#George ranger Johnson

[grjarchive]

La Belle Fleur Sauvage (1989)

"I'll live yet to see him Regret the dark hour When he won, then neglected, The frail wildwood flower" - "Wildwood Flower," American folk song written by Maud Irving, best known as performed by Mother Maybelle Carter. [Epigraph from La Belle Fleur Sauvage] The fifth Strange Trails story is one of George Ranger Jonhson's most plain-cut romance novels. As he mentioned after the publication of Lullaby, he’d been wanting to write more “of tender things.”The story this time around comes to the patrons of George's Place from Remy Fusil, the Cajun Cowboy - a character who appears fairly little in the whole rest of GRJ's oeuvre, unless you believe certain theories of second identities (you'd be hard-pressed to find a character who doesn't have those!)

In retrospect, despite his seat in the hallowed pantheon of Strange Trails narrators, alongside such heavy-hitters as Frankie Lou and Buck Vernon, Fusil was a means to an end - that end being the introduction of Lee Green, who would play a major role in the whole rest of Johnson's works, develop from the sweet young flower of the Michigan woods she's portrayed as here, to, in the end of ends, that half-real eye-of-the-hurricane phantom haunting moonlit Mt. Monroe.

But we're getting two series ahead of ourselves. For now, in this book, GRJ deftly weaves together Remy and Lee's hesitant and, perhaps, a touch unreliably narrated romance, with the timeless legend of an unobtainable alpine flower - a legend that Remy swears is Cajun, but in other books we're told it might be Basque, or American folk. In other words, it's a story that comes from everywhere, and everyone. Maybe that's why this old tale's themes of obsessive pursuit ring through almost every page that GRJ ever set his pen to. Behind the kisses in the moonlight, there are always mountains unclimbable, withering flowers picked for ephemeral beauty once held, fools for love lying in the drifting snow, in the wind, lost in time and space, who'd give it all to pluck that fleur.

Oh yes, and we end with another cliffhanger. As Remy leans back in George's Place, having finished his tale of romance, he lights up a cigarette and a Bob Dylan tune comes on the jukebox. No one, he says, could ever challenge that his love was the purest. And then, to a galloping 4/4 beat, he hears footsteps approaching.

Keep following this blog for more insight into Johnson's work through the years.

May you live until you die!

#la belle fleur sauvage #strange trails #lee green #remy fusil #george ranger johnson #grj #pulp art #vintage paperbacks #pulp cover #paperback #pulp #vintage pulp #lord huron

[a-matter-of-yeet]

When Strange Trails is the only LH album some ppl talk about bc it’s got The Night We Met and all I want is more ppl to talk to about the Vide Noir movie and the whole Lonesome Dreams/GRJ plotline and how George’s bar might be run by GRJ himself and probably none of the characters in the Lonesome Dreams stories are in the Strange Trails/Vide Noir timeline and are actually characters in all of GRJ’s books that some of the characters in ST/VN have probably read and how Lonesome Dreams might be from Buck Vernon’s pov during his trip to the east where he’s reading all of the GRJ novels and then the Strange Trails timeline begins right after he gets back and then he and Johnnie Redmayne had a bit of a ✨thing✨ during Dead Man’s Hand despite Buck being simultaneously trying to romance Lily before having some kind of weird hallucination situation with The Night We Met because that song is very clearly about him hallucinating someone (Lily? Leigh? Louisa? Whoever she is bc she’s mysterious) and then realizing that hallucination which actuallly connects to Never Ever in Vide Noir which is his possibly second hallucination of someone but anyway after Buck’s moment in the beginning of Strange Trails the plot shifts to the other Strange Trails characters until Vide Noir happens where Buck is now onto another girl, Leigh Green, who gets into weird drugs (Vide Noir, guys go watch Products of The Universe on YouTube) and runs away from Buck who gets a bit weird and goes on a crazy love quest and I don’t want to spoil anymore for ppl who want to discover the lore for themselves but THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE LOVE FOR THIS INSANE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE IN ALL THE LORD HURON MUSIC BC GOD DAMN IS IT AWESOME

