lt_aldo_raine's Tree

[partridgemod]

This is the Tree for lt_aldo_raine! Below are the requested Pears it can be decorated with (beginning 24 December).



Username: lt_aldo_raine

AO3 Username: LT_Aldo_Raine

Request 1: picspam for BabeRoe! (Band of Brothers)

Request 2: playlist of songs from your favorite type of music/artist(s)

Request 3: book/film/tv recommends for historical fiction (of any era!) and/or non-fiction about WWII

Request 4: literally anything involving Christmas (surprise me!)

Request 5: ficlet featuring a Babe/OFC and/or Gene/OFC (again, Band of Brothers)

Additional Information: I'm pretty easy-going, and I really appreciate any/all pears! <3

Comments

Christmas surprise! :)

[flowerdeluce]

Hi lt_aldo_raine :)

I loved your request for a surprise Christmassy something, so here’s a surprise for you… Christmas food icons!

Below are icons of gingerbread houses, yule logs, candy canes, and a Christmas pudding. I hope you like them. Happy holidays to you. (PS: Looking for images for these made me so hungry!)

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Re: Christmas surprise! :)

[lt_aldo_raine]

this is the sweetest, most delightfully delicious Christmas surprise!! I LOVE them!! thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy the holidays, as well! <33

Re: Christmas surprise! :)

[flowerdeluce]

I'm so happy to hear that! And eee, you're using my personal favourite from the batch already! :D Thank you for the holiday wishes <3

[alexseanchai]

I suspect it's a little bit cheating to fill 2 and 4 both with Wintertide by Alexander James Adams and Heather Alexander (free to stream on Bandcamp), but only a little bit so I'm doing it 😺

Alec's version of "We Three Kings" is absolutely the best version there is. No question in my mind.

(The poetic story about Alec and Heather is, Alec is the mortal human who was replaced as a little boy with a Faerie changeling, and he returned to the mortal world as a grown man when the changeling in question, Heather, returned to Faerie—taking time to record this album together first. The prosaic story is, Alec recorded the higher-range parts of Wintertide before starting hormonal transition and the lower-range parts after his voice settled, with the effect that it sounds like the album was recorded as a duo.)

[lt_aldo_raine]

Ahh, this is so lovely! That's such a neat narrative approach to the album. I've got it up now to have a listen, and so far, its terrific. Thank you so much for sharing. What an excellent recommendation--just in time for Christmas Eve!

Happy Holidays!! <3

[alexseanchai]

if you like the musical style, check out other albums by Alexander James Adams and Heather Alexander!

Historical Recs

[fucktheg0ds]

Hi there! I've got some historical recs for you :) Feel free to get in touch if you want to know more about any of these.

Netflix:

• Juana Inés (7 episodes) – Set in 17th Century Mexico. About an intellectual nun, Juana Inés, and her struggles against the church.
• Marco Polo* (21 episodes) – Set in 13th Century Mongolia/China and other places in Eurasia. About the explorer Marco Polo’s time in Kublai Khan’s court. Has cool action scenes, political intrigue, and stunning costumes and scenery.
• Spartacus* (39 episodes) – Set in Ancient Rome. About the gladiator Spartacus and his rebellion against the Romans. Very sexy and violent.

*Major content warnings apply. Hit me up if you want to know more.

Novels:

• The Huntress by Kate Quinn – Switches between WWII Soviet Union and post-war America. Heroine is/was a Night Witch (female night bomber) and is bisexual.
• Goddess by Kelly Gardiner – Set in 17th-18th Century France. Fictionalised account of the crossdressing swordswoman and opera singer Julie d'Aubigny, almost too cool to be true.
• Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford – Set in early 1900s London. About feminism and the early days of radio.

Nonfiction:

• The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford – Pretty self-explanatory.
• Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath – Illustrated and easy to read (though not necessarily light and fluffy!) concise biographies of awesome women throughout history.
• The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor – Again, pretty self-explanatory.

Re: Historical Recs

[lt_aldo_raine]

Ahh, yes!! I love Radio Girls! And I really enjoyed Spartacus, too.

