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By: BrainWyrms » Blog Archive » Podcasts for Xmas Week

BrainWyrms » Blog Archive » Podcasts for Xmas Week — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:17:00 +0000

[...] Jack Manganâ€™s Deadpan #115: Grosse Pan Blank [...]

By: ditto

ditto — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:28:49 +0000

Merry Christmas, MD!!!!

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:20:24 +0000

How you doing MD?

By: marlodianne

marlodianne — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:04:20 +0000

*peeks in*

…

*plugs in Christmas lights*

…

*peeks out*

By: WNDRWolf

WNDRWolf — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:32:53 +0000

Merry Christmas!!!

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:31:57 +0000

I gotta go grill the pork chops now but I’ll be around.
Merry Christmas you knuckleheads!

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:42:36 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/8qq7dg

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:42:11 +0000

A fan made trailer for a non existent Thundercats movie:

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:17:22 +0000

Well it’s after midnight here, so Happy Christmas (it’s a day off whatever you believe in) to everybody in deadpan land.

I’m off to open my presents,

By: jackmangan

jackmangan — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:15:44 +0000

Aye, Van.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:31:19 +0000

Unshow on Xmas morn?

By: jackmangan

jackmangan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:26:19 +0000

CP: At Dawn They Sleep – Slayer

… on xmas eve…… is that wrong?

Happy Holidays and safe travels to everyone.

*I* will be in and out around here tonight.

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:16:37 +0000

Happy Holidays to all! And safe travels to TSH!

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:41:07 +0000

Safe travels TSHs.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:38:18 +0000

CW: Arena-Paul Scofield

A documentary about the actor.

By: The Smarty HottiesÂ®

The Smarty HottiesÂ® — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:35:54 +0000

Happy holidays to all of Deadpan land :)

We are off to spread our christmas cheer across Illinois now

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:16:42 +0000

That is completely bizarre, Van.

By: jackmangan

jackmangan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:47:15 +0000

Yes, watch Van’s video to see wild Swedish twins in action!

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:03:49 +0000

What were these women on?

http://tinyurl.com/4anzpp

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:48:49 +0000

Sarah Palin set to piano:

http://tinyurl.com/57646h

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:41:14 +0000

Some light reading for winter:

http://tinyurl.com/8b6otz

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:52:47 +0000

If you feel inspired by ditto’s last post:

http://tinyurl.com/az9qu

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:36:48 +0000

I am the Pac-Man. Here me woka woka woka!

By: jackmangan

jackmangan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:36:04 +0000

I wonder if professional dancers get that uppity about DDR.

No, when playing Atari 2600 Adventure, I really was a little square carrying an arrow, getting chased by a big yellow duck.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:32:00 +0000

I’m the Master Chief!

I wonder if Spartacus is on the TV this Xmas…

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:17:10 +0000

I have to agree with IndieFeed: Cornelius’ Gum was a great, fun song from this year.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/altmod/indiefeed_cornelius_gum_2.mp3

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:04:55 +0000

Yes, but when I play Halo, I really *am* the Master Chief!!!

Take that, Alien Horde!!!!

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:53:40 +0000

Whew. Just finished writing my show for this week. Sent to copy editor and I’m free to start cooking again! I’ve got cookies, spinach dip, candies, a pot of beans, and a new buffalo chicken dip recipe that I’m trying out all on the docket today! I’m expecting a house-full of people tomorrow so I’d better hop to it!

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:52:29 +0000

For a laugh have a read of:

http://tinyurl.com/a873r9

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:44:05 +0000

In regards to Bluetooth, you also need to thing of security.

If your phone allows you to limit bluetooth connections to one..enable it. Also ‘hide’ the phone if it’s an option in the settings.

You can tell it’s Xmas, the adverts from holiday companies are playing on the TV..

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:26:28 +0000

I’m useless at rythm games so the joys of guitar hero/rockband are not for me.

Back to Space Invaders….

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:20:55 +0000

Do you think that Mario Bros are to partially blame for my unnatural fear of turtles?

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:12 +0000

It’s funny, I said something positive about Guitar Hero on a website devoted to real guitar and a lot of people come out of the wood work to pounce on me. LOL They assume that you are someone who thinks playing Rock Band will make you awesome with real guitar. No that’s not the point, Guitar Hero emulates the experience of being in a real band and is a lot of fun and as such is a good motivator if you are inclined to learn to play a real instrument. I still had some douche bags trying to lecture me that a plastic controller wasn’t like a real guitar. Seriously? LOL

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:07 +0000

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:04:47 +0000

*snob mode* Now CJ … you know you aren’t really fending off big monkeys */snob mode*

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:59:26 +0000

Hee hee hee, J0e!

My favorite games are still Animal Crossing and the Mario Brothers’ platforms.

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:59:01 +0000

Re: guitar lessons.

I have a beutiful, nearly mint Fender Strat.
While I have proved myself a musician on wind Instruments and piano … try as I might, I just never had the Brain/Finger wiring for guitar. :(
So that lovely blue guitar sits in it’s case … gently weeping.

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:56:12 +0000

BTW: Net time someone tells you that Rock band or GH isn’t really you playing an instrument … you should point out that your favorite 1st person shooter isn’t really you killing things either. Since apparently it isn’t OBVIOUS to them!

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:54:12 +0000

Thanks for the blue tooth hints!

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:52:57 +0000

Yes playing guitar in Rock Band / Guitar Hero is a lot different than the real thing. But the goals are completely different. When using a real instrument you are trying to create music and express yourself. When playing Rock Band / Guitar Hero you are playing a rhythm game that is really a celebration about music. They both have their merits, but the focus is completely different. Guitar Hero actually inspired me to start playing real guitar again, but other than a sense of timing, there isn’t anything that practicing one will give you an advantage in for the other. That’s why I think the Rush video is so hilarious, the real band, failing at their own song.

By: Amy Bowen

Amy Bowen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:52:37 +0000

Awesome. :-)

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:51:45 +0000

Oh yeah, Amy. I play everything on Easy and hubby is usually on medium. When my best friend comes to stay with us, he plays on Expert so we are all over the board.

By: Rhettro

Rhettro — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:46:52 +0000

Amy: Yes you can have different difficulty levels per band member in Rock Band.

By: WNDRWolf

WNDRWolf — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:45:14 +0000

CP:Coverville Top 40 part 2

By: Amy Bowen

Amy Bowen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:40:24 +0000

Question: Does Rock Band give you the option of setting different instruments to different difficulty levels, so that one less-experienced person doesn’t destroy the entire band’s score for each song?

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:40:11 +0000

OK, I get it now… he did some song that gave him the expert thingie on drums. It’s a bit falsified. I’m always a little happy when I do well on drums because he says they are “so hard.” tee hee

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:39:42 +0000

With Jack on guitar, you 3 could start a band. ;)

By: Amy Bowen

Amy Bowen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:39:34 +0000

If and when I ever get out to Phoenix again, I need to make a date to play Rock Band with Dan and Cj. :-)

By: ditto

ditto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:39:15 +0000

Cj: He got 100% on an expert song for drums. Maybe he should get a drum set. ;)

By: Cj

Cj — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:38:14 +0000

ditto, He’s good at drums? We’ll load up the game later and accept.

I’m best at singing and I’m pretty good at drums. I’m horrible at guitar no matter how much I practice. I want to be good, but I’m just not.

It’s definitely all about having rhythm. I agree!