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Post by aneesh on Nov 16, 2016 13:53:10 GMT
Hello mates!
This thread is dedicated to sharing the things you love apart from cricket, such as your favourite movies, songs, books or other works of art that you think we all should see. This place is mainly to make you (and all of us) feel better if our favourite team got a battering. Just make sure to alert others for potential NSFW content.
I am kicking things off with this song:
The song is from EA Sports Cricket 07, which I would recommend to any person that wants to play a computer game. If you love cricket, you will obviously love it. Even if you do not like the game, the soundtracks are just awesome and worthy of checking out.
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 16, 2016 14:38:49 GMT
My favourite videogame soundtrack ever happens to contain this relaxing beauty. England being spun into a sandy grave? Think of more relaxing sands with this. You're welcome.
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Post by belleoftheredball on Nov 16, 2016 16:11:19 GMT
This could be a fun thread! Thanks for starting it aneesh. Gonna have to agree with Balladeer on the "relaxing" gaming music though. My favorite soundtrack is from the game Kerbal Space Program. All of the tracks are outstanding & the ones for launching in to space are supremely peaceful. I love them all. But my favorite one is from the build portion of the game because the game can be ridiculously technical and you've no idea why in the hell you care so much if your rocket makes it to the moon or not. It's all very Twin Peaks amounts of mystery why you give such a damn & thus the Twin Peaks-esque jazz is comforting just because it does make perfect sense.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 19:54:42 GMT
Thanks for the thread, aneesh! I really love that DK soundtrack that Balladeer posted too, used to play it all the time when chilling out among plenty of other gaming soundtracks. I also read a lot to relax too, I'm a pretty big fantasy nerd in that regard. If not that then I'm an avid podcast listener and love things ranging from the long-running 'In Our Time' to plenty of history podcasts ('The History of Rome', 'Hardcore History' etc.), being a massive history buff. I find plenty of ways to unwind, anyway.
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Post by belleoftheredball on Nov 17, 2016 14:53:29 GMT
Big reader too Vaddon, but more into sci-fI than fantasy though I really do like both. Crime fiction is a guilty pleasure as well. Anyway, leaving on the red eye to Tennessee tomorrow to see a football game at my beloved alma mater. Could use a good book recommendation if you or anyone else has one. Not too heavy though, airports are no place for drama if you ask me, though I wouldn't be opposed to a bit more drama than the current cricket match .
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Post by aneesh on Nov 18, 2016 13:58:45 GMT
Crime fiction FTW! Classic is another genre that I really love. Nothing beats a Sunday spent with M/s Shakespeare and Co. Being a history buff, I love Henry V, which in my opinion, one of the greatest historical dramas ever written. We can find the full play here. For those that haven't read/heard about that play, it is about the life of King Henry V, who lead England to its greatest victory (Ashes 2005 is also a contender for that honour). Henry's speech at Agincourt and wooing of Katharine are the best bits, showing us the mighty Shakespeare's prowess.
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Post by Mattzo on Nov 18, 2016 22:23:47 GMT
I read a lot too, history, fantasy, sci-fi usually. Roman history is currently a hot topic of mine, as are Royal Marines. I haven't listened to many game soundtracks, but there are a few that I absolutely love, such as the Witcher 3.
I find most things involving watercraft pretty relaxing as well.
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Post by belleoftheredball on Nov 19, 2016 3:10:42 GMT
Ashes 2005, you say? That reminds me that I've been meaning to start reading some cricket history books, just don't know where to start. One of the reasons I don't post on County Cricket Live is because even though I spend as much time watching the cricket as you Englishman, not being raised around it leaves me feeling hopelessly uneducated compared to so many of you. And it's not like there are Grace & Bradman biographies to be found in the booksellers here. I really need to make my cricket education more of a priority, so thanks for bringing that up aneesh.
Mattzo, I always enjoy hearing of others who love being on the water. Growing up in FL has left a permanent ocean stain on my heart. I've recently purchased an ocean front dream property of sorts (read total crap, but with a lot of potential) on which I intend to grow old. I want to make sure it's kept as natural as possible to help protect my beloved loggerhead sea turtle nests. The oceans and all that are in them are a great gift from our creator and to be cherished. Good stuff.
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Post by Mattzo on Nov 19, 2016 10:28:46 GMT
Sailing is mostly what I do. Not quite on the sea front, but I lived about 600 yards away from it since I was 3. Dad's navy, uncle's navy, another uncle runs a sailing business, both grandparents went to sea in their youth - I never really had a chance! But sailing around the Solent and the South Coast of England, with an occasional trip accross to France is a lovely way to spend one's time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2016 13:39:38 GMT
I've read a few cricket-related books but not as many as I'd like. I'd highly recommend 'Penguins Stopped Play' though, a book about 11 amateur cricketers playing cricket across the world. It's not historical but it's very funny and a great read. I've also read C.L.R James' 'Beyond a Boundary' which is one of the most famous history-related cricket books, a super interesting memoir mixed with social commentary on race/class.
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Post by aneesh on Nov 19, 2016 17:20:44 GMT
I haven't read many of cricket books, well, I have read a couple of them only. I wish to read Mike Brearley's Art of captaincy and Michael Clarke's autobiography soon even though I do not like to read biographies and autobiographies. Truth is stranger but fiction is pleasanter, isn't it? As for cricket and cricket related topics, I usually read again and again articles and news bits, great articles about some of the greatest moments in cricket. Take a look at this article which captures beautifully the Ashes series of 1936. I also read about the historic 1981 series, in fact I have read so much that I think I had actually been there. As for Roman history, has anyone here read the Cato series by Simon Scarrow? Are they good?
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Post by Mattzo on Nov 19, 2016 17:57:27 GMT
Most of the Cato and Macro series are excellent. I raced through the first 10 or so. There were a couple around 12 which were a bit repetitive and less engaging, but book 14 was very good and book 15 was released on Thursday and the initial reviews are excellent. Definitely one of my favourite historical series.
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Post by aneesh on Nov 20, 2016 14:37:14 GMT
Sticking on to the theme of songs from video games, this is from the game Supertux Kart: Very soothing country music with exotic instruments, the flute bit is just fantastic.
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Post by Humair on Nov 22, 2016 11:37:22 GMT
I enjoy reading cricket-related articles and stories on places like 'The Cricket Monthly', 'The Nightwatchman', 'All out cricket', 'The Cricket Paper' and more. I have also read three really good books on Associate cricket 'Out of the Ashes', 'Second Eleven: Cricket in its Outposts' and 'Cricket on the Continent'. At the moment, I am reading two books about the history of Pakistan Cricket written by Peter Oborne, 'Wounded Tiger' and 'White on Green'.
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 22, 2016 11:54:09 GMT
My books have, of recent, been Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett, and... Terry Pratchett. Partly because I'm writing this month (plug for National Novel Writing Month here, although it isn't exactly cosy or relaxing), and I like his style, and don't want it to get tainted. The only cricket book I've read is We'll Do It In Sequins. It comes at cricket from a very different angle: viz., through the eyes of Yorkshire cricket, how has the idea of 'manliness' changed? (Not enough in my humble opinion.) And here's another brill piece of gaming music, more epic and sweeping than some of those above. ('Supertux Kart'? I think Nintendo's gonna sue somebody! Nice tune though, I go a bundle on anything Celtic-sounding.)
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