#Release date: April 20th 2004

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Anthrax - Caught in A Mosh

#Anthrax #Music of Mass Destruction #Belly of the Beast #Release date: April 20th 2004 #Live album #Genre: Thrash Metal Groove Metal #Lyrical themes: Humour Hardship Social issues Anti-fascism #USA

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GIRLSCHOOL

The School Report 1978-2008 (2023)

HNE Recordings Ltd - HNEBOX161

Great Brittain / London / U.K. 🇬🇧

If you was lucky enough to have pre-ordered early you may have got a autographed card (sadly enough, i was not).

• In-depth box set, delving right back to the band’s pub rock roots right up until the present.

• A celebration of Girlschool’s 40 plus years of rocking the globe, kicking off with their independently released 45 ‘Take It All Away’ b/w ‘It Could Be Better’.

Formed at school in the mid-70s, when friends Kim McAuliffe on guitar and bassist Enid Williams joined forces as Painted Lady, Girlschool formed in 1978, swept up as part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement that also gave us Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon, recruiting lead guitarist Kelly Johnson and drummer Denise Dufort in April 1978.

Debut LP ‘Demolition’ made it into the UK Top 30 in 1980, and the girls even found time while recording their follow up album ‘Hit And Run’ (1981) with producer Vic Maile, to record the ‘St Valentines Day Massacre’ EP with label mates Motörhead as HeadGirl.1982’s ‘Wildlife’ EP would be Enid’s last outing with Girlschool for a while, as she was replaced on bass by Gil Weston for ‘Screaming Blue Murder’ (1982).

Their fourth album, ‘Play Dirty’ (1983), was issued in the States on Mercury Records, who also picked up the option to release their fifth, ‘Running Wild’ (1985). The first album to be released without Kelly Johnson, it saw founder members Kim McAulliffe and Denise Dufort joined by Gil Weston, Jackie Bodimead (lead vocals, keyboards) and Cris Bonacci (guitar).

A new deal with GWR saw albums ‘Nightmare At Maple Cross’ (1986) and ‘Take A Bite’ (1988), by which time the bass slot had been filled by former Rock Goddess Tracey Lamb. Their eighth studio album, the self-titled ‘Girlschool’ came out in 1992 and 2002’s ‘21st Anniversary – Not That Innocent’ marked the beginning of a more prolific time for the band, as they would follow it up with ‘Believe’ (2004), ‘Legacy’ (2008).

CD 4 features many rare B-Sides and non-album cuts, as well as demos dating from 1978 up to 2002 and CD5 boasts an ultra rare live recording from the pre-Girlschool Painted Lady.

This five disc set comes with an extended essay from NWOBHM expert John Tucker, and features plenty of pages of rare photos and sought after memorabilia.

Box Set Credits

Release Coordination : Hugh Gilmour & Steve Hammonds

with special thanks to Giles Lavery

Liner Notes & Compilation : John Tucker

Mastering Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham at Wired Masters

Design & Artwork Gilmour Design, London

Demolition Girls (1979-1983)

1-1 Take It All Away (A-side)

1-2 It Could Be Better (B-side)

1-3 Emergency

1-4 Nothing To Lose

1-5 Demolition Boys

1-6 Not For Sale

1-7 Take It All Away

1-8 Breakdown

1-9 Race With The Devil

1-10 Yeah Right

1-11 Please Don’t Touch (with Motörhead)

1-12 Hit And Run

1-13 The Hunter

1-14 (I’m Your) Victim

1-15 Watch Your Step

1-16 C’mon Let’s Go

1-17 Tush

1-18 Don’t Call It Love (Wildlife EP)

1-19 Screaming Blue Murder

1-20 It Turns Your Head Around

1-23 You Got Me

1-22 Take It From Me

1-23 1-2-3-4 Rock And Roll

Playing Dirty (1983-1988)

2-1 20th Century Boy

2-2 Play Dirty

2-3 Running For Cover

2-4 High & Dry

2-5 Going Under

2-6 Burning In The Heat

2-7 Nowhere To Run

2-8 Are You Ready?

2-9 Let Me Go

2-10 Running Wild

2-11 Love Is A Lie

2-12 Nasty Nasty

2-13 Back For More

2-14 All Day All Night

2-15 You’ve Got Me (Under Your Spell)

2-16 Let’s Go Crazy

2-17 Play With Fire

2-18 Head Over Heels

2-19 Action

2-20 Love At First Bite

2-21 Too Hot To Handle

Still Not That Innocent (1992-2015)

3-1 My Ambition

3-2 Can’t Say No

3-3 Can’t Do That

3-4 Take Me I’m Yours

3-5 Innocent

3-6 Knife

3-7 Coming Your Way

3-8 Mad Mad Sister

3-9 Let’s Get Hard

3-10 Secret

3-11 You Say

3-12 Passion

3-13 Other Side

3-14 I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)

3-15 Legend

3-16 Metropolis

I Told You So – Singles, B-Sides (1980-1983)

4-1 Furniture Fire (B-side)

4-2 Nothing To Lose (7″ edit)

4-3 Bomber (St Valentine’s Day)

4-4 Emergency (St Valentine’s Day)

4-5 Tonight (B-side)

4-6 Demolition Boys (Live B-side)

4-7 Tonight (Live B-side)

4-8 Wildlife

4-9 Don’t Stop

4-10 Tush

4-11 Don’t Call It Love

4-12 1-2-3-4 Rock And Roll (ext ver)

4-13 Like It Like That (B-side)

Demos (1978-2002)

4-14 Let’s Spend The Night Together

4-15 Just Don’t Care

4-16 Nothing To Lose

4-17 Baby Doll

4-18 Not For Sale

4-19 Running Wild

4-20 Love Is A Lie

4-21 I Told You So

4-22 Have A Nice Day

4-23 London

The Pre-School Years – Painted Lady Live (1978)

5-1 I Wanted To Boogie

5-2 Be My Lover

5-3 Smoke On The Water

5-4 King of The Blues

5-5 Sometime World

5-6 Rub It In

5-7 I Saw You Standing There

5-8 All Along The Watchtower

5-9 Paper Plane

5-10 Johnny B. Goode

5-11 Shoot Shoot

5-12 How Can I Tell You

5-13 Can’t Get Enough

5-14 All Right Now

5-15 Knocking On Heaven’s Door

5-16 Gimme Some Loving

5-17 Honky Tonk Women

5-18 Change’s Coming

5-19 Hey Joe

5-20 You Keep Me Hanging On

Credits

Bass Guitar – Bernice Cartwright, Jackie Carrera

Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Gil Weston, Tracey Lamb

Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Enid Williams

Drums – Denise Dufort, Tina Gayle, Val Lloyd

Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Jackie Bodimead

Lead Guitar – Cris Bonacci, Deirdre Cartwright, Kathy Valentine

Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jackie Chambers

Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals – Kelly Johnson

Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals – Kim McAuliffe

#Girlschool #The School Report 1978-2008 #5CD #Boxset #2023 #HNE Recordings Ltd #HNEBOX161 #Great Brittain #London #U.K. #🇬🇧 #Classic Rock #Hard Rock #Heavy Metal #NWOBHM #YouTube

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Sessanta: Primus, Puscifer, & A Perfect Circle @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

Maynard James Keenan (MJK) has become a household name in the rock/metal landscape since his arrival as the lead singer in the progressive rock/progressive metal/alt metal/post-metal/art rock band Tool in 1990. Born James Herbert Keenan on April 17, 1964, MJK has evolved from not just being the frontman for the larger-than-life band Tool but also the proud owner of the very successful Caduceus Cellars and vineyard named Merkin Vineyards (2004) located in Jerome, Arizona. Jokingly in a 2006 interview (with MJK is there any other way?), MJK was quoted by IGN.com: “This is a prime spot for vineyards. An untapped resource. But the master plan is to have the Merkin Vineyards Bed and Breakfast set up for when California drops in the ocean. Beachfront property and the New Napa Valley. You got it.” That is most definitely a nod to the song (and album title) “Aenima” from the 1996 release by Tool. Incidentally, the band got the idea of an ‘Arizona Bay’ from the late and great Bill Hick’s epic comedic set Arizona Bay.

But I digress, over the years between Tool albums, MJK has also lent out his singing duties to two other unbelievable and remarkable alternative rock bands: A Perfect Circle and Puscifer (which we will discuss further in a minute). Most recently on Jan. 2024, MJK fulfilled his life-long dream when all his hard work paid off when he received the distinguished rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). For one person, that list of accolades can be daunting for some to try, but not for MJK. No task is too large for his undertaking. Even the task of touring with not one but two of your bands in which you are the lead singer, plus asking your good friends in Primus to join in on the fun. On September 12th, 2023, in celebration of MJK’s 60th birthday on April 17th, 2024, Sessanta was announced via social media in which Primus, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer would join forces to tour twenty-one (21) cities starting April 2nd in Boston, MA. and concluding May 4th in Forest Hills, NY. After getting the opportunity earlier in 2024 to photograph Tool on their tour with Elder, I figured why not get the trifecta of MJK bands this year with the Sessanta tour stop at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, GA?

It has been five years since their last proper tour, but A Perfect Circle (APC) did not skip a beat performing on stage this evening. APC is an alternative rock/alternative metal/hard rock/art rock band from Los Angeles, CA., and has been active from 1999-2004 * 2010-present. The original lineup included MJK (vocals), Billy Howerdel (lead guitar/keyboards/backing and lead vocals), Troy Van Leeuwen (rhythm guitar), Josh Freese (drums), and Paz Lenchantin (bass/strings/backing vocals/piano). After some lineup changes over the years, APC now consists of MJK (vocals), Billy Howerdel (lead guitar/keyboards/backing and lead vocals), James Iha (rhythm guitar/keyboards), Matt McJunkins (bass/backing vocals), and Josh Freese (drums). For this tour, James Iha could not attend this tour due to previous engagements with his original band, The Smashing Pumpkins. In his place, APC recruited a familiar face in Greg Edwards (Failure) who would take over the duties of playing rhythm guitar. Via Josh’s Instagram page, he announced that for the first time in thirteen (13) years, he would be back behind the drum set with APC for this tour on selected dates before departing after the April 20th show to rejoin the Foo Fighters on tour. Gunnar Olsen (Puscifer) would then handle the remaining tour dates, and maybe Tim “Herb” Alexander (Primus) sprinkled in for good measure. APC has released four (4) LPs since 2000, with Eat the Elephant being the most recent release from 2018.

APC was the brainchild of long-time guitar tech for Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fishbone, and Tool- Billy Howerdel. What started as a friendship between MJK and Billy became much more when the two discussed forming a new band based on Billy’s recorded demos. Fast-forward to the present day, APC has cemented itself in the alternative rock/metal pantheon with four (4) critically acclaimed albums. I was fortunate to catch APC on their first major North American tour on August 23, 2000, at The Tabernacle (Atlanta) on tour with Sunna. Over the years, as their tours became less and less, I cherished the times I had the opportunity to see them perform. And especially when I was able to get backstage for a meet and greet during their February 24th, 2001, tour stop in Fort Mill, S.C. featuring the original lineup save for MJK and Josh Freese, who arrived late to the arena due to the birth of one of his children.

