#Bay State Rocker

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JASON JAMES at The Esquire Ballroom aka Neon Boots Dance Hall & Saloon Houston, Texas Performing for The History of Houston C&W Dance Movie Premiere....Special Thanks to The Big Jordan Band & 93Q Houston’s Country Radio

#Jason James #Houston #Texas #Esquire Ballroom #Neon Boots #Dance Hall #Saloon #The Rocker #Houston To Hollywood #Bay State Rocker #Texas Music #Gilleys #Houstons Country TV

[chitsangenthusiast]

for awhile now i've been craving to do a fic/scene to this song but no earthly clue how to write it where it adequately matches the energy of the song and isn't a song fic

so imagine with me: marine biologist sokka, famous rocker zuko, and a night of karaoke

——

naturally, their entire thing starts with a concert.

zuko's playing in his home city, and all sokka needs to do is take an hour train in to see one of his favorite bands. easy enough, he's made the same commute countless times, and absolutely worth it, even if it means he's going alone when no one else's schedules line up to be able to tag along.

except the forecasted snow hits harder than it was supposed to during the concert, putting any outbound trains out of commission as well as any hopes for an uber willing to drive him the hour back to home. it's bad enough that he wouldn't risk asking his friends to come out to him, especially not katara, who was already on call tonight and whose probability of going into work just sky rocketed.

which means: a hotel. which means: he's pissed, and if he's going to be unexpectedly forced to spend the money to stay a night in the city then he's at least going to go waste more money and get blasted at a local dive bar he knows.

the older couple sitting next to him who he'd been commiserating with get up to brave the weather at the exact moment zuko walks in.

(the next morning, sokka wakes up to the distant sounds of zuko saying he got late check-out for him, then again to an empty room and a phone number scrawled onto the hotel note pad laying next to his dead phone.)

//fast forward, where zuko is trying to enjoy lunch with his friends in the city, except the paparazzi are relentless. but fate had granted it to be a beautiful day, with the bay sparkling invitingly, and one of the best seafood places happens to be on the route to sokka's favorite lunch spot.

they make eye contact across the street, and zuko pursues.

//fast forward, through several more nights spent together, several more paparazzi issues, a classic airport scene, the kiss that finally seals the deal.

//linger on the moment when zuko sneaks into a conference sokka is attending. the one with an importance that had been alluded to for the past month, where sokka even refused to schedule anything together in the two weeks leading up to it, the one where he laughed at the idea of zuko attending it as a show of support, but also hadn't explicitly stated he didn't want him to find a way to get in.

so zuko does, and he finds out that what sokka had vaguely described as a podium presentation was actually the keynote speech, given to a packed auditorium.

zuko knew sokka was smart, but he didn't know he was 'on the fast track to being renowned in his field' smart.

(it's hot, all that easy intelligence and confidence as he watches sokka just totally in his element. he jokes to mai later that he can't believe he fell in love to a total nerd.)

//linger on how, once he's said it out loud, the thought never leaves his mind.

//fast forward to (finally) karaoke night. sokka can sing, but zuko's never succeeded in getting him to sing along to one of his songs, despite sokka's unabashed proclamations of how big of a fan he is. until tonight (thank you katara and ty lee), and—oh.

oh.

zuko had encouraged him by saying he'd provide back up vocals (it's fun to watch sokka squirm at the idea of singing along with the lead singer of the song he's about to perform), and sokka declared he's going to face the tv the entire time to avoid seeing ty lee's phone bc of course she's recording to some social media live—

he forgets about the camera halfway through, forgets their friends are even in the room despite their cheering, because he loves this song, loves the theatrics, and he'll be damned if he doesn't do it full justice like he does every time he sings it. especially when he whips around, caught up in the vocals and the dramatic sway of his performance, and catches sight of zuko on the couch, microphone fully forgotten in his lap as he stares wide-eyed and open-mouthed at him.

sokka is hitting every note, every emotion that the song demands. he's doing perfect, he is perfect, and when he sidles close enough zuko can't help but cling to his legs, desperate and breathless as he stares up at him, utterly enraptured. he yanks on sokka's belt loops, tries to pull him down, an unconscious action fueled more by his pounding heart than any desire to end the performance—the last thing he wants is to end this—but sokka doesn't indulge him until the very end, during the small space of a breath right before the last few lines.

"together bound in madness," he sings, shakier then zuko performs it, sweeter then he could ever make it, then bends down to kiss zuko soundly, putting as much of his everything into this kiss as he is singing zuko's song, and only sokka is able to hear the rattled gasp zuko releases when he slips his hand into his hair to cradle the back of his head.

when he pops back up to do the big finish, his hand remains nestled in zuko's hair, grounding him. he savors both the iron grip on his hips and how zuko's head lays boneless against his palm.

the last ringing note, the end of the song, and sokka barely gets in a steadying breath before zuko is frantically tugging him back down to his mouth.

in the background, simultaneously hazy and so, so clear, he hears mai: "i can't believe we just watched zuko fall in love."

and yeah. yes.

he absolutely just did.

#anyway. feeling very normal! #listened to this song like seven times this morning. i don't even like any of their other songs. but there's just smth about /this one/ #really gets to me! really makes me daydream! really makes me want to write about zukka falling in love!! WHEW #there's actually so much to this au and this is the first time i've written any of it down lmaoo just a true daydream #zukka #zuko #sokka #my writing #kathits

[tinydeskwriter]

Could you write a Jack fic where (referring to this) where Gerald maybe approaches y/n or keep trying to pursue her even tho she’s in a relationship with jack? (or something along the lines of that, it could even be another celebrity or something) When I read it, i’ve come to realize I loove some jealous!jack… If not, then ignore it 😭

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BRAWL

She felt Jack’s arm possessively on the back of her chair, and his free hand left the nonalcoholic cocktail on the table and found a place on her thigh, his blue eyes fixed on Gerald, who was glaring back. Y/n smirked, kissing her boyfriend’s jaw and bringing his attention back to her, Jack smirked at her.

They had been together for a couple of months now, and they were going slowly and not so discreetly. Photos of the two together had been leaked—PDA included—, but neither had publicly commented. It had been his idea for them to go out.

Celebrating another successful magazine cover in Y/n career. Zack and Urban had tagged along, as well as two of the model’s best friends, Crystal and Meg.

Crystal was already on her third Cosmopolitan, and trying to convince the group to stretch out for a nightclub, Y/n couldn’t even contain her amusement at her always composed friend enthusiasm.

“Do you girls want another drink?” He asked pointing to the empty glasses around the table.

“Please.” Crystal smiled handing the glass to the tall brunette, Jack just smiled, amused at the woman’s slightly intoxicated state.

Meg refused, she was driving Crystal home later as the two shared a house in Laurel Canyons. Urban offered to go along with his best friend while Zack said he would stay back and gossip with the girls.

“Thanks babe.”Y/n thanked him, offering her lips for a kiss as he got up from the table towering over her.

Jack kissed her. “Always a pleasure, Babygirl.”

The of them just watched the man in all black leather outfit walk away.

Jack had swagger, he was handsome and stylish, it didn’t surprise Y/n that half the unaccompanied women in the room watched him walk.

“Are all rappers like that?” Persephone turned to her friend with a question mark evident on her face, Crystal rolled her eyes. “Little bitches.” The model laughed out loud at what her friend said. “I’m serious, Colson treated you like a goddess when you guys dated back in…2018? 2019?, I still remember him serving us coffee in a pink silk kimono.Gerald was a ass by the end, but he adored you and gave you the world. And now Jack, who is as sweet as sugar and clearly obsessive with you. So my question is: are they all like that?”

“Bitch I’ve only dated three, can’t exactly speak for the entire rapper population on the planet.” Y/n arched her brows, amused by Crystal drunk and uninhibited. “But rappers are usually more intense artists, rappers and rockers really, it seems like 95% have a tragic childhood history and abandonment trauma. They make good boyfriends, at least for a while.”

Their conversation was interrupted by a commotion in the bar.

“Is there fight at the bar?” Crystal asked, turning around to see what was happening.

Y/n quickly recognized the two tall figures facing each other by the bar, a barman and Urban trying to contain the two.

“Shit.” The blonde grabbed her bag and Jack’s cellphone and ran towards where the crowd was starting to gather to watch the rappers fighting, Crystal and Meg following a little behind.

“Y/n stays here.” Zack tried to stop her from approaching the fight.

"Let me help Urban, security will probably break up the fight already." The two of them managed to break through the human barrier just in time to see Jack swung at Gerald. The Bay Area rapper was able to dodge the punch, and threw one of his own, hitting Jack squarely in the face. Y/n yelled at the two of them to stop, and even tried to get closer when Meg stopped her.

“Girl, that’s a $400,000 Diamond Birkin, very hard-to-get Special Edition, you don’t want to risk it in a bar brawl.” She reached for her friend’s purse, taking it with herself as she then walked around the fight towards where she saw her Cosmopolitan sitting at the counter, she sat on a bench not far from where Gerald’s new arm candy was, watching her ‘boyfriend’ fight over his ex. “Your self esteem is very low if you stay with him after seeing him fighting over his ex. It’s rock bottom on another level.” She sipped her drink.

On the floor, Gerald was on top, holding Jack by the collar of his leather jacket, and delivering two punches in sequence to the younger man’s face. The Kentucky rapper managed to punch the other in the face, baffling Gerald enough for Zack to catch him, three security guards arrived and helped keep the two apart.

Jack didn’t need much restraint, while Gerald needed to be held by two bouncers.

“You stay the hell away from my girl.” The Bay Area native singer yelled at the Louisville rapper, loud enough for many in the room to hear as he pointed his finger at the other, bloody knuckles for all to see.

Jack needed to be restrained by the security guard with a hand on his chest, he smiled at his opponent, a smile red from his own blood.

“Man, what girl? Y/n and I’ve been dating for months.” The younger man gloated.“Bro, you only have yourself to blame for the end of your relationship, don’t blame me for your imbecility, it’s logical man, if you have premium steak at home, you don’t go look for cheap burger on the street.”

Y/n finally went to Jack’s side, one hand going immediately to his face and examining the bruises on it.

“I’m fine, Babygirl.” He put his arm around the young woman’s shoulder and kissed her temple, clearly teasing the other man.

The model looked at her ex with fire in her eyes as they were escorted to the entrance of the establishment, Crystal was just behind, drink still in hand, Zack had his arm around her shoulders.

Y/n wrapped her arm around her boyfriend’s waist, the two began to walk out of the establishment without more words, Urban and Meg close behind.

Crystal turned to her best friend’s ex.

“You broke her first you know? She was Ride or Die for you, too bad you didn’t see it before it was too late. Now she got herself someone who treats her right.” She turned to the receptionist, tapping her medium, polished, manicured fingernails on the glass in her hand. “Honey, I haven’t finished my drink yet, I’ll take the glass, put it on his bill. Don’t forget to overcharge.” And so the drunk brunette stalked out of the establishment, comically carrying two Birkins bags— one in each arm— and a glass of Cosmopolitan on her hand.

