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I'm also Captain (jg) Paul W. Cashman, CO of the battlecruiser HMS Excalibur in The Royal Manticoran Navy

This personal site has existed since c. 1996, and is one of the oldest consistently updated personal sites on the Web

Site last updated 14 November 2019

Direct links: my Facebook profile

My Twitter account (seldom used)

My email address: pellaz1 -at- comcast -dot- net.

Right-click here and download my 30-minute guest deejay appearance as the "Ultimate Sinner" on Sirius/XM satellite radio "Ozzy's Boneyard" channel!

Right-click here and download my 47-minute guest deejay "Listener Domination" appearance on Sirius/XM satellite radio's Liquid Metal channel!

Upcoming Events For Me

Upcoming Event	Date(s)	Comments
Visits to Six Flags Over Georgia	Ongoing through 2020	I have a Diamond membership for all Six Flags parks, as well as free parking, a Season Flash Pass and an annual dining pass, so this is a good, relatively inexpensive way to have some fun, get out of the house and get some exercise, and get wet during the summer months! If you're interested in coming along or meeting up, whether on your own pass or as a guest of mine (there are some freebie days and discounts available), email me or contact me on Facebook!
ChattaCon, in Chattanooga TN	January 2020	An annual tradition for me now since c. 1990. Oriented toward traditional literary (written-word) SF and fantasy, it's a great SF convention of the old school, with an excellent consuite, art show, etc. After the madding crowds at DragonCon, it's nice to go to something a lot smaller, friendlier and more intimate.
70,000 Tons of Metal cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas	Early January, 2020	I first went on this cruise in Jan. 2015....and it was awesome, so I went again in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019....and I'm going again in 2020! 60 bands, 4 stages, 5 days and 4 nights on one of the larger cruise ships afloat. It's expensive -- compared to a "regular" cruise, anyway -- but it's a lot of fun! About half the bands have been announced so far, with another 30 or so to come.
AnachroCon	February 2020	I'm now a director at this convention (in charge of the fan and band tables), which is geared toward steampunk, alternate history, time travel, Victorian aesthetics, etc. It's smaller and more intimate than DragonCon, and that's fine by me!
Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn GA (plus drum-circle and gathering after the end of each week's Faire)	Weekends, mid-April through early June	Once again this year I should be "working" at the drum booth (Spice Traders Music), primarily on Sundays after noon. It's located at the foot of the hill near the middle of the Faire -- right across the creek from my old, sadly departed employer, Starfire Swords. Generally, you can listen for the sound of our drums. :) I'll also be participating in the traditional drum-circle, fire-spinning and gathering at La Fiesta restaurant in Union City on Sunday nights after Faire.

Recommended Sites, Merchants, Places, etc

The following places have earned my recommendation for the reasons shown:

