#paul marriott

[balladofsallyrose]

Privilege (1967) dir. Peter Watkins

Paul Jones and Jean Shrimpton Film Exclusive in Rave Magazine, Feb 1967

#paul jones #jean shrimpton #privilege #1967 #60s #rave magazine #i wonder if they based his character on winwood or marriott?

[krispyweiss]

“His Music Will be His Lasting Legacy;” Raspberries Co-founder and Solo Artist Eric Carmen Dies at 74

Raspberries co-founder and solo artist Eric Carmen, the songwriter and voice of “Go all the Way,” “All By Myself” and other power-pop staples, has died.

“Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep over the weekend,” Carmen’s wife, Amy Carmen, said in a March 11 statement.

“It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy.”

Carmen was 74; no cause of death was given.

The Raspberries released a handful of early-1970s albums and hit big with “Go all the Way.”

The band toured with KISS and Carmen was “a true rocker at heart,” Paul Stanley said.

“His voice had elements of (Paul) McCartney and (Humble Pie’s) Steve Marriott,” Stanley said. “The Raspberries …(were) a killer band live and I loved their records.”

After the group dissolved, Carmen launched a solo career that yielded six LPs and such hits as “All by Myself,” “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” and “Hungry Eyes.”

Former Wings drummer Laurence Juber and session bassist Leland Sklar were among the musicians who posted memories of recording with Carmen in the ’70s.

“Heartbroken over Eric Carmen,” Fernando Perdomo said in a statement. “A true master. A true inspiration. R.I.P.”

3/12/24

#eric carmen #the raspberries #paul stanley #kiss #paul mccartney #steve marriott #wings #laurence juber #leland sklar #fernando perdomo

[downthetubes]

Can you help bring new "Matt Marriott" collections to print?

“Matt Marriott” is a much-admired western strip first published from 1955 until 1977, and comic archivist Paul Duncan has appealed again for any clippings, proofs, or originals fans may own, to assist in new English language collections

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#downthetubes News #Jim Edgar #John M. Burns #London Evening News #Matt Marriott #Paul Duncan #Tony Weare #Western Comics

[jamesmarriottistrilingual]

Gender Envy except it gets more obvious than I need therapy

#trans man #transgender #ftm #imallexx #james marriott #memeulous #inabber #stephentries #eddsworld matt #eddsworld tord #edd gould #tomska #edvin ryding #omar rudberg #henrik holm #tarjei sandvik moe #marlon langeland #robin migne #paul scarfolgio #chef south park #karl jacobs #ranboo #wilbur soot #maxence danet fauvel #i need a fuck ton of therapy

[michelleisoffline]

yippy hello! im kurt or michelle!! my pronouns are he/she :) i really like the eboys, tf2, paul dano and system of a down :D

#james marriott #memeulous #imallexx #willne imagine #tf2 #paul dano

[anintelligentoctopus]

Listening to the Lux radio version of Murder, My Sweet and suddenly realised the reason Amthor -who is not being played by Otto Kruger- sounded so familiar is because it’s none other than radio!Marlowe himself Gerald Mohr

#also w the number of tabs i have open the only part of the video title visible is 'DICK' in all caps #pointless post #they've also done the thing they seem to do sometimes where they change a character's first name for no reason #marriott's first name has been changed to tom; in laura they changed lydecker's first name from waldo to paul idk why

[tietensgo]

note: spoilers

Commentary YouTuber Pinely (notable for, for example, The MrBeast-ification of Youtube), made a new video called Logan Paul's Consumerist Dystopia which I felt kinda :/ ... about, so I wanted to talk about it here.

The video is essentially about PRIME, the energy sports drink released by Logan Paul and KSI in Jan 2022. In it, Pinely discusses a number of points that criticize Prime, including how the taste is not as good as one might be led to believe, the fact that there has been a frenzy of purchasing of the drink (like lineups and increased resale value), and the fact that the ads for the drink can be quite embedded. But I watched it and don’t think the video lived up to its claims of identifying a consumerist dystopia, and certainly not one that Logan Paul created.

