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#18th june 2006
milligramspoison · 5 months
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Updated list of potential FOB 8 ball songs
(An update to this post as the European leg starts tomorrow and some songs on the list made it as 8 ball songs as well as fixing any mistakes the previous post had!)
Evening Out With Your Girlfriend
Honorable Mention - last performed on January 22nd, 2007
Switchblades and Infidelity - last performed on August 28th, 2004
Pretty In Punk - has never been performed live (yet)
Growing Up - last performed on November 7th, 2008
The World's Not Waiting (For Five Tired Boys In A Broken Down Van) - has never been performed live (yet)
Short, Fast, and Loud - has never been performed live (yet)
Moving Pictures - last performed on November 23rd, 2005
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (But I'm Gonna Give It My Best Shot) - has never been performed live (yet)
Take This To Your Grave
Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today - last performed on July 24th, 2023
Homesick at Space Camp - last performed on July 16th, 2023
Sending Postcards From a Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here) - had its only live performance ever on March 12th, 2004
The Pros and Cons of Breathing - had its only live performance ever on November 19th, 2007
Grenade Jumper - last performed on February 20th, 2009
Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over - last performed on November 19th, 2007
The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes - last performed on July 5th, 2023
My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue
My Heart is the Worst Kind of Weapon - has never been performed live (yet)
It's Not a Side Effect of the Cocaine, I Think It Must Be Love - has never been performed live (yet)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (cover) - had its only live performance ever on June 10th, 2004
From Under The Cork Tree
Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued - was the 8 ball on November 4th, 2023- its first performance since March 23rd, 2008!!
Of All the Gin Joints in All the World - last performed on June 23rd, 2023
Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner - last performed on July 19th, 2023
I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song) - last performed on August 6th, 2023
7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen) - last performed on August 1st, 2023
Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year - was the 8 ball on October 25th, 2023 and December 9th, 2023!
Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends - has never been performed live (yet)
I Slept With Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me - last performed on July 11th, 2023
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows) - last performed on August 4th, 2023
XO - was the 8 ball on November 8th, 2023 and December 12th, 2023!
Snitches and Talkers Get Stitches and Walkers - last performed on January 30th, 2007
The Music or the Misery - last performed on May 30th, 2006
Infinity On High
Thriller - was the 8 ball on November 6th, 2023!
“The Take Over, the Breaks Over” - last performed on August 4th, 2023
Don't You Know Who I Think I Am? - was the 8 ball on October 27th, 2023!
The (After) Life of the Party - was the 8 ball on October 29th, 2023 and on December 1st, 2023!
The Carpal Tunnel of Love - last performed on April 4th, 2008
Bang The Doldrums - was the 8 ball on October 17th, 2023!
Fame < Infamy - was the 8 ball on November 7th, 2023, it’s second performance ever!!!
You're Crashing, but You're No Wave - was the 8 ball on October 31st, 2023, its second performance ever!!
G.I.N.A.S.F.S. - was the 8 ball on October 18th, 2023 and on November 8th, 2023!
It's Hard to Say “I Do”, When I Don't - has never been performed live (yet)
Folie à Deux
I Don’t Care - last performed on September 7th, 2023
She’s My Winona - last performed on July 19th, 2023
America's Suitehearts - last performed on July 2nd, 2023
The (Shipped Gold Standard) - was the 8 ball on November 2nd, 2023, it’s first performance ever and marks the fact they’ve performed every Folie song now!!
(Coffee’s for Closers) - last performed on July 1st, 2023
27 - was the 8 ball on October 24th, 2023!
Tiffany Blews - last performed on September 19th, 2009
w.a.m.s. - had its only live performance ever on August 2nd, 2023
20 Dollar Nose Bleed - last performed on September 29th, 2013
West Coast Smoker - had its only live performance ever on July 30th, 2023
Pavlove - had its only live performance ever on August 6th, 2023
Lullabye - last performed on April 26th, 2009
Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits
Alpha Dog - has never been performed live (yet)
“From Now On, We Are Enemies” - had its only live performance ever on July 26th, 2023
Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - had its first performance since December 18th, 2013 on December 12th, 2023 and it was for medley! Wasn’t even 8 ball!
Save Rock and Roll
Alone Together - last performed on November 17th, 2017
Where Did The Party Go - last performed on July 16th, 2023
Just One Yesterday - last performed on August 1st, 2023
The Mighty Fall - has never been performed live (yet)
Miss Missing You - last performed on July 25th, 2023
Death Valley - last performed on September 12th, 2014
Young Volcanoes - was the 8 ball on October 28th, 2023, its first performance since May 7th, 2018! And it was the 8 ball again on November 2nd, 2023 and December 3rd, 2023!
Rat a Tat - has never been performed live (yet)
PAX•AM Days
We Were Doomed from the Start (The King Is Dead) - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Art of Keeping Up Disappearances - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Hot to the Touch, Cold On the Inside - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Love, Sex, Death - last performed on June 14th, 2014
Eternal Summer - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Demigods - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
American Made - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Caffeine Cold - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
New Dreams (cover) - had its only live performance ever on September 13th, 2013
American Beauty/American Psycho
Irresistible - last performed on March 7th, 2023
American Beauty/American Psycho - was the 8 ball on November 3rd, 2023, it’s first performance on Tourdust!!
The Kids Aren’t Alright - was the 8 ball on October 23rd, 2023 and December 6th, 2023!
Jet Pack Blues - last performed on August 6th, 2023
Novocaine - last performed on March 27th, 2017
Fourth Of July - last performed on March 22nd, 2017
Favorite Record - had its only live performance ever on July 15th, 2023
Immortals - last performed on September 7th, 2023
Twin Skeleton’s (Hotel In NYC) - has never been performed live (yet)
Mania
Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea - last performed on August 18th, 2019
The Last Of The Real Ones - last performed on July 29th, 2023
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T - last performed on May 7th, 2018
Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) - last performed on November 4th, 2018
Church - last performed on April 30th, 2018
Heaven’s Gate - has never been performed live (yet)
Champion - last performed on December 6th, 2019
Sunshine Riptide - has never been performed live (yet)
Young and Menace - last performed on October 10th, 2018
Bishops Knife Trick - has never been performed live (yet)
LLAMANIA
Past Life - has never been performed live (yet)
Footprints in the Snow - has never been performed live (yet)
Wrong Side of Paradise - has never been performed live (yet)
Lake Effect Kid
Lake Effect Kid - last performed on October 10th, 2018
City In A Garden - has never been performed live (yet)
Super Fade - has never been performed live (yet)
Believers Never Die, Volume Two - Greatest Hits
Dear Future Self (Hands Up) - last performed on December 6th, 2019
Bob Dylan - had its only live performance ever on August 5th, 2023
So Much (For) Stardust
Heartbreak Feels So Good - last performed March 16th, 2023
So Good Right Now - has never been performed live (yet)
I Am My Own Muse - was the 8 ball on October 20th, 2023!
Flu Game - has never been performed live (yet)
The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years) - was the 8 ball on October 21st, 2023, it’s second performance ever!!
What a Time To Be Alive - was the 8 ball on November 3rd, 2023- it was played in full for the first time!!
So Much (For) Stardust - performed for the first time ever on November 2nd, 2023- it wasn’t even the 8 ball!
(Disclaimer: I included songs that have already been 8 balls as some have been performed as a 8 ball again and have been performed outside of the 8 ball range)
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zahri-melitor · 22 days
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Poking at timeline stuff again:
So Kon was ‘born’ in 1993, and hatched from his tube aged… 15ish? He turned 1 in Nov 1995 (Superboy Annual #2 of his series) – note Kon is STILL AGING here, and after this point he’s usually described as 16 physically. His age ‘froze’ in July 1997 (Superboy #41) and then started aging again after Sins of Youth in May 2000 (Superboy #74) Kon died in May 2006 (Infinite Crisis #6) Kon returned in June 2009 (Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #4)
2000-2006 is about a year in Comics Time. I think it’s 100% fair to say Kon was physically 17 year old, at his youngest, as at his death, and mentally 17-18.
Kon enrolled in Smallville High on his revival – he’s almost certainly in Year 12/a Senior – and 2009ish is known as the ‘start’ of a school year by a bunch of correlating factors (Steph starting college is one). Flashpoint interrupts and this school year likely never finished. He may or may not have celebrated his 18th birthday before Flashpoint but it either happened or was due imminently.
