New Londinium – Episode 1 – What Happened Here?

• 0:00      Intro
• 0:38      Dude, Where’s My Clothes?
• 1:39      Going to Town
• 2:15      Abandoned Campsite
• 10:48    Journey to the Center of the World
• 11:57    The City Plan
• 14:13    Marking My Territory
• 15:47    Shopping Spree
• 25:58    A Dark Secret is Discovered
• 42:17    I’m Off to Be the Wizard
• 59:42    Houston, the Gryphon has Landed

• Just in case you have no idea what the Let’s Play video format is, I have included a link to an explanation here. 
• I mentioned tighty whities.
• The actual Journey to the Center of the World (Earth).
• I mentioned a magic sword that was a combination of a Holy Avenger from D&D and a Vorpal sword from the poem, the Jabberwocky.
• Seattle is almost as famous for their potholes as they are for their weather. 
• More information on proper atriums in the real world. 
• In case you need a primer on Dad Humor.
• I mentioned that my future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.
• I have digitized my library except for my books concerning Middle Earth and RPGs.
• When I accused the false priests of selling snake oil… this is what I was referring to. 
• Some of you may be too young to remember the Keebler Elves. 
• I mentioned that Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark.
• Mayberry was an idyllic little town from a few television series back when TV shows were black and white. 
• Twin Peaks is somewhat less idyllic. 
• The context for the quote from Sir Robin from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
• Now I know what a FA-MAS Type 62 is. 
• I lived in the Jackson Hole area for a couple of years.  I would still live there… if I can figure out a way to live and retire on pine cones. 
• The original Railroad Tycoon is what got me hooked on building computer games… and eventually sandbox games. 
• At one time, my absolute favorite computer game genre was 4X.
• Back in the day… mostly before I was married… I spent countless hours playing MMOs with my friends. 
• In case you were wondering what batting zero means.
• Many people suffer from hayfever.  If you are one of the lucky ones that don’t then it might worth explaining what it is. 
• “Almost There” still cracks me up whenever I hear someone say it.  In Star Wars – Episode 4, Garven Dreis was the first X-Wing pilot to take a shot at the Death Star’s exhaust port and it seems that he was on approach for hours… or at least it felt that way.  In fact, somebody put together a funny video that really drives the point home. 
• I mentioned George Carlin’s bit about a place for his stuff.  I would reference it more… but his routine is not suitable for work… or school. 
• Putting the Cart Before the Horse may require some explanation for some of you nowadays. 

Ever since I watched The Sting as a child, I have loved Ragtime music. However, I am not a musician, composer, or even a particularly knowledgeable fan of music. I enjoy what I enjoy and that includes many different genres of music. However, Ragtime is the soundtrack for the era I am simulating and this may the first time that modern listeners may be exposed to it. So I am including some general Ragtime links and whatever information I can find on the particular tracks I used in this episode.

More Information on Ragtime music

• • Aeroplane Rag (1912) A Vanasek and E Koerner – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Brain-Storm Rag (1907) Etilmon Justus Stark – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Cabbage Leaf Rag (1910) Leslie Crawford Copeland – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Cherry Leaf Rag (1909) El Cota – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Contentment Rag (1915) Joseph Francis Lamb – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Double Fudge Rag (1902) Joseph Zacharia Taylor Jordan – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • The Entertainer (1902) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Fire Cracker Rag (1911) William P. Held – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Ham And (1908) Arthur Owen Marshall – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Jazz Me Blues (1921) Tom Delaney – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube
  • Maple Leaf Rag (1899) Scott Joplin – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube
  • Paramount Rag (1917) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Rag Sentimental (1918) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Riverside Rag (1910) Charles Cohen – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Shake Yo Dusters (1898) William Henry Krell – Nesrality – Pixabay
  • Smiles and Chuckles (1917) Frank Henri Klickmann – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Swipesy Cakewalk (1900) Scott Joplin and Arthur Owen Marshall – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube
  • The Fascinator (1903) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Totally Different Rag (1910) May Frances Aufderheide Kaufman – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Wild Grapes Rag (1910) Clarence Jones – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • A Summer Breeze (1903) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Boomerang Rag (1916) George James Botsford – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
  • Buster Rag (1915) Bessie M Powell – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag