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ALLIGATOR (1980) – Episode 241 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Will you put that goddamn map away? Look, I gave you 78 men, you’ve got the National Guard, and he’s still loose in my city! And look at the hole he made!” Would that be a… manhole? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they brave the body-strewn sewers populated by Alligator (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 241 – Alligator (1980)

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A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.

Director: Lewis Teague

Writers: John Sayles (screenplay); (story by) John Sayles, Frank Ray Perilli

Cinematographer: Joseph Mangine (director of photography)

Editing by: Larry Bock, Ron Medico (as Ronald Medico)

Special Effects Makeup: Robert Short

Special Effects:

Special effects coordinator: Richard O. Helmer

Special effects: William F. Shourt, Pete Girard, David Beasley, David Bartholomew, John Ramsey Jr. (as John Ramsey)

Gator operators: Kevin Blackton, Tom Goeken

Original alligator created by: The Stansbury Company

Miniatures: Bill Kaufman

Production Assistant/Effects Assistant: Bryan Cranston

Selected Cast:

Robert Forster as David Madison

Robin Riker as Marisa Kendall

Michael V. Gazzo as Chief Clark (as Michael Gazzo)

Dean Jagger as Slade

Sydney Lassick as Luke Gutchel (as Sidney Lassick)

Jack Carter as Mayor

Perry Lang as Officer Jim Kelly

Henry Silva as Col. Brock

Bart Braverman as Kemp

John Lisbon Wood as Mad Bomber

James Ingersoll as Scientist Arthur Helms

Robert Doyle as Bill

Patti Jerome as Madeline

Angel Tompkins as Newswoman

Sue Lyon as ABC Newswoman

Leslie Brown as Young Marisa

Buckley Norris as Bob

Royce D. Applegate as Callan

Mike Mazurki as Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki)

The Grue Crew chase down the classic creature feature Alligator starring Robert Forster. Writer John Sayles and director Lewis Teague turn the urban legend of flushing baby alligators, which in turn grow to sewer-dwelling alligator adults, into a full-fledged monster movie. How glorious! Silly hijinks and fun chomping ensue! What will the Grue Crew think of it?

At the time of this writing, Alligator is available for streaming from Shudder and Tubi, and asPPV from multiple sources. It is also available on physical media as Alligator – Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray [4K UHD] from Shout! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Fear No Evil (1981), written and directed by Frank LaLoggia (Lady in White, 1988).

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

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vfdinthewild · 3 years

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“Their proportions varied from district to district, but sometimes over half the houses had these secondary units.”

-from Vancouverism by Larry Beasley, pg. 195

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #varied from district #book #larry beasley #I'm surprised I haven't found a VFD containing the word Vancouver in this book #i'm looking for it #vary #from #district

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indizombie · 5 years

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Taras Brown, who has sent dozens of kids to college and the best of them – Durant, Michael Beasley – to the NBA, invested so much in that nine-year-old beanpole that, as a teen, Durant named him his godfather. What Brown saw, besides his want-to, was a body-type that could be shaped into something that had never been: a 6-11 sniper with a point guard’s handle and the wingspan of an F-16. “I loved Larry Bird and sent KD to school on him, made him sit and watch his game tape at my house,” says Brown. To teach him Bird’s glorious, whipcord release, he forced Durant to lie on his back for an hour, cocking a weighted ball off his forehead. “Man, that shit sucked – I used to cry, it hurt so much,” says Durant. “But it made my wrist strong as hell.” There was a hill behind the center that was brutally steep and just about the length of a full court. Brown had him run it at top speed over and over so that sprinting a flat surface felt like walking. He’d make him dribble, shoulders down, around pylons or chairs, doing a series of three moves at each station. Once, Brown ducked out to coach a game and told Durant to keep at it while he was gone. Something detained Brown, and he was hours getting back. When he returned, he found the young man crying, exhausted – but still doing the drill in his absence.

Paul Solotaroff, 'Why Kevin Durant Had to Blow Up His Life to Get His Shot', Rolling Stone

#Rolling Stone #Paul Solotaroff #Taras Brown #Kevin Durant #Michael Beasley #NBA #Larry Bird #basketball

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ginnyweaslays · 4 years

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65 LGBT Books by Black Authors

In honor of Pride Month obviously, here’s my next list! Please continue to add authors and books to this list!