I say this firstly because, dystopia is a strong word for what is happening with Prime, and secondly because, the idea that Logan Paul created a consumerist dystopia (as opposed to him merely participating in an advertising campaign) makes little sense.

Let’s take each points one by one:

The title. Logan Paul’s consumerist dystopia. He didn’t say “Logan Paul and KSI’s consumerist dystopia”, or more generally, “YouTube’s consumerist dystopia.” He alleged, in the title, that Logan Paul specifically had done something to create a dystopia (with Prime) - that’s a high bar of proof to clear. And imo, the video doesn’t clear it. Instead of giving evidence of Logan Paul masterminding a concerted plan to benefit from consumerism, as the thumbnail might suggest, the video only shows clips of Logan... advertising Prime. We see him walking around some backstage area presenting the launch of the drink, walking through a grocery store where they stock Prime, and doing his job as a promoter of a product he has launched, bigging it up to the camera. Nothing new, nothing not seen in regular commercials on TV. Hardly evidence of him creating a consumerist dystopia. But with commentary and some really brutal editing (Pinely cuts video of Logan advertising Prime with a black-and-white tv commercial), Pinely tries to equate Logan’s quite average pandering of a sports drink to the camera as evidence of his crafting of a consumerist horrorscape (this term is used here because I can’t keep saying dystopia) akin to the Truman Show. In my opinion it’s exaggeration. The worst Pinely can say about Logan’s promotion of Prime is that possibly the love and friendship that is used by Logan and KSI to promote Prime is not genuine. (Maybe they’re not actually good friends). But then Pinely himself admits he doesn’t know whether they’re friends at all, and that it doesn’t matter- they’re business partners, and they’re promoting a drink. So if it doesn’t matter, and Logan Paul did simply promoted his product, why title it Logan Paul’s consumerist dystopia? It’s clickbait at best, and at worst, it’s selectively biased - it purposefully leaves KSI out of the title because KSI, at the moment of writing, is seen in a more favorable light than Logan Paul (and people might be quicker to realize that advertising Prime is not the same as creating a dystopia because KSI is seen as quite ‘hardworking’ broadly speaking, and deserving of his success).

The public reaction. Perhaps the most memorable clips of the video are of the public, where shots are shown of people rushing stores to buy Prime or buying so much at once the drinks in total retail for ~$1000. One couple appeared to pay $300 for (or at least spend that much to get) three bottles of Prime, a value of ~$90, a practice KSI has discouraged. However, instead of the public’s reaction being evidence of consumerism (defined in this context as “The situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things”.), all Pinely has managed to show, in my opinion, is evidence that Prime is a trending product. In 1996, it was Tickle Me Elmo, in 2007 it was the Wii, sometimes it’s concert tickets of a popular musician, this time it’s Prime. The crowds were not driven by materialism, the love of having lots of stuff, they were driven by a simple desire to try Prime or support Logan Paul/KSI through Prime combined with a response to scarcity. In other words, desire for a product, even a strong desire, (or strong sales), does not immediately equal consumerism (more akin to the love of buying and having a lot of stuff, for its own sake). What the video shows is regular people showing their support for YouTubers in their latest merch drop or jumping on the bandwagon of trying to get a taste of an item made rare by the number of people who want it. Nothing more.

(****I discussed this with someone, who pushed back strongly on this point that a large group of people wanting something purported to be overvalued /is/ evidence of consumerism, and I want to stress here that just because /some people/ wouldn’t have paid as much for Prime doesn’t mean that it is not right for /other people/ to strongly desire the product and even be willing to pay scalped prices for it- the fact that they are being scalped is not their fault, it’s the fault of those who recognize the demand and upsell the product****)

