Fitz wrecking

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I want to talk about the OLDEST storyline in wrestling. Literally the longest running, unfinished storyline in the history of wrestling ever, and how not only can it never be matched in terms of time, but how AEW has a chance to utterly claim it.
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Everything you are about to read is true.
So its transpires that London has a long history of watching wrestling events. An incredibly long history. Because the match we are talking about started 802 years ago. Bear with me here folks…
See on July 25th 1222 there was a wrestling match organised between the residents of London (back then the city was contained behind the walls of London, what we today call the City of London, or the square mile) and the residents of the small but growing town about mile or so down the river, Westminster.
Westminster back then was the royal neighbourhood. It had originally been a small island on the Thames and there was a royal palace there, as well as the grand church of the realm (aka Westminster Abbey), and it was growing due to the court organising more and more things in Westminster Palace (FYI- Westminster Palace is currently where the British Parliament is based and is that huge building with Big Ben attached to it).
Westminster was seen as the royal district, distinct from London.
ANYHEW, this wrestling match we know very little about. Like no idea who the talent was, and yes sure, chances are it wasn’t OUR wrestling and the guys involved were legit trying to hurt each other, but thats by the by. All we know is that the two sides decided to wanted a neutral venue between the two communities.
And so they picked a bunch of fields out near a leper hospital called St Giles in the Fields. (The clue as to its location lies in the name)
Nowadays sure, St Giles in the fields is located near Shaftesbury Avenue, but back then? Isolated place, with lepers living out in it. Ideal place for a wrestling match.
ANYWAY, according to one version of what went down?
This 13th Century version of All In, saw the London wrestlers sweep the board; I have no idea who the booker was, but he was clearly biased, and the Westminster lot lost everything.
A rematch was arranged. This time for August 1st, 1222.
But it never happened.
At that rematch, the supporters of the Westminster wrestlers decided to initiate the first recorded incident of a ‘crew’ of London based sports fans deciding to throw down with rival sports fans, and attacked and beat up the supporters of the London based wrestlers.
I mean we think the IWC is toxic… people? The 13th century wrestling fans took it to a whole new level!
The response to this by the London wrestling fans was that, led by a passionate wrestling fan called Constantine, they went on a rampage (see what I did there?) through Westminster and apparently wrecked some buildings.
For this, Constantine was executed. Laws were harsh back then.
So, for me this sets up a possibility. We have Will Ospreay right? OK, OK, he’s not from London, but if we can work an angle that he is supported by Londoners… and get someone else to get a storyline support from Westminster? (I dunno, Pac?). Or Toni Storm (who is Hollywood royalty) against Hayter?
See what we can do?
We can finish the OLDEST story.
An 802 year storyline!
Hold the rubber match!
Westminster v London III.
At All In:Wembley!
Turn the shoot of the death of Constainine FitzAnulf into a work!
DO IT AEW! FINISH THE (OLDEST) STORY!
At this point I must add that of course there is way more to this story than just this and its a highly political story to be honest (from a 13th century point of view), and that I stumbled upon it while researching for a podcast based on the history of London, and if you want the FULL context of this event (as to exactly why Constantine FitzAnulf was executed, and other non-wresting rather dry historical stuff) I’ll send you a link, I just thought it was funny and figured I’d throw it out there because it is technically way and by far the oldest unfinished wrestling storyline around and I could do with a laugh when the IWC is being so bloody toxic right now.

So I just finished Assassin’s Fate, and obviously I’m a wreck.
But I have so many questions! At the end, Bee said that Fitz would want the Fool to enter the stone with him, because Fit loved him best. I don’t understand! There’s no way Fitz loved the Fool more than he loved Bee, he loved her so fiercely and deeply. It’s the thing that moved me the most in the whole series. Did she really believe that?
And I didn’t really understand why the Fool didn’t enter the stone at first, and then why what Bee said made him able to enter it.
And what does it mean for Fitz to become a stone wolf? Is he alive in some sense?
I wish we could have had his perspective of finally becoming a wolf again :/
And how is it that Nighteyes was suddenly a presence in Bee’s mind, but he hadn’t been in Fitz’s for so many years? And then suddenly he was just there. Where did that come from? How did that work? Was he a ghost?
Who were the Others? That seems to be a problem not yet dealt with.
Were the characters from Liveship (such as Wintrow and Althea) mini-catalysts? I really felt like that was true for Wintrow, the nine-fingered slave boy.
Could the Fool have been Bee’s own Catalyst?
Aggghhhh too many questions! Help!

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1. CHI via CAR: Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Williams's 2023 wasn't as great as many had hoped, and he has some bad habits that'll need to be coached out of him at the next level. But when he's on, he's as natural a thrower of the football as Aaron Rodgers. I certainly don't think he's a can't bust prospect, but the ceiling is sky high with him.
Comp: Aaron Rodgers

1. WAS: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Daniels was a massive riser in 2023 -- an outstanding downfield thrower who can also threaten opposing defenses with his legs. He offers Washington the chance for a real franchise quarterback for the first time since Kirk Cousins left seven years ago. He needs to be more consistent, and his frame is a little light for his size, but as far as QB prospects go, he's tantalizing.
Comp: The bad Josh Allen

1. NE: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

Some fans may sneer at the idea of taking the third best QB in the draft here over a generational WR prospect like MHJ, but what else could NE do? If they sign Russell Wilson or Kirk Cousins or (shudder) trade for Fields in FA, then draft Harrison, and say they go 6-11 and pick eighth in the draft, where does that leave their plans with a long-term QB? Maye is a strong prospect in his own right and has the intangibles a franchise QB needs.
Comp: Carson Palmer

1. ARI: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

What hasn't already been said about Marvin Harrison Jr. that I can say? He's the best wide receiver prospect since Megatron, and Arizona will be eternally grateful to have a Larry Fitz successor so quickly after he retired.
Comp: Julio Jones

1. MIN via LAC: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

MIN pays a 2025 first and a 2024 third to move up into the first round and select McCarthy. He wasn't asked to make a lot of clutch throws in college, but he's a winner and coach Kevin O'Connell can be trusted to develop a quarterback after what he's shown. McCarthy should be brought along slowly and not asked to start immediately, regardless of Kirk Cousins's 2024 destination.
Comp:

1. NYG: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

New York is bummed to have missed out on a quarterback, but their consolation prize is their pick of the two remaining best WRs. He is a tough WR who overwhelms DBs physically. Shifty after the catch, he rounds out a receiving room with Jalin Hyatt and Wan'Dale Robinson to support whoever their QB is through at least this year.
Comp: If DeAndre Hopkins was a 95th percentile athlete

1. TEN: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

Tennessee gets its wish -- their pick of the best OT in the draft. Alt is the offensive line version of Marvin Harrison Jr., coming from offensive line royalty. He's a calming presence on the offensive line, doing his job consistently and reliably, and he'll be Tennessee's left tackle for the next decade.
Comp: Lane Johnson

1. ATL: Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama

Turner is an athletic pass rusher who produced a lot in college football's toughest conference. He's no Will Anderson, but he's comfortably the second-best edge rusher Nick Saban's Alabama has ever produced, and the very last one. Lorenzo Carter and Arnold Ebiketie were fine, but Atlanta's defense needs a blue-chip edge rusher to take it to the next level.
Comp: The good Josh Allen

1. CHI: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

Nabers is an electric pass catcher who can provide Caleb Williams with a pair of difference makers at wideout. Chicago could go with Laiatu Latu here to beef up their defense opposite Montez Sweat, but it should be much too alluring for Ryan Poles to pass up the idea of pairing his generational quarterback with one of the draft's three best wide receivers.
Comp: Stefon Diggs

1. NYJ: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State

Fashanu was a slam-dunk top ten pick in 2023 before he chose to return to school. He's a world-class pass blocker who the Jets are fortunate to have fall to them at 10, and he can come in and protect Aaron Rodgers' blindside opposite Alijah Vera-Tucker. The Jets still need more OL depth, but this is a start.
Comp: Ronnie Stanley

1. LAC via MIN: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

LA grabs the player they would've drafted at 5 anyway and a future first to go along with it. Bowers is a natural pass-catcher with unnatural twitch for a tight end. While Keenan Allen's sticking around in 2024, Bowers can start playing some of his snaps from the slot and be an immediate difference maker.
Comp: Jordan Reed

1. DEN: Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA

Denver's got its own quarterback problems, but a consistent issue in 2023 was being able to pressure quarterbacks. While this did improve after replacing Randy Gregory and Frank Clark with younger players like Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper and Baron Browning, none of them have the true game-wrecking potential of Laiatu Latu.
Comp: Trey Hendrickson

1. LV: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

Mitchell is as close to a perfect prospect as one can get -- he was a force at Toledo, played out of his mind at the Senior Bowl, then showed his rare speed at the combine. The only knock on him is the level of competition in college, but don't be surprised if he comes in and immediately tears it up at the NFL level too.
Comp: Bradley Roby

1. NO: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State

The Trevor Penning experiment has been an abject failure and Ryan Ramcyzk isn't long for this league. Fuaga is an outstanding run blocker with pro-level awareness in pass protection, and he could slide inside and play guard too. He's a versatile, clean prospect.
Comp: Peter Skoronski

1. IND: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State

Verse is a rugged pass rusher who can upset opposing runs too. He tested brilliantly at the combine and will be sure to attract the attention of noted RAS enthusiast Chris Ballard (who's taken three players with a 99th percentile RAS in the last two drafts - QB Anthony Richardson, TE Jelani Woods, CB JuJu Brents). Verse isn't quite on that level but he's a 95th percentile one who can come in and set the tone for Indy's defense which lacks a true, blue-chip pass rusher.
Comp: Ryan Kerrigan

1. SEA: Johnny Newton, DT, Illinois

Newton may be øn the small side, but he's a violent pass rusher who opposing guards and centers are terrified of playing. He wins at the line of scrimmage, and a lot, whether it's against the pass or the run. Starters Jarran Reed and Dre'Mont Jones weren't particularly great for Seattle, and coach Mike MacDonald will be pining for Newton if he's there on draft night.
Comp: Geno Atkins

1. JAX: Jackson Powers-Johnson, OC, Oregon

While Jacksonville looks to be bringing back much of their poor offensive line in 2023, the weakest link of the bunch can't be allowed to play as a starter again. Luke Fortner was truly terrible, and the Jags could get a lot more out of Ezra Cleveland and Brandon Scherff by adding Powers-Johnson, who's at once an athletic marvel and a mauling force. He will immediately elevate the protection around Lawrence.
Comp: Athletic Travis Frederick

1. CIN: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia

There just aren't many human beings like Amarius Mims. He played all of eight games in college, but at 6'7, 340 pounds and a 5 second forty-yard dash, with an unnatural ability to mirror rushers on passing downs, he's likely a Pro Bowl OT in year one if he can just simply stay healthy. Cincinnati's offensive line is better than it was in the Super Bowl year, but it's time they made it a strength of the team again, instead of merely passable.
Comp: Spencer Brown

1. LAR: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

Out of all the teams in the draft, LA is probably one of the five teams who cares the least about athletic performance. Arnold's combine performance was slightly disappointing for a 5'11 corner, but he's a terrific cover corner who'll help to fill in the role left behind by Jalen Ramsey. LA's two starting corners in 2024 were both Day 3 picks in 2022, and there's just not enough talent there for new defensive coordinator Chris Shula to mix up with his schemes.
Comp: Aqib Talib

1. PIT: Cooper DeJean, S, Iowa

There's a need for an OT here, but the defensive backfield is also a mess in Pittsburgh. Patrick Peterson and Levi Wallace were both terrible in 2023 and DeJean is a perfect fit for Mike Tomlin's scheme at both corner and safety.
Comp: Minkah Fitzpatrick

