The Band of the Red Hand

So, this past Saturday night I decided to branch away from my typical tea only stance... A Spaniard invited one of my friends out to the botellon and discoteca, and she in turn invited two of her friends so she wouldn't be alone. Firstly, the botellon is where a whole bunch of people stand around and drink in a park while a discoteca is a bar with tons of dancing space. Secondly, I had rum with fanta...three glasses of it...and was tipsy. I just wanted to share my first 'true' alcoholic experience with you guys. Usually in real life I'm very quiet and introverted and would never want to dance...me tipsy=wouldn't shut up and wanted to dance. Who knows what would ha…

Hope its ok to post this here corki, thought it might interest. If not feel free to remove it. Please check out the following activity: http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/topic/57380-warders-guild-ultimate-badass-championship/page__pid__1775639#entry1775639 And feel free to participate! :)

That was 7 years ago now! I feel old in DM years!

Well, the song I am about to post gave me an idea. Apart from Jak O' The Shadows, an army like the Band of the Red Hand should have plenty of songs to sing around the Campfires. Please post the songs, along with lyrics, that you think would make ideal singing for the Band on those starry nights, a Brew in one hand, and good company all around!

Howdy and welcome to the Band of the Red Hand!!! I'm sure everyone will be along shortly to welcome you! I'm Kaylen and a member of the Infantry. I do hope once your permissions are set up that you will stop by and visit us The rest of the Band should be along soon! Corki, our esteemed MG, Jeannaisais, our esteemed UC, and Horn, our esteemed slacker XO, will be along shortly to welcome you, get you set up, and to send you some pertinent information! If you have any questions please feel free to ask! Also you might want to check out the "So You've Joined the Band... Now What?" thread located HERE. It's full of good information about the Band and such

Well, it has taken quite some time (blame the DM move and my forgetfulness!), but The Band of the Red Hand returns to our search for our Dream Band. So far, the following have been nominated for our Dream Band: - Carlos Santana will be on Guitar - Rush's Geddy Lee is the bass player - Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel as the female vocalist - Freddie Mercury of Queen won the position of Male Vocalist - Neil Peart of Rush is the drummer Next and our final stop on our list is Keyboardists, several months after we started out on our epic journey. You managed to nominate five (5) Keyboardists to challenge for the honour, and Corki has filled the remaining eleven…

The UND Concert Choir, the auditioned choir at the University of North Dakota, will be touring in the Netherlands and Belgium March 13-22. Concert stops include an honor choir festival in Bruges, as well as a couple of other stops of which I am currently unaware. I guarantee a great time, if for no other reason than the fact that North Dakotans have hilarious accents. As a bonus, I'll be going along with them; for those of you who know me, that's probably not much of a motivation. Just throwin' it out there; we'd love to actually have an audience at our gigs.

Okay peeps, I need some serious help here! I'm living in Granada, Spain until the end of May and will be traveling to Rome, but have nowhere else to travel as of yet, nor any idea as of where I would like to travel! So, tell me, if it was your VERY FIRST TIME in Europe and you weren't sure if you would ever make it back, where are the places that you would absolutely have to see before leaving? Keep in mind, you have 3 day weekends every weekend, all of Holy Week off and a 5 day weekend the week after Holy Week....and on a bit of a limited budget....what to do, what to do?!

During the transitional period between DM 7 and 8, there was an announcement of a temporary suspension on the Recruit Training Program. After carefully evaluating our options, as well as taking into account some of the feedback recieved, the Recruit Training Program is hereby suspended indefinately. The program has outlived its purpose, and until the Band undergoes some drastic changes in numbers, the program will not be reinstated. Effective immediately, new members will be given a week to choose their Regiment, although they may choose at any point until then.

Welcome to the Band, Kudaran Dragon Blooded!! I'm Kaylen, a member of the infantry. I'd like to welcome you and congratulate you on your excellent choice of joining this wonderful, exciting group I hope you have a great time here and I look forward to getting to know you better!! There should be some people coming around soon to welcome you and also to give you some information. Feel free to post in any threads here you find interesting! If you have any questions feel free to ask anyone here, we're a pretty helpful group. Also you can visit the "So You've Joined the Band... Now What?" thread, located HERE to find out some more information on the Band

we always love having new victims I mean people to have fun with :) I'm Jea, second in command here and in charge of counting these tiny things of yours called points! as for what you need right now, F Horn of Valere will be along shortly to help explain the current recruit scheme and what you should go after next. While Corki, our illustrious leader, will sit back and watch Horn work like any normal marshal general would. Until then, browse around the boards and start posting, I promise we don't bite...unless some newer members have hidden from me that they're vampires, but I doubt it. Also, *hands the newbie a plate of never ending chocolate fudge brownies and a…