The advertisement. Pinely argues that Prime gets outsized amounts of free advertising compared to its taste (as distinguished from the quality of the product with respect to its ability to hydrate). Prime is an energy drink that doesn’t taste particularly good, if Pinely and Gordon Ramsey are to be believed. Not bad, but... not good either, or at least not as good as the claims made in the advertising done by other YouTubers. This advertising is often unpaid and can be over-the-top, designed to grab the viewer’s attention to the point where, instead of discussion about Prime having a spot in the middle of the video somewhere as a sponsor, the drink can be the entire point of the video, amounting to something like a 9-minute ad, in the case of (Mr. Beast adjacent) Matthew Beem, complete with stunts like jumping into the Thames river (quite unsafe, as Pinely points out). However, the reason for this behavior is explained within the video, again by Pinely himself: it is not evidence of a consumerist dystopia, they are simply YouTube creators trying to pay the bills, (or, more generously, individuals trying to make money) and they know that jumping on trends accomplishes this by getting views. If the trend was giving money away, they would do it. If the trend was doing a ‘largest of’ or ‘biggest of’ video, they would do that. At that moment in time, Prime was the trend, and to piggy-back on the success of KSI and Logan Paul, Matthew Beem made a video that was completely consistent with his over-the-top style, with countless others providing reviews for the same reasons (content and views). A YouTuber making a video is hardly news, and Pinely admits that he “Doesn’t blame them” [those who jump on trends] for doing it, so... why the alarmist references to a dystopia? And how does another YouTuber (Matthew Beem) independently deciding to create a video to jump on a bandwagon for free have anything to do with Logan Paul?

TLDR; The Pinely video was framed as a type of negative review on Logan Paul and consumerism, but it didn’t provide much evidence of an issue separate from the public’s general excitement about Prime or larger than Logan Paul advertising a product. Nevertheless, the video boasted a thumbnail of a puppetmaster Logan and a title referencing a ‘consumerist dystopia.’ While generally, clips of intense reactions of the public and possibly stretched truth about the taste of Prime were shown, I think the video’s framing might need tweaking or it might not amount to much more than Pinely’s feelings that Prime was getting so much hype.

#pinely #logan paul #ksi #jj olatunji #olajide olatunji #prime #prime hydration #youtube #mr beast #sidemen #matthew beem #james marriott #willne #tietensgo

[girlactionfigure]

Remembering Ladder 118 shown here in this iconic picture as it crossed the Brooklyn Bridge — not knowing that it would be the fire truck's last run. They did not die a few minutes later as most posts suggest, instead after crossing the bridge, Ladder 118 pulled into the doomed Marriott World Trade Center hotel. The six firefighters ran up the stairs and helped countless panicked guests escape.

Bobby Graff, a mechanic at the hotel, was quoted saying: “They knew what was going on, and they went down with their ship. They weren’t going to leave until everyone got out. They must have saved a couple hundred people that day. I know they saved my life.”

Ultimately, over 900 guests were saved that day. However, when the Twin Towers finally collapsed, the hotel went down with them. So did hundreds of firefighters, including the six members on Ladder 118.

Lt. Robert M. Regan, 48

Joseph Agnello, 35

Vernon Paul Cherry, 49

Scott Matthew Davidson, 33 (SNL comedian Pete Davidson’s father)

Leon Smith, Jr., 48

Peter Anthony Vega, 36

Eddie B PI

#9/11 #🕯 #911Heroes #Ladder118

[sgiandubh]

The Year of the Red Herring

I kick the brakes for a couple of days - lo and behold, we instantly have some well planned ahead kerfuffle!

The Saturn Awards are not the BAFTAs. Yet, because the end of The Strikes is still fresh, there were many people (Real VIPs, Wannabes and the Has Been Crew) on that red carpet: Nicolas Cage, David Cameron, Patrick Stewart, that Data guy. And also (oh, sweet Mother of God), Shitner - albeit I have no clue if he brought along his Cryptominion, Paul C. All in all, I have to say that despite the Big Names listlessly loitering on that Red Carpet, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, it was a rather sad and contrived affair. Smart for S to not show up, less smart for C to not even thank those people for her *** strongly promoted bought (yes and I stand by this POV: they needed it for the sale, of course - wake the damn up!) award.

At this point in time, there seems to be an odd & rare consensus around this fandom: she DGAF anymore. Various reasons are being peddled, according to each and every one of the fortunetellers' agenda. Either she is on an imminent propelling path to fame at bullet speed (unlikely) or she is focusing on her current projects, life and recovered freedom after OL (my take). Her cinema/TV projects still sound unconvincing to me (same goes for S, before you start screeching: don't, it's unpleasant and uncalled for). But at the end of the day here's probably the truth of the matter: the only thing we know is that we don't know anything at all. And these reactions speak volumes about this fandom's dynamics only, adding little (to zero) valid and useful content.

