CWF-2006-12-7 Solo-Cast w/ CWF Holiday Gift Guide, Chester French, Privateer Press Updates, and Pearl Harbor Day

This solo-cast is with Jonathan. Today we discuss CWF Holiday Gift Guide, Chester French, and Privateer Press Updates. We also have some tunes for you!

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1) Theme, Zombie by Devin Anderson (Electronic)

2) Thursday December 7, 2006, CWF Game Discussions Podcast, Welcome, name, CWF Holiday Gift Guide, Chester French, and Privateer Press Updates.

3) Music to Game By Check out “She Loves Everybody” by Chester French & CWF Game Cast Radio.

4) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com

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6) CWF Holiday Gift Guide

CWF Holiday Gift Guide

7) Chester French

Chester French Website

Local Band: Chester French @ CWF

8) Privateer Press Updates

Privateer Press Website

9) Pearl Harbor Day

Flames of War New Releases

10) Closing comments, next cast will be on December 10, 2006.

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12) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com and it has all the shownotes and updates

13) Exit Theme, Pop Science by Devin Anderson (Electronic)

Next cast will be on December 10, 2006.

CWF Holiday Gift Guide

In our podcast of 11/26/06 we mentioned the possibility of our releasing a gift guide to help all you gamers, and those who have to buy for you, with gift ideas. Like the GW Holiday Gift Guides we’ve broken our suggestions down into price categories. The goal was to have items to fit any budget. Often, finding the low cost items are the most difficult and especially so with gaming.

One thing to remember is when filling stockings, many of the small items are best. Plus, don’t overlook the everyday needs. We hope you find this gift guide to be useful.

Under $15

1) Chessex 16mm D6 – $4.50 for set of 12 – FLGS, Online Stores
2) Gale Force Nine Multi Template – $10.99 – FLGS, Online Stores, GF9

3) Gale Force Nine Movement Trays – $9.99-$12.99 – FLGS, Online Stores, GF9
4) Zap A Gap Glue – $3.99-$12.99 – FLGS, Online Stores

5) Games Workshop Clippers – $15 – FLGS, Games Workshop Online

$50 and Under

1) Rulebooks (WFB, 40k, Flames of War, Hordes, Warmachine, Mongoose Publishing, etc) – $50 – FLGS, Online Stores, Games Workshop Online, Mongoose Publishing, Flames of War
2) Star Wars Minis Starship Battles – $21.99 Booster – FLGS, Online Stores

3) Regiment/Squad Box – $9.99-$49.99 (depending on game system and item) – FLGS, Online Stores, Games Workshop Online, Mongoose Publishing, Flames of War

4) Video/Computer Games – Prices Vary – Online Stores, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, EB Games

5) Board Games – Price Vary – FLGS, Toys R Us, BJs, Kaybee Toys, Walmart

$100 and Up

1) Megaforce Box Set (40k/WFB) – $175 – FLGS, Games Workshop Online

2) Paint Set (Vallejo, GW) – Prices Vary – FLGS, Games Workshop Online

3) New Computer (Alienware, Custom Built, Apple) – Prices Vary – Online Store, Apple, Best Buy, Alienware, CompUSA

4) iPod – Prices Vary – Online Store, Apple

5) New Game Console (PS3, XBox 360, Wii, PS2, Gamecube) – Prices Vary – Online Stores, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, EB Games

Local Band: Chester French

On my way home from work I heard a great new band on WBCN. They’re called Chester French and I heard bits of two of their new songs, “She Loves Everybody” and “The Jimmy Choo’s”. On getting home I looked them up and found their MySpace page.

The band is composed of Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach who are both seniors at Harvard, and four years my juniors, having fun creating pop music. I know that most of the usual visitors to this blog and listeners to the podcast prefer something harder. Something more in line with Tool, Rammstein, Green Day, Metallica, or Led Zeppelin. Even if you think you’ll never venture into the realm of pop you must listen to Chester French.

They have a sound like Franz Ferdinand but more haunting in “She Loves Everybody.” The vocals are smooth and everything blends together in a perfect symposium of auditory ambrosia. “The Jimmy Choo’s” has an Austin Powers-esque feel to it, I dare your feet to not tap, while “Under the Veil” makes successful use of hand-clapping like Mellencamp’s “Jack and Diane”. “People” is so upbeat and playful that you’ll keep coming back for more.
New fans may only know these songs. But, Chester French have been using a grassroots modus operandi when they stood on the street selling albums for $5 in Harvard Square. We’re going to feature Chester French in an upcoming podcast but to get you in the mood, now, for their music we’re sharing “Dance With Me” from their early album True Love.

Just look at the bottom of this post to play the song. You can also head on over to www.myspace.com/chesterfrench and hear their other songs, read their blog, friend them, and find out everything you wanted to know.

Bottom line is Chester French is a great, up and coming multi-talented band in the Boston scene. We know they’ll enjoy great success and hope they’ll join the ranks of other great musicians by releasing their work, at least some of it, for podcasting via the Podsafe Music Network.

Chester French is definately one band to keep your eye on.