I’m talking about characters we don’t know about their family life.
No Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan, David Arquette or Emma Roberts (or really most of the Scream 4 or 5 cast) because we know their characters do not have a twin or it would be weird they weren’t around.
For example Casey Coopers twin sister Tracy Cooper so Sarah Michelle Gellar could return or Judy Jurgensterns sister Trudy 🤣
Doesn’t have to be serious. But I’d love some fun creative ideas that could maybe work. Maybe my examples could work if their names didn’t rhyme as well lmao.

If you’ve ever seen the M Night Shyamalan (be warned, this is the only time I will ever spell his name right. Shamaliniman, Milla Jojuhovujavoch, and Zach Giluhfanikulus always get spelled wrong on purpose) movie Split, where dude has 23 personalities, he had a psychiatrist.
I looked up the psychiatrist actress because she reminded me of Dr. Evelyn Vogel, S8, whose son likes to take bits of brains and mail them to her. They are not the same actress nor related.
I’m on S1E3 of Dexter for the umpteenth time, and the name of the actor playing Tony Tucci (ITK’s only male victim, parts cut off) sounded familiar. I looked him up ten minutes ago.
Brad William Henke, the guy who played Tony Tucci, was freaking Casey’s uncle in Split. HOW?! I think of actresses from each for a connection, nothing. I look up some rando guy from a couple episodes and there’s a connection.

Forgive me for the initial ambiguity. I am not certain how to proceed, I just know that I have been given the green light to share this initial post. Take it for what it is:
Far too many are spending too much time and energy trying to solve a problem they don’t even have the right set of integers. It is quite literally impossible. Have you not ever wondered why great researchers who spend thousands of hours cannot land on anything concrete ?
Men and women have dedicated their life to figuring out the connections between the anomalous, to ultimately give up, or they ran out of time on this mortal coil. God forbid someone stumble onto the truth, and then conveniently get suicided. All of this connected, and really that is the point: Connection.
Currently, our government has spent trillions to solve this problem and to figure out who they are in bed with, and still they are in the dark. But many of them are okay with that as long as their pockets keep filling. See, for the Problem, existing in the shadows is their identity. The Problem excels in confusion and chaos. In drawing someone in just enough to keep them digging, but then driving them mad by having them feel around in the dark.
It is like Humanity is in a dark room. A big room, like a warehouse. And we are in the pitch black trying to find the light switch. Only, when someone gets too close, they either get turned the other direction, get tripped up, get locked up, or get gone. All the while, a few have on night vision goggles and orchestrate all the aimless wondering. Every once in a while, the searcher will stumble across a technology that pushes them towards the light switch, to then be thrown off course and continue to walk around aimlessly. In the pitch black, when someone “discovers” something, the others wondering around will begin to flock to that glimmer, to then be sidelined once again because the Problem loves to move large numbers of people towards an objective. It is a frustrating process and one that will continue until the lights are turned on.
However, many of our best and brightest have been co-opted to keep anyone and everyone from knowing the truth. They have falsely believed that those who desire to bring them to ruin are their allies. Over the years, many have woken up to the idea that maybe these NHI ‘friendlies’ aren’t friendly after all. Others have been so enthralled with the ‘gifts’ given to humanity, that they dismiss the possibility of these NHI’s are anything but benevolent.
Many of these “gifts” are found. In fact, all of the originals were found. How does that make sense? Pretend you are having an Easter egg hunt (not religiously speaking), and it is a grand ole time. Fast forward 5 days and you are out in the yard cutting the grass and you see a glimmer in the grass. Turns out, even though 5 days have passed, that egg is sitting where you left it. This is a very simple way of looking at it, but this is how the retrieval process began.
Many days (or ages) ago, objects were lost. Today, because of they know where the eggs are hidden, they can lead people to discover. Once discovered, the craft were studied and used to further our existence. Nowadays, the craft could be old that we discover, or it could be craft that are actually man-made, under the tutelage of NHI. The NHI can not easily manufacture in our dimension, so they tap the humans that best serve their purpose.
This can happen within an entity like the Armed Forces or a part of the Military Industrial Complex. This can also be done through organizations that we don’t readily know the name of, for example, have you ever heard of the Sonora Aero Club? Most have not, however, in the United States, this group was one of the first to be co-opted for a mission that they had no clue they were on. It makes me nervous to even write this, but we must try to find some semblance of light if we are going to make it out of this warehouse in one piece.
Men like David Grusch are diligent in their search, however, they will never be able to put the pieces together until they back up enough to see the Problem. Until it is diagnosed, we will look at pieces of a puzzle without having the box as a reference picture. The pieces of the puzzle: UAP, NHI, cattle mutilations, paranormal, etc etc, can’t be looked at as different problems—— they are the Problem.
There are entirely too many components for us to break down each in one post, but please just suspend skepticism for a minute and read this last part as if it were true:
There is an underlying glue to all things. A thread that ties us all together. In other dimensions (for lack of a better word), this thread can be woven together by groups of people having a similar idea, ideology intention, hope, fear, or sadness. Each individual thread, being part of the whole, is assembled into whatever dominates that person’s mind at that juncture. I know this sounds wild, but just imagine. Therefore, a group can be woven into a blanket that provides warmth and safety, or into a noose which could spell the end to all things. The Problem’s agenda is the latter. However, the people that are part of the Problem believe that they are making a blanket. This is why it is so hard to get people to see it for what it is: because it would mean humbling yourself and realizing that you have actually been working in the noose factory. Few people can admit their folly. Even fewer people can see they are part of the Problem because their pockets are stuffed or their power is enormous. The Problem is not stupid nor lazy, it will give you anything and everything it can to reel you in, because when the day comes, you will be tapped to do something you don’t want to do, but you must. That is part of being in bed with them, they control you.
That is all I have in me currently to share. I know that people will roll eyes, scratch heads, or dismiss completely. I am okay with that. I am not trying to sell you anything, just report on what I know to be true. I may share again, but I will answer questions best I know how. I leave you with 2 quotes:
“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the US public believes is false” -CIA Director, William J Casey, 1981
“The last card is the alien card. They will build space-based weapons against aliens, and it is all a lie.” -Werner Von Braun, 1974-1977
PS- if you ask about specific anomalies, ie. crop circles, I may only have a theory as to "why" because I don't have information on everything. But it is ALL part of ONE problem.

I don’t mean calling a girl James or Elliot(t) and saying that it’s gender-neutral because she is female. I mean if you were a recruiter and saw a name on an application where you wouldn’t be shocked if the person was any gender. I would also appreciate what country/general area you’re from, because I know the same names ‘drift’ over gender lines in different cultures.
For me (American) it’s Taylor, Casey, Sasha/Alex (iykyk). Kelly and Kim I would assume are girls but I would not be surprised if they were boys either. Vice versa for Jordan and Bailey, whom I would assume are boys but wouldn’t question if they were girls.
Lin/Lynn, Lee/Ley/Leigh and René/Renée are dependent on spelling.

Last time/win v Tigers/at the Gabba, Highlights. (Fairly 1 sided. Daniher kicked 5. Lions led by 8 goals at HT and won by 81 points)).
Injury List: Answerth (concussion) test, Robertson (shoulder) test, Bailey (ankle) 1 week, Michael (knee) 1-2 weeks, Starcevich (calf) 3-4 weeks, Ashcroft (knee) 6-8 weeks (finally with a timeline). Doedee (ACL) season and K. Coleman (ACL), Gardiner (ACL) and McCarthy (ACL) all out for the season. Answerth and Robertson should be back this week.
In the Mix:

Noah Answerth is expected to exit concussion protocols and be available. His return would put pressure on Jaxon Prior and Sunday's debutant Shadeau Brain, who were called up to play the Crows. Deven Robertson is also available after missing time with a shoulder injury, while Jimmy Tunstill and Jarryd Lyons are constantly maintaining pressure from beneath at VFL level, but would likely need a player to be rested to get a call-up. – Michael Whiting

Game Day Guide. Usual shuttle busses and free travel 4 hours before and after .
The Long Walk is on before the game (Starts 4:30pm/MC starts 5pm at Flowstate Southbank (not far from Southbank Station). Walk commences at 5:25pm. Need either a ticket to the game or buy one here).
The TAFE QLD open day for the Lions Institute of Business and Sport is happening before the game.
Will be wearing the Indigenous Guernsey this round (maroon one) and next (red one).
Josh Dunkley should play his 150th.
Cameron: "It’ll be a special moment... I get to represent my people".
Six Lions named in Under 18 Allies Squad.
Throwback: Draws over the years. (Shadeau Brain becomes the 2nd Brisbane Lion/Bear to play in a draw on debut, Chris Schmidt in 2007 the other (2 game for the Lions and 18 for the Crows from 06-11)).
For Fitzroy (who had 25 draws): Sid O'Neill in 1909 (only game), Dave Crone in 1915, Bill Byrne and Frank Strawbridge in 1917, George Gibbs and Jack Lean in 1927, Dan Murray and Seff* Parry in 1933, Ray Davies in 1954 (only game) and finally Michael Coates and Bradley Gotch in 1982.
*Seff? Full name Arnold Sefton Parry.
VFL:
Lions had a bye.
Next game: Lions v Casey Demons at Casey Fields (Melbourne), Saturday May 18th at 11:05 am AEST.
AFLW:
Around the state leagues.

Brisbane draftee Sophie Peters recorded 12 disposals and three tackles.
Brisbane draftee Evie Long played an important role in Aspley's win with 14 disposals and 10 tackles
Brisbane's Jacinta Baldwick was handy in Coorparoo's win with 11 disposals, three clearances and a goal

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Team: (Image)
In: Answerth.
Out: Prior (omitted).
emergencies: Prior, Fort, Joyce.

Week 3: Limericks and the Art of Humor
Day 1: Decoding Limericks - Activity: Analyze classic limericks for rhythm and humor. - Lecture: Discuss the AABBA rhyme scheme and distinctive rhythm. - Discussion: Share favorite humorous poems and discuss elements that make them funny.
Day 2: Crafting Limericks with Wit - Activity: Write limericks individually, focusing on humor and rhythm. - Lecture: Explore the balance of humor and structure in limericks. - Discussion: Share and discuss individual limericks, highlighting successful elements.
Day 3: Understanding Free Verse - Activity: Analyze free verse poems for structure and expression. - Lecture: Introduce the concept of free verse and its flexibility. - Discussion: Discuss the liberation and challenges of writing without a strict structure.
Day 4: Writing Exercise - Expressing Emotions in Free Verse - Activity: Explore emotions and write a free verse poem. - Assignment: Craft a free verse poem exploring a personal experience or emotion. - Vocabulary Words: Enjambment, Cadence, Anapest.
Day 5: Peer Review and Feedback - Activity: Peer review workshop for free verse poems. - Lecture: Discuss the artistic freedom and impact of free verse. - Discussion: Share insights gained from reviewing peers' free verse poems.
Study Guide Questions for Week 3: 1. What defines a limerick, and how does its rhythm contribute to its humor? 2. Discuss the importance of the AABBA rhyme scheme in limericks. 3. How does free verse differ from structured forms of poetry? 4. Explore the challenges and benefits of writing without a strict form in free verse. 5. Reflect on the emotions and experiences expressed in your free verse poem.
Quiz: Assessment on limericks, the AABBA rhyme scheme, and the principles of free verse.
Week 4: Free Verse and Acrostic Poetry
Day 1: Embracing Free Verse - Activity: Analyze diverse free verse poems for individual expression. - Lecture: Discuss famous free verse poets and their impact on the genre. - Discussion: Share personal reactions to the artistic freedom of free verse.
Day 2: Crafting Emotion in Free Verse - Activity: Write a free verse poem expressing a specific emotion. - Lecture: Explore the role of emotions in free verse and the use of vivid imagery. - Discussion: Share and discuss individual poems, highlighting emotional impact.
Day 3: Understanding Acrostic Poetry - Activity: Analyze acrostic poems for clever wordplay. - Lecture: Explain the concept of acrostic poetry and its various forms. - Discussion: Share examples of creative acrostic poems.
Day 4: Writing Exercise - Personal Acrostic - Activity: Craft an acrostic poem using your name or a chosen word. - Assignment: Write an acrostic poem exploring a theme or concept. - Vocabulary Words: Strophe, Stanza, Consonance.
Day 5: Peer Review and Feedback - Activity: Peer review workshop for acrostic poems. - Lecture: Discuss the playfulness and creativity of acrostic poetry. - Discussion: Share insights gained from reviewing peers' acrostic poems.
Study Guide Questions for Week 4: 1. Explore the role of emotions in free verse poetry. How does it differ from structured forms? 2. Discuss the impact of vivid imagery in free verse. How does it contribute to the overall message? 3. What defines acrostic poetry, and how is it different from other forms? 4. How can clever wordplay enhance the impact of an acrostic poem? 5. Reflect on the creative process and thematic exploration in your acrostic poem.
Quiz: Assessment on understanding free verse, emotional expression in poetry, and the principles of acrostic poetry.

