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MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS OF MAD MEN (2007–2015)

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Coming in April!

NEW 2020 1080p HD masters                                                                               JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS IN OUTER SPACE

Run Time             352:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Audio Specs        DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio       1.33:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color    COLOR

Disc Configuration 2 BD 50

 Rock stars Josie and the Pussycats are out of this world...literally! When the bumbling Alexandra accidentally launches Josie and the gang into outer space, they travel through the galaxy searching for a path back to Earth. Along the way, they meet cat people, robot monsters, evil dictators, space pirates and plenty of strange creatures, including their new companion Bleep, voiced by Hanna-Barbera legend Don Messick. Fortunately, everyone’s a fan of Josie and the Pussycats, including aliens! Rocket through the universe with your favorite superstars as they save the day, sing some songs and have a hip-happenin’ good time in a 2-disc, 16-episode Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space complete series collection that hits all the right notes!

                                                                                                                                NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of preservation film elements!       

GREEN DOLPHIN STREET

Run Time             141:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Audio Specs:       DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio:      1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color    BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration           BD 50

Special Features: Lux Radio Theater Broadcast;  Theatrical Trailer (HD)    

                                                                        The Academy Award® winner about star-crossed love that spans the years – and the globe. After her triumph as the lunchroom temptress in the crime classic The Postman Always Rings Twice, Lana Turner expanded her range with Green Dolphin Street. Set in 19th century Europe and New Zealand, this sweeping romance tells the story of two beautiful sisters, one headstrong (Turner) and one gentle (Donna Reed), and of the man (Richard Hart) who marries one even though he loves the other. The film’s riptides of emotion are matched by breathtaking physical tumult: a fierce Maori uprising plus a catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave that earned the film a 1947 Oscar® for special effects. With its dramatic story and spectacular visuals, Green Dolphin Street drew huge audiences for epic moviemaking, being one of the top-ten box office hits of the year.

 NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of Nitrate preservation elements!               

BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940    

Run Time             102:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Audio Specs:       DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio:      1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color    BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration           BD 50

Special Features: Making-of Featurette: "Begin the Beguine" (hosted by Ann Miller); "Our Gang Comedies: The Big Premiere"; MGM Cartoon: "The Milky Way" ; Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)

 The job – a career breakthrough – is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix-up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (co-starring George Murphy) a film to remember. Powell’s nautical “All Ashore" routine (a/k/a I Am the Captain”), Astaire’s blissful “I’ve Got My Eyes on You” and Fred & Eleanor's elaborate routine to Cole Porter's classic "I Concentrate On You" are more than enough to please any fan. But they’re just a warm-up for the leads to tap one finale number into immortality: “Begin the Beguine,” introduced by Frank Sinatra in That’s Entertainment! with, “You can wait around and hope, but you’ll never see the likes of this again.”                                                                                     

 NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from a new 4K restoration of the last-known surviving nitrate Technicolor print!

DOCTOR X (1932)            

Run Time             76:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Audio Specs:       DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio:      1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color      COLOR; BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration           BD 50

Special Features: Alternate B&W version of feature; DOCTOR X (HD): UCLA Before & After Restoration featurette (HD); New documentary: "Monsters and Mayhem: The Horror Films of Michael Curtiz (HD); New feature commentary by author/film historian Alan K. Rode; Archival feature commentary by Scott MacQueen, head of preservation, UCLA Film and Television Archive. Original B&W Theatrical Trailer (HD)             

 Is there a (mad) doctor in the house? “Yes!” shrieks Doctor X, filmed in rare two-strip Technicolor®. An eminent scientist aims to solve a murder spree by re-creating the crimes in a lab filled with all the dials, gizmos, bubbling beakers and crackling electrostatic charges essential to the genre. Lionel Atwill is Doctor Xavier, pre-King Kong scream queen Fay Wray is a distressed damsel and Lee Tracy snaps newshound patter, all under the direction of renowned Michael Curtiz. The new two-color Technicolor master was restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive and The Film Foundation in association with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Foundation. Also includes the separately filmed B&W version (which has been restored and restored from its original nitrate camera negative) originally intended for small U.S. markets and International distribution, and which has been out of distribution for over 30 years.

 NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of original nitrate Technicolor negatives!       

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)

Run Time             107:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Sound Quality    DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English

Aspect Ratio       1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color    COLOR

Disc Configuration           BD 50

Special Features: Susan Lucci retrospective & intro piece (from 2000 DVD release); Outtakes: Let’s Go West Again-Betty Hutton, Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly-Judy Garland, I’m an Indian, Too-Judy Garland,  Colonel Buffalo Bill with Howard Keel and Frank Morgan; Stereo audio pre-recording session tracks including There’s No Business Like Show Business featuring Judy Garland; Theatrical Re-issue Trailer (HD)

 Betty Hutton (as Annie Oakley) and Howard Keel (as Frank Butler) star in this sharpshootin’ funfest based on the 1,147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin’s beloved score, including “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning” and the anthemic “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” As produced by Arthur Freed, directed by George Sidney, and seen and heard in this new remastered HD presentation, this lavish, spirited production showcases songs and performances with bull’s-eye precision, earning an Oscar®* for adaptation scoring. The story is a brawling boy-meets-girl-meets-buckshot rivalry. But love finally triumphs when Annie proves that, yes, you can get a man with a gun!                                                                    

 NEW 2021 1080p HD Master!                                                                                 QUICK CHANGE (1990)

Run Time             88:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Sound Quality    DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English

Aspect Ratio       1.85:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN

Product Color    COLOR

Disc Configuration           BD 25

Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer

 The star of Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day headlines and codirects this uproarious Big Apple heist-and-pursuit caper. Bill Murray plays Grimm, a frazzled urbanite who disguises himself as a clown – and sets out to rob a bank. Geena Davis and Randy Quaid play accomplices in Grimm’s daring scheme and Jason Robards is the blustery cop caught up in Grimm’s “Clown Day Afternoon.” Swiping a million bucks is a snap compared to getting out of town. Grimm and cohorts commandeer a car, a cab, a bus, a baggage tram and a plane (and encounter future stars Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub in hilarious supporting roles) to make what becomes a less-than-merry escape. But for comedy lovers, Quick Change is a ticket to ride!                                                                                                 

 NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of best surviving nitrate preservation elements!            EACH DAWN I DIE (1939)

Run Time             92:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Audio Specs:       DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio:      1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color    BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration           BD 50    

Special Features: Warner Night at the Movies including 1939 Short Subjects Gallery: Vintage Newsreel,  WB Technicolor Short: "A Day at Santa Anita", WB Cartoon: "Detouring America"; Restrospective featurette: "Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films" ; Feature Commentary by Film Historian Haden Guest; Breakdowns of 1939: Studio Blooper Reel; WB Cartoon: "Each Dawn I Crow"; Radio show w/George Raft & Franchot Tone; Trailer for "Wings of the Navy" and Original Theatrical Trailer for Each Dawn I Die (HD)  

 Framed for manslaughter after he breaks a story about city corruption, reporter Frank Ross is sure he’ll prove his innocence and walk out of prison a free man. But that’s not how the system works at Rocky Point Penitentiary. There, cellblock guards are vicious, the jute-mill labor is endless, and the powers Ross fought on the outside conspire to keep him in. Frank’s hope is turned to hopelessness. And he’s starting to crack. Two of the screen’s famed tough guys star in this prison movie that casts a reform-minded eye on the brutalizing effects of life in the slammer. James Cagney “hits a white-hot peak as [Ross,] the embittered, stir-crazy fall guy” (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide). And George Raft (Cagney’s friend since their vaudeville days) portrays racketeer Hood Stacey, who may hold the key to springing Ross.                               

 NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of best surviving preservation elements!                 

ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)

Run Time             102:00

Subtitles               English SDH

Audio Specs:       DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio:      1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color    BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration           BD 50    

Special Features: M-G-M Musical Short: Love on Tap; Classic M-G-M Cartoon: The Bookworm

 Dum-Dum, Wacky, Creeps, Fingers: They’re just a few of the hoodlums in the world of amateur sleuths and professional bon vivants Nick and Nora Charles. And now there’s a new hood: parenthood. A birthday – make that boithday – party that some of da boys hold for infant Nick Jr. is part of the fun in this third film in the witty series. The case begins when the Charles family arrives for a weekend with a Long Island industrialist who fears someone wants to kill him. Sure enough, his fears come true. Nick (William Powell) is among the suspects. Asta scrams with what may be the murder weapon. And Nora (Myrna Loy) has her own ideas about the case and sneaks off to a nightclub to ferret out a clue. “Madam, how long have you been leading this double life?” Nick asks. “Just since we’ve been married,” she replies.

