#broken vows 1987

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happy birthday to my main man (September 15, 1946)

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One of my fave trashy TV B-movies of all time is Broken Vows (1987), in which Tommy Lee Jones plays a washed up alcoholic Catholic priest who hates his life…

[notforemmetophobes]

Broken Vows (1987) - M. Emmet Walsh as Detective Mulligan

I'm coming to the conclusion that mid to late 80s Walsh might be the best looking Walsh… to fuck.

On A Side Note: Milo O'Shea looks perfect as Monsignor Casey.

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Hello!!! Happy 1K celebration that's amazing ❤️

I was wondering if I could send in a little request!!

Character - Eddie x reader

Type - Comfort fic

Trope - Reader has a nightmare and needs comforting

Dialogue - "c'mere you"

There is no rush, I'm sure you have loads of requests coming in!!!

Thank you so much 💓

sorry for the delay, but more to come soon. hope you enjoy! (700 words of fluff; f!reader). || part of #Lunas1kfollowercelebration🌙

It starts like all the other dreams that come before it. That murky, dark sky—blood red and glinting like rubies, the flash of lightning that slashes across the sky in a giant arc, the sound of screeching bat wings. Constant beating, a thunderous metronome. Your feet carry you hastily beside Dustin, the sound of sobbing hitting your ears. You always forget it's yours. An anguished sound that tears from you…robs you of breath as your eyes behold the sight of Eddie’s mangled body on the cold, hard ground. After that it’s all the goodbyes you shared. The whispers of love against bloody lips, a promise that not even death would put an end to what he feels for you. 

He closes his eyes, like he does every other time, and you scream into the void endlessly. Until your vocal chords are raw and your eyes burn from the sting of tears. Until your voice cracks from the strain. Until you can’t scream anymore. Until Robin eventually has to pull you away from his broken form, running her fingers through your hair, telling you he’s fine. 

Because Nancy heard a heartbeat and felt it too, because he’s not gone, he’s still got life within him, it doesn’t end now…

You jump with a start, chest heaving as you blink up at your bedroom ceiling. The room is still dark, the alarm clock to your left alerting you it’s only three in the morning. Eddie has to be up in two hours for his job at the local automobile repair shop. Eddie, who sleeps beside you every night; Eddie who has slept beside you every night for the past year. It’s 1987, Vecna is gone, Eddie is alive. Eddie, with his breath that puffs against your collar bone, a hand curling low around your hip, drawing up your borrowed Hellfire shirt about your hips. Eddie, who had kissed you the night before and reached over your head to tug the chain on your bedside lamp, before settling down with you pulled close to his form. 

Eddie, who slowly rouses beside you, dark eyes popping open to take in your face. His reaction is immediate. He lets out a sympathetic hum as he whispers, “C’mere you,” and you press your face into the curve of his chest, right over where his heart thrums loud and familiar in your ears. Your fingers slide up to rest beside your cheek, relishing in the slow rise and fall of his torso, the reminder of life within the boy who holds your heart in his hands. “Did you have another nightmare?”

“Yeah,” you murmur, sliding your free arm up and around his side, drifting along the skin beneath his tattered tee stretched taut over his shoulders. He’s warm beneath your fingertips, a tether for your weary soul. “I’ll be fine. You can go back to bed. You have to be up soon anyway.” 

“Can’t sleep when my favorite girl can’t sleep. Wanna go for another walk?” 

Minutes later, after you’ve pulled on a pair of sweats and Eddie’s done the same, the two of you trudge along the streets near your apartment, fingers brushing under pale moonlight while the rest of Hawkins sleeps. You’ve walked these roads countless times now, both on the nights when you’ve woken gasping for air, and the ones where Eddie shoots up ramrod straight beside you, pleading with anyone who might hear for the pain to stop. The brush of chilly winter air dances along your cheeks as you push closer to Eddie’s side, glancing up at his side profile, his palm curling tighter around your own. 

“You know I’ll never leave you, right?” It’s his vow everyday, but a gentle reminder every time either of you has one of these nights. You squeeze his palm tighter, relishing in the warmth of his chest, the solidity of his form. 

“And you know I love you, right?” It’s yours back, a whisper in the night, punctuated by the softest brush of your lips against his cheek. 

He shifts his face enough to kiss you. 

Slow, soft, warm—an assurance of the soul. 

“Always.”

