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Rodothas "Roy" Hamilton was born on April 16, 1929 in Leesburg, GA, where he began singing in church choirs at the age of 6. In the summer of 1943, his family migrated to Jersey City, NJ in search of a better life. There, he sang with the Central Baptist Church Choir, New Jersey's most famous African American church choir.

In February 1947, 17 year old Hamilton took his first big step into secular music, winning a talent contest at the Apollo Theater. But nothing came of it. "I couldn't get a break," he recalled. "I really had nothing different to offer. They were seeking blues singers at the time, and I didn't know any blues at all." So, to support himself while he developed the different sound and singing style he wanted, Hamilton worked as an electronics technician during the day, and an amateur heavyweight boxer at night, with a record of six wins and one defeat.

In 1948, Hamilton joined the Searchlight Gospel Singers and also studied light opera, working with New Jersey voice coach J. Martin Rolls for more than a year. Hamilton continued to perform gospel with the Searchlight Singers until 1953 when the group broke up. Hamilton headed back into pop music.

During the '50s, Hamilton's songs "You'll Never Walk Alone," "If I Loved You," "Ebb Tide," and "Unchained Melody" were enormously popular. "You'll Never Walk Alone" topped the R&B charts for 2 months in 1954, while "Unchained Melody" topped the R&B charts for three weeks, and was his only Top Ten pop hit.

In a 2017 documentary, Hamilton’s son Roy revealed that Elvis Presley sent Roy's wife, Myrna, a rose every day Hamilton was in the hospital after suffering a stroke. When Hamilton died from complications of the stroke on July 20, 1969 at the age of 40, Presley sent her flowers for the following six months. At the time of his death, Hamilton was heavily in debt, forcing him, a week before he died, to borrow heavily on his insurance policy to pay off back taxes. Presley is said to have covered Hamilton’s outstanding medical bills and funeral costs. At Hamilton's funeral service, messages of condolence sent by Presley, Mahalia Jackson and B.B. King were read out to the mourners.

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A page from Lucidity: Paintings, Prose & Poetry (2023)

[ENG]

Name: Ino Nickname: Excel Race: art block shaped like a human

Excel: While Ino is well-fed (more or less), he is quite calm. He mostly stays at home, works with paperwork and at the computer, often using EXCEL (thanks Zhivizhizha for the idea of the nickname). Ino, being in this state, prefers to be called Excel. It gives him a greater sense of importance. He doesn't really like to contact other people, and he doesn't talk much with his family. Excel doesn't like trouble, so when Evit, Tisd and Scour call him for some adventure, he says he's busy (even if he's not) and goes home. For parents, this is even a plus, because there will be no problems from him, but he will not go to help himself, he will have to ask him directly (well, or just kick his ass).

Ino: Excel can focus so much on work that he forgets to go out to eat, which is why he can sit at the table for a very long time, eating only the dust that collects on it. And if he doesn't eat for a very long time, he will decrease in size. Here Excel becomes simply Ino. A little boy who wants to eat and is afraid to starve to death. And then it turns out that this clerk loves anime and can watch it for hours. Ino, when he is very nervous, can start gnawing/devouring things around him (even if he has recently eaten well and has grown to his usual Excel size). Being a cute creature who loves to eat, Ino easily became a new member of the Nicks' club, becoming a (temporary) asshole who eats other people's things. Ino and his father Irit, having taken on a small appearance, sometimes go together to the tea party of this club in order to eat free food.

Speaking of relationships with family. Ino is a listening psychologist, in fact, for every member of his family who wants to speak out after a hard day. On this occasion, his Alter often comes to him. She usually talks about what kind of trouble she pulled Evit, Scure, Tisd and Blue Print out of.

What does he smell like? The smell of dust and books comes from Ino.

What does his flesh taste like? Ino tastes like coffee, doshirak, and processed foods.

[RUS]

Имя: Ино Прозвище: Эксель Раса: арт-блок, принявший форму человека

Эксель: Пока Ино сытый (более-менее) он довольно спокойный. В основном сидит дома, работает с бумажками и за компьютером, часто пользуясь ЭКСЕЛЬ (спасибо Жывыжыже за идею прозвища). Ино, будучи в этом состоянии, предпочитает, чтобы его звали Эксель. Это даёт ему больше чувства важности. Он не особо любит контактировать с другими людьми, да и с семьёй мало говорит. Эксель не любит неприятности, поэтому, когда Эвит, Тисд и Скур зовут его на какую-либо авантюру, он говорит, что занят (даже если это не так) и валит домой. Для родаков это даже плюс, ибо проблем от него не будет, но помогать Эксель сам не пойдёт, надо будет его прям просить (ну или просто пнуть под зад).

Ино: Эксель может так сильно сосредоточиться на работе, что забывает пойти поесть, из-за чего он может сидеть за столом очень долго, питаясь одной лишь пылью, которая на нём собирается. А если он не будет очень долго кушать, то уменьшится в размерах. Тут Эксель становится просто Ино. Маленьким мальчиком, который хочет кушать и боится умереть от голода. И тут оказывается, что этот клерк любит аниме и может смотреть его часами. Ино, когда сильно нервничает, может начать грызть/поглощать вещи вокруг себя (даже если он недавно хорошо поел и вырос до своих обычных размеров Эксель). Будучи милым созданием, который любит поесть, Ино без особых проблем стал новым членом клуба Ников, став специально для этого (временным) засранцем, который жрёт чужие вещи. Ино и батя Ирит, приняв маленький облик, иногда идут вместе на чаепитие данного клуба, дабы поесть халявной еды.

Кстати, о взаимоотношениях с семьёй. Ино является психологом-слушателем, по сути, для каждого члена своей семьи, который хочет выговориться после тяжёлого дня. По этому поводу к нему часто приходит Альтер. Обычно она рассказывает о том, с какой очередной передряги она вытаскивала Эвит, Скур, Тисда и Блу Принта.

Чем пахнет? От Ино исходит запах пыли и книг.

Что напоминает плоть на вкус? Ино на вкус напоминает кофе, доширак и переработки.

Eron and Irit by @zhivizhizha

Alter by me