#bookstodon#BluesBrothers #WhatImReadingNow is The Blues Brothers, by Daniel de Visé, about the making of the movie by that name. For someone who grew up in the 50s 60s and 70s like I did, this is a fascinating reminiscence of those times. 1st couple chapters are exclusively on John Belushi & where he came from, & then gradually other contemporaries he played with come in, #SecondCity, #Lemmings. Haven’t got to #SNL yet. Recommend.
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Then there’s a biographical chapter on Dan Ackroyd. A wild and crazy guy who grew up in Ottawa. Went to a Catholic high school being groomed for the priesthood. They invited him to leave after 2 years. After graduating HS, he was in the Toronto version of Second City, and ran an unlicensed bar under his apartment.
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Making my way slowly thru the book. I’m largely ignorant of the music they celebrate and the artists who made the music. It was Dan who turned John onto the stuff. Dan wrote the original 300+ page screenplay. It seems to be a thing here to showcase musical clips, so I’m gonna do some of that. They opened an SNL episode in November 1978. https://youtu.be/FTWH1Fdkjow?si=QcfR6-5KB_QJvgX8 #bookstodon#BluesBrothers#WhatImReadingNow#SecondCity#Lemmings#SNL
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Finally added this gem to my #RetroGaming collection a few months back. #Lemmings is still one of the most unique games of all time - came out from nowhere and destroyed productivity everywhere! 😅 #BigBox#Amiga#Psygnosis
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Another short travel video, this time checking out some classic retrogaming action... in real life, as I visit the Lemmings statues in Dundee. #retrogaming#lemmings#amiga#tourism#scotland
Was man nicht alles so findet, wenn man mal wieder danach sucht - die #Lemmings 😍 Fast so wie früher! (Online-Spiel-Version, nicht speziell gut für Mobile geeignet, befürchte ich, aber von den "bekannten alten Games" Downloadseiten habe ich auch nicht viel Gutes gelesen)
When I was a kid, one of the first games I've played on my #PC was "Oh no, More Lemmings!"
The game was in VGA, one of a few running in 640x480 at the time.
Today I've seen #Amiga version of #Lemmings... And I must tell you... Back in the day AMIGA owned PC! Even emulated Amiga version sounds and looks waaaaaay better than on PC!
Lix Release v0.10.18 (github.com)
Lix: Lemmings-like game with puzzles, editor, multiplayer - Release v0.10.18 · SimonN/LixD