[rastronomicals]

9:05 PM EDT September 15, 2022:

Pentagram - "Broken Vows" From the album Day of Reckoning (1987)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Proto-Doom

[manybcdthings]

Name: Gunnar Alfsson

Age & Birthday: 36 years old, April 29th, 1987

Gender/Pronouns: Cis Man He/Him

Birthplace: Whiter River, Colorado

Time in Hollow Cove: Jan 24

Species: Werewolf - Visser Pack

Role: Trainer, Soldier

Positive personality traits: dedicated, capable, honest

Negative personality traits: impulsive, impatient, sarcastic

ABOUT

The Alfsson name has always been a proud one in the Visser Pack. For generations, the family produced fine fighters but they were not only known for their prowess in battle. There was an artistry that flowed through their veins, producing finely forged weapons and armor that adorned the pack's fighters. Gunnar, from an early age, focused on the family's craft, learning to shape steel and metals into blades of exquisite precision. Each weapon he crafted was not only a mark of his skill but also a unique design tailored for the individual warrior destined to wield it. After his first shift at thirteen, Gunnar was trained to fight but his first passion always remained with the craft of his family.

The Visser pack built their life from honest and hard work and as a result, Gunnar never avoids the call of duty or loyalty. He is not known for his patience and was often labeled as the more impulsive of the Alfsson brothers. His serious demeanor can be broken with a mischievous sense of humor, but his dry sarcasm has talked him into trouble more times than out of it. Still, Gunnar is a steadfast energy and is honest, sometimes to a fault. Never sugarcoating what he tells anybody, even if met with adverse reactions.

The arrival of the war in 2020 pushed Gunnar into the front lines alongside his fellow soldiers, fighting to protect their homes against the human military. Amidst the chaos, he was separated from his brother with a group of survivors. Among them, Torben's wife, Skadi. From that moment, Gunnar vowed to reunite her with his brother along with any other survivors they could find. The past four years have been a long and arduous journey with tragedy, danger and losses along the way. The group have remained together despite the devastation they faced, sometimes settling in safetowns but other times bracing the war-torn wilderness. They have since reached Canada and have nothing but the belief of fate guiding them to where they need to be. Gunnar has embraced his role as a fighter and is determined to find other survivors from their pack no matter what it takes.

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Seinfeld Star Peter Crombie Dies at 71: Tributes Pour In

The entertainment world mourns the loss of Seinfeld star Peter Crombie, famously known as "Crazy" Joe Davola, who has passed away at the age of 71 after battling a brief illness. His ex-wife, Nadine Kijner, shared the somber news on social media, expressing shock and sadness. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nadinekijner (@nadinekijner)

Early Career and Iconic Role

 Peter Crombie's acting journey began with his role in the 1987 TV movie "Broken Vows" alongside Tommy Lee Jones. However, he rose to prominence with his recurring role as 'Crazy Joe Davola' in Seinfeld's fourth season. The character's obsession with Jerry and romance with Elaine left an indelible mark on the show.

Filmography Highlights

Beyond Seinfeld, Crombie showcased his talent in hit movies like "Born on the Fourth of July," "Natural Born Killers," "Se7en," and "The Doors." His versatile acting skills also graced various TV shows, including "Law & Order," "L.A. Law," "Picket Fences," "NYPD Blue," and "Walker, Texas Ranger."

Tributes Pour In

Tributes flooded social media, with comedian Lewis Black remembering Crombie as a gifted artist and a wonderful actor. Black highlighted Crombie's intelligence and sweetness, emphasizing the positive impact their friendship had on him. "Am heartbroken by the death of my good friend Peter Crombie. He was a gifted artist. Not only was he a wonderful actor but an immensely talented writer. More importantly, he was as sweet as he was intelligent, and I am a better person for knowing him." - Lewis Black https://twitter.com/TheLewisBlack/status/1745998757156577373

Final Farewell

Nadine Kijner's Instagram post captured the essence of Peter Crombie's spirit. She bid him farewell, acknowledging his kindness, generosity, and creativity. "Fly free into the Un-boundless source of light, Peter. May you be greeted with love by your parents, and Oliver. So so many people loved you because you were a kind, giving, caring, and creative Soul." - Nadine Kijner View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nadinekijner (@nadinekijner)

Conclusion

As fans and the entertainment industry remember Peter Crombie, his legacy lives on through his impactful performances and the love he shared with those who had the privilege of knowing him. The Seinfeld star's contributions to film and television will be forever cherished. Read the full article

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SLW 2023, episode 36 (2023_10_07)

ALL VINYL BLACK METAL SET

Broadcast: KTQA-LP 95.3 FM Tacoma, streaming address at KTQA.org

01. Necrófago - Morbid Death (Passos, Brazil 1987)

Voice-Over/Intro, music in the background: Dark Day - Meadowlands/Darker Days (New York City, New York 1985/1986)

