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dsheinem wrote:So about 11-12 years ago I spent several months making an album, giving copies to a few friends, and then doing nothing else with it. It never went up on the web, and I never got any feedback except from 2-3 friends I gave a copy too - they all seemed to like it.

I stumbled across the physical copy of the CD today while doing some other stuff, and thought I'd see what y'all think of it just for shits and giggles. The name of the album is "A" and the name of the "band" is "Fraggin' Newbies" :wink:

Finally, after a decade of silence, here it is. It should make interesting background music while you do other stuff (there are no vocals), so let me know what you think: http://www.sendspace.com/file/2opm1c

I'll admit part of my interest in posting this is as part of an internal debate I'm having about whether or not I want to try something similar again...something artistic is stirring in me.
Very cool dsh, I'll give it a listen when I get the chance. I'm actually doing a lot of music making myself lately and I know how difficult it is. Really neat that you still have something like that after so long!
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Well after a bit of a break and focusing on school, I'm back. I've had some time for gaming but I really got back into the groove of things last month. I miss anything? :wink:
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Earlier tonight, I got a phone call from a private number. I usually don't answer if the number doesn't come up, but what else did I have to do tonight?

So, this gangsta sounding fellow asks for some dude named Zeke. When I tell him he's got the wrong number, he says

"Like Hell I do. You tell Zeke he I'm coming to get my f*ckin money!"

It went back and forth like this a little longer, with me trying to explain that I don't know Zeke, never heard of him, wrong number..Finally he tells me to tell Zeke to have his money ready, because he'll be there in five minutes. If Zeke doesn't have the money, he's going to kill him, and shoot me. Then he hung up.

That was a couple hours ago, so I guess Zeke either coughed up his money, or him and his buddy got shot.
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dsheinem wrote:"Fraggin' Newbies"
I'll give it a listen, what's your role in the band btw?
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brunoafh wrote:
dsheinem wrote:"Fraggin' Newbies"
I'll give it a listen, what's your role in the band btw?
I am the band :lol:
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SwooshBear wrote:Well after a bit of a break and focusing on school, I'm back. I've had some time for gaming but I really got back into the groove of things last month. I miss anything? :wink:
We set up our Together Retro calendar for this year, and Inazuma was banned. I think that's about it.
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BoringSupreez wrote:
SwooshBear wrote:Well after a bit of a break and focusing on school, I'm back. I've had some time for gaming but I really got back into the groove of things last month. I miss anything? :wink:
We set up our Together Retro calendar for this year, and Inazuma was banned. I think that's about it.
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StuntDouble wrote:Earlier tonight, I got a phone call from a private number. I usually don't answer if the number doesn't come up, but what else did I have to do tonight?

So, this gangsta sounding fellow asks for some dude named Zeke. When I tell him he's got the wrong number, he says

"Like Hell I do. You tell Zeke he I'm coming to get my f*ckin money!"

It went back and forth like this a little longer, with me trying to explain that I don't know Zeke, never heard of him, wrong number..Finally he tells me to tell Zeke to have his money ready, because he'll be there in five minutes. If Zeke doesn't have the money, he's going to kill him, and shoot me. Then he hung up.

That was a couple hours ago, so I guess Zeke either coughed up his money, or him and his buddy got shot.
:shock: That's intense. Keep an eye on your local news for a gunshot victim by the name of Zeke.
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Probably just cleaned the most dirty cart yet. After 4 q-tips (which were all extremely dirty at the end) the game worked again. One wonders how the contacts on a cart can even get this filthy?
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Hobie-wan wrote:
BoringSupreez wrote:
SwooshBear wrote:Well after a bit of a break and focusing on school, I'm back. I've had some time for gaming but I really got back into the groove of things last month. I miss anything? :wink:
We set up our Together Retro calendar for this year, and Inazuma was banned. I think that's about it.
Had I started my reign of terror as a mod yet?
Congrats Hobie! I'll probably be joining in some of TR this year, especially SC1.
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