#You Don’t Even Know Who I Am by Patty Loveless

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Patty Loveless & Chris Stapleton — You Don't Even Know Who I Am — Kentuc...

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New Country 27e jaargang  #T1246 (S805) (C46) van 16 September 2024  (wk 38) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week: Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas            Classic album:  LeAnn- Rimes – Blue             1995

Hits of the Year : 2005

Maandfavoriet : Ella Langley & Riley Green – You Look Like You Love Me     

Maandartiest : Patty Loveless      

Patty Loveless –   Lonely Too Long       *maandartiest

Joe Diffie -  Third Rock From The Sun  t#1 30 jaar.

Terry Clark - Girls Lie Too

Luke Combs – Love You Anyway

Sunny Sweeny - Backhanded Compliment

Post Malone /Dwight Yoakam – I Don’t Know How To say Goodbye (bbbb)

Jenna Paulette - Chasin' Whiskey

Riley Green – Don’t Mind If I Do

Chris Young -. Young Love & Saturday Nights #1

Miranda Lambert  - Armadillo   Album vd week

Miranda Lambert – Looking Back On Luckenbach *Album vd week

Hank williams jr - Born To Boogie -Entertainer 1987

Brad Paisley – Mud On The Tyres  2005

Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow.

Merle Haggard –   You Take Me for Granted

Ella Langley & Riley Green – You Look Like You Love Me .  . favoriet 

Thomas Rhett – It Goes Like This   .  sofi

LeAnn Rimes – Blue    classic album 1996

Leann Rimes – One way Ticket (because I can )     classic album

J. P. Harris – Beautiful World  .

Joe Nichols – Brokenheartsville       (3 in 1) 

Joe Nichols - Tequilla Makes Her Clothes Fall  Off

Joe Nichols - Gimmie That Girl

Miranda Lambert  Santa Fe  Album vd week

George Strait – Honky Tonk Hall of Fame

Post Malone - Wrong Ones  ft Tim McGraw      #1 album.

James House – This Is Me Missing You  .

Tammy Neilson – Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Bryan Scar - Jackson.

Wynonna – I Saw the Light.

Old Dominion. Beer Can in a Truck Bed   Truck

Patty Loveless – You Don’t even Know Who I Am     maandartiest

James House - - The Ending      juweeltje

Colby Acuff – Hello Rain      vw

Miranda Lambert – Wranglers Album vd week

Luke Combs - Take Me Out to the Ballgame  49-20

Toby Keith - Who's Your Daddy 16- 11

Willie Nelson – Nothing I Can Do About It Now  #1 1989

Change Of Key – I Just Know       Dutch corner

Eric Devries -  Hit the Road Running

Craig Morgan – That’s What I Love Aboud Sunday        #5 2005

Keith Urban – Making Memories Of Us       #4

Rascal Flatts – Bless The Broken Road       #3

Keith Urban – Better Life   #2 2005

Toby Keith – As Good as I Once was        #1 2005

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The Steel Woods ~ You Don’t Even Know Who I Am ~ (Patty Loveless Cover)

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Patty Loveless - You Don't Even Know Who I Am

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Patty Loveless - You Don't Even Know Who I Am

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SONGS   TO   WRITE   MY   MUSE   !

whether it be melodies that give you inspiration for your muse or songs that get you into the writing mood — pick 10 songs you find to give you the urge, the drive, or the creativity to write for your muse !

Rocks & Water - Deb Talan  ( lisa @ her daughters ) 

The Humbling River - Puscifer 

My Life’s Been a Country Song - Chris Cagle

You Don’t Even Know Who I Am - Patty Loveless ( lisa and charlie ) 

Friends in Low Places - George Strait ft. some losers

Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley ( lisa’s favorite favorite song! ) 

I’m a Survivor - Reba McEntire  ( 100% about lisa ) 

Boot Scootin’ Boogie - Brooks & Dunn

Any Man of Mine - Shania Twain ( lisa cranks up shania; she and her girls sang at the top of her lungs to this in the car or when she would clean the house )

Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson

tagged by  : @anarmyofcanons​

tagging: @blckwales​, @pumpkin-royalty​, @warringpeace​, anyone else that would like to do this :) 

[drarrygirl27]

🎶 Shuffle

I am going to take this time to personally thank @likeaswitchinheat for tagging me in this. Thank you! :) I absolutely love music so this ask game is perfect for me. ❤️❤️❤️

“YOU CAN TELL A LOT ABOUT SOMEONE BY THE TYPE OF MUSIC THEY LISTEN TO. HIT SHUFFLE ON YOUR IPOD, PHONE, ITUNES, MEDIA PLAYER ETC AND WRITE DOWN THE FIRST 20 SONGS. THEN PASS THIS ONTO PEOPLE. ONE RULE: NO SKIPPING”

1. Thunderstruck by AC/DC One of my faves to blast in my car. ❤️ this band! 🎸

2. Who Loves You by Alannah Myles Big ❤️ for this song. Grew up listening to her because of my mom. Fun song to listen to and sing.

3. Seven Wonders by Fleetwood Mac This song will always be special to me. Gorgeous song in every way possible. This song helped me realize my true feelings for my best friend, boyfriend, and soul mate. ❤️❤️❤️ After that realization hit me, I listened to this song for months even after I memorized the whole thing. ❤️ singing it too.

4. Wonderwall by Oasis One of my favorite 90’s Alternative Rock songs. 80’s Baby and 90’s Child Woo Woo!

5. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 ❤️ this band so much!

6. Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash This song is between my liking it and loving it spectrum.

7. Once Bitten by 3 Speed The movie that matches the song title is a perfect example of cheesy 80’s flics, but it is really entertaining. ❤️ this song! I wish I could find a karaoke or at least an instrumental track of it.

8. I Try to Think About Elvis by Patty Loveless Aw... Here we go. This is a song that goes WAY back to my roots. Fun song to listen to and sing. ❤️ her!

9. Amanda by Boston I have a soft spot for this band especially this song. It brings me back to being 14 to 15 years old playing my Black B.C. Rich electric guitar (I wasn’t that great at playing the guitar. I used to play it by ear as they say.) and singing in my bedroom. Aw... Good times, good times.

10. Two of Hearts by Stacey Q ❤️ this song! Fun to listen to and sing.

11. Maybe It Was Memphis by Pam Tillis A song I heard every so often throughout my life. I didn’t relate to it until I got my heart broke by an ex from high school back in 2015. I developed deeper feelings for him while we were friends with benefits. NEVER a good idea me dudes and dudettes. I haven’t talked to him since I left him that night.

12. Yellow by Coldplay I have loved this song since I was a kid. Fun to listen to and sing.

13. She’s American by 1975 ❤️ this song! It has such an 80’s sound to it.

14. True Faith (The Morning Sun Extended Remix) by New Order ❤️ this song! Brilliant in every way possible.

15. Follow You Down by Gin Blossoms ❤️ that song! My favorite of theirs. Fun to listen to and sing.

16. Not Your Fault by AWOLNATION I really like this song. It is weird and so is the band, but also awesome too.

17. I Want You by Savage Garden ❤️ this song and band! I used to rollerblade at the rink to this song. I think I was 8 or 9 at the time. Good times, good times.

18. Pride (In The Name of Love) by U2 ❤️ this song and band! I feel so close to my Irish heritage each time I listen to U2. Fun to listen to and sing.

19. Tonight You’re Mine by Silent Rage ❤️ this song! I found it by accident on YouTube years ago. Fun to listen to and sing.

20. Magic Man by Heart ❤️ this song and band! Fun to listen to and sing. I have been singing to Heart’s songs since I was 10. Big ❤️ for this band, but especially towards the sisters, Ann and Nancy Wilson.

What up peeps? Please hit me up with those songs. I am an extremely musically inclined individual who wants to know what songs you like or love for many different reasons. You don’t have to take it as far as what I did. I am just extremely curious what kind of music gets all your emotions loose and or gets you groovin’ and movin’. like it is 1999. Anyone and I mean anyone can participate, but here be people I am specifically going to tag: @apparentlynotreallyfinnish @your-borderline-babe @themouthking @mythicalpiranha @half-of-something @dean-cas-in-the-impala @19agbrown @skylarwinchestersmith @goldentruth813 @legendary-destiel @goodmythicalmischief @itlookslikeafreakinllama @mishacollins-is-daddy @deanandcastrash @amyloplast @rhinksession @drarryawards @simplyconstellation @verobatto-angelxhunter @all-hail-the-mishasaurus @analyzingdestiel

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Patty Loveless — "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" — Live - YouTube

Patty Loveless — “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” — Live – YouTube

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Patty Loveless – “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” Song written by Gretchen Peters

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oscar predictions, 2018

(all categories are ranked by likelihood of a nomination...)

picture:

the shape of water

three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

lady bird

dunkirk

get out

call me by your name

the big sick

darkest hour

the post

i’m gonna go with 9 noms because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i guess that’s the number the academy (usually) comes up with nowadays. don’t count out i, tonya, the florida project, or even wonder woman to sneak in there (plus i’m still ignorantly rooting for phantom thread), but those are all huge MAYBEs. 

director:

guillermo del toro, the shape of water 

greta gerwig, lady bird

christopher nolan, dunkirk

martin mcdonagh, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

jordan peele, get out

best director is always tricky. for the most part, they match up with the dga noms... and then there are other years where lenny abrahamson or michael haneke or benh zeitlin sneak in there totally unexpectedly. i think that’s why luca guadagnino (call me by your name) and even sean baker (the florida project) still have the best chance to get into the top five. the wonder woman ~*phenomena*~ officially died about three months ago, but patty jenkins got so much fucking press this year that i can’t call her totally “out” just quite yet. also, there’s steven spielberg (the post), who, i mean, is speilberg, so watch out for that one...

actor:

gary oldman, darkest hour

timothée chalamet, call me by your name 

daniel kaluuya, get out

james franco, the disaster artist

daniel day-lewis, phantom thread

is daniel day-lewis really not gonna get nominated for his supposed “final” acting role?? ...i don’t think so. of course, there’s sag nominee denzel washington (roman j. israel, esq.) and ~tam honks~ (the post) to watch out for, but i think this top five is pretty solid. 

actress:

frances mcdormand, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

saoirse ronan, lady bird

sally hawkins, the shape of water 

margot robbie, i, tonya 

meryl streep, the post

meryl’s getting nominated. i can’t even believe this is still a question. that bitch got nominated last year for fucking florence foster jenkins... you all really think she won’t get nominated for a speilberg movie?? jessica chastain (molly's game) and judi dench (victoria & abdul) might “steal” margot’s or meryl’s nom, but i honestly don’t see that happening. 

