#jason costello

[tomorrowusa]

Donald Trump has a gag order placed on him by the judge in his Stormy Daniels hush money trial. So to get around the gag order various Trump lickspittles make pilgrimages to the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse to say stuff to the media which Trump himself is not allowed to say. Past Trump mouthpieces have included pseudo-hillbilly fascist Sen. J.D. Vance and House Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson.

Monday's Trump mouthpieces were a quintet of MAGA C-listers: Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09), ex-NYC police commissioner Bernie Kerik, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Trump campaign aide Jason Miller (not related to Stephen Miller), and Kash Patel - a onetime deputy director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

While Trump has been beseeching his followers to show up outside the courthouse to demonstrate support for their Dear Leader, on Monday it was pro-democracy Trump opponents who were there in greater numbers.

A cadre of MAGA loyalists who had gathered to show their support for Donald Trump during his hush-money trial was shouted down by a bevy of cowbell-clanging anti-Trump protesters on Monday when they tried to speak outside of a lower Manhattan courthouse. [ ... ] The group that flanked the twice-impeached ex-president this time around included South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, ex-Trump administration official Kash Patel, Trump senior advisor Jason Miller, and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA). All but Patel, meanwhile, were customarily decked out in Trump’s standard red tie and navy suit combo.

Yep, four of the five designated Trump lickspittles were dressed in Trump uniforms. Did he dress them himself over at Trump Tower?

Alan Wilson got an earful when he tried to spew the Trump line.

With boos raining down on Wilson, one demonstrator could be heard shouting “go home you carpetbagging fools.” Another protester who camped out behind the pro-Trump speakers with a large “Bootlickers” sign relentlessly blew a whistle while ringing a cowbell. According to independent reporter Jacqueline Sweet, the man was given a citation by law enforcement for “too much cowbell.” Patel, who is expected to take a senior White House role if Trump returns to power, portrayed the ex-president as a victim of an “unconstitutional weaponization of justice.” It was difficult to hear what he had to say as the crowd chanted: “Kash Patel, Go To Hell!” Kerik was also subjected to targeted insults when he spoke, with protesters calling him a “bald-headed bigot” throughout his comments. According to New York Magazine correspondent Oliva Nuzzi, the Trump-hating crowd also took aim at the speakers for dressing just like the former president, prompting them to call the MAGA group “red tie terrorists.” She added that the demonstrators even got a laugh from Miller, who chuckled when one protester wondered if they had bought their suits at “Dictators R Us.”

To use a favorite Trump word, Monday's Trump mouthpieces were real losers.

Rep. Andrew Clyde's rise to fame in Georgia was as a prominent gun store owner. One wonders how many of his guns make it up to NYC to be used illegally.

Bernie Kerik is a convicted felon for tax fraud who was later pardoned by Trump. He served several years behind bars for his crimes.

Alan Wilson has made false election fraud claims even before the Trump presidency and is a serial litigator for far right causes.

Kash Patel once served as an aide to Devin Nunes – the former House member who unsuccessfully sued a cartoon cow.

Jason Miller admitted to hiring prostitutes and having extramarital affairs with two campaign staffers. Republican family values – just like Trump.

Meidas Touch has a video report on Monday's scene outside the courthouse. (never mind the plant commercial in the middle).

If you're anywhere near NYC, visit the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse area on a day that the hush money trial is in session. There's a lunch break starting roughly at 11:30 AM and court is recessed for the day in the afternoon before the building closes at 5:00 PM. Bring your own cow bell and sign.

Court is in session this week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Next Monday court is closed for Memorial Day but should be in session on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The case may go to the jury sometime late next week.

The Manhattan courthouse is at 100 Centre Street; take the 4, 5, or 6 subway trains to the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station and walk about four blocks north. The crowds and the Trump bootlickers seem to be directly across the street from the courthouse at Collect Pond Park.

EDIT: If Trump toadies had a bad day outside the courtroom, the one and only defense witness for Trump seems to have had an even worse one in court.

[bloodoftremere]

People don't like my clan. It scares them, they don't know what it is, they don't like it, apparently it's rare. [...] You know, other people know--just don't go spreading it around.

