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"Sage" by Charlotte J.B

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Happy birthday Scottish actor Hugh Ross.

Ross was born in Glasgow on 28th April 1945, where his parents were both doctors. He was educated at The Glasgow Academy. Hugh continued his education at St. Andrew's University for two years, where he became interested in drama, dropped out of his course, and, after working as a teacher, enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Hugh has a long and distinguished career in theatre, film, radio and television.

TV credits include The Team with Lars Mikkelsen, An Honourable Woman, Poirot, Absolutely Fabulous, Midsomer Murders, The Palace, and notably as Major Mungo Munro in Sharpe’s Gold, Sharpe’s Battle and Sharpe’s Sword.

Outlander fans will know him as Arch Bug,, he was a recurring character in the popular series.

Hugh’s films include Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, Patriot Games (with Harrison Ford), Trainspotting, Charlotte Gray (with Cate Blanchett), Before You Go (with Tom Wilkinson and Julie Walters), The Four Feathers (with Heath Ledger), and most recently The Iron Lady and Sunset Song.

Recent theatre productions include Twelfth Night for English Touring Theatre, Macbeth with James McAvoy, Hamlet with John Simm, 5/11 at Chichester, Pyrenees for Paine’s Plough at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Pinter’s The New World Order at the Brighton Festival, Waste at the Almeida Theatre.

His production company, The Other Cheek, in association with Cahoots Theatre Company, recently presented a revival of J.B. Priestley’s The Roundabout, which Hugh directed, at the Park Theatre, London, which subsequently played a season in New York . Hugh also recently redirected the West End production of The Mousetrap at the St. Martin’s Theatre.

Hugh has also narrated a number of books that are available through audible website.

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Charge It

Lots of people are pulling out their credit cards today to snag Cyber Monday deals. In 1946, a new credit card debuted in Minneapolis, though it bears little resemblance to the ones we use today.

This new card, called a Charga-Plate, was designed to make it easier for local shoppers to use their store-specific charge accounts. Eight of the top Minneapolis retailers (The Baker Co., The Dayton Co., L.S. Donaldson Co., J.B. Hudson Co., Juster Brothers, Powers Dry Goods Co., Warner Hardware, and The Young-Quinlan Co.) collaborated to send Charga-Plates to their customers. A shopper would receive one Charga-Plate, no matter how many of the stores offered them credit. The location of notches on the plate indicated which stores held accounts for the shopper. The system was meant to speed up the check-out process by eliminating the need for clerks to look up who held credit at their store and then write their information on the receipt. Instead, the Charga-Plate was used to copy the buyer's name to the invoice quickly. Newspaper ads touted it as "A truly modern shopping service!"

This Charga-Plate from our collections belonged to Charlotte Griffin Weld. Weld was a leader in many civic organizations in the 1940s and 1950s, including the Friends of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the women's division of the Hennepin County War Finance Committee, and the Women's Association of the Minnesota Orchestra (WAMSO).

Photos of Charga-Plates from the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections. Weld's Charga-Plate from the Charlotte Griffin Weld Papers (M/A 0082).

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Left to right, top row: Charlotte (Charlie), Brangwen (Brannie), Ronan.

Left to right, middle: Seraphina (Sera), Mary Catherine.

Left to right, bottom row: John Brian (J.B.), Kiri (Key), Genevieve.

[ahalal-uralma]

Roald Dahl’s Matilda Reading List:

A full master-list of literature between film and novel of every book Matilda enjoy’s reading. I will be separating these into two-sections. Books I own and don’t own.

I am making this list for two reasons. One: for my own future book shopping reference. Two: for anyone else who would like the same.

Books I own:

Babbit -Sinclair Lewis //

Moby Dick -Herman Melville //

The Wind & The Willows -Ernest Shepherd //

Animal Farm -George Orwell //

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer -Mark Twain //

The Three Musketeers -Alexandre Dumas //

Ivanhoe -Walter Scott //

Lorna Doone -R.D Blamore //

The Secret Garden -Frances H. Burnett //

The Grapes of Wrath -John Steinbeck //

Shakespeare’s Sonnets //

Catcher In The Rye -J.D. Salinger //

The Invisible Man -H.G. Wells //

Tess of the D’Urbervilles -Thomas Hardy //

Jane Eyre -Charlotte Bronte //

Great Expectations, The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby -Charles Dickens //

Pride and Prejudice -Jane Austen //

As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury -William Faulkner //

The Old Man and the Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls -Ernest Hemingway //

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe -C.S. Lewis (I own the entire series of Narnia) //

King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table -Howard Pyle

Books I don’t own:

Peter Pan - J.M Barrie

The Red Pony -John Steinbeck

Just So Stories -Rudyard Kipling

Lord Jim -Joseph Conrad

The Good Companions -J.B. Priestley

Gone to Earth -Mary Webb

Kim -Rudyard Kipling

Brighton Rock -Graham Greene

From Here To Eternity -James Jones

Mary Poppins -P.L Travers

In Country Sleep -Dylan Thomas

*notes: I’ve only included literary works I could coherently make out without driving myself too crazy. In the novel, Matilda expresses that A Secret Garden is her favorite book; however, in the film it is Charles Dickens (mispronounced Darls Chickens for legal reasons) who is her first favorite adult author. Her first read adult book is Great Expectations.

Matilda is reading King Arthur when her father storms into her bedroom and begins yelling at her. This is not the only time he yells at her for reading. He also, gets into a nasty dispute over his own daughter’s age as he can’t be bothered to remember when she was born.

This leads to the events when she will meet Mrs. Honey for the first time as her father hopes to send her off to a school operated by an abusive principle.

Mrs. Honey (a teacher) also during the film tells Matilda one of her favorite author’s is Charles Dickens and at one point gifts her with a book called The Wind & The Willows in her biological parent’s home, as an act of solidarity and change that is eluded to. We learn Mrs. Honey is not only a kind person, and a book worm just like Matilda, but a survivor of abuse herself.

Matilda’s very last book read in the film is to her teacher and adoptive mother Mrs. Honey, who eventually takes over the school as the new principle. The book Matilda reads to her new parent is Moby Dick, which is also something her biological father mocked and yelled at her previously for reading.

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~2021 Reading Challenge~

~Books Read~

Nonfiction

Methodism: Empire of the Spirit - David Hempton

Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket - Richard Holmes

Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the present day - Peter Ackroyd

Down and Out: In Eighteenth Century London - Tim Hitchcock

London’s Sinful Secret: The Bawdy History and Very Public Passions of London’s Georgian Age - Dan Cruickshank

Warfare in the Eighteenth Century - Jeremy Black

Empires of the Imagination: Politics, War, and the Arts in the British World 1750-1850 - Holger Hooch

The Medici: Power, Money and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance - Paul Strathern

The Romanovs: 1613-1918 - Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Habsburgs: To Rule the World - Martyn Rady

The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women - Rosalie Gilbert

Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners - Therese Oneill

The Splendid and the Vile - Erik Larson

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing

Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind - Yuval Noah Harari

Nature’s Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present - Philipp Blom

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond

A Natural History of the Future - Rob Dunn

American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic - Nancy K. Bristow

To Marry an English Lord - Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - Reza Aslan

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things - Jenny Lawson

Broken (in the Best Possible Way) - Jenny Lawson

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened - Jenny Lawson

I’m Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come: One Introvert’s Year of Saying Yes - Jessica Pan

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible - A.J. Jacobs

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking - Susan Cain

The Highly Sensitive Person - Elaine N. Aron

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction from Childhood Through Adulthood - Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey, M.D.

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Elizabeth Gilbert

The Hilarious World of Depression - John Moe

Hunger - Roxane Gay

The Comfort Book - Matt Haig

How Democracies Die - Steven Levitsky

The Day the World Stops Shopping - J.B. MacKinnon

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts - Joshua Hammer

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket - Richard Holmes

Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the present day - Peter Ackroyd

London’s Sinful Secret: The Bawdy History and Very Public Passions of London’s Georgian Age - Dan Cruickshank

The Romanovs: 1613-1918 - Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Habsburgs - Martyn Rady

Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind - Yuval Noah Harari

Nature’s Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present - Philipp Blom

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking - Susan Cain

The Highly Sensitive Person - Elaine N. Aron

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - Reza Aslan

Classic Literature

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (1861)

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell (1854)

The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Graham (1908)

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (1868 & 1869)

The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane (1895)

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck (1937)

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (1847)

The Scarlett Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)

The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1851)

Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne (1872)

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)

Persuasion - Jane Austen (1817)

(Wow, I really slacked on my Classics this year...! 😳 Shame on me!)

