original crime, they were charged as an adult and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. ● Nova graduated high school on their own while in juvenile detention and even helped tutor and push other kids to do the same but once he reached eighteen and was transferred to an actual prison, something shifted within them and they gave up on themselves. ● A mentor from Mensa who had known Nova since he was a child refused to give up on him, visiting monthly and attempting to encourage him to continue fighting for the future he'd planned and when Nova was finally released, they used their connection as an alumni of Ogden to get Nova a spot despite their background. ● A sparks seems to have lightened back within Nova; he's brighter than he has been in the past four years, attending classes and excelling as they had been as a child but even they're not entirely sure what they want for their future or if their dream is any longer worth pursuing.

BIOGRAPHY;

TW: death, parental loss, homelessness, murder, juvenile detention, prison. Under Construction.....

EXPAND ON HOW THEY EMBODY THEIR SKELETON TROPE;

While most of the life of a star is stable, as it burns through its fuel and begins to cool, the outward forces of pressure drop until it's low enough for gravity to take over and cause it's collapse — a supernova. It's chaotic, bright, powerful, beautiful. It's also essential to life, a source of elements including the very iron in your blood and in their wake, can leave either a black hole or a new star. Balance was taken from Nova a decade ago, forcing them to drop further and further downwards, a decline they had long since lost control of until gravity or fate intervened. What was becoming a shell of the luminary Nova had once been was thrown into chaos; a new world, a new environment and perhaps, a new start. Chaotic, bright, powerful, beautiful. It was essential to his survival, his life. The only question that remains, what will be left in their wake?

RELATIONSHIP TO GREER;

Nova's relationships to Greer seems to exist more on a hypothetical than any reality. Their arrival was meant to be a new and exciting change, a return to the life they were meant to have, one that ended up all but cloaked by the darkness of Greer's missing status. It seemed to be everyone's focus and to some degree, Nova was thankful for it, his arrival able to slip mostly under the radar. After all, who held interest in your story when the school's golden girl had up and vanished?

LINKS;

AESTHETIC | FASHION | INTERACTIONS | MUSINGS | PINTEREST | VISUALS

[aceofportsmouth]

Is that BOOKER ‘ACE’ WELLS? A FRESHMAN originally from PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, they decided to come to Ogden College to study PUBLIC HEALTH & CHEMISTRY on an ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP. They’re THE HOMEGROWN HERO on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

pinterest | connections | visage | musing |

BASIC STATS

Full Name: Booker ‘Ace’ Xavier Wells

Nicknames: Ace (most people know him as this)

Date of Birth: September 29th, 2002

Hometown: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Caucasian, African American

Western Zodiac: ☼ Libra | ☽ Gemini | ↑ Aries

Sexuality: Bisexual

Relationship Status: Single

Socioeconomic Status: Upper Middle Class

Occupation: With all his activities and classes, Booker has little time for a job.

PERSONALITY

FOUR POSITIVE TRAITS: Sympathetic, Persistent, Friendly, & Diplomatic

FOUR NEGATIVE TRAITS: Cautious, Two-Faced, Shallow, & Manipulative

THREE SKILLS: Conflict Resolution, Networking, Wilderness Navigation

Moral Alignment: Lawful Neutral 

MBTI:  ENFP //  ENFPs are enthusiastic, idealistic, restless, and open-minded, with wide-ranging interests. Because of these personality traits, they are among the most versatile of all types, working well with both people and ideas. They love to talk about people: not just the facts, but what motivates them, what inspires them, and what they envision achieving in life. They often seem unconventional, and may come off as scattered; they don’t tend to be in touch with their physical surroundings. They often overlook the details, as they are more likely to focus on connecting with other people or on exploring their own imagination and self-expression. They have little patience for the mundane and want to experience life with intensity and flair. 

On the Outside, Booker is an outgoing, kind-hearted, and helpful freshman, trying his best to navigate college. Many find him pleasant to talk to and enjoy being in the freshman’s company. He may across as naïve due to his small town life, but he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. 

On the Inside, Booker is making calculated moves. He plays up the nice guy roll to keep people’s guards down. Most people at Ogden have pegged him as the small town boy, trying to keep up with the big players. However, he plays into that role. Booker wants all the information before he makes any moves. If he needs to play dumb to climb the ladder, he will do it. Some people don’t believe his good guy persona, but it’s best to kill them with kindness. 

CHARACTER TROPES

Homegrown Hero (obvi), The Wiseacre, Good Ol' Boy, The Mediator, The Dilettante, The Perfectionist, The Ebullient, The Golden Boy, Beware the Nice One, The Eyes and Ears, The Sycophant, The Catfish, The Chess Master, Chronic Hero Syndrome, Loophole Misuse

STUDENT FILE

School Year: Freshman

Major: Chemistry

Minor: Public Health

Sports: Baseball (Pitcher), Tennis (Singles & Doubles)

Extracurriculars: Freshman Class Board, Rock Climbing Team, Debate Team, School News Channel (Anchor), Mental Health Union, PIKE Member.

FAMILY

Father - Christopher Wells 

Mother - Ella (nee Williams) Wells

Brother - Malcolm Wells

Sister - Ruby Wells

Sister - Hallie Wells

BACKGROUND

Born to a car salesman, eventually owner,  and an elementary school teacher, Booker was raised in middle class family in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he’s stayed all his life. 

Booker is the oldest child. He has a younger brother, Malcolm, who is seventeen years old. His two younger sisters are identical twins, Ruby and Hallie. They are thirteen.

Childhood memories of pancakes in the morning and family outings to whatever thing each child was obsessed with at the point are common in the Wells household. His parents want the best for each of their children, working hard to provide for their needs. 

Christopher and Ella are pillars of the community. They do outreach and fundraising whenever they can, encouraging each of their children to do the same. However, it tended to be for show more than actually being charitable. 

He remembers pressure. His family wasn’t as perfect as they appeared. Booker is expected to do well. If one child scored a 90, he needed to have a 100. If someone sold ten boxes of cookies for charity, he needed to do fifty boxes

School wasn’t easy, but Booker did decently. Thankfully, his athletic ability made up for it. Tennis and Baseball scholarships helped to pay for tuition. Ogden was the dream and now, it’s a reality. 

Booker dated a freshman Ogden student when he was a senior in high school. They broke up before the summer of Booker’s freshman year. It was his first real romance, but the student sadly ended up overdosing that summer. Booker was heartbroken and joined the Mental Health Union for support. He’s been very open about what happened and the grief he feels from it. 

THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GREER 

Ogden was always the goal. His mother being an alumni of the university meant being aware of the social structure of the institution. It was easy for a local high school student to discover who was the most popular girl in school, so Booker set his sights on her. Luck was on his side when Booker got paired with Greer for his weekend visit. He clung to her side the whole weekend, doing whatever she asked of him. He would do whatever he could to curry her favor. Their weekend together bonded them and Greer basically helped him prepare for freshman year! However, Greer’s ghosting of him over the summer left him scared. Did she decide he was no longer worth the energy? Was she okay? Their brief closeness was an eye opener. If Booker wanted to rise to the top, he would have to do it on his own.

HOW THEY EMBODY THEIR TROPE

In a small town like Portsmouth, everyone knew of the Wells family, and Booker by association. Father owns the town’s car dealership and mother teaches at the town’s elementary school. The picturesque family who gave to the community whenever they could. For a long time, he was simply known as the Wells’ boy. Booker was never far from his parents’ side, happily helping anyone who came by with whatever he could. He could charm even the most crotchety of the community, with a toothy grin and a kind word. His status as a hero came when he saved two children from a house fire. Soon, everyone knew his name, mostly his nickname. He volunteered, played and captained the baseball and tennis team, and was always found out in the community helping however he could. The attention and praise furthered his desire for recognition. 

MISCELLANEOUS/HEADCANONS/RANDOM THOUGHTS

The nickname Ace started when he first began playing baseball, being the starting pitcher for all of his Little Leagues. It caught on with all of his good deeds that eventually no one ever refers to him as Booker. 

Booker knows all the staff (minus professors) at Ogden. Most of them watched him grow up and will regularly stop to say hello to him and chat. From the lunch ladies to the cleaning staff, they all know Booker. 

Booker plays the guitar. 