The Royal Manticoran Navy -- this is the officially sanctioned worldwide fan club for SF/fantasy author David Weber and specifically fans of his "Honorverse" series of space-based miitary SF. Membership is free. It took a while, but I finally joined a few years ago. Now I "command" my own chapter, HMS Excalibur (a Nike-class battlecruiser), so if you're a fan of the books, join us on Excalibur!
Marine Traffic.com -- live realtime ship locations worldwide!
Cruise Critic -- THE single best site on the web for learning about cruising, tips, tricks, ships, ports, and everything else you need to know. The discussion boards can be the best resource for learning from fellow cruisers...but can also be rife with opinionated and biased people.
SportsMansGuide.com -- I've gotten everything from crossbow pistols and weather radios to leather belts and long leather duster coats from these guys. Outstanding mail-order catalog and website.
The Laser's Edge -- I've been a customer of Ken Golden and the Laser's Edge since before he had a website and published a print catalog. One of the best places on the Web for progressive rock, metal and similar CDs.
Frys.com -- great brick-and-mortar store where I've bought several items including my stalwart laptop -- their mail-order service, under the Outpost.com name, has also been a great online ordering shop for years.
International Tokamak Fusion Research Project -- one day, power plants using this safe method of nuclear power will provide our energy needs. Until then, keep listening to your media and keep banging the rocks together, guys! Eventually, maybe, we'll wake up.
Atlanta Gas Prices.com -- Gas prices for us, by us. This site has probably saved me close to $50 on gas in the last 6 months just from knowing who had the cheapest gas prices in the area!
Georgia Gas Prices.com -- the statewide version of the above. (I have to post prices for Auburn and Barrow County on this site.)
Apollon Auto Repair, on Shallowford Rd just west of I-85 in Chamblee -- that rarest of rarities, an honest garage. Owned and operated by Greeks (Tassos and George), they've worked on my cars as needed since 1987, with honesty and fairness.
Fantastic Contraptions -- build your machine to solve a physical puzzle! Highly addictive and fun! Turn your volume down before clicking on the link, though....
WebSoduku -- it even lets you cheat. (I try not to.) Great site, and with minimal advertising.
DeepDiscount.com -- DVDs, CDs, even books, and always free shipping (even on heavy things like media storage shelving!). Quick as hell delivery, and competitive prices and sales on DVDs, especially box-sets. Always worth a price-check before buying anywhere else. About a third of my DVD collection has come from this excellent merchant.
Blue Ball fixed animated GIF -- turn your volume down before clicking this one....which has to be seen to be believed. And then you start tracking the movement of the little balls through this Rube Goldberg contraption, and then suddenly you've lost a half-hour.....or more.....freeow....
Perpetual Bubble Wrap -- totally useless since the bubbles regrow after you pop 'em, but if you just HAVE to work out some online aggression.....

Updated Past happenings, news, and updated pages

November 14, 2019 Photos and videos added on Facebook from trip to Atlantis Bahamas, whilst staying at the Comfort Suites hotel next door because it's better and cheaper, and guests there enjoy full access to the Atlantis resort:
Photos and video from Atlantis' aquascape.
Videos from Predators Lagoon and The Dig (aquarium), including a full walk-through of the latter (a $40 value! :) ).
"Outside" photos from Atlantis and the marina
Videos from the River Rapids. It is NOT a "lazy" river.
POV videos from the water-park's slides.
Videos from the snorkeling portion of my excursion with Stuart's Cove.
Videos from the snuba portion of my excursion. Note that the colors in the videos are a lot less vibrant than they were in person.
Overall it was a pretty awesome visit, but not much has changed at Atlantis in the last six years. I was glad I booked one extra day this year, as the weather on Saturday was rainy and also VERY windy.

November 14, 2019 Reading list updated!

November 9, 2019 WREK 91.1 FM weekly WREKage radio broadcast playlists updated.

November 4, 2019 Photos and videos added from Mass Destruction Metal Fest 2019 in Atlanta, Day 2, featuring Sigh (Japan).
Click here.
This was actually Sigh's first performance in the US in 9 years, AND this was a one-off performance. It was even better than I had expected!

October 26, 2019 Photos and videos added from cruise on Carnival Magic:
General cruising pics
Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk
Aruba
Curacao
It was overall a fun trip, but VERY long.

September 27, 2019 Blue Hole Ocoee page (www.BlueHoleOcoee.com) updated with one-day trip planned for Sunday, September 29.
All pics and vids from all years are now indexed here!
A direct index to all of my annual "diaries" or recaps is located here!

September 17, 2019 Photos posted from trip to the Netherlands to see Ayreon perform one of my favorite concept albums, Into the Electric Castle, live. What an amazing, transcendent experience! Worth every overpriced-airfare penny!

February 7, 2019 "General" photos from the 2019 sailing of the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise are now posted here!

November 23, 2018 Videos from trip to Atlantis Bahamas posted on YouTube!

October 21, 2018 Index to photos and videos from cruise on Carnival Magic posted!

September 13, 2018 Photo galleries posted to Facebook: ProgPower USA XIX photos and photos from our visit to the Center For Puppetry Arts and its current Dark Crystal special exhibit.

