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majikpig@gmail.com (Fantasmagorio Productions) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:05:00 +0000

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The Lanterne Rouge - a narrative about cycling

majikpig@gmail.com (Fantasmagorio Productions) — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:06:00 +0000

This was an article that I submitted to Paved Magazine about my first experience in a bike race of appreciable length. Because Paved is no longer publishing, and I didn't feel like trying to shop this out to any other mags (hey, they probably weren't going to pick it up at Paved, anyway), I'm releasing it here for you. Enjoy.

The Lanterne Rouge

by Matty Taylor

Somewhere between Lower Church Road and Lilac Drive, I lost it, the will to carry on. It was my first big race, a 90 kilometer slog through the West Virginia hills called the Tour of Tucker County that ended somewhere on the Sugarlands climb, a locally notorious beast of an eight kilometer long Category One mountain that averaged an 11 percent grade.

I looked down at my bike computer. 91 kilometers, it proclaimed. A hell of a place to realize that it wasn't quite configured correctly, halfway up the climb of doom. I hadn't seen the one kilometer banners, and half hoped that I wouldn't see them, that I had already passed that point, and that somebody had taken them down when the peloton had pulled themselves up this same mountain probably more than an hour ago, but I knew that the finish line lay somewhere up ahead, where white blades of wind turbines lazily churned through the pastel sky.

I could be grateful for that at least, I thought as I crested the top of the hill. The day had been perfect for a bike ride, just about sixty with clear skies and little wind. And a ride it had been. The group had dropped me right away, spinning off like a flock of spooked birds as I tried and tried to clip my right foot into my pedal while avoiding the explosion of water bottles that spilled out from another rider, obviously about as inexperienced as me. He quickly regained composure and zoomed ahead to join the rapidly receding pack.

“What are they thinking?” I remember saying to myself. More than fifty miles, half of it climbing, and they were taking off like bats out of hell, bats with carbon wheel sets and bikes that weighed less than last night's dinner.

Now on the final climb, the road curved upward sharply, and I tried to push forward, but my legs wobbled and failed. I had barely enough energy to unclip to avoid falling over in the road. If I collapsed there, it would probably be a long time before anyone found me, struggling to breathe, on the verge of passing out from exhaustion. I hadn’t seen the support car, which had been my constant tail since the peloton dropped me in the first mile, for at least twenty minutes. Nor had I seen another soul, except the vulture that I glared at me over his dinner several yards along.

I clomped toward him, leaning on my Bianchi and allowing her wheels to carry me a bit further up the hill. The carrion eater stared me down, whether angry at my rude interruption of his meal or sizing me up for dessert, I couldn’t tell. Deciding I wasn’t quite ready for snacking, he flew off to the left and I trudged past the half-eaten rabbit he had left behind, feeling like so much roadkill myself.

To the right, a cemetery rose up atop the hill, another reminder of what I was doing to myself. Why did I subject myself to this torture? More importantly, why had I paid to torture myself in this way? I vowed to give up, to flag the SAG vehicle if I saw it while I walked, but it never came. Pushing past the graveyard and cresting the hill, I winced as I threw my right leg over the top tube and clipped back in. I gave a little shove with my left, and gravity started to take over, allowing me to coast for a while as I reflected on the race.

“You never need nobody.” The lyrics of the Lone Bellows song returned in my pounding head. “You’ve never been alone.” But I was certainly alone now. “I try to get your affection.” The tune had been playing a non-stop loop in my brain since I’d been dropped so early on, a mournful lament that I had lost my first real road race right at the beginning, when I’d struggled to clip in while avoiding the bottles that another novice rider had spilled all over the road as he, too, had trouble with his pedals. I stuck with him only briefly, as he rushed forward to catch up with the main group of Cat 5 riders, which had surged forward at the very start of the race, much faster than I had expected. Having watched tons of professional cycling, and knowing a bit about my own plan to conserve energy for the long ride ahead, I had expected a leisurely pace until the crest of the first climb, after which I had expected a steadily rising, but still comfortable, pace until the big descent. I had been dead wrong. The others had ripped out of the starting line like rabid wolves on the hunt, leaving me alone behind. That’s when You Never Need Nobody started playing in my head. “And all I ever do is wrong.”

“You’ll catch them on the climb,” I told myself. “You’re a decent climber, stronger than most of those old guys, and with better knees. They may have lighter bikes, but you’ve got better gearing.” I was riding a 2001 Bianchi Giro, an aluminum frame that would have at one time been a pretty high end bike, but, of course, most of the others had arrived on carbon. Carbon fiber frames with carbon fiber forks rolling on carbon fiber wheels that had probably had to have extra weight added to be USAC legal.

Up ahead, I saw two others who had been dropped by the pack, and I tried to keep them in sight, but they pulled away from me, and I lost them around a bend. I had thought my triple might allow me to get into an easier climbing gear than anyone else, most of them riding compact doubles, but now it stubbornly refused to shift, and I had to grind my way along on a tougher gear than I wanted. A Category Three climb rose and rose, and my cadence dropped and dropped.

