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deadpresidents · 14 hours

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Awash in conflicting reports from unstable battlefronts, [President Gerald] Ford wanted a firsthand appraisal [on the situation in Vietnam] from someone he could trust. General [Frederick] Weyand was his chosen emissary. "You are not going over to lose," he instructed Weyand, "but to be tough and see what we can do." Ford conceded that any military options were severely limited. "I regret I don't have the authority to do some of the things President Nixon could do," he remarked wistfully. As the Oval Office emptied, photographer David Kennerly stayed behind. "You know, I would really like to go with the General," he said. Ford needed no persuading. As a journalist, and a friend, with extensive knowledge of the region from his two-year stint as a combat photographer for UPI, Life and Time, Kennerly could be counted on for an honest assessment of events -- more honest, perhaps, than that of diplomats and military men -- and with it, the pictures to back him up. Kennerly returned to his first-floor office with a sign dangling from his neck. GONE TO VIETNAM. BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

That evening the irreverent photo hound dubbed Hot Shot by the Secret Service appeared in the upstairs family quarters to say goodbye. Ford threw a protective arm around the young man's shoulders.

"You be careful. You have everything you need?"

As a matter of fact, Kennerly's pockets were empty. Local banks were closed and he could use some cash. Ford opened his wallet and handed over its contents, $47, as Betty Ford gave Kennerly a hug. He was striding toward the door when the President called out his name. "Here," said Ford, tossing Kennerly a quarter. "You might as well clean me out."

-- Richard Norton Smith, on White House photographer David Hume Kennerly's interactions with President Gerald Ford after Kennerly asked to accompany a General on a fact-finding mission to Vietnam in March 1975, shortly before the Fall of Saigon, An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

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staledirt87 · 1 year

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Aramis throws his gun at someone. Bro what

#the musketeers #bbc musketeers #aramis #an ordinary man #season 2 episode 2 #you're kidding #like what #ah shucks I'm about to get shot #what to do?#surely not duck behind the tree right next to me #i know!#i should THROW MY RIFLE #i mean it worked #but oh my god #musketeers rewatch

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eastgaysian · 8 months

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#ordinary photo of yeti #they made astarion in a lab for me to be obsessed with.#like hottest man in game for me is halsin truthfully. astarion is my shitty little white dog with separation anxiety who bites people.#very different things. if i say i'm doing a playthrough as astarion that's when you put me down #main factor motivating me not to is i need to hear neil newbon's voice acting at least once a minute or i die.#i've got a dark urge concept rattling around the brain but i should maybe self-impose a gaming break and take care of. responsibilities 😐

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cinemaquiles · 2 years

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CINCO FILMES COMPLETOS POUCO LEMBRADOS DE ATORES CONHECIDOS DISPONÍVEIS DE GRAÇA NO YOUTUBE

#youtube #bad lieutenant #nicolas cage #eva mendes #werner herzog #confession #confession movie #an ordinary man #josie #jose movie #sophie turner #bullet to beijing #dylan mcdermott

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carpe-mamilia · 6 months

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Ghosts’ Larry Rickard Explains Why They Chose the Captain’s First Name

Photo: Monumental,Guido Mandozzi

It couldn’t be a joke. That was one rule laid down by the Ghosts creators when it came to choosing a first name for Willbond’s character. Until series five, the WWII ghost had been known only as The Captain – a mystery seized upon by fans of the show.

“It was the question we got asked more than anything. His name,” actor and writer Larry Rickard tells Den of Geek. “Once we got to series three, you could see that we were deliberately cutting away and deliberately avoiding it. We were fuelling the fire because we knew at some point we’d tell them.”

In “Carpe Diem”, the episode written by Rickard and Ben Willbond that finally reveals The Captain’s death story, they did tell us. After years of guessing, clue-spotting and debate, Ghosts revealed that The Captain’s first name is James. At the same time, we also learned that James’ colleague Lieutenant Havers’ first name was Anthony.

The ordinariness of those two names, says Rickard, is the point.

“The only thing we were really clear about is that we didn’t want one of those names that only exists in tellyland. It shouldn’t be ‘Cormoran’ or ‘Endeavour’. They should just be some men’s names and they’re important to them. The point was that they were everyday.”

Choosing first names for The Captain and Havers was a long process not unlike naming a baby, Rickard agrees. “It almost comes down to looking at the faces of the characters and saying, what’s right?”

“We talked for ages. For a long time I kept thinking ‘Duncan and James’, and then I was like ah no! That would have turned it into a gag and been awful!” Inescapably in the minds of a certain generation, Duncan James is a member of noughties boyband Blue. “Maybe with Anthony I was thinking of Anthony Costa!” Rickard says in mock horror, referencing another member of the band.

Lieutenant Havers wasn’t just The Captain’s second in command while stationed at Button House; he was also the man James loved. Because homosexuality was criminalised in England during James’ lifetime, he was forced to hide his feelings for Anthony from society, and to some extent even from himself.

