Sharon Spurrell & Billie Blair @ Christian Dior Fall/Winter, 1979 Ready-to-Wear
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my silly dead guy ocs (and billy, second from left) for halloween !!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend and colleague, powerhouse bassist and singer-songwriter Mark Clarke. The uber-talented Liverpudlian has played with the “who’s who” of pop and classic/progressive rock. I know him from the Davy Jones/Monkees orbit (Mark was music director on the very successful Monkees comeback tours of the 80s). Currently Mark is an anchor for the long-lived British jazz-rock band Colosseum.
Besides having one of the best tenors in rock’n’roll, Mark’s recording resume can give you hours of listening pleasure—from his solo album to Tempest (w/guitar heroes Allan Holdsworth and Ollie Halsall) to Natural Gas (the Badfinger/Humble Pie spin-off) to Billy Squier to Ian Hunter to Colosseum to Uriah Heep—for which Mark co-wrote 2 of their signature songs, “Easy Living” and “The Wizard.” When I was 14, I hurt my brain on the guitar trying to figure out that low note on “Wizard.” At the time I was clueless about alternate guitar tunings. Years later I reported this to Mark, who replied, “Drop D tuning John…Drop D.” Duh on me and we laughed.
Here’s a clip of us performing together with Davy Jones in 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xb_TteZcYI ...Meanwhile, thank you Mark for your years of hitting all the notes high and low.
#markclarke #colosseum #monkees #davyjones #tempest #naturalgas #ianhunter #billysquier #uriahheep #birthday #johnnyjblair
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Tiny Review: Reunion 2024. Pretty good whodunit B-movie.
Another example of how a good ending can change minds. It felt pretty lackluster until the reveal. Then the whole story isn’t that bad afterall. A pretty good whodunit. Execution could have been better.
Reunion is a 2024 American comedy film directed by Chris Nelson and starring Lil Rel Howery, with Billy Magnussen, Jillian Bell, Cassandra Blair, Nina Dobrev, Chace Crawford, Jamie Chung and Michael Hitchcock.
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Outlast, you say? Who are your faves?
(Only asking about Outlast 1 and Whistleblower, as I haven't gotten Outlast 2 yet)
Outlast
Miles Upsher: Hey, you know what, this man had the balls to get through his report even though everything screamed at him to get out. I respect that even when I would personally leave the second I saw a desolate room where the light fizzed out.
Chris Walker: I mean, my God, he's horrifying, don't get me wrong. But I still love him because of how much of an impact he builds into the horror of being chased. He's big, he can tear your head off of your body, he growls, he calls you ‘Little Pig’. What's not to love? Also, by the comics, he has a childhood plushie that's a pig, that's really cute.
Richard ‘Rick’ Trager: It's the way he talks, okay? This bastard is horrible right from the get-go but he talks with reason. He's got a job to do and he executes it well with the poor souls that manage to cross his path. Also, the fact that before he turned into a dried-up raisin he tied a sweater around his shoulders in the comics and I’ll never forget that.
William ‘Billy’ Hope/Walrider: This poor guy has the saddest backstory both in-game and in the comics. He was given away by his mother (it may say he gave himself up too in-game but still he was young) to Murkoff to see if he was compatible with the Morphogenic Engine. He was and well you can see how that led up to him becoming the way he is. I just want to give this poor guy a hug, like damn, he deserves better.
The ‘Silky’ Variant: I just want to know what that dude’s deal is with things being silky, like, I gotta know.
Outlast Whistleblower
Waylon Park: Knowing that this man had a family kept replaying in my head when I watched the play-through of the game. He did this for the greater good, he did this for his wife, for his kids. And even at the end when he was going to put his family in danger of releasing the footage he still did it anyway. This man deserves a medal, damn you, someone give this man a well-deserved vacation.
Eddie Gluskin: Because, of course, he is. Who doesn't like a man obsessed with marriage and torturing men to become his dream woman? In all seriousness, I'm afraid of him but his entire character arc gravitated to me. Not only is his childhood horrific but it plays a huge part in who he became and how he shows himself toward others. I feel horrible for him but I want him to stay very far from me, I’d say from a ten-foot pole kinda deal. Sorry, man, I'm not having kids.
Jeremy Blaire: He’s such a dick and his death brought me so much joy. And yet I'm here wanting to learn more about his past and how he became the selfish bastard he is now. Still want to kick his ass though-
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