#well before hamilton!

[stars-inthe-sky]

What cheesy song do you have memorized?

I'm not sure what qualifies as cheesy, given the number of showtunes across several eras that live rent-free in my head at all times (including of course the entirety of RENT).

But I'm going to go with Lin-Manuel Miranda's parody of High School Musical 2, "Bet On It," which I just re-listened to and, yeah, I still have it memorized (and it's been in my iTunes library for a long, long time) and it's still pretty delightful.

#i try not to be a hipster about it but i DID see in the heights with its original broadway cast and therefore DID know about lmm #well before hamilton! #like i remember watching the white house video at work when it came out and periodically wondering over the years what had happened #with that funky little project #anyway there is also a rihanna parody called 'run this tour' from when the first ITH national tour launched #it's not as earwormy but karen olivo does a great hook #bet on it #lin manuel miranda #give my regards to broadway #musical theatre is my happy place

[readerconfused]

i thought it was a good representation of the Percy Jackson fandom making every possible reference to Hamilton while talking about the series just because Lin Manuel Miranda is in the cast

#i’m included of course #well PJO has a musical i imagine we were in this boat long before that #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #pjo series #pjo tv show #pjo #hamilton musical

[4uru]

You leave me alone for 3 days with complete freedom and independence and i will jump back into my greek mythology phase.

Ok no srsly during quarentine and the height of my art journey where i used to draw every waking moment, my muse was Patroclus . (Bc i am a greek-roman mythology nerd since the tender age of THREE). I LITERALLY COULD NOT STOP DRAWING THIS SON OF A BITCH.

What im trying to say is, new art is about to drop sometimes tonight.

#when my mother was pregnant a door to door book salesman scammed my mother into buying a shit ton of books #one of them was an encyclopedia of sorts “ask me anything” #there was a section of mythologies and ancient civilizations and religion #my favourite parts to skim through were the dinosaur section #religion #and ancient greek civilization #at the bottom of that spread was the pantheon #and even before i could READ i would just stare at the little drawings of the pantheon. #after i learned how to read #i would read that page constantly #then i discovered a book in my house #edith hamiltons greek mytholigy book #and i would try to read that one too #but i didnt know english well at that age #so i would make my dad read it to me #then came the percy jackson phase #then the madeline miller phase #the madeline miller phase kickstarted the greek statue study phase #so the book salesman is the reason i am a gay nerd.

[petit-papillion]

As a follow-up to some previous discussions regarding whether Charles was on board with Lewis coming to Ferarri or not:

I firmly believe Fred is at Ferrari because Charles wanted him there. And I think (again, all my opinion) Fred was asked to not only turn things around for Ferrari, but to build a team around Charles. Ferrari wants that dream of their homegrown, immensely likeable driver becoming their next WDC. Think Monza 2019 to the power of 100.

So Charles needs a teammate who will be able to help him get there, and it was clear that was not going to be Carlos. Different driving styles and setups, different comfort levels (when Carlos felt comfortable, the car did not perform well. When Charles felt comfortable, Carlos struggled to keep up.), and different attitudes (for Charles the team result always comes first, Carlos often wants to best his teammate).

I'm not sure who else Fred may have had his eye on to replace Carlos, but with John Elkann pursuing Lewis, I'm sure both Fred and Charles were in the know. And to have Lewis at Ferrari, I mean, come on! Look at the excitement it's created this week. It's a massive move by Ferrari to have two star drivers.

And yes, we know Lewis is (was?) hungry for that elusive 8 wdc, but he also dreamed of driving for Ferrari since he was a kid. So to be able to make that dream come true at the end of his career no doubt means the world to him.

Thinking about what this means for future (potential) championships: I think Ferrari has more to gain from Charles becoming the next WDC than Lewis getting his 8th. Yes, it would be another notch in Lewis's more-than-impressive belt, but it would mean so much more if it was their FDA-graduate, pseudo-Italian, lovable talent. Now they would have 2 WDCs to boast of. The boost in confidence it would give Charles would be huge. And his reputation at Ferrari would be cemented in history.

