Day 59 of 362

Things roll along... It's Monday, so it's an early day for me, but that doesn't mean it's not a packed one.

Meeting a friend for lunch, then there's a bunch of stuff I need to get done before opening the store. If he's willing to help, we'll be good. If not, I can get a chunk of them done after Lo gets to the store.

Either way, it'll be good... I like my job after all...

peace... GopherDave

[MONDAY MUSIC] – GWAR/Violence Has Arrived

            Okay, this is going to be short, simple, and to the point.

            One, GWAR has been a guilty pleasure of mine since Scumdogs of the Universe. What can I say? Tuneful, crunchy, and funny adolescent rock appeals to me.

            Two, GWAR albums, while they vary in quality, are pretty much like Grateful Dead records. They are reasons for the band to tour. GWAR is first and foremost a band to be experienced live for the over the top spectacle of aural and visual assault happens on stage. Seeing the Scumdogs live is something I implore every fan of metal music to do at least once. Just don’t wear anything you value.

            Three, as stated earlier, GWAR albums vary in quality… wildly. There are good ones, like Scumdogs of the Universe and America Must Be Destroyed. There are also very bad ones, like We Kill Everything. This is one of the good ones.

            On Violence Has Arrived, GWAR decided to stop screwing around trying to be the Frank Zappa of the shock-/punk-rock, and just get back to their metal roots. It’s a bracing change from the previous few discs. It also gives me the biggest piece of ammunition to use against those that say that GWAR can’t play. If you can find it, go listen to Immortal Corruptor. It’s tight… It’s technical… it’s indicative of what’s on the rest of the record… and it RAWKS!!!

            Period. End of statement.

GopherDave Grade: 7.8/10

Track Listing

01. Hell Intro

02. Battle Lust

03. Abyss of Woe

04. Anti-Anti-Christ

05. The Apes of Wrath

06. Immortal Corruptor

07. Beauteous Rot

08. Licksore

09. Bloody Mary

10. Biledriver

11. The Wheel

12. The Song of Words

13. Happy Death-Day

Day 58 of 362

So far, so good... Doing a percentage check of my progress, I am 16.02209% of the way to completing my new year's resolution. I understand that each day doesn't add much to the progress, but it IS progress.

As for the store, I have a few things that require my attention. The first is financials for the week to see where we are standing money-wise. The second is the event calendar for March has to be finished. That will be tricky as there are Saturdays where folks want to do stuff, but I have to leave at least a couple open to progress on the store improvement issue. I love business and its conundrums sometimes...

Game-wise, we have a Rogue Trader campaign and some Monsterpocalypse going on in the afternoon and board games and a new RPG (Jumpers) in the evening. Nothing that really requires my attention.

Until later... GopherDave

Day 57 of 362

...And the hits just keep on comin'...

Still not much to say at this point. We have Malifaux and Champions running at the store today. We had a max capacity turnout (36 folks) for Friday Night Magic last night, so that sort of made for a long (but fun) evening.

I've got a couple of projects to work on this week. One is putting together a small "space hulk" adventure for my Deathwatch campaign. The other concerns the editing down of the magic system for Tai'eres. While the core system is not huge or all-encompassing, what is there sort of sprawls, and it needs to be reined in and dialed back a bit. Once that is done, a re-write/re-edit can begin.

That's it for now... we have a store to run... =)

-- GopherDave

Day 56 of 362

Let's do this again, this time with about four hours of sleep and a 16+ hour day ahead of me.

The storage unit gets delivered today, and while we may not use it IMMEDIATELY, it will see use soon. Once we get the bulk of the clutter out of the way, the rearranging and improvements can begin apace.

Beyond that, not much to say. We have Friday Night Magic at the store tonight and that usually means a good night. I just hope the weather doesn't turn too many people off.

peace... GopherDave

Day 55 of 362

This is the tie I wore at my wedding. The suit no longer fits, but this still does.

Another day, but this one I slept in a LOT. So, a late start, but an intended one to catch up on some rest that I will need for the weekend.

Not much is happening at the store tonight. One Pathfinder RPG is going on, but the Champions game that was on hiatus is looking like it will be in that status permanently. So, we have a schedule hole to fill, though we don't lack for options in that regard. There is another person wanting to run a HERO 6th/Champions game waiting in the wings. We could put Warmachine back on the schedule for every other Thursday, but that would displace a regular group of MtG players in the process. And there are a couple of other half developed options we could explore.

We'll get it locked down soon.

Until later... GopherDave

Day 54 of 362

Another day... another day older...

It's shipment day and I'm running late, so not much today, nor much to report. That may change, but I'm seriously hoping that it doesn't.

-- GopherDave