Known timegaps – Kon lost slightly over a year between Infinite Crisis and Final Crisis. His aging stopped either for over a year (if you use Bat timelines) or more like 6 months (given it was 3 years real time). In total I want to say Kon’s ‘age’ went backwards about 18 months to two years over this period. His mental age, however, probably only lost 15 months or so.
By Flashpoint, Kon probably was due to celebrate his 18th birthday in his personal timeline.
In comparison: Jason Todd died aged 15 (if you take canon at its word) or 14 years 9 months (if you use the canonical birthday and death day dates). He was officially dead for 6 months before getting resurrected (- 6 months) and then in a coma for a year (-12 months). He then had a fun amnesiac period which does not have a defined length of time before Talia got sick of it and pushed Jason into a Pit.
Using Bat timelines, 18 months after Jason’s death is probably some time around Contagion or Legacy. Legacy in particular makes a lot of sense for Talia to see Jason in Gotham and pick him up to take home with her. He probably had to go into a Lazarus Pit during No Man’s Land, given Bane and Bruce start the ‘destroy all the Lazarus Pits’ campaign post-NML, culminating in Death and the Maidens in 2003-2004.
Either way, Jason Todd is still mentally 15 years old as of 2000.
Jason’s not in a position to return to Gotham with Talia’s urging until AFTER the rebuild for the famous bomb the Batmobile moment (realistically probably 2000-2001), and from the rebuild process IN DC comics 2001 is a better call than 2000 if you don’t still want rubble everywhere (they didn’t manage to get Ivy out of Robinson Park until Jan 2001)
He then does his world travel training trip… but is back in Gotham for September 2003 and Hush (and Tim’s 16th birthday).
Given Tim’s birthday is canonically on 19 July, the longest Jason’s world training trip can be is 6 months, and is probably more like 3-4 months given the required futzing time either side.
Jason doesn’t legally turn 18 until March 2004 (Tec #790). He’s still almost certainly mentally 16 years old here. He’s arguably physically 17.5 here.
A set of preboot timeline facts from all of this that is hilarious (to me):-
Jason and Tim are mentally about the same age, given their canonical 23 month age gap by date of birth. Depending on how long a period Talia keeps Jason around as an amnesiac, Tim may actually be mentally older.
Yes. The Titans Tower fight was essentially two 16 year olds having a spat.
Kon, despite also having fun death times, is 100% mentally older than Jason for all periods, though they’re close to drawing even after Final Crisis. He’s probably close to physically the same age as Jason for a lot of the time up to Infinite Crisis.
Tim may actually have spent a similar amount of time training in Paris (between Robin I and some time during Legacy and the summer leading up to Cataclysm) as Jason did on his Lost Days world trip.
Anyone who questions how Tim can be one of the greatest bo staff fighters in the world when he’s working off the same time frame of intense training from masters as Jason is (and has a far more substantial training time with Bruce and Dick) is honestly discounting that Tim has more extensive vigilante experience than Jason does, particularly in terms of Gotham-focused skills.
Kon and Tim end up by Flashpoint as within a few months of each other in age.
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sqnos · 9 months
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loser monologue.
manjiro sano x fem!reader (1.8k)
warnings: some explicit nsfw, angst + implied tr spoilers not proof read
a/n: this is soso bad im sorry im gonna post this and ghost this site forever </33 anyways this fic follows the lyrics of loser monologue by sign crushes motorist
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i stare at your pictures for hours on end
dreaming, fantasizing about holding you
feeling my hands on your bare skin
just being with you

the numbing atmosphere wrapped around manjiro's body as he sat on the edge of his bed, moonlight illuminating his pale features while he reaches for a familiar portrait. the edges of the photo have weakened, growing flimsy as the structure had deteriorated over time. despite this, manjiro saw the picture the same every time, just like how he did when it was first printed out of shinichiro's old canon camera - one he had inherited after his brother's death.
as manjiro brought the picture closer into view, your familiar face welcomed his sight. the only light flinting onto your picture was from tokyo's street lights, captivating your features etched permanently onto the photograph. his impassive black eyes skimmed the back of the paper as he flipped it, reading the date while he vividly recalled the day.

june 18th, 2006
the former blonde had always thought you were stunning. in his eyes, no one compared to your beauty. he admired everything about you - the way you looked in the mirror to style your hair or the way the sunlight touched your skin and illuminated every feature. the imperfections you saw were only human to him, the blemishes and freckles that littered your skin, and the slight crease between your eyebrows that grew from the occasional scoldings he faced when he fought.
that particular day, you had been walking along the docks manjiro always visited. he carried with him a piece of taiyaki, stuffed with red bean paste that he generously munched on while you made your commute. as you sat on the concrete structures, you looked ahead and admired the gaze of the sun. the wind grazed your hair, blowing it back to reveal more of your face as you turned to manjiro with a slight smile - one he always adored to be blessed with.
the two of you spent hours along the water, admiring the beauty of your surroundings. for you, the surroundings were the way the sun paved light against the grass, the wind blowing against the stray flowers, and the occasional wildlife that passed by. for manjiro, his admiration was solely for you. it was discreet and you were far too enamored with nature to notice how he looked in your direction. hours of talking about school, what you wanted to do when you grew up, and how you planned to stay along each other's side the whole way. you didn't know it would never happen, but it wasn't your fault. sharing earbuds and listening to each other's favorite music while you passed jokes until sunset. he remembers taking the picture. the way the light flashed and your soft laughter could be heard ringing in his ears - only now it was a faint echo, something he wouldn't allow himself to experience again. he had shared some of his taiyaki with you, something he was adamant about keeping for himself despite your pleas. but there was one thing manjiro was entirely weak for - love. so, for you he allowed you to finish his beloved snack. he had taken the picture in the middle of you eating the treat, being graced with a slight scold of how it's 'impolite' to take a picture while you're eating. he couldn't care less, though. manjiro found himself smiling at the faint crumbs around your mouth and the close-mouthed smile that stretched your lips. 
when the cold nipped at your bare skin, manjiro made sure to encase his hand in yours as he led you to his bike. he'd drive you home, peaking over his shoulder occasionally to see how you took in the night of tokyo. the way your eyes gleamed, the way he could feel your grip around his waist tighten as you buried your head into his back with a giggle. 
god, you were so beautiful.
manjiro was too busy reliving the memory to notice the way his finger brushed against the photograph, caressing your cheek while he continued to get lost in his thoughts.

but i know it'll never happen
but i can't stop myself from fantasizing

the long black locks cascaded over manjiro's face as a sigh escaped his mouth. often times late at night, his mind would drift and he would think about what could've been if he never left. but he would never know because he could never go back. he can't help but wonder if you would love him how he is now. would you still hold him tightly like you would on your late motorcycle rides? would you still comb his hair back and style it when draken didn't have the time to? would you still look at him with those eyes - the ones he can't help but feel staring back at him even through the old memories.
"'jiro, sit still!" your muffled reprimands entered his mind once more.
"god, how does draken even deal with you sometimes?" you giggled under your breath, trying to hold the hair tie between your teeth while you split manjiro's blonde hair. he could feel your nail card through his strands, leaning into your touch as he retold the events of his dream from the previous night.
"it was the best! i could feel the wind against my skin when I was racing," he chuckled as he rocked back and forth. "someday, i'll be racing on the track professionally," he added, turning his head once he felt you tug his hair into a half-up. he could see the ghost of a smile flint on your lips as you spoke.
"does that mean i get to cheer you on from the sidelines?" you asked, tilting you head with a smile.
"only if you're still buying my weekly dorayaki," he teased, his dark eyes admiring your features while you brushed any loose strands away from his face. 
you rolled your eyes, taking his hand in yours while you guided him to stand up. "come on, you'll be late for school," you reminded him, the warmth from your hands providing a blank expression of surprise across the blonde's face as you let out a soft giggle.

you're so beautiful and funny
and anytime i see your picture or even hear your name, 
my stomach flips and i get butterflies
every word you say sends goosebumps over my body

loving him must've been easier in your head. as he sits in his room - thumbing at your photograph the way he had done so many times before - he recalls his last memory of you.
it was different this time. it was so real, even when he was just reliving the past. he would do anything to touch you and drag his hands across the expanse of your body, caressing your waist and holding your hand as he slowly fucked himself into you.
"doing so good f'me," he praised as he hovered above you, stroking the stray wisps of hair that stuck to your forehead from perspiration. he let out soft groans, feeling you clench around him as his thrusts grew strategically deeper. 
"always so pretty," he grunted, his onyx eyes peering into your own as tears welded on your lash line. your hands wandered manjiro's, hugging him closer to your chest as he continued fucking your cunt. goosebumps spread across his skin at your touch, one so gentle that he could only receive from you.
