#William Everett sr

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He just picks him up and throws him 😭

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Perhaps a sadder question but: as someone with access to so much information about the lives of the All Star Squadron, do you know if Will Everett's son, the second Amazing Man, is still with us?

Despite the reports of his death at the hands of that fiend The Mist, there were eyewitness accounts that he had returned to life during those strange events where the heroes of our world got involved in a brawl with the villains of another earth (And another team of heroes called the Avengers or something like that), some saying he was seen fighting some "Absorbing Man" guy who had crossed dimensions

I would like to hope that Will Everett got to be reunited with his son, especially as he worked so hard to carry on his dad's legacy <3

First things first I should clear up some confusion. I think you're probably thinking Will Everett III, not Will Everett II Will Everett II was never a superhero and was actually a very private man. No one in my line of work has ever taken an interview with him or Will Everett Sr's. daughter whose name was never even made public knowledge (We only know it was a woman because her child doesn't have her surname). I don't even have a picture of either of them to show you. Now both of Everett senior's children ALSO had a son apiece. William "Junior" Everett III and Markus Clay. As you stated, Everett Junior died in the line of duty serving with the Justice League Europe alongside the original Crimson Fox, Constance D'Aramis. I can, unfortunately, confirm his death. He's buried beside his grandfather in Valhalla Cemetary in New York where most of the rest of the All Stars and their children who have passed are buried... (TW below the cut, graves)

As you can see, though, the Amazing Man legacy does not lay abandoned. While William III was the son of William Sr. through his son, his daughter had a son of her own, a man named Markus Clay who was equally inspired by his grandfather's and then his cousin's example. Clay is a native of New Orleans and has become a fixture and a point of strength for the city's embattled communities of color as well as serving with distinction on the moderns rosters of the Justice Society. When asked about his cousin's service he said simply: "I never thought I would be called up. Junior was going to be Amazing Man, just like our grandfather. He was on the Justice League. I was paralyzed for months after his death, I didn't know what to do. When a hurricane rolled through the city and I saw people suffering...it was like both of them had a hand on my shoulder. I'm just trying to do right by the memory of my grandfather, who was my greatest mentor. And my cousin, who was my best friend." Clay actually did a big interview for The Times-Picayune not too long ago I suggest you look up.

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Self-Indulgent Series December: Granite Hills

It's December, and that means I get to be self-indulgent and give myself gifts, mainly the gift of looking at actors I like.

I give you my series of self-indulgence, Granite Hills (1990):

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Set in 1980 in the fictional town of Mudslide, Wisconsin, mainly at the Granite Hills university. This cast will be a mix of actors who would and wouldn't be available at the time.

The Show's Cast Includes:

Alfred Molina as Angel Ramon Vega [Age: 24]

Anjelica Huston as Sandy Cherry Lawson [Age: 26]

Billy Connolly as Professor Darwin Derryl Rigby [Age: 40]

Billy Crystal as Jethro Mephisto Butcher [Age: 25]

Brendan Fraser as Dallas Nathaniel Gray [Age: 23]

Carrie Fisher as Veronica Beverly Chambers [Age: 21]

Cary Elwes as Easton Markos White [Age: 27]

Chris Barrie as Douglass Wilfred Bernard [Age: 20]

Christina Applegate as Storm Hekla Jóhannsson [Age: 18]

Christopher Walken as Professor Karl Cai Lowell [Age: 40]

Craig Charles as Chuck Vance Sheppard [Age: 21]

Dan Aykroyd as Cesar Clay Leon [Age: 23]

Danny John-Jules as Quentin Kingston Hollister [Age: 21]

Daryl Hannah as Bernadette Daphne Jordan [Age: 24]

Diane Lane as Saffron Elouise Mason [Age: 19]

Fran Drescher as Monique Joanne Curtis [Age: 22]

Geena Davis as Erin Kermit Cantrell [Age: 28]

Gunnar Hansen as Thor Hjörtur Jóhannsson [Age: 48]

Harold Ramis as Edmund Morgan Blackburn [Age: 29]

Jack Black as Odin Hrafn Jóhannsson [Age: 21]

Jeff Bridges as Professor Kennedy Troy Gill [Age: 40]

Joe Pesci as Professor Jeremiah Emmit Jekyll [Age: 40]

John Belushi as Julian Noel Hood [Age: 25]

John Candy as Dale Randall Newman [Age: 26]

John Cusack as Andrew Simon Garfield [Age: 23]

John Goodman as Cyrus Lars Nielsen [Age: 27]

John Leguizamo as Alijah Mrlon Cross [Age: 29}

Judd Nelson as Colton Kenelm Coy [Age: 19]

Katey Sagal as Ramona Adrienne Dunn [Age: 25]

Kevin Bacon as Brad Nathan Hardy [Age: 25]

Kiefer Sutherland as Trenton Homer Abbey [Age: 21]

Luis Guzmán as Jaxxon Garrett Flores [Age: 29]

Mandy Patinkin as Elishua Saul Zebedaios [Age: 28]

Matt Dillon as Dennis Waylon Marley [Age: 20]

Matthew Lillard as Alexander Buddy Jones [Age: 19]

Oliver Platt as Ruben Manuel Valdez [Age: 22]

O'Shea Jackson (Sr.) as Tyrese Jordan Maxwell [Age: 18]

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Parris Hayes Grant [Age: 19]

Raul Julia as Professor Marcel Gomez Agua [Age: 40]

Ray Winstone as Holden Montgomery Lynn [Age: 27]

River Phoenix as Kent Horace Woodward [Age: 18]

Robin Williams as Jaycee Aramis Ellis [Age: 26]

