Matt Thrower

This is the poem that got me through to the 2nd round of my last slam. Possibly the only time you'll hear me reciting verse that rhymes

Also limited by a lack of other players

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Trout. Trout.
Get them all out!
These are the fish
We can do without

And I am also dubious about Trout Mask Replica, although I haven't had the mandatory 6 listens after which you're supposed to "get it". I'm glad something that completely outre & bizarre exists though.

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Weirdly I already know Beefheart. I just never took the step into Zappa. Although I guess for many people the journey is the other way around.

I probably ought to after this because despite the naysayers honestly Gumbo Variations is proving pretty fucking incredible too.

I do have to go listen to some Echo and the Bunneymen first tho as I'm seeing them live next weekend, but I'll bookmark your suggestions.

People go on about Shadowrun but for my money 40k is the best fantasy/sci-fi fusion we've had

Pretty much everything about it is pitch perfect and I also noticed the ratchet. I've never heard Zappa before but this whole album so far is blowing my mind. Got the Gumbo Variations coming up next tho which I understand is a bit of a slog.

Sarah designs some fantastic RPG material - do check this out.

Much as I enjoyed this, I am secretly furious that they included two albums by Fairpoint Convention on the list and absolutely none by Steeleye Span 😡

Album Of The Day Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

#69 is Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention. Mostly new to me. A great slice of folk-rock, with nice little flourishes of jazz, even if a couple of the tunes are a bit corny or wishy-washy. A Sailor's Life is absolutely fantastic. 4/5 1001albumsgenerator.com/albums/7isYi...

YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic Willie The Pimp

My 70th album into the 1001 journey has thrown up the best single new to me track of the affair so far youtu.be/KHiclrHm-ig?...

Role-playing is primarily a social activity and there is absolutely no "right" way to approach anything. As long as your group is having fun, you're good.

Really hope I have the time and money to do some OU one day.

Anything you'd recommend?

That could work

No-one other than the lack of anyone to play against

Sometimes I really wish you could play games other than Warhammer 40k with Warhammer 40k miniatures

Morbidly fascinated as to how anyone made this projection when we already know the US can't keep up the supply of munitions and there's no boots on the ground

TV? Warhammer has gone properly mainstream!

More irresistibly cheap plastic I'll never get round to painting

Exactly

I am reminded of the social media quote that ran something along the lines of: if most Americans knew what life in Europe was *really* like, there would be a revolution tomorrow.

Can I also be woke dog please?

Maybe we're all woke dog, secretly

Book Group The last Thursday of every month was Book Group,
when the books would gather together to discuss Brian. “It’s no fun here any more,” remarked Bleak House, glumly.
“Why doesn’t he read us?” whined the Grapes of Wrath. “It makes me so angry!” 
“I’m sure he only bought me so he can show me off to his friends,”
complained Ulysses, in a stream of self-consciousness. “I bet he can’t even remember my name, The Idiot,”
muttered a voice from the Russian literature section.
“That’s because he avoids you like The Plague,” said another.
“C’est vrai!” came a cry. “It is like I do not exist.” “Let’s not give up on him yet.” It was Brave New World.
After some Persuasion, they agreed to give him one last chance.
“Be quiet!” cried Waiting for Godot with Great Expectations.
“Here he comes now!” Brian entered the room, with his phone.
He sat down and watched some videos of baby pandas falling over.
After an hour or so, he started googling cats dressed as celebrities. On the shelf, the books waited with uncracked spines,
their silence speaking volumes. Brian Bilston

In celebration of World Book Day, here’s a poem called ‘Book Group’.

Herodotus? Herovoters more like.

It's the 19th and latest book, out of 600 or so, that earned the full 5* from me

Absolutely adored Piranesi

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