#jack harlow imagines #jack harlow imagine #jack harlow #jack harlow x oc #jack harlow x y/n #jack harlow x you #jack harlow blurbs #jack harlow x reader #jealous!jackharlow #🍒

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Tracklist:

Hoch im Norden • Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria • Jonny Controlletti • Rudi Ratlos • Ich bin Rocker • Bodo Ballermann • Die Heizer kommen • Baby, wenn ich down bin • Riki Masorati • Ich sitz den ganzen Tag bei den Docks (Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay) • Reeperbahn (Penny Lane) • Bis ans Ende der Welt • New York (New York, State of Mind]) • Wozu sind Kriege da? • Gegen die Strömung • Kann Denn Liebe Sünde sein

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[chrancecriber]

1.FM - Chillout Lounge Radio (February 28, 2023)

22:36 Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart 22:24 Chillsurfer Armada - Relax Your Mind (Cafe Buddha Del Mar Luxury Lounge) 22:18 Freemasons - Love On My Mind 22:09 Universe Music - Guitar Beach Lounge 22:02 Tommy Awards - Hotel Odemark 21:58 Verbal Kint Feat. Judie Jay - Break My Dreams (Original Live Mix) 21:54 Cold Blue - Underwater Love 21:49 Coastline - Adriatic Sea - Dj Lounge Del Mar Vs. Milews Ambience Mix 21:44 Kitty The Bill - Cabriolet Tour 21:34 Mysticage - The Lips Of The Sun (Original) 21:31 Emapea - Laka 21:27 Ultraviolet - Ready Or Not (Chilled Out Mix) 21:23 Lemon Sol - Beautiful Morning (Piano Cafe Chillout To Ibiza Del Mar) 21:19 The Weeknd - Earned It 21:13 Steven Solveig - Boa Noite 21:07 Jjos - Foolish Game (Feat. Deary's) (Evolution Vocal Mix) 21:02 Exit Mars - Gliding (Comfort Version) 20:55 Noel - Hold Me (Relax Lounge Cafe Chillout Mix) 20:50 Peter Pearson - With All My Love (Bliss) 20:44 Cafe Del Mar - Leftfield - Fanfare Of Life 20:39 Sine - Morning 20:33 Bay Area - Santa Monica Blvd (No 17 Mix) 20:27 Frank Borell - Somber Moods 20:24 K Vassiliadis Ft Marien - Den Efiges Lepto (Dub Mix) 20:18 Afterlife & Kid Stone - Sleazebag 20:12 Sven Andersson Iii - Journey To Your Soul (Cosmic Cycle Buddha Lounge Bar Mix) 20:07 Alessandro Boschi - Sentosa 20:02 Fragile State - Every Day A Story 19:57 Beach Armada - Ocean Eyes (Oriental Chill Groove Cafe Mix) 19:53 3 Liquid Hz - Metropolitan 19:44 Chilloutlounge - Track 2 19:40 Erotic Lounge Deluxe - Gimme The Night 19:35 Omnimotion - Cozy Life 19:30 Cafe Easy - Summerbreeze 19:24 Ralph Hildenbeutel - Hommage A Noir 19:19 Joey Fehrenbach - Untouchable (Feat. Vi Flaten) 19:12 Boot Cut Rockers Feat. Mica Wanner - Sunflowers 19:07 Manoa - Repeat It In Slow Motion (Trippin Clouds Mix) 19:03 Vibrasphere - Tierra Azul (Omnimotion Feat. Krister Linder Remix) 18:59 Camille - In A Manner Of Speaking 18:53 Gary B - Set Me Free 18:49 Flume Feat. Andrew Wyatt - Some Minds 18:42 Rue Du Soleil - Troya 18:37 Cdm - Many Rivers To Cross 18:31 Avalona - Empty Streets 18:25 Wonderphazz - Memories (Chill Guide Mix) 18:21 The Fray - How To Save A Life 18:15 Night Loungers - A Little Lazy Morning In Paris - French Kiss Del Mar Instrumental 18:15 Costes - Stéphane Pompougnac - Green Tree 18:11 Plasma - Spring 18:05 Pilgrims Of The Wind - Nothing Can Pull Us Apart 18:00 Bedroom Surfer - Make It Happen - Meet Her At Costa Del Sol Mix 17:54 Mamani - Glowing Desert (Aloe Trumpet Mix) 17:49 Shivana Faction - Talking In Whispers 17:45 Jjos - Don't You Want Me (Chilled Mix) 17:40 Listening Deluxe - Guitar Dreams (Short Aqua) 17:33 Hirudo - Spy From Cairo (Classic Instrumental Mix) 17:27 Aurosonic, Denis Karpinskiy & Kate Louise Smith - They Wait For Us (Chill Out Mix) 17:20 Blue Chakra - Free From You (Half Tempo Long Chill Mix) 17:16 Ac - Meditarrean Sundance 17:12 York Ft Asheni - Iceflowers 17:06 Art Of Lounge - Moments In Love (Buddha Bar Mix) 17:03 Adrien Aubrun - My Last Poem 16:58 Mastermind - Empty Road 16:52 Moon De Lounge - Melodia Amore - Buddha Lounge Bar Chillout Mix 16:45 Alpha X - Nocturnal Trip 16:41 Jjos - Breathe 16:36 Orange Music - Islandlover (Monotonic Trip Mix) 16:31 Ziller - Pearl & Dean 16:26 Mahoroba - Faire On Tour (Jazzmatic Lounge Mix) 16:23 Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat 16:19 Alex Baratini - My Play (Chill Out Mix) 16:13 Coronado (Pianofly Mix) - Bay Area 16:08 Sam Swift - Wonderful World 16:02 Michael E - Sark Of Searenity 15:59 Synkro - Memories Of Love 15:52 Frank Borell - Wake Up In Paradise 15:48 Mirrored - Stand Still 15:42 Gary B - Love Rain Down 15:38 Re:locate Vs Robert Nickson - Resource (Rechill) 15:33 Jo Manji - Lazy Loungin 15:30 Urban Phunk Society - Spring 2 Summer 15:26 Alex Cortiz - Phusion 15:20 Pacator - Tränen (Marcielo Ambient Mix Instrumental) 15:15 Airstream - Electra 15:10 E-love - Cause I Love You No More (Alster Lounge Chill Out Vocal Mix) 15:05 Solanos - Shameless 15:00 Monique Bon - La Musique 14:56 Andras & Oscar - (I Know) What You Want 14:48 Detson Engeneering - Wonderland 14:41 Sweet Velvet - Recalling The Rising Sun 14:37 For - For Want Of Her 14:32 Rhodescreen - Peace System (Original Mix) 14:25 Royspop - Mid Summer Nights (Luxury Deluxe Del Mar Mix) 14:20 Un Homme Et Une Femme - Une Rose Pour Emily (Cafe Hotel French Del Mar Mix) 14:14 Gary B - Set Me Free 14:09 Green Lemon Feat. Bernd Langer - Rauchy Stranger 14:03 Triangle Sun - Beautiful 13:58 Pusteblume - Cold As Ice (Beautiful Chillout Mix) 13:54 Jjos - Back To Me 13:47 Matenda - Orphean Layback Remix 13:40 Phil Mison - Lula 13:37 Five Seasons - In Your Town 13:30 Blank & Jones Feat. Cathy Battistessa - Miracle Man (Beached Mix) 13:27 Afterlife - How Does It Feel 13:19 Dr Drummer - Galactica Soul 13:15 Vio Beach - Piano Chillout (Ambient Dream Mix) 13:09 Blank & Jones With Jason Caesar - Hideaway 13:05 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Flying On Clouds 12:59 Ohm-g - Relax 2 The Max 12:55 Amethystium - Calantha 12:50 Chris Coco Mts Afterlief - Home 12:44 Tosca - Mango Di Bango 12:39 Liedschatten - Seaside (Original Mix 2006) 12:36 Tall Paul Vs Inxs - Precious Heart 12:31 Chillwave - Massage Del Mar (Beach Cafe Mix) 12:26 Limelight - Oxygene 4 12:20 Steen Thottrup - El Alba 12:16 Conjure One - Make A Wish 12:10 Lullaby Lounge - Chill Del La Mer (Blank Cafe Relax Mix) 12:05 Strange Voices - All Right For Now (3 Times Infinity Mix) 12:02 William Orbit - Love My Way 11:58 The Avener & Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (The Avener Rework) 11:53 Ra-qi Gong - Rainy Days In Shanghai (Buddha Cafe Del Mar Bar Mix) 11:47 Smooth Deluxe - Ibiza Sundown (Cafe Buddah Mix) 11:41 San Martino - Es Cavalett (Piano Dream Mix) 11:37 Lemon Sol - Beautiful Morning (Piano Cafe Chillout To Ibiza Del Mar) 11:33 Alex Cortiz - Glamourgirl 11:27 Machomovers - Smooth Operator 11:22 Dreamscape - Electric Emotion 11:15 Balearic Lounge Boyz - Leaving Home (Feat. 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Wayne Martin - Every Hour 04:45 No Logo - Matter Of Time 04:40 Soleil Fisher - Beautiful Nights In Ibiza (Tribute To Cafe Del Mar Mix) 04:34 Banderas - This Is Your Life (Easy Life Mix) 04:28 Digby Jones - Pina Colada 04:22 Ficci - Edge Of The Night 04:17 Dj Pippi - A Touch 04:13 The Fairchild - Piano Colors 04:06 Rediophonic - Desert Wind 04:01 Jupiter Jack - Blank Space 03:57 Pathetique - Dis Moi - Instrumental Cafe Costes Del Mar Sunset Hotel Chillout Mix 03:50 Language Lab - Burning Disaster (Groove Armada Bedtime Story Mix) 03:44 Chilloutlounge - Breather 2000 (Arithunda Mix) 03:37 Caya Levantado - Caribbean Daydreaming ( Jazzy Del Mar Cafe Lounge Mix0 03:32 T Mo - La Ritournelle 03:27 Polished Chrome - Beautiful 03:23 Cafe Americaine - Kashmir Wanderer (Nylons Cut) 03:15 Salt Tank - Sargasso Sea 03:09 New Beginning - Another Day 03:04 Farbor Resande Mac - Stockholmsnatt 02:58 Cats Love Dogs - Sunpearls (Paradise Lounge) 02:54 Starlive Cafe - Playa Del Mar (Chillout Mix) 02:48 Philip Aniskin - Evening On The Waves 02:44 Vanilla - Dreamcatcher 02:38 Hirudo - Waiting For The Sun To Rise (Out Of Style Mix) 02:35 K. Vio & Tim Tonic - Out Of Atlantis 02:32 Isan - No. 1 (Lent Et Douloureux) 02:27 Phillip Ashmore - Luxury Living 02:21 Thievery Corporation - Incident At Gate 7 02:16 Dab - Pure Joy 02:10 Noise Boyz - Honeytrap (Keys & Trumpet Mix) 02:02 Toka Kakabadze - Urban 01:56 Koru - I Believe 01:52 Shakes Seven - Best Friends 01:47 Floatation Feat. Pierre - Beautiful (Dub) 01:44 Bryan El - Ascension 01:40 Aaron Bass - On The Beach 01:34 Moon De Lounge - La Mer Se Calme (Mounier Oriental Sunset Dub Mix) 01:29 Riccardo Eberspacher - I Feel Love 01:25 Sunsea - Light The Fire (Chillout Mix) 01:19 Nimino - The Back Of Your Hands (Ft. Ashe) 01:13 Bedroom Surfer - Make It Happen (Meet Her At Costa Del Sol Mix) 01:06 Vibrasphere - Spring Flood 00:57 Joey Fehrenbach - Grandfather 00:51 Schwarz & Funk - The Dawn 00:45 Jerome Isma-ae - Underwater Love 00:39 Esteban Garcia Vs. Subworks - Runnin (Jazzy Dub Mix) 00:35 Mandrave & Miyagi - Asian Lights 00:31 Out Of Sight - Comfort (Afterlife Mix) 00:24 Aural Float - Still Here 00:16 Deep-dive-corp. - Relaxer 00:10 Simon Bareilles - The Sound Of Silence (Feat. Sara Keys) 00:04 Sangar - My Breeze