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National Examiner, April 19

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Cover: Tony Bennett's brave last days

Page 2: Stars with Mad Skills -- they became fast experts for plum roles -- Daniel Day-Lewis, Timothee Chalamet, Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Jamie Foxx

Page 3: Adrien Brody, Margot Robbie, Bryan Cranston, Shia LaBeouf, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise

Page 4: Susan Sarandon's roles and costumes

Page 7: Be Prepared for the Worst -- know these lifesaving tips before a crisis happens

Page 8: Lonely Stefanie Powers never wants to date because she still has gotten over lover William Holden's sudden death, even though it'll be 40 years ago this November -- the former star of '80s TV classic Hart to Hart, who's now 78, considers Holden the one true love of her life, even though she's been married twice to others and had a long-term relationship after the Hollywood legend's tragic death and she can't imagine being with anyone else at this stage in her life when Bill's memory is so sacred in her mind and his death still haunts her to this day, and it will only get worse as the anniversary approaches -- Holden, then 63, died at home in Santa Monica on November 12, 1981, of massive bleeding after falling and striking his head on a piece of furniture while heavily intoxicated -- it rips her apart to this day thinking how he must have suffered all alone in his apartment, bleeding to death -- the pair had a decade-long, passionate affair that lasted until his demise, which led her to carry on their mutual passion for wildlife conservation and Stefanie founded the William Holden Wildlife Foundation and is still the director -- she's tried being in other relationships, but it's been more about companionship than anything else and she doesn't have the motivation to date when the best man has already come and gone

Page 9: Vax Hacks -- avoid scammers who prey on fears of COVID-19

Page 10: His first day on the job as an honorary cop, Jeremiah met the other guys in blue and was the proud guest of honor at a special swearing-in ceremony just for him, and he's only five years old

Page 11: Important minerals for your body -- why you need zinc and potassium and how to get them

Page 12: Rude Awakening -- stars who don't mind their manners -- Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christian Bale, Rachael Ray

Page 13: Sean Penn, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Pattinson, Russell Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Bruce Willis

Page 14: Dear Tony -- America's Top Psychic Healer Tony Leggett -- useful lessons learned from the pandemic

Page 15: Get well soon wishes go out to Chevy Chase, who just came out of the hospital after a five-week stay for heart issues -- in 2018, the star was diagnosed with alcohol cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscle caused by excessive drinking; he had dealt with his drinking back in 2016, when he entered the Hazelden Clinic to receive treatment for alcoholism

Page 16: Even though the century mark looms just around the corner, Betty White still radiates joy -- calling herself the luckiest broad on two feet, the 99-year-old Hollywood legend shares her advice for living a long and peaceful life -- she says her life is divided absolutely in half: half animals and half show business and you can't ask for better than two things you love the most

Page 18: When a California man won $145,000 on Wheel of Fortune, it turned out to be good fortune for a lot of people as he donated his entire winnings to the charity Uplift Family Services and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, whose services support thousands of families

Page 19: These seniors are literally beating the coronavirus -- with 99 percent of them vaccinated, the 700 elderly residents of the Westminster-Canterbury on the Chesapeake Bay senior living community in Virginia Beach held a party and they had a lot to celebrate

Page 20: Cover Story -- Tony Bennett is facing his brave last days as he battles Alzheimer's disease at the age of 94 -- the singer was diagnosed in 2016, but kept the terrible illness secret until recently and has not yet experienced common Alzheimer's symptoms like episodes of terror, rage or depression but the disease has progressed -- for now, wife Susan Crow and the oldest of Tony's four kids, 67-year-old Danny from his first marriage, are caring for him while he lives in the couple's New York City apartment

Page 22: Recycle your baubles, bangles and beads -- bored with your beaded necklaces? Blase abut those old bangles? If your costume jewelry collection no longer inspires, there are many brilliant ways to give it new life or earn you some cash

Page 24: The internet's newest fitness star is 102-year-old Julia Fulkerson, who had a ball participating in her great-grandson Brody's virtual gym class

Page 25: Young Darius Brown has a mission in life: to make shelter dogs look as spiffy as he can so they'll get adopted and to do that, he provides the canines with slews of adorable bowties that he sews himself -- five years ago, when Darius was eight, his sister Dazhai taught him to sew and the passion was good for him because he'd been diagnosed with speech and fine-motor skills that the craft improved over time -- he says he saw how happy the people at the shelter were to get the bowties and how much the dogs liked them, and he decided to make more and he came up with a goal to give bowties to an animal shelter in every state -- so far, he's sewn a whopping 600 of the canine accessories himself, and helped dozens of pooches find forever homes and he especially likes to focus his attention on older animals and pets with disabilities, since they're the toughest to find homes for and the shelter directors say Darius' efforts have made a huge difference in the life of hundreds of pups

Page 26: Summer Horoscope 2021

Page 28: It's not just for the birds -- tips for watching our fine feathered friends

Page 32: Reverse Gear -- walking backward is good for you -- here's something new to try the next time you go out for a walk: do it backward -- it may sound silly, but health experts say there are mental and physical benefits to the practice, but go slowly at first to avoid injuries

* If you're always putting the needs of others before your own, you could be at risk for compassion fatigue, a condition that can physically and mentally drain you of time and energy -- compassion fatigue is a state of emotional overwhelm that is constant and persistent, once in this state of emotional exhaustion, it becomes difficult to empathize with those they help and essentially, it's empathy burnout

Page 34: Grandads Before 50! No rocking chairs for these grandpas -- take a look at these celebs who had their grandchildren before their first gray hair -- Jim Carrey, James Brolin, Donny Osmond, Mick Jagger, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Sheen

Page 40: The Element of Earth -- earth is the second of the four elements: fire, earth, air and water

Page 42: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Drew Barrymore

Page 44: Eyes on the Stars -- Dakota Johnson and her parents Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (picture), Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the film Spencer (picture), Tina Turner admits she instantly fell for husband Erwin Bach in 1986 when they first met at an airport in Germany, Bindi Irwin gave birth to daughter Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, Michael Douglas is still going strong after 5 decades as an actor and loves what he does for a living, George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery, Jessica Walter died in her sleep

Page 45: Eddie Murphy is inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame (picture), Diana Ross performs at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in California (picture), Mario Lopez helps christen the tables at Mohegan Sun Casino in Las Vegas (picture), Ann-Margret and Julianne Hough attend the Family Film Awards where the redhead received a lifetime achievement award (picture), James Middleton who is the brother of Duchess Kate says he and fiancee Alizee Thevenet are done with city living, Justin Bieber's mom didn't like his newest tattoo saying Don't you have enough yet?, Zac Efron was spotted flying to Sydney with Aussie girlfriend Vanessa Valladares, Taraji P. Henson asked fans for prayers for her pet pooch that was suffering from post-surgery complications but he unfortunately died

Page 46: A lottery winner in Tennessee was feeling like a million bucks, until he realized he'd lost his precious ticket but he didn't give up: he retraced his steps until he found the ticket again

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New Beginnings (Part 2)

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Post Date: 7-22-19

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When the plane landed, Peter was barely paying attention to MJ and Brad, choosing to watch as you laughed at something funny in your movie before it ended. He didn’t know he was smiling until Mr. Harrington woke up, his face physically dropping at the mans stirrings.

“Sorry about that Peter. Long plane rides tend to make me sleep. My wife used to hate...” he started as Peter blocked him out, nodding his head every so often to look like he was paying attention. For the first time since talking to you, Peter’s gaze landed on MJ and Brad who were chatting over a movie that just ended. He shook off all the remaining thoughts about you as everyone filed out of the plane. Being in the back of the plane, he was one of the last people off, groaning from the long trip.

You didn’t feel tired after the trip, instead almost completely awake as the students around you grumbled about sleep. Giggling you pulled out your phone, sending a quick text to Pepper and Happy about landing. You put your phone away, looking around to your friends as your mouth dropped open. There was Ned and Peter talking while Betty approached them, giving Ned her neck pillow and a kiss on the cheek before walking away.

“What’s got you staring?” Someone said behind you. Reluctantly turning around to see who it was as you rolled your eyes.

“Nothing Flash. Just something I have to check on.” You mumbled as you faced the boy. You didn’t really have a problem with the boy other than the fact he was a dick to Peter, but he was one of the first people outside of your friends to talk to you about your dad. Not in a sad way but one that helped relive some memories you had. You got a lot closer after the Blip, still not friends but not exactly enemies. “Can I help you with something?” You asked after he didn’t say anything after a while, just smirking as he stared at you. He still didn’t say anything before you sighed, staring to walk away before he put his hand on your shoulder, stopping you from leaving.

“I just wanted to know if you wanted to hang out a little in Venice. I know you liked traveling with your dad and so I thought maybe you could tell me about it.” He shrugged as you narrowed your eyes at him. His offer seemed innocent enough, but you couldn’t help but glance over at Peter who was still talking to Ned before looking around for who you assumed was MJ. You gave Flash a slight smile before nodding your head.

“Sure. Who knows it could actually be fun.” You heard Mr. Harrington calling you all as you made your way to follow, not catching the Flash pumping his fist in success. But Peter did. He didn’t know what he was feeling for you exactly. Was it love or were you just his best friend? He wasn’t sure exactly, but seeing you and Flash get closer is not going to help his case. He considered letting Ned in on his feelings, but he didn’t need to be more confused by Neds ramblings.

