Hey all, I had plans for a longer, more in-depth update, but have a migraine, so going to make this short and sweet with a more in-depth post tomorrow.
No content this week, as per the Weekly Look Ahead as I'm going to spend the week catching up on the things that have fallen behind/by the wayside, to include:
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We reached this significant milestone a couple of weeks ago and I just want to thank you all for helping make this happen. It's not so much about the number, but what it represents...the growing of this amazing community as well as the milestone that it unlocked:
The brand-new, PTZ Optics 30x NDI camera!
It will be truly unveiled tomorrow night during the Sekigahara live-stream, but we'll have it used for a li...
2020-01-08 22:18:24 +0000 UTC View PostI have a bigger post planned for later in the week, but in the meantime, I did want to send out a quick note to wish you all a wonderful holiday!
I’ll be hosting an Ask the Eleohant tomorrow at 1400 EST to answer any questions y’all have, as well as to be able to spend a little time on Christmas with some of the most important people in my life...y’all.
I hope you’re all able to spend time with friends, family, and the people who mean the most to you...
2019-12-25 02:27:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all,
I just wanted to send a quick note to everyone who has made the choice to support me and Heavy Cardboard and say thank you. I'm grateful for each and every one of y'all and I hope that your holiday season is going well and smoothly.
And while I'm here, I should also note that tonight's stream of Big City has had to be slid until tomorrow night at 1800 EST. Sunday's stream of Fiddle of Gold (the inaugural UnPub stream) will be Sunday at 1...
2019-12-06 23:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post^^^ - It's got a catchy hook, doesn't it?
Other musical musings...I've become a big fan of Chet Faker's music. Or so I thought.
I learned last night that Chet Faker was a 'project' by Nick Murphy that he ended/killed off back in 2016. Gotta admit, I felt (and still feel) a little stupid having not known that..,and the fact that it's 3 years after-the-fact. I always am way late on the pickup with things like this.
Sigh.
2019-11-21 05:52:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I hope all of you are doing well and I can not adequately express how awesome all of you are and how much your support means to me! I just got back from Spiel yesterday afternoon and I didn't want to wait to show y'all some of the games...so I'm hosting the first Spiel Haul-to-HCHQ unboxing that will also double as an impromptu Ask the Elephant.
Today in about 45 mins:
2019-10-29 14:16:54 +0000 UTC
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Alright y'all, here is your link for Thursday night's play-through. Hope you join us and hope you enjoy it! Thank you for the support and hope you like the perk...and in this case, see the evilness that is this brutal game with former friends! Heh....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiaYzo3AkT4
Remember that this is only for current Patrons, so please do not share ...
2019-10-17 05:32:20 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening all you wonderful Patrons, or as I think of you, my friends. I'm writing this as the latest Nor'easter is pounding the city with some serious rain and wind, but it does make for some fantastic sleeping weather!
It's a busy week this week, leading up to the week of Essen/Spiel next week. So let's get to it:
Thursday night at 1900 EDT is going to be one heck of an entertaining play-through of Intrigue. The only way that this could ever ...
2019-10-17 05:22:38 +0000 UTC View PostWhere were these underwear parties when I was in high school?!? Ok, fine, it's a 'reverse-nightmare' where you go somewhere and you're in your underwear and everyone else is clothed, but still. I really would have wanted to go to one of these. Who's with me? Anywho....
Good evening, y'all. I hope that you week is off to a great start on this Monday evening. I want to start off saying thank you to each and every one of y'all for the support. I hope that you never get tired of ...
2019-10-08 00:17:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey all...
Not a ton to update tonight...
+++ Really good live-streams both just finished and coming up
--- Being sick sucks
Last week was pretty stressful, but fun w/ the Madeira & Bios: Origins live-streams. Y'all have no idea how nervous I get before 'big' streams like those. But overall, I'm pretty happy with how they went. And with me getting sick and Jess was in the midst of being sick. Hopefully y'all enjoyed them.
As f...
2019-10-01 23:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostHow y'all doing today? It's a gorgeous September day here in the 'burbs of Boston and I just finished enjoying one of my favorite drinks, Coconut milk Bubble Tea. Can you believe it, I had never experienced bubble tea until my friend's wedding last year. That stuff is both delicious and addicting! Have you had it and if so, are you a fan? I love the tapioca balls in the bottom, but I know there are quite a few folks who hate the texture of them.
I know it's been a day since I...
2019-09-10 20:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Good evening y'all!
Just a quick note to remind everyone that I'll be hosting an Ask the Elephant (Q&A) for all $5+ Patrons tomorrow at Noon EDT/1600 GMT/1800 CEST.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fUSJDandOU
A reminder that this link is for Patrons-only and I ask that it not be shared, please.
So come ready with your questions and I'll let y...
2019-08-07 03:19:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe correct hashtag to use on social media is:
#LiveStreamingThruGenCon
Dur,
Edward
2019-07-31 15:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all,
In case you haven't heard, we chose to not attend Gen Con this year and instead, spend our time and energy to live-stream a number of new games that are either debuting at Gen Con or are available only as "Demo-only" and not available until sometime later. We made a list of games that interested us and reached out to a bunch of publishers and this is the result. We are going to host full teach and play-throughs (and round table discussions) of the games from HCHQ during...
2019-07-31 15:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Sup y'all.