supporting actor:

sam rockwell, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri 

woody harrelson, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri 

richard jenkins, the shape of water

willem dafoe, the florida project

armie hammer, call me by your name

i really, really want michael stuhlbarg (call me by your name) to take the fifth spot, but armie hammer has the advantage of technically being a lead actor campaigning for supporting, and the academy just loves nominating those performances instead. DEFINITELY don’t count out christopher plummer (all the money in the world) or, i guess, steve carell (battle of the sexes)... actually, do count out carrell, but not plummer. 

supporting actress: 

allison janney, i, tonya

laurie metcalf, lady bird

mary j. blige, mudbound

holly hunter, the big sick

octavia spencer, the shape of water

i would fucking KILL for lesley manville (phantom thread), but then again... according to “experts,” the only other possible upset here will be hong chau (downsizing) which tbh... also won’t happen.

(i know it’s important to share the names of talent which don’t get nearly enough recognition or press for their work + achievements every year... but also no one is paying me to make these predictions, so i’m just gonna list the films for the remaining categories. i apologize for my laziness.)

original screenplay:

three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

lady bird

get out

the shape of water

the big sick

possibilities: the post, i, tonya, phantom thread, and darkest hour

adapted screenplay:

call me by your name

molly’s game

the disaster artist

all the money in the world

logan

possibilities: wonder woman, last flag flying, and the beguiled (?) [maybe, genuinely, one of the worst years ever for this category]

cinematography:

blade runner 2049

dunkirk

the shape of water

mudbound

call me by your name

possibilities: darkest hour and three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

costume design:

phantom thread

beauty and the BEAST!! (that ugly ass dress... am i right?!)

darkest hour

the shape of water

the beguiled

possibilities: victoria and abdul, the greatest showman, and the post (for the caftan, i guess)

editing: 

dunkirk

the shape of water

three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

baby driver

get out

possibilities: blade runner 2049, the post, i, tonya, call me by your name, and star wars: the last jedi

hair & makeup:

wonder

darkest hour

bright

possibilities: guardians of the galaxy vol. 2

production design:

the shape of water

dunkirk

darkest hour

blade runner 2049

beauty and the beast

possibilities: murder on the orient express and the greatest showman

score:

the shape of water

dunkirk

phantom thread

the post

darkest hour

possibilities: star wars: the last jedi and three billboards outside ebbing, missouri

song:

“remember me,” coco

“this is me,” the greatest showman

“evermore,” beauty and the beast

“stand up for somthing,” marshall

“mightly river,” mudbound

possibilities: “the mystery of love,” call me by your name

sound editing:

dunkirk

blade runner 2049

the shape of water

baby driver

wonder woman

possibilities: star wars: the last jedi, war for the planet of the apes, wonder woman, and beauty and the beast

sound mixing:

dunkirk

blade runner 2049

the shape of water

baby driver

wonder woman

possibilities: star wars: the last jedi, the greatest showman, and beauty and the beast

visual effects:

war for the planet of the apes

blade runner 2049

star wars: the last jedi

the shape of water

dunkirk

possibilities: okja and guardians of the galaxy vol. 2

animated feature:

coco

the breadwinner

loving vincent

mary and the witch’s flower

boss baby

possibilities: ferdinand and despicable me 3

documentary feature:

jane

city of ghosts

icarus

last men in aleppo

strong island 

possibilities: faces places and an inconvienent sequel

foreign language:

in the fade

a fantastic woman

foxtrot

loveless

the square

possibilities: the insult and on body and soul

i’m not even sure how to “predict” the short film categories because this industry does such a terrible job spotlighting them and because i’m 99% sure actually academy members just choose them at random... but i’d honestly be pretty happy if those young filmmakers who directed in a heartbeat won for animated short because #GayRights!!!

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New Country 27e jaargang  #T1211 (S770) (C15)van 8 januari 2024  (wk 02) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Artiest                         Title                                                    

Atlanta – Sweet Country Music

Suzy Bogguss - I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart *maandartiest

Alan Jackson – Right On The Money #1 25 jaar

Jimmy Allan – Down Home  # 1 2023 

Turnpike Troubadours – Brought Me

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - More Than Friends (feat. Lainey Wilson)

Luke Combs - Fast Car

Ashley Cooke – your Place    

Nate Smith - World on Fire   #1.

Chris Stapleton – Always On My Mind  *Album vd week

Lukas Nelson – Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground album

George Strait – I Saw God Today    single of the year        2008

Dolly Parton - Jolene.      

Patty Loveless – You Don’t Even Know Who I Am  

Merle Haggard – The Fugitive     

Callum Kerr & Chris Andreucci – Tamed by Tennessee   favoriet 

Ben BedFord -  John the Baptist   *sofi  

Johnny Cash – The Big Battle   album from the past

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

The Lasses -  Skye Boat Song

Jaime Wyatt -. Ain’t Enough Whiskey

Exile – Woke Up In Love (3 in 1)

Exile - Don’t want To Be a Memory  

Exile -Give Me One More Change

Willie Nelson w. George Strait – Pancho & Lefty Album van de week

Morgan Wallen – Last Night    #1 album.

