A Pirate on the Prairie

“Confederate Railroad - She Took It Like A Man (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/m8T0A8OYLlk

“Confederate Railroad - When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/FiOBtOUUukM

“‘The Smithereens "Behind the Wall of Sleep’” https://youtu.be/TxPWsWhm2RU

“The Smithereens - Blues Before and After” https://youtu.be/AO4C70gfQ3g

“Billy Currington - People Are Crazy (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/PKpQRjj_WbU

Comedian Jimmy Carr is someone that I have followed on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JimmyCarr) for some time. He is really funny and I particularly enjoy his responses to hecklers. In fact, I have watched him encourage audience members to heckle him so that he can respond humorously. I have also seen him devote a portion of his set to take all kinds of questions from the audience, some of which have included requests for advice. A recent Facebook reel sees Mr. Carr resp

Justin from the Books, Bricks and Boards YouTube channel (@booksbricksandboards783) posted a new video yesterday on solo roleplaying games and I decided to share it along with an earlier video from the channel on the topic. In addition, I have included a video from the channel on TSR’s officially licensed tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) set in the universe of Marvel Comics that I thoroughly enjoyed decades ago when it was still in print (https://www.apirateontheprairie.com/

Admittedly, I don’t know anything at all about Kate Orson or her qualifications, but I am just going to accept this and run with it. 😏👍 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shit%20fit

I recently made my first and only visits to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim (https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/index.htm) and the Lees Ferry-Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (https://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/lees-ferry.htm). So it only seems fitting that I share this music video from the late Bonnie Tyler that includes some spectacular Grand Canyon scenes. And yes, I previously shared it earlier this year upon hearing the announcement of Bonnie Tyler’s passing...

I recently visited Flagstaff and other parts of Northern Arizona (as well as Utah) while on vacation and I enjoyed the opportunity to gaze upon night skies unblighted by light pollution. While I am a big fan of humanity’s victory over darkness, there are drawbacks to that technological triumph. One is that the artificial light of our cities and towns can obscure our view of the night sky and make some of the nighttime, natural splendor difficult or even impossible to see. If

Luke of the DM Lair YouTube channel (@theDMLair) has posted a relatively short video encouraging those people that want to play Dungeons & Dragons or D&D, but don’t have friends or family members that are interested in playing, to take the leap and play with strangers. Watching the video it occurred to me how odd it is to think that you can only play games and engage with a hobby if you have friends and/or family members that are similarly interested in playing and engaging w

“Raise Your Hands (Extended Obie O'Brien Mix)” https://youtu.be/CnuQN2-ygfU “Bon Jovi Live – Raise Your Hands” https://youtu.be/xdqjPCynGUc

“Bon Jovi - In And Out Of Love” https://youtu.be/5U6Y4xSa0HY

“Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You Most (HD) HIGH QUALITY AUDIO” https://youtu.be/yBOQgL731Ac

“Walter Egan - Magnet and Steel (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/2RamSFoo0jw

I knew that the United States Marine Corps had once stormed and seized the federal prison on Alcatraz Island after the inmates there had themselves seized the prison from the correctional officers. This event became known as the Battle of Alcatraz. Perhaps you knew this as well. Or perhaps your only recollection of United States Marines seizing Alcatraz is the result of you having seen the fictional account of rogue Marines seizing the former prison there in the 1996 film, Th

The album 5150 turned 40 years old earlier this year. I love the album and this song. It was part of the soundtrack for my 1986-1987 senior year of high school. It was the background music for some good times. 🤟😎 “Summer Nights” https://youtu.be/NSjnWI8HdhM “Van Halen - Summer Nights (from Live Without A Net) [Official Video]” https://youtu.be/g9pYywCZrXc

Here’s to breathless moments, being on the same page, and the last few days of summer. 😎 “You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)” https://youtu.be/HRZTRTPiIT4 “You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Nights) (Live)” https://youtu.be/mwNNwVmwsCk

I have mentioned the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game on a handful of occasions on my humble blog. Most recently I mentioned it in regards to the news that the publisher was planning to release a set of official rules that would facilitate solo play for those that would like to adventure within the Marvel Multiverse as a solitary participant (https://www.apirateontheprairie.com/post/solo-roleplaying-or-role-playing-in-the-marvel-multiverse). I am excited by the prospect of

It’s almost surreal to think that I lived through the moral panic that was the 1980s “Satanic Panic” surrounding the tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG), Dungeons & Dragons or D&D, and to a lesser degree other TTRPGs. My first exposure to TTRPGs was through a new friend that lived across the street that summer while his family was on vacation. He introduced me and my brothers to Dungeons & Dragons and Traveller. As the moral panic unfolded, I had trouble reconciling my own expe