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Some last minute temptations after all the sales. Ends tomorrow. http://www.cheapgamer.co.za/cdkeys-cyber-monday-sale-2017-up-to-70-off/

Steam sale. Feel the pain.

#MusicMusing #BillyIdol #Amiga Fell down a rabbit hole after listening to Billy Idol's VH1 Concert on YouTube. Reminded me that it was damn near impossible to hear his music when I was growing up. I think it was banned from Radio, but you could buy the albums. I saw "Eyes without a Face" for the first time when I attended a HIFI show where they were demoing Betamax or Laser disc. They had a number of demo's including his Billy'ness. I was struck by the song, but freaked out by his lip and attitude. A few years later I was able to buy his greatest hits on Cassette and it got played raw. Literally flip the tape and keep going. Whenever I hear songs from that tape, I'm taken to my Amiga, Super-Hangon in the disk drive, joystick in my hand and Billy on auto-reverse on the little Aiwa. It's so specific! Streaming music is so ubiquitous, soulless with too much choice. I don't think I would make those sorts of connections to music if I was growing u

#DepecheMode #DepecheMusing #MartinGore #U2 If you watch the U2 movie Rattle & Hum, there's a bit where they're singing Sunday, Bloody Sunday. It's years after the song was written and the events that inspired that song had just reoccured in Ireland. As Bono is singing "how long, how long must we sing this song", he appears to have a moment where the futility of the words hits him hard. Either that or he is a great actor, but to me it seemed like he had a really genuine moment of disgust with singing and frustration for the audience chanting and enjoying something with a tragic source. Years later I'm relistening to a lot of older Depeche Mode tracks at random and I realise how much I love Black Celebration. It's just a great album with so many good songs. Even the B-sides are some of my favourites. At any rate, I've always been drawn to New Dress. I think the it started with this line: "In black townships fires blaze" I always i

With the black Friday sale the enhanced campaign mode and some added offline features make me glad I didn't pick it up full price. https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/11/22/new-gran-turismo-sport-content-arrives-2711-including-new-cars-game-features/

If you're looking for a game that you play while your SO gets ready to go out with you and said they'll be ready in 2 minutes, and its been 5 minutes already, try Plague in the Humble Strategy Bundle. Skylines Deluxe is also very good and this bundle is worth it for just those 2 alone. Originally shared by Humble Bundle The Humble Strategy Simulator Bundle has over $162 worth of games, including Plague Inc: Evolved, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville, Cities: Skylines Deluxe Edition, and more. https://www.humblebundle.com/strategy-sim-bundle?utm_source=GooglePlus&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Strategy_Sim_WeekTwo Pay what you want and support charity. You choose where your money goes!

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Ian Norton​ EDMC plugin option? https://youtu.be/Kka75Iqs-tE

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