Taylor Swift – Love Story

Tyler Childers - Percheron Mules

Rick Trevino – See Rock City

Dan Seals - Big Wheels In The Moonlight   Trucksong

Suzy Bogguss – Someday Soon  maandartiest

Amanda Fields /Megan McCormick - Dying Leaves     juweeltje 

Restless Road –Last Rodeo    Album vorige keer

Dwight Yakam – Me And Paul  Album vd week

Hilde Vos - The History of Country

Patrick Koers - I'll always be there

Robert Weston - Sunday Mornin' Opry 

Rub It In - Billy Crash Craddock 

Elvis Presley - My Boy

Billy Swan - I Can Help

Charlie Rich - A Very Special Love Song

Tom T. Hall - I Love.

charley Crockett /Willie Nelson - That's what Makes The World Go Round

Mark Blomsteel - Everything You Do (Does It For Me)

Artists Of Now And Forever - Forever Country

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Hey! (as in, 'hey pretty lady, how are you?' but also as in, iTunes shuffle meme: go!) x

1.  Buddy Holly - Weezer

2.  And You don’t Remember - Mariah Carey

3.  You Don’t Even Know Who I Am- Patty Loveless

4. Lesson in Leavin’ - Jo Dee Messina

5. I Wanna Be Bad - Willa Ford

6. I Hate You - Slayer

7. Quit Breaking Up With Me - Little Big Town

8. Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

9. Whore - Get Scared

10. Deep Red Bells -  Neko Case

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

What did you think of Maggie's Plan? It was a big shift, when you consider Rebecca Miller previous films, and I'm still a bit perplexed about it. Do you know about other female film-makers who at some point took a unusual/unexpected turn in the kind of films they did?

I didn’t really like Maggie’s Plan. I actually don’t really like Rebecca Miller’s work very much but I did have my hopes up or that one because it was so different from her previous work. In the end it didn’t quite gel for me because even though I could see where she was going it never quite got absurd enough for me and the humour didn’t quite land. 

Your second question is super fun! I can think of a lot of filmmakers that took really twisty turns with their careers. Patty Jenkins first movie was a serious indie biopic about a serial killer (Monster) her second was a big budget superhero movie (Wonder Woman). 

I haven’t seen it yet obviously, but Mustang director Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s next film seems completely different from her first. Her first was about a group of sisters in Turkey being increasingly oppressed by their family and her second is a period piece set during the 1990 L.A. riots. 

Kathryn Bigelow’s entire career has basically been her jumping from one genre to the next. She did a biker film (Loveless), a vampire Western (Near Dark), a cop thriller (Blue Steel), a surfer/heist movie (Point Break) a scifi murder mystery (Strange Days), a war movie (The Hurt Locker) etc.  

Ida Lupino made a whole bunch of B-movie film noirs and then her last film was about best friends at a catholic boarding school (The Trouble With Angels).

Amma Asante went from making a gritty contemporary film on racism (A Way of Life) to making historical romances (Belle, Where Hands Touch, A United Kingdom). 

Niki Caro and Mira Nair are two more examples of directors who have jumped around genres, styles and projects so much I can’t even encapsulate the work they do. They’ve worked on everything from really personal indies, book adaptations and big budget studio films. 

And then there are also directors like Coppola or Claire Denis who actually jump around genres a LOT but because they adapt the genre to fit their style the shifts don’t feel so great. If you look at Coppola Somewhere and Lost in Translation can sort of be grouped together, but there is a huge difference between The Bling Ring, A Very Murray Christmas, The Beguiled, The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. 

And as someone who has worked my way through all of Claire Denis’ feature films she dabbles in genres way more than she is given credit for, but because her films have such a distinct feel they are kind of grouped together and those differences aren’t really discussed. 

I do love directors who consistently put out similar work like Nicole Holofcener, Kelly Reichardt, Miranda July or Andrea Arnold, but I am also a fan of directors who jump around and shift genres a lot. 

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Patty Loveless – You Don't Even Know Who I Am (Live)  2 years ago (2017)

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She left the car in the driveway She left the key in the door She left the kids at her mama's And the laundry piled up on the floor She left her ring on the pillow Right where it wouldn't be missed She left a note in the kitchen Next to the grocery list It said, You don't even know who I am You left me a long time ago You don't even know who I am So what do you care if I go He left the ring on the pillow He left the clothes on the floor And he called her to say he was sorry But he couldn't remember what for So he said I've been doing some thinking I've been thinking that maybe you're right I go to work every morning And I come home to you every night And you don't even know who I am You left me a long time go You don't even know who I am So what do I care if you go

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Patty Loveless "When Fallen Angels Fly" Classic Album Review

Patty Loveless “When Fallen Angels Fly” Classic Album Review

One of Patty Loveless’ most popular albums.

Greetings from Asheville, where good music is always on the turntable. We are going back to 1994 for today’s Classic Album Review.  We are looking at Patty Loveless’ When Fallen Angels Fly. Patty is one of my favorite female vocalists of all-time, possessing what I think is an incredible voice.  The album peaked at number eight on the country bestseller…

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Fuck, In Every Sense of the Word (cashton&muke)

1. this is based off a post on this website but idk where it is 2. so fucikgn fluffy 3. also kinda long im sorry 4. (my grammar is good in my writing, this is the lazy part)

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The busboy is really cute. Like. Fuckign. Okay. It’s fine, really. Luke isn’t even staring. (Except he totally is.) Deep breaths. A baseball cap sits backwards on his head and the tips of his hair are bleached, but his roots have grown out and his natural brown color shows. His green eyes have glazed over a bit as he wipes the same table for the fifth time.

