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[turps]

Corey phoned yesterday and told me that for his birthday his girlfriend had bought him MCR tickets, the Sunday show at Milton Keynes I'm 99% happy for him and 1% jealous. And you know I'll be asking for details afterwards.

Today we've been to see A Good Day in the Neighbourhood, and I enjoyed watching it. But, I think I would have liked it even more if I had any emotional attachment to Fred Rogers and his show, as it was, I had no idea who he was or what he did. Yes, it was a feel-good film with a nicely happy ending, but often I was expecting Mr Rogers to break out into a simmering rage as his anger seemed to be lurking beneath the surface. I don't know if he's supposed to read that way, but showing the way he dealt with and repressed his anger made me sad for him, like all his happiness and pleasant nature was only achievable with iron control.

The heating had gone in our screen, so it was a bit chilly in there. So much so that they were offering free tea and coffee.

hc_bingo is running a mini-challenge round where you have until March 1st to write a story that contains all four prompts. As always, in a fit of optimism, I joined, and my prompts are -- wild card, taking care of somebody, haunted and dehumanisation. Which are great prompts but sadly can't bend to fit my ongoing bodyswap story at all. Hey, if I can I'll cheat a little to get a fill actually done. So, I'll have to think on them.

Also, hurtcomfortex is gearing up again, but I'll have to think what fandoms to offer because there seems only to be me and one other person writing Musketeers for challenge exchanges so we've drawn each other a few times now.

And related, hello Santi in the episode three trailer for episode three of Picard. I'm very much looking forward to seeing you again on my screen.

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[pensnest]

I hope you are planning to go and see them somewhere!

[turps]

I'm hoping they have a UK tour and come a bit closer. If so I'll be trying deserately for tickets.

[glitteryv]

Oh, huzzah for Corey!

I'm going to see MCR in the fall so I'm BEYOND CHUFFED abt that. It was v. unexpected but happy-making nonetheless. I totes cried.

Hmm, that's an interesting take on Fred Rogers. I did pinged on him repressing but I also was a tad more familiar with him as a RL person. So I wasn't as bothered by it? I'm not sure if this makes sense but I think that he wasn't holding back a significant amount of anger. Hmmm, I'm gonna have to see that movie again.

Challenges/Exchanges season has begun in earnest for me too. unusual_bearings has opened nominations (a pregnancy exchange for any configuration EXCEPT cis woman and cis man have PIV sex and the woman ends up preggo). Sign-ups are in 2 weeks.

Then, sign-ups for Id Pro Quo (a multifandom idfic exchange) are open til the 12th.

I have my Sam/Bucky V-Day fic to write and am quietly waiting for the Sam/Bucky Big Bang to be announced.

X____X

[wenchpixie]

I wondered if it might not have the same impact as it does for all the USians, with not having much cultural context for Mr Rogers. I hope you partook of the free warm beverages, it's a bit chilly out for no heating!

How lovely for Corey - I do hope they do a proper tour and you can go <3

[sperrywink]

COREY!! Too bad the girlfriend didn't buy 3 tickets. AHahaha.

I do hope they do a tour and you can see them closer to home.

Have fun with your H/C exchanges.

[frausorge]

Oh, yay for Corey! I hope they have a great time. And I hope the boys keep touring and come back closer to you again.

I hear you on the difficulty of having a small pool of people as potential matches for small fandoms! No matter how lovely the person, after a while it becomes difficult to think of new ideas for one particular person's tastes.

[turps]

I'm highly amused at the three ticket situation. I can just imagine Corey's face when he was given the info along with, oh, and your mam's coming too *g*

Yeah, me too. Though I suspect they will, it's just a case of when.

I will do, though will have to have a good think what to offer to write for the exchange as you need a few choices. My issue being, I watch loads of stuff but write for relatively few.

[turps]

I'm sure he'll have a fantastic time. Apparently, they're going with another couple and driving there and back. To be that young and have that much energy again.

No matter how lovely the person, after a while it becomes difficult to think of new ideas for one particular person's tastes.

Exactly, and I've found that even if you offer to write for bigger fandoms along with much smaller ones, you tend to get matched on the smaller one as there's more choice of writers for the bigger.

[turps]

I had coffee but could have done with many more as by the time the film was over my hands and nose were freezing.

