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57 years ago this month, David E. Davis Jr.’s Car and Driver article on the BMW 2002 praised its ‘giant-killing performance.’ Was this ad inspired by his words? Maybe. What’s certain: the 2002 had made its mark and was here to stay… and slay. Read the 1968 review at https://classic-vintage-bmw.tumblr.com/hymnals2002
Fun fact: Davis likely wrote this BMW 2002 article in late 1967, before leaving Car and Driver in early 1968. Reports vary. Some say that editor Leon Mandel fired him, others say that he resigned over editorial differences on the 2002’s Blaupunkt radio’s poor reception.
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Submissions for the hottest 80s male musicians
Go wild everyone! We have 256 slots to fill!
Submissions 256/256
List of submitted people
Phil Collins
Michael Monroe
Duff McKagan
Vince Neil
Kee Marcello
Michael Sweet
Roger Taylor
Joe Elliott
Sting
Michael Hutchence
Bono
Larry Mullen Jr.
Tom Petty
Axl Rose
Razzle Dingley
Eddie Van Halen
Dave Mustaine
Nikki Sixx
Morten Harket
Tommy Lee
John Deacon
Zakk Wylde
Steven Adler
Slash
Izzy Stradlin
Jon Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora
Kelly Nickels
Bret Michaels
Warren Demartini
Sebastian Bach
Rachel Bolan
Jerry Harrison
Eric Brittingham
Steven Tyler
George Harrison
Brian May
Tom Keifer
Mick Mars
Paul Stanley
Joey Tempest
Jani Lane
Prince
David Bowie
Ozzy Osbourne
Sami Yaffa
Angus Young
Rikki Rockett
David Lee Roth
Bobby Dall
Robin Zander
Eric Bazilian
Jimmy Page
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Jason Newsted
Morrissey
Nick Beggs
Steve Clark
Chris Lowe
Rick Savage
Robert Smith
Robbin Crosby
David Sylvian
Daryl Hall
John Oates
Rod Stewart
Billy Squier
Nasty Suicide
Geddy Lee
David Coverdale
George Lynch
Randy Rhoads
Alice Cooper
David Bryan
Steven Sweet
Freddie Mercury
Terry Hall
Stone Gossard
Nuno Bettencourt
Bruce Kulick
Leif Garett
Adam Yauch
Mike Tramp
Blixa Bargeld
Dave Vanian
Nick Cave
Gary Numan
C.C. DeVille
Bryan Adams
Eazy-E
Bob Dylan
Bernard Sumner
Kenny Loggins
Richard Marx
Lionel Richie
Patrick Swayze
Billy Ocean
Michael Stipe
Corey Hart
Murray Head
David Byrne
Warren Cuccurullo
Rob Zombie
Russell Mael
Mark Mothersbaugh
Martin L. Gore
Dave Gahan
Tracii Guns
Phil Lewis
John Cougar Mellencamp
Jon Farriss
Roland Orzabal
Yoshiki
Billy Joel
Weird Al Yankovic
Joe Strummer
Billy Idol
John Taylor
Michael McDonald
Klaus Nomi
Rob Halford
George Michael
Terence Trent D'Arby
Joe Perry
Paul Williams
Brad Whitford
Stephen Pearcy
Juan Croucier
Bobby Blotzer
MC Hammer
Rick James
Eddie Murphy
Mick Jagger
Don Johnson
James Lomenzo
Meat Loaf
Keith Richards
Ronnie Wood
Cliff Williams
Lars Ulrich
Cliff Burton
Steve Harris
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Bruce Dickinson
Marian Gold
Bernhard Lloyd
Frank Mertens
Per Gessle
Tim Farriss
Kirk Pengilly
Rockwell
Andy Scott
Brian Connolly
Peter Wolf
Bruce Springsteen
Jason Becker
Neil Tennant
John Norum
Alex Lifeson
Neil Peart
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
Nick Rhodes
Andy Fletcher
Alan Wilder
Robert Sweet
Oz Fox
Magne Furuholmen
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Dave Stewart
John Rees
Thomas Anders
Huey Lewis
Adam Ant
Falco
Rick Springfield
Martin Fry
Mark King
Jerry Dixon
Paul Simonon
Howard Jones
Paul Young
Clark Datchler
John Waite
Rick Allen
Paul Engemann
Kurt Maloo
John Levén
Mic Michaeli
Ian Haugland
Erik Turner
Dr. Robert (Robert Howard)
Rick Wright
Andy Taylor
Tony Thompson
Robert Palmer
Brian Johnson
Neil Murray
Rudy Sarzo
Vivian Campbell
Jake E. Lee
Steve Vai
Rowland S. Howard
Steve Perry
Robert Plant
Ivan Doroschuk
Martin Kemp
Roger Daltrey
Jeff Beck
Bob Geldof
Limahl
Anthony Kiedis
Simon Le Bon
Donald Fagen
Rick Astley
Neil Finn
Michael Bolton
Michael Jackson
Glenn Hughes
Elton John
Paul McCartney
Christopher Cross
Bryan Ferry
Thomas Dolby
Steve Jansen
Jeff Lynne
Atsushi Sakurai
Bob Seger
Justin Hayward
Gerry Woo
Markus Grosskopf
Phil Lynott
Gustavo Cerati
Holly Johnson
Jimmy Somerville
Richard Coles
Paul Nicholas
Norman Cook
Paul Weller
Billy Bragg
Andrew Ridgeley
David Gilmour
Glenn Frey
Roger Waters
Mike Patton
Pete Burns
Boy George
Georgy (Gustav) Guryanov
Stewart Copeland
David Ellefson
Miles Davis
Andy Wood
Chris Cornell
Steve Howe
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Sands Hotel & Casino '52-'96
Sands, December 1952
Kit Carson Club ('46-'50) Kit Carson Motel ('46-'64) La Lue nightclub ('50-'51)
'46: Kit Carson Club opened by H. Bynum, D. Anderson, G. Frisbee on US Hwy 91 outside of Las Vegas, adjacent to Kit Carson Motel. The club will later become LaRue nightclub, then the Garden Room of the Sands Hotel.
'50: Kit Carson Club reopened as LaRue nightclub by Billy Wilkerson, Nola Hahn, 12/23/50.
'51: LaRue closed by summer. Mack Kufferman buys LaRue and hires architect Wayne McAllister to build around the existing club. Kuffman and partners apply for gaming license. The project is called Sands by 12/51.
Sands ('52-'96)
'52: Kufferman gaming license denied in Apr., sells to Jake Freedman (RG 4/9/52, RG 6/13/52). Partners running the Sands are B. Barron, E. Levinson (casino manager), S. Wyman, J. Entratter (showroom & restaurants). Hidden partners are believed to include J. Stacher, M. Lansky. Sands road sign designed by McAllister, built by YESCO.
'52: Dec. 12, Sands opens with 200 rooms in five buildings arranged in Y-shaped layout. The guest wings are named after race tracks: Arlington Park, Belmont Park, Haileah, Rockingham Park, Santa Anita. Three other wings of equal size were added circa ’53-54 (two were named Churchill Downs, Hollywood Park), another by ’58, and larger wing by ’60. The total room count in ’60 was 465.
'53: Frank Sinatra plays his first engagement at the Sands and becomes 2% owner in Oct; Carl Cohen joins the Sands as shareholder and casino manager in Oct.
'54: Sign modification: Second reader board added below the main board, Feb or earlier. Antonio Morelli joins the Sands as musical director for the Copa in Jul.
'55: Sands partners assume control of the Dunes in Sep. They sell the Dunes in four months later.
'58: Jake Freedman dies 1/19/58; Jack Entratter becomes Sands president.
'59: Sign modification: Attraction board attached to the sign, Feb or earlier. Baccarat begins at the Sands. Sands acquires the former Orinda Motel, property to the south, used for expansion of the Sands parking lot.
'60: Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop (the "Rat Pack") are first billed together in the Copa in Jan-Feb. during the filming of Ocean's 11. Senator John F. Kennedy visits during the Democratic primary campaign.
'63: Opening of Aqueduct hotel wing (83 rm) in Apr. Julius Gabrielle, architect (RJ 4/28/63). Sinatra surrenders ownership 10/7/63.
'64: Sands acquires the former Kit Carson Motel; Belmont and Arlington buildings (base of the Y) moved southward to accommodate construction of a hotel tower. Sign modification: The frame around the main marquee painted tan.
'65: Second sign in Aug; tower completed late in the year and officially opened Jan. ’66. Martin Stern Jr, architect.
'67: Howard Hughes buys the Sands, 7/23/67. Sinatra leaves his Sands residency after confrontation with Cohen, 9/11/67.
'69: Dean Martin leaves Sands to join Riviera.
'71: Entratter dies, 3/8/71.
'73: Cohen leaves the Sands, Jan. '73.
'80: Inns of America buys the Sands from Hughes heirs Summa Corp in Oct.
'81: Oct., Sands third sign and new porte-cochere.
'82: Jan. 15, Completion of remodeling effort including new Copa room.
'83: Summa Corp re-assumes control of the Sands, 4/5/83.
'88: Kirk Kerkorian buys the Sands in Jan. Kerkorian sells to Interface Group led by Sheldon Addison in Apr.
'90: Sands Expo and Convention Center opens.
'94: Remodeling of the casino.
'96: Sands closes 6/30/96. Tower demolished 11/26/96.
Photos of the Sands
Sources include David G. Schwartz. At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out With a Bang. December 1952 photo courtesy of Slidetreasurehunt.


Construction of the sign, 1952. The pylon sign pedestal was 56’ high, 21’ wide, with the S at 34’ tall. Design by Wayne McAllister, fabricated and installed by Young Electric Sign Co. Photo: YESCO Corporate Records (MS-00403), UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

Opens Dec 15. Danny Thomas, Connie Rusell, Lou Wills Jr, Ray Sinatra Orchestra. Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, 0007-0345.