His favorite food is pizza. 

Love language is physical touch. 

Publicly, he loves action movies and thrillers. Secretly, Booker loves movie musicals. You can find him belting the songs in the shower. 

On weekends, you will find him at Portsmouth local dinner, chowing on burgers and milkshakes. 

He has a Great Pyrenees named Magic. 

More to come...

[masonreed]

{ CODY CHRISTIAN, AGE, CIS MAN, HE/HIM } IS THAT MASON REED? A SOPHOMORE ORIGINALLY FROM PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE THEY DECIDED TO COME TO OGDEN COLLEGE TO STUDY GEOLOGY ON AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP. THEY’RE THE HOMEGROWN HERO ON CAMPUS, BUT EVEN THEY COULD GET BLAMED FOR GREER’S DISAPPEARANCE.

CHARACTER STATS:

BIRTHDAY: August 23rd.

ZODIAC: Virgo

THREE POSITIVE TRAITS: Analytical, Diligent, Athletic.

THREE NEGATIVE TRAITS: Overcritical, Irrational, Repressed

THREE SKILLS: skilled pumpkin carver, experienced hiker, and being able to take a nap just about anywhere.

SKELETON

ADDITIONAL INFO:

RELATIONSHIP TO GREER: From the moment he shadowed under Greer, he had his sights set. Honestly, it wasn't infatuation. He just wanted to be just like her. He could see how the whole school adored her, or feared her. He wanted everyone to adore her so he figured that she was his best bet. Greer was the reason he ended up at Ogden. She's someone he looked up to with her status around the school. It was pretty obvious for Mason to see that people worshipped the ground she walked on. He wanted something like that, just not exactly in the same way.

PLEASE EXPAND ON HOW THEY EMBODY THEIR SKELETON TROPE. He was on his high school's varsity tennis team, playing both singles and doubles. Everyone in his little hometown knew who he was, always claiming that he was talented and a nice guy. He was a state champion in the singles competition for tennis, which was probably why he was seen as a hero. It was pretty uncommon for anyone in his school to go that far. Sure he was nice, but he is also out for himself. When it comes to niceness versus getting what he wants, he'll choose getting what he wants every single time, calculated enough to make it seem like he's doing such a thing nicely.

EXTRACURRICULARS: tennis team, school radio station (dj),

WANTED CONNECTIONS

friends with benefits

friends who use each other for mutual gain 

exes, anything in between

frenemies 

besties 

ANYTHING

[welidot]

Geeta Basra

This Biography is about one of the best Professional Celebrity of the world Geeta Basra including her Height, weight, Age & Other Detail… Express info Real Name Geeta Basra Nickname Geet Profession Actress Age (as in 2023) 39 Years old Physical Stats & More Info Height in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in Feet Inches- 5' 3" Weight in Kilograms- 57 Kg in Pounds-126 lbs Figure Measurements 34-24-34 Eye Colour Brown Hair Colour Black Personal Life Of  Geeta Basra Date of Birth (in 2016) 13 March 1984 Birth Place Portsmouth, England Zodiac sign/Sun sign Pisces Nationality Indian Hometown Portsmouth, England School Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, England College Not Known Educational Qualifications Not Known Debut Film Film Debut: Dil Diya Hai (2006) Family Father- Rakesh Basra (Shopkeeper) Mother- Parveen Basra Sister- Ruby Basra Brother- Rahul Basra (Younger) Religion Hindu Address Andheri, Mumbai Hobbies Dancing and Singing Controversies Not Known Favourite Things Of  Geeta Basra Favourite Food Fried foods and sweets Favourite Actress Madhuri Dixit Favourite Destination Dubai Boys, Affairs and More Of  Geeta Basra Marital Status Married Affairs/Boyfriends Harbhajan Singh (Cricketer) Husband Harbhajan Singh (Cricketer) Marriage Date 29 October 2015 Children Son- N/A Daughter- Hinaya Heer Plaha This Biography written by www.welidot.com Read the full article

[ajarofpickledtears]

Darlin you are gonna be busy for the nosy asks 1 till 40

you know, in the preview it only showed this and was like "oh, it won't be that much"

anyway thanks bestie ily let's go

1. What’s your sexual orientation?

so far I've always said aceflux asexual, though I've been wondering if I might be grey ace or quoisexual lately

2. What are you obsessed with right now?

the Sinclair brothers 😭😭😭

3. Ever done any drugs?

only legal ones lmao (yes I am referring to my medication). nah.

4. What piercings do you want?

too manyyyy. I got a helix but it healed in a weird position and I suck at actually getting it out (cause unscrewing it is hard). my sister has a conch which is neat, and I'd love at least get my lobes pierced a second time, but a) money and b) I'm not sure if I can trust myself to actually take care of stuff during the healing process

5. How many people have you kissed?

oh sweet baby jesus

...eleven guys? maybe? if I'm not forgetting anyone?

don't be like me, children

6. Describe your dream home.

ufff

okay, if we're really only talking dream, no realism, rationality, or logic - a cabin/small house by the woods, just outside a small town, with a lake (and Kelpie) close by. a garden in the back, with mostly stuff like veggies, herbs etc. and cats.

7. Who are you jealous of?

who am I not jealous of 🥲

my sister, always, about everything. I'm trying to be more positive and only happy for her, but... it's hard. old habits die hard and all that stuff.

and in general everyone who (even just seemingly) has their life together. who manages to get shit done despite being a mental and psychological Mess (tm). even if their methods or motivations are super unhealthy and self-destructive. go me.

8. What’s your favorite show to binge?

don't have one rn, but I am watching a Fallout 4 Let's Play from 2016 (by Gronkh, a German YouTuber)

YouTube videos are probably as close as I get to watching shows like normal people lmao

with this, it changes. sometimes I only watch horror game let's plays, sometimes r/neckbeardstories and r/talesofneckbeards videos, or incels and nice guys, or DnD/tabletop experiences (all reddit stuff, usually)

I did have an anti-mlm phase

I'm basically all over the place 😂

9. Do you watch porn?

nope, only read smutty stories 😅

10. Do you have a secret sideblog?

not sure how secret any of my sideblogs are tbh

11. If you could teleport anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

right now? it's 11.30 pm and I've been doing uni stuff all day, I'm fine in my room

though well rested and stuff, if it's not too hot, I'd like to be by the see maybe. go to Gunwharf again.

or my moots 🫂

pyjama party or something sounds great

12. What’s one of your fantasies?

I just wanna live in Ambrose with the Sinclairs and feel loved and not depressed and tired all the time 🥲

or be an author of bestselling books

13. Do you have/would you get your nipples pierced?

tbh just seems like a hell of a hassle with clothes? like, getting caught on stuff? plus what I mentioned earlier

14. How would you spend a million dollars?

probably not very responsibly cause I'm not good with money

I'd definitely donate and possibly give some to my friend? help all my moots who wanna get out of the US. the usual.

15. Are you in a relationship?

nope, luckily. last two really weren't worth it, I'm not sane enough for one (like, for real, I'm not mentally stable enough or fit for a relationship as of now, and it's not that important anyway)

16. Do you follow porn blogs?

uhhh... yeah

17. Are you angry with anyone right now?

I don't think so?

18. What tattoos do you want?

I wish I knew bestie. I had been thinking about the Portsmouth skyline, and/or the symbols from Divergent, but idk tbh. my sister got a cool thing with her zodiac sign done, and I sometimes think about something symbolising her/us, or her birthday but... well. got no money anyway lmao

19. If you could change your name, would you? What would you change it to?

probably not, I'm okay with mine. would maybe get a middle name, but that's about it. and the one(s) I'm thinking of don't go well with my first name I think.

20. What is something you’re obsessed with?

still, the Sinclairs 😂

if varies

a while ago it was mythological creatures, kelpies, fae, that stuff

sometimes plants

all kinds of things

but you can always talk to me about language, writing, and my OCs

21. Describe your best friend.

I don't have one. and I don't like the idea of only one specific best friend anyway.

22. Tag someone you think is hot.

my brain doesn't work this way, how does "hot" work? plus I don't even know what most of my mutuals look like 😅

23. Who are five of your favorite bands/musical artists?

oh dear

- Evanescence

- OOMPH!

