The Syndicate

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote: Have you ever played / do you play a musical instrument?
Have you attended a musical performance/concert? If so, what are your favorite concert(s) you have ever attended?

I was a drummer in a garage band for a couple of my teen years. I still play occasionally, and hopefully will find another local band at some point in the future. I miss the noise.

I've attended four concerts, five if you include a Christmas music celebration, and probably twenty-five if I include shows that I played in myself. I enjoyed watching Kansas play with a college symphony orchestra, and recently I had the opportunity to see Weird Al live. The other two concerts were Rush concerts.

Ah, hard to say what my favorite was, but I'd put Kansas up there. That was a beautiful concert, and most importantly, I had really good seats.

Welcome to the Syndicate, also known as the Rush Fan Club.

Epignosis wrote:What is your favorite member of Kansas and why? Favorite song? Favorite album?

speedchuck wrote:

Epignosis wrote:What is your favorite member of Kansas and why? Favorite song? Favorite album?

Unpopular opinions may abound.

Hard to decide on a favorite member of Kansas. I love Kerry Livgren's songwriting, I love Steve Walsh's voice and style, but one of my favorite members of Kansas is Phil Ehart. He strongly influenced by drumming style.

Favorite two songs: Off the top of my head, it would be Miracles out of Nowhere and Icarus II. Another couple of fun favorites are Mainstream (from the John Elephante days) and Down the Road. Ooh, and I love Desperate Times.

Album... would have to be Leftoverture. I know, I'm all mainstream and stuff, but it's so good! After that, I love Drastic Measures.
I need to listen to more early Kansas.

Epignosis wrote: Have you heard The Prelude Implicit?

speedchuck wrote:

Epignosis wrote: Have you heard The Prelude Implicit?

Thank you. I've been waiting since Somewhere to Elsewhere for another album, and hadn't checked in a while.
I know what I'm doing tonight!

Epignosis wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

Epignosis wrote: Have you heard The Prelude Implicit?

Thank you. I've been waiting since Somewhere to Elsewhere for another album, and hadn't checked in a while.
I know what I'm doing tonight!

Did you know Steve Walsh retired and he's not on that album?

speedchuck wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote: Have you ever played / do you play a musical instrument?
Have you attended a musical performance/concert? If so, what are your favorite concert(s) you have ever attended?

I was a drummer in a garage band for a couple of my teen years. I still play occasionally, and hopefully will find another local band at some point in the future. I miss the noise.

I've attended four concerts, five if you include a Christmas music celebration, and probably twenty-five if I include shows that I played in myself. I enjoyed watching Kansas play with a college symphony orchestra, and recently I had the opportunity to see Weird Al live. The other two concerts were Rush concerts.

Ah, hard to say what my favorite was, but I'd put Kansas up there. That was a beautiful concert, and most importantly, I had really good seats.

Welcome to the Syndicate, also known as the Rush Fan Club.

Thanks!

Rush got me into music in the first place. And now I'm a drummer. Happens.

MovingPictures07 wrote:How about ranking Rush albums?

thellama73 wrote:The ranking of Power Windows, Caress of Steel, and Signals in that list is criminal.

thellama73 wrote:The ranking of Power Windows, Caress of Steel, and Signals in that list is criminal.

speedchuck wrote:Sakamoto is from Nichijou, yes. Unfortunately, I am not a professor, and my cat cannot talk.

My top ten animes, in a loose order, would be:
Steins;Gate
Mob Psycho 100
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Durarara!!
Nichijou
One Punch Man
Baccano!
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
And maybe Katanagatari and Death Note

I have a lot of trouble picking a top ten. These are the ones that had the most impact on me, I think.

Sloonei, I recommend all of these, if you like the genre that they sit in. Nichijou is a bizarre comedy, One Punch Man is a parody, Haruhi is a slice of life, Durarara!! is a character-driven mishmash of gangs set in a strange city... Lots of variety there. I'd only recommend the English versions of Baccano!, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and maaaaaybe Durarara!! or Haruhi. The original Japanese is still better, and that's coming from someone who has seen both.
Don't watch the English Steins;Gate. It's missing a lot of the charm of the original, in my opinion.