So many of these recs sound amazing. My interest is particularly piqued by your descriptions of The Huntress, Goddess, and Rejected Princesses. Also, I really appreciate how many of these seem inclusive of women and minorities. Thank you for putting together such a thoughtful rec list! I can't wait to start exploring...!

<3

Book Recs

[slightlytookish]

Happy Holidays! Here are a few recs:

1. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - coming of age story set in 1930s England. I consider this book comfort food and try to reread it every year.

2. The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey - a dual-narrative book that actually kept my interest in both halves of the book (doesn't always happen!) set in 1920s and 1930s England (I think you are seeing a pattern: I have a big interest in the first half of the 20th century :p)

3. The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - (I break the pattern!) This is set in a historical time and place that I know little about (1950s Iran) so that was a great interest to me (I should note that part of the book does take place in current times).

I hope you enjoy these if you read them! :)

Re: Book Recs

[lt_aldo_raine]

I'm really interested in multi-narrative novels, especially those that feature large temporal shifts, so 2 and 3 are definitely of interest. Also, The Glittering Hour just sounds like a perfect read in general. I also really appreciate the descriptor of "comfort food" when given to anything that's not food, so I'm curious about the first text, too! I'll have to give them a gander.

Thanks so much for the recs, Took! <3

[cookiegirl]

Hi! :)

I made you a playlist of my favourite type of music - musical theatre! I know that's not for everyone so feel free to ignore it if it isn't for you, but I think they're all pretty awesome songs :D

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL19ttT1qzXc3jB2ZRR7GY4vlCxE3Dyijd

1. Legally Blonde the Musical - So Much Better (Elle realizes being an awesome law student is better than being Warner's girlfriend!)
2. Hadestown - All I've Ever Known (Eurydice has always been by herself, but now she has Orpheus <3)
3. Something Rotten! - Hard to Be the Bard (William Shakespeare complains about how hard writing is and the pressure of fame!)
4. Waitress - She Used to Be Mine (Jenna thinks back on who she used to be and who she's going to be)
5. Six - Six (Henry VIII's six wives are better off without him, thanks)
6. Falsettos - The Games I Play (Whizzer is trying to get over a break-up)
7. Beetlejuice the Musical - No Reason (Delia and Lydia debate whether the universe makes things happen for a reason)

Hope you find something you like! :)

I LOVE musical theatre!!

[lt_aldo_raine]

As a former theatre geek and thespian, I adore musical theatre!! Legally Blonde and Waitress are fantastic. I can't wait to give these a listen! Thanks so much and hope you've had a happy holiday season. <3

Re: I LOVE musical theatre!!

[cookiegirl]

Oh yay, I'm so pleased! A happy coincidence :D

Playlist, Recs, Stuff

[muccamukk]

Playlist: Mucca's Indie Folk Stuff
1. Gin Wigmore Black Sheep
2. Dessa - Dixon's Girl
3. Betty Soo and Doug Cox - Boxcars
4. Dana Sipos - Blue Ridge
5. Chastity Brown - Man and Gun
6. Dessa - Good Grief
7. Chastity Brown - Drive Slow
8. Ezra Furman - Body Was Made
(More stuff than Indie or Folk, admittedly)

Book Recs: Historical Fiction
Blindspot: A Novel by Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore
Romance novel set in Colonial-Era Boston by two massive history nerds who are having immense fun with the tropes and genres of the era.

Goddess by Kelly Gardiner
(Seconding above)

Book Recs: Nonefiction
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Expansion of daily life in New England around 1800. Research absolutely breathtaking.

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
I was again a very happy panda in research heaven. Show them how it's done, Wilkerson.

Promised The Moon by Stephanie Nolen
Best book about the Mercury 13 that I've run into, though some of the information is a little out of date.

Re: Playlist, Recs, Stuff

[lt_aldo_raine]

I am thrilled that you recommended music! You have excellent taste in music--see: the millions of videos shared in the chat. Also, Blindspot and Goddess sound like a lot of fun. <3 I'll have to add all of these to the (ever-growing) list of Rec's from Mucca. ;)

Thanks so much for putting this together!