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[goalhofer]

U.S. Daily High Temperature Records Tied/Broken 9/26/22

Dauphin Island, Alabama: 90 (also 90 2016)

Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska: 60 (also 60 1995)

Juneau, Alaska: 60 (also 60 1981)

Sitka, Alaska: 67 (also 67 1944)

Tongass National Forest, Alaska: 63 (also 63 1985)

Carefree, Arizona: 102 (also 102 2009)

Calion, Arkansas: 95 (previous record 94 2016)

Gum Pond Township, Arkansas: 97 (previous record 94 2016)

Murfreesboro, Arkansas: 96 (previous record 93 2011)

Nashville, Arkansas: 99 (also 99 2011)

Lancaster, California: 101 (also 101 2010)

Unincorporated San Diego County, California: 100 (also 100 2010)

Unincorporated Tulare County, California: 100 (also 100 2009)

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Florida: 91 (also 91 2018)

Unincorporated Kaua'i County, Hawaii: 90 (also 90 2017)

Unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii: 92 (also 92 2020)

Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho: 80 (previous record 76 1991)

Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho: 89 (previous record 86 2016)

Mosquito Ridge Pass summit, Idaho: 75 (previous record 74 1991)

St. Joe National Forest, Idaho: 82 (also 82 1994)

Salmon National Forest, Idaho: 81 (also 81 2021)

Teapot Mt. summit, Idaho: 84 (also 84 1991)

Wallowa National Forest, Idaho: 81 (previous record 80 2003)

Leesville, Louisiana: 98 (also 98 1954)

Badger Pass summit, Montana: 71 (previous record 69 1989)

Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana: 80 (previous record 79 1994)

Deerlodge National Forest, Montana: 77 (previous record 76 1991)

Flathead National Forest, Montana: 69 (previous record 65 1991)

Flathead Reservation, Montana: 75 (previous record 71 1991)

Glacier National Park, Montana: 80 (previous record 79 1991)

Kootenai National Forest, Montana: 69 (previous record 65 1994)

Lewis & Clark National Forest, Montana: 68 (also 68 1991)

Many Glacier, Montana: 76 (previous record 75 1991)

Monument Peak summit, Montana: 75 (previous record 71 2021)

Rocker Peak summit, Montana: 69 (previous record 68 2010)

Skalkaho Pass summit, Montana: 73 (previous record 72 1991)

Stahl Peak summit, Montana: 70 (previous record 66 1991)

Antlers, Oklahoma: 99 (previous record 98 54)

Unincorporated McCurtain County, Oklahoma: 96 (previous record 92 2012)

Arbuckle Mt. summit, Oregon: 76 (previous record 75 1994)

Cascade Locks, Oregon: 86 (previous record 85 1949)

Fall Mt. summit, Oregon: 81 (also 81 2016)

Unincorporated Grant County, Oregon: 86 (previous record 83 2016)

Grassy Mt. summit, Oregon: 87 (also 87 2009)

Unincorporated Harney County, Oregon: 88 (also 88 2009)

Unincorporated Harney County, Oregon: 90 (previous record 89 1994)

Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge, Oregon: 84 (also 84 1994)

Ochoco National Forest, Oregon: 86 (previous record 84 2016)

Riddle Mt. summit, Oregon: 81 (previous record 80 1994)

Slide Mt. summit, Oregon: 81 (previous record 80 2016)

Unincorporated Umatilla County, Oregon: 87 (also 87 1963)

Umatilla National Forest, Oregon: 90 (previous record 88 1994)

Umatilla Reservation, Oregon: 83 (previous record 81 2016)

Whitman National Forest, Oregon: 89 (previous record 88 2016)

Angelina National Forest, Texas: 95 (also 95 1993)

Beaumont, Texas: 95 (previous record 94 2013)

Galveston, Texas: 92 (previous record 91 2011)

Mt. Pleasant, Texas: 102 (also 102 2005)

Unincorporated Orange County, Texas: 93 (previous record 92 2010)

Palacios, Texas: 97 (previous record 93 2007)

Paris, Texas: 99 (previous record 98 1939)

Unincorporated Tyler County, Texas: 96 (previous record 93 2011)

Bellingham, Washington: 79 (also 79 1949)

Cougar Mt. summit, Washington: 78 (previous record 76 2016)

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington: 77 (previous record 76 1991)

Kent, Washington: 84 (previous record 81 1970)

Moses Lake, Washington: 88 (also 88 2003)

Olallie Meadows Pass summit, Washington: 72 (previous record 71 1991)

Quartz Peak summit, Washington: 78 (previous record 75 1994)

SeaTac, Washington: 82 (previous record 78 2006)

Seattle, Washington: 80 (previous record 79 2016)

Tumwater, Washington: 86 (previous record 83 2016)

Umatilla National Forest, Washington: 80 (previous record 76 2016)

Unincorporated Whatcom County, Washington: 85 (previous record 83 1974)

Teton National Forest, Wyoming: 76 (also 76 2010)

#U.S.A. #U.S. #Alabama #Arizona #Arkansas #Florida #Louisiana #1950s #Oregon #1940s #Texas #1930s #1990s #Washington #1970s #Alaska #1980s #Hawaii #Idaho #Montana #Wyoming #1960s

[theboatingemporiumau]

Australia isn’t just home to the great outback—it is also a sanctuary of beautiful beaches, lakes, rivers, and other waterways.  Its coasts are home to many water-loving Australians. Because of this, water sports like stand-up paddle boarding are thriving.

If you haven’t tried stand-up paddle boarding yet, then you are in luck. Australia is made up of states and territories that are SUP-friendly. It would be a great place to enjoy paddle boarding, and buy stand-up paddle boards for sale too!

In this article, we will show you some of the top stand-up paddle boarding spots in Australia. We will also share some insight about the different kinds of SUPs, and where to find the best and most affordable ones!

SUP: Stand-up Paddle Boards Defined

According to Wikipedia, stand-up paddle boarding is a water sport born from surfing with modern roots in Hawaii. A paddle boarder stands up on a large board and uses a paddle to navigate through the water.

Also called SUPs, stand-up paddle boards have different types. They would usually differ in material and purpose. For example, an inflatable stand-up paddle board is made from a drop-stitch core and covered with layers of PVC. Because of its inflatable nature, it is the most portable type of SUP out there. On the other hand, there are also paddle boards that are made from materials like EPS (expanded polystyrene) foams, wood, and fiberglass.

Although they may be different in make and purpose, one thing is common among stand-up paddle boards—you can launch them almost anywhere!

Different Types of Stand-up Paddleboards

When choosing a stand-up paddleboard, the rider must consider their size and level of experience. They must also know what type of riding they’re doing—will they use it for cruising? Do they want to get to longer distances on their board? Or maybe they’re a SUP expert who’s looking for a board to cut through waves.

These are some of the things one must consider. But whatever level and activity they’re using it for, there’s always a stand-up paddle board for that.  

Cruising paddleboards. This type of SUP is also known as “hybrid boards”. Cruising boards are thicker, wider, and more stable than most types. They are usually used to “cruise” along calm waters, but they can handle some action too!

A con, though, would be the longer and narrower cruising boards that can be quite challenging for newbies. This kind of cruising SUPs glide better but are harder to turn because of their more immersed bow and stern.

Touring paddleboards. These boards are made for touring long distances on the water. They have a long and narrow form which makes up for easier and more efficient paddling. They are also set up with a displacement hull for better tracking. Most SUP touring boards that are longer and narrower are used by racers and advanced paddle boarders.

Surfing paddleboards. This type of stand-up paddle board is used for wave riding. It is shorter, has a narrower tail, and elevated rocker. These features make it the perfect SUP for cutting through waves.

Aside from their different types, stand-up paddle boards also differ in materials used. There are inflatable stand-up paddle boards, rigid boards made from fiberglass/polyester/premium fiberglass and epoxy resin, and soft boards made from dense foams like EPS or XPE.

Top Stand-up Paddleboarding Spots in Australia

Now that you have a bit of an idea about SUPs, let’s jump to the good part—the best spots to go paddle boarding in Australia!

Being lined with many beautiful waterways, it is impossible to choose just one spot. So, we have curated a few spots for each territory that we know many people love!

Byron Bay, New South Wales

We’re starting off this list with a coastal town in NSW, home to Australia’s iconic beaches and astounding festivals—Byron Bay. When it comes to spots to go stand-up paddleboarding in Australia, Byron Bay is definitely a main-stay.

Byron Bay has something for everyone. Waves coming from the South Pacific Ocean coast are perfect for thrill-seekers. It also offers calm waters along the Richmond River for those who only want to relax and cruise around.

Aside from this, Byron Bay is also home to marine wildlife, and paddle boarders can enjoy sightings of fish, dolphins, sharks, turtles, and even whales!

You can also enjoy getting SUP lessons from various SUP schools on the coast. If you don’t have your own stand-up paddle board, you can always rent from the many rental shops, or join guided tours that will let you experience Byron Bay’s natural landscape.   

Lord Howe Island, New South Wales

Lord Howe Island is a small town in the Tasman Sea and is just less than a 2-hour flight away from Sydney. It is listed as a World Heritage and is dubbed as one of the world’s best destinations.

With its picturesque views, tropical forests, and white-sand beaches, Lord Howe has become a well-loved destination both by locals and tourists. Its mix of warm tropical and cool temperate ocean currents make up its pristine waters.

It is a paddler’s paradise for its calm currents, beautiful scenery, and lagoons that are home to marine wildlife.

Currumbin Creek, Queensland

Currumbin Creek is a beachfront community that serves as a link between Queensland’s Rainforest Mountains and oceans. The creek is protected from the harsh ocean waves, making it a suitable SUPing spot for newbies and families who just want to unwind!

The community is also home to warm locals and incredible SUP festivals that can serve as a highlight of your visit. If you have your own inflatable stand-up paddleboard, then you can simply hop on and enjoy the steady waters. But if you’re trying SUPing for the first time, then you can get lessons from SUP schools around the coast.

Budds Beach, Surfers Paradise

Budd’s Beach is a gem hidden in the heart of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. It is ways away from the beach’s main surf break and is a great flatwater spot to go SUPing.

(photo from corbettandco.com.au) 

The beach is popular among locals, honeymooners, and retirees. This is because it serves as a resting place away from the adrenaline and excitement of Surfers Paradise. SUPers enjoy calm sessions taking in sights of the area’s mix of city life and serene parks.  

