I love this!
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But who drew it? I can’t make it out, but I want to know. I want to know! And I’ve already searched the egloos site but by all means try it again if you think you can unearth something. :D
It seems to originate with this tumblr, but I’m not sure if the tumblr owner drew it. I’ve sent a message to find out. In the meantime, if you have seen it somewhere, and my eagle eye just missed it, let me know please.
edit: the artist can be found DeviantArt
What will Leicester be like After Richard? Kathryn, a resident, explains a bit about Leicester and how the discovery of Richard III has already affected the city and will in future:
Will Richard III change us?
King Richard III by Unknown artist.
National Portrait GalleryIt was a cold, dull and damp day in Leicester last Friday but I was determined it wouldn’t spoil the afternoon. A friend had come to stay for the weekend and I was going to show her around Leicester. I’ve never been hugely fond of the city, feeling a far greater affinity with the south of the country, but, on Friday, I saw it through someone else’s eyes for the first time and realised that it’s a far more interesting and friendly place than I ever gave it credit for.
It doesn’t matter to me if anyone who plays Richard III looks exactly like him. Way too much is made of this as a prerequisite especially when considering the use of prosthetics and special effects. Does it help that Richard Armitage has some resemblance to Richard III? Yes, there’s no question.
As for those who don’t think our guy looks like Richard III, certainly RA doesn’t look like RIII all the time. He has some features that resemble the King, but remember Richard Armitage is a chameleon. It’s one of his greatest assets. After his voice, it is my second most loved aspect of him and watching Sparkhouse for the first time and seeing how differently he played John Standring from John Thornton, Harry Kennedy and Guy of Gisborne made me a life long fan. Yes, I can say that with confidence since I doubt his ability is going to go away. And it would certainly be beneficial in playing Richard III.
Just another photo that had me seeing some resemblance to the maligned monarch.
Screencap is mine.
So were they separated at birth or not? :D
Mashup pic is my crude photoshop work. LOL!
Since the Community Board created by Celebrity Expose has been deleted and all of the lovely pins along with it, we needed another one! Thanks to all of you who have asked to be part of this. I’m still processing the names. Please know that it does not require an invitation to look at the board. It’s only if you want to pin there. And about pinning I want to say a few words.
First, your pin should be something to do with Richard Armitage. It does not have to be a picture of him, but if it’s not, the chance of the picture being clicked on is less likely. LOL! Second, it’s best to pin something you find on the web that has a graphic. When you add, it will prompt to find images, and if there is more than one image, you can scroll until you find the one you want pinned to the board. Third, if you pin to the wrong place, no biggie. Erase it and start over. No one is going to whop you on the head if you get it wrong, and Pinterest doesn’t immediately send a notice to followers. So if you erase quickly, no one will know! Don’t ask me how I know this. :D Fourth, you can invite others to the board once you’re authorized to pin. I leave that up to your judgment, and as long as people pin RA or RA related items and no one starts pinning NSFW* items, it’s cool.
That’s all I can think of at the moment. So I’m off to pin something on the board. Namely all of the Richard III stuff I think others might want to read.
Here’s just a sample of what you can see:
A beautiful graphic of Thorin by Angie K. Long
Top graphic by TeeTotally
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*NSFW means ‘not safe for work’ and usually includes nude photos, but I think we all need to keep in mind that kids look at these boards. So if you want to pin something that leads back to what you wouldn’t want your kids to see or your nieces and nephews or any other kids you may know, then don’t pin it please.
The board that many of us were using at Celebrity Expose is now gone and the pins along with it. I’ve started another one here. Please let me know if you want to participate. Even if I leave the fandom, which I don’t plan on doing, but if I did, I would make sure this stays. So won’t you join me? And maybe it’s better the board is not associated with something as massive as the other board. Me thinks they probably got in legal trouble and that’s why they went away. It’s doubtful this will happen to us.
The news is in that yes, the bones found under the public housing parking lot in Leicester are indeed those of Richard III. Any of you following along should have expected this. When the news of a televised special about the King was announced, it seemed obvious the finding would go only one way; otherwise, the parties involved could have been setting themselves up for a Geraldo Rivera moment.
Where does all of this find us? If you have an affinity for history, this has to whet your appetite for more. I know it does mine. But as a Richard Armitage fan, I find myself wondering about Philippa Langley. I’m intensely curious about her. According to reports I’ve read, she has written a play about Richard III and now would like to mount a drama about him that may involve Richard Armitage. I would love to know much more about her as a writer and in particular a screenwriter.
Philippa Langley at the Richard III dig in Leicester
After the Richard III Special is done today, I’m going to tune in to a live Q&A with her and Professor Lin Foxhall, Head of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester. I’m not sure how much I will learn about Ms. Langley’s writing, but my curiosity will ensure I’m listening to every word she says and hoping the format is conducive to asking some questions about the possible drama. I hope you will be listening as well, and if you have any questions about how to do that, please let me know.
Yes, I really said that. LOL!
I was just listening to Dave Andrews’ show on BBC Leicester, and he read Richard Armitage’s email informing Dave that he couldn’t make it on the show. He had wifi but couldn’t make a call.
Richard, Richard, Richard,
It’s called Skype or Google phone or any number of other VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) phone services. ;-)
Man, if you need help with this, I’m your girl. We can get around those pesky federal regulations. ;-) ;-)
Signed,
One of your crazy fans who loves to give technical support.
Fat chance I’ll ever get to do that, but hey, what the heck? I never thought I would be blogging successfully for almost three years, and here I am.
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I need to clear something up! VOIP is not allowed on a plane. That was why I put the wink at the end of the line. I’m sorry if that caused some confusion. I was teasing! Please don’t try to do that with an airline that provides wifi! LOL! Ahem.
The good news is this may be a reality in the future. But it’s not today — at least not in the U.S. However, look what I found. I knew about the CEO being escorted off a plane for using VOIP, but I didn’t know that Virgin Airlines is now allowing these calls. Interesting. I guess Richard Armitage wasn’t flying on Virgin. :D
edit: an update on the FAA relaxing the rules but still can’t make calls. Bummer
The Richard III Special broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK will be on Monday, February 4th at 9pm there, which means 4pm EST, 3pm CST, 2pm MST, and 1pm PST.
There are ways for people who are not in the UK to watch. This is mostly done via something called a VPN (Virtual Private Network). You can read more about them here. I’ve been using these for a couple of years for business and especially when I travel. Occasionally I’ve had to actually access local wifi (McDonald’s unfortunately sometimes), but I try to avoid that.
For the uninitiated, this is also how people can easily fake an ip. I wasn’t going to talk about this, but some of you enjoying the details of Statcounter need to know that an IP log is not entirely reliable.
I would put up a picture, but how many times can I post Richard III or a manipulation of Richard Armitage? Okay, never mind I asked that. :D
How about this below? So it’s not Richard III related. Use your imagination. I see Richard Armitage on his way to somewhere great.
Photo courtesy of RichardArmitageNet.com, and it’s the Picture of the Day for February 3rd.
Check out the details of Richard Armitage on the radio talking Richard III:
Hopefully, he will shed some light on what’s going on, but somehow I doubt it. Maybe my pessimist needs some caffeine to lighten up. :D
If BBC Leicester is having him on sometime after 5pm, that means sometime after 9am Los Angeles time.
edit:
https://twitter.com/BBCLeicester/status/298094119702650880
So stay tuned. :D
Candid photo of Richard Armitage after another radio interview in September, 2010.
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