"m-manjiro," you whimpered, burying your head into the crevice of his neck as tears streamed down your flushed cheeks. it was desperate - the cries you wailed for him and the occasional whimper he'd let slip. you had waited so long for this moment; getting this close to him. "i'm gonna cum," the plea escaped your mouth, prompting manjiro's eyes to flicker on your glossy, abused lips. 
he grunted, shifting his eyesight away from your face as he buried himself deeper, "cum for me," he whispered, "wanna feel you come undone on my cock," 
his voice was entirely demanding but remained to carry an undertone of affection alongside it. this moment was perfect - the moonlight glistening upon your sweat-glazed bodies as occasional thuds of your bedframe roamed through the room.
you whined as your cunt constricted, clenching him tight to your walls as you felt your orgasm wash over you. desperate cries of his name fell from your lips, the feeling of him filling you up overtaking your senses.
manjiro slowly pulled out, his hands making haste to support your limp body as he guided you to lay on his chest. the heat spread satisfyingly throughout your body as you lay there alongside him, glossy eyes fluttering closed while feeling manjiro's thumb wipe away your leftover tears.
"i'll love you more than you'll ever know,"
it was the last night he ever shared with you. he knew his battle against the second generation of toman was tomorrow and he wanted nothing but you to keep you by his side. but it was wrong. it was selfish. he couldn't ridden you with his compulsive tendencies. every time he blacked out and saw more blood seeping through the wrinkles of his hands; he knew he was losing control, and he would lose you soon too.
he couldn't risk it. living with all he's lost and knowing you would just be another causality dealt with his own hands. the life you would live alongside him wasn't the one you dreamt of as children. it was violent, murderous, and dangerous. you deserved better, didn't you? 
he wants to go back. he misses you so badly - you were his comfort, his person. but it's gone now. the years of friendship - no, the years of something more that grew gradually between the two of you were wasted and thrown out. tossed to the back of the blonde's mind like nothing more than a bad dream. he'd atone for it soon, he just wasn't sure when. surely, this was the life he deserved, was it not? if he had, he couldn't guarantee the safety of you or anyone remotely close to him. so he sits in his million dollar penthouse alone. the darkness crowding the house as he sits there and stares at your photo, the one he had held so many times before but could never quite feel the warmth nor the comfort he sought. this weekly routine he followed, he was still holding onto everything he had.

i've tried for so long not to look at you
to not look at pictures of you
to cut off all contact with you
but i can't stop it
i can't stop how i feel
i don't know if i'll ever stop feeling this way
at least not for a long time
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fma03anniversary · 6 months
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Happy 20th anniversary FMA. Let's put some forgotten feathers back in your cap.
Melissa was the #1 anime theme song to wrap 2003, and peaked at #2 on the Oricon Singles Chart - Japan's music industry standard for charting CD singles. Melissa became the #34th top selling single for 2003 and was only on sale for two months of the year (Melissa went on sale Sept 26th and Oricon is tracked Dec 1 - Nov 30). Melissa ranked #66 in top Japanese singles for 2004 too. The song would be on the Oricon charts for 38 weeks! Melissa won Animage Magazine's 2004 Anime Grand Prix for Best Anime Song.
Ready Steady Go! was the 18th best selling single of 2004 and peaked at #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and would do so charting less than half the time of Melissa, 16 weeks.
FMA sweeps Animage Magazine's 26th Annual Anime Grand Prix held in June 2004 - winning best series, best male character (Ed), best female character (Riza), best voice performance (Romi Park), best song (Melissa @ #1, Kesenai Tsumi @ #2), and best episode (7).
FMA is on the cover of all 3 major Japanese animation magazines for July 2004 - Newtype, Animage, and Animedia.
July 31, 2004 L'arc~en~Ciel make their North American debut at Otakon. Prior to their concert held at the 1st Mariner Place (now CFG Bank Arena) in Baltimore, to a crowd of 12,000 the first episode of the upcoming FMA English dub is premiered.
Rewrite peaks at #4 on the Oricon charts and becomes the 63rd best selling single of 2004. Rewrite won Best Anime Theme Song at the American Anime Awards at New York City Comicon in 2007.
FMA gets the rare honour of going to reruns in Japan.
FMA debuts on Adult Swim and is on the cover of all 3 major North American anime magazines for November 2004 - Newtype USA, Anime Insider, and Animerica.
FMA pulls in a ton of new viewers to Adult Swim for December 2004.
TV Asahi ranks FMA the most popular animated TV series in Japan in fall 2005, a year after it finished airing.
FMA is the best selling anime series on DVD for 2005 in North America. Individual DVD volume sales are so strong they rank alongside anime movies.
Anime News Network crowns FMA the best series of 2005.
Link is the #4 anime song for 2005 and peaks at #2 on the Oricon chart.
Conqueror of Shamballa is the #7 anime movie and #47 movie overall in Japan for 2005.
Anime Expo 2006 celebrates FMA. AX teams up with FUNimation to premiere Conqueror of Shamballa at the convention, hosted by guests of honour: Seiji Mizushima (Series Director), Mike McFarland (EN Director), Masahiko Minami (President of Studio Bones), Romi Park (who unfortunately had to cancel last minute), and Vic Mignogna.
Conqueror of Shamballa set to screen in 40 North American theatres. In !!2006!!
In the first ever event to honour voice acting, direction, production, etc of English anime in North America, the American Anime Awards were held at New York City Comic Con in 2007, handing out awards for the Best Of 2006. Online fan voting selected the finalists and FMA led the nominations with 5. The series would lose Best Feature (CoS) to FFVII Advent Children, but win Best Long Series, Best DVD Packaging, Best Cast, and Best Theme Song (Rewrite). Source (1), (2), (3)
Over five years after its Japanese debut and four years after it's North American start, as Brotherhood begins airing in Japan FMA still ranks #7 for best selling anime series on DVD in North America for spring 2009!
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b4rk1ng-l0t · 1 year
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TMC Timeline
I'm not including anything before Mark's birth. Aside from that, lmk if I'm missing anything or somethings wrong.
1974
July 24— Mark is born
?- Thatcher is most likely born this decade
1981
MandelaTech is formed, US Department of unforeseen temporal phenomena too
1982
95% increase in MAD cases
1988
January 18th— Adam is born in Mandela
March 7-- Jonah is born
?— Eve is most likely born
1989
?-- Sarah is born when Mark is 15
1990
Population: 19,867
June 8— Jude and Lynn married
1991
Population: 19,465
1992
Population: 14,763
April 4— Thatcher’s and Ruth’s promotion, Thatcher is in his twenties
August 29— Jude and Lynn divorced
August 30— Pictures of window (exhibition)
September 13-15— Mark and Cesar. Mark died on the 15 (Sarah is 3)
September 14— Adam is tested at 4
September 21— Mark's body was discovered
?— Intruder Alert takes place. Jude calls Ruth and Thatcher. Ruth is killed. 
1995
Population: 5,024
March— Newspeak issue ("Off duty mandela officers withhold information about alternate invasion")
2004
Population: 2,403
July 3— Post created for Mandela Meerkats vs Brighton Bunnies soccer game on the 21st (old Mandela police site leak)
July 24— Sarah recorded the message on mandelapolice.com
November 12— Post is created about Mandela’s population decrease (old Mandela police site leak)
2005
Population: 2,069
US Department of Temporal Phenomena releases "Know Your Enemy-A guide on alternate types as of 2005"
2006
Population: 1,786
June 11— Sarah advertises BPC
2007
Population: 1,687
July 10— Adam is added to BPC, and it becomes BPS! Adam makes the first entry in his diary
July 14— Adam shows Sarah the first piece of footage
July 15— Adam and Sarah watch the green hand video. Adam makes his next diary entry about this
July 17— Adam finds Jonah online
Population: 1,687
2008
Population: 1,347
June 24— Thatcher accepts Eve into department. (I'm not sure if this part is still canon to the series because it doesnt really line up with Vol 4 and Alex had taken the video down)
August 14— Adam's 3rd diary entry about sleep paralysis
2009
Population: 1,075
Soccer game video and Mymovie.mp4
(Winter break) Jan 10-13— Volume 2. Takes them a day to arrive.
Jan 13-- Jonah leaves and offs himself. Adam eventually leaves the house, and walks through snow until he finds the van
Past Jan 13— Sarah and Adam talk about Jonah
Jan 14- Dave's death at Gabriel Church (church Sarah and Mark went to) is reported on Channel 3. His death was around midnight. Nurses talk about him later in the evening.