I write fantasy novels, generally. Any idea that strikes my fancy. Right now it's a story about a principled teenage girl who also happens to be a necromancer. I'm having a lot of fun with that concept.

nutella wrote:

speedchuck wrote:Sakamoto is from Nichijou, yes. Unfortunately, I am not a professor, and my cat cannot talk.

My top ten animes, in a loose order, would be:
Steins;Gate
Mob Psycho 100
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Durarara!!
Nichijou
One Punch Man
Baccano!
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
And maybe Katanagatari and Death Note

I have a lot of trouble picking a top ten. These are the ones that had the most impact on me, I think.

Sloonei, I recommend all of these, if you like the genre that they sit in. Nichijou is a bizarre comedy, One Punch Man is a parody, Haruhi is a slice of life, Durarara!! is a character-driven mishmash of gangs set in a strange city... Lots of variety there. I'd only recommend the English versions of Baccano!, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and maaaaaybe Durarara!! or Haruhi. The original Japanese is still better, and that's coming from someone who has seen both.
Don't watch the English Steins;Gate. It's missing a lot of the charm of the original, in my opinion.

I write fantasy novels, generally. Any idea that strikes my fancy. Right now it's a story about a principled teenage girl who also happens to be a necromancer. I'm having a lot of fun with that concept.

This is a really good list!! I've seen almost all of them I think I've seen a few episodes of Haruhi, and I still haven't watched Baccano but it's definitely on my list. Never seen Death Note either and have never heard of Mob Psycho 100, but have seen all of the rest of them. Durarara, Steins;Gate, Nichijou, FMA:B and OPM are all probably in my top 10 too. My number one favorite though is probably Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit), if you haven't seen it I strongly recommend it. It's gorgeous.

speedchuck wrote:

nutella wrote:

speedchuck wrote:Sakamoto is from Nichijou, yes. Unfortunately, I am not a professor, and my cat cannot talk.

My top ten animes, in a loose order, would be:
Steins;Gate
Mob Psycho 100
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Durarara!!
Nichijou
One Punch Man
Baccano!
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
And maybe Katanagatari and Death Note

I have a lot of trouble picking a top ten. These are the ones that had the most impact on me, I think.

Sloonei, I recommend all of these, if you like the genre that they sit in. Nichijou is a bizarre comedy, One Punch Man is a parody, Haruhi is a slice of life, Durarara!! is a character-driven mishmash of gangs set in a strange city... Lots of variety there. I'd only recommend the English versions of Baccano!, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and maaaaaybe Durarara!! or Haruhi. The original Japanese is still better, and that's coming from someone who has seen both.
Don't watch the English Steins;Gate. It's missing a lot of the charm of the original, in my opinion.

I write fantasy novels, generally. Any idea that strikes my fancy. Right now it's a story about a principled teenage girl who also happens to be a necromancer. I'm having a lot of fun with that concept.

This is a really good list!! I've seen almost all of them I think I've seen a few episodes of Haruhi, and I still haven't watched Baccano but it's definitely on my list. Never seen Death Note either and have never heard of Mob Psycho 100, but have seen all of the rest of them. Durarara, Steins;Gate, Nichijou, FMA:B and OPM are all probably in my top 10 too. My number one favorite though is probably Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit), if you haven't seen it I strongly recommend it. It's gorgeous.

Thanks for the recommendation!
Mob Psycho 100 is by the guy who did One Punch Man. I consider it to be a better anime, though not as funny.
Baccano! is an experience.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Hopefully you'll be around when I actually have time (and the player interest) to host this game.

speedchuck wrote:My top ten animes, in a loose order, would be:
Steins;Gate - Probably the only classic I haven't seen
Mob Psycho 100 - 8/10
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - 9/10
Durarara!! - 9/10
Nichijou - 10/10
One Punch Man - 7/10
Baccano! - 7/10
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - 7/10
Death Note - 8/10

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Steins;Gate is one of the few anime series I have watched. I dug it. Good times.

