#then again his namesake and inspiration is a lot more prevalent in his media of origin than my rowlet's namesake

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Despite me willfully treading deeper and deeper into Legends Arceus hell, I just wanna go ahead and head it off at the pass: while Hisui obviously exists in the history of Chronicles of Tajiria, being a key part of Sinnoh’s past, I will not be including any of my PLA Pokemon on this blog for various reasons:

Like with my playthroughs of Let’s Go Eevee and Shining Pearl, I do not yet have a set team for PLA, and while I’m getting closer to figuring out who’s more likely to stick with me in endgame I’m still trying to keep a lot of Pokemon up with the rest in case I change my mind.

The animalistic nature of Pokemon is a key part of PLA’s plot, as it’s a time where people and Pokemon don’t have a solid relationship yet and thus are not completely “partners” yet. This makes turning them all into people a more awkward affair than it would with the main series, not to mention there might be some implications with that that I am not entirely aware of but I’m not taking any chances.

The game’s characterization of Arceus, at least going by the intro, is much more formal and stereotypically “godly” than Lord Jess, the interpretation of Arceus in this blog’s canon. They are a lot more like their real-world namesake (ie. myself), being very laid-back and casual. As such, the tonal shift would be unfitting.

If the isekai element were to be kept, a Rowlet Pokejinka from the current day sent back to the past would more than likely still evolve into Alolan Decidueye, unless merely being in Hisui for a few weeks or so would be enough to trigger that difference.

I do not want to have this fifteen year old Rowlett boy try to explain to the people of a centuries-past pre-name-change Sinnoh why he seriously wants and needs the people around him to refer to him as Rice Pilaf.

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POST #23 - Brock Thompson, “Sippin’ on a Memory”

Y’all, back on November 22nd, 2019 West Virginian Brock Thompson released his sophomore EP, “Sippin’ on a Memory.” He celebrated the release of the 6 song album with what I hear was a damn good release party with his friends Creek Don’t Rise at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Grand Ballroom in Huntington, West Virginia.

On the record, Brock was backed by a hell of a good band with the likes of Mike Rojas on keys, Corky Holbrook on bass, Mike Johnson on pedal steel, Brian Fullen on drums, and Tammy Rogers on the fiddle. These artists have played with The Steeldrivers, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tyler Childers, Reba, Justin Moore, Shania Twain and more. With backers like that, you can see why this kid will be going places. He’s got the drive, the voice, and the knowledge of who’s who.

“Gave Me The Boot” is the 1st track on the album was actually the 1st single as well. I jumped on that song as soon as it came out and reviewed the single in order to get people on the Brock Thompson train as soon as possible. You can find that single review here: https://hillbillyhippiemusicreview.tumblr.com/post/188125994896/post-18-brock-thompson-gave-me-the-boot-yall

The 2nd track is the namesake of the EP, “Sippin’ on a Memory.” “Sippin’ on a Memory” talks about reflection of good times through alcohol. Y’all know what I’m talking about, you remember downin’ that bottle of bottom shelf Benchmark Bourbon and the good times that came with it. Or in all honesty, ya probably don’t. Anywho, instead of grabbin’ a beer, the ol’ boy in the song decides he needs something a bit stronger and grabs a dusty bottle from the back of the cabinet. He instantly remembers all the rowdy times he and his buddies had throwin’ down some of the good stuff. They were raisin’ hell like good ol’ boys do. Y’all, this is a roll the windows down and cruise in the pickup song right here.

“Problems” is Brock’s 3rd song on the album. Y’all, for a 20 year old, Brock digs deep onto this one. He starts by talking about all the ‘problems’ we have in everyday life. Things like shitty WiFi, stubbin’ your toe (which hurts like the dickens), losing the TV remote, and not being able to find a parking space. Then he goes into real problems like our men and women fighting for our freedom overseas, homelessness, and empty church pews. Brock digs deep to shed lights on what the real problems are, basically telling us to suck it up, because we have a damn good life. Y’all, I agree with him, we have it pretty good. And while I’m thinking about it, the Hillbilly Hippie Music Reviews wants to extend a sincere thank you to all of those men and women serving in the armed forces. Y’all make it possible for us to go out every weekend and enjoy the music that these artists are producing!

Brock’s 4th track on this EP is one that is a fun party song about gold diggin’ ol’ ladies. In “Human ATM,” the poor fella couldn’t keep his lights on and buy a case of cold beer because his woman spent all of his money. Fellas, y’all know what I’m talking about. There ain’t none of y’all been married over 3 years and got more than $24 in your wallet. Anyways, before I ramble too much and my wife reads this, y’all give “Human ATM” a listen, its a good one. Let me know what ya think of it, I’ll probably be browsin’ Facebook while I’m sleeping on the couch tonight...

The 5th song on the album is yet another booze inspired song, “Night to Remember.” Y’all know what I’m talking about, “this is a night to remember, that I’ve already forgot.” Again, booze is prevalent in a lot of the country songs we love, and let’s be honest, booze is prevalent in our lives too. This might be my favorite on the album, so with that being said, y’all check it out and give me your thoughts; I don’t wanna ruin it for ya.

Finally, the last song on the album, and the 2nd single is “I Can’t Change.” All of us relate, we can’t quite drinkin, or smokin, or ramblin. We can’t change who we are, no matter how much the world or the women in our lives want us to. That’s what this song is about, and you can sense some truth in it.

Y’all, that’s my review of “Sippin’ on a Memory” by my good buddy Brock Thompson. Brock is only 20 years old, but he is takin’ this music thing by the horns. He’s got one of the best and most unique voices of any newcomer out there. His voice is by no means like that of Randy Travis, but just like Randy’s voice is unmistakable, so is Brock’s. I’ve already told y’all he is a mix of Garth, Jon Pardi, and Cody Johnson. This kid is going places! Give him a follow on social media, check out his tunes wherever you listen to music and follow his tour dates and buy some merch here:

https://brockthompsonmusic.com

As always, y’all support local music (wherever you are), support independent artists, and buy merch.

Until next time.

-Cheers, N.

*This is an independent review. The Hillbilly Hippie Music Review was not compensated for this review.

*The opinions expressed are solely that of the author(s).

*The artwork shown is not ours, nor do we claim it in any way. It’s is copyrighted by Brock Thompson.