#lord huron #Johnnie Redmayne #Buck Vernon #cobb avery #Dale Redmayne #Frankie Lou #Leigh green #George ranger Johnson #strange trails #vide noir #long lost #lonesome dreams #COME ON GUYS #THERE’S A WHOLE WORLD INSIDE THE MUSIC #vide noir movie

[river-raven]

The GRJ books are real in the magnus archives universe but they’re spiral-aligned leitners

#lord huron #george ranger johnson #the magnus archives #tma #the spiral #lietners

[danidoesathing]

So, been getting into the Lord Huron lore recently, and do you know any blogs that are heavily into it? Like, Lord Huron Lore blogs.

I don’t think there is any tbh. The fanbase on here is pretty small so while we got some Lord Huron specific blogs I haven’t seen anything for the lore by itself

#theres the George ranger Johnson archive one which is lore heavy but its more for their art and some fun unreality stuff #ask #asks #dani speaks

[aturnoftheearth]

no one asked for my theories about lord huron 5 but i’m gonna give them anyway :D i think the fact that they spent an entire month celebrating lonesome dreams’ 10 year anniversary along with the attention to detail re: blurring george ranger johnson’s face on his website for long lost PLUS this post

which adds the tidbit about johnson’s radio show (compared to his website on the right) all points me towards believing a possible theme could be a follow up from lonesome dreams? but instead of the novels themselves it’s more of a focus on GRJ himself. especially if you’ve listened to their performance of the comedian; the comedian sounds like it’s written by someone who’s had stardom and lost it and (without spoiling it too much for those who don’t want to listen to it yet) the general vibe sounds like it could easily be from his point of view. we know so little about him other than his works, his brief appearance on AFWP as a guest on tubbs’ show, and his ownership of the broken bottle bar. which!!! is the bar that so much of long lost stems from!! tubbs discovering his first act (donny and midge) there and quentin king performing there and receiving the unfinished copy of setting sun (not to mention its appearances in AFWP and the twenty long years lyric video). also the bar is seen as derelict in episode 426, and that leaves so many questions!! did GRJ abandon it to pursue his writing? did he own it throughout his first novels only to abandon it when he reached stardom?

also a lot of people have theorized that because of the “your other life” music video cliffhanger of the Orbs™ and the Laser Gun™ we might see a future album consist of an extraterrestrial theme with a possible 80s vibe. and well. wouldn’t an album focused on GRJ’s radio show- which consists of his favorite songs (which very much could be from the 80s), unexplained phenomena, and questions of extraterrestrial life- fit that narrative?

#IMAGINEEEEE if i put this much effort into my final paper. oh my god #not to be silly but march 11 is his birthday what if th- *i am forcefully dragged away to the sea* #lord huron

[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

‘It’s the relationship I knew I wanted’: Scrublands star on learning to commit

Luke Arnold is an actor and writer who is best known for playing Michael Hutchence in Never Tear Us Apart. The 39-year-old discusses the endearing nickname he called his little sister as a child, a silly but romantic Christmas gesture and what he is most proud of in his current relationship.

“It’s interesting to reflect on the actresses I admired before I got into the acting industry who later became colleagues, like Heather Graham.”

My maternal great-great-grandmother thought her name was Jean, but when she was 70 she found her birth certificate, which said Jane. Her mother died when she was young, so I’m not sure what went wrong there, but she was still Jean to us all.

Some of my first memories are getting handwritten and recorded poems on cassettes from her. Looking at them recently, I can see the influence their form and patterns have had on my own writing.

When I was young, my maternal granny, Valerie, lived on a sailing boat with my step granddad. They also travelled around Australia on a motorbike. They were a great example of the freewheeling, bohemian lifestyle that was definitely passed down to me.

My parents, Nola and Colin, met while picking fruit. Mum is not the tallest lady and trained to become a jockey. It was her passion from a young age, but in the late 1970s she found the male-dominant culture of the racing industry too tough to realise her dream.