Sean Young as Maxine Jade Upton [Age: 26]

Stanley Tucci as Luke Robin Flynn [Age: 22]

Steve Buscemi as Hugh Chester Sweeney [Age: 25]

Tom Hanks as Mark Everett Shaw [Age: 20]

Tony Shalhoub as Orlando Jaime Guerrero [Age: 25]

Val Kilmer as Earl Blue Dior [Age: 29]

Wayne Knight as Osborne Finnegan Jarvis [Age: 28]

William Baldwin as Theodore Joshua Ball [Age: 20]

Willem Dafoe as Terry Roosevelt Jepson [Age: 27]

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Diogenes painting

With Max Liebermann he became one of the leaders of German Impressionism, though his vision remained closer to that of Rembrandt than to that of any of the French Impressionists. He opened an art school, and married one of his first pupils. The enjoyable life he had in Berlin was mirrored in the work he did there, which grew richer and brighter as he laid his pigments more thickly and freely. He left Paris in 1887, lived for a short time in Berlin, and then, apart from frequent journeys in Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark, he settled in Munich until 1900. When Corinth was in Paris more than 20 years later, he went daily to the Louvre. Corinth's stylistic masters at the time were Rembrandt, Rubens, Frans Hals, Velazquez, and the realist par excellence, Gustave Courbet. He was unmoved by what he saw of Impressionism in Paris, but admired the realism of a painting by Wilhelm Leibl, The Poachers, that was on view there. His ability was noticed by his father, a master tanner, who sent him to study art in Koigsberg on the Baltic.Īt the age of 20, Corinth went to the Munich Academy, and at 26 to Paris, where he took lessons at the Academie Julian and painted mostly portraits. As a child he sought relief from his hostile brothers and sisters by drawing. Lovis Corinth was born on July 21, 1858, at Tapiau in eastern Prussia. 45-day Satisfaction Guaranteed and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Send you a digital copy via email for your approval before.Need special frame for oil painting? Please Canvas stretched on wood bars for free.The cheapest shipping rate from DHL, UPS, USPS, etc.You can order any painting in any size as your requests.In stock items ship immediately, usually ships in 3 to 10 days.No middle people, directly ship to the world.Additional 2 inch blank border around the edge.100% hand-painted oil painting on artist grade canvas.Why settle for a paper print when you can add sophistication to your rooms with a high quality 100% hand-painted oil painting on canvas at wholesale price? Order this beautiful oil painting today! that's a great way to impress friends, neighbors and clients alike. Sir John Everett Millais paintings (246).William McGregor Paxton Paintings (136).Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Paintings (245).Frederick Arthur Bridgman Paintings (208).John Frederick Herring Sr Paintings (852).John William Waterhouse Paintings (118).Frederick Carl Frieseke Paintings (185).Charles Courtney Curran Paintings (150).Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Paintings (30).Maurice Brazil Prendergast Paintings (349).Frederick Childe Hassam Paintings (808).Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Paintings (279).

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DC Super-Heroes by Julian Totino Tedesco.

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Amazing-Man by Jerry Ordway

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All-Star Squadron #50 - "Crisis Point!" (1985)

written by Roy Thomas art by Mike Colletta, Tony DeZuniga, Carl Gafford

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Is that a prompt list I see?? 👀👀

How about for Evvy and Kaidan:

♡: Accidentally falling asleep together

Thanks for the prompt! Decided some SR-1 silliness was in order! Also over on AO3!

"…what are you doing?"

Liara's question was met with a violent chorus of shushes, Joker, Tali, and Ash freezing in place and turning as one to glare at her. She blinked, bemused, trying to understand what it was she was seeing. 

The trio were kneeling -- or in Joker's case, crouching slightly -- and seemed to be inching their way forward, making their way towards… the mess? She leaned out of the medbay's entrance, following the logical path and blinking again when she saw that the mess was not, in fact, empty. 

Two forms were seated at the table next to each other, and from her vantage point she could just make out the slack features, the closed eyes, the way Everett was pillowing his head against his arms while Kaidan had apparently decided the Commander's shoulder was an appropriate place to rest his own. She smiled a little, shaking her head, and that smile widened as Kaidan seemed to snore lightly now and then. 

It didn't answer her question though, only raising more, so she stepped out softly behind the sneaking trio to get a better look. 

Ah. 

A tray of cinnamon rolls rested on the table before the slumbering officers, and as she inhaled more deeply she caught the undeniable scent of them. Another late-night baking session, not an unusual occurrence after one of their biotics lessons, though she was certain their falling asleep at the table was a first. Maybe Everett had learned a new move or two?

She glanced down as the other three began carefully inching closer again and her lips twitched into a smirk. 

"Hey!"

A soft blue glow snagged the entire tray, Lifting it carefully and pulling it over to Liara's waiting hands. 

"I'm sure the rest of the crew would appreciate if we shared these," she said primly, arching an eyebrow at them. "Don't you think?"

"You're no fun, Doc."

"Yeah!"

"Tali, you can't even eat these!"

"Not the point, Liara!"

"Shhh!" 

Ash this time, the chief gesturing at them to hush as the two men at the table seemed to stir. All four froze in place, waiting, exhaling slowly as the two resettled. Kaidan's arms slipped around Everett, and Liara was fairly certain he was drooling onto his hoodie. 

"…on second thought," Liara murmured, "get in here and we can eat them ourselves."

She didn't want to disturb the Commander and the lieutenant, after all. 

