Ranger Rob Radio....

Hey Folks,

I have done the last major addition to the IMEEM Ranger Rob Radio station. Sure I will tweek it here and there...but it is done for the most part. I recommend opening it in a standalone player, for some reason about half the songs only play a 30 second preview clip if you play it here on this page, but in stand alone all the songs play fully. I strongly suggest shuffle play to get the best effect, and the NWO theme song is a story for another day...but it is first for a reason.

Little bit about my taste in music. Many of you will say I have none, which is fine to each their own. For the most part I would label my favorite music style as "Hard Rock / Heavy Metal". My first concert was Sting in 1987 I think. Not exactly Hard rock, but I made it to plenty of "Hair band" concerts down at OOB or the Civic Center.

I stopped listening to music for a while when the Seattle music scene took off. Nirvana and Pearl Jam were not my cup of tea, I tried, but just could not get into them. I was already into Seattle bands, namely Queensryche and Jimmy Hendrix, so I was a little miffed by being sold the "NEW" music scene when I had been listening to it for years already. Then Sports talk radio hit the airwaves and that was the nail in the coffin, for music for me. I can't remember the last album I bought for myself.

The last couple of years I have started listening again. I have come around to some of the Seattle music of the 90's. Evansence is probably the only "newer" band that I would pay money to see in concert. I get chills listening to Amy Lee from Evansence sing. Vocals are the most important aspect of what I am drawn to for music that I like. Geoff Tate of Queensryche, Freddie Mercury of Queen, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, all are amazing singers who have incredible range.

So what were the requirements to make the cut to Ranger Rob Radio? To take the science out of it...I had to like the band and the song. So I am all over the place with my music, From Judas Priest to Johnny Cash to the Police to The Dropkick Murphys.

All of this is to say...If yah want tunes while reading the site, the option is there for yah.

The Bullpen...ok Basement.

A big part of my life has been tabletop games. I'll roll dice with just about anyone playing just about anything. Over the years I have collected quite a few games, minatures and rule sets. Eventually I built myself a little place in the basement to play these games, with a 4' x 6' self built table. Here are some pics of the Gamers Bullpen.

The Bullpen...I have a few of boards that I can slap on top of the table to represent different terrain (Black for space games, Blue for Naval games, Tan for desert games...)


Here is the primary mini storage place...Warhammer 40k stuff straight ahead, Battletech in the "fish" rack to the right.


Pic of my primary Eldar force...yeah each of the shelves slide out making the cabinet awesome for holding minis.


My latest finished minis...lots more unpainted stuff to get to.


That is all for now...

Foxes of UMA

I love spring. One of the few advantages of working security at a university is the first few hot days of spring. The winter coats are shed and you can see many shapely forms walking around campus. I was able to take a picture of some of these heavenly vixens crossing the Quad. Now before you folks get upset, Yes I am quite happily married. In fact, my wife has seen the pics and thinks that they are “Cute”. Just had to share…

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/rmarden/Vixens_of_UMA.jpg

Lord of the Red Sox 14, The Battle of Jacobs Field

OK...Stop right there...If you want to read "The Lord of the Red Sox" from the beginning, click over on "April" to the right...then select the first Lord of the Red Sox...otherwise you will be reading them backwards. Ok back to the story...

The Sox are down 2 games to 1 against Cleveland with Wakefield taking the mound. I had not done a Lord of the Red Sox post since Game 1 of the ALDS. Feeling the pressure I figured it couldn't hurt...well the Sox lost this one too, falling behind three games to one. The rest is history... But this was the last of the Lord of the Red Sox posts.

"The Lord of the Red Sox" mojo presents…

The Battle of Jabobs Field


Scene: The Sox arrive at Jacobs Field down two games to one. They need a victory to avoid a very difficult situation.



Lowell, BigPapi, Lugo and Mirabelli step from the dugout to do some pre-game stretching.



The Indians are in front of their dugout, and Sizemore notices the four Sox players.
Sizemore: (to Hafner and Lofton) Hey watch this.



Sizemore: Come out and Play. You will never see Fenway again this year.



Lugo: Be assured the Halls of Fenway will sound again with the roar of the Nation.



BigPapi: (to Lowell) They don’t know who is pitching for us tonight do they?



Lowell: (Smirks, and turns to the dugout) You ready?



King of the Knuckle: (Steps on to the field) We Will WIN!



Sizemore: Oh Crap…



King of the Knuckle: (Takes the mound and is totally unhitable by any of the Indians batters for 8 strong innings.)


Papelbon: (Closes out the Ninth) Have fun with Beckett in the next game boys…oh yeah and See Yah in Fenway!