1. MIA: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington

Fautanu's an athletic marvel who moves like a tight end. He was a natural pass protector at Washington. In year one, he'll slide inside at guard to replace one of Isaiah Wynn and Robert Hunt, both free agents. And even if the Dolphins find some guards in FA, Fautanu provides insurance for Terron Armstead, who hasn't played more than 14 games in his career ever, and has played in fewer than 11 in two of the last three years.
Comp: Rashawn Slater

1. PHI: JC Latham, OT, Alabama

Latham is a mauling run blocker with some work to be done in pass pro, but Philly under Howie Roseman has prioritized drafting trench players time and again. It's possible, or even likely, both day two picks are for DBs, but I'd be surprised if the pick here isn't a 250+ lb human being who gets nasty on the line of scrimmage.
Comp: Orlando Pace if he wasn't as good at pass protection

1. HOU via CLE: Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas

Murphy is a brilliant 3-technique defensive tackle who just lacks the size NFL teams covet. Houston's got two outstanding edge rushers in Jonathan Greenard and Will Anderson, a trio of reliable pass catchers in Tank Dell, Nico Collins and Dalton Schultz, now they just need difference makers down the spine of their defense.
Comp: Ed Oliver

1. DAL: Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma

Extremely gifted prospect. Similar to Amarius Mims, he has rare size and movement skills and limited starting experience, if the tape is a little more iffy than Mims. But Dallas has a track record of developing offensive linemen, and Guyton's got a real chance to replace Tyron Smith immediately.
Comp: Lane Johnson

1. GB: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State

Green Bay's defensive depth took a big hit with the loss of Kingsley Enagbare in the playoffs. Chop Robinson is an athletic marvel and he'll provide a different flavor of pass rush for new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley than the pass rushers GB currently has on the roster (all 6'4+, 270+ power rushing specialists). There's a need for defensive back talent in GB, but that can come on day two.
Comp: Brian Burns

1. TB: Graham Barton, OG, Duke

Center Robert Hainsey is a free agent come next year, and he wasn't particularly good in 2023. Barton was a college left tackle whose profile fits an NFL interior lineman, and he could also play center. With Mike Evans returning, Antoine Winfield Jr. getting tagged, and Baker Mayfield (probably) coming back, Barton is the prospect that provides the biggest immediate impact for Tampa Bay.
Comp: Landon Dickerson with tiny hands (check it, 9.375 inch hands, that's like Jared Goff sized!)

1. ARI via HOU: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

Wiggins is a slender DB with great ball instincts and sticky man coverage abilities. His 4.29 forty offers evidence of a player who will be able to stick with the best receivers in the NFL, and will provide coach Jonathan Gannon with a corner he can truly trust in single coverage. He needs to be more willing to play the run, but that's one of the few knocks on him.
Comp: Emmanuel Forbes

1. BUF: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

Thomas is a number one wide receiver, full stop. His production in 2023 was further backed up by a brilliant combine. He'd go a lot higher most other years, but in a truly special WR class, Buffalo is lucky to land him at 28, where he can come in and replace free agent WR Gabe Davis, and provide a succession plan to Stefon Diggs.
Comp: Christian Watson if he played in the SEC

1. DET: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama

Detroit would love a pass rusher here to help take attention off Aidan Hutchinson, but McKinstry was a potential top-ten pick and he'd immediately be Detroit's second-best defensive back. I could see them going with Missouri's Darius Robinson here, but I think if McKinstry's there, the Lions won't be able to pass him up.
Comp: Tyson Campbell

1. BAL: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

Baltimore needs young talent on its offensive line, but it's hard to pass up Mitchell, who's such a fluid route-runner that opposing DBs will have their heads spinning trying to handle him and Zay Flowers. This will be Baltimore's third first-round wide receiver since 2018, yes, but the prospect is just too good to pass up -- and I doubt the Ravens want AD Mitchell falling to Kansas City.
Comp: Javon Walker

1. SF: Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona

San Francisco's offensive line was not good enough outside of the ageless Trent Williams -- Mike McGlinchey walked in free agency because he was bad at pass blocking and would've been expensive, replaced by Colton McKivitz, who was at least bad at pass blocking and cheap. Morgan's profile might be better-suited at guard, but there's no reason not to let him try to play tackle opposite Williams and upgrade the weakest part of San Francisco's star-studded roster.
Comp: Matthew Bergeron

1. KC: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

His forty was a little disappointing, but his play speed is a different gear, and he has the hands that will make him Patrick Mahomes' favorite wide receiver from the moment he walks into Kansas City's training facility.
Comp: Tall Anquan Boldin

So I was wondering …
What is the best ranged weapon to use in early Act 3?
Why theorycraft when I just could test it out. So I did …
(I’m also playing on Honour Mode, where enemies have a little more hp and bosses have some legendary reactions and resistance and aren’t as easy to take down. So if you repeat this on Balanced or Tactician, your millage may vary.)
Anyway, I took my Tav and three companions (Astarion, Minsc, and Shadowheart) into Cazador’s Palace to see how they would perform during the two battles there.
My Durge Tav was a Ranger, Hunter subclass with the Huntress Circlet, Melf’s Acid Ring, the Strange Conduit Ring, Gloves of Archery, Deadeye longbow and the Sharpshooter feat. (Lots of bonus damage stacked with this set up.)
Minsc was also a Ranger, Hunter subclass, Titanstring bow, sharpshooter feat, and juiced up with a Cloud Giant elixir that gave him 27 strength to get some serious bonus damage with this longbow
Astarion, Rogue Assassin, dual wielded some of the best hand crossbows in the game.
And Shadowheart, a Tempest Cleric with a Viconia’s shield and the Blood of Lathander Mace, had the unenviable task of holding the front line so that all these ranged attackers could do their ranged attacker thing.

1. First Battle

Ranger Tav did what she always does: moved in, painted a target with Hunter’s Mark, dealt massive damage with two shots and got a kill, dropping one of the more dangerous werewolves. Next turn, she gained advantage on her first shot (because she has the Durge cape that had made her invisible) and dealt massive damage. She popped out of invisibility before painting that same target with Hunter’s Mark and got a kill with her second shot—eliminating yet another high priority target. She is just a “precious little Bhaal babe,” to quote Astrarion. Massive damage and high accuracy (95% hit chance almost all the time) and a lot of fun to play.
Minsc moved in, painted a target with Hunter’s Mark, and dealt massive damage to another werewolf with two shots. He didn’t get the kill, but Boo finished it off for him. Although the damage output (Titansting v Deadeye) was comparable, Minsc wasn’t as accurate as Tav and actually missed one shot.
Astarion moved into the room, but the two Rangers plus Boo had pretty much eliminated the most dangerous enemies. So it was up to the night orchid princess and her spirit guardians and the tragic twink dual wielding hand crossbows to clean up all the rats and bats, which both of them did really well.
As battles go, it was pretty one sided. My crew crushed it.
Fight MVP: Tav.
Most impactful weapon: Deadeye longbow.

1. Second Battle

Tav started things by casting Daylight. She got Cazador’s attention then retreated up the stairs. Shadowheart, Us, and Boo stood at the base of the stairs leading down to the ritual platform, and Minsc and Astarion were the furthest back and higher up on the staircase.
Cazador headed straight for Astarion but got slowed down and damaged by Shadowheart’s spirit guardians and then damaged again when he gave Shadowheart an opportunity attack against him.
All the other adds charged in, and Shadowheart kept vapourizing bats with her spirit guardians. As for the Ghouls, well, her Blood of Lathander mace is just bad news for the undead. It blinded them and gave everyone advantage on their attacks against them. And believe you me, brooding goth girl took full advantage and pounded those ghouls into submission.
Tav and Minsk sniped Cazador and almost had him down on Turn 2. Again, Tav and Minsc did comparable damage, but Minsc (75% accuracy against Cazador) missed a few shots, whereas as Tav (90% accuracy against Cazador) landed all of hers.
Astarion, on the other hand, had a bad time. Cazador had gotten above him on the stairs then pushed him. He landed at Shadowheart’s feet. Then Cazador went after Astarion again, but Shadowheart saved him. Her spirit guardians wrecked Cazador and—thanks to yet another opportunity attack—landed the killing blow with the Blood of Lathander and sent Cazador back to his sarcophagus.
However, that chatter-fuck skeleton wizard kept trying to cast fear on everyone. Minsc, Tav, and Shadowheart had the wisdom necessary to be, like, whatever, and totally shrugged off those spells. But not Astarion; he dropped his weapons and fled to the middle of the room, where he was paralyzed with fear. That little bitch boi couldn’t do anything other and get wrecked by all the bats surrounding him. If it wasn’t for Shadowheart and her spirit guardians saving his sorry ass (yet again) he would have been downed.
Astarion was just useless—even more useless than Wyll was in the fight against the Harpies back in Act 1. I mean, at least Wyll had Armour of Aghathis and had killed one Harpy with the retaliation damage before being downed on turn one. In this fight, when I scrolled through the combat log, I saw that both Us and Boo were better damage dealers than that trash-tier vampire spawn.
Fight MVP: Shadowheart
Most impactful weapon: Blood of Lathander.

1. Conclusions

The Deadeye longbow is just a straight upgrade from the Titanstring. You can buy the Deadeye early in Act 3–as soon as you get into the lower city central wall area from one of Karlach’s friends, Fitz.
For characters with high dexterity and the sharpshooter feat, the Deadeye longbow is a must-have weapon.
As for Astarion, we have to face facts people. He is a vampire, and he sucks blood all the time. And when he isn’t doing that he just sucks.