Having a baby boy and wanting some honest thoughts on naming him Madigan, with a potential nickname of Iggy.
We like that the name is gender neutral- we have a daughter with a gender neutral name, last name is one of the super common ones in USA, think “smith” or “jones”. Would like middle name Jude.
I heard Iggy and it’s stuck as a name we really like- I feel Madigan gives several nickname options and is a solid name if he chooses to go by the full name later in life.
Other names we like:
Patrick- unconventional full name for Iggy
Adrian
Casey
Leo

I have table called Agendas with an EnumList column which references a table of employees. I want to be able to select multiple employees for one row. This works perfectly when I'm in the data view, shown here. It automatically shows all rows in the Employees table and I can select the ones I want.
When I'm in the app view, nothing pops up, even if I type in a name. All I can do is add new employees, shown here.
The weird thing is that if I already have a row in the Agendas table which has multiple employees, and then go to add employees to a new agenda in the app view, I'm able to select only those employees which are already on other rows. So if I add Joseph Ceboe and Casey to a row in the data view, then go to the app view and add a new row, I can select those three employees but none of the others show up.
Is this just an AppSheet bug or am I missing something? This is critical for my app and the only thing holding it up, any help would be greatly appreciated.

1. Sonnet:

• Definition: A 14-line poem, often expressing love or deep emotion, with various rhyme schemes.
  
• Example: Write a sonnet exploring the theme of unrequited love.
  

1. Haiku:

• Definition: A traditional Japanese poem with three lines and a 5-7-5 syllable count.
  
• Example: Craft a haiku capturing the essence of a serene moment in nature.
  

1. Villanelle:

• Definition: A 19-line poem with five tercets followed by a quatrain, using repeated lines.
  
• Example: Create a villanelle about the passage of time and its impact on memories.
  

1. Limerick:

• Definition: A humorous, five-line poem with a distinctive rhythm (AABBA).
  
• Example: Compose a limerick about a quirky character or situation.
  

1. Free Verse:

• Definition: Poetry with no set rhyme scheme or meter, allowing for free expression.
  
• Example: Write a free verse poem exploring the complexities of human relationships.
  

1. Acrostic:

• Definition: A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.
  
• Example: Create an acrostic using your name, describing your personality or aspirations.
  

1. Ghazal:

• Definition: A poetic form with rhyming couplets and a repeating refrain.
  
• Example: Craft a ghazal expressing the bittersweet nature of love and longing.
  

1. Tanka:

• Definition: A Japanese poem with five lines and a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable count.
  
• Example: Write a tanka capturing the fleeting beauty of a sunset.
  

1. *Cinquain:

• Definition: A five-line poem with a specific syllable count per line (2-4-6-8-2).
  
• Example: Create a cinquain describing the essence of a quiet winter evening.
  

1. Pantoum:

- *Definition:* A poem with repeating lines and a specific pattern, often used for reflection. - *Example:* Craft a pantoum exploring the cyclical nature of life and change. 

• 476 AD - "Kings Of Nothing"
  
• Aaryan - "Cloudscape"
  
• Aborted - "Vault Of Horrors"
  
• Aborted Bong Rip - "The Lunar Harvest"
  
• ABYSSIUS - "Abyssius"
  
• ACRID DEATH - "Abominable Presence Of Light"
  
• Ancst - "Culture Of Brutality"
  
• Apogean - "Cyberstrictive"
  
• Apparition - "Disgraced Emanations From A Tranquil State"
  
• Atoll - "Inhuman Implants"
  
• Axiomatic Dematerialization - "Absolute Elimination Of Existence"
  
• Benighted - "Ekbom"
  
• Black Pegasus - "Black Grass Smoker"
  
• Bloodcrusher - "Self Titled"
  
• Blood Red Throne - "Nonagon"
  
• Breath Of Sindragosa - "Shadowflame"
  
• Chains Of Agony - "Imperium"
  
• Cincinatti Bowtie - "Chronicles Of The Damned"
  
• Civerouz - "Maze Envy"
  
• Cogitations - "Relinquished"
  
• Cognizance - "Phantazein"
  
• Contaminated - "Celebratory Beheading"
  
• Dååth - "The Decievers"
  
• DeadVectors - "Mauled"
  
• Deicide - "Banished By Sin"
  
• Depths Of Baciu - "Concealed In Shadow"
  
• Disfiguring The Goddess - "Blood Era"
  
• DIVINITIST - "Blood Dripping From The Knife On The Chest Reflect Your Truth"
  
• Drown In Sulphur - "Dark Secrets Of The Soul"
  
• Dwarrowdelf - "The Fallen Leaves"
  
• ENEMY 906 - "Through The Hell"
  
• Engulf - "The Dying Planet Weeps"
  
• Enterprise Earth - "Death: An Anthology"
  
• Eternal Bloom - "Ov, Misery"
  
• Eternal Storm - "A Giant Bound To Fall"
  
• Exocrine - "Legend"
  
• Filth - "Southern Hostility"
  
• Fire Keeper - "Firekeeper"
  
• Fractal Gates - "One With Dawn"
  
• Galactic Devourer - "Nebula Torture Chamber"
  
• Greybush - "A Never Ending Search For Justice"
  
• Griefgod - "Deterioration"
  
• Hideous Divinity - "Unextinct"
  
• Hour Of Penance - "Devotion"
  
• Ingested - "The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams"
  
• In Vain - "Solemn"
  
• Job For A Cowboy - "Moon Healer"
  
• Klysma - "Death"
  
• Knocked Loose - "You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To"
  
• Laccolith - "Death Incarnate"
  
• Made In Taiwan - "Sui Genesis"
  
• Memento Mori US - "S/T"
  
• MILLHAVEN - "Dualism"
  
• Necrot - "Lifeless Birth"
  
• Necrowretch - "Swords Of Dajjal"
  
• Nogothula - "Telluric Septis"
  
• Obsidian - "Fathomless"
  
• Oracle Spectre - "Decievers"
  
• Orbital Gate - "Astral Scavenger"
  
• Pestilength - "Solar Clorex"
  
• Petrification - "Sever Sacred Light"
  
• Raised By Owls - "Vol.3: (The Satirical Verses)"
  
• Red Bath - "Endless Drowning Under These Skies"
  
• Revisal - "Curtain Call"
  
• Scarlet Rot - "Scarlet Rot"
  
• See You Next Tuesday - "Relapses"
  
• Skeletal Remains - "Fragments Of The Ageless"
  
• Spectral Voice - "Sparagmos"
  
• Stages Of Decomposition - "Raptures Of Psychopathy"
  
• Steven Hufalar - "Eternal Realm Of Agony"
  
• SUGGESTIONS - "Thorns Of Pagan Embryo"
  
• Terminal Nation - "Echoes Of The Devil's Den"
  
• Terranoven - "Valley Of Pariahs"
  
• Thanatophobia - "Kaleidoscope Of Fears"
  
• The Last Ten Seconds Of Life - "No Name Graves"
  
• The Stygian Complex - "Suffer With Me"
  
• Underneath - "From The Gut Of Gaia"
  
• Unhallowed Deliverance - "Of Spectres And Strife"
  
• Uwu - "Uwu"
  
• Vaticinal Rites - "Cascading Memories Of Immortality"
  
• VICTIMOFDECEPTION - "Mighty Rulers"
  
• Vitriol - "Suffer & Become"
  
• Waste - "In Bloom"
  
• Witch Vomit - "Funeral Sanctum"
  
• Wounds - "Ruin"
  
• ZOMBIESHARK - "Die Laughing."
  
• Not DM or DxC:
  
• Aaru - "SWNPL"
  
• Abysmal Growls Of Despair - "Inearthed"
  
• Acid Ghost - "It's Just Music"
  
• Alkaline Trio - "Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs"
  
• Alpha Wolf - "Half Living Things"
  
• Alluce - "Deathbloom I"
  
• Ammanas - "Somewhere Far Beyond"
  
• Andracca - "To Bare The Weight Of Death"
  
• Antichrist Siege Machine - "Vengeance Of Eternal Fire"
  
• Arrow Minds - "S.A.D."
  
• A Scent Like Wolves - "Distant Dystopia"
  
• Ashley Nieve - "Purple Hyacinth.exe"
  
• Austere - "Beneath The Threshold"
  
• AVRALIZE - "Freaks"
  
• Banshee - "Sirencore"
  
• Before I Turn - "The Devil Exists"
  
• Benjamin Croft - "We Are Here To Help"
  
• Beyond Melancholy - "A Lifelover..."
  
• Black Tusk - "The Way Forward"
  
• Blade And Bath - "Rotten In Loneliness"
  
• Blaze Of Perdition - "Upharsin"
  
• Bongripper - "Empty"
  
• Bottom Surgery - "Please Follow Closely"
  
• Boundaries - "Death Is Little More"
  
• Breath Of Wind - "Journey Through The Galaxy"
  
• Caligula's Horse - "Charcoal Grace"
  
• Casey - "How To Disappear"
  
• Corbian - "Butterfly Effect"
  
• Cottontail - "Murderous Melodies I"
  
• CthulhuSeeker - "Age Of The Synth: Elden Ring (Synthwave Arragement)"
  
• Darkthone - "It Beckons Us All"
  
• Dayseeker - "Replica (Acoustic)"
  
• Dead By April - "The Affliction"
  
• DEAFENING - "Have Courage, My Love"
  
• Defocus - "There Is A Place For Me On Earth"
  
• Desolate Thoughts - "Desolate Thoughts"
  
• Diamond Construct - "Anger Killer Zero"
  
• Dødsrit - "Nocturnal Will"
  
• DONT SMILE AT ME - "Suicide On Top Of The Altar"
  
• Doom Beach & Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop - "Doom Beach / Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop (Split)"
  
• Dream State - "Still Dreaming"
  
• Drifts In Autumn - "Ethers"
  
• Dua Lipa - "Radical Optimism"
  
• Ego Depths - "Prognimous Ekk Solthi"
  
• Eidola - "Eviscerate"
  
• Enki (I.L.Y) - "The Unknown"
  
• Ephilexia - "Car Crash Lullabies"
  
• ERRA - "Cure"
  
• Escaping Aghartha"
  
• Evergloam - "Nocturnal No More"
  
• Extortion - "Threats"
  
• Extra Terra - "Accelerate Or Die"
  
• Farsot - "Life Promised Death"
  
• Fawning - "All Around Me"
  
• Flesh Tape - "Flesh Tape"
  
• Fragments Of Lost Memories - "Yakusoku"
  
• From Another Life - "Daydreaming"
  
• Fugit - "Bury Me Here"
  
• Full Of Hell - "Coagulated Bliss"
  
• Galleons - "Violent Delights"
  
• Genital Shame - "Chronic Illness Wish"
  
• Grayscale Season - "Feel Something New"
  
• Green Day - "Saviours"
  
• handkerchief code - "A Story Untold"
  
• Have a nice life... - "Drowned By Suicidal Thoughts"
  
• Heedless Elegance - "The Dream Within"
  
• Hemlokk - "In The Shade Of Irminsul"
  
• High On Fire - "Cometh The Storm"
  
• If I Were You - "Withe/Without"
  
• Imminence - "The Black"
  
• inertia. - "In Limbo"
  
• Infant Island - "Obsidian Wreath"
  
• Infestus - "Entzweiung"
  
• In Tears - "Pale Under My Crown Of Flowers"
  
• Intig - "Vilsen"
  
• Iron Curtain (1) - "Savage Dawn"
  
• Iron Curtain (2) - "West Coast Lover"
  
• ISTOKTOCRY - "Hesh"
  
• Kali Uchis - "Orquídeas"
  
• Kill Ebola - "Ghost In A Drone"
  
• Knoll - "As Spoken"
  
• Krvna - "The Rhythmus Of Death Eternal"
  
• Kyros - "Mannequin"
  
• Lackmagic - "Naiad Doggerland"
  
• Lair - "The Hidden Shiv"
  
• Lamantra - "Be Happy, Life Is Beautiful"
  
• LEACH - "New Model Of Disbelief"
  
• Lightseeds - "Mirage"
  
• Like Moths To Flames - "The Cycles Of Trying To Cope"
  
• lil t4t - "Heaven707"
  
• Local Natives - "But I'll Wait For You"
  
• Lord Dying - "Clandestine Transcence"
  
• Loss Of Hope - "One Step Closer To Lifelessness"
  