I did manage to pass two riders on the ascent, two riders who’d probably had mechanical trouble, and since the support vehicle hovered behind me like an overprotective mother, that meant they had to wait for me to get picked up. I apologized to the first rider that I had taken so long and delayed the car.

“No problem,” he said, but I wondered later how long it had really been. If I had been closer to the pack, could he have ridden back to it? Was he only giving up because too great a chasm now separated our position from the lead? Or perhaps the time spent waiting by the roadside had cooled his legs, allowing the pain from a tough climb to settle in. I remembered reading another rider’s blog post about this race, where he warned that a rider who stops, trying to give his legs time to recover, might as well give up. His legs would not allow him to continue.

“The others can’t be far. Catch up with them,” I urged myself, but, like what might have happened to that rider on the side of the road, the little warm-up I'd had time for had cooled in my legs on the pre-race descent down Sugarlands Road, a downhill so steep and long that at least three tires had blown up along the way when the carbon rims had overheated from braking. The sound was a gunshot, echoing across the ravine. I ducked and looked around when I heard the first, only a few meters behind me, then I realized the cause when I witnessed the second ahead of me. I was thankful, at that time, for my good old fashioned aluminum rims. It wouldn't be long before I would curse their added weight.

The third blowout struck like a thief in the night. Several minutes after we gathered at the base of the climb and separated into our category groups, a loud bang and a puff of smoke issued from another Cat 5 racer's rear wheel. The problem had been anticipated and tubes were replaced, but I wondered if they would have problems during the actual race, during the descent down Cheat Mountain into St. George.

I never found out. I didn't see them again once they dropped out of sight, not the whole group, anyway. I traded places with a few riders, passing and then getting passed in turn, but the peloton eluded me. By the top of that first climb, I was on my own, accompanied only by the SAG car that crept along behind me, which disappeared briefly as it picked up those two riders who'd dropped out along that ascent, whether from mechanical issues or tired legs, I didn't know.

But, then, around the next bend, I'd glance back, and there it would be, my eternal companion, my Sherpa on this trek through the mountains. Two things kept me going: the desire to experience the Cheat Mountain descent, and the knowledge that I could drop out any time I wanted. The ever-present escape route should have discouraged me, but, on the contrary, knowing I could signal the support vehicle and hitch a ride as soon as the going got too tough gave me the peace of mind that I needed to push on, getting myself to the crest of that hill.

Now, here on Sugarlands Road, as the ground swept upward towards the wind-farm peak, I wondered where the station wagon had gone. Had they given up and left me there to make my own way home? I wouldn’t be surprised. I was almost two hours behind the hopeful finishing time I had told my wife that morning, and at least an hour behind the time I had reasonably expected on a ride of this length. I’d never been up a Category One mountain, and I really wondered what I’d gotten myself into. The Cat Three climb had done in two others, and here I was, pushing on up this grade, more than a foot higher for every ten feet farther along, and much steeper than that in places.

I’d passed one other rider partway up the climb, another novice who I’d raced against in the training race early that spring. We had traded places several times since St. George.

I wouldn’t see him again until arriving at the staging area of the school. I felt sorry for him. His sacrifice had allowed me to continue. On the first climb, I told myself that I wouldn’t drop out until the big descent, and Cheat Mountain had been exhilarating. I had never before had the chance to go down that extreme of a road with abandon. I wished I’d been able to use the whole road, but at least I had my whole lane, as the support vehicle kept most of the traffic behind me well off my tail. The wind howled past me as I dived into the turns that came roller-coaster fast. I tucked into the lowest position I could manage while still maintaining some semblance of control. Even in a car, I didn’t dare take some of these turns as quickly as I took them on that little yellow rocket, and, with every bend, I felt renewed and invigorated.

More than an hour on the road before I’d reached the top of that climb, and it evaporated in just a few minutes. Receding beneath me all the way down to the Cheat River. Now my attention and dread turned towards the Sugarlands climb, and I told myself I would drop out if I didn’t see another rider before the road swept upward again.

Then, there he was, like a beacon in the distance just as the hills began to return. He pulled at me like a magnet and soon I was sitting behind him. I pulled past, then dropped back, then pulled past again, and, the downhill slalom having refreshed my legs, I felt like this was just any ordinary Sunday ride.

“Four more kilometers, I think,” I told him as I pushed past, not knowing at the time how grossly I’d underestimated the distance, which was much closer to six or seven kilometers. “We can do it,” I encouraged, as much trying to convince myself as trying to give my fellow sufferer a little dose of hope.

