{"id":1641,"date":"2015-12-19T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2015-12-18T22:45:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T09:45:52","slug":"episode-sixty-six-were-on-the-road-to-heck-please-refrain-from-impeding-our-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2015\/12\/episode-sixty-six-were-on-the-road-to-heck-please-refrain-from-impeding-our-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Sixty Six &#8211; We&#8217;re On The Road To Heck! Please Refrain From Impeding Our Progress!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7969\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1641-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1641-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/66%20-%20On%20The%20Road%20To%20Heck.jpg\" alt=\"We're on the road to Heck! Please refrain from impeding our progress!\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dedicated lawmen take a demon-hunting road trip through the cultural history\u00a0of Route 66.<\/p>\n<p>Heading\u00a0into small-town New Zealand can be\u00a0more about the journey than the destination.<\/p>\n<p>The world is going to hell, and it&#8217;s annoying the magical community, who&#8217;ve come together to sort it out.<br \/>\nNaturally, they&#8217;re doing it in Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>Two alien powers attempt to coax &amp; lure Humanity into joining\u00a0their respective\u00a0faction.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, sitting on a couch as it travels\u00a0through the multiverse is dignified, or at least relaxed, but having to squeeze in between the cushions is\u00a0<strong>much<\/strong> funnier.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heat_death_of_the_universe\">Heat Death of the Universe<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\">Gregorian Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_Who\">Doctor Who<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jemaine_Clement\">Jermaine Clement<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_of_the_Conchords\">Flight of the Conchords<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_flag_referendums,_2015%E2%80%9316\">New Zealand Flag Referendum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vexillology\">Vexillology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weet-Bix\">Weet-Bix<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanitarium.co.nz\/community\/weet-bix-tryathlon\">Weet-Bix Tryathlon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QR_code\">QR Code<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dilbert.com\/\">Dilbert<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Rollins\">Henry Rollins<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zarkorr!_The_Invader\">Zarkorr! The Invader<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battlefield_Earth_(film)\">Battlefield Earth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture\">Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Mutiny\">Space Mutiny<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000\">MST3K<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supernatural_(U.S._TV_series)\">Supernatural<\/a> (tv)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Friday\">Joe Friday<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dana_Scully\">Dana Scully<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats_(film)\">The Men Who Stare At Goats<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Untouchables_(film)\">The Untouchables<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Route_66\">Route 66<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Will_Rogers\">Will Rogers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Highway_61_(film)\">Highway 61<\/a> &#8211; <em>Ben mis-remembered the name as &#8220;Route 100&#8221; ~ T. Jones<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ueqZr890u8Y\" target=\"_blank\">Trailer for Highway 61<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oS2hVR_4uJ0\" target=\"_blank\">Satan &amp; Bingo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D7BJKMg_RgI\" target=\"_blank\">Satan makes a deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Man_for_All_Seasons\">A Man For All Seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Here&#8217;s the bit I was trying to remember, and obviously mis-remembered ~ Craig<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? &#8230; And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you \u2013 where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws from coast to coast, Man&#8217;s laws, not God&#8217;s, and if you cut them down \u2013 and you&#8217;re just the man to do it \u2013 do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety&#8217;s sake!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santa_Monica_Pier\">Santa Monica Pier<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eketahuna\">Eketahuna<\/a> &#8211; <em>Holy Crap! I&#8217;ve been there. Took a picture of the giant Kiwi in Eketahuna on a road trip to Wellington ~ Craig<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goodbye_Pork_Pie\" target=\"_blank\">Goodbye Pork Pie<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jMY1Mhc_4jc\" target=\"_blank\">Trailer for Goodbye Pork Pie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzonscreen.com\/title\/shaker-run-1985\" target=\"_blank\">Shaker Run<\/a> &#8211; <em>there&#8217;s not a lot of information out there on this one, and the best summary I could find is from NZ on Screen. Craig remembers seeing it on the big screen. ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cook_Strait\" target=\"_blank\">Cook Strait<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RuneQuest\" target=\"_blank\">Runequest<\/a> &#8211; <em>this links to the Wikipedia page, because I&#8217;m genuinely not sure who the hell sells it anymore. there&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glorantha.com\/product\/runequest-6th-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">6th edition for sale here<\/a>, but there&#8217;s also mention of another edition coming in 2016, based on the 2nd edition ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/fate-core\/\">Fate<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/atomic-robo\/\">Atomic Robo RPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_World%27s_End_(film)\">The World\u2019s End<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three_Flavours_Cornetto_trilogy\">Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adept-press.com\/games-fantasy-horror\/it-was-a-mutual-decision\/\">It Was A Mutual Decision<\/a><br \/>\n<em>this is definitely the game Craig was thinking of, and may <strong>also<\/strong> be the one Ben was thinking of, as it seems to involve were-rats.\u00a0the &#8220;Buy This Game&#8221; page has links to how it came to be and a play report, which, let&#8217;s face it, have to be better than Craig&#8217;s memory ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackgreengames.com\/shop\/\">Emily Care Boss &#8211; Black &amp; Green Games<\/a><br \/>\n<em>couldn&#8217;t find the &#8220;Emily Care Boss game with were-rats&#8221; game, and it might not exist, but I&#8217;m linking to Emily&#8217;s site anyway, because her games look really interesting, and because nobody can stop me. ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/zombiecinema\">Zombie Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/buriedwithoutceremony.com\/ribbon-drive\/\">Ribbon Drive<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <em>this is probably the Avery Mcdaldno &#8220;Mixtape&#8221; game Ben mentioned ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1627\">Episode 65 &#8211; An Unconventional War<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/dresden-files-rpg\/\">The Dresden Files RPG<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/danielbayn.com\/wushu\/\">Wushu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Park\">Central Park<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ash_vs_Evil_Dead\">Ash vs. Evil Dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamemage.com\/microscope\/\">Microscope<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=27&amp;t=19333&amp;start=210#p748381\">Here&#8217;s a link to kedamono\u2019s idea (on the FtB forums)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.nz\/books\/about\/With_Friends_Like_These.html?id=IKUcAAAACAAJ&amp;source=kp_cover&amp;hl=en\">With Friends Like These &#8230;, by Alan Dean Foster<\/a> &#8211; <em>best link I could find ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2300_AD\">Traveller 2300 \/ 2300 AD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twilight_2000\">Twilight 2000<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1506\">Episode 62 &#8211; Big Red Couch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bullwinkle_J._Moose\">Bullwinkle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7971\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1641-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1641-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-66-WereOnTheRoadToHeck.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Dedicated lawmen take a demon-hunting road trip through the cultural history\u00a0of Route 66. 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