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Chapter 7: The Silent Duck -When Brad goes over his graduation plans. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears -When we salute the Yale class of 1985. "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen - When Brad informs Max that he'll be leaving his choice apartment to him. Then Robbie and Brad have sex. "Dress You Up" by Madonna -When Stefan, Greg, and Brad discuss the likely kink that Robbie has. "Tainted Love"/"Where Did Our Love Go?" by Soft Cell -When Neil swears vengeance against Brad. "Love is A Battlefield" by Pat Benatar -When Brad and Robbie talk at the end of the chapter, and then hug before getting Robbie ready for his graduation ceremony. "What About Love?" by Heart This song was just released and it basically ushered in a completely different era for Heart. As Ann and Nancy put it, "It was like our true artistic souls were on an island somewhere, and we were on a boat saying See you later!" LOL

Chapter 6: The Dilemma -When Brad and Robbie meet in New York City. "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves -When Robbie tells Brad that he's going to pick him over Neil. "Things Can Only Get Better" by Howard Jones -When Max calls up Brad, drunk. "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men At Work -When Max has Brad take his virginity. "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood -When Max and Brad, post-coital, talk about how sleeping together has made them have deeper feelings for each other. "Save A Prayer" by Duran Duran -When Brad learns that Robbie is blowing him off for Neil, and he has fun with his rebound Max. "Age of Consent" by New Order

Chapter 5- Conjugal Visits -When Neil tries to seduce Brad, and Brad turns him down. "Imagination" by Laura Branigan -When Brad and Robbie have sex after Brad basically forces Neil out. "Self-Control" by Laura Branigan -When Brad meets Bianca, Ace's latest squeeze, in a rather personal way. "La Dolce Vita" by Ryan Parris -When Neil declares that Brad can't satisfy Robbie like he can. Then Brad threatens to sic JP on Neil. "Jolene" by Dolly Parton -When Robbie and Brad have sex, and Robbie tells him that he's not going back to Princeton for grad school. "All I Need" by Jack Wagner -When Brad talks to Stefan and JP, trying to figure out what Robbie's kink is. "Obsession" by Animotion

Chapter 4: A Walk on the Beach -When Brad and Robbie have sex at the start of the chapter. My 2009 comment: (Just what the hell ARE OP shorts, anyway? I've never heard of OP.) "Senses Working Overtime" by XTC -When Brad and Robbie are on the beach, and Brad reads him the one-page break-up letter. Then they have angry sex. "Every Breathe You Take" by the Police -When Robbie meets Max, and then Brad later has a threesome. "A Million Miles Away" by the Plimsouls

Chapter 3- Spring Break 1985 -When Brad and Max fly to Cali, and Brad inducts Max to the Mile High Club. "Loverboy" by Billy Ocean -When Brad discovers the toll that the AIDS crisis has been taking on Stefan and Greg. "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club -When Lark comes by, and Brad discovers he's the guy that broke Max's heart. "Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr -When Brad, Stefan, and Greg find out they are HIV negative. "It's A Miracle" by Culture Club -When Tonto comes out for a visit, and Brad realizes that Robbie has accompanied her. "Wouldn't It Be Good?" by Nik Kersaw

Chapter 2 - Valentine's Day 1985 -When Brad is being crabby about Valentine's Day. "Love Stinks" by J. Geils Band -When Brad arrives at the Valentine's Day party, and Amelia introduces him to Max. "Let the Music Play" by Shannon Can I just take a moment and declare how much I LOVE "Let the Music Play"? Such a perfect 80's dance song. -When Brad and Robbie make love, and Robbie confesses the debt he's run up because of Neil. "The Ghost in You" by Psychedelic Furs -When Neil calls Brad. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears -When Robbie called Brad and apologizes to Brad. "Words" by FR David -When Brad mopes about Robbie. "Foolish Heart" by Steve Perry

Chapter 1: The Super Bowl -When Brad, Robbie, Ace, and Neil fly to Escorial from Connecticut. "Material Girl" by Madonna -For Brad's seduction of Robbie. "Love My Way" by the Psychedelic Furs -When Neil pretends he can ride, Brad calls him out on it, and Neil tries to say that Brad attacked him. "Lies, Lies, Lies" by the Thompson Twins -When the gang say good-bye to each other, Brad hugs Robbie a touch too long, and Brad drives back to Yale, alone. "Destination Unknown" by Missing Persons

I like crazy fictional frat boys who are upfront that they're kind of a jerk. Hell, I was a major fanboy of Andy from Crosscurrents and John from Fraternity Memoirs for over a decade. Lol Man, I wonder if I could get Mark to write a crossover fanfiction about those two characters meeting this summer in New York as 40-somethings....