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Another Country by James Baldwin

Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone by James Baldwin

Invisible Life by E. Lynn Harris

Just as I am (Invisible Life #2) by E. Lynn Harris

I Say a Little Prayer by E. Lynn Harris

Hood Witch by Faylita Hicks

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery

A Dream so Dark by LL McKinney

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

Build Yourself a Boat by Camonghne Felix

Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert

Skin Deep Magic by Craig Laurance Gidney

The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie

Juniper Leaves by Jaz Joyner

Queer Africa - Selected Stories

The Yellow Brownstone by Lisa K. Stephenson

Freedom in This Village by E. Lynn Harris

Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction by Devon W. Carbado

In Case You Forgot by Frederick Smith and Chaz Lamar

Mogul by Terrance Dean

Potomac University Series by Rashid Darden

The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

Growing Up Girl: An Anthology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces by Michelle Sewell

Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin by James Campbell

Black Lesbian in White America by Anita Cornwell**

If We Have to Take Tomorrow by Frank Leon, White Roberts, and Marvin K.

Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men edited by Essex Hemphill

In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology by Joseph Beam

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Here for It by R. Eric Thomas

Romance in Marseille by Claude McKay

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson

Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney

A Visitation of Spirits by Randall Kenan

Crossfire: A Litany for Survival by Staceyann Chin

The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir by Staceyann Chin

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Lives of Great Men by Chike Frankie Edozien

Burnt Men by Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun**

She Called Me Woman edited by Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, and Rafeeat Aliyu

B-Side and Other Misheard Lyrics by L.M. Bennett

For Sizakele by Yvonne “Fly” Onakeme Etaghene

Black Power Barbie Volume 1: Love Lives of Heroes by Shay Youngblood

Loving Her by Ann Allen Shockley

No Telephone to Heaven by Michelle Cliff

Something Better than Home by Leona Beasley

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Yabo by Alexis De Veaux

Fragments that Remain by Steven Corbin

Vanishing Rooms by Melvin Dixon

Blackbird by Larry Duplechan

B-Boy Blues Series by James Earl Hardy

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

**I could not find links to buy both of these books, so if anyone is able to please add them to the post!

#books #booklr #pride #lgbt #black authors #text #nonhp #another list for you guys!#20k

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allthecanadianpolitics · 3 years

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Hi! I'm a low- income Vancouverite and I'm hoping you can share this article widely. City Council is making a decision this week on the plan for False Creek, and the more (local) people who contact them saying they don't want it, the better.

"The report originates from the city’s real estate department (headed by Nick Kassam) and not the city’s planning, urban design, and sustainability department (now headed by Theresa O’Donnell). This is unusual as the report fully acknowledges. It is well known that the city’s real estate and planning departments often take different views of the city’s development goals. The real estate side, typically operating out of public view, almost entirely focuses on extracting the highest monetary value from deals involving city-owned land. The planning side, by contrast, is charged with proceeding with “public consultation, transparency and respect for residents” as former head city planner Larry Beasley recently put it.

It’s virtually unheard of that such a sensitive and sweeping plan be drafted and presented to council even though the planning department, as the report admits, has “not reviewed, considered or approved the conceptual development plan options from a land use planning and policy process.”

And yet the mayor was fast out of the gate to endorse the plan — and in so doing appears to endorse the shadowy workings of the real estate department that produced it."

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/10/18/City-False-Promises-False-Creek-South/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=181021

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picassobabyblog · 3 years

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5 NBA Players That Drugs Derailed Their Career

Chris Washburn

Washburn was one of six players drafted in the 1986 NBA draft that had substance abuse problems. At 6’11 and 230lbs, Washburn was very similar to a young Chris Webber, minus the handles. Washburn thrived at NC State and was seen as one of the most athletically gifted big men available in a long time. Washburn was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and was officially out of the NBA in just two-and-half years. David Stern served Washburn with a lifetime ban after failing three separate drug tests. Post NBA life has not been kind to the former big man, he has spent a lot of time homeless and living in abandoned buildings while also spending time in jail. Washburn has been labeled one of the biggest draft busts of all time.

Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley should be in the NBA, the end. Beasley for the most part has worn out his chances of being on an NBA team. As of right now, the Blazers it seems to be giving Beasley one last shot. At 32, the Blazers are giving him a shot at being a part of their summer league team. Michael Beasley at 32 should not be trying to secure a spot on a summer league team with undrafted rookies. Beasley at this point should have averaged 20 and 8 for his career and been an NBA All-Star. Beasley faced a lot of off the court issues, so it was more than just drugs that derailed his career. Its a tragic story for a player that has a lot of offensive weapons and also was a decent rebounder.

Larry Sanders

Sanders was on his way to being a formidable big man when two marijuana suspensions forced his exit from the NBA. Prior to the suspensions, Sanders had signed a $44 million dollar deal (peanuts compared to what players averaging doubles doubles are getting today) and was averaging 10 points and 10 boards per game. Although he did say he was retiring and never playing in the NBA again, Sanders returned two years later and was picked up by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played in just five games with Cavs before getting demoted to the G-League. Sanders didn’t have much success and had been cited as having “on and off the court difficulties”. Had drugs not gotten in the way, Sanders skills fit the need of many NBA teams today. Many teams would have definitely offered big bucks to someone crashing the boards and guarding the paint like he did.

Richard Dumas

For those of you who have never heard the name Richard Dumas, Richard Dumas was a 90s small forward best known for playing along side Charles Barkley in the 1993 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls. Dumas had excelled that finals series and offered the Suns a spark in the open court and also was a great defensive threat. Dumas averaged 15 and 5 that season and appeared to have a bright future with lots of upside. Dumas would fail a number of drug tests and was out of the NBA in just two years. Since then Dumas spent years overseas and bouncing around the minor leagues. Without drugs and with the right team, Dumas could have become the second or third option on a playoff team.

Len Bias

We saved the best for last. You knew after seeing the headline that he was going to be on the list somewhere. Former University of Maryland and Boston Celtic to never officially wear the uniform, power forward Len Bias. Len Bias is the biggest what-if in NBA history. Bigger than what could have been if Grant Hill not been injured. Bigger than what Tracey McGrady could have been had he not been injured. Bigger than what if streetball legend Earl Manigault could made the NBA. What could have become of Len Bias had he not succumb to drugs? Could he have been top 10 ever? Could he have been better than Michael Jordan? Could he have been the best player in the NBA? Reality is we will never know, but most likely Bias would have won a few titles with the Boston Celtics and most likely ended up a hall of famer.

#nba #nba basketball #nikebasketball #len bias #milwaukee bucks #michael Beasley #nba finals #boston celtics #celticsnation #nike #golden state warriors #losangeles #lakersnation #lakeshow #portland trail blazers

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katjohnadams · 4 years

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Unarmed POC MURDERED by Police, and their ages.

From "only" 1999 to 2014, and certainly not exhaustive.

Read them all.

Rest in Power.

AMADOU DIALLO, 23

MALCOLM FERGUSON, 23

PATRICK DORISMOND, 26

RONALD BEASLEY, 36

EARL MURRAY, 36

PRINCE JONES, 25

TIMOTHY THOMAS, 19

ORLANDO BARLOW, 28

OUSMANE ZONGO, 43

ALBERTA SPRUILL, 57

TIMOTHY STANSBURY, 19

RONALD MADISON, 40

JAMES BRISETTE, 17

HENRY GLOVER, 31

SEAN BELL, 23

DEAUNTA TERREL FARROW, 12

TARIKA WILSON, 26

OSCAR GRANT, 22

SHEM WALKER, 49

VICTOR STEEN, 17

KIWANE CARRINGTON, 15

AARON CAMPBELL, 25

STEVEN EUGENE WASHINGTON, 27

AIYANA JONES, 7 (THAT IS NOT A TYPO)