Mum is an enthusiastic and bubbly person. Before my younger sister, Ashley, and my brother, George, were born, I had her full attention for two years. It was great, as it meant that when I started school, I was on my way to reading and writing.

When I was just a baby myself, I used to call my sister “my little darling”, as we were so close. In the teen years we grew apart a bit, but since 2019 we’ve become close again. Ashley’s a web designer and is living the life of a digital nomad.

My first celebrity crush was Amy Jo Johnson, the actress who played the Pink Power Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

It’s interesting to reflect on the actresses I admired before I got into the acting industry who later became colleagues, like Heather Graham, star of Boogie Nights, which is one of my favourite films. When Heather enlisted me to act opposite her on her 2018 film Half Magic, it was a “pinch-me” moment. One minute I would be talking to her as a colleague, then the next I’d think, “You’re HEATHER GRAHAM!”

My first serious relationship was with Hayley at Sunshine Beach High School in Queensland. We bonded over acting and performing. It was nice to meet a girl after my teenage years in Sydney, where I’d worked as a clown, doing parties and magic, mostly around dudes.

While at drama school [WAAPA in Perth], I picked up a girlfriend from the airport dressed in wrapping paper. I’d asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she’d replied, “Just you.” I took that literally. It was a silly, ridiculous, romantic gesture. I’m glad camera phones weren’t a big thing back then.

In the 2022 NITV SBS series True Colours, Rarriwuy Hick and I both played detectives. Filming that was a huge education for me. My touchstones on the Northern Territory set were the women – Rurriway and Arrernte/Warlpiri woman Marie Ellis, with whom we consulted daily to follow cultural protocol.

It was nerve-racking to be the white fella who was ignorant of so many things. But the First Nations people had such generosity teaching me about that part of the country, and about the practices that impacted storylines, like men’s business, kinship and payback. There was overwhelming care for us outsiders coming in.

I’ve been with my current partner, Laura, for a year. We met while making a film 16 years ago and I was completely and madly infatuated with her. We were both young and at that time I was ill-equipped to handle such strong feelings.

We had a couple of false starts that left us both feeling tender, but we kept returning to the flame. Something I’m proud of is that we kept showing up, as it would have been easy to just turn it into a story of heartbreak and not deal with it.

We’ve always been great friends throughout it all. Laura is the person I want to call with good news, with a question, or if I’m anxious about something. It’s the relationship I knew I wanted, and I’m very grateful to be in it now.

Luke Arnold stars in Scrublands, premiering November 16 on Stan.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

#black sails #luke arnold #scrublands #stan australia #interview #the sydney morning herald #news

[marleighdrinkscoffee]

Hi! I’m so glad you’re here.

You can call me Marleigh! I don’t want to disclose my actual name because, y’know, identity safety something something.

About me:

I'm unhealthily obsessed with the Beatles

And the Monkees, though to a lesser extent

I have a cup of coffee in my hand almost constantly

Jesus is #1 in my life

George Harrison is a close second (Well, not THAT close, I suppose, but you get the point)

I'm a writer, which means that I procrastinate and look at memes instead of actually writing

I love all things history-related

I read books

Archery is the one sport at which I’m any good

I listen to all kinds of music (no genre is safe)

Sometimes I try to write poetry

My favorite fandoms are:

Star Wars

Percy Jackson (and all other Riordanverse)

Ranger's Apprentice

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Ascendance Series

The Green Ember

Harry Potter

I post about all of the above, with the addition of memes or other random things of interest. On Sundays, I take a break from Tumblr, so I probably won’t respond to mentions or messages until Monday. But feel free to mention or message me anyway, because I love having a bunch of notifications when I come back!

I try to keep this blog clean from inappropriate content. I personally don’t curse, but some of the users I reblog do, so some of my posts may include swearing. Hate is not welcome here, except for the Peter Johnson movies (iykyk).