Puscifer is an experimental rock/alternative rock/art rock/electronic rock/post-industrial band from Los Angeles, CA. who formed in 2003. Puscifer consists of MJK (vocals), Carina Round (vocals/guitars/percussion/keyboards), and Mat Mitchell (guitar/bass/keyboards/synthesizers/production). Touring musicians include Greg Edwards (bass) and Gunnar Olsen (drums/programming). Puscifer has released four (4) LPs, six (6) remix LPs, seven (7) live albums on various formats, three (3) EPs, eleven (11) singles, seventeen (17) music videos, and have contributed to twelve (12) compilations over their career. My most recent time seeing Puscifer perform was during their late afternoon Sunday performance at the 2022 edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Incidentally, Tool also headlined that weekend with a phenomenal late-night Saturday set for the Bonnaroovians in attendance.

Finally, we have the legendary alternative metal/funk metal/experimental rock/progressive rock band Primus from El Sobrante, CA., active from 1984-2000 * 2003-present. Primus consists of the mad genius Les Claypool (lead vocals/bass/double bass), Larry “Ler” LaLonde (guitars/backing vocals), and Tim “Herb” Alexander (drums/backing vocals). Primus has released nine (9) LPs, one (1) live album, five (5) EPs, twenty-two (22) singles, five (5) video albums, and twenty (20) videos. Primus has also contributed to numerous compilations including their hit theme song for the acclaimed animated sitcom South Park.

This evening was unlike any tour which I have attended. Instead of having each band get a full set to perform consecutively, each band would come out and perform a few songs from their discography and then give way for the next band. Each set was split into acts like a play or musical: Act I, Act II, and Act III. A few special moments to acknowledge from this evening; after the completion of the first song, MJK spoke out to the crowd in “Atlanta” hoping to get a roaring cheer from the crowd. To his chagrin, MJK said that that crowd’s responsive cheer sounded more like “Augusta” than “Atlanta”. I found that humorous since I felt he was referring to the crowd’s response as a ‘golf clap’ since the Master’s Golf Tournament took place the same week in Augusta. During Primus' final song of Act II, "Tommy the Cat", MJK came on stage and lent his vocals for this performance. He would take over the lyrics originally recorded by the legendary Tom Waits. I am not going to lie, this was a major highlight for this Concerthopper since this is one of my favorite songs from Primus. Plus, Atlanta native Puddles the Clown appeared on stage to help celebrate MJK’s 60th birthday.   

Check out this evening’s set list for Sessanta live at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, GA:

Act I

A Perfect Circle

·         “The Package”

·         “Disillusioned”

·         “The Contrarian”

Primus

·         “Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers”

·         “Too Many Puppies”

·         “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver”

Puscifer

·         “Galileo”

·         “Horizons”

·         “Indigo Children”

 Act II

Primus

·         “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver”

·         “My Name is Mud”

·         “Tommy the Cat”

Puscifer

·         “Flippant”

·         “Momma Sed”

·         “Bullet Train to Iowa”

·         “The Underwhelming”

A Perfect Circle

·         “The Hollow”

·         “So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”

·         “Weak and Powerless”

·         “The Outsider”

 Act III

Puscifer

·         “The Humbling River”

·         “The Remedy”

A Perfect Circle

·         “The Noose”

·         “Judith”

Primus

·         “Southbound Pachyderm”

MJK Words

·         “Kindred”

·         “No Angel”

·         “Pablos Hippos”

·         “Grand Canyon”

 ICYMI: Follow this link to Concerthopper.com to read my review from Tool w/ Elder Live at State Farm Arena (Atlanta) from January 24, 2024. You still have a chance to catch this tour, but you better act fast because many dates have sold out months ago:

April 16            Phoenix, AZ     Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

April 17            Phoenix, AZ     Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre SOLD OUT

April 18            San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park SOLD OUT

April 20            Los Angeles, CA           The Hollywood Bowl

April 21            Berkeley, CA     Greek Theatre SOLD OUT

April 23            West Valley City, UT    Maverik Center

April 25            Morrison, CO   Red Rocks Amphitheatre SOLD OUT

April 26            Morrison, CO   Red Rocks Amphitheatre SOLD OUT

April 30            Bonner Springs, KS      Azura Amphitheater

May 1              Chicago, IL                   Wintrust Arena

May 2              Clarkston, MI               Pine Knob Music Theatre

May 4              Forest Hills, NY                        Forest Hills Stadium

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#2024 #review #tour #concert photography #concert #concerthopper #concert review #alternative rock #alternative metal #atlanta #georgia #a perfect circle #primus #pusicfer

[jules-has-notes]

20th anniversary of "Time Machine"

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release date: 8 April 2004

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From November 2003 through May 2004, the young gentlemen of 4:2:Five were part of the shipboard entertainment on the Celebrity Constellation. The job certainly kept them busy, but it didn't take up all of their time. In between performances and rehearsals, they recorded some of the stripped-back cover songs from their setlist and produced an album.

"Time Machine" contains tracks spanning several decades and genres, from doowop and funk to classic rock and feel-good pop songs. Most of the arrangements were done by the guys themselves. The few exceptions are Rockapella's version of "Hound Dog", as well as Return 2 Zero's "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You" and "Love Potion #9". For "How Sweet It Is", they mixed things up even further, with Geoff singing the lead tenor part and Layne dropping down to cover bass.

The one original song on the album is "Rules", which they included as a preview for their other album that was in progress at the time, "Unstoppable". That was released later in the year.

And just in case anyone was worried that all the tracks are straightforward a cappella music, be assured that these silly boys also included a live recording of "The Chicken Song".

photos courtesy of Discogs.com

Trivia:

The physical CD packaging credits the production facility as "Mr Boat Studios, somewhere in the Caribbean".

They self-published the album through CD Baby, with preorders opening in February and finished discs shipping while they were still at sea. The wonders of modern technology.

For the duration of the cruise (and the recording of this album) 4:2:Five was a quartet once more — just Earl, James, Geoff, and Layne. Scott had left the group in July 2003 when he was selected for a stint at Tokyo Disney. After the guys returned home in the spring of 2004, Layne decided to switch over to percussion, and they recruited their theme park buddy Matthew "Bucky" Buckner as their new baritone to bring them back from four to five.

Without a fifth member allowing them to include the waitress verse of "The Chicken Song" yet, it's gum tree Geoff who tries to refuse his turn.

VoicePlay revisited "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" twenty years later with a new, more hectic arrangement.

#4:2:Five #VoicePlay #a cappella #music #album: Time Machine #Happy annivesary‚ boys!

[trustednewstribune]

Thalapathy Vijay, Trisha's blockbuster film 'Ghilli' to re-release on April 20

Thalapathy Vijay and Trisha's successful entertainer, 'Ghilli', is gearing up for a grand re-release in theatres on April 20. Mega Surya Production, the production house, announced the re-release and shared the re-release poster on their official X (formerly known as Twitter) page. This news has got Thalapathy Vijay's fans mighty excited as they are getting ready to celebrate one of the iconic and evergreen Tamil films on the big screens yet again. The racy commercial entertainer was directed by Dharani.

Mega Surya Production shared the poster of 'Ghilli' with the re-release date. They captioned the post, "Get ready to witness the full #Ghilli performance of THALAPATHY @actorvijay sir on big screens once again! Let's celebrate the massiest cult blockbuster of Namma Vijay Anna in theatres this 20th April commemorating its 20th Anniversary!

'Ghilli' will release in theatres worldwide on its 20th anniversary. In Tamil Nadu, the film is expected to take a big opening as it is releasing a day after the state goes to vote (April 19) in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

Written and directed by Dharani, 'Ghilli' is a romantic sports action drama with Vijay, Trisha and Prakash Raj playing the lead roles. For the unaware, 'Ghilli' is the official Tamil remake of superhit Telugu film, 'Okkadu', which starred Mahesh Babu.

'Ghilli was the highest-grossing Tamil film in 2004 and also won several awards. The film was appreciated for the performances, comedy timing, songs and its racy screenplay. Produced by Sri Surya Movies, the film was reportedly produced on a budget of Rs 8 crore in 2004 and made over Rs 50 crore in its lifetime.

#Thalapathy #Ghilli Rerelease #vijay trisha

[kylesvariouslistsandstuff]

What's Up With WAG?

What's going on with Warner Animation Group?

Coincidentally, WAG was set up by the shield in early 2013, some ten years ago... about a year ahead of the release of THE LEGO MOVIE. The name has been used for numerous theatrical animated movies that have come out of Warner Bros. (now Warner Bros. Discovery, blehhh) ever since. All of which are conceived in California, but animated and produced elsewhere, as Warner Bros. Animation themselves - makers of most of the 2D direct-to-disc movies like the DC and Scooby-Doo films - doesn't make them. Confused? It definitely sounds it.

Anyways, so far, WAG has offered:

The four LEGO MOVIEs and DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS, all animated at Animal Logic

STORKS and SMALLFOOT, both of which were produced up at Sony Imageworks

SCOOB! and the likely-never-to-be-released SCOOB! HOLIDAY HAUNT, animated at Reel FX

TOM & JERRY, a hybrid whose animation was done by Framestore

SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, again, a hybrid, with multiple houses contributing

On the horizon is a live-action hybrid Looney Tunes movie called COYOTE VS. ACME, which originally carried a summer 2023 release date, before disappearing into the ether. Filming wrapped on the live-action portions a year ago, but WBD continues to be silent about it for the most part. Ditto TOTO, based on the OZ-inspired book TOTO: THE DOG-GONE AMAZING STORY OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, which used to carry a February 2024 release date. Nothing on that one, either. It's as if they're not happening, or Warner just doesn't know when they'll release them... And after their CEO's purge of animation, from offloading certain projects to other distributors (like that upcoming Batman show, BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER) to outright near-erasing them from existence (FINAL SPACE, SCOOB! HOLIDAY HAUNT), I worry for them a bit.

The only animated feature from WBD with a concrete release date is THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM (April 12, 2024), which doesn't appear to be a WAG-branded picture. That's a Warner Bros. Animation collaboration with anime studio Sola Digital Arts, so it makes sense. They also recently released a Spanish picture called MUMMIES in a small amount of cinemas.

But in a way, did WAG even need to be a thing? Not the movies themselves, but that whole "brand"? That whole sort-of animated movie "think tank", as they once called it?

I get it, in a way. Warner has had an on-and-off sloppy history with animated features, and they seemed to think that Pixar Brain Trust-ing their way into a robust slate of animated movies was the way to go, but so many cancelled projects, flops, miscalculations and upper-level transitions later... What is there to do? The other big distributors who aren't Disney eventually got it right (i.e. Universal with Illumination, pre-Disney 20th Century Fox with Blue Sky when they still existed, etc.), but it feels like Warner Bros. is still having a hard time doing so. Ditto Paramount, who might finally get a post-2012 animation ball rolling with this summer's TMNT adventure MUTANT MAYHEM.