• Lost In Seperation - "Sabertooth"
  
• Made Of Pain - "Untitled"
  
• Maggie Lindemann - "Headsplit"
  
• Makari - "Wave Machine"
  
• Malist - "Of Schorched Earth"
  
• Massa Nera & Quiet Fear - "Quatro Vientos Cinco Soles"
  
• May Leitz - "Season Of Slumber"
  
• Merrimack - "Of Grace And Gravity"
  
• Morphine - "Dysphoria II"
  
• my head is empty - "Nothing Is Real, Part XX"
  
• Nailah Hunter - "Lovegaze"
  
• Nänmëë & Departing - "Memory Association"
  
• Newmoon - "Temporary Light"
  
• NOAHFINNCE - "Growing Up On The Internet"
  
• Peter Ries - "Stratus"
  
• Pulchritude - "Impending Beauty"
  
• Ray Noir - "Scorpio"
  
• Red Keep - "Ruminate"
  
• Renesans - "Born From The End"
  
• Rise Of Asura - "Dysphoria"
  
• Rough Justice - "Faith In Vain"
  
• Rupture Of The Gastrointestinal Tract - "Rupture Of The Gastrointestinal Tract"
  
• SAFEHXEN - "Lighthouse"
  
• Sår - "Burning Bridges"
  
• Sea Of Consciousness - "Sea Of Consciousness"
  
• SeeYouSpaceCowboy... - "Coup De Grâce"
  
• Selbst - "Despondency Chord Progressions"
  
• SETYØURSAILS - "Bad Blood"
  
• Shallow Existence - "Killing Myself On Valentines Day"
  
• Shamael - "Il Suono Di Mille Orchestre (Part 2)"
  
• Shrimp Money - "Coffinated"
  
• Shroud Of Blight - "Years Of Failure"
  
• SISSY XO - "Public Humiliation"
  
• Skuggor - "Whispers Of Ancient Spells"
  
• Sorcerer - "Devotion"
  
• Soulmass - "Principality Of Mechanical Violence"
  
• Soulvapor - "Inner Soul"
  
• SPACED - "This Is All We Ever Get"
  
• Status Expunged - "Sorry I'm Not From Winnipeg"
  
• Stygian Crown - "Funeral For A King"
  
• Sunspear - "Sunspear"
  
• Sympathy Pain - "Swan Dive"
  
• The Dog - "Somewhere, Anywhere"
  
• The Ghost Inside - "Searching For Solace"
  
• The Wise Man's Fear - "What Slept Beneath Tarvos"
  
• Thistle Sifter - "Circles"
  
• Too Close To Touch - "For Keeps"
  
• undercurrent - "Blue"
  
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• Various Artists - "Echoes Of Memories"
  
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• VENUES - "Transcience"
  
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• Vrøde - "Ostracised"
  
• Wandering Oak - "Resilience"
  
• Waveshaper - "A Void Hope"
  
• Weeping Moon - "Beneath The Weeping Moon"
  
• While She Sleeps - "Self Hell"
  
• Whitelands - "Night-Bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day"
  
• Whiteweek - "When Everything Breaks"
  
• Wristmeetrazor - "Degeneration"
  
• Xansei - "Xami"
  
• YEAHRS - "Spiritual Sickness"
  
• ZOZ - "Whendolia"
  
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• Arbitrator US - "Nephilim"
  
• Chaldea - "The Edge Of Perdition"
  
• Curse The Idols - "Gemory"
  
• Despite Exile - "Fading Trace"
  
• Divine Destruction - "Products Of Abomination"
  
• Girl Of Glass - "Girl Of Glass"
  
• Godhand - "Tachykinin"
  
• Lilith's Demise - "Lilth In Aries"
  
• Mana Tomb - "Damage Over Time"
  
• Mark Of The Altar - "A Dramatic Display"
  
• Nyctophile - "A Progression In Regression"
  
• Slamwich - "Bloodthirst Commands This Hellscape"
  
• Synestia & Disembodied Tyrant - "The Poetic Edda"
  
• Vile Revelation - "Cast From Eden"
  

In memory of Leslie Shay
10 years ago, on May 13, 2014, Leslie Shay (played by Lauren German), the fan-favorite character of the NBC studio's series Chicago Fire, died in the finale of the second season. True, viewers only learned about this when the third season started. The death of the character was followed by an uproar from the audience, the popularity of the series (which had been on the rise until then) and the number of viewers decreased, because many people stopped watching the series due to Shay's death, including the author of this post (I reached the end of the third season). Due to the anniversary, I started researching on the Internet to better understand why Shay's character was destined for this fate, and using quite a few references and also abundant with spoilers, I will share with everyone what I came up with in this post. I will also write my own opinion.
(I apologize for any grammatical errors, I did not write the post in English and I created the English version with the help of Google Translate)
Shay's character probably doesn't need to be introduced to anyone, but if you do, this link nicely summarizes why everyone loved her so much.
https://screenrant.com/chicago-fire-leslie-shay-lauren-german-best-traits-facts-trivia/
When I started researching the topic, I read that despite the fact that Chicago Fire is already in its 13th season, Shay remains one of the most loved and most missed characters to this day. However, later, when I wrote the post, I could not find the source again, if anyone can send a link to this topic, please do so.
It is clear that if the series loses such a popular character, it will have an impact and will shake the viewers. Well, it turns out, more than anything in the show's 13 seasons. I found a lot of sources to prove this:
1)
People's Choice Awards, USA, 2015 / Favorite TV Character We Miss Most
In the above category, Shay made it to the top 5, which no one else did later.
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000530/2015/1?ref_=nmawd_ev_1
2)
Most shocking TV deaths of all time
https://tvline.com/lists/shocking-tv-deaths/leslie-shay-chicago-fire/
Shay is also included in the top 100 list above, as well as two other characters from the entire One Chicago franchise, Elias Koteas as Alvin Olinsky and Yuri Sardarov as Otis. Thus, Shay was on a list with the likes of Teri Bauer (24), Lance Sweets (Bones), Bobby Ewing (Dallas) or Ned Stark (GoT)
3)
And this is what ChatGPT answered when it was asked which of the characters in Chicago Fire had the most heartbreaking death (short quote from the answer):
"The most heartbreaking character death was definitely Leslie Shay. Oh, it was gut-wrenching! Shay, played by the incredibly talented Lauren German, was such a beloved and integral member of Firehouse 51....."
https://onechicagocenter.com/2023/07/24/heartbreaking-chicago-fire-death-according-ai-not-otisi/
4)
If I use the Google Search service, the answer to this search will also be Shay:
Question: "chicago fire most heartbreaking death"
Answer: "Leslie Shay died in a fire"
Searching the internet, it became clear to me that it wasn't just Shay's death that shocked viewers, but also the fact that the show's creators made the decision to get rid of Shay's character. This decision raised many questions and problems, which I will go through below. There are a lot of posts and articles on the internet about why Lauren German left the series, but in fact they were all based on a single, otherwise amazingly short interview that was made with Matt Olmstead. I found this at this link:
https://tvline.com/interviews/lauren-german-leaving-chicago-fire-shay-killed-off-549958/
If anyone has seen or read other interviews or other information, please share them.
I read a lot of comments under the link above, and I would like to thank everyone for expressing their opinions there. I read a lot of things in the comments that I didn't even think of at first, but it's good that they brought them to my attention, because I completely agreed with them.

1. The creators of the series killed off the third female character in 2 seasons, who was also one of the main characters.
2. Killing a character directly just for the sake of dramatic effect is already quite a boring solution
3. Olmstead praised Lauren German's talent a lot in the interview, but then why didn't the producers try to keep the actress?
4. Olmstead stated that there will be no flashbacks involving Shay. But in the first episode there were 4 (from Severide, Dawson and Boden)
5. The LGBT community also received a slap in the face, as an openly lesbian character was killed off. This is also a solution that has been seen many times and is boring.
6. Shay and Severide's relationship was one of the prominent aspects of the series, which made it worth watching, in fact, according to many, it was such a novel and well-constructed thread that the creators of the series were praised for this. After Shay's death, without the dynamism of their relationship, the series became boring.
7. Opinions also suggested that perhaps the goal was to attract the right target audience with Shay's lesbian character, but they no longer wanted to retain this group of viewers, so it was a harsh decision made from a business point of view by the creators
8. Olmstead defended the decision by saying that they could bring more and more storylines into the series, while without Shay's character, the exact opposite was true.
9. He also claimed that all the characters were assessed on equal footing when the decision was made. In comparison, they immediately replaced Shay with a new character who looked like her, was not a lesbian like Shay, and was 10 years younger. Because Lauren German was born in 1978, Kara Killmer in 1988. The message of this change was extremely bad in the eyes of the viewers
10. There was a commenter who suggested that the change was made so that the new character could be romantically involved with one of the male characters, and this actually happened during the third season when Brett and Cruz got together
11. If the purpose of Shay's death was to show how unpredictable life is, they should have paid much more attention to the details. The first part of the third season is full of mistakes and unrealistic solutions
12. It is strange that the interview only mentions in a few sentences what Lauren said to the fact that the creators of the series essentially fired her. In connection with this, it occurred to me that something else could have been behind the decision, which was never made public, but of course this is just a hunch.
13. As far as I know, Lauren German was the only main character in the history of Chicago Fire who did not leave the series by her own decision