March 17, 2018 Pics from Sabaton/Kreator at the Buckhead Theater in Atlanta added to Facebook as an album.

February 18, 2018 Photos from AnachroCon 2018 are now posted in this public photo gallery on Facebook.

February 9, 2018 Index to 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise 2018 photo albums posted on Facebook:

70K Tons 2018 -- miscellaneous pics
70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 1
70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 2
70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 3
70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 4

December 8, 2017 Index to recent photo albums posted on Facebook:

Blue Hole Ocoee swimming hole -- July 25-26, 2017
Blue Hole Ocoee, more from July 2017
Bue Hole Ocoee swimming hole, July 2017
Blue Hole Ocoee and the area, May 2017
Hurricane Shoals Park, Jackson Co., Georgia
Total Eclipse trip to TN and Blue Hole Ocoee, August 2017
DragonCon 2017 pics and snaps
The Cruxshadows at DragonCon 2017
Center For Puppetry Arts (Museum) within a block of ProgPower USA's venue (!)
ProgPower USA -- Day 1
ProgPower USA -- Day 2
ProgPower USA -- Day 3
ProgPower USA -- Day 4
Photos and a video from Carnival Vista cruise, Oct 1-7 2017
Underwater photos and a video taken during snuba excursion at Grand Cayman -- r.i.p. my Pentax Optio W30 camera
Atlantis Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park GoPro videos
Atlantis Bahamas -- Royal Towers lobby, The Dig (Aquarium), Casino and the Crystal Shops
Devin Townsend Project Dec. 7th, 2017 at the Georgia Theatre in Athens

October 10, 2017 Photos and a video posted from Carnival Vista cruise October 1st!

February 10, 2017 70,000 Tons of Metal Photo Albums posted:

Pre-cruise unofficial 70K Beach Party, South Beach Miami and The Clevelander
70K miscellaneous pics and shows
Therion, first show of the cruise, in Alhambra Theater
Orphaned Land, first show of the cruise in Alhambra Theater
Orphaned Land, pool-deck set (plus, e.g., a T-Rex :) )
Kalmah on the pool-deck stage (and some stage-side hot-tub shenanigans before I jumped in)
Therion, pool-deck show and possibly Christofer J.'s last live performance ever
Post-70K Visit to Rock'n'Roll Ribs, owned by Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain

November 17, 2016 Pics posted from snuba excursion during trip to the Bahamas, Nov. 14th 2016

November 17, 2016 I took two videos during the snuba excursion I took during my trip to the Bahamas: here's Part 1 and Part 2.

October 18, 2016 Pics posted from cruise on Carnival Conquest, Oct 9th-15th

September 25, 2016 Pics posted from SlaughterQue 2016 at the Masquerade

Feb. 11th, 2016 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise pics posted!
They're on my Facebook profile, public, in three parts. Enjoy!

November 26th, 2015 I hosted Listener Domination on Sirius XM satellite radio's Liquid Metal channel, 5 songs of my choosing, and I chose some long ones!
Here is an edited video I took of the segment, and you can right-click and download here for the mp3 sent to me by Sirius XM of my appearance.
It's about 47 minutes long and includes songs from Dimmu Borgir, Keep of Kalessin, Fear Factory, Opeth, and an epic 16-minute instrumental masterpiece from the band Equilibrium. :)

November 17th, 2015 Pics from 11/2015 Bahamas trip posted!.
Snuba video is posted here.

April 28th, 2015 I just received a "true" mp3 copy of my appearance on Sirius/XM satellite radio from the people at Ozzy's Boneyard. Here it is! (Right-click, download and play.)

April 2nd, 2015 I was featured as a guest deejay (the "Ultimate Sinner") on Sirius XM satellite radio's channel 38, Ozzy's Boneyard, after sending in 5 of my fave songs and being selected as the winner. :)
I recorded an edited video of the first airing (of three total) and it is posted on YouTube here.
Right-click here and download the official mp3 from Sirius/XM.
The five bands were Billy Thorpe, Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, Queensryche and Iron Maiden.

