The Batlord

Did you notice your journal has gone over 200,000 views?

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Trollheart

Oh, you can bet I did! Last month in fact. I was waiting for a chance to spring this...

Another unbelievable milestone!

I'd just like to take the time to thank everyone who stops by, reads regularly, or comments here and who has taken the time to read what I write. Your continued interest has allowed me to reach the incredible milestone of
Two Hundred Thousand Views
a feat, so far as I can see, never equalled in the annals of Music Banter journals. In fact, from what I can see, this journal has now received more views than all of the other journals in the first two pages added together! That's nothing short of amazing.

However, it's quite clear that I would never have reached this staggering total if people were not interested in what I am writing, so my eternal gratitude goes to you all for keeping my belief alive that what I write is being read, and in turn keeping me interested in continuing to write.

I don't want to make a big song and dance about this (two hundred thousand balloons? Yeah, just put the boxes over there please mate. Sign here? Sure. Thanks) but I think it's important to mark the occasion, as it's a massive vindication for me as a writer and probably a searing indictment that a lot of us need to get out more!

When I started this journal all I wanted was somewhere I could write about my favourite music, and maybe share it with like-minded people. Though many of you hate my music taste, I think a large percentage of you recognise and respect the passion with which I write, whether I like something or hate it, it will get a fair and (ahem) thorough review here, and I in turn respect and am grateful for that acceptance. Now I have NINE journals, and even the least popular of them still gets respectable views, so some of you out there are reading most, if not all, of what I write, and again for that you have my thanks.

I have great things planned for the coming year, but as ever if there is something you would like to see, something that you think I'm not doing right or at all, or some way you feel I could improve this, or any other of my journals, please let me know. Comments are always welcome.

In addition, let me just thank the mods who tirelessly approve my many entries: Janszoon, Urban, Goofle, Vanilla, Pete, Burning Down, Pedestrian and anyone else who may be, or have been in the past, a mod, and whom I have either forgotten or missed out. My journals would be empty without your work, and it is appreciated. I hope I don't drive you all too mad!



So thank you once again and I hope I can keep writing the stuff that keeps bringing you back here.

Cheers, and thanks to you all!

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Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

The Batlord

Your modesty rivals even my own.

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Powerstars

I am more modest than all of you.

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Key

I was almost waiting for fireworks.

Trollheart

I learned from the best.

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Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

Unknown Soldier

Congratulations almost 207,000 views, but it's such a shame that nobody can find anything in it. Maybe you should get Batfink to do an index for you.

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Metal Wars

Power Metal

Pounding Decibels- A Hard and Heavy History

Trollheart

I've been thinking of doing an index, sure, but it's just such a huge undertaking and I have so much to do. I must get around to it though. It does make sense.

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Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

The Batlord

It took me almost a full day to do yours. Trollheart is on his own wit' dat ****.

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Powerstars

Yeah, index would be wonderful, but I had a little trouble keeping it up for my last journal, which only had like 28 entries.

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