Lizet's Place

A few words from clauderainsrm:

The Killer(s) may have tried to cut my power, but the forces of Good and Light banded together with their friends at the power company and restored it fairly quickly!

Unfortunately, they apparently demanded a sacrifice, and that is why eeyore_grrl is leaving us. (or she missed a second deadline after returning to the game with one bye. It was one of those two things!!)

For the rest of us though, the game moves forward. The person with the fewest votes who does NOT get eliminated this round has the opportunity to open Pandora’s Box and see what is inside of it, to unleash into the game!!

There will be *spins the wheel* 2 contestants leaving us this week!

So it’s more important than ever to get the word out. Read, comment and vote for your favorites! And then tell your friends about all the cool stuff you are reading here!!

The poll will close Thursday October 16th at 8pm ET.

Good luck to everyone!

 We have once again gathered here for two sacred duties, to undermine the Killer(s) by dispensing the antidote and ending their reign of terror by exposing them! 

*waits for the last few people to wander in from out of the hallways*  Nice of you to make it.  

Now we can begin. 

I'll start with handing out the antidote.  Last week was the first time the group as a whole was given the responsibility of who should receive it, and in true beginners luck fashion, you were able to save a life!  Let's see if you are that lucky this time! 

The majority vote for who should receive the antidote was extremely close. It came down to a single vote.  

Receiving the antidote this week is inkstainedfingertips  

*hands the vial over and watches as they drink it*  It's very refreshing and has a nice lemon and mint aftertaste.  But other than that, nothing.  

With the Accusation though it wasn't even close. The majority mostly piled on one person, with a few stray votes here and there. 

The community apparently feels really strongly about this.  Let's see if you are right, or if once again you will accuse an innocent. 

The assembled contestants hereby accuseflipflop_diva  of being a KIller!

She deeply sighs, this having been one of many, many times that she's been accused... and then screams as the black smoke bursts from her mouth. She grabs her immunity amulet, that starts to glow, protecting her from the evil as it is displaced back into the walls of the castle. She falls to the ground, exhausted, relieved and a Killer no more. 

 Here's the links you need:

Prompt:therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1204288.html
Twist Reveal:https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1204015.html
Results from Week 11: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1203940.htm

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For those who might not remember how this goes - NOW is the time that you send me your votes for who you want to receive the antidote as well as the vote for your top choice of being a Killer!!

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People were asking what I did on my vacation and where I went. 

To explain that, I need to take you back to 2002. My friend Gabe and I went to see a concert. MY favorite band at the time (Superdrag) was opening up for his favorite band (Guided by Voices)  So - perfect night right?  The kind of night you talk with your friend about forever. 

Well, it DID end up being that kind of night, but not for the predicted version.  What actually happened is that Superdrag got on stage and absolutely blew the doors off. They were just the purest form of rock-n-roll, and even my friend agreed that Guided by Voice got straight up embarrassed. 

Superdrag never came back to play in my area again. They broke up a few years after that, and got back together in 2017 or so, but didn''t tour they just put out an album. That reunion fell part within a year or so.  Over the years they became THE standard for the two of us of shows, ranked from RanaRock (OMG they are bad) to Superdrag. 

Fast forward to 2024, Superdrag announces they are doing a show in Knoxville (their hometown) and one in Chicago. I get really excited. But I'm also really broke, so I can't do either of those shows.  But then they announce they are working on a new album - so maybe they will tour again, and come back!! 

There was definitely some drama around that album's release, and it ended up being released as a solo album from the lead singer (backed with other musicians) , :(  Which made a lot of people assume that Chicago was the last huzzah. 

About a year and a half ago I had a show in NYC that I was SUPPOSED to go to with Cynthia. We had everything bought and paid for... but had to cancel because I lost my job.  Good thing we did too, because then unemployment took forever!!   Our plane tickets were the one thing we couldn't get a refund on - we got a credit. One that was expiring. 

Just before it expired, Superdrag announced "Destination: Super drag" two sets of shows in 2 cities. Which is apparently what a lot of bands are doing these days to cut down on the cost of touring, just having destination events.  Los Angeles was in June but Cynthia said that we should use our plane tickets for a NYC trip for the second set of dates, and so we booked it!! 

Then, of course, months later, she let me know she wanted a divorce. I was worried this trip wasn't going to happen, but she kept ensuring me that it was.  And it did.  And it lived up to every single memory I had of the band, even 20 years later. 

I''ll probably comment below about other things we saw in NYC. (Including Book of Mormon) But THAT's how I spend my extended weekend. Living out a dream 20+ in the making!!  How about YOU? What did YOU do on my vacation?