DANROY HENRY, 20

DERRICK JONES, 37

REGINALD DOUCET, 25

RAHEIM BROWN, 20

KENNETH HARDING, 19

ALONZO ASHLEY, 29

KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN, 68

RAMARLEY GRAHAM, 18

SGT MANUEL LOGGINS JR, 31

RAYMOND ALLEN, 34

DANTE PRICE, 25

NEHEMIAH DILLARD, 29

WENDELL ALLEN, 20

SHEREESE FRANCIS, 30

REKIA BOYD, 22

KENDREC MCDADE, 19

ERVIN JEFFERSON, 18

TAMON ROBINSON, 27

SHARMEL EDWARDS, 49

SHANTEL DAVIS, 23

CHAVIS CARTER, 21

REYNALDO CUEVAS, 20

MALISSA WILLIAMS, 30

TIMOTHY RUSSEL, 43

JOHNNIE KAMAHI WARREN, 43

KIMANI GREY, 16

DEION FLUDD, 17

LARRY EUGENE JACKSON JR, 32

CARLOS ALCIS, 43

JONATHAN FERREL, 24

MIRIAM CAREY, 34

ANDY LOPEZ, 13

JORDAN BAKER, 26

MCKENZIE COCHRAN, 25

YVETTE SMITH, 47

VICTOR WHITE III, 22

ERIC GARNER, 43

TYREE WOODSON, 38

JOHN CRAWFORD III, 22

MICHAEL BROWN, 18

DANTE PARKER, 36

EZELL FORD, 25

KAJIEME POWELL, 25

AKAI GURLEY, 28

TAMIR RICE, 12

RUMAIN BRISBON, 34

NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.

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thesportssoundoff · 4 years

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A Dumb Draft Exercise

It's a Friday night and we're all locked in so I decided to do something a touch different. I took the current NFL draft order and then looked up the last five NFL drafts (2015-2019) to see who was picked at spots. Using the teams as they stand after one long (and it feels it) week of free agency, I picked ONE player selected at that set position to try and do a retro draft. Each team picked ONE player picked over the last five years at that specific spot (so at 1 overall, you could only draft 1st overall). How different would your favorite team look? Welll.....

1. Cincinnati- QB Kyler Murray (2019)

The first round picks of the past five years consist of four QBs (Jameis Winston, Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield and Murray) alongside premiere edge rusher Myles Garrett. As is often the case with top pick QBs tasked with saving bad franchises, each becomes less and less attractive as the years go by and they hit the ceiling of "damn good but not quite franchise saver" over and over. I went with Murray because while I think Goff is vastly underrated by most fans, Murray's got the ability and personality to drastically change an organization that feels like it's been hankering for a chance over the past five years. Murray was one of the NFL's brightest stars last year and figures to only improve, especially if you put him under the watchful gaze of an offensive guru (of sorts) in Zac Taylor.

2. Washington- DE Nick Bosa (2019)

Was REALLY torn with Carson Wentz and Nick Bosa for the Redskins. There's a lot of dead-ish weight here with Mitch Trubisky and Marcus Mariota and while Saquon may be the best player in theory, no team needs to take a running back in the top 5 (or in the first round at all). Assuming the Redskins are truly comfortable with Dwayne Haskins then taking Nick Bosa and pairing him up in the front four along with the likes of Montez Sweat, Matt Ionidis and Daron Payne would probably be a formidable ass crew. Basically the Chase Young strategy.

3. Detroit- DE Joey Bosa (2016)

How about the Bosa Bros going back to back! One would assume tht if the Lions wanted a QB, they're GOING to have their pick of the proverbial litter on the back end. After all after Cincy, they'll have Tua, Herbert and Love at their disposal if taking a QB so amuses them. Instead operating under the belief that the Lions feel comfortable with Stafford for MAYBE one more year, it leaves us to choose from Joey Bosa, Solomon Thomas and Dante Fowler. Bosa is likely on his way to a multiple pro bowl career while Thomas may just grade out as average and Fowler is on his third team now. Easy choice if ya ask me.

4. NY Giants- WR Amari Cooper (2015)

The Giants would be picking from a variety of offensive players; two of which are current Dallas Cowboys. You have Amari Cooper, Zeke Elliott, Leonard Fournette on offense and then Denzel Ward at cornerback as pretty much your only other option. Give me Amari Cooper as he'd immediately step in and make an offense consisting of Daniel Jones, Barkley, Golden Tate and a two tight end threat of Evan Engram and Kaden Smith a pretty damn formidable one.