Peter’s attention was grabbed by a dog sniffing his suitcase before moving over to a woman to look inside. He rocked on his feet, eyes going wide as he opened up his case. You watched a little ways back as his suit was the first thing in there, quickly checking around so no one saw as she pulled out a Banana. You held back a laugh, Peter turning to glare at you as he closed his suitcase, shamefully walking over to you.

“Don’t say anything.” He mumbled, a light blush across his face as you nodded, biting your lip as you broke, doubling over in laughs as you clutched his arm. “Come on Y/N. We got to find the others.”

“A banana seriously?” You caught your breath, grabbing his hand as you pulled him through the airport towards your friends. You knew you were beat red by the time you caught up, hands on your hips as you tried to hide the smile. Ned and MJ looked between the two of you, unsure of what happened until you told them. Ned joined you in laughter as MJ smirked, shaking her head as she held up your collapsing figure. Peter looked as red as a tomato, eyes locked on the ground as you grabbed his hand, trying to end your laughs as he met your eyes. It stayed like that for a minute until Neds laughs died down and realized what was happening. You quickly dropped his hand, thankful your face was already red from your laugh attack. The moment was short lived as you all were being rushed out of the airport. You caught Peter’s eye multiple times before you got on a boat to your hotel. You hoped Peter would take the seat next to you, but Flash slid in instead.

“Well Hello there.” You mused meeting his smirking eyes. He didn’t say anything as you turned your attention to the curly brunette who stared at you. You shrugged as he took the spot next to you. You were surprised at this, convinced he was gonna sit next to MJ but you blow off the thought. As the boat started moving, Peter put his arm around your shoulder, looking out at the buildings in front of you all as you gasped at the sights. Peter’s gaze shifted from you to MJ, who had turned to him with a brow raised. Peter was quick to remove his arm from you, giving MJ a quick smile that she returned. He kept stealing glances at MJ until you all pulled up to the hotel. The rundown building in front of you caused you all to groan, not looking forward to spending your downtime here. You thought the outside was bad, but nothing could’ve prepared you for the inside. Mr. Harrington was the first to head inside, everyone following as you went in last. It was a disaster. The floor was one big puddle and it was cramped with broken floorboards. You tried to hide your disgust but as soon as Mr. Harrington took one unknowing step forward, your disgust turned into another round of laughter. Without even thinking, Peter helped you into his back, your hands wrapped around his neck instantly as if you had been doing it your whole life. Peter and you always did this. It started when you first hung out in the tower alone. You’d ordered pizza and had to go downstairs to pay for it but refused to put your shoes on, so naturally Peter suggested he carry you down there on his back. You ended up doing it more when ever there was something on the ground or whenever you felt like it. Peter didn’t mind, with his strength it wasn’t like it bothered him. It was your thing. But now as you hopped up onto his back you couldn’t help as your cheeks darkened under your classmates gaze. Tapping Peter on the shoulder, you slowly slid of him, eyes casted to the ground as Peter blushed as well. He turned to look at MJ who’s mouth was turned up into a knowing smirk. The next hour was spent throwing your things in your room, finding out you’re bunking with MJ and then heading out.

You had just made it to the shops, smiling as you donned your sunglasses, only to put them down when someone tapped your shoulder. You spun around, placing your glasses on the top of your head as you were met with Flash. Smiling way to happy at you.

“So you ready to hang out?” He quips, continuing to walk the way you were going as you played catch up. You had totally forgotten about you hanging out with him but nodded your head anyway. You walked through the buildings, chatting with Flash about anything really but the most talked about topic was the avengers, most importantly Spider-Man. It didn’t pain you to talk about them or Pete, and Flash knew not to bring up your dad. You also got the chance to speak to a few locals, learning all you could from them with Flash before some of his friends called him away. He shot you an apologetic smile as you waved him off, telling him to have fun as he pulled out his selfie stick. You liked being alone but not right now. You kept getting the feeling you were being watched. It couldn’t figure it out? So instead you looked for Peter, MJ, or Ned before catching sight of Peter leaving a jewelry shop. You were quick to meet his strides.

“Boh.” You gleamed, showing off your learning of the language as Peter just looked confused. You giggled at his expression, secretly loving the way his face crinkled at you. “Boh.”

“Yeah, no I got that, what does it mean?” He asked rolling his eyes at you. You quickly see past his annoyance as his lips curl up into a smile and you nudge his shoulder.

“It’s like the anti-aloha. I was talking to this old lady, you know someone who knows this place, and then his man came over to try and sell her something, so she told him Boh and he went away! Isn’t that so cool?” You ramble, grabbing Peter’s arm as you smile about your new word.

“Boh is my superpower.” MJ says behind you as you turn to look at her. She gives you a small smile and a high five as she walks next to Peter. Though you were happy to see your friend and share in your love of getting people to leave you alone, you kind of wanted to hang out with Peter alone. But want are you going to do? Ask her to leave?

“Do you know what it stands for? Because Einstein over here doesn’t.” Peter laughs as you playfully punched his arm as he faked hurt. All three of you laughed before MJ explain.

“It can mean a million things. It can mean, ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Get out of my face.’, ‘I don’t know and get out of my face.’”Peter nodded his head, looking in between you and MJ who smiled down at him. When a man selling flowers, probably the one from the old lady based on the look he gave you, came up to you three, you and MJ quickly said Boh together before laughing once again.It’s no wonder he’s crushing on both of you. You’re so similar.

No, I’m not crushing on Y/N. She’s my friend. She’s just my friend. I like MJ! I like MJ. I like…

“Peter? What’s going on?” You whispered, tugging on Peter’s arm to rip him from his thoughts and look at the metal grate. Not a moment passed before the water in the canal had burst into the air causing you to scramble back. Peter’s arm latched around your waist as you met his equally terrified eyes. “Tell me you didn’t leave your suit at home.”

Peter’s eyes widened before glancing back at the water which had gained a face. “Ok, I won’t tell you. But we’re on vacation!” He yelled before grabbing your hand and MJ’s hand pulling you through the crowd of people to where Ned and Bettys boat ended up placed through a door. The five of you ran before Peter pulled Ned and you behind a building.

“You don’t have your suit?” Ned said, shaking Peter. Your eyes were locked on the monster as Ned ran off, leaving you and Peter. Peter shot a web at it and you held back a groan. It’s water Pete, did you really think that was going to work?

“Y/N, you have to go!” He grunted as he started running again, hopping onto wooden poles in the water as you nodded your head, telling him to be safe before taking off after your friends. You could’ve help. You could’ve helped if you came prepared but you haven’t fought since… in a while now. You didn’t have a suit or weapons or anything besides your person and you knew that wasn’t enough so you ran.

You ended back at the hotel with all your friends, leg bouncing as you kept looking towards the door for Peter to enter. He turned up a few minutes later shivering from the water drenched on him but you didn’t care because you were quick to run up to him and throw your arms around his neck. It didn’t take long at all for his arms to be around you, squeezing you back just as hard.

“I told you to be safe!” You whispered into his ear as he put you on the ground, smiling down at you. You bit your lip as your gaze dropped, blushing a little at his smile. “Sorry I c-couldn’t have been more help.” You mumbled before Peter shook his head causing you to look up.

“Don’t be sorry. You’re retired.” He reminded you. Peter seemed to be the only one who understood your decision after your dads death. Not Pepper who told you that you couldn’t let his death hold you back or Happy who keeps telling you about all the times Tony doubted himself, and especially not Sam who insisted you come and help to see him as the new Captain. Peter knew that your dad was your entire world and losing him wasn’t going to be easy. He supported any decision you made and you loved him for it. Peter’s phone rang and you let him go answer it, joining MJ on the stairs as you all watch the news on the TV. You hadn’t realized your leg was still bouncing until MJ put her hand on it, raising a brow at you as you apologize.

“It looks like his name is Mysterio.” Someone said causing both of you to look at them.

“It means Man of mystery.” You piped up as everyone looked at you. You walked towards the screen, trying to see more of the video as everyone talked behind you. You focused on this ‘Mysterio’ as you friends had now dubbed him. You never seen anyone like him before and you couldn’t help but be curious. But at the same time it didn’t feel right. Everyone started to clear out of the lobby before MJ nudged you and told you it was time to get ready for bed.

“Ok, I’ll be there in a few minutes.” She nodded her head as you pulled out your phone, searching through anything you could on him. When nothing more than today came up you groaned, heading up to your room as a saw Mr. Harrington leave Ned and Peter’s door. You needed to talk to someone, and Peter was your favorite one to talk to. You knocked on the door pulling it open a second later, hoping they weren’t changing or anything. To your luck they weren’t, Peter was brushing his teeth and Ned looked to be already asleep. “Hey Peter, we need to talk.” You said, closing the door and stepping in. You turned your attention to Peter, not seeing him look wide eyed at something behind the door as Ned started snoring and you huffed a laughed looking at the sleeping kid before scrunching your brows together. “Is that a dart in his neck?”