“Hi! It’s nice to meet you, my name is Ashton. I’m your best friend and am not anywhere near that table in the corner. If you could maybe listen to me complain about my History lecture, that would be awesome.”

“Fuck off. Besides, I’ve heard you complain about your lecture a million times. I’ve never seen him before. Though, I wouldn’t mind seeing him again.”

“Thirsty much? Maybe chill a little.”

“Can I get you all anything to drink?” A waiter with brown eyes and a name tag reading ‘Hello! My name is none of your business’ asks.

“Um-I, um, yes, we’d, er-” Ashton stutters continuously while trying to take his eyes off the waiter long enough to look at the menu.

“Ashton, you look a little flushed, are you feeling okay?” Luke asks Ashton, his laughter barely contained by mock-concern. “Why don’t you get an iced coffee, to help you cool off. And for me,” Luke grins at the waiter, and then looks back at Ashton, “tea.”

“Alrighty then. I’ll be back with your drinks in just a minute.” The waiter beams at the two.

Once the waiter’s ass has disappeared behind the doors to the kitchen, Ashton reverts his attention to Luke’s shit-eating grin. A quirk of Luke’s eyebrow has the contented smile on Ashton’s lips contorted into a grimace. “Fight me.” Luke’s grin only grows.

“Shut up.”

“Leave.”

“Let me live.”

“I’m bored of this conversation.” Luke sighs dramatically.

“I’m bored of you.”

Luke ignores Ashton’s weak attempt at an insult. “Entertain me.”

Ashton groans but concedes, inevitably. “Fine. Let’s play a game.”

“Okay, what game.”

“I don’t know! Do I have to do everything around here?” Ashton throws up his hands.

“Well… I don’t know how to put this. But, uh, yes. Remember? In the car on the way over here you said it yourself. ‘Luke, you are so useless. I swear, I have to do everything myself.’”

“Okay, okay, shut up.”

“That’s the second time you’ve said that to me in half as many minutes.”

“Shut up.” Luke glares, but lets him continue. “What about Truth or Dare?”

“Are we 13 and at a sleepover?” Luke questions, unimpressed.

“In terms of maturity? Yes, yes we are.”

“We are not playing Truth or Dare in the middle of a restaurant.”

“Never Have I Ever?”

“We know literally everything about each other.”

“Fuck, Marry, Kill?” Luke ponders this for a second, attempting to come up with a legitimate reason not to play.

“We really are as mature as 13-year-olds, aren’t we?” He murmurs, shaking his head in exasperation.

“I’ll take that as a yes. Okay, let’s start easy. The Chrises: Hemsworth, Evans, Pratt.”

“This is easy?” Luke mutters, eyes wide. Ashton cackles in a way that’s a lot scarier than it should be. “Fuck, um. Fuck, uh…”

“I can’t tell if you’re trying to decide who to fuck, or you’re just generally stressed.”

“Okay, um. Marry Evans, fuck Hemsworth, and, oh god, no! I guess kill Pratt. I don’t want to do that! This sucks, this is the worst.”

“I would fuck Evans, marry Pratt, kill Hemsworth.”

“I couldn’t kill Hemsworth! I wouldn’t.” Luke puts hand on his forehead, in a somewhat ridiculous fashion. “Okay, how about Hayley Williams, Selena Gomez, Shailene Woodley.”

“Wow, okay. Um…” Ashton pauses, scrunching up his face in thought. “Yea, fuck Selena, marry Hayley, kill Shailene.”

Luke tsks. “Marry Shailene, fuck Hayley, kill Selena.”

“I’ve got one! Lucy, Franklin, and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts.”

“You are sick-minded.” Luke says, glaring across the table. Ashton’s lips spread into a wide grin, and he lets out a slight chuckle. “Fuck Peppermint Patty, marry Franklin, kill Lucy.” Luke says with a decisive nod.

“That was an awful quick decision for such a,” Ashton makes air quotes with his fingers, “‘sick’ group.”

“What about you?”

“Easy. Fuck Lucy, marry Franklin, kill Patty.”

“Franklin just seems like husband material, right?”

“Oh yea, definitely.”

“Um, here are your drinks.” The waiter interjects, as he returns with the drinks. It’s as if someone’s painted a pink stripe across Ashton’s cheeks, his blush is so bright.

“Thanks.” Ashton mutters into his lap.

“Yea, thanks so much, None of Your Business.” The waiter looks somewhat offended before he realizes Luke is just reading his name tag.

“Right. Would you all like to order?” Luke looks to Ashton to see if he’s chosen what he’s going to eat. He’s still gawping at the waiter like he’s Jesus Reincarnate.

“You know, we haven’t even looked at our menus. Could you come back in a few?” The waiter smiles graciously before making his way back to the kitchen.

“Get your shit together, Ashton.” Luke leans across the table to (not-so) lightly hit him with the menu that has yet to be opened.

“Leave me alone? What did I do to deserve this? I am so nice and kind all the time?” Luke frowns at him, completely unconvinced. “Shut up.” Ashton says, sticking his tongue out.

“I didn’t even say anything!” Luke throws up his hands, entirely too done with his best friend.

“Whatever. What do you want to eat?”

“Um. Um, I think, uh…” Luke trails off, not even looking at his menu.

“What are you-” Ashton turns to see what Luke is staring at and finds the same busboy from earlier, now helping their waiter with a big order at another table. “Oh.”

