NERD ALERT #9
And just when I thought I lost interest in this show… Here is the first promo photo for the final season of one of the most imaginative shows on television.
This isn’t an original post of mine. I saw it in a slew of ReBlogs but instead of fueling regurgitation, I started a new chain.
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If any one of you is a fan of this show, where do you think its heading? I thought I had a fool-proof theory solidified, only to find it debunked in season 5.
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SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB #48
Sunday Afternoon Edition
Fleet Foxes - Your Protector
Here we are. The last day of the AP Fall Ball, bus idling outside of the Alter Bar in Pittsburgh, PA., reflecting upon tours of old and the culmination of the current one. We’ve met some people on the tour that have become close friends over the past 9 1/2 weeks (Mickey Rourke & Kim Basinger anyone?). We’d like to thank You Me at Six, Secret Handshake, Set Your Goals, Mayday Parade and all the crew on the tour, we had some good times; particularly last night, from which every last one of us have hangovers.
Now to the song! Here is a very good song from a very good band; FLEET FOXES, from their self titled album. Listen loud, listen close. Enjoy and Discuss.
Somebody get me a bloody mary…
Bus Breakdown Bummer.
BREAKING NEWS.
Due to a broken down bus, we will be unable to play tonight’s show in Atlanta, GA on the Fall Ball Tour. We apologize to our fans who were planning on seeing us at the Masquerade tonight, we were greatly looking forward to this show. We wish we could be there, but these unfortunate events tend to happen at the least expected times. We are planning on switching buses tonight and heading to Nashville, TN to get back on the caravan. Again, we are very sorry to be missing the show tonight. Atlanta has been one of our favorite cities to play since the beginning. We’ll try and make it up to you in some way.
-William & TAI
From Mat Devine’s Q & A Column…
From the bottom of my rotten baby bird heart, I want to THANK my good friend and this week’s guest-host William Beckett. I always knew he was clever, but I didn’t expect to be so inspired by the thoughtfulness and honesty with which he approached your inquiries. To the fans of The Academy Is… Welcome to the Raccoon Society. Stay forever.
“2. FROM Sadie
Q: ?????William, I remember hearing in an interview that you have a slight stutter and lose your words sometimes. I have a stutter (maybe a little worse than yours) and I struggle with it. My friends all tell me it’s cute or funny but to me it just feels like I’m losing a battle with myself. I’ve tried all of the normal tricks (i.e. reading poetry, singing, speaking in rhythm, etc) with minimal success. My parents aren’t willing to spend money on a speech therapist simply because we don’t HAVE the money which is something I don’t want them to have to worry about just so I might be less embarrassed. Do you have any tips/tricks for how to get rid of a stutter or, even, just hide it a little better?
A: Dearest Sadie,
I’m no stranger to the untimely, slave-driving ways of the stutter affliction. In school growing up I would dread being called upon in class to read aloud or field a teacher’s question, and it was rarely because I didn’t know the answer.
One thing I noticed as I went through useless speech classes and agonizing “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Pepper” alliteration exercises, is that I would find myself struggling with a word that started with a particular letter (like “P” for instance).
The way that I try and get around using certain words when I feel a block coming is to immediately think of a different way to illustrate the word I was intending to use. For example, if I was trying to say “The Fire exit being blocked poses a potential problem…”, to avoid the “P” parade I’d say “The fire exit being blocked could yield unsafe results.”
By dodging problematic words in this fashion, I’ve not only managed to mask my stutter more effectively, but I’ve greatly improved my vocabulary….”
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