Prog Trading Cards

Before I hand out the goods, here's this:

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=189021

Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: This may all come back to haunt me (and stop me if don't wish to discuss any of this here or elsewhere), but I can't see the point in blaming some Marvel-like character called Satan for the evils of humanity.  I think we all do a damn skippy job of causing havoc ourselves. I'm not religious, so I agree with you there. The closest thing that comes to describing me is individualism. But I hate categories. I'm a Christian Individualist.  I'm what Ayn Rand would have been if she had accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.  The Fountainhead blew me away when I first read it 3 years ago. I'm so much like Roark unintentionally that it's kinda weird. I read Atlas Shrugged first, but I've got to tell you, while I trust in God, I know we can't depend on a government to take care of us.  You know this much.  Collectivism only works in small groups where survival is an issue.  Otherwise, it's an excuse of solidarity. It strikes me as common sense. I'll never understand why so many other people just don't care to get it. I think we have a lot in common, philosophically, so perhaps we can discuss this elsewhere (like in the "Jeopardy Times" thread, where no one posts ). Right now, I'd like to award you your cards, and those of the participants also.

Sounds fine to me.

MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: This may all come back to haunt me (and stop me if don't wish to discuss any of this here or elsewhere), but I can't see the point in blaming some Marvel-like character called Satan for the evils of humanity.  I think we all do a damn skippy job of causing havoc ourselves. I'm not religious, so I agree with you there. The closest thing that comes to describing me is individualism. But I hate categories. I'm a Christian Individualist.  I'm what Ayn Rand would have been if she had accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.  The Fountainhead blew me away when I first read it 3 years ago. I'm so much like Roark unintentionally that it's kinda weird. I read Atlas Shrugged first, but I've got to tell you, while I trust in God, I know we can't depend on a government to take care of us.  You know this much.  Collectivism only works in small groups where survival is an issue.  Otherwise, it's an excuse of solidarity. It strikes me as common sense. I'll never understand why so many other people just don't care to get it.

I think we have a lot in common, philosophically, so perhaps we can discuss this elsewhere (like in the "Jeopardy Times" thread, where no one posts ).

Right now, I'd like to award you your cards, and those of the participants also.

Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: This may all come back to haunt me (and stop me if don't wish to discuss any of this here or elsewhere), but I can't see the point in blaming some Marvel-like character called Satan for the evils of humanity.  I think we all do a damn skippy job of causing havoc ourselves. I'm not religious, so I agree with you there. The closest thing that comes to describing me is individualism. But I hate categories. I'm a Christian Individualist.  I'm what Ayn Rand would have been if she had accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.  The Fountainhead blew me away when I first read it 3 years ago. I'm so much like Roark unintentionally that it's kinda weird. I read Atlas Shrugged first, but I've got to tell you, while I trust in God, I know we can't depend on a government to take care of us.  You know this much.  Collectivism only works in small groups where survival is an issue.  Otherwise, it's an excuse of solidarity.

It strikes me as common sense. I'll never understand why so many other people just don't care to get it.

Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: This may all come back to haunt me (and stop me if don't wish to discuss any of this here or elsewhere), but I can't see the point in blaming some Marvel-like character called Satan for the evils of humanity.  I think we all do a damn skippy job of causing havoc ourselves. I'm not religious, so I agree with you there. The closest thing that comes to describing me is individualism. But I hate categories. I'm a Christian Individualist.  I'm what Ayn Rand would have been if she had accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.

The Fountainhead blew me away when I first read it 3 years ago. I'm so much like Roark unintentionally that it's kinda weird.

Epignosis wrote: This may all come back to haunt me (and stop me if don't wish to discuss any of this here or elsewhere), but I can't see the point in blaming some Marvel-like character called Satan for the evils of humanity.  I think we all do a damn skippy job of causing havoc ourselves.

I'm not religious, so I agree with you there. The closest thing that comes to describing me is individualism. But I hate categories.

Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: You have contributed a lot, and I must say, if I had any money, I'd be ordering a couple of the albums you reviewed. This "trading card" exercise doesn't just get people to write reviews- it gets me to read them more. This idea was really brilliant in that regard, let alone the idea itself. I think it's been getting everyone to read and write more reviews and I know it's been helping me in both of those aspects. Oh, and as of your last post, this thread has 666 replies. Whew, I knew I felt a wave of the Devil sweep over me.  You've been playing the Devil Game too much. You want to know something, Alex?  I'm a Christian- have been for a long time.  But I don't believe in "The Devil."  Is that weird?

Hmm... maybe. But it doesn't matter. I'm all for people who believe what they want but don't get caught up in all the strict organized religion.

Epignosis wrote: King By-Tor wrote: I've got two interviews penned in for next week  One with Tiles and one with Phideaux. May I ask: How do you get your interviews?  I have one or two I'd like to conduct myself, but I have no idea on how to go about it.

usually through press agents, and at this point they know me well enough that they ask "do you want to interview such and such?" I can also cold call the bands with my title and I usually get a response the same day. If you want to do one you can always pm me and I can tell you what I have on the go that no one is assigned to yet.

Although you can go out and get your own, but you have to report to me anyways

King By-Tor wrote: I've got two interviews penned in for next week  One with Tiles and one with Phideaux.

Awesome!

MovingPictures07 wrote: Epignosis wrote: You have contributed a lot, and I must say, if I had any money, I'd be ordering a couple of the albums you reviewed. This "trading card" exercise doesn't just get people to write reviews- it gets me to read them more. This idea was really brilliant in that regard, let alone the idea itself. I think it's been getting everyone to read and write more reviews and I know it's been helping me in both of those aspects. Oh, and as of your last post, this thread has 666 replies.

Whew, I knew I felt a wave of the Devil sweep over me.