This doesn't mean I see Lewis as a number 2 driver. Absolutely not. More as equal partners with the common goal to lead Ferrari back to WCC, and eventually WDC. Ferrari will need two solid title contenders to steal enough points from alien-level Max.

Which also reminds me about how this move has put so much pressure on both Mercedes and Red Bull who now find themselves up against a team with a power duo of drivers. Red Bull only having 1 strong driver who's been single-handedly carrying their championships, and Merc is in an even bigger bind having lost their star driver. I'm sure George will be excited to be out of Lewis's shadow, but I think he still had a lot to learn from him. I guess he can still do so this year, but it won't be the same.

I firmly believe that, long term, Ferrari will be betting on Charles to lead the team, with Lewis having an important role as Ferrari's ambassador after he retires. Short term, they need two drivers who are on the same page with car development, driving capabilities, and team focus. I think that is exactly what they will have with Charles and Lewis.

#my ramblings #i could be so wrong about this #but i am hopeful #and maybe a little delulu as well #anyway i was right before so counting on being right again #charles leclerc #lewis hamilton #scuderia ferrari #lewis to ferrari #silly season 2024

[cuteniaarts]

In which Nia is making Hamilton fanart in 2023... this is a new low, even for me

THE HOLD this woman had on 13 year old me, you don’t get it, I was absolutely OBSESSED

I called myself the #1 Maria Reynolds stan, defender and apologist, read every single fic on Ao3, FF.Net AND Wattpad, spent days digging through every historical record available on the internet to find out everything there is to know about her, made a presentation about her for school... If you ever need a detailed biography which includes accurate dates, a map of where she lived during her lifetime, and the names of, among others, all her siblings, stepchildren, sons-in-law and great granddaughter, you know who to call

A.k.a: When Nia’s mental health is in the gutter, she turns to Broadway musicals to cope

#FUN FACT IT’S HER BIRTHDAY TODAY #AND THAT DATE HAS BEEN ENGRAVED ON MY BRAIN FOR YEARS SO I DIDN’T EVEN NEED TO LOOK IT UP #AND I SPECIFICALLY WAITED FOR TODAY TO POST THIS #NEVER UNDERESTIMATE MY DEDICATION #okay nia that’s enough stop embarrassing yourself #we get it you were obsessed with hamilton in middle school move on #dw guys we’ll be back to our irregularly scheduled self-indulgent LoK OC content before you know it #I loved painting this actually it was so fun #the urge to do angelica and eliza as well grows by the second #but I will refrain #for now #my art #hamilton #hamilton an american musical #hamilton fanart #maria lewis reynolds #maria reynolds #jasmine cephas jones

[wejustvibing]

there's definitely been a year that's in the past that was the hardest year of my life, from a personal place, and so this year's been a breeze compared to that one - lewis hamilton

#if and when he decides to write or tell his story it's over for every.one #oh well #❤️‍🩹 #that's the last bit ima post before i delete this vid off my phone bye #lewis hamilton #mercedes amg f1 #f1 #abu dhabi gp 2022

[binch-i-might-be]

considering that lin manuel miranda and chris jackson had been close friends for years before hamilton, do we think lmm wrote washington if not for chris jackson, at least with chris jackson in mind?

I don't have a source, but I do remember chris saying somewhere that lin had told him once "as long as I have a job, you have a job" or something along those lines, which honestly checks out considering they do seem to work on projects together more often than not

and no shade to other washington performers, and keeping in mind I HAVE only seen two other productions apart from the obc, but to me chris is by far the best. like obviously he's an insanely talented person over all but a role tailored to one's specific abilities will of course help highlight those abilities if you get what I mean

so yeah that's my conspiracy theory for today lmao

#it could very well be that either of them have talked about something like this before but if they did i haven't seen it #i think it would be so incredible if he had written the part for chris btw. like imagine your bestie just Doing That. i would never recover #hamilton #rayrambles

[schumiatspa]

Anyway as soon as Lewis sees that repost, he'll be giggling kicking his feet in the air and twirling his braids