02. Vandöd - Burden Of Eden (Malmö, Sweden 2007)

03. Aenaon - Kafkaesque/Suncord (Ioannina, Greece 2011)

04. Shining - Stonelands (Stockholm, Sweden 2000)

05. SVRM - У пеклі (Kharkiv, Ukraine 2020)

Voice-Over/First Break, music in the background: Dark Day - Shod With Boots Of Ether/In Sickness And In Health(The Broken Vow)(New York City, New York 1985/1986)

06. Urfaust - De Filosofie Von Een Gedesillusioneerde (Asten, Netherlands 2020)

07. Venom - Live Like An Angel (Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1981)

08. Abigail(ABIGAIL/BARBATOS) - Descending From A Blackend/Count Barbatos (Tokyo, Japan 1993)

09. Whoredom Rife - Beyond The Skies Of God (Nidaros, Norway 2017)

Voice-Over/Top of the Hour Break, music in the background: Dark Day - The Haunted Child (Wales Whales Wails)/Lost In The Shuffle (New York City, New York 1985/1986)

10. WODE - Lunar Madness (Manchester, England 2021)

11. Hulder - Into The Crypts Of Rays (Celtic Frost cover)(Portland, Oregon 2018)

12. Leviathan - The Axis And Maw Of Inferno, Mine (San Francisco, California 2002)

13. Cénotaphe - Myosis (France 2020)

Voice-Over/Third Break, music in the background: Dark Day - Giantess(The Old Ones Come Home)/The Disappearance (New York City, New York 1985/1986)

14. Mayhem(The True Mayhem) - Pagan Fears(live)(Norrköping, Sweden 2015)

15. Darkthrone - Under A Funeral Moon (Kolbotn, Norway 1993)

16. Departure Chandelier - Life Escaping Through The Candle's Smoke (Montréal, Canada/New York)

17. Suspiral - The Crimson Void (Galicia, Spain 2019)

Voice-Over/Last Break, music in the background: end of playlist selection #17

18. Grave Upheaval - Necrose Evangelicum (Brighter Death Now cover)(Queensland, Australia 2016)

[livesinyesterday]

My Art: David Strathairn in ‘Broken Vows’ (1987) - expression and gesture practice

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Losing candidates of the last 60 years

1960: Richard Nixon, Vice President (1953 - 1961), unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in 1962 after which he threw a piss baby shit fit press conference where he vowed to retire from politics, but rescinded that vow to run for president again in 1968, this time successfully because the Democratic vote was split between liberal northerner Hubert Humphrey and conservative southerner George Wallace (Nixon won with 43.4% of the vote, a record low not broken until Bill Clinton with 43.0% in 1992)

1964: Barry Goldwater, Senator from Arizona (1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987), segregationist, staunch "states rights" activist, mentor to Ronald Reagan, father of modern conservatism, retired in the 80s, replaced by the more moderate John McCain

1968: Hubert Humphrey, Vice President (1965 - 1969), former senator from Minnesota (49 - 64) father of modern liberalism, would be considered a progressive by today's standards, pro-civil rights, later re-elected to the senate (71 - 78, died in office).

1968b: George Wallace, governor of Alabama (63 - 67), staunch segregationist, made Barry Goldwater look like MLK, famously stood on the school house door to try and stop integration, didn't let black people vote, nearly assassinated in 1972, paralyzed, continued serving as governor (71 - 79, 83 - 87), renounced racism later in life, claimed he was never truly racist, just pretended to be because he supported "states rights" (bullshit). Most recent third-party candidate to win a state.

1972: George McGovern, senator from South Dakota (63 - 81), lost every state but Massachusetts and DC, in part because President Nixon cheated (Watergate scandal, Nixon hired goons to wiretap DNC and steal intel from their HQ, forged a letter to discredit strong candidate Edmund Muskie to he would drop out and give the nomination to weak McGovern, tried to plant McGovern's campaign literature in Wallace's assassins apartment so conservative southerners would associate the attack with the Democratic Party and vote for Nixon instead)

1976: Gerald Ford, President (74 - 77), Republican House leader (65 - 73), became VP in 73 after Spiro Agnew resigned due to a bribery scandal. Democrats controlled Congress, so Nixon nominated Ford because he was a popular bipartisan mediator who the Democrats wouldn't object to, became president when Nixon himself resigned due to Watergate (Ford is the only president who was never elected to the presidency of vice presidency), started out super popular but tanked his credibility when he pardoned Nixon for his crimes

1980: Jimmy Carter, President (77 - 81), governor of Georgia (71 - 75), elected as a Washington outsider, humble peanut farmer, boring, malaise, fumbled Iran thrice (the revolution, recession, and hostage crisis), lost re-election to actor turned governor Ronald Reagan (segregationist Goldwater's protege; started his career giving anti-union speeches in the 60s despite being the president of the Screen Actor's Guild, a major union), had a much more successfully post-presidency than presidency, Habitat for Humanity, philanthropy