February 3rd, 2015 Photos from 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise added. Click here for a two-page format, or click here for a single-page format.

November 18th, 2014 Videos from my trip to Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas are now posted in this playlist on YouTube!

November 14th, 2014 Part 2 of my pics from Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas is now posted here!

November 13th, 2014 Part 1 of my pics from Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas is now posted here!

October 20th, 2014 Pics uploaded from Oct. 2014 cruise aboard Carnival Freedom!

September 22, 2014 CD list updated!

September 22, 2014 DVD and Blu-Ray list updated!

November 11th, 2013 R.I.P. Squeakers the Cat, c. 2006-2013. I will always miss you, and so will your brother.

October 22nd, 2013 Pics uploaded from recent cruise aboard Carnival Victory!

October 26th, 2012 Pics from our 7-day cruise on Carnival Liberty are now posted here (phone camera),
here and here. The last two galleries were taken with my Pentax Optio W30 underwater digital camera.
Videos are in this playlist.
I posted my review of the cruise (in stages) in this thread on CruiseCritic.com.

December 13th, 2011 SeismicRadio page updated, sadly for the last time. The Realserver is now out of action forever, so this is the end of SeismicRadio as we've known it.

April 26th, 2011 Autobiographical info updated!

November 5th, 2010 Pics from my first-ever cruise, aboard Royal Caribbean International's Majesty of the Seas from October 25-29, are now posted on my Facebook profile. Click here!