Warner had released animated features prior to the 2nd Golden Age of American Animation (late 80s/early 90s), such as the UPA's GAY PURR-EE and Filmation's TREASURE ISLAND, and also... Looney Tunes clipshow movies, but they tried to really get started on the features game once the Golden Age hit. But they tripped out of the gate: THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE came and went in 1990, ROVER DANGERFIELD apparently got matinee'd and disappeared a year later - a project significantly watered down from its original concept (an R-rated cartoon comedy based on a very R-rated comedian), they lost Richard Williams' to-be opus THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER to a completion bond company when things went south, and really... Throughout the '90s, only had a box office success in SPACE JAM. A Looney Tunes movie... With Michael Jordan... Everything else they released from roughly 1990 to about 2004, flopped: THUMBELINA, A TROLL IN CENTRAL PARK, QUEST FOR CAMELOT, THE KING AND I, OSMOSIS JONES, LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION and even the beloved THE IRON GIANT.

They saw some success with THE POLAR EXPRESS, and later HAPPY FEET... But then didn't score similarly with a HAPPY FEET sequel nor LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE (one of the worst titles for a movie whose source material had a much simpler title that they *should have went with in the first place*). Only a few small, profitable movies like CORPSE BRIDE and the 2007 TMNT movie happened. No real blockbusters, though.

WAG got off to a good start with THE LEGO MOVIE in 2014, STORKS and SMALLFOOT made back their small budgets, and THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE continued the success of LEGO MOVIE numero uno. But the flopping of the last LEGO MOVIE follow-ups resulted in the movie rights to the construction toy being sent over to Universal, who are picking up the slack with a still-undated LEGO MOVIE 3. COVID-19 rerouted SCOOB! to streaming, TOM & JERRY did okay-ish as a hybrid release prior to vaccine rollout, SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY - which by all means should've been a nostalgic blockbuster - tanked hard. I get that Delta was becoming a concern at the time, but that didn't stop something like SING 2, released during Omicron, from being a big hit. DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS, released this past summer, was their first truly profitable movie in a long while. They also blew a partnership with the studio that made RON'S GONE WRONG: Locksmith Animation, whose next film - THAT CHRISTMAS - is coming to Netflix.

Prior to all the shake-up following the Warner Bros. and Discovery merger, WAG also had a few Dr. Seuss-based pictures in the works: THE CAT IN THE HAT, THING ONE AND THING TWO, and OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO... Those all might be up in the air as well.

I get the sense that post-Discovery merger, the whole WAG thing is just sort of on the back-burner. A sort-of "ehhhh what are we gonna do with this?" attitude.

Again, SCOOB! HOLIDAY HAUNT's fate. The first SCOOB! got rerouted to On Demand (and later HBO Max, soon to be called just... "Max"... Ehhhhh) after COVID-19 broke out in March 2020. The film would've been theatrically released in May 2020, so it going straight to VOD and streaming made sense. It was either that or a full-on year-long delay that other pictures, such as F9: THE FAST SAGA and the MINIONS sequel, got. They chose to just get it out, and it seemed to do well as a VOD title. So much so that they put a sequel in production, and actually completed. HOLIDAY HAUNT was to be an HBO Max-exclusive prequel, but rather than upping it to theatrical status and figuring out a release date for it, CEO David Zaslav - who made it firmly known today that WBD is no longer in the business of making streaming-only movies - killed it. HOLIDAY HAUNT is a fully-finished and fully-scored movie, but for legal reasons, it can never be released and no one can make money off of it. Great, huh? This could've be a modestly-budgeted theatrical release that could've collected some decent coin this past Christmas, but noooooooo-

(I'm still very bitter about that.)

So, that's one big dent. There's apparently a future for SUPER-PETS, per an announcement saying it would lead to a "universe". COYOTE VS. ACME and TOTO are totally in limbo, and it's not known what's going on with the Dr. Seuss movies. There doesn't seem to be anything else in some form of development there, and whatever was for a little while - such as an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's THE ICE DRAGON - is probably dead by now.

DC was completely revamped from the ground up per Zaslav's mandate, with James Gunn and Peter Safran now in charge, despite the fact that several movies under the previous head and part of the previous plan were shot. One of which, BATGIRL, was also hurled into the black hole by Zaslav, never to be seen. The remaining movies are all being released this year. SHAZAM 2 did badly, THE FLASH, BLUE BEETLE (originally an HBO Max movie, but upped to theatrical), and AQUAMAN 2 are next... Movies that seem to mean nothing going forward, as the whole thing is hard-resetting in 2025 with SUPERMAN: LEGACY anyways. What a mess...

I wonder if Warner Animation Group is seeing a similar overhaul. Bill Damaschke, former DreamWorks and Skydance Animation executive, had recently been tapped to lead up the place. Damaschke was a strong choice, given the heavy-hitters he oversaw during his long tenure with DreamWorks (dating aaaaall the way back to THE PRINCE OF EGYPT). I get the sense that there's a lot of rerouting going on there, too, as that often happens when animation studios get new heads and are set to go in new directions. It happened at DreamWorks, too.

So, maybe after COYOTE VS. ACME and TOTO - whenever the heck those come out, Warner Animation Group's future going forward might be very very different. It might be a clean-slate situation, a la DC Studios and the James Gunn Superman movie. A complete hard-reset, with maybe a few things kept around. I can imagine the SUPER-PETS movie still factoring into their future, and Looney Tunes movies obviously. I'd imagine they'd still do the Dr. Seuss movies, given how iconic Seuss' stories are, and the three theatrical animated adaptations - Blue Sky's HORTON HEARS A WHO! and Illumination's LORAX and GRINCH movies - all did well at the box office. Can't see Warner saying no to an animated CAT IN THE HAT movie, so I think that'll still be on.

What would I like to see from Warner Animation Group, myself?

Less reliance on their IPs, for starters.

Only STORKS and SMALLFOOT were relatively original stories in their line-up of features. And two movies that I quite liked! STORKS wasn't based on anything that already existed, while SMALLFOOT was based on an unpublished book. I love most of the LEGO movies, even if they are based on an iconic building toy and the movies themselves have strutted Warner Bros.' entire catalogue, but... If you think about it, STORKS and SMALLFOOT are just two movies amidst... DC, Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, etc. All Warner-owned properties. If you remember, SCOOB! was supposed to be the start a Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe, which would've continued with animated movies based on THE FLINTSTONES, THE JETSONS, and WACKY RACES. (Dick Dastardly and Muttley, of course, appear in SCOOB!) And of course, Dr. Seuss. Toto. (The 1939 WIZARD OF OZ being a Warner-owned picture.) It's all Warner IP, or if it isn't, it's something very very well-known and adapted into movies before.

Like... Anything else? I know THE ICE DRAGON is a book, but that would've been really neat for an animated feature. Ditto that BONE movie that they let go.

I don't know, it just seems weird to me. The way Warner Animation Group was largely just a hub for CG animated movies based on Warner properties. That'd be like Walt Disney Animation Studios gumming their slate up with animated Marvel and Star Wars movies. I remember when Disney Animation announced BIG HERO 6, their only Marvel Comics adaptation, back in 2012, there were concerns: "Oh no, is WDAS going to be just an outlet for animated Marvel movies now?" But that didn't happen, that comic was so loosely adapted that BIG HERO 6 might as well could've have been an original story about a boy and his marshmallow-robot. And it didn't get a feature sequel, either. Ever since BIG HERO 6 came out, Disney Animation has continued to make new worlds and revisit two others. Marvel Studios has an animation wing, who have made WHAT IF...? and some other upcoming projects, so they'd likely do future animated Marvel movies. Not WDAS or Pixar. And Lucasfilm has an animation division, too, so an animated STAR WARS movie would likely come out of them.

Anyways, I hope for the best for WAG...

[timefospookies]

Creepypasta Spooks AU Timeline (MESSYYY)

(I switched some dates to make it all fit) (also this is outdated and no longer applies to my AU but feel free to use it for inspiration!!! :D)

[TW MENTIONS OF DEATH, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND VIOLENCE]

April 5th, 1942- Sally Maryam Williams is born

1950- Sally’s uncle begins sexually abusing her

April 5th, 1954- Sally is killed by her uncle at the age of 12

April 12, 1954- Slenderman helps Sally take revenge on her uncle, killing him from a heart attack

1960- Creepypasta was founded when Slenderman came up with the idea to have proxies do stuff for it. It sends Sally to recruit supernatural creatures to work for it.

1961- Sally recruits Laughing Jack

September 22nd, 1982- Jeffrey C Hodek is born

October 21st, 1984- Liu R Hodek is born

September 1st, 1985- Jane Todd Richardson is born

January 24th, 1988- Jessie Richardson is born

October 20th, 1988- Mary Vaughn is born

April 23rd, 1990- Benjamin (Benji) Lawman is born

1998- Glitchy RED is created and the game developers attempt to destroy him. They think they were successful, but RED lives on in a Pokemon Red cartridge.

1998- Keblris founds the Moon Children cult, then ascends that same year via electrocution

1999- Lost Silver dies and their soul begins haunting a Pokemon Silver cartridge

November 6th, 2000- Natalie Outlette (Clockwork) is born

April 23rd, 2002- Benji ascends

July 24th, 2004- Nina Hopkins is born

October 23rd, 2004- Jane Arkensaw is born

2005- Sally recruits The Rake

October 3rd, 2007- Jeffery Woods is born

November 3rd, 2007- Jeff H has the bleach accident

November 2nd, 2008- Jeff H starts his killing spree

2008- Jeff H kills Jane R’s parents

2008- Jeff and Liu Hodek encounter the Slenderman and it recruits them

2009- Jeff and Liu Hodek have their first encounter with Jane, which results in them almost dying but getting away

2010- Jane R and Mary get married <3

2010- Jeff H and Jane R fight a bunch of times over the course of this year

November 24th, 2010- Jeff H kills Nina’s parents

June 6th, 2010- Sally recruits Lost Silver

June 7th, 2010- Eyeless Jack is created

September 7th, 2010- Jadusable gets haunted Majora’s Mask cartridge from an old man

September 15th, 2010- BEN is released into the internet

Late 2010- Sally recruits BEN

January 5, 2013- Sally recruits Eyeless Jack

April 8th, 2013- Sally recruits RED

July 4th, 2014- Jeff H’s face scars begin to heal, as does his sanity

2015- Jane R and her wife Mary Vaughn adopt Nina Hopkins, aged 11. Jane’s sister, Jessie, also moves in with them at this time

June 3rd, 2016- Clockwork kills her entire family <3

August 28th, 2016- Jeff and Liu Hodek become fugitives. Jeff H flees to Michigan while Liu flees to Maine

2016- Liu and Jeff H try break off their agreement with Slenderman, which results in a fight. Amused by this, Slenderman agrees to leave them alone but only if they allowed it to control them when it needed them. The brothers reluctantly agree

2016- Liu adopts 12 year old Jane A

2017- Jeff and Liu Hodek move to a farm in Ohio

September 22nd, 2017- Doki Doki Literature Club is released (not related but it’s also Jeff H’s 35th birthday HEJSJ)

2017- Liu adopts 10 year old man Jeff W

September 5th, 2018- Liu and Jeff H realize Liu’s son takes after his uncle cuz he killed a fox </3

December 28th, 2018- This concern is further fueled when the brothers find the kid holding a knife and a chunk of hair over his sleeping sister’s head (dw guys he’s an aspiring hairstylist)

2019- Sally recruits Clockwork

March 10th, 2020- Jeff and Liu Hodek are murdered by Jane R and Nina while Liu’s kids were in school. That same day Jeff W and Jane A arrive back home and find their bodies. They call the police and spend the night at the police station

March 11th, 2020- Jeff W runs away into the woods of his house and encounters the Slenderman.

