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• Happy MonsterCast Episode 125: Swallerin’ Ground

  

  “I feel a little green.” – Buck The misfits investigate a strange sinkhole in the town of Almarine and encounter some colorful characters and a whole lot of entrails. Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker Noe (Jung Soo), and itinerant crooner Old…

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  April 23, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 124: The Meatyardians

  

  “Nice criming, Booker” – Karl The misfits have traced the Meatyardians to their source – now they need to deal with their fiendish creators! Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker Noe (Jung Soo), and itinerant crooner Old Blue (Ron). 

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  April 9, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 123: The Fens

  

  “A Liquid Shroom Distillate, LSD, if you will.” – Buck The misfits follow up rumors of attack on Holler oldsters and arrive at Terrapin Corner. What are these strange humanoids from the fens? Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker Noe (Jung Soo),…

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  March 26, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 122: Aggressive Negotiations

  “It will hasten their travel on the road to Hell.” – Piety The misfits are on a mission to find out why Fergus Dugan is producing so much more moonshine. Turns out, the answer is zombies. Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker…

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  March 12, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 121: Zombie Moonshiners

  

  “I’m gonna poke a zombie.” – Karl The misfits are headed for Cherry Mountain to help notorious bootlegger Amos Mulholland with a rival with backing from the Big Boys. Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker Noe (Jung Soo), and itinerant crooner Old…

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  February 27, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 120: Mouther Attack!

  

  “But I have the fear of the Lord on my side!” – Piety In this shorter episode, the misfits are ready to blow the Badin Mountain Tunnel, but a horde of wriggling mouthers have other ideas. Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker…

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  February 13, 2024

• Lego Construction Journal: Rivendell 4

  

  Rivendell’s central section is taking shape! The tiling was definitely one of the hardest parts of this assembly, but I also really enjoyed the construction of the pillars in the center, and getting the pictures placed properly on the back of the set.

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  January 31, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 119: Rawhead and Bloody Bones

  

  “Punching a ghost is on my bucket list.” – Karl The misfits have arrived at Badin Mountain and connected with Stormy Pickins, a demolitions expert. Hiding in the woods from the Big Boys, they have engaged in battle with Tommy Rawhead and Bloody Bones, the revenants of two dead miners. Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan),…

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  January 30, 2024

• Lego Construction Journal: Rivendell 3

  

  Ten more bags down, and the central portion of Rivendell is just starting to take shape. I think my favorite element in this batch is the staircase leading to the upper gallery. According to the instructions, it doesn’t need studs because it has a handrail.

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  January 25, 2024

• Happy MonsterCast Episode 118: Wriggling Mouthers

  

  This week on the Happy MonsterCast, the misfits head to Badin Mountain to sabotage a Big Boy’s construction project. Characters: preacher Piety Jackson (Brendan), gouger Karl son of Karl (Frank), mountain magician Buck Grayson (Bob), bootleg distiller Booker Noe (Jung Soo), and itinerant crooner Old Blue (Ron). 

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  January 16, 2024