Southwest National Park, Tasmania

Tasmania’s largest area of wilderness is covered by the Southwest National Park. It is a remote park in the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness and World Heritage Area and is lined with jagged mountains, moorlands, rainforests, and paddle-friendly waterways.

The park is home to the vast stretches of Lake Gordon and Lake Pedder where SUPers can enjoy a cruise on their inflatable SUPs. Aside from paddle boarding, Southwest National Park is teeming with activities like wilderness walks, boat trips, and scenic drives.

Swan River, Perth

Swan River is a great mix of Perth’s bustling city life and peaceful skyline. Also known as Perth’s playground, it is a popular location for various watersports, picnics, food crawls, and more.

Its calm waters make it a perfect destination for SUP sessions, with occasional sightings of marine life. You can get stand-up paddle boarding lessons or gear up on a SUP of your own!

Apollo Bay, Great Ocean Road

Last but definitely not the least on this list is Apollo Bay located at the foothills of the Otways, along the Great Ocean Road. The bay harnesses water from the South Ocean and its coast is home to petrified rainforests filled with waterfalls and crystal-clear waterways.

You can enjoy swimming, diving, and stand-up paddle boarding on its pristine coastal waters. If you paddle far enough, you can get up close to its local fur seal colonies, and have the time of your life!

Now, these are just some of the best spots to go SUPing in Australia. We’re sure there are many more amazing spots, but as long as you have the best stand-up paddleboard with you, then you can make any place the best spot too!

Buy Stand-up Paddleboards from The Boating Emporium

Now that you have an idea of where to go, you must be thinking “Where can I buy stand-up paddle boards in Australia?” Don’t fret because there are many online and offline watersports equipment distributors just like The Boating Emporium!

Through online stores like The Boating Emporium, you can buy your stand-up paddle board from the comfort of your own home (or anywhere, literally). We have partnered with brands like Inflation Marine, Atlantis, Waterborn, and Red Paddle to give you the best and most affordable inflatable and rigid SUPs in the market!

You can also get access to our stand-up paddleboard guide if you’re worried about what size stand-up paddleboard you should get. We offer not just quality SUPs, but our customer service is top-notch too!

So, the next time you’re looking for a stand-up paddleboard, just head on to our website! You can also check out our wide collection of watersports accessories and boating equipment that are available all year round!

For more information, kindly visit www.theboatingemporium.com.au, call us at 1300-987-441, or send us a message on our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram pages!

#water sports #australia #stand up paddle board #SUP

[natromanxoff]

Queen live at Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, CA, USA - September 7, 1982 (Part-1)

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The band are in great form tonight, full of vitality and passion. Only the intro of Rock It is performed from now onward. When the vocal is expected to re-enter after the rhythm section joins in, the band jump into the first verse of the fast We Will Rock You. John Deacon's bass solo after the second chorus is aggressive, and overall the band are clearly happy to be playing the longer version of the song again - although they do have a bit of trouble getting out of the middle section together, but they recover well. Freddie offers a great version of Play The Game. After the song, he has a word with the enthusiastic audience. "So here we are, back again in Oakland after a long time. Has everybody been keeping okay since we've been away?" Naturally everyone says "yeah", and Freddie replies, "Bullshit!" He continues, "Anyway, we have a lot of new songs for you since we were here last, and this next one is a song for all the girls here tonight, you know what I mean? The real girls. If you've got tits or if you haven't got tits it don't matter." The girls quickly stop cheering as Freddie is just trying too hard when he actually doesn't have to. He attempts to recover, "You just don't understand English. It doesn't matter. This is a Roger Taylor composition [the mention of Roger's name gets the girls screaming again] entitled Calling All Girls." Just before the first chorus of the song, Freddie adlibs, "I've got a message for you babe!" After the second chorus, following "take a message of love for all to hear," he adds to the energy with a few spontaneous words: "Have you got it? Can you hear it? Can you feel it?" Tonight is the first known performance of the Hot Space rocker Put Out The Fire, segueing from the vocal improv of Now I'm Here (Freddie doesn't have the lyrics perfected yet, which suggests it hasn't been performed too many times - fan club magazines from the period say the song was performed as a standalone piece earlier in the tour). After the second chorus, the band seamlessly jump into Dragon Attack. The combination of these three songs seems to recall the medley idea that had been dropped in 1981. After Now I'm Here, Freddie challenges the audience to one of his usual vocal duels. For the first time, he is heard singing "Dee do de de", something that would become part of the lyrics of "Living On My Own" off his first solo album in 1985. Shortly thereafter, after an "alright" that's held for a few seconds, he shouts, "You can do it!" in encouragement, after which he says, "Not bad! It's amazing what you will do if you're pushed." He really takes a liking to this audience. During the next song, Save Me, instead of singing the line "I love you 'til I die," he speaks the words "I love ya", and during the three quiet beats leading into the first chorus, he quickly and poignantly adds, "don't forget it!" Freddie once again dedicates Fat Bottomed Girls to "people who like fucking a lot." In the second verse of Crazy Little Thing Called Love, he modifies a lyric to say "she knows how to fuck and roll." One can draw their own conclusions as to where Freddie Mercury's mind was at on this tour. He turns in a very passionate version of Bohemian Rhapsody (despite not being in full voice by the end of the show), where everything seems to come home to him. Only he knew what the song really meant, but plenty have suggested that the proverbial man being killed in the first verse as told to his mother is his former self that had not yet come to terms with his sexuality. A clash of worlds in 1982, if that's the case. Matt Granz (also with a story from San Francisco '77) fondly shares his memories of this show here:

“This photo is from Queen's last Bay area show ever with Freddie Mercury. With the new direction that they took with the album "The Game" Brian May stated that Queen had "gained the world, but lost America". I think that after they played a Los Angeles gig or two after this particular show that they never did come back to the US. That is truly sad since they were one of the most charismatic of all rock groups to ever play on a stage. This concert was no exception! This photo was taken during Brian's echo solo. The three lights backlighting Brian belonged to one of two manned light pods that followed him around the stage. It was a spectacular effect!

The friend I went to the concert with (who's name I can't even begin to recall) took his SLR 35mm and I took a pocket fixed focus... after seeing me lament over the bad quality of my images he took mercy on me and sold me this memory as an 8x10 B&W Glossy that I kept secured in a folder... and just recently rediscovered and decided to digitize these many years later. My own pics from the concert all came out underexposed... drat! His SLR had some great lenses and he had his own darkroom. He also had great access to many good spots to shoot from.

By the way… remember the days when you didn't need a press badge to bring a camera to a concert? What happened??? Lawyers, I'll tell ya... Lawyers.

The story behind the Flying V being utilized was that at the very onset of his Echo solo, Brian busted a string on the "Red Special". He waked backstage and then shortly reappeared with this guitar. The sound was quite different. After the solo was done fifteen minutes later, he took back his own guitar and proceeded to use it for the rest of the show. It was pretty unusual to see him playing this and (besides the Tele he plays on Crazy Little Thing Called Love for the songs' first solo) have not seen him play another electric besides his main axe that he and his father made.

I was pretty poor at the time, but I liked this photo enough to buy it because of the before mentioned spectacular lighting and the fact that Brian is playing a Flying V.

Though I was not a fan of The Game, this concert was superb! I came to see Brian (being a guitarist myself) and was amazed at how distracted I was by the rest of the band. They were flawless that night and the floor seats I snuck into... 20 rows from the stage... provided the perfect viewing experience. The light show was also the best I had ever seen as well, in that it didn't distract from the music or musicians but rather pulsated perfectly with the beats and saturated the stage with great color combinations.

Freddie, Brian, Roger & John all had the whole auditorium held by the throat from the very start of the show till the last fading notes of "God Save the Queen". Sheer Excellence!” Most of the photos were taken by Sean Trend. A few of the pictures show Brian with the Gibson Flying V, as he had played in East Rutherford last month. But this time he begins his solo with the Flying V, as confirmed by someone who attended the show. Brian, in disbelief, later commented on this: http://www.brianmay.com

“Well, I'm shocked. I definitely would have sworn that I never played a solo live with a Flying V. I played around with them, but mainly at home, except for one video appearance for "Princes of the Universe" in which I'm obviously not really playing!!!

Cheers Bri”

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Part-2

#queen #queen band #roger taylor #freddie mercury #brian may #john deacon #queen concerts

[somethinginrocknroll]

He's not my favorite in a normal sense. His crazy fucking lifestyle and death are. He knew Elvis, The Rolling Stones, and many others too. Here's a mini bio on him:

Ingram Cecil Connor III better known professionally as Gram Parsons. He was a musician and frontman. Parsons worked with The Byrds in 1968, before quitting and joining his own band, The Flying Burrito Brothers from 1969 through 1970. 

Gram was born in Winter Haven, Florida on November 5th, 1945 to Ingram Cecil Connor Parsons II and Avis Snively Connor. Avis returned to her hometown to give birth to her son. She was the daughter of citrus fruit magnate John A. Snively, who held extensive properties in Winter Haven and in Waycross. Gram's father, Ingram Connor II was a famous World War II flying ace, decorated with the Air Medal, who was present at the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

In 1956 when he was only nine-years-old, Gram saw Elvis Presley in concert and fell in love with music. That’s where his love of music came in. Two years later his father who went by “Coon Dog” took his own life two days before Christmas, Gram was only 11/12. Both him and his sister Avis (Jr) were both shattered after their father’s death.

Avis Sr remarried to Robert Parsons and the children took his name and were adopted by him once he married their mother.

Gram Parsons did briefly attend the prestigious Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. That was before transferring to the public Winter Haven High School. Which he did after failing his junior year. Gram returned to Bolles which had converted from a military to a liberal arts curriculum amid the incipient Vietnam War. 

For a time, the family found a stability of sorts. They were torn apart in early 1965, when Robert had an extramarital affair and Avis' heavy drinking led to her death from cirrhosis on June 5, 1965, the day of Gram's graduation from Bolles.

Barely in his teens, he played in rock and roll cover bands such as the Pacers and the Legends, headlining in clubs owned by his stepfather in the Winter Haven/Polk County area. By the age of 16, he graduated to folk music, and in 1963 he teamed up with his first professional outfit, the Shilohs, in Greenville, South Carolina. 

Gram was heavily influenced by The Kingston Trio and The Journeymen. The band played hootenannies, coffee houses and high school auditoriums. Parsons was still enrolled in prep school, he only performed with the group in select engagements. Forays into New York City (where Parsons briefly lived with a female folk singer in a loft on Houston Street)included a performance at Florida's exhibition in the 1964 New York World's Fair and regular appearances at the Café Rafio on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village in the summer of 1964.

 Although John Phillips who is an acquaintance of Shiloh George Wrigley arranged an exploratory meeting with Albert Grossman, the impresario balked at booking the group for a Christmas engagement at The Bitter End when he discovered that the Shilohs were still high school students. Following a recording session at the radio station of Bob Jones University, the group reached a creative impasse amid the emergence of folk rock and dissolved in the spring of 1965 around the time of Gram’s mother’s passing.

Shockingly despite being poor in school and having bad test grades, Gram went to Harvard University in 1966 with the help of a strong essay he wrote. He only did one semester and that’s where he became more serious about country music. He heard Merle Haggard for the first time.

