
Davi The Eccentric |

Just watched this weeks new scooby doo. Yes they are making new ones on cartoon network. No I do not watch regularly. My kids are too old to use that as an excuse and my youngest niece is not here. So anyway they had two episodes I recorded.
One with Kiss. Very funny. Paul Stanly played up the stereotype of the money hungry rock star very well.
The second was just a vampire stealing artwork episode. It was set up in a museum of Oddities. In the background of one of the hallways was a group of statues. They were all from the Cthulhu Mythos. Up to and including a statue barely visible of Cthulhu himself. I had to rewind it and take a second look.
Did you know they did/are going to have a crossover with the Batman: The Brave And The Bold? You know, like those specials they did back in the seventies? The ones that I watched on that channel with retro cartoons all the time?
Note to self: Watch this show at some point, for nostalgia if nothing else.

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Freehold DM |

Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.

Davi The Eccentric |

Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)

Solnes |

Freehold DM |

Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.

Davi The Eccentric |

Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
EDIT: The great thing about being me is that there are so many of me.

Solnes |

Mairkurion {tm} |

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

taig RPG Superstar 2012 |

The Crimson Jester, Rogue Lord wrote:Just watched this weeks new scooby doo. Yes they are making new ones on cartoon network. No I do not watch regularly. My kids are too old to use that as an excuse and my youngest niece is not here. So anyway they had two episodes I recorded.
One with Kiss. Very funny. Paul Stanly played up the stereotype of the money hungry rock star very well.
The second was just a vampire stealing artwork episode. It was set up in a museum of Oddities. In the background of one of the hallways was a group of statues. They were all from the Cthulhu Mythos. Up to and including a statue barely visible of Cthulhu himself. I had to rewind it and take a second look.
Did you know they did/are going to have a crossover with the Batman: The Brave And The Bold? You know, like those specials they did back in the seventies? The ones that I watched on that channel with retro cartoons all the time?
Note to self: Watch this show at some point, for nostalgia if nothing else.
Hee hee. I like your ironic use of the word nostalgia.

taig RPG Superstar 2012 |

Wolfthulhu wrote:I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
If it helps, I'm not surprised. :)

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Davi The Eccentric wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
Whoa, cool it there, Plantakin Skywalker.

Justin Franklin |

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Whoa, cool it there, Plantakin Skywalker.Davi The Eccentric wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
This reminds me never play the Star Wars drinking game, it does not end well. One of them is drink every time Luke whines.

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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Whoa, cool it there, Plantakin Skywalker.Davi The Eccentric wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
That's much better than Darth Planter, we'll go with yours.

taig RPG Superstar 2012 |

taig wrote:That's much better than Darth Planter, we'll go with yours.Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Whoa, cool it there, Plantakin Skywalker.Davi The Eccentric wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
Yeah I envision the Planter's Peanut Guy in a Darth Vader helmet. It's kinda funny.

Davi The Eccentric |

Davi The Eccentric wrote:Hee hee. I like your ironic use of the word nostalgia.Did you know they did/are going to have a crossover with the Batman: The Brave And The Bold? You know, like those specials they did back in the seventies? The ones that I watched on that channel with retro cartoons all the time?
Note to self: Watch this show at some point, for nostalgia if nothing else.
Hey, I might have been a dumb kid with no taste but I still enjoyed those specials. (Also, The Brave And The Bold is great in a Silver Age way. Scooby Doo is enjoyable for the same reason. Two great tastes that, in a bizarre hammy way, taste great together.

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taig wrote:This reminds me never play the Star Wars drinking game, it does not end well. One of them is drink every time Luke whines.Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Whoa, cool it there, Plantakin Skywalker.Davi The Eccentric wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
It's even worse if you play that you drink any time any Skywalker whines (Anakin, Luke, Leia, Threepio... Anakin's his creator, ain't he???)

taig RPG Superstar 2012 |

taig wrote:This reminds me never play the Star Wars drinking game, it does not end well. One of them is drink every time Luke whines.Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Whoa, cool it there, Plantakin Skywalker.Davi The Eccentric wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
After a bit of googling, it's a scam. You know, if anyone had any doubt.
(I admit it, for a moment I thought Mairk really did inherit millions from Pavarotti's estate.)
You'd be blotto before he got to Mos Eisley.

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Wolfthulhu wrote:I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
Well, for one thing I wasn't shocked so much as presently surprised. Most of her radio play crap is just that. It's bubble gum pop music, for which I have no taste. The video linked shows a side of her I had not been exposed to, and the fact that I appreciate it makes me an idiot?

taig RPG Superstar 2012 |

taig wrote:Hey, I might have been a dumb kid with no taste but I still enjoyed those specials. (Also, The Brave And The Bold is great in a Silver Age way. Scooby Doo is enjoyable for the same reason. Two great tastes that, in a bizarre hammy way, taste great together.Davi The Eccentric wrote:Hee hee. I like your ironic use of the word nostalgia.Did you know they did/are going to have a crossover with the Batman: The Brave And The Bold? You know, like those specials they did back in the seventies? The ones that I watched on that channel with retro cartoons all the time?
Note to self: Watch this show at some point, for nostalgia if nothing else.
I'm not questioning your taste, just the age at which you're having nostalgia. :)
It makes me feel even older.

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Freehold DM wrote:Well, for one thing I wasn't shocked so much as presently surprised. Most of her radio play crap is just that. It's bubble gum pop music, for which I have no taste. The video linked shows a side of her I had not been exposed to, and the fact that I appreciate it makes me an idiot?Wolfthulhu wrote:I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
Not an idiot, just the fact that the music industry thinks Image is more important than Talent.
Hell, Nashville's built off that marketing process. It takes a supreme effort of will to convince a country music producer to let you sing your own songs. And if you go outside the Nashville production (like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash & the Dixie Chicks), you're no longer a "country artist".

