Category Archives: Music

Quick Update

I seem to to use all my posts to apologise for not posting much don’t I? Not much to say at the moment. My rib is still broken and I’m struggling to get anything done. Yes, the rib I cracked … Continue reading

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On Gary Numan

Hmmmmmm according the search facility and my tags I haven’t talked about Gary Numan here before. That seems a very strange oversight on my part considering the lengths I’ve gone to to talk about Abney Park. But then Numan’s music … Continue reading

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Abney Park’s Airship Pirates RPG Pre-Sales!

It’s 2150. The Earth’s recovering from the Great Apocalypse of 1906. From the steampunk sky-cities of Isla Aether and High Tortuga come the airship pirates.You hoist the Jolly Roger, spin your propellers and take to the skies. Yours is a … Continue reading

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Day 30 – What Book Are You Reading Right Now?

It’s finally over! Day 30 is here!!! I’m currently dragging myself through Blameless by Gail Carriger. I was considering using Soulless for Day 11 before I remember that it was exactly as bad as I’d expected a bright pink steampunk … Continue reading

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Day 29 – Saddest Character Death

Hmmmm I’ve already talk about Snape, and I can’t really go on about Erik again so soon after a previous PotO based post. I was considering making the title of this one “Most Satisfying Character – Death” and talking about … Continue reading

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Day 28 – First Favorite Book

My first literary love was probably Pratchett, and I did once read all of Anne McCaffrey‘s books in a single summer, but there aren’t many books that I link with specific childhood events. We used to holiday in the States … Continue reading

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Day 27 – If A Book Contains ______, You Will Always Read It!

Ok so I’m not proud of this one, but I’ve been a raging phan girl for well over a decade, long before Gerard Bulter destroyed the ALW version of The Phantom with that awful, awful movie version. But it says … Continue reading

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Day 26 – Most Annoying Book Ending

I think I’ve already mentioned The Penultimate Truth by Philip K Dick but it really does have the most annoying ending ever written. Compared to PKD’s other books this is relatively sane in its writing style and the plot mostly … Continue reading

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Day 25 – Five Books From Your “To Be Read” Stack

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke – always been put off by the length, the book will fall apart before I finish it because I mistreat books terribly. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende – I really want … Continue reading

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Day 24 – Best Quote From A Novel

“I can believe things that are true and things that aren’t true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they’re true or not. I can believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and the Beatles and Marilyn … Continue reading

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