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Five Years...
Five years since my last LJ entry, which was the last of my travels down memory lane of live music too. Will I be able to get back to posting here and continue my music musings... time will tell... I might see you all again in 2025! ;p
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GIG 117: New Model Army / Ed Allyne-Johnson / Power of Dreams - Astoria - 04/05/93
GIG 117: New Model Army / Ed Allyne-Johnson / Power of Dreams - Astoria - 04/05/93It’d been a year since I’d last see New Model Army (GIG 101) and, as with that gig, they had Ed Allyne-Johnson as a stand-alone support act for them as well as joining them on stage during their own set with his home built electric violin. In addition they were also ( Read more... ) -
GIG 116: Fibrehead / Compulsion - Borderline - 07/04/93
GIG 116: Fibrehead / Compulsion - Borderline - 07/04/93I’d just started going out with a girl called Sue just over a week before this gig and it was the first one we went to together. We’d actually got tickets (before we started seeing each other) for Guns N’ Roses at Milton Keynes Bowl for the end of May (GIG 119) but hooking up when we did meant ( Read more... ) -
GIG 115: Daisy Chainsaw - Camden Palace - 09/03/93
GIG 115: Daisy Chainsaw - Camden Palace - 09/03/93
I can’t believe the last entry in my trip down live music ‘memory lane’ was back on 24th October 2013 when I wrote up the Vedemmian / Incubus Succubus gig (#114) at the Dome. My closing line in that review was “We all went straight from this to Camden Palace to see Daisy Chainsaw - but that's GIG ( Read more... ) -
#RPGaDAY in August: DAY 31 - Favourite RPG of All Time
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Day 31 - Favourite RPG of All TimeThe final day (for me) of the very enjoyable #RPGaDAY that Dave Chapman created for August. I may have overrun August by almost two weeks due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that meant I was away acting as ‘support’ whilst my partners brother was in intensive care, but I have finally caught ( Read more... ) -
#RPGaDAY in August: DAY 30 - Rarest RPG Owned
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Day 30 - Rarest RPG Owned
Rarest RPG could be taken two ways. Either as a game which printed/sold so little hardly anyone has seen or heard of it, let alone ‘owns’ a copy or it could mean that it’s a “holy grail” to collectors that passes hands for shed loads of cash on the rare occasion that one becomes available.
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#RPGaDAY in August: DAY 29 - Most Memorable Encounter
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Day 29 - Most Memorable Encounter
It was in the early days of September 1985 and autumn was already in the air. I had just returned from a visit to Paris to see my grandfather who given me £10 as a present.
I’d been told about a new shop that had opened about five miles away. I’m not even sure I knew its name but it was apparently ( Read more... ) -
#RPGaDAY in August: DAY 28 - Scariest Game You've Played
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Day 28 - Scariest Game You’ve Played
I’ve never been truly ‘scared’ during a tabletop RPG. I’ve certainly felt ‘on edge’ in some Live Action games when I’ve either been in pitch black cave networks not sure what’s waiting round the bend (and not knowing where that bend even is!) or creeping ( Read more... ) -
#RPGaDAY in August: DAY 27 - Game You’d Like To See A New/Improved Edition Of…
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Day 27 - Game You’d Like To See A New/Improved Edition Of…
There are lots of games that I’d like to see new/improved editions of. Some people are well aware of my interest in (Kult, Cyperpunk 2020, TORG…) but the one I’m choosing for todays entry is one that few people will be aware of ( Read more... ) -
#RPGaDAY in August: DAY 26 - Coolest Character Sheet
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Day 26 - Coolest Character Sheet
Considering that the thing players use the most are Character Sheets it’s amazing at how over complicated/cluttered some can look. A nice simple and easy to read character sheet is really ideal for gaming - although some can then come across as ‘rather dull ( Read more... )