Then, it was just me and the mountain. And now I seriously considered why I tortured myself like this, but I pushed on. The sunlight shone spotty through the trees and my aching legs turned round and round like the wind turbine blades up ahead. Then I saw those one-kilometer banners, waving red against the green, brown, and blue of the trees, earth, and sky, scarlet flags the color of the lamp that had supposedly guided riders like me home for the past century, and I knew I would make it. A new song crept into my head, and I sang it joyously in my mind. “We are the champions my friend, and we’ll keep on fighting to the end…”

And I thought now of my family’s motto. Cursum Perficio. “I have finished the course.” I understood that motto now, with a clarity that had never come to me before, and I knew that this elation, this pride that I felt, was the reason that I went through the torture. I wondered how many other riders had felt this pride, and decided that it might be as rare as the pride of winning. Every race has a winner, but does every race have that rider who pushes so hard, comes so close to failure, is ready to give up, but slogs along to the end? That is the spirit of my family, and of the family that I now joined: La Famille des Lanternes Rouges. We are fighters, not always the best, but those that hang on until the bitter end. We are the finishers, those that suffer through the worst to come out better and stronger from the tempering of the fire.

As I passed the finish line, the last finisher of the race, I felt proud. Yes, I had taken longer than I’d hoped, even longer than I’d feared. Yes, I had finished far behind everyone else had finished, but I had made it, all 90 kilometers, down a Category One and up another.

I pedaled past the finish line, grateful that the official had come down to register my time even though most everyone else had already left for home, and I kept on going. I thought about stopping and waiting for a car to take me back, but the glory of finishing pushed me on and I rolled up and up, all the way back to the staging area, where only a few had remained to see my triumphant smile, the smile of a champion of suffering, the smile of the Lanterne Rouge.

Well, that went swell

majikpig@gmail.com (Fantasmagorio Productions) — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:56:00 +0000

So much for a continuing podcast about writing. Pagan's Pen will return, but it must be revivified and in a new form.

Why did Pagan's Pen fail?
I think it was the structure. Sometimes beauty flourishes in structure (a la bonsai), but sometimes that structure kills it. I wanted so much for PP to be a beautiful, thoughtful podcast with great production quality, and I think the first (read: only) episode was better on that end than any first episode of which I have ever been a part.
However, "The perfect is the enemy of the good," and I failed to deliver the good in the face of wanting to deliver the perfect.
So, from now on, I will strive only for "the good." Sorry, Perfection, you're too... what's the word? Oh, "perfect."

So, what will PP become?
Well, what it always should have been, a forum for me to share my thoughts about the two "Crafts" that fill my life: Writing and Wizardry.
It will probably be a blog more than a podcast. Oh, well, you can handle that, can't you? But I will throw in some audio as well, especially when I want to share something for the sound it creates when read aloud.

Blessings to all of you. May Mercury inspire your words.

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #43

Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:08:38 +0000

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #43

Episode 43 - "I Call Upon the Earth to Standardize You" - Recorded 7/31/2013 - Runtime 52.5m

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In this episode, Matt and Eric talk about standardization, setting, and other random LARP-related stuff.

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #42

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:38:50 +0000

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #42

Episode 42 - "I Call Forth Mystic Power to Answer the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" - Recorded 7/26/2013 - Runtime 1h12m

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Special thanks to all of the people who wished Matt luck at the I Love the Tavern Triathlon, Matt's first triathlon to participate in (and finish!) on 7/28. Coincidentally, two days after recording MLC Episode #42, he wore #42 at the race. And, don't worry, he remembered his towel!

In this episode, Matt and Eric, joined by special guest Jun, talk about marketing, permanent death, and the specifics of running a small game.

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:04:10 +0000

Afternoon T 976
fantasmagorio@gmail.com | www.fantasm.es |
Episode 976 is here!
We geek out about the events of the past several months, books, NaNoWriMo, podcasts and other random tidings.
Check out:
Tim Armentrout - http://breathmadevisible.blogspot.com
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Knights of the Crisis #2

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:51:10 +0000

Episode 2 - "Interview with Kristin Brumley - Basic Adventuring 101 Web Series Pilot" - Recorded 4/16/2013 - Runtime 40m32s

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Episode the second, in which our hero meets with Lady Kristin Brumley about her project Basic Adventuring 101: Die Loudly or Die Permanently, a web series that follows a group of fictional LARPers. Basic Adventuring 101 needs your support on Kickstarter to launch the pilot episode.

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Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Afternoon T 4
afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode 4 is here! We geek out about books, mostly.

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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Afternoon T 38
afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode 38 is here! A bit slow to get started, we talk about football, time travel, and NaNoWriMo.

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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Afternoon T 29
afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode 29 is here! T continues to rank among the worst podcasts in the world. Join Eric and Matt as we talk about random thoughts.

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AfternoonT 15

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Afternoon T 15

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode 15 is here! T returns after 6 years of absence. In this episode, we play some great music, talk about dreams, complain about technology, and lose Eric.

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Sip a cup of T. We'll be right back.

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:16:00 +0000
Sip a cup of T. We'll be right back.

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Still spending some time updating links. But enjoy the new episode. As usual, it's about nothing.

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #41

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:35:00 +0000

Episode 41 - "With Mystic Force I Run An Event… If only it were that easy!" - Recorded 7/31/2012 - Runtime 1h30m

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In this episode, Matt talks with special guest Scott Bennett about running LARP events.