[andrasta14]

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Inspired by this post by mongoose-king. Saw it and thought it would be fun to answer for fandom characters. xd

Anyone’s welcome to play with any characters/fandoms of your choice and choose as many colours as fit for you. ^.^

Let’s see...I’ll start with the Lord John Grey series/Outlander fandom. (Mainly the LJG books, and the Outlander show rather than the books because I haven’t fully read all of them.)

Lord John Grey - white, mint, red, fuchsia, yellow, hot pink, taupe, orange, jade, navy, lavender, purple, pink, blue, peach, royal blue (damn, apparently I have a TON of feelings for John!! Shocker that. lmao) 💖

Percy Wainwright -  white, mint, red, fuchsia, yellow, hot pink, orange, jade, navy, purple, pink, peach, semi-royal blue 💖

Hal Grey - green, lavender, purple, blue, semi-peach xd 🖤

Minnie Grey - white, red, fuchsia, yellow, jade, purple, pink (thanks to her kids), peach, royal blue  💗

Harry Quarry - mint, yellow, orange, peach

Tom Byrd - white, lime green, yellow, orange, peach, semi-royal blue 💗

Benedicta Grey - white, red, yellow, orange, jade, lavender, purple, peach, royal blue 💗

Sir George Stanley - yellow, orange, jade, lavender, peach

Olivia Pearsall - mint, yellow, pink, peach (RIP)

Malcolm Stubbs - green, semi-yellow, taupe

Edgar DeVane - lime green, mint, green, taupe

Maude DeVane - green, taupe, semi-black (if only bc I wouldn’t mind xd)

William Ransom - mint, yellow, semi-pink

Geneva Dunsany - green, taupe

Isobel Dunsany - (book Isobel and show Isobel are practically two different characters lol, the latter I like, the former not a great deal) Yellow, pink (RIP)

Lady Lucinda Joffrey - red, jade, purple

Stephan von Namtzen - white, mint, red, fuchsia, yellow, peach, royal blue  💗

Louisa von Lowenstein - green, teal, semi-black

Hector Dalrymple - white, yellow, pink, peach (RIP)  💗

Neil Stapleton - orange, jade

George Everett - green, black  💀

Charlie Carruthers - yellow, pink (RIP)

Richard Caswell - lime green, jade

Michael Weber - green, teal, semi-black

Manoke - yellow, taupe, jade

Dorothea Grey Hunter - yellow, taupe, jade, pink (Bees t_t)

Benjamin Grey - taupe

Adam Grey - taupe

Henry Grey - taupe

Jamie Fraser - semi-white, green, semi-yellow and pink, blue, peach

Claire Fraser - green, semi-yellow,  jade, lavender, blue

Frank Randall - (I’ve heard book and show Frank are quite different but I can only judge by the show) semi-yellow, taupe, jade

Jonathan Randall - green, jade, semi-blue, black (don’t RIP xd) 💀

Jenny Murray - white, lime green, green, yellow, jade, lavender, pink, peach, royal blue  💗

Ian Murray Sr. - white, red, yellow, pink (RIP), peach, royal blue

Murtagh Fitzgibbons - lime green, green, yellow, orange, jade, peach

Brianna MacKenzie - white, mint, red, fuchsia, yellow, jade, purple, pink

Roger MacKenzie - semi-red and yellow.

Fergus Fraser - semi-yellow, orange, jade, semi-pink and peach

Marsali Fraser - lime green, green, semi-yellow and taupe, semi pink and peach

Germain Fraser - yellow, orange, pink, peach

Laoghaire MacKenzie - lime green, green, teal, black 💀

Geillis Duncan - green, taupe, jade, lavender, blue, semi-black

Dougal MacKenzie - green, jade

Colum MacKenzie - taupe, jade

Duke of Sandringham -  green, jade, black 💀

Stephen Bonnet - green, teal, black 💀

Ezekiel Richardson -  teal, black 💀

Denys Randall-Isaacs - taupe

Baron Amandine Claude Beauchamp - semi-yellow, taupe

[fundieinfoplace]

The Kendall Family

Thomas William Kendall Sr and Janice C married sometime maybe in between 1975 and 1977 depending on what month their oldest was born. They had 7 children.

1. Thomas William JR was born June 23 1977

2. Jennifer (Cherie) was born Aug 1979

3. Lise Marie was born Dec 18 1982

4. John Everett was born Aug 9 1984

5. Prentiss Elisabeth was born July 9 1988

6. Christiana Lynn was born Oct 8 1990

7. Andrew (Hunter) was born Feb 7 1993

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Tom married Melissa Jo Washer sometime in 2002

1. Paton Schaefer May 8 2004

2. Avery Christiana April 24 2005

3. Taylor 2009

4. Christian Scott May 2012

5. Annesley Celeste Jan 24 2014

6. Eden Hope Sept 24 2017

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Cherie married Mark Jeffords Nov 28 2003

1. Oliver 2009

2. Jackson Makanna 2012

3. Rowen Kate 2013

4. Evangeline Sophia Mar 21 2018

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Lise married Cleveland Morton Dec 3 2011

1. Liam Cleveland Sept 26 2012

2. Kendall Wesley Jan 15 2014

3. Carolina Elise Feb 4 2016

4. Joshua Elliot July 1 2019

5. Elijah Seth Mar 25 2020

6. Gideon Eleazer July 17th 2022

7. Baby Morton due Sept 2024

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John married Ali Kaser June 5 2009

1. Rensley Kate 2010

2. Griffin Tate July 24 2012

3. Baylor Hope Sept 13 2014

4. Zanna Paige July 26 2018

5. Dawson Kaser Dec 8 2019

6. Walker Burke Aug 27 2020

7. Oakland Joy Nov 22 2022

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Prentiss married Chandler Allen Dec 3 2011