I wondered if it might not have the same impact as it does for all the USians, with not having much cultural context for Mr Rogers

I really did lose some impact. I enjoyed the film and it was a good story and engaging characters but there just wasn't that warm feeling about the show and host, plus, without knowing the show some of the scenes were a bit jarring, like when he was talking via puppets. However, Tom Hanks played an excellent part, I can't take that away from him.

I guess it's like the UK having a film about Rainbow and focussing on Geoffrey. I'm sure he was only hanging on by a thread at times, too *g*

I'm really pleased he's going, he's always enjoyed them as a band. But, I am still hoping for a UK tour.

[pensnest]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Had I still been in Hemel you could of course have come to stay with me, but Norwich is miles from anywhere.

[brandywine28]

OK, first of all, how awesome is it that you and your son like the same bands? I love that.

But secondly, I mean. How hard would it have been to get a third ticket?? I thought this girl wanted you to *like* her! :)

It's so weird to imagine sitting down to a movie like that with no prior knowledge of Mr. Rogers! I haven't seen it yet, but what I can tell you is this: to those grew up in the U.S.? Especially between the late sixties and, I guess, the early nineties? The man is a saint. Just, like, un-criticize-able. (Which probably makes him a bad choice for a biopic, actually! No sexy scandals! No depressing heroin montage!)

[turps]

We love a lot of the same bands, just, Corey's taste goes more hardcore and I obviously love the boybands, so our tastes hit in the middle.

I know! Having his mam tag along would have been fine, not embarrassing for him at all *g*

but what I can tell you is this: to those grew up in the U.S.? Especially between the late sixties and, I guess, the early nineties? The man is a saint. Just, like, un-criticize-able. (Which probably makes him a bad choice for a biopic, actually! No sexy scandals! No depressing heroin montage!)

It's weird. The film put that across but because I didn't have personal knowledge I spent most of the time watching and thinking, no way can that guy be as good as he seems. Which is probably why I grabbed onto the bits that showed him repressing anger and made it more of a big deal than it actually is.

[turps]

I'm so pleased he has tickets, though won't lie and say I'm not jealous too.

Oh YAY! I'm so happy for you! It's so fantastic that so many of my friends are getting to see them. Plus, I know you'll all share the details.

I did pinged on him repressing but I also was a tad more familiar with him as a RL person.

I just comment mentioned this to Brandywine below who said to people of a certain age and in the US that man is a saint, and I think that's an important distinction. I really didn't know him at all, so to see him on the screen he seemed for too good to be true, so all the repressing of anger probably came across as a bigger thing than it actually was. Like, I was thinking, no way could he be that good, he's about to explode and kill someone will a puppet while the reality is, he just is that good but does have some anger issues, but they're not actually that bad.

That is an impressive amount of challenges/exchanges. I suspect a lot of the winterhawk ones must take place away from DW as I only ever see the results. Not that I'd actually be joining up atm. I'm still very much still feeling my way.

But, enjoy all your writing!

[glitteryv]

LOL, Corey's gf should've gotten one for you too. I mean, if she wanted to make a good impression and all. ;)

Yeah, thankfully, lots of folks seem to be going to at least one concert for this initial tour. Last Friday was HELLA tense, tho. Ticketmaster messed around with the prices and the queues were ridic. I have seen some pointed criticism abt the band using TM for the tour (because TM is a monopoly and their practices are shitty). OTOH, it makes total sense that the band didn't want to deal with the stress that, say, Frank goes through whenever he goes on tour with his own band. There's so much behind-the-scenes work that ppl have 0 idea about. It's not as if I'm excusing them for going with TM (which really did legal scalping. At one point, some nosebleed seats were going (no joke) for $5k.) I dunno, really (had a point and totally lost it.) /o\

As for Fred Rogers: yeah, the dude was a good person from beginning to end. Like, he WAS a human being, but I don't recall any major scandals.

Anyhoo, yeah, I'm trying to be a bit more conscientious about participating in challenges/exchanges this year. Particularly because I hate defaulting. \All the writing/!

[turlough]

What a fantastic birthday gift! Corey's girlfriend has excellent taste. I'm totally jealous of him though :-)

Lots of good luck with your hc_bingo writing! *waves encouraging pompoms*

[turps]

She does have good taste. I'm also impressed she got tickets considering how fast they went.

Thank you! Hopefully, those drabbles will kick start my writing brain.