My Top Five Faves (in no particular order):

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Persuasion - Jane Austen

The Scarlett Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne

North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

Fiction/Literature

(I confess I’m too lazy to separate the books further into different genres.😊)

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade - Diana Gabaldon

The Henna Artist: Bk 1 - Alka Joshi

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur: Bk 2 - Alka Joshi

Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu Rising -  Taylor Jenkins Reid

Written in the Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur

Red, White & Blue - Casey McQuiston

My Policeman - Bethan Roberts

The Pull of the Stars - Emma Donohue

Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert

Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks

Once Upon a River - Diane Setterfield

The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion - Fannie Flagg

The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren

The Dating Plan - Sara Desai

The Flatshare - Beth O’Leary

Second First Impressions - Sally Thorne

Anne of Manhattan - Brina Starler

The Cafe by the Sea - Jenny Colgan

The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner

The Dutch House - Ann Patchett

The Trouble With Hating You - Sajni Patel

The Paris Apartment - Kelly Bowen

All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

No Offence - Meg Cabot

Beach Read - Emily Henry

The Duke & I: Bridgerton Bk 1 - Julia Quinn

Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Bk 4 - Julia Quinn

The Forest of Vanishing Stars - Kristin Harmel

Just Last Night - Mhairi McFarlane

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

Very Sincerely Yours - Kerry Winfrey

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

To Have and to Hoax - Martha Waters

A Curious Beginning: Veronica Speedwell Mystery #1 - Deanna Raybourn

A Perilous Undertaking: VS Mystery #2 - Deanna Raybourn

A Treacherous Curse: VS Mystery #3 - Deanna Raybourn

A Dangerous Collaboration: VS Mystery #4 - Deanna Raybourn

The Last Chance Library - Freya Sampson

Objects of My Affection - Jill Smolinski

Always in December - Emily Stone

A Holly Jolly Diwali - Sonya Lalli

The Party Crasher - Sophie Kinsella

Shopaholic to the Stars - Sophie Kinsella

Christmas Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella

Wedding Night - Sophie Kinsella

I’ve Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella

I Owe You One - Sophie Kinsella

Love Your Life - Sophie Kinsella

The Paper Palace - Miranda Cowley Heller

The Matzah Ball - Jean Meltzer

Just Haven’t Met You Yet - Sophie Cousens

The Lonely Hearts Hotel - Heather O’Neill

The Library of Legends - Janie Chang

Twice Shy - Sarah Hogle

The Christmas Bookshop - Jenny Colgan

The Dreamers - Karen Thompson Walker

The Holiday Swap - Maggie Knox

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr

The Forest of Vanishing Stars - Kristin Harmel

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

Red, White & Blue - Casey McQuiston

Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall

Second First Impressions - Sally Thorne

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade - Diana Gabaldon

Science Fiction/Fantasy

The House of the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

His Majesty’s Dragon: Temeraire Series Bk 1 - Naomi Novik

Throne of Jade: Temeraire Series Bk 2 - Naomi Novik

Black Powder War: Temeraire Series Bk 3 - Naomi Novik

Empire Of Ivory: Temeraire Series Bk 4 - Naomi Novik

Victory of Eagles: Temeraire Series Bk 5 - Naomi Novik

Tongue of Serpents: Temeraire Series Bk 6 - Naomi Novik

Crucible of Gold: Temeraire Series Bk 7 - Naomi Novik

Blood of Tyrants: Temeraire Series Bk 8 - Naomi Novik

League of Dragons: Temeraire Series Bk 9 - Naomi Novik

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Circe - Madeline Miller

Firebird - Mercedes Lackey

Gwenhwyfar - Mercedes Lackey

Dune: Bk 1 - Frank Herbert

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston

The Rules of Magic - Alice Hoffman

The Book of Magic - Alice Hoffman

Foundryside: Bk 1 - Robert Jackson Bennett

Shorefall: Bk 2 - Robert Jackson Bennett

Catherine House - Elizabeth Thomas

Arabella of Mars: Bk 1 - David D. Levine

The Midnight Bargain - C.L. Polk

The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

Star Wars: Master and Apprentice - Claudia Grey

Star Wars: Darth Plagueis - James Luceno

Star Wars: Ahsoka - E.K. Johnston

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: Bk 1 - N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Kingdoms: Bk 2 - N.K. Jemisin

The Kingdom of Gods: Bk 3 - N.K. Jemisin

The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix

The Clockwork Dynasty - Daniel H. Wilson

Black Water Sister - Zen Cho

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue - V.E. Schwab

Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch - Rivka Galchen

Switch - A.S. King

The Jasmine Thorne - Tasha Suri

The Two Towers: Lord of the Rings Bk 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien

La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Bk 1 - Philip Pullman

The Secret Commonwealth:  The Book of Dust Bk 2 - Philip Pullman

The Scribbly Man: Children of D’Hara Bk 1 - Terry Goodkind

Hateful Things: Children of D’Hara Bk 2 - Terry Goodkind

Wasteland: Children of D’Hara Bk 3 - Terry Goodkind

Witch’s Oath: Children of D’Hara Bk 4 - Terry Goodkind

Into Darkness: Children of D’Hara Bk 5 - Terry Goodkind

Good Omens - Terry Pratchet & Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher Paolini

Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley

Mistborn: Bk 1 - Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension: Bk 2 - Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages: Bk 3 -  Brandon Sanderson

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge - M.T. Anderson

Three Parts Dead: Bk 1 - Max Gladstone

A Darker Shade of Magic: Bk 1 - V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows: Bk 2 - V.E. Schwab

Gideon the Ninth: Bk 1 - Tamsyn Muir

Assassin’s Apprentice: Farseer Trilogy Bk 1 - Robin Hobb

Royal Assassin:  Farseer Trilogy Bk 2 - Robin Hobb

Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

The Lighthouse Witches - C.J. Cooke

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

Circe - Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

The House of the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

Temeraire Series - Naomi Novik

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Trilogy - N.K. Jemisin

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue - V.E. Schwab

Children of D’Hara Series - Terry Goodkind

Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge - M.T. Anderson

YA Books

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

We Hunt the Flame: Bk 1 - Hafsah Faizal

We Free the Stars: Bk 2 - Hafsah Faizal

Cinder: Lunar Chronicles Bk 1 - Marissa Meyer

Winter: Lunar Chronicles Bk 4 - Marissa Meyer

Stars Above; Lunar Chronicles Collections - Marissa Meyer

Uprooted: Bk 1 - Naomi Novik

Chain of Gold: The Last Hours Bk 1 - Cassandra Clare

Chain of Iron:  The Last Hours Bk 2 - Cassandra Clare

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue: Bk 1 - Mackenzi Lee

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy: Bk 2 - Mackenzi Lee

The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks: Bk 3 - Mackenzi Lee

Timekeeper: Bk 1 - Tara Sim

Chainbreaker: Bk 2 - Tara Sim

Firestarter: Bk 3 - Tara Sim

Scavenge the Stars: Bk 1 - Tara Sim

Honey Girl - Morgan Rogers

Autoboyography - Christina Lauren

A Great and Terrible Beauty: Bk 1 - Libba Bray

Rebel Angels: Bk 2 - Libba Bray

The Sweet Far Thing: Bk 3 - Libba Bray

Come Tumbling Down: Bk 5 - Seanan McGuire

The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna

By the Book - Amanda Sellet

Rogue Princess - B.R. Myers

The Evil Queen - Gena Showalter

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins

Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon

Dark and Deepest Red - Anna-Marie McLemore

Excuse Me While I Cry Ugly - Joya Goffney

Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale

Eve of Man - Giovanna & Tom Fletcher

The Cruel Prince: Bk 1 - Holly Black

The Wicked King: Bk 2 - Holly Black

The Queen of Nothing: Bk 3 -Holly Black

Gods & Monsters - Shelby Mahurin

Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim

Spin the Dawn: Bk 1 - Elizabeth Lim

For the Wolf - Hannah Whitten

The Library of the Dead - T.L. Huchu

Three Dark Crowns: Bk 1 -Kendare Blake

Wicked Fox - Kat Cho

Entwined - Heather Dixon

Chaotic Good - Whitney Gardner

If the Shoe Fits - Julie Murphy

Every Day - David Levithan

Blood Like Magic - Liselle Sambury

Prudence: The Custard Protocol Bk 1 - Gail Carriger

The Raven Boys: Bk 1 - Maggie Stiefvater

The Bone Witch: Bk 1 - Rin Chupeco

Strange the Dreamer: Bk 1 - Laini Taylor

Muse of Nightmares: Bk 2 - Laini Taylor

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

We Hunt the Flame Duology - Hafsah Faizal

The Last Hours Trilogy - Cassandra Clare

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Trilogy - Mackenzi Lee

Timekeeper Trilogy - Tara Sim

A Great and Terrible Beauty Trilogy - Libba Bray

The Cruel Prince Trilogy - Holly Black

Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim

The Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer

Strange the Dreamer Duology - Laini Taylor

Middle Grade/Children

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey: Bk 2 - Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma: Bk 3 -  Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages: Bk 4 -  Trenton Lee Stewart