That's about it! I hope you have a great day

[madhare0512]

Ships I Write For:

- Marvel

FitzSimmons

The Scientists and the Spies (Leopold Fitz/Jemma Simmons/Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff)

Lance Hunter/Leopold Fitz

Huntingbird

Clintasha

Hulkeye

StaticQuake

Daisy Johnson/Piper

Daisy Johnson/Piper/Lincoln Campbell

Melinda May/Phil Coulson

Mack Mackenzis/Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez

Foggy Nelson/Matt Murdock

Wilson Fisk/James Wesley

Luke Cage/Danny Rand

Danny Rand/Spiderman (Ultimate Spiderman only)

IronHawk

Technobow

Stony

Cherik

Armando Muñoz/Alex Summer

Nightsilver

Scott/Jean

Danielle Moonstar/Rayne Sinclair/Illyana Rasputin/Sam Guthrie/Roberto de Costa

Raven/Hank

Wandavision

Peter/Ned/MJ

Carol Danvers/Maria

Symbrock

Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson

Loki/Mobius

Kate Bishop/Yelena Belova

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- DC

Birdflash

Malcolm West | Herald/Joey Wilson | Jericho (Teen Titans only)

Rachel Roth | Raven/Garfield Logan | Beast Boy

Coldflash

Superflarrow

Vibeflash

Atomwave

Coldatom

Flashatom

Coldwaveatomflash

Goldenvibe

Toliver

Hawkmates

Killerwave

Winnara

Scholsen

Atomblazer

Coldatomwave

Atomfrostwave

Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle

Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy

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- NCIS

Tony DiNozzo/Jimmy Palmer

Tony DiNozzo/Nick Torres/Jimmy Palmer

Nick Torres/Jimmy Palmer

Sam Hanna/G Callen

G Callen/Eric Beale

Kensi Blye/Marty Deeks

Poly!Agents (Callen/Sam/Kensi/Deeks/Eric/Nell)

Nell/Nate

Tim/Abby/Delilah

Bishop/Kasie

Gibbs/Jack Sloan

Sam/Michelle

Jessai (Jesse Boone/Kai Holman)

Pride/Chris/Sebastian

Lucy/Kate

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- Criminal Minds

Hotch/Hailey

Tara/Emily

Jemily

MoReid

Micphet (Prophet/Mick Rawson)

Sam Cooper/Prophet/Mick Rawson

JJ/Will

Luke/Penelope

Rossi/Erin

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- Harry Potter

Wolfstar

Jegulus

Jeguiliy

Jacob Kowalski/Newt Scamander

Fred Weasley/Harry Potter/George Weasley

Ron Weasley/Harry Potter

Hermione Granger/Harry Potter

Hermione/Ron/Harry

Harry/Luna

Luna/Ginny

Ginny/Harry

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- Maze Runner

Newtmas

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- Doctor Who

Rose/Nine

Martha/Ten

Clara/Eleven

Rose/Nine/Jack Harkness

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- Supernatural

Destiel

Sabriel

Crowly/Bobby

Bobby/Balthazar

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- Star Wars

Skysolo

Stormpilot

Jedistormpilot

Obi-Wan/Anakin

Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padme

~

- Star Trek

Chulu

McSpirk

Spirk

McKirk

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- Merlin

Merther

Morgana/Gwen

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- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Hollowheart

Floatingfire

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- Lord of the Rings/Hobbit

Aralas

Frodo Baggins/Samwise Gamgee

Meriadoc Brandybuck/Peregrin Took

Frodo/Samwise/Merry/Pippin

Bagginshield

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- Dark Matter

OneThree

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- Power Rangers (full list in the pr blog)