Aerial view of Kit Carson Motel and the Sands, '62
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definitely in for the Scrungly Little Guys Contest so far:
Dwight Frye
Fred the Basset Hound
Peter Lorre
Jack Lemmon
Margaret Hamilton
Leonard "Chico" Marx
Jack Benny
Anthony Perkins
Raj Kapoor
Eli Wallach
Conrad Veidt
Claude Rains
Una O'Connor
Don Knotts
Harpo Marx
Snitz Edwards
Lon Chaney
Peter Cushing
Patrick Troughton
Edward Everett Horton
Harold Lloyd
Alec Guinness
Cab Calloway
Machiko Kyo
Mary Wickes
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Giulietta Masina
Thelma Ritter
Sammy Davis Jr
Gwen Verdon
Margaret Rutherford
David Tomlinson
Elsa Lanchester
Joe E. Brown
Asta Nielsen
Robert Helpmann
Valeria Creti
Cantinflas
Laurel and Hardy (scrungly unit)
Many others were submitted and may still be included, I just haven't caught up and reviewed their propaganda yet. In the meantime, keep sending your weirdos to this form here!
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JUNE 1O, 2024 RELEASE
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This release includes: The Outsiders, Hell's Kitchen, Illinoise, The Who's Tommy, Mother Play
HELL’S KITCHEN May 16, 2024 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.72GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Maleah Joi Moon (Ali), Shoshana Bean (Jersey), Kecia Evans (Miss Liza Jane), Brandon Victor Dixon (Davis), Chris Lee (Knuck), Chad Carstarphen (Ray), Reid Clarke, Chloe Davis, Nico Dejesus, Timothy L. Edwards, Vanessa Ferguson (Tiny), David Guzman, Jakeim Hart (Q), Jackie Leon (Jessica), Rachelle Manalo, Sarah Parker, Niki Salades, Nyseli Vega (Millie), Lamont Walker II (‘Riq), Rema Webb (Crystal) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new musical! Increased moments of wandering and unfocusing. Spotlight washout somewhat frequently. First minute or so is blocked by people standing up. Very minor head obstruction on the sides. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBqQ78 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL DECEMBER 2, 2024
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@riddlersboyfriend Hi Luke, it's your summer exchange fic!! xoxoxoxo
Don't give it a hand, offer it a soul
Cross-posting on A03 since it's, ya know, long.
First Battalion
CO: Lt Col. Billy Turner. West Point. Demands fawning attention. Shouts. 3/10.
Charlie Company
Capt. Albert Hassenzahl.
From Cincinnati, Ohio. Worked in steel mill.
27 years old
Sometimes brash or impetuous, leading to friction within the unit.
Sufficient. 6/10
Sgt. Roy Speake Jr.
From Birmingham, Alabama. Foreman in cotton mill.
30 years old, yet willing to take orders from younger men.
7/10
Sgt. Mariano Sanchez.
From El Paso, Texas. Family owned a small grocery.
28 years old, difficulty conforming to protocol. Falls behind on runs.
5/10
T/5 John Davis.
From Detroit, Michigan. Janitor.
20 years old, works hard but talks too much.
6/10
Cpl. Harvey White.
From a small town in rural Kansas, farmer.
Age: 19. Inept and unreliable. Poor aim, shirks duties. But could improve if properly motivated.
4/10
Pfc. Paul Devoe.
From New Orleans, Louisiana. Line cook.
Age: 24. Charismatic and optimistic. Keeps spirits up, though impulsivity is an issue.
7/10
Schedule
0600 Reveille
0610 Formation
0630 Tidy barracks
0700 Calisthenics
0800 Wash up
0900 Barracks Inspection
0930 Currahee or obstacle course
1045 PT drills
1115 Outside lecture
1200 Lunch
1330 Mail Call
1345 Lecture/Classroom
1500 Parachute training
1700 Drill
1800 Supper
1900 Lecture/Classroom
2100 Return to barracks
2300 TAPS
Notes September 1942
Dislike Lt. Col. Turner intensely.
Training is more difficult than anticipated.
Seems that what was true in Boston remains true here. Cannot seem to join conversations with the other men, continue to make them uncomfortable. Thought it would be different here than it was back home.
Notes October 1942
Lt. Col Turner is incompetent, stupid, and worthless.
Perhaps other companies have it better; consider orchestrating a change? Investigate.
Notes November 1942
Chose E Company, 2nd Platoon at random, for observation.
Capt. Herbert Sobel
From Chicago, Illinois. Attending University of Illinois.
30 years old
Would be a close friend of Lt. Col. Turner.
2/10
1/Lt. Richard Winters
From Lancaster, Pennsylvania
26 years old, effective. Has the respect of his men. Commands from the front.
8/10
Sgt. Carwood Lipton
From Huntington, West Virginia. Worked in mother’s boarding house.
22 years old, quiet. And yet the men listen.
8/10
Cpl. Donald Hoobler
From Manchester, Ohio, three siblings, joined National Guard.
Age: 20. Young, but works hard.
6/10
Pfc. Joseph Liebgott
Born in Michigan, moved to San Francisco
Age: 27. Cab driver. Speaks German. Easily angered, needs focus.
7/10
Pvt. David Webster
From New York City. Harvard grad. Writer
Age: 20. Lazy, whiny, as bad at talking to others as I am, in a different way.
5/10
Will continue to observe
Notes December 1942
Col. Sink insisted we march 118 miles, from Toccoa to Atlanta. It snowed. It served no function but to boost the egos of men who did not march alongside us.
Companies became disorderly, and by the end we were not marching in our own battalions. As such, I was marching mostly with E Company.
I spoke with Winters, as he was willing to speak with me. For some reason, he does not seem put off by me as others are–perhaps that is because, apart from Lt. Lewis Nixon III of Nixon, NJ, of HQ Company, no one wants to talk to him, either. Nixon certainly does; he made his way all the way over to E Company from the very beginning of the march, and stayed there, right at Winters’ side. By that token, I spoke with Nixon, as well. The march was miserable, but I believe I enjoyed it more than I have enjoyed any other time here.
We did not talk about much of anything of consequence–Nixon ensured that. I think the man is incapable of serious conversation. You would think someone as thoughtful as Winters would dislike him for that, but clearly he does not. It is odd. They are odd.
I observed the other members of E Company as we marched. They are a tight-knit group, more so than C Company by far. It is not because of their CO, that’s certain; he does everything he can to drive them apart, and clearly loathes Winters.
Winters does what he can, but his resources are limited serving under a tyrant, an experience I can sympathize with. In truth, it is the NCOs that hold the Company together. To a man, they work tirelessly to keep spirits up, assisting those who are exhausted, making sure they eat and drink and sleep when they can.
Sgt. Lipton in particular has an interesting way about him. He doesn’t lead like the others, shouting at them to haul ass like Sgts. Guarnere and Martin do, in the time-honored tradition of NCOs. He gives orders, but he does so in a way that is almost friendly. I can’t wrap my head around it.
Notes January 1943
Continuing to observe Sgt. Lipton.
Pvt. Webster is improving, partly because of Sgt. Lipton. (It seems that Pfc. Liebgott has an influence as well, though I can’t fully understand it. To a casual observer–which I do not believe I am–Liebgott bullies him, but in such a way that it almost seems affectionate. It is puzzling). Sgt. Lipton’s approach is different. He encourages Webster (and others, I do not mean to suggest that his efforts are limited to one man–he supports the entire Platoon. Hell, the entire Company) in subtle ways, walking with him to help him keep the pace up, but letting Webster think it’s because he really wants to hear him talk about Impressionist painters or Romantic poets. Perhaps he does. It is difficult to tell; he seems so genuinely engaged.
Capt. Sobel chewed him out for an imaginary offense (a not unusual occurrence in Easy Company) and Sgt. Lipton accepted it with stoicism. But when Sobel turned his back, Sgt. Lipton smirked. He rolled his eyes. There is steel in him.
Notes February 1943
Went for a run with Winters this morning, came across Sgt. Lipton. Winters invited him to join us. Winters runs like a maniac; running with him allows me to push myself, now that we are now longer running Currahee. I expected Sgt. Lipton to decline, particularly given my presence–no NCO has ever wanted to socialize with me–but he did not. He kept pace with Winters easily. He runs very well.
When we finished, we headed for the showers before Reveille, and Sgt. Lipton grabbed towels for each of us, even though it was unnecessary.
Notes March 1943
Have continued to run with Winters every morning. We have not encountered Sgt. Lipton again.
Notes June 1943
Have ceased running with Winters, as it’s too hot and I have concluded that Winters is a lunatic. We have plenty of PT; there’s no need to add on more. I don’t know why I bothered.
Notes August 1943
Couldn’t sleep, as usual. Went out walking through Fort Benning, found myself by the NCO barracks. Stood and smoked for a while. Went back to bed.
Notes September 1943
The S.S. Samaria is miserable. Am crammed into a cabin with Winters, Nixon, Lt. Harry Welsh, Lt. Heyliger, Lt. Roush, and Lt. Meehan from Baker Company. We have to wear life jackets at all times, and Nixon won’t stop talking about how the Titanic didn’t have enough lifeboats, and the Samaria definitely doesn’t.
Sleep is impossible, so have taken to walking the deck at night. Came across Sgt. Lipton, offered him a cigarette even though I know he doesn’t smoke. He described the racks the enlisted men have, and I decided to shut up about my sleeping situation.
He was there the next night, and the next. He didn’t seem to mind my smoking. If he wasn’t on deck in the same place, I would have left him alone–I wouldn’t have gone looking for him. But he was always there, as if he was waiting for me. He didn’t say much, though neither did I, I suppose. We just looked out at the black sea.
Notes November 1943
Sgt. Lipton–and the other Sgts from Easy Company, I suppose–have mutinied on Winters’ behalf. It was brave. It was the right thing to do. It could force Sink’s hand, push him to realize how incompetent Sobel is. (We should try it in First Battalion).
But I don’t know what’s going to happen to them. To him.
Notes December 1943
It’s all right. Two Sgts. were punished, neither of them were him.
It is clear that my interest in Easy Company is not beneficial, and no longer necessary. I am not gaining anything. I should not be more informed on the goings on in a Company that isn’t my own–that isn’t even in my Battalion. I’m going to stop taking notes altogether, anyway–loose lips and all.
Notes May 1944
Have been transferred to Dog Company. If I see Lt. Col. Turner in combat, I’ll kill him.
This is all pointless, anyway. In all likelihood, I am going to die. We are all going to die. Even…even he is going to die.
Notes June 1944
Sgt. Lipton was injured at Carentan, I do not know how badly.
I was also injured. I will recover.
There were some incidents at Normandy. I shot an NCO; he was drunk and endangering the men. I shot six POWs. They were my first kills. I have killed more, since.
The looks men gave me, before we came, as if they weren’t sure what I was capable of.
They know, now. I know, too.
Notes July 1944
Sgt. Lipton was wounded in the groin and on the face. He is in the hospital here in Aldbourne, recovering. He is several beds down from me. He receives visitors throughout the day.
Now that he is up and about, he comes to say hello sometimes, as I am not yet able to walk. He does not avoid me, as the other men do.
He ought to; it would be better if he did. It’s useful that they fear me. It will make me a better leader.
Notes August 1944
Have been transferred to HQ Company, working alongside Nixon. It’s for the best.
Notes December 1944
Have been transferred back to Dog Company, as they are short on officers. We will be needed, I am told, for what’s coming in Belgium.
Notes January 1945
I couldn’t stop watching 1st Sgt. Lipton. With Winters leading the battalion and Lt. Dike as the empty shirt they’ve put in his place, Lipton has been the Company together. He is exhausted–we all are, of course, but it hurts somehow to see it on him. His eyes are shadowed, I could see it even from a distance. I patrolled the lines of Dog Company often, to catch a glimpse of him. I insisted that our medics share supplies, food. I wanted him to eat. To be safe. I was at the edge of the line when German artillery rained down, and I swear I heard him laughing. It was beautiful.
I would have gone across that field at Foy even if Winters hadn’t sent me. Someone had to go, and I was glad it was me. It was the easiest decision I ever made–it wasn’t even a decision, my feet were going before I even had the thought, as soon as they had Winters’ permission to do so.
And now, I’m in command of Easy Company. It feels…right. Like I should have been with them all along. I know these men. I know what they need.
I knew what 1st Sgt. Lipton needed–he needed to know that someone had watched him, had seen what he had done. Had seen the man he is. And so I told him, in a church, while a choir of girls sang in golden light. It was…a risk, because letting him know that allowed him to see me, as well. To an extent.
He still does not seem frightened of me. If anything, he seems a little amused. I don’t know what to make of it, exactly. But I don’t dislike it.
Notes February 1945
I’ve been promoted to Captain. One would think this would be welcome, but it is not. I couldn’t stop thinking of the men who have died, while I’m still here. I tried getting drunk–it’s what everyone else does, Nixon, Welsh, all of them. I’ve never really seen the point, but last night I thought, what the hell, it’s worth a shot.
I’m sharing quarters with 1st. Sgt. Lipton (he should be Lt. Lipton, but it hasn’t come through yet. Promotion won’t ruin him as it has me). I stumbled there, and I was…I couldn’t…I wasn’t as in control of myself as I would have liked to be.
In truth, I wasn’t anything close to control. I came into the tent so drunk I couldn’t see straight, and I was crying. I hadn’t cried before, not once in the entire war. Not with all the deaths. Not for the men who died or the men I killed. But I cried when I got my fucking captaincy.
Lipton was in bed, and I sat down on his cot. Aren’t you supposed to forget things that happen when you’re drunk? Why do I remember all of this?
I remember I tried to kiss him. At least, I think that’s what happened. It is a little fuzzy. All I know is that I was sitting there on his cot and he was in bed, lying down and listening to me, and then I was half on top of him. I think I remember my mouth on his…fuck, you’d think if I’d gone and done something so colossally stupid I would have the decency to be sure about it. You’d think it would be seared into my brain, something I could go back to sometimes, in the privacy of my own thoughts. But there’s nothing, really. Just a vague sense of closeness, of Lipton, right there.
I got to my own bed, somehow. He must have put me there–by that point, I was too drunk to know my own name. And in the morning he greeted me with his usual smile and a cup of extra strong coffee. As though nothing at all had happened. So I guess nothing did.
Notes February 1945
Lipton is sick. He’s been sick for a week or so, but he’s getting worse. It won’t stop. He won’t stop–just keeps acting like he’s fine, even though his fever is running so hot Doc Roe keeps trying to get him off the line. It’s pneumonia, and we’re out here in the cold, and he still won’t go. I’m so furious with him I don’t know what to do.
I can’t watch over him every minute, so I’ve put Luz on him. Luz has the right approach–firm, but with a smile. Lipton doesn’t respond to direct orders; I’ve tried that.
He remains infuriatingly competent, even when he coughs so hard I worry he’s going to drop a lung on my jump boots. Easy is running on fumes, and yet Lipton has it as organized as can be. And I can’t help coming to him for advice, to discuss options, even when he should be resting–because his advice is invaluable to me.
This town, Hagenau, has been blown to pieces. Is still being blown to pieces. We barely have roofs over our heads, though of course that’s practically a luxury, considering some of the places we’ve been. Easy CP is in a building with only one bed, and I’ve put Lipton there. It took some doing–I thought I was going to have to carry him there, and frankly he’s bigger and stronger than I am. Well, maybe not stronger, with pneumonia.
I could sleep in another room, of course, but I’ll be sleeping on the floor, in the same room. I want to be able to hear him if he needs anything, if he takes a turn for the worse.
Notes February 1945
Something happened last night. I don’t…I’m going to write it down, to see if that way I’ll understand it.
At 0230 I went to bed. The patrol did not go well. Two prisoners is not a fair exchange for Jackson. I was…upset. But I still moved quietly, so as not to disturb Lipton–only he was awake. He called me over, asked how the patrol went. I told him.
“I’m sorry, sir.”
“It should never have happened,” I said.
He shrugged, his muscled shoulders moving in the low light from the fire I’d had Luz light in the hearth, and the cooler light from the moon.The room was warm, and he wore only his undershirt. “Lots of things have happened in this war that shouldn’t have, sir.”
I couldn’t argue with that. He slid to the side, gesturing for me to sit down on his bed, as I’d sat a couple of weeks ago, drunk off my head. I obeyed, but I frowned at him, unsure. “What are you doing awake? Can’t sleep? Should I get Roe?”
Lipton shook his head, a little smile on his face. “No. I’m feeling much better, sir. I wanted to see how you are.”
I wasn’t quite sure how to respond. “I…I’m fine?” It sounded like I was asking him for the right answer, but how I was wasn’t something I’d considered in…well, in years, I suppose. Since well before Normandy.
“Good,” Lipton said, taking me at my word. “Would you like some of this?” He held up a bottle and I blinked at it. It was schnapps–I’d taken it from a German couple next door, along with some kind of pastry. Apfelstrudel, they’d called it.
“I don’t really drink,” I said warily, thinking of that other night.
Lipton grinned. “Neither do I, but I figure you got this for me for a reason, right, sir?”
“The woman said it would cure you.”
Lipton held out the bottle to me expectantly, so I took a small sip. It burned going down, too sweet. I handed it back to him, and he took a sip himself, placing his mouth where mine had been. I watched his throat as he swallowed. I was so close to him, I could hear the sound his lips made as they left the bottle. “Another?” he asked.
I shook my head. I didn’t understand what was happening–maybe nothing was happening, maybe this was all perfectly ordinary–but I sure as hell wanted to remember it clearly tomorrow. Lipton took another sip, made a face, and closed the bottle, setting it down on the floor. “Have you had a lot of that?” I asked.
Lipton shrugged, loose. “Some.”
“Enough to cure you then,” I said, and he laughed.
“I guess so.”
I could feel his hip against my leg, and the room got a little brighter with the light of an explosion from a couple of blocks away, and I could only hope it hadn’t done any more damage than we’d already sustained tonight. His eyes are so soft. “I should let you sleep.”
I didn’t stand up, though. I meant to, I meant to get up and go sleep on the floor like I’d insisted I would. I was going to, any second, but I hadn’t yet when Lipton said, “You could sleep here with me.”
I try not to let my emotions show on my face, but I must have looked surprised (I was more than surprised), because Lipton added, “We’ve all slept in tighter quarters than this, in Bastogne. There’s no need for you to sleep on the floor, sir.”
And it’s true. I slept as close as I could to other men in foxholes, because otherwise we would have frozen to death. But this room had a warm fire. There was no reason to. And yet, Lipton slid to the side, making a little more room for me–there wasn’t a lot, it was a small bed–and so I…lay down.
I didn’t take off my boots, or my jacket or anything. I didn’t want to risk taking the time, in case he changed his mind. I lay on my back, but that didn’t quite work, it was too close, so I turned onto my side. I should probably have faced away from him. I didn’t.
His face was right there. I could have kissed him again (did I even kiss him, before? I’ve never been certain). He blinked at me in the darkness, but I didn’t move. Eventually, his eyes closed, but I lay there for a long time, long enough to feel him relax and curl into me. I pressed my lips to his shoulder, and I thought I felt his breath against my hair, but I couldn’t be sure.
When I woke up in the morning, he was gone.
Notes February 1945
I haven’t known what to do with myself all day. Lipton has been hard to pin down–now that he is feeling better, he is working harder than ever. Winters canceled the second patrol, but we still need to act as though it is going forward, which means the same amount of work, plus I needed to make sure Lt. Jones is squared away.
I had Liebgott and the others firing across the river, while Webster and Sgt. Martin hid in the house. By the time I got back to the CP, it was 0300.
Lipton wasn’t in the bedroom waiting for me. He was awake and working with Luz, sorting through the supply delivery. I stopped in to say goodnight and when he said goodnight back, he…well, he smiled at me. But Lipton smiles at everyone.
I don’t like this. I don’t like being uncertain.
Notes February 1945
It’s Lieutenant Lipton now, at long last. Welsh caught up with us, and he had Lipton’s bars with him. I was there when Winters pinned them on, when Lipton shook his hand. There were so many of us there–Nixon, along with Luz and Webster in the other room. Hell, even Lt. Jones was standing there. What felt like it ought to have been a close moment, something for just me and him, wasn’t, couldn’t have been, with so many men around. But of course it wasn’t just for him and me–why would it have been? I’ve only been his CO for a month. Of course he would want to share this with men he’s known for years. He’s earned that and more.
