Thursday, November 29, 2007

Thursday Pirate Babes

Just a little photo to brighten you thursday.


Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Eden Studios $5 Sale

Eden Studios is having a $5, here is the message they sent:

Eden's 5 Days of $5.00 Holiday Thanks Sale to say thank you to all our customers, we are offering the following items on sale for 5 days only for $5.00 each! Starting November 27th 2007 until Midnight December 2nd 2007.
Abduction Card Game
Angel Corebook
Angel Director's Screen
Buffy Director's Screen
Buffy Slayers Handbook
Buffy Monster Smackdown
Eden Studios Presents Vol 1
Eden Studios Presents Vol 2
AFMBE Screen
AFMBE Pulp Zombies
AFMBE Fistful o' Zombies
Book of Archetypes Vol 2
WitchCraft Chroniclers Screen
WitchCraft The Book of Hod
WitchCraft Power and Privilege, The Rosicrucian Covenant Book
d20 Akrasia, Thief of Time
d20 Wonders Out of Time
d20 Secret of the Ancients
d20 Liber Bestarius

I might have to pick up some All Flesh Must be Eaten or Buffy stuff.

Dragon Tiles Teaser

Tom posted a teaser for his new Fat Dragon Games product, Dragon tiles. Looks like 2d tiles that are compatible with othe Fat Dragon Games 3D products. Looks pretty cool. I'm looking forward to actually seeing the product.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Quiet Riot Lead Singer Kevin Dubrow Found Dead at 52


What a bummer this was to hear. Quiet Riot was the first concert I ever went to. They were the opening act for ZZ Top back in the the day. A bunch of us went to the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio to see the show. My friend Mike and I pushed our way to the front of the stage at the show. You haven't seen a concert until you've been crushed with a bunch of other people at the front. Ah the memories.

Anyway here's what Fox News had on their site:

LAS VEGAS — Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with "Cum on Feel the Noize," was found dead in a Las Vegas home. He was 52.
The cause was not immediately known.
A neighbor summoned police and paramedics Sunday to the house where he was pronounced dead, police and coroner's officials said.
There was no forced entry, and no suspicious circumstances were reported, police Officer Jose Montoya said Monday.
Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" -- which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
DuBrow recorded his first solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.
"I can't even find words to say," Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali wrote on his Web site. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."
Determination of the cause of death was pending an autopsy and toxicology results, Clark County coroner's spokeswoman Samantha Charles said.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Stardust Publications Presents...On Common Ground

I saw this over at RPGNet and though it looked cool:

On Common Ground is an American Civil War Miniatures Wargame, brought to you by Stardust Publications. Its goal has been to take the complexity of playing out the battles and make it easy for the average wargamer to understand, there by making the entire experience enjoyable for all participants.
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Congratulations Saskatchewan Roughriders!!

A big congratulations on you 23-19 Grey Cup win over the Blue Bombers. Since I am really not impressed with the cheerleader pictures I can find for the Roughriders, I'm sending a congrats out from their rival Felions!! Here is the cover to their 2007 calendar.
And one from the Outriders:

Friday, November 23, 2007

This week’s Grey Cup match up is going to be exciting. The Saskatchewan Roughriders and The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, two teams that were underdogs in their finals went into their opponent’s stadium and came out with a win. The final scores make them look like close games but Winnipeg and Saskatchewan dominated the finals. The prairie is going to be rocking this weekend. This will mark the first time these two have met in the Grey Cup. Both are hungry for a cup, neither team has won the cup in over 15 years.
The Roughriders pulled off the biggest win, knocking off their biggest rival the BC Lions. I don’t think anyone but the Riders seriously thought they were going to win. It’s always cool to see the underdog win, even if you are a fan of the other team. Interesting fact, all 26 points the Riders scored in the final was made by Canadians. The win gives the Roughriders their first Grey Cup berth since 1997, and a chance to win their first since 1989. The last Roughriders win was in Toronto, with current coach Kent Austin playing quarterback. They won that game 43-40 over the Hamilton Tigercats. The Riders green will be out in full force, they are already saying that Toronto will be shaded green this weekend. If they win it will be the teams third in their 98 year history.

The Blue Bombers also had a big game knocking the Toronto Argonauts out of their chance for a home field Grey Cup game. The Bombers have made the playoff a record 53 years; have more playoff appearances, 109, and more playoff wins, 59, than any other franchise. The Bombers have 10 Grey Cup wins, but they also have 12 losses. The Bombers last Cup appearance was in 2001 and their last win in 1990 a 50-11 win over Edmonton. The big news for Winnipeg, starting quarterback Kevin Glenn will be out of the game with a broken arm. There were some real exciting things in that game, like Keith Stokes 81 yard punt return TD, but the game will be remembered for Glenn’s broken arm. The only way they will forget about Glenn’s broken arm is if Ryan Dinwiddie can take the Bombers to a Grey Cup win. This will be Dinwiddie’s first CFL start. He threw all of 24 passes in the regular season, and went 4-for-4 for 80 yards in the final Sunday. If you are going to win a game in your first start, make it a championship game.

As for my prediction, my heart says go with the Bombers. I always loved watching them back in the 80’s. How could you not like a team that has a beer, Labatt Blue, named after it, and had a quarterback named Indian Jack? The Roughriders will make this their 16th shot at the Grey Cup, with only two wins so far. They have the worst Grey Cup win percentage in the CFL. That said, I’m going with the Roughriders to win. I think Dinwiddie will be a good quarterback, but after seeing how the Roughriders defense tore up the Lions last week I’ll go with them this weekend. I get the funny feeling Dinwiddie is going to have a very long day in Toronto. Winnipeg has more weapons than Kevin Glenn, but I’m sure even they do not want to go with a quarterback in his first start. I also think after knocking the Lions off (this is the CFL's equivalent to the Red Sox finally beating the Yankees) The Roughriders aren't going to let anything stop them.

For cheerleaders first up is Nichole from the Blue Lightning. Nichole is student who wants to go on to be an elementary school teacher. Where were the teachers who looked like this when I was in school? Nichole's biggest pet peeve when cheering is when her hair gets stuck on her face and she cannot fix it.



Then we have Jade from the Roughriders squad. Someone has got to work on the cheerleaders web page. I really think someone has a thing against the cheer team looking good. Jade is a student and cheers for the University of Regina Cheer Team. When Jade gets nervous she just tries to breathe. I thought that function came naturally.



I'm also going to include Melayna from the Blue Lightning stunters. Melyna works full time in retail and plans on going to college. When asked what skills/things she learned being on the team she said, "I can do push ups now!"


Also from the riders, Jess U. and Jess P. Jess U. says she dances in her bedroom, someone get a web cam set up now!!

Jess P. says if she won a million dollars she would take a vacation somewhere hot and exotic!!

For a bonus I'm including Blue Lightning team assistant, Stacy!! Stacy's career goal is to be a middle school teacher, once again where was teachers who looked like this when I was in school? Since being on the team one of things/stuff she has acquired is public speaking and the power of philanthropy.