[mourningmaybells]

wish people took a lesson from universal's monsters when it comes to crossover movies

"X vs Y" <- very mean and confrontational. people will expect a fight and get disappointed when it usually only happens for 5 minutes near the end

"X meets Y!" <- fun and ambiguous sounding. people will be intrigued and wonder if they become friends and team up or fight to the death

[vintagewarhol]

[ashley-slashley]

Friday the 13th: Jason meets Abbott and Costello

[discjockeyetc]

Life is short. Buy the concert tickets.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Heaven’s War 2018 aka Beyond the Darkness

[dtwof]

okay hollyoaksposting over i promise

[krispyweiss]

Album Review: Buddy Guy - The Blues Don’t Lie

There are a lot of duets on the Blues Don’t Lie, album No. 34 from Buddy Guy.

But one of the all-time great duets - the Beatles “I’ve Got a Feeling” - features the guitarist singing alone over a souped-up arrangement and throwing in some yeah, yeah, yeahs for good measure.

Guy may be 86 and prepping his farewell tour. But the Blues Don’t Lie belies neither his age, nor a reason for his impending retirement. Like a man one-third his age, Guy sings powerfully with falsetto cries while spraying rapid-fire notes that continue building the theory that Guy was Stevie Ray Vaughan’s main influence.

The album opens with the autobiographical mission statement “I Let My Guitar do the Talking.” And it’s true-blue songs like this - the ribald “What’s Wrong with That,” with fellow octogenarian Bobby Rush on vocals and harp; the playful “Rabbit Blood;” and the juke-joint heater “House Party” with Wendy Moten among the others - that burn hottest.

Conversely, when Guy and friends Mavis Staples and Jason Isbell take on civil rights and gun violence on “We Go Back” and “Gunsmoke Blues,” respectively, the balladic results are stilted and serve mostly as an excuse to get together in the studio. James Taylor (“Follow the Money”) and Elvis Costello (“Symptoms of Love”) fare better.

Grade card: Buddy Guy - The Blues Don’t Lie - B

11/1/22

[magicmagic09]

Rules: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. see which character is everyone's favorite.

Invited by @18thcenturythirsttrap , thank you! I enjoy it so much!

I'll tag @aedesluminis @citizen-card @pleasecallmealsip @plrle @enlitment

No Obligation! Please just enjoy this game XD

[itssh0wtime]

Gunna try to watch a spooky/scary/Halloween movie every night of October!

October 1st- The Nightmare Before Christmas

October 2nd- Sleepy Hollow

October 3rd- The Addams Family

October 4th- Hocus Pocus

October 5th- House of 1000 Corpses (I fell asleep during it… but I have seen this movie COUNTLESS times because it’s my second favorite!)

October 6th- The Exorcist

October 7th- The Corpse Bride

October 8th- Freddy vs Jason

October 9th- Coraline

October 10th- Scream

October 11th- The Craft

October 12th- Rocky Horror Picture Show

October 13th- Friday the 13th (see what I did there!?)

October 14th- Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein

October 15th- Ghost Ship

October 16th- The Munsters (the Rob Zombie movie!)

October 17th- Coco (I watched it with my son!)

October 18th- Carrie

October 19th- Thirteen Ghosts

October 20th- The Amityville Horror (out on Long Island for the weekend with friends! Seemed fitting!)

October 21st- The Lost Boys

October 22nd- The Evil Dead

October 23rd- Monster House

October 24th- Edward Scissorhands

October 25th- The Devil’s Rejects

October 26th- Child’s Play

October 27th- Trick ‘r Treat

October 28th- BEETLEJUICE! (Will be playing on repeat all day/night because of my Halloween party!)

October 29th- Silent Hill

October 30th- The Shining

October 31st- HALLOWEEN (duh!)

[0peachy-hearts0]

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ My Roleplay Fandoms

I'm interested in writing these fandoms! Depending on the plot characters may be aged up to 18+ since some I enjoy writing within the canon story. Down below I’ve listed fandoms, if I’m newer to the media, my love interests on top for oc x canon roleplays, I privately can discuss the characters I can write in return but if I write everyone I’ll list it bellow. . My top preferences are in bold. Be sure to check out my rules!