But I was impatient. I couldn’t…after spending yesterday so uncertain, I didn’t want to spend another moment that way. And we were equals now, or almost. We were both officers, at least.
So I took him by the arm and brought him into the other room. It wasn’t private, by any means–they were all still right there, Harry and Nixon drinking from Nixon’s flask, Winters watching them in that amused way he has. And we were going to be heading out soon–I’m writing this in the back of a jeep as Winters drives, in fact. But I couldn’t wait.
“Yes, sir?” he said, expectantly.
I had absolutely no idea what to say. “Um. Yes. Congratulations, Lieutenant.”
He smiled, wide and sincere, that smile that spreads so far across his face that it lifts the downturned corners of his eyes. “Thank you, sir.”
I had to think of something else, some reason to keep him here away from everyone else while I thought of a way to ask what I needed to ask him. “And you’re sure you’re feeling better? Because we could go to an aid station.”
He reached out and squeezed my arm, just below the elbow. It was a little thing, something I’d seen the men do all the time. Hell, Winters and Nixon were never not touching, it seemed. “I promise, I’m fine, sir.”
Just a little thing, but it seemed like I could feel his hand on my skin, even through my coat. No one ever really touches me. “I…” I cleared my throat. “I’m glad to hear that.” His hand slid down, so that his fingers touched the bare skin of my wrist, just resting there. From the other room, it wouldn’t have looked like anything, but it felt like everything. “Lieutenant Lipton…”
“You can call me Lip, you know, sir,” he said. “Everyone else does.”
“Lip,” I repeated, quietly. It probably came out as a whisper. I don’t think I will call him Lip, in front of other people. I think I’ll keep that close.
“Sparky!” Nixon called from the other room. “We’re moving out in an hour, think you can manage that?”
Lipton’s fingers tightened on my wrist before letting go. “Yes,” I said, without looking away from him. I heard the sounds of the other men leaving, of Winters talking to Jones, of Luz giving Webster a hard time, of Welsh and Nixon bantering back and forth. Lipton stepped back, and I felt the moment slipping away, as if this was my only chance, and if I didn’t say something right then–though I still didn’t know what I should say–I would never get another try.
So I reached out and grabbed the back of his neck. His mouth was warm and soft, tasting of coffee and stale bread. He kissed me back, and the relief in that was enough to make me dizzy.
We broke away to catch our breath, and he smiled against my mouth. “Ron,” he whispered.
We had to leave that room, then, and that house full of broken walls and rubble, to gather the men and move on to another house in another town. But he’ll call me Ron again, I believe, when we’re alone. And I’ll call him Lip. And maybe there isn’t anything else that needs to be said, for now.
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hi! i hope you dont mind the ask! im looking to set up a period fc and just looking to get some fc help! i want the group to be diverse as possible and was hoping you could help with some fc suggestions?
Kathy Bates (1948) - American Horror Story as Madame LaLaurie.
Richard Ridings (1958) - Dickinson.
Michelle Yeoh (1962) Chinese Malaysian - The School for Good and Evil.
Zahn McClarnon (1966) Hunkpapa Lakota, Sihasapa Lakota, White - History of the World, Part II.
Sophie Okonedo (1968) Nigerian / Ashkenazi Jewish - The Wheel of Time, The Hollow Crown.
Adrian Lester (1968) Afro Jamaican - Mary Queen of Scots.
Yuliya Aug (1970) - Ekaterina.
Warwick Davis (1970) - Willow - has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita.
Danny Sapani (1970) Ghanaian - in Harlots.
Nick Frost (972) - The Nevers & Into the Badlands.
Matt Berry (1974) - Year of the Rabbit.
Caroline Chikezie (1974) Igbo Nigerian - The Shannara Chronicles.
Ashlie Atkinson (1977) - is queer - The Gilded Age.
Karthi (1977) Tamil Indian - Ponniyin Selvan.
Oscar Isaac (1979) Cuban-Guatemalan-Spanish - In Secret.
Nonso Anozie (1979) Igbo Nigerian - Cinderella.
Adeel Akhtar (1980) Pakistani / Indo Kenyan - Enola Holmes.
Chrissy Metz (1980) - American Horror Story as Ima ‘Barbara’ Wiggles.
Angel Coulby (1980) Afro Guyanese / White - Merlin.
Mahesh Jadu (1982) Indo Mauritian - The Witcher.
Ella Smith (1983) - The Nevers.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983) Zulu South African / White - Belle.
Joel Fry (1984) Afro Jamaican and White - Drunk History UK.
Freida Pinto (1984) Konkani Indian - Mr. Malcolm's List.
Sterling Sulieman (1984) African-American - Still Star-Crossed.
Zawe Ashton (1984) Ugandan / White - Mr. Malcolm's List - has spoken up for Palestine!
Sonoya Mizuno (1986) Japanese / Spanish-Argentinian, White - House of The Dragon.
Jodie Turner-Smith (1986) Afro Jamaican - Anne Boleyn.
Deepika Padukone (1986) Indian - Bajirao Mastani.
Lashana Lynch (1987) Afro Jamaican - Still Star-Crossed.
Susan Wokoma (1987) Nigerian - Enola Holmes - has spoken up for Palestine!
Pippa Bennett-Warner (1988) Jamaican and Kittitian - Harlots.
Stefanie Reinsperger (1988) - Maria Theresa.
Aiysha Hart (1988) Saudi / White - Atlantis - has spoken up for Palestine!
Gratiela Brancusi (1989) Romani and White - 1883 - has spoken up for Palestine!
Dalmar Abuzeid (1990) Sudanese - Anne with An E.
Sophia Nomvete (1990) Iranian and Black - Rings of Power.
Himesh Patel (1990) Indian - The Aeronauts and The Luminaries.
Lolly Adefope (1990) Nigerian - in Ghosts - has spoken up for Palestine!
Paapa Essiedu (1990) Ghanaian - Anne Boleyn - has spoken up for Palestine!
Jacob Anderson (1990) Black Caribbean and White - Interview with the Vampire.
Ebonee Noel (1990) Afro Guyanese - Still Star-Crossed.
Dianne Doan (1990) Chinese - Warrior.
Katie Findlay (1990) Chinese, Portuguese-Macanese, White - Walker: Independence - is queer (they/them) I'm unsure if they're referring to gender and/or sexuality as queer but I'm under the assumption it's both! - has spoken up for Palestine!
Liu Yuning (1990) Chinese - A Journey to Love.
Dev Patel (1990) Gujarati Indian - The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Sope Dirisu (1991) Nigerian - Mr. Malcolm's List.
Medalion Rahimi (1991) Iranian, Mizrahi Jewish - Still Star-Crossed.
Ashley Park (1991) Korean - Mr. Malcolm's List.
Ronke Adekoluejo (1991) Nigerian - Chevalier.
Kiran Sonia Sawar (1991) Pakistani - The Nevers.
Denée Benton (1991) African-American - The Gilded Age - has spoken up for Palestine!
Emma D’Arcy Actor (1992) - is non-binary (they/them) - House of Dragons - has spoken up for Palestine!
Anna Shaffer (1992) Black and White / Jewish - The Witcher.
Devon Terrell (1992) African-American / Anglo-Indian - Cursed.
Crystal Clarke (1993/1994) Trinidadian and Guyanese - Sanditon.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (1994) African-American - Chevalier.
David Licauco (1994) Filipino - Maria Clara at Ibarra.
Julie Anne San Jose (1994) Filipino - Maria Clara at Ibarra.
Kit Young (1994) Ugandan / White - Shadow and Bone.
Lola Petticrew (1995) - is non-binary (they/them) - Anne Boleyn.
Jack Wolfe (1995) - is queer - Shadow and Bone - has spoken up for Palestine!
Maddison Jaizani (1995) Iranian / White - Versailles.
Alisha Boe (1997) Somali / White - The Buccaneers - has spoken up for Palestine!
Madeleine Madden (1997) Eastern Arrernte, Arrernte, Kalkadoon, White / Gadigal and Bundjalung - The Wheel of Time.
Chen Muchi (1997) Chinese - The Starry Love.
Archie Renaux (1997) Indian and White - Shadow and Bone.
Sophie Wilde (1998) Ivorian / White - Tom Jones.
Josie Totah (2001) Palestinian / Lebanese and White - is a trans woman - is a trans woman - The Buccaneers.
Aaron Cobham (?) Black British - The Spanish Princess.
Stephanie Levi-John (?) Black - The Spanish Princess.
Akil Largie (?) Black - Sense and Sensibility.
Bayo Gbadamosi (?) Black British - The Great.
Thalissa Teixeira (?) Afro Brazilian - Anne Boleyn.
Matthew Broome (?) Black - The Buccaneers.
Colette Dalal Tchantcho (?) Cameroonian / Sunni Kuwaiti - Dangerous Liaisons.
Scott Turner Schofield (?) - is a trans man - The Conductor.
Gladly! I'd also suggest checking out @periodfcnetwork's amazing directory and page, maybe they can help find more disabled, fat and/or trans suggestions not listed because I sadly couldn't find many!
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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American and Caribbean-born military pilots who fought in WWII. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Forces. The name applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks, and other support personnel.
All African American military pilots who trained in the US trained at Moton Field, the Tuskegee Army Air Field, and were educated at Tuskegee University. The group included five Haitians from the Haitian Air Force and one pilot from Trinidad. It included a Hispanic or Latino airman born in the Dominican Republic.
March 22, 1942 - The first five cadets graduate from the Tuskegee Flying School: Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. and Second Lieutenants Mac Ross,
Charles DeBow, L.R. Curtis, and George S. Roberts. They will become part of my the famous 99th Pursuit Squadron. List of Tuskegge Airmen.
Paul Adams (pilot)
Rutherford H. Adkins
Halbert Alexander
William Armstrong
Lee Archer
Robert Ashby
William Bartley
Howard Baugh
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler
George L. Brown
Harold Brown
Roscoe Brown
Victor W. Butler
William Burden
William A. Campbell
Herbert Carter
Raymond Cassagnol
Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr.
Herbert V. Clark
Granville C. Coggs
Thomas T.J. Collins
Milton Crenchaw
Woodrow Crockett
Lemuel R. Custis
Floyd J. Crawthon Jr
Doodie Head
Clarence Dart
Alfonza W. Davis
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (C/O)
Charles DeBow
Wilfred DeFour
Gene Derricotte
Lawrence Dickson
Charles W. Dryden
John Ellis Edwards
Leslie Edwards Jr.
Thomas Ellis
Joseph Elsberry
Leavie Farro Jr
James Clayton Flowers
Julius Freeman
Robert Friend (pilot)
William J. Faulkner Jr.
Joseph Gomer
Alfred Gorham
Oliver Goodall
Garry Fuller
James H. Harvey
Donald A. Hawkins
Kenneth R. Hawkins
Raymond V. Haysbert
Percy Heath
Maycie Herrington
Mitchell Higginbotham
William Lee Hill
Esteban Hotesse
George Hudson Jr.
Lincoln Hudson
George J. Iles
Eugene B. Jackson
Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.
Alexander Jefferson
Buford A. Johnson
Herman A. Johnson
Theodore Johnson
Celestus King III
James Johnson Kelly
James B. Knighten
Erwin B. Lawrence Jr.
Clarence D. Lester
Theodore Lumpkin Jr
John Lyle
Hiram Mann
Walter Manning
Robert L. Martin
Armour G. McDaniel
Charles McGee
Faythe A. McGinnis
John "Mule" Miles
John Mosley
Fitzroy Newsum
Norman L Northcross
Noel F. Parrish
Alix Pasquet
Wendell O. Pruitt
Louis R. Purnell Sr.
Wallace P. Reed
William E. Rice
Eugene J. Richardson, Jr.
George S. Roberts
Lawrence E. Roberts
Isaiah Edward Robinson Jr.
Willie Rogers
Mac Ross
Robert Searcy
David Showell
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
Eugene Smith
Calvin J. Spann
Vernon Sport
Lowell Steward
Harry Stewart, Jr.
Charles "Chuck" Stone Jr.
Percy Sutton
Alva Temple
Roger Terry
Lucius Theus
Edward L. Toppins
Robert B. Tresville
Andrew D. Turner
Herbert Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Thomas Franklin Vaughns
Virgil Richardson
William Harold Walker
Spann Watson
Luke J. Weathers, Jr.
Sherman W. White
Malvin "Mal" Whitfield
James T. Wiley
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson
Henry Wise Jr.
Kenneth Wofford
Coleman Young
Perry H. Young Jr.
#africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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What i'm up to rn...
Currently listening to:
@museissick 's house dimitrescu-themed playlist
"The Mama Cass Television Program" 1969 broadcast special featuring Cass Elliot, Joni Mitchell, Mary Travers, John Sebastian, and Sammy Davis Jr.
Take Offs and Landings, the 2001 album by Rilo Kiley (i'm always listening to this tbh)
Deee-lite's 1990 debut album World Clique
Currently reading:
American Country Building Design by Donald J Berg, AIA
Malafrena by Ursula K Le Guin
Technologies of Landscape ed. David E Nye
The GOO Series, a bella/alice twilight x venom fusion by mootboot
Currently watching:
Just finished Long Bright River on Peacock. 8/10 would recommend, 3/10 on my subjective copaganda meter (low = good)
A couple episodes into The Residence on Netflix. Also an 8/10 so far. Very Clue, very Knives Out. Y'all will like it.
@aothaer finally got me to start Arcane. It lives up to the hype.
The most recent CJ the X video. And the most recent Contrapoints. Both 10/10.
Currently working on:
Gardening with the family. Prepared raised beds. They planted all the seeds and more. Gotta frame in the raised beds and move starts to the mini greenhouse in the garage soon. Did a mini controlled burn of the asparagus patch. Planning to sell some produce at a farm store.
Yard work. Gradually cutting up and removing the big ol' box elder tree that a storm knocked down almost 10 months ago. Need to put up the three bluebird boxes.
Home improvement with the family. Cleaning up after the garage demo, burning scrap wood. Planning porch demo and a future addition. Considering finishing the other outbuilding and building a small deck/pergola. Pretty much all diy.
Need to design the addition.
Midterms very soon.
Seeking short-term summer jobs, saving up for the August move.
#he speaks#life updates#idk i don't have a tag system#currently reading#currently watching#currently listening to
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February TBR! I have once again put way too many books on my list
Home and Away by Cam Montgomery
Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr (reread)
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P Newton by Bobby Seale
Adulthood Rites by Octavia Butler
Three Strong Women by Marie NDaiye trans by John Fletcher
This Bridge Called by Back ed by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria E Anzaldúa
Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire by Angela Davis
All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umubyeyi Maireesse translated by Alison Anderson
The Blood Trials by NE Davenport (reread)
The Blood Gift by NE Davenport
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
The Black God's Drums by P Djèlí Clark
The Eternal Audience of One by Rémy Ngamije
The World We Make by NK Jemisin
Binti Nnedi Okorafor
Small Country by Gaël Faye
Bluff by Danez Smith
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere
Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia Butler and John Jennings (half reread; have read the traditional novel)
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shephard
Mermaid and Pirate by Tracey Baptiste
Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall
Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation by Edwidge Danticat and Leslie Staub
Black AF: America's Sweetheart by Kwanza Osajyefo
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff (half reread)
The Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay and Tracy Lynne Oliver
After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor and David Brame
Eve Volume 1 by Victor LaValle
Clock Striker Volume 1 by Issaka Galadima and Frederick L Jones
Aya: Love in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubreire translated by Helge Dascher
#bookblr#february tbr#monthly tbr#also I'm just realizing I'm rereading the first book in the blood gift before i read the sequel#but not doing so for great cities#so now i want to add a city we became reread
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Parallel Worlds: Frank Mayo Biography
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Left - David Carroll, "The Matinee Idols," 1972, p.47 Right - Photoplay, May 1920
Frank Mayo's grandfather Frank Maguire Mayo was one of the pioneers in American theatrical circles. He "created the virile, wholesome, tenderly humorous role of Davy Crockett, hunter and woodsman in the never-to-be-forgotten play. Later he repeated his former success in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson,' the play dramatized from Mark Twain's famous book by the same name."(*Motion Picture Magazine, Jan 1919) He had one son named Edwin and two daughters named Eleanor and Deronda. Edwin Mayo had divorced his first wife Jennie Bartine in Sep 2, 1886, and later he married an actress, Frances Graham(e) in Sep 12, 1888.
Her off stage name was Frances Johnstone. Parents of Frances Johnstone, George Lorimer Johnstone and Frances Hoy married in Ohio in December, 1857.
Their son George Lorimer, Jr. was born in Ohio in November 2, 1859.
Their daughter Alice was born in Ohio in 1861.
Their daughter Frances was born in Newport, Kentucky in March 9, 1865.
Their son Paul Menifee was born in Newport, Kentucky in July 7, 1867.
Their daughter Kathrine Mary was born in Newport, Kentucky in January 21, 1870.
These five children are shown with their father George Lorimer Johnstone, Sr. and an adult woman named Anna in Campbell, Kentucky Census of August 6, 1870.
George Lorimer Johnstone, Sr., who was an operator of a Mississippi steamboat line, died in New Port, Kentucky in October, 1870. And then, these five children are shown with their mother Frances Hoy in New York, New York Census of December 23, 1870.
Frank Lorimer Mayo was born in 28 June, 1889. He was the only child of Edwin Mayo and Frances Johnstone. Lormy made his stage debut as a child in his grandfather's company. One of the earliest articles to name Frank Mayo III was from May 20, 1892. It says, "Three generations of Mayos, Frank, his son Edwin and grandson Master Leon appeared in Davy Crockett last Saturday night."(*Crawfordsville Star, Crawfordsville, Indiana, May 20, 1892) And Lormy was the only grandson born during Frank Maguire Mayo's living years.
His birth year was misreported as 1886 during his screen stardom years but his birth year which was written in official documents is 1889 and he also requested that correct his birth year which is misreported.(*Motion Picture Classic, Dec 1921)
Lormy is requesting that correct his birth year(his age) which is misreported. (Marion Lake, "The Third Generation," Motion Picture Classic, Dec 1921)
When Lormy was 6 year old, he was playing with grease-paint and was smearing all over his face with it, only to be caught by a property man. He grabbed Lormy by the back of his neck and threw him on the stage. In his role, he had to enter rubbing his eyes as if he had been asleep, and, when he dropped his hands, his grandfather took one look at Lormy's face and whispered, 'Get off this stage!' At the end of the act his grandfather came back to the wings, where Lormy sat huddled in his mother's arms, and told him that he is fired. This started Lormy's sobs, and he asked mother if we really would starve now he was fired. But next day, he was re-engaged.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920)
Later, when Lormy became an motion picture actor in the United States, he was asked, what your grandfather and your father would have thought of motion picture as an art. he replied, "I fear grandfather would never have considered them seriously, for he was too much of the old school to welcome such a radical step. But I'm sure father would have welcomed them as a marvelous means of perpetuating the work of great actors."(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920)
Lormy continued to work as an actor until his grandfather died June 8, 1896. Lormy was on the train with him when he died.(*Moving Picture World, 1 Jan 1916 / Motion Picture Classic, Dec 1921)
Lormy was placed in a military school in Peekskill, New York.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920) 2 years ago, in July 1894, Paul Menifee Johnstone had married Belle Stoddard (even though Lormy thought that Belle Stoddard married after Frank Maguire Mayo's death), and Stoddard retired from the stage. She took Lormy who was in Peekskill military school to her home and raised him with her daughters. Lormy remembered that Belle Stoddard is “like a mother to me than aunt.” He said, "At the time I was sent to school at Peekskill my mother and father were both on the road(...) So I was left in my aunt's care for many years. Whenever my parents played in any city near New York my aunt would take me to visit them, and always on Christmas and at Easter time we would join my father and mother wherever they happened to be."(*The Canaseraga Times, Canaseraga, New York, Oct 1, 1920) Lormy said Belle Stoddard had been "a real good sport" to him.(*Picturegoer, Dec 1921)
Later, his father died February 18, 1900. Lormy claimed that after his father's death, he and his mother clung to each other in their grief and spent several years traveling thru Europe and later settled in Liverpool.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920) But actually his mother remarried in May 25, 1903, to an English purser named Henry Butler Hardrige Palmer in Manhattan, New York City. Then it makes perfect sense that the three of them ended up living in the England. But Lormy never said about his mother's remarriage to American press.
In May 3, 1906, a boy named William Spencer Palmer was born to Henry Butler Hardrige Palmer and Frances Johnstone in Rock Ferry, Cheshire. He was baptized on February 24, 1907, in Bebington, where Bebington College, where his half brother Lormy attended(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920), was located.
In England(*Photoplay, Apr 1917), Frank Mayo married an blue-eyed, auburn-haired English woman named Joyce Eleanor Moore. She was born in March 6, 1894.
Meanwhile, George Lorimer Johnstone, Jr., who worked as a producer at the Santa Barbara Film Company(=American Film Manufacturing Company), invited Lormy to join him, so Lormy left his mother in England for the United States to join his uncle.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920)