The Jets. Even people who have zero expertise in professional football know about their long history of incompetence in the sport.
Their last moment of true happiness was on January 12, 1969, where Joe Namath famously guaranteed a win over the Baltimore Colts, ensuring the AFL's relevance and increasing support for an AFL-NFL merger.
What have the Jets done since then? Well...
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1969: Just a year after the Super Bowl win, you go 10-4 and win the AFL East again. Let's see if a repeat is in store for you.
1969 AFL Divisional Round: Your chance at a repeat is taken by the Chiefs on the back of three Joe Namath interceptions. At least you lost to the future Super Bowl champions.
1970: That would seem pleasant in comparison to your first season in the NFL. Joe Namath breaks his wrist in week 5 and you go 4-10.
1971: Joe Namath needs surgery that will cost him most of the season, your best receiver George Sauer retires in his prime, and All-Star defensive end Verlon Biggs leaves because ownership is cheap. Get rewarded with a 6-8 season. Honestly thought you'd be worse.
1972: You start out 6-3 with a finally healthy Joe Namath...only to fall apart and lose 4 of 5 to miss the playoffs. At least he got to shake John Madden's hand.
1973: Broadway Joe gets injured again, you have to start six games in a row on the road because the Mets are in the World Series, and you finish 4-10. Legendary coach Weeb Ewbank also retires to spend time with his family. So yeah, not a great year.
1974: Your new coach, Charlie Winner, starts the year with a disastrous 1-7...wait, you ended the year with six straight wins, including over playoff teams Miami & Buffalo? Maybe this could serve as positive momentum for next year.
1975: Or not. Have one of the worst pass defenses in NFL history as you go 3-11 and Coach Winner is fired after nine games. At least this John Riggins guy looks good. What's that? You're letting him go because you're cheap? Cool, cool cool cool.
1976 offseason: You got college football's Lou Holtz from NC State? Interesting. Let's see if anything changes.
1976: The more things change, the more the Jets stay the same. The same in that they still go 3-11 and Joe Namath leaves after this year. Lou Holtz says "fuck this shit" and becomes the University of Arkansas's head coach after just 13 games with the Jets (which I'm sure will never happen again with any other NFL coach). John Facenda put it best: “Perhaps the best thing to say about the 1976 New York Jets season is that it’s over”.
1977: New coach, new QB, same 3-11 record. At least now you can play September games in Shea Stadium.
1978: Walt Michaels coaches the Jets to an 8-8 season. Matt Robinson isn't an elite QB by any means, but at least Wesley Walker leads the conference in receiving yards. Definitely an improvement over the last three years.
1979: You finish 8-8 again, but with how bad the 70s have been thus far, this is a positive for you guys.
1980: All the positives vanish with a 4-12 season. You're the only team to lose to the infamous New Orleans 'Aints and your best win is against the Dolphins in a game with no announcers. Given the state of your team, it was probably a blessing.
1981: Wait a second, look at this defensive line! Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam, and Marty Lyons! The "New York Sack Exchange" collects 66 sacks, including 20 just from Gastineau! The team makes the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade even with an 0-3 start.
1981 Wild Card Round: Look at this: you've come back from a 24-0 deficit against the Bills to have a chance to win the game with less than ten seconds left. You got this.
...or Richard Todd can just throw a game-ending pick in the end zone. But it's still a great year, next year you can go even further.
1982: Even with the player's strike, you go 6-3 to make the playoffs again. You blow out the Bungles in the Wild Card and shock the NFL world by beating the Raiders. Next up, the Dolphins. You got this.
1982 AFC Championship: Apparently they didn't get it as the offense lays a goose egg. Way to waste a solid defensive performance, Todd. Also, your head coach resigns apparently due to stress from his mother's illness but probably because losing of a power struggle.
Super Bowl XVII: How's that John Riggins guy doing, by the way?
1983 NFL Draft: Alright, so Richard Todd isn't the guy. That's fine. This Dan Marino kid from Pitt looks like a bona fide stud. Sure, he fell off a bit in his last year, but his talent is undeniable. He's fallen right into your lap so you can just-
Peter Rozelle: With the 27th pick in the NFL Draft, the New York Jets select: Quarterback [long silence to troll fans] Ken O'Brien.
Jets...the fuck? The fuck are you doing? You took Ken O'Brien? A guy who went to Division II UC DAVIS?! I mean, he's not a bad player, but even the announcers don't know who the hell this guy is! Were you that scared by Marino's recreational drug use? Now Dan Marino goes to your hated rivals in the Dolphins. Hopefully, he won't pwn you guys for the next decade and a half.
1983: The hope from last year wittles away with a 7-9 season. O'Brien doesn't play all year so you hope he's well-prepped for next year. At least you don't have to play in Shea Stadium anymore.
1984: You start 6-2 only to have a gigantic collapse in the second half of the year to finish 7-9. Meanwhile, that Dan Marino guy you should have drafted sets passing records that other QBs won't sniff for two decades as he leads the Dolphins to a 14-2 record & a trip to the Super Bowl. At least Mark Gastineau has the all-time sack record.
1985: Ken O'Brien does a...pretty good job? Huh. He's no Marino, but he leads the NFL in passer rating en route to an 11-5 season and a trip to the playoffs. This time your opponent is your hated division rivals the Patriots. You can do it guys.
1985 Wild Card Round: Completely forget how to secure the football as you turn the ball over four times. You lose and get to see the Patriots make the Super Bowl only to get mauled by the Bears. At least they beat the Dolphins along the way.
1986: You start the season 10-1? Goddamn, New York. You even beat the Dolphins in a 51-45 overtime thriller? Maybe, just maybe, this Ken O'Brien is the guy. It helps that Al toon is a total beast at wide receiver.
1986 Weeks 12-17: You lost five straight to end the year and blow the division lead to New England? Are you for real, Jets? Ugh, at least you're still in the playoffs and you even win a Wild Card game against Kansas City. Next up is the Browns. They've done nothing since the damn 50s. There is no way you're going to lose to them, for Christ's sake.
1986 Divisional Round: You're up by 10 with 4:14 left in the game. You heard it from Charley Steiner: the Jets are going to win this game! All you need to do is just-
You gave up a touchdown on the next drive? Fine, you got the onside kick with less than 2 minutes left. All you need is a first down and-you went 3-and-out? Fine, you got them pinned inside the 10...what do you mean you have to kick it again? Fine, as long as the defense-goddamn Gastineau, now you choose to rough the passer? Now the defense chooses to break against the might of Bernie Kosar?
You're lucky the Browns celebrate a little too much near the end zone and get penalized for it, making them kick a field goal to send this game into overtime.
Overtime: The Browns continue to try and hand you a win by means of fumbles and missed field goals, but the offense under Ken O'Brien does jack and shit to help the defense. The Browns running game that didn't do shit until now gains massive yardage until it goes into double overtime. Two minutes into a sixth period, MVP kicker Mark Moseley makes the kick.
This may have been the best chance since the 60s to make the Super Bowl again. Not even win it, but at least you could argue that the Jets stood a chance to beat John Elway. What a damn shame. At least all the Browns got from playing the Broncos was misery and anguish.
1987: Having O'Brien and Al Toon continue to perform great means shit when you lose four straight to finish 6-9. Guess the team took a strike from winning in December. A disappointing season for what was viewed to be a Super Bowl contender. Even worse, the Sack Exchange loses Hall of Famer Joe Klecko. The great team from the mid-80s may be falling apart.
1988: You still miss the playoffs, but you get to kick the cross-town rival Giants out. Also, Mark Gastineau retires halfway through the season because of what he claims to be his girlfriend's cancer. If you ask anyone else in the Jets organization, that would be far too selfless a cause for him. That's what you get from the only player on the team to cross the picket line last year.
1989: You start 1-7, head coach Joe Walton is fired at the end of the year, and you finish 4-12. Even the Divisional Round seems like a pipe dream at this point.
1990: You improve under new coach Bruce Coslet...to 6-10. At least you're not the Pats?
1991: Despite finishing 8-8 and giving the fucking Colts their only win of the year, you make the playoffs as a Wild Card team to face the Oilers.
1991 Wild Card Round: If only you could score in the red zone. Then maybe you'd be able to beat Warren Moon. That, and not throw three picks. Man, if only you had an MVP generational quarterback to help you.
1992: The year is an absolute disaster. Ken O'Brien holds out for a contract and thinks he's hot shit, the backup Browning Nagle is so bad that they put O'Brien in only for him to get injured. Star receiver Al Toon retires because of injury, All-Pro d-lineman Jeff Lageman is out for the year after just Week 2, and fellow d-lineman Dennis Byrd suffers a career-ending injury in Week 10 that almost left him permanently unable to walk. Oh, and you go 4-12.
1993: You make a trade to acquire Boomer Esiason as your first QB after Ken O'Brien. You actually are 8-5 and have a real chance to make the playoffs with just 3 weeks left. And then the Jets go full Jet and lose three straight to miss January football entirely. With how bad last year was, not falling apart at the seams is a monumental accomplishment. Bruce Coslet is fired and his replacement is the defensive coordinator. Some guy named Pete Carroll. Let's see if he works out.
1994: The Jets start 6-5 and...you know how it goes. They lose five straight to miss the playoffs again. And remember that Dan Marino guy? He comes back against from 18 points down and beats you with a fake spike. Maybe you should have tolerated his penchant for Mary Jane, guys.
Pete Carroll is fired and replaced with Rich Kotite, the Eagles' head coach. It surely can't get worse from here, right?
1995: Oh, but it can. A terrible 3-13 season, the team's worse record since the 70s. You take a fucking tight end with a top-10 pick instead of Warren Sapp, and it still doesn't prevent Boomer Esiason from putting up stats that are mediocre on a good day.
In all seriousness, the death of general manager Dick Steinberg to stomach cancer was a horrible tragedy. Maybe it distracted them throughout the year. Perhaps Year 2 of the Kotite experiment will bear improvements.
1996: They fall even further to 1-15 as Kotite is shown the door. I don't think spending your top two picks on receivers is a good idea. Someone make me GM now!! Also, Neil O'Donnell, as any Yinzer will tell you, is not the answer to QB woes.
1997: Your failure does at least let you acquire Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells, fresh off taking the hated Patriots to the Super Bowl. It cost you a first-round pick next year, but you got your guy. Too bad Peyton Manning would rather stay with the Vols than get drafted to your team, but you go 9-7 to get your first winning season in a decade.
1998: Good lord. You go 12-4 to win the AFC East, journeyman QB Vinny Testaverde has a career year with the help of stud receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Curtis Martin terrorizes defenses on the ground thanks to an o-line held together by Kevin Mawae, and Mo Lewis commands a terrifying defensive unit.
The Jets suffocated the Jaguars by having the ball for almost 2/3rds of the game. Up next is the AFC Championship against John Elway's Broncos. You may not be favored to win, but damn if you care. This is your best season in years and you can almost taste a Super Bowl appearance. To hell with Elway's retirement tour!
1998 AFC Championship: All you're tasting now is defeat as you blow a 10-0 lead. Curtis Martin does jack shit carrying the football as Terrell Davis smokes you. Vinny Testaverde throws two picks, and the season, while excellent by the Jets' standards, is ultimately for naught.
1999: Losing Vinny Testaverde in the season opener wrecks your team for the year. Even winning 7 of your last 9 can't save your team from a 1-7 start. No playoffs for you.
1999 offseason: Bill Parcells is gone. But at least you can have your defensive coordinator Bill Belichick step in to replace him. Wait, he resigned using what? I mean, you got a first-round pick. Besides, you really think he's gonna do anything in New England, for crying out loud?
2000: At least you get QB Chad Pennington in the first round, plus a pair of solid edge rushers in Shaun Ellis and John Abraham. Want more good news? Too bad, you lose three straight to end the year and miss the playoffs. But at least the Pats only went 5-11. Not a bad year for having interim Al Groh coach you in the aftermath of Bill Belichick's departure.
