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Our Story (Alternative love song by Brenden Hollis) - Randy’s Serenade You took my breath You held my thoughts from the start Can I know you? May I hold your anxious heart? And your beauty Goes beyond all I could know And you move me To the places I want to go And all this part is just a chapter Of our story called ‘Forever’ . . . Called ‘Forever’ (Chorus) And oo-ooo It’s only you-u In Our Story In Our Story And oo-ooo What can I do-o You inspire me Let’s write a story-y I hear you I hear your voice speaking out When you tell me ‘You’re all I can think of’ And I see you The ways you moved from the start Can I know you? You can hold my anxious heart And all this part is just a chapter Of our love story called ‘Forever’ . . . It’s Called ‘Forever’ (Chorus) You inspire me To write a story Oh, you inspire me-e Let’s write a story-y You took my breath You held my thoughts from the start Can I know you? May I hold your anxious heart?

“The wolf is a very misunderstood creature. He never kills for sport, only what is needed. And he always protects the young... and the old.” Dr. Vlad Tepes, Professor of History

Although taken, Chandler is always prowling. They might bump into each other while Brian Chesney is jogging past with no shirt on! It pays to keep eyes forward when walking around Downtown Chi-town, especially when the place is infested with teen vampires!!

Chandler won’t be the one night stand, but Chandler will know who Greg is. Also, Chandler was introduced in ‘Brandon Smiling’ as the first of the three Cross children. Jamie is the middle child. Marie is the youngest.

So... If you've been keeping up with the latest Billy Chase chapters and you've been reading Brandon Smiling, then you may have heard the name Greg come up in Billy Chase and the name Chandler come up in Brandon Smiling. There seems to be another universe at play out there that is exerting its force on our favorite gay teen power couple. Here is my take on the whole Greg/Chandler/satellite young adult thing that seems to be in orbit around our BillBran unit.

The first time I saw him was at the High School unchaining his bike. I felt like a big fat sick stalker parked there watching him, but I just couldn’t take my eyes off of him. I was there to pick up my little brother, Jamie, because both our Mom and Pop were having to work late that night. I was sitting there waiting for the Squirt when I noticed this vision of a boy readying to leave for the day. There was something about his gentle but confident movements that attracted my attention.

Chandler Cross, a student at the Chicago Institute of Art, comes across someone new, one day. Someone very much in need of a mentor and a protector. The last thing Chandler ever thought he'd ever be was someone to be looked up to, but that is what he became. A guardian angel for a lost and broken boy, struggling as Chandler once struggled as a gay teen in a less than accepting world. How will he cope with this awesome responsibility now that he has Brandon . . .