- Santiano

- Faun

- Lindsey Stirling

24. What are three places you want to travel?

Ambrose, Goodneighbour, Haddonfie- oh, wait, like in the real world?

the city I was born in, Rome, probably, uhh... somewhere cold and snowy, when there's night for 24 hours?

25. Describe your perfect Friday night.

I honestly don't know, my world is just me doing the same every day, and that's fine. like, I do get lonely, but when I spend evenings with friends/family I do need to recharge the next day so.

26. What’s your favorite season?

autumn or winter

27. What’s your pet peeve?

I have quite a few but literally can't remember a single one right now

28. Who is the funniest person you know?

me

and my dad

also @slasherlouvre 😂❤

29. What’s the most overrated movie?

all MCU movies?

30. Tag someone you want to talk to but have been too shy to message.

I think I actually do talk to pretty much everyone I want?

31. Do you like paper books or ebooks better?

paper books

32. If you could live in a fictional world, what world would you pick?

it reeeaaally depends on how I'm feeling, rn I love Fallout 4 but to be honest? I couldn't live like that. the Star Trek universe is neat though.

33. If money was no object, what would your wardrobe be like?

if neither money nor space were an issue... probably a lot more goth-y? idk I'd also have to not be too tired to make an effort lmao

34. What’s your coffee order?

hot chocolate

35. Do you have a crush on anyone?

don't think I do

36. Do you still have feelings for any of your exes?

ehhh nah, don't think so

37. Have any tattoos?

sadly not

38. Do you drink?

cola? jk I did drink cider and cocktails but only with my ex to keep an eye on me. need someone I trust to look after me. and didn't get drunk or anything, just tipsy

39. Are you a virgin?

nope

40. Do you have a crush on any of your mutuals?

same as before, I don't think I do

[ashenhartkrie]

My friends and I are streaming out Over Arms campaign, a jojo’s/persona inspired ttrpg. Come watch! We’re only on episode one~

[slytherindisaster]

Full Name: Josephine Rebecca Edwards

Nicknames:Josie, Jo (in childhood by Gabriel)

Birthday: July 1, 18-

Zodiac: Cancer

Blood Status: Pureblood

Gender Identity: female (she/her)

Sexuality: heterosexual

Nationality: British (of Polish descent)

Hometown: Portsmouth, England

PERSONALITY

Myers-Briggs Type: INFP (The Mediator)

Alignment: Lawful Good

Strengths: Kind, patient, compassionate, smart, friendly

Weaknesses: Shy, insecure, easily manipulated

Interests/Hobbies: reading, crocheting, playing piano

APPEARANCE 

Faceclaim: 

Kid: Freya Tingle

Teen: Freya Mavor

Adult: Alicia Vikander

Voiceclaim: Dodie Clark

Height: 5 ft 7 inch / 172 cm

Build: slim

Hair: blond, wavy

Eyes: blue

Skin: pale, freckled

Body Modifications: pierced ears

Scars/defects: n/a

Fashion:

WITCHCRAFT

Wand: Apple, Phoenix Feather core, 14 inches, Surprisingly Swishy

Applewood wands are not made in great numbers. They are powerful and best suited to an owner of high aims and ideals, as this wood mixes poorly with Dark magic. It is said that the possessor of an apple wand will be well-loved and long-lived, and I have often noticed that customers of great personal charm find their perfect match in an applewood wand. An unusual ability to converse with other magical beings in their native tongues is often found among apple wand owners, who include the celebrated author of Merpeople: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Language and Customs, Dylan Marwood.

Animagus Form: Cockatiel Parrot

Patronus: white swan

Boggart: herself, realising that she lost her voice and nobody can understand her

Riddikulus: herself, laughing loudly

Amortentia

what does she smell like to others?: sunflowers, petrichor, apples, mint

what does she smell?: sandalwood, charcoal, clean linen, soap, and parchment.

Favorite Spells: Avis, Muffliato

Misc. Magical Abilities: Apparition

HOGWARTS

House: Hufflepuff

Best Subject: Care of Magical Creatures, Astronomy

Worst Subject: Potions

Third Year Options: Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, Study of Ancient Runes

N.E.W.T.s: Charms, Herbology, Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Runes, Transfiguration

Extracurriculars: -

Quidditch Position: -

AFTER HOGWARTS

17—23: Trainee Magizoologist

23+: Magizoologist specialising in magical birds (mainly Phoenixes and Golden Snidgets)

65+: Retiree

RELATIONSHIPS

Mother: Zofia Katarzyna Edwards (neè Bem)

Father: William Arthur Edwards

Younger Brother: Thadeus Rudolph Edwards

Grandmother: Joline Marie Edwards

Pets: a female Little Owl named Belle

Dormmates: tbd?

Best Friends: Gabriel Sapieha; Selina Fawley (@gcldensnitch); Vinnie Wakefield (@gaygryffindorgal)

Friends: Lottie Gallagher; Niamh Kelly (@unfortunate-arrow); Stella Farrier Seabright, Galen Stagg, Arthur “Teddy” Ellison (@cursebreakerfarrier); Siobhan Llewelyn (@kc-needs-coffee); Daniel Gibson (@catohphm); — Josie is always open for ne friendships!

Love Interest: William Devlin @unfortunate-arrow

Son: Samuel Oliver Devlin

Daughter: Emmeline Shannon Devlin

Daughter: Lucretia Josephine Devlin

Daughter: Matilda Grace Devlin

Son: Sebastian Liam Devlin

Rivals: tbd?

FAVORITES

Color: pastel blue

Food: cherry pie

Flower: white lily

Drink: green tea

Book: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Music: tbd

Season: spring

[crimsbacon]

Important Portsmouth Zodiac update!!

Matt the player of our awkward gravedigger, Monstrance is having some IRL issues so after the next 2 or 3 episodes, Portsmouth will be put on hiatus until they get that sorted.

Stay tuned for updates for what we will play until their return.

[prettyoddfever]

Panic! at the Disco’s first headlining tour 

P!ATD headlined their first tour in April 2006 only 8 months after they played their first show ever. Things were moving so quickly with the band that this stage in their style & sound only lasted for a short time, but I think it totally still stands out as its own exciting season. Here’s my tag for this tour, and then some other pictures will be in this tag for January – April in general.

TOUR DATES:

April 18: Birmingham

April 19: Cardiff

April 20: Newcastle

April 21: an acoustic in-store performance & signing at Music Zone in Glasgow

April 21: Glasgow

April 22: Manchester

April 23: Portsmouth

MTV2′s “A Day On Tour With P!ATD” was filmed around this point... some of the better clips that are left: one, two, three, four. (this part and this one were removed). Here’s the hotel cribs bit too.

April 25: London (the Astoria show)

April 26: Leeds

April 27: Nottingham

April 28: Oxford

April 29: Give It A Name (London)

April 29/30: the secret show

April 30: Give It A Name (Manchester)

May 2: Paris, France

May 3: Utrecht, Netherlands

May 4: Cologne, Germany

ABOUT THE TOUR IN GENERAL:

The UK shows were often hyped as the main tour, while the 3 extra European shows were advertised separately. So sometimes this was referred to as a UK tour.

This headlining tour was being planned at the very start of 2006 before P!ATD started opening for The Academy Is... so people didn’t realize exactly how big the band would become by early spring. 

The tour sold out SO quickly (with the exception of the Give It A Name dates obvs). Some venues for this tour sold out within an hour and were already being upgraded the day that tickets went on sale in the second week of February. Several of the initial venues were pretty small (like the Cathouse in Glasgow) and then got upgraded several times. Brendon said they were originally supposed to play to 350 people in Manchester but it ended up being 2,000. I heard it wasn’t possible to upgrade the Zodiac in Oxford, though.

Designer Magazine reported that tickets were selling for $200/pair on ebay... that was converted to USD in 2006 so idk what it was originally.

This was definitely advertised & hyped as P!ATD’s first headlining tour (the handful of December 2005 shows that they had headlined in southern California weren’t a legit tour). Brendon even told some UK crowds that these April shows were their first time headlining a tour. The band answered quite a few interview questions about this being their first time headlining a tour. It was just like a common fact that this was P!ATD’s first headlining tour... and it was a big deal at the time! A few months later the band said that the summer tour in the USA was their first time headlining, so I’m just going to assume that they meant a national tour. 