In 1966, he and other musicians from the Boston folk scene formed a group called the “International Submarine Band”. After briefly residing in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, they relocated to Los Angeles the following year. Following several lineup changes, the band signed to Lee Hazlewood's LHI Records, where they spent late 1967 recording Safe at Home. The album contains one of Parsons' best-known songs, "Luxury Liner", and an early version of "Do You Know How It Feels", which he revised later in his career. Safe at Home would remain unreleased until mid-1968, by which time the International Submarine Band had broken up.

In that same year Gram got the attention of The Byrds’ guitarist Chris Hillman thanks to business manager Larry Spector as a possible replacement member since David Crosby and Micheal Clarke left in late 1967. Parsons had already met Hillman at a bank in 1967. Gram had his only child, Polly, with Nancy Ross the girlfriend of David Crosby.

Gram passed the audition in February 1968. He was at first a jazz pianist but was switched to rhyme guitar and vocals. Gram left the band when asked why Gram responded with,

"Being with The Byrds confused me a little. I couldn't find my place. I didn't have enough say-so. I really wasn't one of The Byrds. I was originally hired because they wanted a keyboard player. But I had experience being a frontman and that came out immediately. And [Roger McGuinn] being a very perceptive fellow saw that it would help the act, and he started sticking me out front."

He was also friends with The Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. And they stayed close to each other until a fall out in the 70s. Before Parsons' departure from The Byrds, he had accompanied the two Rolling Stones to Stonehenge along with McGuinn and Hillman in the English county of Wiltshire.

 Immediately after leaving the band, Parsons stayed at Richards' house and the pair developed a close friendship over the next few years, with Parsons reintroducing the guitarist to country music. According to Stones' confidant and close friend of Parsons, Phil Kaufman, the two would sit around for hours playing obscure country records and trading off on various songs with their guitars.

Returning to Los Angeles in 1969, Parsons sought out Hillman, and the two formed The Flying Burrito Brothers with bassist Chris Ethridge and pedal steel player “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow. They did every genre of music possible from hard rock all the way to country and jazz gospel.  Around this time of The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram started dabbling more and more into drugs.

Then Gram started a solo career in 1970 and toured with Emmylou Harris for a bit ; he may have been romantically involved with her as well. He then accompanied the Rolling Stones on their 1971 U.K. tour in the hope of being signed to the newly formed Rolling Stones Records.

Parsons and Keith Richards had mulled the possibility of recording a duo album. Moving into Villa Nellcôte with the guitarist during the sessions for Exile on Main Street that commenced thereafter, Parsons remained in a consistently incapacitated state and frequently quarreled with his girlfriend, aspiring actress Gretchen Burrell who later become his wife. 

Eventually, Parsons was asked to leave by Anita Pallenberg, Richards' longtime domestic partner. Decades later, Richards suggested in his memoir that Jagger may have been the impetus for Parsons' departure because Richards was spending so much time playing music with Parsons. Rumors have persisted that he appears somewhere on the legendary album, and while Richards concedes that it is very likely he is among the chorus of singers on "Sweet Virginia", this has never been substantiated. Parsons attempted to rekindle his relationship with the band on their 1972 American tour to no avail.

After leaving the Stones' camp, Parsons married Burrell in 1971 at his stepfather's New Orleans estate. Allegedly, the relationship was far from stable, with Burrell cutting a needy and jealous figure while Parsons quashed her burgeoning film career. Many of the singer's closest associates and friends claim that Parsons was preparing to commence divorce proceedings at the time of his death; the couple had already separated by this point.

In the summer of 1973, Parsons' Topanga Canyon home burned to the ground, the result of a stray cigarette. Nearly all of his possessions were destroyed with the exception of a guitar and a prized Jaguar automobile. The fire proved to be the last straw in the relationship between Burrell and Parsons, who moved into a spare room in Kaufman's house. While not recording, he frequently hung out and jammed with members of New Jersey–based country rockers Quacky Duck and His Barnyard Friends and the proto-punk Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, who were represented by former Byrds manager Eddie Tickner.

Before formally breaking up with Burrell, Parsons already had a woman waiting in the wings. While recording, he saw a photo of a beautiful woman at a friend's home and was instantly smitten. The woman turned out to be Margaret Fisher, a high school sweetheart of the singer from his Waycross, Georgia, days. Like Parsons, Fisher had drifted west and became established in the Bay Area rock scene. A meeting was arranged and the two instantly rekindled their relationship, with Fisher dividing her weeks between Los Angeles and San Francisco at Parsons' expense.

Gram loved to visit Joshua Tree National Park. He would visit it often. Gram would frequently do psychedelic drugs and try to spot UFOs there. He told Phil Kauffman that he wanted his ashes spread there in Joshua National Tree Park since he loved that place and practically lived there when not in LA. 

So he, Dale, Micheal, Phil, Gram's girlfriend Margaret, and Dale's unnamed girlfriend all went to stay at JNTP Inn. Where Gram got morphine from an unknown woman.

He injected himself and OD. Margaret shoved ice cubes up his ass and put him in a cold shower which worked. He was up and talking. Dale was left in charge to watch over Gram and then Gram stopped breathing. Dale tried CPR but failed. Margaret and Dale both watched Gram die. Finally they call a fucking ambulance and he's pronounced dead on arrival.

Now Gram’s stepfather is a POS okay. He wanted Gram buried in Louisiana so he could take Gram's little wealth and the family estate which didn't belong to the stepfather since he wasn't blood.

Phil and Micheal couldn't allow this. Gram wanted to be cremated and his ashes spread. So with a shit ton of booze to make an elephant drunk they take a loaned hearse, because you know everyone has a hearse on loan. They were dressed as cowboys. For as suits were “too itchy” to wear.  The duo take his body back from the airport where he's meant to fly back to Louisiana back to Joshua National Tree Park.

 So the duo crash in JNTP and they pour five gallons of gasoline on Gram and his coffin. Causing a fireball. But cremation and gasoline are different. So instead of having Gram's ashes they had a cooked charred Gram instead. Police were of course called. The duo was fined $750 each and made to do community service.Gram was sadly buried in Louisiana against his wishes but his stepfather didn't get anything.

Gram's wealth and estate were split between his wife, girlfriend, sister, and his daughter. And the family denied the whole illegal cremation happening and won't talk about it.

The end.

Omg that is a really good summary, very sad life tho and how he died but wow

#anon #I’m amazed #his life sounded depressing ngl

[somethingwritey]

sneak peek: “run to you” - a rangshi longfic

💖 i am currently working on a rangshi longfic (50k words at the moment) that i’ll eventually publish on ao3. it takes place directly following the events of The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee. 

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💖 here’s a sneak peek of “run to you”! 

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Kyoshi had blood on her hands.

Quite literally, at the moment.

She stared down at her palms and fingers, hoping they didn’t shake as badly as she feared.

She knew she needed to wash the weight of Rangi’s blood away, watch it swirl down her arms and out of sight, as if that alone could wipe away the pain she’d caused her girl, but for some reason, Kyoshi couldn’t seem to move her feet.

Every part of her felt heavy and languid, and it was hard work to imagine that these were the same limbs that had carried, defended, and healed only hours ago. Kyoshi wanted to curl up into a ball and wait for someone else to save the world for once.

Because that was the oh, so incessant problem about Avatarhood. No matter how many messes Kyoshi cleaned up, there were still new terrors cropping up the moment she sat down to catch her breath. It was exhausting. Behind all the makeup and armor, she was still the servant girl in the mansion - tasked with the never-ending job of cleaning up.

“You saved her life.”

Kyoshi lifted her head to see Hei-Ran, standing only a little less poised than usual. The teetering fate of Rangi had taken a toll on even the most rigid members of her group.

“I did my duty.” The words came out defeated, as if Kyoshi had lost instead of won. Then again, with Yun’s grey body lying somewhere inside the ruined mansion waiting to be put to rest, and a bloodied Rangi being tended to by Atuat, maybe she couldn’t claim victory after all.

Peace comes at a price.

She heard the words in Lao Ge’s voice, although she was fairly certain he’d never actually uttered them to her.

“You did far beyond that, Avatar.” Hei-Ran thought about it for a moment, then took a seat beside her - flicking her robes out behind her as she did. “You should be honored for what you’ve done.”

“Yeah, except no one will even know!” Kyoshi slammed her fists down on the ground, causing a small tremor beneath them. “Zoryu’s made sure of that! He gets all the credit, and all he’s done is sentence an innocent man to death!”

This outburst probably wouldn’t win her any favor in Hei-Ran’s eyes - the woman so committed to her duty that she’d willingly sacrificed her hair and honor to acknowledge her failures - but Kyoshi couldn’t help it.

Her first choice for a confidant would’ve been Rangi, of course. Or maybe Kelsang. But with the latter dead and the former barely conscious, she supposed the old headmistress would have to do. The woman had claimed Kyoshi as a daughter back in North Chung-Ling. Perhaps that warranted a bit of sympathy or at least a listening ear.

“The Fire Lord’s job is complicated,” Hei-Ran stated. “As is yours. You’ve both been tasked with the impossible: governing a world that does not wish to be governed by you. Chaos is the natural order, Kyoshi, as much as we pretend it is not. The Fire Nation must go to great lengths to maintain our control. Even if it… requires some bloodshed.”

“I didn’t ask for this.” Kyoshi shook her head. She no longer felt the dull aching in her chest that used to come with a reminder of her station, but that didn’t mean the Era of Kyoshi hadn’t been stained with blood and confusion and deceit. 

“The Spirits chose you.”

Why?

The plaintive question would’ve made her sound like a child, so Kyoshi sealed her lips and kept the pleading inside. She wanted answers. And since Hei-Ran would understand nothing more about the mysterious methods of the spirits than she did, Kyoshi decided to at least start with something the woman stood a chance at knowing.

“Was Rangi mad?” She rubbed the side of her face and dried blood flaked off, fluttering towards the ground. “When I left, I mean.”

A ghost of a smile flitted across Hei-Ran’s face. “Enough to shoot flames out of her ears.”

For a moment, Kyoshi tried to picture it - a steaming mad Rangi, with her face boiling red and fists clenched into tight balls. The last time she’d gotten that upset, the Firebender had flipped a table off a balcony. For a moment, the memory tugged at the corner of Kyoshi’s mouth - lifting it into a lopsided smile. 

And then the moment passed.

“I’m sorry I killed your daughter.”

Hei-Ran frowned. “You healed her, Kyoshi.”

Only after Rangi had traveled to fight alongside the girl who’d locked her into the ground and put her mother on a possible death bed. “Because I put her in danger. It doesn’t count. Doing right by her after that was just… canceling out the bad.”

Kyoshi felt like she’d been doing that her whole life: making mistakes and then fixing them. It didn’t seem right to take the credit for something she’d messed up in the first place.

You were the one innocent party, Yun had told her. Oh, if only that were the truth.

“Hei-Ran?” Atuat had emerged from the infirmary, traveling up to where Kyoshi and the headmistress sat. Hei-Ran was on her feet immediately, but whether to appear respectable in front of the doctor or out of fear for what news she’d bring, Kyoshi couldn’t be sure.

“How is she?” Kyoshi found her way to her feet as well, Atuat’s presence sending a fresh wave of worry down her spine.