What is the origin of your username (if this was already asked, ignore me)?

Quin wrote:Cool list man. One question. Where the fuck is Ansatsu Kyoushitsu and Shokugeki no Souma?

speedchuck wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Hopefully you'll be around when I actually have time (and the player interest) to host this game.

On the one hand, I really want to play that. On the other hand, keeping up with 33 of you guys...

juliets wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Hopefully you'll be around when I actually have time (and the player interest) to host this game.

On the one hand, I really want to play that. On the other hand, keeping up with 33 of you guys...

Not all of us are JJJ, Golden,MP or Sloonei. With that said, if you see all four of them in a game, watch out cause you're gonna want cliff notes.

juliets wrote:

speedchuck wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Hopefully you'll be around when I actually have time (and the player interest) to host this game.

On the one hand, I really want to play that. On the other hand, keeping up with 33 of you guys...

Not all of us are JJJ, Golden,MP or Sloonei. With that said, if you see all four of them in a game, watch out cause you're gonna want cliff notes.

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:12 pmThat's 4 things. You cheated.

When/how did you start playing mafia? What got you into it?

I know you play the ukulele and are learning the guitar. Would you be willing to record something with the ukulele on Vocaroo to share with us?

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:43 pm Kyle - did you miss me?

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:09 pm [mention]Kylemii[/mention], wat ur username doe?

G-Man wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:07 pm1) What is your favorite sport to watch?

2) What is your favorite color?

3) Name three places you want to travel to before you die.

4) Are you content with your life at this moment?

5) Do you believe intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe?

6) Do you have any special skills?

speedchuck wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:13 pmDo you prefer playing town, or mafia? 3P?

What is your ideal type of mafia setup? (open, closed, role madness, etc.)

What is a personal short term goal of yours?

How does it feel to have the best first name in existence?

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:03 am1. Favorite mafia game you've played?{/quote}

mmmmmm it's' hard to say cus a lot of the games from the past sorta blend together in my mind. there was a marvel + dc game that i enjoyed. i think it was hosted by LT and Dex.... also the Halloween game hosted by LT was one of my favorites just because of the sheer power of my role as the big bad wolf, and the fact that it was my first ever indy victory

2. Funniest mafia memory?

mmmm that's tough..... this might be because it's recent but leveraging my indie swing vote to get everyone to draw dogs during a mylo scenario so i'd vote the way of the best dog drawer may have been up there. it was funny cus it actually worked and like 5 people drew dogs.

3. What win are you most proud of?

i know this is pretty weak because i replaced into the game 2/3 of the way in, but ensuring that my team would be capable of winning chicka chicka actually took a lot of effort, and i was really happy that we could make it happen. there was also some special significance since it was my first win since returning.

4. Favorite TV show at the moment?

right now i really like The Good Place.... and Brooklyn 99..... and.... Last Man on Earth

other than some scattered anime, those are the only 3 shows i'm really able to keep caught up on, i'm like a whole season behind on the walking dead

5. What song do you absolutely HATE?

i don't listen to "songs" the only music i need is the sweet songs of birds chirping in the wilderness.

idk, this is a difficult question. i'm fairly limited in the music i consume in the first place so i have a fair amount of control over what i listen to. if i don't like a song, i'll just.... not listen to it. there's no time to develop feelings like hate.

well.... ok i wouldn't call it hate but.... i used to work at a thrift store, and there'd be music playing in the background all the time, and most of the time it was just common bullshit you can just sorta tune out, except for the song "Try Everything" sung by Shakira from the Disney movie Zootopia. Don't get me wrong, it's a good song but once you hear it once a day every day for several months it..... it wears you down. Now any time i watch Zootopia whenever it gets to a scene where that song plays the i have like... a visceral response to it, and it kinda ruins those scenes. i don't really hate the song itself though.

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:03 am1. Favorite mafia game you've played?

2. Funniest mafia memory?

3. What win are you most proud of?

4. Favorite TV show at the moment?

5. What song do you absolutely HATE?

lapluie wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:19 amHello, how are you?

what accomplishments are you most proud of in your life?