#Reho will be coming back into the story soon

[ssreeder]

Did I just binge read the entirety of LIAB over the last week in every moment of my free time? Yes. Am I caught up now? Yes. Do I never want this fic to end but also understand all good things eventually do? Also yes. Okayyyy but seriously though reedy my fucki g h e a r t oughhhh you're so talented I love every bit of this the torment the torture the detail bby gimme gimme more!!!!!! but also god let! them! kiss!!!!!!!!!! Also the way you write Jet like ooooh buddy that inner monolog is gonna be the death of you probably (most likely) Ngl I definitely have joined the Rasu fan club why is he so sweet help tbh I'd fall for his charms also thinking about what if he became friends with Reho I'd give our precious blabbermouth 2 minutes tops before Jee wants to murder him but Rasu takes him under his wing- introducing Smooth Talker 2.0 the tea shop couldnt handle all the new business. Ahhhhh there is so much more I could scream about this fic and probably will this is my first comment okayyyy ily byeeeeeee

(Still crying over Shen r.i.p. baby boy)

Omg please for Jee’s sanity do NOT put Reho in the teashop with him omg Jee would be on the first tram out of the city! Rasu is already on his nerves and the poor guy isn’t half as chatty as our man Reho lol.

Oh & not to mention Zuko is back so I’m sure Jees already gray hair will turn white from stress lol.

I’m really glad you’re enjoying liab it always makes me smile when I hear people are enjoying the story & all of the sad dark themes that go with it haha. Hopefully we get some happy times soon & YES! zukka kisses. They deserve it haha. <3

OH & I like that you enjoy Jet haha he is one of my favorites to write I love that chaotic flawed dude. He’s a mess I don’t wanna clean up

Thanks for the sweet ask :)

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Wild the innocent and the e street shuffle

The opening E Street Shuffle sets the tone, and gives way perfectly to 4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy), which eases along in its own way. Shane Reho: After a rather spotty (in my opinion) debut, Springsteen aims high and comes out with a masterpiece. That said, if someone asked me to name a song that sums up the energy, the bollocks and the sheer fun of rock music I'd be hard pressed to name a better song than Rosalita. Although I like a lot of his stuff I don't buy into the whole Landau "future of rock and roll thing about Springsteen. Incident on 57th Street lays the foundation of atmosphere and dynamics that would build Thunder Road and Jungleland.Īnd Rosalita? Entire careers have been pegged on songs half as good. It's maybe that striving that leaves me feeling this is an album that tried too hard at times. You can hear The Boss reaching for the heights he would scale on his next album. Because listening for the first time here and now in 2018 it's almost impossible not to hear it through the filter of what came after it. I'd love to go back in time to '73 and hear this album in its own right. B+." ( Robert Christgau (opens in new tab)) What you said The kind of album that will be fun to go back to if he ever gets it together enough to make us care. "The size and style of Springsteen's talent is suggested by the title, which I like, and this is very good in spurts, but it never coalesces. The truth is, The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll." ( AllMusic (opens in new tab)) He would later make different albums, but he never made a better one. "The album's songs contain the best realization of Springsteen's poetic vision, which soon enough would be tarnished by disillusionment. While it may not have the same scope and grandeur of the album following it, Springsteen's mega-hit Born To Run, it contains more than ample doses of the lively spirit, youthful enthusiasm, and endearing optimism that made Bruce Springsteen not only a household name, but the epitome of the American experience." ( Sputnik Music (opens in new tab)) "The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle is The Boss at his finest. Electric Light Orchestra - On the Third Day.Robert Fripp and Brian Eno - (No Pussyfooting).Mahavishnu Orchestra - Between Nothingness and Eternity.Bob Dylan - Dylan Outtakes recorded 1969–'70.Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery.The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys in Concert.But once upon a time, that story was told through the wide-eyed perspective of a 23-year-old kid with a dream and an innate understanding of the hugeness of life’s daily experiences, like the passion of young love, the celebration of relationships, the struggle for survival, and the fireworks on the fourth of July. With his next album, Bruce Springsteen would conquer the world, and he has been telling America’s story with vision and humanity ever since. He would also name his band after the album’s opening track (ironically, it was this album’s keyboardist, David Sancious, whose mother lived on the real E Street in Belmar, N.J., though Sancious would not become a true E Street band member). He would continue bringing Sandy and Rosalita to life hundreds of times on stage, making those two girls the most enduring elements of this album. Perhaps those trippy ’60s records had, indeed, inspired what was his most ambitious and experimental production work, but Bruce Springsteen’s Jersey and New York remained spiritually far away from Pepperland.īruce never returned to such grand pieces, but that was only appropriate to the story he was telling: As life got tougher for his protagonists, so did their stories, their songs. If “Incident on 57th Street” was “West Side Story” in eight minutes, this was “Midnight Cowboy” in 10. The climactic “New York City Serenade” takes rock and roll closer to both classical and jazz than any more ambitious rock opera ever has, doing so with strings and even more characters from the seedier underworld of urban life.

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Bringin’ the Family Together (Sheba, Rehoboam, Menelik)

“So you’re my mom as well?”

Sheba laughed at the young girl, shaking her head. “No no. Gudako is your mother. I just happened to love and have a child with Solomon before her.”

The girl tilted her head, frowning a little as they played with the bunnies around them.

It didn’t seem quite right.

Why would her father have two ladies?

“I had things happen,” the woman explained. “Your father thought I had passed and had found another woman. You are loved by Gudako very much.”

She supposed so, but still…

“Is your child around?”

“He is.”

“Can I meet him?”

The woman paused, thinking for a moment before she shrugged. “I don’t see a problem with that. We will need to borrow the rayshift and get your mother’s permission-“

“No. I want to go. Mommy will let me. We just need to get Da Vinci to help.”

The adult seemed to hesitate before agreeing, but soon enough they were moving through space and time. Rehoboam watched the world come into existence around them. She could see the huge pillars and fancy rooms of a great palace.

A boy no older than her was revealed from behind a door.

His deep green eyes matched his mother, making Rehoboam rush forward and smile.

“Brother!”

The boy frowned.

“Mom? Who is this?”

“I’m your sister!” Rehoboam told him, grinning. “I’m Rehoboam! Your father is also my father so we’re siblings!”

“How old are you?”

“Eight.”

“I’m nine.” The boy scowled a little, his great catlike ears twitching a bit.

“Your hair color is like our father’s.”

“Hmm?” The boy ran a hand through his white hair. “Why do you know that?”

“Because father stays with me!”

“Can I meet him?”

“Sure!”

“Reho,” Sheba motioned her over, but Reho grabbed the boy’s hand and grinned.

“We’ll take you home with me. Father is the best. He’ll give you cocoa and tell you stories and he’ll talk about how you need to be careful about magic.” 

The boy nodded. “He’ll have to teach me magic.”

“I can do that!”

“Rehoboam. We can’t do that,” Sheba warned.

“No, we can.” Rehoboam grinned. “I’m a master here so I call the shots! Let’s go home. I want to show my mom her other child!”

Sheba looked worried for some reason.

What a silly woman.

Rehoboam kissed her cheek and hurried back to the rayshift point.

The woman would calm down eventually. Some people were worrywarts.