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Knights of the Crisis #1

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Episode 1 - "Preparing for the LARP Season - Exercise" - Recorded 3/11/2011 - Runtime 18m13s

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Introducing Knights of the Crisis, podcast episodes hosted by Matt to join LARP life with real life.

In this episode: Getting into LARPing shape, including Insanity and an app that lets you role-play while you run (...from ZOMBIES!).

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #40

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:17:00 +0000

Episode 40 - "With Eldritch Force I Rebuild a Podcast" - Recorded 6/16/2011 - Runtime 23m30s

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In this episode, Matt & Eric recap the June NERO Elkins event.

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #39

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:10:00 +0000

Episode 39 - "By the power of Solaris I invoke a protection upon the departed! (R.I.P. Charles Meier)" - Recorded 5/31/2011 - Runtime 35m

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In this episode, Matt & Eric talk about the recent passing of Charles Meier, player of Avegost - http://www.avegost.com , and, of course, shamelessly promote their favorite things.

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Avegost - http://www.avegost.com

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #38

Wed, 11 May 2011 18:59:00 +0000

Episode 38 - "By the power of Solaris I invoke a protection upon this Podcast! (Special Avegost/Landolfi Interview Edition)" - Recorded 5/10/2011 - Runtime 1h03m

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In this episode, Matt & a belated Eric, joined by Leah, Kris, and George of the Future, talk with Joseph Landolfi, creator of Avegost - http://www.avegost.com , and, of course, shamelessly promote their favorite things.

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #37

Fri, 06 May 2011 23:49:00 +0000

Episode 37 - "With Eldritch Force I Start the LARP Season" - Recorded 5/4/2011 - Runtime 1h15m

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by Leah, talk about the latest happenings in LARP and, of course, shamelessly promote their favorite things.

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Pagan's Pen #1

majikpig@gmail.com (Fantasmagorio Productions) — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:24:00 +0000

Welcome to the Pagan’s Pen, where we explore the union of faith, magick, art, and writing. I’m Matt, or Taljesin., or Wamditanka, and I’m the pagan in question. I’m a seeker of wisdom, a follower of the Correllian Nativist Tradition, a writer, a chaos magician, and a devotee of the Muses. Join me in a bit of writing, reading, musing, and magick on the Pagan’s Pen Podcast, where we prove that, sometimes, the pen is mightier than the pentacle.

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #36

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:25:00 +0000

Episode 36 - "I call upon a month of no podcasts to grant you the power of a fantasy ball, 2 NERO events, a LARP documentary, and a NERO national membership war." - Recorded 4/26/2011 - Runtime 1h10m

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by Kris and Leah, talk about the latest happenings in LARP and the recent WAR event, and, of course, shamelessly promote their favorite things.

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LARP News - LARPcast

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:14:00 +0000

Hi everyone,

We won't be recording a Mid-Level Crisis this week, but we'll see you again next week.

In the meantime, check out LARPcast. Bill (from the LARP Ohio Blog) and Mickey (an awesome LARPer with a treasure-trove of knowledge) have come together to discuss ideas about LARP in this podcast, available from http://larpcast.podbean.com. Check it out. It's already my second favorite LARP podcast. :) They already have 2 episodes up, but I've reposted their first episode here, because it's that awesome.

Listen to the first episode here.

MLC will be returning next week, as will LARP-Thing-A-Week.

Thanks,
Matt

LTAW #9: Website

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:42:00 +0000

My LARP Thing this week is the redesign of the NERO Elkins website - Head on over and check it out.

The biggest change is moving to a content management system (CMS) which will allow our staff to post info on there rather than static web pages that needed to be edited each time. We're using the Mambo CMS, because there is a nice bridge with our forums that allows us to use the same login for both.

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #35

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Episode 35 - "I call upon the NERO to call forth eldritch power to summon a mystic force to create chaos to grant you the gift of 9th Edition... [caster waits 10 years] ... 9th edition up!" - Recorded 2/22/2011 - Runtime 1h07m

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, in a pure episode of MLC, delve deep into the new NERO 9th Edition Rules - http://www.nerorulebook.com

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LTAW #8: NPC Database (Part 2)

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:41:00 +0000

This is part two of my ongoing NPC Database Discussion. Read Part 1 Here

This is also the 8th Thing of LARP Thing-A-Week, and, while it's been much more than a week since I posted a Thing, this represents a renewed commitment to bring you some awesome LARP Things. View the other LARP Thing-A-Week posts here.

So, in Part 1 we created a simple DB for keeping track of NPC motivations, connections, and stats. In Part 2, we've taken two more steps.

1) I realized there are two more DBs we have to create: a monster DB, and a DB for generic unnamed NPCs. So, I adapted our previous DB (from Part 1) to fit generic NPCs better. Here's the link to a copy of that spreadsheet so you can see my setup. A monster DB will take more work and will wait until Part 3.

2) I hate filling out this information on spreadsheets, but I love that my plot team can collaborate on filling it out. Fortunately, Google Docs has this great "Create Form" feature. You just click on Form=>Create Form and change a few things around and Voila, an easy to fill out form.

