i was tagged by the very discerning @luigihamilton44 (go check their list) to post 10 songs by 10 different artists. this will be a mixed bag. in absolutely no particular order:
when a good man cries by CMAT. she's just great. she'll break your heart but you will be having fun.
2. two divided by zero by pet shop boys. their music just completely skewed my expectations growing up because when will someone ask me to run away with them
3. sail away by neil young. AS I WAS SAYING.
4. iieee by tori amos. coolest woman in the worlddddd
5. mio nemico by rossana casale (italian woman moment) mediaset broadcasting these movies every christmas for years triggering violent lgbt awakenings for thousand of kids in the country. the irony.
6. for my lover by tracy chapman. on my knees weeping
7. beatrix by cocteau twins. this is what my mind sounds like when i have the flu and feeling like an errant knight kept prisoner on a remote island by a beautiful sorceress
8. my baby just cares for me by nina simone. wish i could live in this song. remember when this played in s1 of the lazarus project god i miss that stupid show
9. little 15 by depeche mode. just hypnotic. they're so annoyingly good it makes me mad
10. shame by skunk anansie. I got the love from my mother I got the pain from my dad I got the blame from my brother Shame I got it bad I got the love from my mother I got the pain from my dad I got the blame from my brother Shame I got it bad I got the love from my mother I got the pain from my dad I got the blame from my brother Shame I got it bad!!!!!!! DO YOU HEAR ME
tagging: everyone. sorry, i'm beat. but i would love to hear your picks, so if you follow me, even if we're not mutuals, please do this if you want and say i tagged you <333
Liam: There were days when you were in the zone where you could just stand perfectly fucking still while there is all this chaos going on around you. All these kids are just leaping about and the sound's pumping, roaring, and I would just be fucking stood completely fucking still, like a boxer, thinking this is the best feeling in the world. Pure control, not feeling the need to join the madness or bust a move, just absolute fucking still, but yet all this craziness is going on around. When you had them moments, where it was pure still while all this shit was going on, that was like nirvana, the highest peak, man, it was the bollocks.
-Supersonic: The Complete, Authorised and Uncut Interviews
*Photos taken by Chris Floyd at Brighton Centre, Brighton, England - December 29, 1994
*producer about to make one of the worst seasons of television ever put to screen* surely writing purely in reaction to what the fans are saying on twitter will work out great for us this time
i am trying to make some pants. many people #online are losing their gourd over how easy this pattern is and i'm contrarianfully a little peeved about the assumption of serger ownership, 3/8th topstitching that fails to enclose 1/2" turned over raw edges, general expected minor failure cases of a pattern you buy on etsy
BUT i got it all cut out from leftovers without buying any new fabric so that's my win
Overall review: it makes sense this patternmaker has been operating on Etsy for 2.5 years, this seems like a 2.5 years of operation quality pattern to me. It's very cleanly presented and produces a end result that I'm jazzed about! But it also seems incurious about seam finishes/attention to detail, and I feel that beginner sewists attempting this pattern might not know what they're missing out on.
What I like
Easy breezy fit with no fit mods (except turning the cuffs up 1.5" vs 1") - big fan of gusset and knee dart
Mega comfortable fabric choices using stash only (undyed slightly stretchy twill from Fabrics R Us, Rifle Paper Co Camont - Poppy Fields - Natural Unbleached Canvas off someone on etsy I don't have customer loyalty to)
Pleasant embedded links to Youtube tutorial
Really big fan of the carabiner loop
Cute!!!
What I changed
Hopelessly reliant on crayola washable markers + gluesticks for holding turned-over edges in place. Also got into banging on bulky seams with a hammer. PRO TIP: use oxyclean to guarantee washable markers wash out.
Oh my god the pattern doesn't recommend a denim needle for the many layers of midweight fabric? Denim needle was a huge QOL improvement.
Did not buy topstictching thread. Used regular thread.
To squeeze this out of limited fabric: shortened knee patches ~1", cut pocket facings off grain, bound edge of weird back pocket with selvedge instead of cutting out this shape of piece
Also extended the trapezoid with floral fabric to create a hidden lining for the pocket that layers on top of it (another fabric-saving measure)
Added a patch pocket for my phone on front right, inspired by the Jones Trousers
Skipped hammer loop (despite using a hammer while making this pattern)
Flat felled inside leg seams, butt curve. The instructions simply say "finish" for all seams btw :(. The gusset to inside leg seam join proved impossible to flat fell so I just zigzagged it right to hell.
Added a baste together and try on step while installing gusset before all the flat felling
Bias bound outside leg seams, tacked flat at points along leg. Kind of a Hong Kong seam attempt.
