RIP

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YOU WILL BE MISSED.

Hi! Just a Quick Reminder...

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The November Song Story Challenge Stories can be posted starting Thursday, November 17, 2016.  The artist for this challenge is Genesis.

You can find the original challenge post here.

Happy writing!

Rest in Peace Robert Vaughn

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There aren't enough words when it comes to the passing of someone you loved and admired like Robert Vaughn.  As long as one of us remembers this talented man, he'll remain alive. His work is his legacy to us, his fans.

Napoleon Solo will continue to live through our fan fiction.

Deepest condolences to his family and friends. Thank you for sharing him with us.

May he rest in peace.

A Lot of Living to Do (for Robert)

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This was supposed to be originally for next Monday’s Short Affair prompt, but, given the theme of the uncertainty of death and Napoleon being determined that he and Illya have a lot of living to do, it seemed appropriate for today–Robert may be gone, but Napoleon Solo will live on forever.

Side note: Illya performing autopsies for U.N.C.L.E. is canon in the novels, so I brought it up here because Ducky.

RIP my darling Robert. You lived a lot and, in your own words, you had a fortunate life.

( A Lot of Living to Do )

The Unthinkable...

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My brother sent me a link to the story from the BBC.  He has become privy to my love of MFU, and now asks to watch episodes when he comes to visit.  He knew the passing of Robert Vaughn would matter to me.
I imagine we've all avoided the idea that these men would not always be with us, that time would eventually claim one or both of them within our lifetime, certainly.  In our minds and imaginations they remain as they were, young and handsome and exciting.  Napoleon is forever flirting and romancing the women fortunate enough to catch his eye, annoying his partner and making Alexander Waverly shake his head at the cavalier attitude his top agent displays on occasion.
Now more than ever the fiction we write is part of a legacy; the ode to what Vaughn and McCallum created on screen isn't limited by death, or by absence.  Time doesn't matter when we write because the stories are a type of time machine, transporting us back to Del Floria's, into the chrome and metal corridors and through the swishing doors.  Mr. Waverly is still there, commanding his agents and leading the fight against an enemy we believe will ultimately fail.

This is the day we dreaded, the event we couldn't fully imagine.  Psalm 103 describe life's frailty:

Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

Other translations use the word flourish, and certainly Robert Vaughn did flourish in so many way.  His art, his life's philosophy and work in the political and social arenas, all point to a man who was committed to what he believed in.  Thankfully, although the man will no longer walk among us, his contributions will remain.  He will live on in the films and other television work that he did, but more than anything else to those of us gathered here, we know that Napoleon Solo will always be here, will always live to fight another day.

A Spirited Solo - A story rec

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This story is poignant, relevant, and will probably make you cry.  But it is beautiful, a loving and tender scene for us to embrace on this day.
A Spirited Solo by Roselight, aka rosewit on ff.net

Robert Vaughn's last interview- Sept. 30th.

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This was a podcast of an interview given at his home in Conneticut.

click on the image for the potcast, and rest of article.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Robert Vaughn ('Gold Star')

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Robert Vaughn

The 83-year-old Oscar nominee and Emmy winner on Natalie Wood and Paul Newman's influence on his career, the unexpected success of the original 'The Magnificent Seven' ("We thought, 'This picture's gonna be the bomb of all time'"), his pursuit of a Ph.D while starring on 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and returning to the big screen in Victoria Negri's feature debut.

"Like most actors, I just go home and wait for the phone to ring," says Robert Vaughn, the legendary Oscar-nominated film actor and Emmy-winning television actor, as we sit down at his home in Connecticut to record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter's 'Awards Chatter' podcast. "And it's been ringing for a long time."

A Drabble in Honour of Robert Vaughn

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“Do you ever wonder if we’ll survive this job?” asked Napoleon Solo, following yet another narrow escape.

“I do not doubt it my friend,” replied Illya Kuryakin, steering the vehicle away from the explosion behind them, before coming to a stop. “We will both live to a ripe old age, having had very long and very happy lives.”

“It isn’t like you to be so optimistic, Tovarisch,” Solo said, with a wry smile.

“The best way to beat the enemy is to outlive them,” Illya told him with utter conviction.

“In that case, here’s to a long life, well lived.”

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