Freehold DM |

Freehold DM wrote:Well, for one thing I wasn't shocked so much as presently surprised. Most of her radio play crap is just that. It's bubble gum pop music, for which I have no taste. The video linked shows a side of her I had not been exposed to, and the fact that I appreciate it makes me an idiot?Wolfthulhu wrote:I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
oh no, not at all. I'm not talking about anyone specific, and certainly noone on this board. I'm referring more to general everyday situations with respect to conversing about music. It's hard to find someone who is willing to admit that something that comes on the radio is simply not something that they are into and distressingly easy to come upon people who will skin you for not only listening to something they don't like, but for not listening to something they do.

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Wolfthulhu wrote:oh no, not at all. I'm not talking about anyone specific, and certainly noone on this board. I'm referring more to general everyday situations with respect to conversing about music. It's hard to find someone who is willing to admit that something that comes on the radio is simply not something that they are into and distressingly easy to come upon people who will skin you for not only listening to something they don't like, but for not listening to something they do.Freehold DM wrote:Well, for one thing I wasn't shocked so much as presently surprised. Most of her radio play crap is just that. It's bubble gum pop music, for which I have no taste. The video linked shows a side of her I had not been exposed to, and the fact that I appreciate it makes me an idiot?Wolfthulhu wrote:I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
Well, obviously anyone who doesn't listen to Judas Priest has no musical taste what-so-ever. Otherwise, you're probably right.

Freehold DM |

AWRIGHT folks...after a long day of taking my members to the local IHOP and slipping into a food coma at my desk, I'm off. I don't think I have to go to the second job tonight(how the hell did I pull THAT off?) and I am off Friday, so this week is slowly turning out even better than I imagined and means I have to work hard to make this upcoming Darklight Sisterhood game truly special.
Here's hoping everyone has a WONDERFUL day. Especially our celebrating married peoples.

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Here's some more fun musical combos:
David Bowie + Aretha Franklin = Cher
David Bowie + Cher = Madonna
David Bowie + Madonna = Lady Gaga
Buddy Holly + Jerry Lee Lewis = Elvis Presley
David Bowie + Jerry Lee Lewis = Elton John
Elvis Presley + Elton John = George Michael
Jimi Hendrix + Jimmy Paige = Lenny Kravitz
Jimi Hendrix + Pete Townsend = Slash
Jimi Hendrix + Elvis Presley = Prince

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Davi The Eccentric wrote:taig wrote:Well, I'm being nostalgic for a thing that's twice as old as I am, so it balances out?I'm not questioning your taste, just the age at which you're having nostalgia. :)
It makes me feel even older.
WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Tarnation, I think I broke my hip!

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I've always considered Lady Gaga to be one of the more talented and musically educated pop stars out there. One thing about her antics is there is no mistaking that they are calculated to shock and confuse people. Never for a second do I think she's really that shallow (as opposed to, say, Britney Spears). I always get the feeling that she is this jaded but brilliant musician who said "These pop stars are producing crap and making millions. I could do that" and she did.

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Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
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I love these. Apparently you and Pavarotti were really close. So close, in fact, that Pavarotti only had your email address with which to communicate. Also, that an English, educated attorney has such broken and poor English in an official correspondence is really kind of funny. Lastly, it's nice of him to leave you such a nice round number of American Dollars from his English estate.
What I hate about these is that they still work. We regularly get people coming in (at least one a quarter) trying to do one of these scams -- yes even the Nigerian one. It's usually older people -- people who cannot conceive that someone would send them an email trying to deceive them.
The one that still works the best is the eBay/Craig's list one -- where you sell something on eBay to a buyer and they send you a check only the check is for a lot more than you were expecting. You contact them and let them know and they tell you to go ahead and cash the check, keep the money for the item and send them a cashier's check for the remainder along with the item.

Solnes |

Wolfthulhu wrote:I don't know why people are so shocked when they find out a popular musician/performer is actually good at something. It's why I so rarely discuss music with other people, you walk away thinking the other person is either an idiot or one of the few smart people on the planet. It's why I avoid politics as well.Ashe Ravenheart wrote:Wow, pretty impressive. I actually had no idea.I'm just disappointed that the only way she could get so popular is by doing all the crazy stuff.
I was surprised but don't think I am stupid. Her radio music is crap, why would I go looking her up online to listen to her other stuff?

Mairkurion {tm} |

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! All my money troubles are over!
** spoiler omitted **...
I love these. Apparently you and Pavarotti were really close. So close, in fact, that Pavarotti only had your email address with which to communicate. Also, that an English, educated attorney has such broken and poor English in an official correspondence is really kind of funny. Lastly, it's nice of him to leave you such a nice round number of American Dollars from his English estate.
What I hate about these is that they still work. We regularly get people coming in (at least one a quarter) trying to do one of these scams -- yes even the Nigerian one. It's usually older people -- people who cannot conceive that someone would send them an email trying to deceive them.
The one that still works the best is the eBay/Craig's list one -- where you sell something on eBay to a buyer and they send you a check only the check is for a lot more than you were expecting. You contact them and let them know and they tell you to go ahead and cash the check, keep the money for the item and send them a cashier's check for the remainder along with the item.
See, if you'd ever heard me sing, you'd have gone right along with the "il bastardo" theory. It also explains why Papa kept his distance.