A homocomic partnership

he/him.

[starrynet]

what’s your favorite ship?

titanic

hms terror

uss enterprise

ever given (the container ship that blocked the suez canal in 2021)

captain ahab’s whaling vessel

ship of theseus

battleship monopoly token

mclennon

Remaining time: 1 day 21 hours

[gowan43]

Quite a few Beach Boys fans pretty much know Brian Wilson was autistic. As much as we can know he was at least.

But then you have to be in way too deep to start learning about Daryl Dragon’s autism.

[oldshowbiz]

The Eddie Cantor School for Talent

[queer-as-city-folk]

Why do straight men go gay for the most mediocre of guys

[queer-as-city-folk]

I mean seriously, Ryan Reynolds???

[bbdelurkr]

Bruce at the Draft Board (Artist's Rendition)

@xenichz I have done the deed. Sources and ramblings undercut

I volunteered my services to illustrate Bruce pretending to be gay to avoid the draft, so we have a version for each of the differing descriptions given by Bruce and Mike (quoted below) as well as a little comic panel squeezed onto the page and an impeccable photoshop job demonstrating Bruce as a tv show dancer, because the Shindig! bit is the funniest part.

Here is Bruce's description of events, sourced from here:

I went down to the draft board two weeks and two hours late. You were supposed to be there at seven. I got there at nine. Also, that weekend I went to a department store and bought some corduroy pants, blue Top-Sider deck shoes, and a nice button-down short sleeve shirt that I promptly shrunk in hot water. I put powder on my face and some perfume, and drove down for my interview. Since I was late, I was the only guy there, and they were starting to give me crap. They asked me all kinds of questions and eventually sent me up to the psychologist. He started interviewing me and was actually very cool. During the interview, he said “And ah, Bruce, what business would you like to be in?” and I replied “Well, I’d like to be a dancer on the Shindig! show.” The psychologist said “Okay. I don’t think we need you, but thank you for coming by. Follow the red line out.” [...]

And here's what Mike wrote in his autobiography:

[Bruce] too strongly opposed the war, though he took a more creative path to avoid service. He had a slender surfer's body, and he bought a pair of jeans, washed and dried them several times so they were extremely tight, and wore them when he went to his draft board for induction. He also borrowed a girlfriend's blouse, applied a touch of makeup, and found opportune times to bat his eyes and shake his hips.

Even if Bruce really did borrow a girlfriend's blouse I know we don't live in the blessed timeline where he went with pink + a bow, but how could I resist 🎀

And also for completion's sake, here is the full impeccably photoshopped image (link to og photo) with the circa-1970 pic I got his face from (because look at what he's wearing, I mean yeah obvsly):

And I may as well drop some (pre-Bruce) BB performances on Shindig! to wrap this up, featuring the dancers on some of the songs and more tight pants on all of the Boys:

[gowan43]

Wish I could get over my RSD and start posting and reblogging on Tumblr again even if it’s not a fandom any of my old followers came here for. Ugh. This is why I abandoned my old Tumblr account in the first place, and I thought making an entirely new one would make it different, but it didn’t.

[gowan43]

I think it’s happening, omg

[scribledon]

Saw a misogynistic 1950s illustration on Pinterest and thought “how can I make this about my hyperfixation”

[section2number2]

[speedwayy]

dennis from venice

[gowan43]

At 1 am I always thirst for Carl Wilson soooo bad

[woman-respecter]

totally unbiased rpf coolness ranking

historical figures

old timey comedy duos

your coworkers

20th century bands

women’s sports

20th century actors

baseball

your teachers/professors

gaylor related

21st century actors

all other men’s sports except hockey and racecar

your friends

21st century bands (incl kpop)

racecar

youtubers (excl minecraft)

hockey

influencers/podcasters/other web stars? do people rpf that?

minecraft youtubers

true crime???

anything heterosexual

[gowan43]

Wish I could get over my RSD and start posting and reblogging on Tumblr again even if it’s not a fandom any of my old followers came here for. Ugh. This is why I abandoned my old Tumblr account in the first place, and I thought making an entirely new one would make it different, but it didn’t.

[gowan43]

Hello! This is kinda random, but I was looking for some Felix and Oscar fics for The Odd Couple (1970) Ao3 and saw one of your comments on a fanmix there. You were saying that Felix/Oscar isn't that popular, and I totally agree! I can hardly find anything about it, and, like you said, it's weird because it's such a no-brainer pairing! Anyway, just had to say something since you pretty much voiced exactly how I feel about how unpopular this ship is ;-; Hope you have a good day!

I’n so glad you feel the same way! I actually have written one Felix/Oscar fic, but it’s a PWP and I know not everyone likes those sorts of fics. It’s crazy to me that this ship not more popular! Other old shows have way more fic than The Odd Couple and I don’t get it. I wouldn’t expect there to be a huge amount of fic, but at least in the 100s of fics, not 10s. It’s such an obvious pairing!

[gowan43]

Hello fans of Wingmen by Ensan Case! I’m nominating it for Yuletide 2025, choosing the characters Jack Hardigan, Fred Trusteau, Duane Higgins, and Eleanor Hawkins. Just thought I’d let you know in case you’re interested as I’d love to see fic for it. I’ll be both requesting it and offering it!

[gowan43]

As more people write Match Game fic, it has become time to create a Prompt Meme for it!

This Prompt Meme will be hosted on AO3. You can request and fill the Match Game prompts of your wildest (or mildest) dreams, SFW and NSFW.

If you have any questions about it, you can message gowan43 on here or send an email at [email protected].

Click here to visit it and get started!

[himbohopkins]

Charles Nelson Reilly on Match Game 75 EP #532

[oldshowbiz]