In “Carpe Diem”, the ghosts (mistakenly) prepare for the last day of their afterlives, prompting The Captain to finally tell his story. Though not explicit about his sexual identity, the others understand and accept what he tells them – and led by Lady Button, all agree that he’s a brave man.

Getting the balance right of what The Captain does and doesn’t say was key to the episode. “It wasn’t just a personal choice of his to go ‘I’m going to remain in the closet’,” explains Rickard. “There wasn’t an option there to explore the things that either of them felt. That couldn’t be done back then – there are so many stories which have come out since the War about the dangers of doing that.

“We wanted to tell his personal story but also try to ensure that there was a level at which you understood why they couldn’t be open, that even in this moment where he’s finally telling the other ghosts his story, he never comes out and says it overtly because that would be too much for him as a character from that time.

“He says enough for them to know, and enough for him to feel unburdened but it’s in the fact that they’re using their first names which militarily they would never have done, and in the literal passing of the baton”.

The baton is a bonus reveal when fans learned that The Captain’s military stick wasn’t a memento of his career, but of Havers. As James suffers a fatal heart attack during a VE day celebration at Button House, Anthony rushes to his side and the stick passes from one to the other as they share a moment of tragic understanding.

“From really early on, we had the idea that anything you’re holding [when you die] stays with you. So it wasn’t just your clothes you were wearing, we had the stuff with Thomas’ letter reappearing in his pocket and so on. And the assumption being that it was something The Captain couldn’t put down, it felt so nice to be able to say it was something he didn’t want to put down.”

Rickard lists “Carpe Diem”, co-written with Ben Willbond, among his series five highlights. He’s pleased with the end result, praises Willbond’s performance, and loved being on set to see Button House dressed for the 1940s. He’s particularly pleased that a checklist of moments they wanted to land with the audience all managed to be included. “Normally something’s fallen by the wayside just because of the way TV’s made, it’s always imperfect or it’s slightly rushed, but it feels like it’s all there.”

Rickard and Willbond also knew by this point in the show’s lifetime, that they could trust Ghosts fans to pick up on small details. “Nothing is missed,” he says. “Early on, you’re always thinking, is that going to get across? But once we got to series five, there are little tiny things within corners of shots and you know that’s going to be spotted. Particularly in that very short exchange between Havers and the Captain. We worried less about the minutiae of it because you go, that’s going to be rewound and rewatched, nothing will be missed.”

The team were also grateful they’d resisted the temptation to tell The Captain’s story sooner. “We’d talked about it every series since series two, whether or not now was the time, but because he’s such a hard and starchy character in a lot of ways you needed the time to understand his softer side I think before you had that final honest beat from him.”

“What a ridiculously normal name to have so much weight put on it for five years,” laughs Rickard fondly. “Good old James.”

From Den of Geek

#bbc ghosts #bless you larry for doing all these den of geek interviews #I wonder if they just did one marathon session with him #inside ghosts was kind of disappointing this week #I guess Ben just wants to let the episode speak for itself and you're like yes but I would like to hear you talk about every detail #trust me we will be interested #long post #I really thought they loved the joke of nearly saying the Captain’s name so much that they'd never reveal it #so it's so lovely that they were like no this is not a joke name; he's a real man with an ordinary name #and we are going to tell you that in the most devastatingly romantic way #I am eating my words and they are delicious with that spread on top #also 'that's going to be rewound and rewatched' = 'I know you people are loopy so here is content specifically for you'#bbc ghosts spoilers

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sisterdragonwithfeathers · 17 days

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Deeply concerned by the number of people (especially women) who genuinely believe that women and men have the same capacity for physical strength

and who think you’re being sexist if you point out that they don’t

ma’am the only one equating physical strength with innate value here is you

it’s concerning that you think strength has anything to do with value

and if the men in your life ever stop being decent you are setting yourself up to be in so much more danger

#‘but some women and some men’ NOPE we are not talking about the exceptions #yes they exist but #we are talking about ordinary people like me and you and our fathers and friends #because if you think you could take a man in a matter of strength #and he happens to not know or no longer care how badly he could hurt you?#you’re in trouble #women have the freedom to be this ignorant because men are still often taught to be decent and careful towards women

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cjjferk · 2 months

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#jeeves and wooster #jooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #Omg it's those AU's again #sorry hahahaha <:]#AU where Bertie (and some other mates and friends) and the whole Wooster family are vampires #Jeeves is an ordinary man who works for Bertie #He's not afraid of him though for some reason #i don't know why really🤔#fanart #my art

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c-is-for-circinate · 9 months

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Someday I'm going to figure out how to properly shriek about Mike Wheeler growing into precisely the same kind of toxic masculinity Steve is stumblingly growing out of.

