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1shirt2shirtredshirtdeadshirt · 9 months

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What if in the upcoming Strange New Worlds Musical episode, we suddenly see Paul Wesley as Kirk disappearing into a room.

He abruptly reappears, walking out in a bowtie tux.

He has a stool and a microphone in hand.

He puts down the stool and promptly sits upon it.

He snatches out a "jazz cigarette", lights it, takes a generous drag, and begins:

"Packed my bag last night, pre-flight; zero hour, 9 am . . .

and I'm going to be high as a kite by then . . . "

The USS Enterprise crew:

*Whispering* "Maybe if we don't look he'll stop . . ."

"Captain, do something. Shut it down!"

Meanwhile, Spock:

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olivrsm · 1 year

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#star trek #captain kirk #science fiction #retro #tv #enterprise #tos #poster #rocket man

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jimmyjampots · 8 months

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My Captain…

#william shatner #elton john #rocket man

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alittlesilhouettoofaman · 11 months

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I think there's an important distinction between Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocket Man that isn't taken into consideration when they're compared and criticized.

Bohemian Rhapsody is often criticized for sugarcoating Freddie Mercury's life. The viewer is left wondering who the real Freddie Mercury is.

However, Rocket Man is praised for being a very personal and intimate look at who Elton John is.

But the difference is that Elton John is alive.

Freddie Mercury is not.

Elton can tell us what he wants us to know.

Freddie doesn't have that luxury. He has to depend on those who knew him to tell his story.

Brian and Roger want to protect Freddie, even now. They were very careful with the parts of Freddie exposed in Bohemian Rhapsody.

I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing, especially when we have exploitative biopics like Blonde or Pam and Tommy. I do wish we had gotten more from Bohemian Rhapsody. But I can't help but wonder if anyone ever really knew Freddie.

He was so guarded with his personal life, and his true friends were few and far between. He was a persona, a character, and an enigma.

I'm not sure what Bohemian Rhapsody would have been like if he'd been alive. I'm not sure if Freddie would have ever gotten to a point in his life where he was comfortable with "telling all."

I highly doubt that Elton John told all with Rocket Man. I think he told a lot, but I'm sure there's plenty he kept to himself.

All that to say, yes, Bohemian Rhapsody is perhaps not a great look at who Freddie really was. But he's dead. He has no say in what he wants us to know. Instead, Brian and Roger are in charge, and they loved, love Freddie. Of course, they want to protect his memory.

Wouldn't you do the same?

When we lose someone, we love, we have a tendency of overlooking their flaws. We have a tendency of remembering them differently in death than in life. We want to share the very best of the person we lost.

Perhaps, Ed Sheeran said it best, "And everyone I love will know exactly who you are."

#freddie mercury #rocket man #bohemian rhapsody

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lisamarie-vee · 13 days

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#elton john #rocket man #sounds #1970s #hatshop #sunglasses #rock and roll hall of fame

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radicalbears · 1 month

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I feel insane making this my first actual post, but I feel the need to explain my header

Anyway, the context:

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I never understand what is happening with William Shatner's music, yet I am still so fascinated by it

#william shatner what are you doing #i respect it I'm just confused #william shatner #rocket man #star trek #star trek tos #art #is this fanart #fanart #radicalbears draws #sam does star trek #yes im making a tag for my personal star trek posts i feel like there's gonna be a lot #Youtube

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blueiskewl · 1 month

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SpaceX Launches Starship Rocket Into Space on 3rd Test Flight

SpaceX's Starship megarocket, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, reached orbital speed for the first time Thursday in a historic third test flight from South Texas.

Hundreds of Spring Break spectators, rocket launch chasers and SpaceX fans gathered along the southern shores of South Padre Island and surrounding areas to witness the third test flight of the biggest rocket ever built. About 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of the crowds, SpaceX's massive Starship vehicle lifted off this morning (March 14) at 9:25 a.m. EDT (1325 GMT) from the company's manufacturing and test launch facilities near Boca Chica Beach.

"Starship reached orbital velocity," SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced on X (formerly Twitter) after liftoff. "Congratulations SpaceX team!!" The launch occurred on the 22nd anniversary of SpaceX's founding in 2002, the company said.

Neither the Starship vehicle nor its Super Heavy booster survived all the way through to their intended splashdown, but SpaceX officials said the test flight achieved several of its key goals during the flight.