Updated	Past happenings, news, and updated pages
November 14, 2019	Photos and videos added on Facebook from trip to Atlantis Bahamas, whilst staying at the Comfort Suites hotel next door because it's better and cheaper, and guests there enjoy full access to the Atlantis resort: Photos and video from Atlantis' aquascape. Videos from Predators Lagoon and The Dig (aquarium), including a full walk-through of the latter (a $40 value! :) ). "Outside" photos from Atlantis and the marina Videos from the River Rapids. It is NOT a "lazy" river. POV videos from the water-park's slides. Videos from the snorkeling portion of my excursion with Stuart's Cove. Videos from the snuba portion of my excursion. Note that the colors in the videos are a lot less vibrant than they were in person. Overall it was a pretty awesome visit, but not much has changed at Atlantis in the last six years. I was glad I booked one extra day this year, as the weather on Saturday was rainy and also VERY windy.
November 14, 2019	Reading list updated!
November 9, 2019	WREK 91.1 FM weekly WREKage radio broadcast playlists updated.
November 4, 2019	Photos and videos added from Mass Destruction Metal Fest 2019 in Atlanta, Day 2, featuring Sigh (Japan). Click here. This was actually Sigh's first performance in the US in 9 years, AND this was a one-off performance. It was even better than I had expected!
October 26, 2019	Photos and videos added from cruise on Carnival Magic: General cruising pics Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk Aruba Curacao It was overall a fun trip, but VERY long.
September 27, 2019	Blue Hole Ocoee page (www.BlueHoleOcoee.com) updated with one-day trip planned for Sunday, September 29. All pics and vids from all years are now indexed here! A direct index to all of my annual "diaries" or recaps is located here!
September 17, 2019	Photos posted from trip to the Netherlands to see Ayreon perform one of my favorite concept albums, Into the Electric Castle, live. What an amazing, transcendent experience! Worth every overpriced-airfare penny!
February 7, 2019	"General" photos from the 2019 sailing of the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise are now posted here!
November 23, 2018	Videos from trip to Atlantis Bahamas posted on YouTube!
October 21, 2018	Index to photos and videos from cruise on Carnival Magic posted!
September 13, 2018	Photo galleries posted to Facebook: ProgPower USA XIX photos and photos from our visit to the Center For Puppetry Arts and its current Dark Crystal special exhibit.
March 17, 2018	Pics from Sabaton/Kreator at the Buckhead Theater in Atlanta added to Facebook as an album.
February 18, 2018	Photos from AnachroCon 2018 are now posted in this public photo gallery on Facebook.
February 9, 2018	Index to 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise 2018 photo albums posted on Facebook: 70K Tons 2018 -- miscellaneous pics 70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 1 70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 2 70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 3 70K Tons 2018 -- band performances Part 4
December 8, 2017	Index to recent photo albums posted on Facebook: Blue Hole Ocoee swimming hole -- July 25-26, 2017 Blue Hole Ocoee, more from July 2017 Bue Hole Ocoee swimming hole, July 2017 Blue Hole Ocoee and the area, May 2017 Hurricane Shoals Park, Jackson Co., Georgia Total Eclipse trip to TN and Blue Hole Ocoee, August 2017 DragonCon 2017 pics and snaps The Cruxshadows at DragonCon 2017 Center For Puppetry Arts (Museum) within a block of ProgPower USA's venue (!) ProgPower USA -- Day 1 ProgPower USA -- Day 2 ProgPower USA -- Day 3 ProgPower USA -- Day 4 Photos and a video from Carnival Vista cruise, Oct 1-7 2017 Underwater photos and a video taken during snuba excursion at Grand Cayman -- r.i.p. my Pentax Optio W30 camera Atlantis Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park GoPro videos Atlantis Bahamas -- Royal Towers lobby, The Dig (Aquarium), Casino and the Crystal Shops Devin Townsend Project Dec. 7th, 2017 at the Georgia Theatre in Athens
October 10, 2017	Photos and a video posted from Carnival Vista cruise October 1st!
February 10, 2017	70,000 Tons of Metal Photo Albums posted: Pre-cruise unofficial 70K Beach Party, South Beach Miami and The Clevelander 70K miscellaneous pics and shows Therion, first show of the cruise, in Alhambra Theater Orphaned Land, first show of the cruise in Alhambra Theater Orphaned Land, pool-deck set (plus, e.g., a T-Rex :) ) Kalmah on the pool-deck stage (and some stage-side hot-tub shenanigans before I jumped in) Therion, pool-deck show and possibly Christofer J.'s last live performance ever Post-70K Visit to Rock'n'Roll Ribs, owned by Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain
November 17, 2016	Pics posted from snuba excursion during trip to the Bahamas, Nov. 14th 2016
November 17, 2016	I took two videos during the snuba excursion I took during my trip to the Bahamas: here's Part 1 and Part 2.
October 18, 2016	Pics posted from cruise on Carnival Conquest, Oct 9th-15th
September 25, 2016	Pics posted from SlaughterQue 2016 at the Masquerade
Feb. 11th, 2016	70,000 Tons of Metal cruise pics posted! They're on my Facebook profile, public, in three parts. Enjoy!
November 26th, 2015	I hosted Listener Domination on Sirius XM satellite radio's Liquid Metal channel, 5 songs of my choosing, and I chose some long ones! Here is an edited video I took of the segment, and you can right-click and download here for the mp3 sent to me by Sirius XM of my appearance. It's about 47 minutes long and includes songs from Dimmu Borgir, Keep of Kalessin, Fear Factory, Opeth, and an epic 16-minute instrumental masterpiece from the band Equilibrium. :)
November 17th, 2015	Pics from 11/2015 Bahamas trip posted!. Snuba video is posted here.
April 28th, 2015	I just received a "true" mp3 copy of my appearance on Sirius/XM satellite radio from the people at Ozzy's Boneyard. Here it is! (Right-click, download and play.)
April 2nd, 2015	I was featured as a guest deejay (the "Ultimate Sinner") on Sirius XM satellite radio's channel 38, Ozzy's Boneyard, after sending in 5 of my fave songs and being selected as the winner. :) I recorded an edited video of the first airing (of three total) and it is posted on YouTube here. Right-click here and download the official mp3 from Sirius/XM. The five bands were Billy Thorpe, Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, Queensryche and Iron Maiden.
February 3rd, 2015	Photos from 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise added. Click here for a two-page format, or click here for a single-page format.
November 18th, 2014	Videos from my trip to Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas are now posted in this playlist on YouTube!
November 14th, 2014	Part 2 of my pics from Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas is now posted here!
November 13th, 2014	Part 1 of my pics from Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas is now posted here!
October 20th, 2014	Pics uploaded from Oct. 2014 cruise aboard Carnival Freedom!
September 22, 2014	CD list updated!
September 22, 2014	DVD and Blu-Ray list updated!
November 11th, 2013	R.I.P. Squeakers the Cat, c. 2006-2013. I will always miss you, and so will your brother.
October 22nd, 2013	Pics uploaded from recent cruise aboard Carnival Victory!
October 26th, 2012	Pics from our 7-day cruise on Carnival Liberty are now posted here (phone camera), here and here. The last two galleries were taken with my Pentax Optio W30 underwater digital camera. Videos are in this playlist. I posted my review of the cruise (in stages) in this thread on CruiseCritic.com.
December 13th, 2011	SeismicRadio page updated, sadly for the last time. The Realserver is now out of action forever, so this is the end of SeismicRadio as we've known it.
April 26th, 2011	Autobiographical info updated!
November 5th, 2010	Pics from my first-ever cruise, aboard Royal Caribbean International's Majesty of the Seas from October 25-29, are now posted on my Facebook profile. Click here!