Jan 15— Adam's 4th diary entry about waking up and hearing his screams from the van. It makes him feel bad
Jan ?- Adam goes all 'Preacher Mode' on Eve. Sarah eventually contacts her asking about him.
Jan 16- Thatcher drives out to Werksha at 1:57 and finds Adam in his home at 2:21. Adam starts screaming (and Thatcher does too from MAD). At 4, he drives him to the station and comforts questions him. Meanwhile, Sarah hacks into the security cameras and watches this go down.
(Last edit: November 24, 2023)
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chirpingchorus · 7 months
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Thom and Jonny at an interview, June 18th, 2006.
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vikenticomeshome · 12 days
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The Cyberchase Homepage Through the years: part 2 (January 6, 2005 through February 10, 2007) I decided to pick up where I left off on my earlier post documenting the Cyberchase homepage over the years. Here is a capture from January 6th, 2005. The page is now back to normal after Starlight Night 2004. We now have an advertisement for "Cyberchase: The Quest".
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On January 30th, 2005, we got the Valentines Day design again. Cyberchase had wrapped Season 3 in December of 2004, and they wouldn't start airing Season 4 until April, so I suppose they didn't have anything new to promote just yet. I only just noticed that Matt is holding a flower as part of this artwork. I'm a bit surprised that neither of the girls are holding anything.
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They went back to advertising Cyberchase: The Quest by February 20, 2005.
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On April 6th, 2005, Digit started advertising "Know Your Dough", which was all about teaching children about money management.
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This capture from June 28th, 2005 shows an advertisement for "Quest 2: Race for Radopolis".
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On July 21, 2005, we got this promotion for Hacker's secret.
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This was referring to the main part of the "Transformatron Story Arc", as it discussed the four episodes where The Hacker was assembling the Transformatron. This was also where Slider was reunited with his dad.
Season 4 Episode 2: "The Icky Factor"
Season 4 Episode 3: "Penguin Tears"
Season 4 Episode 4: "Past Perfect Prediction"
Season 4 Epsiode 5: "Measure for Measure"
I may do a separate post talking about the promotional content, as it is no longer on the PBS Kids website, but I have recovered most of it for the FlashPoint Archive Project. Unfortunately, that video preview was in RealPlayer, and those files are lost now. But, the rest of it is now preserved.
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By August 7th, 2005, the "Hacker's Secret" promotion was gone. At that point they didn't have any advertisement in the bottom right corner. Fun fact, the file names refer to this bottom-right-corner advertisement as a "bug", regardless of what was being advertised. This would have been in reference to bottom-right-corner station IDs that you would see on television channels.
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I found a capture from September 30th, 2005 where they re-worked the page. The background is the same, but they've added new screens, kicked out Buzz and Delete, and now we get a count-down for new episodes, which are given a more prominent place. There is also a mention of a contest for 2005. It looks like another Intel partnership where winners would get laptop computers, similar to the 2004 contest. I need to dig around and see what can be retrieved from that and make a separate post.
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It's October 13th, 2005, and we get a Halloween version of the site. It looks like they just recycled it from last year. It is a bit of a shame, as I liked the new screen arrangement.
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And then, when November 2nd, 2005 rolled around, we are back to the advertisement for Cyberchase: The Quest.
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Here we see a capture from December 5th, 2005, and its a little bit confusing. The kids are all dressed up in their winter wear, and we have Cybersite Penguia as our backdrop. It looks nice until you start thinking about it.
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At first, I thought the kids had lugged the terminals and computer screens out there for this winter photoshoot. But then I saw the whole-ass balcony was also out there. How would they get that all that way to Penguia? Portal? Why would Motherboard agree to that? Was she in a particularly silly mood? And why were Buzz and Delete invited to this photoshoot? I think this is a Star Trek Holodeck type of situation where they haven't left the original room, and they are just simulating Penguia.
And now, we have this capture from December 10th, 2005, where Bianca makes a cameo to announce the winners of the 2005 contest. I don't think the kids have noticed her yet. Otherwise, they would be very surprised.
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And now, it is January 18th, 2006, and we get a promotion for Cyberchase Super Science coming in 12 days. I don't remember what this was off the top of my head.
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It is now February 2nd, 2006. The winter theme is gone, and the screens have been shifted around again to advertise "Cyberchase: The Quest 3" (the top left Cyber-beast), and "Cyberchase Super Science".
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This was an initiative that focused on kids designing, creating, and customizing things. This is something else that I need to make a separate post on at some point, depending on what I am able to recover. I can see that we have a link to "Cyberspace News Issue #3", which is a little confusing. The "Hacker's Secret" promotion gave us an un-numbered issue of "Cyberspace News", which I assume was Issue #1. I don't remember seeing an issue #2 anywhere. I need to look into that.
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This capture from April 10th, 2006, shows the "Know Your Dough" advertisement has returned. Maybe the kids spent too much money on the screens and needed a refresher.
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An June 15th, 2006, we get a promotion for "My Cyberchase Summer", pushing aside the Cyberchase Super Science promotion. This new promotion does feature The Hacker, and he would do something like that. This section had a list of the different episodes that were going to air during the summer of 2006, and they included activities to go along with them. Maybe I'll make a separate post all about this section later.
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It is now September 25, 2006. They finally kicked The Hacker off the screen and replaced him with a promotion for "My Big Idea".
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This was an initiative where parents could submit videos of their children working on inventions. This page talks about the invention videos being put up on the website and potentially aired on TV. The TV airing would have been part of "Cyberchase: My Big Idea", which was a two-hour special hosted by Harry and Bianca. The special used four episodes aired in a row, and Harry and Bianca would show up in-between them to talk about inventions and show the clips of the kids. I need to see if this is still around somewhere.
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Here we go. It is October 23rd, 2006, and the site has had a major redesign. They had been serving Flash games for years now, but now the homepage interface is all Flash. Additionally, the kids get idle animations. I can post a still image, but that can only show so much when the whole point is that the site is full of animations now. This particular page is advertising the new episodes coming in February, the character gallery where they put artwork submitted by viewers, a Starlight Night theme, and an advertisement for "Cyberchase: The Quest.
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Delete shows up if you click on this door.
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Uh oh! Buzz and The Hacker have gotten into wherever this place is. If we don't count The Hacker appearing on a screen or advertising bug, I think this is the first time The Hacker has shown up "for real" on the homepage. Maybe the Cybersquad should do something about that.
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Hey, I just wanted to point out that it is February 2nd, 2007, and the kids haven't taken down their Starlight decorations yet. https://web.archive.org/web/20070202023432/http://pbskids.org:80/cyberchase/index.html
They did them down sometime between February 2nd and February 8th.
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I think this is a fair place to stop for right now, before I hit the image or character limit.
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Happy 18th birthday to Prince Gabriel of Nassau!
Born on 12 March 2006, Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny is the oldest child of Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy Antony, as well as the first grandchild of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.
Gabriel originally bore the ‘Nassau’ surname but wasn’t title as a Prince given that his parents weren’t married when he was born. Prince Louis and Tessy married on 29 September 2006; on 23 June 2009, Tessy was given the title of "Princess of Luxembourg" and the style "Royal Highness". Their sons and future children were also given the title "Prince of Nassau" with the style "Royal Highness". That being said, Gabriel, his brother and his father are not in the Luxembourg line of succession.
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just keepin' track of my fave tumblr holidays, don't mind me
miscellaneous:
any thursday the 20th/thursday the 4/20th
yesterday was tuesday, but today is tuesday too
will the wise wednesday
february
13th: galentine's day
14th: dean and cas' wedding anniversary (2021)
also 14th: nick valentine's day
march
10th: mario day
14th: pi day
15th: the ides of march
27th: that one post that says 'tomorrow's halloween!', ''it's'tomorrow is march 28th', 'TOMORROW'S HALLOWEEN', then has that gif of ben wyatt getting hit with a skeleton
31st: i didn't think march 31st existed
april
1st: mishapocalypse (2013)
13th: neil banging out the tunes (2006)
also the 13th: homestuck day (2009)
25th: the perfect date
30th: it's gonna be may
may
4th: star wars day
5th: revenge of the fifth
june
19th: don't hug me i'm scared
july
11th: dashcon heritage posting
august
all month: start of spookyposting
september
all month: slightly more spooky/fallposting
18th: castieliversary (2008)
21st: do you remember?
october
all month: halloween!!!
3rd: "on october third, he asked me what day it was"
also 3rd: 'don't forget 3.oct.11' (fma:b)
9th: happy leif erikson day!