“Ah, Y/N Stark.” Someone said behind you. You didn’t even need to turn to see who it was, never mistaking the voice behind for someone else. You slowly faced him, biting your tongue to keep from lashing out.

“What the hell are you doing here?”

“Wow. No hello Fury?” He mocked, gun resting on his knee aimed at the door. You swore at this point your tongue was bleeding at this point but you didn’t care, it was the only thing keeping you from yelling at him. Peter grabbed your arm, confused as to why you were acting like this. Honestly you were too, but you didn’t like the fact that he was here, trying to recruit Peter right after you all just lost your dad.

“What. The hell. Are you. Doing. Here.” He smirked at your confidence before leaning forward, putting his gun on the table before you scoffed. “Like that’s gonna Prove anything.”

He put his hands up in surrender humoring you. “Just want to talk.” You turn to face Peter who copied Fury’s actions as you fell into a seat next to Ned. Careful not to sit on his arm or something as he snored. This was gonna be a long night.

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Chapter One: The Rivers Edge

Phew, I cant believe that I’m doing this. Welcome to Veronica Lodge Style Compendium, a blog inspired by the incredible and incomparable @bettycooperoutfitwatch​ in which I will be going through each and every Veronica outfit (I’m already exhausted and excited by this) and making commentary on them.

In saying that, lets get this show on the road!

HERE’S OUR GIRL! The first glimpse we get of Veronica is in this incredible Ted Baker purple two piece midi skirt and crop top. Note the similarities between this silhouette and the one Hermione is wearing: like Mother like Daughter. Also note the shared pearls. While we don’t yet know the significance of Ronnie’s pearls (we will soon though!) it’s clear through out this episode that they’ll play a large part in her costuming. 

THIS. IS. AN. ENTRANCE. Our girl is mysterious. She is sultry. She is a complete contrast to Betty’s pink ponytailed ‘girl next door’ look. 

Can we just talk about this cape for a hot minute? Yes? Thanks. This cape is amazing. It is quintessential Veronica Lodge in this first season and makes muiltple appearances through out the series (shout out to it being the longest repeat wear item in the shows history!). 

This is yet another two piece set, a plaid sweater and matching skirt. I might add that I 100% agree with @bettycooperoutfitwatch​ in that the wardobe department are still kinda confused at this point as to what the characters specific looks will be. I bring this up because here we see Ronnie rocking some high heeled ankle boots for what I’m fairly sure is the first and only time through out the series. This outfit is in keeping with her ‘just arrived from New York’ vibe, the light coloured plaid is a more toned down look, but still features the burgundy to keep in line with her jewel tone palette.

The RiverVixens practice outfit. Our first look at the yellow/white baseball tee/shorts that will we be seeing Veronica don multiple times through out the series.

RIverVixens outfit part 2. Note this bag that Veornica carries. She’s carried it all episode. She will carry it all season. It’s kinda like a combination of a few different designer bags all smooshed together, which makes Cheryl’s future comment about Veronica’s designer knock off bag sting all the more, but thats a topic for future posts.

This dress. This DRESS. THIS DRESS. I’m sorry. I love this dress. The jewel tones, the jacquard pattern, the strapless design (which we really don’t see again on Ronnie). It’s a look. Once again, I can’t help but note the significant differences between Betty and Veronica’s dresses. Betty is bright pink, she’s clean lines (aside from those daring cut outs Miss Cooper), she’s innocence. Veronica is dark colours, she’s spiked pumps (more on those in a moment), she’s dark lips, she’s mystery and excitement.

These shoes are killer. They’re Louboutins. They make Veronica look like she killed a man in Reno and liked it. I have no more comments.

We end back where we began, Sweet Water River, Ronnie in her cape and what seems to be the same dress she wore the night before. Apparently in Riverdale, people don’t get changed to go to bed, they stay in their party clothes until they get called to go to a crime scene.

Total: Five (Seven if you count the cape being on top of two different dresses as separate outfits).

Ted Baker Count: Two: the purple midi and purple crop.

Favourite Outfit: The cape. With everything. Always.

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hi!!! i am OBSESSED with ur writing! if u get a sec, do u think u could maybe write somethin bout luke dating a pretty independent / not sups touchy girl but then suddenly she is way clingy and can’t stop snuggling him since he’s come home from the first tour he’s gone on since they’ve been dating? and he LOVES it?? pls and ty ilysm

I am OBSESSED with this concept - I’m not big touchy myself and I read this and i was just like “.......nut” it’s like a cute little piece and I hope ya like it! also hi my name’s betty apparently i’m a luke blog now.......... breadstick boy what have you done

Luke always thought tour was supposed to be hard on relationships. When he had left Y/N, all at the very start, he had promised himself to wait it out. Through whatever screaming fights, the lonely 2 a.m. thoughts, everything- he’d weather it for her.

Turns out it was super chill, though.

Y/N just wasn’t like other girls he had dated, who told him they missed him every sunrise and sunset and pretty much any moment in between. She’d text him every day, sure, but it was more blunt, casual - thinking about gettin pad thai tonight what are your thoughts - or sending him a Bert and Ernie sketch with “u n me” the only explanation. He missed her, sure, it felt like an old wound, but… she was still herself, distant and beautiful.

Sometimes he wondered if there was someone she had replaced him with. Not often, just- she had always been so fiercely independent, and he loved that, he did, she was her own incredible person. He felt like there was a chunk of him missing, though. He wanted her to feel empty, too. He needed to be that person for her.

He wasn’t proud of that. It didn’t happen often, and when it did he’d usually call and talk to his girl for half an hour, if she was available. They were good, the two of them, they didn’t have to be whining over each other for that to be true.

So tour was fine. Tour was wonderful. Coming home, though, that was a rush like nothing else.

Y/N positively launched herself at him as soon as he dragged himself out of the LAX baggage claim, catching him in a hug that almost knocks him off his feet. She’d have to jump to get her arms around his shoulders, he realizes later. They can’t kiss just yet, there’s too many people around, but he presses a quick peck to the top of her head as they head out to the car. Obviously, as soon as they’re in the backseat with the door closed he’s practically on top of her and kisses her until the car starts, jerks, and they both almost tumble into the legroom.

They try to keep it together after that (Luke swears she bit his lip), but even then she insists on sitting in the middle seat and playing with his hands all the way home. “And you say you didn’t miss me.”

“I did miss you, I told you that, like, twice,” she explains. “I just like the rings. You look like my grandma, only - hey! Only sexy, is what I was gonna say.” Luke grabs her and musses her hair for that, but they’re both laughing, and that turns into another kiss, and- he’s really happy to be home.

It doesn’t stop there, though. As soon as they get home and he finally sees Petunia again (and he makes Y/N take pictures of them, of course), and once he's gotten changed into some comfortable clothes (Y/N jumps on him once he's halfway out of his shirt and, well, it takes him a little longer than expected to get changed after that), he orders takeout and gets his girlfriend on his lap, sitting on the couch with her like nothing’s changed.

It feels really fucking good.

It does feel a little different, though. Usually Y/N does this adorable thing where she pretends she needs to be persuaded into his arms, but today he's barely sat down before she crawls into his lap and starts leaving little kisses on the open column of his throat. “Pet’s gonna get jealous, babe.” He teases her, but she just shakes her head and keeps on kissing at him.

“Keep your paws off my man, Petunia.” She says instead, so close her lips trace the words against his Adam’s apple. Luke feels himself shiver a little, but he breaks her hold to help lift Pet up on the couch. He really likes how Y/N is holding him right now. If he tells her that, though, will she let go? She doesn't make herself vulnerable like this very often. He doesn't want to ruin this.

She always says she doesn't get jealous, that she cares about him and wants him to be happy. Even if that's not with her. But it makes his heart beat a little bit faster when he thinks about her using this tight little grip on him in public, so he knows he's hers.

There's something playing on TV - he's not watching it. All he can think about is how she's fitted herself into every bend of his body. Her head’s even tucked in under her jaw. “You sure you didn't miss me too much, babe?” He hums.

“Missed you a regular amount. It's just cold in here.” She says.

It's September.

In L.A.

Luke’s not quite buying it, but he'll let her be for now. “I missed you too much,” he says, instead. “Did I tell you about the time I woke up and reached for you and fell five feet out of my bunk? And that Ashton made me sleep on the bottom until that leg of tour was through?”

“You didn't tell me about Ashton kicking you out of your bunk.” She said, sitting up a little. “Didn't he sleep on the couch sometimes because he couldn't climb up when-”

“Yeah, when he's pissed he can't-” Luke’s laugh was cut off by his phone buzzing. Finally. He's been missing the fried rice from that place down the street for months. “Oh, hang on, I'll get that. Be right back.” He says, untangling himself from his girlfriend.

Petunia is already off the couch, whining at the door, but it surprises Luke when Y/N stands up too, grabbing his hand. “I can get it angel, you can relax.” He says, but she's already tucked herself into his side.

“No way I'm leaving you alone with the food. I'm gonna supervise.” She insists. Luke scoffs, but he really doesn't mind. Just him and his girls, all going up to get the takeout- it feels pretty good to him.

Still, he almost trips twice trying to get to the door, and the way back is even more precarious. “Y/N,” he says, as soon as they're all safely back on the couch, “You're so fucking cute when you're clingy.”

“I’m not-”

“Your hand is literally in my pocket right now.”

“No, it's not,” she says, taking her hand out of his pocket. Luke just leans over and kisses her forehead gently before trying to sort out the takeout.

It only takes a second of silence for Y/N to give up the ice-cold act, nestling into his chest and tangling one leg in his. “I can stop if you want.” She says, but her voice is muffled by his sweater and Luke’s brain short-circuits for a second. He's never fucking seen her like this, all soft and grasping at him. It's almost worth leaving her so long, to come back to this.

He realizes he's been quiet too long as Y/N sits up a little, smooths back her hair. “I know that, like, not everyone loves being smothered, don't even worry about it- mmph!”

Luke pulls her back into his chest so fast Petunia startles next to them. “Fuckin’ love it.” He says, as she relaxes into him and it feels right. “Don’ ever let go of me.”

She pulls away just enough to meet his eyes. “I missed you so much. I said I didn’t cause I didn’t want you to worry but I missed you so fuckin’ much.” She presses herself back into him, so her next words come out garbled by his sweater; “Don’t do that to me again.”

Luke knows she’s joking, but some of that is true. He shouldn’t have to leave the woman he loves behind half the year, that’s not fair. She deserves all of his time. “You can come with, next time. We could use a tambourine player.” He offers, and he’s only half-joking. They could share a bunk, couldn’t they? Hold each other like this every night?

“Mm. I could replace Ashton. He’s all the way upstage, no one would notice.” She says.

“Of course,” Luke says, “then I wouldn’t get to see you like this, so…” and even when she swats his leg he can’t stop from smiling. There’s nothing in the world like his girl; he’s so fucking lucky she decided to cling to him.

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BLOOD IN THE WATER

summary: “I think we’re all going to have do some pretty terrible things,” Eddie said quietly. His hand came to wrap in Richie’s shirt, trying to burn out the violent grip of his father’s from earlier. “None of us have a choice in anything anymore. Whatever happened at Greta’s tonight-“ Eddie’s voice broke and he felt Richie press a kiss into his hair. “There isn’t a good and a bad anymore. There’s just die or don’t.”

[or: after the gruesome murder of his younger brother, Bill Denbrough is determined to bring about the end of the string of crimes in Derry no matter the cost. As stories unwind and fall apart, there’s only more questions as everybody’s lives hang in the balance.]

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Eddie fiddled with the collar of his white dress shirt, feeling as though the high rised fabric may grow a mind of its own and suffocate him. Or maybe it was the acknowledge that before this night was over, something else may very well try to. Something all the more human than his dress shirt, but endlessly more evil.  His mother had begged him- screaming, crying, pleading- not to go out the prom that night. Screams and beggings of how Richie was an evil boy, with darkness in his blood, and that going to the prom was sure to get Eddie hurt. That he would safe at home, with her, where nobody could hurt him. It burned at Eddie that- perhaps for the first time in his life- his mother’s frantic pleading was the actual truth and he was ignoring it anyway. This was simply what Eddie’s life was now, and he knew if he was meant to die this night- it was going to happen whether he attended the prom or not.

The door to Eddie and Richie’s bedroom at Frank’s apartment creaked open and his boyfriend came in to lean against the door frame. Eddie’s heart thrummed in his chest as he took Richie in, from the ratty combat boots on his feet, the ripped black skinny jeans and that Devils Jacket hugging at his shoulders like it once again belonged there. It reminded Eddie suddenly of the day in Richie and Bill had confronted one another in the quad, something that had truthfully only been two months earlier but might as well have been a completely different life. Eddie hadn’t seen his best friend since the night of Greta’s party, and it still left a hard, disgusting feeling of guilt in his gut. Eddie had turned his back on Bill at that party, and had been so caught up in everything with Richie and his father that by the time Eddie had the knowledge that he should go visit Bill he was sure the boy wouldn’t want to see him.

Richie tilted his head and smiled softly at Eddie. “We really don’t have to go,” he repeated for what must have been the seven millionth time in the past two days. “I am 100% fine with not going, I didn’t go to junior prom, it’s not going to kill me to stay home from the senior one… but it might kill me to go to it.”

Eddie let out a small laugh, letting himself fall forward into Richie’s waiting arms. The warmth surrounded him as he remembered his own junior prom. Eddie had come out as gay only a few weeks before- though he suspected that everybody had already known long, long before that- and Audra had insisted that they get together before the dance. He remembered the look in Bill’s eyes when Audra had come down the stairs, that look of absolute utter love, and Eddie had thought for the first time in his life that maybe a high school relationship really could last forever. Closing his eyes tightly, he squeezed Richie tighter. “Audra would’ve wanted me to go,” he said quietly against Richie’s chest. “Last year it was all she could talk about. How for senior prom she was going to make sure I had some hot date and that we’d double with Bill and her and how amazing it would be… Obviously, that’s not what..” Eddie cleared his throat, shivering slightly as he felt Richie’s nails scrape against his scalp. “I’m going to the prom for her, because she fucking deserved her senior prom with Bill, and there’s no way I’m wasting my chance to go to the dance with hot boyfriend even if somebody is going to try to kill us a little bit.”

Eddie pulled up, looking up at Richie with wet lashes. Richie pressed a kiss to Eddie’s forehead then grinned down at him, waggling his eyebrows. “You think I’m hot.”

“Oh my God,” Eddie let out a wet laugh. “Shut the fuck up, I hate you.” Richie wrapped his arms tighter around Eddie’s shoulders, and hid his laughter into Eddie’s hair.

xxx

Stanley Uris stepped out of his father’s car, fiddling with the cuffs on his dress shirt, Patty coming out the passenger seat and Beverly out of the back. Beverly’s satin red dress came down to the ground, with a spilt up the leg and her red hair was done up perfectly on the top of her head. Patty’s dress was the matching shade of red, cropped short and frilly, with her hair falling down her back in flawless curls. Both girls had donned their Devil Jackets over top the dresses. School dance or not, the both felt in their guts where this night was going to lead them and those Jackets kept the same mark of loyalty they always had even in times of peace.

Stan adjusted his matching red tie as he turned to the girls. He held out both arms, Patty linking into one and Beverly linking into the other. Lithium by Nirvana was playing as they walked into the building, Aurora Morgans turning and smiling pleasantly at them. She moved forward, accepting the tickets that Stan handed to her.

“Two dates, Uris?” Mike Hanlon called from where he was standing near by. He moved over, grinning. “Didn’t know you had it in you.”

Stan grinned back. “Richie was too busy to take all the Devil girls this year, I’m just doing my civil duty.”

Mike laughed, holding his hand out for Stanley to slap and shake. Aurora looked between them, eyes narrowing slightly in suspicion but still holding a genuine smile. Beverly slapped at Stanley’s shoulder. “Richie basically my brother, Uris. That’s disgusting.”

“Hence why you’ve been my date for every dance of since we were old enough to have dates,” Stan shot back in reply, drawing a laugh even from Aurora.

Beverly pulled away from Stan, pressing her hands to her chest in mock horror. “And here I thought it was because you were secretly in love with me. There goes all my plans for the future!”

A small, dark look crossed Stanley’s face at that, the boy turned away with pursed lips. Beverly’s face fell and she bit at her bottom lip as Patty rubbed her hands together. Lithium turned to Black Widow by Iggy Azaela from the gym.

“Bev!” Richie Tozier’s voice called from the front door where he waltzed in with Eddie’s hand tangled with his own. “They’re playing your song!”

Beverly shot her god-brother a dirty look but Aurora had to slap a hand over her mouth after a single bark of laughter escaped her. Richie’s eye line jerked over to her, eyes hard for a moment before a small, genuine smile tugged at his lips and he winked at her. Aurora’s expressions to seem to stall for a moment, before she smiled back just as gently.

“Where’s your little boytoy?” Richie asked as he approached with Eddie in tow. Eddie was looking around the group of people with a confused look on his face. His eye line bounced from one person to the next, seemingly only growing more confused with each person standing there. “Ben? Benny Boy? Hay-“

Aurora reached out and clasped a hand over Richie’s mouth. A moment of surprise travelled through the group before Aurora let out a loud shriek, reaching out to rub her own wet palm on Stan’s suit jacket. Stan let out a horrified gasp and jumped away from her, knocking into Patty and sending the girl tumbling to the ground. Richie clung onto Eddie’s shoulders to keep himself standing straight up while he laughed.

“Do you see the chaos you cause?” Mike asked him, but his twitching cheeks made it obvious that he was fighting back his own laughter. Eddie smiled softly, wrapping down arms around Richie’s head and pressed his cheek to his boyfriend’s hair.

