Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 1) by Thomas A. Christie
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In this section: IntroductionExcerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.

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Dylan Pilgrim - IDO Junior Hip Hop World Champion 2018
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Dylan Pilgrim - IDO Junior Hip Hop World Champion 2018

Dylan Pilgrim is an 18-year-old Hip Hop dancer and choreographer at The Movement Initiative dance company from Portsmouth. He has competed internationally and achieved World Championship and European Championship titles for his talent. From 2017 to 2019 he achieved roughly nine 1st place titles.  Dylan has become World Champion for Junior Male Hip Hop solos 2 years in a row and 1 European championship title in solos as well. He is also world champion in 2 different teams from The Movement Initiative – YDC back in 2017 and 2018 and currently DCC are reigning Champions from 2019. In 2019, Dylan was asked to travel to Slovakia to teach at 2 different summer camps for a week. The ages of groups he was asked to teach ranged from young kids to teenagers to adults and he taught many different styles. Because of all his achievements, he is well respected and well recognised in the dance industry as he should be!

David Bourne performs at Aether Open Mic
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David Bourne performs at Aether Open Mic

David Bourne performs at Aether Open Mic

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Esta Noche Me Recordaras, Marcos Reyes

Esta Noche Me Recordaras, Marcos Reyes

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Back Home, by Shannon Callihan and Jeremy Dean

Accoustic guitar folk ballad, from our fun times recording out at Dark Horse studios with Jordan Logue. Jeremy Dean and Shannon Callihan acoustic project.

Dylan Pilgrim - IDO Junior Hip Hop World Champion 2018
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Dylan Pilgrim - IDO Junior Hip Hop World Champion 2018

Dylan Pilgrim is an 18-year-old Hip Hop dancer and choreographer at The Movement Initiative dance company from Portsmouth. He has competed internationally and achieved World Championship and European Championship titles for his talent. From 2017 to 2019 he achieved roughly nine 1st place titles.  Dylan has become World Champion for Junior Male Hip Hop solos 2 years in a row and 1 European championship title in solos as well. He is also world champion in 2 different teams from The Movement Initiative – YDC back in 2017 and 2018 and currently DCC are reigning Champions from 2019. In 2019, Dylan was asked to travel to Slovakia to teach at 2 different summer camps for a week. The ages of groups he was asked to teach ranged from young kids to teenagers to adults and he taught many different styles. Because of all his achievements, he is well respected and well recognised in the dance industry as he should be!


David Bourne performs at Aether Open Mic
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David Bourne performs at Aether Open Mic

David Bourne performs at Aether Open Mic


Esta Noche Me Recordaras, Marcos Reyes
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Esta Noche Me Recordaras, Marcos Reyes

Esta Noche Me Recordaras, Marcos Reyes


Back Home, by Shannon Callihan and Jeremy Dean
02:25
Back Home, by Shannon Callihan and Jeremy Dean

Accoustic guitar folk ballad, from our fun times recording out at Dark Horse studios with Jordan Logue. Jeremy Dean and Shannon Callihan acoustic project.