1984: Walter Mondale, Vice President (77 - 81), Senator from Minnesota (64 - 76), protege and successor to Hubert Humphrey, decent man, very boring, lost every state but Minnesota and DC, would later become ambassador to Japan under Clinton (93 - 96)

1988: Michael Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts (75 - 79, 83 - 91), army specialist (55 - 57), rode in a tank wearing a bullet proof vest and doofy headphones, looked like an idiot, actually polled ahead of VP Bush for a while, forgettable

1992: George HW Bush, President (89 - 94), VP (81 - 89), relatively moderate before becoming Reagan's VP (referred to trickle down as "voodoo economics"), said "read my lips, no new taxes," then raised taxes, oversaw Gulf War, sent the troops in, Iraq retreated without a fight, war was over in a couple days. Didn't invade Iraq, didn't topple Saddam; his son claims this is why he lost re-election, so he invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam in 2003, to finish what his daddy started. Faced opposition from both Democrats under Clinton and Independents under Perot; Perot didn't win a single state, but took 19% of the vote, the strongest third-party campaign all century

1992b: Ross Perot, businessman, independent, very strong candidate, qualified for debates with the major party candidates, closest thing to a 3-way race we've had since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 (Wallace won some states in 68, but only had regional appeal; he was only on the ballot in the South, only conservatives liked him, whereas Perot was a nationwide spoiler)

1996: Bob Dole, senator from Kansas (69 - 96) senate majority leader (85 - 87, 95 - 96), fought in WW2, has a bum arm, the senate's version of Newt Gingrich, helped defeat Clinton's healthcare plan (he's part of the reason we can't have nice things). He was VP candidate under Ford in 76; Ford's VP Rockefeller was too liberal (yes, liberal Republicans used to exist, just as conservative Democrats exist), so Ford replaced him with the conservative Dole to appeal to Nixon and Reagan voters (Reagan almost unseated Ford in 76 for the nomination)

1996b: Ross Perot again, Reform Party, didn't get nearly as much support this time around (only 8.4%)

2000: Al Gore, Vice President (93 - 01), senator from Tennessee (85 - 93), very boring, but competent, actually won the election but Bush's brother was governor of Florida and illegally stopped the recount, delaying it until it was too late to restart it (subsequent investigation shows Gore would have won the recount and therefore the presidency), used his post-VP career to be a climate change advocate

2004: John Kerry, senator for Massachusetts (1985 - 2013), unremarkable but competent, lost because Bush started 2 wars and the country didn't want to change horses midstream, later became Secretary of State under Obama (13 - 17), and climate envoy under Biden (a position Biden made up to try and appeal to green advocates, but it doesn't really mean anything because he opposes the green new deal)

2008: John McCain, senator from Arizona (1987 - 2018, died in office), succeeded Goldwater but not nearly as conservative (at least, not a segregationist; he defended Obama as "a good man" when a Karen called him an Arab, got booed for it), Vietnam veteran, war monger (wanted to bomb Iran after Bush bombed Iraq and Afghanistan), actually saved healthcare by voting against Trump and McConnell's Obamacare repeal (he didn't support Obamacare, he just didn't want millions of Americans to lose their insurance; the Republicans didn't have a replacement plan, they were solely dedicated to getting rid of Obama's)

2012: Mitt Romney, governor of Massachusetts (03 - 07), relative moderate (Massachusetts is the bluest state in the country), super Mormon, hates poor people, kind of racist in a grandfatherly way ("oh, peepaw doesn't hate black people, he just grew up in a different era"), once wore brown face to try and appear tan to Hispanic voters, later became senator from Utah (2019 - present), first senator to ever vote to convict a president of their own party in impeachment (twice!)

2016: Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State (09 - 13), senator from New York (01 - 09), First Lady (93 - 01), boring gramma, disingenuous, moderate but pretends to be progressive, wasn't responsible for Benghazi but blamed for it anyway, out of touch, thinks she's the hottest shit since sliced bread, coasted to second place because she thought she didn't have to try, thought she deserved to be President, actually won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college because of low voter turnout, high third-party media coverage, and a major rightward swing in the Rust Belt