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict - Trenton Lee Stewart

A Tale of Magic - Chris Colfer

The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane - Julia Nobel

Stuart Little - E.B. White

The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Graham

The Peculiar - Stefan Bachmann

The Whatnot - Stefan Bachmann

Cinders and Sparrows - Stefan Bachmann

Liesel & Po - Lauren Oliver

The Wishlist - Eoin Colfer

The Barren Grounds - David A. Robertson

Stay Alive: Breakdown - Joseph Monninger

Strangeworlds Travel Agency - L.D. Lapinski

The Scarecrow and His Servant - Philip Pullman

A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L’Engle

A Wind in the Door - Madeline L’Engle

A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeline L’Engle

The Amulet of Samarkand: Bartimaeus Series Bk 1 - Jonathan Stroud

The Golem’s Eye: Bartimaeus Series Bk 2 - Jonathan Stroud

Ptolemy’s Gate: Bartimaeus Series Bk 3 - Jonathan Stroud

The Ring of Solomon: A Bartimaeus Novel  - Jonathan Stroud

The Last Siege - Jonathan Stroud

The Screaming Staircase: Lockwood and Co Bk 1 - Jonathan Stroud

The Whispering Skull : Lockwood and Co Bk 2 - Jonathan Stroud

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling

Bliss - Kathryn Littlewood

Reverie - Ryan La Sala

The Case of the Missing Marquess - Nancy Springer

The House of Secrets - Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini

The Unwanteds - Lisa McMann

The Doldrums - Nicholas Gannon

The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse - Nicholas Gannon

Magyk: Septimus Heap Bk 1 - Angie Sage

Flyte: Septimus Heap Bk 2 - Angie Sage

Physik: Septimus Heap Bk 3 - Angie Sage

Queste: Septimus Heap Bk 4 - Angie Sage

Siren: Septimus Heap Bk 5 - Angie Sage

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom - Sangu Mandanna

Lintang and the Pirate Queen - Tamara Moss

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail - Richard Peck

The Oddmire: Changeling Bk 1 - William Ritter

The Hidden Oracle: The Trials of Apollo Bk 1 - Rick Riordan

The Dark Prophesy: The Trials of Apollo Bk 2 - Rick Riordan

The Burning Maze: The Trials of Apollo Bk 3 - Rick Riordan

The Tyrant’s Tomb: The Trials of Apollo Bk 4 - Rick Riordan

The Tower of Nero: The Trials of Apollo Bk 5 - Rick Riordan

The Sword of Summer: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Bk 1 - Rick Riordan

The Hammer of Thor: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Bk 2 - Rick Riordan

The Ship of the Dead: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Bk 3 - Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus Bk 1 - Rick Riordan

The Son of Neptune:  The Heroes of Olympus Bk 2 - Rick Riordan

The Mark of Athena:  The Heroes of Olympus Bk 3 - Rick Riordan

The House of Hades:  The Heroes of Olympus Bk 4 - Rick Riordan

The Blood of Olympus:  The Heroes of Olympus Bk 5 - Rick Riordan

The Blackthorn Key: Bk 1 - Kevin Sands

Mark of the Plague: Bk 2 - Kevin Sands

The Assassin’s Curse: Bk 3 - Kevin Sands

The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone: Bk 1 - Jaclyn Moriarty

The Whispering Wars: Bk 2 - Jaclyn Moriarty

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating - Adiba Jaigirdar

Alone - Megan E. Freeman

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

The Mysterious Benedict Society Series - Trenton Lee Stewart

A Tale of Magic - Chris Colfer

The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane - Julia Nobel

The Peculiar - Stefan Bachmann

The Scarecrow and His Servant - Philip Pullman

A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L’Engle

Bartimaeus Series - Jonathan Stroud

Lockwood and Co Series - Jonathan Stroud

The Trials of Apollo Series - Rick Riordan

The Heroes of Olympus Series - Rick Riordan

Graphic Novels/Manga/Comics

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Search - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Rift - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy - Faith Erin Hicks

Amulet: Bk 1 The Stone Keeper - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 2 The Stonekeeper’s Curse - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 3 The Cloud Searchers  - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 4 The Last Council - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 5 Prince of the Elves - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 6 Escape from Lucien - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 7 Firelight - Kazu Kibushi

Amulet: Bk 8 Supernova - Kazu Kibushi

Snow, Glass, Apples - Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran

Monstress: Volume 1: Awakening - Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Daredevil: Ultimate Collection Bk 2 - Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev

Pashmina - Nidhi Chanani

Smile: #1 - Raina Telgemeier

Sisters: #2 -  Raina Telgemeier

Guts: #3 -  Raina Telgemeier

Earthian: Volume 4 - Yun Kouga

Shuriken and Pleats: Volume 1 - Matsuri Hino

Shuriken and Pleats: Volume 2 - Matsuri Hino

The Story of Saiunkoku: Volume 9 - Sai Yukino & Kairi Yura

Sailor Moon: Short Stories Volume 1 - Naoko Takeuchi

Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase

Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden: Volume 2 - Yuu Watase

Everyone’s Getting Married: Volume 1 - Izumi Miyazono

Everyone’s Getting Married: Volume 2 - Izumi Miyazono

Everyone’s Getting Married: Volume 3 - Izumi Miyazono

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Search - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Rift - Gene Luen Yang

Avatar the Last Airbender: Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy - Faith Erin Hicks

Amulet Series - Kazu Kibushi

Snow, Glass, Apples - Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran

Monstress: Volume 1: Awakening - Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Daredevil: Ultimate Collection Bk 2 - Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev

Earthian - Yun Kouga

The Story of Saiunkoku - Sai Yukino & Kairi Yura

Poetry

Crush - Richard Siken

Depression & Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim

(I read much more poetry than this over the course of the year, of course, but these two were the only collections I read in their entirety.)

LGBTQ

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

Chain of Gold: The Last Hours Bk 1 - Cassandra Clare

Chain of Iron:  The Last Hours Bk 2 - Cassandra Clare

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade - Diana Gabaldon

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue: Bk 1 - Mackenzi Lee

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy: Bk 2 - Mackenzi Lee

The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks: Bk 3 - Mackenzi Lee

Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin

Timekeeper: Bk 1 - Tara Sim

Chainbreaker: Bk 2 - Tara Sim

Firestarter: Bk 3 - Tara Sim

Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Written in the Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur

Red, White & Blue - Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston

Honey Girl - Morgan Rogers

Autoboyography - Christina Lauren

My Policeman - Bethan Roberts

A Great and Terrible Beauty: Bk 1 - Libba Bray

Rebel Angels: Bk 2 - Libba Bray

The Sweet Far Thing: Bk 3 - Libba Bray

The Rules of Magic - Alice Hoffman

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

My Top Ten Faves (in no particular order):

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade - Diana Gabaldon

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee

Timekeeper Trilogy - Tara Sim

Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Written in the Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur

Red, White & Blue - Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston

DNF’ed Books (did not finish)

Fix Her Up - Tessa Bailey

My Top 25 Faves Overall (in no particular order):

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

The Scarlett Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne

All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

The House of the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune

Temeraire Series - Naomi Novik

Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Circe - Madeline Miller

Timekeeper Trilogy - Tara Sim

Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall

Red, White & Blue - Casey McQuiston

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade - Diana Gabaldon

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Trilogy - Mackenzi Lee

Lockwood and Co Series - Jonathan Stroud

Bartimaeus Series - Jonathan Stroud

The Trials of Apollo Series - Rick Riordan

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge - M.T. Anderson

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking - Susan Cain

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

We Hunt the Flame Duology - Hafsah Faizal

The Peculiar - Stefan Bachmann

(Okay, fine, I lied! lol My Top 26 Faves Overall, because I just COULDN’T find one more I could bear to take off the list. ^.^)

(My End of the Year Book Asks here.)

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Waiting for Godot - Broadway - November 24, 2013 (Opening Night) (Lanelle's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Aidan Gemme (The Boy), Billy Crudup (Lucky), Ian McKellen (Estragon), Patrick Stewart (Vladimir), Shuler Hensley (Pozzo)

War Horse - West End - February 27, 2014 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Sion Daniel Young (Albert Narracott), Josie Walker (Rose Narracott), Alistair Brammer (Billy Narracott), Alex Avery (Captain Nicholls), Steve North (Ted Narracott), Tom Hodgkins (Arthur Narracott) NOTES: Multi-cam pro-shot broadcast live to cinemas as part of National Theatre Live, Includes interval interview and documentary. 

