Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 10

The Third Face of V: The Freedom to Starve

Are V and Veidt heroes? What do they really do that’s different from what Norsefire did, or from what the Tales of the Black Freighter protagonist did?

Variant Species: The Golden Servant

“I am a golden god.” Well, a golden hero, anyway. But you’re a golden hero subject to the whims of unknown sorcerors. The Golden Servant is the perfect specialty species for the sporadic player.

Easter Candy-Cane Ice Cream

Candy canes are a shepherd’s staff. At Christmas, the shepherds were witnesses to Christ’s birth. By Easter, Christ is the good shepherd, giving his life for his lost lambs.

Kolchak’s Cold January at North Texas 2024

I’ll be running another Kolchak: The Night Stalker game at North Texas in 2024, again using the Daredevils rules from Fantasy Games Unlimited. We finally move into 1977 for the great Chicago freeze!

Flashing Blades at NTRPGC 2024

I’ll be running a game of Flashing Blades on Wednesday at North Texas 2024.

The Second Face of V: The Twilight of Man

Moore’s stories aren’t just about overthrowing an oppressive regime. They’re about a superior being overthrowing an oppressive regime because normal humans won’t—they’re doing the job Britons, Americans, and the Worldly Wise won’t do. How much are they about the decline of mankind in favor of something else?

Vermont Boiled Cider Pi

If you’ve got a bunch of cider, one of the ways to preserve it is to turn it into boiled cider. And one of the best ways to use boiled cider is to make a Vermont cider pie!

Catching Up with Eddie Doucette, ‘The Voice of The Bucks’ linked on Food

“One thing about AM radio, after the sun goes down, is picking up a faraway signal through the interference and the ether, where the magic crackles through a speaker. This is how people in the Midwest learned of Eddie Doucette in the late 1960s, broadcasting play-by-play for a fledgling NBA expansion team, the Milwaukee Bucks.”

Catching up with Eddie Doucette is a really nice interview with Chef Eddie Doucette’s son, the great sports broadcaster, in this week’s Shepherd Express of Milwaukee, where he had his breakout broadcasting Milwaukee Bucks games in the late sixties.

The First Face of V: A Crucible of Fire

V is a creature of man, born of fire and perverted science. He is the savior of man, giving his life to usher in a new world of freedom and individual liberty. Including the liberty to die.

Everyone Is Gonzo: The Hunter S. Thompson Musical

The Hunter S. Thompson musical at the La Jolla Playhouse throws out everything we know about Thompson, the people around him, and musicals.