March 12th, 2020- Jane A finds her brother and they discover the Slender Manor where stay the night

March 13th, 2020- The siblings meet Sally and she takes them in (not recruiting them), promising to take care of them. From this day forwards the siblings swore to find out who killed their dad and uncle and kill them

October 31st, 2020- Ben Drowned ARG ends, Benji is freed from the cartridge

November, 2020- Moon Children reunion! Benji and BEN reunite, and Sally recruits Benji

#you have no idea how much research I did to formulate this LMFAOO #creepypasta #creepypasta au #home alone au #wip #jeff the killer #jeff hodek #jeff woods #ben drowned #sally dawn #sally williams #eyeless jack #jane the killer #jane richardson #jane arkensaw #nina the killer #euGhhhh I don’t wanna put more tags #glitchy red #lost silver #creepypasta spooks au

[pmiller1]

Neku birthday is 21st April 1992 (DS) or 2003 (Final Remix) (7 months, 3 weeks, 1 day to her 16th)

Shiki birthday is 12th October 1991 (DS) or 2002 (Final Remix) (2 months, 2 weeks, 1 day to her 16th)

Joshua birthday is 1th November 1991 (DS) or 2002 (Final Remix) (3 months, 5 day to his '16th')

Beat birthday is 1st August 1991 (DS) or 2002 (Final Remix) (1 month, 5 day off to his 16th)

Rhyme birthday is 20th January 1993 (DS) or 2004 (Final Remix) (6 months, 3 weeks, 3 day to her 15th)

This assuming that Shiki Week; Day 1 is on the 27th of July 2007 (2018 for the Final Remix), the date of the Japanese Release date.

#The World Ends with You #TWEwY #TWEwY Spoilers #The World Ends with You Spoilers #Neku Sakuraba #Shiki Misaki #Yoshiya Kiryu #Daisukenojo Bito #Raimu Bito #TWEwY Date and Birthdays

[ayuvogue]

A BALLADS 2 is out now! Stream it on Spotify or Apple Music, or keep reading below for all physical options.

After debuting the instrumental for a new ballad yesterday, Ayumi Hamasaki announced the sequel to 2003′s A BALLADS! 

A BALLADS 2 was first scheduled to release exactly 18 years after the original on March 12, 2021.  However, it was rescheduled for April 8th after undisclosed production difficulties. It is available in 5 different packages

2CD＋2DVD＋GOODS (TeamAyu/mu-mo)

2CD＋2Blu-ray＋GOODS (TeamAyu/mu-mo)

2CD＋DVD

2CD＋Blu-ray

2CD

The "goods” will include a "special book" and t-shirt. Tracks will be remastered by New York-based mastering engineer Randy Merrill.

CDJapan already has the 2CD with single DVD or Blu-ray available for pre-order. You can also order the mu-mo edition via its proxy service or directly from TeamAyu with a third-party Tenso.com account

Pre-orders from TeamAyu comes with a mask case, while pre-orders from other shops will include a postcard

Tracklisting

CD 1

No way to say

CAROLS

HEAVEN

Together When...

You were...

momentum

fated

BALLAD

Secret

MOON

Zutto...

forgiveness

Virgin Road

JEWEL

how beautiful you are

CD 2

オヒアの木 (ohia no ki)

Days

beloved

Moments

walking proud

rainy day

Curtain call

Memorial address

Love song

æternal

HOPE or PAIN

Life

untitled ～for her～

SAKURA

TODAY

春よ、来い (haru yo, koi; Yumi Matsutoya cover)

DVD or Blu-ray

No way to say (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003-2004 A)

CAROLS (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ～MY STORY～)

HEAVEN (ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ～A BEST LIVE～)

Together When... (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012-2013 A ～WAKE UP～) 

You were... (ARENA TOUR 2016 A ～M(A)DE IN JAPAN～)

momentum (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ～Future Classics～) 

fated (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary)

BALLAD (Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour FINAL ～7days Special～)

Secret (ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2007 A ～Tour of Secret～) 

MOON (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ～M(A)DE IN JAPAN～)

Zutto... (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2014-2015 A Cirque de Minuit ) 

forgiveness (POWER of MUSIC 2011 A)

Virgin Road (ayumi hamasaki Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour FINAL ～7days Special～) 

JEWEL (ayumi hamasaki TROUBLE TOUR 2020 A ～サイゴノトラブル～ FINAL) 

how beautiful you are (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ～Promised Land～ A) 

オヒアの木 (ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM LIMITED LIVE A ～夏ノトラブル～)

Days (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ～NEXT LEVEL～)

beloved (POWER of MUSIC 2011 A)

Moments (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ～MY STORY～)

walking proud (ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3-) 

rainy day (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2006 A(ロゴ) ～(miss)understood～)

Curtain call (COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013-2014 A)

Memorial address (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003-2004 A) 

Love song (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ～HOTEL Love songs～)

æternal (ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM LIMITED LIVE A ～夏ノトラブル～)

HOPE or PAIN (PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A)

untitled ～for her～ (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary) 

SAKURA (COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ～Promised Land～ A)

TODAY (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR2016 A ～M(A)DE IN JAPAN～)

DVD/Blu-ray 2 (TeamAyu/mu-mo Exclusive )

No way to say (video clip)

CAROLS (video clip)

HEAVEN (video clip)

Together When... (video clip)

You were... (video clip)

momentum (video clip)

fated (video clip)

BALLAD (video clip)

MOON (video clip)

Zutto... (video clip)

forgiveness (video clip)

Virgin Road (video clip)

JEWEL (video clip)

how beautiful you are (video clip)

オヒアの木 (video clip)

Days (video clip)

beloved (video clip)

Moments (video clip)

walking proud (video clip)

rainy day (video clip)

Curtain call (video clip)

Love song (video clip)

春よ、来い (music video Watch on Youtube)

Momentum (ayumi hamasaki Special SHOWCASE ～Xmas Eve 2020～)

Together When... (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2018-2019 A -TROUBLE-)

TODAY (TA LIMITED LIVE TOUR 2016)

Love song (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2018-2019 A -TROUBLE-)

Moments (第55回NHK紅白歌合戦 - 55th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen)

JEWEL (第57回NHK紅白歌合戦 - 57th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen)

Virgin Road (第61回NHK紅白歌合戦 - 61st NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen)

All editions come with the usual Sumapura Music digital redemption code.

UPDATE March 13, 2021: Finalized tracklisting added

UPDATE March 6, 2021: 10 more songs including the plot twist of the century: “haru yo, koi!”

UPDATE February 27, 2021: 10 more songs, goods, and all covers added

UPDATE February 21, 2021: First cover revealed!

UPDATE February 20, 2021: First preview of the tracklisting and video contents added.

UPDATE February 15, 2021: due to production issues, the release date has been pushed back to April 8th, Ayu’s 23rd anniversary. We will learn more information about the tracklisting February 20th.

#ayumi hamasaki #hamasaki ayumi #浜崎あゆみ #a ballads 2 #ayu news

[adultswim2021]

The September 11th Attacks September 11th, 2001 - 8:46:40 A.M | S01E01

The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11,[a] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Wahhabi[3] terrorist group Al-Qaeda[4][5][6] against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.[7][8] It is the deadliest terrorist attack in human history and the single  deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 340[9] and 72 killed,[10][11] respectively.

Four passenger airliners which had departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed. Debris and the resulting fires caused a partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, which led to a partial collapse of the building's west side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was initially flown toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, after passengers thwarted the hijackers.

Suspicion quickly fell onto al-Qaeda. The United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had not complied with U.S. demands to expel al-Qaeda from Afghanistan and extradite their leader Osama bin Laden. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks. Although bin Laden initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks.[2] Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives. After evading capture for almost a decade, bin Laden was located in Pakistan in 2011 and killed during a U.S. military raid.

The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure seriously harmed the economy of New York City and had a significant effect on global markets. The U.S. and Canadian civilian airspaces were closed until September 13, while Wall Street was closed until September 17. Many closings, evacuations, and cancellations followed, out of respect or fear of further attacks. Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002, and the Pentagon was repaired within a year. The construction of One World Trade Center began in November 2006, and the building opened in November 2014.[12][13]Numerous memorials have been constructed, including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial at the Pennsylvania crash site.

Background

Al-Qaeda

The origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden travelled to Afghanistan and helped to organize Arab mujahideen to resist the Soviets.[14] Under the guidance of Ayman al-Zawahiri, bin Laden became more radical.[15] In 1996, bin Laden issued his first fatwā, calling for American soldiers to leave Saudi Arabia.[16]

In a second fatwā in 1998, bin Laden outlined his objections to American foreign policy with respect to Israel, as well as the continued presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War.[17] Bin Laden used Islamic texts to exhort Muslims to attack Americans until the stated grievances were reversed. Muslim legal scholars "have throughout Islamic history unanimously agreed that the jihad is an individual duty if the enemy destroys the Muslim countries", according to bin Laden.[17]

Osama bin Laden

Bin Laden orchestrated the attacks and initially denied involvement but later recanted his false statements.[2][18][19]Al Jazeera broadcast a statement by bin Laden on September 16, 2001, stating, "I stress that I have not carried out this act, which appears to have been carried out by individuals with their own motivation."[20] In November 2001, U.S. forces recovered a videotape from a destroyed house in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. In the video, bin Laden is seen talking to Khaled al-Harbi and admits foreknowledge of the attacks.[21] On December 27, 2001, a second bin Laden video was released. In the video, he said:

It has become clear that the West in general and America in particular have an unspeakable hatred for Islam. ... It is the hatred of crusaders. Terrorism against America deserves to be praised because it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel, which kills our people. ... We say that the end of the United States is imminent, whether Bin Laden or his followers are alive or dead, for the awakening of the Muslim umma (nation) has occurred but he stopped short of admitting responsibility for the attacks.[22]

Shortly before the U.S. presidential election in 2004, bin Laden used a taped statement to publicly acknowledge al-Qaeda's involvement in the attacks on the United States. He admitted his direct link to the attacks and said they were carried out because:

we are free ... and want to regain freedom for our nation. As you undermine our security, we undermine yours.[23]