“Oh good, Kyoshi’s here, too. Saves me a trip.” Atuat took her time reaching them and with each passing moment, Kyoshi found herself more and more on edge. By the time the Waterbender made it over, she could feel her body vibrating again.

“Well?” Hei-Ran demanded, clearly just as impatient as Kyoshi, but with better control over her exterior.

“She’s asleep.” Atuat’s manner always confused Kyoshi a bit. She never seemed exhausted by the threat of death. Perhaps she’d just become too acquainted with it, or maybe mastering the power of healing made her immune to the fear. Either way, she always emerged from battle hospitals like she’d finished a rather routine examination.

“Will she be okay?” Kyoshi remembered the crunch of earth as it impaled Rangi’s back. The way the blood had rushed away from her lips. How she’d looked up at her as the life drained away. “Is the damage permanent? I know I didn’t heal her right. I tried my best, but -”

“Kyoshi.” Atuat held up her hand. “Rangi is a strong girl. She’s going to be alright. In pain, certainly, but in the end alright.”

Kyoshi exhaled shakily, barely able to keep it together enough to thank her.

“You need rest, too, Avatar,” Atuat pressed, motioning down towards the infirmary. “There’s a spare bed down the hill.”

The last thing Kyoshi wanted to do was sleep. How could she just let herself clock out when Rangi needed caring for? When the Flying Opera Company was wounded? When Jinpa still hadn’t come down from his medicine high due to her own poor measurements?

As if Atuat could read her mind, the doctor narrowed her eyes. “That monk is off his rocker. You gave him too much.”

“Sorry, sifu.”

“Rest, Kyoshi,” was the only response she got in return. “And take off those clothes. You’ve got blood all over you.”

///

“I can feel you staring at me.”

Kyoshi jumped a little, hurriedly switching her gaze to the other side of the room and away from Rangi’s bed before deciding hiding it was futile. The Firebender hadn’t moved in over two hours, but apparently, the wounded girl was more perceptive than Kyoshi had anticipated.  

“I thought you were sleeping!” Kyoshi whispered, doing her best not to disturb Kirima and Wong, who were asleep in their respective wooden beds.

“I’m resting.” Rangi still hadn’t opened her eyes. “A concept you might not be familiar with.”

A hum of relief ran through Kyoshi’s arms. If Rangi was well enough to give her shit, then maybe that meant the girl would be alright after all.

“I know how to rest.” Kyoshi crossed her arms and did her best to look wounded.  

“Yeah, and Jinpa’s a murderer.”

Kyoshi glanced over at her secretary, who was propped up against the wooden headboard and still singing to himself in dulcet tones.  

“Kyoshi, please try to sleep,” Rangi pleaded.

Easier said than done. Sitting still seemed too difficult for Kyoshi at the moment, let alone actually falling asleep.

“Yeah, well,” Kyoshi mumbled offhandedly. “I’m not really keen on seeing you die again in my dreams.” It came out sounding more dire than she’d meant.

Only then did Rangi open her eyes, staring at Kyoshi from across the way. “I’m fine.”

It would’ve been a lot more convincing if her hands weren’t locked tight around the thin cotton sheets, compensating for some sort of pain she must be feeling.

“Fine?” Kyoshi stared at her incredulously. “You were stabbed.”

“Can you two please keep it down?” Kirima suddenly cut in, gesturing to her splinted leg. “Some of us are trying to heal!”

Apparently, her ability to tell who was asleep badly needed fine-tuning.

“Noise won’t delay that process!” Kyoshi shot back, trying to keep her smile at bay. She really had missed her friends.

Silence fell back over the infirmary, and Kyoshi allowed herself to lean against the headboard for the first time all night. She drew in a shaky breath, basking in the safety she felt around the Flying Opera Company - even if their legs were broken.

It was a few minutes before Rangi spoke again, lowering her voice to whisper in that raspy way of hers. “You’re pretty far away, you know.”

At first, Kyoshi wanted to protest that of course her energy was distant - she’d killed one of her closest friends and nearly lost the other one - before she realized Rangi was speaking literally. She closed her mouth. Hard.

A little too hard, actually. Her jaw still ached where Yun had thrown the discs.

Rangi even managed a little grin. “Do you think Atuat will kill you for sleeping with a patient?”

Giddy with the idea of lying beside Rangi again, Kyoshi slid out of bed and made her way over to the other side of the room. She’d flirted with the idea of climbing in before, but with Rangi’s fragile state, she hadn’t wanted to cause any more damage than she’d already done.

“You’re not gonna break me,” Rangi mumbled, but Kyoshi still saw her struggle to make space in the small frame.

“This is a bad -”

“Will you quit worrying and just crawl in, please?��� Rangi did her best to pat the bed beside her, wincing horribly. “I’ve suffered worse.”

“Mmm, what a terrible fate,” Kyoshi grinned, finally allowing herself to gingerly lie down beside Rangi. “Sleeping next to Kyoshi. What an awful - hey!”

Rangi had elbowed her in the ribs. She tried to laugh, but it barely masked the tremor behind it.

“Stop hurting yourself,” Kyoshi hissed, laying an angry kiss on the Firebender’s cheek. “I mean it.”

In response, Rangi moved to curl up closer against Kyoshi’s chest, her eyes falling shut again. For a long while, they stayed just like that - Rangi in too much pain to move and Kyoshi too nervous about causing her any more. It felt awfully reminiscent of the first time they’d shared a bed, with Kyoshi awake all night inhaling the smell of Rangi’s hair against her lips.

Kyoshi had vowed to protect her then, and she still wanted to protect her now. She didn’t miss the way Rangi’s face screwed up as she slept, sleep inhibiting her ability to hide the discomfort. A couple of times, Atuat came to check on her. She clicked her teeth together at the sight of Kyoshi in the bed, but didn’t seem altogether surprised. The doctor didn’t force her away either, something for which Kyoshi was eternally grateful.

In the blue-grey hours of the morning, Kyoshi finally succumbed to the heaviness in her eyelids - letting them shut as her head fell back against the headboard - at last, too tired to worry about any new dangers coming for them that night.

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This is another article I found during the internet k-hole I went into while looking for information about Adrienne’s ex-fiance, saved in a document, and now can’t find online anymore. I think it was originally featured in the Mankato Free Press, but the author apparently had a blog detailing her 2009 efforts to get in contact with Adrienne and campaign for Green Day to play in Mankato again. There’s some more interesting tidbits about the Mankato punk scene and an interview with Adrienne there. 

Campaign Green Day: Reflection

By Amanda Dyslin

Free Press Features Editor

June 10, 2009 11:29 pm

— It was dark in the middle of the southern Minnesota countryside, somewhere by St. Peter in the summer of 1992.

On a farm with a barn and not much else, there was one light pole casting a shallow glow on three guys standing atop 6-foot wide, 5-foot tall wire spools — a makeshift stage to gain high ground over 200 or so people watching. Next to them was a big, old, beat-up beast of a car pulled up by the owner so 15 or so people could stand on top and gain a better view. One of them had a video camera.

Ben Gruber, then a sophomore at Loyola High School, was there. In fact, he and a buddy had helped haul equipment for the band, and even gave the drummer, Tre Cool, a ride before the show in Mankato. The music was good, he said. A lot more polished than other punk bands he’d seen in Mankato.

He was aware of the five-year-old band, born in Berkeley, Calif., he said. They’d put out a couple of smaller recordings, including their full-length debut “39/Smooth” on Lookout! Records. But they were two years from their breakthrough record, “Dookie,” which would have pretty much everyone at the show that night in awe of what they had experienced — maybe one of the last stripped down, small-scale punk shows Green Day would ever perform.

Mankato punk

The Libido Boyz are often considered the anchor of the Mankato punk scene in the late 1980s/early 1990s. It was a time when the city was rich with garage and basement punk bands, drummer Chad Sabin said before a reunion show in 2007. PSD and Plain Truth were a couple of other bands that got a lot of attention at the time.

Marti’s All Ages Music, located where the Vietnamese restaurant Tonn is now on Front Street, was an open building with a bathroom and a couple of booths where kids could put on shows. A couple of bands went on to the big time after playing there. The Offspring was one of them.

Many claimed having heard of friends who had seen Green Day play at Marti’s. According to a former talent booker, the closest Green Day ever came to playing the venue was when frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and his girlfriend, Adrienne Nesser, walked in and left right after The Offspring’s set in 1994. Marti’s tried to get Green Day to play the venue numerous times, but it was way too small for even the moderate level of fame they’d already gained pre-“Dookie.” Marti’s had the same trouble with the punk band Fugazi.

“It was pretty much no frills,” Gruber said. “There wasn’t much to do there.”

The bulk of the punk scene was made up of high school and college-age punk-rockers who would play anywhere, Sabin said. Like a lot of kids at the time, the Libido Boyz just wanted to play loud, chaotic music, which also is what people seemed to want to hear. Kids would cram into basements for concerts or listen outside garages.

“On any given week or weekend, there would be a show with anywhere from two to 10 bands playing,” Gruber said. “There was a really good crop of musician-age kids who were into (punk) for a while (before) grunge became very popular.”

During the next few years, the Libido Boyz got big. They played in the Cities and toured the state and eventually started playing shows across the country, including New York and San Francisco. Out West is where they met Green Day, who would become the biggest punk band to come through Mankato.

“They were just dirty punks like us,” Sabin said.

Former Libido Boyz bassist Dave Begalka said they played punk shows with Green Day from time to time while on tour. Mike Dirnt, Green Day bassist, actually did Begalka a big favor once when they played a show in Cleveland together.

Some of Begalka’s bass gear went missing, and a couple of months later he saw Dirnt when they both were playing shows in the California Bay Area. Turns out, the bass gear was mixed up with Dirnt’s equipment that night, and he’d been keeping it safe for him the whole time.

“I thought that was just downright a swell thing to do,” Begalka said. “As I recall, I think we couch surfed at Billy Joe’s that night. ... By the way, I still use the lost guitar strap that went around the U.S. with Green Day.”

The Libido Boyz and Green Day crossed paths in another way as well, through Adrienne, who was a student at Minnesota State University and living in Mankato.

The first lady

Adrienne (Nesser) Armstrong, now 39, was born in Minneapolis and started at MSU in the late 1980s, graduating with the class of 1994 with a degree in sociology.

She met Billie Joe on Green Day’s first tour in 1990. Some report it was a show at First Ave in Minneapolis, and she is quoted at greenday.net as saying only about 10 people were there. She asked Billie Joe where she could get a copy of the band’s CD, and the two hit it off.

While on tour, Billie Joe kept in contact with Adrienne by phone. Their first kiss inspired an early Green Day song, “2,000 Light Years Away.” Their relationship caused Billie Joe to arrange two tours around Minnesota so they could see each other, a relationship which lasted about a year and a half.

Although it’s unclear, witnesses who saw Billie Joe and Adrienne around Mankato during that time say the reason Green Day played shows in the area at all was simply because she was here. The shows weren’t a part of any tour, but rather impromptu ways to pass to the time.

The relationship fizzled after they decided the distance was too much of a strain. Adrienne got engaged to Billy Bisson, the frontman of Libido Boyz, the following year. Reports differ from either side, with some saying the relationship dissolved on its own. Bisson has been quoted as saying Billie Joe stole her away.