And thus, we have this (See the full version of the form here):
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So, we've taken another step towards creating a great and easy to use DB. It's just a bit more user-friendly, and now we have two DBs. These could be the same DB but different "sheets" or what have you, but I've created these as two separate DBs so I can better control access to them. For instance, you may have a monster marshal who should be able to edit the Generic NPC DB and the Monster DB, but you may not want him seeing the major NPCs he won't be working with.

We'll return in Part 3 as we progress further down this road.

Tartanvision 2011 Promo

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:15:59 +0000

Promo Promo Promo!

A fun little promo for Tartanvision.TV

M4V Podcast Download

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #34

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:46:00 +0000

Episode 34 - "Detect Celestial Magic, Eh!" - Recorded 2/1/2011 - Runtime 1h40m

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by Kris, Leah, and Jared talk about the new NERO 9th Edition Rules - http://www.nerorulebook.com - and go on about fifty tangents, including a plug for tRANTasaurusRex - daily rants from a 1ft tall green plastic dinosaur - http://trant.fantasmagorio.net

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #33

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:57:00 +0000

Episode 33 - "Craftsman (Podcaster) - Wait, that doesn't make you any silver!" - Recorded 1/25/2011 - Runtime 55m52s

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by Kris, Leah, and Andrew talk about the infamous Craftsman (Other) skill

Andrew's article on the subject - http://larpohio.blogspot.com/2011/01/guest-post-andrew-mills.html

The thread mentioned - http://northcoastnero.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=2250&highlight=tracker

Ruehl Leatherworks - http://ruehlleatherworks.deviantart.com/

LARP from the Netherlands courtesy of Steven -
http://www.icemotion.nl/photos.php?cat=4

http://www.dimitridesign.nl/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=viewcategory&catid=102&startpage=1&Itemid=53#category

http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq174/Selina91_photos/Far%20kingdoms%20Zomerlive%202010/

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #32

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:39:00 +0000

Episode 32 - "I Grant You the Gift of 27 Deaths... well, okay, maybe not..." - Recorded 1/18/2011 - Runtime 1h08m37s

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by Kris and Leah talk about the latest NcN event - http://www.northcoastnero.com - and answer some listener emails

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LARP Line: +1 (304) 986-5277

Tartanvision 25

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:30:32 +0000

TV 25 - Special guest host Katy Ross interviews rock band Enter the Haggis.

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Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #31

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:55:00 +0000

Episode 31 - "The Crisis Awards" - Recorded 1/11/2011 - Runtime 1h25m51s

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In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by Kris, Jared, Leah, and Heathyr, give out completely informal and made-up LARP awards: The First Evah CRISIS AWARDS!!!!! *cheer*

Shout out to AIE! http://www.aie-guild.org

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midlevelcrisis@gmail.com

Pipe Up! 5 (actually fixed this time)

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:08:19 +0000

MP3 | M4A

Pipe Up 5 features music from:

Brother - “3.0.9.9.5.Bend” and “Take You Back” from Black Stone Tramp
Ceili Rain - “Stomp” from Change in Your Pocket
Black 47 - “Funky Ceili”
Red Hot Chilli Pipers - “Just for Willie” from Music for the Kilted Generation
and Enter the Haggis - “Gasoline” from Casualties of Retail

Sorry to anyone who was unable to download the episode. I’ve found a work around and will be doing things a little differently so that they work from now on.

SSP: Promo for tRANTasaurusRex

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:45:00 +0000

New from Fantasmagorio Productions:
tRANTasaurusRex
Daily Rants by a 1-Foot Tall Green Plastic Dinosaur

Audio Promo

Available 1/1/11 from http://trant.fantasmagorio.net

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #30

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Episode 30 - "I call upon Chaos to Wither your Year" - Recorded 12/21/2010 - Runtime 54m59s

MP3 Podcast Version

In this episode, Eric & Matt, joined by special guest Leah Odin, talk about nerdy stuff and the last NorthCoast NERO event - http://www.northcoastnero.com - and shamelessly promote The Long Slow Death of a Twenty-Something - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1721691/ - the EHS production of Twelfth Night: A Western What You Will - http://www.ElkinsDrama.com - and the upcoming NERO Elkins events - http://www.dalantia.org

Music at the beginning is "O Mistress Mine", written by William Shakespeare, arranged and played by Karl Smakula, sung by Morgan Haas. All of this is part of Twelfth Night: A Western What You Will (Jan 6th & 7th @ Elkins High School Theatre, Elkins, WV - http://www.ElkinsDrama.com ). "O Mistress Mine" and two other tracks are available at http://bit.ly/eBhPZH

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Pipe Up! 4

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:05:08 +0000

Pipe Up 4 features music from:

Mark Saul - “It’s an Instrument” and “Digital Breakdown” from Mixolydian
Mother Grove - “I Melt With You” from By Request
Scythian - “Drums of Belfast” from Aidan’s Orbit
Albannach - “Alexander’s Welcome” from Eye of the Storm
and Ceili Rain - “We Made it to the Top” from No You - No Me

Special thanks to David McNeel, reneponac, Dancer418, and 3pearce.