2020: Donald Trump, president (17 - 21), no prior experience, dumbest person to ever hold the office (makes George W Bush look like. Rhode's Scholar), diet Fascist: all the ideology, none of the appeal (fascists are usually good speakers, but Trump only had a base of about 35 - 40% of the country, which he couldn't grow, so instead he tried to shrink the opposition by attacking voting rights and calling the election fraudulent), super racist, super sexist, petty, vindictive, cruel, childish, spent the first two years just undoing everything Obama did for no other reason than he just hated the man (there are legitimate reasons to hate Obama, but Trump chose racism and jealousy over valid criticism), first president to be impeached twice, first president to have members of his own party vote to convict him, had a cult-like following among Republicans, close to zero support from everyone else

2024: TBD

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Broken Vows (1987)

“Temptation is the devil’s work. Father Joseph is doing overtime.” Woah! Is Tommy Lee Jones playing a hardcore exorcist? “God was his witness. She was his temptress”. Annette O’Toole is in this movie too? She must be playing some kind of succubus! Oh man, this is going to be awesome! Oh, wait, no it isn't. In my excitement, I forgot an important movie rule. "Any story that brings up a vow of chastity is only so it can be broken in ridiculous, hammy dramas". That's exactly what you get in Broken Vows.

Father Joseph McMahon (Jones) is shocked when he witnesses a man die in a derelict building. It’s not the death that bothers him, but the way that Stuart Chase (David Strathairn) acted as he passed away. So peaceful and serene, it doesn’t sit well with the man. His search for answers brings him to Nana Marie ‘Nim’ Fitzpatrick (O’Toole) who begins testing his devotion to the cloth.

This is an awkward movie to watch. I won't say you can’t tell a story about a man who swears a vow of celibacy being tempted in a non-horror, non-thriller way but keeping it tasteful sounds nigh-impossible. There's a germ of an idea in a scene in which a gay character brings up an interesting point about confession. In this small community, the priest is almost elevated to a God-like level because of his "monopoly" on the church, which is interesting but it feels like an accidental moment of profundity. This picture is essentially a weird kind of doomed romance, with emphasis on the romance. It makes you feel kind of gross seeing these two flirt with each other. Am I supposed to be turned on by this? Eww. No!

The film is essentially two stories, neither of which are particularly interesting. The first is a romance and a waste of time. The moment they meet, you know Father McMahon and Nim will get together. Why? Because they do nothing but flirt and we're subjected to lame scenes where Nim walks into McMahon changing before she admits some sexual facts about herself to him. It’s like a really weird, awkward pornographic film without any nudity, or people you want to see naked in it. You’ve got to have cardboard for brains to not see the signs. At one point, she offers him a drink of strong alcohol. He doesn’t say “no ma’am; when I said I was thirsty I meant I wanted water”, he just takes a swig!

The second story is barely worth noting. It’s just an excuse to have McMahon question his faith. Not whether God is real; whether he’s “doing the right thing” by being a priest. Then we have some frozen red herrings tossed in the mix but no one is interested in those fishes. It all feels very snooty, like the movie (or the novel it’s based on) thinks it knows something we don’t. It’s a mystery where no one calls the police and people do things illogically in order to pad out the running time.

Broken Vows belongs in the same category as “Nunsploitation” films. Who is it made for, and why? I suppose if you’re coveting the priest on Sundays it might be kind of sexy. You could imagine yourself as the Anette O’Toole character? To everyone else, it's just gross, maybe even offensive. The picture rambles on and on, delaying what's obviously going to happen, and for what? so we can see that a regular woman could turn a man of the cloth into a lusty animal? If that's what you want, you'll be waiting a looooong time. At least nunsploitation might have people repenting their lecherous thoughts by whipping themselves into a bloody, shredded mess. There might be some killing involved. You’re not getting anything that exciting out of Broken Vows. (On VHS, November 23, 2015)

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“Broken Vows” (1987)

[notforemmetophobes]

Broken Vows (1987 TV Movie) 1h 35m Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers.

Director: Jud Taylor Writers: James Costigan, Dorothy Salisbury Davis Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh

[the--blackdahlia]

Edge of Seventeen Chapter 1 (Izzy x OFC)

Title: Edge of Seventeen

Summary:  When the boy Karen Williamson loved left home when she was seventeen, she figured it was just a childhood crush. She had her own plans to get out of Indiana. But when those plans fell through and now she’s trapped in Lafayette with a degree that’s getting her nowhere. That is, until Jeffrey Isbell came home.

Warnings: Language for now

AN:  This is just something I'm playing around with. I'm not sure how much I'll do on it, or if anyone will even like it. Thanks to @callme-kaz2y5-baby​ for the help!

The alarm clock was blaring. The room was still dark, and not due to the curtains Karen used to cover her small window. It was November in Indiana, and the sun didn’t carry the same amount of shine that it did in July. Well, that and it was also 5:30 in the morning. Karen groaned as she ran a hand down her face. It was Saturday. She didn’t really want to get her ass out of bed, but this was her Saturday to open the library and stay until at least noon, and she did have a lot of things to do after she got off work.