War Paint - Broadway - March 11, 2017 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Patti LuPone (Helena Rubinstein), Christine Ebersole (Elizabeth Arden), John Dossett (Tommy Lewis), Douglas Sills (Harry Fleming) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the Broadway transfer. Some changes for Broadway from the previous Goodman Theater production. Excellent performances from the entire cast with clear picture and great sound throughout; very good video. 2 DVDs. A War Paint - Broadway - April 29, 2017 (Matinee) (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Patti LuPone (Helena Rubinstein), Christine Ebersole (Elizabeth Arden), John Dossett (Tommy Lewis), Douglas Sills (Harry Fleming) NOTES: The master gets caught during Face to Face. You can hear someone say “TURN IT OFF”. Blackout during that part. Wasted - Southwark Playhouse - 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Matthew Jacobs Morgan (Branwell Brontë), Molly Lynch (Anne Brontë), Natasha Barnes (Charlotte Brontë), Siobhan Athwal (Emily Brontë) We Are The Tigers - Off-Broadway - March, 2019 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Lauren Zakrin (Riley Williams), Wonu Ogunfowora (Cairo), Jenny Rose Baker (Kate Dalton), MiMi Scardulla (Reese), Kaitlyn Frank (Annleigh), Cathy Ang (Mattie Wheeler), Celeste Rose (Chess), Zoe Jensen (Farrah), Sydney Parra (Eva Sanchez), Louis Griffin (Clark) NOTES: Starts at the beginning of "I Just Wanna" and missing part of "Mattie's Lament." The theater was really full tonight so there are a good number of heads in this video, but they are worked around to the best of my ability. This is a super small theater (less than 160 seats) and at times the cast members were definitely singing to the camera and honestly giving their best performances because of it. All of the things on the upper level (the bathroom, the pathway, and the kitchen) are captured perfectly, and the zooms on the lower level (the living room and bench) look good as well. Obviously because this is a murder mystery kind of show the lighting can get a little bit dark, but my camera handles low lighting incredibly well. This is honestly the best video you could expect from this venue We Will Rock You - Germany (Cologne) - August, 2005 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Alex Melcher (Galileo), Vera Bolten (Scaramouche), Brigitte Oelke (Killer Queen), Martin Berger (Khashoggi), Michaela Kovarikova (Meat/Oz), DMJ (Brit/J.B.), James Sbano (Pop/Buddy/Bap), Harald Tauber (Teacher), Willemijn Verkaik NOTES: Multicam proshot We Will Rock You - Utrecht (The Netherlands) - October, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: John Vooijs (Galileo), Marjolein Teepen (Scaramouche), Pia Douwes (Killer Queen), Paul Donkers (Khashoggi), Floortje Smit (Meat/Oz), Ruud van Overdijk (Brit/J.B.), Rutger le Poole (Pop/Buddy/Bap) NOTES: Good capture. Heads in the way, but also a lot of good close-ups. Dubble DVD! We Will Rock You - West End - February 11, 2003 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Tony Vincent (Galileo), Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche), Sharon D Clarke (Killer Queen), Alexander Hanson (Khashoggi), Kerry Ellis (Meat/Oz), Nigel Clauzner (Brit/J.B.), Nigel Planer (Pop/Buddy/Bap) The Wedding Singer - Broadway - April 1, 2006 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Stephen Lynch (Robbie Hart), Laura Benanti (Julia), Matthew Saldivar (Sammy), Kevin Cahoon (George), Rita Gardner (Rosie), Amy Spanger (Holly), Richard H Blake (Glen), Felicia Finley (Linda) NOTES: Includes pictures of outside of the theatre and playbill. This was before the changes were made to the production. Blackouts throughout the show. The Wedding Singer - Off-West End - March 1, 2020 (Matinee) (Closing Night) (Highlights) (queenofthedead's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kevin Clifton (Robbie Hart), Rhiannon Chesterman (Julia), Ashley Emmerson (Sammy), Andrew Carthy (George), Sandra Dickinson (Rosie), Tara Verloop (Holly), Jonny Fines (Glen), Erin Bell (Linda), Lori Haley Fox (Angie), Andy Brady (David Fonda), Nathan Ryles (Harold Fonda), Jordan Crouch (Donnie), Aimee Moore (Tiffany), Simon Anthony (Shane McDonough), Paris Green (Donatella), Vanessa Grace Lee (Donatella’s Mother), Morgan Jackson (Mookie), Ellie Seaton (Crystal) NOTES: 38 minutes of act 1 of the closing performance, unobstructed. Welcome To The Club - Broadway - April 8, 1989 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Avery Schreiber (Milton), Bill Buell (Gus), Jodi Benson (Betty), Marcia Mitzman (Carol), Marilyn Sokol (Arlene), Sally Mayes (Winona), Samuel E Wright (Bruce), Scott Waara (Kevin), Scott Wentworth (Aaron), Terri White (Eve) NOTES: Filmed during previews. Well filmed from the balcony. Mostly a full stage shot. Some generational loss. Wenn Rosenblätter Fallen - Oberhausen - June 13, 2016 (Rumpel's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Pia Douwes (Rose), Anton Zetterholm (Till), Annemieke van Dam (Iris)  

West Side Story - Hollywood Bowl - July 19, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jeremy Jordan (Tony), Solea Pfeiffer (Maria), Karen Olivo (Anita), Matthew James Thomas (Riff), George Akram (Bernardo), Drew Foster (Action), Jose Moreno Brooks (Chino), Anthony C Chatmon II (A-Rab), Kyle Selig (Baby John), Mike Schwitter (Big Deal), Jeff Smith (Diesel), Kevin Chamberlin (Krupke), Jennifer Sanchez (Rosalia), Erica Dorfler (Consuela) NOTES: This concert version of the show is abridged with shortened scenes, simple costumes, and no sets or choreography, but Jeremy, Solea, and Karen are absolutely phenomenal with soaring vocals and emotional performances. Very well captured with no dropouts, no obstruction, and no washout. The stage is filmed directly most of the time; the screens are occasionally filmed, usually when the actors are not onstage. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scans. West Side Story - Leicester Curve - December, 2019 (queenofthedead's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jamie Muscato (Tony), Adriana Ivelisse (Maria), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Anita), Ronan Burns (Riff), Jonathan Hermosa-Lopez (Bernardo), Isaac Gryn (Action), Damian Buhagiar (Chino), Ryan Anderson (A-Rab), Alex Christian (Baby John), Dale White (Big Deal), Michael O’Reilly (Diesel), Beth Hinton-Lever (Anybodys), Darren Bennett (Lt. Schrank), Christopher Wright (Krupke), Christopher Wright (Doc), Darren Bennett (Glad Hand), Mireia Mambo (Rosalia), Abigail Climer (Consuela), Thea Bunting (Graziella), Katie Lee (Velma), Richard Appiah-Sarpong (Pepe), Dominic Sibanda (Indio) NOTES: Missing 7 minutes at the beginning. No dropouts and no obstruction. West Side Story - Second Broadway Revival - February 23, 2009 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Matt Cavenaugh (Tony), Josefina Scaglione (Maria), Karen Olivo (Anita), Cody Green (Riff), George Akram (Bernardo), Curtis Holbrook (Action), Joey Haro (Chino), Kyle Coffman (A-Rab), Ryan Steele (Baby John), Tro Shaw (Anybodys), Steve Bassett (Lt. Schrank), Lee Sellars (Krupke), Greg Vinkler (Doc) NOTES: Stunning production of this revival. Josefina and Karen still steal the show. The cast was on fire and there was a lot of energy in the audience as it was the first performance on Broadway. There are some changes from the DC run, which work better. Beautiful production and capture with no obstructions. West Side Story - Second Broadway Revival - November 16, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Matt Cavenaugh (Tony), Josefina Scaglione (Maria), Karen Olivo (Anita), Wes Hart (u/s Riff), George Akram (Bernardo), Eric Hatch (u/s Action), Joey Haro (Chino), Kyle Coffman (A-Rab), Brendon Stimson (u/s Baby John), Joshua Buscher (Diesel), Mike Cannon (Snowboy), Kaitlin Mesh (Anybodys), Steve Bassett (Lt. Schrank), Lee Sellars (Krupke), Mark Zimmerman (s/b Doc), Lindsay Estelle Dunn (Velma), Michael Williams (u/s Pepe), Kaitlin Mesh (Zaza) West Side Story - Third Broadway Revival - January 6, 2020 (Preview) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Jordan Dobson (u/s Tony), Mia Pinero (u/s Maria), Yesenia Ayala (Anita), Corey John Snide (u/s Riff), Amar Ramasar (Bernardo), Dharon E Jones (Action), Jacob Guzman (Chino), Kevin Csolak (A-Rab), Matthew Johnson (Baby John), Tyler Eisenreich (Big Deal), Ahmad Simmons (Diesel), Daniel Ching (Snowboy), Zuri Noelle Ford (Anybodys), Thomas Jay Ryan (Lt. Schrank), Danny Wolohan (Krupke), Daniel Oreskes (Doc), Pippa Pearthree (Glad Hand), Lorna Courtney (Rosalia), Gabi Campo (Consuela), Marissa Brown (Francisca), Alexa de Barr (Graziella), Madison Vomastek (Velma), Gus Reed (Gee-tar), John Snide (Tiger), Carlos Gonzales (Pepe), Ricky Ubeda (Indio), Roman Cruz (Luis), Israel del Rosario (Anxious), Michaela Marfori (Nibbles), Marc Crousillat (Juano), Sheldon True (Toro), Stephanie Crousillat (Teresita), Marlon Geliz (Estella), Satori Folkes-Stone (Margarita), Uni-Seng Francois (Minnie), Jennifer Gruener (Pauline) NOTES: Wideshot. Stage right is slightly obstructed due to where the master was sitting. Good audio. SD M4V (567.0 MB) West Side Story - UK Tour - May 23, 2009 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Daniel Koek (Tony), Hazel Gardner (u/s Maria), Jayde Westaby (Anita), Edd Post (u/s Riff), Dan Burton (Bernardo), Aki Omoshaybi (Chino), Ged Simmons (Lt. Schrank), Martin Chaimberain (Krupke) When We're Gone - Joe's Pub (2014) - March 12, 2014 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Gerard Canonico (Todd), Jeremy Kushnier (John), Luke Wygodny (Ashton), Hannah Whitney (Rosie), Eric William Morris (Colin), Bradley Dean (William) NOTES: Concert performance.   