For some reason, I can’t figure how to embed the file this time, but here’s the link: Download or View on Blip.TV

Pipe Up! 3

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:59:50 +0000

Pipe Up 3 features music from:

Barley Juice - “Scottish Samba” from Another Round and “More Pipes” from Six Yanks
Brother - “Photograph” from Pax Romana MMV
Enter the Haggis - “The Litter and the Leaves” from Gutter Anthems
MacTalla Mor - “Chi Mi Na Morbheanna” from The New Colossus
The Gentlemen - “Belfast Boy” from Greatest Hits and “Black and Tans” from Stick to Your Guns
and Ceili Rain - “Stomp” from Change in Your Pocket

Special thanks to my lovely wife, Katy, without whom this podcast would not have happened.

Click to play

Pipe Up! 2

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:25:30 +0000

Pipe Up 2 features music from:

the Red Hot Chilli Pipers - “Crooked Bridge” and “Clocks” from Blast Live
Brother - “Thetimeisnow” from This Way Up
Angus Mohr - “High Road to Gairloch/Amazing Grace” from The Heroic Adventures of Angus Mohr
Mark Saul - “Love the Technology”
Michael Grey - “Lilt” from Leap and Rock 2
Tartanic - “DanceOfTheIceWeasels” from Uncivilized
and Highland Reign - “Scotland the Brave” from Just Pipes

Rockin’ Bagpipes! Check it out and tell all your friends!

Click to play

Pipe Up! Episode 1

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:01:55 +0000

Pipe Up! Episode 1 features music from:

Sonic Impulse - “Chenier Shuffle” - http://www.myspace.com/hearsonicimpulse
The Gentlemen - “Country Roads” - http://www.myspace.com/thefreakingentlemen
The Sandcarvers - “Rowan Tree” and “Truth Be Told” - http://www.thesandcarvers.com
MacTalla Mo’r - “Hellbound Train” - http://www.mactalla.com
Black 47 - “Downtown Baghdad Blues” - http://www.black47.com
Fathom - “King of the Faeries” - http://www.fathomband.com
Enter the Haggis - “DNA” - http://www.enterthehaggis.com

Pipe Up! is a new audio podcast by the makers of Tartanvision.TV. It features bagpipe rock music (bagrock) and Celtic fusion.

Subscribe! Using iTunes or via RSS.

Click to play

Pipe Up! Coming Soon!

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:19:53 +0000

April 4, 2009 will see the release of the first episode of Pipe Up! featuring music from:

Enter the Haggis - http://www.enterthehaggis.com
Sonic Impulse - http://www.myspace.com/hearsonicimpulse
Black 47 - http://www.black47.com
MacTalla Mor - http://www.mactalla.com
Fathom - http://www.fathomband.com
Mother Grove - http://www.mothergrove.com
The Gentlemen - http://www.myspace.com/thefreakingentlemen
and The Sandcarvers - http://www.thesandcarvers.com

Tartanvision 24

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:33:00 +0000

Tartanvision 24 - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Great Highland Bagpipe but were afraid to ask.

Tartanvision 23

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:31:00 +0000

Tartanvision 23 talks about the history of tartan.

Tartanvision 22

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:29:00 +0000

The 22nd Tartanvision covers Scottish Hogmanay New Year’s celebrations.

Tartanvision 21

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:27:00 +0000

The 21st Episode of Tartanvision explores Scottish Christmas traditions.

Tartanvision 20

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:24:00 +0000

The 20th Episode of Tartanvision represents a return after a 2-year hiatus. Welcome to the new short form of Tartanvision. This episode features a performance by the West Virginia Highland Dancers.

Tartanvision.TV #19

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:47:00 +0000

Sorry for the delay. Season 2 was supposed to start mid-October, but I had some problems with my computer and was unable to complete the episode on time. Well, here it is.

Special thanks to Celtic rock band Mother Grove. This episode features their performance at the West Virginia Highland Games and Celtic Festival in Beckley, WV.

Afternoon T 20060928

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:48:00 +0000

bigt@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode 20060928 is here! This episode features discussion about the word "Podcast" and Apple's grab for it, the future of the E.U., Teavana, Bill Clinton laying the smackdown on a Fox reporter, and more, including the ninth chapter of "I Have a Shoe," the hit radio drama.

Tartanvision.TV #18

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:46:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | The season finale of Tartanvision is here. This episode features a lot of rambling by Matt, plus announcement of the two month hiatus (until October) of Tartanvision. Check out Tartanvision’s Frappr Map, the Tartan Tower (Tartanvision’s Cafepress store), and the Celtic Podcast Network. Also, enjoy this selection of Irish and Highland dance from the Vandalia festival, which is held each summer in Charleston, WV.

See you in October.

Tartanvision.TV #17

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:28:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | The seventeenth episode of Tartanvision is here. This episode features Celtic rock band Hunting McLeod and their performance at the McHenry (MD) Celtic Festival.