And if she was going to actually make it there, she had to get up and get in the shower now. Groaning, she finally pulled herself out of bed, letting the coffee start up while she got in the shower. After waking herself up with that, she got out, smelling the coffee and smiling. If someone would’ve told her ten years or so ago that coffee would be her blood, she would’ve laughed at them.

She made her first cup and popped some toast in the toaster. As she waited on the toast, she started to figure out something to do with her hair, deciding after fussing with it for longer than she felt necessary, that she was just going to run a brush through it and call it a day. The rest of her routine flew by; eat her toast, get dressed, put on some quick makeup, and water her plants before she headed out the door.

Six years of college left her driving a 1987 Firebird with a few too many miles, driving around a town she had always vowed to get out of but never quite made it.

“You’re listening to the Bob & Tom Show,” Karen was greeted as she turned on the car. “We’re getting some word from the Guns n’ Roses camp. It seems that it was announced that original guitarist Izzy Stradlin has had enough of Axl Rose and called it quits.”

Karen froze as she got ready to put her car in gear. She had to have misheard it.

“Rumors are swirling that Mr. Stradlin is returning to his hometown for a big project, but the fact that he had the balls to tell off Rose is astounding to me.” There was laughter and some jokes thrown around before they started playing a Guns n’ Roses songs in honor of the great hero, Izzy Stradlin.

Karen headed to work at the Lafayette Public Library. Kids from Purdue would be there, doing some studying off of campus or the ones that lived off campus would be there at least. But her mind kept drifting as she headed the ten minutes to her job.

Izzy had finally quit. She had been following the band ever since Jeffrey left Indiana. The night after he graduated with a D average, which honestly was thanks more to Karen and less to that fucking Bill Bailey. She gave him his graduation present with a smile on her face. He handed her a mixtape, kissed her, then left her behind.

She still had that mixtape somewhere at home. No matter how many boyfriends she had had in the eleven years since her last kiss with Jeffrey Isbell, she couldn’t throw it away. She’d bring it out once in a while when she missed him, but then she’d remember that he probably didn’t remember her, especially after all these years.

She pulled into her spot and opened up the library. She went through her morning routine as she waited for her assistant to show up. Empty the drop box, check them in, put them on the cart to reshelf, all the boring things that came with her job. It seemed like it was the same thing everyday that she was the in charge librarian. She broke up her routine by going to see a movies about once a week, and sometimes she’d splurge and head to Indy for a concert, but that wasn’t a common occurrence. She had accepted a long time ago that she wasn’t going to have the glamorous, rock star life that her friends had gotten when they broke free from the cornfields.

After the afternoon girl took over, Karen went to gather up the things that she had on her list. She drove towards the other side of town, where the older homes were. She smiled as she pulled into a driveway that she knew very well. Gathering up the couple books and VHS that were on her list, she knocked.

“Come in!” A woman inside called out. Karen made her way in to see Linda Isbell sitting on the couch, crocheting and watching a game show. Linda’s eyes brightened and she smiled as Karen made her way in. “Oh Karen, sweetie! How are you?”

“I’m good mama Isbell,” She kissed Linda’s cheek. “The book you wanted came in. And I got you An Officer and a Gentleman.” She sat the handful of things on her coffee table. There was a yapping noise then as Linda’s little dog, Astair, came running towards Karen. “Hey there little guy.”

“He loves when you come over,” Linda smiled at her. “He likes the car rides and walks.”

“I love those too, don’t I baby boy,” She scratched his ears and played with him for a minute. “I’ll get your grocery list after I walk him, okay?”

“Oh honey, you don’t have to do that,” Linda told her. “One of my boys went shopping for me earlier in the week. I’m set for now.”

“Oh really?” Karen asked. She figured that Joe had come to see his mom, finally. Because she figured if it was Jeff, Linda would’ve told her. But then again, she knew about how Karen’s heart had been broken by her eldest, and she was pretty good about not talking about him too much to her.

“Well, then Astaire and I will go on an extra long walk. Maybe a nice drive too,” Karen smiled as the dog yapped and ran around in circles. Linda laughed.

“He loves you Karen,” She told her, making Karen’s heart swell. After talking for a few more minutes, Karen got Astaire’s leash and took him for a nice, long walk around Lafayette. The dog was so happy, especially when she parked her car and they walked out through some of the abandoned fields around and he could chase the birds that were still there.

