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[01] Torchwood CoE "Day Four" wallpaper
[10] Torchwood CoE "Day Four" icons

BIG TIME SPOILERS!!!

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First off, the John Barrowman concert last night was EPIC EPIC EPIC. He sounded great, looked great, charmed over the audience... oh, I just had a ball, but I wont bore you with the details. All you might want are the pictures. These are not the best, I could only get them from pretty far away and the ISO is kicked up to the highest level and all that bad stuff, but I can show that I was there. I also got a couple pictures of Daniel Boys.

Here are the shots...

( Buaha )

Now on to tonight... how should I put this... oh wait, I know.

I MET DANIEL BOYS!!!

So tonight I went to see Avenue Q with the mom, which was everything I could have ever wanted and awesome and I loved it and I swear didn't want to cry during it. The whole cast gave it 110%. And of course seeing Daniel two nights in a row didn't suck either. Anyway, to make a long story short, the show ended, I rushed over to the stage door, met the cast, met the man. And some kittens, too.

I wont bore you with all the details unless you really want to know. Suffice to say Danny was very kind and exactly what I expected. We ("we" being the tour I was with at the Royal Albert Hall tour the day before) managed to frighten the shit out of him while he was doing his sound check before the JB concert. We were up in the standing gallery a million feet in the air and when he completed his sound check, we all cheered and whistled and probably sounded like ghosts whooping from the rafters. When I told him I was a part of that group he had a good chuckle.

Anyway...

( This is what came of it )

So I've been reading a lot about Kris Allen on the internet today, about how he's the most anticlimactic win ever and it's an "Idol upset" and Adam should have won and yadda yadda. As if he's just some untalented, redneck tool that took Adam's golden crown.

Now I'm not going to be a schmuck. Of course both guys deserved to win. For fuck's sake, they both won. They're both 19E gods and goddesses now, so it doesn't make a difference. But from the beginning, Adam had all the makings of a winner with that edge at the same time. I frequently got goosebumps. I'll admit, while he was in the competition, I made it about his sexuality, too. Wow, first big gay American Idol that isn't Clay Aiken! And he wears platform boots! And by the end, I realized that's why I wanted him to win... not because I thought he'd sell records (I don't even think ADAM knows what kind of record he's gonna put out), but what he symbolized. But at the same time, I always loved Kris. I love a subdued underdog that is strong to his roots and knows the kind of music he's here to produce. The man never got enough credit for his arrangements and his emotional connect to a song. I'd been saying all season not to rule him out. He came up from behind (heh) because he had more talent in his little finger than most of the Idol contestants combined, excusing Allison and Adam, who were his equals.

A lot of people are saying it was the fundies that got him through to the top. So many people couldn't vote for the "be here or be queer!" Glambert in the end because his gayness would sweep over the nation and ruin us all! Yadda yadda. Yet somehow they (the fundies AND the Glambert fans) forget that the wonderful Adam Lambert, with all his swagger and guyliner and racy photos on the Internet, managed to make it to the #2 spot on American Idol. That is no mean feat, gay or straight or hermaphrodite or whatever. And the man will be successful. Name me one current American artist like him, openly gay (and yes, I consider him open, although he hasn't come out and said it exactly, he's not denying it either) and taking risks all in platform pumps. Well, guess what? Kris takes risks, too, and took a lot on the show, some failing and some soaring. He just did it with a lot less nail polish. There is room in this world for BOTH OF THEM.

I guess I'm tired of seeing it being called an "upset" when it's quite the opposite. It isn't an upset for anyone - for America, for the gay community, for Adam, for Kris... no one. Revel in the fact that the least likely winner of American Idol won the whole damn show. And sounds like warm butter.



So hugs to Kris!



Adam is happy!



KRADAM is still complete. :D

All in all, a good night.

Okay, here are some scans from John's paperback. A few people requested. I resized them down and edited.

Please go out and buy either this or the hard back. It's worth the price and I am only sharing this for people to enjoy. Please do not let this deter you from buying the book.


( Scans )

Ever since the Epic Fail called GJ decided to kick the bucket, I've been at LJ. So if you want to be my friend, just comment and tell me you've added me and I'll add you back. In the meantime, all rambly bambly stuff (aside from the odd obs and gobs, and yes, this is how I talk), will be...

FRIENDS ONLY.

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[11] John Barrowman & Scott Gill
+ [01] John/Scott wallpaper!

ETA: One or two people in particular requested a wallpaper. So I included a wallpaper in 4 screen resolutions!



( like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo. like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people i don't even know, and offers comin' over the phone. )

Jesus, I just never post here anymore do I? I'm incredibly negligent with my Livejournal. But either way, I thought I'd give this one a post. This is my second Sony Vegas music video, featuring the AMAZING Donna Noble from the 4th series of Doctor Who. It's pretty bare bones and simple. I think it could be a tearjerker. I wont say much about it - suffice to say, it's got spoilers for the 4th series. It also features the Carly Smithson version of "Blackbird," which I found to be the most emotionally stirring and dramatic out of the few renditions of the song I heard. Definitely take advantage of HD viewing if you can, which you can use in the streams below.

If you want a download, I'll put up a link!

Download link: Megaupload, 75.2mb.

As always, feedback is appreciated.



( Bigger version here )

So this is my first Jack/Doctor I've ever made, and my first video with Sony Vegas 8. It isn't perfect, as nothing is. The mistakes are blaring, the ending is a cop out, but I still think the good outweighs the bad for my first Vegas video. I really tried hard. So watch the smaller version there, watch the bigger version behind the cut, or click THIS LINK. And if you can, click the "HD" button located below the video, once the video starts playing. You can also do that with the embeds. It increases the integrity so much.

For the record, it's set to "I Know Him So Well." Johnny Boy's solo version. I'm in no hurry to cook up new ideas for a video, since it takes so much time, but if anyone has any, feel free to share because I want to be able to practive more.

If anyone wants a download of this, I will also put up a download link.



( Much bigger version here )