1. Hampton Jireh Oct 8 2012

2. Brighton Grey Dec 31 2013

3. Sedalia Jubilee July 7 2015

4. Aberavon Mercy Nov 7 2016

5. Bedford Elijah Aug 5 2018

6. Easton Chandler Dec 27 2019

7. Savannah Faith Oct 24 2021

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Christiana married Kyle Frederickson June 8 2019

1. Kyle David Mar 2020

2. Boy Frederickson 2021

3. Girl March 2023

4. Baby due 2025

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Hunter married Emily June 22 2019

1. Leland Thomas June 29 2021

2. Brookley Sara Sept 15 2023

[kemetic-dreams]

A slave name is the personal name given by others to an enslaved person, or a name inherited from enslaved ancestors. The modern use of the term applies mostly to African Americans and West Indians who are descended from enslaved Africans who retain their name given to their ancestors by the enslavers.

Changing from a slave name to a name embodying an African identity became common after emancipation in the 1960s by those in the African diaspora in the Americas seeking a reconnection to their African cultural roots

A number of African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans have changed their names out of the belief that the names they were given at birth were slave names. An individual's name change often coincides with a religious conversion (Muhammad Ali changed his name from Cassius Clay, Malcolm X from Malcolm Little, and Louis Farrakhan changed his from Louis Eugene Walcott, for example) or involvement with the black nationalist movement (e.g., Amiri Baraka and Assata Shakur).

Some organizations encourage African-Americans to abandon their slave names. The Nation of Islam is perhaps the best-known of them. In his book, Message to the Blackman in America, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad writes often of slave names. Some of his comments include:

"You must remember that slave-names will keep you a slave in the eyes of the civilized world today. You have seen, and recently, that Africa and Asia will not honor you or give you any respect as long as you are called by the white man's name."

"You are still called by your slave-masters' names. By rights, by international rights, you belong to the white man of America. He knows that. You have never gotten out of the shackles of slavery. You are still in them."

The black nationalist US Organization also advocates for African-Americans to change their slave names

Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947, sometimes referred to by her married surname Chesimard) is a former member of the Black Liberation Army, who was convicted of the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. Shakur was also the target of the FBI's COINTELPRO program, a counterintelligence program directed towards Black Liberation groups and activists

Afeni Shakur (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American activist and businesswoman who was the mother of American rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.

Chaka Adunne Aduffe Yemoja Hodarhi Karifi Khan.  Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Khan received public attention for her vocals and image. Known as the Queen of Funk,Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with "I Feel for You" in 1984. Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.

Mutulu Shakur (born Jeral Wayne Williams; August 8, 1950) is an American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, sentenced to sixty years in prison for his alleged involvement in a 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck in which a guard and two police officers were killed. Shakur was politically active as a teen with the Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) and later the black separatist movement the Republic of New Afrika. He was stepfather to the late rap artist Tupac Shakur.

Sekou Odinga (born Nathanial Burns) is an American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1965, Sekou joined the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), founded by Malcolm X. After Malcolm's death the OAAU was not going in the direction he wanted and in 1967 he was looking at the Black Panther Party. In early 1968 he helped build the Bronx Black Panther Party. On January 17, 1969 two Panthers had been killed by members of Organization Us (a rival Black Nationalist group) and a fellow New York Panther who was in police custody was brutally beaten. Sekou was informed that police were searching for him in connection with a police shooting. At that point, Sekou joined the black underground with the Black Liberation Army.

Yafeu Akiyele Fula (October 9, 1977 – November 10, 1996), better known by his stage name Yaki Kadafi, was an American rapper, and a founder and member of the rap groups Outlawz and Dramacydal. Kadafi's parents, Yaasmyn Fula and Sekou Odinga, were both members of the Black Panther Party. Fula and Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, were close friends, and Kadafi and Tupac were friends until their deaths in 1996.

Louis Farrakhan Sr. ( born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933), formerly known as Louis X, is an American minister who is the leader of the religious group Nation of Islam (NOI), which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as a black nationalist group. Previously, he served as the minister of mosques in Boston and Harlem and had been appointed National Representative of the Nation of Islam by former NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. 

Sundiata Acoli (born January 14, 1937, as Clark Edward Squire) is a former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1974 for murdering a New Jersey state trooper

Prince.  Abdul-Rahman ibn Ibrahima Sori (Arabic: عبد الرحمن ابن ابراهيم سوري‎) (1762–1829) was a Fula nobleman and Amir (commander or governor) who was captured in the Fouta Jallon region of Guinea, West Africa, and sold to slave traders in the United States in 1788.[1] Upon discovering his noble lineage, his owner Thomas Foster began referring to him as "Prince",[2] a title he kept until his final days. After spending 40 years in slavery, he was freed in 1828 by order of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of State Henry Clay, after the Sultan of Morocco requested his release.

Omowale or Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his controversial advocacy for the rights of blacks; some consider him a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans, while others accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.

Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his teenage years living in a series of foster homes following his father's death and his mother's hospitalization. Little engaged in several illicit activities, and was eventually sentenced to ten years in prison in 1946 for larceny and breaking and entering. In prison, he joined the Nation of Islam (NOI) and changed his name to Malcolm X because, he later wrote, Little was the name that "the white slavemaster ... had imposed upon [his] paternal forebears". After being paroled in 1952, he quickly became one of the organization's most influential leaders.

