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Frigg'n Shopkeepers...

Tim — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:35:00 +0000

BMcC EDIT: Press release in the extended…

OFFICIAL ARSECAST PRESS RELEASE:

Graham Goring, writer, producer and recording artist behind The Arsecast today announced that he likes petting cats and dogs and that he gives five pounds a month to the RSPCA. He also gives up his seat on the train to elderly people who would otherwise have to stand and regularly buys chocolate biscuits for his co-workers at the office to enjoy.

When asked about these and the many other good things he’s done, Graham was typically modest. “I, uh, really don’t like to talk about this kind of thing. All the good deeds that I do are done purely out of the kindness of my heart – I’m not seeking any kind of reward or kudos or recognition for them. I just do these things to make the world a better place. If my five pounds a month just helps save one darling little kitten, like this one… aaaww. Then it will have been worth it. Oh… and you forgot to mention my seven pound standing order which goes to Shelter every month. Y’know, for the tramps.”

If you keep listening to the Arsecast then these, and other charitable acts will continue. Capisce?

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by Heavy Stylus / James Monkman

Fri, 18 May 2007 04:10:53 +0000

I am king of the cat herders.

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by DrDerekDoctors

Fri, 18 May 2007 03:06:43 +0000

Ta’. I listened to some of the older podcasts and cringed at bits of them (not so much the writing as the delivery) so I’m glad that I’m improving but I still have a long way to go until I’m really happy with the result.

As for a freebie of RGCD, I’ll be honest, I bet I wouldn’t get around to reading it. I subscribe to Retro Gamer and Fangoria and they generally only get cursory glances from me unless I happily remember to pack them for my weekly commute.

As for changing format yourself, in my experience it will happen because it happened for me, and I didn’t have to herd cats like you have to.

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by BMcC

Thu, 17 May 2007 16:03:42 +0000

Well, that’s kewl.

P.S. – Great stuff, Graham! Hilarious. :)

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by Heavy Stylus / James Monkman

Thu, 17 May 2007 07:09:01 +0000

Hey, it’s OK. I know that the format is odd, but I do have my reasons…

Granted - they are mainly personal (a love of the old-school diskmags for the Atari & Amiga, the fact that each release acts as a milestone by which I can measure productivity, my hatred of having to update links whenever a site/release goes down and so on), but the main reason is that RGCD does actually see a physical release (albeit a small one). Up to 50 properly printed copies of each issue are distributed amongst everyone who contributed to the mag (including people whose games were featured) as a gesture of goodwill. Hell, since you’ve been so fair about it all I’d me more than happy to add you to the mailing list - just email me your postal details to receive future free copies of the mag in the format it was designed for.

To be honest, a feeling of dread came over me when I realised you’d reviewed/mentioned RGCD in Arsecast 8 - I was expecting the discmag to be verbally ripped apart!

With over 2000 copies of the .iso downloaded in the past month and a half (compared to the 600 or so ‘lite’ versions) and exceptional feedback from readers all around the world, I’m pretty sure that the current format - which is admittedly awkward, but also suitably retro - will remain the same for a good few issues yet.

Also, a couple of retro publishers have actually contacted me about the possibility of taking over distribution of the CD, both of which I’ve politely declined - it’s early days yet and I’d rather wait until the mag is more established with a larger team and bi-monthly releases before even considering anything like that.

The possibility of a web-based ‘RGOL’ isn’t totally ruled out though.

A the end of the day, RGCD is something that I started solely to improve my so-so writing skills and as a creative output for my retro gaming passion. The fact that other people have downloaded and appreciated it is just a bonus that serves to further motivate me to continue writing. It may well be an unusual delivery mechanism, but as stated above, that may well change in the future - either to a published and distributed retro diskmag, or another plain old gaming review web site. RGCD’s quirky format is what differs it from many similar online projects so I’m reluctant to change things too much at the mo’.

(Check www.rgcd.co.uk if you’re interested in what this is about. Oh, and issue two is about 60% done now).

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by DrDerekDoctors

Thu, 17 May 2007 05:42:53 +0000

It was super-necessary! ;)

Besides it wasn’t a slating of the actual content, merely the delivery mechanism.

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by Heavy Stylus

Thu, 17 May 2007 04:21:29 +0000

Yes, the arsecast is a credit to society - even though he gave RGCD an unnecessary slating.

I’ll beat your 8 releases yet Graham(!)

Keep up the good work matey. I will miss the half hour long shows though.

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by ptoing

Thu, 17 May 2007 03:27:09 +0000

You wear your cuntbadge with pride!

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by DrDerekDoctors

Thu, 17 May 2007 02:38:28 +0000

I can’t help feeling that the press release makes me sound like even more of a cunt when it’s taken out of context of the news article. :P

"Frigg'n Shopkeepers..." by crackers

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:44:36 +0000

What a credit to the community this man is.

The community in real life, not the community in digital cyberspace, where all those weirdos who have funny skin conditions hang out.