#Stranger Things #it's #'the only emotional focus or outlet a Man is allowed to have is his girlfriend'#and it's #trying to cope with being the very very Ordinary Guy surrounded by geniuses and marvels #and it's how you look at your gay best friend who you will never ever date #and how you admit to loving people and things #and whether you think you can be better #(and it's Hopper too #facing this same conversation from thirty years farther on #but y'all are not ready for THAT discussion yet)#anyway I continue to have a surprising and annoying number of feelings about Mike Wheeler

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jubileepizza · 1 month

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Truthfully I don’t think ianto jones even had a thing for suits, at least not initially. In his attempts at seducing his way into a job he tested a variety of clothing and it was the suit which finally got results. Jack had a thing for (ianto in) suits.

#torchwood #ianto jones #captain jack harkness #do I think he developed a strong taste of his own for it yes of course #you can see it in the change in quality and complexity of his suits throughout the seasons #but he dressed to impress one man in particular and his ordinary clothes weren’t working #alternatively he thought he was slutting it up on those first couple meetings (and truthfully he was) but to no joy

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aroacesigma · 6 months

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love how transgender bsd characters are despite not being about that At All

#ramblings #shoutout to dazai 'wears bandages over his chest' osamu #sigma 'i will tell everyone im such a normal ordinary man at every opportunity i possibly get'#kunikida with her weirdly specific ideal woman list (transition goals ofc)#gins amazing levels of incomprehensible gfluid enby swag #chuuya i feel u with the height dysphoria </33 #and of course kouyou and yosano who are too fucking iconic to be anthing other than trans lesbians

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cubitodragon-moved · 6 months

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I really appreciate the fact Fit read the dossier the Resistance had on Baghera, made a face at the line about them wanting to ask her about “the human-duck thing”, then put the book away and told his Huevitos, “she told us about that in confidence.”

Man loves his fofoca but when he gives his word about secrets, he keeps it.

#qsmp #Qsmp fitmc #the most interesting ordinary man on the island #nothing to see here he’s just the janitor

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llumetesdellums · 2 years

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A yes, Mei’s best (ordinary guy) friend.

I’m 70% sure that in Mei’s chat Mk being the Monkie Kid it’s an inside joke.

They see him as a such normal and ordinary guy, just “Mei’s best friend”, that nobody even question it.

Every once a while someone new goes “that’s the monkie kid?” and the whole chat laughs at them while Mk carries around the Monkey King staff around and Mei plays around the monkie kid mecha.

They believe the whole “heaven episode” was an escape room. And the whole “samadhi fire” was Mei’s taking a break of streaming.

Mei would be in her samadhi fire form and they wouldn’t bat an eye.

And I think that’s hilarious.

#lmk #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #my comics - llum talks #mei #mei lmk #mei lego monkie kid #long xiaojiao #long xiaojiao lmk #qi xiaotian #qi xiaotian lmk #mk #mk lmk #mk lego monkie kid #literally every demon and god goes: monkie kid?#while humanity goes: ordinary young man #not ship #they are besties

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appsa · 2 years

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Gideon not holding a grudge against harrow in the first book hits so much harder when u remember that johns defining feature is how vindictive he is to people he thinks has (justifiably in a lot of cases) wronged him tbh. Something fundamentally different about father and daughter

#also drives me craaazy god is an ordinary and vindictive man. and his child is forgiving where he is not #christians and people who know enough abt christianity to comment: id love to here ur thoughts tbh #locked tomb #ntn spoilers

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casualavocados · 5 months

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this is such a solid show so far, i dont even know what to say. episodes feel long, but they're not boring. they're lingering, they last. it takes everyday emotions and everyday experiences and lets them play out; it confers importance to the small things. the story and overall plot-per-ep is simple yet genuine, and everything and every character feels so lived-in. i like the mix of fun and serious, i like the steady growth and trust between mork and day and the little buds of tension starting to bloom. i love the way the camera brings things to the forefront of the viewer's attention, the way expressions are shot and how long those shots are allowed to last on screen...you really feel the emotion coming through, and it really impresses me from both an acting and directing standpoint.....im just rambling but the jist of it is that i'm really enjoying this

#*gestures wildly* p'aof makes this shit look effortless #he comes up with the most original things and then makes them feel justified and ordinary #like the inflatable dinosaurs - oh yeah those were from a costume party years ago #its all just to show day having a little fun and i love how that...gets attention #like theyre not *trying* to build the romance theyre just telling a story #does that even make sense??? bc obviously the story is building the romance #it just all feels really natural and believable even though its only been 3 eps #it feels like its been longer #the characters are already changing but it doesnt feel like its moving fast #MAN. MAN!#last twilight #jimmy and sea are really selling it and so is everyone in the supporting cast #it all feels very entangled while still giving the most focus to the mains -you really see the story from their perspectives #IM. IM ALMOST MAD ABOUT IT P'AOF MAKES THIS SHIT LOOK EASY

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coldbrewnette · 5 months

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I think marrying a quiet, kind, gentle, sweet, handsome farmer who would do anything to make me happy would fix me

#recently watched the magic of ordinary days (2005) and cannot stop thinking about Ray #the ideal man #diary

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ink-the-artist · 1 year

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