There were many other strange things about Shay's death that could be found by searching the internet. I will also go through these in order.
A)
Let's return briefly to the fact that the popularity of the series decreased during the third season. This can be checked here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_(franchise))
Based on this, it can be definitely stated that whoever made this decision, for whatever reason, caused damage to the series.
The data:
First season, ranking 51, number of viewers 7.78M
Second season, ranking 31, number of viewers 9.70M
Third season, ranking 47, number of viewers 9.65M
The first season brought good numbers, and it can be seen from the data that its popularity increased for the next season. However, the ranking of the series dropped almost to the initial level by the third season, and although the number of viewers did not decrease so significantly, the reason for this is probably that, in addition to the viewers who left, there were still those who only joined at that time. Another interesting fact is that the third season is the only one where Dick Wolf is mentioned as showrunner. It is possible that during the third season he wanted to be more involved in the development of the story, and it was his decision to pull something unexpected in the series, so Shay's death is due to him. Here is a show-like interview with the whole team, in which I found it strange that Dick Wolf was given the central place on the stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2tCrma7t5o&t=2s
It was as if they suggested that he was the most important person. It can be imagined that he always had the final say in making decisions. As a counter-example, I saw an interview with the actors of The Avengers, where one of the directors was present, and the Russo brother remained nicely in the background, since everyone was interested in the actors, Iron Man, and Thor, etc. However, this was not the case in this interview. Obviously, I'm not a behavioral researcher, so I can't draw important conclusions from a single interview.
Of course, it is also easy to imagine that the writing team made an independent decision, but did not count on how much the omission of Shay's character would turn fans away from the series. Thus, Dick Wolf was the savior when he was forced to intervene personally in shaping the story to mitigate the damage. Of course, it is also possible that these events and what I wrote about the video above have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
B)
It's also strange how many storylines with negative outcomes were connected to Shay's character during the first 2 seasons. She was seriously injured several times (the ambulance accident in the first season, the hospital bombing in the second season), and she went through several crises in her personal life. Her first love, Clarice, left her, and months later she broke Shay's heart a second time. Devon tricked and robbed her. When Severide and Shay wanted a baby, she failed to conceive. A patient of her, Daryl, whom she sympathized with, committed suicide in front of her eyes, and Shay also fell into depression after that, while her paramedic partner and friend, Dawson, did not care about Shay's mental breakdown at all. During the two seasons, she was almost hit by a car, almost shot, stabbed with a syringe, which could have been contagious, and there must have been other cases that I left out of the list. Then came the third season, where basically the firefighters who were inside a huge explosion were not hurt at all, while Shay, who was on the ground floor of the building, died in this explosion. On the part of the writers, this amount of negativism was perhaps already excessive and quite unrealistic (like the case of Doctor Romano in ER, who was hit by the helicopter). It's like the creators didn't really like the character, or didn't want to do anything with her other than build viewers' empathy / sympathy for Shay so they could switch it to a dramatic twist when the time was right. But that's the opposite of good storytelling in my view. My opinion is that the reason for Shay's popularity is not to be found in the "grateful" storylines written for her, because we will find it only and exclusively in the fantastic performance of Lauren German
C)
It's very strange that Leslie Shay was a main character in the first 2 seasons, but if you look at the Instagram page of the series (more specifically, the entire One Chicago franchise), you can see that Shay's character received very little attention.
https://www.instagram.com/nbconechicago/
At the time of writing this post, there were 3588 posts on the site. I took the trouble to check if my hunch was right and scrolled through to the posts about the first 3 seasons.
Number of pictures where Shay is clearly visible among many people in a group picture: 15
Number of photos where Shay is with 1-2 other people: 27
Number of photos featuring only Shay: 6
Yes, I didn't write a bad number, among 3588 pictures a total of 6 individual photos were given to one of the main characters of the first 2 seasons of the series, perhaps the most popular character of the series to date. Although Lauren German is a famously reclusive actress, she even has more selfies on her Instagram than that
D)
It's also very strange that in the third season they introduced a storyline that says Shay's death was caused by arson. Unfortunately, the execution of all this was extremely clumsy and illogical for me. It was already revealed during the first 2 seasons that Shay's parents are divorced, they live in two separate cities, and that she has no sisters. You could tell this from the fact that when Severide and Shay talked about who would take care of their baby if something happened to both of them, Dawson's name immediately came up. It's illogical that Shay wouldn't have said her sister. In fact, the whole thread felt more like a readjusting to placate fans who would channel their frustration and anger over Shay's death onto the arsonist in the story - instead of the show's writers.
E)
It occurred to me that maybe Lauren's relationship with her colleagues was not good, and for the sake of peace, the creators got rid of the character. This suggestion is probably the furthest from reality, I have a lot of hits that prove that Lauren maintained a very good relationship with her co-stars even later. Here are some examples of this
Trees R fun
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-rn0w-CTv-0
Shayveride back together
https://twitter.com/TaylorKinneyARG/status/1128137229577216000
S03 E14
https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/2814818493493352/
https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/630785491553579592/
From Lauren's Insta
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlRQVXqgxqP/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWZMBislmnE/
https://www.instagram.com/p/_50dHgFijd/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2014/10/15/18477177/chicago-fire-if-anyone-can-saveseveride-it-s-casey
In real life, Kinney is grieving the loss of his costar, too.
"I miss her like crazy," he said about Lauren German. "She was a great scene partner. Great actor. Someone to work with and someone to confide in. It was an honest relationship. We hung out off the stages, too. I didn’t take that too easy.”
F)
It's also interesting that I've been able to find almost nothing online about what Lauren thought about what happened to Leslie Shay's character. What we do know from Matt Olmstead's interview is that she joked that she wasn’t going to miss the Chicago winters (she’s a California girl). Other than that, this is the only reaction from Lauren that can still be found, it's completely professional and polite, and perhaps it's no coincidence that she thanked the fans the most for their support
https://cartermatt.com/133627/chicago-fire-season-3-lauren-german-speaks-shay-premiere-shocke
"Hello beautiful people! I want to say thank you to NBC, Dick Wolf and the entire team for letting me be a part of such an amazing experience. I have to say I've never been around a more gifted, special, heartfelt, funny and loving cast and crew as with the CF gang. The show gave me so many priceless gifts. I'm forever grateful. I mostly want to thank the fans for their support and love on this journey. You all are so beautiful. It was a great honor to portray Shay. I love her: her spirit, her flaws, her honesty. And most of all she brought me the most genuine & meaningful interactions with you all, the fans, & my heart swells with gratitude. Thank you, thank you! So much love to you all.”
F) UPDATE
I just found this article, which for some reason didn't come up amongst the search results for the past few weeks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/1/22/18408021/chicago-fire-alum-lauren-german-having-devilishly-good-time-on-lucifer
In this article, Lauren told a sweet story that I believe happened during the filming of the pilot episode of Lucifer:
Given her time on “Chicago Fire,” guest starring on “Chicago P.D.” and now on “Lucifer,” has German changed the way she reads about or watches crime stories in the news?
“I think so, but mainly I think my experiences have made me have even more respect for first responders than I did before I went to Chicago. Sure, I always respected them and paid attention when I’d see a fire truck going by or hear about the cops getting the bad guy.
“But after the training we went through with the firemen and paramedics in Chicago — plus now having worked with homicide detectives to prepare for ‘Lucifer’ — I can’t tell you how much I respect these guys and women.”
German found herself the butt of a few jokes during the filming of a huge scene in Los Angeles near the Dolby Theatre — the site of the annual Oscars show.
“There were helicopters flying overhead, there was all this commotion, but we also had real firemen there. It wasn’t too long after I left ‘Chicago Fire,’ so they were yelling at me, ‘You went to the dark side!’ They were really kidding me about going from playing a paramedic to playing detective.
“Of course the cops on the scene were yelling just the opposite — telling me, ‘No! You’ve come to the bright side!’ I loved that, because that’s the fun friendly competition between the firemen and police officers. It’s kind of like Army vs. Navy.
“But of course, at the end of the day, everyone’s on the same team. These people are my heroes.”
In addition, she also talked about her previous work here, based on which it can be stated that the rumors that she wanted to quit are completely unfounded (I considered this suggestion so unfounded that I didn't even include it in my post). She also confirmed what was also discussed in point E).
German did admit she misses “the whole Chicago crew I worked with — and the wonderful fans in Chicago too. Everyone in your town is so great.”
The actress said she considers co-star Monica Raymund “my best girlfriend” and also keeps up with fellow “Chicago Fire” castmates Taylor Kinney and Jesse Spencer “quite a bit.”
“In fact just the other day, Monica asked me that after I wrap [the initial 13 episodes of] ‘Lucifer’ to come over [to Chicago] for a few days and hang out with those guys. So I may do that around the end of February.”
If so, it’s likely German and her “Chicago Fire” pals will make a beeline to the Palm restaurant on East Wacker Drive.
“Taylor and Jesse and I lived in the same building [on the New East Side], and we’d go to the Palm like three times a week. It was so cozy there. We even had our own regular little booth!”
End of update
In regards to the oddities above, I can even imagine that Lauren's agent or agents had a hard time agreeing on a possible contract extension, and because of this, the creators preferred to get rid of the character of Shay. If that was the case, we will never know. However, if the decision-making really took place in the way and according to the criteria as stated in the Matt Olmstead interview, then it can be seen in retrospect that this was an extremely bad decision by the studio and that the writing team made a huge mistake
I am slowly coming to the end of my research, but before that I would like to discuss the mistakes that the writers made in the first part of the third season - perhaps these mistakes could indicate that they were very hasty during the implementation, or that they did not think through at all how to put together such an episode well. When an average viewer saw this episode for the first time, the shock was guaranteed by it (believe me, it HITS HARD), in this way the creators achieved their goal, but it was enough later to think about what happened, and the shock was already replaced by completely legitimate indignation of the viewing public.
Regarding the mistakes, for the sake of fairness, I also have to say that I consider 4 things to be extremely outstanding from the first 2 seasons of the series:
1)
The visual implementation of the series was amazingly fantastic, as if you were watching a 45-minute movie, and it still stands today. I don't know if this changed after the third season, but I assume not, since the series is still active today
2)
Atli Örvarsson's music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ABsDFMJr2E&list=PLXT2pBWM8DxfN4znwe3esSqg4LtBzlQz8
3)
The actors Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Eamonn Walker, Joe Minoso, Yuriy Sardarov, Christian Stolte were all fantastic in their roles
4)
The writers did something really brilliant when they built Severide and Shay's relationship. The way these two people moved mountains just out of love as a friend to help the other was simply wonderful. The relationship between the two of them was central to the show, which is why it was so painful and infuriating at the same time that the writers didn't think it was important enough to keep it going after 2 seasons. So I didn't consider the series important enough to continue watching after the third season either, or to start anything else from the One Chicago group.
Mistakes in S03 E01:
Devon's character:

• In the last 2 episodes of the second season, it was revealed that Devon might not be as a bad person as we thought. The writers hinted at the possibility that maybe Shay could finally find her happiness with her. Whether Devon had really changed, whether she was telling the truth, was never revealed after Shay's death.

Shay's death:

• Why didn't the paramedics wear helmets when they entered a potentially dangerous building? In other episodes, the characters paid attention to this, but here they generously forgot about it
• During the first flashback, we saw that they started to treat an injured person. When the explosion occurred and Shay was lying on the ground, the injured person was disappeared.
• The firefighter (played by Preston James Hillier) who ran into the building before the explosion also disappeared
• In the flashback, we saw that Dawson was thrown backwards by the shock wave of the explosion before the ceiling collapsed. Shay, on the other hand, sat still, unaffected by the shock wave
• The firefighting team was in the middle of the explosion, the only injury in comparison was a broken leg. Andy Darden died instantly in the Pilot episode, according to the script, when a house fire started in a similar way.
• Shay's CPR was interrupted to take her to the ambulance. At the same time, the one who could have taken care of her was Dawson, who was next to her, and Shay herself, maybe even Mills, who had a broken leg. So why was it important to take Shay to the ambulance, if not because it gave the scene a dramatic, albeit illogical, ending?
• Several people (e.g. Cruz, Otis) in the episode did not behave like those who recently lost a friend, and this could not be the fault of the actors, but rather of the script. The situation was similarly strange in the Pilot episode after Darden's death
• Shay said that she has a good relationship with her parents, so it's very strange that they didn't apply for Shay's things, but Casey and Severide collected them a month and a half after Shay's death. Not to mention the later invented sister
• When Severide looked at a photo of Shay before playing the video, it can be seen that the creators did not bother to take a real photo, but instead used a screenshot from the first season.
• It's quite unlikely that Dawson would pick up a diary a month and a half later that still had Shay's signature on it, and the signatures were completely different

Again, in the interest of fairness, Severide's flashbacks, Severide and Shay's video were flawless. Just like the gesture of putting Shay's name on the ambulance door in the middle of the season was a great idea from the writers
Final thoughts:
This is how far I've come in my research. Unfortunately, I didn't find any reassuring answers, only strange things. If there was something else in the background why Shay's character had to die, it will probably never be revealed. If the whole truth was told in the Matt Olmstead interview, then in my opinion the creators of Chicago Fire made the biggest mistake of their lives by firing Lauren and letting the Shayveride friendship vanish. Plus, Leslie Shay's character didn't deserve such fate. Anyway, the first 2 seasons were a fantastic experience for me.
Although Lauren couldn't have known it at the time, she was doing very well, because after being unemployed, she auditioned for the role of Chloe Decker in the series Lucifer. Here she joined the team that involved Tom Ellis, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Rachael Harris, Scarlett Estevez, and later Aimee Garcia, Tricia Helfer, Tom Welling, Inbar Lavi, Rebecca De Mornay, Dennis Haysbert and Brianna Hildebrand. The rest, as they say, is history. Lucifer was the biggest series of 2021 by racking a whopping 18.3 billion minutes of streaming across the year making the series the most-streamed show not just on Netflix, but among the entire crop of streaming originals. Lucifer was voted the best fantasy series of 2021 also, and Lauren German became very, very worldwide-famous.
https://netflixlife.com/2022/01/26/lucifer-best-netflix-show-2021/
After Lucifer ended, Lauren retired from acting, making her last appearance in November 2023 at an event in Chicago, the Heaven and Hell Convention. Here, of course, she was hilarious again, or to put it stylistically, funny as hell, and she simply proved why she was the actress who played Leslie Shay back then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um_hcX4FkfM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzHxlcMqM3
Here are a few links at the end
My favorite fan video commemorating the Shayveride friendship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS1LmJgCIo
Others have written their opinions before me on the Leslie Shay topic, e.g. a great post
https://www.thetvaddict.com/2014/09/29/did-chicago-fire-kill-off-the-wrong-characte
A little fun
https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagofires/video/7255400196711107886
Still a little fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZOsrSHql0
Thank you for reading through!
PJ
(this post is free to use and redistribute, but please at least credit the source! Thanks)
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I’m not really sure how to write a review of a card where you go 0-11 in bets and lose 15.75u. All I know is I’m currently going through an awful year and results have been shocking, and mentally it’s becoming quite taxing. The records are cool and all, but I’m obviously losing money here also and suffering that much of a loss just doesn’t sit well. Mentally I’ve taken a bit of a hit, I can’t lie. Thankfully I’d done most of my research for this upcoming card before UFC STL took place so it shouldn’t cloud my decision making too much. Grateful we’ve got a break week coming up, I need some time to lick my wounds after this one.
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Bang average card, and even worse from a betting perspective from the looks of these money lines! Honestly I don’t even know why anyone would read this from someone who just took as many consecutive Ls as I just did, but thanks for sticking around if you did. It probably won’t be a massive slate for me here anyway.
(also all breakdowns were written before UFC STL so the self-loathing stops here)