The Wild Party (Lippa) - Encores! Off-Center - July 17, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Sutton Foster (Queenie), Steven Pasquale (Burrs), Brandon Victor Dixon (Black), Joaquina Kalukango (Kate), Miriam Shor (Madeline True), Talene Monahon (Mae), Ryan Andes (Eddie) NOTES: Excellent HD capture from the Encores Summer Series! The cast was terrific and full of energy giving everything they had. Great to see these songs performed again by this caliber of talent! A The Wild Party (Lippa) - Off-Broadway - 2000 (Highlights) (Press Reel's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Julia Murney (Queenie), Brian d'Arcy James (Burrs), Taye Diggs (Black), Idina Menzel (Kate), Alix Korey (Madeline True), Charles Dillon (Oscar d'Armano), Kevin Cahoon (Phil d'Armano), James Delisco Beeks (Max), Todd Anderson (Reno), Jennifer Cody (Mae), Kena Tangi Dorsey (Dolores), Felicia Finley (Rose Himmelsteen), Peter Kapetan (Sam Himmelsteen), Lawrence Keigwin (Jackie), Charlie Marcus (The Neighbor), Kristin McDonald (Nadine), Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Eddie), Steven Pasquale (Cop), Megan Sikora (Peggy), Ron Todorowski (Kegs), Amanda Watkins (Ellie) The Winter's Tale - West End - November 26, 2015 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Kenneth Branagh (Leontes), Dame Judi Dench (Paulina), Miranda Raison (Hermione), Jessie Buckley (Perdita), Hadley Fraser (Polixenes), Tom Bateman (Florizel), John Dagleish (Autolycus) The Winter's Tale - West End - November 26, 2015 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Kenneth Branagh (Leontes), Dame Judi Dench (Paulina), Miranda Raison (Hermione), Jessie Buckley (Perdita), Hadley Fraser (Polixenes), Tom Bateman (Florizel), John Dagleish (Autolycus) The Witches of Eastwick - UK Tour - April 4, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: James Graeme (Clyde), Marti Pellow (Darryl), Poppy Tierney (Jane), Rachel Izen (Felicia), Rebecca Thornhill (Sukie), Ria Jones (Alex) NOTES: Beautifully filmed from the balcony, with a great mix of close-ups and full stage shots. Crystal clear. Widescreen. The Wiz - NBC Live! - December 3, 2015 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (4K) CAST: Shanice Williams (Dorothy), David Alan Grier (Lion), Ne-Yo (Tinman), Elijah Kelley (Scarecrow), Uzo Aduba (Glinda), Queen Latifah (The Wiz), Mary J Blige (Evillene), Stephanie Mills (Aunt Em), Amber Riley (Addaperle) NOTES: A live production of the 1975 musical The Wiz produced for television; excellent video. A+ The Wizard of Oz (Webber) - First National Tour - September 28, 2013 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Danielle Wade (Dorothy Gale), Jamie McKnight (Scarecrow/Hunk), Mike Jackson (Tin Man/Hickory), Lee MacDougall (Cowardly Lion/Zeke), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (The Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Gulch), Cedric Smith (The Wizard of Oz/Professor Marvel), Robin Evan Willis (Glinda the Good Witch), Charlotte Moore (Aunt Em/Munchkin Barrister), Larry Mannell (Uncle Henry/Philippe/Head Guard) NOTES: Nice capture of Andrew Lloyd Webber's re-imagined classic; no obstruction and very little washout; a few quick dropouts in act one and a couple in act two, only last about three minutes all together; filmed in 16:9 with a mix of wides, mediums,and close-ups. The Woman in Black - West End - July 8, 2001 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Christopher Ravenscroft (Arthur Kipps), Sebastian Harcombe (The Actor) The Woman in White - Broadway - November 30, 2005 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Adam Brazier (Walter Hartwright), Angela Christian (Anne Catherick), Jill Paice (Laura Fairlie), Lisa Brescia (Marian Halcombe), Michael Ball (Count Fosco), Ron Bohmer (Sir Percival Glyde)  

The Woman in White - West End - February 25, 2005 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Adrian der Gregorian (u/s), Oliver Darley, Jill Paice, Elinor Collett (u/s) NOTES: Nice video with good closeups and zooms and great sound. Woman of the Year - Broadway - March 27, 1982 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lauren Bacall (Tess Harding), Harry Guardino (Sam Craig), Eivind Harum (Alexi Petrikov), Roderick Cook (Gerald), Grace Keagy (Helga), Jamie Ross (Larry Donovan), Marilyn Cooper (Jan Donovan), Rex Everhart (Maury) NOTES: Good color video with clear sound with some generation loss, but a nice video. B+ Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Broadway - December 29, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Sherie Rene Scott (Pepa), Laura Benanti (Candela), Patti LuPone (Lucia), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ivan), Justin Guarini (Carlos), de’Adre Aziza (Paulina), Danny Burstein (Taxi Driver), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Marisa), Mary Beth Peil (Pepa's Concierge/TV and Radio Announcer), Samantha Shafer (u/s Woman at Train/Ana) NOTES: Also includes press reels, cast/creative interviews and video of David Yazbek singing songs from the show.