ABOUT THE MUSIC & OPENING BANDS:

P!ATD was finally done with opening for another band at this point and had to make the big jump to playing a full set night after night.

On April 19th Spencer told a journalist: “We played our first show last night in Birmingham and we played 13 songs, so it was a drastic difference. We noticed a big change in how long our set was and how tired we were at the end of it!”

P!ATD was trying to headline big shows for the first time with only one album’s worth of songs to use, so they added 2 covers to their set: Round Here & Slow Motion. The Round Here cover is still one of my favorite things they ever did! (Brendon brought it back for a couple shows in 2007 as a solo piano version too).

They added interludes between songs, but what they did in April & May was way different from what they revised everything to sound like for the summer tour. 

They still relied on Spencer’s iPod since they didn’t have touring musicians.

The opening bands were Men, Women, & Children (MWC) and Forgive Durden. Brendon said he stood on the side of the stage and watched them each night. I was so ridiculously proud of the P!ATD guys for stepping into the headlining role they’d been closely observing on previous tours. They pulled off some pretty big shows here.

I think they joined MWC onstage occasionally. P!ATD usually didn’t have their opening bands perform with them during the pre-split years, so this clip of MWC singing IWSNT is pretty neat in hindsight.

Sometimes Brendon joined Forgive Durden onstage to drum and sometimes Spencer did too.

Fickle opened for P!ATD in Paris.

MISC STUFF ABOUT THE SHOWS:

the video at the top of this post has some highlights from each night (I had to work with what was left online in 2021 sorry).

the band had their own backdrop now!! everything about this tour was so exciting.

BRENDON’S STAGE ENTRANCE! even that entrance music is still really fun to hear (here’s the “ladies and gentleman...” part it would build to).

Brendon was starting to step even more into a character onstage with his narrator role. During this tour he talked about how it was easier to take on the personas in Ryan’s lyrics because they were so different from his own personality.

fans complained that P!ATD crowds were extra pushy. the band even commented that the crowds were intense. 

one girl who got Brent’s guitar pick said it tasted like old Mexican food. I need to add that because it really sums up some of the fans during this month lol.

This was the band’s first time in France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Those 3 shows in early May sounded a lot smaller and calmer than most shows in the UK tour. Some fans who had been at the May shows in France & Germany were reminiscing at the end of 2006 and saying how those small crowds of legit fans had been so nice compared to the crowds of thousands of screaming young girls that were at shows in those countries by fall 2006. 

a lot of the UK fans who had seen P!ATD in late January with TAI said that they’d improved so so so much in just a couple months. I also noticed big changes just from the end of March... Spencer, Ryan, and Brendon had really thrown themselves into their jobs and were working so incredibly hard.

Ryan, Brendon, and Spencer said they’d found some frilly shirts in Japan, so I think that might be where Brendon’s black shirt came from... he wore that onstage a lot in late April & early May.

I mentioned earlier how it looked like Brendon had been closely watching William Beckett as he learned how to be a frontman. Brendon had been trying to make a couple halfhearted moves on Ryan by the end of the Truckstops & Statelines tour, and then he stepped it up in April (especially on the nights with bigger crowds). The mic sharing hadn’t fully started yet, though.

Ryan looked more comfortable onstage at this point in comparison with the previous months. He was like a totally different musician from fall 2005 too.

Brent had slightly toned down his, uh... enthusiastic playing style.

Brendon told Designer Magazine in spring 2006: “Before I was in the band and even when I've been a the band I tried to take vocal lessons because I wasn't a singer. At the time I was doing backing vocals but I thought I might as well take vocal lessons. When I used to sing it was really nasally and sounded like shit. I guess I always used to sing along to the Beatles and stuff like that but I never tried to sound like that. I still do a few of the vocal lessons each night before I go on.”

Spencer was just plain good at this point. He really held the band together and that didn’t go unnoticed by journalists. The German fans I heard from were really into Spencer and thought he was an amazing drummer.

ABOUT THE BAND IN GENERAL:

Brendon turned 19 right before this tour started. Ryan was also 19 and then Spencer & Brent were 18.

Spencer had signed with MEINL earlier this spring and was slowly showing up in small ads.

The band wasn’t as well known in Germany as they were in the UK.

They did a BBC Radio One live session performance of IWSNT & Build God and Spencer was interviewed. 

It still seemed like Ryan was carrying the majority of solo interviews, but I really appreciated Spencer’s too... his answers were very articulate, intelligent, & informative. 

A lot of the media focus had shifted towards prioritizing Ryan & Brendon as the main faces of the band, so those two would get more of the print interviews, while Spencer picked up more radio & online interviews. Sometimes a picture of Brendon and/or Ryan was actually printed next to a magazine interview with Spencer lol. 

I don’t remember if I mentioned this in my posts about the earlier tours, but this trend had started even at the beginning of February where Spencer would do something like a phone interview on his own while Brendon & Ryan did radio interviews together or other interviews separately. It’s probably good that Brent didn’t contribute as much because it later sounded like he was never involved enough with the band to be able to explain details. But the point here is that the guys didn’t start regularly breaking into pairs for interviews until they got Jon (who quickly threw himself into learning whatever he needed to know in order to competently speak for the band). I’m not trying to be negative about Brent... the guy seemed sweet. But he didn’t even come close to pulling his own weight. 

P!ATD was still in the top 10 played artists on purevolume, and AFYCSO was the top independent album (according to Billboard I think. I didn’t care as much about those stats, sorry).

A Young Scot interview in Glasgow asked Brendon if the band members ever got sick of each other’s company and ended up arguing. He replied: “We used to, on the first tour. It took a lot of getting used to, because when you’re in a band and you get mad with someone, you can’t really take time away from them because you’re sitting right next to them. I think now we’ve become much better friends. Definitely I consider them my best friends, and I think the bus really helps because we’ve all got our separate spaces on there, so it’s definitely calmed down a bit.”

I’m trying not to sound bitter here haha but the guys were on several British tv & radio shows and did some cool things I never got to see/hear (ex: Gonzo with Zane Lowe). But some fans were super kind and taped segments like this! I really felt like I was across an ocean trying to see scraps of all the amazing things that were happening far away. P!ATD was an American band, but the UK got so much cool stuff first from them throughout 2006.

Ryan had a mini ryhawk going on by this point.

A journalist in Glasgow commented on how much cereal was in the band’s dressing room and Brendon said “Yeah, thank God! That’s pretty much all I eat!”

Brendon chopped off his hair in Paris at the start of May. I saw footage from the show in the Netherlands the next day before I saw anything from Paris, but here’s a clip.

the band started playing more cee-lo (which only seems important because of how often they mentioned that).

they mentioned a couple times that Ryan usually slept in, so Brendon had to wake him up for soundcheck.

The BIBIYD single was released in the UK when the band left.

the guys told fans that they were planning on doing a video for Build God.

The band realllllly could have used personal security on this tour. Sometimes fans would jokingly refer to Jack Marin as “security” since he ended up having to escort or protect them at times (like when he chucked Fran offstage in the Netherlands).

THE ASTORIA SHOW:

The Astoria show was a really big deal! I suppose we later had the KROQ Weenie Roast footage too, but the Astoria show felt like the Fever-era show (until the Live in Denver dvd was released towards the end of the year). Both the Astoria & Denver shows actually followed the same pattern: those weren’t the best performances during each tour because the band was too conscious that they were being filmed. 

Even some professional reviews mentioned that the other shows in April were better than the Astoria. They said that the band had been more stiff & reserved at the Astoria... it sounded like the guys held back.

Here’s this short clip about fans waiting before the show.

here’s most of the show (I didn’t have the Nails for Breakfast file):

P!ATD + FORGIVE DURDEN:

Forgive Durden had opened for P!ATD in December 2005, but the bands got to know each other better on this tour. Both Brendon & Ryan plugged Forgive Durden in interviews later that year. Ryan also mentioned to Kerrang that “a friend of mine in Forgive Durden turned me on to Tom Waits when we were in the UK... I’ve been listening to him ever since. His voice is so rough and dark. I’d never really heard anything like that.” (About a year later Ryan got some Tom Waits lyrics tattooed on his wrists). One fan went to a restaurant with Ryan & Thomas Dutton on this tour and said that those two had been hanging out. Forgive Durden also had a banjo, which Ryan started playing during Esteban on the next tour. And obviously it’s a bit of a stretch to say that Forgive Durden’s drumming part of their set inspired the NRWC drumline... but Brendon & Spencer did seem to love the idea of a short break where the whole band drummed together.