(Passenger list of SS Adriatic had sailed from Liverpool in June 25, 1914, and arrived at port of New York City in July 3, 1914. This record shows Frank and Joyce Mayo as a married couple and it means they were married before June 25, 1914. / Family Search)
In terms of his early career, Lormy worked first at American Film Manufacturing Company, then at Selig.
(Group photo of Balboa Players at a ball at the Hotel Virginia: The Moving Picture World, 4 March 1916 Bottom right-hand photo: Photo of Mrs. Joyce Moore Mayo. Her passport application, 1920 / Family Search)
And then, he and his wife Joyce Eleanor Moore worked at Balboa during 1915-17. At Balboa, his frequent leading lady was Ruth Roland.
During his very early film career, he unintentionally rode on his grandfather's coattails. One article said, "His grandfather, Frank Mayo, one of the foremost American actors of a generation ago, is still remembered for his sterling characterizations in 'Davy Crockett' and 'Puddin' Head Wilson.' Although American born, Americans do not know much of this young man, for the greater part of his professional life has been spent abroad."(*Moving Picture World, 1 Jan 1916)
Lormy was likely signed with World in 1918. At World, He was usually portrayed as villain characters and often co-starred with June Elvidge.
Since about 1919, Lormy started to work for Universal. One article described the Universal films starring Frank Mayo as "Universal features full of punch and punches."(*Pictures and Picturegoer, Feb 1924) At Universal, Lormy was usually cast in the 'fighting Romeo' roles. He said that the reason of the success of Universal film The Brute Breaker (1919) is because there was a climatic fight in it. He said, "I should like to have a chance to show the public that I can at least try to do something else than fight. I do not care about playing society-man types. Pretty boys are out of my line. I wouldn't play a pretty-boy part because I hate the type."(*Pantomime, Feb 25, 1922)
Meanwhile, in 1919, Lormy and his wife Joyce are separated. One article describes Joyce Moore's conjugal pastime was throwing lamps at her husband.(*Motion Picture Magazine, January 1922)
In 1920, Joyce Moore charged Dagmar Godowsky, a co-star of her husband and a daughter of famous pianist Leopold Godowsky, with being the home-breaker.(*Photoplay, May 1920) It is said that Frank Mayo sued Joyce Moore for a divorce on the grounds of desertion(*Photoplay, January 1922) after Joyce had dropped her second suit for separate maintenance she filed against him.(*Motion Picture Magazine, November 1920)
In 1921, Frank Mayo received interlocutory decree of divorce. Three (or four) days later, on October 1, 1921, he married Dagmar Godowsky in Tia Juana, Mexico, because California laws require a divorced person to wait one year before marrying again. In other words, he married Dagmar before his divorce decree became final. Like Rudolph Valentino, Henry Walthall, he was investigated for bigamy. Unlike the general press, movie magazines incorrectly reported that Frank Mayo had married Dagmar after his divorce was finalized, which gave Mayo and Dagmar's marriage considerable support. The disgrace was that his picture appeared in the newspaper next to Henry Walthall's photo while he was investigated for bigamy, and the problem was that Lormy had no reason to flee to another country and marry whereas Henry Walthall had reason to flee to another state and marry(his mistress, Mary Charleson, had already given birth to his baby eight months earlier), so unlike Henry Walthall's marriage, Lormy's marriage could only be seen as bigamy no matter how they look at it. It must have left a huge stain on his career.
”Often, when the subject of Mrs. Mayo's career is broached, there is a friendly argument between husband and wife, for Frank wishes her to be content as the wife of a man who adores her."(*Pantomime, Feb 25, 1922) In response to Dagmar Godowsky's question, “But Frank, do married women have no rights? Must I sit at home just because I am your wife?” Lormy is said to have replied, “You must.”(*Pantomime, Feb 25, 1922) He once said, "I don't believe a woman should work after she is married.(*Photoplay, June 1922) I personally think that home life is happier for a woman's remaining in the home and making a career of domestic life; yet I sympathize with my wife's ambitions, and I know we shall continue to be happy no matter what happens."(*Picture-Play, April 1922) His idealized image of a woman seems to reflect Belle Stoddard Johnstone rather than his mother.
I don't know exactly when it happened, but Joyce Moore has attempted to have the decree of divorce set aside; and has come all the way from Paris, where she appeared in a revue, to do it. Joyce said that she was not notified of the divorce proceedings while Lormy saying that she was. (*Photoplay, Jan 1923)
Meanwhile, Lormy's stepfather Henry Butler Hardrige Palmer died in November 4, 1922.
(Passenger list of SS Baltic which left Liverpool on September 29, 1923. This record shows Frances Johnstone Palmer and her son W.S. Palmer together. / Family Search)