But then lo and behold, we have some BOMB news. With not one, but two sets of fresh-faced, perfectly unknown Young Turks and a Plot Twist that Herself apparently gobbled like cod liver oil. My only cynical bet is revolving around the intensity with which *** is able & willing to sell an OTT artificial ship, in order to deflect attention from the 'Crazy', Inconvenient, but Obvious OTP.

First to jump in will be the Rabid Tumblrettes, who also make the bulk of the Gay Crowd (people who don't know the difference between a barista and a barrister, for example) - perhaps the least (ahem) subtle and most predictable subset of this fandom. And that surely will help pave the way for a decent audience score, at least for the first couple of episodes (will S narrate something? - it's always been about S, at any rate). The carefully curated blogs already see to it, with a subtle shift to BOMB in their reckless scouring of social media - true colors showing, perhaps and an order is seldom questioned, let alone discussed.

Will I watch? Of course I will, but with zero expectations, zero emotional investment, a pang in my heart and a cynical eye. For if perhaps a hefty chunk of humanity is preparing for the start of the Year of the Wood Dragon, I am afraid we already started the Year of the Red Herring, in here.

#fandom #shitshow

[balladofsallyrose]

#steve marriott #paul weller #i can't stop thinking about and associating these two looks together !!

[brutgroup]

@_di_ma The Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta #brutgroup photo by Paul Ruth via #_di_ma https://www.instagram.com/p/BopY5pyBwDn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#brutgroup #_di_ma

[downthetubes]

Renewed appeal for “Matt Marriott” art as English language collections hopes soar

Do you have any original “Matt Marriott” that could help make planned collections of this classic Western strip all the better?

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#downthetubes News #Duncan #Evenung News #Jim Edgar #Manuel Caldas #Matt Marriott #Newspaper Strips #Paul #Tony Weare #Westerns

[vomitdodger]

It is stunning how accurate Paul Harvey’s video from 1965 really is. Good vs evil.

[g-xix]

I watched the YouTuber guess who Theo did with Will a couple days ago and now all I’m picturing is Will getting with Becky… like I can def see them as a thing. (If you haven’t watched it Will basically said he has at some point, either in the past or currently, fancied Becky)

YESYESYES!!! Watched the vid yesterday and was like 😦😦 while watching, because...

Will and Becky would absolutely make a banging couple, for YouTube content and just in terms of wholesome vibes... But like...

MIA????

Becky kinda blew up and got know by British YouTubers in, what, 2019-late-2018 at a push...

But I swear that Will and Mia were dating by this point.

Like, this picture (where bloody Hell, Mia looks STUNNING) is from (I think) 2018 KSI v Logan Paul 1 - aka about the time Bambino Becky was blowing up, thus my HYPOTHESIS:

Willne 'fancied' Becky whilst he was dating Mia.

Which, by the way, is fucking W I L D considering also that Becky and Mia are litr good friends? Like, they probs met through being in similar YouTube circles, but nonetheless the fact that now they're friends and Will's just come out and said "Oh yeah, I fancy Becky", that is an absolute horror to throw out there

Cuz also, roles reversed, imagine if Mia said she's fancied James Marriott or Mikey or some1 before 😭 Internet wouldn't let her SURVIVE.

But in conclusion- Becky and Will would be a wonderful couple - however that's kinda mad that Will probs fancied Becky whilst dating Mia D:

#WAFFLE!! #bambinobecky #becky #willne #will lenney #william lenney

[holymountain29]

N o e l G a l l a g h e r 🤎

From imago imagenes

Credit to the photographer Paul Marriott Date: April 22, 2024 | Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

#noel gallagher #2024

[thewales]

Prince William, Prince George and Gareth Southgate during the Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest match.

Cr: Paul Marriott / The Telegraph.

#prince george #prince william #Gareth Southgate