Music ——————————— Tracks —————————————— Happy When You Smile (Brandon Chandler) - When Brandon Smiles Smile (Josh Groban) - Chandler Sings An Uplifting Song Perfect The Way You Are (Dead by April) - Chandler’s Words At Millennium Park February Song (Josh Groban) - Chandler Sings A Bittersweet Song Pure Imagination (Glee Cover) - Chandler Says ‘Seize The Day’ I’ll Stand By You (Glee Cover) - Chandler’s Support I Heard You Lost Your Smile (The Broken Beat) - When Brandon Cries Only The Young (Brandon Flowers) - ‘You are young. There’s always a tomorrow.’ Does Your Mother Know (Gender Bent ABBA Cover from ‘Mama Mia’) - ‘Slow down there Brandon!’ No One Is To Blame (Howard Jones) - Ageless Attractions Last Chance On The Stairway (Duran Duran) - Seduction At The Party Save A Prayer (Duran Duran) - ‘Save It ‘Til The Morning After’ Don’t Talk To Me About Love! (Altered Images) - Chandler Takes Greg To Task Fix You (Anthem Lights Covers Coldplay) - Comforting Brandon Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Wonderful World (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole) - Chandler’s Telephone Lullaby You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up) (Josh Groban) - Chandler Sings A Love Song Ordinary World (Red Covers Duran Duran) - Helping Brandon Out The Other Side Notbroken (The Goo Goo Dolls) - Chandler’s Iris Talk - Alternative Version (Coldplay) - Brandon Talks To Chandler About Getting Caught Listen To Your Heart (Glee) - Chandler Shows The Way To Do This ‘Gay’ Thing That’s What I’m Here For (Jason Castro) - ‘Thanks’ True Colors (Glee) - ‘Time To Fly, Brandon’ The Scientist (Coldplay) - Affirmations and the Long Road Given As Hard As It Is (Brandon Chandler) - ‘Can things get better?’ Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones) - ‘Yes, things always can . . .’ Stay On These Roads (A-ha) - ‘ . . . As long as you stay the course.’ Happy When You Smile (Brandon Chandler) - When Brandon Smiles Are you strugglin’ To begin Slow down And breathe in A change It happens (Chorus) Are you Happy When You Smile? Are you sad when you laugh? There’s beauty in this world And you’re a part of that. (X) Are you tryin’ To hide? Are you lonely Inside? We all struggle Sometimes (Chorus) Hey love where you goin’ to now? Hey love where you runnin’ off now? It’s a lonely life, it’s a lonely life But everything will be alright Hey love where you goin’ to now? (Chorus) And you’re a part of that. (X) Smile (Josh Groban) - Chandler Sings An Uplifting Song Smile tho' your heart is aching Smile even tho' it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky You'll get by If you Smile Thro' your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shin-ing thro' for you Light up your face with gladness Hide ev-'ry trace of sadness Altho' a tear may be ever so near That's the time You must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying You'll find that life is still worth-while If you just Smile. Perfect The Way You Are (Dead by April) - Chandler’s Words At Millennium Park You have what they don't Your heart is true So dry your tears And let it shine through 'Cause you're amazing Look at you smiling And don't change anything There's no denying You're beautiful You're beautiful Don't ever listen to what they say about you You're perfect just the way you are You will never be anything like them And the strength is in your heart, whoa oh, you heart You're beautiful You're beautiful You're perfect just the way you are You're beautiful You're beautiful Don't put yourself down Don't let them win (Don't let them win) They don't understand Who you are (Who you are) 'Cause you're amazing Look at you smiling And don't change anything There's no denying You're beautiful You're beautiful Don't ever listen to what they say about you You're perfect just the way you are You will never be anything like them And the strength is in your heart, whoa oh, you heart You're beautiful You're beautiful You're perfect just the way you are Breakdown your walls, whoa oh You can be the person you wanna be Break down your walls, whoa oh Become who you are You're beautiful You're beautiful Don't ever listen to what they say about you You're perfect just the way you are You will never be anything like them And the strength is in your heart, whoa oh, you heart You're beautiful You're beautiful You're perfect just the way you are February Song (Josh Groban) - Chandler Sings A Bittersweet Song Where has that old friend gone Lost in a February song Tell him it won't be long 'Til he opens his eyes Opens his eyes Where is that simple day Before colors broke into shades And how did I ever fade Into this life Into this life And I never want to let you down Forgive me if I slip away And all that I've known is lost and found I promise you I I'll come back to you one day Morning is waking up Sometimes it's more than just enough And all that you need to love Is in front of your eyes It's in front of your eyes And I never want to let you down Forgive me if I slip away Sometimes it's hard to find my ground 'Cause I keep on falling as I try to get away From this crazy world And I never want to let you down Forgive me if I slip away And all I've known is lost and found I promise you I I'll come back to you one day Where has that old friend gone Lost in a February song Tell him it won't be long 'Til he opens his eyes Opens his eyes Pure Imagination (Glee Cover) - Chandler Says ‘Seize The Day’ Come with me And you'll be In a world of pure imagination Take a look And you'll see Into your imagination We'll begin With a spin Traveling in The world of my creation What we'll see Will defy Explanation If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want to, do it Want to change the world? There's nothing to it There is no Life I know To compare with pure imagination Living there You'll be free If you truly wish to be If you want to see magic lands Close your eyes and you will see one Want to be a dreamer, be one Anytime you please and please save me one Come with me And you'll be In a world of pure imagination Take a look And you'll see Into your imagination There is no Place to go To compare with your imagination So go there To be free If you truly wish to be Living there You'll be free If you truly wish to be I’ll Stand By You (Glee Cover) - Chandler’s Support Oh, why you look so sad, the tears are in your eyes, Come on and come to me now, and don't be ashamed to cry, Let me see you through, 'cause I've seen the dark side too. When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do, Nothing you confess could make me love you less, I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you So if you're mad, get mad, don't hold it all inside, Come on and talk to me now. Hey there, what you got to hide? I get angry too, well, I'm alive like you. When you're standing at the cross roads, And don't know which path to choose, Let me come along, 'cause even if you're wrong I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you. Baby, even to your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you, I'll stand by you. And when, when the night falls on you baby, You're feeling all a lone, you're wandering on your own, I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you, baby even to your darkest hour, And I'll never desert you, I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you, baby even to your darkest hour, And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you I Heard You Lost Your Smile (The Broken Beat) - When Brandon Cries I Heard You Lost Your Smile Got lost along the way This house, it feels so empty I won’t let you stray (X) For the moment set your mind to rest, son Time to take all the pain away This is your moment So hold on So dance and lose yourself Just fall away Oh, take me by surprise and find your place Don’t let it end As the hours go I swear this watch Will tell me that you’ll stay Stay (X) The hour’s just beginning Footsteps, I’ll find their place One breath, we’re cleansing two hearts With words that keep me safe The hope is so surrounding So make your place in love The smoke crawls to the ceiling As fears crash to the floor For the moment set your mind to rest, son Time to take all the pain away This is your moment So hold on So dance and lose yourself Just fall away Oh, take me by surprise and find your place Don’t let it end As the hours go I swear this watch Will tell me that you’ll stay So dance and lose yourself Just fall away Oh, take me by surprise and find your place So dance and lose yourself Just fall away Oh, take me by surprise and find your place Don’t let it end As the hours go I swear this watch Will tell me that you’ll stay Stay (X) So dance and lose yourself Just fall away Oh, take me by surprise and find your place Don’t let it end As the hours go I swear this watch Will tell me that you’ll stay Only The Young (Brandon Flowers) - ‘You are young. There’s always a tomorrow.’ Look back in silence The cradle of your whole life There in the distance Losing its greatest pride Nothing is easy, nothing is sacred, why? Where did the bow break? It happened before your time And there were people there Lovely as you'd ever care Tonight, baby, you can start again Laughing in the open air Have yourself another dream Tonight, maybe we can start again Only the young can break away, break away Lost when the wind blows, on your own Only the young can break away, break away Lost when the wind blows, on your own Mother, it's cold here Father, thy will be done Thunder and lightning are crashing down They got me on the run Direct me to the sun Redemption, keep my covers clean tonight Baby, we can start again Only the young can break away, break away Lost when the wind blows, on your own Only the young can break away, break away Lost when the wind blows, on your own And the sun will shine again And the sun will shine again Are you looking for a sign? Or are you caught up in the lie? Only the young can break away, break away Lost when the wind blows, on your own Only the young can break away, break away Lost when the wind blows, on your own Only the young can Lost when the wind blows Only the young can Lost when the wind blows Does Your Mother Know (Gender Bent ABBA Cover from ‘Mama Mia’) - ‘Slow down there Brandon!’ You're so hot, teasing me So you're blue but I can't take a chance on a kid like you That's something I couldn't do There's that look in your eyes I can read in your face that your feelings are driving you wild Ah, but boy you're only a child Well I can dance with you honey If you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out And I can chat with you baby Flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out Take it easy (take it easy) Better slow down boy That's no way to go Does your mother know? Take it easy (take it easy) Try to cool it boy Take it nice and slow Does your mother know? I can see what you want But you seem pretty young to be searching for that kind of fun So maybe I'm not the one Now you're so cute, I like your style And I know what you mean when you give me a flash of that smile (smile) But boy you're only a child Well I can dance with you honey If you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out And I can chat with you baby Flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out Take it easy (take it easy) Better slow down boy That's no way to go Does your mother know Take it easy (take it easy) Try to cool it boy Take it nice and slow Does your mother know Well I can dance with you honey If you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out And I can chat with you baby Flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out Well I can dance with you honey If you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out And I can chat with you baby Flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out Well I can dance with you honey If you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out And I can chat with you baby No One Is To Blame (Howard Jones) - Ageless Attractions You can look at the menu, but you just can't eat You can feel the cushion, but you can't have a seat You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can't have a swim You can feel the punishment, but you can't commit the sin And you want him, and he wants you We warned everyone And you want him and he wants you No one, no one, no one ever is to blame You can build a mansion, but you just can't live in it You're the fastest runner, but you're not allowed to win Some break the rules, and let you count the cost The insecurity is the thing that won't get lost And you want him, and he wants you We warned everyone And you want him and he wants you No one, no one, no one ever is to blame You can see the summit, but you can't reach it It's the last piece of the puzzle, but you just can't make it fit Doctor says you're cured, but you still feel the pain Aspirations in the clouds, but your hopes go down the drain And you want him, and he wants you We warned everyone And you want him and he wants you No one, no one, no one ever is to blame No one ever is to blame No one ever is to blame Last Chance On The Stairway (Duran Duran) - Seduction At The Party I don't remember quite how I met you Wasn't long ago I just get a picture of sun in your eyes The waves in your hair Maybe it's something said in a movie or You could've said last night Just took me out on a limb And I don't really know what I'm doing here And sometimes I'm caught in a landslide My beat's so in time, can you look at me I'm out of reach, I'll talk if it feels right I've had my last chance on the stairway Funny it's just like a scene out of Voltaire Twisting out of sight 'Cause when all the curtains are pulled back We'll turn and see the circles we've traced Ain't no game (ooh) When you're playing with fire It doesn't seem right that we fight So the party runs on all night And sometimes I'm caught in a landslide My beat's so in time, can you look at me I'm out of reach I'll talk if it feels right So nervous to say, tell me can't you see And if you want I'll fall out forever I can't say no more, baby dance with me And please don't say leave it 'til later I've had my last chance on the stairway Wonder why, (wonder why ooh) What makes me rise so high Maybe it's something they put in your perfume Or the look in your eyes It could be the atmosphere sinking Ooh, I don't know what you're thinking I don't even know what you're drinking But it keeps this heaven alive And sometimes I'm caught in a landslide My beat's so in time, can you look at me I'm out of reach I'll talk if it feels right So nervous to say, tell me can't you see And if you want I'll fall out forever I can't say no more, baby dance with me And please don't say leave till later I've had my last chance on the stairway Last chance on the stairway Last chance on the stairway Last chance on the stairway Last chance on the stairway Last chance on the stairway Last chance on the stairway Save A Prayer (Duran Duran) - ‘Save It ‘Til The Morning After’ You saw me standing by the walled corner of a main street And the lights are flashing on your window sill All alone ain't much fun so you're looking for the thrill And you know just what it takes and where to go Don't say a prayer for me now Save it ‘til the morning after No don't say a prayer for me now Save it ‘til the morning after Feel the breeze deep on the inside look you down into the well If you can you'll see the world in all his fire Take a chance like all dreamers can't find another way You don't have to dream it all, just live a day Don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after No don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Pretty looking road I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise melt the ice And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance But fear is in your soul Some people call it a one night stand but we can call it paradise Don't say a prayer for me now Save it til the morning after No don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after (doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo) Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Don’t Talk To Me About Love! (Altered Images) - Chandler Takes Greg To Task They exchanged a look An hour later his voice shook When his whispering died, he cried Never wants to recover, he cried Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Since that gaze Roaring by went his days When his whispering died, he cried Never wants to recover, he cried Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Don't talk, don't talk to me (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) It couldn't be that good, although they said it would Just couldn't be that good Don't talk to me about love (yesterdays shatter, tomorrows don't matter) Be that good It couldn't be that good, although they said it would Just couldn't be that good Be be be that good Fix You (Anthem Lights Covers Coldplay) - Comforting Brandon Reprise from ‘Brandon Smiling’ Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Wonderful World (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole) - Chandler’s Telephone Lullaby Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dream of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dream of Dreams really do come true Someday, I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dare to Oh why, oh why can't I? Well, I see trees of green and red roses too I'll watch them bloom for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white And the brightness of day I like the dark And I think to myself what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky And also on the faces of people passing by I see friends shaking hands saying How do you do? They're really saying I, I love you I hear babies cry and I watch them grow They'll learn much more then we'll know And I think to myself what a wonderful world World Someday I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top That's where you'll find me Oh, somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dare to Why oh, why can't I? Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up) (Josh Groban) - Chandler Sings A Love Song Don't give up It's just the weight of the world When your heart's heavy I, I, will lift it for you Don't give up Because you want to be heard If silence keeps you I, I, will break it for you Everybody wants to be understood Well I can hear you Everybody wants to be loved Don't give up Because you, are loved Don't give up It's just the hurt that you hide When you're lost inside I, I'll be there to find you Don't give up Because you want to burn bright If darkness blinds you I, I will shine to guide you Everybody wants to be understood Well I can hear you Everybody wants to be loved Don't give up Because you, are loved You are loved Don't give up It's just the weight of the world Don't give up Everyone needs to be loved You are loved Ordinary World (Red Covers Duran Duran) - Helping Brandon Out The Other Side Reprise from ‘Brandon Smiling’ Notbroken (The Goo Goo Dolls) - Chandler’s Iris All I waited for, Was a chance to make you understand And tell you these forgotten truths You never thought were real And if the world should turn it's back, You know that I'm still here Time won't ever steal my soul We're not broken, so please come home Morning comes, and life moves on And when it changed, you didn't know where you belong And I'll still catch you when you fall through a past that steals your sleep And scrawl these words upon your wall, remind you to believe Time won't ever steal my soul We're not broken, so please come home If the world has worn you down I'll be waiting, so please come home I won't let them break you down And I won't hear the empty sounds, I'm hopelessly pretending that I know the answer Angels light the neon fires that burn so cold through your desires And all you are is all I need to know When the world is insane, You get used to the pain And you don't even know what you feel And I was like you, All alone and confused But you know it's not forever Time won't ever steal my soul We're not broken, so please come home If the world has worn you down I'll be waiting, so please come home Talk - Alternative Version (Coldplay) - Brandon Talks To Chandler About Getting Caught [Verse 1] Under the great North star Try to work out where you are In the silence of the sea I don't know where I'll be [Verse 2] In the future, in the past Going nowhere, much too fast When I go there, go with me When I go there, go with me [Chorus 1] Cause I don't know where I'm going and I wanna talk I feel like I'm going where I've been before And I wanna talk [Verse 3] Take a picture of Something that you're not sure of Bring it back to show to me But I don't know what I see [Verse 4] In the future, find a home Getting nowhere on your own Got to find your missing piece [Chorus 2] Cause you don't know where you're going and you wanna talk You feel like you're going where you've been before Nothing's really making any sense at all You tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored [Hook] Let's talk Let's talk Do you wanna talk? [Verse 5] I'm up in the part of the throne I'm trying to sing a song In a language I don't speak [Verse 6] I tried but I can't get through I'm trying to get to you But you're difficult to reach Won't you talk to me? [Chorus 3] So you don't know were you're going and you wanna talk You feel like you're going where you've been before Let's talk Let's talk Listen To Your Heart (Glee) - Chandler Shows The Way To Do This ‘Gay’ Thing I know there's something in the wake of your smile I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea You've built a love but that love falls apart Your little piece of heaven turns too dark Listen to your heart when he's calling for you Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do I don't know where you're going and I don't know why, But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yea They're swept away and nothing is what is seems, The feeling of belonging to your dreams Listen to your heart when he's calling for you Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do I don't know where you're going and I don't know why, But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye And there are voices that want to be heard So much to mention but you can't find the words The sense of magic, the beauty that's been When love was wilder than the wind Listen to your heart when he's calling for you Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do I don't know where you're going and I don't know why, But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye Listen to your heart when he's calling for you Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do I don't know where you're going and I don't know why, But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye That’s What I’m Here For (Jason Castro) - ‘Thanks’ Goodbye, Los Angeles You said with some regret I'll do my best to find a way To help you to forget I'm glad you made your way Back here, to find a better day Seems like you're getting A little closer to okay And if you need someone Just to be around Help put the pieces back That you finally found That's what I'm here for That's what I'm here for When you need a little less Or you want a little more That's what I'm here for That's what I'm here for I heard you saying that You're finally feeling free Blowing kisses To the distant memories Lately I've caught you Smiling a little more You're beautiful And I'm all yours And if you need someone Just to be around Help put the pieces back That you finally found That's what I'm here for That's what I'm here for When you need a little less Or you want a little more That's what I'm here for That's what I'm here for That's why I can hold you just as long as you'll stay I can tell you what no one would ever say That it's alright to admit that you were wrong Before you know it, all the scars will be gone That's what I'm here for That's what I'm here for When you need a little less Or you want a little more When you need someone to find you When you're hiding from it all That's what I'm here for That's what I'm here for True Colors (Glee) - ‘Time To Fly, Brandon’ Reprise from ‘Brandon Smiling’ The Scientist (Coldplay) - Affirmations and the Long Road Given Reprise from ‘Brandon Smiling’ As Hard As It Is (Brandon Chandler) - ‘Can things get better?’ I bet you’ll be Just what you wanna be It’s never easy Chasing down your dreams (Chorus) And don’t give up You’ll be fine soon enough As Hard As It Is You’ll make it through All of this (X) Don’t give up (X3) I know it seems Nothing comes easily So chase your dreams Follow your heart You are Everything That sets you apart (Chorus) You’ll make it through . . . You’ll make it through All of this So don’t give up (X3) Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones) - ‘Yes, things always can . . .’ We're not scared to lose it all security throw through the wall Future dreams we have to realize A thousand skeptic hands won't keep us from the things we plan Unless we're clinging to the things we prize And do you feel scared, I do But I won't stop and falter And if we threw it all away Things can only get better Wow wow wow oh, wow wow wow oh oh oh oh Treating today as though it was the last, the final show Get to sixty and feel no regret It may take a little time a lonely path, an uphill climb Success or failure will not alter it And do you feel scared, I do But I won't stop and falter And if we threw it all away Things can only get better Wow wow wow oh, wow wow wow oh oh oh oh And do you feel scared, I do But I won't stop and falter And if we threw it all away Things can only get better (Wow wow wow oh, wow wow wow oh oh oh oh) (Wow wow wow oh, wow wow wow oh oh oh oh) Stay On These Roads (A-ha) - ‘ . . . As long as you stay the course.’ The cold has a voice It talks to me Stillborn by choice And it has no need to hold Old man feels the cold Oh baby, don't 'cause I've been told Stay on these roads We shall meet I know Stay on these roads We shall meet I know, I know Where joy should reign These skies restrain Shadow your love The voice trails off again Old, old man feels the cold Oh baby, don't 'cause I've been told Stay on these roads We shall meet, I know Stay on my love You feel so weak, be strong Stay on, stay on We shall meet, I know I know I know, my love, I know Feel the cold Winter's calling at my home Stay on these roads We shall meet, I know Stay on my love We'll meet, I know So stay on I know Stay my love, stay on We'll meet, I know, I know Love, I know