Expressing many regrets about his time with them, which he had come to regard as largely wasted, he instead embraced Sunni Islam. Malcolm X then began to advocate for racial integration and disavowed racism after completing Hajj, whereby he also became known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz

Tupac Amaru Shakur; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.He is considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequality

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time

Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.;January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest," he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Kwame Ture (/ˈkwɑːmeɪ ˈtʊəreɪ/; born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael, June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was a prominent American socialist organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global Pan-African movement. Born in Trinidad, he grew up in the United States from the age of 11 and became an activist while attending Howard University. He eventually developed the Black Power movement, first while leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), later serving as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and lastly as a leader of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP).

Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone

As long as you around here wearing the white men’s name bragging about this so called democracy, you will always be looked down up, by the rest of the world-Malcom X

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Imagine bungling it at work this hard. I’d never want to show face again

[papermoonloveslucy]

CBS SALUTES LUCY: THE FIRST 25 YEARS

November 28, 1976

With Tributes By: William S. Paley, Desi Arnaz Sr., Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, Richard Burton, Johnny Carson, Sammy Davis Jr., Gale Gordon, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart, Danny Thomas, Vivian Vance, Dick Van Dyke, John Wayne, and Lucille Ball

Archive Footage: Mary Wickes, *Harpo Marx, William Frawley, Pat Moran, Maury Thompson, Edward Everett Horton, Teresa Tirelli, Ross Elliott, Jerry Hausner, Bess Flowers, Dick Martin, Donald Briggs, Joe Ruskin, Bryan O'Byrne, Danny Borzage, Morgan Woodward, Victor Romito, Elvia Allman, John Williams, Lloyd Corrigan, Ernesto Molinari, Rosa Barbato, Eva Gabor, *Lucie Arnaz, Larry J. Blake, Larry Keating, Robert Carson, *John Bubbles, Paul Winchell, Mel Torme, *Ken Berry, *Red Skelton, *George Burns, *Patty Andrews, *Wayne Newton, Jerry Newton, *Desi Arnaz Jr., Tommy Amato, Don Vincent, *Jack Benny, *William Holden, Harry Bartell, Hazel Pierce, Bennett Green, Dede Ball, Dick Patterson, Roy Rowan, Vanda Barra, and +Eddie Albert

* credited in voice over 

+ not on DVD release

Archival footage from: “I Love Lucy” (1951-57), “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” (1957-60), “The Lucy Show” (1962-68), “Here's Lucy” (1968-74), “Carol + 2” (1964), “The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball” (1962), and “Lucy In London” (1966).  

Some stars mentioned in the opening credits by the announcer as “starring” do not actually appear in newly created tributes, but only in archival footage. This is likely due to negotiations with the stars agents (or estates) who gave permission for their images to be used in exchange for opening title credit. Those stars include: Patty Andrews, Jack Benny (died 1974), Ken Berry, John Bubbles, George Burns, William Holden, Harpo Marx (died 1964), and Wayne Newton, all of whom have considerable screen time in the clips. Although some of these names might have been used to lure viewers into watching (and not tuning away from) the two-hour program, it is probably not likely with someone like John Bubbles.

Some of those absent from archival footage include Mary Jane Croft, Kathryn Card, Doris Singleton, Charles Lane, Frank Nelson, Ann Sothern, and Sid Gould, all of whom made many appearances opposite Lucille Ball over the years.

The program was very well received and received a 29 rating and 39 share of audience, figures unheard of today. Because of the anniversary theme of the show, it was never repeated.  

The special was issued on DVD by Image Entertainment. The cover photo is of Lucille Ball at the Emmy Awards.  

CBS used other artwork, inexplicably based on her costume from “Lucy Goes To Scotland” (ILL S5;E17).  

For the DVD release, eight minutes of the show were trimmed for a total running time of 97 minutes Among the missing segments was a tribute to the late William Frawley, hosted by Gale Gordon, featuring Frawley and Vivian Vance singing "Carolina in the Morning." Frawley died in 1966. In 1976 he was the only member of the main “I Love Lucy” cast to have passed away.  Also missing is Lucy's soft-shoe of "Makin' Whoopee" with Eddie Albert. It is possible that the owners of the music copyrights were asking more for licensing fees than the DVD producers were willing to pay or that Albert declined permission for his image to be used. Naturally, it may also have just been an editorially decision to edit the show.    

This special was produced before technology made restored, pristine prints available. Scenes from “I Love Lucy” (owned by CBS) are the clearest but clips from “The Lucy Show” and “Here's Lucy” (owned by others) are often quite poor. 

This special is billed “The First 25 Years” but sadly Lucille Ball would only work for another decade, and not at CBS.  Although it seemed like the Tiffany Network (who adopted their ‘CBS eye’ logo the same month “I Love Lucy” premiered) and Lucy would never part, Ball joined NBC in 1980, announcing her changed allegiance with a star-studded special “Lucy Moves to NBC.” The partnership was short-lived, however. In 1986 CBS declined to pick-up “Life With Lucy” (perhaps still stinging from her departure), so it went to ABC.  This means Lucille Ball was seen on all three major networks. 

INTRODUCTION

The tribute show is introduced by CBS Chairman William S. Paley.  In 1964 episode of “The Lucy Show” (TLS S3;E15), Danny Kaye telephones Paley about getting tickets to his show for Lucy Carmichael. Paley, however, was not seen or heard.

To kick things off, a montage of memorable moments of Lucy on TV is underscored by Frank Sinatra singing “My Kind of Girl” by Leslie Bricusse.