2001: You go 10-6 and make the playoffs under new coach Herman Edwards. It's a shame Drew Bledsoe nearly died after getting hit by Mo Lewis, but at least this Tom Brady guy is a scrub. What do you mean they made the playoffs?!
2001 Wild Card Round: You lose a thrilling game to the Raiders after getting torn to bits by 40-year-old Jerry Rice. But at least-wait, the Patriots won the Super Bowl? With Bill Belichick? Against the Greatest Show on Turf with a backup QB?! WHAT THE FUCK-
2002: After starting the year 2-5, Herman Edwards's speech rallies the Jets to finish 9-7 and win the AFC East thanks to Chad Pennington, Curtis Martin, and a defense led by All-Pro defensive end John Abraham. Suck it, Belichick! You shut out Peyton Manning and the Colts at home and get to face...the Raiders.
2002 Divisional Round: You keep it close in the first half, but then your defense bows down to almighty Jerry Porter and Sebastian Janikowski. At least you have consecutive playoff appearances for the first time since the 80s.
2003: That streak ends the following year with a 6-10 record. Also, those fucking Patriots win another Super Bowl with Bill fucking Belichick.
2004: You make the playoffs on the back of Curtis Martin gaining almost 1,700 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. You upset the Drew Brees Chargers thanks to their special teams shitting the bed and Chad Pennington playing lights out. Up next is the 15-1 Steelers, but they have a rookie QB being carried by the run game and defense. One more win, and you can upset those fucking Patriots to have a shot at winning the Super Bowl. Let's fly.
2004 Divisional Round: Kicker Doug Brien takes inspiration from Kaeding and thanks he can do even better. He misses not 1, but 3 kicks against the Steelers, 2 of them being game-winners at the end of regulation. The defense tries, but they get worn down by Jerome Bettis enough for their own Jeff Reed to hit the game-winner.
To make things even worse, those fucking Patriots win another fucking Super Bowl. Did Joe Namath upset the football gods when he won Super Bowl III?
2005 NFL Draft: You seriously drafted a kicker in the second round? You could have had, I don't know, Trent Cole? Frank Gore? Evan Mathis? Vincent Jackson? Like Jesus fuck, why a kicker?!
2005: The team completely falls apart after Pennington misses the year thanks to a shoulder injury and finishes 4-12, not winning a single road game. Hello again, Vinny Testaverde, and goodbye Herman Edwards.
2006: Your new HC is Eric Mangini, the defensive coordinator of those fucking Patriots. You go 10-6 and get back to the postseason even without John Abraham, Curtis Martin, and Kevin Mawae. Chad Pennington even wins Comeback Player of the Year! Your first opponent in the playoffs is...oh no...dear god, not them...
2006 Wild Card Round: You keep it close with the Pats for most of the game, but both the offense and defense fall apart. You give up 100+ yards on eight catches to receiver Jabar Gaffney, a man who had 11 catches all year. At least the Patriots lose to the Colts in the AFC Championship.
2007: Chad Pennington, along with any hopes and dreams, are gone. You go 4-12 while the fucking Patriots go 16-0 and make the Super Bowl. At least Darelle Revis and the o-line is starting to look promising.
2007 playoffs: Wait, the Patriots lost? To the Giants?! YES! YES! There is a god, Hallelujah!!!
2008 offseason: Good news: you get Brett Farve! Sure he may be dangerously close to 40, but did you see him on the Packers last year? This is the man to get you over those fucking Patriots.
2008 NFL Draft: Vernon Gholston! Magically has zero sacks, something that 600 players managed to do over the course of his career! Slam dunk pick!
2008: You start 8-3 and may have a chance at the postseason after Tom Brady suffers a season-ending injury in Week 1. Too bad the Dolphins are good and the Patriots are still holding strong with Matt Cassel, but you got this. Just take away his cell phone if he ever has the urge to send dick pics to female reporters.
2008 Week 13: You lose 4 of 5 to miss the playoffs and Eric Mangini is thrown out a window. But at least you got Rex Ryan to replace him; have you seen those Ravens defenses? Also Favre fucked off to retirement and then the Vikings.
2009 NFL Draft: With Brett Farve gone, you take QB Mark Sanchez from USC with the fifth overall pick after trading up with the Browns. Sure, Pete Carroll says he's inexperienced, but did you see him at USC? LA is basically just New York (if it were a giant suburb masquerading as a city).
2009: Sanchez is no Brett Favre, but the defense led by Darelle Revis and the o-line led by Nick Mangold help you make the playoffs at 10-6. You embarrass the Bungles in the Wild Card and upset Philip Rivers in the Divisional Round. You're even up by 11 against Peyton Manning in the second quarter. Add to his legacy of failure with a win, boys.
2009 AFC Championship: Or instead just give up 24 straight points as Peyton owns your vaunted defense for the rest of the game. But hey, the "Sanchise" is still young, just wait until he develops. And hey, here's Ladainian Tomlinson! He's nowhere near as effective as he once was, but yay name recognition! Speaking of which, here's Santonio Holmes
2010: Mark Sanchez still isn't the legendary QB fans were promised, but you go 11-5 and get back into the playoffs thanks to Darelle Revis and a formidable rushing attack led by L.T. and Shonn Greene. You get your revenge and beat those fucking Colts in the Wild Card Round only to face...oh no...the Patriots? Shield your eyes, this could be ugly.
2010 Divisional Round: Wait, you...you won? In convincing fashion? Over a unanimous MVP Brady?! Holy shit!! This is it! This is the year! All you have to do is beat those savage Yinzers from Pittsburgh and you're back in the Super Bowl!
2010 AFC Championship: Pain, thy name is Rashard Mendenhall. You fall behind 24-0 even when Big Ben has a terrible day offensively. You make it close at the end, but Rex Ryan chucking all the headsets in the world couldn't save you. But you still made two straight AFC Championships with Mark Sanchez set to improve even further. The future is brighter than ever.
2011: You start the year 8-5 only to collapse and miss the year with three straight losses. The Sanchise does not improve and players are complaining that OC Brian Schottenheimer can't call plays. Better fix this quickly, Rex.
2011 offseason: OMG, they got Tim Tebow! Sure, he can't complete half of his throws and plays a terrible style of football for the NFL, but yay name recognition! He can totally be put in if Sanchez sucks!
2012: You start 4-6, Darelle Revis tears his ACL in Week 3, and your offense is total gutter trash to waste a top-10 defense. This is rock bottom, completely and utterly-
11/22/2012: The Buttfumble. That is all I need to say. The Buttfumble. It exemplifies this team from their QBs to their coaches to their fanbase. A masterpiece in ineptitude, a monument in embarrassment. A magnificent sight to behold.
Oh, and you barely use Tebow at all this year despite all the hype and the Sanchise massively regressing. So have fun making Jets fans even more drunk and angry about that. Not to mention you trade Darelle Revis away for a first. Hopefully you don't screw up that pick, John Idzik.
2013: Welp, the Sanchise is out for the year with a shoulder injury. Maybe not a coincidence that you improve to 8-8 even with Geno Smith looking like total ass. Speaking of which, you release Sanchez, Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie, and basically everyone worth a damn to clean house.
2014: You bottom out at 4-12, Rex Ryan is beheaded at the end of the year, and John Idzik is a total hack of a GM. Plus, those fucking Patriots got their fourth Super Bowl after a decade of playoff failure. You'd just wish for anything related to the postseason at this point.
2015 offseason: Well, you're desperate enough to trade for Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brandon Marshall in the offseason. Geno Smith got his jaw busted in a fight with a teammate (feel bad for him, but he sucked as a QB), so let's give this a shot.
2015: Wait, it worked?! You start 10-5 on the back of Fitz having career numbers and Marshall playing like a man five years younger than him. All that's left is to beat the Bills, who have been the definition of mediocrity the past 15 years and are led by your former HC, Rex Ryan. Come on, J-E-T-S Jets, this is your time to rise back to greatness!
1/3/2016: Or how about instead Fitzception reappears and give the Bills three balls as a late New Years' gift? Add in a Kendrell Tompkins drop of an easy TD throw with under 30 seconds left? No? I though the Jets enjoyed annual pain and suffering.
2016: After a ridiculous offseason holdout, where Fitz overvalues himself and the Jets refuse to sign him or do anything to replace him (no, badly reaching for Christian Hackenberg doesn't count), he gets resigned by the team a month before the season. Doesn't matter since the team is shit and falls back to reality at 5-11. At least you swept the Bills? That should make up for last year, right? Or at least wash away the pain of throwing 6 INTs vs the Chiefs?
Super Bowl LI: But hey, the Patriots are down 28-3! That's good for a laugh and a-
["Toss to White! He is...IN! PATRIOTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL!!"]
Excuse me for a minute. [clears throat] FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
2017: You repeat at 5-11, this time with Josh McCown and Bryce Petty. Todd Bowles and Mike Maccagnan know their jobs are on the line, so they swap firsts with the Colts along with giving them three second-round picks for the next draft in the hopes of getting a QB. At least you're trying? Better than this Josh Allen guy drafted by the Bills.
2018 NFL Draft: Sam Darnold, another product of the USC QB factory! He totally isn't Sanchez 2.0! This one is different!
2018: You go 4-12 and Bowles is fired w/ Maccagnan, but Darnold shows some flashes of his alleged talent. All he needs is the right coach and-YOU HIRED ADAM GASE?! Out of all the options you chose HIM?!
Oh, and the Pats win another Super Bowl.
2019 offseason: But hey, we got Le'Veon Bell! He totally wasn't carried by the o-line in Pittsburgh! The manbaby just wants to get paid to slap asses at strip clubs! At least Quinnen Williams is a beast.
2019: You start 1-7 only to win 6 of 8 and have a record better than the actually team is. Ownership is deluded into keeping Adam Gase because of brilliant wins over...the Redskins and the Raiders. How inspiring. Darnold should learn to see open receivers instead of ghosts, maybe then he wouldn't get mono. But hey, Tom Brady is gone!
2020: The season is a fucking shitshow that puts any other season in franchise history to shame. The Jets start 0-13 getting massacred weekly while Darnold is sent out there to die. Le'Veon is cut five weeks into the year and gets to piggyback on the Chiefs while you pay his ridiculous salary. Since the Browns became suddenly good, the Jets now have the longest playoff drought in the league.
And even then, you can't even fucking TANK properly. You win two straight near the end of the year to let the Jags get Trevor Lawrence instead. Thank fuck Adam Gase is fired.
By the way, how did that Josh Allen guy work out for the Bills?
2021 offseason: But hey, this Zach Wilson kid from BYU looks good! He obvious didn't benefit from facing weak G5 schools! Oh, and Sam Darnold is sent to Carolina for a fraction of his draft pedigree.
2021: You marginally improve to 4-13 as Zach Wilson is pummeled all year. It's still a rebuild year, so you're just focused on improvement from the disaster that was Gase. At least we witnessed the legend of Mike fucking White.
2022: You draft Ahmad Gardner for his famous sauce, which is apparently raw capsaicin from how painful this year is. You start 7-4, but your offense stops any chance of going further than futility as you end with 6 straight losses. Zach Wilson is a whiny lil bitch who refuses to accept blame for his failures even when he can't complete 50% of his throws. At least we witnessed Mike fucking White again.
2022 offseason: You need a big move at QB so your defense can win you a Super Bowl in the next few years. But wait, there it is! A 38-year-old Aaron Rodgers! Let's bring in all his friends at receiver to make him happy! A Super Bowl is bound to come back to the Jets for the first time since-
9/11/2023: You killed him. 4 plays into his first drive, Rodgers tears his Achilles thanks to a shitty o-line and Metlife's shitty turf. The rest of the season is fucked and you go 7-10. At least you beat the Pats...for the first time since 2015. Oh, and Tim Boyles throws a pick-six on a Hail Mary. Not as incompetent as the Buttfumble, but it's no slouch.
...
Holy shit. It is impeccable how terrible this team is. Since Super Bowl III, this team has had 10 total playoff wins and zero Super Bowl appearances. They haven't even gotten a steady starting QB on the team since Chad fucking Pennington in the mid-2000s. They are just as notorious as the Browns for being utter failures at football, possibly even more so.
The sad thing is? There isn't any future right now. Zach Wilson is outta here and Aaron Rodgers will be almost 41 behind a terrible offensive line.
They are irrelevant buttfumbles meant to forever remain in the NFL's basement.