ATTACK ON TITAN {veteran fandom enjoyer, been here for 11 years I've seen the whole anime and am currently re-reading the manga}

❥• Eren Jaeger, Armin Arlert, Pieck Finger, Sasha Braus, Reiner Braun, Jean Kirstein

I’m all for canon divergent plots, modern, historical fantasy, or any other AU types

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER {Iwatch this series every 3-6 months like clockwork, read the comics, currently watching LOK}

❥• Zuko, Sokka, Mai

I’m all for canon divergent, post-main series any AUs, the worldbuilding with this series is just so fun

BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA/MY HERO ACADEMIA{I’m on season 5, on volume 13 of the manga}

❥•Keigo Takami, Shota Aizawa, Katsuki Bakugou, Tamaki Amajiki, Denki Kaminari, Nemuri Kayama, Nejire Hado, Sero Hanta, Ejirou Kirishima, Momo Yaoyorozu

I’d prefer a university AU that keeps the canon story that or really any AU like fantasy, everyone becomes a pro hero, etc

DANGANRONPA{Suffered through all the games}

❥•Kazuichi Souda, Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, Rantaro Amami, Shuichi Saihara, Kaede Akamatsu, Ibuki Mioda, Yasuhiro Hagakure, Kirumi Tojo, Kaito Mamota, Hajime Hinata

I don't enjoy killing game style plots but I do like the settings of the games, AUs, all that

DC COMICS{I pick and choose what I read, I follow the fandom method of check the Tumblr blogs, go off specifically Tumblr fandom since its goated}

❥•Jason Todd/Red Hood, Dick Grayson/Nightwing

There's so much you can do with DC I’m all for any plots from any comic, AUs, etc

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE{Finished the anime, currently reading the manga and on Phantom Blood}

❥•Caesar Zeppeli, Noriaki Kakyoin, Josuke Higashikata, Bruno Bucciarati, Leone Abbacchio, Guido Mista, Ermes Costello, Joseph Joestar, Jean Pierre Polnareff, Okuyasu Nijimura

I'm all for canon divergent, canon adjacent, AUs of any kind all of it with JJBA

JUJUTSU KAISEN{On season 2, starting the manga}

❥•Kento Namami, Suguru Geto, Ryomen Sukuna, Choso Kamo, Satoru Geto

I'm for canon divergent, various AUs. I'm kind of a sucker for historical period plots

OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB{One of first animes, I know it like the back of my hand, owner of nearly every manga volume}

❥•Tamaki Suoh, Kyoya Ootari, Takashi Morinozuka

Personally I love post series plots with this one, arranged marriages, perhaps a Ouran University Host Club type thing or again AUs

OSOMATSU-SAN{I’ve been in this hellhole long enough to have seen the pilot before it was banned}

❥•Choromatsu Matsuno, Karamatsu Matsuno

This series offers so so many ideas you can do. I'm all for main Oso-san or one of the endless AUs

TOKYO REVENGERS{Currently starting season 3, finished the manga but am re-reading}

❥•Takashi Mitsuya, Ken Ryuguji, Keisuke Baji, Hakkai Shiba, Chifuyu Matsuno

Yes I’ve finished it I know the end but I still love jump in time plots with this one, canon divergence and AUs

HAIKYU!{Caught up on anime, reading the manga}

❥•Tetsuro Kuroo, Hajime Iwaizumi, Keiji Akaashi, Osamu Miya, Kōshi Sugawara, Kōtarō Bokuto, Rintaro Suna, Daichi Sawamura

There's so many fun AUs to do with the volleyball fools, I’m game for those, post-canon or canon divergent plots

[camebackwrong-tournament]

DIED AND CAME BACK WRONG BRACKET!

both seeds and participants were chosen via randomizer don't come at me pls

polls below!

SIDE A:

Jason Todd vs Kim Dokja

Buffy Summers vs. Rosamund Du Prix

William Wisp vs. Sydney Sargent

Mitsuba Sousuke vs. Leif

Six-Eared Macaque vs. Shadow The Hedgehog

Akane Kurashiki vs. Owen Harper

Link vs. Dinosaurs

Frankenstein's Monster vs. Tsukasa Yugi

SIDE B:

Gideon Nav vs. Celica Lima

Hikaru Indou vs. Rolan Deep

Caleb Wittebane vs. Suzie Costello

Mollymauk Tealeaf vs. Jack Kennedy

Trisha Elric vs. Goro Akechi

Jesus Christ vs. Jennifer Check

Wei Wuxian vs. Sonic The Hedgehog

Danny Phantom vs. Kite

[dailysudeikis]

Jason Sudeikis with Elvis Costello in LA - June 17, 2023.

