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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Sammy Hagar
So now I’m letting my mind focus on writing music, and that inevitably leads me to think about what other people have already written that I want to aspire to and emulate…and what I don’t. And that obviously starts with … Continue reading
Posted in Music
3 Comments
Finding my other voice
When I was a kid, I grew up listening to the Beatles. My sister Denise, older and wiser, exposed me to a lot of classic rock, but the Beatles were, by far, the toppermost of the poppermost. I found I … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Times, Music, Palette-Swap Ninja
11 Comments
New drums
After many months of attempting to finish the drum career in Rock Band, I finally did it this weekend, reclaiming a whopping 90 Gamerscore in the process. The problem was Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills” — there was something … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Music
6 Comments
At the ren faire
Hit the ren faire today as an anniversary activity. There are a handful of folks you see every year whether they should be there or not. Pirates. They are the new Scotsmen, now that Braveheart is over. I saw two … Continue reading
Posted in Etc, Geek
2 Comments
Lucky 13
On September 9. 1995, the PlayStation was released in the US. On September 9, 1995, my wife and I were married in a lovely medieval ceremony in the woods of her parents’ farm. My PlayStation still works just fine after … Continue reading
Posted in Etc
16 Comments
A note from your local dictator
Pardon the public service announcement that follows, but I need to do some housekeeping. This is my website. I will run it as I see fit. I pay the bills; I make the rules. You’re a guest in my house, … Continue reading
Posted in Etc
12 Comments
Haiku Review: Gears of War
Chainsaw bayonets Slice through ashen Locust horde It’s all gritty cool
Posted in Games, Haiku
4 Comments
More on review scores
I’ve been thinking lately about game reviewing — again — and despite my snarky take on the review process, I do feel assigning a score to games is the biggest problem. People obsess over that score to the point where … Continue reading
Posted in Games
2 Comments