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     Hey, everyone. Yesterday I wrote a small article on Wordpress about Larry Hagman's demise. I just talked about his role of J.R. Ewing on the television series called Dallas. It was the first prime time soap opera and I even followed it regularly, and I hate soap operas. The show gave me an inside look at a world I knew nothing about. A world filled with wealthy, beautiful people, 'big oil' and lust. Actually, I knew a little bit about lust. It was a hobby of mine at the time. Ha, ha.
     Larry Hagman caught that dream role when he became J.R. Ewing. It was a role he was born for. He was the single greatest villain in the history of television. He was the Darth Vader of soap operas. I will say that the dark-haired lady on Dynasty was so darn hot... What was her name? Joan Collins?
     So. A few months ago I went on Amazon.com and bought the Dallas DVDs for the first two seasons. My wife and I started re-watching the series. After a few episodes we were getting so mad at J.R. that we had to stop watching it and throw the DVDs in the closet. Now that is an actor! He defined the role and a genre and a show. My hat is off to him. My condolences to his family and friends at his loss.
     I read on Wikipedia that Larry had actually worked on a big ranch during his youth and that he grew up in Texas. I wonder if he ever dreamed about his future and saw anything close to the reality of what was to come? Life is funny.
    My wife mentioned a game to me that I want to mention. It is a matching game called Candy Crush Saga. It is a freebie but pushes in-apps and does some things it shouldn't do. They put big in-apps, like $39.99 in the middle of the page and if your kids play unsupervised you may get a heck of a surprise. The in-app involved? You get to put stripes on some of the candies. Incredible. This game is in the top ten on the free list.
     Let's see.. what else?Bladeslinger Episode 1is the new game being discussed. It has great graphics. I bought it and have played it some. I feel obligated to tell the parents that there is a lot of demons and occult symbols in this game. Some people can handle this stuff and others can't. When my kids were young, I wouldn't let them mess with stuff like that. So I felt like you should know. In the game, a cowboy with a cybernetic arm returns home to a western town and finds the burg has been taken over by demons. He shoots his way into town and begins to depopulate the place. I read a comment from one of the developers that you could absolutely play through the game without in-apps. I take him at his word, though I was having a struggle in spots. Certainly, I am not representative of gamers because I am not a good player. One tip. When fighting two demons, retreat and try to keep your front to them. Also, forget about shooting them, just use your sword, at least until you build up money for better weapons.
     I noticed that the game came out for a very reasonable $2.99. It had been free in it's beta form when it was on the Canadian app store. I don't criticize that at all, just thought you'd want to know. It is easily worth the money. The graphics are the best that I've ever seen on the store. There are six chapters and please notice that the title says episode 1. This game doesn't end the story.
     I have a ton of stuff to talk about but breakfast calls on this frosty November morning at the green retreat. Like the song says: Oh, dixieland, where I was born, early Lord, one frosty morn...
     If you have time, check back later. I have two book reviews I need to do and some games to talk about. Of course, the Falcons are on as well, so no promises. Ha, ha. Have a nice Sunday, wherever you are.
    I'm CE Wills.
   
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