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labyrinth2015 ([personal profile] labyrinth2015) wrote2010-04-20 12:34 am
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Post 26: It took time to understand the man…

…and now at least I know I know him well…

Hi, f-list! Check out the awesome new layout which the amazingly talented [livejournal.com profile] ciudad made for me! I was really excited to win her services for [livejournal.com profile] help_haiti, and she is not only gifted but a real sweetheart (she also provides tech support!). In addition, she’s gonna make me a surprise thing – how is that not sheer win? *dances around*

Thank you so much, my dear! XDD (She wants me to credit [livejournal.com profile] the_fulcrum for the style sheet, and viola!)

Separately, I do realize this LJ has been pretty much all American Idol all the time, but I actually do enjoy several other fandoms, including that of the original good Doctor (not you, Tiemann). While Eleven does intrigue me, and I have actually always loved Eccleston, my favorite Dr. is the delectable Ten, played by a David! Tennant’s older than our beloved Dave Cook, but as gorgeous, even more articulate, elegant, and at the same a time total geek. He might not have the Cookster’s guitar-playing biceps, but he is as utterly shag-worthy, ahem.



Ten had the hottest Companions, also! I am most partial to Captain Jack, played by the hot-as-burning John Barrowman, who is a fantastic singer as well as an actor. I have on repeat John’s cover of this fantastic 80s song with Daniel Boys, which is an original Elaine Paige/Barbara Dickson duet from the musical CHESS, “I Know Him So Well”. Cue showcase of Barrowman’s gorgeous upper register and the man himself in a lovely shade of pink, and my heart breaking into little pieces from this reminder of my angsty childhood. “Wasn’t he good, wasn’t he fine, isn’t it madness he can’t be mine?” We all comfort ourselves thus: at least we knew him well.

Here is my fave Jack/The Doctor fanvid by Hllangel, set to the same song:



Even the good Doctor himself can’t resist! See this awesome, gallant Tennant/Barrowman kiss at Comicon 2009, originally brought to my attention by [livejournal.com profile] goseward. I love David’s look of intent, and how he grins and cups John’s face and moves in slow, and how John goes pink to the ears and fans himself and faux-swoons. “I’ve been waiting for that for years!” Yeah, John, it totally shows. ♥.

ETA: It would appear in the intervening years that Barrowmann has no lack of willing kissing partners? HILARIOUS VID WHERE JOHN KISSES AND FLUSTERS EVERYONE.



EYATA: Doctor Who The Musical - amazing, gorgeous meta vid, featuring the Ten recap and handover from Ten to Eleven (with bonus Nine). LOVE.



And I am now, thanks to [livejournal.com profile] leici, gonna spam with Torchwood kissing photos, from here.







Finally: ah, David, David – Archuleta, not Cook or Tennant, and a much younger, less sophisticated and more conservatively religious one. Still love him, and I think he needs love and support – certainly not validation, but not condemnation, either. (Of course people do feel disappointed, and worse, and with good reason.) I am just saying: my wish is for him to grow from the kind, considerate, generous (sheltered, rigidly brought up) teen that he is into the strong, loving and accepting man we know he can be. Okay, that's all.

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
HOMG THAT WAS BRILLIANT! The girls' theme, Jack's Thubthumping theme, Ten's all too recurring "All By Myself" theme - as you say, he will always be the angstiest Doctor. And his smile when he joins Nine in the Waiting Room of Doctors - ahhh, my heart.

(And the bonus clip! with "Vogue"! AHAHAHAH. BRB, rewatching)

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
*HUGS YOU*

I'm sorry you were hurt and disappointed, bb. Hopefully better now. And I do hope and wish that for Arch too <3
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[identity profile] magickaldreamer.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
OH MY GOD @ Tennant/Barrowman kiss. I bit my hand so I wouldn't scream at 12:20 a.m., and I definitely left teeth marks.

As for Archie, I had no idea what was going on, even when he tweeted, and I had to extrapolate what happened from people's comments and that Advocate article, &c., but overall I'm pretty apathetic about it. As someone said in the comments here, whether it was a gay or straight club, I'm sure it wouldn't have been his scene, and I certainly can't judge him for being uncomfortable. As I said on Twitter, the whole thing kind of makes me uncomfortable, tbh, and I'm staying away from it.

