Twin Terrors Macabre Manor of Mead Metal and Mayhem

Welcome to the manor!  Mind the tentacles, as we get into each of our favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories.  Best if listened to either at midnight or noon, depending on your disposition.  

Next week's episode is on cooking with beer.

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Welcome to the manor!  Today we're getting into folk music.  Partially because of our love of folk metal and folk music, but also it'll be a nice way to lead into the Led Zeppelin third album era.  For part one we get into some aspects, such as modes and melodies, and also its origins and revivals and we stop just a wee bit before its cultural impact (context!) on the '60s, which will be part two in not quite a month. 

Next week's episode is about our favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories.

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Welcome back to the manor, as we sit once more along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, nursing hangovers from too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters that were made by a fun-loving two headed man.  We didn't ask if he had two of anything else.    

In the last part of our ever expanding trilogy, we geek out in general.  What did you expect?

Sass you later, you hoopy froods!

Image:  James at a speakeasy (legal, sadly) enjoying a gin and tonic with that most excellent book, the HHGTTG.

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Image: Jody as Zaphod!

As part of our two or more week long festival of all things HHGTTG (primary phase era more or less -- usually more), we talk to HHGTTG fan Tracy!  Welcome to the show, Tracy, hopefully we haven't scared you off (although from our end, you more than held your own -- Ford would've been proud, especially if you'd joined him in a whiskey or three).

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Image: a neat thing James found on line and couldn't discover who it was, so let us know and we'll give you credit (or replace it).

As part of our two or more week long festival of all things HHGTTG (primary phase era more or less -- usually more), welcome back to the show that most hoopiest of all froods, who always knows where his towel is and that you should all sass... Sam!

Sam tells me about his love of HHGTTG at a local English pub over a couple of pints of bitter on a Thursday night (seriously, those are all true).  This time, though, you should all be able to hear the discussion even over the ambient noise of the pub (mostly true).  We also give you the recipe for Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters and advise you on how to fly (listen and discover if true).

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Welcome back to the manor, as we sit along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, sipping a Jynnan Tonnyx and eyeing the nearby Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster with both apprehension and longing.  Partially because of the assured headache, but mostly because of the two headed man mixing them with entirely too much glee.  

In the second of our four part trilogy, we talk about the making of the HHGTTG, starting with the radio show and going all the way through the 2005 feature film.  Yes, we're focusing on the bits that are mostly in the first and second books, but we'll get to the others later, too.

Enjoy, you hoopy froods!

Image:  James at a speakeasy (legal, sadly) enjoying a gin and tonic with that most excellent book, the HHGTTG.

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42 years ago, a most notable and wonderful being came forth from the great radio drama producing planet of Aleric B and gave us the BBC radio series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (first episode was broadcast on Wednesday, March 8th, 1978, which is why we're book-ending that day with our episodes).  Over the next few episodes, we'll talk about HHGTTG and that human (?) being Douglas Adams.  This is just a short introduction for those who don't know what it is, because after recording two very long episodes, we realized that if you're coming into it without having heard/read/etc. it, you'd be lost.

Of course, if you're not sure what 42 has to do with this, just keep listening. 

So enjoy this introduction!  It just means you get an extra episode anyway. Woohoo!

Coming up will be episodes on: the history and context of the first series or two; an interview or more with fans of the Manor and of HHGTTG; and our favorite bits as we fanboy about it.

See you in two more days!

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Image: front cover to the first edition (Wiki Commons)

Welcome back to the manor!  Today we're discussing prohibition, that failed attempt to make life suck.  Why did this come up?  Between Jody mentioning James' family's prohibition beer in a previously recorded episode (that hasn't come out yet, but will soon) and James having just read a book about bootleggers and brothels, it had to be done.

In this episode, James shared true stories of Chicago during Capone, from his maternal grandparents that were there during that era. We also give the definitive answer as to where the term "red light" comes from in regards to prostitutes and James gives (more or less) the recipe to his family's prohibition beer recipe.  If you want the whole recipe, let us know.  Maybe we can do a Patreon thing. 

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Image: Wiki Commons image for Prohibition march (against).

Welcome to the first of our episodes on cryptids!  Those gorgeous, yet shy, creatures that cryptozoologists go nuts over.  For our inaugural, we're talking about South Bay Bessie, that playful lake monster from Lake Erie (USA and Canada).  Why?  Because James thought of it while drinking a beer called Lake Erie Monster.

James was so excited, he even made a map and put X markers at the locations where she's (they?) been sighted.  If you can't see it here, go to the Podbean page and you'll be able to see the episode image.

Sit back with your beer of choice, but of course if you can get your hands on Great Lakes Brewing brews, try a Lake Erie Monster!  (We really should get some breweries to sponsor us, heh heh heh...)

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We know, we know.  KISS' "Music from the Elder" has been lambasted by fans and critics alike, as well as by the band and their team.  Is it really that bad?  Take a trip with us as we get into the ups and downs of the background (context!) and the actual music.  There's almost definitely going to be something on which everyone agrees and disagrees with us.

And after you listen to this, go enjoy Valentine's Day with some serious shagging.  It's what Gene would want for you.  Well, probably not, but it's what Gene would want for himself, so go for it.

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Image: front cover of the album (Terrors' audio collection).