She looked out across the fields and noticed the large house that set among them had a moving truck in front of it. No one had lived there in years, and Jeff and Bill used to argue about who was going to live there someday. Karen highly doubted if Izzy ever moved back to Indiana, that he would come back to Lafayette, not when the Carmel area was flourishing, and attracted more of the wealthy that lived in Indiana.

“Come on Astaire, let’s go home,” Karen told the dog. He barked once more at a bird before running off with her.

****

Izzy stepped out on the front porch of his new home. Back in the day, when he was dreaming of being a huge star, him and Axl would argue over who was going to live in this house. He honestly never thought it would be up for sale, and he wasn’t sure what compelled him to buy it when it went on the market. Maybe it was a chance to say fuck you to Axl. Izzy adjusted the hat on his head as he looked at all the space he had. He was honestly glad to be back home, and he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

He was pulled from his thoughts then by a dog barking. Looking out across the fields, he watched as a small dog chased some birds and a woman stood there, watching. She looked over his way, and even though Izzy couldn’t make out her face, he felt something as he watched her. They didn’t stay much longer, but Izzy couldn’t stop watching as she left.

“Maybe I’ll see her around,” Izzy grumbled to himself before he headed inside to pay the movers so he could get settled into his new home.

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[continuo-docs]

天気予報 – ひまわり画像 (February 2019) [Asutenki – Sunflower Image]

Review by L. Fairon https://asutenki.bandcamp.com/album/--21 https://archive.org/details/sunflower-image

Known to specialist vaporwave circles, elusive Japanese producer Asutenki, active since 2017, belongs to the signalwave subgenre, also known as 'broken transmission', a genre where the artist, acting as an archivist of sorts, merely collects sound artifacts from the birth of the digital era and organizes the whole as an album to the benefit of those who can appreciate a bit of media archeology, sonic debris and primitive MIDI technology.

In addition to his role as a selector, the signalwave artist sometimes add Vow & Flutter effects to the source material to increase the vintage feeling, sometimes loop entire sections to enhance the alienating effect, and sometimes add drone music of his own making as a counterpoint. Present since around 2015, broken transmission is produced mainly in the US and Japan, though I'm more interested in the latter country's productions and, as an introduction to newcomers, I would recommend another Japanese artist named 空気系 and his short Scenery album of 2019.

What we have here, though, is a less approachable, rather monstrous project titled ひまわり画像 or Himawari Gazou, meaning Sunflower Image, by artist 天気予報 or Asutenki, meaning Weather Forecast, and self released in 2019. At 6 hours and 26 mns, this is a huge collection of 360 TV ads and TV station IDs, broadcast idents, radio jingles, infomercials and other Japanese media detritus from the 1990s.

Far from being a mere random selection of trendy commercials, though, Sunflower Image is well thought-out and structured. According to the meagre info on Bandcamp, the album is broken into 3 sections and thus is –almost– structured like an Indian raga: tracks #1–120 = Broadcast Starts / Morning ; tr. #121–240 = Afternoon / Sunset ; tr. #241–360 = Evening / Midnight. Just like the sunflower follows the sun during the day, the entire Sunflower Image album seems to register the passing of time on Japanese media during 24 hours, again like a classical Indian raga, as indicated by many tracks simply bearing the hour of the day as their title. Additionally, the album is structured with recurring tracks every 5 or 10 songs and all titled CMブレーク Vol. XXX, though I don't understand the concept – full commercial breaks, perhaps? Near the end of the album (ca tr. #348), after almost 6 hours of commercial crap, some of the inane jingles are progressively replaced by loops and drone sounds crafted by Asutenki himself and the album ends with a haunting, 10mn-long lo-fi, droning sound titled Into The Abyss.

As per the vaporwave ethos, Sunflower Image should be enjoyed as both a nostalgic glimpse of a bygone era and a celebration of the naivety of sound design at the time. Exemplifying the signature sound from the Japanese 1990s, the sound is purposefully lo-fi and wobbly, as if lifted from antique video tapes. The synthetic MIDI style and sound flavour reminded me of Yasuaki Shimizu's Music for Commercials (1987). Being such a long album, Sunflower Image constantly juxtaposes the ugliest and the catchiest, yet some tracks do stand out for me as charming or even beautiful, like track #93 Visibility Surroundings ; #118 Transition Commence ; #203 Urgent & Transparent ; #287 A ; or #354 Coming To A Close. Ultimately, each listener shall find a way to navigate such a rather unmanageable album – I tend to listen to 50-60 tracks in one sitting before getting bored. Granted, this might be a puzzling album, yet one can only marvel at such a unique project and the clever way Asutenki constructed it. [review by L.F., July 2020]

Asutenki's complete works (2017–2019) on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22%E5%A4%A9%E6%B0%97%E4%BA%88%E5%A0%B1

[the-tired-dumbasses]

Main Verse

Crystal Afton-Emily ( Miller at one point ), Age: 15

She has five siblings and three missing parents, Nicole and William are dead with Henry gone without much of a trace ( he gets found in Into the Future ), Crystal lives with Dave and Willow. She’s also a ghost, along with Elizabeth, Charlie, and Micheal ( Crystal’s twin ) who can only speak to Crystal, unless they’re temporarily possessing an object, such as a plushie. William and Nicole are trapped in animatronics, they end up escaping their animatronics and start following Crystal to protect her.