LUCY & DESI

A clip from “The Audition” (ILL S1;E3) leads into an appearance by Desi Arnaz Sr. standing outside Stage 2 of General Service Studios where “I Love Lucy” was first shot. Desi describes this as a scene from their pilot. The unaired “I Love Lucy” pilot (not seen until 1990), included this same material, but it was re-staged for the actual series in October 1951. This leads into a compilation of clips of Lucy Ricardo making fun of Ricky's English. Desi estimates the he and Lucy did nearly 200 shows together. Including “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours” (13), the un-aired pilot, and the “Christmas Special,” Desi is not far off. The total comes to 194 shows, not counting their guest appearances on other programs.  

VITAMEATAVEGAMIN

Desi's awe and admiration of his ex-wife's craft and talent is demonstrated with a clip from the classic episode “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (ILL S1;E30) aka “Vitameatavegamin.” Arnaz watched Lucy do the scene just off camera and his recognizable laugh can be heard on the soundtrack.  

HAVING A BABY

Desi recalls the show that is closest to his heart: “Lucy is Enceinte” (ILL S2;E10). The clip that follows has Ricky singing “We’re Having a Baby (My Baby and Me)” first written in 1941 for the Broadway musical Banjo Eyes. For this special, the edit includes clips of other scenes of Lucy Ricardo when expecting, including “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (ILL S2 E16).  

SILENT COMEDY

To introduce his segment, Dick Van Dyke begins with pantomiming netting a butterfly on the set of his short-lived variety show “Van Dyke & Company.” A week later, Ball would guest star on the series. This intro was probably filmed at that time. Here he defines 'mime' for the audience and then introduces a clip of Lucy doing a silent movie skit as Charlie Chaplin from “Chris's New Year's Eve Party” (TLS S1;E14) and the mirror routine in “Lucy Meets Harpo Marx” (ILL S4;E28).    

LUCY & THE DUKE

Western star John Wayne emerges from a back lot saloon and jokingly says that of all his on-screen opponents, the most formidable one was Lucy. A clip from 1966's “Lucy and John Wayne” (TLS S5;E10) follows. In the scene Lucy Carmichael is visiting the set of Wayne's latest western and (naturally) disrupts the shoot.

FRIENDS FOREVER

Vivian Vance, drinking a cup of tea in her home, talks about her beginnings on television as Mrs. Fred Mertz. Vance remembers the schemes Lucy got her involved in, mostly to get Lucy into show business. Clips include “The Operetta” (ILL S2;E5) with Lucy as Camille, the snaggle-toothed Queen of the Gypsies. In the clip, the chorus upstage her big number, “The Queen of the Gypsies” written by Eliot Daniel, who also wrote the series' theme song. Vance says they lived out their childhood fantasies on screen, like working in a chocolate factory. A clip from “Job Switching” (ILL S2;E1) has Lucy and Ethel on the candy wrapping assembly line at Kramer’s Candy Kitchen.

There is also a clip from “Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower” (TLS S1;E18) where Lucy Carmichael and Vivian Bagley install a home shower, only to get trapped inside as it fills with water.

TWO REDHEADS

To the music of the theme from her show, Carol Burnett (redhead #1) is seen backstage, sitting in a director's chair. She recalls meeting Lucy for the first time, when she came to the second night of Once Upon a Mattress on May 12, 1959. Carol fondly recalls that Lucy always called her “kid.” Carol introduces a clip from “Carol + 2” (1964) in which Lucy and Carol play night cleaning ladies at a talent agency singing “Chutzpah!”

Danny Kaye (redhead #2) comes down a staircase to talk about Lucy's skill at physical comedy.

Kaye: “Calling Lucille Ball 'just' a comedian is like calling Margot Fonteyne 'just' a dancer.”  

The dance metaphor helps Kaye introduce a clip of Lucy's dancer-like physical agility in a sketch seen on the Emmy nominated “The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball” (1962) in which Lucy and Kaye go to a Japanese restaurant and must adapt to the customs of the Tea House – all without dialogue.

LUCY AROUND THE WORLD

Kaye reports that Lucille Ball is on television in 78 different countries. This leads to clips from shows dubbed in French (“Lucy and the Great Bank Robbery” TLS S3;E5)... 

Japanese (“Lucy Becomes an Astronaut” TLS S1;E16)...

Spanish (“Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her” ILL S1;E4)... 

and capped off with the famous grape stomping scene from “Lucy's Italian Movie” (ILL S5;E23), which was already mostly in Italian, with (humorous) English subtitles. 

Kaye states that Lucille Ball is so popular because she has universal appeal. He introduces a clip from “The Hollywood Unemployment Follies” (HL S3;E22) where Lucy Carter sings “Falling in Love Again (Never Wanted To)” in costume as Marlene Dietrich from the 1930 German film The Blue Angel to Gale Gordon.

ALWAYS GETTING IT

This conveniently leads to discovering Gale Gordon sitting on a park bench. He says he likes the quiet of the park as opposed to working with Lucy, because nothing can spill on him. He then casts a cautionary glance at the sky and says “Watch it, pigeons!” A series of clips from “Here's Lucy” reveals Gordon “getting it” - getting wet, dirty, and generally messy through a variety of assaults.

DANCING FOOL

Sammy Davis Jr. is discovered dancing on a stage. Davis is one of the only stars in the Tribute who appeared with Lucy on her show (in 1970), but is not seen in archival footage.

Sammy: “That lady does it all, man!”

He introduces clips of Lucy singing and dancing.