Reinforced outside leg seams at very thick joining points... otherwise pressing open as recommended means you will see daylight through your pants
Used a shorter zipper (the actual length of the fly) (already on hand). This nerfed me on the mandatory-pull-zipper-head-out-of-the-way-so-your-machine-foot-fits step
Hand basted down the waistband before machine sewing. God I hate waistbands.
Made a wretched buttonhole with my zigzag stitch. Could be worse! It's holding the button!
What I would do next time
Check front and back pocket dimensions against each other before sewing to pants; mark with washable marker to ensure topstitching lines up
Trim pocket foldover so it's fully encased in topstitching (it's fraying now in an annoying way)
Extra line of topstitching to completely secure down pocket facing
Either use a longer zipper or a different fly construction method that allows better checking on functionality as I go. I am not jazzed about trimming down a metal zipper (pattern doesn't mention what tools to use for that!) so probably the latter
Shorten legs/add contrast cuffs
Maybe add little darts in the back
Try to figure out a way to do the waistband that I hate less. Sew inside seam first?
Fix weird little gapping at top of zipper/grade in at waist a little?
The knee panel is bait for quilters and I might fall for it
I also don't think this is gender neutral unless you grade the bejesus out of it, as the pattern assumes a 10" waist-hip difference.
Girl this is not a tip. This is just something you have to do for the pattern to work.
253. Noel Gallagher's Photo-Matched Owned and Autographed Pink Paisley Fender Telecaster Guitar Played During Familiar to Millions, Rock in Rio Concert, Tour Performances and TV Appearances
[Propstore Auction | October 23rd 2025]
A photo-matched pink paisley Fender Telecaster guitar used and owned by Noel Gallagher during his time in iconic British rock band Oasis. Gallagher first acquired this instrument circa 1999 while in Los Angeles. The guitar was a personal favourite of Gallagher's as he frequently used it during live sets over the next five to six years, and it was also used for studio recordings.
The iconic pink paisley guitar first debuted during the Standing on the Shoulder of Giants world tour in 2000, where Gallagher would use it to open each show, playing Oasis' number one hit "Go Let It Out". Later in the set, he used the guitar to perform the iconic songs "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger". This guitar was also played for the same three songs during Oasis' two sell-out shows at Wembley Stadium in July 2000, and features on the live album and DVD Familiar to Millions.
Other notable appearances include The Tour of Brotherly Love (where Oasis played alongside The Black Crowes and Spacehog); the Rock in Rio concert at Rock City, in Rio de Janeiro on 14 January 2001; a concert at Madison Square Garden on 22 June 2005; during the Oasis: Live at the City of Manchester Stadium concert on 3 July 2005; and a performance of "Don't Look Back in Anger" on Top of the Pops in 2002. Patterns and distinctive marks in the grain on the neck can be matched to an image from the Rock in Rio concert taken by George Chin of IconicPix (a printed version of the image is included in the lot).
Made in Japan in 1993, this Fender Telecaster (serial number A049047) features a pink-coloured solid wood body with a psychedelic paisley-patterned finish on the front, a clear pickguard, and a maple neck. The back of the headstock is autographed by Gallagher in black ink.
Over the years, some of the guitar's components have been modified or replaced. Gallagher had the finish of the guitar stripped during his 25 years of ownership. However, it was at some point returned to its original finish. The original pickups were replaced with Seymour Duncan pickups, which are still present. The input jack plate was also changed in 2000 by Gallagher's guitar technician Jason Rhodes, sometime between Oasis' Reebok Stadium show on 16 July and the first Wembley show on 21 July. The original proved to be problematic and would sink into the body. There is evidence of the neck being sanded down, which allowed Gallagher to perform his solos in a smoother way.
The guitar comes in a black Fender protective case featuring the iconic "Oasis" stencil in blue and white. A paper tag stamped "Bill Puplett Guitars" is tied to the handle, with Rhodes' name handwritten on the other side. The case contains spare strings and a white pickguard that Gallagher used on stage from 2002 to 2005. The guitar exhibits minor corrosion on the metal components, scuffing to the pink finish on the right side, and minor wear on the case exterior. The lot is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Rhodes, 15 loose photographs, two framed IconicPix photographs and a larger printed photograph. Dimensions (guitar): 99 cm x 32 cm x 7 cm (39" x 12.5" x 2.75"); (case): 103 cm x 39 cm x 12 cm (40.5" x 15.25" x 4.75")
The autographs in this lot have been professionally authenticated by expert Garry King; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.