Good lord! They were serving Unicorn food at the San Diego Fair and no one told me? I guess I’ll have to go there this year for Gay Day.

Time Grows Short

"There is no immortal wisdom earned greater than finding a love that cannot die." ~ From the annals of a very old vampire.

Do you want me to brew you a potion?

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I found the comments to this video even too cuter, especially from the 12 year old vintage game collectors offended by the kids in the video not appreciating ancient technology. 😂

Remember, you’re beautiful just the way you are . . .

Cool . . . I have JUST the set up for this!

Soundtrack Tracks Only Once Away My Son (Brian Eno) - Main Title: Waking up to the end of the world Shelter (darkDARK) - The Shelter’s Theme (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (HIM) - We Could Become Like They Are Purgatory (Digital Daggers) - The Realities of the Shelter The Dead Are Dumb (Nothing) - Not so much . . . Teenagers (My Chemical Romance) - When in doubt, blame the kids . . . Wicked Game (HIM) - Finding Love In The Death The Crow (Hurts) - The Plague Theme Somebody To Die For (Hurts) - The Truth of Boys and Heroes Apocalypse (Cigarettes After Sex) - Life Found Where Lips Touch Your Pain Is Mine Now (Title Fight) - Pain Shared Is Love Found Soma Dreams (Rhian Sheehan) - Making Out In A Dark Place No Longer Making Time (Slowdive) - Time Grows Short Heroes (Depeche Mode Cover of Bowie) - A Man Going To The Wall Bravado (Rush) - Against All Odds, Odds Against All Zombie Apocalypse (Base Case) - Battle For The Shelter Zombie Killer (Rob Bailey and the Hustle Standard) - ‘If They’re Already Dead, You Can’t Call Them Casualties’ Subhuman (Throbbing Gristle) — Descending Into Madness Whispers (Vancouver Sleep Clinic) - When Walker Speaks Ruin (So Below) - Nowhere Is Safe Departure (Hundredth) - Making An Escape Leave Me Behind (No Sun) - Sacrifices Along The Way Survive (Chelsea Wolfe) - Finding The Will To Survive Disintegration (Chromatics) - Looking For A World That Is Gone The Dead Next Door (Billy Idol) - ‘You and me and the Dead next door’ ——————————————————————————————————————————— Only Once Away My Son (Brian Eno) - Main Title: Waking up to the end of the world Apocalyptic Instrumental Shelter (darkDARK) - The Shelter’s Theme I keep trying to take Shelter . . . (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (HIM) - We Could Become Like They Are All our times have come Here, but now they're gone The seasons don't fear the Reaper Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain And we can be like they are Come on, baby... Don't fear the Reaper Baby, take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper Baby, I'm your man... Valentine is done Here, but now they're gone Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity... Romeo and Juliet 40, 000 men and women every day... Like Romeo and Juliet 40, 000 men and women every day... Redefine happiness Another 40, 000 coming every day... We can be like they are Come on, baby... Don't fear the Reaper Baby, take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper Baby, I'm your man... Love of two is one Here, but now they're gone Came last night of sadness It was clear we couldn't go on The door was opened and the wind appeared The candles blew and then disappeared The curtains flew and then he appeared Saying, "Don't be afraid" Come on, baby... And we had no fear And we ran to him... Then we started to fly We looked backward and said goodbye We had become like they are We had taken his hand We had become like they are Come on, baby... Don't fear the Reaper Purgatory (Digital Daggers) - The Realities Of The Shelter Bleak Instrumental The Dead Are Dumb (Nothing) - Not so much . . . Always try to keep up Always fall behind Belly pains And headaches Inside you Isn’t it quite the same And isn’t it such a shame Too heavy for the lightness But weightless in the rain All our words are wasted Never fails to fail me Never say never Loathing phase Self-inflicted pain I’d never Oh, I’d never Teenagers (My Chemical Romance) - When in doubt, blame the kids . . . They're gonna clean up your looks With all the lies in the books To make a citizen out of you Because they sleep with a gun And keep an eye on you, son So they can watch all the things you do Because the drugs never work They're gonna give you a smirk 'Cause they got methods of keepin' you clean They gonna rip up your heads Your aspirations to shreds Another cog in the murder machine They said all Teenagers scare The living shit out of me They could care less As long as someone'll bleed So darken your clothes Or strike a violent pose Maybe they'll leave you alone But not me The boys and girls in the clique The awful names that they stick You're never gonna fit in much, kid But if you're troubled and hurt What you got under your shirt Will make them pay for the things that they did They said all Teenagers scare The living shit out of me They could care less As long as someone'll bleed So darken your clothes Or strike a violent pose Maybe they'll leave you alone But not me Oh yeah They said all Teenagers scare The living shit out of me They could care less As long as someone'll bleed So darken your clothes Or strike a violent pose Maybe they'll leave you alone But not me All together now Teenagers scare The living shit out of me They could care less As long as someone'll bleed So darken your clothes Or strike a violent pose Maybe they'll leave you alone But not me Teenagers scare The living shit out of me They could care less As long as someone'll bleed So darken your clothes Or strike a violent pose Maybe they'll leave you alone But not me Wicked Game (HIM) - Finding Love In The Death The world was on fire, no-one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish people do I'd never dreamed that I'd need somebody like you And I'd never dreamed that I'd need somebody like you No I don't want to fall in love This world is always gonna brake your heart No I don't want to fall in love This world is always gonna brake your heart, with you What a wicked game to play To make me feel this way What a wicked thing to do To let me dream of you What a wicked thing to say You never felt this way What a wicked thing you do To make me dream of you No I don't want to fall in love This world is always gonna brake your heart No I don't want to fall in love This world is always gonna brake your heart, with you The world was on fire, no-one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish people do No and I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you I'll never dream that I lose somebody like you, no Now I want to fall in love This world is always gonna brake your heart Now I want to fall in lust This world is always gonna brake your heart, with you Nobody loves no-one The Crow (Hurts) - The Plague Theme Golden days Are so far away There’s a black rain Up above Out on the wind You hear her call She’s under your skin And you drift away She spreads her wings When she’s gonna fly The Crow… If you make her sing When she’s coming She will let you know Her frozen hand Takes your breath away As she