Right. 2004 is the metrosexual era and facial hair isn't "in" yet. I remember more guys started wearing beards around the late '00s, but it really peaks around 2012-2016 aka the Lumbersexual era. Thanks. Drew Starkey just gives off this affable stoner vibe. You could easily see him hanging out with Will.

He kind of reminds me of that old adage "a true friend stabs you in the front." You know you're not getting a sweet guy with Zach, and that he's kind of an insane jerk, but it's okay because he's honest about that.

He does have his own book. It's called The Streak. JJ co-narrated most of it, although I believe Will made a few appearance as narrator.

I don't normally use porn stars as character faces, but former Disney actor-turned-adult entertainer Dan Benson is adorable and I kept thinking he reminds me of how I pictured Will's therapist Casey. I did picture Casey being in his 30's with fair skin and a fairly Celtic look. Kind of nerdy, yet hot, and really sweet-looking.

He might allow it if it's a subtle, tasteful one, like Jamie Flatters. You could just barely call that a mullet. The Morgan Wallen one? Nah.

I'm going to bump this back up.

And what do you know, it turned out that Private Tim was just fine. Now if only we could get Blue to show up. I definitely wonder what happened to him. I'm hoping he just found the man of his dreams and no longer had time to post here.

Yeah, it's funny. Like right now if you see a group of jock/frat boys, there's going to be at least one guy wearing a mullet. I like to picture Stefan reacting in horror to a 20-year old Robbie Carrswold wearing his hair like that. LOL

I mean, it's pretty easy. Have Zach transfer to a school in the South. Will never spends any time in the Southern region of the United States. (Maybe he was in Texas once?) Just keep Zach away from the West Coast and the Northeast. I honestly think it would be good for Zach as well to get away from Los Angeles.

Really, Zach and Will shouldn't see each other at all for a few years, but that isn't possible given the close family ties. Although I guess it's always possible that Mark could have Zach transfer to a really good football school in like Alabama or North Carolina which are places Will is incredibly unlikely to spend time at.

Hey, at the end of the day, John is taking a chance and pursuing something big. He's been kind of an aimless kid so far, and it's cool to see him try to follow a dream. There will always be education for John to go back to if it doesn't work out, but he's at his prime years for being in a boyband now.

Chapter 75 -When Zach and Will meet up. "The Scientist" by Coldplay

I've always kind of wanted JJ to get involved with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's fashion empire. They do establish a higher end fashion brand in 2006 after dropping out of NYU. It's been established that he knows them, and they gibe well together because there are a lot of similarities between child movie stars and child athlete stars. Isn't Darius in the ROTC at UCLA? I thought he was headed for the military.

Thanks. I feel like JJ is easier because he's a more internal character than Will is. It was fun. "All Too Well" is the JJ/Alex theme and "I Want To Know What Love Is" is the JJ/Carullo theme. LOL Mark once told me that "I Want To Know What Love Is" annoyed him because it was played out everywhere in 1984. LOL

No, but it's great for a drama series. LOL

So yeah...I mentioned having a JJ playlist in mind and I thought it would be fun to make one for real. Also did a Will one. Feel free to add song recs of your own here that remind you of the characters. JJ Playlist "Art is Calling for Me" (A Prima Donna song) from The Enchantress "Circus" by Britney Spears "The Fame" by Lady Gaga "Daniel" by Elton John "Drive" by the Cars "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner "Alone" by Heart "Wishin & Hopin'" by Dusty Springfield "All Too Well" by Taylor Swift "Lose Yourself" by Eminem "Disarm" by The Smashing Pumpkins "Last Resort" by Papa Roach "Scar Tissue" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers "You're A God" by Vertical Horizon "New York, New York" by Liza Minelli "What I Did For Love" from a Chorus Line "Only in New York" from Thoroughly Modern Millie "I Started A Joke" by The Bee Gees "The Only Living Boy in New York" by Simon and Garfunkel "I Am A Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel "Style" by Taylor Swift "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel "One" from A Chorus Line And of course... the Will Playlist "A Place for My Head" by Linkin Park "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" by the Beach Boys "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent "Milkshake" by Kelis "Two Lovers" by Mary Wells "Surfer Girl" by The Beach Boys "The Wanderer" by Dion "It Never Rains in Southern California" by Albert Hammond "Til I Collapse" by Eminem "Time To Pretend" by MGMT "Electric Feel" by MGMT "Gimme More" by Britney Spears "Night Moves" by Bob Seger "Candy Store" from Heathers the Musical "Pass That Dutch" by Missy Elliot "Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls "Glamorous" by Fergie "Flake" by Jack Johnson "With Or Without You" by U2 "Don't Change" by INXS

Okay, so basically, this take on Nate Jacobs from Euphoria also explains quite well my thing for Zach. Basically, I'm really attracted to asshole jocks who are either somewhat crazy or absolutely batshit insane. Nice guys don't do much for me unless they're also really quirky, like Gabriel Basso from The Night Agent.