13th: TREAT YO' SELF (2011)
19th: none pizza, left beef-iversary (2007)
21st: the day marty mcfly goes to the future (2015)
november
1st: "there's only 365 days left 'till next halloween!", "364!"
5th: destiel is canon (destielputinelection day, 2020)
also the 5th: remember, remember
december:
24th: 'cause there's only one more sleep 'till christmas
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Terry's place in the "modern" Batfam, or rather, his incompatibility, an essay
TL;DR: some JLU episode "Epilogue" discourse is missing some at the time context.
Also, if anyone tries to redo the same story: "Amanda Waller, why do you think the ideal of Batman is going to die? Have you seen his imitators? Have you seen his actual proteges? The dining room full of his kids???"
It was technically one of Terry's Birthdays this year. (either June 27th or August 18th of 2023/2024, yes i love you DC and you're inability to commit) and I've been thinking. His canonical DCAU origin.
Amanda Waller and her Cadmus Project "Batman Beyond" and her big fandom-enraging decision of making a "Son of Batman" to carry out the Batman name.
Maybe it was because "the only assistant that can deal with his job and his intense boss" relationship was actually kind of nice and different from the sidekick thing. and the JLU episode "Epilogue" took that concept and tainted it by saying "he had to be Batman, it's in his blood".
But the text of the episode genuinely refutes that and it just makes it...tonally messy and bittersweet? idk i ain't mad which is why I've picked at this tangled ball of yarn to get at this story.
Maybe it's not the making an heir to the Bat was enraging, as you realize, Cassandra Cain was introduced in 1999, the literal incarnation of Scary Fighter with Soft Side. Damian Wayne was retooled in 2006 and we all love a little Murder Child getting Growth, and Duke Thomas from 2013 is shaping up to be a great all rounder for the title of both Scary and Great Detective.
Even skipping Dick being Batman for a year and it sticking, the other Robins could wear the cowl as well. Maybe it was something else?
Currently, in the Modern!or Comics!DC, Terry is redundant because of all of the Batfam that have been introduced before and after him. And because of Fandom Telephone Fanon, it's hard to interpret older canon as fairly.
With how the Batman Beyond story is structured, Bruce has to be isolated, old and alone in order to trust Terry with the cowl. It's an escapist fantasy and it's a redemption for both of them. It's implied that the Justice League is not as strong as it used to be. The Age of Heroes is over. there was a "near apocalypse of '09"
Especially looking at Wayne Family Adventures, it's hard to imagine all of the Batfam just goes their own ways and doesn't check in.
Terry's origin and start as Batman is fundamentally incompatible with modern canon. It does not work with the concept of the "Batfamily" and even the "extended Batfamily".
Because of that we have to step back in time to 1999 where Terry was created and we also have to completely disregard the comics. Because he was created specifically for the streamlined DCAU.
At this point in the DCAU, the New Adventures of Batman wrapped up. There's Nightwing, Barbara Gordon (only Batgirl, not Oracle, even though the incident that put her in a wheelchair was written in 1988, the DCAU didn't adapt it), Tim Drake (who was combined with Jason Todd, taking over his outfit and backstory). that have been in the BatFamily. Three people who could try to take the cowl.
And then we get into the incident from the Return of the Joker, which was alluded to in series but never actually described. Where the Batfam Blows Up. and Bruce just carries on and isolates himself from Everyone.
Yeah, making a new incarnation of Batman sounds like a pretty good option at this point.
What I'm trying to say. the "Batman Beyond" project, at the time both in universe and out of it, made sense. but like all "future worlds", time catches up and eventually surpasses it.
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vhouatroph · 10 months
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okay, serious post time.
i'm 22, and started playing toontown in 2006. that's 17 years toontown has been in my life so far. toontown has been fundamental to who i am, and my life experiences- i would be an extremely different person if toontown was not part of my life.
toontown is something i can thank for my enjoyment of writing. in 4th grade, one of my first school papers was about how much i loved the game. a little later, i discovered toontown fanfiction. specifically, i discovered "GEARS," by TheEvina. i was enamored by the story, and wanted to write my own.
of course i wasn't actually that great of a writer starting out, but who really is? i just kept at it, and here i am today! i'd like to think i'm at least a half decent writer now :)
toontown youtube was another great discovery i had made when i was young. the random toon show was my absolute favorite youtuber, and i dearly miss him. the "heriotza" movies, inspired by madtoontownreturns's movies, also have a fond place in my heart despite no longer being on youtube, along with several of his oldest songs.
much like with the fanfictions, seeing the cool toontown videos inspired me to make my own. my favorite is probably this one:
again, my videos weren't very good at all! this one was made in windows movie maker, the peak of editing software at the time. but like with everything else, i continued to pursue getting better at videos. in high school we had to choose a track of classes to "prepare us for the real word" and i chose audio/video. even went to college for a/v before they kicked me out bc i couldn't afford it.
i don't think i can really move on from toontown youtube without mentioning joey's old ttmvs. fixing the silly meter is of course the one everyone knows, but he did have a couple others! some of them seem to not be on youtube anymore which makes me kind of sad, but i understand- i did the same with my toontown fanfictions!
to tell you the truth, i can't remember toontown's closure very well. that period of time in general for me is kind of blocked out. don't know why. what i do remember is when toontown rewritten entered semi-open beta and i played the game for the first time again through the playline on june 18th, 2014!
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you "beta" believe i was excited- i stayed up until 3am for this! the experience was laggy as hell, and i think at one point loopy lane didn't even have cogs on it. but i was so excited to play toontown again, i didn't even care!
after playing toontown rewritten, i signed up for toonbook. i had been part of the original 2011 toonbook, but i wouldn't be able to say anything about that, as i do not remember it. toonbook was an experience. i met some of my greatest friends on toonbook, and it helped me learn a lot about myself. at the same time, it is a place i do not look back on fondly. i have very complicated feeling about the site.
on october 9 2015, i made Silent, my now main toon. she was royal blue at the time, and became a black cat later that year.
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in toontown online, my first toon (skooby) was soundless before i had gotten terminated for hacking. (i was dumb and curious) silent would be the toon to carry on this tradition in toontown rewritten.
as the years continued, i continued to play toontown. even if i took long breaks, i always came back to it, and my friends were there to do activities with me. even if there was nothing big happening, sometimes it was nice to just sit at my estate and play with my doodles.
the night field offices released will live on in my memory as one of the best nights in my entire life. nothing will ever compare to being in a voice chat with my friends the first time we encountered the boiler. i don't really know how else to describe it besides magical. sure we crashed after one round, but another could be tried later!
that night, i completed my first ever field office on toontown rewritten, and it will still live on as one of my favorite experiences in the game ever. i of course continued doing field offices, and still enjoy them immensely. i haven't done a 4 star yet (need to fight 6 18+ cogs 😔) but i hope to some day!
with the most recent toonfest, i am so happy to be a toontown player. everything announced has me extremely excited, and i loved hearing all the backstory on the creation of toontown. this game has been a part of my life for 17 years, and i hope it continues to be part of my life for years to come.
happy 20th birthday, toontown.