#at least it happened during FP2 so Lewis can't lose focus #if he saw that before getting in the car... well #lewis hamilton #sewis

[l8tof1]

hmmm mission 44 in austin? 👀

#have they always gone to different races? lol i’m blanking #for a second i thought he’s launching it in the US as well #since he’s talked about that before #lewis hamilton #mission 44 #us gp 2023

[heartsoftruth]

#yeah and the lap before he had a moment in it as well😩 #ugh. #lewis hamilton

[racingliners]

Mercedes execute the pit stop of all time a flawless double stack pit stop for both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on lap 37 of the Chinese Grand Prix - Sunday 14th April 2019

#there has never been a sexier pit stop before or since #there is a little corner of my f1 brain where this pit stop lives permanently #truly just *chef's kiss* #(I know there's MANY clips of this but I love watching it with the bits of team radio as well) #Formula 1 #Chinese Grand Prix #2019 #Chinese Grand Prix 2019 #Race #Mercedes #Lewis Hamilton #Valtteri Bottas #chinese gp 2019

[zerothisnero]

Having issues with drama club rn got inspired to make this

(I am part of backstage crew btw and there's literally only 2 of us working back)

#literally wtf is the instructor doing #might quit drama idk yet #This is mostly based off the fact that my amazing actor of a friend got only a singular role which contains like 4 lines of dialog #while some dude with no experience what so ever before hand gets a major role with 6-10 pages worth of dialog #also back stage crew gets ignored alot #she won't let backstage crew come to rehersal practice #which is odd because you can't rlly have a play with out backstage crew #Btw theres only 2 main crew members #me and a friend's gf #please tell me how this woman expects backstage to just magically know what we're supposed to do #i have prior experience working lights and shit #but the other crew member doesn't #Idk #I lowkey feel like and ass for making this post but oh well #This play probably gonna flop like the last one (chirstmas play) #Doesn't help alot of the actors plus the instructor don't take constructive criticism very well #blud thinks we like Hamilton #nero blabbing

[astrxealis]

I ADORE GEN INFORMATION AND HISTORY STUFF SOOO MUCH ... and etc etc etc and and and :(( <3 god i love the plethora of information ik and. etc.

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #hey guys wna know some random facts about the chinese dynasties and types of sharks and stoat fun facts #and the roman empire and everything about greek and roman and egyptian and norse mythology #even a bit of scandinavian mythology and hawaiian myths and philosophers like aristotle and his nicomachean ethics #and edgar allan poe's works as well as lois lowry and neil gaiman and shakespeare oh god shakespeare and the bible and christianity and #world history filipino history american and french and british revolutions and wars and history and the founding of the united states and #IDK OKAY i just reaaally love random information and HISTORY so goddamn much. i am such a nerd. i love being this geek that i am. #mythology in general is probably one of my biggest special interests though. oh my god. #RIGHT WAIT I REALLY LOVE ROCKS AS WELL AND i adore all subjects in school actually and and and. i love knowledge so much. #ASTRONOMYYYYYJRBWJGWSUGDJSBFKSBFK wait okay i'll be normal (lie) for a second again #mythology. it's insane i learned about hawaiian mythology in this minecraft server uhhh for this. yeah. #i miss that tbh! no longer into the fandom/book series for probably aha obvious reasons but it's nostalgic to me still #ANYWAY RIGHT BACK ON TRACK okay egyptian mythology and norse i rmbr i memorized some hieroglyphics and uhh runes? before #god bless rick riordan's books for starting my obsession with different kinds of mythologies tbh #yk one reason why my eyesight probably started sucking more was bcs i read so much of the mythology book by edith hamilton on a road trip #upwards to a norther part of the philippines and good gods it was a bumpy ride! i still remember that moment vividly though #and. i'm tired of typing now. goodbye.