~Edson Barboza v Lerone Murphy~
Full disclosure, all my betting life I have been very keen to fade British fighters, despite being from the UK myself. The talent pool is just objectively smaller, the lack of combat sports in our school curriculum means fighters have less overall experience and years in competition, as well as the media’s and the UFC’s infatuation with hyping up any fighter from this country overall means that fading has been a net positive investment over the years. When it comes to betting lines, the oddsmakers in this country always hang the UK fighters out at slightly shorter prices too, because obviously that’s where the money is almost always going to go. I know I always did that.
Whilst we’re talking about betting, I’ll take the opportunity to get in a quick victory lap about Edson Barboza, who I confidently bet as an underdog to Sodiq Yusuff. The reads I made in for that fight almost looked like I’d seen it before, and it was probably my best bet of 2023 from a pure analytical perspective. Good times.
Edson Barboza has managed to turn incredibly underrated in recent years, mostly due to the fact he’s old and has been mauled a few performances lately. The blueprint to beat him is very clear - you either to go balls to the wall, crowd/pressure him and finish him early, or you cardio-wrestle him for 15/25 minutes.
It sounds quite simple, but both of those lanes require quite specific skillsets. They are obviously skillsets that Khabib, Tony Ferguson, Bryce Mitchell, Kevin Lee and Gaethje possess naturally, which explains 5 of his eight losses in recent years. The losses to Dan Ige and Paul Felder were scored terribly and should have been wins for Edson…and the remaining loss was to Giga Chikadze, which is the only time I think he’s been outclassed in what could be called an “even” fight on paper. Another key thing to note is that Edson is so explosive and dangerous that he has also managed to still score wins against fighters that do fit the stylistic blueprint to be able to make life difficult for him. People like Benny Dariush, Shane Burgos and Billy Quarantillo. But he finished all three of them. Another thing to note is that the calibre of every single name mentioned is very high.
So how does Lerone Murphy measure up against these blueprints? Well right off the bat his record shows he’s capable of a KO win, but it’s not a super reliable method and isn’t particularly process driven (IE it doesn’t come from him smothering his opponent with suffocating pressure early). In fact, his finish of Ricardo Ramos came from some surprisingly effective ground and pound, and the knee against Amirkhani was a fortuitous impact, in a fight where he was expected to find the finish against a guy with the ‘1 round of resilience’ curse.
So how about the wrestling/top control route? Well as previously mentioned Murphy showed some dangerousness in the way he finished Ramos in a grappling position, and his performance against Josh Culibao also shows that it’s his best chance of beating Edson. I have been impressed with his grappling ability in the UFC so far. He’s not a pure takedown artist though, and has averaged just 1.29 takedowns per 15 minutes inside the UFC. In that Culibao fight he was keen to clinch up, but took advantage of Culibao turning his back in the second. The third round was dominant for Murphy in regards to the grappling, but it all stemmed from him landing a body shot that pretty much compromised Culibao and turned him into a ragdoll for more than three minutes in the round. If all you do is look at UFCStats for that fight, then Murphy looks like Khabib…but the tape shows a very different story. He also probably should have gotten the finish there if we’re being critical!
I understand that Lerone Murphy is undefeated (although if you ask me he lost that Tukhugov debut, not that it matters), and has shown good moments from top position, but does doing that against a compromised Josh Culibao and Ricardo Ramos really justify you being the favourite against Edson Barboza? Edson’s fought the cream of the crop in the UFC since day one – his three most underwhelming results were losses to Jamie Varner, Donald Cerrone and Michael Johnson…that’s how ELITE the competition he’s faced has been. And even though he’s a bit long in the tooth he’s showing that he can still hang with guys at this level, like he did with Sodiq. Personally I think Yusuff is a more dangerous fighter for him than Lerone, who doesn’t appear to have that kind of imposing and dangerous striking style.
I think this betting line is putting so much unwarranted faith in Lerone Murphy. Yes, he could turn out to be a great prospect that enters the top 5 of the division one day, but we have not seen him show anywhere near the level of competence to be expected to beat Barboza more times than not. Stylistically, he doesn’t have anything that gives an immediate advantage against Barboza (at least nothing I could trust him to lean on for 25 minutes), the only angle there is age. Yes Barboza is getting a bit old and shopworn, but he’s still beating younger guys consistently. Also, whilst we’re talking about intangibles, Barboza is very experienced in five round fights, and the extra two rounds allow him back into the fight should his weakness towards early pressure show itself.
I’d say Edson should be around -150 here. The line available feels unsubstantiated and purely based on the age dynamic, as I have not seen anything from tape that implies Lerone Murphy is up to the task. He barely got past Gabriel Santos last year.
I had a great time betting Barboza as a dog last time, so I’m doing it again. 1u on Edson Barboza to Win at +125 or better. The line looks to be moving in Lerone’s favour at the moment so I will wait to bet this.
How I line this fight: Edson Barboza -150 (60%), Lerone Murphy +150 (40%)
Bet or pass: 1u Edson Barboza to Win (+XXX)
Prop leans: None

Khaos Williams v Carlston Harris
Pretty awful Co-Main Event. It’s a fun fight but neither man is really considered one-to-watch and they’ve barely fought once each in the last year. You telling me they couldn’t have found a better fight to go on the poster for this one?
Anyway, both men are a little bit wild on the feet, but Harris is clearly the less technical and defensively sound of the two.
Williams kind of forged his path in the UFC with KO victories, but when forced to be technical across 15 minutes he gives a decent enough account of himself (I’ve tried to fade him twice in that type of bout, against Randy Brown and Matt Semelsberger). He’s clearly going to look much better when he can find finishes, but I think I still expect him to be the more eye-catching fighter if this one is a 15 minute kickboxing affair.
But that’s the problem here…Carlston Harris’ grappling game is the strongest skillset that either man possesses, and it’s whether or not he can get it going that will likely determine who wins this one. Unfortunately, we have only seen Williams taken down twice in the UFC, both times by Michel Pereira (who isn’t even much of a wrestlegrappler himself). To make matters worse, they both came in the 14^th and 15^th minutes of the fight and we barely got to see anything, so they really are low quality examples.
I’ve been watching MMA long enough to know that a guy like Khaos Williams probably isn’t a particularly amazing grappler, but of course that’s still a huge assumption to make. With no knowledge of how Khaos is going to fare working off his back, I really do not think this fight is one that you can have any degree of confidence in. The books had initially lined it around a pick’em, which could well imply that they feel the exact same way. It’s unfortunately a pass from me, because a Williams with great TDD and process on bottom could end up being -300…but white belt Williams could look +300.
How I line this fight: Impossible to line with any confidence, so a pick’em is fine.
Bet or pass: Pass
Prop leans: None

~Angela Hill v Luana Pinheiro~
After chasing it for quite some time, MMA bettors finally managed to catch the fade on Luana Pinheiro. When she entered the UFC she was discredited for her exclusively R1 finishes, with people predicting her cardio would not be up to scratch. Things got worse when she took the coward’s way to a win against Jessica Penne – seemingly blowing her gas and then milking the extent of the damage done from an illegal strike and winning by KO. As we know from the MMA community, doing stuff like that will make you one of the most hated fighters on the roster. She then moved to 2-0 with a split decision win as a favourite against Michelle Waterson…which many people think she lost. Basically, not a very impressive stint in the UFC so far.
Finally she went up against Amanda Ribas, who went on to expose that dodgy cardio of Pinheiro, melting her in the third round with a beautiful wheel kick when Pinheiro was death gassed. Now we know it’s possible, the third round of Pinheiro’s fight against Waterson-Gomez makes a bit more sense, seeing as Waterson took over and clearly won it.
Nothing kills a hype train quicker than realising that a fighter has bad cardio, and it’s safe to say that whatever hype there was on Luana (minimal) is dead…because she’s a +125 underdog to Angela Hill here.
In my opinion, Angela Hill has been an incredibly underrated fighter for such a long time and absolutely deserves her flowers as one of WMMA’s most respected journeywomen. She’s had 24 UFC fights, and she’s still showing up better than fighters much younger than her and doesn’t appear to even be slowing down.
The blueprint on Hill has been pretty clear for some time – if you want to beat her relatively easily, you take her down. Otherwise, you’re going up against technically impressive striker that has the durability, a sneaky bit of power and seemingly limitless cardio to keep you honest. Really, if you manage to have success against Angela Hill on the feet, the best thing you can really hope for is about 55% of dominance (typically where two judges score one way, and another goes the opposite).
As I often say, statistics for MMA are best used when comparing WMMA strikers, and the figures here are quite eye-opening. Hill’s strike differential is vastly superior, and their defensive rates are very close. In short, if they stay on the feet for 15 minutes I think Hill should be expected to out-volume her opponent. When you factor in Pinheiro’s cardio deficiencies, that’s even more likely.
Therefore, Pinheiro has two routes to success here in my opinion – her typical R1 finish, or by going the grappling route. Firstly, Hill has never been finished via (T)KO in 29 professional fights (most of which have come at a high level), so I think it’s fair to say she deserves trust in being able to stay safe. She’s also quite an intelligent fighter, so I assume she’s going to be aware that her success will come in the latter half of the fight.
In terms of the grappling, Pinheiro landed five takedowns in the opening round against Markos, and that’s what forced her to gas out…so I don’t really think she’s going to be comfortable enough to lean on that skillset for 15 minutes straight. Hill is defensively quite sound on the mat as well, so as long as she can avoid getting stuck in a position I think she’ll be fine.
So in short, the only skillset I think Luana Pinheiro deserves credit for at this level is her R1 explosiveness, and Angela Hill is one of the worst opponents to pit that style against. Hill’s last victory proves that, as she survived the early barrage of another R1 finisher and took over in R2/3. I think the exact same mission statement applies here, and I think Angela Hill should definitely be trusted to do that. I’d personally line Hill somewhere like -175 to -200 here, so the -137 available at the time of writing was an easy bet to make. Let’s go Angie! 2u Angela Hill to Win at -137.
How I line this fight: Angela Hill -188 (65%), Luana Pinheiro +188 (35%)
Bet or pass: 2u Angela Hill to Win (-137), 0.25u Angela Hill to Win by Decision (+125 or better)
Prop leans: Hill couldn’t finish her dinner, so the decision prop will be one to look out for.
Live Betting Leans: If Pinheiro wins R1 and goes a bit crazy in trying to find a finish, betting Hill on the stool before R2 is a good move as the cardio fall-off could be live.

~Adrian Yanez vs Vinicius Salvador~
This feels like a weird mismatch and I don’t know why it’s happening.
Adrian Yanez is a classy and technical striker that I feel has become a bit overrated. The fans love him and put him on a pedestal as some sort of elite fighter’s fighter – I get that he’s fun to watch and a good boxer, but I’d argue he’s had more underwhelming performances than good in the UFC. He got styled on by Font and Martinez, was competitive against Davey Grant and lost more minutes than he won against Randy Costa. There’s not much shame in that and I’m not trying to say Yanez is bad, but I don’t think those performances warrant him being regarded as one of the most popular unranked fighters on the roster.
He faces Vinicius Salvador, who looked like an exciting fighter from his DWCS victory, but there was always a suspicion that he would have very little to offer outside of barn burners and very early KOs. The UFC pissed away the chance for a fan-friendly prelim guy by putting him up against two of the scrappiest and most durable guys at Flyweight – Victor Altamirano and CJ Vergara. The path to victory for both men was very clear there, and they grinded out long-distance victories after Salvador had nothing to offer after five minutes.
The UFC should have instantly viewed Salvador the same as they do Trevor Peek. Someone who is hilariously flawed but scrappy and entertaining to watch nonetheless. His striking style is unorthodox and weird, which looks great when he’s the hammer but awful when he’s the nail. Against a fighter as scrappy and technical sound a boxer as Yanez, this obviously seems like a tall order.
But ironically, whilst this is the toughest opponent Salvador has faced so far in his career, it’s probably his most winnable fight too. Yanez will oblige him in providing a war for the fans, which will give Salvador his chance to land that early KO. Yanez also been pieced up twice in a row so durability could also be a bit more questionable. Yes there is a massive gap in technique and overall skill…but one clean right hand can trump all of that, and Yanez can be hit by one.
Yanez is a -350 favourite here, which is a very easy way to put that final nail in the coffin of considering betting him. Whilst I do think he probably deserves to be close to that number in terms of his overall winning probability, it really won’t take much for the tables to turn massively here, so risking -350 seems like a terrible idea.
A bet on Salvador on the return is too ugly to stomach though, because he could also get absolutely styled on. It’s an easy pass all round.
How I line this fight: Adrian Yanez -250 (71%), Vinicius Salvador +250 (29%)
Bet or pass: Pass
Prop leans: FDGTD very likely but doubt the price is at all playable.