(SS Baltic arrived in New York City on October 9, 1923. W.S. Palmer's naturalization record of 1943 / Family Search)
In 1923, Frances Johnstone moved to United States from England with her son William Spencer Palmer.
There wasn't enough insistent demand for Frank Mayo to warrant owner of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle's giving him a raise and retaining his service.(*Screenland, Feb 1924) Lormy left Universal. He seems to have signed with Goldwyn around January, 1923. "Out of Universal, Mayo sold his services to Goldwyn for several times the amount he received at Universal City. But he didn't sign as a star; he signed as a supporting player. In other words, Goldwyn considers Frank Mayo several times more valuable to have around the studio than did Universal."(*Screenland, Feb 1924) His career took a downward spiral at least since 1925.
In 1925, one article reported that "Here it is almost the season for brides and not a single film star has announced her engagement. More of them seem to be contemplating divorce. Dagmar Godowsky is getting one from Frank Mayo but it seems to be that the papers have been full of that for years."(*Picture-Play, Jun 1925) The event that cemented Dagmar Godowsky's decision to divorce was her husband's involvement with Anna Luther.
"Anna Luther was a Keystone-Triangle leading lady during 1915-16, who left for Foxfilm comedies and feature films in the 1920s."(*Brent E. Walker, Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, p.591) Dagmar Godowsky named Anna Luther as co-respondent in a suit brought against Frank Mayo in March 1925. Dagmar Godowsky discovered her husband with Anna Luther in his apartment. She claimed that her husband was wearing only a bathrobe.
When Dagmar said, “Now I can get my divorce.”, Frank Mayo reportedly said, “But why bother about that?” Dagmar then said, “You and I were never legally married and so the courts have nothing to say about parting us.”(*The Troy Sunday Budget, Troy, New York, Jul 12, 1925)
Meanwhile, Anna Luther claimed that she had been friends with Frank Mayo since the days when she was still at Keystone Studios and was merely comforting Mayo, who was suffering from a headache. "It looks pretty funny to me, Don't forget that Dagmar herself was the co-respondent in Frank Mayo's first divorce suit," unashamed but witty Anna Luther said.
In the same year, 1925, Frank Mayo applied for $2500 attorney fees to permit Joyce Moore to appear in connection with a suit between them over a property settlement that they had entered into in 1923. Joyce Moore was said to be in England and without means to come to America and appear in the suit over the contract under which Frank Mayo was to pay her $150 a week alimony. Joyce Moore also filed a motion after the interlocutory decree was entered, asking her default be set aside on the ground that she had been unable to come to America and fight the divorce suit. She was said to have been working at the time in Paris, France, as a chorus girl at a salary of $25 a week. During the arguments in the new case it developed that a final decree of divorce had never been entered.(*Photoplay, January 1925) This is what made marriage between Mayo and Godowsky was annulled.
However, I think that only movie fans were unaware that their divorce was not yet final but the parties (Frank Mayo and Joyce Moore) were aware of that. (There were reports in the general press outside of movie magazines that Frank Mayo's marriage was being investigated for bigamy.)
In May 29, 1925, He is granted a final decree of divorce from Joyce Moore.
An article about the preview of the 1927 film Ragtime, directed by Scott Pembroke, reveals that the hostess of the preview was Joyce Moore. The article describes Joyce Moore as “Mrs. Frank Mayo” and “known in stage and screen circles as Joyce Mayo”.(*Moving Picture World, 27 Aug 1927)
In August 25, 1928, Frank Mayo married vaudeville performer Margaret Louise Shorey. The wedding took place in Lynchburg, Virginia, where the two were filling a stage engagement.(*Picture-Play, Jul 1929)
Meanwhile, Although Lormy's mother Frances returned to the United States after her husband's death, Lormy and his mother lived in separate parallel worlds.
According to United States Census, 1930, Frances Johnstone lives with her son William Spencer in New Jersey while Lormy living with his wife Margaret Shorey in Los Angeles, California.
According to United States Census, 1940, Frances Johnstone lives with her son William Spencer and her sister Kathrine Mary Johnstone in New York City while Lormy living with his wife Margaret Shorey in Los Angeles, California.