[petit-papillion]

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Its sad that they didn't trust charles to be the leader of the project. Now they're talking about him learning like he was some rookie. He will be 28 when lewis arrive, in his seven season at f1. That's his prime

The story of an unexperienced charles learning by having a wdc teammate already happened in 2019. They decided to send the wdc away and supposedly were going to focus on charles as the new leader, but that never happened. And now they're selling this lewis move with the same story again, "a opportunity for charles" he will learn", as if time hasn't passed. Maybe it's because charles looks very boyish still so it's easy to sell the apprentice narrative.

Honesty I wouldn't be surprised if after 2028 max eventually decides to try ferrari, they will boot charles away without ever actually giving him the car to win and trusting him to lead the project.

Hi Anon! Respectfully, hard disagree. I don't think this is a matter of Charles being inexperienced/an apprentice, who needs someone to learn from. Charles is a very capable and accomplished driver himself. That doesn't mean there aren't still things he can learn from someone with many more years of driving experience (in a championship-winning car no less) than him. It would be the same if Alonso had joined the team. Fernando is a very cunning driver who has often used his seniority in driving experience to his advantage. To not see it as an opportunity to learn new or improve existing skills, would be foolish.

I think Ferrari also hopes Lewis' knowledge of how Mercedes operates as a team, comparing their car to the ones he drove for Merc, etc. will be beneficial to help the Ferrari team grow. There are many reasons for Ferrari to want Lewis on their team, that are not needing someone else to lead the project.

Time will tell whether I am right in my assumptions, but I truly believe that they are not discarding Charles as their hope for next WDC. They know that Charles is extremely well liked all around, he is a marketing dream, the tifosi worship the ground he walks on, and after everything he has been through (both in his personal life and with Ferrari), it would be a true fairy tale if he was the one to bring the championship home again at last.

As for Ferrari booting Charles out for Max... Not going to say "inconceivable", because stranger things have happened in F1, but I'd find it highly unlikely with the current people in place at Ferrari, and what I know about Max (which, granted, is not a lot). Let's not forget they were at risk of losing Charles after Silverstone, and they ended up replacing Binotto with Fred, who has a strong relationship with Charles (and Lewis for that matter). And then they gave Fred pretty much free rein to hire/fire as he saw fit to make the team stronger, (with some of the first people to go being those who did not appear to be supporting Charles as the #1 driver).

I do feel like there is a risk of Lewis getting credit for turning the team around when he arrives in 2025, when it is clear that Fred has been working hard to make changes since he started last year. And Charles's input is clearly more valued now. His feedback/suggestions being implemented in car development, strategy, etc. So I really hope that Ferrari can already show this year that they are making giant steps forward, and Charles can pocket a decent number of podiums/wins. Of course there's no telling how dominant the Newey/RB/Max combo will be this year. We may just be looking at another season ending with 23/24 wins by RBR...

In closing, here is a lovely quote from John Elkann at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix: "Charles is a very strong driver with enormous potential, and there is no reason why he cannot become world champion."

#sorry this got so long #as i've said before #i may be delulu #but i have complete faith in charles #and in fred #fingers crossed my posts all age well!! #anon ask #charles leclerc #fred vasseur #lewis hamilton #lewis to ferrari #john elkann

[lavender-ghosting]

liking media isn’t enough, i must find a way to rank, list, or categorize it

#i love making playlists sorting things into little boxes #do i use the playlists? no! #but i have documented the similarities between these songs/youtube videos/podcast eps #now onto ranking all the songs from a musical based on my favorites and then putting them in a tier list as well #when i was super into hamilton i would try and list all the songs in order #at the beginning of my dsmp interest before i super knew who everyone was i would list all the members #i can recite at least half of episode 2 of wolf 359 and long portions of others and i will do so when i’m nervous lol #give me a media and i WILL break it down to its bare essentials <3

[witching-by-the-willow]

Watch Formula 1, they said. It will be fun, they said.

#yes this is about #charles leclerc #well mainly him but also #lewis hamilton #because from everything I've seen he is precious and I need to stop seeing people shit on him for no goddamn reason. #also I am getting hardcore fomo from not seeing his races before this season I've seen the highlights and man they seem epic #anyway here we are. #formula 1 #f1