~Oumar Sy v Antonio Trocoli~
We’re all jealous of Antonio Trocoli, AKA Mr Mackenzie Dern. I’ve probably got more to say about her than I do about this fight.
I’m obviously not going to do any tape for this fight, so the only thing of note from their records is that Trocoli has regional loses to Dhiego Lima (pre-UFC) and Jacob ‘Christmas’ Volkmann (post-UFC), both of which are pretty concerning losses. He also popped for steroids on DWCS, so who knows how good he actually is when he’s clean.
Sy is a terrifying specimen of a man, with a 9-0 record by KO/SUB/DEC. I suppose this is a good time to remind you that William Knight also looked like a god.
Why would you bet this fight? Just pass and take the info we get here into their next appearances.
How I line this fight: I’d have more confidence in my ability to hook up with Mackenzie Dern than my ability to accurate cap this fight.
Bet or pass: Pass
Prop leans: Over 1.5 Mackenzie Dern sightings (-200)

~Emily Ducote v Vanessa Demopoulos~
Two very middle-of-the-road WMMA fighters that I am quite familiar with.
Demopoulos got to the dance via her grappling and submission ability, but has spent time honing her skills on the feet that she actually seems to have abandoned a grappling based approach entirely, having landed an average of 0.49 takedowns per 15 mins in her UFC/DWCS career so far. On the feet, she’s scrappy and actually does hit kind of hard, but the technique is still very much a work in progress. She makes up for the lack of finesse with pure enthusiasm and grit, and will stay in her opponent’s face and swing until the final bell. She’s also pretty durable too, having never lost by finish in 15 fights with striking that’s that sketchy.
Emily Ducote is kind of the polar opposite. She’s a dedicated striker that has decent enough grappling defence. She has little to no power in her hands, but she’s reliable to rack up decent volume and can keep it up across 15 minutes. She has landed 100+ significant strikes in 3 of her 4 UFC bouts, but she’s also absorbed 100+ in 3 too.
The summary of this one is that Ducote is just the cleaner striker of the two, but I think this -330 price tag is a bit ridiculous. Yes, comparing the stats makes it seem that Ducote will win easily, but Demopoulos has faced quite a few opponents that have wanted to grapple her, and her Strikes landed per minute figures are skewed as a result. Given that Ducote absorbs a similar number to what she lands, I think Demopoulos’ enthusiasm should see her land far more than she has done before. Also, Demopolous’ fight metrics are often inferior to her opponents in all of the fights she loses, so the stats do her a major disservice to how competitive she can be.
I always say that there’s a real ceiling in regards to how much you can favour a striking based WMMA fighter if they have no power or finishing ability. The judges do not score technique, so the 50+ pitter patter punches they land can easily be trumped by any instance where it looks like they get hurt on the return, so in this instance I think Vanessa’s power and forward pressure could be enough to make rounds closer than the odds suggest they should be.
In short, Ducote price is nuts but she should probably win so definitely deserves to be favoured. I wouldn’t bet anything here other than FGTD, which could be a decent parlay piece anywhere less than -400. I’d be interested to see what Ducote by Decision looks like because I do rate Demopolous’ durability and see it going the distance quite frequently…so +100 or better would get my money.
How I line this fight: Emily Ducote -250 (71%), Vanessa Demopoulos +250 (29%)
Bet or pass: 1u Emily Ducote to Win by Decision (+100 or better)
Prop leans: See above

~Ramiz Brahimaj v Themba Gorimbo~
Stylistically this is a very funny fight, because it’s between two guys whose strengths and weaknesses are exactly the same. They’re both aggressive grapplers with average to bad striking, and they’ll hunt for the finish from the opening bell…and fall off a cliff at the halfway point if they can’t find it.
Themba Gorimbo is unfortunately completely unbettable at this stage in his career, I think. He’s obviously got this narrative with The Rock going on, and it’s somehow managed to turn him from a sub-par, barely UFC quality fighter that can’t beat AJ Fletcher, to someone whose fame actually manages to transcend MMA a little bit. Just goes to show how important those post-fight interviews can be! That popularity obviously swells his betting line as he’s likely to garner more money and attention from bettors, whereas Brahimaj is a nobody unless you’re a hardcore with a good memory. Couple that with the fact Themba’s style is not sustainable across 15 minutes, and you’ve got a fighter with a very limited path to victory that you can rely on, who comes with an eye-watering price tag.
Whilst Brahimaj’s betting line would lean towards the value side due to Thema’s popularity, this is the first time we have seen him compete in over two years. He was a fighter that came in during COVID times, and immediately got thrown into the deep end when matchmaking was difficult. I bet Max Griffin against him due to Max’s durability (IE my bet was ‘Max to survive and turn the tables’), and it resulted in Griffin slicing Ramiz’s ear in half with an elbow (one of the more gruesome moments we have ever seen in the cage). Ramiz managed to hit is PTV against Micheal Gillmore (the runt of the litter in a season of TUF who had no right competing in the UFC. The only interesting thing about him was that his parents couldn’t even spell his own name ), as well as Sasha Palatnikov. When facing a veteran grappler like Court McGee, I also won a bet backing the experience and durability of a guy like Court (which is ironic given I’ve bet on Court to be KO’d in his last two).
So basically, my summary here is that Thembo deserves to be favoured simply by being more proven and in the better recent form. He’s got good enough grappling all round to be able to stop Ramiz from being so dominant as a round one buzzsaw, and unless Brahimaj has made some major changes in the two years off, Themba’s probably got the slightly superior cardio (by a bit) and therefore should still be around once his opponent fades.
The -275 betting line is absurd though, as I mentioned earlier, because there’s a likelihood that Themba gasses out himself too, and it could easily be Brahimaj that’s fresher in the latter stages, should we get there. Therefore, it’s a very easy pass. I will take a look at the round props as there could potentially be an angle on some sort of combination, but we will see.
How I line this fight: Themba Gorimbo -200 (67%), Ramiz Brahimaj +200 (33%)
Bet or pass: Fight to End in Rounds 2 or 3 (price dependent), or something like that
Prop leans: See above

~Tom Nolan v Victor Martinez~
I’m bored of saying it, but Jesus Christ the calibre of a ‘UFC Fighter’ is just so low these days. Tom Nolan just got knocked out in 63 seconds as a -350 favourite to Nikolas Motta (shoutout to me for sort of predicting that), and Victor Martinez’s UFC debut saw him get knocked out cold by JORDAN LEAVITT.
So what do you do, bet at -350 on an unproven fighter who shat the bed at the exact same price tag last time? Or trust a guy who got put to sleep by the hands of Jordan Leavitt?
Obviously, you pass. If I see a single parlay screenshot with Nolan in it this weekend I will lose all hope.
How I line this fight: I like my chances of pulling Mackenzie Dern for a second time, more than I like my chances of lining this fight accurately.
Bet or pass: Pass
Prop leans: See above

~Abus Magomedov v Warlley Alves~
Abus Magomedov needs to fire his manager. He started off his UFC career with a highlight reel KO inside 20 seconds, and had the world at his feet. Then he gets a main event spot against Sean Strickland. Fair enough taking an opportunity, but trying to speed run the rankings is a terrible idea when you consider all they want to do these days is play monopoly and generate stars. It’s much better to KO bums in the prelims and get paid a 50k bonus a few times than do what he did against Strickland…because look who he got for his third fight after losing in embarrassing fashion - Caio Borralho, who is lowkey one of the best prospects in the UFC at the moment in my opinion. Abus basically went from prospect to fodder when he lost to Strickland, and I wouldn’t expect him to stick around in the UFC for too much longer if he doesn’t start delivering early KOs again.
He should be able to get the better of Warlley Alves though. Alves looks hella old and shopworn, despite only being 33 years old somehow. He has ridden the coattails of having a win against Colby Covington on his record for his entire career, because he’s done nothing remarkable with it since. His loss to James Krause was the fight where it was apparent Alves was on the decline, and a ‘loser leaves town’ win against the equally old and frail Sergio Moraes was the only thing keeping him afloat. He scored a shock upset KO via body kicks against Mounir Lazzez (who turned out to be a bit of a fraud anyway), but the writing has been on the wall for Warlley for some time. Fast forward a few years and he's on a threefight losing streak again, having been beaten down pretty badly and finished in under 1.5 rounds in four of his last five losses.
That’s a key piece of info for this one, because we know Abus’ limitations revolve around him being a great early fighter with terrible and unsustainable levels of cardio. When looking at Abus’ fights, you need to decipher the chances of him winning early, and that will explain the rest.
Given Alves’ frailty, I think this is a pretty generous fight for Magomedov – possibly the most appropriate and tailor-made matchup they could have found for him!
His winning probability relies heavily on doing work early, so naturally betting Abus R1/2 KO would be the obvious go to. I’m not sure there will be any value on that prop though, because it’s a pretty obvious angle that everyone’s going to try and take. However, I’ve long known that Bet365’s Bet Builder product is broken when combining Winner + Total Rounds, especially before they release the rest of the props as it’s completely out of context…so Backing Abus to Win and Under 1.5 Rounds at the right time could produce a valuable price before it gets corrected. That’s all I’ll be looking to play for this fight, assuming those early Abus props are rubbish. Be careful what price is available if you’re considering this, it’s going to be much shorter than normal and it’s a very limited window to be betting on.
How I line this fight: Abus Magomedov -250 (71%), Warlley Alves +250 (29%)
Bet or pass: Abus Magomedov to Win & Under 1.5 Rounds (+125 or better)
Prop leans: See Above
Live Betting Leans: I’d take a look at Alves on the stool after R1, but I don’t think I could trust him really.

~Piera Rodriguez v Ariane Carnelossi~
Ariane Carnelossi returns after two years on the sidelines. I’ve always jokingly been a fan of her, because that fight against Na Liang (the first UFC Fight back with fans after COVID) was genuinely one of the highlights of 2021 and it was such a fun fight with a crazy energy. Also helps that I bet her heavily in that.
Carnelossi’s a decent striker that actually hung with Angela Hill back in the day, but her wrestling defence is a clear weak point. She got absolutely ragdolled in one of the best UFC performances I can remember when she faced Loopy Godinez, and even Na Liang had some success in that opening round. She’s not a fish off her back or anything, but if you can’t defend takedowns and your opponent has the cardio and ability to chain takedowns together…you’re going to struggle.
Piera Rodriguez is a pretty well-rounded fighter, she’s decent enough in the striking realm and has a diverse arsenal with kicks and a whole lot of feints, but she’s also a decent enough grappler that can commit to that multiple takedown approach. She’s landed three or more in each of her UFC/DWCS victories and just generally does a good job of showcasing herself to be a well-rounded mixed martial artist. My biggest criticism of her is that she does look to have slight signs of bad cardio, as her third rounds against both Hughes and Hansen were a bit laboured and slow.
So initially this fight was lined as a clear pick’em, which I didn’t agree with at all. Whilst Carnelossi should be able to show some competitiveness, her inability to defend takedowns should see her on the back foot for a fair bit of this fight, and her desire to land the knockout with every punch she throws could even see her lose moments on the feet to Piera’s kicking game and more technical style. Carnelossi does have a bit of a cardio advantage though, which Piera will have to navigate, but other than that I think the Venezuelan should be given the nod as a moderate favourite, probably around -175. Considering I got Piera at -120, I thought that was worthy of a 2u bet. If the line continues to move though, I may arb out as I think -175 is a very fair number.
How I line this fight: Piera Rodriguez -175 (64%), Ariane Carnelossi +175 (36%)
Bet or pass: 2u Piera Rodriguez to Win (-120)
Prop leans: Probably a decision win for Piera, Carnelossi is dedicated and Piera not much of a finisher.