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List of FOB songs that can possibly be magic 8 ball songs at some point
Evening Out With Your Girlfriend
Honorable Mention - last performed on January 22nd, 2007
Switchblades and Infidelity - last performed on August 28th, 2004
Pretty In Punk - has never been performed live (yet)
Growing Up - last performed on November 7th, 2008
The World’s Not Waiting (For Five Tired Boys In A Broken Down Van) - has never been performed live (yet)
Short, Fast, And Loud - has never been performed live (yet)
Moving Pictures - last performed on November 23rd, 2005
Parker Lewis Can’t Lose (But I’m Gonna Give It My Best Shot) - has never been performed live (yet)
Take This To Your Grave
Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today - last performed on July 30th, 2013
Sending Postcards From a Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here) - had its only live performance ever on March 12th, 2004
The Pros and Cons of Breathing - had its only live performance ever on November 19th, 2007
Grenade Jumper - last performed on February 20th, 2009
Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over - last performed on November 19th, 2007
My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue
My Heart is the Worst Kind of Weapon - has never been performed live (yet)
It’s Not a Side Effect of the Cocaine, I Think It Must Be Love - has never been performed live (yet)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (cover) - had its only live performance ever on June 10th, 2004
From Under The Cork Tree
Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued - last performed on March 23rd, 2008
7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen) - last performed on January 4th, 2007
Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends - has never been performed live (yet)
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows) - had its only live performance ever on May 6th, 2006
XO - last performed on December 2nd, 2007
Snitches and Talkers Get Stitches and Walkers - has never been performed live (yet)
The Music or the Misery - last performed on August 12th, 2006
(Note: I didn’t include I’ve Got A Dark Alley as Pete has said that song will never be performed live)
Infinity on High
Don't You Know Who I Think I Am? - last performed on December 2nd, 2007
The Carpal Tunnel of Love - last performed on April 4th, 2008
You’re Crashing, But You’re No Wave - has never been performed live (yet)
It’s Hard to Say “I Do”, When I Don’t - has never been performed live (yet)
Folie à Deux
The (Shipped) Gold Standard - has never been performed live (yet)
Tiffany Blews - last performed on September 19th, 2009
w.a.m.s. - has never been performed live (yet)
20 Dollar Nose Bleed - last performed on September 29th, 2013
West Coast Smoker - has never been performed live (yet)
Pavlove - has never been performed live (yet)
Lullabye - last performed on April 26th, 2009
Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits
Alpha Dog - has never been performed live (yet)
“From Now On We Are Enemies” - has never been performed live (yet)
Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - last performed on December 18th, 2013
Save Rock and Roll
Alone Together - last performed on November 17th, 2017
Just One Yesterday - last performed on September 12th, 2014
The Mighty Fall - has never been performed live (yet)
Miss Missing You - last performed on January 14th, 2015
Death Valley - last performed on September 12th, 2014
Young Volcanoes - last performed on May 7th, 2018
Rat A Tat - has never been performed live (yet)
PAX•AM Days
We Were Doomed from the Start (The King Is Dead) - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Art of Keeping Up Disappearances - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Hot to the Touch, Cold On the Inside - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Love, Sex, Death - last performed on June 14th, 2014
Eternal Summer - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Demigods - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
American Made - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
Caffeine Cold - had its only live performance ever on November 29th, 2013
New Dreams (cover) - had its only live performance ever on September 13th, 2013
American Beauty / American Psycho
Jet Pack Blues - last performed on May 7th, 2018
Novocaine - last performed on March 27th, 2017
Fourth of July - last performed on March 22nd, 2017
Twin Skeleton’s (Hotel in NYC) - has never been performed live (yet)
Mania
Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea - last performed August 18th, 2019
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T - last performed May 7th, 2018
Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) - last performed November 4th, 2018
Church - last performed April 30th, 2018
Heaven's Gate - has never been performed live (yet)
Champion - last performed on December 6th, 2019
Sunshine Riptide - has never been performed live (yet)
Young And Menace - last performed on October 10th, 2018
Bishops Knife Trick - has never been performed live (yet)
LLAMANIA
Past Life - has never been performed live (yet)
Footprints in the Snow - has never been performed live (yet)
Wrong Side of Paradise - has never been performed live (yet)
Lake Effect Kid
Lake Effect Kid - last performed on October 10th, 2018
City In A Garden - has never been performed live (yet)
Super Fade - has never been performed live (yet)
Believers Never Die, Volume Two - Greatest Hits
Dear Future Self (Hands Up) - last performed on December 6th, 2019
Bob Dylan - has never been performed live (yet)
So Much (For) Stardust
So Good Right Now - has never been performed live (yet)
I Am My Own Muse - has never been performed live (yet)
Flu Game - has never been performed live (yet)
So Much (For) Stardust - has never been performed live (yet)
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March 18th 1689 saw the Earl of Leven raises a Border regiment to hold Edinburgh against the Jacobites.
Leven’s letter of authority read
  ‘The Committee…may be pleased to grant warrant to the Earl of Levin, with all expedition to levie ane regiment of foot consisting of eight hundred men, and to beat drummes to that effect. And that so soon as they are in readiness, he cause them Rendezvous in the Abbey Close….
In what is said to have been something between two and four hours, Leven raised 780 men ‘by beat of drum’ and mustered them as ordered by the ruins of the Abbey Church at Holyrood.
The regiment first saw action at the Battle of Killiecrankie on July 27th of that year and, although the Jacobite rebels forced the Government army to retreat.
The regiment became known as the King’s Own Scottish Borderers.
I just have to also point out, and lest we forget, that after the D Day landings, as depicted in the film A Bridge too far, The 7th Kosb battallion  fought bravely but in the end their 740 strong Battalion had been reduced to 4 Officers and 72 men. The KOSB’s losses at Arnhem, 90% killed and taken prisoner, were the third highest of any battalion engaged during the war.
The second pic shows the regiment coming out the barracks at Berwick upon Tweed for the very last time the King's Own Scottish Borderers now part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland the KOSB after 317 years of service, march into history with the amalgamation of the KOSB and the Royal Scots on Saturday 3rd June 2006.
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sincerelyjxyy · 8 months
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Invisible String Timeline
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Timeline for my OBX Fanfic
(During The Series will be updated as published.)
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Before The Series *THIS SECTION CONTAINS SPOLERS!*
January 6th, 1981 – Petunia Shoupe is born
March 7, 1981 – Peter Grey is born
April 1999 – Petunia finds out she is pregnant.
August 1999 – Petunia Shoupe starts at Yale, Peter Grey plans to be a stay at home dad; they are funded by Petunia's parents.
October 23, 1999 – Twins Daisy and Lily Grey are born. Under the stress of parenthood and how incompatible he and Petunia are- Peter begins doing drugs.
November 8th, 2001 – Rafe Cameron is born.
2002 – Cleo is born.
January 16th, 2003 – Pope Heyward is born.
March 15th, 2003 – Josephine Margaret Grey is born in New Haven, Connecticut.
April 12th, 2003 – John B. Routledge is born.
May 15th, 2003 – Kiara Carrera is born.
May 21-June 20th, 2003 – Sarah Cameron is born
June 3rd, 2003 – JJ Maybank is born.
May 2006 – Petunia Grey graduates law school. The couple and their children move to Asheville, North Carolina.
February 9, 2007 – Naomi Grey is born.
October 10th, 2011 – Petunia and Peter Grey move back to Kildare island since starting their family. They are in the process of getting a divorce. Rafe Cameron sees Josephine for the first time.
"Maybank could be in love with you for the rest of his life. But I'll always have him beat by 26 hours."
October 11th, 2011 – Eight year old Josie attends her first day of school after moving to Kildare Island. She meets JJ Maybank, and they become best friends.
October 25th, 2011 – JJ invites John B to play pirates with him and Jose. They become a trio that does everything together.
Dec 12, 2011 – John B introduces Pope to the trio, and they become a quartet.
April 17th, 2012 – JJ punches Adam Sutherland for making fun of Josie's popsicle pirate ship.
May 2nd, 2012 – Josie meets Kiara Carrera after their dads meet, and they immediately become friends.
August 10th, 2012 – Josie introduces Kiara to the boys, and they become the official Pogues.
August 6th, 2013 – Josie's parents officially split up.
June 18th, 2014 – Josie plays seven-minutes-in-heaven at Sarah Cameron's house, but is embarrassed after a boy refuses to kiss her. She leaves the gathering and finds Sarah's brother, who offers to be her first kiss. She has her first kiss with Rafe.
August 9th, 2015 – Josie's parents' divorce is finalized. Her dad disappears.
September 2015 – Josie starts her period at school. She gives JJ her allowance, and he rides a bike all the way to town and back to get her supplies.
October 2015 – Josie is transferred by her mother to the Kook Academy.
November 10th, 2015 – One of Josie's older sisters, Daisy, gets pregnant at 16. Her mother kicks her out, and Josie doesn't see her again until 2020.
December 17th, 2015 – Josie's mom starts dating one of her former clients, Cory Schmidt.
August 2017 – The Pogues start high school.
August 2018 - (Instead of kook year being freshman year, I've changed it to Sophomore year.) Kie's kook year begins
October 2019 - Big John goes missing.
October 2019 - (Because Sarah's birthday is in the summer, I've changed the party she doesn't invite the girls to to be a Halloween Party.)
November 2019 - Kie and Jose reunite with the pogues. She forges documents to transfer her to Kildare High School. She does not tell her mother.
March 16th, 2020 – Max moves to Kildare, befriends Topper and Kelce, and immediately shows interest in Josie.
April 8th, 2020 – Max and Josie start dating.
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During The Series *Updated as Published*
1x01 - Pilot
June 14th, 2020 – The Pogues spend the day hanging out at housing developments on Figure 8. They run from the security guard. Josie sees her father in town and spends the following 24 hours in her room.
June 15th, 2020 – Josie and JJ are detained for trespassing, but let go with a warning.