The two boys sit in silence, each trapped in their own minds. The waiter and the busboy are returning to the kitchen far too quickly, and Ashton has turned his attention back to deciding what to eat. He looks up to ask Luke if maybe they ought to split a pizza? But Luke is still staring at the doors to the kitchen, lost in thought.

“I’m not saying you can’t talk but…” Ashton grabs Luke’s tea and takes a sip.

“Oh, fuck off.” Luke grumbles. Ashton laughs, but gives Luke his drink back.

“Do you want to split a pizza?”

“Only if there are banana peppers on it.”

“Deal.”

“Fuck, marry, kill, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch.”

“Luke, what the fuck.”

“Says Mr Peanuts Characters.”

“At least they’re human!” Ashton exclaims.

“Pick.”

“Fuck Cookie Monster, marry Elmo, kill Oscar.” Ashton sighs, dejected.

“Really? Cookie Monster?” Luke looks genuinely surprised.

“I mean, yea, I’d fuck Cookie Monster.” Ashton shrugs.

A cough prevents Luke from further probing. “Um… Are you all ready to er, order?”

Luke breaks eye contact with Ashton to look at their waiter, who’s nervously fiddling with his pen. Ashton sits stock still. The only way Luke knows he’s alive is the way his face pales when their waiter first speaks, and then reverts back to the bright pink that Ashton seems to usually flush when their waiter comes around.

“Yea, yes we do. We’ll have a medium pizza with banana peppers and…” Luke glances at Ashton to see if there are any more toppings he’d like, “and that’ll be all.” Luke smiles at the waiter before handing him their two menus.

“Alright, it’ll be out in about fifteen minutes.” The waiter starts to turn back to the kitchen, but rotates back quickly, “I would fuck Cookie Monster too, by the way.” He then quickly returns to the kitchen.

“Well that was the worst thing that’s ever happened in the world, ever.”

“Maybe you’re exaggerating a tiny bit?”

“No, most definitely not.”

“Fuck, marry, kill-”

“No.”

“Why not?” Luke pouts, jutting out his bottom lip.

“Because, Luke. Stop being like this.”

“No, I don’t understand, Ash.” Ashton glares at Luke, but fails to respond. “Can you please explain?”

“Luke, I swear…” Ashton sighs, dropping his head into his hands.

“Fuck, marry, kill, our waiter, the busboy, and, um…" Luke pauses, unsure of who to add to his list. He searches the restaurant for someone attractive enough to make Ashton squirm. He glances past Ashton and catches a glimpse of his reflection in the window. “And me.”

“Hmm, okay.”

“If you say kill me, we’re going to have to fight.”

“That’s not much of a threat, we both know you would lose.”

“Shut up. Answer.”

“That’s a bit contradictory, isn’t it?”

“Whatever. Shut up. Fuck off. Answer.”

Ashton chuckles, but answers all the same. “Kill the busboy, fuck the waiter, and marry you.”

“You would kill the busboy?” Luke gasps. “Wait." Luke holds up a hand, as if physically asking to Ashton to stop. “You would marry me?” Luke puts his hands over his heart. “I’m flattered.”

“I change my mind, I’m marrying the waiter, fucking the busboy, and murdering you with a blunt instrument, so it’s extremely painful.”

“Honestly, I can’t blame you. The busboy is beautiful. I want him to have my children.” Luke nods in earnest. Ashton smirks.

“What?” Luke’s eyebrows knit together. “Is there tea on my face?”

“No, no.” Ashton’s smile only seems to grow, “You’re just so whipped for someone you’ve never met.”

“I’m not whipped!” Luke flushes.

“Mhmm. Your blush disagrees.”

“Shut up.”

“Nah.” Ashton shakes his head. “Fuck, marry, kill: Busboy, Waiter, me.”

“Fuck the busboy, marry you, kill the waiter.” Luke replies after a breath. Ashton quirks an eyebrow.

“Oh? You aren’t going to marry the busboy.”

“Well, it’s like you said... I barely know him. He could just be a really hot serial killer. You and I, our marriage would be loveless, but I wouldn’t be dead. And I would just have multiple sidechicks.”

“Or sidedicks.”

“Or sidedicks.” Luke agrees.

Ashton reaches across the table to reach the salt and spills Luke’s drink everywhere. “Ashton! What the fuck! What the hell were you even going to salt?!”

“My, um, coffee?”

“Why are you being so wei-”

“Excuse me,” Ashton raises his hand, waving someone over, “would you mind helping us clean this up?” 

Within seconds, the blondish brunette is standing at the pair’s table, a towel in hand and a rosy tint on his cheekbones.

“I would love to help, but I need to use the bathroom.” Ashton beams, a glint in his eye.

“Ashton.” Luke spits, gritting his teeth.

“I really have to pee, Luke.” Ashton offers Luke a very fake pout and leaves the booth.

“Ashton Fletcher Irwin!” Luke all but shouts after him. The busboy rocks back and forth on his heels.

“My company really isn’t that bad, y’know. And I’m not a serial killer.” He shrugs, starting to mop up the mess on the table.

“I-I didn’t think, I just- um, sorry, I’m-” Luke stammers, unable to string words together in a sensible order.

“Shh...” The busboy puts a finger to Luke’s lips.

“Er...” Luke sits there, listless. The busboy moves around dishes and continues to soak up the tea. All Luke can do is sit there like a dumbass, staring at the sharp angle of the boy’s jawline and thinking about how warm the boy’s hand was.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have- I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable, I just- You were stammering, and I- well, I-” Luke interrupts to busboy, putting a finger to his lips.