[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #314 - Susan Tedeschi, Live From Austin TX, 2004

Le storie di chitarre femminili di febbraio volevano sviluppare, lo ricordo per questo ultimo appuntamento, una questione che avevo sentito per radio (ho recuperato pure i particolare): durante la trasmissione Morning Glory di Virgin Radio, condotta da Alteria, alla domanda "quale sarebbe il tuo mestiere dei sogni" una giovane ascoltatrice scrisse "diventare una famosissima chitarrista, perchè non c'è ne sono". Alteria, che è anche musicista, ha subito cercato di smentire, ricordando Sister Rosetta Tharpe, la grandissima blueswoman e cantante gospel degli anni '30-'60 del 1900. Tuttavia, e alla fine di questo percorso che è sempre anche un'occasione per imparare qualcosa di nuovo, sono arrivato alla conclusione che, dal punto di visto della fama e della riconoscibilità, aveva ragione l'ascoltatrice, non c'è mai stata per gli indicatori appena descritti una chitarrista riconoscibile come Hendrix, Blackmore o Jack White, per citare tre chitarristi di epoche differenti. Allo stesso tempo, non vuol dire che non ci siano state chitarriste tecnicamente e musicalmente eccezionali, e le scelte di Febbraio 2024 sono solo un antipasto di un viaggio che lascerà deliziati chi vorrà continuarlo. Per concludere la carrellata, oggi vi porto a Norwell, Massachusetts, dove all'interno di una famiglia di origini italiani, i Tedeschi (che sono facoltosi, proprietari di una famosa catena di supermercato in tutto lo stato) nasce nel 1970 Susan. Sin da piccola è un prodigio nelle recite e a sei anni ha una piccola parte in un Musical itinerante che una compagnia locale porta in giro nella contea. Cresce in mezzo ai dischi, e per quelle strane ascendenze del gusto, si appassiona ai ritmi e alle atmosfere del blues. Susan Tedeschi frequenta il Berklee College, come Emily Remler (la prima protagonista delle storie di Febbraio) e si specializza in canto gospel e a 20 anni si laurea. Ne ha pochi di più quando fonda la prima Susan Tedeschi Band, con Adrienne Hayes, Jim Lamond e Mike Aiello che, dopo una fondamentale gavetta nel locali di Boston e dintorni, vengono notati da un musicista e produttore, Tom Hambridge (che vincerà nella sua carriera 7 Grammy Awards), che li mette sotto contratto per la piccola etichetta Tone Cool e produce il primo disco, che per scelta sua vedrà a luce solo a nome Susan Tedeschi: Just Won't Burn del 1998 è un grandissimo debutto, con la seconda chitarra di Sean Costello (uno dei più grandi talenti chitarristici di quegli anni, stroncato a 28 anni da complicanze della sua dipendenza dalla droga) che ha due hit da classifica in Rock Me Right e It Hurt So Bad, scritte con Hambridge. Il disco venderà tantissimo per un disco blues di una piccola etichetta, 500 mila copie, e porterà Susan Tedeschi a suonare per gente come John Mellencamp, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, The Allman Brothers Band, Taj Mahal e Bob Dylan. Nel 2003 apre quasi tutti i concerti americani del Licks Tour di un certo gruppo inglese, appena arrivato ai 40 anni di attività, i Rolling Stones, acquisendo una fama crescente, anche per le sue meravigliose qualità artistiche, che penso si esprimano al meglio nel disco di oggi.