Jake Holling/Noah Carver

Brody Romero/Preston Tien

Hayley Foster/Calvin Maxwell

Tyler Navarro/Riley Griffen

Jayden Shiba/Antonio Garcia

Mike/Kevin

Devon Daniels/Ravi Shaw/Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

Devon Daniels/Nate Silva

Casey Rhodes/RJ

Vida Rocca/Xander Blye/Chip Thorn

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn

Jack Landors/Syd Drew/Sky Tate/Z Delgado/Bridge Carson

Jack Landors/Bridge Carson

Will Aston/Mackenzie Hartford

Ronny Robinson/Rose Ortiz

Scott Truman/Summer Landsdown/Dillon/Fynn McAllistair/Ziggy Grover

Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllistair

Shane Clarke/Dustin Brooks

Zayto/Ollie Akana

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Javi Garcia

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- Hawai'i Five-0

McDanno

Max Bergman/Jerry Ortega

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- Shadowhunters

Jimon

Alec Lightwood/Simon Lewis

Jace Herondale/Clary Fray/Simon Lewis

Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood/Simon Lewis

Malec

Clizzy

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- Umbrella Academy

Dave/Klaus Hargreeves

Eudora Patch/Diego Hargreeves

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- Flashpoint

Julianna Callaghan/Sam Braddock

Lewis Young/Spike Scarlatti

Sam Braddock/Spike Scarlatti

Sam/Spike/Lew/Donna/Winnie/Jules

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- Teen Wolf

Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Allison/Scott

Erica/Boyd

Danny/Ethan

Lydia/Jackson/Aiden

Lydia/Stiles

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- Grimm

Monroe/Rosalee Calvert/Nick Burkhardt

Nickroe

Adalind/Juliette

Roddy Geiger/Carter Brimey

Renard/Wu

Wu/Hank

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- White Collar

Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey

Peter/Elizabeth

Peter/Elizabeth/Neal

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- CSI

Horatio Caine/Eric Delko

Caine/Eric/Speedle

Calleigh/Ryan Wolfe/Natalia

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- 9-1-1/Lone Star

Tarlos

Russley

Owen/Michelle

Bobby/Athena

Hen/Karen

Chimney/Maddie

Marjan/Paul

Mateo/Nancy

Nancy/Marjan

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- One Chicago

Kelly Severide/Matthew Casey

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz/Jay Halstead

Will Halstead/Connor Rhodes

Will Halstead/Natalie Manning/Connor Rhodes

Will Halstead/Justin Lieu/Connor Rhodes

Gabby/Shay

Darren/Blake

Mouch/Trudy

Herrmann/Cindy

Boden/Donna

Cruz/Chloe

Antonio/Peter Stone

Antonio/Voight

Sarah/Noah/Joey

Crockett/Ethan

Ethan/April

April/Maggie

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- Mission Impossible

Ethan/Will

Jane/Bengi

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- Sherlock

Johnlock

Greg Lestrade/Mycroft Holmes

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- House

House/Chase

House/Wilson

Wilson/Chase

House/Wilson/Chase

Foreman/Thirteen

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- Ghost Whisperer

Melinda/Jim

Melinda/Rick

Melinda/Rick/Eli

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- Baby Driver

Darling/Buddy/Baby

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- Bull

Danny/Cable

Bull/Benny

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- Julie and the Phantoms

Luke/Julie

Luke/Reggie/Alex

Luke/Alex

Julie/Flynn

Julie/Carrie

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-TMNT

Leo/Usagi (2003 only)

Leo/Karai (2003 only)

Raph/Traximus

Raph/Casey Jones

Don/Usagi (2003 only)

Don/Leatherhead

Mikey/Mondo Gecko

Mikey/Renet

Splinter/Tang Shen (2012 only)

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I do not write incest of any kind, I do not write abuse unless by my own ideas, I do not write manipulation unless by my own ideas

If you have a question about a ship you don't see up here and want me to write, you're welcome to DM/IM me.

Thank you!

#personal #psa #mad speaks #mad writes #ships #things i ship #ships i write for

[foolofatook001]

it’s missing George Ranger Johnson Archive hours 😔

#lord huron #every day I wait patiently #every single one of their posts is an absolute banger

[scotianostra]

On July 9th 1946 Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott was born in Forfar.

As a child he lived as a child in nearby Kirriemuir. In 1952 his parents, Charles and Isabelle Scott, emigrated to Australia, if you’re ever unsure of his credentials as a true Scot look at the older photos of him dressed in full regalia, he was a member of a pipe band growing up, or the pic with him in the kilt and the basket hilt sword, or go find  Fling Thing/Rocker by ACDC on Youtube, it’s a clincher.