Bin Laden said he had personally directed his followers to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.[24][25] Another video obtained by Al Jazeera in September 2006 shows bin Laden with Ramzi bin al-Shibh, as well as two hijackers, Hamza al-Ghamdi and Wail al-Shehri, as they make preparations for the attacks.[26] The U.S. never formally indicted bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks, but he was on the FBI's Most Wanted List for the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.[27][28] After a 10-year manhunt, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that bin Laden was killed by American special forces in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2011.[29]

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Journalist Yosri Fouda of the Arabic television channel Al Jazeera reported that in April 2002, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted his involvement in the attacks, along with Ramzi bin al-Shibh.[30][31][32] The 2004 9/11 Commission Report determined that the animosity towards the United States felt by Mohammed, the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks, stemmed from his "violent disagreement with U.S. foreign policy favoring Israel".[33] Mohammed was also an adviser and financier of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the uncle of Ramzi Yousef, the lead bomber in that attack.[34][35]

Mohammed was arrested on March 1, 2003, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by Pakistani security officials working with the CIA. He was then held at multiple CIA secret prisons and Guantanamo Bay where he was interrogated and tortured with methods including waterboarding.[36][37] During U.S. hearings at Guantanamo Bay in March 2007, Mohammed again confessed his responsibility for the attacks, stating he "was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z" and that his statement was not made under duress.[32][38]

A letter presented by the lawyers of Khaled Sheikh Mohammed in the U.S. District Court, Manhattan on July 26, 2019 indicated that he was interested in testifying about Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 attacks and helping the victims and families of the victims of 9/11 in exchange for the United States not seeking the death penalty against him. James Kreindler, one of the lawyers for the victims, raised question over the usefulness of Mohammed.[1]

Other al-Qaeda members

In "Substitution for Testimony of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed" from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, five people are identified as having been completely aware of the operation's details. They are bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Abu Turab al-Urduni, and Mohammed Atef.[39] To date, only peripheral figures have been tried or convicted for the attacks.

On September 26, 2005, the Spanish high court sentenced Abu Dahdah to 27 years in prison for conspiracy on the 9/11 attacks and being a member of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. At the same time, another 17 al-Qaeda members were sentenced to penalties of between six and eleven years.[40] On February 16, 2006, the Spanish Supreme Court reduced the Abu Dahdah penalty to 12 years because it considered that his participation in the conspiracy was not proven.[41]

Also in 2006, Moussaoui—who some originally suspected might have been the assigned 20th hijacker—was convicted for the lesser role of conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism and air piracy. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the United States.[42][43]Mounir el-Motassadeq, an associate of the Hamburg-based hijackers, served 15 years in Germany for his role in helping the hijackers prepare for the attacks. He was released in October 2018, and deported to Morocco.[44]

The Hamburg cell in Germany included radical Islamists who eventually came to be key operatives in the 9/11 attacks.[45]Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Said Bahaji were all members of al-Qaeda's Hamburg cell.[46]

Motives

Osama bin Laden's declaration of a holy war against the United States, and a 1998 fatwā signed by bin Laden and others, calling for the killing of Americans,[17] are seen by investigators as evidence of his motivation.[47] In bin Laden's November 2002 "Letter to America", he explicitly stated that al-Qaeda's motives for their attacks include:

U.S. support of Israel[48][49]

support for the "attacks against Muslims" in Somalia

support of Philippines against Muslims in the Moro conflict

support for Israeli "aggression" against Muslims in Lebanon

support of Russian "atrocities against Muslims" in Chechnya

pro-American governments in the Middle East (who "act as your agents") being against Muslim interests

support of Indian "oppression against Muslims" in Kashmir

the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia[50]

the sanctions against Iraq[48]

After the attacks, bin Laden and al-Zawahiri released additional videotapes and audio recordings, some of which repeated those reasons for the attacks. Two particularly important publications were bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America",[51] and a 2004 videotape by bin Laden.[52]

Bin Laden interpreted Muhammad as having banned the "permanent presence of infidels in Arabia".[53] In 1996, bin Laden issued a fatwā calling for American troops to leave Saudi Arabia. In 1998, al-Qaeda wrote, "for over seven years the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neighboring Muslim peoples."[54]

In a December 1999 interview, bin Laden said he felt that Americans were "too near to Mecca", and considered this a provocation to the entire Muslim world.[55] One analysis of suicide terrorism suggested that without U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, al-Qaeda likely would not have been able to get people to commit to suicide missions.[56]

In the 1998 fatwā, al-Qaeda identified the Iraq sanctions as a reason to kill Americans, condemning the "protracted blockade"[54] among other actions that constitute a declaration of war against "Allah, his messenger, and Muslims."[54] The fatwā declared that "the ruling to kill the Americans and their allies—civilians and military—is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it, in order to liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy mosque of Mecca from their grip, and in order for their [the Americans'] armies to move out of all the lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim."[17][57]

In 2004, Bin Laden claimed that the idea of destroying the towers had first occurred to him in 1982, when he witnessed Israel's bombardment of high-rise apartment buildings during the 1982 Lebanon War.[58][59] Some analysts, including Mearsheimer and Walt, also claimed that U.S. support of Israel was one motive for the attacks.[49][55] In 2004 and 2010, bin Laden again connected the September 11 attacks with U.S. support of Israel, although most of the letter expressed bin Laden's disdain for President Bush and bin Laden's hope to "destroy and bankrupt" the U.S.[60][61]

Other motives have been suggested in addition to those stated by bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Some authors suggested the "humiliation" that resulted from the Islamic world falling behind the Western world—this discrepancy was rendered especially visible by the globalization trend[62][63] and a desire to provoke the U.S. into a broader war against the Islamic world in the hope of motivating more allies to support al-Qaeda. Similarly, others have argued that 9/11 was a strategic move with the objective of provoking America into a war that would incite a pan-Islamic revolution.[64][65]

Planning

The attacks were conceived by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who first presented it to Osama bin Laden in 1996.[66] At that time, bin Laden and al-Qaeda were in a period of transition, having just relocated back to Afghanistan from Sudan.[67] The 1998 African Embassy bombings and bin Laden's February 1998 fatwā marked a turning point of al-Qaeda's terrorist operation,[68] as bin Laden became intent on attacking the United States.

In late 1998 or early 1999, bin Laden gave approval for Mohammed to go forward with organizing the plot.[69] Mohammed, bin Laden, and bin Laden's deputy Mohammed Atef held a series of meetings in early 1999.[70] Atef provided operational support, including target selections and helping arrange travel for the hijackers.[67] Bin Laden overruled Mohammed, rejecting potential targets such as the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles for lack of time.[71][72]

Bin Laden provided leadership and financial support, and was involved in selecting participants.[73] He initially selected Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, both experienced jihadists who had fought in Bosnia. Hazmi and Mihdhar arrived in the United States in mid-January 2000. In early 2000, Hazmi and Mihdhar took flying lessons in San Diego, California, but both spoke little English, performed poorly in flying lessons, and eventually served as secondary—or "muscle"—hijackers.[74][75]

In late 1999, a group of men from Hamburg, Germany arrived in Afghanistan; the group included Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, and Ramzi bin al-Shibh.[76] Bin Laden selected these men because they were educated, could speak English, and had experience living in the West.[77] New recruits were routinely screened for special skills and al-Qaeda leaders consequently discovered that Hani Hanjour already had a commercial pilot's license.[78] Mohammed later said that he helped the hijackers blend in by teaching them how to order food in restaurants and dress in Western clothing.[79]

Hanjour arrived in San Diego on December 8, 2000, joining Hazmi.[80]:6–7 They soon left for Arizona, where Hanjour took refresher training.[80]:7 Marwan al-Shehhi arrived at the end of May 2000, while Atta arrived on June 3, 2000, and Jarrah arrived on June 27, 2000.[80]:6 Bin al-Shibh applied several times for a visa to the United States, but as a Yemeni, he was rejected out of concerns he would overstay his visa.[80]:4, 14 Bin al-Shibh stayed in Hamburg, providing coordination between Atta and Mohammed.[80]:16 The three Hamburg cell members all took pilot training in South Florida at Huffman Aviation.[80]:6

In spring of 2001, the secondary hijackers began arriving in the United States.[81] In July 2001, Atta met with bin al-Shibh in Spain, where they coordinated details of the plot, including final target selection. Bin al-Shibh also passed along bin Laden's wish for the attacks to be carried out as soon as possible.[82] Some of the hijackers received passports from corrupt Saudi officials who were family members, or used fraudulent passports to gain entry.[83]

There is some idea that 9/11 was selected by the hijackers as the date of the attack because of its resemblance to 9-1-1, the phone number to report emergencies in the U.S. However, Lawrence Wright wrote that the hijackers chose it because September 11, 1683 is when the King of Poland began the battle that turned back the Muslim armies from the Ottoman Empire that were attempting to capture Vienna. For Osama bin Laden, this was a date when the West gained some dominance over Islam, and by attacking on this date, he hoped to make a step in Islam "winning" the war for worldwide power and influence.[84]

Prior intelligence

In late 1999, al-Qaeda associate Walid bin Attash ("Khallad") contacted Mihdhar, telling him to meet him in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hazmi and Abu Bara al Yemeni would also be in attendance. The NSA intercepted a telephone call mentioning the meeting, Mihdhar, and the name "Nawaf" (Hazmi). While the agency feared "Something nefarious might be afoot", it took no further action. The CIA had already been alerted by Saudi intelligence about the status of Mihdhar and Hazmi as al-Qaeda members, and a CIA team broke into Mihdhar's Dubai hotel room and discovered that Mihdhar had a U.S. visa. While Alec Station alerted intelligence agencies worldwide about this fact, it did not share this information with the FBI. The Malaysian Special Branch observed the January 5, 2000 meeting of the two al-Qaeda members, and informed the CIA that Mihdhar, Hazmi, and Khallad were flying to Bangkok, but the CIA never notified other agencies of this, nor did it ask the State Department to put Mihdhar on its watchlist. An FBI liaison to Alec Station asked permission to inform the FBI of the meeting but was told: "This is not a matter for the FBI."[85]

By late June, senior counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke and CIA director George Tenet were "convinced that a major series of attacks was about to come", although the CIA believed the attacks would likely occur in Saudi Arabia or Israel.[86] In early July, Clarke put domestic agencies on "full alert", telling them, "Something really spectacular is going to happen here. soon." He asked the FBI and the State Department to alert the embassies and police departments, and the Defense Department to go to "Threat Condition Delta".[87][88] Clarke would later write: "Somewhere in CIA there was information that two known al Qaeda terrorists had come into the United States. Somewhere in FBI there was information that strange things had been going on at flight schools in the United States... They had specific information about individual terrorists from which one could have deduced what was about to happen. None of that information got to me or the White House."[89]

On July 13, Tom Wilshire, a CIA agent assigned to the FBI's international terrorism division, emailed his superiors at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center (CTC) requesting permission to inform the FBI that Hazmi was in the country and that Mihdhar had a U.S. visa. The CIA never responded.[90]