While in Mankato, Adrienne worked at various places, including the Piercing Pagoda in the River Hills Mall and Pagliai’s Pizza, and is described by those who knew her as a beautiful punk rock girl who everybody had a crush on.

Cheryl Rueda, manager of Pagliai’s, worked with Adrienne and three of the Libido Boyz at the restaurant when Adrienne was dating Bisson. Adrienne also babysat for Cheryl’s kids.

“She was a beautiful girl,” Rueda said. “I think the world of her. She was just a regular person.”

Thursday nights Adrienne babysat for Cheryl’s two kids, Andre and Marisa, who were about 3 and 6 at the time. She would often have a craft project or activity to do to keep them entertained. She even took them out trick-or-treating during a blizzard one year.

“She was their favorite babysitter,” she said.

Carrie Zempel Heise worked with her at a bar called The Jungle, now Dutler’s Bowl.

“I ran into her after the bar had closed down (she was working at Pier 1 Imports), and she told me she was moving out West soon,” Zempel said. “Months later, word got back that she had married Billie Joe, and then the next thing I saw was an interview with him in Rolling Stone magazine talking about his pregnant wife!”

When Adrienne finished school, Billie Joe convinced her to move to California and marry him. Rueda said it happened so fast it seemed she was gone over night. Before she left, she and friends had a big garage sale, said Amy Lennartson of Eagle Lake. She and Lennartson originally had plans to move to San Francisco together and open a business.

“She headed West that May, and I stayed over the summer to finish up my time at MSU,” Lennartson said. “Then, in true rock star fashion, I returned home from a Fourth of July vacation to a wedding invitation from Adrienne — to a wedding that had already happened.”

The wedding took two weeks to plan and happened in five minutes July 2, 1994, in Billie Joe’s backyard, according to the VH1 “Behind the Music” documentary. “We didn’t think about it, we just did it,” Adrienne said.

Protestant, Catholic and Jewish vows were exchanged because neither had a religion. The honeymoon took place 10 minutes from Billie Joe’s house at the Claremont Hotel. The day after the wedding, Adrienne found out she was pregnant.

The couple has two sons, Joseph Marciano, 14, and Jakob Danger, 10.

Adrienne now co-owns Adeline Records in Oakland, Calif., and Adeline Street clothing line. She works with the Natural Resources Defense Council, and co-owns Atomic Garden, an eco-friendly clothing and home goods store.

There is at least one friend in Mankato Adrienne is reported to keep in contact with. But said friend — whose basement Green Day was reported to have played in and who reportedly visited the Armstrongs in California — wasn’t eager to talk about it.

Rueda kept in contact with Adrienne for a while. Adrienne would send the Rueda kids Green Day T-shirts and things. She also sent a family photo to the Ruedas years ago. When Adrienne’s first son was 1 1/2, she came back to Mankato to visit and Rueda saw them. She was the same person she had always been, Rueda said.

A few years ago, Adrienne asked a friend in Mankato to go to the Ruedas’ house and videotape the kids so she could see how much they had grown up. Otherwise, the Ruedas haven’t heard from her since.

Big time

The night Green Day played St. Peter, the original plan was for them to play at someone’s house behind where Casey’s is now on Lee Boulevard in North Mankato.

Two local bands went on first. But the cops came and broke it up because of the noise. Gruber and his buddy offered to drive equipment and Tre Cool to a house on Fifth Street in Mankato, where somebody had offered up their basement. But the band took one look and said it was way too small.

That’s when a girl whose family lived off Hwy. 99 near St. Peter offered her place.

“This whole caravan of cars ended up driving out to her place,” Gruber said.

It was too hot to play in the barn. Gruber suggested the guys make a mini stage out of the wire spools, which they thought was pretty punk rock, even commenting on that stage and show later on a bootleg recording, he said.

Gruber said he later recognized songs such as “Welcome to Paradise” off of “Dookie” that they played that night — the night most people look to as the epitome of nostalgia when it comes to Green Day’s presence in Mankato. People still go to YouTube to check out the nine or so minutes of footage from that concert, despite being out of focus, jittery and too dark to see much.

“Took me back,” Gruber said of watching the footage. “That guy filming, he was probably standing right next to me and my friends.”

A couple of hundred people have similar memories from that night, having accidentally stumbled upon a concert that would become local legend. None of them could possibly have imagined what Green Day would become.

“Dookie,” released in 1994 — which followed 1992’s “Kerplunk,” having sold 50,000 copies — sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. That album, along with those of The Offspring and Rancid, is credited for reviving mainstream interest in punk music, and it won Best Alternative Album at the Grammy Awards.

Future albums, “Insomniac” and “Nimrod,” went double platinum, and “Warning” went gold. None of them reached the level of success of “Dookie.”

But 2004’s punk rock opera “American Idiot” changed everything. Debuting at No. 1 and selling five million copies, critics absolutely drooled over it. “American Idiot” won Best Rock Album at the 2005 Grammys and swept the MTV Video Music Awards.

“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and won the Grammy for Record of the Year. During the band’s 150-date tour in support of the album, they drew crowds of 130,000 people over two days in the United Kingdom.

The band’s new album, “21st Century Breakdown,” was released worldwide May 15 and received rave reviews. Last week the band played “The Tonight Show” with Conan O’Brien.

Their world tour kicks off in July, with the Minneapolis show at the Target Center July 11.

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One Night, Ten Years

Part 5

Summary: when dating a rock star

Warning: one night stand, angsty sexy

His first letter arrived three short days after he had returned to the states. He wrote letters very much like how he spoke. You certainly missed him less then you should have. This happily went on for a little over a year.

During, this time he announced he was coming back to London. The new promoter and manager had done good. He was beyond thrilled to be on tour again, it meant he could see you.

After, he got the tour dates and he surprised you with renting an estate for the two of you in the country. The two of you could disappear and avoid the press.

It was all too good to be true. You had stopped believing in fairy tales when you were a child. So why would you live one now.

The letters began slow down. The plans the two of you made in the country kept your spirits high.

Then, one letter arrived a week before his arrival. It was short and to the point. The words cut you deep.

I fucked up. Forgive me. Let me explain. Curt

You assumed, he probably could not go to country. That hurt, but you could get past it. To distract yourself, you went out for drinks that night with your friends.

While you walked over to the bar, the headlines at newspaper stand caught your eye. Your heart was sliced in half.

Crazy, Rock n Roller Curt Wild Married!!!

The headline, shaped the rest of your night.

It showed photos of him giving the press the finger, while partially hiding someone. They showed pictures a nice house. Speculation, of him being perhaps a father sprinkled the articles. There was an overview of his wilder times. And it ended with would he still be able to still put on a wild show in a few days.

Nothing, seemed real. Once at the bar, you inhaled a few drinks so you no longer cared how you felt.

The friends you were with tonight, only knew that you were a fan of his. So they talked about this new development that hit the news naturally. You continued to drink.

*****

The next morning, when the bright rays of the sun danced on your heavy eyes, looking over in your bed, you saw a naked man face down soundly asleep. His inky hair fell into his face.

Who was that? You couldn’t remember his name. A good shag cures it all, you mused.

Taking a breath, you shook his shoulder. He mumbled something against the pillow, finally waking up, he turned towards you. His eyes were heavy with sleep but they cleared. He gave you a soft smile. “Good morning.” He stretched.

Damn, you did pick a good one. He was amazing to look. Your heart even skipped a beat.

“Hello.” You finally said sweetly. “Um..about last night.” You figured, you would be at least nice.

He drew himself up on one elbow. He gently laid a hand on your hip. “Want to try and get to know each other better.” He rose and lowered his brows. “We could go for breakfast.”

“Yes! No, I mean no.” You sighed.

The soft smirk that came from him almost made you forget the pain that had filled your heart in the most immediate sense.

He chuckled then squeezed your hip. “Baby, what will it be.”

“No.” You gave him a sheepish look.

He grimaced. “Alright but give me a moment.” He looked around, then he reached behind you and grabbed the notepad you usually kept for dreams on your nightstand. He scrawled and the scrawled some more.

“Writing a book, are we?” You chuckled.

He chuckled, glancing at you from under his inky strands and finished. “There is that feistiness. I like it.” He smiled at you, his bright blue eyes twinkled. “I have admit, and I’m rather fond of that laugh.” He handed you the notepad and pen. “If you change your mind. Now you can find me.”

“Really?” You didn’t look at the notepad.

He nodded. “Yeah.” He gestured to the bed, to you and then shrugged. “I normally don’t just hop into bed. Something about you pulled me in.”

*****

Once the door clicked shut behind him, was when you finally looked down at the notepad.

I’m James...like James Bond.

You’re cute. I’ve become fond of the beauty mark on your hip besides your laugh. Here’s my number, if you change your mind. 020 - 0130 - 1982.

You had to admit you smiled at what he wrote.

Putting, the notepad and pen back on your nightstand was when finally everything hit you at once. Grabbing your pillow, you began to sob. Sure, when you agreed to be his girl you expected him to have one night stands, they had not been an issue.

He was a fucking infamous rocker. The stories you had read before the two of you had met were still stories people talked about. Did you really think, he wasn’t bedding girls when he wad back in the states? Exhaustion, finally washed over you again. You let yourself pass out.

*****

The rest of the week went by in a blur. Disappearing into work you debated whether or not you should go to his concert. You also almost called James several times but you stopped yourself.

Three letters back he had sent you special tickets. You needed to seem him. Wanted him to explain. Yet, a part of you wanted to forget all about him.

*****

You chose to go. You wore a new favorite outfit. Once there you were carried along with the lyrics and his voice. He never sounded so good. During the intermission, to keep the pain you felt at bay, you had quite a few drinks.

You had long since gotten used to being able to cut through the screaming girls. Tonight, you wondered if wifey was somewhere nearby. Had he told her of the past two of you shared. Well, you will show her.

“Y/N, is that you!?” You heard a familiar voice, turning and looking you looked for it.

You smiled when you spotted Chloe. You both waved and soon ran and gave each other a hug.

“Oh! It is so great to see you, Y/N.” Then she grimaced. “Why couldn’t you be my cousin in law?”

You frowned and shook your head. “I hoped I would be one day, Chloe.” You sighed. “He wants to talk.”

“He owes you a huge apology.”

“We only dated.”

“Yeah, but he loved you.”

“Not enough.”

“Maybe seeing you, he’ll remember.”

“Maybe.”

“Enough chatting, go on up. But know this she is too.”

“What does she look like?”

“You’ll know.”

That didn’t sound good, you mused. “Alright,” the two of you shared a look. “Thank you, Chloe.”

“Anytime, girl.”

*****

Nervousness, churned hard in your stomach. You could do this, you would not cry. Once the elevator chimed you got out and went straight to the bar. You inhaled the drink. Looking around, you spotted Curt, nursing a drink. You were going to talk to him. A sense of possession filled you. Marching, over to where he was sprawled half on, half out of a chair.

His bright, blue eyes met yours as you looked down at him. His mouth opened as if to say something but no words came.

“Curt.” You reached down and grabbed him by his belt. “Which way to your bedroom?” You asked. A hush came over the room.