Lucy and John Bubbles do a soft-shoe in “Main Street USA” (TLS S5;E17); 

A production number from “Lucy Helps Ken Berry” (TLS S6;E21); 

A hobo number with Red Skelton in “Lucy Goes to Alaska” (LDCH 1959); 

A soft shoe from “Lucy with George Burns” (TLS S5;E1); 

Singing “The Pennsylvania Polka” with Lucie Arnaz and Patty Andrews in “Lucy and the Andrews Sisters” (HL S2;E6);

Tthe big finale from “Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map” (TLS S5;E18); 

Playing banjo and singing “Waiting for the Robert E. Lee” with Lucie Arnaz and Wayne Newton, while Desi Jr. plays drums in the background in “Lucy Sells Craig to Wayne Newton” (HL S1;E9).

A transitional clip from “Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account” (TLS S6;E6) which ends with Lucy and Benny sinking in a pit of quicksand and leads into...

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Bob Hope singing his signature song “Thanks for the Memory” with special lyrics about Lucy. A clip of “Lucy and Bob Hope” (ILL S6;E1) has Lucy undercover as a hot dog vendor at Yankee Stadium and Hope getting conked on the head with a fly ball. After the clip, Bob Hope says that the title of world's funniest lady is a tie between Lucille Ball and Milton Berle, which is a cue for a clip from 1958's “Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos” (LDCH 1958) with Milton Berle in full drag as Mildred Burke.

STAR-STRUCK

Cut to Milton Berle standing in front of the Hollywood Brown Derby to introduce a clip from “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16) starring William Holden. The iconic derby-shaped eatery was closed and razed in 1980. The derby dome could be glimpsed in the view from the Ricardo's Hollywood hotel room balcony. In the scene (set in a studio recreation of the restaurant), Lucy can't help but spy on the star in the next booth, ending with her clumsily causing a waiter to dump a tray of food on him.

BEING UPSTAGED

Johnny Carson, on the set of ���The Tonight Show” reminisces about the time he played himself on “Here's Lucy” (S2;E11) where Lucy is picked from his audience to play “Stump the Band” and wins by singing “Snoops the Lawyer.” While she is singing, Carson sits on the arm of an aisle seat occupied by Lucy's real-life mom, Dede Ball.

A DATE WITH EDDIE

Feldman, that is, not Albert! Dean Martin says he loves working with Lucy. A clip from “Lucy Dates Dean Martin” (TLS S4;E21) has Lucy dating a man she thinks is Dean's stunt double, Eddie Feldman, but is actually Martin himself filling in for Feldman, who has to work. In the clip Martin sings “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime” causing Lucy Carmichael to remark “You even sing better than he does!”

SAM THE PLUMBER

Richard Burton comes out of his on-set trailer to talk about his 1970 guest-appearance on “Here's Lucy” (S3;E1) where he tried to pass himself off as Sam the Plumber, but is ensnared by Lucy, who has a leaky sink. He recites Shakespeare while fixing the sink, but Lucy Carter tells him not to quit his day job!

TWO LEFT FEET

Danny Thomas, is found standing on the set of his 1976 sitcom “The Practice.” A month earlier, Lucille Ball guest-starred on the series, which only lasted one season. He introduces a clip from “Lucy Helps Danny Thomas” (TLS S4;E7), which has Lucy as a clumsy showgirl turning Danny's TV show production number of “Broadway Melody” upside down!

25 YEARS OF LAUGHTER

The last segment, James Stewart stands at a podium and introduces the lady of the hour (or two), the first lady of television, Lucille Ball. Although Stewart was Ball's friend and neighbor, the two never acted opposite each other on film or television. They appeared together on many award shows and specials. He presents Lucy with a plaque from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences for 25 years of laughter.  A montage of moments from Lucy's quarter-century career is accompanied by the song “Look at that Face” sung by Steve Lawrence as the credits roll.

This Date in Lucy History – November 28th

"Lucy and Pat Collins" (TLS S5;E11) – November 28, 1966

[ctxrover]

A Marvel Character Sorting

I know, I know. These are done to death. But most just sort the main Avengers or the Cinematic Universe characters. I hope not to do that.

Right. Let’s start with the Avengers:

Gryffindor; Clint Barton, Janet Van Dyne, Carol Danvers, Brian Braddock, Cassie Lang, Danny Rand, Vision, Mar-Vell, James Rhodes, America Chavez, Jocasta.

Hufflepuff; James Barnes, Steve Rogers, Luke Cage, Patsy Walker, Scott Lang, Teddy Altman, Monica Rambeau, Sam Wilson, Wade Wilson.

Ravenclaw; T’Challa, Bruce Banner, Stephen Strange, Peter Parker, Hank Pym, Tony Stark, Jen Walters, Amadeus Cho, Billy Kaplan, Jericho Drumm, Kamala Khan.

Slytherin; Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, Matt Murdock, Natasha Romanoff, Dane Whitman, Jess Drew, Daisy Johnson, Jessica Jones, Tommy Shepherd, Simon Williams, Eli Bradley, Kate Bishop.

Right. Now onto the X-Men:

Gryffindor; Sean Cassidy, Scott Summers, James ‘Logan’ Howlett, Piotr Rasputin, Alex Summers, Caliban, Sam Guthrie, Barnell Bohusk, Hisako Ichiki, Laura Kinney, Idie Okonkwo, Sooraya Qadir, Dani Moonstar, Longshot.

Hufflepuff; Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jamie Madrox, Alison Blaire, Anna Marie Darkholme (as alternate realities give her), Kurt Wagner, Julio Richter, Rahne Sinclaire, Clarice Ferguson, Nate Grey, Nathan Summers, Megan Gwynn.

Ravenclaw; Charles Xavier, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Kitty Pryde, Doug Ramsay, Terry Cassidy, Shatterstar, Rachel Summers, Lucas Bishop, Emma Frost, Remy Le Beau, David Alleyne, Neena Thurman, M.