It's been a couple of weeks now and I am happy to report that I'm back at HCHQ and back at it.
I was going to detail everything, but I was told by a good friend of mine that people don't remember your words, per se, but how you make them feel. So here it is in a nutshell:
Took a trip to Vegas to hang out with my good friend Jody and play poker (including one of the small WSOP events). I won a fair bit at cash games, but nothing in the tournament. Then c...
2019-07-09 23:38:26 +0000 UTC View PostWhat is up all y'all amazing Herdies!
Just a quick update ahead of tonight's live-stream.
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Tonight is the live-stream that y'all voted on: Martin Wallac...
2019-06-19 22:53:01 +0000 UTC View PostEvening, y'all!
Yeah, I know, I'm supposed to be offline and stuff for my birthday weekend. Well, I promised y'all an update today and you shall have your update! We are currently somewhere out in the boonies in upstate New Hampshire, I think? I drove, but Jess plugged the AirBnB into Waze, so I know we went north and we're in NH and on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere...but where? Hell if I know and honestly, I'm really good with that. So you have my word this will be th...
2019-06-08 03:20:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all,
You're going to be getting a pretty extensive Patron update tomorrow, but I didn't want this to wait, since y'all might want to plan your evening around this one:
We're streaming the brand new Pax Pamir 2nd Edition tomorrow night for all of you. This WILL NOT include a teach, but it WILL include a full roundtable discussion! This is one of the benefits of your Patronage, so please, do not share the link!
Hey y'all,
After rereading what I wrote, my thoughts on this were not made clear, so I want to clarify one thing.
I highly value the support of each and every Patron of HC. I agree that there absolutely is value to the podcast and I want to continue providing that to y'all, despite the fact that the time investment can often feel unbalanced by the number of people that download that content. Here's the thing: I want to continue to make the podcast because I e...
2019-05-30 21:01:48 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all,
I took about 36 hours off and just now getting back to things. I'm in the process of doing some soul searching about the show. What this means is that I am going to make the show be a show that I want to make. While I encourage and want feedback and input, ultimately, the reason y'all are here is because you have enjoyed and like the show that I want to make. I'm going to get back to that. It's less about pleasing every single person out there (in here and the public at larg...
Hey y'all,
We are currently at HeavyCon V, but I don't want y'all to feel left out. As Patrons, you get a vote for the People's Choice Golden Elephant Award for this year.
So follow the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEA-PC-2018
You get 3 votes each, so make them count. They can be for the same game or multiple games, it's up to you! The voting is open for abo...
2019-05-23 22:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, I wanted to start out tonight's update with what is, for me, quite a tough question:
Who sang Hallelujah the best:
Leonard Cohen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
Jeff Buckley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4
k.d. Lang - 2019-05-01 05:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all,
Because we're not going to have the formatted notes to you today, I wanted to trust y'all with this as a show of good faith on both our parts...me by showing you the unedited, un-prettified version of what I spent 8.5 hours creating today, and y'all by showing your patience for the pretty versions of these.
So here ya go and I do ask that they do not be shared or made available to anyone who is not a Patron, please.
See y'all on the ...
2019-04-26 22:22:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all,
Here is the link for you to watch tonight live ( I hope) or after-the-fact. As with all of these bonus streams, please respect that these are created for Patrons-only and ask that you please do not share/repost the links anywhere.
I've spoken to Clay and while I can't promise we'll get it in time, he is attempting to get us a previ...
2019-04-24 21:42:18 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick reminder for everyone that tonight at 2100 EDT is the Bus live-stream that's only available for y'all, the amazing HC Patrons. These bonus live-streams are one of the perks of supporting the show at the $5+ support level and a way I try to say thank you for the support.
Hope to see y'all tonight!
Cheers,
Edward
Hey all,
I'm back as of 5am this morning and I'm hosting the Patron-Only AtE today in just over an hour. Please do not share this link with anyone else and hope you join me to ask your questions.
If you have any questions and can't make it live, I'll have the Slack channel open and will monitor the thread in #ShowStuff that I started there for questions.
See y'all at 1500 EDT!
Hey all,
Just wanted to give a quick update to everyone on what's up (just sick). Things are getting shuffled around, so please just listen to the quick blurb.
Also, for all of the newest Patrons, I will be officially welcoming you to The Herd later tonight and that will include your Slack access invite.
However, if you do not have Slack access and are not a new Patron from the last week or so, please message me and we'll get that remed...
2019-03-20 21:21:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!
I gotta say, I'm in a really good place right now. Still stressed about a number of aspects of the show, but overall, really happy with how things are. I hope that y'all are feeling the same. Let me know! BTW, the music is the latest from Ronald Jenkees, who created the show's theme song, Disorganized Fun, that we licensed before HC ever hit the air. Really dig his stuff.
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Sup, y'all. I do so love this jam. Big Chet Faker fan. Enjoy it.
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It's done. Well, it's been updated at least. Check out the new rewards and milestones over on Patreon.com/heavyc...
2019-03-06 06:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe greatest rock 'n roll song of all time seemed appropriate for tonight's mini-update. Oh? You disagree that it's the best RnR song of all-time? I'll fight you on this one. Bring it! And if you do disagree, you have the right to be wrong...but I want to hear what you're wrong opinion says it is! ;)
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2019-02-28 05:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post