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Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the final, part 5, of our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy arc!  Here, after going into touring and groupies and album and everything, we finally discuss the actual songs!  Woohoo! Sit back, pour a pint, and enjoy this riveting conversation! Next week's episode is about (stay tuned - James is posting this over a month in advance and we're caught up on our ep...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to a precursor of our D&D 50th anniversary episodes (next year -- it's the official 49th this year!).  Here, we talk about what race and class we think we would be for ourself and for the other.  It's time to light the lights and nerd out!  Reach out to us and let us know your favorites! Also, the first few minutes are Jody discussing how he proposed to his no...

Welcome back to the Manor!  This is a very special episode for two reasons.  The first is that we've been teasing this since pretty much the very beginning of our podcast.  The second is that, once we started going, we really got into it, so the edits are very few (so bear with us as the episode starts and for all the laughter -- we enjoyed this one, going off the cuff with little preparation othe...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to the 4th of 5 episodes on Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy!  We continue our march through Zep's peak and get into the album.  Not the songs yet, as that's next episode, but the actual album -- the cover and production and other most excellent of things! Next week's episode is finally our much mentioned, even since the earliest of episodes, discussion...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We've mentioned a few times that we would discuss Jimmy Page's fascination with the occult and thought that there's no time like telling the future!  We mean... there's no time like the present!  So in a three part arc, we start with part 1 and John Dee, that takes us into the founding of the Golden Dawn (more or less).  Light a pipe, pour a pint, salt a circle, and ske...

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week, we're talking about the oldest established and running tavern in Indiana, the Slippery Noodle Inn, in Indianapolis.  Ghosts, prohibition, brothels, and the blues!  Get ready for a spooky good time! Next week's episode is about English mathematician and occultist, John Dee. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a O...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the mid-point episode of our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy arc!  This is part three of five and in this one, we'll discuss groupies and we'll have some excellent quotes from the band! Next week's episode is about the haunted blues house The Slippery Noodle Inn. 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 back to our Deep Purple arc!  We're finally merging the Tommy Bolin episodes with the Deep Purple episodes, as we get to where Tommy joins the band.   Next week's episode is the continuation of our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy series. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook....

Welcome back to the Manor!  James drunk-ordered a book one night about hiking through the English country side, with trails that lead to wonderful pubs.  It overlaps with a few of our past episodes, so we thought "let's discuss it!"  Join us by the roaring fire after an eight mile hike and enjoy! Next week's episode sees our return to Deep Purple. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podb...

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week is a nice short one, with a brief discussion about Ray Bradbury's novel "Dandelion Wine" and how it pertains to the actual drink, which James made quite a while back and which he is opening his first one to try "live" during the episode (he did drink it for the first time as we recorded... so semi-live?). Pour yourself a pint, or even a nice glass of dandelion...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Pull out the big stereo speakers, because we're continuing our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy arc!  In this episode, we talk about the Starship (not the band), how the band survived on the road, and how the band lived when they weren't on the road during this period.   Pull a pint of bitter and enjoy! Next week's episode is on dandelion wine.  The book or the drink?  Y...

Welcome to back to the Manor and excuse us as we interrupt our normally scheduled programming for a special episode.  We've both seen the new D&D movie and wanted to review it.  Since we've played since the 1980s, across various editions, we were curious how it came out.  Listen to learn more, but suffice it to say that we were not disappointed, mostly from how good it was, but also because not ev...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're extending our dedicated listening arc to episode 3!  Jody came up with an insane idea to put together play lists of rock and metal starting back in the 1960s and working his way though it in as the albums were released, listening to the entire album!  In this episode he lays out the idea and how he's going to do it and then we'll have sporadic updates as he gets t...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to more Led Zep!  This year is the 50th anniversary of Houses of the Holy and we're ready to dig in!  This first episode is a bridge from Four Symbols/Zoso/Untitled/etc. and recording and UK and Europe touring.  Enjoy! Next week's episode is something Jody's been working on, in conjunction with our dedicated listening episodes.  Stay tuned!. Get in touch with...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're finishing our third Malort episode here, with Malort cocktails!  However, to keep the boys (especially James) from getting too drunk, too quickly, we've added in our favorite band biographies that we've read, as well as some Chicago trivia.  This is part 3 of 3, to keep the episode from getting too bogged down! Our Malort cocktails:  The Chicago Gloryholes and the...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Amongst our larger arcs, with longer episodes, we'll occasionally do a short episode for a bit of ease.  This helps, considering we've never taken a break in our 267 episodes.  In this one, James rants about how much he cannot stand spring (and also realized he missed a golden opportunity for a Mel Brooks inspired cross-over as he wrote the title). Of course, as he sche...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Sadly, we must bid a fond farewell to the Flying Circus in this episode.  We discuss the last few remaining episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus, from their final series (4).  Don't stress, though!  We'll be back with more Python soonish with their movies and live shows! But for now, enjoy these last sketches and skits and jocularity with us. Next week's episode is...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing our third Malort episode here, with Malort cocktails!  However, to keep the boys (especially James) from getting too drunk, too quickly, we've added in our favorite band biographies that we've read, as well as some Chicago trivia.  This is part 2of 3, to keep the episode from getting too bogged down! Our Malort cocktails:  Ma-gog (Malort nogs), Big Shou...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to do a pub crawl through Europe in a way that semi-matches Frodo and Samwise's journey with the One Ring?  If so, but you wanted some advice, you've come to the correct episode!  James leads us from the English Midlands (The Shire) down to the volcano named Stromboli, in Sicily (Tolkien's inspiration for Mount Doom). Pour a...

Welcome back to the Macabre Manor of Mead, Mayhem, and Ballooning!  We continue our Monty Python series 4 arc with the bridge between series 3 and series 4, their Canadian tour, and then the first couple episodes of series 4.   Pour a pint of Michael Ellis and enjoy! Next week's episode is how to do a Walk-to-Mordor challenge through Europe... for real! Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://ww...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're starting our third Malort episode here, with Malort cocktails!  However, to keep the boys (especially James) from getting too drunk, too quickly, we've added in our favorite band biographies that we've read, as well as some Chicago trivia.  This is part 1 of 3, to keep the episode from getting too bogged down! Our Malort cocktails:  Malort and Coke, Illinois Nazi,...

What do DLR, randy Middle Ages monks, and sex workers all have in common?  They're stars of this episode!  We share our favorite David Lee Roth quotes from various Van Halen books, along with historical things on where the term red light districts come from and how much monks drank back n the day.  All that and more! Next week's episode is about (stay tuned - we've recorded a lot lately and have t...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to more Python!  This is our first of three episodes for series 4 and we're starting with their childhoods!  "What?" we hear you shout.  "Why are you doing childhoods for their last television series?!"  Because we're working backwards in time for the background stuff!  Go back and listen to the other series' episodes for "formation," pre-Python," and "univers...

Welcome back to the Manor!  One of our first episodes was on that most magnificent of liquors Malort.  We're back with episode two, talking about their barrel aged version and adding some more slogans! Pour yourself a pint (or even better, a large dram of the Swedish Malort) and join us! Next week's episode is on some of James' favorite David Lee Roth quotes, amongst others. Get in touch with us a...

Welcome back to the Manor!  In both celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy television series and in preparation for our upcoming arc on Python's series 4 of their Flying Circus, here's where Adams intersects with Python.  Pour yourself a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is Malort 2: regret and boogaloo. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.co...