leads your soul Through the dark You know that she came To break your heart But on then she moves You fall in love again She spreads her wings When she’s gonna fly… The Crow If you make her sing When she’s coming She will let you know She spreads her wings And they black out the sun You won’t hear her sing And she’ll leave When the damage is done Cold heart Warm gun A dying sun Bright eyes Black soul She’ll never let you go And she spreads her winds When she’s gonna fly… The Crow If you make her sing When she’s coming She will let you know She spreads her wings And they black out the sun You won’t hear her sing And she’ll leave When the damage is done Somebody To Die For (Hurts) - The Truth of Boys and Heroes I could drag you from the ocean I could pull you from the fire And when you're standing in the shadow, I could open up the sky And I could give you my devotion, until the end of time And you will never be forgotten, With me by your side And I don't need this life I just need . . . Oh oh oh I've got nothing left to live for Got no reason yet to die But when I'm standing in the gallows I'll be staring at the sky Because no matter where they take me In death I will survive And I will never be forgotten With you by my side Cause I don't need this life I just need Somebody to die for Somebody to cry for When I'm lonely When I'm staring in the fire I will look him in the eye And I will let the devil know that I was brave enough to die And there's no hell that he can show me Deeper than my pride Cause I will never be forgotten Forever I'll fight And I don't need this life I just need Somebody to die for Somebody to cry for When I'm lonely And I don't need this life I just need Somebody to die for Somebody to cry for When I'm lonely Don't go gentle into that good night Rage on against the dying light Apocalypse (Cigarettes After Sex) - Life Found Where Lips Touch You leapt from crumbling bridges watching cityscapes turn to dust Filming helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above Got the music in you baby, Tell me why Got the music in you baby, Tell me why You’ve been locked in here forever & you just can’t say goodbye Kisses on the foreheads of the lovers wrapped in your arms You’ve been hiding them in hollowed out pianos left in the dark… Your lips, My lips, Apocalypse Go & sneak us through the rivers, Flood is rising up on your knees Oh please… Come out & haunt me I know you want me Come out & haunt me Sharing all your secrets with each other since you were kids Sleeping soundly with the locket that she gave you clutched in your fist… When you’re all alone I will reach for you When you’re feeling low I will be there too Your Pain Is Mine Now (Title Fight) - Pain Shared Is Love Found Swept in like a dream Drew the sting Then I died White light trembling Shadows bring Tears to eyes Twisted in a summer mist Burned alive a while Wrestled with your loneliness Echoed from a wire Gatling gun Your pain is mine now See-through smoke Clouds warping around I know you're scared Don't cry your eyes out Gatling gun Under your spell now Swirling through a tunnel view Tangled in the dark Flirting with a kiss of death A canopy of stars You'll sleep beneath them I'm in your room I am your nightmare I am the moon Cry Die Boo hoo Boo hoo Gatling gun Your pain is mine now See-through smoke Clouds warping around I know you're scared Don't cry your eyes out Gatling gun Under your spell now Gatling gun Your pain is mine now See-through smoke Clouds warping around I know you're scared Don't cry your eyes out Gatling gun Under your spell now Soma Dreams (Rhian Sheehan) - Making Out In A Dark Place Light and Sensual Instrumental No Longer Making Time (Slowdive) - Time Grows Short Come anyway Say you're clean, you like it that way You got a new boy He keeps it light, you like it that way Who cares anyway Oh lord I remember the days And all those nights When you wanted so much more Honey, don't wait too long We're no longer making time Forever we'll be Together, we breathe No longer for too run Come anyway Come on down in your Green eyed way Comes and it goes You come around and I don't know why Just lovers and life Common ground, Yeah there's no surprise Just holding your arms Holding on till the fear, It goes Honey, don't wait too long We're no longer making time Forever we'll be Together, we breathe No longer for too run Who cares anyway Oh Lord, I remember those days And all those nights Holding on till the fear, it goes Heroes (Depeche Mode Bowie Cover) - A Man Going To The Wall I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can beat them, just for one day We can be Heroes, just for one day And you, you can be mean And I, I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact Yes we're lovers, and that is that Though nothing, will keep us together We could steal time, just for one day We can be Heroes, forever and ever What d'you say? I, I wish you could swim Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim Though nothing, nothing will keep us together We can beat them, forever and ever Oh we can be Heroes, just for one day I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can be Heroes, just for one day We can be us, just for one day I, I can remember (I remember) Standing, by the wall (by the wall) And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads) And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall) And the shame, was on the other side Oh we can beat them, forever and ever Then we could be Heroes, just for one day We can be Heroes We can be Heroes We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be Heroes We're nothing, and nothing will help us Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay But we could be safer, just for one day Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh, just for one day Bravado (Rush) - Against All Odds, Odds Against All If we burn our wings Flying too close to the sun If the moment of glory Is over before it's begun If the dream is won -- Though everything is lost We will pay the price, But we will not count the cost When the dust has cleared And victory denied A summit too lofty River a little too wide If we keep our pride Though paradise is lost We will pay the price, But we will not count the cost And if the music stops There's only the sound of the rain All the hope and glory, All the sacrifice in vain And if love remains Though everything is lost We will pay the price, But we will not count the cost Zombie Apocalypse (Base Case) - Battle For The Shelter Dubstep Nightmare Zombie Killer (Rob Bailey and the Hustle Standard) - ‘If They’re Already Dead, You Can’t Call Them Casualties’ Special forces, black ops It won't go down On our watch Slowmo killin' Slowmo killin' Battle tested and battle ready For the biggest fight of our lives (You know we're ready!) The few, the proud, the deadly Hold strong and hold steady It's the zombie apocalypse, boys Whole life come to this moment This is what I'm made for Don't come close cuz' I… might not hold back might blow the whole place, one match I know I won't hold back Every mother fxcker going… down, down, down, d-down, down Every… every mother fxcker