My friend Matthew (Skip) is running a game of Call of Cthulhu for a bunch of us nerds. It takes place here in New Orleans, in 1928-1929 (Sourcebook). Besides the obvious Cthulhu awesomeness (yaaaaay H.P. Lovecraft!), I thought the setting would provide for really good roleplaying and collaborative storytelling. We weren’t being dropped into some… Continue reading The Old Man and the River
Category: Music
Rise of the Machines
Nevermore – Sentient 6: Demons & Wizards – Terror Train: Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath) – Computer God: Megadeth – Psychotron: Dethklok – The Cyborg Slayers: Sepultura – Biotech is Godzilla:
Avenge!
Going to have dinner at 9 Roses, and then catch a viewing of The Avengers in all 3 Ds! Excited! So, I went through my library and whipped up a playlist of songs to represent this batch of Avengers in song name, or as close to it as I could get: Amon Amarth – Thor… Continue reading Avenge!
Greydon Square
I’m not sure where I tumbled across this artist today, but I’m guessing it was at r/atheism. Now, I’m no all-knowing hip-hop/rap guy, but I do know what I like. Sometimes it’s Juvenile, most often Blackalicious, MC Frontalot, or mc chris. And I’m adding Greydon Square to my list: His music hits a number of… Continue reading Greydon Square
ABBA: One of Life’s Little Indulgences
Everyone has their little indulgences, their own dirty little secrets. One of mine is an ABBA tribute album by various metal artists. And I think it’s vastly superior to the originals. Not that I’m a big ABBA fan, but when the originals come on via shuffle, all I can think about is how much better… Continue reading ABBA: One of Life’s Little Indulgences
All over the goddamned place
So, I decided to make a quasi-random disc for the truck. I pulled it together by moving the scrollbar randomly up and down, and picking a song on the screen. Interesting mix: Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses Slayer – South Of Heaven David Bowie – New Killer Star Cannibal Corpse – Stripped, Raped And Strangled… Continue reading All over the goddamned place
I Promised to Stay. I Went Far Away
After the flurry of NaBloPoMo posts, I really needed a break. But soon after that came my return to the VooDoo, the return of the Saints (WHO DAT!), and a big rush job for myself and Bea, with a deadline of just before the 5th anniversary of Katrina. So, overall, haven’t been feeling overly post-y.… Continue reading I Promised to Stay. I Went Far Away
Not Just Whistlin’ in Dixie
Slowly, Bea is coming over to the dark side. She likes Slayer, and thanks to Guitar Hero 2, the song Thunderhorse by Dethklok (you know, the fake cartoon death metal band that actually puts out really good metal). While in the shower, I heard her whistling what I first thought was a track by Opeth.… Continue reading Not Just Whistlin’ in Dixie
Several Levels of Failure
I know several things went well today, I’m just going to harp on what went wrong: Truck needs an oil change/transmission fluid/pretty much every fluid change. One of the big 5-drawer tool chests is pretty banged up. Waiting ’till above is done to return. Hopefully tomorrow. 4 trips to Lowe’s today, got almost all I… Continue reading Several Levels of Failure
O R’lyeh? Ya, R’lyeh.
I always knew there was something different about Michael Phelps. And now, when I think of Lovecraftian horror, Dagon tends to come to mind even before great Cthulhu. It’s mostly due to Nile and their song, 4th Arra of Dagon. Below is the last, chanting part of the song – the whole song clocks… Continue reading O R’lyeh? Ya, R’lyeh.