5. Miami- OLB Bradley Chubb (2018)

This WOULD be easy in theory. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey would've been a FINE choice here but the Dolphins have Xavien Howard and Byron Jones on the back end. With Jalen Ramsey out of the picture, you have an interesting linebacker in Devin White, a superb guard in Brandon Scherff and my selection Bradley Chubb. With so much locked in on the defense, Chubb (if healthy) steps in as an immediate premiere pass rusher. Barely edges out Brandon Scherff. BARELY.

6. LA Chargers- OG Quinton Nelson (2018)

Man! The Chargers would have their glut of talent to choose from if they so desired. Want an elite strong safety? Jamal Adams was picked 6th in 2018. Want a QB to groom and develop? Daniel Jones went here in 2019. If you want a flexible havoc inducing DL piece? Leonard Williams in 2015 went 6th overall. Ronnie Stanley is a pretty damn good tackle as well. Quinton Nelson is a top 3 guard in just two seasons and figures to continue to improve. It's not a premiere position for a lot of people but Nelson bucks the trend.

7. Carolina- QB Josh Allen (2018)

Funny bit? We have two Josh Allens here as Josh Allen from Wyoming and Josh Allen from Kentucky both went 7th overall. Both would be tremendous picks given the Panthers needs (an elite edge or a QB). Deforest Buckner finally hit on his potential and got paid paid for it as well, fitting in interestingly here as a potential flexible front line piece. The Panthers just paid Teddy Bridgewater relatively big time money but if you have the chance to take a really athletic strong armed QB who has shown strides in two seasons, you should do it. Imagine Allen throwing it to the likes of DJ Moore and Christian McCaffery.

8. Arizona- RB Christian McCaffery (2017)

THIS one was hard given the lack of obvious options. Do you need more receiving options? If so TE TJ Hockenson was picked 8th. Christian McCaffery is probably the best player at this spot but again, running backs and top 10s and etc etc etc. Nuke Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk are on paper a superb trio of WRs and you also have Kenyan Drake at RB. Vic Beasley is a good pass rusher who has sort of lost his way as a player (hence the one year prove it deal). Give me McCaffery I guess. I think he'd do wonders in Kingbsury's offense and I suppose you can make he and Drake work together. That's why head coaches get paid.

9. Jacksonville- OT Mike McGlinchey (2018)

There's not a lot of obvious fits for a tanking team like the Jaguars. DT Ed Oliver would be intriguing but I have no idea how he fits in with the Jaguars defense. The likes of Leonard Floyd (recently released), Ereck Flowers (failed tackle turned kinda failed guard), John Ross (oft injured speedster) are other options. Lastly there's Mike McGlinchey who was starting at right tackle for the Super Bowl 49ers. The Jaguars have spent picks at both tackle spots but McGlinchey is better.

10. Cleveland- QB Patrick Mahomes (2017)

Fuck. Would the Browns even with Baker Mayfield flirt with taking Patrick Mahomes? Who cares. Mayfield can be traded. If you have the chance to grab the best QB in the NFL, you do it. Easy peasy.

11. NY Jets- CB Marshon Lattimore (2016)

This one came down to Lattimore or Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick can do so much across a secondary and his swiss army knife toolset was amplified in a Pittsburgh secondary that left to his devices where he could roam free and fuck shit up. On the other hand, Marshon Lattimore represents one of the NFL's rare commodities; a star shutdown cornerback. Plus with Marcus Maye and Jamal Adams tie up the safety spots pretty well.

12. Las Vegas- QB Deshaun Watson (2017)

The Raiders are openly flirtatious with moving on from Derek Carr. Deshaun Watson would step in and be a massive upgrade. There's also not much here either given how 90% of the players are DL and the Raiders have plenty of names and faces they like there. Maxx Crosby, Maliek Collins, John Hankins and Clelin Ferrell to name a few.

13. San Francisco f/IND- OG Laremy Tunsil (2016)

Take the 49ers OL with Joe Staley, Mike McGlinchey and Laken Tomlinson and then slide in Laremy Tunsil at RG. That's an absurd OL. There also weren't many options to really delve into either depending on how you feel about Da'Ron Payne and Vita Vea.