“Shh.” The busboy’s lips curve into a (really cute, oh my god) smile. Luke pulls his hand back to his lap. His cheeks are pink again.

“Have you got a name?”

“Y-yea. I’m Luke.”

“Luke,” The boy pulls his eyebrows together, “Suits you. I’ll tell your waiter to bring you a new tea.” And then the mysterious busboy turns tail and walks back to the kitchen.

“So.” Ashton says, sliding back into his seat.

“So.” Luke stares across the table at Ashton. “How was your piss?”

“Jesus, you’re petty.”

“And you’re a little bitch, but what else is new?”

“I’m not saying I hate you, but...”

“I change my mind. I’m marrying the busboy and killing you.”

“What’s his name?”

“Who?”

“The busboy. What’s his name.”

“I, er, don’t know.”

“You didn’t ask for his name. You talked to him for like five minutes and you didn’t get his name.”

“I was busy!”

“Doing what?” Ashton all but screeches, “Daydreaming?!”

“Maybe.” Luke mutters.

“Honestly.” Ashton shakes his head.

“Here’s your pizza guys.” The waiter puts the pizza down, “Your tea,” He puts Luke’s tea on the table in front of him, “and, Ashton, do you want a refill?” He starts chewing on his pen, looking intently at Ashton.

“You, um, you know my- er, um... no. Thank you. No thank you. But, a water would be nice?”

“Sure thing!” The waiter is a little too excited to bring a customer water in Luke’s opinion, but Ashton is also far too nervous to order one. They just might be a match made in heaven. The waiter heads back towards the kitchen.

“You didn’t get his name?! What were you doing? Daydreaming!”

“Shut up.” Ashton groans.

“Let’s just eat, yea?”

“Whatever.” Ashton grumbles, taking two slices. Luke rolls his eyes, grabbing a few slices of his own.

“Here’s your water!” 

“Thank you, um, thanks so much.” The waiter stands there a few seconds too long, just looking at Ashton.

“Right.” He straightens his back, as if knocking himself out of stupor, “If you need anything, I’ll be over there.” He points to the kitchen. “So... yea.”

“Wait! Who should I ask for? If I need something.”

“Calum. I’m Calum.” And he turns around and doesn’t quite sprint back to the kitchen.

“You two are sickening.”

“Oh, fuck off.”

“You got his name though. I envy you that.”

“Chill. Eat your pizza.” Ashton grabs a third piece.

“God, you’re annoying when you’re hungry. And when you’re not. You’re actually just always annoying.”

“Wow, thanks. Remind me to never ask you to be my wingman ever.”

“I have a feeling you won’t need a wingman after today.”

“What’s that meant to mean?”

“That was redundant.”

“And that was irrelevant. Are you going to really going to kill me? Is that why I won’t need a wingman? Because, it’s just a game. You’re not actually supposed to fuck, marry, and kill the people you say you will in the game.”

“Shut up. I was just trying to say I think you and Calum,” Luke does a little dance with his eyebrows that just makes Ashton uncomfortable, “might be thE START OF SOMETHING NEW!” Ashton puts his head in his hands because why, of all people, is this idiot his best friend? “No, but seriously,” Luke pokes him, “I think he likes you.” Luke says, finishing his third piece of pizza.

“Yea?”

“Yea.”

“What if he’s straight.”

“I think he’s about as straight as a shape with a 2πr perimeter.”

“Did you just fucking say that.” Luke shrugs at Ashton’s appalled expression. “I hate you.”

“The feeling is mutual.” Luke finishes his fourth slice.

“Dessert?” Calum asks, coming over to their table. Luke glances at Ashton. No response. If he plans on asking this boy out anytime soon, he needs to work on his voice box functionality when their waiter comes around.

“I think the check will do. Should we bring it back there, or...?” Luke asks as Calum hands him the check.

“I’ll come grab it.”

“Thanks, Calum.” Luke smiles. “You know,” he says turning to Ashton, “if you ever intend to make a move, you need to actually speak. As of current, I’m pretty sure he thinks I like him, which couldn’t be farther from the truth.”

“Hell no, Luke. Get your hands off my man!”

“Okay, a) calm down, b) people are staring, so c) calm down more. D) I don’t like him, e) he isn’t your man,” Luke puts his pointer finger up at Ashton’s indignant expression, “f) yet, and g) my hands aren’t anywhere near him.”

“Jesus this isn’t kindergarten, you and your alphabet need to chill. Also, he will be my man, and your hands better never be anywhere near him.”

“Thank you all for coming to eat with us!” Calum beams as Luke hands back the check and two twenties.

“You owe me twenty bucks Ashton. And I believe you owe this gentleman a thank you.” Luke stands up to leave. “I’ll be in the car, if you ever manage to open your mouth.”

“Fuc-”

“Ashton Fletcher! Language! Please do not use expletives in public, there could be children about!” Ashton just glares as Luke exits the restaurant.

“Ashton, I am so sorry,” Calum wrings his hands together, “I’ll be right back, I just have to take of something real quick. Please wait?” Calum asks, a worried expression plaguing his chiseled features.

“Of course.” A smile graces Ashton’s lips, and it’s bright in the way that reminds Calum of the sun, but soft in the way that reminds him of it setting on the ocean.