Oh, and Thomas Dutton was asked in an interview that spring which guy he had a man crush on (from any band) and he replied “Of people I’ve actually seen – it comes across some onstage, but when you see him offstage and you see him just being a crazy, spastic jumping bean, Brendon from Panic! At The Disco, he never stops. He’s just always just a little energizer bunny, and the most charismatic, talented person around. So, him.” Brendon later played an amazing part in Thomas Dutton’s Razia’s Shadow (which Ryan also helped with).

THE SECRET SHOW:

So this is my best understanding: there was an 18+ secret show after Give It A Name in London at the Mean Fiddler that sounded like the highlight of this whole tour and one of the best shows the band ever played. This was nothing like the “secret” show at Bush Hall in August that was announced on P!ATD’s site almost a month ahead of time and had tickets for sale like a totally normal concert. This show was mainly listed in the Frog newsletter, so it actually seemed like a secret show. The story later became that the show was at a club called Frog, but my understanding at the time was that there was a recurring event called Frog and it happened at the Mean Fiddler? (My lack of solid info on this whole UK trip made me sad... hopefully someone else knows more).

Anyways, the important part is that this show sounded amazing! P!ATD went onstage around 1am and it honestly sounded like one of the best or most energetic/fun shows they ever played. The fans who were there said that the band was grinning almost the whole time, that they played their entire album, and it was definitely their best performance yet. I don’t know how to describe this, but every review/story felt like it was trying to pinpoint a magical quality about the show… like the band was finally fully themselves on that small stage in the middle of the night. Fans were dancing onstage with Brendon, people from other bands were goofing around, and everything just sounded so incredibly happy. Ryan even said it was the most fun they’d had in a long time.

Yeah, that’s one of the top 3 shows I’d want to go back in time for.

WHAT SOME FANS WERE LIKE:

The band left the secret show a couple hours later and told the crowd that they had to fly to Manchester to be there that same morning for the second day of Give It A Name. Two different fans who were watching the band leave said a girl followed the band all the way to their car and was trying to get the guys to sign her stuff and take pictures with her… and obviously she knew they were in a hurry.

Way too many fans during this tour would share stories about how the guys were arrogant, mean, or hated their fanbase because they would just ignore fans and walk straight to their car. I’m not saying that every single story was like the situation above, but I’m positive one of the stories I saw was from that particular girl who was “snubbed” by an exhausted band trying to get to their next festival. After this tour, Ryan told Kerrang:

“It’s getting harder [to deal with fans]. Since the band is getting bigger, we have a different kind of fan now. We can’t go out after shows and meet fans like we used to because it causes a riot. Even if we’re there for two hours we can’t sign autographs for everybody, so we’re always the bad guys. It hurts. It’s hard not to think about. They’re so demanding. I just wish they were more understanding.”

Ryan still lurked online, so the guys were aware of what people were saying.

Some British fans who had seen P!ATD in January when they were able to personally meet kids and chat for a short time were surprised & offended to find themselves stuck behind a barrier with hordes of other screaming fans now. Sometimes people were just lucky to catch a glimpse of the band ducking into a building or running to their bus. A decent amount of UK fans were indignant that it felt like they no longer mattered as fans and the band didn’t care about them (that’s putting their comments lightly). There were definitely rumors building online that all four guys were mean & arrogant. To me, it looked like fans just assumed that the band’s schedule must be open since they were offstage, and didn’t stop to consider that the guys might be tired, hungry, shy, sick, had to be somewhere else, or just didn’t feel safe meeting fans without reliable security.

But other fans reported that the band spent a lot of time signing stuff and greeting people at other shows. In an interview during this tour, Spencer said “We always go out and sign stuff and do pictures.” Brendon even stayed outside one of the venues to greet fans by himself for as long as he could. A ton of people were saying that the guys were very sweet, polite, and clearly not used to the attention yet. The band was also super apologetic to fans about how chaotic everything had become… it was almost like they were trying to process it themselves. I heard Brendon even apologized directly onstage to one crowd for not being able to talk to fans earlier. 

However, there were still stories of Brendon, Ryan, and Spencer running away from fans or hiding... so they hadn’t quite adjusted yet.

Kerrang: Did you ever imagine that you’d be fronting a band like Panic? Brendon: Never. I always pictured myself as a guitar player or a drummer, but never the singer. Kerrang: How are you coping with being a sex symbol? Brendon: I honestly don’t look at it that way. I’m not like, ‘oh man I’m so sexy!’ I’m actually the opposite, so it’s ridiculous to be thought of like that. I was never the guy in school who girls thought was cute. They always thought I was like a brother, so it’s weird. Kerrang: Are you worried fame will mess you up? Brendon: … I’m still me – I’m the same Brendon that everybody thought was weird! I loved the attention when I was a little kid but I dread it now. It’s really turned. I’d rather be seen as a musician, not a sex symbol or something like that.

Brendon also told Kerrang that “sometimes it’s just harder to come out and meet people because it gets so stressful. We get mobbed. You’ll be talking to one fan and there will be 10 others pulling your shoulder and going ‘come over here.’ So it can get kind of insane.”

Sometimes fans were waiting outside the band’s tour bus before the sun even came up. Several people in different cities mentioned seeing Spencer walking around on his own during the day... he wasn’t recognized as often so maybe he still had the freedom to do that. (Again, I have no idea where Brent was during any of these stories. He was such a blank space in the band by this point).

Spencer said in an interview during this season:

“It’s always weird when we walk out of the bus and I’ve been up for five minutes and I’m trying to find Starbucks and people want to take pictures. It’s kind of like ‘I don’t know if I look my best right now, so I don’t know if it’s the best idea for me to take a picture with you seeing as it’s probably going to end up on Myspace in four hours.’ But it’s great… In Europe, rather than party I’d rather get up early and go walk around and see things I’ve never seen before.”

Everyone in P!ATD had mentioned at some point in interviews that Brendon had been drinking a lot while he was touring with William Beckett earlier that year. It sounded like Brendon’s partying had calmed down by April, though.

RANDOM INTERVIEW QUOTES FROM THIS TOUR:

Spencer to Kerrang: “Nobody in our band really drinks at all or does anything. We don’t really party that much. We’re focused and nervous during the day, and then as soon as we’re done playing we’re so tired we just want to go back to bus, watch a movie, and go to sleep…” 

Spencer: “Nothing ever goes out with our name on it without us approving it. So if you ever see a lighter or something with our name on it, it’s not from us. We’re trying to keep in control of everything as best we can.”

Brendon to Young Scot in Glasgow (he was asked what’s the best & worst thing about being in a popular band): “Being in a what band?! I don’t know. It’s just weird for us, because we didn’t really want to be a band in order to get big – we just wanted to play music that we enjoy playing. It’s good because our careers are doing well. I guess it sucks because now we’re getting more popular we can’t go out any more and talk to fans, because we’d be there until, like, five in the morning or whatever. So that kind of sucks that we’re kind of losing the intimacy with our fans. But we’ll figure out different ways to regain that.”

Brendon to Young Scot in Glasgow (he was asked if he preferred being on the road or in the studio): “I really love both. They’re so different. When you’re on the road you’re in so many different places and there’s so many different people that you meet and there’s a lot of crazy things that can go on, on the road. It’s really exciting and there’s never a dull moment on tour. I mean, it’s really busy and there’s a lot of press and stuff, but at the same time you get to hang out with all these bands that you enjoy their company, and you get to make new friends. And the studio is awesome because that’s where all the creativity comes in and you get to really throw around ideas and pretty much do whatever you want because there’s all these possibilities. It’s really fun for us to create music. We have a blast doing both, so I can’t really single one out.“

Ryan to Contactmusic.com in late April: “We came over here in January with The Acadamy Is... which was for about two weeks, so I dunno, it’s been like, really quick… like ‘how the hell?!’ at how big we’d gotten over here!”

