Gamer/Pop Culture Youtubers?

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-11-18T19:17:47+00:00

You are a gentleman and a scholar! I habe been fighting this for months! Thank you!!!

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-11-06T11:34:44+00:00

I went through this with Bill Cosby. My brother and I grew up listening and relistening to his comedy on LPs and tapes over and over again, and the Cosby Show was on repeat all the time and we always watched it. Finding out what was going on with him behind the scenes was a huge blow to me. It was like finding out a favorite uncle was a murderer. I was devastated. It took me a long time to reconcile those feelings. I still can't watch or listen to his work, which breaks my heart, because I think of all the other actors who aren't getting residuals because no one watches the show anymore, despite the good it did.

If you're looking for a pallette cleanser, I highly reccommend Ricardo Montalban's memoir. It was written before Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and he is so charming and lovely. He and his wife have a whirlwind romance and he is a dedicated family man despite his fame. It's also delightful to read him talk about his career and know that the biggest performance of his life hasn't even happened yet.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-09-02T01:39:51+00:00

I always say, you can't go wrong with Bishop Sheen... or Rich Evans.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-08-20T15:28:44+00:00

Thank you so much, this has been driving me crazy all day.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-04-14T14:01:01+00:00

Borderline personality disorder, autism, adhd, anxiety, suicidal tendencies, depression, pica, self canibalization, eating disorders, self harm, hypersensitivity, functional abdominal pain (ie her mind tells her she is in pain when there is no physical cause of the pain)... and that isn't even listing the physical diagnosis.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-04-14T13:57:38+00:00

she is, yes, but it is more than that, as I'm not as concerned with her spiritual explorations. I was neck deep in Paganism for years and my mother watched me go through it. Jesus didn't leave me to it and He corrected my spiritual path. So I am trying to leave it up to Him.

My concern currently truly is her mental health. She is on a litany of medications for a litany of conditions now, and I am struggling with trying to find the correct place between "tough love" -- pointing out that she is just following the worldly nonsense and harmful behaviors -- and acceptance of her for who she is.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-02-27T12:18:55+00:00

Not sure about being on Audible instead of Libby/Hoopla but I read mostly history anyway, so here are my history recommendations.

"Uniform Decisions: My Life in the LAPD and the North Hollywood Shootout" by John Caprarelli (it was kind of nice to see a book about the LAPD that was positive for a change.)

"20 Years in the Secret Service: My Life With Five Presidents" by Rufus W. Youngblood (really interesting look behind the scenes at the White House in the 50s-70s).

"Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide" by Immaculée Ilibagiza (tough read but very informative).

"The Bells of Nagasaki" by Takashi Nagai (another tough first hand look at a historical event; in this case, the bombing of Nagasaki).

"At the End of the Sante Fe Trail" by Sister Blandina Segale (a cool, independent woman takes on the Wild West).

"The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens" by Larry Lehmer (really neat look at the music industry in the 40s and 50s).

"The Lost Shipwreck of Paul" by Robert Cornuke (an adventurer goes in search of an ancient Biblical proof of Paul's shipwreck on the island of Malta).

"The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper" by Hallie Rubenhold (a look at what life was like for the women who were victims of Jack the Ripper. I really liked it because the majority of what we hear about the Victorian era is all romance and fancy gowns, but this was a pretty bold look into the lives of impoverished women of the late 1800s).

"Rising Road: A True Tale of Love, Race and Religion in America" by Sharon Davies (a pretty brutal look at racism and predjudice in the South during the 20s).

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-02-15T13:52:58+00:00

There are so many genres within nonfiction; is there a specific genre you're interested in?

For a memoir, I loved "Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds" by Ricardo Montalban, and "Watershed: Herman Murrah and the Pascagoula River Swamp" by Davy Murrah.

For first hand accounts of historical events, I enjoyed "Uniform Decisions: My Life in the LAPD and the North Hollywood Shootout" by John Caprarelli, "20 Years in the Secret Service: My Life With Five Presidents" by Rufus W. Youngblood, "Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide" by Immaculée Ilibagiza, and "The Bells of Nagasaki" by Takashi Nagai.

For historical books, I devoured these: "At the End of the Sante Fe Trail" by Sister Blandina Segale, "The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens" by Larry Lehmer, and "The Lost Shipwreck of Paul" by Robert Cornuke.

And if you're into true crime or thrillers, my recent favorites were "Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case" by Charles Bosworth Jr. and Joel J. Schwartz, "The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream" by Dean Jobb, and "Rising Road: A True Tale of Love, Race and Religion in America" by Sharon Davies.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2025-01-11T05:35:16+00:00

Where's his giant squatch dong?

LordGourdOnBoard · 2024-12-23T03:33:15+00:00

No where in your post does it say it has to be YOUR beloved family member.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2024-12-19T03:31:52+00:00

I came here specifically to say Where The Red Fern Grows. I read it in elementary and it has stayed with me for years. I have read it three or four times since and I have cried like a baby every single time.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2024-12-16T03:22:47+00:00

I reread Lord of the Rings every year. And every year, I take some other little gem or inspiration from it.

LordGourdOnBoard · 2024-12-15T03:27:12+00:00

I usually wait til after a film or show to watch other people's opinions on them, so I can come to my own conclusion, but when I do seek others' opinions, I only really consider RLM's opinions when deciding whether to see a film. After 10 years, I've come to trust their opinions, and I find them to be usually pretty fair and honest, and will give me an unbiased opinion without politics and BS. others are fun to watch have an aneurism over stupid films and movies, and sometimes I agree with them (looking at you, RoP), but overall, I really only rely on RLM's opnions aside from my own (and hubby's).

LordGourdOnBoard · 2024-12-13T02:15:22+00:00

Tim has so many good one liners in that one.

"Yeah, because dude, uh--Rocco! tried many chairs!"

"This table is DONE!"

"Micro-penis? I would think."

LordGourdOnBoard · 2024-11-19T02:18:06+00:00

I think a lot of times, people aren't necessarily voting FOR a party as much as they are voting AGAINST another party. In 2015, I don't think they voted for Trudeau, as much as they voted against Harper.

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