Calum rushes back to the kitchen, and less than a minute later, he and the busboy are walking back out at Olympic speed. The busboy continues towards the exit and Calum makes his way back to Ashton.

“Sorry, I kind of...” Calum trails off when his gaze switches from the door to Ashton.

“No, yea. Of course.” Ashton breaks himself out of the trance he seems to fall into every time Calum is around.

“Fletcher, huh?”

“Do we have to talk about that? I’d really rather not.”

“Aw, c’mon! It’s cute.” Calum pauses as if he’s about to say something else, but he isn’t quite sure he should. “You’re cute.”

“I-” Ashton almost says he isn’t, but Luke’s been telling him he needs to learn to accept compliments, “Thank you.” The silence hangs in the air for a minute. “So, what’s your middle name.”

“Oh, wouldn’t you like to know.”

“I would. Very much.”

“Maybe I’ll tell you later.”

“Oh? How much later?”

“A couple days, maybe. Over french bread and cheese that tastes expensive, but I got for free from my sister who works at a cheese shop.”

“Maybe at an overlook where we can watch the sunset. It’s a bit of a hike but,” Ashton looks Calum up and down, “I don’t think that’ll be a problem for you.” (And if Ashton is disproportionately proud of himself for not fainting, no one needs to know.)

“How’s Friday sound?” Calum grins.

“How’s I’ll pick you up at 7 sound?” Ashton grins back.

“Perfect.” Calum hands Ashton his phone and Ashton inputs his number.

“Text me.” Ashton turns around to leave, and congratulate himself on what may have been the most successful flirting of his life.

“Oi!” Ashton looks over his shoulder at Calum. “Thanks for the tip.”

“Luke paid?”

Calum lets his eyes drift down to Ashton’s butt, “Yea, but your tip was better.” He winks cheekily, and Ashton thinks he could get used to this.

-

5 minutes ago

Michael bursts through the doors to the parking lot. “Where, where, where!” He mutters, tugging at the short hair sticking out from his baseball cap. He spots broad shoulders and blond hair a couple of rows over. “Luke!”

Luke spins around, not knowing quite what to look for. “Busboy?” Luke looks confused, concerned, maybe a tinge hopeful, but Michael’s probably imagining that.

Michael maneuvers around the shoddy parking jobs towards Luke. “Hey. Hi.” He smiles, a tad shyer than before.

“Um, hi. Is everything okay?” Luke’s face pales for a second. “Ashton- Ashton isn’t hurt is he, because I-”

“No, he’s alright.” Michael puts his hand on Luke’s shoulder to calm him down, “I just wanted to- to talk to you.” Luke smiles, just a little.

“Yea? About what?”

“I know you’re a tea guy, but, I know this hole-in-the-wall coffee shop where they sometimes have music. I’ve heard it’s a pretty good place for first dates.”

“Were you going to ask someone out?” Luke asks. Michael honestly isn’t sure whether he’s kidding, or if he honestly doesn’t know Michael is trying to ask him out. “Tinder date?”

“No, Luke, I-”

“Not a Tinder date? Who then?”

“Luke, please.” Luke lifts an eyebrow (A single eyebrow! How does he do that? Michael’s eyebrows do not work independent of each other.) “You, Luke. Would you like to go to this kind of lame coffee shop I know, where the lighting is low but the music is good, and the people are quiet. Would you go on a date with me?”

“I might, maybe. Probably. Normally. But I can’t.” And Michael’s face falls, and Luke might cry, but goddammit, he’s going to stay strong, because this is only fair.

“I understand. I didn’t mean to bother you. I really need to be getting back anyway, um-”

“I can’t, because my mum always told me not to go places with strange men you don’t know. And a certain busboy I find awful cute never told me his name.”

“You dick. I was about to go cry into my dish towel, you know.”

“Oh you were not, you are so over-dramatic.”

“I was! It’s not every day a really cute guy comes into your workplace and tries to flirt with you but is too nervous, but in being nervous only gets cuter! I was very upset!”

“You think I’m cute?”

“I thought that was very obvious. Was it not? Let me clarify: I think you are probably both the cutest and the hottest guy I have ever seen, simultaneously. And I look in the mirror every morning.”

Luke hums, biting his lip to keep from splitting his cheeks, “That’s pretty hard to compete with.”

“Lunch then? On Saturday? I’ll pick you up?”

“You haven’t given me your number, told me where we’re going, given me a specific time, or told me your fucking name.”

“I’m sorry! You’re just- really distracting, you know that? I can’t get my mind off of you long enough to remember how to hold a conversation.”

Luke looks at his beat up Converse. “Thank you. You’re pretty cute yourself.”

“It’s Michael,” He can’t keep the grin off his face, “Before I forget. Michael Clifford.” Luke looks up, and his smile must be a thousand watts, in Michael’s estimation. Luke hands the busboy - Michael - his phone. “I’ll text you my address.”

“Yea. You do that, Luke. I’ll come pick you up. We’ll go on a date. I’ll go on a date with you. ‘Cos you said yes. Sounds like a plan.”

“Shh.” Luke puts his finger to Michael’s lips. “We can talk on Saturday. Now, get back to work.”

MASTERLIST

5. no one blushes this much?? 6. i came up with the word sidedicks on the spot who’s proud of me 7. ‘disproportionately’ is a really long word 8. i use so many variations of the word smile js 9. the ending is kinda shoddy im sorry 10. should i have put a ‘read more’ in? probably. did i? nope.