This is not much to go on a reckon, but hear me out. This song has thunder and lightning but is not "wreck of the Edmund fitz gerald". It was about sailing but I don't recall if it was sinking or just going through the storm itself. Very captivating male voice not a female vocal. If I recall more I will gladly reply and listen to all responses. This had been killing me for a good year now and haven't heard it since. Please help reddit community.

I know the Canadian government has banned dives on the wreck since the 90s but why only the fitz? Why not other wrecks?

Hi folks!
This post is a compilation of statistics in terms of streams of songs and artists on Korea's dominant music app Melon, as well as fun facts and thoughts about some of the iconic artists and songs that you will find below. Enjoy and feel free to share your thoughts on any of these larger than life artists or songs!
Most Streamed Artists [TOP 50]

Rank	Artist	Total Streams	No. Of Tracks	Song with the most streams
1	BTS	12.754B	432	Spring Day
2	EXO	8.360B	437	Ko Ko Bop
3	Lim Youngwoong	8.224B	535	Trust in Me
4 (Highest Female)	IU	7.923B	187	Through the Night
5	SEVENTEEN	4.074B	229	Very NICE
6	BOL4	3.483B	86	Galaxy
7	BIGBANG	3.220B	233	BANG BANG BANG
8	Kim Hojoong	3.102B	237	In Full Bloom
9	Davichi	3.014B	181	This Love
10	Twice	3.002B	313	CHEER UP
11	Wanna One	2.968B	39	Energetic
12	M.C The Max	2.864B	346	No Matter Where
13	TAEYEON	2.859B	187	Four Seasons
14	Park Hyoshin	2.522B	251	Wild Flower
15	Paul Kim	2.356B	106	Every day, Every Moment
16	BLACKPINK	2.267B	75	DDU-DU DDU-DU
17	B2ST/Highlight	2.248B	192	Plz Don't Be Sad
18	Sung Sikyung	2.243B	256	Every moment of You
19	Red Velvet	2.231B	174	Red Flavor
20	BTOB	2.220B	206	Missing You
21	Heize	2.215B	121	You, Clouds, Rain (Feat. Shin Yongjae)
22	MAMAMOO	2.185B	207	Starry Night
23	Huh Gak	2.153B	120	The Person who once loved me
24	10CM	2.122B	158	Stalker
25	AKMU	2.089B	91	How can I love the heartbreak
26	Im Changjung	2.054B	254	Love Again
27	Crush	2.020B	96	Beautiful
28	ZICO	2.004B	68	Any Song
29	BAEKHYUN	1.964B	70	My Love
30	K.Will	1.952B	196	Beautiful Moment
31	MC Mong	1.926B	128	Greatest Time (fe Huh Gak)
32	NCT DREAM	1.916B	138	Candy
33	WINNER	1.908B	62	REALLY REALLY
34	Ailee	1.864B	168	I Will Go to You Like the First Snow
35	Monday Kiz	1.759B	210	When Autumn Comes
36	PSY	1.739B	97	What Would've Been (Feat. Lena)
37	Busker Busker	1.729B	38	Cherry Blossom Ending
38	Gummy	1.667B	164	You Are My Everything
39	Loco	1.666B	100	Spring is gone by chance
40	4MEN	1.655B	156	Break up in the morning
41	SG Wannabe	1.647B	200	Timeless
42	Maroon 5	1.567B	265	Sugar
43	Urban Zakapa	1.563B	118	I Don't Love You
44	SHINee	1.562B	524	View
45	CHANGMO	1.542B	98	METEOR
46	EPIK HIGH	1.537B	252	Love Story (Feat. IU)
47	Noel	1.512B	97	Late Night
48	Dynamic Duo	1.485B	158	Guilty
49	Zia	1.484B	177	let's have a drink
50	NCT 127	1.453B	202	Kick It

Top 5 male:

• BTS- 12.754B
• EXO- 8.360B
• Lim Youngwoong- 8.224B
• SEVENTEEN- 4.074B
• BIGBANG- 3.220B

Top 3 male soloists: Lim Youngwoong, Kim Hojoong, M.C The Max
Top 5 female:

• IU- 7.923B
• BOL4- 3.483B
• Davichi- 3.014B
• TWICE- 3.002B
• Taeyeon- 2.859B

Top 3 female soloists: IU, Taeyeon, Heize
Fun facts and my thoughts:

1. An argument can be made for BTS being the biggest artist to ever come out of South Korea. They are the most streamed artist in the country and hold the record for the most music show wins, most award show wins, highest album sales and highest touring attendance. Their impact can also be felt much beyond the music industry. BTS is estimated to have generated economic effects worth 41.86 trillion won ($32.6 billion) over the past decade, according to data from Hyundai Research Institute. BTS is also attracting around 800,000 foreign tourists to Korea each year, which is estimated to further stimulate 5 trillion won in spending each year.
2. IU is the highest streamed female artist in Korea and is one of the most popular and impactful artists in the country's history. She has charted 25 songs at #1 and 71 songs in the Top 10 of the Circle Chart. IU is also the first and only Korean female artist to ever perform in the 45k capacity Seoul Olympic Stadium. She is also the reason for the creation of the term Perfect-All-Kill (PAK), which first occurred when her 2011 release "Nagging" simultaneously topped all of South Korea's daily music charts. She also holds the record for the most number of PAKs at 21 songs and most hours of PAK at 1426 hours.
3. Lim Youngwoong is the most streamed K-Pop soloist on Melon. He signed with Mulgogi Music in 2016 and debuted as a singer with his first single "Hate You". He rose to prominence within the South Korean audience after his appearance on TV Chosun's music competition show Mr. Trot, where he was crowned the winner amongst the 17,000 applicants. He released the song "Trust in me" after his win on Mr. Trot and this song has been charting on the Melon Daily Top 100 ever since (1259 days and counting)
4. Bolbbalgan4 / BOL4 or Blushing Youth is the highest streamed female group on Melon. The (former) duo was made up of classmates Ahn Ji-young and Woo Ji-yoon, who dreamed of making a kind of pure and honest music that perfectly embodies the time of adolescence. In my opinion, they are one of those rare gems you may get the chance to encounter once in a lifetime. Their discography is warm, fuzzy, beautiful and experiencing it is a very special experience!! I count their albums Red Diary Pt.1 and Red Planet among the best in K-Pop and would highly recommend anyone unfamiliar with them to definitely check them out!
5. Heize is the third most streamed soloist on Melon in Korea and in my opinion is one of the most amazing artists I have ever heard. Her discography is such that you could close your eyes and choose any song, and it will leave you awestruck. Tracks like "You, Clouds, Rain", We don't talk together, She's Fine, Star, Dispatch, Your Name etc should be on more people's playlists!! She is also the queen of OSTs and is responsible for creating some of the most iconic soundtracks in K-Drama including Round and Round (Guardian), You're Cold (It's ok to not be ok), Would be better (Prison Playbook) and Can you see my heart (Hotel Del Luna).

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Most streamed songs by Female Artists [TOP 40]

Rank	Artist	Song	Streams	Release Year
1. (Highest Soloist)	IU	Through the Night	378.5M	2017
2	Anne-Marie	2002	359.2M	2018
3	Ailee	I Will Go to You Like the First Snow	348.7M	2017
4	IU	Blueming	310.2M	2019
5	Heize	You, Clouds, Rain (Feat. Shin Yong Jae)	292.1M	2017
6. (Highest Group)	TWICE	CHEER UP	286.4M	2016
7	IU	eight (Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS)	270.8M	2020
8	BOL4	Galaxy	257.6M	2016
9	IU	Friday (Feat. Jang Yi Jeong)	248.0M	2013
10	BLACKPINK	DDU-DU DDU-DU	245.3M	2018
11	Red Velvet	Red Flavor	237.4M	2017
12	BLACKPINK	As If It's Your Last	234.6M	2017
13	TWICE	TT	232.1M	2016
14	Brave Girls	Rollin'	230.1M	2017
15	IU	Palette (Feat. G-Dragon)	224.5M	2017
16	BOL4	Travel	222.7M	2018
17	TWICE	Dance The Night Away	221.0M	2018
18	IU	Celebrity	219.8M	2021
19	Taeyeon	Four Seasons	215.3M	2019
20	Kassy	The Day Was Beautiful	215.1M	2018
21	BOL4	Tell Me You Love Me	210.6M	2016
22	aespa	NEXT LEVEL	210.5M	2021
23	Billie Eilish	bad guy	209.6M	2019
24	IVE	LOVE DIVE	209.4M	2022
25	BLACKPINK	Playing with Fire	209.2M	2016
26	IU	Love Poem	207.7M	2019
27	BOL4	Hard to Love	205.1M	2016
28	Song Hayea	Your Reagrds	204.7M	2019
29	GFRIEND	Rough	204.3M	2016
30	NewJeans	Hype boy	199.2M	2022
31	Heize	Don't Come Back	197.0M	2016
32	GFRIEND	Me Gustas Tu	195.9M	2015
33	IU	Hold My Hand	193.6M	2011
34	(G)I-DLE	TOMBOY	193.1M	2022
35	MAMAMOO	Starry Night	191.0M	2018
36	MAMAMOO	Decalcomanie	189.2M	2016
37	Momoland	BBOOM BBOOM	186.4M	2018
38	BLACKPINK	How you like that	184.6M	2020
39	BLACKPINK	Lovesick Girls	183.5M	2020
40	TWICE	Like OOH-AHH	183.3M	2015

Most number of appearances
Soloist:

• IU- 8
• Heize- 2

Group:

• BLACKPINK- 5
• BOL4- 4
• TWICE- 4
• MAMAMOO- 2
• GFRIEND- 2

Fun facts and my thoughts:

1. Anne-Marie's 2002 is the most streamed song by a foreign artist on Melon. It was also the best performing song in South Korea in 2019, beating out the likes of BTS's Boy with Luv, AKMU's How Can I Love Heartbreak and IU's Blueming
2. "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" by Ailee is the most streamed OST on Melon. The song featured on 2017's megahit K-Drama "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God".
3. TWICE's Cheer Up is the most streamed song on Melon by a K-Pop girl group. The song was the best performing single of 2016 and it's level of impact can be gauged by the fact that the former PRESIDENT of South Korea Moon Jae-In, chose Cheer Up as the representative song for his election campaign!!

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Most streamed songs by Male Artists [TOP 40]

Rank	Artist	Song	Streams	Release Year
1. (Highest Group)	BTS	Spring Day	939.3M	2017
2. (Highest Soloist)	Lim Youngwoong	Trust in Me	814.0M	2020
3	EXO	Ko Ko Bop	786.5M	2017
4	BTS	Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)	607.2M	2019
5	Lim Youngwoong	Love Always Runs Away	592.9M	2021
6	BTS	Dynamite	564.4M	2020
7	EXO	Universe	547.3M	2017
8	BTS	DNA	544.6M	2017
9	Lim Youngwoong	My Starry Love	528.2M	2021
10	Paul Kim	Every day, Every Moment	514.0M	2018
11	Wanna One	Energetic	508.2M	2017
12	Wanna One	Beautiful	398.4M	2017
13	Lim Youngwoong	Our Blues, Our Life	384.7M	2022
14	EXO	Tempo	383.2M	2018
15	BTS	Blood, Sweat & Tears	371.7M	2016
16	Lim Youngwoong	If We Ever Meet Again	353.3M	2022
17	Lim Youngwoong	Hero	349.2M	2020
18	BTOB	Missing You	347.5M	2017
19	BTS	FAKE LOVE	343.9M	2018
20	BTS	IDOL	341.9M	2018
21	Jang Beomjune	Your Shampoo Scent in the Flowers	333.0M	2019
22	BTS	Butter	330.3M	2021
23	Melomance	Gift	328.4M	2017
24	MAKTUB	To You My Light (Feat. Raon Lee)	327.8M	2019
25	EXO-CBX	Blooming Day	327.1M	2018
26	EXO	Monster	325.8M	2016
27	BTS	ON	316.7M	2020
28	Yoon Jongshin	Like It	316.3M	2017
29	EXO	Power	314.7M	2017
30	Busker Busker	Cherry Blossom Ending	311.4M	2012
31	M.C The Max	No Matter Where	308.9M	2016
32	Paul Kim	Me After You	308.1M	2018
33	EXO	Obsession	308 M	2019
34	Park Hyoshin	Wild Flower	305.1M	2014
35	SHAUN	Way Back Home	302.7M	2018
36	Ed Sheeran	Shape of You	298.0M	2017
37	EXO	Love Shot	285 M	2018
38	CHANGMO	METEOR	282.7M	2019
39	Kim Hojoong	In Full Bloom (Prod. Shin Jihoo)	277.5M	2020
40	Sam Smith	I'm not the only one	264.6M	2014