It’s no secret that Bon had a pretty rough youth. The Scotland native dropped out of school at 15 and even spent nine months at the Riverbank Juvenile Institution relating to charges of giving a false name and address to the police, having escaped legal custody, having “unlawful carnal knowledge” and stealing twelve gallons of gasoline. He later tried to join the Australian Army, but when he was turned away for being “socially maladjusted,” Bon shifted his focus to music – working long hours by day as a postman, bartender and truck packer and playing in his first band The Spektors by night..

Before he was strutting his way from one end of the stage to the other, Bon set his sights on becoming a rock drummer. He played drums for his early band The Spektors and when his opportunity with AC/DC came up, Bon still really, really wanted to be their drummer. However, fate had something else in mind; his vocal abilities and magnetic stage presence so impressed brothers Angus and Malcolm Young that the thought of having Bon doing anything other than lead AC/DC would be sacrilege.

Before Bon joined AC/DC, his future bandmates had some doubts. He’d been in a serious motorcycle accident and according to late legend Vince Lovegrove, George Young of The Easybeats worried that only would Bon’s injuries keep him from performing, but that he was too old to join the band. Nevertheless, Vince sat down with Angus and Malcolm who insisted he bring Bon by a local club that night to watch AC/DC play; wildly impressed with their energy, he immediately wanted to join them but worried that they were a bit too young and inexperienced. Angus and Malcolm were quick to retort that Bon might be “too old to rock”, leading to a jam session later that night that resulted in Bon becoming AC/DC’s new lead singer.

By the time Bon joined AC/DC in 1974, he’d already spent a decade in and out of bands. He formed his very first band The Spektors in 1964 and took on the role of drummer and occasional lead singer and when Spektors merged with another local band a year later, they formed The Valentines, in which Scott was co-lead singer with Vince Lovegrove. He did a stint in prog rock band Fraternity – later known as Fang – and upon the band’s hiatus in 1973, Bon occupied his nights singing with the Mount Lofty Rangers.

When Bon died in 1980, his bandmates were left with the difficult task of deciding who – if anyone – should take his place. Lucky for them, Bon unknowingly handpicked his own successor a few years before in Georgie frontman Brian Johnson. He’d mentioned this dynamite singer his band Fraternity had toured with, one whose wildly impressive vocal style reminded him of his childhood idol Little Richard and after his death, the answer to AC/DC’s lead singer question was simple.  

Though AC/DC was formed in Australia, it was Kirriemuir that Bon Scott called home for the first five years of his life before his family moved to Australia in 1952 and it’s where Bonfest, a weekend long celebration of Bon’s life and career, has happened every year for the last decade until the pandemic, but was held after that hiatus this year. 

#Scotland #scottish #scots-australian #Australia #rock #rock and roll #heavy metal #hard rock #history #acdc

[grjarchive]

Fool For Love (1989)

The next day was hanging day, the sky was overcast and black Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back And Rosemary on the gallows, she didn't even blink The hanging judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts — Bob Dylan, "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"

Seems like the cover artist was a bit nostalgic for the Lonesome Dreams era with that art, eh? In fairness, so was GRJ; those of us who look into such things have noted that Fool For Love is probably the biggest throwback of the Strange Trails novels, and the most "western" of this more modern (well, at the very least, firmly twentieth-century-set, if a couple decades back) series. Not too surprising, then, that we get the most extravagant depiction of George's Place as a "western" bar, and Either Buck Vernon or Remy Fusil (more likely, given the etymology of his name) with a pistol that doesn't actually figure into the story.

Ironically, this is one of the few Strange Trails stories that isn't a throwback in some sense, in that it's not a story in flashback. No, this one takes place on the very night that all the previous novels have been told as stories, and it marks the point where the night really goes off the rails.