I think it's a little too real, y'know? I'm more sensitive about those kinds of things when it comes to RPF because these are real people, and when you remove yourself from being immersed in fandom, it's really weird that we slash them, which is why I'm a huge proponent of keeping the slash as far away from those involved as possible, and sometimes that means separating the person from the character in your mind.

Ugh, sorry, I'm totally rambling on your LJ. I just had my first coffee in almost two weeks, and...*hands.*

[identity profile] asweetdownfall.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
HAHAHA I AM ALL FOR THIS IDEA. :D

<33333 ILUUUUU2!

[identity profile] rampantskyline.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Heee. I love your layout!

Doctor WHO!!!!!!! Funny i started reading a bunch of slash about it just days ago. Happy to know you love it too!

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Ahaha, thumbs up for coffee!

And, if that Tennant/Barrowman kiss didn't make anyone bite their hand, I'd question whether they were at all alive, LOL.

I definitely agree with keeping the RPF aspect away from the RL, too! If anyone outed Cookleta slash to Arch, I really think I would just die. :(

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not active in Who fandom, bb; I just lurk on the fringes. The fic is pretty awesome, though, just amazingly written ;)

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[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
*snickers* I love you and your enabling ways. Which I see, of course.

Did you see this
video
yet? OMG IT'S SO AWES0ME.

[identity profile] penrith1.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhhh shiny!!!! Lovely new journal
And John Barrowman is awesome. I adore him. Torchwood is all kinds of sexy. Especially the first series when the Captain saw lots of action.
Have you ever seen any of his TV interviews? He is soooo naughty.

Why are people surprised by DA reactions. He's been indoctrinated for years. Maybe now when he starts meeting good people from all walks of life he will develop a more reasoned appreciation of all things.

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 10:14 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, bb! Frack linked me to this vid of Barrowman kissing everyone as an acting lesson! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd_egSxkxbk. WATCH IT, IT'S SO AWESOME - LONG, BUT WORTH THE WAIT (pun totally intended). I am rewatching for the nth time!

Re DA: I guess people were surprised and disappointed because they love the boy and thought that because he's kind and generous and puts others before himself, he would have been more sensitive to LGBT issues and wouldn't have lent himself to something that sounded like homophobia? Which is valid. But you and I are old enough to appreciate how young DA is, I think, and to know just how far he has to go, on this and other issues? It's a long road.

[identity profile] goseaward.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
OMG OMG

I love that song so much (actually all of Chess is pretty good). I DID NOT KNOW BARROWMAN EVER DID A VERSION. also, I love cover songs/reinterpretations. I think I mentioned somewhere that I have ...49 versions of Whiskey in the Jar currently?

OMG OMG OMG I AM LISTENING AND AT ONE POINT THEIR VIBRATOS ARE EVEN TOGETHER

anyway....sorry. :D Archie tweeted earlier that he was just referring to the party stuff, so that makes me feel a lot better!

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
YAY, you remember this song! I used to sing both parts in my little bedroom, wondering if I'd be anybody's fantasy and freedom, etc etc XD

And I'm SO THRILLED that someone gets the sheer love for Barrowman's (gendered) version - his voice is so awesome, the vibratos at the climax (If I knew from the start, why am I falling apart?), the angst so poignant, AUGH, playing it over and over ;)

I flove covers, too. C'mon, American Idol fans, right? There's gotta be a reason why we watch that damn show XD

And I am feeling a lot better about Arch, as well. That boy really doesn't have a mean streak in him. ♥.

[identity profile] asilversixpence.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, look at your pimped out layout! It's fantastic! :)

On a random note, I have never seen Doctor Who but have heared of it and now you've made me even more interested. Thanks for that, bb!

