Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the L.A. Times a photo article about a re-enactment in Arizona


 An Article from Fox News about 3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreck

From the Dispatch an article about the sale of Civil War era canons

 

Thor 2 : The Dark World | Trailer Preview (OFFICIAL) [HD]

rumors are spreading that Dr. Strange will make an appearance in this one although not listed om IMDB yet

Iron Man 3 Trailer

Here's a look at the next Ironman movie

Birthday Greetings

To the oldest living Adventurer, The Sage of Southwood, the great and powerful Keithstradamus!!


There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea.
But the best ships, are friendships, and may they always be.

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door.

 

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the New York Times an article about Ohio General Rosecrans to the rescue

An article bout the Emancipation Proclamation from The Knoxville Sentinel

An interesting article about the Dakota 38 in the Chicago Tribune

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal an older article about a Civil War Novel by Gene Hackman

The Border War told in a series from the Kansas City Star

 

Gen Con Indy 2013 - August 15-18

Pre-Registration starts January 27, 2013, at noon.

Gen Con Badges

Everyone attending Gen Con Indy must purchase a badge. A badge allows the individual entrance to the show, admittance to the Exhibit Hall, Art Show, Anime events, seminars and any events happening in the public areas which do not require an event ticket. We have a number of different badge types, from standard badges (4-Day or 1-Day) to VIG badges to Sunday Family Fun badges. See below for details on the various badge types.
Badge Prices

Badge Type	Pre-Registration * (Jan 27 – Jun 29)	Registration * (June 30 – Aug 18)	Onsite * (Aug 14 – 18)
4-Day badge	$70	$80	$80
1-Day badge (Thurs-Sat)	$40	$50	$50
1-Day badge (Sun)	n/a	n/a	$30

* There is a 6% admissions tax for all badges, in compliance with Marion County laws. The same tax will be charged both online and onsite for all badge sales.

Old Knights and too many fires, brews, steaks

Well 2013 is here. And since it is the time of the year for resolutions I want to propose one for the group. We all talk, whine actually, about losing weight so lets do something about it. How about a little contest? We all enter into an agreement to help each other lose some weight. We can set a goal, a completion date and have some fun along the way. Here is my proposal:

 

 

We schedule a weigh in day

Our individual target weight loss is our current age

We all throw in $20 bucks. Winner gets 70 %, runner up 20 %, and third gets 10%

The winner will be determined by total of weight lost.

Our day of completion will be the premiere date of The Hobbit part 2

 

What say you men? Thoughts, ideas, questions, concerns?

 

 

 

 

 





2013 Comic Book / Superhero Movie releases

It looks like a few good movies to go to this upcoming year. Here are a few:

Iron Man 3, release date May 3

 

 

 

Star Trek 2, release date May 17

 

 

 

Superman: Man of Steel, release date June 14

 

 

 

 

Thor: The Dark World, release date November 8

 

 



 

And of course :

 

The Hobbit; Part 2, release date December 2013

 

 

Top Ten Board Games of 2012

Here are the Top Ten Board Games of 2012 from Starlit Citadel:

1. Eclipse
2. Mage Knight: The Boardgame
3. Last Will
4. Star Wars: X Wing Miniatures Game
5. Leviathans
6. Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
7. Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition
8. Android Netrunner LCG
9. Ora and Labora
10. Castles of Burgundy

Best selling Civil War Books of 2012

Here are the Top Ten best selling Civil War Books from 2012 from the list in the periodical Civil War Monitor:

1.  Shiloh 1862 by Winston Groom
2. The Long Road to Antietam by Richard Slotkin
3. When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna
4. Fateful Lightning by Allen C. Guelzo
5. The Civil War: The Second Year by Stephen W. Sears
6. War on the Waters: The Union & Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. McPherson
7. Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest by Jack Hurst
8. The Civil War in the West by Earl J. Hess
9. Decided on the Battlefield by David Alan Johnson
10. Civil War Sketch Book by Harry L. Katz and Vincent Virga

 

JonCon Winter Weekend

Ok it is now getting to the point where we need to make a reservation somewhere. Who is in for a Winter Weekend of gaming, gourging, and galavanting. I can get us somewhere for $99 total but we would have to travel. Do we want to shoot for President's Day weekend in mid February? Who is available?

 

Jack Reacher is not a short man

With that being said I went and saw this anyway. Despite my issues with Cruise being self cast ( I would have cast Geoff Stults ) this turned out to be a pretty good movie. Reacher is a bad ass of few words and Cruise mostly pulls it off.

Based on One Shot by Lee Childs, I think it was good enough to have a sequel. If only Cruise would wear lifts or something. 2 1/4 Floyds.

  

 

Django Unchained - The D is silent

If you go and see Django all you need to know is one thing. It is a Tarentino Movie. I really liked how it had the feel of a spaghetti western from the 60's, a blaxplotation flick of the 70's mixed with Blazing Saddles and A Knight's Tale. The cast is very good as well with Christopher Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson stealing the show. I'd say go see it. 3 Floyds

  

 

Happy New Year 2013