(William Spencer Palmer's WW2 draft registration / Family Search)

(Frank Mayo's WW2 draft registration / Family Search)
Most notable records showing these two parallel worlds are World War 2 draft registrations of Lormy and his half brother William Spencer. Lormy wrote the name of (Isa)belle Stoddard Johnstone, wife of late Paul Menifee Johnstone, on the space 'Name and address of person who will always know your address' while William Spencer wrote the name of his mother on that space.

(W.S. Palmer's personal description. World War 2 draft registration in 1940 (aged 34) / Family Search)

(W.S. Palmer's personal description. Naturalization record in 1943 (aged 37) / Family Search)
William Spencer Palmer married an American woman named Elizabeth Sherwood in June 27, 1941, and he became naturalized in the United States in 1943. Their daughter Frances P. Palmer was born in New York in 1945.
Frances Johnstone' sister Kathrine Mary Johnstone died in February 23, 1947.

(United States Census, 1950 showing W.S. Palmer, his wife Elizabeth, his daughter Frances and his mother Frances together. / Family Search)
According to United States Census, 1950, Frances Johnstone lives with her son William Spencer, his wife Elizabeth, and his daughter Frances in New Jersey while Lormy living with his wife Evelyn in Los Angeles, California. Back then, William Spencer Palmer was a proprietor of Jewelry accessory firm.
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Parallel Worlds: Frank Mayo Biography
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Left - David Carroll, "The Matinee Idols," 1972, p.47 Right - Photoplay, May 1920
Frank Mayo's grandfather Frank Maguire Mayo was one of the pioneers in American theatrical circles. He "created the virile, wholesome, tenderly humorous role of Davy Crockett, hunter and woodsman in the never-to-be-forgotten play. Later he repeated his former success in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson,' the play dramatized from Mark Twain's famous book by the same name."(*Motion Picture Magazine, Jan 1919) He had one son named Edwin and two daughters named Eleanor and Deronda. Edwin Mayo had divorced his first wife Jennie Bartine in Sep 2, 1886, and later he married an actress, Frances Graham(e) in Sep 12, 1888.
Her off stage name was Frances Johnstone. Parents of Frances Johnstone, George Lorimer Johnstone and Frances Hoy married in Ohio in December, 1857.
Their son George Lorimer, Jr. was born in Ohio in November 2, 1859.
Their daughter Alice was born in Ohio in 1861.
Their daughter Frances was born in Newport, Kentucky in March 9, 1865.
Their son Paul Menifee was born in Newport, Kentucky in July 7, 1867.
Their daughter Kathrine Mary was born in Newport, Kentucky in January 21, 1870.
These five children are shown with their father George Lorimer Johnstone, Sr. and an adult woman named Anna in Campbell, Kentucky Census of August 6, 1870.
George Lorimer Johnstone, Sr., who was an operator of a Mississippi steamboat line, died in New Port, Kentucky in October, 1870. And then, these five children are shown with their mother Frances Hoy in New York, New York Census of December 23, 1870.
Frank Lorimer Mayo was born in 28 June, 1889. He was the only child of Edwin Mayo and Frances Johnstone. Lormy made his stage debut as a child in his grandfather's company. One of the earliest articles to name Frank Mayo III was from May 20, 1892. It says, "Three generations of Mayos, Frank, his son Edwin and grandson Master Leon appeared in Davy Crockett last Saturday night."(*Crawfordsville Star, Crawfordsville, Indiana, May 20, 1892) And Lormy was the only grandson born during Frank Maguire Mayo's living years.
His birth year was misreported as 1886 during his screen stardom years but his birth year which was written in official documents is 1889 and he also requested that correct his birth year which is misreported.(*Motion Picture Classic, Dec 1921)
Lormy is requesting that correct his birth year(his age) which is misreported. (Marion Lake, "The Third Generation," Motion Picture Classic, Dec 1921)
When Lormy was 6 year old, he was playing with grease-paint and was smearing all over his face with it, only to be caught by a property man. He grabbed Lormy by the back of his neck and threw him on the stage. In his role, he had to enter rubbing his eyes as if he had been asleep, and, when he dropped his hands, his grandfather took one look at Lormy's face and whispered, 'Get off this stage!' At the end of the act his grandfather came back to the wings, where Lormy sat huddled in his mother's arms, and told him that he is fired. This started Lormy's sobs, and he asked mother if we really would starve now he was fired. But next day, he was re-engaged.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920)
Later, when Lormy became an motion picture actor in the United States, he was asked, what your grandfather and your father would have thought of motion picture as an art. he replied, "I fear grandfather would never have considered them seriously, for he was too much of the old school to welcome such a radical step. But I'm sure father would have welcomed them as a marvelous means of perpetuating the work of great actors."(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920)
Lormy continued to work as an actor until his grandfather died June 8, 1896. Lormy was on the train with him when he died.(*Moving Picture World, 1 Jan 1916 / Motion Picture Classic, Dec 1921)
Lormy was placed in a military school in Peekskill, New York.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920) 2 years ago, in July 1894, Paul Menifee Johnstone had married Belle Stoddard (even though Lormy thought that Belle Stoddard married after Frank Maguire Mayo's death), and Stoddard retired from the stage. She took Lormy who was in Peekskill military school to her home and raised him with her daughters. Lormy remembered that Belle Stoddard is “like a mother to me than aunt.” He said, "At the time I was sent to school at Peekskill my mother and father were both on the road(...) So I was left in my aunt's care for many years. Whenever my parents played in any city near New York my aunt would take me to visit them, and always on Christmas and at Easter time we would join my father and mother wherever they happened to be."(*The Canaseraga Times, Canaseraga, New York, Oct 1, 1920) Lormy said Belle Stoddard had been "a real good sport" to him.(*Picturegoer, Dec 1921)
Later, his father died February 18, 1900. Lormy claimed that after his father's death, he and his mother clung to each other in their grief and spent several years traveling thru Europe and later settled in Liverpool.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920) But actually his mother remarried in May 25, 1903, to an English purser named Henry Butler Hardrige Palmer in Manhattan, New York City. Then it makes perfect sense that the three of them ended up living in the England. But Lormy never said about his mother's remarriage to American press.
In May 3, 1906, a boy named William Spencer Palmer was born to Henry Butler Hardrige Palmer and Frances Johnstone in Rock Ferry, Cheshire. He was baptized on February 24, 1907, in Bebington, where Bebington College, where his half brother Lormy attended(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920), was located.
In England(*Photoplay, Apr 1917), Frank Mayo married an blue-eyed, auburn-haired English woman named Joyce Eleanor Moore. She was born in March 6, 1894.
Meanwhile, George Lorimer Johnstone, Jr., who worked as a producer at the Santa Barbara Film Company(=American Film Manufacturing Company), invited Lormy to join him, so Lormy left his mother in England for the United States to join his uncle.(*Motion Picture Magazine, Sep 1920)

(Passenger list of SS Adriatic had sailed from Liverpool in June 25, 1914, and arrived at port of New York City in July 3, 1914. This record shows Frank and Joyce Mayo as a married couple and it means they were married before June 25, 1914. / Family Search)
In terms of his early career, Lormy worked first at American Film Manufacturing Company, then at Selig.
(Group photo of Balboa Players at a ball at the Hotel Virginia: The Moving Picture World, 4 March 1916 Bottom right-hand photo: Photo of Mrs. Joyce Moore Mayo. Her passport application, 1920 / Family Search)
And then, he and his wife Joyce Eleanor Moore worked at Balboa during 1915-17. At Balboa, his frequent leading lady was Ruth Roland.
During his very early film career, he unintentionally rode on his grandfather's coattails. One article said, "His grandfather, Frank Mayo, one of the foremost American actors of a generation ago, is still remembered for his sterling characterizations in 'Davy Crockett' and 'Puddin' Head Wilson.' Although American born, Americans do not know much of this young man, for the greater part of his professional life has been spent abroad."(*Moving Picture World, 1 Jan 1916)
Lormy was likely signed with World in 1918. At World, He was usually portrayed as villain characters and often co-starred with June Elvidge.
Since about 1919, Lormy started to work for Universal. One article described the Universal films starring Frank Mayo as "Universal features full of punch and punches."(*Pictures and Picturegoer, Feb 1924) At Universal, Lormy was usually cast in the 'fighting Romeo' roles. He said that the reason of the success of Universal film The Brute Breaker (1919) is because there was a climatic fight in it. He said, "I should like to have a chance to show the public that I can at least try to do something else than fight. I do not care about playing society-man types. Pretty boys are out of my line. I wouldn't play a pretty-boy part because I hate the type."(*Pantomime, Feb 25, 1922)
Meanwhile, in 1919, Lormy and his wife Joyce are separated. One article describes Joyce Moore's conjugal pastime was throwing lamps at her husband.(*Motion Picture Magazine, January 1922)
In 1920, Joyce Moore charged Dagmar Godowsky, a co-star of her husband and a daughter of famous pianist Leopold Godowsky, with being the home-breaker.(*Photoplay, May 1920) It is said that Frank Mayo sued Joyce Moore for a divorce on the grounds of desertion(*Photoplay, January 1922) after Joyce had dropped her second suit for separate maintenance she filed against him.(*Motion Picture Magazine, November 1920)
In 1921, Frank Mayo received interlocutory decree of divorce. Three (or four) days later, on October 1, 1921, he married Dagmar Godowsky in Tia Juana, Mexico, because California laws require a divorced person to wait one year before marrying again. In other words, he married Dagmar before his divorce decree became final. Like Rudolph Valentino, Henry Walthall, he was investigated for bigamy. Unlike the general press, movie magazines incorrectly reported that Frank Mayo had married Dagmar after his divorce was finalized, which gave Mayo and Dagmar's marriage considerable support. The disgrace was that his picture appeared in the newspaper next to Henry Walthall's photo while he was investigated for bigamy, and the problem was that Lormy had no reason to flee to another country and marry whereas Henry Walthall had reason to flee to another state and marry(his mistress, Mary Charleson, had already given birth to his baby eight months earlier), so unlike Henry Walthall's marriage, Lormy's marriage could only be seen as bigamy no matter how they look at it. It must have left a huge stain on his career.
”Often, when the subject of Mrs. Mayo's career is broached, there is a friendly argument between husband and wife, for Frank wishes her to be content as the wife of a man who adores her."(*Pantomime, Feb 25, 1922) In response to Dagmar Godowsky's question, “But Frank, do married women have no rights? Must I sit at home just because I am your wife?” Lormy is said to have replied, “You must.”(*Pantomime, Feb 25, 1922) He once said, "I don't believe a woman should work after she is married.(*Photoplay, June 1922) I personally think that home life is happier for a woman's remaining in the home and making a career of domestic life; yet I sympathize with my wife's ambitions, and I know we shall continue to be happy no matter what happens."(*Picture-Play, April 1922) His idealized image of a woman seems to reflect Belle Stoddard Johnstone rather than his mother.
I don't know exactly when it happened, but Joyce Moore has attempted to have the decree of divorce set aside; and has come all the way from Paris, where she appeared in a revue, to do it. Joyce said that she was not notified of the divorce proceedings while Lormy saying that she was. (*Photoplay, Jan 1923)
Meanwhile, Lormy's stepfather Henry Butler Hardrige Palmer died in November 4, 1922.
(Passenger list of SS Baltic which left Liverpool on September 29, 1923. This record shows Frances Johnstone Palmer and her son W.S. Palmer together. / Family Search)