Music Stuff

ProgPower USA: my involvement with this now-legendary metal festival here in Atlanta goes back to its first year in 1999, when I attended as one of only 300 in the audience for its small start in a bar near Chicago. I helped the promoter Glenn Harveston obtain a new, awesome venue in Atlanta called Center Stage and a new chapter in the festival's history was born.
In 2003 I co-sponsored Devin Townsend for his performance; in 2004 I co-sponsored Finland's Nightwish for their first-ever U.S. appearance. In 2005 I sponsored Sweden's amazing Therion for ProgPower USA VI in September.
Then, in September 2006 I sponsored Denmark's excellent technical death metal band Mercenary for ProgPower.
In 2007 I sponsored Finland's power-metal masters Sonata Arctica for ProgPower USA VIII, and in September 2008 we again tapped a band from Finland, as I co-sponsored the seminal death/folk metal band Amorphis for their ProgPower USA appearance!
In 2009, I co-sponsored the return of Israel's astonishing metal band Orphaned Land, and in 2010 I co-sponsored Tyr, from the Faroe Islands! In 2011 I co-sponsored for what they called their last-ever U.S. performance!
In 2012 I co-sponsored Solution .45, from Sweden, and in 2013 I am co-sponsoring Swedish metal titans Soilwork for their appearance. Pics from some of my older ProgPower sojourns are indexed here!
WREKage: I'm a deejay and on-air host for this weekly metal radio show, every Friday evening at midnight until we get tired. At 91.1 WREK-FM, it's Atlanta's longest-running "tr00" metal show.
My archive of older WREKage playlists, plus a history of the show and my involvement with it....
My CD List -- around 2,500!

At the old WREK-FM studios, deejaying at WREKage
Mickey Mouse, Mike Miller of Godhead and me :)
At ProgPower USA III in Atlanta, with Devin Townsend, who I co-sponsored for the event

You can also click here, here, here, here and here (in Rennfaire garb), here (at Blue Hole in Tenn.) or here (wearing a suit ?!) for additional photos of me.

If you want to link to this site (I have -no- idea why you'd want to, but....), feel free to use the banner above. :)
Banner image by Deron at metalages.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

Paul W. Cashman <pellaz1@comcast.net>

At the old WREK-FM studios, deejaying at WREKage	Mickey Mouse, Mike Miller of Godhead and me :)	At ProgPower USA III in Atlanta, with Devin Townsend, who I co-sponsored for the event
You can also click here, here, here, here and here (in Rennfaire garb), here (at Blue Hole in Tenn.) or here (wearing a suit ?!) for additional photos of me.