Most number of appearances
Group:

• BTS - 9
• EXO - 7
• Wanna One - 2

Soloist:

• Lim Youngwoong - 6
• Paul Kim - 2

Fun facts and my thoughts:
Cherry Blossom Ending - Busker Busker: The song is the debut title track of the band Busker Busker. The origins of the group can be traced back to Sangmyung University in Cheonan , where leader Jang Beom-jun sought to create a busking art group that focused on street performances and sought to bring an artistic cultural presence to the streets of Korea.
Friends Jang Beom-jun and Kim Hyung-tae teamed up with the Brad Moore, who was working as an English instructor at their college at the time, to form the band Busker Busker. Their earliest exposure to the general public was through Mnet's music audition program Superstar K3, where they placed 2nd.
Their debut album simply titled "Busker Busker 1st Album" featured the lead single "Cherry Blossom Ending". This song, talking about "wanting to walk together in a street filled with cherry blossoms, with a special someone", would become one of the biggest and most treasured songs in the history of South Korea. The Spring Carole of Korea would earn Busker Busker several rookie of the year awards, beating out groups such as BAP and EXO.
Till 2021, Cherry Blossom Ending had received over 8,000,000 digital downloads according to Gaon/Circle, making it the best-selling single in the country. It also held the record for the most unique listeners on Melon (8.2 million) until 2 months back, when it was overtaken by the next song I have talked about!
Spring Day - BTS: Released as a single for their 2017 album "You Never Walk Alone", Spring Day is one of the biggest and most iconic songs in BTS's discography. It is the longest chart song in Melon charts history and has been continuously charting for 2424 days on the Melon Daily Top 100 chart, even since it's release
While the true message of the song is left to the interpretation of the listener, many believe the song features subtle references to the Sewol Ferry tragedy. This was incident where an improperly inspected, overloaded, and unbalanced ferry capsized on an overnight journey. The ship had been loaded with twice the legal limit of cargo on its decks, and the ship’s crew had lied about the boat’s total weight. 304 passengers, the majority of them high school students on the way to a sight-seeing field trip, drowned, as they had been ordered to stay in their cabins until it was too late. Only 172 passengers survived the wreck.
The disaster had angered and traumatized the nation, but according to some reports, the South Korean government tried to silence entertainers who spoke out against it. The Korean Ministry of Education had even banned the disaster’s commemorative yellow ribbons in schools. 3 years later though, the release of Spring Day helped people keep the memory alive of those who passed away in that incident.
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Most streamed songs by Coed Artists/Duets [TOP 20]

Rank	Artist	Song	Streams	Release Year
1	AKMU	How Can I Love the Heartbreak	333.1M	2019
2	HIGH4, IU	Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms	248.2M	2014
3	Urban Zakapa	I Don't Love You	220.6M	2016
4	Soyou, Junggigo	Some (Feat. Lilboi)	216.3M	2014
5	San E, Raina	A midsummer night's sweetness	205.0M	2014
6	MAKTUB, Goo Yoonhoe	Marry Me	198.0M	2014
7	KyungseoYeji, Jeon Gunho	If you lovingly call my name	188.6M	2021
8	The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber	STAY	188.0M	2021
9	Loco, YUJU	Spring is Gone by Chance	184.8M	2015
10	Loco, Hwasa	Don't	179.2M	2018
11	Fitz & The Tantrums	HandClap	178.8M	2017
12	Jang Hyejin, Yoon Minsu	Drunk on Love	175.9M	2019
13	Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, BTS	Sav age Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)	174.6M	2020
14	BOL4, 20 years of age	We Loved	172.7M	2017
15	CHANYEOL, PUNCH	Stay With Me	167.6M	2016
16	Hyolyn, Changmo	BLUE MOON (Prod. GroovyRoom)	159.3M	2017
17	AKMU	Last Goodbye	158.0M	2017
18	Seo In Guk, Jung Eunji	All For You	153.3M	2012
19	Sung Sikyung, Park hyoshin, Lee Seok Hoon, Seo In Guk, VIXX	Because It's Christmas	152.3M	2012
20	Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa	See You Again	151.0M	2015

Fun facts and my thoughts:

• Often dubbed as the nation's siblings, AKMU are one of the most iconic and beloved artists of South Korea. The duo consisting of siblings Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun debuted under YG Entertainment in April 2014, with their album Play after winning SBS' K-pop Star 2. Since then they have had numerous successful releases including their crown jewel "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You are the one I Love" and the current PAK holder "Love Lee".

Data Source: [Source 1](https://가이섬.com), Source 2, Source 3

Just curious if any of you are, at least somewhat, intrigued about this wreck as well. Here in the Mitten State the Fitz is legend! Far less casualties albeit, but somehow comparable… in a way.

Alright so I'd say the latest toons that joined were a good haul. So time to update the people who would be needed. (Suggestions are welcomed but here is the list I got)
Avengers: Hercules, Black Knight (Dane), Wonder Man, Spectrum, Stingray, Tigra, Sentry, Finesse, Reptil
Young Avenegrs: Wiccan, Hulkling, Speed, Iron Lad, Patriot
Defender: Hellcat, Hellstorm
Eternals: Ajak, Phastos, Makkari, Druig, Thena, Gilgamesh, Kingo, Sprite
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Mockingbird, Melinda May, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons
X-Men: Professor X, Morph, Havok, Nightcrawler, Thunderbird, Banshee, Forge, Boom-Boom, Warlock, Blink, Angel
Spider-Verse: Araña, Kaine, Silk, Spider-Girl (Mayday), Mayhem, Black Cat, Sliver Sable, Molten Man, Hydro-Man, Sandman, Living Brain, Tombstone, Spider-Slayer, Scorpion, Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, Hobgoblin, Hammerhead, Ultimate Electro (Max Dillon), Boomerang, Lady Beetle, Spot, Shriek
New Warriors: Night Thrasher, Namorita
Asgardians: Angela, Amora the Enchantress, Skurge the Executioner, Volstagg, Fandral, Hongun, Balder, Lorelei, Odin
Power Amour: Iron Patriot, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo
Thunderbolts: Mach V, Songbird, Fixer, Atlas
Inhumans: Medusa, Gorgon, Triton, Inferno, Ahura Boltagon, Maximus, Thane, Lash, The Exile, Moon Girl
Hydra: Hive, Arnim Zola, Viper, Hydra Supreme, Baron Von Strucker, Elisa Sinclair (Madame Hydra)
A.I.M.: M.O.D.O.K., Super-Adaptoid, Joro Spider
Brotherhood: Mastermind, Destiny, Avalanche
Marauders: Vertigo, Arclight
Wrecking Crew: Wrecker, Piledriver, Thunderball, Bulldozer, Demolisher
U-Foes: Vector, Vapor, X-Ray, Ironclad
Black Order: Supergiant
Gamma: Red She-Hulk, Skaar, A-Bomb, Doc Samson, Leader,
Other Heroes: Luna Snow, Ka-Zar, Shanna the She-Devil, Blade
Other Villains: Sauron, Bi-Beast, Grim Reaper, Living Laser, Blizzard, Firebrand, Zzzax, Whiplash, Whirlwind, Technovore, Klaw, Lucia Von Bardas, Attuma, Madame Masque, Annihilus, Knull, Dracula, The Maker

come from a line of ship captains my grate grandfather being the first of my family,
Growing up and never saw my father a lot but I didn't hate him for, it put money on the table and it's was what he loved.
When he did come home he would always tell me stories of what happened on the ship. He would always have some quotes of his dad would say to me too.
You're probably wondering why I'm telling you this well I'm a ship captain now and today's my first day captaining this ship. It's not as impressive as a freighter, but I'm happy with my little sailboat. The water is getting rough, (warm laugh) it reminds me of the quote and the story my dad once said be for he... passted.
Dad: Its a windy day ta-day, "Whith mackerel skalls and horse tails make tall ships carry short sales." ,it never occurred to me till today that he was talking about the clouds;
When he said that to me, as I thought this another another big wave thretoned to capsize the boat and to wash me overboard.
My Dad: "Have you ever heard the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald?, ... No? My father told me, this story when I was around your age."
Me: (as he took another swig of his... alcohol? Coffee? He rarely drank, I think? ...
Whatever! It was in a coffee mug!
Anyways he said,
Dad: "on a cold November night the Fitz was loaded up to the brim with coal, and was to set sail for Thunder Bay,
But it was no ordinary night, there was a bad bad snow squall that night, a record-breaking one to be exact!
Anyways they made it only halfway till they contacted a sister ship saying that they lost their radar the sister ship helping them navigate using their radar because of the fog and the sleet.
They were basically driving blind. A few minutes later the sister ship checked in asking how they were doing, the Fitz saying "we're holding our own", this was the last transmission ever heard from the Edmund
...
After that the sister ship could not communicate with the Edmund Fitz gerald's or feed them on the radar they thought that the Edmund Fitz gerald has lost power and had anchored for safety.
when the sister ship made it to Port when the ship managed to get to port the deckmen asked obout the Edmund Fitz gerald the crew saying that the Edmund Fitz gerald never made contact to shore.
The captain of the sister ship thinking that that the Edmund Fitz gerald lost power and ancorried for the night and sat to wait out the storm. ... It wasn't until the next day after that they couldn't find Edmund Fitzgerald or contact them, unbeknownst the Edmund Fitzgerald had sunk in the storm. 5 year later they found the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald snapped completely in half right in middle and flipped right over on the right side at the deepest part of Lake Superior. All lifeboats still attached to the ship. No one ever knew how the Edmund Fitzgerald edged up the way it did, but the wreck has never been touched since they never removed the bodies from the wreck because of how deep they were.
Me: Did you know that because of how deep Lake Superior is sun doesn't touch the bottom of the lake this causes the water to be extremely cold so cold that nothing can live down there not even microorganisms so basically nothing biodegrades this is how the bodies and like Superior seem like they just died one of the last quotes my father ever told me was that Lady Lake Superior never give up her dead. ... I didn't go swimming for weeks after that
Me: As I was thinking of what came next, A piece of the rigging snapped and almost hit me in the head!
It barely miss me and being hit! As I watch the sale on loosen!, and catch the wind! I freking out as my brain goes in our autopilot! I frantically tie Down the the other rigging and and try to cut the sail loose as so I don't capsize.
I freeze as I see an absolutely ginormous wave hit the side of the brig! Capsizing the boat and catapulting me off the mast! Into the fridge waters! Like one of those science fair projects you would make in grad 3,
Only, I flew instead of a stale marshmallow! landing in the cold water my body is shocked from how cold it is, as I struggled to keep afloat my father's words echoing ub my head Lady Lake Superior never give up her dead. ... No! Not like this a shout at you absolutely no one
I don't want to join my father deep below these fresing cold water's! I don't want to go down like the Edmond Fitzgerald, (Snapt in half, Capsized and Lost forever in freezing cold Waters at the bottom of Lake Superior.
I I shouted for anyone knowing no one would hear me, At one point I even begged the lake her self to spare me and she heard me.
out of nowhere a ship appears out of the fog as I flag them down I see on the side of the ship the Edmund Fitzgerald at that point I realized.
Lady Lake heard me! A man abored threw me a life jacket and just as the ship appeared it disappeared this giant freighter just coasting silently through the night no lights no horn just silence.
Then a light in a distance I yelled and called till my throat was sore and it hurt to breathe.
it was what's the Coast Guard looking for me. as they pulled me up a board I knew they would call me crazy it's only then I realized I've been terying water for 23 hores and the Coast Guard thought I was dead.
Lady Lake saved me that day I don't know why but she did,
I'll say this once and only once don't mess with Lady Lake and you'll find out why they call lake superior the lake that never gives up her dead.