(SS Baltic arrived in New York City on October 9, 1923. W.S. Palmer's naturalization record of 1943 / Family Search)
In 1923, Frances Johnstone moved to United States from England with her son William Spencer Palmer.
There wasn't enough insistent demand for Frank Mayo to warrant owner of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle's giving him a raise and retaining his service.(*Screenland, Feb 1924) Lormy left Universal. He seems to have signed with Goldwyn around January, 1923. "Out of Universal, Mayo sold his services to Goldwyn for several times the amount he received at Universal City. But he didn't sign as a star; he signed as a supporting player. In other words, Goldwyn considers Frank Mayo several times more valuable to have around the studio than did Universal."(*Screenland, Feb 1924) His career took a downward spiral at least since 1925.
In 1925, one article reported that "Here it is almost the season for brides and not a single film star has announced her engagement. More of them seem to be contemplating divorce. Dagmar Godowsky is getting one from Frank Mayo but it seems to be that the papers have been full of that for years."(*Picture-Play, Jun 1925) The event that cemented Dagmar Godowsky's decision to divorce was her husband's involvement with Anna Luther.
"Anna Luther was a Keystone-Triangle leading lady during 1915-16, who left for Foxfilm comedies and feature films in the 1920s."(*Brent E. Walker, Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, p.591) Dagmar Godowsky named Anna Luther as co-respondent in a suit brought against Frank Mayo in March 1925. Dagmar Godowsky discovered her husband with Anna Luther in his apartment. She claimed that her husband was wearing only a bathrobe.
When Dagmar said, “Now I can get my divorce.”, Frank Mayo reportedly said, “But why bother about that?” Dagmar then said, “You and I were never legally married and so the courts have nothing to say about parting us.”(*The Troy Sunday Budget, Troy, New York, Jul 12, 1925)
Meanwhile, Anna Luther claimed that she had been friends with Frank Mayo since the days when she was still at Keystone Studios and was merely comforting Mayo, who was suffering from a headache. "It looks pretty funny to me, Don't forget that Dagmar herself was the co-respondent in Frank Mayo's first divorce suit," unashamed but witty Anna Luther said.
In the same year, 1925, Frank Mayo applied for $2500 attorney fees to permit Joyce Moore to appear in connection with a suit between them over a property settlement that they had entered into in 1923. Joyce Moore was said to be in England and without means to come to America and appear in the suit over the contract under which Frank Mayo was to pay her $150 a week alimony. Joyce Moore also filed a motion after the interlocutory decree was entered, asking her default be set aside on the ground that she had been unable to come to America and fight the divorce suit. She was said to have been working at the time in Paris, France, as a chorus girl at a salary of $25 a week. During the arguments in the new case it developed that a final decree of divorce had never been entered.(*Photoplay, January 1925) This is what made marriage between Mayo and Godowsky was annulled.
However, I think that only movie fans were unaware that their divorce was not yet final but the parties (Frank Mayo and Joyce Moore) were aware of that. (There were reports in the general press outside of movie magazines that Frank Mayo's marriage was being investigated for bigamy.)
In May 29, 1925, He is granted a final decree of divorce from Joyce Moore.
An article about the preview of the 1927 film Ragtime, directed by Scott Pembroke, reveals that the hostess of the preview was Joyce Moore. The article describes Joyce Moore as “Mrs. Frank Mayo” and “known in stage and screen circles as Joyce Mayo”.(*Moving Picture World, 27 Aug 1927)
In August 25, 1928, Frank Mayo married vaudeville performer Margaret Louise Shorey. The wedding took place in Lynchburg, Virginia, where the two were filling a stage engagement.(*Picture-Play, Jul 1929)
Meanwhile, Although Lormy's mother Frances returned to the United States after her husband's death, Lormy and his mother lived in separate parallel worlds.
According to United States Census, 1930, Frances Johnstone lives with her son William Spencer in New Jersey while Lormy living with his wife Margaret Shorey in Los Angeles, California.
According to United States Census, 1940, Frances Johnstone lives with her son William Spencer and her sister Kathrine Mary Johnstone in New York City while Lormy living with his wife Margaret Shorey in Los Angeles, California.

(William Spencer Palmer's WW2 draft registration / Family Search)

(Frank Mayo's WW2 draft registration / Family Search)
Most notable records showing these two parallel worlds are World War 2 draft registrations of Lormy and his half brother William Spencer. Lormy wrote the name of (Isa)belle Stoddard Johnstone, wife of late Paul Menifee Johnstone, on the space 'Name and address of person who will always know your address' while William Spencer wrote the name of his mother on that space.

(W.S. Palmer's personal description. World War 2 draft registration in 1940 (aged 34) / Family Search)

(W.S. Palmer's personal description. Naturalization record in 1943 (aged 37) / Family Search)
William Spencer Palmer married an American woman named Elizabeth Sherwood in June 27, 1941, and he became naturalized in the United States in 1943. Their daughter Frances P. Palmer was born in New York in 1945.
Frances Johnstone' sister Kathrine Mary Johnstone died in February 23, 1947.