The same day in July, Margarette Gillespie, an FBI analyst working in the CTC, was told to review material about the Malaysia meeting. She was not told of the participants' presence in the U.S. The CIA gave Gillespie surveillance photos of Mihdhar and Hazmi from the meeting to show to FBI counterterrorism, but did not tell her their significance. The Intelink database informed her not to share intelligence material on the meeting to criminal investigators. When shown the photos, the FBI were refused more details on their significance, and they were not given Mihdhar's date of birth nor passport number.[91] In late August 2001, Gillespie told the INS, the State Department, the Customs Service, and the FBI to put Hazmi and Mihdhar on their watchlists, but the FBI was prohibited from using criminal agents in the search for the duo, which hindered their efforts.[92]

Also in July, a Phoenix-based FBI agent sent a message to FBI headquarters, Alec Station, and to FBI agents in New York alerting them to "the possibility of a coordinated effort by Osama bin Laden to send students to the United States to attend civil aviation universities and colleges". The agent, Kenneth Williams, suggested the need to interview all flight school managers and identify all Arab students seeking flight training.[93] In July, Jordan alerted the U.S. that al-Qaeda was planning an attack on the U.S.; "months later", Jordan notified the U.S. that the attack's codename was "The Big Wedding" and that it involved airplanes.[94]

On August 6, 2001, the CIA's Presidential Daily Brief ("PDB"), designated "For the President Only", was entitled "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in U.S." The memo noted that FBI information "indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks".[95]

In mid-August, one Minnesota flight school alerted the FBI about Zacarias Moussaoui, who had asked "suspicious questions". The FBI found that Moussaoui was a radical who had traveled to Pakistan, and the INS arrested him for overstaying his French visa. Their request to search his laptop was denied by FBI headquarters due to the lack of probable cause.[96]

The failures in intelligence-sharing were attributed to 1995 Justice Department policies limiting intelligence sharing, combined with CIA and NSA reluctance to reveal "sensitive sources and methods" such as tapped phones.[97] Testifying before the 9/11 Commission in April 2004, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft recalled that the "single greatest structural cause for the September 11th problem was the wall that segregated or separated criminal investigators and intelligence agents".[98] Clarke also wrote: "There were failures in the organizations failures to get information to the right place at the right time."[99]

TLDR; it was an inside job

#adult swim #adultswim2021

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NICO BRAXTON HOWELL AND THE SOCIAL CLIMBERS - A TIMELINE.

OCTOBER 5TH, 1990  ––  nico braxton howell is born. DECEMBER 25TH, 1995  ––  nico and dakota kjellberg meet at a christmas party for their parents work. they are instant friends. JULY 21ST, 2004  ––  braxton starts making music and burning his songs onto cds to hand out. FEBRUARY 14TH, 2005  ––  [REDACTED] management takes braxton as a client. OCTOBER 30TH, 2010  ––  braxton meets samantha brighton and jon bye//rs after auditioning for a bassist and lead guitarist for his new band with dakota. JANUARY 1ST, 2011  ––  the social climbers are born. APRIL 4TH, 2011  ––  their first album drops. they are an overnight success. NOVEMBER 20TH, 2011  ––  the social climbers win best rock album of the year at the amas. MARCH 17TH, 2012  ––  samantha and braxton start dating. APRIL 9TH, 2013  ––  their second album is released. NOVEMBER 17, 2013  ––  the social climbers win best rock album of the year at the amas again. AUGUST 27TH, 2014  ––  samantha and braxton have a very public and bitter breakup. AUGUST 28TH, 2014  ––  samantha and jon leave the social climbers. SEPTEMBER 21ST,  2014  ––  samantha, jon, and their friend, julian, start a new band called reverse psychology. FEBRUARY 18TH, 2015  ––  the social climbers release their third album. MAY 1ST, 2015  ––  reverse psychology releases their first album. they are, once again, an overnight success. NOVEMBER 22ND, 2015  ––  reverse psychology wins best rock album of the year at the amas. DECEMBER 18TH, 2018  ––  braxton is diagnosed with lung cancer. this matter is only known between him and his management team. JANUARY 13TH, 2019  ––  the social climbers dropped their sixth album. FEBRUARY 4TH, 2019  ––  the social climbers go on a world tour. AUGUST 26th, 2019  ––  the social climbers win best group at the mtv vma award show. AUGUST 26TH, 2019  ––  samantha and braxton reconcile into a hesitant friendship. NOVEMBER 12TH, 2019  ––  the social climbers abruptly break up. braxton fires his management team and leaves his record label. NOVEMBER 12TH, 2019  ––  braxton has his twitter outburst and comes clean about abuse within the industry and the emotional abuse he dealt samantha during their relationship.

#this.. is all i got for now. #holy shit. #╰ ‘ NO ONE’S GOT CONTROL OF WHAT I DO … ’ › lore.

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𝔄𝔫𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔞𝔵 - ℭ𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔄 𝔐𝔬𝔰𝔥

#Anthrax #Music of Mass Destruction #Belly of the Beast #Release date: April 20th 2004 #Live album #Genre: Thrash Metal Groove Metal #Lyrical themes: Humour Hardship Social issues Anti-fascism #USA

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This Month in History - April

April 8, 1975: Toys in the Attic released

In April 1975, Aerosmith’s magnum opus was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2015. I have a copy on vinyl autographed by Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer! Happy 45th Toys in the Attic!

April 8, 1990: Twin Peaks premieres

In April 1990, one of the greatest and edgiest network TV shows ever premiered on ABC-TV. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, it is mind-boggling that this series was on broadcast network TV in 1990. The 2017 revival was on Showtime appropriately. Here is my piece I wrote in 2015. 

And here I was at the Twin Peaks’ red room set at the 2019 Rock and Shock. Happy 30th Twin Peaks!

April 14, 2000: American Psycho opens

In April 2000, the Kubrick-esque terrorizing vision of 80s greed was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2015. Happy 20th American Psycho!

April 22, 2005: The Interpreter opens

In April 2005, one of Sydney Pollack’s final films was released. This politically charged thriller starring Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman got a lot of attention for being the first film to be shot inside the United Nations in NYC. I worked on the productions in 2004 as a Construction Production Assistant. Every day, I woke up super early, drove a production car to a soundstage in Brooklyn and opened it for construction, scenic painters, and set decorators. I ran between the soundstage to the production office in mid-town, set locations throughout NYC and NJ, and once in a while I got to see them film. Mr. Pollack was an Oscar winner and directed some great movies (Three Days of the Condor for one) and acted in some great movies too (Eyes Wide Shut). It was quite an honor to work on one of his films. On the wall in my office is a framed picture of them filming a scene and its autographed by Pollack, Penn and Kidman. In Apr. 2005 before the film’s release, I got invited to the cast/crew screening. I brought the woman who became my wife as my date to that screening (one of our early dates). The film itself is good and it was exciting for me to be in the art dept. on this movie. Happy 15 Interpreter!

#Aerosmith #twin peaks #david lynch #mark frost #American Psycho #mary harron #the interpreter #sydney pollack #this month in history #music nerd #film geek #1975 #1990 #2000 #2005

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MLB Dupain-Cheng Wedding and Marinette’s Birthday theory!!

An updated version of this theory can be found here. Some new info was revealed and I decided to talk about it.

Here I have developed two theories; when Sabine and Tom got married and Marinette’s Birthday. I have finalised two dates as to when they got married and when Marinette was born. This is pure speculation by the way, so take what I say with a grain of salt!!! 

The Dupain-Chengs Wedding Date THEORY:

To figure out when they were married I gathered clues from all available episodes.

Lets start with “Timebreaker”! In this episode Sabine says they are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary with a special dinner. And since “Timebreaker” was in season 1, this episode is speculated to have occurred sometime sometime in February-April.

I have theorised that “Backwarder” is set in either April of 2011 or May of 2018 This is because Adrien, Gabriel, Kagami and her mother are going to attend a Royal Wedding in England. And Thomas Astruc must have been inspired by a royal wedding and since this episode aired in 2016, Astruc would not have known about Harry and Meghan meaning that Kate and William was probably his source of inspiration.

So if Tom and Sabine are celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary in February-April 2011 or 2018, that means they were married in 1991 or 1998.

However in consideration to the style of Sabine’s dress, it is more likely to be in 1998. 1991 Wedding dresses were extremely puffy, most likely due to the after effects of the 80s fashion. Sabine’s wedding dress actually closely resembles the wedding dresses of the 2000s. Meaning that it is highly likely the wedding happened in 1998, here’s a photo comparison.

(Credit: Me, I googled some pics of both 1991 and 1998 wedding dresses and created this collage.)

Basically since Sabine doesn’t look like any of the snow beast brides of 1991 and closer to 1998 wedding dresses, I think it’s a safe bet that it was set in 1998. FYI: I did loads of wedding dress research and her dress is closest to the 2002 bridal styles, especially with the BOHO-chic fashion trend. 

Now fun fact, this means we actually know when the exact date they were married because of Marinette’s calendar (which is basically Adrien’s Schedule) back in “Timebreaker”. The episode as we know starts off with Sabine talking about their 20th wedding anniversary. However in this episode, Alix and Kim have their rollerblade race, This is the only episode we know of to have rollerskating in it, and in Marinette’s calendar April 6th is marked as “Roller Time”.

(Credit: https://amour-chasse-croise.tumblr.com/post/142955283453/miraculous-ladybug-timeline-complete )

This means that April 6th is the day that Tom and Sabine were married!! (And Alix’s birthday lol)

So this concludes that…

Tom and Sabine were married on April 6th of 1998.

Also this means that Tom married Sabine when he was twenty!!! Because he turned 40 in Bakerix which is set in 2018, we knows this because the events in “Bakerix” happen before "Backwarder", as the inauguration of Startrain is shown. And we know “Backwarder” is set in May of 2018, meaniNG BAKERIX IS HAPPENING IN EARLY 2018!!!!

Our bakery boi snatched his wife with that broom-stache at 20 holy moly. I wondered how old Sabine was, I think she might have been 19, making her 39 in “Bakerix”. Love to hear anyone’s theory on Sabine’s age.

This means that Tom and Sabine totally dated in high school. oMG SO CUTE!! Can’t wait to draw the art for that one!

The Date of Marinette’s birthday THEORY:

This theory isn’t as concrete as the previous but I had to do some hard core predications and assumptions!! So don’t take my word for it!

It took Tom and Sabine a couple of years before they had Marinette. Because we know she is 14 in “Befana”, that means she was born in 2003 or 2004 if this episode took place in 2017 or 2018. And according to the MLB wiki timeline, Befana takes place in July, meaning Marinette is born in July. No joke the wiki has a timeline. 

If we look at her personality we can actually determine what part of July her birthday is on with zodiac signs!! July 1st to July 22nd are members of the Cancer zodiac sign, and July 22nd to July 31st, are a part of the Leo zodiac sign.

