Captain Jack Harkness

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I can't believe it took me so long to plug this, but never mind that.

For Captain Jack Harkness shagging his way through [Earth] history: sodomy_central (featuring apiphile's devastating "Wild With All Regrets (For S.S.)" and minervasolo's Latintastic "contactum nullis ante cupidinibus") Lacking historical Minoans (you know me and Minoan Crete) I'm currently contemplating writing about Queen Hatshepsut receiving a tall, pale-skinned, smiling present, and Alkibiades meeting a fellow-minded mercenary. In my copious spare time.

There's also mission_central for all manner of crossovery joy (I wonder if I can shoehorn an FBI investigation into a Torchwood caper sometime...). I think I'm becoming pretty fond of Captain Jack Harkness's following.

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[droolfangrrl.livejournal.com]

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAE do so.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*grin* I will, even if I don't currently know when.

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

Thanks to an old episode of Timewatch I watched last night, I'm contemplating a Nefertiti/Amenhotep IV/Jack threesome. With Jack accidentally converting Amenhotep to monotheistic of the Aten and, whoops! And Nefertiti herself is maybe actually a fellow Time Agent who fell in love and decided to stay.

And, damn, this thing's developing plot.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

This sounds awesome like an awesome thing of awesomeness, you know.

*cheers you on*
*but does not send rum*

When geekdoms collide

[cheshyre]

BTW, did you know that there's a classic cocktail (popular in the 1920s) called Jack Rose?

Officially, the name probably derives from the fact that ingredients include appleJack and it's rose-colored from grenadine.

When Ian ordered one at a bar the other night, I cracked him up by pointing out it's not only a drink, it's canonical het. He asked if it shouldn't be more properly called a "Doctor Jack Rose" and I replied that it originally was, but just got shortened for menus...

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[rubynye.livejournal.com]

BTW, did you know that there's a classic cocktail (popular in the 1920s) called Jack Rose?

I did! I want to try one one day.

And even more so now, so I can accurately write the flavor into the story that I will BE FORCED TO WRITE now that you gave me this irresistable plotbunny. :) Maybe I can find The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks and write about Mr. Embury -- he is a historical personage, isn't he?

Re: When geekdoms collide

[cheshyre]

The Eastern Standard in Kenmore Sq. makes and serves them.

xiphias is looking for excuses to go back there with other people so he can sample more of the drink menu. [Do you drink on your lunch break? And, if not, should you start? :D Alternately, maybe some evening after work we (or you and Ian) can go for supper...]

Don't know who Embury is, but at some point I can share some of what I've found about bar books and drink histories. [For a fun read, get ahold of David Wondrich's "Imbibe!"]

Oh, and speaking of bargeekery, Jackson Cannon -- bar manager @ Eastern Standard -- wanted to put the Jack Rose on the menu, but found many variations. So, "armed with a list of 21 different Jack Rose recipes," one evening he got together with two other high-end Boston bartenders, made all 21 versions, and they held a private tasting to determine which was best. And they dubbed themselves "The Jack Rose Society"

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[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Alternately, maybe some evening after work we (or you and Ian) can go for supper...
I would absolutely adore that. *beams at you* As tempting as it would be I probably shouldn't drink *during* the workday... :D

You know, you always know the niftiest things and have the absolutely best ideas. The Jack Rose Society! If that's not a title I don't know what is.

[magickalmolly.livejournal.com]

I don't know the fandom at all, but I just had to say that sodomy_central is the best name for a community ever.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*grin* It truly is.

[coldfiredragon.livejournal.com]

*bounces* Oh Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesa!!!! *bows at your feet*

I love all the ideas you present here. *grins* When you speak of the FBI I'm assuming you mean X-Files.... right? *puppy dog eyes* Jack/Mulder would be too hot for words.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*grin* The crossover possibilities are endless!

I actually wasn't thinking of Mulder, whom I adore but can't write; I was thinking of Don Eppes and his genius brother Professor Charlie. :D

[widgeon7.livejournal.com]

I was reading a book the other day (mostly about Victorian-era alienists) which had some amusing stuff in it reprinted from early books on 'inversion'. One of them was by some young Italian fellow who had quite a lot of fun with a dear friend called The Captain. All I could think was: well yeah, good to know that Jack was having a good time of it in the late 1880s, thanks for the mental image.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

One of them was by some young Italian fellow who had quite a lot of fun with a dear friend called The Captain.

You know, I bet sodomy_central would love art, too. And wouldn't 1880's clothes be fun to draw? Especially as they come off? *grin*

[widgeon7.livejournal.com]

Help, help, I'm drowning in art bunnies!