  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Broadway - January 2, 2011 (Matinee) FORMAT:  MP3 (tracked) CAST: Sherie Rene Scott (Pepa), Laura Benanti (Candela), Patti LuPone (Lucia), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ivan), Justin Guarini (Carlos), de’Adre Aziza (Paulina), Danny Burstein (Taxi Driver), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Marisa), Mary Beth Peil (Pepa's Concierge/TV and Radio Announcer), Samantha Shafer (u/s Woman at Train/Ana) NOTES: Also includes press reels, cast/creative interviews and video of David Yazbek singing songs from the show. Wonderful Town - Television Production - November 30, 1958 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Rosalind Russell (Ruth Sherwood), Sydney Chaplin (Robert Baker), Jacquelyn McKeever (Eileen Sherwood), Joseph Buloff (Mr. Appopolous), Dort Clark (Chick Clark), Jordan Bentley (Wreck), Cris Alexander (Frank Lippencott), Jack Fletcher (Night Club Patron), Michele Burke (Helen Wade), Ted Beniades (“Speedy” Valenti), Isabella Hoopes (Mrs. Wade), Ray Weaver (Shore Patrolman), Gene Carrons (Violet), John Wheeler (Officer Lonigan), Don Grusso (Fireman) Wonderland - Broadway - March 23, 2011 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Janet Dacal (Alice), Kate Shindle (Mad Hatter), Carly Rose Sonenclar (Chloe/Ellie), Edward Staudenmayer (The White Rabbit), Karen Mason (Queen of Hearts), Darren Ritchie (Jack the White Knight), E Clayton Cornelious (Caterpillar), Jose Llana (El Gato/Chesire Cat), Danny Stiles (Morris the March Hare), Darren Ritchie (The Victorian Gentleman), Karen Mason (Edwina) NOTES: Very limited trade 3:1 at the master's request. Wonderland - Broadway - April 2, 2011 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Janet Dacal (Alice), Kate Shindle (Mad Hatter), Carly Rose Sonenclar (Chloe/Ellie), Edward Staudenmayer (The White Rabbit), Karen Mason (Queen of Hearts), Darren Ritchie (Jack the White Knight), E Clayton Cornelious (Caterpillar), Jose Llana (El Gato/Chesire Cat), Danny Stiles (Morris the March Hare), Darren Ritchie (The Victorian Gentleman), Karen Mason (Edwina) NOTES: Beautiful bright capture of this short lived show that only played 31 previews and 33 performances. I thought this show was very enjoyable and fun with great music. Great performances and voices from the cast! A+ Wonderland - Broadway - May 12, 2011 (juniper47's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Janet Dacal (Alice), Kate Shindle (Mad Hatter), Carly Rose Sonenclar (Chloe/Ellie), Edward Staudenmayer (The White Rabbit), Karen Mason (Queen of Hearts), Darren Ritchie (Jack the White Knight), E Clayton Cornelious (Caterpillar), Jose Llana (El Gato/Chesire Cat), Danny Stiles (Morris the March Hare) NOTES: Filmed in widescreen with very few obstructions except for a head blocking the farthest corners of downstage stage left and right, but very little is missed there. Very good video and excellent picture and sound. Wonderland - Broadway - May 12, 2011 (juniper47's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Janet Dacal (Alice), Kate Shindle (Mad Hatter), Carly Rose Sonenclar (Chloe/Ellie), Edward Staudenmayer (The White Rabbit), Karen Mason (Queen of Hearts), Darren Ritchie (Jack the White Knight), E Clayton Cornelious (Caterpillar), Jose Llana (El Gato/Chesire Cat), Danny Stiles (Morris the March Hare) NOTES: Filmed in widescreen with very few obstructions except for a head blocking the farthest corners of downstage stage left and right, but very little is missed there. Very good video and excellent picture and sound. Wonderland - UK Tour - June 10, 2017 (Matinee) (bestworstcase's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Rachael Wooding (Alice), Francesca Lara Gordon (u/s Mad Hatter), Naomi Morris (Chloe/Ellie), Dave Willetts (The White Rabbit), Wendi Peters (Queen of Hearts), Stephen Webb (Jack the White Knight), Kayi Ushe (Caterpillar), Dominic Owen (El Gato/Chesire Cat), Ben Kerr (Morris the March Hare) NOTES: DVD menu states June 6 2017 matinee, but all other evidence, even the master's weebly claim it's June 10 2017. Good video! Wonderland (Beth Steel Play) - Hampstead Theatre - July 14, 2014 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Unknown NOTES: Livestreamed April 2020. The Worst Witch - West End - August 22, 2019 (Matinee) (wheredidtherockgo's master) FORMAT:  MTS CAST: Danielle Bird (Mildred Hubble), Rosie Abraham (Ethel Hallow), Molly-Grace Cutler (Miss Bat/Piano/Guitar/Cello/Dulcimer), Meg Forgan (Fenella Feverfew/Bass Guitar), Rachel Heaton (Miss Hardbroom), Rebecca Killick (Maud Spellbody), Emma Lau (Drusilla Paddock), Megan Leigh Mason (Miss Drill/Guitar/Drums/Percussion/Clarinet/Bass Guitar), Polly Lister (Agatha/Miss Cackle), Consuela Rolle (Enid Nightshade), Lauryn Redding (Griselda Blackwood/Sax) NOTES: A very good show! It’s a show aimed more toward kids so there was a lot of kids in the audience. An amazing performance by Polly Lister as Agatha/Miss Cackle in particular. The Wrong Man - Off-Broadway - November, 2019 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP3 (untracked) CAST: Joshua Henry (Duran), Ciara Renée (Mariana), Ryan Vasquez (Man in Black), Amber Pickens, Anoop Desai, Debbie Christine Tjong, Julius Williams, Libby Lloyd, Malik Shabazz Kitchen, Tilly Evans-Krueger NOTES: Near perfect HD capture of this new Off-Broadway show with fabulous performances by the whole cast. There is some wandering throughout but overall a very centered orchestra video with extremely vivid colors. Please do not post screenshots of this video on Twitter ever. Gifs on Tumblr are okay after the NFT date, but don't go linking things to actors and shows. Das Wunder von Bern - Hamburg - July 6, 2015 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Ruben (Matthias Lubanski), Vera Bolten (Christa Lubanski), Patrick Imhof (alt. Richard Lubanski), Marie Lumpp (Ingrid Lubanski), Patrick A. Stamme (alt. Bruno Lubanski), Elisabeth Hübert (Anette Ackermann), Florian Soyka (alt. Paul Ackermann), Robin Brosch (Sepp Herberger(Bohse), Jogi Kaiser (Tiburski/Putzfrau/Adi Dassler), Tetje Mierendorf (Pfarrer Keuchel), Alexandra Farkic/Franziska Trunte/Esther Mink (Wunderfräulein), Dominik Hees (Helmut Rahn), Mark Weigel (Fritz Walter), Dennis Henschel (Berni Klodt), Robin Koger (Horst Eckel), Matteo Vigna (Max Morlock), Hendrik Schall (Toni Turek), Matt Cox (Werner Kohlmeyer), Daniel Therrien (Ottmar Walter), Giuliano Mercoli (Josef Posipal), Fabian Kaiser (u/s Karl mai/Fußballartist), Dominik Kaiser (Hans Schäfer/Fußballartist) NOTES: This video was recorded right after some changes on the show were made (doesn't include the new song which will be published on 11th July, 2015). Full show; beautiful picture quality and nice close-ups but rather shaky in the beginning/end of both acts Das Wunder von Bern - Hamburg - July 23, 2015 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Tanja Schön (u/s Christa Lubanski), Patrick Imhof (alt Richard Lubanski), Marie Lumpp (Ingrid Lubanski), David Jakobs (Bruno Lubanski), Shari Lynn Stewen (alt Anette Ackermann), Patrick A Stamme (alt Paul Ackermann), Mark Weigel (Sepp Herberger/Bohse), Michael Ophelders (alt Tiburski/Putzfrau im Hotel/Adi Dassler), Tetje Mierendorf (Pfarrer Keuchel), Alexandra Farkic (Wunderfräulein), Amaya Keller (Wunderfräulein), Franziska Trunte (Wunderfräulein), Dominik Hees (Helmut Rahn), Florian Soyka (alt Fritz Walter), Hendrik Schall (alt Berni Klodt), Robin Koger (Horst Eckel), Matteo Vigna (Max Morlock), Fabian Kaiser (Toni Turek), James Cook (Werner Kohlmeyer), Daniel Therrien (Ottmar Walter), Pasha Antonov (Josef Posipal), Adrian Fogel (Kar Mai/Fußballartist), Dominik Kaiser (Hans Schäfer/Fußballartist) NOTES: "Julius" as Matthias Lubanski. Full show. Great picture quality and beautiful close-ups, though some little obstruction due a railing. The last few minutes of both acts are shot blind without zooms but still capturing the action on stage

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SEASON 8 BONUS REWARDS PAGE 3.

Claimed -

1) Charlotte (Blue Rune Charlotte - Style)

2) Torin (Blue Rune Torin - Color)

3) J.B. Chimpanski (Blue Rune J.B. - Style)

4) Fabio Sparklemane (Blue Rune Fabio - Style)

5) Kor (Blue Rune Kor - Color)

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This is a compiled list of some of my favorite pieces of short horror fiction, ranging from classics to modern-day horror, and includes links to where the full story can be read for free. Please be aware that any of these stories may contain subject matter you find disturbing, offensive, or otherwise distressing. Exercise caution when reading. Image art is from Scarecrow: Year One.

PSYCHOLOGICAL: tense, dread-inducing horror that preys upon the human psyche and aims to frighten on a mental or emotional level. 

“The Frolic” by Thomas Ligotti, 1989

“Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, 1970

“89.1 FM” by Jimmy Juliano, 2015

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1892

“Death at 421 Stockholm Street“ by C.K. Walker, 2016

“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973

“An Empty Prison” by Matt Dymerski, 2018

“A Suspicious Gift” by Algernon Blackwood, 1906

CURSED: stories concerning characters afflicted with a curse, either by procuring a plagued object or as punishment for their own nefarious actions.