I did a little research for Cancer because as a Leo myself, I know that sign pretty well. And guys, “Cancers are born people-pleasers and emotional caretakers.” and not just that but “You’ll often see Cancer women busting their butts behind the scenes building props on theatre or movie sets, or as head chefs making magic in the kitchens of busy restaurants. These women prefer to work with their hands, and do work that they feel emotionally connected to, rather than spending hours staring at spreadsheets or mathematical abstractions.” (source:https://www.astrology.com/cancer-woman.html)

MARINETTE IS A MEMBER OF THE CANCER ZODIAC SIGN CONFIRMED SHE IS A CRAB!!!!! CAN YOU IMAGINE HER LIKE THAT I CAN 

So we can confidently say her birthday is between July 1st and 22nd, we just gotta find the specific date!! Here’s another clue I found thanks to another birthday theory on Amino; In the Webisode "My Birthday Party", Marinette's voice over says "It's my birthday on Saturday". (In the English Dub)

Now the webisode was released in 2016, while “Befana” was released in 2017. In 2016 would have been 12 if Marinette was born in 2004, which is inaccurate as she was 13 when she received the miraculous. Meaning she is born in 2003 making her thirteen in 2016 the year of the webisode aired!!

Now if her birthday in that webisode was set in 2016, the Saturday’s between between July 1st and 22nd land on three dates. The 2nd, 9th and the 16th of July.

How do we narrow the three dates down to one I hear you ask? Well Kung Food is set sometime after July 14th according to this tumblr user, meaning we can eliminate the 16th because her Great Uncle would have mentioned her birthday but he didn’t.

(Credit: https://ladybug-x-chatnoir.tumblr.com/post/138842131342/here-is-a-visual-timeline-based-off-of )

Now that means it’s either the 2nd or the 9th. I think if we look at the school dates when the year “Befana” takes place we may determine her birthday.

So if Marinette is turning 14 in “Befana” and if she is born in 2003, that means “Befana” occurs in 2017. In the episode she talked about being at school that week, and “yesterday” she caught Nino listening to her fav song at school , however she did not mention being at school on her actual birthday. Which in 2017, Mari’s birthday is on a Sunday and I had to check but France does have Middle and High schools that choose to have courses on Saturdays. So we are deficiently in the right timeframe!

It occurred to me that July is when Summer Holidays begin for France. And according to this website, France’s summer holidays begun on July 8th in 2017.

(Credit: https://www.renestance.com/blog/2017-school-holidays-in-france/ )

Now if we rewatch “Befana”, we can see that the classroom is bare of any school work or posters. Now everyone who has been to middle or high school knows there are big clean ups that happen the day Summer Holidays begin. And that’s what I think we are seeing here. A completely clean classroom ready for a new year.

(Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTz8SC39s24)

I can conclude then that Marinette’s Birthday is on the 9th of July, and she was born in 2003!! THE PROOF IS IN DA PUDDIN THAT IS ADRIEN LOL!

So to quickly resummarise this double theory of mine:

Tom and Sabine were married on April 6th of 1998.

and

Marinette’s Birthday is on the 9th of July, and she was born in 2003.

Wow I spent six hours researching all this and now I’m super tired, I’m posting these theories because I will be MIA during May and possibly June because of Exams and Assignments for Uni. Enjoy reading this and I hope to hear your opinions and thoughts!!

REMEMBER THIS IS JUST A THEORY

Posted on 5th of July in 2019, sometime after Bakerix aired.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculousladybug #miraculous theory #ml spoilers #theories MLB #mlb #mlb spoilers #ml season 3 #ml #Marinette Dupain-Cheng #Marinette #sabine cheng #tom dupain

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DISCOGRAPHY: TVXQ (2004-2010)

TVXQ (2004-2010 - the split) Agency: SM Entertainment TVXQ = Tong Vfang Xien Qi (Chinese) aka DBSK (Dong Bang Shin Ki) aka Tohoshinki (in Japan) “Rising Gods of the East” Members: Xiah Junsu (2004-2010) U-Know Yunho (2004-Present) Hero Jaejoong (2004-2010) Max Changmin (2004-Present) Mickey Yoochun (2004-2010)

HUG (Debut Single) Released: January 14, 2004 Track List: 1. Hug 2. My Little Princess [MV] 3. O Holy Night 4. My Little Princess (Acappella Version) 5. Hug (Instrumental) [iTunes/Apple Music]

THE WAY U ARE (2nd Single) Title Track: The Way U Are [MV] Released: June 24, 2004 Track List: 1. The Way U Are 2. Whatever They Say 3. Mountain Spring Story, Pt.1 4. Mountain Spring 5. Mountain Spring Story, Pt.2 6. Whatever They Say (Instrumental) [iTunes/Apple Music]

TRI-ANGLE (1st Album) Title Track: I Believe [MV] Title Track: Tri-Angle (feat. BoA x Trax) [MV] Release Date: October 11, 2004 Track List: 1. I Believe [MV] 2. Thanks To 3. Tri-Angle (feat. BoA x Trax) [MV] 4. Will You Be My Girlfriend? 5. Whatever They Say (Accappella Version) [MV] 6. Million Men 7. Like Now 8. I Never Let Go 9. Hey, Kid 10. You Always 11. Hug [MV] 12. My Little Princess [MV] 13. The Way U Are [MV] 14. Tri-Angle (TVXQ Version) Japanese edition includes “Hug (International Version)” as track 15 [iTunes/Apple Music]

CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM TVXQ (Special Christmas Album) Title Track: Magic Castle [MV] Release Date: December 6, 2004 Track List: 1. Jesus, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Accapella Version) 2. The First Noel 3. Magic Castle 4. Prayer 5. Angels We Have Heard On High 6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 7. Silent Night Holy Night 8. Magic Castle (Instrumental) [iTunes/Apple Music]

STAY WITH ME TONIGHT (Japanese Debut Single) [MV] Release Date: April 27, 2005 Track List: 1. Stay With Me Tonight 2. Try My Love 3. Stay With Me Tonight (Instrumental) 4. Try My Love (Instrumental)

HI YA YA (SUMMER DAY) (Special Summer Single) [MV] Release Date: June 23, 2005 Track List:  1. Hi Ya Ya (Summer Day) 2. 공간 (하늘과 바다 사이…) (Whisper Of…) 3. 너희들 것이니까 (I Wish…) 4. 지금처럼 (Piano Version) 5. Hi Ya Ya (Summer’s Day) (Instrumental) 6.  너희들 것이니까 (I Wish…) (Instrumental) [iTunes/Apple Music]

SOMEBODY TO LOVE (2nd Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: July 13 2005 Track List: 1. Somebody to Love 2. Kotoba wa Iranai 3. Somebody To Love (Accappella Version) 4. Somebody To Love (Instrumental) 5. Kotoba wa Iranai (Instrumental)

RISING SUN (2nd Album) Title Track: Rising Sun Release Date: September 12, 2005 Track List: 1. Tonight [MV] 2. Beautiful Life [MV] 3. Rising Sun 4. Unforgettable 5. Love Is Never Gone 6. LOVE After LOVE 7. Dangerous Mind 8. One 9. LOVE Is... 10. Free Your Mind [MV] 11. Love Is All I Need 12. Always There... [MV] [iTunes/Apple Music]

MY DESTINY (3rd Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: November 2, 2005 Track List: 1. My Destiny 2. Eternal 3. My Destiny (Accapella Version) 4. My Destiny (Instrumental) 5. Eternal (Instrumental)

TVXQ x SUPER JUNIOR 05 - SHOW ME YOUR LOVE (Single) [MV] Release Date: December 15, 2005 Track List:  1. Show Me Your Love 2. I Wanna Hold You (by TVXQ) 3. I’m Your Man (by Super Junior 05) 4. Show Me Your Love (Instrumental) [iTunes/Apple Music]

ASU WA KURU KARA (4th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: March 8, 2006 Track List: 1. Asu wa Kuru Kara 2. The Way U Are (Japanese Version) 3. Asu wa Kuru Kara (Vocal & Piano Version) [iTunes]

HEART, MIND, AND SOUL  (1st Japanese Album) Release Date: March 22, 2006 Track List:  1. Introlude 2. Kotoba wa Iranai 3. Asu wa Kuru Kara [MV] 4. Somebody to Love [MV] 5. My Destiny  [MV] 6. Hug 7.  Break Up the Shell 8.  Stay With Me Tonight [MV] 9. Aisenai Aishitai 10. One 11. Rising Sun [MV] 12. Eternal 13. Heart, Mind, and Soul 14. Stay With Me Tonight (Acappella Version) 15. Somebody to Love (Acapella Version) 16. My Destiny (Acapella Version) 17. Asu wa Kuru Kara (Vocal & Piano Version)

RISING SUN/HEART, MIND, AND SOUL (5th Japanese Single) Title Track: Rising Sun (Japanese Version) [MV] Release Date: April 19, 2006 [iTunes]

BEGIN (6th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: June 21, 2006 [iTunes]

RISING SUN - THE 1ST LIVE CONCERT (1st Live Album) Release Date: July 14, 2006 [iTunes/Apple Music]

SKY (7th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: August 16, 2006 Track List: 1. Sky (Special Dance-Sky Short Version Medley) 2. Sky 3. No Pain No Gain 4. Asu wa Kuru Kara (2 Future Club Mix) 5. Sky (Instrumental) 6. No Pain No Gain (Instrumental) [iTunes]

“O”-JUNG.BAN.HAP (3rd Album) Title Track: “O”-Jung.Ban.Hap [MV] Title Track: Balloons Track List: 1. “O”-Jung.Ban.Hap [MV] 2. You’re My Miracle [MV] 3. Hey! Girl 4. Get Me Some 5. I’ll Be There 6. Remember 7. The Story Has Just Begun 8. On & On 9. Phantom 10. You Only Love 11. Balloons [MV] [iTunes/Apple Music]

MISS YOU/”O”-Sei-Han-Go” (8th Japanese Single) Title Track: Miss You [MV] Title Track: “O”-Sei-Han-Go [MV] Release Date: November 8, 2006 Track List: 1. Miss You 2. “O”-Sei-han-Go (”O”-Jung.Ban.Hap Japanese Version) 3. Sky (Tvp Uta’s Mix) 4. Miss You (Instrumental) 5. “O”-Sei-Han-Go (Instrumental) [iTunes]

STEP BY STEP (9th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: January 24, 2007 Track List: 1. Step by Step 2. Proud 3. Proud (Acapella Version) [iTunes]

CHOOSEY LOVER (10th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: March 7, 2007 [iTunes]

FIVE IN THE BLACK (2nd Japanese Album) Release Date: March 14, 2007 Track List: 1. Zion 2. Sky [MV] 3. Begin [MV] 4. Choosey Lover [MV] 5. Dead End 6. High Time 7. Proud 8 Yakusoku 9. Miss You [MV] 10. “O”- Sei.Han.Go [MV] 11. I’ll Be There 12. Step by Step [MV] 13. Hello Again 14. Begin (Acapella Version) 15. Miss You (Ballad Version) [iTunes]

LOVIN’ YOU (11th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: June 13, 2007 Track List: 1. Lovin’ You 2. Go Senshi 3. Yakusoku (Extra NSB Mix) [iTunes]

