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Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to part 3 of "Before they were KISS," where we talk more about Gene and Paul, as well as Chelsea and Molimo.  Don't know what those are?  Listen on! Next week's episode is about (stay tuned -- we're not sure -- probably Led Zeppelin's Presence). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.f...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another 50th anniversary Led Zeppelin album arc!  Presence turns 50 this year, so jump on into episode one (of a handful) and enjoy!  In this episode we're bridging from the last arc, discussing how their lives were going, the starting of song writing and recording, and then finish up with a bit of stuff on punk rock which was becoming a big thing at the ti...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're finally getting around to finishing up the Cornetto trilogy with The World's End (2013).  Join us as we talk about pub crawls and space aliens!  Love triangles and barroom brawls!  All that and ice cream! Next week's episode is the start of our Led Zeppelin Presence ar! Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Fac...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the third and final episode of the origins of Cheap Trick!  Robin just joined the band... now are they going to get a record deal?  The suspense is killing me!  Except that this was 50 years ago, so of course they did.  Hear how they got there!  And if you do, and love Cheap Trick, why not either buy an album of theirs or one of the reference books we used...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing on with episodes on KISS!  But we're actually going a bit back in time to talk about them before they were KISS.  Last time, we discussed Peter and Ace.  So obviously we're now getting to Paul and Gene!    Let's get into The Starchild and The Demon! Next week's episode is our final episode on the beginnings of Cheap Trick. Get in touch with us at Podbea...

Welcome back to the Manor!  This round we're talking about the London Beer Flood of 1814.  If you want more information than that, you'll have to listen in! Pour yourself a pint (of fresh ale, obviously, rather than beer flooded basement ale) and enjoy! Next week's episode is about the beginnings of KISS (part 2 - Paul and Gene). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/shar...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to episode two (of three) of the origins of Cheap Trick!  Going from around their Sick Man of Europe days through forming Cheap Trick with their first vocalist and ending with Robin's joining, we hope you enjoy it!  And if you do, and love Cheap Trick, why not either buy an album of theirs or one of the reference books we used (listen to part one).  We get not...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're fitting in a short episode this week, as James wanted to quickly discuss National Yorkshire Pudding Day, which occurs the first Sunday of February in the UK.  We talk about recipes and how it went well with a mostly traditional Sunday Roast!  But don't feel like you have to wait a year for the next one!  We also talk about when the National Yorkshire Pudding Day i...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing on with episodes on KISS!  But we're actually going a bit back in time to talk about them before they were KISS.  We'll get to Paul and Gene in the next episode, but we're starting out with Peter and Ace, the Catman and the Spaceman!   Next week's episode is about Yorkshire Pudding Day. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/sha...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy episode!  This year is the 42nd anniversary of the fourth book in the HHGTTG trilogy, so we're talking just a bit about it (because we're partially covered it in previous HHGTTG episodes) and also doing some fancy number magic with Hilbert Beeblebrox's paradox of Procol Harum's Grand Hotel!  Listen in if you want to...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We've mentioned Cheap Trick many times over the course of the podcast and now we're finally getting into them!  This is the first of three episodes exploring the beginnings of Cheap Trick, starting with the bands they were in before they became Cheap Trick (and before they were even Sick Man of Europe). Pour yourself a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is on the HHGTT...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Join us in our time travel machine as we go back in time to the infamous Triple Crown Murder, a real life murder from 1935.  With a twist at the end! Next week's episode is about (stay tuned.... we have a few we're editing: Cheap Trick, HHGTTG, Masters of the Universe, and more). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on...

Welcome back to the Manor! Although we took it a bit easy in November, a couple of those episodes were in-depth.  But along with the berserker spooky season schedule of October and some decently in-depth episodes in December, and then the more-or-less full Tolkien and Led Zeppelin episodes earlier this month, as well as a couple of bouts of Indonesian Junk... we needed a bit of an easy episode. Wi...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We interrupt what was going to be the next episode, but...  Ace Frehley, founding member of KISS, passed away last year.  Jody (especially) and James wanted to pay homage to the Spaceman and here it is.  Pour a pint or a shot of cold gin and commiserate along with us. Next week's episode is a drunken episode of D&D.  What's that, you ask?  Tune in and find out! Get...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another of our Led Zeppelin album arcs!  Although in this case, it's an arc of one episode, as The Song Remains the Same's material has mostly been covered in other arcs!  But there is still plenty to talk about, so join us in time for Jimmy Page's birthday today and enjoy! Next week's episode is a drunken episode of D&D.  What's that, you ask?  Tune in...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to a new year!  We're starting out this year with an episode to celebrate JRR Tolkien's birthday, which is tomorrow, January 3rd.  We've mentioned doing this episode several times, so here it is... The Nature of Middle-Earth!  Edited by Carl F. Hostetter, it's based off Tolkien's writings (and notes from Christopher Tolkien) on how he developed the backstory o...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the last episode of the year!  Which as usual, is focused on Iron Maiden!  If you harken back to the origins of the podcast, you'd know this tradition started due to an episode coming out on the day they formed.  Go back and listen! This time, we're (well, mostly Jody) talking about their B-sides from the 1980s!  If you don't know what a B-side is or what t...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to some more peanuts holiday fun!  This time, it's Charlie Brown and the gang during Christmas!  Pour yourself a ping and get ready for some holiday fun! Next week's episode is our annual "last episode of the year so let's talk about Iron Maiden" which this year is on their B-sides. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-...

Welcome back to the Manor! It is time for our annual Ghost Stories for Christmas episode!  This year, we're focusing a fair bit on M.R. James and our favorites of his, but we do talk about other authors and even have a "tournament of authors."  Something which we also subject our guest to!  We want to welcome John M Knight to the show, an excellent author who has written stories in the Jamesian st...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the first of our three Yuletide episodes!  We're starting with two classic songs about that most excellent of World War I flying aces, Snoopy, as he fights the Red Baron, including a dogfight (ha!) at Christmas! Pour yourself a winter warmer or some nog of whatever kind you prefer and enjoy! Next week's episode is about (stay tuned). Get in touch with us at...

Welcome back to the Manor!  And welcome to our annual Thanksgiving episode!  Rather than have it come out a day late, after listening to our take on that as we pared the episode down a bit, we thought it would be better to release a day early, so here it is!  On Thursday!  Wow! This year, we discuss the Thanksgiving song "Over the River and Through the Wood," original a Thanksgiving poem.  But lis...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to more Food Month Fun!  In this episode, we're talking about foods we like that were inspired by nerd things, like books and movies and our families!  Ha! Enjoy!   Next week's episode is about (stay tuned). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/twinterrorsmacabremanormea...

Welcome back to the Manor's Food Month!  It's Thanksgiving month and we're discussing food all month long.  This week is desert island foods.  If you had one type of food you had to eat for life, what would it be?  Get ready to listen in on foods and music and magical ovens.  All this and more!   Next week's episode is about the foods we love inspired by our nerd things and families.   Get in touc...

Welcome to the Manor!  This month, after a grueling month or two or so of Halloween Spooky Season wonderfulness, we're taking it easy with a month of episodes on food. Starting out, we'll talk about foods that others (specifically our closest of loved ones) don't like that we do. Mmmmm... anchovies! Next week's episode is about desert island foods. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.pod...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the doubled up day of Halloween spookiness!  This is the second episode, a brief history of Halloween music, led by Jody himself!   Pour yourself a spooky pint and light a spooky pipe and enjoy! And Happy Halloween! Next week's episode starts November's food month!   Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on...