“Tozier! Marsh!” The voice carried over to them as their school principal came walking over towards them. “I need you to go the supply closet by the Student Council office to get streamers for the gym.”

“You haven’t finished decorating?” Richie asked incredously, brows shooting up to disappear under his hairline. “Who fucking organized this shit?”

A small, disapproving look crossed the principals’ face. “Betty Ripsom and Greta Bowie were in charge of the prom committee. Some things were unable to be completed in time, understandably. Please get the streamers.”

Richie nodded slowly, giving Eddie a quick kiss to the cheek before making a sweeping moment. “I will see all you lovelies in the gym! Bev, let us get streamers for the kind lady!”

Beverly rolled her eyes but she was smiling as she followed after Richie. Eddie watched him go, trying to ignore the anxious feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Beverly kept her eyes on Richie as they walked down the hallways in silence, Beverly playing awkwardly with the zipper on her undone jacket. Richie would occasionally glance towards her, but every time he noticed she was still looking at him, his gaze would jerk away and he would frown. “Rich…” She finally brought up the courage to say, taking hold of Richie’s arm lightly and pulling them to a stop. “I… Richie, I’m sorry.”

Richie let out a rough breath. “It’s funny you apologize, considering I don’t know what it is you did.”

“I…” Beverly choked on her own guilt for a moment, feeling her cheeks start to burn to the colour of her dress. “I needed the money, Rich. I can’t live off your parents forever, and they offered a lot. Too much to turn down, and they… they told me they wouldn’t hurt her. They promised!”

Richie’s face turned sheet white, body swaying for a moment like he was about to pass out. “Oh my God, holy fuck Beverly,” he clenched his jaw as though holding back to need to vomit. “I.. I vouched for you! And you… you’re fucking guilty and you let me… Fuck you, Beverly.”

“Richie!” Beverly cried in a small sob as Richie turned and began stomping towards the student council supply closet. “Richie, please, please. They would’ve have killed me if you hadn’t vouched for me, what I did-“

“You would’ve deserved it for what you did!” Richie practically spat at her, body trembling. “Jesus fucking Christ, Bev. She was fucking thirteen years old! And Bill’s brother… all those other kids…”

“I didn’t have anything to do with any of that!” Beverly pleaded. “I swear I didn’t! They just… they needed Neibolt, and the house is technically… I mean, it’s mine. And they promised they wouldn’t hurt her, but Janie, she-“

“Why the fuck would you believe them?” Richie asked, eyes wide and burning with something that even Beverly had never seen in them. “What the actual fuck could they have done to make you think that were trustworthy?”

Beverly let out a shaky breath. “Richie, you… you can’t trust Eddie, okay? You can’t-“

“Are you fucking kidding me, Beverly?” Richie shouted, tugging at the strands of his hair. “You’re literally standing here and telling me about the hand you had in my sister’s murder and then you’re telling me I can’t trust my boyfriend? Who the actual fuck do you think you are?”

Richie’s hand dropped onto the knob of the supply closet but Beverly grabbed at his wrist. “Please, Richie. I know I’ve given you absolutely no reason to trust me, like, at all but… Eddie isn’t who he says he is, there’s no way he doesn’t know something… Just trust me.”

Richie let out a shaky breath. “No fucking offense, Beverly. But you’re going to have to do a lot fucking better than that.”

Richie yanked the door open, something falling immediately from behind it. It crashed into Richie’s chest and letting out a sharp shout, Richie shoved at it and it fell to the ground.

Beverly screamed, clapping her hands over her mouth as the lifeless face of Henry Bowers stared up  at her from the floor. The smell hit her, a smell that brought her to cleaning out her childhood house with Stanley, and she had to swallow back the bile that filled her mouth. Eyes tearing up from the stench, Beverly looked up at Richie. Richie was staring down at the body in still horror, and Beverly let out a scream of his name when she noticed the movement over his shoulder.

Before Richie could react beside jerking to looking at her, a hand holding a white cloth wrapped around his mouth and nose and tugged him down.

xxx

Funhouse by P!nk blared throughout the gym as Ben Hanscom milked that same cup of punch he’d gotten an hour earlier. He’d spotted nearly everybody he’d knew through the crowds of people in the gym. It seemed the threat of impending attack hadn’t stopped any of the surviving members of his graduating class from showing up.

“I didn’t think you’d be here,” Aurora Morgans appeared by Ben’s side with Mike Hanlon following not too far behind. Ben fought off the impulse to roll his eyes. He’d realized, of course, that none of what was happening was Aurora or Mike’s faults. It had been happening before the three of them starting investigating the case, and would have happened if they never had. It was still a little difficult to turn off his hard feelings completely, but he was trying.

“I wasn’t going to,” Ben admitted with a sigh, sipping the drink again for something to do. “But I figured, we’ve all come this far, you know? Might as well let it all play it out the way it was meant to.”

“Even if it means people die?” Mike asked, helping himself to a cup of punch himself.

Ben smiled sadly. “People are going to die anyway. We know that.”  

Mike smiled sadly, swirling the liquid around in his cup, while Aurora moved closer to Ben and took his hand in hers. He looked to her, heart smashing against his chest and opened his mouth to speak. He never got the chance. Eddie Kaspbrak came running full tilt and smashed directly into Mike’s chest. Mike startled but managing to grab Eddie before they both went tumbling to the ground. “Whoa, little dude! What’s happening?”

Eddie pressed his hands to his knees and let out a wheeze. “Have you… seen Richie?”

Aurora raised her brow. “Not since he and Bev went to get the streamers?”

Eddie shook his head, tears filling up his eyes rapidly. “I haven’t seen him since then, either.”

Mike and Aurora jerked to look at each other, matching one another’s looks of panic, while Ben looked at his classmates in confusion. “Have you tried calling him, or texting him?”

“Have I…” Eddie blinked and gave Mike an incredulously. “Noooo, I haven’t tried texting him because I’m a fucking idiot!!! OF COURSE I’VE CALLED AND TEXT HIM!”

Mike held his hands out in front of him while Aurora reached out and started rubbing at Eddie’s back when his breathing started to heighten. “Something is really fucking wrong you guys… I know it.”

“I believe you,” Aurora said firmly, looking Eddie right in the eyes. She had a similar feeling of fear and dread in her gut from the second Eddie had asked if they’d seen Richie. “But we’ll find him, Eddie. I promise.”

Eddie looked up at with such hopeful, yet scared eyes, that Aurora felt her heart stall in her chest for a moment. Aurora opened her mouth but was cut off by the music skidding to a sudden stop. Every eye in the gym turned to look as their principal took hold of a microphone and looked out around the crowd of her students. She cleared his throat and Eddie was ready to throw up right there. “We are putting the school under a lock down situation,” she said. “Nobody is to the leave this gym under any circumstances until it is lifted.”

Eddie and Aurora looked at each other with panic, before both moving immediately to run towards the exit. Mike and Ben both gaped after them for a moment before running themselves. Ducking quickly through the crowds of people, there were enough students milling around with the surprising change of events, that they were as disguised as easily as they possibly could be.  

Stan and Patty seemed to appear out of thin air at the side door of the gym, the only exit that didn’t seem to be guarded by two or more teachers- the only exit from the gym that lead right outside. “Wait, wait,.” Ben said suddenly. “We’re under a lock down, maybe we… maybe we should stay. If they’re keeping us here then that’s because this is where we’re safest.”

Eddie turned to him, face pale and cheeks wet. “You can stay. You can all stay. But Richie… Richie is in trouble, and Beverly. I’m not going to sit here on my hands under some fucking lock-down while Richie could be dying. I’m not asking you to come with me, but I’m telling you… I’m going.”

“I’m going too,” Patty said with a firm nod. Stan reached out and took Patty’s hand in his own, nodding along.

Aurora stiffened her figure. “I’m going to,” she said. “I’m sick of this shit. It ends tonight.”

Mike smiled. “I’m with you guys, I have just about enough of this, too. Let’s get Richie back and kick some murder ass.”

Eddie beamed and every eye fell to look at Ben. Ben let out a shaky breath. “Where are we going to go? We don’t know anything. There’s no where that’s safe to talk, let alone plan out some super hero mission.”

Stan looked at Eddie, who met his look and smiled. “I know somewhere.”

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Power Rangers Squadron / Vigilantly

In the city of Halcyon, a bustling hub of technology and peace, but hides a criminal underbelly and when a criminal syndicate steals a collection of strange alien technology, it is up to the police and a gang of thieves recover them, if they can keep away from each others throats.

Power Rangers Squadron Members of the HPD (Halcyon Police Department) specifically chosen to combat the criminal syndicate who stole the Roswell Artifacts. They are called the Squadron Initiative.