June 16th, 2020 – Josie and Max get into an argument at a lunch date. Josie has a beach date with Pope and Kiara.
June 17th, 2020 – Josie and John B surf the swell of hurricane Agatha. John B sees Scooter's Grady-White out on the waters.
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cybermuses · 2 months
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Is that KIANA LEDE ? Oh, no, that’s SALEM WEST, a TWENTY SIX year old MUSICIAN who uses SHE/HER pronouns. They currently live in VIÑA DEL MAR, and the character they identify with most is MISTY DAY from AHS:COVEN. Hopefully they find their own little paradise here in el país de los poetas!
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hi angels i'm mar and this is my baby salem!! i can't wait to write with all of you <3 ~pinterest for the vibes~
about.
꒰  ♡  ꒱ salem west was born and bred in new orleans, louisiana on june 5th 1997 to gwen and thomas west . gwen and tommy met in the mid 90’s, tommy being the frontman of one of the biggest bands in the world "The Aces" and gwen being one of the top supermodels of the 90’s. the two eloped quickly in a small ceremony after only being together for about four months while traveling to vegas and have been together ever since. being the only child of a supermodel and rockstar gave salem the privilege to grow up around music and fashion with a deep appreciation of the two. in 2006 during the golden age of reality tv gwen and tommy signed on for a reality show called "gwen and tommy" which would go on for about 8 years before ending. the show highlighted every part of their lives, including the lows, which forced salem to grow up on tv and under a microscope susceptible to the public's scrutiny. eventually, being on television had a negative effect on her and her insecurities got the best of her which would lead her to struggle with various issues going forward.   ꒰  ♡  ꒱ spending most of her time between new york and new orleans salem didn't really grow up with a stable home life. her parents didn't believe a nanny should raise their daughter so she often traveled with them for work between cities, new york being their main place of residence during the summers. when she got older she became responsible for raising herself and in that time she fell in love with new york. she loved the art, the culture, the freedom--- often finding ways to create her own safe space without the cameras with friends who understood the pressures of growing up with famous relatives. she finished school relatively early due to homeschooling. by the time she was 16 she graduated and spent her free time learning how to play various instruments and attending fashion events with her mom. but the fashion world never really stuck for her.  ꒰  ♡  ꒱ when her 18th birthday rolled around salem started spending more time with her father and his band on tour. she loved the behind the scenes aspect of everything, including being in the studio where she realized she wanted to dabble in singing and song writing. she got into some trouble, flirted with a roadie or two, partied with locals in various cities and even started secretly dating a crew member on the tour. she didn't realize at the time how toxic and manipulative the relationship was, besides him being significantly older he often fed on her insecurities which would lead to her inevitably ending things after a year. she dove into songwriting as an outlet for her feelings and soon after discovered she had an amazing singing voice and a natural talent to play piano. tommy pushed her to pursue a career in music, they often fought about her lack of motivation to build a career out of it. salem wanted to just have fun and experiment in different ventures while tommy was focused on making her his protégé. she ended up releasing an album when she turned 21 and made a name for herself in the industry. she toured around for 2 years and released an ep during that time and some smaller shows for another year before deciding she inevitably needed a break before starting her second album.
*salem originally was supposed to arrive in valpo for some much needed time off to spend with her (now ex) boyfriend leon. after ending things with him over the phone she realized she made a huge mistake and decided to come to valpo anyways to hopefully patch things up and maybe meet some new people along the way too.
random facts.
she has a black cat named stevie (yes after stevie nicks duh) (yes she bought her cat with her)
shes like the witchy plant mom of the group
also very chaotic but in a fun way! she loves going out and partying bc why not! she's harmless tho i promise <3
loves giving back and is big on philanthropy, kinda guilty about how much money her family has tbh
was diagnosed bipolar at 15 (be nice to her pls)
really loves people but has very few close to friends due to people using her for their own gain
she's also queer and a gemini ( i gave her the same bday as angelina jolie bc nothing is real so! why not!)
wanted connections? literally anything she's new to town so we can figure something out just message me on discord!!!~
tldr; chaotic nepo baby who grew up on reality tv and is a musician lmao
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Disclaimer: this was originally to be a little animatic...but it would be kind of complicated because of the music, the illustrations and because original script was 24 pages long, so i decided to make a fanfic instead. Sorry for any misspelling/grammar error, im still learning!
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It's sunday at Happy Tree Town. June 18th, 2006, fathers day! The low population of this insignificant place with such impressive green architecture was surely celebrating this important date. Who wouldn't be grateful for their father's existence? They didnt just give permissions when mom's doesn't want to, but also carrying you in the good path. Guiding every instance of your life and helping you to take good desicions...However, its a whole spectrum. Theres good dads, for example Petunia's dad, Mr. Kirainai; a hardworking business man who always mind about his family and cares that much about her only daughter that he even created a spot for her in the company which she is going to run someday, what a great heart he has! A dad would do anything for their children after all! But there's also bad dads, Tommy's dad could nail the subjet really well; Mr. Graff... he's at jail, some people especulate the reason was some domestic disputee that ended up with Tommy's older sister taking care of what was left alive...that's awful. And then, there are just dad's...neither good or bad. Most of the town old folks would fit in this term. Perfection doesn't exist, everyone is quite aware of that, but the closest thing to that its the delicious smell that Happy Tree Bakery left in the town's air. It was run by a sweet southern lady and her husband, who were expecting a baby boy, just called Ma and Pop by the town folks. Time passed and at the time this sweet moment happened, it was just the husband who was in charge.
Francis Cooper and their squirrel pet Splendont, named after the Splendid's comic character and not the infamous antihero in disguise obviously, walked to the big ol empty tree stump reused as small bakery, greeted by the smell of freshly baked pastries and the sound of cheerful customers.
-Pop, happy Father's Day! I'd like to place an order for some special donuts.
Francis said, with a gentle smile.
-Thank you, Franny honey! What can I get for you today?
Francis glances at the menu board, pondering their choices.
-I'll have a box of honey drizzled donuts, a box of bacon and syrup donuts, and a box of jelly-filled donuts.
Pop starts preparing the donuts, skillfully drizzling honey, sprinkling bacon bits, and filling the donuts with jelly.
Francis gets s bit curious, wasnt today an important day to remember the importance of dad in their life? Why he was working in his normal schedule insted of spending time bonding with this only child?
-Pop, why are you working on Father's Day? Don't you want to spend time with your son?
Pop left escape a small sigh and keep working in the order as he speaks.
-Well, you see, Franny, my deceased wife always encouraged hard work. She believed that putting love and dedication into what we do is important. So, in her honor, I continue to bake and serve delicious treats on special days like this.
Franci's eyes widen with understanding and admiration.
-That's really admirable, Pop. Your wife's values live on through your dedication. And I'm sure your baby son appreciates it too.
-Thank you, Flaky. At the end of the day, I'll have some quality time with my son. It's all about finding a balance.
Francis smiles, feeling a sense of warmth and connection. Then they tooks their wallet and took some money.
-Here's the payment, Pop. I hope these donuts bring joy to whose receive them.
Pop took the money while smiling back at the them.
-Thank you, Franny. I'm sure they'll love them.
Francis bids farewell to Pop, carrying the boxes of donuts, ready to surprise the fathers in their life.
Then they walks along the quiet streets, a determined look on their face can be seen on. Splendont scampers alongside them.
-So, Flaky, why did you get so many boxes of donuts? Last time I checked, you only have one dad.
Splendont said, while raising one of his stupid squirrel eyebrows.
-Well, Splendont, these boxes aren't just for my dad. They're for the significant men in my life who have been like fathers to me.
Splendont looks intrigued, his curiosity piqued.
-Ah, I see. Pray, do tell, who are these lucky recipients?
Francis stopped for a moment, trying to explain Splendont the significant bonds they has.
-First, there's Stephen's dad. You know...when we were toddlers, his parents used to take care of me. They were like second parents to me when my own dad was still grieving for my mom's loss. Then there's Mr. Johnson, my history teacher. He moved next to my house a few years ago. His own children don't visit him, so my presence helps fill that void in his life. He's been like a father figure to me.
-Oh, the retired soldier with the thousand miles stare? Interesting. And anyone else?
Franci's gaze becomes more solemn as they speaks.
-Lastly, there's my real dad. Despite his struggles with drug problems, I still care for him and hope that someday he can overcome them and be like he used to be in my childhood. He may not be a perfect dad, but he's still my dad.
Splendont's eyes soften as he takes in Flaky's words. He lefts his sarcastic comments behind to speak his mind.