~Alatengheili v Kleydson Rodrigues~
I write the same synopsis for Alatengheili because the guy never changes. Here’s a paragraph from his last fight that I wrote:
Alatengheili is one of the most frustrating talents I’ve seen in MMA in recent years. He was once the number three freestyle wrestler in China and looks to actually have a really promising wrestling game…but he just doesn’t fight like it! In his UFC debut, he faced a clearly superior striker and waited until round 3 to start shooting religiously (no attempts in R1 or 2, 7 attempts in R3). After that, he did exactly the same again in a split decision win against Ryan Benoit (1 TD attempt in R1, none in R2, and 12 in R3). He then faced Casey Kenny, who is a great defensive grappler…and decided not to attempt a takedown. Then he faced Gustavo Lopez, who took HIM down three times from eight attempts, and none from Alatenheili. He went on to beat Kevin Croom in under a minute on the feet, then went back to his regular style of waiting until R3 for takedowns when he beat Chad Anheliger. In the Gutierrez fight that followed, he attempted four takedowns and landed two. These all came in – you guessed it- round three.
So I think it’s fair to assume that we can’t call Alatengheili much of a wrestler anymore. When he’s striking on the feet, he’s clearly got some power in a big wind up shot, but other than that it’s quite flat footed and low volume stuff. Those aren’t particularly good qualities, as he’s hardly demonstrating a clear killer instinct that makes up for bad minute winning fundamentals.
Kleydson Rodrigues is a guy I was quite excited about when he got to the UFC. He looked great on DWCS, but immediately had a tough test against CJ Vergara in his debut. I do personally think he won that fight, but CJ’s pace, pressure and tenacity got the better of him down the stretch and made that fight close. He returned and obliterated Shannon Ross, before being steamrolled on the mat by Farid Basharat. A real mixed bag of results, overall.
The thing is, I don’t exactly think that the losses Rodrigues suffered are directly relevant here, as Farid’s topside grappling is way way better than Alateng’s. The Mongolian also doesn’t have the forward pressure or pace of CJ Vergara, due to how flat footed he is.
On the flipside, Alatengheili has struggled against fighters who technically outclass him on the feet, or those with good takedown defence. The Mongolian has proven to be a tough fighter to put away, which should give him a chance to take over at the midway point.
Comparatively, I think Kleydson Rodrigues has shown himself to be a higher calibre striker than Alatenheili, and clearly the more diverse one. Kleydson also throws a lot of low kicks, which are a key weapon when trying to nullify the grappling threat of the already flat footed power puncher.
In conclusion, I just think Kleydson Rodrigues outclasses Alatengheili in the striking, whereas I don’t think the Mongolian outclasses him anywhere on the return. The Mongolian has proven he is keen to stay on the feet for the majority of fights, which should leave the door wide open for Kleydson to win minutes. The cardio advantage does lie with Alateng, but I don’t think he pushes enough of a pace in the grappling or striking department to make Kleydson fade like he did against CJ (who is one of the more suffocating guys in the division). Also, Alateng’s grappling threat in R3 may well be nullified by the 10 minutes of leg kick investment that Kleydson has already made.
So as you can probably tell, I favour Kleydson Rodrigues in this one. I personally thought he should be a -200 favourite, so I was expecting to pass on this one…but it looks like the BetOnline moneyline is moving towards -150. For some strange reason the fight is barely available in the UK for now, but I’m hoping that -150 would be available for me to bet for 2u.
How I line this fight: Kleydson Rodrigues -200 (67%), Alatengheili +200 (33%)
Bet or pass: 2u Kleydson Rodrigues to Win (-160 or better)
Prop leans: None
Live Betting Leans: If it’s 1-1 going into the third and there’s been a pace…I’d recommend betting Alatengheili.

~Tamires Vidal v Melissa Gatto~
Melissa Gatto is a competent and well-rounded fighter. She went to competitive decisions with Tracey Cortez and Ariane Lipski. She is UFC quality.
Tamires Vidal is a plodding fighter that doesn’t appear to be very good at defensive grappling. She went to a competitive decision against Montserrat Rendon. She is not UFC quality.
Gatto is -400. It’s a very steep price to pay but I don’t think it’s too far off where it ought to be – she should be able to point strike on the feet and have very decent grappling success, where she can definitely fish for a submisison. I’d be interested in seeing what the price on Gatto by Submission is though, so I may be looking to play that.
How I line this fight: Tamires Vidal +300 (25%), Melissa Gatto -300 (75%)
Bet or pass: Xu Melissa Gatto to Win by Submission (+300 or better)
Prop leans: See above

Bets (Bold = been placed)
2u Edson Barboza to Win (+130)
1.6u Themba Gorimbo to Win (-137)
0.3u Themba Gorimbo to Win by Submission (+650)
0.3u Themba Gorimbo to Win in Rounds 2/3 (+380)
0.1u Themba Gorimbo to Win by Submission in Rounds 2/3 (+1150)
2u Angela Hill to Win (-137)
2u Piera Rodriguez to Win (-120)
2u Kleydson Rodrigues to Win (-150)
2u Abus Magomedov to Win & Under 1.5 Rounds (+130)
0.5u Melissa Gatto to Win by Submmission (+225)
0.25u Parlay Pieces (+699)
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welcom to America today with a new article about 10 best new Broadway plays and musicals you need to see this summer, including ‘Illinoise’
Disney’s latest musical, Aladdin, based on the 1992 film of the same name, opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014, following a tryout at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. The show features music by Broadway composers Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, with additions by Tim Rice, Chad Beguelin, and director Casey Nicholaw.
The production is expected to stay on Broadway through September 2014, after which the U.K. and Tokyo should expect their own productions. Prior to its Broadway run, the musical played at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre, and St. Louis’ The Muny. Tickets are available June through September, with price changes dependent on the time, day, month, and seat selection. The demand for this show also indicates a need for similarly themed blockbuster-style musicals, a trend that other producers and writers are bound to notice.
Broadway has rarely been so booked and busy. Since January, nearly two dozen plays and musicals have opened in New York’s legendary theater district. It’s an unprecedented pileup that’s created stiff box-office competition between new and returning shows, with many worthy performances left out of top categories in this season’s Tony Awards nominations.
read more here :
https://new.themindful-life.com/2024/05/12/10-best-new-broadway-plays-and-musicals-you-need-to-see-this-summer-including-illinoise/

I just found it on spotify months ago and i did search my history but the app cant seem to go far beyond a couple of months, the songs is all techno with autotune and stuff (not an EDM), the song is about a robot that became sentient and its all about trying to be free, i remember vividly in the lyrics that it says “im eula and i am human” if i heard it correctly, i kinda remember the title but no luck searching that in spotify, if im not mistaken the title is something like IM HUMAN, ALIVE or something that relates to that, i cant remember the band name but i recall that the songs in their album in spotify are all in caps. i hope someone can help me, its been itching in my mind for quite some time now, and i still constantly searching for that song,
that band songs kinda give you a Nothing but theives vibe but with casey edwards in it.
thank you so much in advance.

Week 1: Introduction to Poetry and Sonnets
Day 1: Overview of Poetry Styles - Activity: Icebreaker - Introduce yourself through a poetic name acrostic. - Lecture: Brief history of poetry, introduction to various styles. - Discussion: What draws you to poetry? Share your favorite poems.
Day 2: Understanding Sonnets - Activity: Analyze a classic sonnet together. - Lecture: Explanation of sonnet structure (Shakespearean and Petrarchan). - Discussion: Share initial impressions and feelings about sonnets.
Day 3: Writing Exercise - Crafting a Sonnet - Activity: Break down sonnet structure with examples. - Assignment: Write a sonnet exploring a personal experience or emotion. - Vocabulary Words: Quatrain, Couplet, Volta.
Day 4: Peer Review and Feedback - Activity: Peer review workshop for sonnets. - Lecture: Discuss common challenges and strategies in sonnet writing. - Discussion: Share insights gained from reviewing peers' work.
Day 5: Recap and Reflection - Activity: Reflect on the week's lessons and exercises. - Lecture: Overview of upcoming weeks. - Assignment: Write a short reflection on what you've learned about poetry and sonnets.
Study Guide Questions for Week 1: 1. What is the basic structure of a sonnet? 2. Compare and contrast Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnets. 3. How does the volta contribute to the meaning of a sonnet? 4. Discuss the role of rhyme and meter in sonnets. 5. Explore your personal connection to poetry. What emotions or themes resonate with you?
Quiz: A short quiz assessing understanding of sonnet structure, key terms, and the historical context of poetry.
Week 2: Embracing Haiku and Villanelle
Day 1: Understanding Haiku - Activity: Analyze classic haikus. - Lecture: Explain the traditional structure and themes of haikus. - Discussion: Share thoughts on the simplicity and depth of haikus.
Day 2: Crafting Haikus - Activity: Write haikus individually. - Lecture: Discuss the significance of nature in haikus. - Discussion: Share and discuss individual haikus.
Day 3: Unraveling the Villanelle - Activity: Analyze a famous villanelle. - Lecture: Explore the structure and repetition in villanelles. - Discussion: Discuss the impact of repeated lines on the overall theme.
Day 4: Writing Exercise - Composing a Villanelle - Activity: Break down the process of crafting a villanelle. - Assignment: Write a villanelle on the theme of memory or loss. - Vocabulary Words: Tercet, Refrain, Envoi.
Day 5: Peer Review and Feedback - Activity: Peer review workshop for villanelles. - Lecture: Discuss the challenges and beauty of crafting repetitive forms. - Discussion: Share insights gained from reviewing peers' villanelles.
Study Guide Questions for Week 2: 1. What defines a haiku? Discuss its structure and thematic elements. 2. Explore the cultural significance of nature in haikus. 3. What is the structure of a villanelle, and how does repetition contribute to its impact? 4. Discuss the emotions evoked by repeated lines in a villanelle. 5. Reflect on the process of crafting a villanelle. What challenges did you face?
Quiz: Assessment on the understanding of haikus, villanelles, and the effective use of repetition in poetry.

EDIT: added a bunch of names I missed the first time around due to the way I used excel filtering to compile the list.
Earlier today, all the SSA name data for 2023 came out. In detail, here are all the names that entered the US top 1000 in 2023, and all the names that fell out of the top 1000 in 2023. I used Excel to assist with this project. By the way, I'm really surprised by the number of girls names that jumped over 1000 spots to enter the top 1000 this year. A couple of boys names rose over 500 spots as well.

Names that entered the top 1000 in 2023

Girls

• Adhara: 1584, 769
  
• Ailany: 1052, 855
  
• Ainara: 1264, 870
  
• Aleyna: 1220, 961 (spelling variant of Alaina)
  
• Alitzel: 2373, 871
  
• Amyra: 1067, 990
  
• Andie: 1118, 883 (spelling variant of Andy and Andi, generally more common for boys, though not in this spelling)
  
• Arely: 1163, 837
  
• Aura: 1035, 960
  
• Avani: 1136, 840
  
• Ayah: 1045, 999 (spelling variant of Aya)
  
• Aylani: 1187, 1000
  
• Ayra: 1036, 944
  
• Azari: 1407, 695
  
• Blessing: 1216, 953
  
• Clare: 1014, 991 (spelling variant of Claire)
  
• Dana: 1020, 970
  
• Dania: 1059, 853
  
• Eleanora: 1023, 946
  
• Elouise: 1072, 954 (possible spelling variant of Eloise)
  
• Emryn: 2206, 888
  
• Esperanza: 1011, 989
  
• Etta: 1016, 938
  
• Indy: 1037, 918
  
• Ivey: 1291, 851 (spelling variant of Ivy)
  
• Jaycee: 1005, 882
  
• Kaeli: 2362, 678 (spelling variant of Kaylee)
  
• Kimora: 1038, 915
  
• Kya: 1300, 820 (spelling variant of Kaia)
  
• Lilia: 1010, 957
  
• Mazie: 1064, 958 (sounds like the more common Macy, variation of Maisie/Maisy)
  
• Miller: 1142, 879 (more commonly a boys name)
  
• Nataly: 1008, 931 (spelling variant of Natalie)
  
• Quincy: 1150, 977 (more common for boys)
  
• Raquel: 1003, 905
  
• Reya: 1034, 952
  
• Ruthie: 1013, 920
  
• Seraphina: 1042, 974
  
• Solana: 1098, 934
  
• Tallulah: 1004, 817
  
• Violette: 1073, 983 (variation of Violet, is pronunciation identical? Fairly likely)
  
• Whitney: 1044, 981
  
• Winifred: 1093, 967
  

Boys

• Abner: 1113, 997
  
• Boaz: 1012, 958
  
• Carl: 1009, 961
  
• Chozen: 1488, 813
  
• Deandre: 1004, 963
  
• Dereck: 1071, 836 (spelling variant of Derek, possibly different pronunciation?)
  
• Eiden: 1473, 890
  
• Eliezer: 1064, 987
  
• Ephraim: 1091, 992
  
• Foster: 1036, 967
  
• Hollis: 1037, 1000
  
• Izan: 1079, 876
  
• Jabari: 1085, 922
  
• Jasiel: 1140, 939
  
• Jesiah: 1120, 865
  
• Jireh: 1031, 848
  
• Karsyn: 1032, 983 (spelling variant of Carson, this spelling is more common for girls)
  
• Kenai: 1083, 959
  
• Kody: 1108, 995 (spelling variant of Cody)
  
• Kole: 1025, 978 (spelling variant of Cole)
  
• Kyaire: 1164, 867
  
• Kyren: 1332, 940
  
• Lucien: 1084, 923
  
• Mael: 1207, 979
  
• Massimo: 1001, 842
  
• Matheo: 1117, 870 (likely variation of Mateo, is it pronounced differently? Possibly mashup of Mateo and Theo?)
  