Squadron 1 Robert Goodwill A rookie cop chosen for his stone set morals and will to help the people, which have not helped him in making allies let alone fiends. Has a dream of a crime free world Likes: strict schedules, helping the people, the occasional sweet Dislikes: crime, lose morals, the Top Hat Gang

Squadron 2 Vernon Barrel A wannabe detective who would be good at it, if he wasn’t always getting distracted by food, comics and a certain yellow clad phantom thief. Is known for his keen eye for detail Likes: hot food, Mask Man comics, Vigilantly Yellow Dislikes: early starts, too much paperwork

Squadron 3 Betty Fay A woman who has worked hard to get where she is and will not take snide comments to here. Most people are usually on the floor afterwards Likes: early morning training, cute things, friends Dislikes: early morning training, fashion, stereotypes for women

Iggy States The genius that created the VS system from the Roswell Artifacts. Is known as an eccentric to a psychopath. May or may not have PHD

Commissioner Jules Aureus The Commissioner for the HPD, believes that the Squadron Initiative is too volatile and a risk, but cares for the member.

Power Rangers Vigilantly More commonly known as the Top Hat Gang, they are a grope of thief’s who target corrupt members of high society. Run and operate the Seine Cafe

Vigilantly Red Robin The mysterious and charismatic leader of the Top Hat Gang and self proclaimed master of disguise. Has links to the Yambino Cartel. Likes: freedom, helping the people, his costume collection Dislikes: the Yambino Cartel, bad theatre, people mocking his ascents

Vigilantly Blue  Hugo “Sky” Prakaar A black hat hacker famous for multiple government leaks. Is a massive narcissist AND IS INCERIBLY HANDSOME AND THE WORLDS GREATEST HACKER! Likes: cooking, freedom of information, latest fashion Dislikes: people dissing his style, underhanded business, anyone on his “People better than me!” list (currently 4 people long)

Vigilantly Yellow Rebecca Makita A former Olympic Acrobat who was disqualified and became a brake in artist. She has overly cheery and optimistic Likes: meeting new people, heights, Mask Man comics Dislikes: buzz kills, the cold (but not snow), drug planting

Mr Lupin A mysterious benefactor who is paying the Top Hat Gang to “retrieve” the Roswell Artifacts. They have only spoken though a monitor and use’s a voice changer.

Arsenal

VS Mopher A pistol like mopher designed by Iggy States by revers engineering the Roswell Artifacts, the VS stands for Vanguard Synthesiser. 9 have been made, but 3 where stolen and 3 are in storage.

Justice Zord One of the Roswell Artifacts, is sentient and seems to follow who “dose the just acts”. Is quick to judge and comes off a rude. knows more than hew let on

Squadron Negotiation Baton Modelled after a megaphone, it uses sonic waves to combat the enemy

Trigger Zords   Machines modelled after land vehicles. Made by Iggy States. Main Trigger Zord 01: Speeder Trigger Zord 02: Pistol Trigger Zord 03: Batton

01+02+03+Justice= Justice Trigger Megazord

Auxiliary Trigger Zord 04: Trick Trigger Zord 05: Crane Trigger Zord 05.5: Drill

Vigilantly Gra-blade A sword built with a claw hand on the hilt. Designed and named by Robin

Dial Zords Machines modelled after air vehicles. Made buy an unknown creator. Seem to hack into the VS Mopher 

Dial Zord Red: Rouge (0-1-0) Dial Zord Blue: Gatling (2-6-0) Dial Zord Yellow: Saw (1-1-6)

Red+Blue+Yellow+Justice= Justice Dial Megazord

Auxiliary Dial Zord Lime: Gyro (3-1-9) Dial Zord Grey: Shield (9-6-3) Dial Zord Grey.5: Blade (2-0-0) Dial Zord Bronze: Hammer (8-8-0)

The Sicuro Cartel a criminal syndicate who have operated in Halcyon City for years. They stole the Roswell Artifacts and distributed amongst there members.

Don Houdeon Yambino The Current head of the Yambino Cartel, he has plans to rule Halcyon city by any means. He uses the Seal Artifact

Commander Blast A former solder who joined the Cartel after being discharged from the army. He uses the Explosion and Golum Artifact’s

Dr Mortum A back ally doctor renowned for her less than kind work treatment. She uses the Grow and Examine Artifact’s 

Proiettmini Low ranking members of the cartel, they are made by the use of the Mask Artifact

The Roswell Artifacts A collation of alien objects that have been collected since the 1940’s. They have the ability to transform humans into monsters. The Yambino Cartel stole most of them 10 years ago

Other Characters Melissa Goodwill Roberts mother and famous cop, was killed inaction nearly 8 years ago but Killer Jack. Many people say Robert takes after her. She was working on a case to retrieve the Roswell Artifacts and bring down the Cartel(had an inside man)

Tony Yambino A high-ranking member of the Yambino Cartel and would be successor who went missing 8 years ago. Know for his handsome looks and kind heart (witch many considered a fault)

Killer Jack A serial killer who has been operating in Halcyon City for 10 year. No one knows anything about him or her. Kills by freezing his victims in blocks of ice.

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Sleeping pills and planes: Embarrassing tales from 35,000 feet

It was a fun flight for travel writer John Vlahides as he flew from London to San Francisco in 2008. He taught a flight attendant how to tie a Bedouin turban with an airplane blanket, and then showed a sleepless young boy how to make paper airplanes. Sailing them over passengers’ heads in the economy cabin caused quite a ruckus.

It might have been a great way to pass the time on a boring overnight journey, except for one thing: John thought he was sleeping. After downing two small bottles of wine he had taken one milligram of a tranquilizer and 10 milligrams of Ambien, a popular sleeping aid.

Settling down for a long snooze, he had no idea he had been sleepwalking until he saw the photos and selfies on his smartphone the next day.

“The weird thing was remembering it all when I saw the pictures,” Vlahides said. “And you say, ‘Oh my God’ and you cringe.”

‘Ambien zombies’

Vlahides had become what many flight attendants unflatteringly call an “Ambien zombie.” But Vlahides was lucky. He hadn’t done anything too embarrassing, unlike other unlucky sleepwalkers.

A flight attendant who called herself “Betty” wrote about “The Streak” in a Yahoo article called “Confessions of a Fed-Up Flight Attendant: Attack of the Ambien Zombies.”

The streaker was a sleepwalking economy passenger who had taken off all his clothes and decided to run up the aisle to first class. According to the story, he was stopped by flight attendants and told to don his clothes; he only realized his humiliating exploit when he later woke with his underwear in his hand.

Flight attendants told similar stories to Mayo Clinic sleep specialist Dr. Lois Krahn during her research on inflight substance use and jet lag. Krahn tells her patients one disconcerting tale as a warning about the potential dangers of sleeping aids, especially if combined with alcohol.

“This trans-Pacific and business class passenger mixed alcohol and Ambien and then woke needing to relieve himself,” Krahn said. “He stood up and urinated on the passenger sitting next to him.

“Can you imagine how hard it was to calm down the business class cabin for the rest of the night?,” Krahn added with a chuckle.

Do people on sleeping aids really behave this way on a plane and not remember?

“It’s true, I’ve seen the pictures,” said Taylor Garland, spokesperson for the Association of Flight Attendants. “But I would say those are some pretty extreme circumstances. It’s not necessarily an everyday occurrence.”

More common on planes, said Garland, is for the dosed sleeper to reach out and fondle their unlucky seatmate.

‘Teflon’ brain

Ambien, or zolpidem tartrate, belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. Prescribed to treat insomnia for adults over the age of 18, it works by slowing brain activity.

“One of the normal side effects of Ambien is that it basically turns your brain into Teflon. You don’t lay down any new memories,” said Dr. Julie Holland, a psychopharmacologist who practices in Manhattan.

“And the other thing that happens is that you get sort of disinhibited, the way that you would if you were drunk or had taken Xanax or Ativan or Valium or something like that,” Holland said. “So you get very relaxed and disinhibited, and you don’t remember what you’re doing.”

If you’re in bed and asleep that’s not an issue. To ensure that, the manufacturer of Ambien has clear-cut safety information on its website: Don’t take Ambien more than once per night and take it just before going to bed. Don’t take Ambien unless you can stay in bed for seven to eight hours.

It’s tough to follow those instructions on a plane, Holland warns.

“You’re not really sleeping deeply because the lights are on, there’s people around and tons of interruptions by flight staff,” Holland said. “Or you may take the sleeping pill and not fall asleep, and then you are going to be in this altered state.”

That’s what happened to Vlahides on his transatlantic journey a decade ago. A friendly flight attendant interrupted just as he’d taken his sleeping pills to ask about his career as a travel writer.

“If she hadn’t been bored on an empty flight and kept me awake, I’m absolutely certain it wouldn’t have happened,” said Vlahides, who later wrote about the funny incident. “But she was wonderful and she was fun. Who can say ‘no’ to that?”

Embarrassing, even dangerous behaviors

Activities that can happen in an altered state include “sleep-walking or doing other activities when you are asleep like eating, talking, having sex, or driving a car,” according to the Ambien safety warnings, as well as “not thinking clearly” and “acting strangely, confused, or upset.”

Those behaviors make sense to Holland. “When people are disinhibited, anything can happen because you’re talking about basic primal instincts that are coming out. What are our basic instincts? To have sex and eat and sometimes to be aggressive.”