“How Spoilers Bleed” by Clive Barker, 1991

“A Warning to the Curious” by M.R. James, 1925

“each thing i show you is a piece of my death” by Stephen J. Barringer and Gemma Files, 2010

“The Road Virus Heads North” by Stephen King, 1999

“Ring Once for Death” by Robert Arthur, 1954

“The Mary Hillenbrand Cassette“ by Jimmy Juliano, 2016

“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, 1902

MONSTERS: tales of ghouls, creeps, and everything in between.

“The Curse of Yig” by H.P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop, 1929 

“The Oddkids” by S.M. Piper, 2015

“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” by Richard Matheson

“The Graveyard Rats” by Henry Kuttner, 1936

“Tall Man” by C.K. Walker, 2016 

“The Quest for Blank Claveringi“ by Patricia Highsmith, 1967

“The Showers” by Dylan Sindelar, 2012

CLASSICS: terrifying fiction written by innovators of literary horror. 

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

“The Interlopers” by Saki, 1919 

“The Statement of Randolph Carter“ by H.P. Lovecraft, 1920

“The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Pierce, 1893

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, 1820 

“August Heat” by W.F. Harvey, 1910

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

SUPERNATURAL: stories varying from spooky to sober, featuring lurking specters, wandering souls, and those haunted by ghosts and grief. 

“Nora’s Visitor” by Russell R. James, 2011

“The Pale Man” by Julius Long, 1934

“A Collapse of Horses” by Brian Evenson, 2013

“The Jigsaw Puzzle” by J.B. Stamper, 1977 

“The Mayor Will Make A Brief Statement and then Take Questions” by David Nickle, 2013

“The Night Wire” by H.F. Arnold, 1926 

“Postcards from Natalie” by Carrie Laben, 2016

UNSETTLING: fiction that explores particularly disturbing topics, such as mutilation, violence, and body horror. Not recommended for readers who may be offended or upset by graphic content.  

“Survivor Type” by Stephen King, 1982

“I’m On My Deathbed So I’m Coming Clean...” by M.J. Pack, 2018

“In the Hills, the Cities” by Clive Barker, 1984

“The New Fish” by T.W. Grim, 2013

“The Screwfly Solution” by Racoona Sheldon, 1977

“In the Darkness of the Fields” by Ho_Jun, 2015 

“The October Game” by Ray Bradbury, 1948

“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison, 1967 

HAPPY READING, HORROR FANS!

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April Playlist

Keeping Your Head Up - Birdy

Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy 

You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield 

No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry

Rainbow Connection - The Muppets

Little of Your Love - HAIM 

Blessings - Chance the Rapper, Jamila Woods

Make Me Feel - Janelle Monáe 

Paradise - George Ezra 

Only Angel - Harry Styles 

Lola - The Kinks 

Tight Rope - Janelle Monáe, Big Boi 

Love is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia 

Joke’s On You - Charlotte Lawrence  (Birds of Prey) 

Un Poco Loco - Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal (Coco) 

Everybody’s Gotta Live - Love 

I’d Rather Be Me - Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls The Musical) 

Kiss - Prince

Bellbottoms - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 

Pina Colada - Brother Strut

Back in the U.S.S.R. - The Beatles 

Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys

Gimme Some More - The J.B.’s 

Big Chief - Professor Longhair 

It’s Been a Long, Long Time - Harry James 

Poi E - Patea Maori Club

You’re Dead - Norma Tanega 

Faith - George Michael 

Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - The Blues Brothers 

(via https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1luCJYNY3DuGrF9rL7y2BO?si=E5T0_HvwSWaFlNkAIK6QgQ)

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"Majestic " by Charlotte J.B

[scotianostra]

Happy 77th birthday Scottish actor Hugh Ross.

Ross was born in Glasgow on  28th April 1945, where his parents were both doctors. He was educated at The Glasgow Academy. Hugh continued his education at St. Andrew's University for two years, where he became interested in drama, dropped out of his course, and, after working as a teacher, enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Hugh has a long and distinguished career in theatre, film, radio and television.

TV credits include The Team with Lars Mikkelsen, An Honourable Woman, Poirot, Absolutely Fabulous, Midsomer Murders, The Palace, and notably as Major Mungo Munro in Sharpe’s Gold, Sharpe’s Battle and Sharpe’s Sword.

Outlander fans will know him as Arch Bug, a recurring character in the popular series. 

Hugh’s films include Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, Patriot Games (with Harrison Ford), Trainspotting, Charlotte Gray (with Cate Blanchett), Before You Go (with Tom Wilkinson and Julie Walters), The Four Feathers (with Heath Ledger), and most recently The Iron Lady and Sunset Song.

Recent theatre productions include Twelfth Night for English Touring Theatre, Macbeth with James McAvoy, Hamlet with John Simm,  5/11 at Chichester, Pyrenees for Paine’s Plough at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Pinter’s The New World Order at the Brighton Festival, Waste at the Almeida Theatre.

His production company, The Other Cheek, in association with Cahoots Theatre Company, recently presented a revival of J.B. Priestley’s The Roundabout, which Hugh directed, at the Park Theatre, London, which subsequently played a season in New York at 59E59th Street Theaters. Hugh also recently redirected the West End production of The Mousetrap at the St. Martin’s Theatre.

Hugh has also narrated a number of books that are available through audible website. 

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Discothèque

Rien de très intéressant par ici, juste la liste complète de la collection de synecdoques vinyles(299) qui envahissent mon appartement.

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COBHAMCrosswindsBILLY COBHAMMagicBILLY COBHAMSpectrumBILLY COBHAMTotal EclipseBILLY OCEANTear Down These WallsBLACK SABBATHBlack SabbathBLOOD ORANGECoastal GroovesBLOOD ORANGECupid DeluxeBLOOD ORANGEFreetown SoundBLOOD ORANGENegro SwanBOBBY WOMACKThe Bravest Man In The UniverseBREAKBOTStill WatersBRIGITTE FONTAINE13 Chansons Décadentes Et FantasmagoriquesCARIBOUOur LoveCARIBOUSwimCHAKA KHANHello HappinessCHARLES BRADLEYChangesCHARLES BRADLEYVictim Of LoveCHARLES BRADLEYNo Time For DreamingCHARLOTTE GAINSBOURGRestCHET BAKERChetCHET BAKERChet Baker SingsCHET BAKERIt Could Happen To YouCHRISTIAN SCOTTStretch MusicCLAUDE LUTERClaude LuterCOMMONLike Water For ChocolateCOURTNEY PINEJourney To The Urge WithinCURTIS MAYFIELDSuperflyCURTIS MAYFIELDCurtisCYMANDECymandeD'ANGELOBrown SugarD'ANGELOVoodooD'ANGELOBlack MessiahDEPECHE MODEDelta MachineDEPECHE MODEExciterDEPECHE MODEPlaying The AngelDEPECHE MODESpiritDIANA ROSSDianaDOMINIQUE A.AuguriDOUNIAH & HIGH JOHNDream BabyEL COCODancing In 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SidewinderLEE MORGANCornbreadLEE MOSESTime And PlaceLEON BRIDGESComing HomeLEON BRIDGESGood ThingLIANNE LA HAVASBloodLIANNE LA HAVASIs Your Love Big Enough?LYN COLLINSThink (About It)MACEO PARKERLife On Planet GrooveMADLIBShades Of Blue (Madlib Invades Blue Note)MADONNALike A VirginMADONNAThe First AlbumMADVILLAINMadvillainyMALIA, BORIS BLANKConvergenceMARLENA SHAWThe Spice Of LifeMARLENA SHAWWho Is This Bitch, Anyway?MARVA WHITNEYIt's My ThingMARVIN GAYEMidnight LoveMARVIN GAYETrouble ManMARVIN GAYEWhat's Going OnMARY WELLSBye Bye Baby, I Don't Want To Take A ChanceMARY WELLSMary Wells Sings My GuyMASSIVE ATTACKBlue LinesMASSIVE ATTACKProtectionME'SHELL NDEGÉOCELLOPour Une Âme Souveraine A Dedication To Nina SimoneMICHAEL KIWANUKAHome AgainMICHAEL KIWANUKALove & HateMICHAEL KIWANUKAOut Loud!MILES DAVISKind Of BlueMINNIE RIPERTONLes Fleurs The Minnie Riperton AnthologyMORCHEEBACharangoMORCHEEBAFragments Of FreedomMORPHINECure For PainMOUNT KIMBIELove What SurvivesMÉLISSA LAVEAUXCamphor & CopperMÉLISSA LAVEAUXDying Is A Wild NightMÉLISSA LAVEAUXRadyo SiwèlN*E*R*DNothingN.W.A.Straight Outta ComptonNASIllmaticNAS & DAMIAN MARLEYDistant RelativesNICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDSMurder BalladsNICK WATERHOUSENick WatherhouseNINA SIMONEPastel BluesNINE INCH NAILSHesitation MarksNIRVANANevermindNORAH JONESCome Away With MeNORAH JONESFeels Like HomeNU GUINEANuova NapoliOVERCOATSYoungOXMO PUCCINOL'arme De PaixOXMO PUCCINOLa Voix LactéeOXMO PUCCINORoi Sans CarrosseOXMO PUCCINOLa Nuit De RéveilPJ HARVEYLet England ShakePJ HARVEYTo Bring You My LovePJ HARVEYWhite ChalkPARCELSParcelsPEDERAnd He Just Pointed To The Sky...PINK FLOYDThe WallPORTISHEADPortisheadPRINCESign "O" The TimesPRINCELovesexyPRINCE1999PRINCEArt Official AgePRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRLPlectrumelectrumPUBLIC ENEMYApocalypse 91... 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Continuing to rearrange stuff and I decided to try to get some pics of my dolls. Left to right: Seraphina (Sera), Ronan, and Charlotte (Charlie).