SUMMER: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice (12th Japanese Single)  Release Date: August 1, 2007 Track List: 1. Summer Dream [MV] 2. Song for You 3. Love in the Ice 4. Hug (Acapella Version) [iTunes]

SHINE/RIDE ON (13th Japanese Single) Release Date: September 19, 2007 Track List: 1. Shine [MV] 2. Ride On 3. Lovin’ You (Harus Deep Water Mix) [iTunes]

KUMI KODA - LAST ANGEL (feat. TOHOSHINKI) (Collaboration Japanese Single - Kumi Koda’s 38th Single) [MV] Release Date: November 7, 2007 [iTunes/Apple Music]

FOREVER LOVE (14th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: November 14, 2007 Track List: 1. Forever Love 2. Day Moon - Harudaru - [iTunes]

TOGETHER (15th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: December 19, 2007 [iTunes]

PURPLE LINE (16th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: January 15, 2008 Track List: 1. Purple Line 2. Dead End (STY Gin n’ Tonic Mix) [iTunes]

T (3rd Japanese Album) Release Date: January 22, 2008 Track List: 1. TRICK 2. No? 3. Purple Line [MV] 4. Forever Love [MV] 5. Summer Dream [MV] 6. Ride On 7. Darkness Eyes 8. Lovin’ You [MV] 9. Rainbow 10. Shine [MV] 11. Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version) 12. Clap! 13. Love in the Ice 14. Forever Love (Acapella Version) 15. Lovin’ You (Haru’s Deep Water Mix) 16. Together (Bonus Track) [MV] [iTunes]

TWO HEARTS/WILD SOUL (17th Japanese Single) TRICK PART 1 Release Date: February 6, 2008 Track List: 1. Two Hearts 2. Wild Soul (Changmin Solo) [iTunes]

RUNAWAY/MY GIRLFRIEND (18th Japanese Single) TRICK PART 2 Release Date: February 13, 2008 Track List: 1. Runaway 2. My Girlfriend (Yuchun Solo) [iTunes]

IF...!?/RAINY NIGHT (19th Japanese Single) TRICK PART 3 Release Date: February 27, 2008 Track List: 1. If...!? 2. Rainy Night (Xia Junsu Solo) [iTunes]

CLOSE TO YOU/CRAZY LIFE (20th Japanese Single) TRICK PART 4 Release Date:  March 5, 2008 Track List: 1. Close to You 2. Crazy Life (Yunho Solo) [iTunes]

KEYWORD/MAZE (21st Japanese Single) TRICK PART 5 Release Date :March 12, 2008 Track List: 1. Keyword 2. Maze (Jaejoong Solo) [iTunes]

BEAUTIFUL YOU/SENNEN KOI UTA (22nd Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: April 23, 2008 Track List: 1. Beautiful You 2. Sennen Koi Uta [iTunes]

DOSHITE KIMI O SUKI NI NATTE SHIMATTANDARO? (23rd Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: July 16, 2008 Track List: 1. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? 2. Box in the Ship 3. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? (Acapella Version) 4. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? (Instrumental) 5. Box in the Ship (Instrumental) [iTunes]

MIROTIC (4th Album) Title Track: Mirotic Release Date: September 26, 2008 Track List: 1. Mirotic 2. Wrong Number [MV] 3. Picture of You 4. Crazy Love 5. Hey! (Don’t Bring Me Down) 6. You’re My Melody 7. Rainbow 8. Paradise 9. Are You a Good Girl? [MV] 10. Flower Lady 11. Forgotten Season 12. Love in the Ice (Korean Version) 13. Mirotic (Marked “E” for “Explicit” on iTunes) [iTunes/Apple Music]

JUMON - MIROTIC (24th Japanese single) [MV] Release Date: October 15, 2008 Track List: 1. Jumon - Mirotic - 2. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? (The LEVEL Remix) 3. Jumon - Mirotic - (Instrumental) [iTunes]

MIROTIC - SPECIAL EDITION (4th Album Repackage) Release Date: November 12, 2008 Reorders Original Track List & Adds: 2. Don’t Cry My Lover 6. Wish 10. Love Bye Love 14. Don’t Say Goodbye 17. Wrong Number (Music Video Version) 18. Wrong Number (Performance Version) 19. Mirotic (Acoustic Version) [iTunes/Apple Music]

BOLERO/KISS THE BABY SKY/WASURENAIDE (25th Japanese Single) Release Date: January 21, 2009 Track List: 1. Bolero [MV] 2. Kiss the Baby Sky [MV] 3. Wasurenaide 4. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? (Royal Mirrorball Mix)  5. Bolero (Instrumental) 6. Kiss the Baby Sky (Instrumental) 7. Wasurenaide (Instrumental) [iTunes]

SURVIVOR (26th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: March 11, 2009 Track List: 1. Survivor 2. Take Your Hand 3. Survivor (Seven Seas Premium) 4. Survivor (Instrumental) 5. Take You Hand (Instrumental) [iTunes]

THE SECRET CODE (4th Japanese Album) Release Date: March 25, 2009 Track List: 1. Secret Game 2. Force 3. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? [MV] 4. Nobody Knows 5. Beautiful You [MV] 6. Wasurenaide 7. 9095 8. Jumon - Mirotic - [MV] 9. Taxi 10. Stand Up! 11. Survivor [MV] 12. Kiss the Baby Sky [MV] 13. Bolero [MV] 1. We Are 2. Take Your Hands (I.Am.Electro Remix) 3. Box in the Ship 4. Sennenkoiuta (Japanese Version) 5. Purple Line [iTunes]

SHARE THE WORLD/WE ARE! (27th Japanese Single) Release Date: April 22, 2009 Track List: 1. Share the World [MV] 2. We Are! 3. Asu wa Kuru Kara 4. Share the World (Save a Remix) 5. Share the World (Instrumental) 6. We Are! (Instrumental) [iTunes] STAND BY U (28th Japanese Single) [MV] Release Date: July 1, 2009 Track List: 1. Stand by U [MV] 2. Tea for Two 3.  Sky 4. Stand by U (Luv Behind the MLD Mix) 5. Stand by U (Instrumental) 6. Tea for Two (Instrumental) [iTunes]

BREAK OUT! (29th Japanese Single) Release Date: January 27, 2010 Track List: 1. Break Out! [MV] 2. Xiahtic (Xia Solo) 3. Break Out! (New Jack Swing Mix) 4. Break Out! (Instrumental) 5. Xiatic (Instrumental) [iTunes]

BEST SELECTION 2010 (Japanese Best Album) Release Date: February 17, 2010 Track List: 1. Jumon - Mirotic - [MV] 2. Share the World [MV] 3. My Destiny [MV] 4. Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? [MV] 5. Purple Line [MV] 6. Stand by U [MV] 7. Stay With Me Tonight [MV] 8. Asu wa Kuru Kara [MV] 9. “O”-  Sei.Han.Go [MV] 10. Sky [MV] 11. Somebody to Love [MV] 12. Lovin’ You [MV] 13. Rising Sun [MV] 14. Summer Dream [MV] 15. Bolero [MV] 16. Begin [MV] 1. Forever Love [MV] 2. Shine [MV] 3. Love in the Ice 4. Beautiful You [MV] 5. Hug (Japanese Version) 6. Amaku Hateshinaku 7. Toki wo Tomete 8. With All My Heart - Kimi ga odoru,Natsu 9. Break Out! [MV] [iTunes]

TOKI WO TOMETE (30th Japanese Single) Released: March 24, 2010 Track List: 1. Toki wo Tomete 2. Checkmate (Yunho Solo) 3. Toki wo Tomete (Instrumental) 4. Checkmate (Instrumental)

#discography #tvxq #tvxq: discography

[anxious-ace]

Series time-line:

Phase 1:

April 14th, 1972: Angel Brown and Ryan Scott meet

September 4th, 1973: college starts

January 5th, 1974: plans are made

July 15th, 1978: Gabby Scott is born

August 8th, 1980: Cory Brown is born

September 7th, 1981: Cassidy Scott is born

June 26th, 1982: "Scott's family diner" opens

July 19th, 1982: Harley Scott is killed

November 8th, 1984: Kit Watts, Sam Wood and Mey Lane are killed

December 11th-18th, 1984: Jordan and Jamie Lee are killed and Ryan gets inspected.

July 15th, 1985: Ryan gets arrested, Gabby turns 7 and Cory dies.

Phase 2:

January 8th, 1986: the family diner closes, Angel Brown opens "Kit's play place" and "Jamie's jungle" under the "Kangaroo Entertainment" company and Ryan is released from prison.

February 15th, 1987: Kit bites Cassidy Scott after a prank gone wrong, Toby Green, Sarah Matthews, Matt Stevens, Alec Trevor and Greg Taylor die.

March 18th, 1987: Ryan Scott gets spring locked.

April 23rd, 1996: Audrey Phantom is born

June 17th, 1997: Gabby gets a job at "Kit's play place" as a night guard.

November 18th, 1997: River Phantom is born

August 28th, 1998: Gabby is fired from "Kit's play place" and gets a job at "Jamie's jungle", Clay Price gets a job at "Kit's play place" as a night guard.

Phase 3:

June 17th, 1999: Clay is hired at "Jamie's jungle" as a night guard

July 28th, 1999: Jet Phantom is born

September 18th, 1999: Gabby quits

January 8th, 2000: the animatronics are destroyed and the restaurants are sold to the Phantom family

May 17th, 2004: Charlie Taylor is born

July 4th, 2005: "Anna Thomas" is born

August 14th, 2005: Erin Stevenson is born

November 8th, 2005: Kaden Morgan is born

August 7th, 2015: Audrey begins her experiments, she meets and starts dating Paityn Houston

January 20th, 2016: Audrey gets impaled in a car wreck and survives, Gabby gets trapped in the "royaume de cauchemar"

February 14th, 2016: Audrey Phantom and Paityn Houston become the owners and founders of "Phantom's Pizzeria"

March 9th, 2016: River Phantom dies at the foot of Mt Elbrus in Russia at the age of 19.

March 10th, 2016: Billie and Harper Morgan die at the age of 15

March 12th, 2016: James Collins, Rowan Porter, Shay Lewis, Phoenix Price, Reggie Mills, Ashton Kennedy, Maddox Walsh and Jaden Harris die at the age of 15

March 14th, 2016: Officer Jackson H. is declared dead.

Phase 4:

April 20th, 2016: Clay gets a job at the Pizzeria

May 8th, 2016: Elliot Taylor dies and Clay gets promoted to head of security

May 17th, 2016: Audrey proposes to Paityn.

June 17th, 2018: Kaden, Charlie, Erin and Anna meet and form the group called "K.C.E.A"

July 14th, 2018: K.C.E.A build a hangout in the woods

October 31st, 2018: Audrey and Paityn get married

January 15th, 2019:  pandemic starts, the restaurants are forced to close.

March 2019: schools close

July 14th, 2020: Erin Stevenson is trapped in the "royaume de cauchemar".

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