Spencer: “It’s definitely surprising how fast everything’s taken off. Before this I had never even been out of the country, and now this is my second time in the UK and we just went to Japan, which is unbelievable because I’m only 18. Now all this stuff has allowed us to start thinking into the future, what we’re going to be able to do now that we’re on a bigger level. It’s exciting. With our live shows we’re trying to get a little more theatrical, involving stage props and stuff. And with our videos we’ll be able to spend a little bit more money.”

Brendon to Young Scot in Glasgow: “We’re kind of boring. We just hang out with each other and talk and listen to music and read.”

Kerrang: What do your families make of what’s been happening Spencer: They can’t believe it, because the average parent’s thoughts on a band is like, ‘yeah this is fine, but it’s not what you’re going to do with your career.’ At the beginning they were a little more skeptical of it, but now when they can turn on MTV and see our video or see an article in Rolling Stone, that’s nice for them to be able to see what we’re actually doing.

in NME: The weight of underwear that has to be scooped off the stage floor at the end of their UK gigs suggested the ladies were enjoying themselves a little too much too…“It happens fairly regularly,” Ross offers, looking slightly coy. “We give it all to our techs. We don’t know what happens to them after that.” Brendon sits up, suddenly rather excited. “It’s a nice gesture, but that shit costs money!”

REVIEW EXCERPTS & “PAYING DUES:”

the Kerrang review of Give It A Name in London: “Panic! at the Disco would surely have been higher on the bill, such has been their meteoric rise. The deafening howls of adoration that greet frontman Brendon Urie as he struts onstage in a top hat and tails pays testament to this, as does the mass rush towards them... Allowing themselves more imperfections than at their recent Astoria show, they seem more real.”

a Kerrang review of the Astoria show with the heading ‘Panic! at the Disco find their feet on first headlining tour:’ “Urie is a fascinating frontman, his melodies imperious, soaring, and note-perfect. The band behind him is powerful and tight too, inserting a life urgency that’s absent from the record. Meanwhile the crowd are in raptures, screams reaching ear-splitting levels. They probably would have let P!ATD get away with anything tonight, instead they witness what could be the birth of something special.”

musicOMH’s review of the Astoria show: Tonight, Panic! At the Disco are heroes before they have even sung a note, backed by a small army of manic devotion, who holler back every word like they are permanently engrained... They might be barely older than most of the crowd here tonight, with only one album’s worth of material and on their first ever headlining tour of anywhere, but they have one cuff-ripping ace up their sleeve: they don’t know what filler is... By bypassing the typical Emo mould of distorted guitars and whining which clots up the genre, they sound fresher and more important than much of their peers. I Write Sins Not Tragedies shimmers with vaudeville keys, before exploding with thunderstorm drums and a chorus which could fell a redwood, while during Time to Dance, [I turn] around to see a group of boys and girls actually crying. Boyish good looks? Check. Emotional-without-being-contrived lyrics? Indeed. Army of internet equipped, close-to-hysterical fans? In abundance. The odds look good for Panic! At the Disco.

Designer Magazine: “Fast forward to April 22nd at the Manchester Academy and the surrounding roads are barricaded, security guards walk along the barriers stopping fans from getting a glimpse of their favourite new band… what Panic! At The Disco have achieved in 4 months normally takes bands 4 years.”

P!ATD really had to jump into the role of a big, experienced band this spring and just hope that they could improve enough each week to look like they “deserved” to be there. A lot of bands were still bitter that P!ATD had an extremely lucky break and didn’t have to “pay their dues.” More and more musicians were speaking out (probably because interviewers brought it up more now) and they said that the internet gave P!ATD an advantage that others never had. For example, Tyson from the All-American Rejects made some comments about how his band worked so hard for years and then P!ATD basically posted a few demos online and then got an international fanbase. His point that it was harder to get discovered a couple years ago was true, and most fans agreed that P!ATD did get a lucky break... but at the same time, P!ATD was able to take advantage of that lucky break because they were good & worked SO hard. The criticism about “not paying their dues” was a really big topic in 2006, so I’ll just say that I thought that in some ways P!ATD was in a trickier position than other bands because they had to cram years of work into an intense few months that were heavily scrutinized. A band that had only been playing live shows for half a year could have easily been a fumbling, embarrassing mess when they found themselves on big tours & national tv, but P!ATD worked really hard and actually pulled it off. Plus, they were doing something worth paying attention to.

Kerrang asked Spencer if he’d encountered jealousy in other bands and Spencer replied: “You hear stuff. We’ve toured with bands who’ve said ‘before we went on this tour I was thinking f— Panic! at the Disco because why should it be that easy for them?’ And then those bands at the end of the tour will tell us their opinion has changed because we’re not arrogant or cocky about our band. We realize how lucky we are and how great an opportunity this is.”

RELEVANT SITE UPDATES & LIVEJOURNAL ENTRIES:

May 2: new uk single out now We're in France now, which is pretty amazing, but we already miss the UK. We had an amazing time again, especially at Frog on Saturday night. Thanks to everybody who came out to see our little "secret: show that night. It was the most fun we've had in a long time. If you didn't know, we just released a new single over there. You can pick up "But It's Better If You Do" on vinyl or cd single by heading to www.hmv.com. The b-sides on each format are different, so definitely check them out. We just announced a couple radio shows in California at the start of tour, but there are still more dates to come. Hang tight.See you guys at Bamboozle... - ryan

There were no livejournal entries from Ryan left for this season when fans went back to grab stuff with ljseek after he deleted his account (and nothing in particular sticks out in my memory). The only one for Brendon was on May 2nd...he left it in quotes so those aren’t from me:

"ernest hemingway once wrote 'the world is a fine place and worth fighting for’... paris, france. they hate speaking english and love making you look stupid. musee de louvre, eiffel tower, notre dame. je ne vous aime pas ...i agree with the second part.”

From an AMP interview with Ryan right after this tour:

“We hear from people, ‘oh I saw you in this magazine,’ or ‘I saw you on TV,’ and it’s just weird because we don’t even see it. We just live on a bus and play shows. We have situations sometimes that still surprise us because we don’t really realize how big it’s gotten. Like over in the UK we were doing an acoustic in-store in Scotland. And the kids were going crazy. When we were leaving, we got in our car and all of these kids just jumped on the car, they surrounded it, and we had to get like ten security people to get them off the car. We started driving down the street and like 50 kids were chasing the car for about a mile. And they caught up. It was crazy. I couldn’t believe that people would do that for my band.”

[redeyedwarricr]

𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖞’𝖘 𝕴𝖓𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓

                              𝔏𝔦𝔣𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔰 𝔞 𝔥𝔞𝔟𝔦𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔠𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔢 𝔡𝔬𝔴𝔫                                         𝔅𝔲𝔱 ℑ 𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔟𝔞𝔠𝔨 𝔲𝔭

〔 ODEYA RUSH, NINETEEN, CIS FEMALE, NECROMANCY〕╰   LUCY COHEN just  came  over  half - blood  hill .  you  know ,  the child of ARES who  was  claimed FOUR YEARS ago ?  i've  heard  chiron  say  that  she  is WELL INTENTIONED & LOYAL ,  but  if  you  ask  the  aphrodite  kids ,  they'd  say  they're IMPULSIVE & EXPLOSIVE .  i'd  say  they  remind  me  of flannels tied around her waist, band t shirt, scuffed up boots, yelling at the night sky, angry tears, piercing red eyes, especially  since  they're FOR THE NEW CABINS . 

Stats

Name: Lucy Cohen

Nicknames: Lucifer, Devil, devil spawn, devil eyes, evil.. she does like Lu though.

Age: 19

Birthday: March 13, 2001

Gender + Pronouns: cis female, she/her

Sexuality: Bisexual

Godly parent: Ares

Abilities: Telumkinesis, enhanced physical prowess, the blessing of ares, necromancy.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Birthplace: Portsmouth Virginia

Nationality: American

Faceclaim: Odeya Rush

Height: 5 foot 2

Hair color: brown

Eye color: red

Dominant hand: she is right handed

Distinguishing features: her red eyes, and a large scar along her shoulder, from the battle of Manhattan

Personality + Aesthetic

Positive traits: Loyal, well intentioned, caring, passionate, sociable

Negative traits: Impulsive, Explosive, Intense, Snarky, Untrusting

Mbti: ESTP - The entrepreneur

Enneagram: 4, the individualist

Archetype: The adventurer

Hogwarts house: Gryffindor

Zodiac: Pisces

Candle scent: Mango Mai Tai

Element:Fire

Alignment: Neutral Good

Kinsey Scale: 3

Deadly sin: Wrath

Greatest Virtue: Humility

Fatal flaw: her un trusting nature, she doesn’t let others do things to help her, or follow others because in her experience, they will just lie to you and let you down.

