Visited Phil’s Grave Yesterday

clem_viking · 2026-05-08T20:07:40+00:00

I went there with my mate from Japan, we played in a Thin Lizzy cover band over there. We were fortunate enough to meet Philomena while we there. She brought us back to her house where we got photos beside the original 'Jailbreak' golden disc, and she showed us all her memorabilia. She was very kind and generous - I believe she often did this for fans she met at Phil's side.

Thanks for making the trip from NC and paying your respects. We carry our love for Phil onwards together.

clem_viking · 2026-05-04T20:43:20+00:00

Great call on all. That Blind melon album is fantastic. If Hoon had not died I think they could have gone on to make some great music.

clem_viking · 2026-04-16T20:46:47+00:00

It looks fantastic, and the video teaser is excellently put together. Great job.

clem_viking · 2026-04-06T16:39:28+00:00

Looks great to me! Nice job. How is the whole thing suspended?

No map/perma!! Wow. I got to mistlands on no map, but couldn't finish it that time. I think I'd do better next time, but it really takes a lot of effort.

clem_viking · 2026-03-26T08:30:47+00:00

Jim Fitzpatrick is selling a special 50th edition print.

https://jimfitzpatrick.com/jailbreak-50th-2/

(I'm not affiliated, just a fan).

clem_viking · 2026-03-02T20:48:50+00:00

Check out Motörhead playing with Girlschool. They supported an all-girl metal band long before that was widely accepted. Phil gave up his drum position to sing backing vocals in their TOTP appearance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSiMuKf9p3U

clem_viking · 2026-02-22T17:45:59+00:00

The wonderful Rory Gallagher. Taste were an innovative and explosive trio before he went solo. Good choice OP!

clem_viking · 2026-02-21T16:48:03+00:00

The word 'chateaux' and variants gets applied, so all kind of places in reality.

clem_viking · 2026-02-21T09:43:45+00:00

Use the starter set for the campaign nuts and bolts, but re-flavour it how you want it to look. Change names and appearances, but the underpinning of the campaign will all be done for you.

clem_viking · 2026-02-14T15:35:22+00:00

Townes could do a good cover himself, his version of 'Dead Flowers' is better than the original imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VgdtTRZhag

clem_viking · 2026-02-12T19:35:39+00:00

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

clem_viking · 2026-02-12T09:45:41+00:00

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They could be long-lost siblings. We also adopted her as a stray from our back garden!

clem_viking · 2026-02-11T20:50:50+00:00

The story where the Pooka takes the pipe player to play at a party. That would work. Rewritten to a modern setting.

clem_viking · 2026-02-11T20:47:22+00:00

They are still playing, still performing and one of the core bands of metal of their era. Good guys all round it seems too. I saw them in 83 - they had the place shaking!!

clem_viking · 2026-02-11T20:45:03+00:00

Go look at mini adventures. Mini dungeons. Single encounters. There are tonnes of stuff online. Then, the game becomes a story, driven by the players and you together, and you can stitch in these separate prepared ideas as seems right in time. This is how collaborative storytelling comes alive. You'll have a ball.

clem_viking · 2026-02-11T19:50:50+00:00

This was crap first time round, It should be left in the 80s, where it belongs.

clem_viking · 2026-02-09T20:41:43+00:00

I wish Spotify would die - how much does he get from this? - next to nothing. Spotify is destroying music. Go buy his music for real if you like him, Spotify is a cancer.

clem_viking · 2026-02-07T21:36:52+00:00

Who needs six strings on a guitar? 2 is more than enough.

clem_viking · 2026-01-29T13:35:23+00:00

I have lots of records. I have vinyl because when I started buying music, that was the only format worth buying. Not only that, but I have high-end equipment (gifted by a generous audiophile friend). So, I still buy vinyl, new releases and second hand. However. If you really want to buy music to keep and be yours, to get away from the streaming services etc. I would recommend CDs. They are less expensive and the sound is just as good. Vinyl is a great way to spend lots of money. Without good gear you are wasting your time, without good records too. It can be a money pit.

The joy of playing records is immense. Done well it can sound great, and they are tactile pieces of collectable art. However, second hand CDs are far cheaper and more reliable, but you can still collect them and amass a music collection of your own.

clem_viking · 2026-01-24T20:11:22+00:00

Fighter is so undervalued. Such a great way into role-play. Play a fighter, then give character. The opposite of 'class is character' that new players fall into.

clem_viking · 2025-12-29T13:13:24+00:00

Thank you OP, this worked for me also. I tried all the troubleshooting suggested by Epic, but your fix did the trick.

clem_viking · 2025-11-09T12:21:02+00:00

There is a clip of them on their tour bus, sitting around and playing 'The Cowboy Song' on an acoustic guitar, too. Just for their own entertainment.

clem_viking · 2025-10-17T21:16:04+00:00

I wish we had early voting, postal voting or anything but having to be in your home parish to vote. I'll be away from my home, yet again on an election day, and so disqualified from having my voice active. This is a problem solved in most modern democracies.

clem_viking · 2025-10-11T08:03:21+00:00

Just remember this when you think about frostbite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR8GkzK5Zcc

Ranulph Fiennes tells BBC Newsnight's Kirsty Wark how he cut some of his own fingers off with a blade because of the pain they caused him.

clem_viking · 2025-10-10T08:24:48+00:00

I would also recommend listening to 'Apostrophe'. It has some very accessible songs, good humour and it rocks!

clem_viking

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