Book Trailer: Manifestations of a Phantom's Soul - Michelle Rodriguez

This next one is coming to you from me. Not just in the blog, but on the whole. I made it!

Manifestations of a Phantom's Soul

I'm reading Volume Two at the moment, and it's amazing!  Expect a review soon!

Your pal,
Angels

30 Week Phantom Challenge: Week 4

Who is your least favorite character overall?

 That would be Joseph Buquet in any version he pops up in. He's only mentioned in the novel as the stagehand who hanged himself in the cellar (correction: discovered in the cellar, because we all know what really happened, don't we?). In the musical, he's a gossip in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don't buy how Joel Schumacher tried to play him off as a sleaze in the movie so it seemed like he deserved what he got, when he got it, and while I've heard theories that Buquet in the movie was a threat to the girls of the ballet--and for some reason, Christine in particular--again, I don't buy it. I just don't care about him. He's such a minor part of the story, hardly more than a plot point when you think about it.

Your pal,
Angels

Lyrics of the Week: The Red Stokes

Forget Bryan Adams. Forget even the Phantom of the Opera. THIS is beyond question my favorite song I've ever heard. I've heard a lot that compares to it, but THIS is the song.

The Red Strokes - Garth Brooks

Moonlight on canvas, midnight and wine
Two shadows starting to softly combine
The picture they're painting
Is one of the heart
And to those who have seen it
It's a true work of art

Oh, the red strokes
Passions uncaged
Thundering moments of tenderness rage
Oh, the red strokes
Tempered and strong
Burning the night like the dawn

Steam on the window, salt in a kiss
Two hearts have never pounded like this
Inspired by a vision
That they can't command
Erasing the borders
With each brush of a hand

Oh, the red strokes
Passions uncaged
Thundering moments of tenderness rage
Oh, the red strokes
Tempered and strong
Burning the night like the dawn

Oh, the blues will be blue and the jealousies green
But when love picks its shade it demands to be seen

Oh, the red strokes
Passions uncaged
Thundering moments of tenderness rage
Oh, the red strokes
Fearlessly drawn
Burning the night like the dawn

Oh, the red strokes
Passions uncaged
Thundering moments of tenderness rage
Oh, the red strokes
Fearlessly drawn
Burning the night like the dawn

Steam on the window, salt in a kiss
Two hearts have never pounded like this

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Your pal,
Angels

Advice From the Phantom...

A good friend made a video to promote Manifestations of a Phantom's Soul, Volume Two, about how Michelle Rodriguez's stories aren't just for the ladies...this is her giving her older brother a hint!

Your pal,
Angels

30 Week Phantom Challenge: Week 3

Who is your favorite minor character?

Wait! From which version?

From the musical, it's Meg for me. She was so sweet and adorable, and I smile every time she says what's on everyone's mind: "He's here, the Phantom of the Opera!" There's fear in the delivery in the stage version, but she was still spunky enough to sneak down into the Phantom's lair and discover that mask. I like that quality, and I like how it's amplified in the movie. Movie!Meg always seemed full of possibilities to me. If she's curious enough to go poking around in creepy secret passages, what else might she know about our dear Phantom? Questions, questions, so many questions!




From the book, the Persian gets my vote. It doesn't seem fair to call him a minor character since he played such a big part, but he's hardly mentioned throughout the first half, and I want to talk about him, dang it! He's the voice of reason, the real hero of the story, and he's just as mysterious as Erik himself. I love his nobility, and how he was willing to risk his life to help Raoul rescue Christine. I hate that he's so overlooked! While my opinion of Susan Kay's book has changed drastically since I reviewed it, the Persian still remains one of my favorites in that, as well. He's true to the original: nobody's fool, the only friend Erik ever had, and the most straight-up guy of the piece. He's awesome!

Your pal,
Angels

TV Spot Wednesday

Today's commercial is in honor of Columbus Day, and it's no surprise that we missed that on here too. To be honest, though, I always thought it was kind of weird to celebrate what was really a geographical miscalculation, the subsequent exploitation of the locals, and the introduction of foreign diseases to what was a relatively pure country, but what the heck.

Geico Christopher Columbus

Your pal,
Angels

Book Trailer: In the Shadow of Blackbirds - Cat Winters

Found this on GoodReads. I added the book to my reading list (no telling when I'll actually get to read it) and I liked the trailer. It was simple, to-the-point, and rather eerie, which fits the ghost story element. If I could only do things like this for my own trailers!

In the Shadow of Blackbirds trailer

Your pal,
Angels