Fashion: She dresses in a 90’s grunge fashion. She has one pair of combat boots that she found at a thrift store. So she almost always wears those, with some torn up jeans, flannels, and a crap ton of band t shirts.

Goals + Desires: she wants to be good. Like she wants to be good at being good. She really tries so hard, but she feels like the world is stacked up against her for her to be a bad person. She just wants to be good and for everyone else to see that she is good.

Biggest Fear: Herself. She is so afraid that she is just lying to herself, that maybe she really is bad. That maybe they were right. She is afraid that she isn’t a good person, and she just doesn’t know how to handle that.

Most Irrational Fear: Alektorophobia: a fear of chickens. One of the houses that she was at for about a year when she was eight was on a farm, that had chickens. She had to feed the chickens everyday, and the way they would run at her always freaked her out, she usually ended up dropping the food and running away crying. To this day she swears up and down that chickens are evil.

Hobbies: She enjoys practicing with her labrys.  She can knit, not that she is telling anyone that. She is a total comic book nerd, and has a stack of those under her bed that she reads when bored. She likes to party as well, and man don’t start a prank war with her. She loves to pull pranks on people.

Habits: She usually always has some sort of squishy ball or rubber band that she plays with to keep her hands busy, she constantly drums her fingers on her thigh, on her books, really on anything. She also is always humming or singing when she has to think.

Favorites

Food: Pizza man, like the good greasy kind.

Drink: Diet Coke, she is addicted to that stuff.

Movie: She would probably try and say some cool horror movie, but really, it’s Monty python.

Book: The whole Harry Potter series, especially book 2 when people all start thinking he is the heir of slytherin and evil. She relates.

Song: American Music by the violet femmes

Flower: Tiger Lilies  

Animal: Dragons or penguins.

Season: Summer

Day: Saturday’s, the best parties are always then.

Month: May/June, that time right on the border of spring and summer.

Time of day: she enjoys either the night on the weekends, or that time right before dawn, when everything is calm and peaceful.

Camp stuff

When did they arrive:About 2 months before she turned 15 .

When were they claimed: A week after arriving.

How were they claimed: She was learning to soar and found an ease with each of the practice weapons. As she came out to spar, she was bathed in a red glow, being claimed by ares.

Opinion on the new cabins: She is for them.

Why? : Well she doesn’t believe it to be her place to tell someone they don’t belong. She spent so long searching for home that she believes everyone deserves a home.

Opinion on Lyssa: She can go choke on a bag of dicks for all she cares.

Go to weapon: Her Labrys, which turns into a bronze chain bracelet.

Ambrosia: Diet Coke, she really does have an addiction.

Favorite camp location: Fireworks beach

Quests: 2 so far.

Character Inspirations:

Charlie Pace from Lost

Amy Sciuto from NCIS

Mira from The Hollow

Beauregard from Critical Role

Scorpia from She-Ra

Amethyst from Steven Universe

Pinterest: https://pin.it/4ELniEm

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ub7wTuKjC2K2HED8SLyDR?si=77ETvy_BQDOWpKiv9OeSWw

Story

Lucy is a nineteen year old daughter of Ares. She was born to Talia Cohen. Her mother died during childbirth, leaving her to her grandfather. When he first saw her, he screamed, yelling about the devil, and fled, claoming he would not take her. She was born with red eyes, like the devil, as her grandfather said. Her mother had no other family, so she was placed into the system. She had been given the name Lucy by one of the nurses from when she was born. As noone had given her a name, it was decided that Lucy, inspired by Lucifer due to her grandfather's reaction. and due to her eyes, would be perfect.

She bounced back and forth between homes, never staying too long due she was labeled a problem child. No one wanted to help the kid who freaked everyone out, that no one wanted. They let her struggle in school, and when she didn’t behave like they wanted, she was sent away again.

This continued on for years, no one ever really believing in her. Except for one person. In her fifth grade year, she had a teacher who didn’t believe what everyone else said, but instead tried to really see her. She was the first person ever to tell her that she was good, that she was kind, and that she was loved. Lucy still holds on to these memories, she uses them as reminders when she spirals, and when she needs to be reminded that she is good. She tries to live up to her former teachers belief in her, and uses her as the memory to drive her towards remaining a nice person.

When she was 14, she was in a home in Virginia Beach. When she was walking home from school with one of the older children from the home when they were attacked by a monster. The other child revealed themselves to be sent from Camp Halfblood, and that they were here to bring her to camp.

She has been at camp Halfblood since, and is a year rounder. She has never tried to return to the 'real world'. Instead she stays at camp, and apparently occasionally, even fights in legitimate wars. During this war, she comes to the realization that she can raise fallen enemies to fight with her. That was a crazy ability that she didn't realize she was capable of before the war, and 3 months later, is still trying to process.

Wanted Connections

Family in everything but name: these are Lucy’s closest friends here at camp. They are the ride or die friends, and they always have each other’s backs.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/7KNCY8z

Adventurers live on forever: these are the ones that Lucy has gone on quests with, or even does just general adventures around camp with.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/5eBUyo0

Cheaters never win: This is someone that Lucy opened her heart to, and really felt she loved, until she found them with someone else. It has been about a year now, but she is still out for blood, holding out for her revenge.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/3bl7zz5

Forgive your enemies but never forget their names: Everyone has got to have some sort of enemy, right? Now Lucy has plenty of people in the past that make fun of her, but her and this person are legitimately at each other’s throats.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/3TODMLU

If your life is going to be short, do dumb things: these are the crackhead friends. Like Lucy and then get into trouble when they are together. They are the prank era, the partiers, they just want to live loud and wild while they can.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/3TODMLU

In the dark of night, clarity is found: When lucy can not sleep, she tries to sneak out and walk at night around the camp. This is a person who she started to see as well, and often they walk in silence, but sometimes this person gets to see the real Lucy, hidden by her loud exterior.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/18It3rC

Kindling a new flame; Lucy doesn’t know how it happened, but she somehow has found herself crushing over someone again. Lucy gets all embarrassed around this person, and she just wants to hold their hand. This can be one sided or reciprocated.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/3WH03Fe

Once I idolized you, now I despise you: Imagine like Percy and Nico, Annabeth and Luke kinda thing. This is someone that Lucy used to look up to when she came to camp. She followed this person around, and was attached to them. They could do no wrong in her eyes.. until they did. Now she can barely even look at them. She is hurt and broken up inside.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/u2dXuvp

Sour little lemon: This is some person who just won't leave her alone. Like she has no interest in this person, but they won’t leave her alone. Kinda like a Gaston Belle situation.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/24HvjNp

Whoever said words don’t hurt lied: Lucy tries really hard to get most people to like her, and while people are nicer here at camp, you still always have those people who see the eyes and her name and go to the devil and make fun of her. She says it doesn’t hurt, that she is used to it, but that is a bold faced lie.

Pinterest: https://pin.it/2XeXyu4

[deanscroissant]

15 questions tag

tagged by @hanannnnnnn lmao thank you so much for acknowledging my existence by tagging me ily 

1. are you named after anyone? Well, my mom got my name from the news where they would announce people’s birthdays so..yeah i guess?

2. when was the last time you cried? Last week. It was about weight issues and other dark stuff that’s a lot to explain lol.

3. do you have kids? No I don’t but I would love to have 3. I actually want to adopt if I don’t find anyone to make a family with. 😭 (Joe, call me, beep me if you wanna reach me.) 

4. do you use sarcasm a lot? I’m fluent in speaking sarcasm. 

5. what’s the first thing you notice about people? They’re facial features. I find everyone beautiful so it amazes me how people’s faces are structured.

6. scary movie or happy ending? BOTH. 

