First thing I want to say is that I usually.. usually don't go to forums and post things like introductions. Because I have had first hand experiences with posting to said forums which were populated with trolls... and I wanted to set the trolls aflame... with white phosphorous. But as I have been listening to Pseudopod for more than a year and I am currently on episode 369 I was like.. what the hell.. Alasdair sounds like a great guy and why would he steer me wrong.
So firstly hello! Please allow me to introduce myself I am a man of... wait.. no.. (shuts off the Rolling Stones)
My name is Thomas Riccardi and I was originally born and raised on the east coast (born in Manhattan, raised in East Brunswick , NJ and then settled in for the long haul in Staten Island , NY... the forgotten borough.. hmm.. should do a story about that.) I have been into horror, sci fi, fantasy ever since I was a little kid when I went to the theater to see Buck Rogers in the 25th century.... and it had a trailer.. for Dawn of the Dead.
Since then I have moved to California, then to Nevada (where I worked for a small company you might have heard of called Westwood Studios and I have my name on three of the games I helped beta test.. yep... I got paid to play video games.. not as cool as it sounds tho). I am currently living in Sacramento, CA where I write for websites and magazines (currently have a review published in Games Trade Magazine about the new Mars Attacks miniatures game) and when I can find the time I also write fiction (but I haven't had anything published.... yet).
Anyway that's me so .. hi!