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Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another cross-over episode.  Did you know that the Beatles nearly made Lord of the Rings back in their hey day?  They didn't, but they wanted to!  Join us now for some trippy Nazgul fun! Next week's episode is the 7th of our D&D 50th anniversary series. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more on the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons!  Part 6 deals with the year after its release, 1975, which is all sorts of fascinating! This arc will go into 1976, finishing before its first overhaul, in case you were curious.   Enjoy! Next week's episode is about how The Beatles almost made Lord of the Rings. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  ht...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to Walpurgisnacht (Witches' Night) 2024!  We've discussed Lilith in a previous episode, so it's now time to shine the sinister spotlights upon her demonic sisters!  Pour a pint of brimstone (warning: don't do that) and enjoy! Next week's episode is part 6 of our Dungeons and Dragons 50th anniversary series. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons episodes arc!  We made it!  We're now into 1974, the actual 50th anniversary, with the publication.  It's quite an eventful year, so sit back and enjoy with some ale from the Red Dragon Inn! Next week's episode is for Walpurgis Nacht!  We talk about Lilith's awesome sisters. Get in touch with us at Podbean: ...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to our final episode on Tommy Bolin, where we discuss his album Private Eyes and how his career, among other things, ended (spoilers!). Pour a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is episode 5 of our D&D 50th anniversary arc. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to our D&D 50th anniversary extravaganza!  We're at the median episode, with our fourth covering 1973.  The company comes together, the game is getting polished, and we're nearly ready to launch... but not quite yet because that's next time in 1974.   Pour a pint and enjoy as we bump up right against its true 50th!  Which will be in two weeks.  MWAHAHAHAHA...

Welcome back to the Manor!  It's the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's third book, "Life, the Universe, and Everything," and you know what that means... an episode!  We talk about the book a bit, but also use it as a springboard to talk about cricket.  Mostly the game including its history and rules, but a little about the robots, too.  We then use cricket to do a brief hi...

Welcome back to the Manor and our arc on the 50th anniversary of D&D!   In this episode we get into how Chainmail's rules became D&D, as well as the creation of Blackmoor and Greyhawk.  We also have a deep discussion on the original players and the original characters, and sound effects of the first ever game Gary ran (made by us... it's not from his actual game).  Plus, the FBI raids TSR!...

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week we're talking about the end of Deep Purple, at least until the Mk II 1984 reunion.  We talk about the Come Taste the Band tour and how the band split apart. Pour a pint and come taste the hops!  I mean... the band! Next week's episode is the third part of our D&D 50th anniversary arc. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more Dungeons and Dragons during this, it's 50th anniversary year!  Pour a pint and enjoy as we get into the first meeting of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the Chainmail rules system, and more!   Next week's episode is about the ending of Deep Purple. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook: ...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're here with another mead episode!  Quite honestly, we've done enough of these that we're going to stop numbering them or coming up with "cute" title names... until we do again. This mead episode is about James' "Farmer Maggot's Mushroom and Marmite Mead," which sounds iffy but is rather delicious.  Listen in, listen on, and get ready for some mead fun. Next week's e...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the start of our Dungeons and Dragons spectacular!  Although we won't quite get to 1974 in this episode, we will give background on wargaming and dice and similar things that are wonderfully fun to talk about! Grab a pint of mead and enjoy! Next week's episode is about Farmer Maggot's Mushroom and Marmite Mead. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www....

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're about to start our rather lengthy Dungeons and Dragon's 50th anniversary spectacular, so we're going with a short episode this week, as James reads a couple of drinking related poems! Grab your own pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is the start of our Dungeons and Dragons 50th anniversary spectualar! Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/medi...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're nearly there!  In two short weeks, we start our D&D 50th anniversary arc!  In the meantime, we're finishing up our personal reflections on Dungeons and Dragons with our personal favorite PCs that we've played.  Here be dragons! Next week's episode is Seamus' poetry corner. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or...

Welcome back to the Manor! Okay, so we're a few weeks late, but that's only because we actually wanted to get all the way through 2023!  Unlike some awards shows that make their choices in August.  You know who you are!  Hope you 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.faceb...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Last fall, we went to see Ghost with openers Amon Amarth in concert.  We did a fun pub crawl before hand.  It was so fun, we had forgotten about it for a few months, but here it is!  Pour a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is about (again... edited a month ago, so we're not sure what's next!). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4...

Welcome back to the Manor!  As we occasionally do, each of us will take a trip somewhere and then give a review of the place.  This episode is on Jody's trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee!  James would've written more of a description, but we recorded it a while back and he cannot remember anything about it.  He's looking forward to it as much as all of you! Enjoy! Next week's episode is about (stay tu...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to some Roman calendar fun!  Let's talk about the ides.  Of March?  Sure!  And all the others!  Pour yourself some Saturnalia punch (even if its a week or two late) and enjoy! Next week's episode is about Jody's trip to Gatlinburg. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/tw...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another Bond episode.  This week we're getting into the whole "shaken or stirred" thing for martinis and which is better... with science!   Pour yourself a martini or a pint or a wee dram and enjoy! Next week's episode is about the Ides (beware!). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to our annual end-of-year special that involves Iron Maiden!  This year, we're looking at the overlap of Maiden with Helloween, specifically with their overlap of management through Rod Smallwood (and a few other bits and pieces). We hope you've had an excellent year and we'll see you next week/next year! Next week's episode is about the martini shaken vs...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Today's episode is about that most exquisite dish, bagna cauda!  Anchovies, garlic, and butter, oh my!  We delve into it (perhaps literally) and also talk about other new years eve traditions that we both have. Pour some champagne (or if you're like us, just a pint of good ale) and enjoy! Next week's episode is about our usual end of year thing (listen and discover!). G...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to some spooky Yule Tide wild hunt fun!  This year's wild hunt episode is on ghost trains!  Pour a mug of smoking bishop and enjoy!  (And if you don't get that reference, go back and listen to nearly any of our Yule Tide episodes from the past -- you won't have to try more than a random three before you hear another reference to this drink!) Next week's episod...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're talking about handfasting today!  That old-time style ceremony where people promise each other to each other.  We'll talk a bit about its history and also about Jody's handfasting to his wonderful wife, Rebecca.  Pour a mazer of mead and enjoy! Next week's episode is about Ghost Trains for our annual Wild Hunt episode. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to another anniversary episode.  This time it's for the 100th anniversary of Weird Tales magazine.  We talk about its history and its effect on horror/sci-fi/fantasy and go into a few of our favorite authors who have written for it. Pour a weird pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is about handfasting. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another D&D episode, where we talk about the animated cartoon series from 1983, for its 40th anniversary!  Join us, Hank, Diana, Eric, Sheila, Presto, Bobby, Uni, and Dungeon Master for some good times! Next week's episode is about Weird Tales magazine for its 100th anniversary. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4p...