going… down, down, d-down, down, down-d-d Every last one going… DOWN I was fxcking made for this I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! I WAS FXCKING MADE FOR THIS! I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! Hours on days Load-loading Aim-aiming High levels of ghost weapon training Hand-to-hand combat Street warfare (YEAH!) We can go there Our team is stacked We got heros-on heros-on heros Fearless And we're coming to your area Cuz' we're here to SAVE AMERICA! Every mother fxcker going… down, down, down, down, down Every… every mother fxcker going… down, down, d-down, down, down-d-d Every last one going… DOWN I was fxcking made for this I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! I WAS FXCKING MADE FOR THIS! I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! Yo… yo Hand me that kill, Cliff Son, their drainin' my energy Out here got me depending on my enemies Man, you know what I'm about Got that zombie mentality Take a zombie head And hang it right above my mantle piece Snipin' mother fxckers… casually If they're already dead Can't call 'em causalities In the day I'm all good Night i don't lose sleep I was fxcking made for this A zombie killin' fiend I was fxcking made for this I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! I was fxcking made for this I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! I was fxcking made for this I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! I was fxcking made for this I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER! Every mother fxcker going… down Every mother fxcker going… down This is my entire unit… my entire unit This is my entire unit… right here This is my entire unit… this is my unit This is my entire unit… right here Slowmo killin' Slowmo killin' Cuz' we're here to save A… Cuz' we're here to save A… Cuz' we're here to SAVE AMERICA! Every mother fxcker going… down, down, down, down, down Every… every mother fxcker going… (I was fxcking made for this) down, down, d-down, down, down-d-d (I'm a ZOMBIE KILLER!) down, down, d-down, down, down-d-d Subhuman (Throbbing Gristle) — Descending Into Madness Subhuman Subhuman! I see you grunting I see you grunting Subhuman Subhuman! I see you grunting I see you grunting In the gutter In the gutter Subhuman Subhuman You're like a virus in my body Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman You're like a virus in my body Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Drinking dirty water, to make you clean Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman You make me dizzy with your disease I want to smash you and feel at ease Subhuman Subhuman Subhuman Subhuuuuuuuuumaaaaaaaan Subhuman Subhuman I see you grunting I see you grunting Subhuman Subhuman! I see you grunting I see you grunting You're like a virus, a stinking virus In the gutter Subhuman subhuman Whispers (Vancouver Sleep Clinic) - When Walker Speaks You lost your purpose quietly In the night In your eyes No paving to your heartstrings On your own Left alone A silent rush of thunder A voice that pulls you under A whisper that stole you away it all We never fought to lose it We didn't build to burn this You don't have to carry the weight of your sin We didn't rise to cave in We never left for safety I will not just age to grow weary and bleed These burdens brought you crashing Under doubt Through the ground They sealed your lips with silence No resistance Not a sound It's worth too much to give in You gave it all for this Ruin (So Below) - Nowhere Is Safe Know enough to keep above Watch you fall back down as we start to run I feel it too as it calls to you Hit the dark, I will come through You think you're safe right behind the door You think the worst of it happened before You're all alone on the highest floor What are you waiting for? This is how it feels No use in these tears Shadows interfere Reach into the clear (I take the blame but you never know) Even out this far Who knows where we are Never where you start We're in the red, in empty air Acting up, don't take me there If you only knew what I've got to lose It's enough that I'm losing you You think you're safe right behind the door You think the worst of it happened before You're all alone on the highest floor What are you waiting for? This is how it feels No use in these tears Shadows interfere Reach into the clear (I take the blame but you never know) Even out this far Who knows where we are Never where you start And now Even though you drag me down I will keep you all around And now Even though you drag me down I will keep you all around Departure (Hundredth) - Making An Escape Sad truth The judges rule On who you used to be Not what's new Old spark The flame burns out We're not the same The smoke pushes out Was it all just a dream Inside a wide-eyed teen? New order Lay it all down The old is gone Put it in the ground New order Lay it all down The old is gone Put it in the ground Departure Departure Departure Departure Departure Departure Departure Leave Me Behind (No Sun) - Sacrifices Along The Way Cleanse me in your fire let me feel the burn of your light before i fade away Indefinite and cold as always leave me behind i swear i don’t mind i’ll find my Disguise under the foliage a mask of dirt and leaves for me to hide behind i’ll Disappear hiding in plain sight the earth will swallow me the soil will surround My skin i won’t be here anymore i won’t be anywhere Survive (Chelsea Wolfe) - Finding The Will To Survive you said you won't break my heart unless you do you said you won't fall apart until the end did we travel all this way just to survive did you stay another day? we could survive all the sinners and the saints move in the same direction they walk in place until the end ramble on this barren place we call our home dreams of endless landscapes morphing, in love Disintegration (Chromatics) - Looking For A World That Is Gone The Horror, The Horror, The Horror The Dead Next Door (Billy Idol) - ‘You and me and the Dead next door’ Watch the sky For a reason why I'm safe here Sunday it was part Monday it was none Monday was none For the dead next door One pair of silent terror reins And we're the dead next door The heat of the day fades away Fades into the night The heat of the day Suffering away Suffering away For the dead next door You see One error, silent terror And we're the dead next door In animal land And dark is in command One thing you should know Don't hear that knocking Don't eat out of their hand Don't stumble, die You say Don't stumble, cry They see you and me You and me With the dead next door You and me With the dead next door You and me With the dead next door

It’s gotten better . . . So much better.

I've been enjoying these Star Wars Kids videos. I must say, though, that in these cartoons they've made Luke just Too Cute . . .

Something Sexy This Way Comes . . .

Obstreperous. "But, alas, we had also been far too obstreperous in our exuberance." Paroxysms. "In too short an order, we both convulsed into paroxysms of carnal delight as the climax of our morning lovemaking overtook us. It was, by far, the most exquisite way to usher in a new day!"

Time for some truth . . .