... Or maybe it doesn't, because maybe it's not connected to the canon at all. Right at the beginning of this one, Buck Vernon, our narrator once more, admits to the reader that "sometimes, I see things that others say they cain't. I don't think that makes 'em unreal, but may well be I'm watching like through the window in the dark at the bottom of a broken bottle, seeing my other lives." That's as close to a fourth wall break as you'll get directly from GRJ in any story, here disguised as a fifth or sixth wall break, shattering layers of reality beyond the simple biniverse of story-truth that we all pass through without thinking on when we pick up a musty paperback. This before he tells a whole story using names that weren't in the bar up until then, and a lover named Lily who sounds almost, but not quite, like lovely Lee, whose story was just told. Li-Lee? Objectively, before we really get going, we do know that Buck came out to spin some tunes for the crowd at George's, that the set's done now and he's sitting back having a few too many while Dylan plays on the jukebox - that very tune in the epigraph is the one described, and it's notable that in the story Buck narrates in real-time, names of characters come into play.

The WBUB special based on this book didn't help with the character confusion either. Don't judge the book by the adaptation, obviously. That's always the rule.

A young fool (Buck himself, thinking he'll play the victorious Jack of Hearts in Dylan's tale?) psyches himself up and picks a fight with Big Jim (Remy Fusil?), lover of Lily. The World Enders, who are still hanging around, and the Tumbleweeds, who we're just meeting now but may be the descendants of Sri Tumbleweed's thugs from Time To Run, get caught up in things. The brawl spreads, chapter by chapter, to bring everyone in, even crashing into the Cambodian opium den behind George's which we only heard referenced in Love Like Ghosts. But things don't go well for our hopeless romantic Buck of Hearts. After a seeming escape from the chaos, Buck finds himself in a back alley where, well, spoilers, but there's a reason that the rest of the Strange Trails stories, especially Buck's, run evermore fantastically through that deep dark wooded valley between the ridges of death and life.

Keep following this blog for more insight into Johnson's work through the years.

May you live until you die!

#fool for love #strange trails #george ranger johnson #grj #vintage pulp #pulp #buck vernon #pulp art #remy fusil #lee green #vintage paperbacks #western

[pinknatural]

ok wait so george ranger johnson invented helena and huron and blaquefut? or is he writing biographies 

[river-raven]

Lord Huron is spiral aligned and George Ranger Johnson is a spiral avatar

#lord huron #the magnus archives #the spiral #george ranger johnson

[livefromwhisperingpines]

fr i need someone to explain to me how lonesome dreams fits in with strange trails if lonesome dreams is written by george ranger johnson who also shows up in that universe

[aturnoftheearth]

and on that note. like does anyone else have any other plausible ideas for what a.blighted.star could be other than new music/new album. if it was related to the movie we wouldn’t still be getting them and lonesome dreams month was last month and a.blighted.star didn’t start until october 29th… but they’ve been so consistent with a new album every 3 years and it hasn’t even been 2 but also they did a deluxe version of long lost which was out of the norm but also how long are they gonna keep posting before they explain but also remember that new bit about george ranger johnson in the social media post but also

#please i’m getting my hopes up someone shoot me down from this branch #lord huron

[pgscracing]

2024 Conquistador Cup

Harbor 20: 1st – Fortuneate Lee, Walter Johnson, 2nd – Yellow Jacket, Jeff Scholz & 3rd – H2O, Jim Nuzzo Cruising: 1st – Daydreamer, Mitch Briggs, 2nd – Sans Souci, Jim Reutlinger & 3rd – Wind Dancer, David Green Non-Spinnaker: 1st – The Lone Ranger, Eric Milbrant, 2nd – Learning To Fly, George Buckingham & 3rd – Scotch Bonnet, Alan Hails Spinnaker: 1st – Gregarious II, Mickey Gregg, 2nd – T-Bone, Jason Richards & 3rd – Echo Schmecho, Jason Pim Multi-Hull: 1st – Pathfinder, George Entrikin, 2nd – Running With Scissors, Trudell Kolpack & 3rd – Ama Teur, Max Yost Sunday Pursuit Race and Helmet Winner: Gregarious II, Mickey