New Londinium - Episode 2 - A Thief in the Night

0:00 Intro

8:14 Sleeping at the Scene of the Crime

9:47 Oh What a Beautiful Morning

13:40 Construction Begins

39:57 Gathering Wood

40:23 Pirate of the Caribbean

43:05 Let Me Axe You Something

47:15 Carrying Water

If you are not familiar with the American sport of Baseball in general, or the term “batting 1000” in particular, you might want to check this out.
While in the cultists’ house, I said something about Looney Tunes and being “veddy veddy qwiet”. This explains the Looney Tunes… and this explains the quote. At the same time, I also mentioned Space Jam.
If “home again, home again… jiggety jig”, sounds familiar… this is probably why.
At one point, I talked about what a mess cities were when they first adopted electricity and telephones. The picture at the top of this Britannica article is exactly what I was referring to.
When talking about my love for things from the early 20th century… I mentioned a couple of movies that were set in that era. One was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the other was the Great Race. Just a note that the movie of the Great Race was loosely inspired by the actual race from New York to Paris in 1908.
I also lamented the rise of modern minimalism in an implied contrast to the designs of the Victorian Era and early 20th century.
When I talked about making a medieval/fantasy modpack, I also mentioned that the starring mod in that pack is Ars Nouveau.
In building the fantasy modpack, I listed some mods that add villages that are not full of traditional villagers, including Kobolds!, Ribbits, Goblins Community!, and Burrowers.
I reminisced about Drive-In Theaters.
I mentioned a bunch of movies from back in the day, including Soylent Green, the original Planet of the Apes franchise, Westworld and Logan’s Run.
I also mentioned similar but more recent movies including the Mad Max franchise, the new Plant of the Apes franchise, Waterworld and the Postman. I also mentioned the Fallout series on Amazon Prime.
Later on, I briefly mentioned how the Harry Potter series changed fantasy.
The shape of the foundation of the homestead resembles a capital letter H, and when I mentioned it, I also mentioned Sesame Street and the Electric Company.
The very first video game system I ever owned was the Atari 2600 that I mentioned.
When talking about my own basement, I referred to it as my Fortress of Solitude.
When battling the creeper, I referred to it as a Cabbage Patch Kid from Hades. This article is about the original Cabbage Patch Kids.
The Finest Worksong… from the band R.E.M.
Of course, my Lumberjack song was stolen from Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
When talking about virtual gardening, I referred to some video game Franchises including Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, and Stardew Valley.
Here is the Patreon page that I opened and mentioned.

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

Broadway Rag (1922) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Inspector’s Moustache (2024) Helen Jane Long – Lickd

Morning Mood (1875) Edvard Hagerup Grieg – Copyright Free Classical Music – Youtube

Bunny Hug Rag (1913) George Linus Cobb – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Cascades (1904) Scott Joplin – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube

Chatterbox Rag (1910) George James Botsford – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Chicken Chowder Rag (1905) Irene Mary Giblin O’Brien – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Chrysanthemum Rag (1904) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

A Dingy Slowdown (1900) George Robert Hoffman – Nesrality – Pixabay

Efficiency Rag (1917) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Elite Syncopations (1902) Scott Joplin – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube

Eugenia (1906) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Fashion Rag (1912) Charles Cohen – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Fizz Water (1914) James Hubert Blake – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Grandpas Spells (1923) Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe Jelly Roll Morton – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag

Harlem Rag (1899) Thomas Million John Turpin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag