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I was the victim heh - it's ok, I've been on vacation for the past 5 days or so (forgot to mention that). In related news, thanks Rexy for the gift copy of Half Minute Hero! I'll be sure to try it out sometime in the next couple of weeks .

Unfortunately I won't be around for Christmas TF2 . I will be enjoying myself in Las Vegas in the meantime though! Merry Christmas to everyone!

Trine 2 is going for $2 right now.

So, any goodies we should be looking for? I noticed that Castle Crashers is only $1.50 currently on Steam.

It has been a great 15 years thanks to everyone here! Pretty amazing that the site is about half as old as I am - some extreme dedication by all of the staff, especially djp himself, to keep the site as popular as it is today. I may not be around much these days (super busy with my career), but I still do think of the community at large. Let's hope we see another great 15+ years .

I use Iron Maiden - Wasted Years as my alarm: For me, a lot of it has to do with the lyrics though - it inspires me to get up and don't waste my time.

The form is outdated, that was for MAGFest pre-reg badge - I'll mark you down, just let me know what nights you want to be there for.

Suite is open as always .

I can't be on tonight, I'm going to be at a tech meetup . I updated the server though, so feel free to start it up without me!

I was having a rough day at work, so seeing that you got the gift and were excited over it actually turned the whole day around for me . Glad to see that everything came intact and you are enjoying the gift!

Nice - I think I'll have to play it soon then .

Just wait until they post about their gift then if you want to reveal yourself.

San Francisco and San Jose? I guess I'm a lucky man .

I shipped my gift this past Monday - the person should receive it in about 1/2 to 1 week.

By stroke of luck, I have one badge available at the $40 price! Contact me if interested.

Somehow I never knew that the Unarmed album was something so different, even though I was aware of the album - I always thought it was a standard compilation fare as a 25th anniversary album. I could not have been more wrong...and this is pretty awesome.

Lavatory Love Machine comes to mind .

Well, my knowledge is more with power metal bands, so I'll see what I can drag up with my preference - while it's not the only ballad they have done, it's the only duet. Interesting bit of connections here - the female vocalist in the song, Candice Night, is married to Ritchie Blackmore, who had a band called Rainbow, which Dio was a part of before joining Black Sabbath. She also is part of the band Blackmore's Night, which plays a nice set of relaxing folk rock/new age. - hate to bring up two song examples, but this one almost escaped my mind. Helloween has a history of being (almost) the godfather of power metal. They also set the tone for the creativity found by a lot of the bands in the genre, and this foray into reggae isn't any different.Gary Moore - Thunder Rising - the electric blues artist has played a variety of music, although his primary style has definitely been the blues. The album this song is from, Wild Frontier, is different from much of his catalog. His stuff was also generally different from his time as a part of Thin Lizzy. - Blind Guardian released a whole album of rearranged songs mixed in with several covers, including Mr. Sandman (Pat Ballard), The Wizard (Uriah Heep), Spread Your Wings (Queen), and Barbara Ann (Fred Fassert). Otherwise, they haven't really done covers that I've seen (there may be some lying around in some singles) - they have been known to play Barbara Ann live, which is fun to witness as a change of pace. - this is a man singing, former frontman Andre Matos. This is a cover of the Kate Bush song Wuthering Heights. - while opera has a huge influence on metal, this is the only cover of an opera song I know of. Manowar is better known for their ridiculous album covers and being the loudest band, but the band has good variety. - Nightwish went full jazz on this original song off of their most recent studio album. They've shown some good variety throughout their career, but this was a first. The band has gotten even more creative since they've shed their operatic metal approach - probably helps when you've achieved commercial success on their level.Probably could dig up more stuff, but this got me to finally start exploring more music again...its been too long for me.

Wait, the recipient gets a cat? I'm shipping my gift out on Monday - I think the person will be very happy with it!

And the PMs are out! Happy shopping !

Sorry again - been insanely busy today . Will have the PMs out tomorrow!

Hey all, sorry for not sending the PMs yet - I have been insanely busy the past month (been working 70+ hour weeks for the past month and a half). I will have the matches tomorrow!

You can sign yourself up on the spreadsheet Today is the last day to sign up - don't get left behind!

Giving a little holiday bump!

Hey all, just a reminder that if you want in, you need to fill out the information on the form!