14. Tampa Bay- DE Marcus Davenport (2018)

Pick 14 over the past five years is a bit of a dry spell unfortunately. The best player on the list is DeVante Parker and the Bucs clearly have a collection of damn good WRs. Shaq Barrett and JPP are in place for 2020 but could the Bucs use Davenport as a third rusher and move him inside on pass rush downs. Not a lot of good ideas here unfortunately.

15. Denver- RB Melvin Gordon (2015)

Easy peasy! I mean Denver just signed him! That's a bit of a cheapie but let's keep with it. Gordon fitshere (and nobody else does).

16. Atlanta- LB Tremaine Edmunds (2018)

Edmunds with Deion Jones? Sign me up! The only other option that makes sense here is Marlon Humphrey at corner which would be an equally fine pick.

17. Dallas- S Derwin James (2018)

Given that Arik Armstead and John Allen would be 3-technique types in this defense, it makes sense we would ONCE again look at the safety market! Yay! The Cowboys scheme in 2018 apparently didn't like Derwin James as much as the media thought they did but this is a brand new scheme and a new way to play. Derwin James would edge out Keanu Neal (who BTW when healthy is an amazing safety) by virtue of being more of the chess piece the Cowboys need.

18. Miami f/PIT- C Ryan Kelly (2017)

Again there's a glut of corners here but the Dolphins have their fair share. As such, turn your attention over to a glut of centers---who they also just signed a guy for. Ryan Kelly is a pro bowl center though and you can make exceptions for that.

19. Las Vegas f/CHI- LB Leighton Vander-Esch (2018)

One of the better linebackers in the NFL prior to his neck injury, LVE was a friggin' elite athlete who could still redefine what NFL linebackers look like. His defensive coordinator is there as well (as the DL coach) and I bet Gruden would love his leadership and his ability as an off ball linebacker. This one is easy enough.

20. Jacksonville f/LAR- TE Noah Fant (2019)

The Jaguars are in the midst of a rebuild of sorts but unfortunately there's no immediate building block pieces at 20. It came down to Frank Ragnow (a versatile OL with upside) or Noah Fant and I opted for tight end Noah Fant since Minshew could use a reliable safety blanket. Assuming Fant can control his drops of course.

21. Philadelphia- WR Will Fuller (2016)

The Eagles could REALLY use some targets for Carson Wentz. Last year in clutch games they were relying on JJ Arceaga-Whiteside and Boston Scott for targets outside of their tight ends. Wouldn't have a problem going with FS Darnell Savage either who also went at 21.

22. Minnesota f/BUF- DE Bud Dupree (2015)

I don't know if the Vikings NEED an edge but even if they don't, there's really no options here. Josh Doctson was a flop in Washington, Charles Harris was a flop in Miami, Rashaan Evans plays the same spot as their glut of damn good linebackers and Andre Dillard is an unproven tackle for Philly to this point. Hit or miss here.

23. New England- Isaiah Wynn (2018)

I mean they drafted him here. Easy enough. Although would they take TE Evan Engram all things being equal?

24. New Orleans- WR DJ Moore (2018)

The Saints did grab Emmanuel Sanders but DJ Moore, Sanders and Michael Thomas is a whole different world of WR depth. There's also pretty much nobody else here worthy of snagging either.

25. Minnesota- WR Marquise Brown (2019)

HOLLYWOOD! The Vikings just traded away Stefon Diggs and could use an infusion of playmaker at their WR spot to help assist their TE room, Dalvin Cook and Adam Thielen. Marquise Brown would give Kirk Cousins a souped up version of Jamison Crowder; a WR-3 he relied heavily on in Washington.

26. Miami f/HOU- DE Montez Sweat (2019)

So the Dolphins have signed a lot of DE and we also gave them Bradley Chubb earlier BUT Montez Sweat is going to terrorize the NFL for the next 5-10 years and so he and Chubb combined? That's big time pass rush. Also, again, not much to really select from here either.

27. Seattle- CB Byron Jones (2015)

If you drew up a make and model for a Seahawks DB? It looks like Byron Jones. Byron just got paid big time money by Miami It's Byron vs Tre White and Byron fits the mold a bit better. Could also see Seattle liking Kenny Clark. Lots of good defensive players at 27.

28. Baltimore- OG Laken Tomlinson (2015)

Let Tomlinson battle it out with the interior OL the Ravens have currently. There's really not much here, it's either Tomlinson or DT Jerry Tillery.