(United States Census, 1950 showing W.S. Palmer, his wife Elizabeth, his daughter Frances and his mother Frances together. / Family Search)
According to United States Census, 1950, Frances Johnstone lives with her son William Spencer, his wife Elizabeth, and his daughter Frances in New Jersey while Lormy living with his wife Evelyn in Los Angeles, California. Back then, William Spencer Palmer was a proprietor of Jewelry accessory firm.
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The haul today is: Next to Normal (partial), Hadestown (w/ Solea Pfeiffer), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (london year 6), & Juliet (Austin / midshow switch), Moulin Rouge! (JoJo / Finley)
& JULIET August 19, 2023 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.46GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Lorna Courtney (Juliet), Betsy Wolfe (Anne Hathaway), Austin Scott (Act One William Shakespeare), Joe Moeller (Act Two William Shakespeare), Ben Jackson Walker (Romeo), Philippe Arroyo (Francois), Justin David Sullivan (May), Melanie La Barrie (Nurse “Angelique”), Paulo Szot (Lance), Veronica Otim (Lady Capulet/Nell), Daniel J. Maldonado (s/w Lord Capulet/Sly), Tiernan Tunnicliffe (Eleanor/Benvolio), Virgil Gadson (Augustine), Matt Rafy (Gregory), Joe Moeller (Act One Henry), Nico DeJesus (s/w Act Two Henry), Jasmine Rafael (Imogen), Rachel Webb (Judith), Michael Iván Carrier (s/w Richard), Joomin Hwang (Kempe), Megan Kane (Lucy), Bobby "Pocket" Horner (Rumour) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of a unique performance! In the scene before “Oops!…” a show stop was called and the cast change from Austin to Joe was announced (included in audio only). Most of the kisses in this performance were adjusted due to COVID. Some minor head obstruction on the bottom that only blocks off action at the very front of the stage, and occasionally increased obstruction when the person in front was shifting / leaning forward. Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjARGkM | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR TRADING / SHARING UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2024
BEETLEJUICE February, 2023 | First US Tour (Detroit, MI) | 4K MP4 (9.95GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Jackera Davis (u/s Lydia Deetz), Britney Coleman (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Karmine Alers (Maxine Dean/Juno), Morgan Harrison (u/s Girl Scout) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Jackera’s debut as Lydia! More wandering / worse framing than usual, and moments of unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAs5N6 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR TRADING / SHARING UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2024
HADESTOWN August 17, 2023 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.49GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Reeve Carney (Orpheus), Solea Pfeiffer (Eurydice), Jewelle Blackman (Persephone), Tom Hewitt (Hades), Malcolm Armwood (u/s Hermes), Brit West (Fate), Yael "YaYa" Reich (s/w Fate), Amelia Cormack (Fate), Emily Afton, Chibueze Ihuoma (s/w), Alex Lugo, Eddie Noel Rodriguez (s/w), Tanner Ray Wilson (s/w) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Solea in her first week! One major head obstruction on the left that blocks a few bits of action, but the vast majority of the show is unaffected by it. Heads are also visible on the bottom and may block a bit of characters sitting / laying down. There is a brief set malfunction near the end of the show. Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes audio of curtain call and “We Raise Our Cups”, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjARvKj | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR TRADING / SHARING UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2024
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD: PARTS ONE AND TWO August 6, 2023 | West End | 4K MP4 (19.64GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Thomas Grant (Albus Potter), Adam Wadsworth (Scorpius Malfoy), Sam Crane (Harry Potter), James Howard (Draco Malfoy), Frances Grey (Ginny Potter), Michelle Gayle (Hermione Granger), Thomas Aldridge (Ron Weasley), Niamh Perry (Delphi Diggory), Gigi Noel-King (u/s Rose Granger-Weasley), Iskandar Eaton (Craig Bowker Jr.), Gabriel Akamo (Sorting Hat), Tom Mackean (James Potter Jr, Cedric Diggory, James Potter Sr), Kathryn Meisle (Madam Hooch, Aunt Petunia, Dolores Umbridge), Ruchi Rai (Polly Chapman), Tom Storey (Yann Fredericks), Kelton Hoyland (u/s Karl Jenkins, Dudley Dursley, Viktor Krum), Susan Vidler (Trolley Witch, Professor McGonagall), Ian Redford (Amos Diggory, Albus Dumbledore), David Mara (u/s Uncle Vernon, Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort), April Hughes (Moaning Myrtle, Lily Potter Sr), Troy Alexander (Bane), Robert Curtis (u/s Station Master), Sue Appleby, Tim Dewberry, Lewis Edgar, Jack Gardner, Max Hutchinson, Emma-Louise Jones, James McGregor, Melaina Pecorini, Joshua Talbot, Wreh-asha Walton Notes: Excellent 4K capture of the Year 6 cast! There is some head obstruction at the bottom but after the beginning sequence it doesn't block off much. Blackouts during a few transitions / scenes (totalling about a minute and a half). Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout, a bit more in Part Two. Includes both parts and curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://mega.nz/folder/tppnlBrC#0zSyikrdHtcotEWuBhekvQ | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR TRADING / SHARING UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2024
MOULIN ROUGE! June 17, 2023 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.42GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Aaron C. Finley (u/s Christian), Joanna “Jojo” Levesque (Satine), Eric Anderson (Harold Zidler), David Harris (The Duke), André Ward (Toulouse-Lautrec), Ricky Rojas (Santiago), Sophie Carmen-Jones (Nini), Jacqueline B. Arnold (La Chocolat), Heather Makalani (u/s Arabia), David Merino (Baby Doll), Nick Martinez (Pierre), Sarah Bowden, Cameron Burke (s/w) , Olivia Cece (s/w), Lauren Celentano (s/w), Patrick Clanton, Raúl Contreras (s/w), Alexander Gil Cruz, Taurean Everett, Bahiyah Hibah, Kara Mendez (s/w), Kaitlin Mesh, Clay Rice-Thomson, Alec Varcas, Cole Wachman Notes: Great 4K capture of Jojo and Finley together! This video is very focused on them and can be considered a fancam. Action on the far left and on the walkway is obstructed. A railing is also visible and occasionally blocks off action but is usually unintrusive. There are multiple short blackouts in the first 20 minutes, lasting about 2 minutes total. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Does not include Encore. Audio is fed from external source in Act One, Act Two uses internal audio and thus has clicking interference. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAJbEB | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR TRADING / SHARING UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2024
NEXT TO NORMAL August 15, 2023 | Off West End (Previews) | 4K MP4 (5.79GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Caissie Levy (Diana Goodman), Jamie Parker (Dan Goodman), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie Goodman), Jack Wolfe (Gabe Goodman), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr. Madden / Dr. Fine), Jack Ofrecio (Henry) Notes: Partial 4K capture of this production’s second preview. The video ends roughly 10 minutes into Act Two, and runs about an hour and 15 minutes in total. The footage is quite obstructed, especially with action that happens near the front of the stage. Folder includes full audio of the show. Audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjARtxP | ASKING $8 USD NOT FOR TRADING / SHARING UNTIL JANUARY 17, 2024
#beetlejuice the musical#next to normal#jack wolfe#solea pfeiffer#hadestown#jackera davis#caissie levy#austin scott#bikinibottomday releases
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What did Jesus do for Them what did he do for Them gave them a birthday party gave them wings and Halo healed the ones who passed away we gotta say rest in peace to them Eliahna Amyah “Ellie” Garcia 4, June 2012, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France June 4, 1789, Larry Allen Dick Sr. DEATH 4, June 2003, Sanford M Burns 4, June 1995, William Robert “Big Will” Boatman II 4, June 2016, Lassie 4, June 1940, Dennis Weaver William Dennis Weaver 4, June 1924, Catherine Rosalind Russell 4, June 1907, George III 4, June 1738, Freddy Fender Baldemar Garza Huerta 4, June 1937, SGT Lester Ray Stone Jr.4, June 1947, Samuel Lee Gravely Jr.4, June 1922, Robert “Gorilla Monsoon” Marella c.4, June 1937, Robert Merrill 4, June 1917, Geoffrey Dyson Palmer 4, June 1927, Joseph Francis Scott 4, June 1866, Jerauld Wright 4, June 1898, Gordon Robert Tapp Gordie Tapp 4, June 1922, Stringer Davis 4, June 1899, Nan Leslie Nanette June Leslie 4, June 1926, Clara Blandick Clara Blanchard Dickey 4, June 1876, William Meade Lindsley “Billy” Fiske 4, June 1911, Christopher Morgan 4, June 1808, Constance Mary Katherine “The Apple” Applebee 4, June 1873, Charles E. Laughton 4, June 1846, George Arthur Mathews 4, June 1852, Audrey Marie Hilley Audrey Marie Frazier 4, June 1933, William Halsted 4, June 1794, Gordon Waller 4, June 1945, Carol Andrews Mary Carol Jane Dolan 4, June 1921, John Eager Howard 4, June 1752, Frances Howard Goldwyn 4, June 1903, Edward Russell Hicks 4, June 1895, Morgana King 4, June 1930, Ann Lewis 4, June 1958, Martin Parmer 4, June 1778, Vinton Hayworth 4, June 1906, Priscilla Morrill 4, June 1927, Madame Bolduc Mary Rose-Anne Travers 4, June 1894, Angela Maria “Geli” Raubal 4, June 1908, Howard Culver 4, June 1918, Jeremy Belknap 4, June 1744, William David Elliott 4, June 1921, Dr Robert Francis Furchgott, Nina Vyroubova 4, June 1916, Cardinal Pierre Eyt 4, June 1934, Benjamin Tucker Eames 4, June 1818, Italia Almirante 4, June 1890,
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Shan Tuesdaynightmusicclub's Top 100 Favourite Albums Ever (2024 Edition)
100. Carly-Rae Jepsen - Emotion
99. Boston - Boston
98. Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
97. Television - Marquee Moon
96. Weather Report - Heavy Weather
95. Aerosmith - Pump
94. Patti Smith - Horses
93. The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God
92. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
91. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
90. Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty-Eight
89. Sonic Youth - Goo
88. Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs and Stories
87. David Bowie - Station to Station
86. Outkast - Aquemini
85. Guns n’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction
84. Susumu Hirasawa - Technique of Relief
83. Erotic Cakes - Erotic Cakes
82. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
81. Mitski - Be the Cowboy
80. Kool Keith - Black Elvis
79. Brian Eno - Another Green World
78. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
77. Jimmy Carter & Dallas County Green - Summer Brings the Sunshine
76. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
75. Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
74. The Specials - The Specials
73. Missy Elliott - Miss E... So Addictive
72. The White Stripes - Elephant
71. Neil Cicierega - Mouth Sounds
70. Aphex Twin - …I Care Because You Do
69. Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
68. Boy Jr. - Pay Attention to Meee
67. Talking Heads - Remain In Light
66. Gorillaz - Demon Days
65. Tricky - Maxinquaye
64. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
63. Kate Bush - Aerial
62. Sinéad O’Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
61. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
60. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
59. Beyoncé - Lemonade
58. The Cure - Disintegration
57. Joni Mitchell - Blue
56. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
55. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
54. The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
53. Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
52. My Bloody Valentine - Isn’t Anything
51. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
50. David Bowie - Low
49. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
48. Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues
47. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
46. The Beach Boys - Smile
45. The Clash - London Calling
44. Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
43. Radiohead - OK Computer
42. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
41. Yes - Fragile
40. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
39. Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly OST
38. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
37. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
36. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
35. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
34. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
33. J Dilla - Donuts
32. John Cale - Paris 1919
31. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
30. Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
29. The Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop OST
28. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
27. Malice Mizer - Merveilles
26. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
25. Massive Attack - Blue Lines
24. David Bowie - “Heroes”
23. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
22. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
21. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
20. Fatboy Slim - You’ve Come A Long Way, Babe
19. Koji Kondo - Yoshi's Island OST
18. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
17. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
16. Susumu Hirasawa - Berserk (1997) OST
15. ABBA - Gold
14. Rina Sawayama - Sawayama
13. Síomha - Infinite Space
12. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
11. Carole King - Tapestry
10. Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key of Life
9. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
8. Michael Jackson - Thriller
7. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
6. Can - Tago Mago
5. Outkast - Stankonia
4. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
3. Daft Punk - Discovery
2. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
I put this list together before starting this blog as a sort of exorcism. There's more than a few seriously shit people in here, but their work is a part of my formative years. This is a way of honouring that work, and laying it to rest, in a way.
#needle skipping#idk when I'll rank a top 100 again but i'll wait a few years at least#listomania#idk that i'm going to do many rank lists#but i i do i'll be glad i have a tag for them lol
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PRISTINE 1986 HONDA CMX250C REBEL
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We are in the deserts and we don't have those ships yet and these guys are at each other so hard it's gross and we're turning this next and they're going to use high tech stuff and we have to go down there are these big fellows are going to go down there and rip them apart I've never seen people so aggressive in my life and he's aggressive he has control it and it's a pain it says it causes pain it really does but if he keeps on leashing and unleashing his testosterone will go up he says and they say it's true so it's kind of helped him they say it went from 8.5 to 8 in the past 4 years and it might be the trip to fan and it says part of it it's a turkey so eating a lot of turkeys it's not why it makes me more stressed for real we have to sit there and wait for them to come out they have weapons on it it's just a damn nuisance God is horrible and other people are starting to get there and they're going to figure it out hopefully if these guys ever get there for Christ's sake they can't get anywhere I do what he say I know what he's saying too why don't you go somewhere I changed this motor out no I'm going to go do it I can't believe it the original mowers motor is slower than a lawn mower motor this ridiculous
Friend of hulk Hogan now I'm his son
Hulk Hogan Jr and the name is also on the shop Kaplan
I'm not the test guy but okay that's good
Kaplan
And we did take one of these Honda rebels and we put a 35 horsepower Craftsman lighter mower engine and tranny and it just barely fits it's the biggest you can get in there it wants to see what the top speed was cuz that's what the pushes even though we're going to have regular ones and more reasonable with different trim packages and you can have a big one like this 35 with bags and we're going to call it the Daveis Harley 23 SUE Bagger. Yeah that's also funny he started calling Sarah Sue he's really interested for crying out loud no he's not. And that's what we got out of it with the bags and the cow was ridiculous 230 mph yeah that's stupid and we trimmed it down and we called the Davies Harley 32 s u e Sportster because that's what the Sportster is like trim down and we're not naming the animal names this time but it says that on the tank and it's classy it says David Harley and the bigger letters and not so much purple and orange I like Chrome and black and underneath in small square letters is a designation and it's just like Harley-Davidson and you take the Honda stuff off the whole bike and we have stuff that goes there for Davis Harley double eagle is the symbol and we're doing it now and the ones that are like the bagger that you saw the roadster that's what you call it is a we're calling th at Davy's Harley roadster Sue 301 and you will see that it is very nice and you have golden eagles and golden lettering. Is wonderfully fast and it's liquid cooled and the conversion doesn't cost much and it's really less gas you get at 6065 mph or even 70 you get about 45 miles to the gallon if you go 55 you get a hundred miles to the gallon and people running around town say I can just use a small gas tank it came with but it comes with a huge tank with the old Harley with that big huge tank it's insane that these motors work better they last a long time when you liquid cool them and we're saying it's mandatory
If you're making a Davies Harley-Davidson and you're making these models you must use liquid cooling TO BE A REAL DAVIES HARLEY-DAVIDSON YOU MUST HAVE YOUR RIDER LAWN MOWER ENGINE LIQUID COOL JACKET THEY'RE NOT MUCH MONEY BUT WE'RE THE ONES MAKING THEM AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USING
Now a little perturbed that you change all sorts of stuff but we put the lettering the way we wanted up above we want to repeat some stuff
This is our bike our brand and we're making them and we're setting the standard if you want to make them you should follow the standard and you'll see what it is it's a certain respect tire for a certain model and a certain horsepower for a certain model and they're very specific and you see why and you have several models already you can make
We want to follow this and we're going to try and issue a pamphlet on what to use and all of it is very inexpensive and we want to do that to make this a uniform company and it's like a do-it-yourself company but it will look like a very big firm and it's really everybody and it's going to be nice ultimately we're going to start making the motorcycles everyone has that plan though but we should be on the same page
We're going to make up the pamphlet there is a suggestion line please use it if you have a decent suggestion remember this is what we're trying to do to just get by and to do a little better and to help people make it of hours in each of ours
We're going to go ahead and start making a pamphlet and I think we have four models and if you look at the last few posts you see them we didn't change the high performance tires until after the 301 is for cost purposes the tires on him can go real fast you need it for 280ish I really can go about 300 but you don't want to do that too many times are these bikes are great and there's parts everywhere for them for other items you might have to fix or replace and gosh darnit they work really well with these motors
Frank Castle hardcastle
I'm making mine now with the yardmaster and you're right we have to pick a planet and we're going ahead and doing it now and we both been working on it like gangbusters be seriously though we're going to be the next in line to be the people who are way too big and in both ways it's even worse hopefully get a lot of help
Duke nukem Blockbuster
I just want to see something I should probably stop doing that no I got to tell you something you like to be pursued and he says he's going to get the 420 and it's not marijuana and he flicks it out and there's some idiot behind him no that might be one of us and he's cursing him out and flipping the bird and it's good that you didn't forget anything now we're going to make these bikes and I get this the 420 makes it six models and you forgot about it and so we're going to have to write it in a pamphlet and send it out it's going to be like an underground pamphlet kind of thing that's going to have the official logo and we're going to have that blue and purplish blue and orange it's going to be hug around a bluish purple but that's going to be only uncertain bikes it's a nice color and it's going to be on probably the smaller bikes that are the scooter size and we're getting to it and try to find it
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