I'm Kaylen of the Infantry and I'd like to welcome you to the Band of the Red Hand! I hope you have a great time here and I look foward to getting to know you better!! Our Illustrious leaders, Sir Corki, Sir Horn, and Lady Jeannaisais will be along shortly to welcome you and to give you some important information so hang around! Feel free to post in any threads you can see and most of all HAVE FUN!! If you have any questions feel free to ask anyone here! We don't bite (unless you ask us to ) Oh and be sure to check out the "So You've Joined the Band Now What?" thread located HERE! It's full of all kinds of useful information

Well, that song title from Katrina and the Waves pretty much sums up how I am feeling at the moment! Today was exam results day for the accountancy exams I sat back in December 2010. And I passed both! And I was pretty convinced I had failed one. That now leaves just 3 exams left overall before I qualify as a fully fledged accountant.

Firstly, apologises for the slowness in welcoming you! I was having net issues last night, as well as having a few too many Brews! That has been put aside, and here is your own thread! I has asked for you to be added to our usergroup. I have no idea how long that will take, so please wait patiently. In the meantime, feel free to jump into the threads on our public board. You will be able to shortly see a lot more boards once the admins get into gear. F Horn of Valere, the Band's Executive Officer, will be in touch shortly about getting you through our Recruit Scheme and being a fully fledged Bander! So, sit back and enjoy yourself here!

Heading to Rome this weekend with my program here in Spain....we arrive in Rome Friday night at 7pm, leave monday morning at 7am and I have one optional guided tour that takes us to a whole bunch of plazas by bus that saturday morning. Right now I'm thinking of taking Saturday to go the Coliseum, the Vatican and the Panthenon (and yes, in that order). Then I wanna take Sunday to just roam around the city and maybe visit some of the other famous places to visit, like the plazas? But there's also the chance of going to Pompeii on Sunday and I'm at a loss for which would be better. The main reason I keep turning down Pompeii is that I've never really had much interes…

This idea started last month, but because January is tax return time in the UK, it didn't get my full focus. Anyway, hopefully February will be better! We have never really had a news thread dedicated to music in the past. I have posted the odd thread when I see something interesting, but I feel one thread started each month will be beneficial and a good addition to our boards. I suspect I will be the one posting predominately, but the thread is open to all to post any news relating to the world of music, for example, news of a new album, tour or band member, or maybe the sad passing of one of the greats from the music world. Any genre is fine, so I am sure there wil…

I know not everyone is a huge fan of valentine's day, but it is still celebrated by quite a few people! Does anybody have big plans for tonight/this weekend/or already had them this past weekend? As for me...I'm a couple thousand miles away from the man of my dreams and I miss him like crazy, which means I'll be spending the day studying to help alleviate that...of course, we've yet to actually spend valentine's day together despite going out for two years because of being long distance even in the states so it shouldn't be too hard today. All i know is, I want some chocolate! And lots of it!!

Quite a lot is going on in February this year for the Band of the Red Hand Social Group. Our main theme for the month is focusing on the music from the 1980s. And at last, we will finally complete your Dream Band when we wrap up the Keyboardist section. NOMINATE YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS FROM THE 1980S For the beginning of February, I am looking to you to nominate your favourite songs from the 1980s. Somewhere between 16 and 32 nominations is what I am looking for, and those nominated will go into the "It's A Knockout" contest which song the Band considers to be DM's favourite song from the 1980s. Nominate Your Favourite Songs From The 1980s! --> This is now closed…

The Band of the Red Hand concludes its quest of picking its Dream band. As a recap, our Dream Band currently consists of the following members: Carlos Santana as the guitarist Geddy Lee as the bass player Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel as the Female Vocalist Queen's Freddie Mercury as the Male Vocalist The position of Drummer is still being decided. Click here to get involved! Now our focus shifts to the world of keyboardists, which is the final position to fill in the Band's Dream Band. This thread allows you to nominate your keyboardists to go into the "It's A Knockout" contest to win the slot in the Band of the Red Hand's Dream Band. And below…