29. Tennessee- TE David Njoku (2017)

Funny story, the 2016 1st round pick here was forfeited via deflategate. With just four names to choose from (and not really much to talk about either way), the Titans take David Njoku. Njoku has struggled with his role in Cleveland and the Titans do have some solid tight ends already in place but Njoku would be a pretty nice flier. Most of the guys here at 29 are just not good unless you're a Taven Bryan truther.

30. Green Bay- LB TJ Watt (2017)

And Cowboys fans across the globe shudder in horror. Yes, the Packers have two really good DEs in the Smith brothers. There's nobody else here who comes remotely close to the pure value TJ Watt has. Let him rush from the left side and rack up the sacks. You can figure it out somehow I figure. Let Preston Smith play 3-tech or something!

31. San Francisco- LB Reuben Foster (2017)

On one hand, the less said about Foster the better. On the other, there's really nobody else here who would come close. Unless you're a Germaine Ifedi fan?

32. Kansas City- DT Malcolm Brown (2015)

For any other team in any other league, this is Lamar Jackson. The Chiefs are really set at QB for the next 10-15 years so we'll have to take a pass. Instead Malcolm Brown is pretty much the only other really good value play. Big thumpy 1-tech/nose tackles are usually found later on in the draft but Brown is a good one and the Chiefs truthfully don't need much else either.

#NFL #Draft #Thought exercise #fuckin' around

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april-is · 5 years

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April 24, 2019: Under Stars, Dorianne Laux

Under Stars Dorianne Laux

When my mother died I was as far away as I could be, on an arm of land floating in the Atlantic where boys walk shirtless down the avenue holding hands, and gulls sleep on the battered pilings, their bright beaks hidden beneath one white wing.

Maricopa, Arizona. Mea Culpa. I did not fly to see your body and instead stepped out on a balcony in my slip to watch the stars turn on their grinding wheel. Early August, the ocean, a salt-tinged breeze.

Botanists use the word serotinous to describe late-blossoming, serotinal for the season of late-summer. I did not write your obituary as my sister requested, could not compose such final lines: I closed the piano to keep the music in. Instead

I stood with you on what now seems like the ancient deck of a great ship, our nightgowns flaring, the smell of dying lilacs drifting up from someone’s untended yard, and we listened to the stars hiss into the bent horizon, blossoms the sea gathered tenderly, each shattered and singular one long dead, but even so, incandescent, making a singed sound, singing as they went.

Also: - To See My Mother, Sharon Olds - In The City of Light, Larry Levis - Trying to Raise the Dead, Dorianne Laux

On this day in: 2018: Afterlife, Natalie Eilbert 2017: There Are Birds Here, Jamaal May 2016: Poetry, Richard Kenney 2015: Dreaming at the Ballet, Jack Gilbert 2014: Vocation, Sandra Beasley 2013: Near the Race Track, Brigit Peegen Kelly 2012: from Ask Him, Raymond Carver 2011: Sweet Star Chisel, Dearest Flaming Crumbs in Your Beard Lord, John Rybicki 2010: Rain Travel, W.S. Merwin 2009: Goodnight, Li-Young Lee 2008: Bearhug, Michael Ondaatje 2007: Meditation at Lagunitas, Robert Hass 2006: Autumn, Rainer Maria Rilke 2005: On Turning Ten, Billy Collins

#dorianne laux #mothers #death #since you died

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bookreviewdirectory · 2 years

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The Great Cyprus Think Tank - Editorial Review

The Great Cyprus Think Tank – Editorial Review

Title: The Great Cyprus Think Tank Author: Larry Lockridge Genre: Satire / Humor Canadian Bart Beasley narrates this second book in Lockridge’s Enigma Quartet series, which capably functions as a standalone read. (more…)

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vfdinthewild · 4 years

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“Vancouverite. Former Director of Planning for the City of Vancouver.”

-from Larry Beasley’s twitter

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #vancouverite former director #twitter #vancouverite #former #director

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newsfind · 5 years

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What Vancouver Housing Needs Is Some Public Process Sorcery (in Culture)

Planner Larry Beasley had it in spades. A reflection on ‘Vancouverism.’