Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas 2012 - Dreadful Little Men




Imps. Gnomes. Elves. Call them what you will, there is something sinister hiding behind those pointy boots and jingle bells. For those of us that have had actual dealings with the wee, we know the truth. For our audio yuletide greeting this year, we present three tales of Christmas, each with a dreadful little man.

Vic Mornington reads Charles Dicken's other Christmas redemption tale, The Goblins that Stole a Sexton, which originally appeared in 1863 as part of The Pickwick Papers.

Junie Ginsburg reads A Christmas Fantasy, with a Moral, by Thomas Baily Aldrich, which first appeared in volume 43, issue 2 of The Century in 1891.

Emperor Ezra Crumb II reads 'Twas a Night Before a New Babbage Christmas, adapted from the Clement Clarke Moore poem by Salazar Jack, from Tales of New Babbage, Vol. 1, which was published last year at this time.

Deck the Halls, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Greensleeves, Edelweiss, We Three Kings, and We Wish you a Merry Christmas, and Silver Bells were arranged and performed by Canolli Capalini, some of which are available at Capalini Fine Furnishings in Babbage Canals.

Mysterioso March, The Path of the Goblin King, Moonlight Hall, Pop Goes the Weasel, Hidden Agenda, Wizardtorium, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear written and performed by Kevin Macleod, and are available at his website at incompetech.com.

Additional material written by Kris Law and Mosseveno Tenk.

runtime 47:19

download link:   
http://archive.org/details/TheRadioRielPlayersPresentTalesFromNewBabbageChristmas2012

Tales in New Babbage - Christmas 2012


Listening party at the Tinker Camp outside the city gate tonight, 5 pm SLT (San Francisco Time).  Stream will be broadcast on Radio Riel Steampunk
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/39/203/94

We currently have a Kickstarter campaign to get Volume 2 of Tales of New Babbage, an anthology of original stories based out of our steampunk city, to press. The more we finish with, the more we print. Please help!


Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Broadcast from New Babbage

Yes, Steampunks, there will be a Christmas broadcast tomorrow, December 24th. The cylinders have been graven and copied and set by special messenger to Radio Riel. Join us live in world at the tinker camp outside the city gate for a story and a cup of cheer. The sofas have been carted out, the 'nog is aged and spiced, and a bonfire piled high. See you there tomorrow.

To get to New Babbage, register for a free account in Second Life. Once your avatar rezzes, open the map and search for Babbage Palisade, and join us at the bonfire.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/39/203/94

Sunday, September 23, 2012

A Man of Science




Ghosts, revenge, skeletons in the closet? Is it October yet? Tonight, our favorite lowlander, Victor Mornington, reads A Man of Science by Jerome K. Jerome. First published in The Idler, an illustrated monthly of literature and humor, in September of 1892. Keep the brandy carafe near, you might need just a nip before this one is over.

Tune in to Radio Riel Steampunk or Radio Riel Main at 7pm Pacific (California) time to listen live,  or log into Second Life and come have a virtual beer with us at The Gangplank in New Babbage. Tell them Tenk sent you.



Reader: Victor1st Mornington
Narration written and performed by Junie Ginsburg
Jungle Oil ad written and performed by Emerson Lighthouse
Credits: Byron Wexhome
Music by Kevin MacLeod, available at incompetech.com
Post-production: Mosseveno Tenk
Run-time: 25:00

Download link:
http://ia601605.us.archive.org/3/items/TheRadioRielPlayersPresentTalesFromNewBabbageAManOfScience/Tfnb8AManOfScience.mp3

Monday, March 19, 2012

The Adventures of Phineas Frakture

Phineas Frakture, an itinerant New Babbager, checked in this morning with some exciting news:

"Starting today...The Adventures of Phineas Frakture has been picked up as the first Steampunk weekly series on BigWorldNetwork.com! Every Wenesday, a chapter will be released and can also be downloaded on iTunes (coming soon). This story was originally on my website for a week, but was taken down when the contract went through...sorry if anyone was trying to find it."


Subscribe or download at bigworldnetwork.com/PhineasFrakture.html

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Grimm Tales: The Robber Bridegroom



In 1812, the Brothers Grimm published the first edition of Household and Children's Tales. 200 years later, these same tales, half remembered from our own childhood readings, still haunt the dark corners of our minds. To celebrate the 200th anniversary the book that evolved into Grimm's Fairy Tales, we proudly present one of the grimmest of those stories. As gruesome as this tale is, it was not removed from the final editions, perhaps for its value as a cautionary tale.


Download link

Reader: Satu Moreau
Intro/Outro: Junie Ginsburg
Music: Sneaky Snitch and Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod
Post-production: Mosseveno Tenk
runtime: 11:40
Radio Riel airdate: Feb. 5, 2012


Listening party tonight at 6pm Portside Books in Port Babbage. See you there.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port%20Babbage/60/113/106


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Ghosts & Fairies



Christmas in New Babbage, when the city is covered in snow, and we gather around the hearth for the very Victorian custom of telling a ghost story on Christmas Eve.

Stargirl MacBain reads The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg, adapted from the German by J. Stirling Coyne (1803-1868).

Victor1st Mornington reads The Ghost of the Blue Chamber, by Jerome K. Jerome, from Told After Supper, 1891.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, O Christmas Tree, Fugue in D Minor, Kling Glöckchen, White Christmas, arranged and performed by Canolli Capalini, from the Capalini Fine Furnishings Music Box Collections.

Fairy Tale Waltz, Isolated Harp from Danse Macabre, Ominous Gloom, written and performed by Kevin MacLeod.

Outro: Ianone Constantine

Additional voices recorded in the city's numerous pubs and bars.

runtime: 30:21

Download link will be provided after the broadcast.

Listening party will be held Sunday, Dec. 25th, at 7pm Pacific at the transient camp in Babbage Palisades. Dress warm. 


If you need more New Babbage fix until the next show, we proudly present 2 original volumes now available online:

Tales of New Babbage, a collection of original short stories written by the residents of New Babbage, in traditional paperback format, shipping now from Babbage Fiction Press.

The Clockhaven Chronicles, 1st edition, an illustrated steampunk adventure, in electronic format from Pennygaff Publishing, and also on Amazon and Barnes&Noble. 


Happy Christmas, and keep building!