After a couple of months break, The Band of the Red Hand returns to our search for our Dream Band. So far, the following have been nominated for our Dream Band: - Carlos Santana will be on Guitar - Geddy Lee is the bass player - Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel as the female vocalist - Freddie Mercury of Queen won the position of Male Vocalist Next and our penultimate stop on our list is Drummers. Our final destination will be Keyboardists in August. You managed to nominate thirteen (2) Drummers to challenge for the honour, and Corki has filled the remaining fourteen positions to compete the line up for the position in the Band's Dream Band. The Drummer…

February is 1980s music month in the Band of the Red Hand Social Group. It was an intriguing decade of music - synthesizers were on the up, rap and hip/hop became popular, pop music emerged and then there was the rock music. So a bit of everything. And to celebrate that, in addition to our weekly "Tune or No Tune" and "Original vs. Cover" thread, we will be having an "It's A Knockout" thread to find out what we think the best song of the decade was. According to VH1, it was Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Will we agree? Between now and SATURDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2011, nominate your favourite songs from the 1980s to challenge for the title of DM's favourite song of the 198…

Hey Meleria and welcome to the Band! I'm Kaylen, one of the newest members of the infantry I hope you have an AWESOME time here! I know we all look forward to getting to know you! Corki, our MG, (aka the big man in charge) and Horn,the XO, (aka his lackey) will be along shortly to give you some instructions and to help you along your way! If you're looking for things to do while you're waiting feel free to join in on any threads that you see! I'm sure people will start dropping by soon to introduce themselves! Until then make yourself at home! Oh and if you're confused or just curious be sure to go HERE and check out the "So You've Joined the Band... Now What?" thread!

Here is a link to my photobucket sight which as an album for Madrid and one for Granada. i will continue adding and updating it as I visit more places (and I'm still up to suggestions for places to visit!) You should be able to get to the Granada album from the Madrid album, but let me know if it doesn't work! Also, none of the pics are tagged on photobucket so if you have questions, just ask :)

Welcome to the Band! We're thrilled you've decided to join our illustrious ranks. I'm Jea, the under-commander who is second in charge and does the wonderful arduous task of calculating points on a monthly basis. Corki, our amazing leader, is currently away for a few days but will be back with a warm welcome for you I'm sure. But, the person you're looking to hear from as a recruit is Horn, the XO (executive officer) who handles all things recruity. Until then, please don't hesitate to browse around, join in the fun and start getting to know everyone. But first...you must try these...*hands the newbie a plate of extra special chocolate fudge brownies and a large v…

[WARNING: This song is not appropriate for younger peoples...and most likely anyone with extreme sensabilities will not enjoy this song...not that anyone else will] I stumbled upon this song on Youtube while listening to the ever-lovely, delightfully talented, Fallulah. It was under the sidebar where youtube suggests new music for you. I was intrigued, so I played it. I think this should be the new standard for how utterly shit-ridden a song can be. I won't even deign to call it music; it is utter garbage and deserves never to see the light of day or a pair of headphones. I thought Kesha was bad, but she's got nothing on this. Take a listen, if you dare! …

Well, I have to say that I haven't been that impressed by the music at the Super Bowl. The Glee singer wasn't great. Christina sounded like a strangled cat. Black Eyed Peas were reasonable though. Good mix of their songs. Was Fergie's microphone working all the time? Slash was probably there just for the money! Usher was a waste of space. Impressive fluorescent lights for the dancers. Guessing Tron was an influence...

Welcome to the Band! The request to get you added to our usergroups has been emailed off, and once the site admins have that done, you will be able to see all of our forums and officially being your "Recruit Training"! In the meantime, feel free to poke around and mingle as much as you want. You can also check out our Guide to the Band that will tell you most everything a new Recruit needs to know. I look forward to seeing you around!

Welcome to the Band! I will be sending you some boring information shortly, but in the meantime, kick back, relax, and look around! Glad to have you in our group!

Welcome Recruit Volke!!! I'm recruit Katiora, and I thought I'd go ahead and welcome you on behalf of our dear CG and XO, who are always awful busy running things (or at least that's what they tell us). One of them will be along shortly to request for you to be added to our user group, until then feel free to post in any of the threads here! I saw in your post that you want to become an archer, which is great, however in order for you to choose Archers as your Regiment you will have to go through a short training program which will allow you to become more familiar with the band as a whole and its individual regiments. Anyway, I hope you enjoy your time here! If…

Seeing as how no one has gotten around to it, I'll make it official: Welcome to the Band! Right now I believe there are some (I hope believe temporary) changes in how new members are handled, but hopefully everything will get sorted out for you shortly!