Crystal is also the bite victim of 1987, and she has become more impulsive, as well as loosing a lot of child hood memories, and certain spots in her body are numb. She also has the ability to see the past, as well as many other abilities ( ghost mode, able to raise the dead, and able to control ghost blood ). ( Crystal also has a prosthetic limb in Into the Future, due to a car crash )

Lucas Allen, Age: 33

Lucas is the infamous child murderer known as the purple guy. He’s the one that killed the ghost kids that would soon possess the animatronics ( Gabriel Smith, Suzie Johnson, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Parkson, Cassidy Anderson, and Alex ‘Fritz’ Davis ) along with Charlie Emily and Crystal Afton-Emily ( who he starts to terrorize when she comes back ). He also the reason that the Afton family is broken, from being behind Nicole and William’s death. He is also one of the three people who ended up founding Fredbears.

William Afton, Age: Died at 29

William founded Fredbears, and is behind the fianances of the company. He met Nicole and Henry in high school, and fell in love with both of them, but he eventually decided to hide his feeling for Henry ( until later, when he found out the feeling was mutual, forming a polyamorous relationship with Henry and Nicole ). After a year of dating, Nicole was pregnant with Clay, and gave birth to him on March 19. He would eventually met Lucas Allen, and start a restaurant with him and Henry ( with Nicole’s finacial help ). He would soon become the biological father to Elizabeth and Micheal ( he still considers Crystal, Charlie, and Sammi his kids though ). Unfortunately, three years after Nicole’s death, and two years after three of his kids had died, William had been lured into the safe room by Lucas, and looked into Springtrap and was left to die. Soon, he gets discovered again.

Nicole Afton, Age: Died At 29

She is the mother of the Afton family ( soon to possess Balora ). Lucas fell in love with her, and got poisoned by Lucas. Once she died, her soul split and each piece would go to her two lovers, Henry and William. Once Crystal had found her, and Elizabeth, Nicole made a vow to protect her and help her find Henry and Willam.

Henry Emily, Age: 39

He is the biological father of Crystal, Charlie, and Sammi. Once Lucas had realized he had feelings for Nicole, he made a plan to take William out of the picture. Once Henry found out, Lucas manipulated him to keep quiet, threatening to harm his kids ( and following through with that threat when he killed Charlie after Nicole died ). Charlie, Elizabeth, and Micheal’s deaths led him to become more scared about Lucas’ influence, causing him to take Clay and Sammi and leave town ( and leave William and Crystal behind ). He regrets this decision, and Crystal hates him for this decision.

Clay Afton, Age: 18

He is the oldest member of the Afton-Emily family, and the only one who doesn’t know about Lucas. Clay was mean to his siblings as a kid, which led to Micheal’s death. Clay always feels guilty when he thinks of Micheal, leading him to be overprotective over Henry and Sammi.

Sammi Emily, Age, 17

He helps Clay reason with himself, and knows little about his twin’s death, or what happened to Henry, Nicole, and William. Sammi is the one who managed to contact Crystal once he found her. ( Him and Clay start a restaurant together, where he will met Crystal, in Into the Future )

Jeremy Fitzgerald, Age 16

Jeremy is Crystal’s childhood friend, he met her at a birthday party, and became the witness to the Bite of ‘87. After the bite, he moved away from town, and met Mike ( who later became his stepbrother ). Once he moved back, immediately, he starts to catch up with her. ( He becomes a game tester in Into the Future )

Mike Schmidt, Age 17

He is one of two nightguards in the FNaF one location ( the second being Crystal ), as well as one of the detectives of the ghost kid mystery, but he doesn’t learn that Crystal is a ghost until later. ( He gets a girlfriend named Angeline ‘Angie’ in Into the Future. )

Fritz Smith, Age 16

He’s been involved in the ghost kid mystery the longest in an attempt to discover who killed his brother, Gabriel. He is also the brains in the whole friend group, preventing Mike and Crystal from getting into trouble ( with Jeremy’s help ), though sometimes he will sit back and record the dumb stuff the two do. ( Jeremy and him are dating in Into the Future )