È chiamata, per la terza volta, ad esibirsi per l'Austin City Limits, uno dei programmi musicali più famosi degli Stati Uniti, che trasmette un concerto dal vivo di 60 minuti sui canali della PBS, che è la televisione pubblica negli USA. Insieme a lei, William Green all'organo Hammond, Jason Crosby alle tastiere, violino e ai cori, Ron Perry al basso e Jeff Sipe alla batteria. Live In Austin TX esce nel 2004 ed è un delizioso esempio di classe e maestria musicale: la chitarra e la voce di Susan giganteggiano, senza mai strafare, ma lasciando evidenti tocchi di bellezza (tra l'altro vi invito a fare caso alla differenza che ha la sua voce quando canta e quando, quasi timida, ringrazia con un Thank You gli applausi). E la sua chitarra è una espressione di questa dolcezza: mai ossessiva, ma affilata e precisa, con assoli eleganti e morbidi, accompagnati da inserimenti degli altri strumenti. In scaletta pezzi del suo repertorio solista (It Hurt So Bad, la sofferta I Fell In Love, Wrapped In The Arms Of Another), altri scritti per lei (The Feeling Music Brings dal futuro marito Derek Tucks) ma soprattutto una meravigliosa collezione di cover, dove viene fuori il suo canto di impostazione gospel e tutto il suo talento: You Can Make It If You Try di Sly And The Family Stone, Gonna Move di Paul Pena, Alone di Tommy Sims (che produsse Streets Of Philadelphia di Bruce Springsteen), Love's in Need Of Love Today di Stevie Wonder e un suo cavallo di battaglia, sia su disco che dal vivo, Angel From Montgomery di John Prine, che è così strettamente identificata con Bonnie Riatt, altra grandiosa cantante e chitarrista, il cui testimone è preso da Tedeschi in questo senso. C'è il soul di Voodoo Woman di Koki Taylor, uno strumentale meraviglioso come Hampmotized e c'è la cover più bella e sentita di Don't Think It Twice, It's All Right di Bob Dylan: la versione originale del grande di Duluth era basata su un folk tradizionale, Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?, e riprendeva un verso da una rielaborazione dello stesso brano fatta da Paul Clayton, che rititolò il brano Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone. Il brano ha una leggenda in sé: si dice che fu scritto da un giovane Dylan (il brano fa parte del leggendario The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan del 1963) preoccupato e "geloso" del fatto che la vacanza della sua allora fidanzata, Suzie Rotolo (che è la ragazza che appre nella copertina dello stesso disco a braccetto con lui), in Italia si stesse allungando troppo, immaginando quindi come sarebbe stato raccontare un litigio. In realtà come scrisse Nat Hentoff nel libretto originale (Hentoff è stato critico musicale del Village Voice per 51 anni) è probabilmente il primo degli innumerevoli "discorsi con sè" di Dylan, "un'affermazione che magari puoi dire per sentirti meglio… come se stessi parlando da solo". l'arrangiamento slow blues di Tedeschi è fantastico, con il violino e l'organo Hammond, e diventerà per anni uno dei momenti più attesi dei suoi concerti.

Concerti che saranno sempre il fulcro principale della sua attività, soprattutto dopo l'incontro, prima sentimentale e poi artistico, con Derek Trucks, altro chitarrista formidabile, erede della dinastia Allman Brothers, con cui formerà dal 2010 una Tedeschi Trucks Band, vincendo nel 2012 un Grammy con il disco Revelator. Una grande artista e un'altra grande chitarra da scoprire.

[marleneoftheopera]

Some good Phantom moments from 2022:

Phantom anniversaries! Broadway’s 34th anniversary also marked Emilie Kouatchou’s first official principal Christine show (which also made her the first black principal Christine on Broadway).

Sydney Harbour! The first outdoor production of Phantom, complete with a chariot, fire, and ‘Point of No Return’ in the rain.

Unofficial photos! Melanie Gowie (London Phantom dresser and former Carlotta) and Greg Mills (Broadway swing) continue to stun with their unofficial backstage/onstage photos.

Live performances! Probably the biggest one was at the Queen’s Jubilee.

Raoul’s, Raoul’s, and more Raoul’s! While John Riddle killed it in Titanique, Jordan Donica, Paul Schaefer, and Jason Forbach all took turns as principal Raoul. Jordan’s return also marked the first time more than one black actor was in the trio at the same time on Broadway.

Restaged Tour! After being put off for a year, the Australian Restaged Tour finally opened featuring former London cast members Josh Piterman, Amy Manford, and Bridget Costello.

Non-replicas! Several non-replicas had performances this year, including Hungary. Budapest also had (or eventually will have) their first big cast change since the production opened over 20 years ago. 

Korean production! Cast was officially announced for Phantom’s return to Korea.

Chinese production! The first production to actually be performed in Mandarin.

Diversity, Role Swaps, AND New Productions! Besides seeing some real progress in diverse casting across the board, there were also tons of former cast members that returned to various productions (mos tof the time due to Covid cases). Australia saw Josh Robson (Sydney Harbour Phantom) as Raoul and Claire Lyon (former World Tour Christine) show up in Melbourne. They both had to re-learn the show as it’s different staging and did so in less than two days.