Visit www.huntingmcleod.com for more information about Hunting McLeod.

Email us your comments to tartanvision@gmail.com or post them in the comments section for the episode on the website www.tartanvision.tv.

Watch this episode below or subscribe using iTunes or another podcast application.

Tartanvision.TV #16

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:41:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | The sixteenth episode of Tartanvision features a trip to the Bridgeport (WV) Celtic Gathering, an interview and performance by Scottish singer, Ed Miller, and a performance by tribal pipe and drum group, Albannach.

Afternoon T #.5

Tue, 23 May 2006 22:22:00 +0000

afternoont.blogspot.com | afternoont@sunnflare.com | Afternoon T Episode .5 is here! Another episode of Afternoon T heads your way including mindless prater, playing with broken iPods, and an episode (#8) of I Have a Shoe!

Click here to download or listen to this episode or subscribe via one of the links to the right or by searching for "Big T Studios" in the iTunes podcast directory.

Tartanvision.TV #15

Tue, 02 May 2006 02:14:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | Tartanvision.TV #15 is finally here! This episode features a performance by and interview with Celtic rock band Seven Nations.

Join Matt at the Bridgeport (West Virginia) Scottish Festival and Celtic Gathering on Saturday, 6 May 2006.

Unfortunately, Episode 15 is currently lost, which is unfortunate, because it’s one of our favorites… We’re looking for a copy of it and will upload it as soon as we can.

Afternoon T #16

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:03:00 +0000

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode #16 is here. It features music by Seven Nations who will be in Elkins for the Deja Vu Festival, a lot of ramblings, and an episode of I Have a Shoe.

Click here to listen to or download this episode.

Afternoon T #65

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:56:00 +0000

Well, Lord Alfred von Monkmonk the 87th did still manage to steal part of that episode. Oh well. This episode, number 65, is the episode in which we find out about that. It features ranting and raving and an episode of I Have a Shoe (#6).

Click here to listen to or download this episode.

Afternoon T #90

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:48:00 +0000

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | This is the real episode. For some reason, Lord Alfred von Monkmonk stole episode #93, but it has finally been recovered and re-released as episode #90.

Here it is for all the world to hear.

Tartanvision.TV #14

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:51:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | This episode of Tartanvision features a bagpipe, piano, and snare (side) drum performance of the Mingulay Boat song, performed by Matthew Taylor, Bruce Dillon, and Don Smith, as well as a performance of Highland Laddie by the West Virginia Highland Dancers.

This episode features music by celtic rock band Seven Nations who will be at the 2006 Deja Vu Festival at Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV, on April 29.

Unfortunately, Episode 14 is currently lost. We’re looking for a copy of it and will upload it as soon as we can.

Afternoon T #93

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:28:00 +0000

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Episode #93 of Afternoon T is finally here! It features talk, tea, and sillility, including the fifth episode of "I Have a Shoe". Recorded live on WCDE, Elkins, WV.

Click here to download or listen, or subscribe to our feed using the links to the right.

Tartanvision.TV #13

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:37:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | In the thirteenth episode of Tartanvision.TV, Matt visits the Wheeling Celtic Celebration in Wheeling, WV. This episode features Irish dance by the Burke School of Dance and Highland Dance by the West Virginia Highland Dancers.

Afternoon T #3

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:23:00 +0000

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | On this week's episode (the third) of Afternoon T, Eric and Matt have a special guest, get mentioned on "The Joan and Jeff Show", and play an episode of "I Have a Shoe".

All music courtesy of www.podsafeaudio.com.
Background Music:
Gringo Motel - "New Idea"
Ocean Alexander - "Movement One"

Featured Music:
Robin Stine - "Daydream" from the album of the same name.

Click here to listen to or download this episode.

Afternoon T #2.5

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 06:30:00 +0000

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | The third worst podcast in the history of the world, Afternoon T #2.5 features shout outs to listeners, a bit of the Joan and Jeff Show, music from www.podsafeaudio.com, unsuccessful attempts to talk to people on Skype, the third episode of I Have a Shoe, and a bunch of rambling by Matt, who's silly enough to think he can do a show on his own.

Music from www.podsafeaudio.com for this episode:
Marc Gunn - "Wild Kitty" from the album "Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers"
Flopsy - "Dingos Grooved My Baby" from the album "Flopsy I"
Blake Emrys - "Ominous" from the album "Divine Aesthetics"
Blame Amy - "Last Hurrah" from the album "Blame Amy"
James Underberg - "A Lonely Dance" from the album "The Film Scores of James Underberg"

Also played:
Negativland - "U2: Special Edit Radio Mix"

Subscribe through iTunes or some other podcast software, or click here to download this episode.

Tartanvision.TV #12

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:33:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | In the twelfth episode of Tartanvision.TV, Matt talks about the origins of the highland games and many of the heavy athletics that you will see there. Sorry about the delay. Matt’s been sick, and we had a power outage.