-I didn't realize how many people hold a special place in your heart, kiddo. That's quite remarkable.
Francis nods as they resume their walk.
-They may not be related to me by blood, but they have made a significant impact on my life. And I want to show my appreciation for them.
Francis stops in front of Stephen's house.
-Oh, and I also wanted to send something to my yayo in Spain, but I already sent him a postcard a few weeks ago, I hope he receives it.
Francis knocks on Stephen's door, ready to give the gratitude filled boxes. They stands at the doorstep, holding the box of donuts, as Sofia, Stephen's older sister, opens the door. Sofia rolls her eyes at the sight of Francis.
-Ah, genial, es otro de los amigos inadaptados de Stephen. Stephen, your little buddy is here!
Sofia walks away, heading to the dining room where the family is gathered for the Father's Day celebration. The aroma of Chilean cuisine fills the air.
Francis shifts uncomfortably, feeling a bit out of place, maybe they should planned this to happen earlier. Stephen appears at the doorway, intrigued by Franci's unexpected arrival.
-Hey, Flaky. What's in the box?
Stephen said while raising an eyebrow.
Franci's eyes light up, realizing Stephen is curious about the box. They holds it out to him with a gentle smile.
-Its just some jelly filled donuts, Sniffles, just the onesthat your dad likes. It's Father's Day, and I wanted to give something special to the significant men in my life. This one is for your dad.
Stephen takes the box, a mix of surprise and appreciation crossing his face.
-Wow, Flaky, that's really thoughtful of you. Thank you. You know that you are part of this family too and we all care for you.I'm sure he'll appreciate the gesture, Flaky. He's in the dining room celebrating with the family. Mom made completos, his favorite food. Do you remember them, right?
Francis nods as they recall the numerous timrs they used to eat those overstuffed hot dogs...so delicious.
-Yeah, lous coumpletous, moi gueno...
Stephen's laughs softly about their butchered pronunciation. At least they tries.
-Well, I have more boxes to give this day. Keep celebrating. See ya tommorow!
Francis turns to leave, knowing that their gesture of appreciation will be appreciated by Stephens' dad and the rest of the family.
Francis and Splendont walk side by side, heading towards Mr. Johnson's house. Franci's flipphone rings, and they takes it out to see that it's thei friend, Nathniel, calling.
-Oh, it's Nutty! I wonder what he wants.
Splendont smirks mischievously, nudging Francis playfully.
-Ah, that kid. I bet he's just bored and wants someone to entertain him. Better pick up, Francis.
Francis gives Splendont a playful glare before answering the call.
-Hey, Nutty! What's up?
Nathniel was just laying on his candy cane themed bed. The room was filled with candy envelopes as usual, just the normal panoram in his house.
-Hey, Flaky. I'm just feeling kind of bored, and Sniffles is busy. Thought you might be free to hang out or something.
Francis glances at Splendont, then to the boxes in their hands, feeling a bit torn.
-Oh, Nutty, I wish I could hang out, but I'm actually on my way to Mr. Johnson's house right now. We have some things to discuss.
Nathniel would be lying if he said he wasnt disappointed by the answer, but there's nothing he could do to convince them so he just tried to keep up the conversation.
-Oh, no worries, Flaky. I...I understand. What's going on with Mr. Johnson, anyways?
-Well, it's Father's Day, and I wanted to give him something special to show my appreciation. I thought we could have a little chat too so he doesnt spend this day alone.
Fathers day? Is today? How he could it forget? Oh...because his parents dont live with him, duh. At the time this call was ocurring, his both parents where at his dad's home country, Germany, they had a full schedule of conferences to give.
-Ah, got it. Father's Day. That makes sense. I hope he appreciates the gesture.
-I'm sure he will, Nutty. He's been like a father figure to me. And hey, speaking of Father's Day, I remember you mentioning something about sending a gift to your dad in Germany.
He did? OH, YES! He didnt forget it at all!
-Oh, yeah. I sent him some delicious box filled with fancy chocolates, the best of the best. I even get two boxes for myself! But, you know, I couldn't help but worry about them getting lost in the mail or, even worse, the postman eating them all! They are so sneaky, ugh!
Francis chuckles at Nathniel's humorous concerns.
-Nutty, I highly doubt the postman would eat your chocolates. I'm sure they'll arrive safely, and your dad will be thrilled to receive them.
-You're right, Flaky. I'm just being silly. Thanks for calming my nerves.
-No problem, Nutty. Don't worry too much. Enjoy the rest of the day yourself! I'm already at Mr Johnson's house so I guess have to hung up...Take care of yourself, bye!
-Thanks, Flaky. Have a great time with Mr. Johnson.
Francis reaches Mr. Johnson's front door, ghey ends the call and looks at Mr. Johnson's house, ready to celebrate Father's Day with their caring teacher.
Mr. Johnson was sitting on a cozy armchair, engrossed in embroidering a blanket while his favorite vinyl plays softly in the background. He's lost in his thoughts, trying not to dwell on the significance of the date - Father's Day. Giving a stare to some of his frame photos you could tell he used to have a family of his own. Wife, kids and even a cute puppy. Everything was gone. His struggle with PSTD left him living alone at his old age. He havent heard of any of his children since he got divorcied some decades ago. The only thing he hopes it that at least they dont commit the same error as him to join at the militia. The sound of the doorbell breaks the silence, and Mr. Johnson's face lights up with hope. He quickly puts aside his embroidery and rushes to the door, anticipation in his eyes. Francis stands outside, holding the box of honey drizzled donuts at top. They smiles warmly when Mr. Johnson opens the door.
-Cooper! What a pleasant surprise...I thought it might be one of my children visiting on this special day.
He said the last sentence with a bit of disappointment.
Francis tries to be upbeat and grins at him.
-Well, Mr. Johnson, I'm here to celebrate Father's Day with you! I brought these honey drizzled donuts as a small token of appreciation.
Mr. Johnson's eyes well up with emotion, touched by Franci's thoughtfulness.
-Cooper, you have no idea how much this means to me. Thank you for considering me an important person in your life.
Mr. Johnson's gets his eyes tear filled by the nice gesture of his best worst student. At least someone stills seeing him as an important person in their life.
-You've been more than just a teacher to me, Mr. Johnson. You've been a guiding figure and someone I can always count on. I wanted to show my gratitude on this special day.
They share a heartwarming moment, both feeling the connection between them, just like as a father with their child.
-Thank you, Francis Cooper. This is truly touching. Come on in, let's celebrate together.
They step inside, and Mr. Johnson leads Francis to the cozy living room. They sit down, enjoying the sweet treats and engaging in heartfelt conversation. The atmosphere is filled with warmth and gratitude. Mr Johnson resumes his embroidery session, now with the help of some extra hands to spent the rest of the day.
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Francis and Splendont walk back home after some hours, there's just one box left in Franci's hands. Splendont can't resist making a sarcastic comment, as usual.
-Wow, Flaky, I never thought I'd see the day you would spend time inside of that crazy old man house. What are you going to do tomorrow? Cut his grass and make his dinner?
-Oh, please. You're just jealous you didn't get to enjoy those delicious donuts.
They continue their walk, bantering back and forth, their friendship stronger than ever.
As they arrived the Cooper's residence, Francis and Splendont enter the living room, carrying the last box of donuts. But happens that Franci's dad is already passed out on the couch, surrounded by empty bottles and used needles.
-Looks like my dad beat us to it, as usual.
Splendont hops off Flaky's shoulder, transforming into his humanoid form. He looks at Francis with a mixture of amusement and sympathy.
-Well, Flaky, can't say I'm surprised. You should've expected this outcome.
-I guess you're right, Splendont. It's the usual scene around here...
Francis places the box of donuts on a small table near the couch. They leans down and gently kisses their dad's forehead, despite his unconscious state.
-Happy Father's Day, Dad.
They takes two donuts from the box, one for themself and one for Splendont.
-At least I can still honor the important men in my life, even if they're not perfect.
Splendont smirks and takes a bite of his donut, savoring the sweetness.
-These bacon donuts are way too much...but terribley fantastic Thanks, I guess.
Francis nods, content with the simple gesture of celebrating Father's Day in their own way. They walks towards their room, munching on their donut, with Splendont following close behind. Then they both enter, closing the door behind them. They takes a seat on their matress, feeling a sense of fulfillment. Frqncis gazes at the donut in their hand, reflecting on the day and the men who have shaped their life. They takes another bite, savoring the flavor, grateful for the opportunity to thank them.
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