He gestured to a door. “Alright, you’re coming with me.”

“Curt, who is that girl?” A loud screechy voice sliced through the murmurs of the room.

Giggles, erupted from him as he let you pull him. You looked over at the voice. She looked overly done up and tacky. Her entire face wrinkled as you looked at each other.

You looked away and back at Curt. Opening, the door, you pulled him in, locked the door and finally let go of his belt.

His bare arms immediately wrapped around you. “Fuck baby, you look amazing.” His lips were on your bare shoulder. Damn, you melted against him. It had and would always feel so good in his arms. Familiar butterflies were in your stomach.

Turning and facing him, passion over took the two of you. Clothes tugged at and then thrown. There were new rips in your stockings. Somehow, the two of you made it to the bed. He was over you, looking primal and animalistic and you craved every inch of him.

You moaned loudly and clung onto him when he entered you. You moved together, new sweat blossomed on both your body. Nothing, matter. No promises or sweet words were whispered. Your mouths hungrily devoured the other.

Like a lightning bolt, a starburst you came hard under him. You moved with him, as moments later you felt as he came deep in you.

Both of you, let your bodies relax. You had almost forgot how much him, the feel of him and his unique masculine scent felt so right on top of you.

That, was when you no longer could put up the fight against the tears. You didn’t whimper or moan with those tears. They silently fell from your eyes, down your cheeks.

“Oh, fuck. Oh shit.” He sat up and pulled you to him. At this moment, you were too weak to resist. “Baby, I am so sorry.”

Finally, you pulled back and looked at him. “I would have kept on listening to the last track.” You said, you don’t know where it came from but you said it.

“I know.” He exhaled. “I know.”

Moving, things became clearer and clearer still. You began dressing, lastly you pulled on your heels.

He wrapped an arm around you. “I love you, but she is having my baby.”

You, held his arm closer to you. You needed strength to hold onto the girl you were that met him all those years ago. “I love you, too. Good luck, Curt.”

On shaky, legs you walked away, you opened the door. You walked past her, you grabbed a ride home. You took a long, cold shower and then finally pulling your blankets over your cold, wet naked body. You gave yourself up to sleep and didn’t want to wake up.

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The Dark Knight: Why Heath Ledger’s Joker is Still Scary Today

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It’s one of the great villain introductions in cinema history. Standing with a slight hunch at the center of a massive 70mm image, Heath Ledger’s interpretation of the Joker not so much dominates the frame as he commandeers it. He seduces the IMAX camera, which is still capturing vast amounts of Chicago’s cityscape around him, and draws it closer to his sphere of influence, and by extension us. Before this moment in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, the director’s Gotham City functioned with clocklike precision. Even its greatest villains were slaves to the need of rationalizing everything in cold, utilitarian logic.

Not the Joker.

Within our first breath next to Ledger’s clown, one senses a malevolent spirit has been summoned, and he’s chosen to manifest out of thin air at this exact moment, on this exact street corner. He’s come to claim Gotham’s collective soul, but he’ll settle for any individual with delusions of virtue who crosses his path—including you.

This is of course just a fleeting moment in The Dark Knight; a brisk tease before Ledger’s shown his makeup-encrusted face or uttered even a word. In fact, Nolan and the actor dole out the character with impressive restraint: first as a masked Mephistopheles who is primarily a sing-song-y voice until he unmasks at the end of a bravura bank robbery. Later he becomes an actual narrative presence when he shows up again more than 20 minutes into the film, demonstrating for Gotham’s criminal underworld how to perform a magic trick.

As an isolated performance, there’s an argument to be made that none has ever been finer in the realm of superhero movies. Sure, there’ve been showy turns before and since in comic book blockbusters; there have even been great interpretations of the Joker before and after Ledger. Yet what the actor was able to do in 2008 transfixed audiences because he, like the character, had the freedom to bend the film to his will—even as Nolan prevented the movie from simply becoming merely a showcase for the performance.

With the grungy strung out hair of an addict who hasn’t showered in three months, greasy self-applied pancake makeup, and a grisly Glasgow smile that’s as unnerving as it is uneven (suggesting perhaps half of it was self-inflicted to make a matching set of scars), Ledger’s anarchist supervillain was a long way from Jack Nicholson’s hammy version of the same character in 1989. For audiences, and even comic book fans baying for something darker than Nicholson, it was abrasive in its time—and electrifying, like a punk rocker leaping into the mosh pit. Indeed, Ledger reportedly based the character’s appearance in part on the Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten, and there is more than a hint of Tom Waits’ gravel in Ledger’s cadence whenever the clown growls.

But more than aesthetic culture shock, the enduring horror (and not-so-secret appeal) of Ledger’s Joker lies in the effect he has on the film, both in terms of its narrative storytelling and its enduring pop culture standing. Speaking strictly about this Joker as a character, the villain is off screen for far more of The Dark Knight’s running time than he’s on it. Appearing in only 33 minutes of The Dark Knight’s epic 152-minute running time, the average length of a Hollywood spectacle passes without the Joker on screen. Yet he’s omnipresent in the film, a shadow that hangs over each of Nolan’s three relatively equal protagonists: vigilante Batman (Christian Bale), police lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart).

Nolan and his brother and co-screenwriter, Jonathan Nolan, have admitted the setup is somewhat inspired by another quintessential blockbuster, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. In both films, three disparate, combative male authority figures band together for a mythic battle against a presence so malignant and evil, it transcends being simply a shark or a madman in makeup—or even a comic book supervillain. Like that beast, Joker has no arc, no psychological growth, he’s a force of primal evil unbounded. And as the heroes’ battle against him creeps on, it seems like the sanity of their entire community is being dragged into the abyss.

This framing allows Ledger’s Joker to functionally be a catch-all stand-in for many of the social anxieties that kept American audiences up at night during the Bush years. Some of them still do today. There are of course obvious implications to the Joker being the terrorist, the non-state actor who cannot be negotiated with, and who doesn’t play by preconceived rules or notions of fairness. There is also shading of the lone wolf, the usually male gunman who inexplicably pulls the trigger. Most of all though, the Joker represents the hole in which much of humanity’s irrational predilections toward violence is collectively stored and ignored by our cultural memory… until it can’t be.

As Michael Caine’s Alfred Pennyworth famously reasons, “Some men aren’t looking for anything logical like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” That summation of staring into irrational, needless cruelty is what gives The Dark Knight bite. And what a sharp bite it is in moments like when Ledger’s Joker laughs manically at the Batman, our ostensible hero who’s resorted to pummeling (or torturing) the villain in an interrogation room. The clown gloats, “You have nothing to threaten me with, nothing to do with all your strength.”

This is why the Joker is such an effective villain for The Dark Knight’s parable about how best to use moral power in immoral (i.e. irrational) times—and perhaps why the thrill of Ledger’s performance was so strong on first glance that it powered him all the way to a posthumous Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category seven months after the film’s release.

Still, Ledger’s Joker, more than any other movie villain in recent memory, continues to haunt well after that Oscar night. The mental image of the character slipping his tongue out of the corner of his mouth, like a cobra, and licking his scars—a tic Ledger invented to keep his prosthetics in place while upping the creep factor—has stayed with us like a subconscious boogeyman. Thirteen years on from The Dark Knight’s release, Ledger’s depiction of the Clown Prince of Crime has gone down in the annals of cinema alongside Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs or, well, that shark in Jaws again. He’s an enigmatic and mysterious persona who is barely seen in his film, yet unmistakably casts a pall of evil over the whole proceeding.

We don’t know why Ledger’s Joker actually became the way he is, or what made him so obsessed with the Batman—to the point where he was inspired to put on “war paint” and declare his love for the Caped Crusader by saying, “You complete me!” The Joker gives multiple versions of his origin story in The Dark Knight, telling one mobster played by Michael Jai White that he’s a victim of an abusive father while later recounting to Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) that he scarred his own face to cheer up his similarly disfigured wife. Both tales are of course lies, transparent manipulations intended to prey upon perceived vulnerabilities in his victims. This touch was inspired by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s The Killing Joke where the comic book Joker provides the reader with a sob story flashback, and then confesses he probably made it up.

“If I’m going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice,” he says on the page.

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The Nolan brothers understand the horror of this, and they keep the Joker a manipulative and inscrutable evil. Beyond obvious sociopathic tendencies, we know nothing about his inner-psychology and barely can ferret out his real motives beyond an odd devotion to maintaining Batman’s attention. He claims to be an agent of chaos who wants to “just do things,” yet his meticulously planned attacks belie this claim. In the end, he sees himself in a battle for “Gotham’s soul.” Like Amity Island’s Great White Leviathan, or the original incomprehensible nature of Thomas Harris’ cannibal serial killer in the earliest books, we never know the truth about why he is, and how he’s able to do what he does.

That mystery makes him live on in our own heads for years after the story ends and the credits roll.

It’s interesting to consider that effect now, after years of pop culture storytelling going in the completely opposite direction, particularly in comic book movies and other fanboy-driven media. Rather than find satisfaction in the inexplicability of evil, or standalone visions, we like to rationalize it and sympathize with it, even while glorifying it. Most of all, however, we insatiably seem to simply want more.

The need for endless content being generated by intellectual property has led to prequels, sequels, and even spinoffs that explore and too often redeem villains. Even the Joker himself is not wholly immune to this.

Since 2008, there have been two big screen versions of the Joker. Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix both had the unenviable task of stepping into Ledger’s shadow, with at least one of them being dwarfed by it. Leto’s attempts at “method acting” stunts on the set of Suicide Squad shows what can go wrong when scenery-chewing is mistaken with Strasberg.

Phoenix obviously fared better in his own Joker movie two years ago, making the actor the second performer to win an Oscar for playing the comic book villain. However, his film’s interpretation is diametrically opposed to Ledger’s enigma. Instead Phoenix’s film attempts to rationalize everything about the character, depicting the Joker as a mentally ill sad sack whose motivations are borrowed from other iconic movie screen villains and anti-heroes like the mother-obsessed Norman Bates (Psycho) and ticking time bomb Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver).

It still makes for a fascinating (if unoriginal) portrait, but one divorced from the terror of the unknown. We understand who Phoenix’s Joker is and why he is. Society, man. Phoenix’s Joker even outright states it before murdering not-Johnny Carson (Robert De Niro). “What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash? I’ll tell you what you get, you get what you fucking deserve!”

Technically, Phoenix’s Joker appears closer to our reality and our daily horrors. With clown makeup inspired by real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy and preening self-pity parties resembling the manifestos of so many mass murderers, Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck is modeled as much off nightly news nightmares as comic book panels. Writer-director Todd Phillips is inelegantly blatant about it.

Nevertheless, whatever ugly truth there may be in that approach, it’s not as haunting, or exhilarating, to witness as what Ledger did in his own rock star interpretation of evil. Save for a blink-and-you-miss-it insert shot, we never see Ledger with the makeup off. And while he might indulge in mocking “society,” he is a character who says more by basking in the chaos of a city in terror, literally sticking his head out of a stolen police car like a dog with the wind in his hair and our horror on his face. It’s a more enduring image than a didactic conversation about insecurities with a father figure. Thirteen years later, Ledger’s version of the character continues to confound, horrify, and ultimately thrill. He still has the last laugh.

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