Afternoon T #2

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:53:00 +0000

afternoont@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | The third worst podcast in the history of the world, Afternoon T #2 features shout outs to listeners, reminiscences, and random talk about what's going on in the world, as well as music from www.podsafeaudio.com and episode 2 from the hit Big T radio drama "I Have a Shoe."

Music from this episode:
EL84 - "One World" from the album One World
Blame Amy - "Sum of One" from the album Blame Amy, put out by Piggyback Records

Click here to listen to this episode.

Afternoon T #1

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:15:00 +0000

bigt@sunnflare.com | afternoont.blogspot.com | Afternoon T #1 is here! This week's show features talk about the future of Afternoon T, a shout out to Wetootwaag, Matt's writing for the Brobdignagian Bards' podcast, and music from www.podsafeaudio.com.

Musical selections:
Samantha Murphy - "I Wanna Go Home"
Adrina Thorpe - "Round the Bend"

Tea:
Metropolitan Tea Company - Strawberry Tea.

Click here to download the show!

Tartanvision.TV #11

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:55:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | In the eleventh episode of Tartanvision.TV, Matt answers some viewer mail and tells you about all the great things you can do and see in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Afternoon T #7

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:37:00 +0000

The seventh episode of Afternoon T features talk about current happenings and the future of Afternoon T. The tea this week: Twining's English Breakfast Tea.

Welcome to the New Home of Afternoon T

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:36:00 +0000

The Big T radio and podcast program will now be available on its lonesome here, as well as through the Big T Studios main feed.

Tartanvision.TV #10

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:20:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | In the tenth episode of Tartanvision.TV, Matt answers viewer mail and talks about the best things to do and see in Dublin.

Tartanvision.TV #9

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 02:10:00 +0000

tartanvision@gmail.com | www.tartanvision.tv | The ninth episode of Tartanvision.TV features a special memorial to the twelve miners who died in the Sago mine explosion.

If you would like to submit footage

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:45:00 +0000

If you have footage of Irish or Scottish arts or sports, or if you would like to cover an event in your area for us, the best way to send us the footage is through traditional mail.

Please only send VHS tapes, DVDs, Video CDs, Mini DV tapes, or Digital 8 or Hi8 video tapes. Alternatively, you could send us digitized footage saved to DVD or CD in DV or MPEG format.

Our traditional mailing address is:
Tartanvision.TV
c/o Big T Studios
PO Box 1621
Elkins, WV 26241

We will return your media, but we are not responsible if it is damaged in the mail. We recommend you use the USPS's inexpensive "Media Mail" service to send these items.

Thanks,
Matt

PS: Sending us stuff is generally the only way to get us to cover events outside our region!

Tartanvision.TV #8

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:51:00 +0000

www.tartanvision.tv | tartanvision@gmail.com | The eighth episode of Tartanvision.TV features highland dance from the ceili of the 2005 Bridgeport (WV)Highland Games.

FNSF

New home

The Lanterne Rouge - a narrative about cycling

Well, that went swell

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #43

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #43

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #42

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #42

Afternoon T 976

Knights of the Crisis #2

Afternoon T 4

Afternoon T 38

Afternoon T 29

AfternoonT 15

Afternoon T 15

Sip a cup of T. We'll be right back. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:16:00 +0000 Sip a cup of T. We'll be right back. After 6 years. ...... ..... .... ... .. . . T is back Still spending some time updating links. But enjoy the new episode. As usual, it's about nothing.

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #41

Knights of the Crisis #1

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #40

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #39

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #38

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #37

Pagan's Pen #1

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #36

LARP News - LARPcast

LTAW #9: Website

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #35

LTAW #8: NPC Database (Part 2)

Tartanvision 2011 Promo

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #34

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #33

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #32

Tartanvision 25

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #31

Pipe Up! 5 (actually fixed this time)

SSP: Promo for tRANTasaurusRex

Mid-Level Crisis Podcast #30

Pipe Up! 4

Pipe Up! 3

Pipe Up! 2

Pipe Up! Episode 1

Pipe Up! Coming Soon!

Tartanvision 24

Tartanvision 23

Tartanvision 22

Tartanvision 21

Tartanvision 20

Tartanvision.TV #19

Afternoon T 20060928

Tartanvision.TV #18

Tartanvision.TV #17

Tartanvision.TV #16

Afternoon T #.5

Tartanvision.TV #15

Afternoon T #16

Afternoon T #65

Afternoon T #90

Tartanvision.TV #14

Afternoon T #93

Tartanvision.TV #13

Afternoon T #3

Afternoon T #2.5

Tartanvision.TV #12

Afternoon T #2

Afternoon T #1

Tartanvision.TV #11

Afternoon T #7

Welcome to the New Home of Afternoon T

Tartanvision.TV #10

Tartanvision.TV #9

If you would like to submit footage

Tartanvision.TV #8

Sip a cup of T. We'll be right back.

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:16:00 +0000
Sip a cup of T. We'll be right back.

After 6 years.
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Still spending some time updating links. But enjoy the new episode. As usual, it's about nothing.