I ome from a line of ship captains my grate grandfather being the first of my family,
Growing up and never saw my father a lot but I didn't hate him for, it put money on the table and it's was what he loved.
When he did come home he would always tell me stories of what happened on the ship. He would always have some quotes of his dad would say to me too.
You're probably wondering why I'm telling you this well I'm a ship captain now and today's my first day captaining this ship. It's not as impressive as a freighter, but I'm happy with my little sailboat. The water is getting rough, (warm laugh) it reminds me of the quote and the story my dad once said be for he... passted.
Dad: Its a windy day ta-day, "Whith mackerel skalls and horse tails make tall ships carry short sales." ,it never occurred to me till today that he was talking about the clouds;
When he said that to me, as I thought this another another big wave thretoned to capsize the boat and to wash me overboard.
My Dad: "Have you ever heard the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald?, ... No? My father told me, this story when I was around your age."
Me: (as he took another swig of his... alcohol? Coffee? He rarely drank, I think? ...
Whatever! It was in a coffee mug!
Anyways he said,
Dad: "on a cold November night the Fitz was loaded up to the brim with coal, and was to set sail for Thunder Bay,
But it was no ordinary night, there was a bad bad snow squall that night, a record-breaking one to be exact!
Anyways they made it only halfway till they contacted a sister ship saying that they lost their radar the sister ship helping them navigate using their radar because of the fog and the sleet.
They were basically driving blind. A few minutes later the sister ship checked in asking how they were doing, the Fitz saying "we're holding our own", this was the last transmission ever heard from the Edmund
...
After that the sister ship could not communicate with the Edmund Fitz gerald's or feed them on the radar they thought that the Edmund Fitz gerald has lost power and had anchored for safety.
when the sister ship made it to Port when the ship managed to get to port the deckmen asked obout the Edmund Fitz gerald the crew saying that the Edmund Fitz gerald never made contact to shore.
The captain of the sister ship thinking that that the Edmund Fitz gerald lost power and ancorried for the night and sat to wait out the storm. ... It wasn't until the next day after that they couldn't find Edmund Fitzgerald or contact them, unbeknownst the Edmund Fitzgerald had sunk in the storm. 5 year later they found the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald snapped completely in half right in middle and flipped right over on the right side at the deepest part of Lake Superior. All lifeboats still attached to the ship. No one ever knew how the Edmund Fitzgerald edged up the way it did, but the wreck has never been touched since they never removed the bodies from the wreck because of how deep they were.
Me: Did you know that because of how deep Lake Superior is sun doesn't touch the bottom of the lake this causes the water to be extremely cold so cold that nothing can live down there not even microorganisms so basically nothing biodegrades this is how the bodies and like Superior seem like they just died one of the last quotes my father ever told me was that Lady Lake Superior never give up her dead. ... I didn't go swimming for weeks after that
Me: As I was thinking of what came next, A piece of the rigging snapped and almost hit me in the head!
It barely miss me and being hit! As I watch the sale on loosen!, and catch the wind! I freking out as my brain goes in our autopilot! I frantically tie Down the the other rigging and and try to cut the sail loose as so I don't capsize.
I freeze as I see an absolutely ginormous wave hit the side of the brig! Capsizing the boat and catapulting me off the mast! Into the fridge waters! Like one of those science fair projects you would make in grad 3,
Only, I flew instead of a stale marshmallow! landing in the cold water my body is shocked from how cold it is, as I struggled to keep afloat my father's words echoing ub my head Lady Lake Superior never give up her dead. ... No! Not like this a shout at you absolutely no one
I don't want to join my father deep below these fresing cold water's! I don't want to go down like the Edmond Fitzgerald, (Snapt in half, Capsized and Lost forever in freezing cold Waters at the bottom of Lake Superior.
I I shouted for anyone knowing no one would hear me, At one point I even begged the lake her self to spare me and she heard me.
out of nowhere a ship appears out of the fog as I flag them down I see on the side of the ship the Edmund Fitzgerald at that point I realized.
Lady Lake heard me! A man abored threw me a life jacket and just as the ship appeared it disappeared this giant freighter just coasting silently through the night no lights no horn just silence.
Then a light in a distance I yelled and called till my throat was sore and it hurt to breathe.
it was what's the Coast Guard looking for me. as they pulled me up a board I knew they would call me crazy it's only then I realized I've been terying water for 23 hores and the Coast Guard thought I was dead.
Lady Lake saved me that day I don't know why but she did,
I'll say this once and only once don't mess with Lady Lake and you'll find out why they call lake superior the lake that never gives up her dead.

The Devils are clearly a speed first team and we have seen everyone waxing poetic about how physical teams will wear down a speed team over a series of 7 games. I was beginning to get tired of this spiel but then I watched last night's game.
The way the Oilers and the Knights respond physically to getting blown out, hell watching almost any other team defend their dignity in blowouts or when their captain gets fucking wrecked and our team is filling the hit highlights on the wrong end...it's just embarrassing.
We aren't on the path of goon hockey obviously, and when we played down to the Rangers physicality it cost us. It's not our game. We put Luke in, but he is to try and solve our exits and transition. What do you think we can really do about our lack of physicality when almost every other team that is contending for the cup can lay the hammer?
I'm not looking at next year - I trust Fitz to do what we need each offseason. What can be done to salvage this run outside of just skating circles around carolina with our speed and skill (which is looking less likely by the minute)?

Hello, again. I posted here a short while back about the ending of the Fool’s Fate, and now, after a few weeks of binging my way through the Rain Wild Chronicles and the Fitz and the Fool -trilogy, I’ve sadly reached the end of the series. I’ve lots of thoughts and opinions that I needed to get off my chest, so I figured I might as well share some of them here again!
Oh, and as a warning, this will be a loooong post. I’ll break the text into sections to make it hopefully a little less disjointed and easier to read.
The Fitz and the Fool -trilogy
First I’d like to talk a bit about the last trilogy. While I did not love it quite as much as the Tawny Man or Liveship Traders, I was overall very satisfied and enjoyed my time with it.
As far as the plot goes, I bounced between really liking it and then feeling a bit frustrated. Plots that focus on a parent desperately trying to rescue their child are not exactly my favorite type, so I was initially put off when I realized that’s where the story was going. Thankfully Bee was incredibly easy to love and root for, so even my cold heart managed to get invested in her rescue. The usual issues I have with this type of plot did still stand: when a child character is in danger (especially long term), I feel like the concern caused by it can overshadow the rest of the story, without much room for change or growth until the child is safe. I feel that was the case here as well. Ever since Bee gets kidnapped, Fitz is in a near-constant state of anger, depression, or self-blame. This is obviously understandable and in character for him, but as a reader, it did get a little tiring.
This brings me to my next point and probably my biggest complaint, which is the tone. Though the earlier books in the series have certainly had plenty of dark and heartbreaking events in them, I never felt they were overwhelmingly so. The first half of Assassin’s Quest, maybe, but otherwise I think the series has quite well balanced the peaceful moments with the tragic events. This trilogy, however, felt exhausting in how the characters were being constantly abused, fighting, or being reminded of earlier torture. Bee’s chapters in Assassin’s Fate were especially bad with this—so many chapters followed the same pattern of her running away (or trying to do so), getting caught, and then being abused. Then on Fitz’s side, Fitz is usually either blaming himself for everything, discussing the Fool’s traumas, bickering with him, or worrying about dragons/liveships/Chade/skill/whatever is going on. Even though the actual plot development was slow, it rarely felt like there was time for the characters to truly catch their breath, which made the books feel exhaustingly depressing to me. (Admittedly, the fact that I read them so quickly probably did not help, but I do think the critique still stands as I did not have the same issue with the other trilogies in the series despite speeding through them as well).
The one scene that I do want to highlight as a great exception is the scene with Fitz, the Fool and Bee resting by the steps in Clerres. That scene was one of my favorites in the trilogy (and maybe in the entire series). It was such a welcome breath of fresh air and a tiny speck of wholesomeness in an otherwise very heavy and emotionally oppressive book. I loved it.
There were a lot of other great and memorable scenes throughout the trilogy. Dealing with the messenger, the tragic reunion with the Fool, Bee being kidnapped, Fitz being officially recognized as himself, going to Kelsingra, Bee becoming the Destroyer, everything about the Clerres break-in and escape…. There are way too many to list, and I can’t express how impossibly difficult it was for me to put the books down whenever I needed to do so.
One thing that made me exceptionally giddy was how the lore and characters from Liveship Traders and Rain Wild Chronicles all came together and melded into one big pile of fanservice. Although it had been only days since I had finished RWC, I was still ridiculously excited to see Kelsingra and all the old characters again. My only disappointment was that Fitz and Carson did not get to properly talk to each other – throughout RWC I kept thinking that they’d make great friends, but at least it was nice to see that Fitz had that exact same instinct.
I do think there was maybe a bit too much Liveship Traders drama. At some points, Fitz felt like a bystander to the plot, and as it was the last book in the series I would have wanted even more focus on him and his actions. The Kennitsson and liveship stuff weren’t all that personal to Fitz, so while I appreciated getting a new final conclusion to the Liveship Traders, it did make Fitz feel like an outsider witnessing events that had little to do with him for a big part of the book.
I also wished there had been a proper reconciliation between Fitz and Amber. Sure, they stop fighting and Fitz recognizes that the Fool was using Amber as a mask to stay strong when he was afraid, but Fitz also never admits his own part in the conflict. He takes his anxieties about the Fool and their relationship (and how Amber makes him fear that Molly is being replaced) as well as his own frustrations at not being in full control of their mission and makes Amber the scapegoat for all these feelings. It bugs me that after so much time is spent building up this conflict, the matter never gets fully resolved or discussed again after Fitz’s very brief realization.
The Ending
Finally, the ending. Oh boy. It wrecked me, completely and utterly. For the last 200 pages or so I was already sobbing non-stop, yet I still managed to bawl my eyes out at the final resolution too. The conclusion of Fitz, the Fool and Nighteyes joining together in a carved wolf is, in my opinion, exactly how their story should end. Back when I was reading Fool’s Errand I actually considered what my ideal ending for them would be, and them carving their own stone wolf was what I also came up with. So I am very satisfied that it came true, and found it a beautiful end to their tale.
However, some of the circumstances that led to the ending I did not like as much. Similar to what I said earlier about the tone, Fitz dying of parasites felt tragic just for the sake of being tragic, rather than the natural consequence of the book’s events. Even if the parasites were mentioned before, to me they still felt like a contrived plot device that existed only so Fitz could have no hope for survival but also just enough time to carve the wolf. After all the Skill healing, Wit healing, and herb knowledge that the characters had, it is very convenient that the enemies had an access to these completely incurable worms. And very lucky that the only one they hit with a dart was Fitz.
The sappy and overprotective part of me really would have wanted a happier ending. Especially because the rest of the book is so depressing and exhausting, Fitz getting his well-deserved peace with Bee and the Fool (even if only for a short while before they go on to carve their wolf) would have helped balance things out. Then again, I adored the conclusion with Bee and the Fool, and how Bee realizes that Fitz and the Fool’s fears about the Fool “just using him” were wrong and stupid, and how she then helps set things right. So I can’t say I’m exactly disappointed either. Just sad, I suppose.
Queer themes & authorial intent
In my previous post, I was concerned about the handling of queer themes in the series, specifically regarding Fitz and the Fool’s relationship and queerbaiting. I was glad to see that my worst concerns did not come true. While I personally would have liked to have more resolution on the matter, both the text and subtext were enough for me to make my own deductions and interpretations, and I’m more than happy with that.
However, I’ve already read some comments that Robin Hobb has made in the past regarding the Fitz/Fool relationship, which uh… I think I’ll just choose to ignore. I am a strong believer in the Death of the Author (in matters of analysis and interpretation), and whether it was intended or not, the current reading that I have of their relationship and Fitz’s struggles with abandonment, love, sexuality, and shame, is part of what I love about the series and what spoke to me about it. As a queer man, I strongly connected to my own interpretation of Fitz’s feelings for the Fool, as well as the Fool’s stance on love and gender. The emotions and thoughts that those aspects brought me are ultimately more important to me than authorial intent, and as my interpretations do have enough textual evidence to satisfy me, they are what I am going to stick with.
That being said, it was nice to have some positively depicted explicitly gay characters in Rain Wild Chronicles, though it did disappoint me that Sedric and Carson barely had any relevance in the last two RWC books. They had the potential for so much more than the few brief chapters that they were given.
Final thoughts
In these kinds of informal review/opinion posts it’s easy to focus on nitpicks and complaints, so I’d like to end this on a positive note and talk about what I loved about this series.
One of my favorite things was how the lore and mysteries were slowly revealed in small bits and pieces, and not necessarily to the characters but to the reader. For example, we first see Kelsingra in Assassin’s Quest, find out why it was partially destroyed in Liveship Traders, but then only in Rain Wild Chronicles do we actually get a name for the city and start to properly explore its secrets. Same thing with the Rooster Crown, the Whites, etc. These kinds of slow-drip teases and reveals that allowed me to connect the dots and make my own theories were really fun and made me deeply invested in the whole world and its mysteries.
As far as the characters go, to me the absolute standout is the Fool. I really really really love the Fool. I’ve found that sometimes there are characters that are difficult to imagine in my mind’s eye—I can’t seem to decide what they should look like or how they should move and talk. The Fool is the exact opposite of that. In all his facets and color changes and outfits, it never took me any effort to see and hear the Fool or his body language, and as weird as it may sound, I just really enjoyed imagining him. I love his determination and humor and empathy and secretiveness, and the ways that he was hurt and tortured throughout the series genuinely broke my heart. By the end of Assassin’s Fate, I bawled through all his scenes, partially because his situation was just too sad, but partially because I did not feel ready to say goodbye to him yet (and honestly, I still don’t). What I wouldn’t give for an entire book about him just living a peaceful, happy life. He deserves that, and more.
I can not end this post without talking about Fitz. The best part about a good first-person PoV is getting to truly know the thought processes of a character in depth, and when it comes to Fitz, I absolutely loved getting lost in his thoughts and worldview. Though he can be a bit of a dumbass at times, that too is something that I eventually ended up adoring about him. He is an incredibly tragic character to me—he is so convinced that he is unlovable and will be abandoned if he ever shows his true self, that instead he ends up self-sabotaging and locking away parts of himself, and then lying to himself about it. It was sad to see that even at the very end he still felt like he had failed so many of his loved ones, but I am glad that he got to find at least some peace by becoming part of the stone wolf with Nighteyes and his Beloved.
Lastly, I have to mention just how much this series has affected me. I read the first two books of the Farseer Trilogy last autumn and while I liked them well enough, I didn’t quite fall in love with them yet. It was in late December, when I read Assassin’s Quest, that I became completely enamored with the series. The past few months since then have been really rough for me, and these books quickly became my main source of escapism and happiness during this time. A month or so back, when I had some pretty painful medical issues, The Tawny Man trilogy was about the only thing that helped me distract myself from it. These books have made me cry and smile and laugh like nothing else in a long time, and I’ve spent countless hours pondering the character arcs and theorizing about what comes next. I am honestly and truly grateful for all that, even if I must admit I feel empty now that it’s over. Thank you, Robin Hobb. It has been a wonderful experience.
TL;DR: This series has wrecked me, and despite having some complaints, I love it. I’ve cried so much that my head hurts and now I feel empty. What an amazing journey.

