Words will never describe how much I despise Sam Phillips.
How he manipulated the artists who were signed to Sun. That his words, no matter how wrong, were upheld by music writers and are still echoed today.
How he carried himself as if he were some sort of God, and how fans Sun history speak of him as though he was.
That the artists signed to Sun, like Carl, John, Roy, and Jerry Lee, speaking well of him is as a justification. They said, they owe everything to him, so he mustn’t be allthat bad. Yet they’ll overlook the power dynamic he had with them. Him being the adult in the room, having the money, and control that boarded on abuse.
It’s embarrassing that anyone would defend Sam. Turn the tables, as he would. Bring up things the artists signed to Sun did, to justify his mistreatment of them. It’s always gross when people choose to defend an abuser.
What I truly hate Sam for is what he’s cultivated. He knew, standing on his failed ventures, the renewed interest for Sun artists was his chance. At forging a new legacy for himself. The grandiose delusion that pressing a record button made him better than everyone. Including the person, who’s talents he was recording. The lie he cultivated, his legacy, that’s well and thriving to this day.
On a personal note, I’m sorta missing research, it almost being Carl’s birthday. Though, I’m glad to be away from it because it was hard on me. When and if I have new projects, I’ll be sure to post them.
For now, I’m just enjoying time without research. Then, I figure if it is important like I’m supposed to do it, that fire to finish research will return. For now, I’m like Carl setting his guitar under the bed because he doesn’t play it every day, anymore.
Also, I really like these type writer sounds.
(It makes a really cute noise when you hold the back space on a sentence.)
I posted their Pokémon teams before on here, but here’s an updated version! With their Pokémon backstories, mixed with the public details of their lives.
Carl never planned on becoming a gym leader, let alone the mayor of his town. He’d had a troubled childhood. The effects of which endured, even when fulfilling his dream of becoming a musician. After an encounter with a legendary Pokémon, his new dream became to help others. He founded a center for abused Pokémon and children, a safe place for both to heal. It also has programs for adults, activities for older kids, and a school for younger kids. His center became a hub for the town’s community.
Due to the many positions he holds, he’s a busy man. He’s usually away from the gym, still performing or traveling to better the center. His wife and children run the center and fight trainers who want a gym badge, in his place. He never specialized or favored types, instead, he preferred befriending Pokémon over catching. In becoming a gym leader, he had noticed (though he should’ve years ago), how Normal types are drawn to him. To round out his team, John gifted his shiny Ambipom to him. While Carl looks mean, he’s a big softy and loves Pokémon and kids, and can be very protective of both.
Jerry Lee loved Bug and Fire-types as a kid. Since he saw them as being the best types of Pokémon in the world, as an adult, he stuck to them. Like Carl, he dreamed of becoming a musician. That changed to beat Elvis Presley and become the new Champion. He was so arrogant about how good of a trainer he was, those who didn’t believe him wanted to test him. Every night, at the nightclub he played, “Suga’s Hideaway,” a new opponent challenged him. He became “the infamous Ferriday Fireball,” in this case, infamous for fighting dirty. He’d get into physical fights with trainers, and his microphone stand didn’t discriminate. A decade and the Pokémon Association offered him an official gym. He was reluctant to accept, TV Producer Jack Good, encouraged him to at least try it out.
The Gym, still a nightclub, became “The Fireball Lounge.” It had a stage with a piano that doubled as a battlefield, which saw little use. Having a bad habit of not being at his gym, the challenger would seek him. He’d be at his house, with a piano-shaped battlefield in his backyard. Another bad habit was having other Pokémon besides Bug and Fire-types on his team. These bad habits got him in trouble with the PA, but as long as a trainer got their badge, all was well. When he retired, he gave his gym to his children. Though they’d fight each other, more than the trainers, over who the leader was. Even in old age, there are many a soul who wants to battle him and he obliges, with a team of random types.
