RUMPLATIONS: Awesome Honky Tonk and Cyber Bar How Y'all Are?

Good morning! Wet one here.

Ape's been writing (kind of, more just playing around with various projects) and rocking out to a new goth metal act, Cemetery Skyline. It's a supergroup whose members come from a range of Nordic metal bands. Lead singer Mikael Stanne of Sweden's Dark Tranquility has a lovely baritone voice and uses it exclusively on this album, leaving his equally impressive growling for his "day job". The video could be inspiration for a comp story, really.

Morning or Night Ape

Let this ancient lion try getting the morning started

Big Beautiful Bertha filled

with Bad Ass Coffee

Copper Tea Kettle filled

Assortment of sweets placed on side bar with sprinkle doughnuts hidden for Sara

Back with a few tunes to start the Week in a minute

There even cookies to enjoy

Mama' and Papa'

Monday Monday

Deep Purple

Smoke On The Water

Boz Scaggs

Little Miss Night and Day

What will your Monday be

Lion Out

Good morning, O mighty Lion. Nice to see looking lively again. An English Breakfast tea, please.

Holiday here. Our Thanksgiving. No plans, just a relaxing day.

Simone Simons usually has a loud, heavy band behind her lovely mezzo voice. Here, however, she just has a piano and strings. It is gorgeous and one of two ballads from metal sirens that are guaranteed spots on my year's favourites list.

The other is from her friend and onetime roommate Floor Jansen. The closing track of Yesterwynde, the latest album from Nightwish, offers Floor with a similarly minimalist accompaniment.

And good Tunesd-day Morning! I hope that Lion will humour and honour us with some more of his magical musical moments!

Meanwhile, I'll get the caffeine going.

Tea Kettle is refilled and steamy. There are pots of Red Rose and English Breakfast teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.

Today we're using Folgers – our Lion's favourite brew.

I've put out donuts, naturally.

Plus I've got some coffee-flavoured cake for y'all.

Take care out there, 'K?

Attention Rumpies!

Here’s the link to a short 70-word writing challenge, running alongside the current whodunnit competition until October 31st. Three prizes of 375 Lush coins up for grabs.

https://www.lushstories.com/forum/site-announcements-feedback/a-70-word-erotic-halloweenhorrorthriller-writing-challenge-now-through-oct-31st

It's HUMP-day! Good morning, happy humpers!

Let's get it on…

Lights are on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up and we’re ready to begin.

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Red Rose and Irish Breakfast teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is ready.

Today we're using Cooper's Dark Roast Columbian Coffee, because, that's why.

There are donuts.

Plus I've got some kind of creamy, dreamy confections for y'all

Let's see if we can't get some tunes going in a minute. Or two.

Let's start with some Taylor Swift. I was tempted to play "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" for a certain presidential candidate, but decided on something a little more upbeat … The Best Day …

Next up … Dua Lipa … Don't Start Now …

And in the spirit of the month … The Grateful Dead … Touch of Grey … 

But I can't play The Dead without playing … Truckin' …

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And that will do it for me. Take care out there, 'K?

Hi, Bear! Love your spooky new avi. 😊

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Hi, Bear! Love your spooky new avi. 😊

Werewolves you need silver.

Vampires it is garlic or holy symbols.

But how the bleep do you protect against undead bears? 😱

Good afternoon. A red wine please.

Why am I so weak for classic rockstars? And why do I love it so much?

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So, Rach has a sexy new catsuit, eh?

Nice! We'll look forward to the story that goes with.

It's Thirst-Day, so let's get it goin'!

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Red Rose and Assam teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is ready to serve

Today we're using some of that Bad Ass Coffee that Lion brought in the other day.

And there are donuts

Plus I've got some actual coffee cake this morning.

Time for this growing Bear to go and workout to stay strong, fit, and sexy!

Well, strong and fit at any rate…

Take care out there, 'K?

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Go Sprite Go! :worship:

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Today we're using some of that Bad Ass Coffee that Lion brought in the other day.

Is it just me or does the donkey’s arm/fist look like a pretty nice penis?

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Is it just me or does the donkey’s arm/fist look like a pretty nice penis?

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Something on your mind, Kimmi?

It's just you.

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Is it just me or does the donkey’s arm/fist look like a pretty nice penis?

Nothing unintentional about it -- the snout, too.

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I'll be in my bunk.

Forget My Name

Beyond The Black

A Halloween Story, called

The Amazon Vampire

Camille Monfort, known as "The Amazon Vampire," became a legend in 1896 when Belém, Brazil, flourished from the rubber trade. The city saw a sudden rise in wealth as rubber exports enriched local farmworkers, who built grand mansions using European materials. Their families indulged in luxuries such as sending their laundry to Europe and importing mineral water from London. The "Theatro da Paz" was the center of cultural life, hosting performances by European artists.

Among these artists was Camille Monfort, a beautiful French opera singer born in 1869, whose presence captivated the wealthy men of Belém and sparked jealousy among their wives. Monfort’s beauty and bold disregard for social norms made her controversial. She was rumored to have danced half-naked in the streets during afternoon rain showers and often took solitary nighttime walks along the banks of the Guajará River, dressed in flowing black gowns under the full moon.

As her popularity grew, so did the rumors surrounding her. It was whispered that she had an affair with Francisco Bolonha, a prominent local figure who allegedly bathed her in expensive European champagne in his mansion. Stranger tales circulated, suggesting that Monfort had been afflicted with vampirism while in London, explaining her pale appearance. According to these rumors, she developed a thirst for human blood, said to mesmerize young women with her voice during performances, causing them to faint and allowing her to prey on them. These fainting spells were often attributed to the overwhelming emotional power of her music, but some claimed they were the result of darker forces.

Monfort was also rumored to possess supernatural abilities, such as communicating with the dead and summoning spirits through ectoplasm in spiritual séances. These activities were believed to be early examples of spiritualism, which later became more widely practiced in secretive circles in Belém, including the Pinho Palace.

In late 1896, Camille Monfort fell victim to a cholera outbreak that swept through Belém. She was buried in the Soledad Cemetery, where her grave remains under the shadow of a large mango tree. The neoclassical mausoleum, now weathered with moss and leaves, features a white marble bust of a woman and a small framed image of her in black. Her tombstone reads:

"Here lies

Camilla Maria Monfort (1869-1896)

The voice that captivated the world."

However, some believe her tomb is empty, claiming her death was staged to hide her vampirism and that Camille Monfort still lives in Europe, now over 150 years old. The legend of "The Amazon Vampire" endures, adding to the mystique surrounding her life and death.

Looks like losing a toe has made the Lion a bit ... 😎... batty. 🦇🤣

Good evening. A scotch would go down nicely. Single malt Islay preferred.

A batty Lion, eh?

Well, better than a punchy Bear, I guess.

(YAWN) still early folks. Take the jokes as you get 'em.

Anyone heard from Kat, BTW? Hope she's having an amazing time in Europe.

Now, caffeine…

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Red Rose and Oolong teas are available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Beautiful Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now ready for a Friday.

Today we're using RIO Columbian coffee beans. Any complaints? Tell it to the chaplin.

Donuts, of course

And we've got some strawberry cuppycakes, cause I want 'em.

Take care out there, 'K?

Strawberry cupcakes! gobble gobble