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Fillmore Poster (1967) - Peter Bailey

#1967 #1960s #psychedelia #vintage concert poster #peter bailey

I just watched s17e10 and the flashbacks of Bailey with his brother and went "idc he died on screen and has been dead for the entire season YOU BRING HIM BACK RIGHT NOW"

#criminal minds #criminal minds spoilers #criminal minds evolution spoilers #criminal minds evolution #douglas bailey #peter bailey #the scene with both of them play fighting was so adorable:(

Peter Bailey’s illustrations for Philip Pullman’s The Secret Commonwealth.

#peter bailey #philip pullman #the secret commonwealth #His Dark Materials #lyra belacqua #british literature

USA Australia's "allies":

"#US military planned to test deadly nerve gas on Australian soldiers in far north #Queensland during the #ColdWar":

It's been revealed that the US military planned to test deadly nerve gas on Australian soldiers in far north Queensland during the Cold War.

A. Peter Bailey on his first encounter with Malcolm X.

#Malcolm X #Racism #Psychology #A. Peter Bailey #PEter Bailey

Timely Fandom Quote #234

“He was a man of high ideals, so-called. But ideals without common sense can ruin this town.”

– Henry F. Potter, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

#it's a wonderful life #henry potter #mr. potter #peter bailey #building and loan #ideals #common sense #look okay on principle I disagree with Mr. Potter but in this case he actually does have a point #ideals without common sense aren't practical #like that whole bit about faith vs common sense in miracle on 34th street #faith and ideals only win in old holiday films #in the real world you need ideals/ faith and some practicality #I mean the way they won in miracle on 34th street was through legal arguments and favorable rulings because people cared about PR #calling the DA's son to the witness stand to ask why he believed in Santa Claus was a dirty trick but it worked #and because the post office just wanted to get rid of all that mail piling up in the dead letter office #whereas in it's a wonderful life the ending depends on the goodwill of the people which maybe could happen #but it doesn't make the embezzlement charges go away #it's possible I'm over-analyzing my favorite holiday films in the tags (again)#christmas movies #old movies #fandom quotes #timely fandom quotes

Kings Of This World by Peter Bailey

4 Stars: You Be Illin'

Sometimes I feel that world has gone completely stupid when I wake up and read my morning news, it is a momentary overreaction, and thus I begin my day and repeat the same reaction the next morning. For "Kings Of This World" by Peter Bailey I am taken to a post-apocalyptic world like a zombie outbreak, but instead of zombies looking to eat brains, human beings have become stupid (which would be worst?). The thought of encountering a person that functions on animal-like instincts taking "dumps" on the streets, having sex in public, murdering each other for the smallest reasons and add an alien conspiracy allowed me to take that leap as a reader that typically doesn't read Sci-Fi novels.

Peter Bailey takes a few chapters with introducing Matthew and all things falling apart; it kept me feeling unbalance not sure what is going, but it is well written enough to follow along. Peter handles writing touchy subject matter and horror with his innovative style and finds a way to fit other characters into the story that doesn't feel too clunky. Matthew seems all alone until he meets Jeremy who's mind is still there maybe not his sense of right or wrong or maturity, but he is smart making their relationship a right balance of convenience. For Matthew and Jeremy not knowing each other before the "stupid outbreak" brings tension adding an important dynamic to "Kings Of This World" ( I would have punch Jeremy many times ).

"Kings Of This World" for me not being an avid reader of Sci-Fi, and not wanting to read so much technobabble is an enjoyable read. A little long at times, but Peter Bailey makes it up with humor, easy to follow plot turns, and the highlight is the relationship of Matthew and Jeremy allowing you to ponder the idea of being forced to work with someone you may not like to survive the end of the world.

#Peter Bailey #Kings Of This World #post-apocalyptic #Sci-Fi