7. any special talents? I can memorize numbers? IDK I’m not special lmao.

8. where were you born? P-town! (Portsmouth, VA)

9. what are your hobbies? I love to write, arts and crafts, crochet, read. I want to learn how to paint and draw but I’m broke lol and I want to get back into doing hair. 

10. do you have any pets? I have a Yorkie! His name is Roscoe and he’s 8 y/o. 😊

11. what sports do you play/ have you played? I don’t play sports and in school I never had, but I did love running growing up. 

12. how tall are you? I’m 5′7 wishing I was taller lol. 

13. favourite subject in school? Science

14. dream job? I wanted to be a Fashion Stylist but now I want to be a Pediatrician because I love children and I feel like it’s my purpose to protecc them. 

15. zodiac sign? Pisces. (I’m soft)

tagging: @queen-frodo @butlegendsneverdie @mrsjosephmazzello @stewielover95 @mirkwoodshewolf (Y’all absolutely don’t have to do this. If you did do this I’m sorry lol.)

[bumblie-bee]

Tag game

Who tagged me: @littlepinniecub

1. Nickname: Beanthany, Bigthany to my brother, Boobie Brat the Beastly Babe or just Boob to my sister

2. Zodiac: Capricorn

3. Height: 4′ 10″ I’m a little on the small size

4. Last movie I saw: At home: The greatest showman. At the cinema: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them 2

5. Last thing I googled: Portsmouth Yardstick publishing date - its a sailing thing for working out boat handicaps and the new list comes out about now

6. Favourite musician: Hmmm, not sure about this one, erm, nope, no idea?

7. Song stuck in my head: Various the greatest showman songs, normally multiple at the same time, at 2 am. 

8. Blogs: Just this

9. Do I get asks? Nope, I only have one follower that isn’t a sexbot...

10. Following: mostly blogs about various tv shows, a couple of fic writers too

11. Amount of sleep: About 4 or 5 hours at the moment. See question 7 

12. Lucky number: 8, I guess

13. What I’m wearing: jeans and a chemistry hoodie from uni

14. Dream job: Currently studying for a PhD, I’d have loved to have been a doctor, but I thought people would judge me if I picked that to study at uni and so I didn’t. Biggest regret of my life, and yet I still spend a lot of my life worrying about what others think of me. 

15. Dream trip: I’d love to see the northern lights, so iceland I think?

16. Favourite food: Chineese food, or something warm and homely my mum cooked! 

17. Play an instrument? Used to play the trumpet, but would love to play the piano. Would love to be able to sing too, or sing without ruining whatever I’m listening to anyway

18. Languages: English, a vague muddled mix of french and spanish from school, and literally four words of german

19. Favourite song: Probably something from the the greatest showman, it’s sort of just on loop at the moment

20. Random fact: I love to sail, and I’m pretty good at it, I represented the uk at a world championships when I was younger. The thing is the type of boat you can sail is related to your weight, and as a child sized person, I can only sail child sized boats. and so I can’t sail at proper adult events because I’m too small and I can’t sail at childrens events even if I wanted to because I’m too old. So now I can’t really sail competitively anymore, and that sucks. 

21. Describe yourself as aesthetic things: the wind blowing stormy waves on the sea, the tapping of laptop keys, the smell freshly baked cakes. This is really difficult! 

Tags: I don’t have anyone to tag, see point 9, I guess

[micromoose]

Tag Game!

(tagged by @lapofthemusicgods) 

a - age: 33

b - birthplace: Portsmouth, NH

c - current time: 8:30 pm est (when I did this, stupid post limit)

d - drink you last had: water

e - easiest person to talk to: my sister, @professorfalconer

f - favorite song: Light Up the Night by the Protomen

g - grossest memory: I can't think of any

h - horror yes or horror no: no

i - in love: no one

j - jealous of people: not really

l - love at first sight or should i walk by again: depends

m - middle name: Rose

n - number of siblings: 2

o - one wish: more sleep

p - person you last called: my mom

q - question you’re always asked: how tall are you?

r - reading anything right now?: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

s - song you last sang: Radio Ga Ga

t - time you woke up: 7:30 am

u - underwear color: light blue

v - vacation destination: Tokyo, California, England

w - when was the last time you really laughed: Watching Critical Role's "The Search for Grog" a few minutes ago

x - x-rays: teeth

y - your favorite food: pizza from new york city, empanadas

z - zodiac sign: cancer

[slytherindisaster]

Full Name: Gabriel Leonard Sapieha

Nicknames: n/a

Birthday: September 15, 18– 

Zodiac: Virgo

Blood Status: Pureblood

Gender Identity: male (he/him)

Sexuality: heterosexual

Nationality: British (of Polish descent)

Hometown: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

PERSONALITY

Myers-Briggs Type: ESFJ (The Consul)

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Strengths: caring, brave, funny, protective, resourceful, curious, loyal, independent

Weaknesses: reckless, self-centered, sarcastic, stubborn 

Interests/Hobbies: astrology, duelling, potion making, calligraphy, dance, writing

APPEARANCE 

Faceclaim: Colin Firth

Voiceclaim: Colin Firth, Krzysztof Malajkat

Build: slim, not very muscular 

Hair: brown, curly & messy when longer;

Height: 5ft 9in / 180cm

Eyes: hazel

Skin: pale

Body Modifications: n/a

Scars/defects: Minor scars and burn marks on his hands from duells and potions that went wrong; a large burn on the left side of his neck that he gets in his early 30s

Fashion:

WITCHCRAFT 

Wand: Vine, veela’s hair core, 12 inches, hard

Vine wands are among the less common types, and their owners are nearly always those witches or wizards who seek a greater purpose, who have a vision beyond the ordinary and who frequently astound those who think they know them best. Vine wands seem strongly attracted by personalities with hidden depths.

Animagus Form: n/a

Patronus: white eagle

Boggart: Herd of wild horses running right at him

Riddikulus: The horses all trip and roll aside 

Amortentia

what does he smell like to others?: parchment, pine, leather, macassar oil

what does he smell?: meadow breezes, books, linen, vanilla

Favorite Spells: Episkey, Pumpkin-Head Jinx

Misc. Magical Abilities: Veela Magic, Occlumency, Apparition

HOGWARTS 

House: Gryffindor 

Best Subject: Potions, Transfiguration 

Worst Subject: History of Magic

Third Year Options: Arithmacy, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination

N.E.W.T.s: Potions, Charms, DADA, Alchemy, Herbology, Transfiguration 

Extracurriculars: Duelling Club 

Quidditch Position: n/a

AFTER HOGWARTS 

18—21: Healer in Training

21—24: Resident at St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

24—31: Healer at St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

31+: Healer-in-charge of the Poisoning Department at St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

65+: Retiree

RELATIONSHIPS

Father: Józef "Joe" Sapieha

Mother: Florence Sapieha (née Rowle) 

Younger Brother: Christopher Joseph "CJ" Sapieha

Younger Sister: Margaret Pearl Sapieha

Pets: Mieszko (a white owl)

Dormmates: The Gryffindorks + Galen Stagg

Best Friends: Teddy Ellison @cursebreakerfarrier; Tadhg Lynch @unfortunate-arrow; Roel Leeuwenhoek @fairywrenn; Josie Edwards

Friends: Lysander Mercury; Galen Stagg @cursebreakerfarrier; Victoria Montgomery @nightmaresart; Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch; Siobhan Llewelyn, Oliver Gerard @kc-and-co; Grant Kennedy, Niamh Kelly @unfortunate-arrow; Daniel Gibson @catohphm; Theo Abbott @smarti-at-smogwarts

Rivals: Cillian Lynch @unfortunate-arrow

Enemies: tbd

Love Interest: Roxanne Haley @beloved-bucky

Son: Joseph Victor "Jojo" Sapieha

Daughter: Elisabeth Charlotte Sapieha

Adopted Daughter: Winifred Rose Sapieha

FAVORITES

Color: mahogany

Food: classic polish cheesecake

Flower: camellia

Drink: black tea with a slice of lemon

Book: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Music: tbd

Season: autumn 

MISC.

— Pinterest Board

— Gabriel's Playlist

— Gabriel x Roxie Playlist

— The Gryffindorks Playlist

template credit to the amazing @thatravenpuffwitch <3