• Maurice: 1005, 973
  
• Mikael: 1115, 989 (variation of Michael, not sure about similarity of pronunciation)
  
• Mordechai: 1002, 951
  
• Palmer: 1087, 942 (interestingly, more common for girls)
  
• Rishi: 1050, 968
  
• Semaj: 1238, 902
  
• True: 1116, 980
  
• Ulises: 1007, 994
  
• Veer: 1028, 981
  
• Wren: 1008, 991 (more common for girls)
  
• Yaakov: 1075, 966 (international variation of Jacob)
  
• Yadiel: 1038, 932
  

Names that fell out of the top 1000 in 2023

Girls

• Addilynn: 944, 1315 (this name is very popular overall, there are a ton of ways to spell it)
  
• Aubrie: 891, 1068 (spelling variant of Aubrey)
  
• Aubriella: 930, 1044
  
• Aubrielle: 896, 1030
  
• Avah: 941, 1062 (spelling variant of Ava)
  
• Avalynn: 955, 1053
  
• Averi: 905, 1124 (spelling variant of Avery)
  
• Belle: 977, 1009
  
• Bexley: 897, 1058
  
• Brylee: 946, 1082
  
• Casey: 946, 1049 (more common for boys)
  
• Chanel: 939, 1171
  
• Egypt: 961, 1074
  
• Elsa: 994, 1028
  
• Emmalyn: 880, 1031 (variant of Emmeline and related names)
  
• Guinevere: 913, 1012
  
• Hadleigh: 965, 1002 (spelling variant of Hadley)
  
• India: 974, 1272
  
• Itzayana: 855, 1069
  
• Jada: 832, 1035
  
• Jayda: 830, 1036
  
• Jaylah: 937, 1099 (spelling variant of Jayla)
  
• Jianna: 856, 1015 (spelling variant of Gianna)
  
• Joyce: 986, 1060
  
• Justice: 879, 1037 (slightly more common for boys)
  
• Kamilah: 987, 1160 (spelling variant of Camila)
  
• Kaydance: 883, 1046 (spelling variant of Cadence)
  
• Lauryn: 927, 1083 (spelling variant of Lauren)
  
• Lexie: 953, 1126 (spelling variant of Lexi)
  
• Madisyn: 808, 1063 (spelling variant of Madison)
  
• Maleah: 992, 1101 (spelling variant of Malia)
  
• Nathalia: 954, 1110 (international spelling variant of Natalia)
  
• Paola; 984, 1075
  
• Rebekah: 959, 1016 (spelling variant of Rebecca)
  
• Rosalee: 958, 1047 (spelling variant of Rosalie)
  
• Rosalyn: 938, 1004
  
• Rowyn: 971, 1019 (spelling variant of Rowan)
  
• Royal: 864, 1001
  
• Ryann: 975, 1008
  
• Rylan: 989, 1041 (more common for boys)
  
• Scarlette: 962, 1048 (variation of Scarlet, is pronunciation identical? Fairly likely)
  
• Tinsley: 916, 1005
  
• Vida: 972, 1080
  

Boys

• Agustin: 929, 1025
  
• Alaric: 915, 1076
  
• Bode: 960, 1005
  
• Braden: 937, 1121 (spelling variant of Brayden)
  
• Brecken: 919, 1045
  
• Brennan: 990, 1021
  
• Bronson: 944, 1090
  
• Bryant: 907, 1091
  
• Canaan: 957, 1108
  
• Cartier: 976, 1053
  
• Cedric: 958, 1054
  
• Dangelo: 940, 1017
  
• Darian: 974, 1046
  
• Davian: 967, 1174
  
• Dion: 903, 1073
  
• Dior: 840, 1224 (interestingly, more common for girls)
  
• Gary: 961, 1063
  
• Harley: 927, 1006 (more common for girls)
  
• Heath: 861, 1059
  
• Ivaan: 997, 1109 (variation of Ivan)
  
• Izael: 1673, 806
  
• Jahmir: 1069, 809 (spelling variant of Jamir)
  
• Jakob: 988, 1131 (spelling variant of Jacob)
  
• Jaxx: 983, 1007 (spelling variant of Jax)
  
• Kabir: 971, 1018
  
• Kalel: 999, 1092
  
• Kamryn: 980, 1118 (spelling variant of Cameron, this particular spelling is more common for girls)
  
• Kanan: 998, 1083
  
• Kase: 862, 1030
  
• Khalid: 959, 1004
  
• Korbin: 942, 1037 (spelling variant of Corbin)
  
• Kooper: 984, 1019 (spelling variant of Cooper)
  
• Kristian: 954, 1032 (spelling variant of Christian)
  
• Larry: 889, 1011
  
• London: 1000, 1064 (more common for girls)
  
• Lux: 981, 1151
  
• Maxton: 964, 1237
  
• Niklaus: 969, 1146 (international spelling variation of Nicholas)
  
• Rene: 962, 1075
  
• Rodney: 985, 1143
  
• Terry: 975, 1065
  
• Wallace: 966, 1013
  

SmackDown Episode #1290
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Attendance: ~7,900

Results of Tonight's Show

Match	Stipulation	Winner
Naomi vs. Nia Jax	Queen of the Ring Tournament Match	Nia Jax
Baron Corbin vs. Carmelo Hayes	King of the Ring Tournament Match	Carmelo Hayes
Jade Cargill vs. Piper Niven	Queen of the Ring Tournament Match	Jade Cargill
Bianca Belair vs. Candice LaRae	Queen of the Ring Tournament Match	Bianca Belair
Angelo Dawkins vs Tama Tonga	King of the Ring Tournament Match	Tama Tonga
Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles	King of the Ring Tournament Match	Randy Orton

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Nick Aldis welcomes us tonight and introduces Cody Rhodes to the ring! Aldis congratulates him on his successful defense of his title to let him know his next challenger will be… Logan Paul! Cody asks him what he wants to talk about. And that's main eventing the King & Queen of the Ring PLE, as he kicks off the Logan Paul Levesque era. Cody likes that idea but Logan interrupts him to say he doesn't care about his feelings. He's currently the longest reigning champion in the WWE. And on the PLEs of all of Cody's big wins, Logan was overshadowing him. He asks, how can he finish the story when it's not even his story? Cody says he's not going to call him a podcaster or whatever, he has a lot of accolades to his name. But if he were to win the US Championship, he's be a Grand Slam Champion. He adds though, he's disrespectful and delusional and can't go without going for brass knucks. He says at the King & Queen of the Ring, he'll find out where he stands.
  
• Kayla Braxton talks to AJ Styles about his loss, and he says it should have been him. He will earn a chance for another title match, if that means winning the King of the Ring tournament.
  
• Baron Corbin is backstage with Byron Saxton who asks him how he's changed since he was last on SmackDown? He said he had to go figure things out and he's found himself. Carmelo Hayes interrupts asking when he got drafted. Corbin says with a head that big he's an easy target. Hayes says he should've done what Bobby Lashley did & pulled out.
  
• Kayla talks with Bayley, asking if she has a favorite. Bayley says she's interested in seeing how far Jade Cargill can go. But she's interrupted by Chelsea Green who reminds her of Piper Niven, and she's about to kick her out of the tournament.
  
• Byron talks to Randy Orton, saying he's a favorite to win the tournament, but so is AJ Styles. Orton says this is one of the few things he hasn't accomplished. He & everyone else knows how great AJ is, but it felt phenomenal to hit him with an RKO. He tells Byron to stay tuned before turning around and speaking to Tama Tonga, angry that he took out Kevin Owens. He's safe & sound on the other side of the bracket but at some point they'll cross paths and it won't be an RKO out of nowhere -- he'll do everything to make sure he sees it coming.
  
• We get Shinsuke Nakamura vignette, saying everything is about to change on SmackDown.
  
• The Bloodline is backstage. Paul Heyman approaches, asking Solo Sikoa for a moment of his time. Paul says he knows he's Roman's wise man, but… Sikoa notes they got drafted in the third round when they should've been number one. It's like Paul is trying to take food out of his childrens' mouths. Last week, he gave Jey Uso a look, was that a signal? Solo continues, yeah he knows Paul is trying to protect the family but he hasn't talked to Roman since he lost "our" title at WrestleMania. But Solo has talked to him. And until Roman comes back, he calls the shots, and Paul will be his Wise Man... by the orders of the Tribal Chief. He tells Paul to bring it in and gives him a hug, telling him that he loves him.
  
• Andrade gets a mini-vignette. His era has begun.
  
• Blair Davenport gets a Match Flo vignette, showing us that our heroes are pathetic, and she will be feared.
  
• Next week: the contract signing between Cody & Logan, and the quarterfinals of the King & Queen of the Ring tournament!
  

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Next week's Smackdown will be live from Jacksonville, FL.

It is fight week yet again as we have BKFC 61 coming to us live from the historic Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT on May 11th. Pre-lim fights are slated to begin at 6:00 p.m. EDT with the main card starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
In the main event we have a Lightweight matchup between two very skilled fighters as Jimmie Rivera (1-1-1) takes on Daniel Straus (0-1). Another Lightweight fight, our co-main event has a true veteran of the BKFC #5 Featherweight Louie Lopez (3-3, 3 KOs) introducing the debuting Mike Trizano to the world of bare knuckle fighting. Rounding out the top three is our feature fight in the Bantamweight division as #1 Bantamweight Ryan Reber (5-0, 3 KOs) looks to continue his undefeated streak against a game opponent in Anthony Foye (1-1, 1 KO).
For this being the first event in CT and at the Mohegan Sun no less, I think it is fair to say that this card is more on par with a Fight Night than an actual numbered event. That being said there are still some matchups to look forward to. Matt Adams (0-1) and Pat Casey (0-1), while losing their debuts, each put on some exciting matchups and are guys who I'm happy to see back. Lewis Rumsey (1-3) makes his return after an almost 2 and a half year absence, so it'll be interesting to see how he performs given the extended break from action. Also Chris Sarro (2-4, 2 KOs) make his yearly appearance on this card as well. This is also the first card in a long time that will have 4 Heavyweight fights on a single card, let alone all in a row.
While expectations may be somewhat lower for this card, I'm still sure that we should be in for a great night of bare knuckle action!

Weight Class	Name	Age	Weight	Height	Reach	Last BK Fight	Overall BK Record	BKFC Rank	BKFC Profile Link	BoxRec Link
Lightweight	Jimmie Rivera	34	155	5' 4"	69"	12-2-2023	1-1-1	N/a	Link	Link
	Daniel Straus	39	145.75	5' 8"	67"	4-21-2023	0-1	N/a	Link	Link
Lightweight	Mike Trizano	N/a	155	5' 11"	~71"	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
	Louie Lopez	32	145.5	5' 11"	71"	2-2-2024	3-3 (3 KOs)	#5 Featherweight	Link	Link
Bantamweight	Ryan Reber	36	136	5' 9"	70"	2-2-2024	5-0 (3 KOs)	#1 Bantamweight	Link	Link
	Anthony Foye	32	136	5' 9"	77"	8-25-2023	1-1 (1 KO)	N/a	Link	Link
Women Stawweight	Sarah Click	32	119	5' 4"	66"	8-5-2023	0-3	N/a	Link	Link
	Natalie Gage	N/a	115	5' 6"	~66"	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
Welterweight	Rick Hawn	N/a	165	N/a	N/a	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
	Scott Lampert	39	181	5' 8"	69"	11-3-2023	0-1	N/a	Link	Link
Heavyweight	Robinson Perez	31	>205	5' 11"	~71"	10-27-2022	1-0 (1 KO)	N/a	Link	Link
	Matt Adams	26	261.75	5' ' 10"	74.5"	1-27-2024	0-1	N/a	Link	Link
Heavyweight	Zach Calmus	32	256	6'	76"	2-16-2024	3-2 (2 KOs)	N/a	Link	Link
	Connor McKenna	31	273.5	5' 11"	70"	6-9-2023	0-1	N/a	Link	Link
Heavyweight	Pat Brady	40	>205	6' 2"	~74"	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
	Lewis Rumsey	34	255.25	5' 11"	74"	11-6-2021	1-3 (1 KO)	N/a	Link	Link
Undercard:
Heavyweight	Chris Sarro	35	206	6'	72"	4-21-2023	2-4 (2 KOs)	N/a	Link	Link
	Scott Roberts	N/a	>205	N/a	N/a	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
Middleweight	Pat Casey	33	183.5	5' 8"	70"	3-24-2023	0-1	N/a	Link	Link
	Sam Watford	33	175	N/a	N/a	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
Featherweight	Dylan Felion	26	145	6' 3"	~75"	Debut	Debut	N/a	Link	Link
	Daniel Pettit	34	154	6'	~72"	10-27-2023	0-1	N/a	Link	Link