Travelers often make the possible side effects worse by combining them with tranquilizers and alcohol, said Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta, an assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

“The worst thing you can do is drink alcohol on a plane,” Dasgupta said. “You’re already dehydrated, you have a lot of travel fatigue, and on top of that you’re adding sleeping aids to it.”

Another factor: a preexisting sleep disorder. For example, it’s estimated that one billion adults in the world suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the throat muscles relax and your breathing stops and starts.

“When you’re in a plane, the air is thin up there,” Dasgupta said. “Even though they pressurize the cabin to 8,000 feet, it’s still going be thinner air, less oxygen. You don’t want to be on a sleep medication that will depress your respiratory drive.”

Sleeping pills can also affect women and the elderly differently, said Krahn.

“Ambien lasts about four to five hours for most people, a little longer for women, a little longer for older people,” she said. “They may not remember to collect their bags when the plane lands or leave things behind like a wallet or passport because they are not as sharp under the lingering effects of the sleeping pill.”

Ambien isn’t the only sleeping aid that can cause parasomnias, or unwanted behaviors that happen when transitioning between different stages of sleep. At times, those behaviors have had tragic outcomes.

Following reports of “rare but serious injuries and deaths resulting from various complex sleep behaviors,” the Food and Drug Administration decided earlier this year to require black box warnings on zolpidem (brand names Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Intermezzo, and Zolpimist), eszopiclone (Lunesta), and zaleplon (Sonata).

Anyone who has experienced an episode of an odd sleep behavior while on one of these sleeping aids should discontinue their use after consulting with their doctor, the FDA said.

Sanofi, the company that manufactures Ambien responded to the issue of erratic behavior on planes by saying, “We encourage any patient prescribed a Sanofi medicine to work with their healthcare provider to ensure the treatment is taken properly.”

Tips for sleeping on a plane

What can a weary traveler do to avoid a sleepless overnight flight? Sleep specialists CNN spoke with offered five key tips:

1. Avoid pharmaceutically induced sleep

“It’s not something to be messing around with,” said clinical psychologist and sleep specialist Michael Breus. “Certainly you should never be taking a medication like that for the first time while in the air, because you don’t know how you’re going to react to it, or if it might interact with any of your existing medications.”

2. Try melatonin instead

“That’s my preferred option for an overnight flight,” said Mayo’s Krahn. “You want to take it when you’ve got enough time for it to take effect.”

Breus, who also recommends melatonin, said the time depends on the type of melatonin you choose.

“When you take it in a pill form, it has to go down to your stomach and then get up to your brain. That takes about 90 minutes,” Breus said. “If you were to take a tincture or a sublingual under the tongue, then you’re looking at 20 to 25 minutes, which is much more like an Ambien type of sleeping aid.”

Krahn recommends three milligrams of melatonin, and suggests sticking with the short acting version to avoid feeling groggy if awakened too soon.

“There are some people who will say, ‘I just can’t handle melatonin because I feel too foggy and I have some concentration difficulties,’” Krahn said. “If they awakened too early when the melatonin is still in their blood and in their brain, that’s probably a very real experience.

“So for someone who’s flying early evening or during the day, it may not match up with their circadian pattern,” Krahn said.

3. Limit alcohol

Alcohol interferes with sleep, said Breus, who has written several books on better sleep and writes a regular blog on the topic. It’s dehydrating and interferes with sleep rhythms, he said, thus keeping you in the lighter stages of slumber when onboard airplane noise and distractions can jostle you awake.

4. Pack a sleep kit

Breus said he doesn’t “wing it” when it comes to plane travel. He keeps a well-stocked sleep kit at the ready.

An eye mask is critical, he said, to block out unwelcome rays. Ear plugs, a well-designed travel pillow, a light blanket or sweater (for those airlines that no longer provide blankets), an audiobook and relaxing playlist makes his list, along with noise-cancelling headphones and water to stay hydrated.

5. Plan ahead

As much as possible, try to plan your sleep around the timing and purpose of your flight, Dasgupta said.

“Do you need to be alert right away?” Dasgupta asked. “If yes, then perhaps the lesser of two evils will be drinking caffeine in the morning before your meeting instead of taking a sleeping aid on the plane. Get out into the sunlight, get some morning exercise. Those are always winners.”

Try these tips, say experts, and you could avoid the fate of becoming another airplane Ambien zombie. Unless you enjoy embarrassing yourself, of course.

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Must-Do Things On Your First California Weed Vacation

Although California just legalized recreational marijuana in 2016 and it just went into effect in January of this year, the state already had a flourishing tourism industry. Despite legality, California has always been the clandestine destination for many a cannabis connoisseur. If you’re planning on visiting the Golden State to get your cannabis on, then you should have knowledge.

What knowledge, you ask?

Well, first you should be aware of the laws regarding legal recreational consumption in California. That’s a must, especially since it would be a real bummer to have your vacation interrupted by a stay in jail. And, unless you plan on just holing up in a hotel and smoking your vacation away (hey, we’re not judging), then you’ll need to know some fun places to visit where you can enjoy some of the local cannabis cultures and, maybe, have a lot of fun while doing so.

What You Can (and Can’t) Do

As long as you have an ID verifying that you’re 21 or older, you can legally buy up to one ounce of flower or up to 8 grams of cannabis concentrates. Make sure that you bring cash because many dispensaries will not accept checks or credit/debit cards. If you’re planning on a longer stay, you can grow up to six plants. Take care, though, because your plants must be grown inside or within an enclosed structure.

However, you can’t just light up in public. Public consumption of cannabis is still illegal and will net you a $100 fine. Don’t stray too close to schools or day care centers, either. Also, while it may seem like a “duh” statement, don’t drive while stoned, either. If you have the marijuana in your car, it must be in a sealed package. If that seal is broken, stow it in your trunk. Don’t buy more than an ounce of marijuana. That comes with a $500 fine or a few months in jail. However, if you’re staying long enough to grow, you can keep your entire harvest.

Finally, never, ever, cross state lines or try to fly with the cannabis you’ve purchased in California. Now that we’ve covered the dos and don`ts, now we can get on to what things you should definitely consider on your California weed vacation.

Bay Area Weed & Wine Tour

If you’re planning on visiting San Francisco, then you won’t go wrong by using a Saturday and penciling in a Bay Area Wine & Weed Tour. Beginning at the Oakland Cannabis Creative, this 420-friendly tour lasts approximately 4.5 hours. Stop along the Golden Gate Bridge before it’s off to the top cannabis cultivation facility in the Bay Area, The Betty Project. Feeling hungry? Don’t worry. You’ll get lunch and a wine tasting at the Trek Winery in Novato.

Book a 420-Friendly Hotel

No matter what fun things you have planned for your vacation, you’re going to need a place to sleep. The legalization of marijuana in California has allowed some of the top hotels to become weed-friendly. Check here for some options that will let you get your cannabis on even after you’ve packed it in for the day.

Hop On A 420-Tour Bus and Enjoy Your Ride

What’s a visit to California without a ride on a tour bus or a nice hike with your trekking poles? Whether exploring wine country, the Bay Area, or a celebrity tour, being able to enjoy with your vapor pens, vaporizing your cannabis or light up a joint while enjoying the scenery is always a plus. Cannabis offers both Northern and Southern California tours, with the latter being the shortest option if you’re in a pinch for time.

Take In A Cannabis Farm Tour

If you have a green thumb and want to learn from some of the best in cannabis cultivation, then scheduling a tour of a cannabis farm is for you. You’ll learn exactly what it takes to turn a seed into a flowering plant at some of the newest cultivation facilities.

Puff, Pass, and Paint

If you’re the artistic type, then you’re going to love getting the creative juices flowing with some primo cannabis. Express yourself after imbibing by putting the paintbrush to canvas and letting your artistic side flow. The classes are about 2 hours long, but you’ll have the experience of expanding your consciousness – and you’ll have a painting to show for it, too!

Painting, not exactly your thing? There’s a Puff, Pass, and Pottery class, too!

MaryJane & Music

Start off visiting a few dispensaries and then spend some time at a dab lounge. After that, it’s off to the Los Angeles Music Scene, where you’ll have an all-access pass to some of the hottest venues in LA’s music scene.

Feeling Sore or Tense? Get a Cannabis-Infused Massage

Ok, even if you’re not feeling tense or sore, who can turn down a massage? Oils infused with CBD and other cannabinoids provide anti-inflammatory benefits as well as reducing stress and helping with chronic pain. You can book a single or couple’s massage for 60, 90, or 120-minutes.

These are just some of the things that you can do on your California weed vacation. Don’t forget to pick up your vape pen or dry herb vaporizer to take with your to your 420-friendly hotel – skip trying to travel with it – some jurisdictions count these as paraphernalia, so best to plan to buy there and leave it behind.

 About the Author

Michael is a marketing and creative content specialist at GotVape.com with a primary focus on customer satisfaction. Technology and fitness combined with healthy lifestyle obsession are his main talking points.

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