Roy, an expert of all elemental types. His interest in learning began when he lived in his hometown, Wink. He didn’t have any friends. The kids at school picked on him for how he looked, so he kept to himself. He spent his time playing guitar, reading and befriending wild Pokemon. It’s no wonder that his fondness for Ground, Dark, Psychic, and Steel types came from loneliness. With unwavering determination, he dedicated everything to his research, music, and Pokemon. He became the first gym leader of Wink, with a Ground-type team, the fourth out of eight gyms. Not long after, the PA promoted him to the eighth and final gym, a trainer would face.
Out of all the elemental teams he’d have, Steel was his favorite. He’d say, “Steel-types are sharp, yes. They can hurt you if you aren’t careful but they aren’t cold or unfeeling as some would think.” Years later, he’d become the first outta four, in the Elite Four, with a Dark-type team. Then the new champion, with a Psychic/Fairy team. All while keeping a tight touring schedule. Though he accomplished everything he set out to do, he missed time with his family, which he wasn’t proud of. He’d retire from his position as Champion, though not from battling.
John, like his dear friends, hadn’t planned to become a gym leader. He led a tumultuous life, at one of the more peaceful lulls, he took to spelunking. In a cave, he found an Aerodactyl fossil, thus the beginning of his search for ancient Pokemon. From one of his travels, he brought a revived Kabuto home, it didn’t adjust well to his Lakeside home. The cave, where his fossil craze started, flooded. It was a perfect home for Kabuto and later his other revived fossil Pokemon, that prefer the dark.
The rowdier ones needed regular battles, word spread, he was willing to battle anyone with them. Back then, no one had seen such prehistoric Pokemon. The PA offered to make him a gym leader. He had a fondness for Water-types, the first he caught was while fishing, a Magikarp. Back then it was bigger than him, then he outgrew it, then it evolved into Gyarados. To keep with the fossil theme, he made a Water/Rock team. His gym would be at the mouth of the cave, adding moss and trees. He’d explain, “plants produce oxygen, and you need that down here.” His gym was also a Fossil Pokemon Sanctuary and remained so after his retirement. Those wishing to battle him have to travel to a faraway region, he welcomes all challengers.
In June 2016, this song reminded me of the four and I made a gifset on Tumblr of it. I’d make lyric posts/gifs, couldn’t tell if anyone understood what I was going for? So, I decided to make it into an edit. I always wanted to improve it, this is the start of a longer version I wanna make.
Just realized I can’t spell Emperor’s. I always thought it was Emporer’s. Oops. ANYWAY..these 3 official Panic videos were directed by Daniel ‘Cloud’ Campos and they’re all connected. I got this idea from @splendidbrendon on Instagram. My Instagrams: @panic_pic_archive @panicstweets @zackstweets
*I own nothing* Just a fan sharing with other fans.
sarahurie: The look of sheer terror when they changed up the direction of which way to exit and you weren’t listening… Thank you to every single one of you that came out to support Brendon (and those who couldn’t but still supported), it’s appreciated more than you’ll ever know. ♥️ The amount of you that flew in/traveled to make it was overwhelmingly awesome. This was such a surreal experience for him and it was a joy to watch him fall in love with this world of Broadway & acting. Amazing how something like that can come so naturally to a person (not fair!) then there’s someone like me that’s focused on not tripping and falling in front of a crowd of people. Thank you to the beautiful cast for how kindly you treated us, the way you graciously welcomed Brendon into your world, and how you took such good care of him! You will all be greatly missed! So easy for us and anyone who has seen you up on that stage to love you and this show. Can’t wait to see you again. ♥️ + an obvious gigantic thank you to @public_zackcloudhall for always keeping us all safe. ♥️
1. Get picked up by the Athletes Unlimited lacrosse league;
2. Not get injured before then;
3. Graduate.
She isn’t supposed to get hurt in one of the season’s first games, and she isn’t supposed to fall for the athletic training assistant who helped her limp off the field. But with weeks of physical therapy on the horizon, Maya’s self-restraint will be pushed to its limits when met with wandering hands, late night training sessions, and lasagna dropped off at her apartment door.
These orange cabinet doors of my MACARON KITCHEN set counters were very much inspired by the counters that came with The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath stuff pack