Slytherin; Lorna Dane, Warren Worthington III, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Betsy Braddock, Jubilee, Xian Coy Manh, Ilyana Rasputina, Tabitha Smith, Shiro Yoshida, Quentin Quire, Hope Summers.

Guardians of the Galaxy:

Gryffindor; Peter Quill, Richard Rider, Arthur Douglas.

Hufflepuff; Sam Alexander, Groot

Ravenclaw; Rocket Raccoon, Heather Douglas, Gamora, Yondu Udonta

Slytherin; Nebula, Garthan Saal, Phyla Vell

Inhumans:

Gryffindor; Gorgon, Triton

Hufflepuff; Crystal, Lockjaw, Ronan the Accusor

Ravenclaw; Medusa, Karnak

Slytherin; Black Bolt, Maximus

Villains:

Gryffindor; Victor Creed, Tom Cassidy, Yuriko Oyama.

Hufflepuff; Max Eisenhardt, Jamie Braddock, Harry Osborne.

Ravenclaw; Nathaniel Essex, MODOK, En Sabah Nur, Sebastian Shaw, Jason Wyngarde, Hunter, Maxwell Dillon, Zebediah Killgrave, Helmut Zemo.

Slytherin; Loki Laufeyson/dottir, Raven Darkholme, Ulysses Klaw, Adrienne Frost, Gabriel Summers, Thunderbolt Ross, Victor Von Doom, Sergei Kravinoff, Karl Mordo, Brock Rumlow, Dormammu, Umar, Stryfe.

Others:

Gryffindor; Peggy Carter, Robert Frank, Heimdall, Toro, Ben Grimm, James Hudson, Eugene Judd, Meggan Puceanu, Doreen Green, Nadia Van Dyne, Miles Morales, Pepper Potts, Faiza Hussein, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, Melinda May, Volstagg the Valiant, Dum Dum Dugan, Johnny Blaze, Flash Thompson, Jack Power, Rikki Barnes, Sharon Carter, Tyrone Johnson, Tandy Bowen, Valkyrie, Daimon Hellstrom, Sif

Hufflepuff; Chris Summers, May Parker, Frank Castle, (Spider) Gwen Stacy, Narya, Sue Storm, Beta Ray Bill, Marrina Smallwood, Montgomery Falsworth, Ellie Phimister, Ellie Camacho, Everett Ross, Robbie Reyes, Happy Hogan, Foggy Nelson, Jemma Simmons, Jasper Sitwell, Fandral the Dashing, Gert Yorkes, Wong, Katie Power, Robbie Baldwin, Leiyu Yoshida, Singularity, Man Thing, Topaz, Hydra Bob.

Ravenclaw; Odin Borson, Erik Selvig, Moira MacTaggert, Rick Jones, Reed Richards, Michael Langkowski, Phil Coulson, Lunella Lafayette, Michael Twoyoungmen, Jane Foster, Leo Fitz, Hogun the Grim, Bobbi Morse, Mary Jane Watson, Betty Ross, Julie Power, Darcy Lewis, Lilandra, Norrin Radd, Jimmy Woo, The Ancient One, Clea.

Slytherin; Nick Fury Sr and Nick Fury Jr, Blind Al, Johnny Storm, Jennifer Kale, Elektra Natchios, Daken, Maria Hill, Eric O’Grady, Eric Brooks, Jacqueline Falsworth, Maya Lopez, Michael Collins, Lance Hunter, Barney Barton, Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, Alex Power, Pete Wisdom, Abigail Brand, Rachel Leighton, J Jonah Jameson, Howard the Duck, Namor, Angela, Shuri.

I know I’m missing people. I just have to think of my sanity.

[why-i-love-comics]

All-Star Squadron #50 - "Crisis Point!" (1985)

written by Roy Thomas art by Mike Colletta, Tony DeZuniga, Carl Gafford

[mtreebeardiles]

Sometimes I write things: Masterlist

Mass Effect Trilogy

What Comes After (Post-War fics)

Intangible Things - Clone Shepard (Shawn); Complete

Recovery - Male Shepard (Everett) x Kaidan; Complete

The Thought that Counts - Clone Shepard (Shawn) x Major Coats; one-shot, Complete

These Ineffable Somethings - Multiple; fluffier one-shots, In Progress

Restoration - Clone Shepard (Shawn) x Major (Leigh) Coats; In Progress

Docking Requests - Steve Cortez, James Vega; one-shot, Complete

Stories from the Normandy (Trilogy fic collection)

Mystery Requisitions - ME1 era, SR-1 crew; one-shot, Complete

Kiss-Buddy - ME1 era, SR-1 crew; one-shot, Complete

A Ten on the Hug Scale - ME3 era, Ashley Williams x Piper Shepard (OC); one-shot, Complete

Biotic Theory - ME1 era, Male Shepard (Everett) x Kaidan; Complete No Matter What - ME 2 to ME3, Male Shepard (Everett) x Kaidan; Complete Ghosts - Pre-ME1 to ME1, Male Shepard (Everett); In Progress Lost Horizons - ME2 era, SR-2 crew; Male Shepard (Everett) x Kaidan; Miranda Lawson, In Progress

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Other Stars Than These

The Paths You Take - Scott Ryder x Reyes Vidal; In progress

Echoes, Interludes, and Paths Not Taken (alternate takes & one-shots)

Reassessments - Cora Harper; one-shot, Complete

Knowing - Scott Ryder x Reyes Vidal; one-shot, Complete The People You Meet on Omega - Reyes Vidal, Everett Shepard; pre-Andromeda one-shot, Complete

Safe House - Avitus Rix x Macen Barro; pre-Andromeda one-shot, Complete