Reddit Big Book Workshop: Part I - Introduction to AA
Welcome! If you missed Part I, please see the link above for an introduction to AA and the Prefaces in the Big Book.
Today we're going to take a look at the problem. What does it even mean to be an alcoholic? I'm not sure about you, but before I got to A.A., I considered the term alcoholic to be describing the homeless man/woman drinking out of the brown bag who had lost everything and everybody. Today we're going to learn that alcoholism is a two-part disease. Then you can decide for yourself what you think you are, and if you need Alcoholics Anonymous as a solution.
Ask any alcoholic Mom or Dad if they would sober up for their children? They will tell you they will never drink again. Yet, eventually, they do. Why?

"Many do not comprehend that the alcoholic is a very sick person." - Page xxiii

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• The Doctor's Opinion (Page xxv - xxxii)

First, let's set the stage for the era that the Doctor's Opinion was describing. The Doctor's Opinion was written by Dr. William Silkworth. Dr. Silkworth was one of the leading experts on alcoholism in the 1930's based out of NYC's Charles B. Towns Hospital. It's thought he treated close to 40,000 alcoholics over his career in NYC. Before he wrote The Doctor's Opinion, he penned this article in 1937. Silkworth noted that his patients rate of recovery was approximately 2% before Bill Wilson (founder of AA) came under his care. While science and medicine have come a long way since the publishing of this book, there still is no medical cure for alcoholism. It's worth nothing that in the original version of the book, Dr. Silkworth signed his letter anonymously.

"In 1934 I attended a patient who, though he had been a competent businessman of good earning capacity, was an alcoholic of a type I had come to regard as hopeless. In the course of his third treatment he acquired certain ideas concerning a possible means of recovery." -pg. xxv

That patient is Bill Wilson (co-founder of A.A.). Bill is on his third treatment with Dr. Silkworth. He was incapable of staying sober on his own. Medical professionals, no matter how qualified, could not find a cure for his alcoholism. Even Dr. Silkworth described Bill as "hopeless". You'll learn more about Bill's Story in the next chapter.
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"In this statement he confirms what we who have suffered alcoholic torture must believe -- that the body of the alcoholic is quite as abnormal as his mind." -pg. xxvi

So right off the bat, we're being told that our disease is two-part. We have something wrong with our body, as well as with our mind. This is extremely important to understand.

"We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that the phenomenon of craving is limited to this class and never occurs in the average temperate drinker. These allergic types can never safely use alcoholic in any form at all;" -pg. xxviii

Dr. Silkworth describes alcohol as the manifestation of an allergy that kicks off in the body as well as the brain. If you have more time to read, you can see the paper written by Dr. Silkworth in 1937 here. The phenomenon of craving occurs after the alcoholic has taken the first drink. Hence, where the quote "One is too many, and 100 isn't enough" comes from. The physical craving does not kick in until after you've ingested alcohol. If this was all alcoholism was, it would be quite easy to overcome. If we just wouldn't take that first drink, we'd never have a craving and therefore we'd never pick up. For me, when the phenomenon of craving kicks in, I can't promise anybody when I'm going to stop drinking. It could be that night, it could be in a couple of days, or it could go on for months and years. The phenomenon of craving is not present in non-alcoholics.

"Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit it is injurious, they cannot after a time differentiate the true from the false. To them, their alcoholic life seems the only normal one. They are restless, irritable and discontented, unless they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks–drinks which they see others taking with impunity. After they have succumbed to the desire again, as so many do, and the phenomenon of craving develops, they pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again. This is repeated over and over, and unless this person can experience an entire psychic change there is very little hope of his recovery." -pg. xxviii-xxix

No matter how bad the consequences get, we continue to drink. This is because during we become restless, irritable, and discontented with life until we drink again. The mental obsession takes over, and we find no peace and comfort again until we drink. This starts the cycle of the physical craving all over again. The last line here alludes to the solution Dr. Silkworth believes necessary for the alcoholic to recover: An entire psychic change.
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Some questions to ask yourself here:

1. Did you drink essentially because you like the effect produced by alcohol?
2. Have you been restless, irritable, and discontented??
3. Have you sought the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks? How has this changed over time?
4. Were there ways you could not differentiate the true from the false in your life?

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"Faced with this problem, if a doctor is honest with himself, he must sometimes feel his own inadequacy. Although he gives all that is in him, it often is not enough. One feels that something more than human power is needed to produce the essential psychic change." pg. xxix

I find this section from Dr. Silkworth incredibly humbling. Doctors are extremely intelligent men and women, often very confident. To admit, that they don't have the answers to cure alcoholism is a very humble statement. Over 80 years later, Alcoholics Anonymous is still the most effective way to treat alcoholism. Do not confuse this with problem drinkers who stop on their own willpower. That is not possible for the alcoholic.

"These men were not drinking to escape; they were drinking to overcome a craving beyond their mental control. There are many situations which arise out of the phenomenon of craving which cause men to make the supreme sacrifice rather than continue to fight." pg. xxx

You didn't get here because you are weak mentally. It's because of a lack of willpower. It's that we suffer from alcoholism. A two-part disease in the body and mind in the form of a craving that is beyond our mental control. Sadly, this has landed many men and women 6-feet under prematurely because they don't think there is a way out.
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Next Dr. Silkworth goes on to describe the 5 types of alcoholics on page xxx.

1. Emotionally unstable psychopaths.
2. Unwilling to admit he cannot take a drink.
3. Believes that after being entirely free from alcohol for a period of time he can take a drink without danger.
4. Manic-depressive, least understood by his friends.
5. Entirely normal in every respect except in the effect alcohol has on them, often able, intelligent and friendly people.

"All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. It has never been, by any treatment with which we are familiar, permanently eradicated. The only relief we have to suggest is entire abstinence."

A.A. is not a program to control your drinking, or to cut back on your consumption. The only way to recover is to remain entirely abstinent while experiencing a complete psychic change. Dr. Silkworth next on pg. xxxi-xxxii tells the stories of two men who underwent a spiritual experience. The first story is of Hank Parkhurst, and the second patient is Fitz Mayo.
Here is what Dr. Silkworth writes after Hank comes back to see him a year after going through the steps outlined in the program of A.A.

"One year later he called to see me, and I experience a very strange sensation. I knew the man by name, and partly recognized his features, but there all resemblance ended. From a trembling, despairing, nervous wreck, had emerged a man brimming over with self-reliance and contentment. I talked with him for some time, but was not able to bring myself to feel that I had known him before. To me he was a stranger, and so he left me. A long time has passed with no return to alcohol." pg. xxxi

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Summary:

1. We have a two part disease
   1. Can't drink because of a physical allergy.
   2. Can't quit because of a mental obsession.
2. Only a complete psychic change can save us from alcoholism.

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Some more questions to ask yourself:
Have you ever tried to prove that you can drink like normal drinkers? Were you successful?
Is your life unmanageable as a result of your drinking?
Have you tried various ways to stop with no luck?
Do you acknowledge that you need help? That this can't be done alone?
Does life ever get so unbearable that the only way to deal with it is to get drunk? Did you have the phenomenon of craving?
What consequences do you have as a result of drinking?
Have you admitted to your inner most self that you are alcoholic?
Do you believe you still have a choice as to whether or not you take a drink?
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Step 1: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable."
Maybe you're still not quite convinced. That's okay. We'll get into Bill's Story next...until then!