And yes, I second everything you said about Mr. Archuleta. He's has such a darling soul. :)
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[personal profile] descartes 2010-04-20 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
day #2980: still massively relieved and happy that you liked it! :DDDD

doctor who is so ridiculous and cheesy, ilit. and david tennant is so enjoyable; he sometimes pops up on the panel shows i watch (qi, never mind the buzzcocks) in velvet suits and i'm all "OH HAI DAVID HAI :DDDDDD"

oh, my feelings for those sets of tweets are jumbled up and messy :/ partially because i've been dealing with a fuckton of lgbt fail in my other fandom (systemic and institutionalized homophobia in skating? i'm shocked, shocked i say!) and in my own life that his statement pinged on me kinda badly. but yes, i still have great hopes for him to live and learn well :)

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVE IT LOOK AT IT AND EVERYONE'S COMPLIMENTS - YOU ARE SUCH A TALENT. TYSM. ILU ♥

haha, TENNANT. SO MUCH LOVE. (Davids, I'm collecting 'em!)

oh man, skating? are you kidding me??? :( I'm sorry you were sad, my dear. I know you love the boy, and want what's best for him, as do I. It's just...it is gonna be a long road.

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, sweetie!

OMG, do check out DW, it's fantastic and fun!

And, yeah, the boy hasn't a mean bone in his body. He's still got a ways to go, though. <333
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[personal profile] descartes 2010-04-20 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
♥♥♥

yes, skating DDD: there's a lot of pressure for male skaters to act masculine and female skaters to act feminine in the stereotypical sense both on the ice and off the ice, which means that those who don't conform have to change themselves or deal with the consequences. like johnny weir, who is often treated by his federation and media as a ~flamboyant~ freakshow embarrassment instead of the elite-level athlete that he is partially because he gets gender-bendy with his performances and doesn't even bother to pass for 100% heterosexual. also because he is sometimes an IRL troll and an asshole with no brain to mouth filter sigh

(caveat: johnny weir currently doesn't discuss his sexuality, whatever it is, to the press, which is a position i understand.)

(apologies for the random rant, bb! /o\)

as you said, archie's still young and sheltered, and if there's one thing i've learned over the years, people i like and love will continue to fail at this sort of thing, and the best thing to do is to try to help them not fail in the future.

[identity profile] goseaward.livejournal.com 2010-04-20 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I still sing this song! My dad has the sheet music for the whole show at home. :D :D :D

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-21 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Arch: you are seriously so sweet and chill about this. I love that about you, bb ♥

Skating: OMG, I wouldn't have thought that. Boo. And boo for their treatment of Johnny Weir even if he does tend to bring it on himself by shooting his mouth off

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-21 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
I adore that you do! And that Goosey Dad has the CHESS sheet music. I see whence your love for musicals stems :)

[identity profile] goseaward.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah. My dad and his parents (and Mom likes them too, but I think she started after she met my dad--her family are not huge fans). Somewhere in my grandmother's attic in New Jersey are all her Playbills from over the years--I know she's got the original cast of Grease in there, among a ton of others...

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
Aw man, you come from serious musical theatre-going stock! Small wonder you can sing Bohemia out of your hindbrain ;) That only happens to me and Suzanne Vega songs XD

[identity profile] glitzy09.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG, its like you crawled inside my brain! David Tennant will always be The Doctor to me (sorry Matt Smith, its just not working) and my love for John Barrowman/Captain Jack is at ridiculous levels. The video is great, esp the music choice - I saw John and Daniel Boys singing I Know Him So Well live and it was just amazing, I was literally mesmerised <3

As for Archie, it was an unfortunate incident but I really think (and hope) it was a case of speaking before thinking rather than anything else. He's going to make mistakes, he just needs to make sure he learns from them.

The new layout is amazing btw, ciudad is super talented <3

[identity profile] jehane-writes.livejournal.com 2010-04-24 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
I saw John and Daniel Boys singing I Know Him So Well live and it was just amazing

OMG, when and where? AUGH. You must give me details. My Barrowman love is off the charts rn, and, what with the epic Tennant/Barrowman kiss, so is my Ten love.

You musta seen this
video
, too (linked upstream), right? TEN, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.

[identity profile] glitzy09.livejournal.com 2010-04-25 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That video is amazing, thanks so much for linking. It reminded me just how much I loved David Tennant as The Doctor, its just not the same anymore.

Lol, my love for Barrowman has been off the chart for a long time. I saw him as Captain Jack first and then when I heard him sing, that was it. I just love his whole attitude towards life, he gives 100% to everything he does and isn't afraid to be himself. I saw him on his UK tour last year and Daniel Boys was his special guest. This is a video of a very similar performance to the one I saw:



You literally could have heard a pin drop when they sang this, it was just incredible. Its so cool to hear two out gay men singing that song, it gives a totally new twist.

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