John Brian (J.B.), Mary Catherine, and Brangwen.

Madeleine.

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Ghost Expedition Jefferson County, Shepherdstown WV: Entler Hotel/Historic Shepherdstown

Shepherdstown is considered the "oldest city in West Virginia" with a history predating the French-Indian War.  

The town was chartered in 1762 by the royal Virginia governor as Mecklenberg, named for Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz, wife of King George III. The name of Charlottesville had already been granted to another town in the colony. Thomas Shepherd was named the trustee of the town of 222 acres which had been granted to him in 1734.  Eventually the town would be named for him in 1798

Shepherdstown is also known by the nickname of "The Old Unterrified" due to its contributions to the nation's wars. Shepherdstown was said to have provided more soldiers in the American Revolutionary War than any other town of its size in Virginia. In response to General George Washington's call for volunteers in 1775, the Mecklenberg company of 97 men commanded by Capt Hugh Stephenson made the famous "Beeline March" from Morgan Spring to Cambridge Massachusetts, ranging 600 miles in 24 days

According to the Shepherdstown's Register in 1850, the town "sent nearly three complete companies to the field" in the War of 1812 and contributed to ranks of several other companies.  Troops from Shepherdstown, led by Lieutenant Bennett Riley, repulsed the British attack at the Battle of Plattsburgh.  During the capture of Fort George, a Shepherdstown resident, Michael Durnhoeffer, leapt upon the wall of the fort amidst a barrage of artillery fire, and yelled out, “HURRAH FOR OLD SHEPHERDSTOWN”

During the Mexican War, Colonel John Francis Hamtramck led the 1st Virginia Volunteer Regiment.  He was mayor of Shepherdstown from 1850 to 1854, and from 1853 to 1858 served on the Jefferson County Court. He died at his home in Shepherdstown in 1858.  The Hamtramck Guard (The Shepherdstown Light Infantry) was sent to Harpers Ferry to quell John Brown's raid on the federal armory in 1859.  In the Civil War, this group became Company B, 2nd Virginia Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia

Battles took place all around Shepherdstown throughout the Civil War due to its proximity to Pack Horse Ford, a crossing of the Potomac River.  After the Battle of Antietam in 1862, Shepherdstown became a giant makeshift hospital for thousands of confederate wounded  

A Confederate rear guard, led by General William Pendleton, repulsed Union attacks on forces withdrawing from Sharpsburg in the Battle of Shepherdstown.  The 118th Pennsylvania, known as the Philadelphia Corn Exchange Regiment, suffered heavy losses against battle-hardened confederates, amounting to 269 casualties from 737 men

The properties making up the Entler Hotel were built in 1786 by Philip Adam Entler Jr and expanded in 1790 by Daniel Bedinger. The hotel returned to Entler family ownership in 1824 and was managed for many years by Daniel Entler and his wife Margaret, and later by their oldest son son Jacob.  

The Entler Hotel was a societal hub for Shepherdstown. However, the hotel suffered losses from caring for confederate wounded in the Civil War. After a devastating fire in 1912 which destroyed much of downtown German street, Entler family heirs sold the property, which after renovations opened as the Rumsey Hotel

In 1921, the property was acquired by Shepherd University and renamed Rumsey Hall where it served as a student dormitory, faculty housing and later as storage.  In 1973 the hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places.  In 1978, the city acquired the building and renovations were begun by Historic Shepherdstown in 1979.  The property reopened as Historic Shepherdstown and Museum in 1983

The Entler Hotel is thought to be haunted by the ghost of Peyton Bull Smith.  He was killed in a duel by his business partner Joseph Holmes on Tuesday, Nov 3, 1809 at daybreak. Smith was carried to the hotel where he died.  Noises, moans, and footsteps haunt the hotel.  Other folklore legends include a gambler shot himself after losing cattle money and the daughter of the hotel manager died in the 1910 fire within the hotel

Though less widely known, haunted activity in the form of imitative noises is also said to occur in the vicinity of the Schomaker & Co piano on the first floor.  The piano was originally owned by John Henry Schau and his wife Elizabeth Catherine Cookus-Schau (she was also called "Aunt Betsy"). The couple resided on German Street in Shepherdstown.

The paranormal television show Ghosts of Shepherdstown featured a series of haunted locations that were loosely clustered around the Town Run, a tributary of the Potomac river that runs through the center of the town

The ghost expedition sought "drop-in" communications in connection with the history and legacies of the Shepherdstown

REFERENCES:

Civil War Trust. An Interview with Nicholas Redding. American Battlefield Trust

Dandridge, D. (1910).  Historic Shepherdstown. The Michie Company Printers, Charlottesville, Virginia

Digital Exhibit: Schomacker & Co. Piano. (2016). Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

John Francis Hamtramck. (2018). Digital Exhibit. Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Langmyer, M. (2016). The Entler Hotel - Restoration. Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Langmyer, M. (2016).  Shepherdstown and the American Civil War.  Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Langmyer, M. (2016). The Battle of Shepherdstown.  Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Lehman, M.C. (2016). The Entler Hotel - History. Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

McGee, T. (1972, Oct 6). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Rumsey Hall (Entler Hotel). National Park Service

McGee, T. (1973, Apr 2). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Shepherdstown Historic District. National Park Service

Norris, D.A. (2018). Battle of Shepherdstown. American Battlefield Trust

Our Own Ghost of Shepherdstown. (2016). Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Price, J.C. and Woods, D.C (2016). The Entler Hotel - A Chronology. Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Rogers, J.E. (2013, Jan 13). Daniel Entler (b 1785 - d1866) and Family. Memorial ID 103540248. Find A Grave

Rumsey Hall (Shepherdstown, West Virginia). (2018, Apr 27). Wikipedia

Shepherdstown: Battle of Boteler's Ford. (2018). American Battlefield Trust

Shepherdstown Gets Over Fire. (1912, Nov 16). The Daily News, Frederick, MD. Newspapers.com

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV "SEMI-QUINCENTENNIAL" 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND CELEBRATION. (2012). Corporation of Shepherdstown WV

Shepherdstown, West Virginia. (2018). Wikipedia

Stoner-Reed, P. (1987, Sep 26), National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Shepherdstown Historic District (Boundary Increase). National Park Service

Thomas, J.B. (2018). War of 1812. Digital Exhibit. Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

IMAGES:

Acroterian. (2008, Nov 29). Entler Hotel (Rumsey Hall), Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Wikipedia

Highsmith, C. M., photographer. (2015). The historic Entler Hotel, now the city visitors' center, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Shepherdstown United States West Virginia, 2015. -04-29.  Library of Congress

Rumsey Hall, looking north or front view. (c 1925). Rumsey Hall Gallery. Shepherd University

Rumsey Hall as the Entler Hotel, looking northwest up German Street. (c 1880). Rumsey Hall Gallery. Shepherd University

Shepherdstown during the Civil War.  Historic Shepherdstown archives. Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Waud, A.R. (1862, Oct 11). Sketch of the Philadephia Corn Exchange Regiment Fording the Potomac Near Shepherdstown. Harper’s Weekly. p. 652.  Historic Shepherdstown and Museum

Boteler's Ford, Potomac River near Shepherdstown. Point at which Confederate Army crossed after battle of Antietam.  (c 1861-1865).   Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Ruins of bridge, across Potomac River at Shepherdstown.  (c 1861-1865).   Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Rumsey Hall as the Entler Hotel after the fire, looking west up German Street. (1912, Nov). Rumsey Hall Gallery. Shepherd University

The Entler Hotel when the Town bought in 1979. (1979). Historic Shepherdstown and Museum